William Bradford was an early English printer in North America. He is best known as "the pioneer printer of the Middle colonies" and the head of a family that included publishers for 140 years. He was also known for controversies regarding freedom of the press.
William Franklin FRSE was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator. He was the acknowledged illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most prominent of the Patriot leaders of the American Revolution and a Founding Father of the United States. The last colonial Governor of New Jersey (1763–1776), Franklin was a steadfast Loyalist throughout the American Revolutionary War.
Poor Richard's Almanack was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It sold exceptionally well for a pamphlet published in the American colonies; print runs reached 10,000 per year.
Joseph Galloway was an American politician. He became a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, after serving as delegate to the First Continental Congress from Pennsylvania. For much of his career in Pennsylvania politics, he was a close ally of Benjamin Franklin, and he became a leading figure in the colony. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, Galloway was a moderate, and he proposed a Plan of Union which would have averted a full break from Britain. When this was rejected, he moved increasingly towards Loyalism.
Deborah Read Franklin was the common-law spouse of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin.
William Temple Franklin, known as Temple Franklin, was an American diplomat and real estate speculator. He is best known for his involvement with the American diplomatic mission in France during the American Revolutionary War. Beginning at the age of 16, he served as secretary to his grandfather Benjamin Franklin, who negotiated and agreed to the Franco-American Alliance.
The Hutchinson Letters Affair was an incident that increased tensions between the colonists of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the British government prior to the American Revolution. In June 1773 letters written several years earlier by Thomas Hutchinson and Andrew Oliver, governor and lieutenant governor of the province at the time of their publication, were published in a Boston newspaper. The content of the letters was propagandistically claimed by Massachusetts radical politicians to call for the abridgement of colonial rights, and a duel was fought in England over the matter.
The kite experiment is a scientific experiment in which a kite with a pointed, conductive wire attached to its apex is flown near thunder clouds to collect electricity from the air and conduct it down the wet kite string to the ground. It was proposed and may have been conducted by Benjamin Franklin with the assistance of his son William Franklin. The experiment's purpose was to uncover the unknown facts about the nature of lightning and electricity, and with further experiments on the ground, to demonstrate that lightning and electricity were the result of the same phenomenon.
Francis Folger Franklin was the eldest son of Founding Father of the United States Benjamin Franklin and Deborah Read.
Franklin's electrostatic machine is a high-voltage static electricity-generating device used by Benjamin Franklin in the mid-18th century for research into electrical phenomena. Its key components are a glass globe which turned on an axis via a crank, a cloth pad in contact with the spinning globe, a set of metal needles to conduct away the charge developed on the globe by its friction with the pad, and a Leyden jar – a high-voltage capacitor – to accumulate the charge. Franklin's experiments with the machine eventually led to new theories about electricity and inventing the lightning rod.
David Hall was an American printer and a business partner with Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. He took over Franklin's printing business and that of publishing the Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper that Franklin had started. Hall formed his own printing firm in 1766 and did publishing for the government and printing of paper money.


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Q: timeout error on salesforce refresh token connected app via apps script I have a Salesforce connected app that runs on Google Apps Script.
It was working and running, but I reduced the trigger to 1x a day and it stopped due to session timeout.
When I try to run my refreshToken I get a session timeout, but when I log the saved session parameters I can see the refresh_token. I have been pouring through all the forums, but cannot find the answer. I have the right oAuth2 scopes (I think)...
Can anyone help me to resolve this?
// This function can be run periodically to replace an expired access token.  More details: https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewHelpDoc?id=remoteaccess_oauth_refresh_token_flow.htm&language=en_US
function refreshToken() {
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  var uProps = JSON.parse(props.getProperties()['oauth2.salesforce']);  // assumes the service's name is "salesforce" (set when service was created)
  Logger.log(uProps.refresh_token);
  var sProps = PropertiesService.getScriptProperties();
  var clientId = sProps.getProperty('sfConsumerKey');
  var clientSecret = sProps.getProperty('sfConsumerSecret');
  var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch('login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token?grant_type=refresh_token&client_id=' + clientId + '&client_secret=' + clientSecret + '&refresh_token=' + uProps.refresh_token, {method: 'POST'});
  var nuProps = JSON.parse(response);
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  props.setProperty('oauth2.salesforce', JSON.stringify(uProps));
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*Access your basic information

*Provide access to your data via the Web

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Writers & Illustrators of the Future Workshop Week 2022 – Day 8
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After a birthday surprise for keynote speaker J.T. Thompson, writers and illustrators combined to learn about promoting their work, themselves, and each other.
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A gala celebration of the winners of the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contests took place on April 8, 2022 in Hollywood, California.
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Workshop attendees heard from Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kevin J. Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Dr. Nnedi Okorafor, Bill Fawcett, and Bob Eggleton.
Dean Wesley Smith and Larry Niven talk to the writers while the illustrators hear from Bea Jackson, Tom Wood and Larry Elmore.
The writers submitted their 24-hour stories and learned about professionalism, while the artists learned the basics of commercial art.
Monday opened with a tour of the Author Services building for writers and illustrators alike. After the tour, the illustrators met Coordinating Judge Echo Chernik, while the writers learned about conventions and traditional vs. self-publishing.
Winners in L. Ron Hubbard's Illustrators of the Future contest arrive in Hollywood, while the writers learn about story elements.
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Famous artists share their secrets on art and the business of illustration with the Illustrators of the Future winners at the exclusive art workshop.
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35th Annual Writers and Illustrators of the Future Week: Writers' Workshop Day 8 and Art Workshop Day 7.
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NewsWorldUS and Russian fighter aircrafts in mock dogfight over Nicosia FIR
US and Russian fighter aircrafts in mock dogfight over Nicosia FIR
Over the last few days, Russia and the US practiced air to air combat with a significant number of fighter aircrafts from both countries, over eastern and southern Nicosia FIR, always in relation to developments in the area and especially Syria.
Two aircraft carriers, a Russian on the east of Cyprus and an American on the south of Cyprus, always within Nicosia FIR, as well as Russia's base on Syrian territory, literally fill the eastern area of Nicosia FIR with Russian fighter aircrafts, mainly of types Su-33 and MiG-29K.
Lately, the flights of the Russian fighter aircrafts east and southeast of Cyprus have increased considerably.
At the same time, a great number of American fighter aircrafts F/A-18F take off and fly within Nicosia FIR, from an American aircraft carrier located south of Cyprus in recent weeks. The carrier has now been transferred eastward.
More American and Russian fighter aircrafts are flying in relatively close areas and at the same height. This means that between 15-18 fighter aircrafts fly in about the same area, at the same time and at similar altitudes. Although there is a restricted movement of civil aircrafts in these areas, serious complications derive for Cyprus, a source monitoring developments for national security reasons told "Ph".
At the same time, there is a growing concern at military and political level in countries involved with military forces in the area.
Over the past few days, the Russian Ministry of Defence has released a video showing landings and take-offs of fighter aircrafts and helicopters from the "Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier in areas within Nicosia FIR, for operations in Syria. There is talk of over 400 operations in Syria by the Russian aircraft carrier, which also shows the traffic generated in eastern area of Nicosia FIR.
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Strengthening Maize, Bean, and Coffee Value Chains in Uganda.
Strengthening Maize, Bean, and Coffee Value Chains in Uganda
Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing Activity
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Although the vast majority of Ugandans earn their incomes from farming, the sector only generates about 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product.
The majority of Ugandans rely on farming for their incomes, but the country's agriculture sector, dominated by smallholder farmers, has historically had low economic support and output. The purpose of the Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing Activity was to reduce poverty and promote the long-term prosperity of rural Ugandan families by increasing the quality and quantity of farmers' crops in the maize, bean, and coffee value chains. The activity worked with exporters and other buyers to extend genuine agricultural inputs and productivity-enhancing services down the value chain. By building trust between value chain actors, the activity promoted an inclusive market system in Uganda.
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The number of liquor licenses in Boston is not keeping up with the city's rising population. As a result, hundreds of local bars and restaurants are forced to stay dry. "It's bad for business. Without liquor, nobody needs me," said a bartender near Fenway Park. "Ditto," said a fat chick.
Ford announced that the Taurus has reached its end. In a huge misunderstanding at company headquarters, all employees born between April 20 and May 20 were shot.
Scientists at the University of Kentucky have developed a safer pill bottle. "Pill Safe" uses a small amount of rocket fuel to ignite the bottle's contents if someone tries to get more than the necessary amount of pills out at once. That's a great idea, because if it's one thing suicidal people need, it's condensed rocket fuel. Engineers also plan to design a gun that explodes with dynamite if pointed at your own head.
Bill Foss of St. Joseph, Minnesota won the prize for growing the biggest pumpkin after it tipped the scales at 1,213 pounds. Foss won a blue ribbon, $1,000 cash, and a job with BALCO.
At a special event last week, radio hosts from around the country broadcast live from the White House lawn, where they interviewed administration officials and top senators. With that many talking heads and politicians present at once, head groundskeepers said the lawn won't need fertilizing for at least a year.
In a special promotion, Taco Bell offered everyone in America a beef taco if any player hit a homerun to left field in Game 3 of the World Series. With no round-trippers that game, the restaurant paid nothing. Domino's, however, is bankrupt after offering a free pizza to every household any time a Tigers pitcher made a throwing error.
In Beloit, Wisconsin, a symbolic funeral was held to lay to rest the offensive term known as the "n-word". The deceased is survived by his c-word wife and his S.O.B. kids.
A man who became lost more than 1,000 miles away from his home last month claims he suffered severe amnesia and cannot recall his own life nor recognize his fiancé. Somewhere, that Runaway Bride girl is kicking herself, saying, "Ah, dammit! Amnesia! I should have thought of that one!"
In a recent Harris Interactive survey of movie fans, Paris Hilton is the celebrity that people would most like to see as a victim in a horror movie. When the poll results were released, 100% of male respondents admitted their mistake: "Oh, wait…hor-ror movie?"
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Over 2,000 people were vaccinated in Maryland at the country's first ever drive-thru flu clinic. Everyone praised the convenience, only to realize after getting home that their order was totally screwed up.
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An old woman was arrested after using bogus names and identities of 17 fictitious children to bilk welfare programs out of thousands of dollars. Lori Thompson was busted when she told welfare officials that she lived in a shoe.
India has officially changed the name of Bangalore to "Bengaluru". The announcement continues a recent trend that has seen Bombay become Mumbai, Madras become Chennai, and Calcutta become Kolkata. When you phone AOL customer service, however, tech assistants will continue to say they're from Cincinnati.
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Jean van Cleven
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Belgian architect, writer and restorer. He was the son of a carpenter-builder, and his studies at the Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Ghent under the direction of Louis Joseph Adrien Roelandt, J. Van Hoecke (1803–1862) and Adolphe Pauli were crowned by a first prize in 1855–6. His first works included several designs for houses and a published project for a museum ('Ontwerp van een Museum van beeldende kunsten', in Album uitgegeven door hat kunstlievend geselschap der Gentsche Academie (Ghent, 1856)) in the classical taste, as well as work in the Rundbogenstil advocated by his teachers. When Jean-Baptiste-Charles-François Baron Bethune settled in Ghent in 1858, Van Assche became his pupil and collaborator, teaching at the St Luke Schools and becoming a member of the archaeological society, the Gilde de St Thomas et de St Luc. Under Bethune's influence, from c. 1865 he increasingly developed his own practice as a protagonist of the Gothic Revival movement. His personal interpretation of Bethune's architectural principles, distinguished by a preference for a strong visual impact sometimes resulting in a striking constructional polychromy, are evident in St Joseph's (...
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Q: Exercise 6.3 from Miles Reid's Commutative Algebra  I'm trying to do all the exercises from Chapter 6 of M. Reid CA, but atm I'm having difficulties understanding what's going on with localizations and everything. I would appreciate some help please!
The problems says:
a) Let $A = A' \times A''$; prove that $A'$ and $A''$ are rings of fractions of $A$.
b) If $A'$ and $A''$ are integral domains and $A \subset A' \times A''$ is a subring that maps onto each factor, then what are the necessary and sufficient conditions that a multiplicative set $S$ of $A$ must satisfy in order for $S^{-1}A$ to be a ring of fractions of $A'$?
The hint they give is to look at $k[X,Y]/(XY) \subset K[X] \times K[Y]$, but I don't really get it... Thanks.

A: a) Consider $S=\{ (1, 0), (1, 1) \} \subset A$ and compute $S^{-1}A$.
b) What you need is (1) the image of $S$ in $A'$ doesn't contain zero (I guess in his definition, a multiplicative set never contains $0$, otherwiser forget about (1)) and (2) that $S^{-1}A\to {S'}^{-1}A'$, where $S'$ is the image of $S$ in $A'$, is injective (it is already surjective). Now try to make explicit these conditions on $S$.
b') Let $a=(a', a'')\in A$ and $s=(s', s'')\in S$. Then the image of $a/s$ in $S'^{-1}A'$ is $a'/s'$. It is zero if and only if $a'=0$ because $A'$ is a domain. For the injectivity, we then must require that $(0, a'')/s=0$ for all $a''\in A''$. So there must be a $t=(t',t'')\in S$ such that $t.(0, a'')=0$. So an element of the form $t''=0$. The conclusion  for b) is then $S$ contains an element of the form $(t', 0)$ (check that this condition is sufficient for the injectivity).


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Q: Help identifying Cumulative Expectation vs. Cumulative Identification Graph In a classification problem, I rank scored observations descending by (calibrated) probability of positive result.  If I create a graph that shows cumulative % of total expectation captured on the Y-axis, and cumulative % of units marked positive on the X-axis, what kind of graph is this?  Does it have a name?
(Seems similar to an ROC curve, but I don't think they're the same)

A: This seems to be a reframing of the "Cumulative Gains Chart", as discussed here.


There is nothing more leisurely than walking through open countryside on a summer's day. This image is entered into the Your Daily Word Prompt – Leisure – March 26, 2019 Photography Challenge and is of Aria Force in Cumbria.
Nancy Merrill set a photo challenge called Black and White and here is my entry for that challenge. Boats at Riverside Marina, Lymington in Hampshire.
A photograph of a delicate flower photographed within the Gardens of Eltham Palace in London and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
A photograph of a red dahlia taken at Pashley Manor Gardens in East Sussex and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
Pink flowers photographed at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
A photograph of a daffodil bub photographed at Godinton House and Gardens and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
A photograph of one of the flowers taken at Great Dixter in East Sussex and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
A photograph of one of the flowers taken at Sheffield Park Gardens in East Sussex and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
A photograph of one of the flowers taken at Broadview Gardens in Kent and entered into Cee's Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.


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Fast-growing Bham real estate firm relocating HQ to historic downtown building
By Ty West
One of Birmingham's fastest-growing companies is renovating a historic downtown building for its new headquarters.
Spartan Invest, a real estate investment firm specializing in residential rental properties, is moving its offices to a 9,801-square-foot building at 2015 Third Avenue N. An associated entity, Spartan Long Term Capital LLC, purchased the building last year for $690,000.
The building will house all of the companies launched by Spartan's founders, including Spartan Invest, Spartan Value Investors, Alabama Rental Property, Spartan Realty and Green Rock.
Clayton Mobley, founder of Spartan, said the company has doubled in headcount over the past two years, maxing out its space at its current home on 23rd Street South on Birmingham's Southside.
He said the new office will give Spartan and its companies room to grow. Mobley said the companies, which have about 24 employees today, is expected to have 50 three years from now.
Spartan, which purchases, renovates and sells move-in ready properties, has been a fixture on the BBJ's FastTrack 30 List of the area's fastest-growing companies. It has also made the Inc. 5000 list four consecutive years, ranking No. 1098 on the 2017 list with a 384 percent growth rate and $22.7 million in revenue.
The company is hoping to complete the project by the end of the year.
Mobley said the opportunity to take part in the redevelopment of a historic Birmingham property was attractive.
"We wanted a historic project, for sure," he said. "We love the history of Birmingham. It's a great starting point when people fly in from California, New York or (elsewhere)."
The building was built in 1889 and initially housed a hardware store.
Company leaders said Spartan wants to preserve as much of the building's character and original features as possible.
"We have always been dedicated to Birmingham's revitalization, recognizing its promise and potential," said Lindsay Davis, CEO of Spartan Invest. "Since we began renovating and selling turn-key real estate in the Birmingham market, the city has seen a significant, upward trajectory of overall real estate values. We are proud to be part of that trend, and we are eager to further contribute to Birmingham's growth by restoring this historical building as our new office space."
The company is working with architect Lissy Frese, of CCR Architecture & Interiors, on the redevelopment.
"The intent of the design is to celebrate the building's character and highlight its beauty," said Frese. "The aesthetic will remain true to its original warehouse feel – very utilitarian with exposed structures and no high-level decorative finishes."
Spartan is one of several young Birmingham companies to recently find new spaces in the city center. Pack Health recently moved its headquarters back to a location near Innovation Depot, while Fleetio took a space near the Pizitz.
The trend is helping take a number of vacant spaces off the market – although many of the companies are choosing to redevelop space in historic buildings or former warehouse spaces.
This article originally appeared on The Birmingham Business Journal.


How do I become a Muppeteer?
On the Muppet Central website there are all things Muppets, one question everyone says to me is "Hey, why don't you apply for the Muppets?" I pause, think, then don't answer…I'm joking. I usually tell them I need more practice and (I feel) have not busted my chops long or hard enough to venture into the Muppets.
Anyway, on Muppet Central they answer tons of questions concerning not only how to become a Muppeteer but can be a real network/resource if you are just starting or have been a puppeteer for awhile.


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import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np
import input_data

def init_weights(shape):
    return tf.Variable(tf.random_normal(shape, stddev=0.01))

def load_data():
    mnist = input_data.read_data_sets("MNIST_data/", one_hot=True)
    trX, trY, teX, teY = mnist.train.images, mnist.train.labels, mnist.test.images, mnist.test.labels
    return [trX, trY, teX, teY]

def inputs_placeholder():
    X = tf.placeholder("float", [None, 784])
    Y = tf.placeholder("float", [None, 10])
    return [X, Y]

def model(X, Y):
    w_h = init_weights([784, 625]) # create symbolic variables
    w_o = init_weights([625, 10])

    h = tf.nn.sigmoid(tf.matmul(X, w_h))
    py_x = tf.matmul(h, w_o)

    cost = tf.reduce_mean(tf.nn.softmax_cross_entropy_with_logits(logits=py_x, labels=Y)) # compute costs
    train_op = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(0.05).minimize(cost) # construct an optimizer
    predict_op = tf.argmax(py_x, 1)
    return [train_op, predict_op]

def train(sess, trX, trY, teX, teY, X, Y, train_op, predict_op):
    # you need training and test data, inputs and outputs of model

    for i in range(10):
        for start, end in zip(range(0, len(trX), 128), range(128, len(trX)+1, 128)):
            sess.run(train_op, feed_dict={X: trX[start:end], Y: trY[start:end]})
        print(i, np.mean(np.argmax(teY, axis=1) ==
                         sess.run(predict_op, feed_dict={X: teX, Y: teY})))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ''' '''
    # load data
    [trX, trY, teX, teY] = load_data()
    # define inputs
    [X, Y] = inputs_placeholder()
    # define model
    [train_op, predict_op] = model(X, Y)
    # Launch the graph in a session
    with tf.Session() as sess:
        # you need to initialize all variables
        tf.global_variables_initializer().run()
        # train
        train(sess, trX, trY, teX, teY, X, Y, train_op, predict_op)


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require File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "..", "spec_helper"))

class TinyTemplateClass; include Chef::Mixin::Template; end
require 'cgi'
describe Chef::Mixin::Template, "render_template" do

  before :each do
    @template = TinyTemplateClass.new
  end

  it "should render the template evaluated in the given context" do
    @template.render_template("<%= @foo %>", { :foo => "bar" }).open.read.should == "bar"
  end

  it "should return a file" do
    f = @template.render_template("abcdef", {})
    @template.render_template("abcdef", {}).should be_kind_of(Tempfile)
  end

  describe "when an exception is raised in the template" do
    def do_raise
      @context = {:chef => "cool"}
      @template.render_template("foo\nbar\nbaz\n<%= this_is_not_defined %>\nquin\nqunx\ndunno", @context)
    end

    it "should catch and re-raise the exception as a TemplateError" do
      lambda { do_raise }.should raise_error(Chef::Mixin::Template::TemplateError)
    end

    describe "the raised TemplateError" do
      before :each do
        begin
          do_raise
        rescue Chef::Mixin::Template::TemplateError => e
          @exception = e
        end
      end

      it "should have the original exception" do
        @exception.original_exception.should be
        @exception.original_exception.message.should =~ /undefined local variable or method `this_is_not_defined'/
      end

      it "should determine the line number of the exception" do
        @exception.line_number.should == 4
      end

      it "should provide a source listing of the template around the exception" do
        @exception.source_listing.should == "  2: bar\n  3: baz\n  4: <%= this_is_not_defined %>\n  5: quin\n  6: qunx"
      end

      it "should provide the evaluation context of the template" do
        @exception.context.should == @context
      end

      it "should defer the message to the original exception" do
        @exception.message.should =~ /undefined local variable or method `this_is_not_defined'/
      end

      it "should provide a nice source location" do
        @exception.source_location.should == "on line #4"
      end

      it "should create a pretty output for the terminal" do
        @exception.to_s.should =~ /Chef::Mixin::Template::TemplateError/
        @exception.to_s.should =~ /undefined local variable or method `this_is_not_defined'/
        @exception.to_s.should include("  2: bar\n  3: baz\n  4: <%= this_is_not_defined %>\n  5: quin\n  6: qunx")
        @exception.to_s.should include(@exception.original_exception.backtrace.first)
      end
    end
  end
end


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Q: $f(0)=f(1)$ but no point with $f'(0)=0$? \begin{equation}
  f(x) =
  \begin{cases}
    x, \quad 0\leqslant x < 1,\\
    0, \quad x=1.
  \end{cases}
\end{equation}
This function is differentiable at $(0,1)$ but its derivative is never zero on $(0,1)$. How can this be? Doesn't Rolle's theorem say the derivative has to be zero somewhere in $(0,1)$? Please provide a reason with your answer.

A: Rolle's theorem says:
If a real-valued function $f$ is continuous on a proper closed interval $[a, b]$, differentiable on the open interval $(a, b)$, and $f(a) = f(b)$, then there exists at least one $c$ in the open interval $(a, b)$ such that $f'(c)=0$.
Here Rolle's theorem cannot be applied since $f(x)$ is not continuous on $[0,1]$.

A: For Rolle's theorem to be applicable, a function must be continuous on a closed interval, but this particular function is clearly discontinuous at $x = 1$.
Here's the statement of the Rolle's Theorem:

Let $a$ and $b$ be two real numbers such that $a < b$. Suppose that $f \colon [a,b] \to \mathbb{R}$ is a function such that
(i) $f$ is continuous on the closed interval $[a,b]$;
(ii) the derivative $f^\prime(x)$ exists for all $x$ in the open interval $(a,b)$; and
(iii) $f(a) = f(b)$.
Then there is some real number $c$ such that $a < c< b$ and $f^\prime (c) = 0$.


The other day, I ran into my neighbor Matthew Sporzynski in the elevator. When he asked how I was doing, I let slip that I was on my way to way to have a scary test to check out my heart. "I'm sure it'll be fine" I said, betraying my nervousness.
After several hours of Fringe-like tests involving isotopes in a freezing room, I wobbled home to find a white cardboard take-out container outside my apartment door. Inside was a cobalt-blue lens box that said SCHNEIDER (my name). Four key rings were nestled in it, each with a tag printed in French: APPARTEMENT, ATELIER, LETTRES, and RESIDENCE SECONDAIRE. There was a red leather cat collar with a bell – an unexpected bracelet – and an orange business card said "Couturier de Cardboard", which meant the gift was from Matthew, who is an amazing paper artist with a rare sensibility.
Matthew's gift had the effect of taking me out of my worried, tired head in an instant (while inspiring a sweet, momentary fantasy of an atelier and a residence secondaire.) It said, in the most un-Hallmark way possible: "Someone is thinking about you and hopes you feel better." And sure enough, I did feel better.
"The box was found in the garbage on 22nd Street. It was poking out of a bag and it caught my eye. When I saw "Schneider" I knew it would be a nice thing for you.
The cat collar was from a Salvation Army thrift store somewhere. Even if there's just "skulch*" merchandise, you can sometimes pull something cool out of a bin. I can rarely pass up something old and unused.
So glad to hear you are not only ok, but have such a wonderfully thoughtful neighbor!
I'm going to try to find that book at my local library.
Thank you Elizabeth, for your kind words about the blog. And yeah, Matthew is a wonderful, original and incredibly generous person. I am lucky to know him. I look forward to posting some of his work.
I'm Matthew's mom, in Michigan. What a wonderful thing to read about my son! Thank you! He's always been his own person – from the beginning. Like the time when he was about four and asked to deliver valentines to our neighbors. I had assumed he was going next door, but he was gone for what seemed like a long time, so, rather worried, I went out looking for him. He had gone all around the block – he knew he couldn't cross the street but covered all four sides of the block without doing that. He's a very nice mystery.
Yes! Matthew is a wonderful, thoughtful and creative person. I, too have received a gift in my name. A heavy box that arrived unannounced to my apt. in Paris and whose contents produced a street sign! Humbert Ave. And yes, I did have something to do with Matthew's discovery of the BHV.
Well, glad to meet you Jennifer!. Matthew told me about BHV when I was on the way to Paris and admired the incredible straps he uses to carry his big green portfolio on his back. I spent hours there and am meaning to write a post about it – they even have horse shoes – as soon as I can nail Matthew down to take a picture. He is elusive. I think there is a secret club of people Matthew has given his gifts to. And that story his mom told about him as a kid…And actually, the way I met him was: I was standing in the vestibule of my building with a friend trying to figure out how to get a 10-foot painting up to my apartment because it wouldn't fit in the elevator. Matthew, who was a complete stranger, asked us if we needed help carrying it up the stairs. Which he did!
after meeting my sister, Kathy, he sent her a set of pencils embossed with "I'm the big sister" (she sure is).
what a sweet genuine gesture, the kind of thing that only movies and dreams are made of.
1.I just found out yesterday that a dear friend who lives at a distance is coming to the end of a long battle with cancer. We are very sad and much in need of ways to reach out to both his wife (also a dear friend) and him.
2.Matthew is inspiring – his thoughtfulness and his work. I loved reading his mom's response. Would she be willing to share the torte recipe?
4.Thank you for the apricots in cardamom syrup recipe – am looking forward to trying it – and sharing it.
5.Concrete cloth – what a great idea!
6. Most of all, thank you for this blog – it's the first place I go when I open my computer in the morning. Today was especially important to me.


Peppermint oil has been used for stomach/intestinal disorders (e.g., upset stomach, cramps, irritable bowel syndrome-IBS).
This product should not be used in children younger than 8 years.
Some herbal/diet supplement products have been found to contain possibly harmful impurities/additives. Check with your pharmacist for more details about the brand you use.
Take this product by mouth as directed. Follow all directions and warnings on the product package. If you are uncertain about any of the information, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
If you are using the capsule form of this product, swallow the capsules whole. Do not crush or chew the capsules. Doing so can release all of the drug at once, increasing the risk of side effects. If you are unable to swallow the capsules, you may open the capsule of some brands and sprinkle the contents onto a spoonful of cool, soft applesauce. Swallow all of the mixture right away without chewing.
Nausea, vomiting, or heartburn may occur. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.
Before taking peppermint oil, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
This product is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Consult your doctor for more details.
Refer to storage information printed on the package. If you have any questions about storage, ask your pharmacist. Keep all medications and herbal products away from children and pets.


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Obama Is About to Take a Big Step Backwards on Immigration Reform
BySophie Kleeman
The news: President Obama will wait until after the November elections to take action over the nation's growing immigration crisis, the New York Times reported White House Officials said Saturday.
Despite promises that he would act by the end of the summer, Obama has reportedly caved to the concerns of Senate Democrats who worried that the necessary sweeping executive order would energize Republican opponents, thereby damaging the fight for Democratic control of the Senate come November.
While it makes sense politically, it leaves a lot to be desired in the real world.
Fending off the GOP: Republicans have by and large opposed Obama's promise to use his executive power. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte voiced his concerns at an event in April: "When the president takes action unilaterally in areas that far stretch what the law intended ... that builds mistrust," he said.
Obama's decision to delay action will likely come under fire from immigration advocacy groups. "Leaders of several immigration groups said their members would be furious with the president for raising — and then dashing — their hopes," reports the New York Times.
Immigration problems: The immigration crisis has reached a breaking point recently. Thousands of immigrants — many of them young — are waiting at the border, which has provoked outrage on both sides. Proponents of reform, including Obama, say the situation means "no chance for 11 million immigrants to come out of the shadows and earn their citizenship," while opponents like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) claim the president is simply making the situation worse. "The only way to stop the border crisis is to stop Obama's amnesty," Cruz said in July.
Despite his lack of action, White House officials said the president is still committed to pushing forward on reform in the future, but they viewed taking action right now as the wrong decision. "Obama concluded that circumventing Congress through executive actions on immigration during the campaign would politicize the issue and hurt future efforts to pass a broad overhaul," reports the AP.
With this latest development, Obama appears yet again to have been stymied, indirectly this time, by his Republican opponents. It remains to be seen what will happen in November, but it ensures that at the very least 2014 will bring an exceedingly interesting election season.


Organ transplantation means the removal of an organ from one body and its resisting in another body. Some organs can either be taken from a living person (LIVING DONOR), or from a patient who has died in hospital from some other cause (DECEASED DONOR).
Are all organs suitable for transplantation?
In general organs are suitable for transplantation if the person dies between the ages of 1 and 75 years. It is desirable that the person is free of significant and relevant general disease such as cancer, serious high blood pressure or, of course, any organ disease.
The usual circumstances are a sudden loss of consciousness such as may occur with a head injury, brain haemorrhage or brain tumour. The person must be alive when he reaches hospital and in these circumstances he usually requires artificial breathing support.
If further deterioration of the patient's condition occurs and the brain actually dies, it is apparent that the whole person is dead even thought artificial ventilation is continued. The next of kin's permission is then sought to remove the organs for transplantation before the body is prepared for burial.
The fact of death of the brain is determined by the patient's own doctors (not by any member of the Transplant Team) and it is helpful at this stage if the patient's next of kin indicates to the doctor in charge that the patient wished his organs to be taken in these circumstances.
The kidneys are removed by the Transplant Team from Beaumont Hospital, Dublin where the operations are performed. The heart may be taken by the transplant team from the Mater Hospital and liver by a team from St. Vincents Hospital or by visiting UK teams. Eye donation is a more simple procedure and details may be obtained from the Eye Bank at Pelican House, Dublin.
Only when no suitable Irish recipients are identified are the organs retrieved for identified recipients in the UK.
How do religious groups feel about organ transplantation?
Leaders of all Christian and Jewish communities support organ donation as the greatest gift man can give to man. Hindu and Sikhs have no objections either.
What happens regarding organ donation if the donor dies in a country hospital, distant from the major medical centre where transplantation operations are carried out?
This will not necessarily prevent use of the organs for transplantation. Donor organs can be preserved for sufficient time for them to be transported to the transplantation centre.
How do I become a donor after my death?
Simply sign a Donor Card and request your next of kin to sign it also indicating their willingness to honour your wishes.
You may choose which organs you wish to donate. CARRY YOUR CARD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES, so that in event of sudden untimely death you wishes become known immediately.
Organs are only taken from those who die in hospital, usually following admission in an emergency.
Do I need any medical test before signing a card?
No. But only entirely healthy organs are acceptable for transplantation.
How are the donor organs removed?
Donation is carried out in the hospital in which the patient dies. After the death of the donor, the organs are removed in an operating theatre, with precisely the same care as in any other surgical procedure.
What happens to a donors remains after organs have been removed?
Removal of organs and/or tissues authorised by a donor will not interfere with customary funeral or burial arrangements. These remain in the responsibility of relatives or persons in charge of estate.
What if I change my mind after signing a card?
Inform your family and tear up your card.
How can donor cards be obtained?
or ask your local pharmacy/medical centre.


I reworked this image from last spring including an addition half hour of exposures. A more gentle exposure stretch preserves dynamics and brings out colors. Terlingua Texas ghost town is the perfect spot to image Omega Centauri, a globular cluster believed to be the remains of another galaxy consumed by the Milky Way long ago. I found a spot down in the gully behind our cabin for this POV. Sony NEX-5N with vintage Vivitar 135mm lens on a Vixen Polarie tracking mount. Exposed March 14, 2016 at ISO 3200 for 30 sec at f 5.6 with 118 images stacked. Foreground image illuminated by open cabin door exposed for 15 sec at ISO 3200. Stacking in Nebulosity. HDR composite in Photoshop.
Rob, this one is amazing! Wow!


text: Swedish Books for Young Readers 1 Swedish Books for Young Readers 4 GUNILLA BERGSTR ÖM The Alfie Atkins Series, picture books, 1972-2012, Rabén & Sjögren Rights: Rabén & Sjögren Agency Good Night, Alfie Atkins, 1972 Good night and sleep tight! Dad says. Alfie gets a hug and the light goes out. But Alfie doesn't want to sleep. Now Dad has to fetch a glass of water and look for lions in the closet. And Alfie must have his teddy bear ...The book was the first in the series, and has never been out of print since 1972. It is considered a modern children's book classics. Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins, 1973 "May I have the toolbox?" Alfie asks. "Mmm, says Dad, but be careful with the saw". Alfie takes Dad's toolbox out of the closet. But what is he going to build? Hurry Up, Alfie Atkins, 1975 "Alfie! Hurry up, it's time to go!" Gunilla Bergström is the creator of Alfie Atkins, one of Sweden's most popular and timeless picture book characters. Alfie is no hero; in fact, he is not even particularly brave. Perhaps this is why he appeals to so many children and adults: he seems just like us. From her first Alfie book, Gunilla Bergström broke with the tradition of the cute and the ideal to write about real characters in a typical flat in an urban high-rise block. Gunilla Bergström has written over forty books translated into more than thirty languages and has won the Astrid Lindgren Prize, the medal Illis Quorum Meruere Labores from the Swedish Government and numerous other awards. Dad shouts from the kitchen. "We have to go to kindergarten!" "Yes, I will," says Alfie, "I just have to..." Alfie Atkins and His Secret Friend, 1976 Malcolm is Alfie' secret friend who comes to play when Alfie wants him to. He is so secret that only Alfie can see him. One day when Malcolm wants to play, they do something that is forbidden - they borrow Dad's finest pipe. And suddenly the pipe is gone! Where did it go? And what will Dad say? Photo: Lisa Thanner


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7-й чемпионат Северной, Центральной Америки и Карибского бассейна (NORCECA) по волейболу среди мужчин прошёл с 4 по 10 июля 1981 года в Мехико (Мексика) с участием 10 национальных сборных команд. Чемпионский титул в 6-й раз в своей истории и в 4-й раз подряд выиграла сборная Кубы.

Команды-участницы
Гаити, Гватемала, Доминиканская Республика, Канада, Куба, Мексика, Нидерландские Антильские острова, Панама, Пуэрто-Рико, США.

Система проведения чемпионата
10 команд-участниц на предварительном этапе разбиты на две группы. По две лучшие команды из групп выходят в полуфинал плей-офф и по системе с выбыванием определяют призёров первенства.  Итоговые 5—8-е места подобным образом разыгрывают команды, занявшие в группах 3—4-е места.

Предварительный этап

Группа А

 4 июля: Канада — Нидерландские Антильские острова 3:0 (15:3, 15:4, 15:1); Куба — Пуэрто-Рико 3:0 (15:1, 15:2, 15:2).
 5 июля: Канада — Пуэрто-Рико 3:0; Нидерландские Антильские острова — Гаити 3:0.
 6 июля: Куба — Гаити 3:0 (15:3, 15:2, 15:0); Канада — Гаити 3:0 (15:7, 15:1, 15:3); Пуэрто-Рико — Нидерландские Антильские острова 3:0.
 7 июля: Куба — Нидерландские Антильские острова 3:0 (15:6, 15:2, 15:6); Пуэрто-Рико — Гаити 3:0 (15:5, 15:11, 15:2).
 8 июля: Куба — Канада 3:0 (15:6, 15:6, 15:2).

Группа В

 4 июля: Мексика — Доминиканская Республика 3:0 (15:3, 15:1, 15:4); США — Гватемала 3:0 (15:4, 15:2, 15:5).
 5 июля: США — Доминиканская Республика 3:0 (15:4, 15:7, 15:5); Мексика — Панама 3:0 (15:4, 15:0, 15:6).
 6 июля: Гватемала — Панама 3:0 (15:12, 15:8, 17:15); Доминиканская Республика — Гватемала 3:0 (155, 15:8, 15:10).
 7 июля: США — Мексика 3:0 (15:9, 15:8, 15:5); Доминиканская Республика — Панама 3:2 (7:15, 15:10, 15:11, 9:15, 15:3).
 8 июля: США — Панама 3:0 (15:3, 15:6, 15:0); Мексика — Гватемала 3:0 (15:3, 15:4, 15:6).

Матч за 9-е место
9 июля
 Панама — Гаити 3:2.

Плей-офф

Полуфинал за 1—4 места
9 июля
 США — Канада 3:2 (8:15, 15:12, 9:15, 15:12, 15:8).
 Куба — Мексика 3:0 (15:8, 15:7, 15:7).

Полуфинал за 5—8 места
9 июля
 Доминиканская Республика — Нидерландские Антильские острова 3:1 (18:16, 14:16, 15:10, 15:8).
 Пуэрто-Рико — Гватемала 3:0 (15:7, 18:16, 15:12).

Матч за 7-е место
10 июля
 Нидерландские Антильские острова — Гватемала 3:0 (15:8, 15:3, 15:9).

Матч за 5-е место
10 июля
 Пуэрто-Рико — Доминиканская Республика 3:1 (15:8, 13:15, 15:9, 15:3).

Матч за 3-е место
10 июля
 Канада — Мексика 3:1 (6:15, 15:10, 15:10, 15:6).

Финал
10 июля
 Куба — США 3:2 (12:15, 16:14, 10:15, 15:5, 15:13).

Итоги

Положение команд

Призёры
 : Леонардо Силье, Родольфо Гиллен, Альчибьядес Илизастеги, Эрнесто Мартинес, Луис Овьедо, Хорхе Гарбей, Рауль Вильчес, Анхель Гисберт, Антонио Перес, Абель Сармьентос, Карлос Руис, Давид Суарес. Тренер — Гильберто Эррера.

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Friends In Low Places
Kildare Angling Clubs Encouraged To Apply For Sponsorship Programme
Friday, January 7th, 2022 1:11pm
File Image: Pexels
Deadline is the 21st January.
Inland Fisheries Ireland, is encouraging angling clubs in Kildare to apply for funding under its 2022 Sponsorship Programme, before the January 21st deadline.
It says sustainable angling initiatives which support beginners, young anglers and angling tourism are "top priorities" for funding in 2022.
The €30,000 fund will have a particular focus on initiatives aimed at beginners and young anglers, as well as events that promote sustainable angling tourism.
It awarded funding to 41 angling events and initiatives across the country in 2021; however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the programme didn't go ahead in 2020.
Of the 41 events that received funding, the state agency supported ten national or international competitions and festivals that showcased Ireland's angling resources and contribution to local economies in 2021.
Meanwhile, a total of 28 coaching and juvenile outreach events were supported in 2021, to help increase participation in the sport, along with three public awareness events and angling-related initiatives.
Suzanne Campion, Head of Business Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland, said: "In 2022, our top priority is supporting projects and events that encourage more young people and beginners to try angling sustainably, as well as initiatives that help grow sustainable angling tourism throughout Ireland."
"As more people in Kildare enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of being outdoors, mainly driven by Covid-19 guidelines, we are seeing greater levels of interest in angling nationally.
"For example, nearly one in five Irish adults are "likely" to try angling in the future, according to Amárach Research.
"In addition to supporting those who would like to go fishing for the first time, we also have a unique opportunity through the Sponsorship Programme to highlight the importance of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable angling," she added.
Kildare Anglers who wish to apply to the Sponsorship Programme can visit the Inland Fisheries Ireland website


Everyone loves to stay in a right place where the landscape is well kept, and indeed everything looks beautiful and beautiful which is typically the work of people who do the lawn care. It is not easy to achieve the beauty so sometimes people need to dig hard in their pocket to have the services delivered to them and at times they need to get the services from the people who know how to go about it.
Every person who is in need of taking care of the gardens will do anything including taking care of the landscape, planting small trees and fences, making of paths so as to make people avoid steeping all over the grass and some of other practices meant to make the compound look neat. Lawn care is not only done in the residential place but also in the commercial premises where there are frequent visitors coming in, and therefore there is need to make sure they get a right image of the place when they arrive.
People contracted to attend to the mixture need to also to preserve the image of either the business or the home and therefore they should be neat and at the same time they need to be people who can be trusted with handling and directing of the clients. In most cases people do the lawn care purely because of the aesthetics but in most cases you find that there are other benefits that come with lawn care which are also very crucial to people.
When the trees and the hedges are trimmed. It acts as natural manure and ensures that whatever is planted in the compound receives right nutrients. It provide some of the hiding places for microbes which are very much essential in ensuring that there is proper soil aeration.


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Q: Exporting multipages Atlas with predefined layout in one PDF file in QGIS 3.x Exporting multipages Atlas with predefined layout in one PDF file in QGIS 3.x
I want to get a PDF export of my atlas in only one PDF File in QGIS 3.16. I've written the below code so far with the help of this previously answered question: PyQGIS control creation Atlas Layout
iface.addProject(myAtlasProject)
project = QgsProject.instance()
project.read(myAtlasProject)
manager = project.layoutManager()
layoutName = "Layout1"
layout = manager.layoutByName(layoutName)

for comp in manager.printLayouts():
    comp.atlas().beginRender()
    comp.atlas().first()
    for i in range(0, comp.atlas().count()):
        settingspdf = QgsLayoutExporter.PdfExportSettings()
        exporter =  QgsLayoutExporter(comp.atlas().layout () )
        comp.atlas().next()
    exporter.exportToPdf("c:/temp/"+comp.atlas().currentFilename()+".pdf", settingspdf)
comp.atlas().endRender()

Now the problem is that I get separate pages each time. However I want a single PDF export that contains all the pages. Can somebody help me with that?

A: i have a partial solution...
I know how to do it in QGIS, in atlas tab and then in output check single file export when possible. If you activate this option in your layout and then save you should be able to use it in pyqgis to export atlas in one page (i haven't tried).

If it doesn't work then I try to find the name of the parameter. I have saved two layouts as template with single file export when possible and without single file export when possible.
When i compare the two files, I get only one difference :
<property key="singleFile" value="true"/>

<property key="singleFile" value="false"/>

I tried to find the property singleFile in an atlas object but there is none. There is maybe a solution to do this in QGIS but if you are happy with your code I think the best will be to do the PDF merging process after even in Python if you want.
To dig deeper : I think you could regroup different QgsLayoutExporter() in a list object and then after your loop is done you do one export with exporter.exportToPdf().

A: I found a partial solution to my question, in that I merge the sperate PDFs in one file. However, this process is very time consuming, and I hope to find a better answer within the Atlas functions.
PdfListe = []
for comp in manager.printLayouts():
    comp.atlas().beginRender()
    comp.atlas().first()
    for i in range(0, comp.atlas().count()):
        settingspdf = QgsLayoutExporter.PdfExportSettings()
        exporter =  QgsLayoutExporter(comp.atlas().layout () )
        exporter.exportToPdf("c:/temp/"+comp.atlas().currentFilename()+".pdf", settingspdf)
        PdfListe.append('C:/temp'+str(comp.atlas().currentFilename())+'.pdf')
        comp.atlas().next()
comp.atlas().endRender()
merger = PdfFileMerger()
for pdf in PdfListe:
    merger.append(PdfFileReader(pdf, 'rb'))
merger.write('c:/temp/atlas.pdf')
merger.close()

A: I managed to have a single PDF from a multipages atlas after trying a lot with exportToPdf method.
here's the code i used:
import os
from qgis.core import QgsProject,QgsLayoutExporter

# load project
project = QgsProject.instance()
project.read('D:\\temp\\test.qgs')

# set path
base_path = ('D:\\temp\\')
pdf_filename = os.path.join(base_path, "test.pdf")

# set layout
layoutName='AtlasLayout'
layout = project.layoutManager().layoutByName(layoutName)

# construct atlas from layout object
myAtlas=layout.atlas()

# construct exporter
exporter = QgsLayoutExporter(myAtlas.layout())

exporter.exportToPdf(myAtlas, pdf_path, QgsLayoutExporter.PdfExportSettings())

My explanation so far: in QGIS API (3.22 in my case), the exportToPdf() method comes in two flavour, one with the QgsLayout/QgsPrintLayout object you passes through your 'exporter' object, second with the QgsLayoutAtlas object used by your QgsLayoutExporter.
The one you used in your loop is the first one, so the method is not set to iterate on your atlas but throws a layout, you've had to set for each feature you iterate on:
exporter.exportToPdf("c:/temp/"+comp.atlas().currentFilename()+".pdf", settingspdf)

The second instead uses your atlas object which provide the required iterator and would look like smg close to:
exporter.exportToPdf(layout.atlas(), your_pdf_filename, settingspdf)

Link to related QGIS API doc: https://api.qgis.org/api/3.22/classQgsLayoutExporter.html#a0d5bdecfc7e15618c1d52b3184b53215


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A manta ray is a large ray belonging to the genus Manta.

Manta Ray or Mantaray may also refer to:

 Manta (platform), a South Korean digital comics platform
 Manta Ray (film), a 2018 Thai film
 Manta Ray (album), a 1994 album by Nan Vernon
 Mantaray (album), a 2007 album by Siouxsie
 "Manta Ray" (song), a 2015 song by J. Ralph
 "Manta Rays", a 2020 song by Chloe Moriondo
Manta Ray (Transformers), a character from Transformers: Generation 2
 Manta Ray, a development of Mako Shark (concept car)
 The Mantaray (show rod), a customized car built in 1963

See also
 Manta (disambiguation)


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ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMER
D A V E M A S O N
2023 ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR
Leads into the Release of His Tell All Memoir -
'Only You Know & I Know' due May 2023
ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT
with RAY SHASHO
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY!
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason kicks off his Winter tour on Thursday, January 19 in Atlanta, GA and continues South with performances set in Charleston, six shows in Florida including Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando before heading to Nashville, Cincinnati, Detroit.
This new leg will end with multiple performances in Chicago on February 20 & 21. This perpetual ongoing world tour is a testament to Mason's six-decade enduring role as a Rock Icon as well as the unrelenting support of his music loving fans the world over. A self-described endangered species, Mason enjoyed a successful cross country run this Fall and is thrilled to get back out on the road to see his friends and fans - "There is nothing quite like performing live. I love it!" exclaimed Mason. Mason has been respectfully called a musical "gunslinger" for a reason; having worked with some of the biggest names in music, his trademark guitar licks, and musical touches are all over beloved classic hits. Early next year will see the release of his first ever autobiography Only You Know & I Know, where Dave will share some of the great untold tales in rock and roll.
Dave has a unique and rare viewpoint as he recorded an album with Mama Cass, played rhythm guitar on "All Along the Watchtower" with Jimi Hendrix, was a founding member of Traffic, recorded with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and The Rolling Stones, was part of Fleetwood Mac for a spell, as well as a guitar designer and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee …. Yep, that's Dave Mason.
THE LATEST RELEASE
DAVE MASON
available on vinyl at amazon.com
www.davemasonmusic.com
www.facebook.com/DaveMasonMusic
www.instagram.com/davemasonmusic
https://twitter.com/davemasonband?lang=en
www.youtube.com/user/davemasontv
ENDANGERED SPECIES TOUR 2023
January 19 Atlanta, GA City Winery
January 21 Charleston, SC Charleston Music Hall
January 25 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
January 26 Vero Beach, FL The Emerson Center
January 28 Miami Gardens, FL On the Blue Cruise 2023
February 3 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
February 4 Clearwater, FL Capitol Theatre
February 6 Ponte Vedra, FL Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
February 8 Atlanta, GA City Winery
February 10 Nashville, TN CMA
February 14 Kent, OH The Kent Stage
February 15 Detroit, MI Sound Board Theater
February 17 Nashville, IN Brown County High School
February 18 Cincinnati, OH Memorial Hall
February 20 Chicago, IL City Winery
With TRAFFIC
Mr. Fantasy - 1967
Traffic - 1968
Best of Traffic - 1969
Last Exit - 1969
Welcome to the Canteen - 1971
Smiling Phases – 1991
1970 Alone Together
1971 Dave Mason & Cass Elliot
1972 Headkeeper
1973 It's Like You Never Left
1974 Dave Mason
1975 Split Coconut
1977 Let It Flow
1978 Mariposa de Oro
1980 Old Crest on a New Wave
1987 Two Hearts
1987 Some Assembly Required
2008 26 Letters - 12 Notes
2014 Future's Past
2017 Pink Lipstick (EP)
2020 Alone Together, Again
1968 "Just for You" b/w "Little Woman"
1970 "Only You Know and I Know"
1970 "Satin Red and Black Velvet Woman"
1972 "To Be Free"
1977 "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"
1977 "We Just Disagree"
1978 "Mystic Traveller"
1978 "Don't It Make You Wonder"
1978 "Let It Go, Let It Flow"
1978 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"
1980 "Save Me" (with Michael Jackson)
1987 "Something In The Heart"
1988 "Dreams I Dream" (duet with Phoebe Snow)
1967: Julian Covey & The Machine, "A Little Bit Hurt" / "Sweet Bacon" single
guitar and vocals
1968: Family, Music in a Doll's House
producer, songwriter of "Never Like This"
1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland
acoustic guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", backing vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"
1968: The Rolling Stones, Beggar's Banquet
shehnai on "Street Fighting Man" and mellotron on "Factory Girl"
1969: Gordon Jackson, Thinking Back
producer, bass guitar, electric guitar, and slide guitar
1969: Merryweather, Word of Mouth
songwriter, guitar, bass, and vocals
1970: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends with Eric Clapton, On Tour
1970: George Harrison, All Things Must Pass
guitar on various tracks
1970: Bobby Lester, Bobby Lester
guitar on "Freedom"
1971: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Motel Shot
1971: Graham Nash, Songs for Beginners
electric guitar on "Military Madness"
1972: Jim Capaldi, Oh How We Danced
harmonica on "Big Thirst", guitar on "Don't Be a Hero"
1972: Crosby and Nash, Graham Nash / David Crosby
lead guitar on "Immigration Man"
1972: Bobby Keys, Bobby Keys
songwriter on "Steal from a King" and "Crispy Duck"
1973: David Blue, Nice Baby and the Angel
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and vocals on "Outlaw Man"
1973: Graham Nash, Wild Tales
12-string guitar on "Oh! Camil (The Winter Soldier)"
1974: Phoebe Snow, Phoebe Snow
electric guitar on "No Show Tonight"
1975: Wings, Venus and Mars
electric guitar on "Listen to What the Man Said"
1978: Mike Finnigan, Black and White
lead guitar on "Hideaway From Love"
1978: Stephen Stills, Thoroughfare Gap
vocals on "You Can't Dance Alone", "We Will Go On", "What's the Game", and "Midnight Rider"
1979: Ron Wood, Gimme Some Neck
acoustic guitar on "F.U.C. Her"
1983: Donovan, Lady of the Stars
guitar on "Boy for Every Girl"
1983: Don Felder, Airborn
vocals on "Never Surrender"
1988: Eric Clapton, Crossroads
guitar on "Ain't That Loving You", originally recorded ca. 1974
1995: Fleetwood Mac, Time
songwriter, producer, vocals, and guitar
2004: Noel Redding, The Experience Sessions
sitar on "There Ain't Nothing Wrong", originally recorded ca. 1968
2010: Jimi Hendrix, West Coast Seattle Boy
sitar on "Little One", originally recorded ca. 1968
2011: Derek and the Dominoes, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs: 40th Anniversary Edition
guitar and vocals on "Roll It Over", originally recorded June 1970
APPEARS WEEK OF
RAY'S BEST-SELLING BOOK
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover or E-book at bookbaby.com and amazon.com
Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM "DANDY" MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… 'MELANIE' SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It's a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It's a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn't know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book's cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
Gold Award Winner
MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO
Labels: Dave Mason Interview, Delaney and Bonnie, Interviewing the Legends, Live Music, Ray Shasho, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Rock Star Chronicles, Traffic
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Valley View Country House
Valley View Country House is a family-run Guesthouse, overlooking the Bush River Valley and Antrim Mountains. Situated in a quiet rural area, Valley View provides an ideal holiday location, given its close proximity to many of Ireland's top visitor attractions. The Giant's Causeway, Dunluce Castle, The Old Bushmills Distillery, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the Glens of Antrim are all to be found nearby. Each spacious guestroom at Valley View has been tastefully decorated in mahogany or pine.
Guestrooms at Valley View Country House are very tastefully decorated, spacious and inviting.
Tea & Coffee Making Facilites
Mini-Cooler
Valley View Country House provides a sumptuous Full Irish Breakfast each morning.
A 'Full Irish Breakfast' typically consists of bacon (rashers!), sausages, black & white pudding, eggs, toast, tea or coffee.
A selection of cereals, fruit & juices are also available to those who may not wish to start their day with too much salty meat!
Bushmills Village
On the Map: Bushmills Village located just off the spectacular coast of Northern Ireland in County Antrim. The town is accessed via the A2 road, that connects the cities of Portrush (to the west) and Ballycastle (to the east).
Bushmills is the gateway to the Giant's Causeway, a unique rock formation formed 55 million years ago by cooling lava flows, although according to local legend the symmetrical columns were part of a bridge to Scotland built and then destroyed by the famous Irish giant, Finn McCool. Similar rock formations can be found on the Scottish coast. The Causeway visible today is all that remains of the bridge. If visiting the Causeway be sure to take the cliff walk route so that you descend to the water's edge and approach the Causeway itself from the east. The views across to Scotland and west along the coast to the mountains of Donegal are magnificient. Bushmills is also famous as the home of the world's oldest whiskey distillery. The license to produce the famous malt whiskey was granted by King James I in 1608. Visitors can take a one hour guided tour which includes a tasting. Just west of Bushmills, the ruins of Dunluce Castle dramatically straddle sheer cliffs that plunge hundreds of feet into the sea. And of course you cannot leave County Antrim without testing your nerves on the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge which can be found just 6 miles east of Bushmills near the village of Ballintoy. It may look easy .


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Q: Add wp-link-pages to post I am trying to add wp-link-pages function to my post where I have images split into many pages in that single post. I already have next and prev button whose functionality is written javascript. I find it difficult if I wanna skip from image1 to image14. So I am not sure how to achieve this wordpress as I am a nooby. Here is the code I am using to split the post images into multiple pages.
<?php
                        global $post;
                        if (has_post_thumbnail( $post->ID ) )
                        {
                            $id = get_post_thumbnail_id( $post->ID );
                            $exclude = $id;
                        }
                        $attachments = get_children( array('post_parent' => $post->ID,
                        'post_status' => 'inherit', 'post_type' => 'attachment', 'order' => 'DESC',
                        'orderby'  => 'menu_order DESC', 'exclude' => $exclude) );

                        $imgid = 1;

                        foreach($attachments as $attachment){

                            ?>

Page <?php echo $imgid; ?>
<img src="<?php echo $attachment->guid;?>" style="margin:0 auto;" />

<?php echo $attachment->post_content;?>

                            <?
                            $imgid++;
                        }

                    ?>

I have this navigation

<img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri();?>/images/arrow-prev1.png" style="2px solid #EE1C25 ; width: 100px; height: 100px;"  />
<img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri();?>/images/arrow-next1.png" style="2px solid #EE1C25 ; width: 100px; height: 100px;" />

whose functionality is given by the following javascript

I am trying to achieve something like
<< Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Next Page >>

I hope I am clear. Any help would be highly appreciated.

A: I am answering my own question.
Here is the javascript that I wrote which works 100% smooth.


NEOMED Alumnus Charles Spirtos, M.D. ('08), recently accepted a position with Salem Radiologists Inc., of Salem, Ohio. Dr. Spirtos also serves on the radiology team at Salem Regional Medical Center.
A graduate of Youngstown State University, Dr. Spirtos completed a residency at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio, then completed a fellowship in nuclear medicine-PET/CT at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.
Read the full article from the Business Journal.


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Reading: A Plea for Studying Qualitative Individual Differences by Default
Special Collection: Theoretical review with commentaries: Qualitative individual differences
A Plea for Studying Qualitative Individual Differences by Default
Isabel Thielmann
Department of Psychology, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829 Landau, DE
I see great potential in the approach proposed by Rouder and Haaf. First, using an example from unethical decision making, I demonstrate that considering quantitative individual differences alone can make us overlook important psychological phenomena that are only visible at the individual level. Thus, the study of quantitative individual differences should, by default, be complemented by investigation of qualitative individual differences. Second, having powerful tools to study qualitative individual differences in cognition has great potential to advance personality science. Recently, personality psychologists are increasingly working towards obtaining a better understanding of the processes that underlie the expression of personality in behavior. The toolbox provided by Rouder and Haaf may add to this research in meaningful ways.
Keywords: Decision making, Judgment, Motivation
How to Cite: Thielmann, I. (2021). A Plea for Studying Qualitative Individual Differences by Default. Journal of Cognition, 4(1), 51. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/joc.172
Published on 27 Aug 2021
Accepted on 16 May 2021 Submitted on 03 May 2021
Rouder and Haaf pose the question whether it is useful to consider qualitative individual differences in cognition in addition to commonly studied quantitative individual differences. My answer to this question is clearly "yes". First, investigating qualitative individual differences may not only provide vital information on the generality of certain phenomena; considering quantitative individual differences (i.e., averages) alone can make us overlook important phenomena that are only visible at the individual level – with potentially far-reaching implications for theory, research, and practice. Second, having powerful tools to study qualitative individual differences has great potential for personality science because it can help us understand the processes that underlie the expression of stable individual differences in behavior – an issue that has received (far too) little attention in prior work. In this commentary, I will substantiate both these propositions.
Focusing on Quantitative Individual Differences Alone Can Lead to False Conclusions
Rouder and Haaf demonstrate that qualitative individual differences may exist in addition to quantitative individual differences in certain phenomena. For example, they illustrate that although most individuals show a rightward bias in an orientation task, some individuals show a leftward bias. Although such effects alone may warrant the consideration of qualitative individual differences by default, a more compelling case is made by examples where the mere focus on quantitative individual differences would obscure the influence of a variable on behavior.
Such an example is provided by the influence of incentives on unethical decision making. According to an expected utility account, individuals should trade off the potential benefits of unethical behavior (e.g., dishonesty) against the potential costs and their respective probability of occurrence (Becker, 1968). Thus, all else being equal, unethical behavior should increase with increasing benefits. Contrary to such an economic approach, however, meta-analyses consistently show that benefits have no reliable effect on dishonest behavior when considered on the aggregate level (Abeler et al., 2019; Gerlach et al., 2019). That is, even in a situation where people do not have to fear any sanctions because lying is completely anonymous, only a fraction of people (approx. 25–30%) lie, and this fraction is essentially the same irrespective of whether a lie is worth $1, $5, or $20. One may therefore – prematurely – reject the expected utility account altogether and conclude that incentives are irrelevant for unethical decision making.
Crucially, inspection at the individual (i.e., within-subjects) level tells a different story. Using a multi-trial cheating paradigm in which participants were repeatedly confronted with the decision to lie for different benefits that varied between 5€ and 105€, we found that incentives do have an effect, but this effect strongly differs between individuals (Hilbig & Thielmann, 2017). Whereas some individuals became more willing to lie with increasing benefits (i.e., "corruptibles"), others became less willing to lie with increasing benefits (i.e., "small sinners"), and even others were similarly (un)willing to lie for smaller and larger benefits (i.e., "honest individuals" and "brazen liars", respectively). On the aggregate level, in turn, we once again found no evidence for an effect of incentives on dishonesty whatsoever, thus confirming previous meta-analytic findings.
As this example demonstrates, conclusions derived from the sole consideration of quantitative individual differences may be premature and, in fact, wrong. Thus, even in the absence of quantitative individual differences, it may be worthwhile to investigate qualitative individual differences, simply because different effects at the individual level may cancel each other out and obliterate effects when regarded at the aggregate level. In turn, identifying different patterns of cognition and behavior at the individual level can have important theoretical implications. In the case of unethical decision making, our findings suggest that an expected utility account can indeed describe the behavior of some (corruptible) individuals, but it falls short of describing the behavior of others (e.g., small sinners, honest individuals) unless additional presumptions are made (e.g., adding psychological costs of lying to the equation, beyond material costs; Thielmann & Hilbig, 2019). In general, the findings emphasize that theories of unethical decision making should be able to account for the diversity in individuals' reactions to changes in material benefits.
Studying Qualitative Individual Differences Can Add to Personality Science
Another reason why we should by default consider qualitative individual differences in cognition is that the approach can significantly advance personality science. For decades, a – or arguably the – dominant question in personality psychology has been how stable individual differences can best be described in terms of broad trait taxonomies (Ashton & Lee, 2020) and to what extent these broad traits, as well as their constitutive lower-level aspects, can predict certain behavioral outcomes (Ozer & Benet-Martínez, 2006; Zettler et al., 2020). This focus is currently changing. Recently, many have called for moving personality science forward to questions relating to the cognitive, affective, and motivational processes that underlie the expression of personality in behavior (Back & Vazire, 2015; Baumert et al., 2017; Quirin et al., 2020). Such research may ultimately help us understand whether individual differences in the processing of information can explain why certain traits relate to certain behaviors. The toolbox provided by Rouder and Haaf can significantly add to this process-oriented work by uncovering fine-grained individual differences in various phenomena related to human cognition.
Taken together, I concur with Rouder and Haaf that "group- or population-level averages are fine as a start, but are inherently limited". We know that individuals differ in various meaningful ways. Thus, if we want to truly understand human behavior, we need to abandon a mere focus on the aggregate level but start to establish the investigation of individual differences as standard. Rouder and Haaf make a significant step in this direction. Their approach and toolbox have the potential to contribute to different fields and research streams within psychology that emphasize the significance of the individual.
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