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Destination Tokyo
So you want to feel an earthquake? Now you can
Kevin Pilley, for CNN • Updated 28th December 2017
Tokyo (CNN) — The light bulb above our dining room table begins to swing. The windows rattle. The table shakes. Then the whole room shudders, the walls vibrating violently.
A vase of flowers wobbles on a top shelf. Glasses clink. There's a loud rumble and a roar. A bookshelf tears loose from the wall, scattering books everywhere, before we hear a shattering crash.
Then comes silence. But not for long.
A few seconds later the floor begins to buck. The walls bulge. The room jumps up and down and moves from side to side. Crockery starts flying through the air.
I dive under the table, hold a cushion over my head, shut my eyes and start laughing. When I open them, I see Tokyo collapse in front of my eyes.
A buzzer sounds and an instructor comes into the room. My disaster preparedness instructor bends down and looks at me cowering under the table. She's pleased with my performance.
"Well done, you survived your first earthquake," she says with a smile. "Not bad for a beginner."
Preparing Tokyo residents for disaster
Tokyo Earthquake Simulation Center visitors learn emergency first aid and how to protect themselves after a quake.
Tokyo has a number of unusual and relatively unknown travel attractions: the world's only tapeworm museum and a noodle museum housing the world's largest collection of pot noodle cartons come to mind.
But only one tourist site has been declared an official disaster zone.
The Tokyo Earthquake Simulation Center is on the fourth floor of the city's Ikebukuro Bosai-kan fire station. It's open to the public, and there's no charge to experience two minutes of terrifying tremors.
"Residents of Tokyo are required to attend courses to enhance their disaster preparedness awareness," says my instructor. "Children and salarymen all come to learn what to do in the event of an earthquake."
The computer-controlled earthquake mimics a quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale.
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There are 50,000 reported earthquakes in the world every year. They vary in seismic intensity. No area of the earth is entirely free from the threat, although some areas are more active than others.
Japan has had more than 60 major quakes, with the first recorded in 684. The 2011 Tohoku quake registered a 9.0 magnitude and claimed nearly 16,000 lives.
The world's biggest earthquake is believed to have been the 1960 Valdiva Quake in Chile, which was a 9.5.
The quake that hit California in 1906 and ruptured a 70-mile length of the San Andreas fault was an 8. Other big ones have hit in Lisbon in 1755, New Madrid, Missouri in 1811 and Alaska in 1899.
The Lisbon quake -- which killed at least 60,000 people -- was so powerful that the water in Loch Lomond in Scotland oscillated for two minutes.
Your regularly scheduled quake is about to begin
A serious earthquake with accompanying aftershocks is simulated every half hour every day except weekends and Tuesdays at Tokyo's Life Safety Learning center.
There are similar centers in Tachikawa and Honjo.
"The Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake brought about catastrophic devastation," my disaster preparedness tutor tells me.
"We must all learn safety measures so we know what to do in such an emergency. It might save our own life and the lives of others. Here we learn how to behave during a catastrophe. How to keep a cool head and a calm body. Our programs improve all-round earthquake skills."
The center has a permanent exhibition to the 1923 Tokyo earthquake.
On September 1, 74,000 people died in seven seconds. Some 54% of the brick buildings and 10% of all reinforced-concrete structures collapsed.
One percent of the city's houses were destroyed and 700,000 homes were burned down. The shock started a tsunami tidal wave that reached a height of 36 feet at Atami on Sagama Bay, where it destroyed a further 150 houses and killed 60 more people.
'The real ones are no fun at all'
With 60 major earthquakes in the last 1,500 years and regular smaller tremors, prepping for a big one is part of life in Japan.
Tokyo Earthquake Simulation Center
Earthquake-skills students are shown video highlights of the 1995 Kobe earthquake.
We watch motorways buckle and skyscrapers cave in. It could be make believe. But there are no special effects.
Courses at the center include basic fire extinguisher training. There's a special room where you're given a canister and told to spray foam over anything and everything.
"It's very popular with the adults, as well as the children," says my instructor. "But there's a serious side. Students learn how to protect themselves and prevent fires from spreading after an earthquake. We also use a smoke maze and a tunnel to help people get used to being in smoke and learning how to get out of smoke-filled buildings in an orderly manner.
"We teach emergency first aid. And how to resuscitate injured people and administer cardiac massage. This is all to minimize the casualties when and if a quake strikes. We also have escape shoot drills.
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"We have a lot of people coming back. Not because they want to learn more. They just enjoy being in an artificial earthquake scenario. Would you like to enjoy another one yourself?"
She smiles.
"I can arrange it. I can cause earthquakes!"
So once again I sit at the table in a mock-up of a typical small Japanese apartment, complete with kitchenette. The young woman asks me if I'm ready, then presses a button. The room begins to shake again.
Following instructions, I run to the stove to turn off the gas supply and then open the door. Grabbing a cushion I find safety under the kitchen table.
The walls tremble and then the floor. The bookcase sways. Through the window, I can see video footage of falling masonry and giant dust clouds.
One moment a building is there and another it's gone. The Tokyo area has minor tremors every day. My second one of the afternoon is over.
I pass with flying colors and am equipped to deal with an earthquake if I ever find myself in one's epicenter.
"But it won't be so much fun," my earthquake examiner says. "The real ones are no fun at all."
Tokyo Earthquake Simulation Center: Ikebukuro Bosai-kan, (5 minue walk from the west exit of Ikebukuro station); closed Tuesdays and every 3rd Monday of the month; Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; +81 (0)9 3590 6565. Admission is free.
Other Tokyo museums and disaster training centers open to visitors include: Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, at Honjo Bosai-Kan, Tachikawa Bosai-kan; and the Science of Museum of Earthquake North Tokyo (Nishigahara Metro station)


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Martinez elected first Latina L.A. City Council president
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, 6th District, will succeed Herb Wesson as City Council president. (photo courtesy of the 6th Council District office)
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez, 6th District, was elected by her colleagues on Dec. 3 to serve as City Council president, beginning in January.
Martinez becomes the first Latina council president in the city's history, and replaces Herb Wesson, 10th District, who will step down as council president on Jan. 4. Martinez previously served as assistant president pro tempore and president pro tempore beginning in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Her district is located in the northeast San Fernando Valley,
"I want to thank Council President Wesson and my City Council colleagues for their overwhelming support and partnership," Martinez said. "As the daughter of Mexican immigrants, it is not lost on me that in one of the most diverse cities in the world and the second-largest city in the nation, I will soon become the first Latina City Council president in Los Angeles' storied history. Any feelings of pride are eclipsed by an enormous sense of duty to work hard each and every day – as my parents taught me – to do what is right and just for the residents of the city of Los Angeles. I look forward to bringing a woman's perspective and families-first agenda to the president's chair and working with my dedicated council colleagues and Mayor Garcetti to ensure resources, services and opportunities abound for Angelenos in all 15 Council Districts."
During a City Council meeting on Dec. 3, the council voted to approve a motion by Wesson allowing him to step down from his duties as council president. Wesson held the position since November 2011 and will remain on the council.
The council also voted to appoint Councilman Joe Buscaino, 15th District, as council president pro tempore, beginning on Jan. 5. Martinez will appoint a new assistant council president pro tempore at the City Council's first meeting following the winter break on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
"I am so proud to be a part of this new leadership team in L.A. City Hall with the historic inauguration of the first Latina Los Angeles City Council president," Buscaino said. "I am so excited to be standing alongside a woman as she leads this council into the new decade. It's a time of challenges and opportunities, and I believe Council President-elect Martinez is just who we need at this moment. I am most excited about working with [her] because she shares my sense of urgency about addressing our most pressing problems."
Garcetti also praised Martinez's service and congratulated her on the new role on the council.
"For me, the best parts of public service are making a difference in the lives of Angelenos, working alongside incredible people and having a front row seat to history," Garcetti said. "Nury Martinez's elevation to council president is like experiencing all of them at once. I congratulate a friend and leader who has earned the trust, confidence and respect of her colleagues and having served in that role, I know that she will be an outstanding partner in confronting our biggest challenges and pointing Los Angeles to the future. I look forward to working closely with her, and wish her well in an extraordinarily important job."
Martinez will outline her goals as council president at the Jan. 14, City Council meeting.
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Garmin Dash Cam 55 Plus dash cam review - Which?
One year ago we tested the Garmin Dash Cam 55, one of the most advanced models on the market at the time. As Garmin's most popular model, it's now been updated for 2018. The Dash Cam 55 Plus isn't much different on the surface, but its one development is a big one: a new and improved lens. Does it manage to capture footage worthy of making it a Best Buy? We sent it to our dash cam test lab to find out.


(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 01) There are approximately 35 known species of St. Johnswort in the United States, most of which are in the East. We believe this one is the common St. Johnswort, which grows in height from 1 to 2-1/2 feet.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 01a) One of the characteristics of the St. Johnswort is that the erect main stem most often has opposite growing branches, particularly near the top of the plant. The numerous oblong leaves also grow opposite one another.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 01b) The five petaled flowers of the St. Johnswort each measure about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. There are usually several flowers growing or developing in a cyme at the end of the branches and stem. As an example, on the left side of the photo is a branch with one open flower and several buds.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 02) The St. Johnswort flowers have one pistil with three styles and numerous stamens. The edges of the petals have small black dots.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 02a) A native of Asia, St. Johnswort was imported to the United States by European emigrants, some of whom used to collect the plants on St. John's Eve, June 24th, and hang them on their doors to ward off evil spirits. The dew, as shown in this photo, was collected in the morning of St. John's Day because it was believed that it was a good eye lotion.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 03) This photo affords us a closer look at the St. Johnswort flowers with their five petals, pistil, and numerous stamens.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 03a) We find the intricate detail of God's creation to be amazing. In this bee's eye view of the center of the St. Johnswort flower, we can see the three styles of the pistil emanating from the ovary and reaching out among the numerous stamens to ensure pollination. One style is reaching out in the 10:30 position, another in the 2:00 position, and the third in the 5:00 position of this photo.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 03b) In this close up view of another St. Johnswort flower, we noted that there appear to be only 2 styles in the pistil, but what may be a third style appears to be coming out in the 4:00 position.
(St. Johnswort, Common (Hypericum perforatum) - 04) In this bee's eye view we can clearly see the three styles of the pistil growing from the ovary (lower left of photo). In the upper right of the photo, we get a good look at the black dots along the edge of the petal. The literature didn't identify the composition of these black dots; but the black dots on the leaves contain oil, which we suspect these do, too. The oil was extracted for healing wounds and skin irritations. The flowers and seeds were boiled into a tea to help heal urinary problems.


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Not all of your travel plans work out the way you want them to. Infact, not all of our general life plans work out the way you want them to.
However, this does not have to be a bad thing.
I am a strong believer in everything happens for a reason and even everything that doesn't happen is also for a reason.
If you have been following my social media, particularly my instagram account, you would know that I just returned from a two month trip of a lifetime through Europe but what you didn't know is that I had originally planned to move to Canada to work for a couple of years immediately after Europe.
Obviously I am not currently living in Canada due to many reasons that got in the way no matter how hard I tried to get around them. Which was actually quite upsetting especially after talking it up so much to myself, my family and my friends for so long. In some ways it felt that by changing my plans I was disappointing not only myself, but also my family and friends.
If you really look into it though I assure you that at some point you had a family member or friend talk all about their plans which never lived past a plan but I am sure that if you cared about them enough you would not judge them or treat them any different for it and if they cared about you enough the same would apply.
What I am trying to say is that we need to learn when something isn't right, whether it be for now or forever and how to make the right decision for ourselves no matter how hard that can be sometimes.
Particularly as travelers, so many people like to question our goals and dreams but out of all of these people the only opinion that truly matters is your own.
As well as making sure your decisions are not made due to the pressure of others.
Looking back now, I am able to understand that the decision to postpone my Canadian adventure was in fact the right thing.
I had no way in knowing that my Europe trip would change me the way that it did or that I am not the biggest fan of solo travel and we as travelers and as people have no way in knowing how our life will be, how we will grow and what experiences will shape who we become.
After everything I am still going on my Canadian adventure this year. It may not be for 2 years yet but for me now 2 months is perfect! I will see some friends and then come home to my family and plan my next chapter.
As I said before, not all of our dreams work out for us but you would be surprised once you notice how many of these goals and dreams make their way back into our lives in a way that is right for us.


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Shang-Chi Second Weekend Box Office Made A Decent Hold
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings keeps on showing its strength at the box office, scoring the greatest second weekend since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. After a somewhat harsher summer than anticipated, the box office recuperation seems, by all accounts, to be moving the correct way indeed. Restored worries over the Delta variation painted a dubious picture of moviegoing, with some stressing that the recuperation would be prevented incredibly. Fortunately, as movies like Free Guy and Candyman have shown, crowds are as yet ready to show up for films, but at more modest levels than typical.
Shang-Chi's appearance was met with incredible interest. As the MCU's first Asian-drove film and the first to deliver only in quite a while since the pandemic started, the early projections for Shang-Chi made them procure probably the most reduced opening in the MCU. Those assumptions were broken last weekend, with the Simu Liu-drove film procured $71 million out of 3 days, the second-greatest opening of the whole pandemic. In scoring $90 million through the 4-day Labor Day weekend, Shang-Chi broke records for the occasion.
Going into its subsequent weekend, Shang-Chi was relied upon to rehash at number 1, and that is actually what occurred. Per Forbes, the MCU flick acquired $34.1 million, carrying its homegrown absolute to $143.9 million. That was just a 52.5% diminishing starting with one weekend then onto the next, which is a respectable hold nowadays. Moreover Shang-Chi has now procured $257.6 million around the world.
This news will be met with much alleviation from media outlets. The last MCU film to make a big appearance in theaters, Black Widow, broke the record for the greatest opening weekend of the pandemic, at this point dropped a staggering 67% in its subsequent weekend. Simultaneously, Black Widow was additionally accessible on Disney+, and many accept that prompted more modest box office returns than it might've procured in typical occasions. Shang-Chi is a select dramatic delivery, and its monetary presentation has added to the conviction that theaters-no one but deliveries can without a doubt endure the current commercial center.
Shang-Chi is as of now one of the greatest netting films of the year, yet it can go considerably farther if its exhibition keeps on holding up. The following film scheduled to show up in venues that could seemingly fill in as rivalry for Shang-Chi's crowd is No Time To Die toward the beginning of October, so the Marvel film will have a decent couple of weeks as the greatest blockbuster at present playing. This is absolutely a success for the MCU and for cinemas and, with sufficient opportunity, could demonstrate a productive success for every one of those included.
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Best practices to prevent and mitigate incidents like Heartbleed
By Steven Rosen April 16, 2014
Consumers have received alerts, but securing corporate information is much more complex
Important to deploy adequate tools to help keep track of patches and bugs across systems
RECENTLY, Malaysians were made aware of Heartbleed, a major encryption flaw that affects OpenSSL web servers.
Known as one of the biggest security threats online, the flaw allows cybercriminals access to crucial and corporate information stored on the cloud across various websites such as Facebook, Google and Twitter.
As such, patrons of these open platforms may have been exposing their crucial and private data for the past two years.
Since its inception in 2012, OpenSSL has been a popular choice amongst companies as it is a free platform. In fact, according to a recent Netcraft Web Server survey across 959 million websites globally, around 66% are powered by technology built around OpenSSL.
However, some of the technology used to secure communication was jeopardised for over two years by the Heartbleed bug.
While consumers have received alerts from several websites to update their passwords to protect their information, securing corporate information is much more complex.
Companies need to track and assess their systems for exposures and may not be aware of what to do, or may even procrastinate. This delay creates an opportunity for hackers to seize the moment and exploit the data at hand.
What businesses can do
If businesses have been using OpenSSL, a quick reactive process should be in place to analyse and identify the risks they are exposed to, and they should then take steps to immediately address them.
After this, they should run an audit to ensure no other information has been compromised on the system.
However, the challenge businesses face is that the bug masks itself as a heartbeat, in a transparent form, and this makes it near impossible to trace if any information from memory has been compromised through this exploit.
To mitigate this issue, it is important for businesses to deploy adequate tools to help keep track of patches and bugs across systems.
Here are some crucial moves businesses can take into consideration:
Implement a standard operating environment (SOE) which helps to standardise all applications and tools that are in use;
Use a configuration management database (CMDB) which assesses all servers, network elements and collects configuration specific information and includes them into a single database.
If an issue comes up, the CMDB can run a report and businesses would immediately be aware of what areas have been compromised, and address them appropriately
An IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), which is the enterprise standard across the world on how IT should be structure.
Part of ITIL is a patch management process, which ensures the SOE is healthy, functionally capable and secure. An added benefit is its ability to keep track of functional and security patches that can identify and quickly deploy patches for the system if there is a compromise.
Many people may not be aware that Windows or iOS updates are in fact patches for functional or security issues. They are either mandatory or optional for certain software, and a robust management system can be designed to automate such updates on a weekly or monthly basis whenever they become available.
To continue using OpenSSL
If companies want to continue using OpenSSL, they can choose to use wild card certificates with one encryption key for each subdomain, or generate a single encryption key for all subdomains.
Security best practices would recommend that you use a separate key for each subdomain, but based on the criticality of the systems and data, it may be more cost beneficial to use a wild card certificate.
While organisations can still choose to use OpenSSL, it is also the company's responsibility to ensure that all security gaps associated with OpenSSL and other free tools or platforms are actively monitored and addressed.
Steven Rosen is CIO at Xchanging Malaysia; Xchanging provides business processing, technology and procurement services internationally for customers across multiple industries.
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 * @author Rupak Chakraborty
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The Rosewood Foundation
The Rosewood Foundation, formerly Fire Foundation of Greater Chicago, makes grants to partner schools, providing partial funding for special education resources and staffing. Students with special needs achieve their individual academic objectives while learning alongside their peers. For more information on Inclusive Catholic Education within the Archdiocese of Chicago, call 847-780-6423 or email info@rosewoodfoundation.org. If you are a parent of a child with special needs or an Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic School Administrator, please refer to our Apply For Grant page for information on funding opportunities.
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Kid-Friendly Resorts in Las Vegas – On the Strip
Many scoff at the idea of bringing kids to Vegas, pointing to the various vices that are on full display in "Sin City".
The truth is, although there are aspects of Vegas that most would rather not expose their children to, the city has morphed to be more family-friendly. In fact, there's a myriad of kid-friendly things to do in Vegas, and nearby.
Although all resorts have adult-only aspects like nightclubs, bars, and gaming, there are a few specific resorts on the Strip that offer amenities aimed at kids and families.
See Also: 89 Free things to do in Las Vegas. A complete list of free shows, activities, and things to see.
Family-Friendly Resorts On the Strip
With its medieval castle-theming, arcade, Tournament of Kings dinner show, and 4D Experience, Excalibur certainly qualifies as a family-friendly resort from an amenity standpoint.
Additionally, Excalibur sits next door to New York New York which offers an arcade as well, in addition to a thrilling rooftop rollercoaster.
Across the street, MGM Grand offers a virtual reality video game experience, as well as a Topgolf facility complete with a 2-level swimming pool.
Just south of Excalibur, and connected by both tram and enclosed walkway, Luxor offers three unique kid-friendly museum attractions.
Notably, Luxor's Titanic Artifact Exhibition will give your kids the chance to learn the story of a passenger aboard the ill-fated vessel while viewing hundreds of artifacts recovered from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Afterward, check out Bodies… The Exhibition, which provides a window into the inner workings of the human body with the aid of actual preserved human specimens.
Lastly, Discovering King Tut's Tomb will provide your family the chance to trace Howard Carter's footsteps as he uncovers the tomb of the Boy King.
Located near New York New York, MGM Grand, and Excalibur, there are plenty of kid-friendly activities nearby.
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Located on the north end of the Strip, Circus Circus is a ways off the beaten path. The resort, however, is among the most kid-friendly on the Strip due to amenities like The Adventuredome theme park, free daily circus shows, an arcade, and a midway.
While the resort is somewhat rundown and has seen better days, your kids are likely to still have a blast. Notably, STRAT is a short Uber ride away and the thrill rides atop the SkyPod tower are both a blast, and relatively cheap.
As an added bonus, Circus Circus is home to the cheapest buffet on the Strip with kid-approved culinary selections like corn dogs, pizza, and mac & cheese.
Take a look inside Circus Circus' buffet.
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Related: Do your kids love nature? Check out these popular outdoor activities near Las Vegas -There are an impressive number of opportunities to hike, explore the desert, and enjoy watersports nearby!
Family-Friendly Las Vegas Hotels: Honorable Mentions
While the resorts below are not recognized as being kid-friendly on the whole, they do offer an amenity or two that could entice you to stop by or even stay there with your family.
The mega-resort earns an honorable mention as a Kid-Friendly resort due in part to its close proximity to NYNY and its rollercoaster, Excalibur, and Luxor.
Additionally, MGM Grand has a sprawling pool complex complete with a lazy river that would make any kid salivate. Furthermore, Topgolf, located behind MGM Grand offers family-friendly golf games in addition to a 2-level pool that is free for all to use.
The resort is also home to The Hunger Games Exhibition, which boasts an impressive number of costumes from the movie, a replica of President Snow's office, and the opportunity to test your archery skills.
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While Mandalay doesn't offer many kid-friendly activities, they do boast a pool complex which is among the most impressive in Vegas. Complete with a wave pool, lazy river, and real sand beach, your kids will have a blast in the water.
Mandalay is also positioned on the South end of the Strip within walking distance of Luxor, Excalibur, NYNY, and MGM Grand which all offer family-friendly activities.
Due to the resort's location away from the action, you encounter a lot less "crazy" on the sidewalks around the resort. It's certainly quieter than being mid-strip.
Earning a kid-friendly honorable mention, STRAT offers 3 thrill rides on the top of its SkyPod tower, 1,149 feet above the Strip.
Big Shot (shooting riders straight up), Insanity (dangling riders off the edge of the tower), and X-Scream (also dangling riders off the edge) are all attractions that children will enjoy.
While ride tickets can be purchased individually, an all-you-can ride pass is available for just over $40.
Although there are few other kid-friendly activities at STRAT, Circus Circus, and its family-friendly attractions are a short ride away.
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While Las Vegas has not always been viewed as family-friendly, the number of entertainment options outside of gambling has grown significantly over the years. There's now a very long list of things to do with kids in Vegas, making it a family and kid-friendly destination if that is the type of trip you desire.
Hopefully, my rundown of family-friendly hotels on the Strip was helpful in helping you find accommodations!
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(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet's earnings misses, and disappointing forecasts last week from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META ) exposed tech giants' vulnerability to a slowing economy. Defying the tech rout to trounce its peers, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL ) better-than-expected earnings gave the shares their best 1-day move in more than two years, even as the iPhone maker plans to trim production in a move that could hurt suppliers like Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ), due to report its own results this week. Meanwhile, Exxon (NYSE: XOM ) closed at a record high and Chevron (NYSE: CVX ) touched intraday highs after smashing analysts' expectations in what could be one of the biggest profit hauls for Big Oil.
Despite the bright spots, overall corporate earnings are on a bleaker trajectory than last quarter, based on the number of negative surprises so far this season. Of the 40% of S&P 500 companies that have posted results, only 73% have beaten earnings estimates, compared with 75% at this point in the second-quarter reporting season. Bottom-line misses also rose to 22% from 20% a quarter ago. CVS Health's (NYSE: CVS ) full-year guidance update this week will put healthcare companies' resilience to test, while Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) will shed light on Covid-related revenues as the pandemic recedes.
On Wednesday, earnings could be overshadowed by the Federal Reserve, expected by the vast majority of surveyed economists to raise rates by 75 basis points for a fourth consecutive meeting, a case supported by latest core inflation readings, with uncertainty looming around the pace of future hikes required to tame widespread price pressures.
Brazilians voted yesterday to elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as president over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in what could signal a change of direction for Latin America's largest economy. Petroleo Brasileiro, the government-controlled oil giant, is slumping in early US and European trading as the election results could hurt privatization plans intended by the outgoing administration.
Earnings highlights to look for this week:
Monday: Stryker (NYSE: SYK US) is due after the closing bell. The maker of medical and surgical equipments is projected to see single-digit gains on both the top and bottom lines, compared with the prior year. Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ US) recovery in orthopedic procedures seen in its earnings report two weeks ago bodes well for Stryker, BTIG analysts wrote. Management also reassured investors of its confidence to deliver on the raised full-year organic growth target of 8%-9%, Wells Fargo analysts said in September, adding that Stryker was "incrementally less pessimistic" about the macro environment.
Tuesday: Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE ) is due premarket following recent upbeat news on pricing for its Covid shot. Nonetheless, Wall Street analysts are bracing for a weak report driven by lower vaccine revenue for the third quarter. BMO analysts noted that delayed shipments of doses to the EU will likely drag down Comirnaty segment revenue, which is estimated to fall to the lowest level since first deliveries in late-2020. On the earnings call, the drug maker could face questions over the booster uptake, Paxlovid use and implications of the US government's plan to shift to a private-market model next year, Bloomberg Intelligence said.
Uber (NYSE: UBER US), holding its earnings call at 8 a.m., is contending with challenges from California and the Biden Administration over how the gig company classifies its workers. A recent San Francisco Superior Court ruling and plans from the White House could raise risks the company would face in potentially reclassifying its drivers as employees and impact the company's revenue, cost of revenue, incentives and promotions. To read more, see the ESG Stock Watch.
Wednesday: CVS Health will post third-quarter results before the market open. BofA and Cowen analysts are once again expecting a "solid" and "steady" report, underscoring the drugstore operator's consistent earnings beats over the last 26 quarters. That said, the company's 2023 and 2024 outlooks will be key, as investors seek clarity on financial implications of the drop in US government's Medicare Advantage star ratings. Management can expect to address Centene's drug benefits contract to Cigna (NYSE: CI ), as well as its M&A strategy, considering reports on its interest in Cano Health and the announcement to buy Signify Health, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) is due after the close. The chipmaker is likely to get caught in the onslaught of tech misses seen in the past week as Apple, which accounts for 22% of Qualcomm's revenue, moves to cut iPhone production and as the White House curbs chip technology exports to China. Adjusted revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter is projected to grow at the slowest pace in two years, according to Bloomberg consensus. BI even floated the possibility of a miss due to Qualcomm's elevated smartphone exposure, clouding the upcoming outlook for the fiscal first quarter.
Thursday: Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON US) will deliver fiscal first-quarter results before market. Consensus estimates point to the third straight quarter of year-over-year revenue decline, a sign that the fitness technology company is not yet out of the woods despite its repeated turnaround efforts to cut costs and jobs. Demand has been slow to recover as customers began returning to offices and gyms. Cash burn will also be a focus as analysts assess whether it can turn cash flow neutral in fiscal 2023 after burning through $2.4 billion in cash in fiscal 2022.
Cryptocurrency-exposed companies Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN US) and Block (SQ US) are expected to deliver y/y EPS declines when they report after-market as the crypto winter persists with Bitcoin trading around the $20,000 mark since mid-September. Coinbase is expected to post a third consecutive quarter of sequential declines in revenue and monthly transacting users. Its ability to control costs and cash burn will be key to the near-term outlook, BI said, adding that maintaining 2022 guidance for an adjusted Ebitda loss of $500 million will be important for potential future investments. For digital payments firm Block, analysts at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) lowered their estimates for gross profit after observing a decline in Cash App and Square (NYSE: SQ ) user numbers, as well as weaker consumer spending on the heels of major bank earnings.
Friday: Hershey (NYSE: HSY ) is due before market. The confectionery maker is expected to post double-digit revenue growth for a third quarter, according to consensus estimates. Unlike many companies whose earnings have been affected by a strong dollar, it faces minimal currency risk as it is not exposed to macro headwinds in the UK and Europe, according to Piper Sandler analysts, whose model ranks the stock at the top spot. Consumer surveys by the research firm shows that consumers continue to cite candy as "one of the least likely categories for trading down," giving the snack company strong pricing power in a slowing economy.
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College Football Playoff Semis, Bowl Schedule on New Year's Day 2018
Ben Rummage | Staff Writer January 1, 2018 College Football News
NEW ORLEANS — The following is New Year's Day college football schedule on Monday, which includes the semi-finals of the College Football Playoff.
Five games are listed on the schedule for today, but without a doubt, the two highlighted fixtures are the Rose Bowl and Allstate Sugar Bowl, as the winner of each of the semis advanced to the title-game.
In Pasadena, California, starting at 5:00 pm ET, No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 3 Georgia will face off in the Rose Bowl.
Following that game at 8:45 pm, defending champion and No. 1 Clemson battles with No. 4 Alabama in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, which is also a repeat of last year's CFP championship game.
Live coverage of the Rose Bowl will be on ESPN and live stream is on WatchESPN.
The Sooners head into their game with a slight concern to starting quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield.
A few days ago, Mayfield revealed that he woke up with flu-like symptoms and became sick over the Christmas break.
Up to two days ago, he was still battling with the flu, but the senior who has thrown for 4,340 yards and 41 touchdowns, as well as running for 310 yards and five scores this season, remains optimistic.
Georgia Bulldogs Football team
Meanwhile, Georgia comes into this game full of confidence after beating Auburn and Alabama to the SEC title.
After losing to Auburn in the regular season fixture when they were No. 1, the Bulldogs (12-1) returned to beat the Tigers when it mattered in the SEC championship game, and second-year head coach Kirby Smart believes his team will be ready for Mayfield and the powerhouse Oklahoma offense, which is putting up 44.9-point per game.
At the same time though, the former Alabama coordinator isn't expecting an easy go.
"It's a different style," Smart said of Oklahoma's offense.
"They do a tremendous job of throwing the ball down the field, up-tempo, do a really good job of that. … Baker Mayfield is the great equalizer because he extends that time, and he makes those plays go longer where you have to cover longer."
At the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, top-ranked Clemson will renew its rivalry with SEC powerhouse Alabama, live on ESPN and WatchESPN.
The Clemson Tigers football team
The last time these two programs met it ended in dramatic fashion after the Tigers outscored Crimson Tide 21-7 in the fourth quarter to seal a 35-31 victory in the College Football Playoff championship game last year.
Another gruesome encounter is expected on New Year's Day as both sets of players and coaching staffs strongly believe their respective program is number one in the country.
Alabama got the nod over Ohio State for the final CFP slot, but the Crimson Tide are expected to welcome back a few key players who were being bothered by injuries.
Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban
In fact, with the expectations that a fully strengthened Alabama team will run out on Monday night, ESPN's Football Power Index is backing Nick Saban's ball club to get the better of the Dabo Swinney coached Tigers.
In other college football bowl games on the schedule for New Year's Day, No. 7 Auburn and the undefeated No. 12 UCF will face-off for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Citrus Bowl sees No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 17 LSU battling, while Michigan and South Carolina will go head-to-head for the Outback Bowl
College Football Bowl Games on New Year's Day
Outback Bowl
Michigan vs. South Carolina
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No. 12 UCF vs. No. 7 Auburn
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No. 14 Notre Dame vs. No. 17 LSU
1 p.m., ABC, WatchESPN
College Football Playoff at the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma
5 p.m., ESPN, WatchESPN
College Football Playoff at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson
8:45 p.m., ESPN, WatchESPN
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Academic Background of Daren Vanderley Despite hectic practice sessions, Daren never ignored his studies and was always a good student. In May 2010, he graduated from UMS-Wright Preparatory school, Mobile, Alabama. He also received Spirit of Auburn Presidential Scholarship to attend the Honors College at the Auburn University. Making the most of this brilliant opportunity to pursue his education from such a prestigious University, Daren enrolled in a Bachelor's program in Mechanical Engineering and successfully completed the degree in May, 2014.
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Shortly after Vince McMahon announced he was bringing the XFL back for a second go-round, the Alliance of American Football was also planned out by Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian that is set to kickoff in February 2019.
Now, we have a third league.
San Diego has a new football team, now that the Chargers have relocated to L.A., called the San Diego Fleet. Their quarterback is Josh Johnson who also just signed to be the backup quarterback with the Washington Redskins. According to the local TV sportscasters, Johnson's contract(s) enable him to play in both leagues.
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This is the third (and presumably last) article discussing the appointment of Marin Alsop as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Previous opinions can be found here and here.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop, as we know now, will be the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Designate in the 2006-07 season and then the Music Director from 2007-08 to 2009-10. Lacking divination, we won't know what those years will bring exactly, but that can't keep us from speculating wildly.
There are enough positives about Alsop that even those who regard her critically might find reason for hope. Ironically, one of those great strengths – her devotion and particular ability with 20th-century and contemporary repertoire – may not even appeal to the musically more conservative circles that so urgently wanted her to lead the BSO. (So urgently, indeed, that they did not mind ruffling many feathers among the BSO's presumably most important employees, the musicians.) Ionarts, however, should be very excited about that particular aspect of Ms. Alsop's tenure to come. While Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Ellen Taaffe Zwillich, Joan Towers, Jennifer Higdon, Christopher Rouse, and John Adams are hardly hard-core modernist fare among contemporary and recent classical music, it's still choice repertoire that has been neglected in the region, despite Leonard Slatkin's worthy and admirable efforts. Since I have decried the BSO's conservative programming of romantic stalwarts under Yuri Temirkanov on a few occasions, I ought to hail the naming of a conductor as MD that excels in the above named composers and has her baton-holding hand very much on the beating pulse of music. (Not coincidentally she will conduct Rouse and Corigliano performances with the BSO in 2006.) I can only hope that she will bring the enthusiasm, communicativeness, and ingenuity of a David Zinman to the BSO.
Philip Glass, Symphony Nos. 2 and 3, M. Alsop / BmthSO
J. Adams, Shaker Loops, M. Alsop / BmthSO
If you are interested in dipping your ears in some of that which might be to come, try two particular recordings of Maestra Alsop. Her recording of Philip Glass's 2nd and 3rd symphonies is a must-have, anyway. Those two works are among the most enjoyable works of Glass, especially for those who have reservations about too much minimalism à la Einstein on the Beach. Superior to symphonies nos. 5 and 8 (the other ones either available on record or recently heard live), they are at least as well recorded and played as the Nonesuch recordings under the estimable Dennis Russell Davies. They may lack the attractive couplings, but on one disc at eight dollars as opposed to two discs at $17 each, it is a steal.
The other record I particularly recommend is the John Adams Shaker Loops disc with "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," "The Wound-Dresser," and "Berceuse Elégiaque." Also on Naxos, playing and interpretation are exemplary. I'll be sure to listen to those recordings whenever my gripes about her nomination threaten to take over. Hopefully Marin Alsop won't swear off that repertoire, though, given that she has recently expressed her displeasure with the automatic association of her with contemporary American repertoire. In the San Francisco Chronicle (August 5th, 2004) she told Joshua Kosman that she is "trying to get away from the American Stigma," relating how her European career (Bournemouth, mostly) and her recording projects (Brahms with the London Philharmonic Orchestra) were "steeped in the standard repertoire."
It is that standard repertoire that I have my doubts about with Ms. Alsop. Her recording of the Brahms 1st Symphony I thought to be nothing special, to say the least (though it got some favorable reviews in the press) – and her Brahms 3rd at the Strathmore recently was less inspiring, still. To be fair though: one really ought to ask Bournemouth audiences to get a better picture of her way with such works. Everyone can produce lackluster Brahms. Bernhard Haitink, for example, just finished a distinctively indistinctive Brahms cycle with the LSO, and no one would dare question Maestro Haitink's abilities re: Brahms or any other "standard repertoire" composer. (Nor would it keep me from dancing on the table – as I promise I would/will – if Haitink were to be nominated a conductor in the region!)
Recording prolifically has raised Marin Alsop's profile considerably, and we can hope that she might continue that with the BSO, who could use the challenge. Unfortunately, that may remain a hope elusive given the self-defeating and (quite frankly) insane restrictions and powers that the unions in U.S. orchestras impose and wield. Only if the BSO moved outside the union restrictions for the purpose of recording – like the Philadelphia Orchestra had to in order to sign a contract with Ondine – might there be a chance to profit from Ms. Alsop's recording activities. (The unions still hold enough power, as any Philadelphia Orchestra member can tell you. Just recently the union rep. successfully managed to torpedo a patch-up session for Mahler that the PhilO had recorded on their Asia tour, because it was likely to go beyond the session limits by 15 to 30 minutes.)
If you add to Marin Alsop's record with new music and her recording success two more crucial elements that work in her favor, it becomes clear why the board shoved its MD pick down the musicians' throat: she's undoubtedly a media darling – not the least because she's a female in the last bastion of a rampantly chauvinistic and patriarchic profession. This might well translate into favorable and extensive media coverage and particularly more, new sponsors and donors for the needy (very needy) BSO. Also: the maestra is inexpensive. Word has it that she will take in less than half a million US dollars per year – a basement bargain for a renowned conductor… and somewhere between half and a quarter of what Temirkanov costs the BSO. To whatever extent it is also a statement about her rank among conductors – glass ceiling or not – is difficult to tell.
What remains most important about a conductor is his or her ability to bring an orchestra to the next level. The BSO, for all its quality, has plenty of room for improvement. Is Ms. Alsop the conductor who can do that? I have my doubts. Not only is the move from Mr. Temirkanov – and I am no enthusiastic fan of his, either – to Ms. Alsop not a step up, I simply can't see in her the drill-master that the BSO needs to reach those new and higher planes. (Lorin Maazel, for example, could be the type that would ensure pristine playing and no missed entries ever again… even if he isn't always the most inspiring of conductors. Coincidentally Maazel has some experience with players of an orchestra not taking to his appointment very kindly when he started out in Cleveland.)
The orchestra certainly does not think she is what they need – as evidenced in their substantial disagreement with the board's decision to name Alsop the MD. That disagreement itself should be the main worry. Starting a tenure with that many players less than enthused about their new leader might doom the all-important relationship between orchestra and conductor. In an interview on NPR's Performance Today on Friday, Marin Alsop said that she had thought about not taking the position given the dissent among the ranks. Which begs the question: what made her decide to take it, after all? Did she, after pausing for a moment, think: "Ah, f*$# the musicians?" (It's hardly her style, but the thought occurs.) It's particularly puzzling since the BSO's was certainly not the only offer from a major US orchestra likely to come Ms. Alsop's way over the next few years. I suspect she figures that she is able to mend fences sufficiently by 2006. (If her moving speech to the orchestra ahead of the official press conference is anything to go by, she may well be right!)
Another worry I have, meanwhile, is that what (not only) I consider her strength – aforementioned way with conservative modern American classical music which could do so much to 'Americanize' the classical music tradition and experience here – may not be played out to its full potential. The BSO seems comfortable in the Romantic (and less challenging, less novel) repertoire that has been a Temirkanov hallmark. The approach may have worked, too, as the BSO seems to be gaining audience members out of the stock of (former) NSO patrons that occasionally refuse to go along with Mr. Slatkin's more imaginative and sophisticated (all my very subjective opinion, of course) programming. Not that I mind a Bruckner 9th, Mahler 2nd, and Schostakovich 1st symphony (all of which the BSO will serve up next season… especially the DSCH should be a hoot with the acoustics of the Strathmore – Tip: Get tickets all the way up on the upper tier for a stomach-tickling rumble!). But even the tiniest bit of Carter, Wuorinen, Salonen, Henze, Berio, et al. would be great for orientation in the world of (near) living classical music.
David Zinman
As it is, audiences can hope for the best and the players can start getting over their rightful frustrations. Meanwhile we can start delicious speculations about whom the NSO might appoint as a successor to Leonard Slatkin. Last season has converted me from a Slatkin-doubter to a Slatkin-near-enthusiast. I dare say it's a shame he will leave… and despite reports that say otherwise (Washington Post), it is my understanding that the players of the NSO actually would not mind if he stayed, too. (We hear that opinions that suggested that the players dislike Slatkin had been prominent in direct relation to their isolated nature.) But leave he will – and it will take a foremost conductor to fill his shoes, much less signify a step up. The NSO's board promises to shy no expenses to get only the best. Unfortunately, there is a caveat, namely: "…that can be gotten." Most of the great conductors that would fit the NSO are not on the market or seem unlikely to take the job. If we focus on English-speaking conductors reasonably familiar with the U.S. cultural scene, the two foremost figures – Esa Pekka Salonen and Michael Tilson Thomas – are not going to switch coasts. A Simon Rattle could not be lured away from Berlin shy of a ticket to Paradise. Maazel is a bit old and wants to compose more, but would be very good for the NSO. David Zinman may not be a distinctive move up 'on paper', but would in many ways be my ideal. Ricardo Muti I can just imagine to say: "Washingtone is - a – how do you say… beneath-a me." Another great catch might be James Conlon, a conductor who happens to be a champion of one of my favorite composers, Zemlinsky… so I am biased right there. Dennis Russell Davies and Hugh Wolff would fit part of the profile, but aren't the big names that would necessarily scream "best of the best." Roberto Abbado doesn't seem too popular among the players here – and Stéphane Denève, whom Tim Page mentioned as a possible successor, allegedly behaved in such ways during rehearsals that won't see him reengaged in Washington for some time to come. (Unlike in Baltimore, the players' representation on the board of the NSO – also a third – can, like any other third, veto the respective other two thirds.) All this is idle speculation of course – but it's great fun. Like speculating on NBA trades during off-season or whether Real Madrid is sacking Beckham for Ballack. As regards the BSO, we'll prepare for Alsop (listen to those CDs!) and at the Kennedy Center we'll hopefully enjoy Slatkin surpassing himself again and again in two more seasons with the NSO.
Marin Alsop recollects (Women's work: Conductor of an orchestra, August 3) her rise to the podium of the BSO for BBC News in Great Britain, where she is conducting the Bournemouth Symphony at the Proms.—CTD
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Q: best practice regarding char pointers returned by functions What is best practice when dealing with functions which return malloc'd pointers to C-strings?
Here's an example:
FILE *f;
char *tmp;
for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
    tmp = concat(fn, i);
    f = fopen(tmp, "w");
    free(tmp);
    // read f, do something useful ...
    fclose(f);
}

char* concat(char *a, int b) returns a pointer to a new C-string which contains the concatenation of a and b.
Not only do I have to specify a temporary pointer which is then passed to fopen, I also have to free(tmp) every time. I would rather prefer something like this:
FILE *f;
char *tmp;
for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
    f = fopen(concat(fn, i), "w");
    // read f, do something useful ...
    fclose(f);
}

But this of course leads to memory leaks. So what is best practice here? Something like concat(char *a, int b, char *result) where result is expected to be a pre-allocated memory for the resulting C-string? This solution has its disadvantages like limited or not optimal size of result.

A: Both approaches are used in the industry. In your example, people could make an assumption about the maximum size for the resulting filename and use a local array this way:
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
    char filename[1024];
    snprintf(filename, sizeof filename, "%s%d", fn. i);
    FILE *f = fopen(filename, "w");
    if (f != NULL) {
        // read f, do something useful ...
        fclose(f);
    } else {
        // report the error?
    }
}

Note that the truncation can be detected with if (snprintf(filename, sizeof filename, "%s%d", fn. i) >= (int)sizeof filename).
If no assumption should be made about the filename length or if the filename composition method is more complicated, returning an allocated string may be a more appropriate option, but testing for memory allocation errors should also be done:
for (int i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
    char *filename = concat(fn, i);
    if (filename == NULL) {
       /* handle the error */
       ...
       // break / continue / return -1 / exit(1) ...
    }
    FILE *f = fopen(filename, "w");
    if (f == NULL) {
        /* report this error, using `filename` for an informative message */
    } else {
        // read f, do something useful...
        // keep `filename` available for other reporting
        fclose(f);
    }
    free(filename);
}

If you are not ready to perform all this bookkeeping, you should probably use a different language with more elaborate object life cycle management or with a garbage collector.

Finally, using C99 compound literals, you could define concat to fit your simplified use case:
char *concat(char *dest, const char *s, int b) {
    sprintf(dest, "%s%d", s, b);
    return dest;
}
#define CONCAT(a, b) concat((char[strlen(a) + 24]){""}, a, b)

CONCAT defines an unnamed local variable length char array of the appropriate size and constructs the concatenation of string a and int b into it. I changed the case to uppercase to underscore the fact that a is evaluated twice in the expansion, and thus should not be an expression that involve side-effects.
You could use this macro as expected in your second code fragment:
    FILE *f;
    char *tmp;
    for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++) {
        f = fopen(CONCAT(fn, i), "w");
        // read f, do something useful ...
        fclose(f);
    }

I probably would not recommend this type of usage, but this is only my opinion.

A: A more solid design:
FILE *open_file_number(const char *str, int number)
{
    size_t size = strlen(str) + 32;
    char *path = malloc(size);

    if (path == NULL)
    {
        return NULL;
    }
    snprintf(path, size, "%s%d", str, number);

    FILE *file = fopen(path, "w");

    free(path);
    return file;
}

for (i = 0; i <= 10; i++)
{
    FILE *file = open_file_number(some_path, i);

    if (file != NULL)
    {
        // Do your stuff
        fclose(file);
    }
}

A: Your first code snippet, where you save the returned pointer and free it when you're done using it, is the proper way to work with a function returning malloc'ed memory.
There are several POSIX functions, such as strdup and getline, that work in this manner, so this is a well known idiom.
Alternatives are:

*

*Return a pointer to a static buffer.  This has the disadvantage that it is not thread safe and also can't be called twice in one expression.

*Accept a pointer to a properly sized buffer, in which case properly sizing the buffer is up to the caller.

A:
What is best practice when dealing with functions which return malloc'd pointers to C-strings?

Best practice: don't use them. A library expecting the caller to free returned data is almost certainly badly designed, with very few exceptions. We know this from 40 years of C language history, where crappily written libraries have created millions upon millions of memory leak bugs.
The basic rule of sane, useful library API design is:
Whoever allocates something is responsible for cleaning up their own mess.
Since C doesn't have RAII or constructors/destructors, that unfortunately means that the sane library needs to provide you with a function for the clean-up and you need to remember to call it. If it doesn't provide such a function, you might want to consider writing wrapper functions that do this - correcting the bad library design for them.
If you are the one implementing the library, you should always try to leave memory allocation to the caller, whenever possible. This is traditionally done by the function taking a pointer to a buffer which it writes to. Then either leaves it to the caller to allocate enough memory (like strcpy/strcat), or alternatively provide a variable with maximum buffer size, after which the function returns how much of the buffer it actually used (like fgets).

In your example, a soundly designed concat would perhaps look like
const char* concat (char* restrict dst, const char* restrict src, int i);

Where src is the source string, i is the integer to add and dst is a large-enough buffer provided by the caller. Optionally, the function returns a pointer equivalent to dst, for convenience. The above also implements proper const correctness plus a micro-optimization with restrict that means that the pointers passed aren't allowed to overlap.
Usage:
char buf [LARGE_ENOUGH];
fp = fopen(concat(buf, foo, i), "w");

A: If you know the maximum size of your strings, you could also do something like this:
char* concat_(char* buf, size_t s, char *a, int b)
{
    /* ... your code ... */
    return buf;
}

#define concat(a, b)    concat_((char[100]){""}, 100, (a), (b))

The macro allocates an unnamed local variable and passes it on to the concat_ function. This function can then do whatever it did before, and just return the pointer to that same object. No malloc, no free, no worries (other than possibly blowing up your stack, if you make the buffer too big).
Edit:
Please note that, as Gerhardh pointed out in the comments, this creates a local object (which has automatic storage duration), so the pointer returned by the macro is only valid within the same block where that macro was actually called. Therefore you can't for instance use that pointer as a return value of the functoin which called the macro.

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Climate change likely drove early human species to extinction, modeling study suggests
CELL PRESS—Of the six or more different species of early humans, all belonging to the genus Homo, only we Homo sapiens have managed to survive. Now, a study reported* in the journal One Earth on October 15 combining climate modeling and the fossil record in search of clues to what led to all those earlier extinctions of our ancient ancestors suggests that climate change–the inability to adapt to either warming or cooling temperatures–likely played a major role in sealing their fate.
"Our findings show that despite technological innovations including the use of fire and refined stone tools, the formation of complex social networks, and–in the case of Neanderthals–even the production of glued spear points, fitted clothes, and a good amount of cultural and genetic exchange with Homo sapiens, past Homo species could not survive intense climate change," says Pasquale Raia of Università di Napoli Federico II in Napoli, Italy. "They tried hard; they made for the warmest places in reach as the climate got cold, but at the end of the day, that wasn't enough."
To shed light on past extinctions of Homo species including H. habilis, H. ergaster, H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, and H. sapiens, the researchers relied on a high-resolution past climate emulator, which provides temperature, rainfall, and other data over the last 5 million years. They also looked to an extensive fossil database spanning more than 2,750 archaeological records to model the evolution of Homo species' climatic niche over time. The goal was to understand the climate preferences of those early humans and how they reacted to changes in climate.
Their studies offer robust evidence that three Homo species–H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, and H. neanderthalensis–lost a significant portion of their climatic niche just before going extinct. They report that this reduction coincided with sharp, unfavorable changes in the global climate. In the case of Neanderthals, things were likely made even worse by competition with H. sapiens.
"We were surprised by the regularity of the effect of climate change," Raia says. "It was crystal clear, for the extinct species and for them only, that climatic conditions were just too extreme just before extinction and only in that particular moment."
Raia notes that there is uncertainty in paleoclimatic reconstruction, the identification of fossil remains at the level of species, and the aging of fossil sites. But, he says, the main insights "hold true under all assumptions." The findings may serve as a kind of warning to humans today as we face unprecedented changes in the climate, Raia says.
"It is worrisome to discover that our ancestors, which were no less impressive in terms of mental power as compared to any other species on Earth, could not resist climate change," he said. "And we found that just when our own species is sawing the branch we're sitting on by causing climate change. I personally take this as a thunderous warning message. Climate change made Homo vulnerable and hapless in the past, and this may just be happening again."
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This work was supported by MCTIC/CNPq/FAPEG.
*One Earth, Raia et al.: "Past extinctions of Homo species coincided with increased vulnerability to climatic change" https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(20)30476-0


Agriculture researchers from across the world are gathered in Aleppo, Syria, to discuss ways to tackle the spread of wheat yellow rust, a fungal disease that threatens to wipe out millions of hectares of the staple food each year.
The International Wheat Stripe Rust Symposium is underway at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), and will run till 20 April 2011.
A new, particularly virulent strain of Puccinia striiformis, the fungus that causes wheat yellow rust, surfaced in the Middle East in 2010. There are no reported estimates, but Michael Baum, director of the Biodiversity and Integrated Gene Management Program at ICARDA in Syria, reckons the fungus has wiped out between 20 to 50% of Syria's wheat yield in 2010. It has also spread to neighboring Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Turkey.
The wheat yellow rust fungus continually mutates to overcome wheat resistance and breeders need to develop resistant varieties of wheat to stay one step ahead.
Developed countries are usually more prepared to control wheat rust epidemics. They can quickly roll out fungicides to control an outbreak while resistant wheat varieties are bred and introduced. However, developing world countries sometimes are not ready – that is why the epidemic took Syria by surprised last year.
"Some countries, such as Syria and Iraq, did not have experience in how to handle such an epidemic in the past," says Osman Abdalla, a senior bread wheat breeder at ICARDA. "Others, such as Turkey, were prepared because they have had experience with this before."
It can take approximately 10 years to develop a new variety after the first cross between breeds, explains Baum. "So the cross we make today is not for tomorrow, it is for the product after tomorrow. We have to do a certain degree of anticipatory breeding. You have to know what are the problems in the future."
We must have a formal network with commitment to help the flow of information and material.
No matter how resistant a certain variety is, the fungi will eventually overcome the resistance. "So any good variety after 10 or 20 years will eventually start going down. That is why we have to continuously do breeding and develop new material that are resistant to these diseases," adds Baum.
"Rust is a major threat to wheat production and that is a major staple crop in this region of the world," says Mahmoud Solh, general director of ICARDA. "It is a major source of daily calories so when we talk about reduction of yield we are talking about a major threat to food security."
"Wheat is the basis for political stability and as prices rise, you are going to get a lot of insecurity. It is inevitable," says Ronnie Coffman, director of the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project, a collaborative effort led by Cornell University, New York.
Syria's wheat crop was vulnerable because farmers mainly grew one variety of wheat. One wheat variety, Sham 6, was planted on more than 75% of Syria's wheat farms. The fungal infection rapidly spread throughout the country in 2010. "If you cover more than 25% of the whole area with one variety you are setting yourself up for disaster. You must have multiple varieties in case one of them breaks, and they must be of different genetic backgrounds." says Abdalla.
"As long as wheat is an inbreeding crop, we need to convince the governments to show long-term commitment to research, breeding and pathology because a lot of these problems are homemade and there are a lot of things you can do to evade these problems," says Baum.
A particular strain of stem rust, Ug99, named after it was identified in Uganda in 1999, is a virulent strain that has ravaged Africa over the past few years. It is thought to have destroyed up to half of the wheat crop of Kenya in 2003 and spread to Sudan in 2006 before crossing the Red Sea into Yemen. "We were expecting it in Iran in 2009, but it arrived early in 2007", says Solh.
"Technically, black stem rust is more serious since it attacks the stem of the wheat plant and kills the crop completely. But so far, in this particular area of the world, environmental conditions are not very inductive to Ug99," adds Solh.
The fungus Ug99, which is airborne, is yet to spread widely and infect crops in the Middle East thanks to the prevailing winds blowing away from the region. It also prefers wetter climes so the dry atmosphere of the Middle East offers some protection. However, some researchers are concerned that Ug99 might arrive in the Middle East from Afghanistan. In January 2010, Egypt developed two new strains of wheat resistant to Ug99 and sent them to Afghanistan in an attempt to stop the fungus in its tracks.
Coffman contends that Ug99 will eventually be a problem in the Middle East and urges for the introduction of new varieties of wheat before this happens. The best opportunity to introduce these, says Coffman, will be when new varieties resistant to the new strain of wheat yellow rust become available.
Abdalla is hopeful that the meeting in Syria could produce a consensus on the formation of a regional network of scientists and breeders since wheat yellow doesn't recognize national borders. "We must have a formal network with commitment to help the flow of information and material."


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