The European Patent Office has now published a case law summary for 2014 as Official Journal supplementary publication 4/2015. Sections I-C-4.1, I-C-5.1, II-A-1, and II-E-1.4 discuss case law that relates to computer-related inventions. The relevant passages are extracted and commented on below.
T 407/11 held that the relevant skilled person in the context of providing computer-system users with operating assistance via a user interface (e.g. error messages or warnings) was an expert in software ergonomics concerned with the userfriendliness of human-machine interfaces rather than an expert in software programming or in computer technology in the strict sense.
The objective problem to be solved by that skilled person was to prevent a situation whereby the user's action caused an electronic data-processing system to execute a called function differently from intended (or even to fail to execute it at all).
In the board's view, however, the technical effect claimed in the application (simpler operation of an object-oriented user interface, facilitating initial use and subsequent familiarisation, especially for beginners or upgrading users, and so making the resulting method easier and more intuitive to learn) could not be considered a directly derivable consequence of the distinguishing features, because attributes such as "simpler operation" or "easy and intuitive familiarisation" were generally subjective, i.e. depended on the user's individual preferences and experience or intellectual capabilities, while the classification of users as "beginners", "upgraders" or "advanced" was generally based on a variety of criteria which were not clearly defined.
This suggests that providing objective definitions of technical effects (e.g. millisecond time savings) may help to support an inventive step under European practice. It also further indicates a need to avoid reference to "user"-based advantages.
In T 2035/11 the application mainly related to navigation systems that could be tailored to a user's particular wishes. The focus of the application was on the route-planning functionality of a navigation system.
The board held that the subject-matter of claim 1 lacked an inventive step within the meaning of Art. 52(1) and 56 EPC. It noted that mathematical algorithms may contribute to the technical character of an invention only in so far as they serve a technical purpose (see e.g. decision T 1784/06). The purpose of the algorithm was the mere display of an optimal path to the user for cognitive processing. The user could act on the information, but did not need to.
As stated in decision T 1670/07, a technical effect may arise from either the provision of data about a technical process, regardless of the presence of the user or its subsequent use, or from the provision of data (including data that on its own is excluded, e.g. produced by means of an algorithm) that is applied directly in a technical process.
In the case at issue, the data was produced by means of an algorithm and was not applied directly in a technical process, so neither possibility applied.
The board considered the expression "subset of pixels" to be problematic under Art. 84 EPC 1973 and stressed that, while a certain degree of generalisation may be permitted, features as claimed should make it possible to clearly identify features of embodiments that are covered by the terms of a claim. Moreover, the generalised subject-matter as claimed should make it possible to understand the technical problem to be solved.
When amending claim 1, the applicant had put forward a new interpretation according to which a "region" could mean the whole image, and a "subset" could correspond to all pixels of the region. The board considered this interpretation to be inconsistent with essential parts of the described embodiments, according to which a subset corresponded to only some of the pixels of a region. The subject-matter of claim 1 was thus unclear when interpreted in the light of the description.
The board also stated that the requirements of clarity and support by the description in Art. 84 EPC 1973 were designed to reflect the principle that the terms of a claim should be commensurate with the invention's technical contribution to the art. Taking into account the description, the board regarded the division of the image into regions and subsets as essential for achieving the technical effect underlying the invention. Therefore, the subject-matter of claim 1 was not supported by the description. The board concluded that claim 1 did not comply with Art. 84 EPC 1973.
This indicates the need, when drafting claims for computer-related inventions, to provide clear and unambiguous definitions of terms used within the claims. This is especially important when features of the claims relate to abstract entities, e.g. data within a data processing system.
In T 1779/09 the board considered that the appellant had found itself exactly in the situation envisaged in decision G 1/93 (OJ 1994, 451). As emphasised in Headnote II of G 1/93, "a feature which has not been disclosed in the application as filed but which has been added to the application during examination and which, without providing a technical contribution to the subject-matter of the claimed invention, merely limits the protection conferred by the patent as granted by excluding protection for part of the subject-matter of the claimed invention as covered by the application as filed, is not to be considered as subject-matter which extends beyond the content of the application as filed within the meaning of Art. 123(2) EPC." These principles were confirmed in G 2/98 (OJ 2001, 413) and G 2/10 (OJ 2012, 376). The board in the case at issue concluded that a limiting feature which generally would not be allowable under Art. 123(2) EPC could, under certain conditions, nevertheless be maintained in the claim of an opposed patent in the particular situation addressed in decision G 1/93. It then complied with Art. 123(2) EPC by way of a legal fiction. In the case at issue, the term "only" was introduced during the examination proceedings and successfully objected to under Art. 100(c) EPC in proceedings before the opposition division by the former respondent. Since the board considered the term to be truly limiting, its deletion would extend the protection conferred and thereby infringe Art. 123(3) EPC. However, the board held that the exclusive limitation did not influence the solution of the technical problem as understood from the application as originally filed, and hence provided no technical contribution to the claimed invention (see also decision T 384/91, Headnote II). It merely excluded protection of part of the invention described in the application, thus not giving any unwarranted advantage to the applicant. Claim 1 of the appellant's sole request was therefore deemed to comply with Art. 123(2) EPC.
A computer system for managing relationships between brokers and traders in a trading network.
The Appellant claimed that the invention solved a technical problem which arose in such systems, namely that a trader could not simply and easily control, i.e. prevent or permit, a computer terminal operated by a broker to send trading commands on behalf of the trader from the computer terminal via the network to the trading system.
The Appeal was dismissed by the Board.
The Board found that the problem formulation only made sense in the context of operations by a (non-technical) "active trader", these being traders who wish to be able to supervise trade orders given to brokers. It was found that since the trading was computer-based the active trader would need to have access to the broker's trading system. The skilled person was certainly aware that this made a log-on necessary. Equivalently, if the active trader for some reason was not logged on, the broker should not be allowed to trade. Ideally, the check should be automatic. These straight-forward considerations were deemed to lead directly to the subject-matter of claim 1.
Encrypting data within a database system based on a defined system role (security administrator, database administrator, and user administrator).
The case provides an interesting discussion about the term "role", e.g. as used in a computing sense e.g sysadmin, user, database admin.
The Board concluded that "that nothing in the claims or in the description can dispel the reasonable possibility that the definition of tasks to be distributed over three administrators is merely an organisational and hence non-technical issue, notwithstanding that it relates to a technical entity such as a database system". The claims were then found to lack an inventive step based on this assumption.


On Saturday night, September 8, 2007 a Boot Scoot Barbecue Dinner and Auction was held in Fort Worth, Texas to benefit the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. What a fun evening attended by 100 people which helped raise about $3500 for college scholarships. We give thanks to the Soundpost band from Ft. Worth that gave freely of their time for the benefit. Their music was absolutely great! Be sure to see their Web site.
We give special thank to Brenda and Kelli Hogg who organized the event. Brenda Hogg had earlier organized a special collection of items for Chernobyl by Dallas teens in 1997 for a ten ton container to the Revival Centre for Disabled Children that LifeNets works with to this very day. You can see stories on our Web site about the collection project at http://www.lifenets.org/chernobyl/dallas.htm and dispatching of the container on December 22, 1999.
The evening included a silent auction for various items donated by local businesses. There was also a raffle for an i-Pod, quilt, sale of baked goods and much more. The barbecue dinner was out of this world. A PowerPoint presentation showed photos of some of the students in the Developing Nations Scholarship Program.
WHO: YOU - all of our friends and family! And feel free to invite your friends and family as well! The more the merrier!
COST: $27 per person (this provides your dinner and soft beverages - a cash bar will be provided for other drinks). Children 8 and under are free!
ENTERTAINMENT: Soundpost has generously donated their time and energy to keep us scootin' on the dance floor! There will also be activities for the kids!
WHY: To raise money for the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. To learn more about LifeNets, visit www.lifenets.org/scholarships.


For 1/2" and 3/4" Approx. thickness: .079"
1 1/2" 1 3/8" 2"
2" 1 7/8" 2 1/2"
2 1/2" 2 3/8" 3"
3" 2 7/8" 3 1/2"
4" 3 7/8" 4 1/2"
5" 4 3/4" 5 1/2"
6" 5 3/4" 6 1/2"
8" 7 3/4" 8 1/2"
10" 9 11/16" 10 1/2"
12" 11 11/16" 12 1/2"
10" 9 3/4" 10 1/2"
12" 11 3/4" 12 1/2"
Contact us for help selecting from these and the many more available.
Formulated for Chloramine Resistance. Can be manufactured in custom shapes with minimal setup charge.
KTW, WRAS and other standards available.
Clear Translucent, available in many durometer and color choices.
*FDA compliance per 21 CFR 177.2600 parts A-D, E&F approved compounds available upon request. **USP <87> and USP <88> approved compounds available upon request.


text:
Hsinchu City Travel
Plenary Talks
Program Categories
Banquet Opening Speech
Program by subject
2019 Invited Speakers
2019 Topical Symposia
2019 Oral contestants
Poster Competition Guidelines
Oral Presentation Competition Guidelines
Exhibit Layout
The plenary talk to be given by Prof. William D. Phillips is canceled.
美國聯邦政府1/23~1/25仍在關閉狀態,Prof. Phillips因隸屬於NIST ,不克來台參加物理年會 。Prof. Phillips安排於1/24的大會演講被迫取消。
1/24 11:00-12:00議程異動如下:
Location: NCTU Auditorium (中正堂)
11:00-11:25 Introduction to the 14th Asia-Pacific Physics Conference at Malaysia
Prof. Tou Teck Yong, Multimedia University
11:30-11:55 Digital Electro-optics Platform - Education and Research
Kenneth Tai, Chairman of Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association,
CEO of Jasper Display Corporation
造成與會者不便,敬請見諒~
2019台灣物理年會籌備團隊 敬啟
Prof. David Goldhaber-Gordon
Professor of Physics, Stanford University
Selected as one of 30 Outstanding Alumni in STEM and Business over 30 years, Center for Excellence in Education/Research Science Institute, 2013.
Weston Visiting Professorship, Weizmann Institute, 2010-2011.
Inaugural speaker for AFOSR/ONR young investigator seminar, Audience included chief scientist of Air Force and head of Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research, 2006. One given per year – field rotates.
David and Lucille Packard Fellow, 2004-2009.16 early-career faculty selected per year across all fields of science.
Research Corporation Research Innovation Award 2004-2006.
Air Force Presidential (PECASE) Awardee, 2003-2007 (one of two nationwide).
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 2003–2005.
George E. Valley Prize of the American Physical Society, 2002. Awarded every two years to an early-career individual (then under the age of thirty, now within five years of Ph.D.) "To recognize his or her outstanding scientific contribution to the knowledge of physics".
William McMillan Award, highest accolade for an early-career condensed matter physics experimentalist or theorist, 2002.
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator, 2001–2004.
Best paper by a young author, Int'l Conf. on Physics of Semiconductors, 1998.
Review of nanoelectronic computing chosen as MITRE Corp. best paper of 1997.
Martin Deutsch Award for the most promising experimental physics graduate work at MIT for 1997.
Hertz Foundation PhD Fellow 1994–1999.
MIT Karl Taylor Compton PhD Fellow 1994–199 Two fellowships awarded to prospective graduate students in physics from over 400 applicants.
Time: 2019/01/23 14:10~15:00
Title: Chiral 1D transport in magnetic topological insulators: precise quantization and manipulation
Prof. You-Hua Chu
Director, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (ASIAA)
President, Astronomical Society of Republic of China (ASROC)
Professor Emerita, University of Illinois
Prof. Chu is a member of the Astronomical Society of Republic of China (ASROC), American Astronomical Society (AAS), and International Astronomical Union (IAU). She is the president of the ASROC (2014-2020). She served the AAS Warner/Pierce Award Committee (1997-1999) and Tinsley Award Committee (2003-2005, chair in 2005). She served as a member of the Organizing Committee (2003-2009), Vice President (2006-2009) and President (2009-2012) of IAU Division VI, Diffuse Matter. She organized IAU Symposium No. 190 in 1998, and served on the SOC for several other IAU Symposia on Planetary Nebulae. She has been awarded telescope times and reviewed proposals for the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-ray Observatory, XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory, Spitzer Space Observatory, Far UV Spectroscopic Explorer, ROSAT, IUE, etc. She served the Committee of Visitors for the National Science Foundation (2002) and Visiting Committee for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (2017). She has been a Board Member of the Gemini International Observatory (2010-2012), East Asian Observatory (2014-pres), and Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (2017-2020). She has published 230 refereed journal papers and over 100 meeting proceeding papers, and edited the proceedings IAU Symposium No. 190. She received NTU Physics傑出系友獎 in 2016.
Time: 2019/01/23 15:10-16:00
Title: Multi-wavelength Views of Stellar Energy Feedback
Prof. William D. Phillips
Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland
Fellow of National Institute for Standards and Technology and the Joint Quantum Institute
Pennsylvania State Scholarship 1966-1970
C. Ellis Memorial Scholarship 1969-1970
Election to Juniata College Honor Society 1969.
Woodrow Wilson Fellow 1970
National Science Foundation Fellow 1970-1973
Chaim Weizmann Postdoctoral Fellow 1976-1978
Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the Maryland Academy of Sciences, 1982.
Scientific Achievement Award of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 1982
Silver Medal of the Department of Commerce, 1983
Samuel Wesley Stratton Award of the National Bureau of Standards,1987
Arthur S. Flemming Award of the Washington Downtown Jaycees, 1988
Gold Medal of the Dept. of Commerce, 1993.
Election to American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1995
Election as a NIST Fellow, 1995
Michelson Medal of the Franklin Institute 1996
Distinguished Traveling Lecturer (APS-DLS) 1996-98
Election to the National Academy of Sciences 1997
Nobel Prize in Physics 1997
Nobel Prize Citation: "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light"
The prize was shared with Steven Chu and Claude Cohen-Tannoudji.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Williams College 1998
Doctorado Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Buenos Aires 1998
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science (APS) 1998
Honorary Doctor of Science, Juniata College 1999
American Academy of Achievement Award 1999
Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Society 1999
Richtmeyer Award of the Am. Assoc. of Physics Teachers 2000
Election to the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities (titular member), 2000
Condon Award of NIST 2002
Archie Mahan Prize of the OSA 2002
Election as an Honorary Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Scientitific Instrument Makers, London 2003
Election as an alumni member of Juniata College's chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the
National Leadership Honor Society 2004
Election as an Honorary Member of the Optical Society of America
Appointed an Academician of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 2004
Meritorious Senior Professional Award (Presidential Rank) 2005
Trotter Prize 2006
Service to America Medal, Career Achievement Award 2006
Election as Honorary Member of the Institute of Physics of the University of Sao Paulo in Sao Carlos, Brazil, 2009
Janus Award of the Institute of Physics at the University of Sao Paulo in San Carlos, Brazil, 2009
Doctorado Honoris Causa, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 2009
Appointment to Lifetime Membership in Sigma Xi 2009
Moyal Medal, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2010
Doctorat Honoris Causa, École Normale Supérieure, Paris 2010
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2011
NIST Equal Opportunity/Diversity Award 2011
Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, University of Oxford, 20 June 2012.
Inaugural recipient of the "Wall of Honor" award of the Camp Hill (Pennsylvania) School District, 26 January 2013
Pioneer in Photonics Award, Fitzpatrick Institute of Photonics, Duke University, 11 March 2013
Galileo Ferraris Prize, INRiM, Torino Italy, 06 December 2014
Appointment as a Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (Academia Mexicana de Ciencias) December 2016.
Title: Why condensed matter physicists are paying attention to atomic physics
Prof. William E. Moerner
William Esco (W. E.) Moerner Harry S. Mosher Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Applied Physics
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2014
John Gamble Kirkwood Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Science, from Yale University and the New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society, 2013
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, 2013
Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, 2012
Irving Langmuir Prize in Chemical Physics, 2009
Wolf Prize in Chemistry, 2008
Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2007
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004
Geoffrey Frew Fellow, Australian Academy of Sciences, 2003
Harry Stone Mosher Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University, 2002
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy, American Physical Society, 2001
IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award for Single-Molecule Detection and Spectroscopy, 1992
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1992
Fellow, Optical Society of America, 1992
IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (with R. M. Macfarlane and R. M. Shelby) for Photon-Gated Spectral Hole-Burning, 1988
Title: The Story of Photonics and Single Molecules, from Early FM Spectroscopy in Solids, to Super-Resolution Nanoscopy in Cells and Beyond
Official Website:http://tps2019.conf.tw/
Address:No 1001, Ta Hsueh Rd, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Amazon.co.jp have updated their listing for UW08 Computicon/Computron with stock photos of all five components in robot and vehicle mode, giving us our most complete look yet at this upcoming giftset. Read on for the full gallery.
Check out the mirrored images below, and head over to the Allspark Forums to discuss them.


text:
Miss Brasil 2010 foi a 56ª edição do tradicional concurso de beleza feminino de Miss Brasil, válido para a disputa de Miss Universo 2010. Esta edição foi realizada no dia oito de maio no espaço de eventos "Memorial da América Latina" no estado de São Paulo. A potiguar eleita Miss Brasil 2009, Larissa Costa coroou Débora Lyra de Minas Gerais  ao fim da competição. O concurso foi transmitido pela Band, sob a apresentação da Miss Brasil 1997 Nayla Micherif e do jornalista e apresentador Otávio Mesquita. O evento ainda contou com as atrações musicais embaladas por Latino, Marina Elali e Léo Maia  e a presença ilustre da Miss Universo 2009, a venezuelana Stefanía Fernández.

Resultados

Colocações
{| class="sortable" border="5" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #FFFFFF; border: 2px #aaa solid; border-collapse: 2px collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan=10 align="center"
|width="180"|Posição||width="310"|Estado e Candidata

|- bgcolor="gold"
| align=center|Vencedora
|
  Minas Gerais - Débora Lyra|- bgcolor="silver"
| align=center|2º. Lugar|
  Amazonas - Lilian Lopes|- bgcolor="DEB887"
| align=center|3º. Lugar|
  Paraná - Marylia Bernardt
|-
| align=center|4º. Lugar|
  Distrito Federal - Lidiane Matos
|-
| align=center|5º. Lugar|
  Paraíba - Natália Taveira
|-
| align=center|(TOP 10)Semifinalistas|
  Mato Grosso - Juliete de Pieri
  Rio de Janeiro - Thamíris Ribeiro
  Rio Grande do Sul - Bruna Jaroceski
  Sergipe - Nayane Pachêco
  Tocantins - Suymara Barreto
|-
| align=center|(TOP 15)Semifinalistas|
  Bahia - Rafaela Marques
  Espírito Santo - Francienne Pavesi
  Mato Grosso do Sul - Kátia Talon
  Pará - Salcy Lima  São Paulo - Karla Mandro
|}

 Prêmios especiais
A candidata mais votada pelo site do concurso garantiu vaga no Top 15:

 Resposta Final
Questionada pela pergunta final sobre o que ela mudaria se pudesse voltar no tempo, a vencedora respondeu:

<p align="right">Débora Lyra, Miss Minas Gerais 2010

 Jurados
Ajudaram a eleger a campeã:

 Ivo Meirelles, músico;
 Ricardo Almeida, estilista;
 Robert Rey, cirurgião plástico;
 Marco Antonio de Biaggi, hair-sytalist;
 Stefanía Fernández, Miss Universo 2009;
 Renata Bessa, Miss Brasil 1995;
 Edmundo, ex-jogador de futebol;
 Alexandre Iódice, empresário.
 Walério Araújo, estilista;

 Candidatas
Disputaram o título este ano:

  Acre - Andréia D'Ávilla Carvalho
  Alagoas - Juliana Accioli Guimarães
  Amapá - Andréia Caroline da Silva
  Amazonas - Lílian Lopes Pereira
  Bahia - Rafaela Marques Santos
  Ceará - Eugênia Justino Barbosa
  Distrito Federal - Lidiane de Lucena Matos
  Espírito Santo - Francienne Pereira Pavesi
  Goiás - Dieniffer Ferreira da Costa
  Maranhão - Camila da Silva Ribeiro
  Mato Grosso - Juliete Janaine Beraldo de Pieri
  Mato Grosso do Sul - Kátia Martins Talon
  Minas Gerais - Débora Moura Lyra
  Pará - Salcy da Encarnação Lima

  Paraíba - Natália Taveira Mota Alves
  Paraná - Marylia Bernardt Lila
  Pernambuco - Luzielle Rayana Vasconcelos
  Piauí - Lanna Camila Alves Lopes
  Rio de Janeiro - Thamíris de Moura Ribeiro
  Rio Grande do Norte - Joyce Cristiny de Oliveira Silva
  Rio Grande do Sul - Bruna Saccol Jaroceski
  Rondônia - Jeane Ferreira de Aguiar
  Roraima - Moara Barbosa de Albuquerque
  Santa Catarina - Aline Zermiani Camargo
  São Paulo - Karla de Lucas Mandro
  Sergipe - Nayane de Souza Pachêco
  Tocantins - Suymara Barreto Pereira

 Repercussão
 Transmissão dos estaduais
Apenas doze disputas estaduais foram televisionadas (ao vivo ou em forma de pré-gravados):

 Miss Mato Grosso - TV Rondon (SBT)
 Miss Minas Gerais - TV Bandeirantes Minas Miss Rio Grande do Sul - TV Bandeirantes Rio Grande do Sul Miss Rondônia - TV Candelária (Rede Record) Miss Ceará - TV Diário Miss Rio Grande do Norte - TV Bandeirantes Natal Miss Distrito Federal - TV Brasília (RedeTV!) Miss Pará - RBA TV Miss Pernambuco - TV Clube Miss Piauí - TV Cidade Verde (SBT) Miss Rio de Janeiro - CNT Rio de Janeiro Miss São Paulo - Rede Bandeirantes'''

Audiência
O concurso foi transmitido das 21:57 às 00:15 e teve segundo dados consolidados do Ibope, 3.4 pontos de audiência, a pior desde a retomada da transmissão do evento em 2002, ainda na Rede TV!. Esse índice, apesar de ter deixado a Band no quarto lugar geral, também foi o mais baixo desde que a emissora assumiu os direitos do certame em 2003. A audiência é relativa à medição realizada na grande São Paulo (principal praça para as decisões do mercado publicitário). Os melhores índices foram registrados no Rio de Janeiro (Band Rio), região metropolitana e Baixada Fluminense: 4.2 pontos e o mesmo quarto lugar. Já em Belo Horizonte, capital do Estado da nova Miss Brasil, os índices foram mais pífios no mesmo horário: 2.3 pontos.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Site do Miss Brasil (Band)
 Site do Miss Universo

2010
Brasil

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Q: Can this function be rewritten as a Ramda pipe? How? I want to know if it is possible to rewrite A as a Ramda pipe where D waits on C without passing the result of C into D:
const A = async payload => {
    const resultB = await B(payload);
    const resultC = await C(resultB);
    const resultD = await D(resultB);
    return resultB;
};

Edit: this doesn't seem to be producing desired results:
const R = require('ramda');

const then = R.curry((f, p) => p.then(f));

const trace = R.curry(async(name, data) => `${name}(${data})`);

const B = trace('B');
const C = trace('C');
const D = trace('D');

const A = async payload => {
    const resultB = await B(payload);
    await C(resultB);
    await D(resultB);
    return resultB;
   };

const A_Pipe = R.pipe (B, then(C), then(D));

A('x').then(console.log); // -> B(x)

A_Pipe('x').then(console.log); // -> D(C(B(x)))

A: Apparently Ramda plans to add R.then but it looks like they haven't gotten around to it yet
Until then, you can make your own
const then =
  R.curry((f, p) => p.then(f))

const A =
  R.pipe(B, then(C), then(D))

Here's a complete program you can paste in the Ramda REPL
const then = f => p =>
  p.then (f)

const effect = f => x =>
  (f (x), x)

const trace =
  effect (console.log)

const fakeFetch = x =>
  new Promise (r => setTimeout (r, 200, x))

const B = x =>
  fakeFetch (trace (`[B: ${x}]`))

const C = x =>
  fakeFetch (trace (`[C: ${x}]`))

const D = x =>
  fakeFetch (trace (`[D: ${x}]`))

const A =
  pipe (B, then (C), then (D))

A (1)
// => { Promise "[D: [C: [B: 1]]]" }

Output
[B: 1]
[C: [B: 1]]
[D: [C: [B: 1]]]

I see what you did there
Upon closer inspection, C and D are side-effecting functions whose return value is discarded – resultC and resultD are not used. Rather, resultB is the only value you seem to care about
const A = async payload => {
  const resultB = await B(payload)
  const resultC = await C(resultB)
  const resultD = await D(resultB)
  return resultB
}
When composing functions with R.compose or R.pipe, the return value of one is passed to the next. In your case however, C and D should not impact the input. I introduce asyncTap to encode your intention – compare to R.tap or effect above
const asyncTap = f => p =>
  p.then (R.tap (f))

const A =
  pipe (B, asyncTap (C), asyncTap (D))

A (1) .then (console.log, console.error)
// => { Promise "[B: 1]" }

Output – see complete program in the Ramda REPL
[B: 1]
[C: [B: 1]]
[D: [B: 1]]
[B: 1]

This begs the question: what are you doing with resultC and resultD? Functional programming is about writing programs with pure, side-effect-free functions. When you're having difficulty expressing your program in a functional way, it can sometimes indicate you're not thinking in a functional way.

A: Not ramda, but it does what you want.
const { pipe, tap } = require('rubico')

const A = pipe([
  B,
  tap(C),
  tap(D),
])

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Euro (€) er fælles valuta for de fleste af EU's medlemslande, inklusiv Italien. Euromønterne har to forskellige sider. En fælles side som viser møntens værdi og en national side som er unik fra land til land.

De italienske euromønter har forskellige motiver på alle de otte mønter, hentet fra kunst- og kulturlivet i italien siden romertiden.

Eksterne henvisninger

Euromønter efter land
Euromønter


Author and spiritual director Sharon Garlough Brown said she was "struck" by the number of women also speaking at the conference: 7 out of 17 (one woman will speak with her husband).
"It was a source of joy and celebration that there's such diversity," Brown said.
While Brown doesn't spend much time online, she has heard many people talking at a pastoral level about women in Christian leadership. Questions are raised about what women are called to and how Scripture ought to be interpreted, she said. Debates about whether women should preach continue, particularly in conservative places like West Michigan, where Brown lives.
Conversations have also gone on for years about the lack of women speakers at Christian conferences. In 2011, author Rachel Held Evans wrote a blog post titled "7 Reasons There Are No Women Speaking at Your Conference." Reasons she gave included women holding fewer pastoral positions and the societal expectation that women be submissive.
In 2013, columnist Jonathan Merritt responded to a Twitter conversation involving Evans by surveying some of the largest evangelical Christian conferences. He found that out of 34 conferences, about 19 percent of speakers were women.
The Rev. J. Dana Trent, also a speaker and author, says she's seen Christian women having their voices elevated recently, particularly women with less traditional evangelical messages, such as support for LGBTQ inclusion in the church.
Trent thinks women are increasingly being heard both due to the internet and the election of President Donald Trump.
"We have a lot of different political and cultural events that have happened that have allowed women space, given women space and opportunity but also emboldened them, particularly Christian women, to say, 'This isn't the gospel,'" Trent said.
Author Beth Booram said she doesn't think much about how her voice is heard or how she influences others through her work. She does hear from readers at least once per week, and estimates that she and her husband have hosted about 5,585 guests at Sustainable Faith Indy, an urban retreat center.
How women are being heard might be changing, Booram said. She wonders if reading a woman's writing is more accepted than hearing a woman speak.
Jenny Bennett, a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, plans to attend The Gathering along with many of her fellow church members.
She hadn't noticed at first how many women were speaking at the conference, but said diversity of speakers is important in a world that is too often divided.
She hopes that conference lineups like the one at The Apprentice Gathering become normal, that one day her two daughters would be surprised to find a conference where women's voices are not heard.
The "Fullness of God" is found in male and female together, Warren said.


text:
ReidMyMindRadio
Reid My Mind Radio: On Music & Identity with Graham Norwood
"It's been a long time coming..." and we're finally here. Back with another episode and finally bringing you a request from a listener. NYC based Musician Graham Norwood spoke with me about his music, the process of becoming a part of the disability community and more. Plus hear some samples of his music and become a fan at grahamnorwoodmusic.com Subscribe to the podcast Follow @tsreid on Twitter
Reid My Mind Radio: On Music & Identity with Graham Norwood: "It's been a long time coming..." and we're final…


text:
Princess Maker 2 Collection: 3U Games
Simulation Life
Rating: 8.94 (3311 votes)
One of the most unique and compelling pieces of software ever made, Princess Maker 2 is an excellent life simulation from Gainax, and the only game in the Princess Maker series to have been translated into English. As to what the game is exactly, MobyGames says it better than I could: "Raise a daughter from childhood into adulthood. Your actions determine whether she will live or die, and what she will become. You can have her enter school, seek adventure in the wilderness, get a part-time job, break into high society, or any of many other possibilities. 74 Unique endings. A very different kind of game."
What makes Princess Maker 2 a lot of fun is the sheer amount of options and actions you can do, which result in a seemingly unlimited range of personalities your (adopted) daughter grows up to manifest. Although you are limited to raising her from age 10 to 18, a lot of interesting choices will be made between then and then. You first choose your daughter's name, your age, both birthdates, and her blood type (which the Japanese think is of significance in their dealings). Then you will decide on a detailed routine of her daily life, from schooling and hobbies, to how you want her to react to different people she will meet throughout the game. There are many surprises and random events to insure that no two games are alike. With many factors that affect your daughter's character, the game's replayability is astounding, and the 70+ endings will keep you hooked for months on end. Two thumbs up, way up!
Note: This is the English translation that was never officially released. Therefore, there are *gaps* in the translation, and missing text in some endings. This beta version was created as part of a three-way contract between SoftEgg, who did the English translation, Gainax, and IntraCorp. The game was never released because publisher Intracorp went bankrupt. The contract expired in 2002, so hopefully someone will release the game as shareware or freeware in the future. You can read the very interesting (albeit unfortunate) story of the English version in the Related Link section below.
Designer: Takami Akai
Developer: Gainax
Publisher: Gainax
Software Copyright: Gainax
Theme: Freelance, Anime, Unique
Related Links: Nuriko's Princess Maker 2 Webpage, Why PM2 English was never released (page at SoftEgg), Sharkey's Review (must-read!)
If you like this game, try: Alter Ego: Male, Romantic Encounters at The Dome, Little Computer People


text:
Windows Vista Games
I wanted to play Medieval II: Total War on my new Vista Ultimate. I
reinstalled DirectX 9.0c and now I am wondering if, when a DX10 compatible
game comes out, will I be able to install DX10 again even though I have 9.0c
installed.
Attila said:
game comes out, will I be able to install DX10 again even though I have
DirectX9 and 10 are both on your system.
DirectX 10 for any new stuff, and DirectX 9 for current games and older
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/
Get ready for Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/
*Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
Dustin Harper
Yes, you will. You still have DX10 installed, but you also have the
components from 9.0c that the games need.
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vistarip.com
Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]
More correctly: Windows Vista includes a DirectX runtime that supports
Direct3D 9.0c, Direct3D9Ex, and Direct3D 10, as well as emulating older
versions of Direct3D. The game's copy of D3DX9 is needed, but everything
else is already there.
Read "Graphics APIs in Windows Vista"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb173477.aspx and check out the
latest DirectX FAQ http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219721.aspx
Q: Will DirectX 10 be available for Windows XP?
A: No. Windows Vista, which has DirectX 10, includes an updated DirectX
runtime based on the runtime in Windows XP SP2 (DirectX 9.0c) with changes
to work with the new Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) and the new audio
driver stack, and with other updates in the operating system. In addition to
Direct3D 9, Windows Vista supports two new interfaces when the correct video
hardware and drivers are present: Direct3D9Ex and Direct3D10.
Since these new interfaces rely on the WDDM technology, they will never be
available on earlier versions of Windows. All the other changes made to
DirectX technologies for Windows Vista are also specific to the new version
of Windows. The name DirectX 10 is misleading in that many technologies
shipping in the DirectX SDK (XACT, XINPUT, D3DX) are not encompassed by this
version number. So, referring to the version number of the DirectX runtime
as a whole has lost much of its meaning, even for 9.0c. The DirectX
Diagnostic Tool (DXdiag.exe) on Windows Vista does report DirectX 10, but
this really only refers to Direct3D 10.
Q: What changes were made to the DirectX runtime for Windows Vista?
A: The primary changes were to support the new Windows Display Driver Model.
For details on the new driver model, impacts on Direct3D 9, and on the two
new graphics interfaces, Direct3D 9Ex and Direct3D 10, review Graphics APIs
in Windows Vista.
DirectSound was updated to expose the capabilities of the new Windows Vista
audio driver stack, which supports multi-channel software buffers. The
legacy Direct3D Retained Mode API was completely removed from Windows Vista.
DirectPlay Voice was also removed, as well as DirectPlay's NAT Helper.
Chuck Walbourn
SDE, Game Technology Group
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Cool. Thanks for the clarification on that!
hmm.. wonder how long it will take before people stop calling it directX and
start calling it Direct3D..
As soon as MS stops calling it DX10 (As seen
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219721.aspx).
Quote: "A: No. Windows Vista, which has DirectX 10,..."
The sims2 and directx 10 8 May 30, 2009
Is DirectX 9L included in the RC1 Build? 5 Oct 2, 2006
help me abot directx 9.0c 9 Mar 3, 2007
DoW DC - spooge driver not found. 4 May 4, 2007
nVidia GeForce 7600GS and Vista 8 Sep 26, 2006
Game Installation says I don't have DirectX 9+ on my Vista 2 Mar 11, 2007
DirectX 9.0C 4 Sep 29, 2006
Flish simulator X and DirectX 10 4 Feb 25, 2007


International Management Group (IMG) is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy statement explains how IMG treats your personal information when you use this site. By using this site and submitting any personal information, you agree to the use by International Management Group ("IMG" or "we") of such data in accordance with this privacy statement.
Demographic information, including gender and occupation, is not actively sought, but may be submitted when a visitor responds to an online job application. It is IMG's policy to limit the information collected to only the minimum information required to complete a visitor's request. If a visitor believes the site has collected excessive information, we encourage the visitor to contact us at privacy@imgcorp.co.uk to raise any concerns. In any instance where non-mandatory personal information is sought, the website visitor will be notified of this at the point of collection.
Visitors are also able to send email through the site. Their messages will contain the user's screen name and email address, as well as any additional information the visitor may wish to include in the message. IMG's intention is not to seek any sensitive information through our website unless legally required. Sensitive information includes a number of types of data relating to: race or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or other similar beliefs; trade union membership; physical or mental health; sexual life or criminal record. We suggest that you do not provide sensitive information of this nature. If you choose to provide sensitive information for any reason, IMG accepts your explicit consent to use that information in the ways described in this privacy statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose this information.
When a visitor provides personal information to us, we use it for the purposes for which it was provided to us as stated at the point of collection (or as obvious from the context of collection). Examples of the types of use are given in the 'Data collection' section above. We may also use your data to contact you with information about IMG's business, services and events, and other information which may be of interest to you. You may unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time by contacting us as set out in the 'Unsubscribe' section below or through the unsubscribe link in our communication to you. IMG may also use your information in order to administer and manage the site or communicate with you about the site.
IMG also uses site analytics providers which may set cookies in your browser. Site activity information collected by these analytics providers may be combined with personal information held by IMG.
Personal data collected by IMG may be transferred or disclosed to third party contractors, subcontractors, subsidiaries and/or other IMG firms for the purposes for which the visitor has submitted the information and for the administration of our system or site and/or other internal, administrative purposes. Personal data may also be transferred to third party service providers of identity management, website hosting and management, data analysis, data backup, security and storage services. As a result, personal data may be transferred outside the country where the visitor is located. By submitting data on IMG's website, the visitor is providing explicit consent to the transfer of such data for the fulfillment of his or her voluntary requests or otherwise as set out in the 'Use of data' section.
Should visitors subsequently choose to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, we will provide instructions within the appropriate website area or in communications to our visitors; or a visitor may contact the webmaster of the appropriate site e.g., webmaster@imgcorp.co.uk.
Visitor updates of information should be handled by going back through the registration process. Inquiries about the accuracy of identifying information previously submitted to IMG through its website, or requests to have outdated information removed, should be directed to: webmaster@imgcorp.co.uk. IMG is committed to providing reasonable and practical access to visitors to allow them the opportunity to identify and correct any inaccuracies. When requested and practical, IMG will delete identifying information from current operational systems.
When personally identifiable information is retained, IMG assumes responsibility for keeping an accurate record of the information once a visitor has submitted and verified the data. IMG does not assume responsibility for verifying the ongoing accuracy of the content of personal information. When practically possible, if IMG is informed that any personal data collected through a website is no longer accurate, IMG will make appropriate corrections based on the updated information provided by the authenticated visitor.
IMG has implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorized IMG personnel are provided access to personally identifiable information and these employees have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of this information.
IMG understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an online environment. The IMG sites covered by this privacy statement are not intentionally designed for or directed at children under the age of 16 years. It is IMG's policy never to knowingly collect or maintain personal information about children under the age of 16.
You have a right to obtain information regarding the personal data stored about you, to have it corrected, updated or blocked or deleted. You may, at any time, revoke any given consent to the collection, processing and use of data with future effect. You can read more about your rights via our "GDPR Regulation Excerpts".
Should you have any questions regarding data protection and the use of your personal data, or would like to exercise your above mentioned rights, please send an e-mail with your request to gdpr@imgcorp.co.uk. The same applies in the event that you wish to revoke your consent to the collection of your personal data.
IMG may update this statement at any time by publishing an updated version here. You can access the most current version of this privacy statement at any time on this site.


[r2040] Unarmed attacks that hit get no message.
There's a small bug when punches (unarmed hits) did not get a message. I attach a small patch that fixes this.
punch.txt (745 bytes) - added by twilight_forest@… 9 years ago.
Fixed in https://github.com/magnate/angband/commit/2642dec3962e1e1cad44f91d43ad9798b14af62d; ticket to close when that's in nightlies. Thanks for the patch.


The lines are being drawn. Which side will you be on?
On Monday, December 10, representatives of chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join hundreds of other faith leaders from around the nation at a solidarity action for asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego as part of the "Love Knows No Borders: A Moral Call for Migrant Justice" mobilization, organized by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
American Muslim leaders from across the nation — including Sheikh Omar Suleiman, Imam Suhaib Webb, Ramon Mejia, and Yasmine Taeb — will also take part in the solidarity event.
The only love these groups have is a love to hate and destroy America as we know it. They are likely the same groups who bring in millions of unneeded, unwanted refugees at taxpayer expense.
CAIR is banned by the FBI, confirmed as a Hamas-terrorist organization by a federal judge, listed as a terrorist organization in the UAE, and the list goes on. They are the enemy within. They should be prosecuted and shut down.
These clowns just insist on poking the sleeping bear. THEY will regret it. When these jokers get out of urban areas, they'll find out that flyover country folks have a very different take on immigrants that refuse to assimilate. If they don't want to be American citizens, LEAVE, because your options for free choice in the matter are dwindling.
Our treason laws must be enforced. We are at war, islam is at war with America with the focus to conquer, subjugate and enslave America to sharia.
CAIR cares only about Muslims and no one else. Their aim is to destroy and take over all nonmuslim western nations including the US.
I'm waiting for the shooting to start. I have some special loads, I'd like to see how they really work.
CAIR = Hamas = Muslim Brotherhood = Sharia = traitors. Arrest or deport them.
A "religion" OR a totalitarian political "CULT" masquerading as a "religion" for cover, and engaged in sedition against the United States of America, …that is the question; isn't it?


text:
- Ability to omit method name and verb (defaulting to 'show' and 'GET') when
  assigning a route
- Add getAllowedMethods(route) to get an array of assigned HTTP methods for a
  route (e.g `['GET', 'HEAD', 'POST']`). Useful for setting the `Allow` header,
  in `OPTIONS` requests and `405`s
- Add urlFor(controller, method[, arguments]) which will return a String url to
  hit based the controller and method. If supplied additional args, they will be
  injected into the URl as named params or other params

### v0.1.1

- Support HEAD transparently using the GET method without a body
- Improve documentation

### v0.1.0

- Initial Release

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
East Berkshire Young Health Champions
We evaluated the pilot stage of the East Berkshire Young Champions programme
What were the project aims?
Deliver a young people-led, peer-education emotional wellbeing programme.
Form a co-production network to support peer engagement/communication, service design/commissioning.
Provide a meaningful mechanism to connect young people to strategic decision-making boards so that they can help shape future health and wellbeing services.
In 2018, NHS East Berkshire CCG, with Local Authority partners, asked young people how easy health and community services were to use in the region. From the 962 responses, a key message was the importance of their peers as a source of support.
The challenge was to empower young people to offer peer support while improving co-production within the NHS. In developing the project, East Berkshire built on existing peer-led approaches across community groups and schools and worked with headteachers and young people to design the Young Health Champions (YHC) programme and recruit and train them.
We facilitated and delivered workshops with YHC to provide an evaluation of the pilot of the YHCs programme.
What obstacles did we overcome?
The time required to make the resources engaging for children and young people was not expected. However, the adapted materials for the project met the needs of the young people and the later cohorts during the pandemic.
Covid-19 led to further changes to be suitable for virtual delivery. However, the opportunities created by the pandemic lead to young people wanting to support vaccine rollout and wanting to help adapt health messages to suit the times.
Young Health Champions successfully delivered workshops about mental health and emotional wellbeing to primary school pupils and created wellbeing rooms in two schools to provide a place where Young Health Champions can support fellow students through resources and activities.
During Covid-19, YHCs has produced a podcast on the Five Ways to Wellbeing and have supported the development of our #Coping guides and social media campaign, #5Ways5DaysNHS Challenge.
It is possible to design projects that shift the power in relationships between young people and professionals and really allow young people's voices to be heard.
We helped to support...
77 young people
complete a Level 2 qualification accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health.
complete the two day Youth Mental Health First Aid Qualification.
Top tips learnt from the project
Having clear objectives and achievable goals helps to make sure teams can plan and deliver the work.
Communicating the objectives, milestones and key dates early on in the project ensures everyone is on the same page throughout the project.
The links with national organisations such as YoungMinds and the Royal Society of Public Health have helped us to learn from national best practices and to support the continuous improvement of the programme.
Resources you may also be interested in
A whole school approach to wellbeing
Building positive mental health in schools
Participation toolkits


text:
Local communities Celebrate Official Opening of North I-25 Express Lanes
Local communities Celebrate Official Opening of North I-25 Express Lanes April 4, 2016 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - Lanes opened for testing in March with tolls to start in summer https://codot.gov/news/2016-news-releases/04-2016/local-communities-celebrate-official-opening-of-north-i-25-express-lanes https://codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
April 4, 2016 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - Lanes opened for testing in March with tolls to start in summer
NORTHGLENN, CO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) celebrated the end of construction of the North I-25 Express Lanes with a ribbon-cutting ceremony near 104th Avenue. The ceremony commemorated the local, state and federal collaboration that went into the construction and delivery of the North I-25 Express Lanes between US 36 and 120th Avenue. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Gregory Nadeau, Senator Cory Gardner and Congressman Ed Perlmutter joined local elected officials -- Adams County Commissioner Steve O'Dorisio and Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams -- and representatives from CDOT and the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in the celebration.
"Denver drivers have needed these extra options for quite some time," said FHWA Administrator Gregory Nadeau. "Best of all, we're keeping drivers safe and improving a key element to the Rocky Mountain area's freight economy."
"I join Coloradans in celebrating an important accomplishment for Colorado's transportation infrastructure and welcoming the much anticipated opening of the I-25 express lanes," said Sen. Gardner "I was proud to support the six-year reauthorization of the highway bill, which included several key provisions that benefit Colorado and allow for the expansion of I-25. I look forward to continuing to work with CDOT, local elected officials, and my colleagues to meet our long-term infrastructure challenges in Colorado and along the Front Range."
"I am very excited to celebrate the opening of the Express Lanes today. This project shows what we can accomplish when all of our communities work together to improve the lives of
their residents," said Congressman Ed Perlmutter. "I look forward to continuing this collaboration to improve the rest of the North I-25 corridor for the area's families and businesses."
The North I-25 Express Lanes used existing infrastructure to expand the capacity of I-25 for six miles, from US 36 to 120th Avenue, by adding an Express Lane in each direction on the inside shoulders. Additionally, the project, which began in 2013, included resurfacing six miles of I-25, lowering the profile of I-25 under the 88th Avenue bridge to increase truck traffic safety, reconstructing the connection area of the existing Express Lanes and their ramps to I-25, constructing new concrete noise walls, and installing new highway signage that includes CDOT's Active Traffic Management system that alerts drivers of incidents.
"We are excited to celebrate the completion of the North I-25 Express Lanes project, an innovative improvement for the north metro communities," said Shailen Bhatt, CDOT Executive Director. "Express Lanes can deliver more consistent, faster speeds and reduced travel times for all corridor users, including the general purpose lanes. Since testing began earlier this month, commuters are already noticing positive changes in traffic congestion, as travel times for this critical corridor have been reduced."
"This is another example of regional partnership," said Adams County Commissioner Steve O'Dorisio. "Through this collaboration, we were able to get a federal grant, additional noise walls to protect the neighborhoods along this highway and a $72 million improvement to the north metro area."
"Users of North I-25 are very familiar with the effects of traffic congestion," said Mayor Heidi Williams, City of Thornton. "Now we have options when it comes to busy commutes. People may carpool, use transit or drive solo."
The North I-25 Express Lanes opened for testing in mid-March, and all tolls are currently being waived during testing. Toll commencement is anticipated for this summer.
About Express Lanes: Express Lanes increase roadway capacity and help to manage congestion on the highways. The use of toll pricing during peak travel times reduces delays, manages congestion and maintains reliable travel times. Express Lanes currently are open between 120th Avenue and US 36 on North I-25 and, US 36 from Denver to Boulder and on the I-70 Mountain Express Lane. For more information, visit expresslanes.codot.gov. To get an ExpressToll account and pass, visit www.expresstoll.com.
About the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE): The HPTE operates as a government-owned, independent business within CDOT. It searches out innovative ways to finance projects to help Colorado fulfill its commitment to increase travel choices through options that include Express Lanes, transit, biking, walking and carpooling. For more information, visit www.coloradohpte.com.
For more information on the North I-25 Express Lanes, go to: www.codot.gov/projects/I25NorthExpressLanes


OK, I got an email that was forwarded to me from the League of Women Voters Knoxville-Knox County. It's a little fuzzy, but I think I understand it. Apparently the organization is holding a meeting tomorrow (actually two meetings) to congratulate the county commission and the school board because the two governing bodies are getting together to hang out and talk shop at the end of the month.
The group will hold two meetings tomorrow. The first from noon to 1 p.m. at the East Tennessee History Center on South Gay Street; the second from 6-7 p.m. at the West High School Library off Sutherland Avenue.
The email also notes that "we have four specific suggestions to inspire our local officials, all easy and engaging . . ." but never says just what those suggestions are.
Those meetings are supposed to be to talk about education in Knox County. The email must have been REALLY fuzzy.
But it was early in the morning.


text:
Brian Eno & Roger Eno Live at the Acropolis
Brian and Roger Eno are to stage their first ever live performance together, at the internationally recognised UNESCO World Heritage site, the Acropolis in Athens. This truly unique event will take place in front of a live audience as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021 on the 4th of August.
Both brothers have long, impressive careers as artists. They complement each other with their different approaches to music, and have regularly recording together since 1983. They first collaborated with Daniel Lanois on the soundtrack to For All Mankind, Al ReinertΆs epic documentary on the Apollo moon landing and released as the highly acclaimed album, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. They have also contributed to soundtracks for Dune (1984), Opera (1987), The Jacket (2005), Brazilian film, O Nome da Morte (2017) and were nominated for a Bafta award for their score to Danny BoyleΆs TV series, Mr. WroeΆs Virgins (1993).
In 2020 the duo released their first full collaboration album, Mixing Colours on the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. It has received very enthusiastic reviews around the world and was followed by a 6 track EP, Luminous later in the same year.
At the Herodeion (at the base of the Acropolis) we will enjoy a spectacular concert with the two brothers creating atmospheric musical landscapes. It is also one of the very rare occasions that Brian Eno has ever performed live.
Praise for Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks:
"An album intended to transform weightlessness into a kind of spiritual exaltation. µApollo: Atmospheres and SoundtracksΆ limns an eternity without a heaven."
"...celestial soundscape classic… still otherworldly, yet strangely human."
"Creating sonic landscapes that capture a wide range of deeply felt interior resonances to our ideas about space."
Praise for Mixing Colours:
"Contemplative, calming and really rather beautiful, this is the kind of music that creates an inner world you wonΆt want to leave. As the world collapses, itΆs hard to imagine a better way to self-soothe than immersing yourself in Mixing Colours"
"Elegant and haunting"
"Often poignant, always beautiful, sometimes a little disconcerting, but distinguished, even at their most abstract"
Photo credit: Cecily Eno
ATHENS-EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2021
WEDNESDAY 4 AUGUST 2021
starts at: 21.30
Distinguished Zone: 200 €
Zone A: 170 €
Zone A section b: 150 €
Zone B: 120 €
Zone C: 100 €
Zone D: 80 €
Zone E: 70 €
Zone ST: 55 €
Zone ST section b: 65 €
Zone Z section b: 40 €
Disabled persons: 45€
- General information on the Athens Epidaurus Festival tickets


The 'melere cake' in my recent post Treats from the Dictionary piqued some interest and led to a number of comments and emails about the possible nature of the cake. As with so many intriguing topics, the answer was both obvious and delightful, once it was discovered.
One of the references that turned up when I searched for 'meleres' cake was an entry in a glossary to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
This is the point at which the cake puzzle becomes obvious, for the word 'miller' is very ancient, and therefore has had many, many spellings through the ages. They are all listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, and include mellere, and melener. So, meleres cake is miller's cake. I don't know how I missed this, as my usual first step in unravelling a word mystery is the bleedingly obvious one - to plumb the depths of the OED.
This is also the point at which the story becomes delightful. How delightful is that phrase panis subverucius? Surely, given the explanation in Wright's Glossary, it means 'subversive bread'? And how much fun is that? A minor setback appeared to pop up when I could not find subverucius in any Latin dictionaries or indeed the OED. In fact, the one and only reference to subverucius I found was in the quotation given above.
And bad his wyf go knede it in a cake.
Later, however, his daughter who has spent a lusty night with one of the clerks, gives her father's game away when she tells her lover where he can find the cake.
Which that I hilp myn owen self to stele.
The story does not end there of course, there is yet more confusion and subterfuge to follow, and if you are interested the full tale is easy to find on the web in its original language or a more readable interpretation.
So, here is a recipe for 'Spanish Gingerbread' which sets off a whole other set of mysteries. I cant see anything 'Spanish' about this recipe, but it sounds good anyway.
I cup of butter 1 cup of molasses.
I cup of sugar 1 cup of sour cream.
4 eggs. 3 cups of flour.
I tablespoonful of ginger 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon.
I teaspoonful of cloves 1 teaspoonful of soda.
Mix part of the flour with the butter, sugar, molasses and sour cream, to which add the yelks of four eggs well beaten, then the spices, and last the whites of four eggs and the rest of the flour. Bake moderately fast.
Would I have Melere Cake if I went out and stole a cake? or is it only proper Melere Cake if I steal the flour then bake a cake with it?
Good point, though, and now that you mention it, there's also the related German Mehl "flour," and its English cognate "meal."
What a strange word subverucius is, though. Not only is it not Classical, but it's not even in du Cange (which is amazingly complete). I do have to wonder though if this isn't a misreading of *subverticius, which is also unattested, but much easier to explain.
Secrets of Meat Keeping and Meat Cooking.
A Pink luncheon at the White House.
All Aboard for Luncheon, 1920.
The Day of the Sandwich.


This feeling could be even more drama-filled than last season.
They might not have won the heart of the stars of the "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette," but that doesn't mean contestants on the popular ABC reality dating series won't get another chance to find love.
Like a loser's bracket of sorts for previous cast members, the rules for "Bachelor in Paradise" are simple. Find love, with anyone on the island, or go home. Naturally, there's more drama as jealousy, drinking, and the island sun heat up the potential couples, and ABC looks to be prepping for the most drama-filled season yet.
Below, you'll find a rundown of everything fans can expect to happen — and what we hope will happen — for the contestants in Mexico regarding who might match well, and who might bump heads.
We hope to learn more about contestants eliminated early on in the competition.
"Grocery Store Joe" was a fan favorite.
Fans aren't too familiar with contestants such as Angela Amezcua and Astrid Loch (both eliminated within the first four weeks of Nick Viall's season of "The Bachelor"), or Nysha Norris (eliminated on night one of Arie Luyendyk's latest "Bachelor" season), but this season of "Paradise" gives even those that are quickly let go their chance at love.
Some of Becca's more unknown men will also return, such as fan-favorite Joe "the Grocer" Amabile, John Graham (the Venmo co-creator and possibly the wealthiest contestant the show has ever seen), and Connor Obrochta — the latter of the trio most known for throwing the photograph of Becca and contestant Lincoln in the mansion's pool. Now, Connor will have a whole ocean to throw things he doesn't like into.
Paradise might be a better setting for Chris Randone.
Hopefully he'll enter paradise with a new perspective.
Chris might have dazzled Becca on the current season of "The Bachelorette" by confidently winning the two singing-themed dates, but his sense of self-entitlement seemed to show right before he was eliminated in week six of the competition. With Becca spending more time with the other guys, he got jealous, declaring to Becca after fighting that she owed him "500,000 kisses."
Hopefully, Chris had some time to learn that no one owes him anything between getting eliminated and coming to "Paradise." He might not feel as confident or jealous now that everyone isn't fighting for the same person. That, or the complete opposite will happen, and this season will be filled with ego and drama.
Will paradise prove to be too much for Annaliese?
This could be her time to shine.
Annaliese Puccini was eliminated early on in Arie Luyendyk's season, but she's well known by fans as the contestant that had a relatively tough time on both of her group dates due to her fear of dogs and bumper cars. Like Ashley Iaconetti, Puccini is known to bring the waterworks, and if she couldn't handle group dates with dogs and bumper cars, how will she manage an island full of wild animals, nature, and tons of drama? Only time will tell.
The return of Jordan vs. David is sure to be intense.
Jordan and David didn't get along.
The largest feud on Becca's season of "The Bachelorette" was easily between Jordan Kimball and David Ravitz, and the drama looks to continue with both contestants set to return. David, the chicken suit contestant, spent his entire time on the show not in the hospital for falling out of bed poking the overconfident bear that was Jordan, a male model who described his brand as "the pensive gentleman."
He wore tap shoes so that Becca could hear "the heartbeat of a gentleman," sported gold underwear, and got into arguments about his "professionality" with many of the men in the house. Unabashedly himself, whether you enjoyed it or not, Jordan fought with David the most, arguably the true villain of the series. Neither spent time focusing on Becca and were sent home on the same night, but it seems there's going to be some more trouble in "Paradise" with both men set to appear.
We hope to see fan-favorite Kenny finding love.
He might finally find the one.
Appearing on Rachel Lindsay's season of "The Bachelorette," Kenny Layne was the pro-wrestler with a heart of gold who couldn't stop talking about how much he loved his daughter. He will be cheered on for sure in "Paradise," especially following his cameo on a date during Arie Luyendyk's season, where many fans felt like Kenny would have been a better choice for "The Bachelor."
We're here for failed "Winter Games" contestants getting their third chance.
Kevin Wendt is returning to the screen.
"Bachelor: Winter Games" took contestants from all over the international "Bachelor" series to compete together to find love during the events of the Winter Olympics in Russia, much like a winter seasonal version of "Paradise" in between Arie's season of "The Bachelor" and Becca's turn as the "The Bachelorette," but not every relationship on the show held together.
Bibiana Juliana found a strong new relationship with Jordon from New Zealand, but after it ended she's ready to try a third time in "Paradise." Joining her for round three will also be Eric Bigger and Canadian contestant Kevin Wendt, whose ex-girlfriend Ashley Iaconetti just got engaged to another Bachelor Nation alumni, Jared Haibon.
Krystal will probably take the drama up a notch.
We're ready for the drama.
Stating "I do what I want" before snapping in someone's face in the trailer for "Bachelor in Paradise" Season 5, Krystal seems primed for another round of drama, as the villain of Arie's season of "The Bachelor" returns to find someone to love.
She was sent home after she lied to Arie that fellow-contestant Kendall Long wasn't ready for marriage, and had previously skipped an after party because she was mad at "Bachelor" Arie Luyendyk. Long, the taxidermist who made it to the top three in Arie's season, will also be on the island looking for love.
Exes Tia Booth and Colton Underwood will both be coming to "Paradise."
It'll be exciting to see.
One of the largest plots of Becca's current season of "The Bachelorette" revolved around Colton Underwood, who not only made being a virgin his defining characteristic but also revealed that he had a previous relationship with former "Bachelor" contestant Tia Booth prior to appearing on Becca's season.
Becca argued that he might not be there for her, arguing that he may have thought Tia could have been "The Bachelorette." Colton was eliminated after making it to the top four when Tia appeared for a second time on the show to tell Becca that she still had feelings for him.
It has been confirmed by Entertainment Weekly that Colton and Tia will both be on the upcoming season of "Paradise," with Colton describing their reunion as "very emotional." "I think, you know, just coming out of a relationship with Becca," he explained, "I'm dealing with Tia at the same time and I'm also on a beach with a bunch of beautiful women and some of my friends, so I wasn't expecting to feel the emotions that I felt."
We're excited to see Yuki Kimura again.
Her heart of gold has not been forgotten.
Appearing on "Winter Games" as the contestant representing Japan, Yuki struck out on finding love due mainly to a language barrier. However, it seems like the fan-favorite contestant with a heart of gold will return as one of the bartenders for "Bachelor in Paradise," and one can only hope that the series doesn't use her as a gimmick, but helps her find love as well.
"Bachelor in Paradise" Season 5 premieres on ABC on August 7.