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Winner of the tournament will receive 40 points to the combined ITF junior rankings, runner up will get 30 points. Nina Stankovska and Kiara Petrovicka are both coached by Rene Hanak, Stankovska won the match 6:3, 6:2.
"I've been playing pretty well in Zilina, so I tried to enjoy this tournament even though I'm ill since Friday. Final match with Kiara was, of course, rather demanding from the psychological point of view, since we play and practice together. We are friends, and it looked this way from my side at the beginning. But when I started using my forehand, I managed to win, so I'm happy," added Nina Stankovska for www.tcempire.sk.
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Josh Gordon applies for reinstatement but will the Browns bring him back?
Troubled Browns WR Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement back into the NFL. But will the Browns or any other team take the risk?
When Josh Gordon's career with the Browns began in 2013, no one expected his narrative would take such a surprising turn. Much like former teammate Johnny Manziel, Gordon was known for his drinking and it finally caught up to him on multiple occasions.
In 2013, Gordon was suspended the first two games of the regular season and again in 2014 but for 10 games. Then in December of 2014, he was suspended by the Browns for the last game of the season.
But it was in January 2015 when it all came crashing down for Gordon. He tested positive for alcohol and was subsequently suspended for the year due to his multiple violations under the NFL's new policy. Now just one year later, Gordon's suspension is up and he's officially apply for reinstatement back into the league.
But will a team take a chance on the troubled wide receiver?
Though Gordon's career has been limited, his stats are still impressive. During his rookie season, Gordon played in every game, caught 50 of 96 targets for 805 yards and 5 touchdowns. But his sophomore season was truly Pro Bowl caliber as he caught 87 of 159 passes for 1,646 yards and 9 touchdowns in only 14 games.
Gordon's past is truly what will hold him back from playing for the Browns or any other team. The uncertainty from the Browns mostly has to do with the newly-employed coach, Hue Jackson. Jackson appears to be taking the Browns in a new direction that might not include Gordon.
In an interview with the media, Jackson said "What I'm anxious to do is evaluate him just like we're going to evaluate every player on our roster and see if they are the right fit for the Cleveland Browns…That's what we have to do with every player, whether that's Josh Gordon to whoever the last guy is on the roster."
With all of the controversy in and surrounding the NFL, it will be interesting to see how the Browns ultimately handle Gordon's risk vs. reward.
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King Harald's Saga (1979)
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The story of the Norwegian invasion of England in 1066 led by King Harald 'Hardradi', which ended in defeat at the battle of Stamford Bridge, nineteen days before the successful Norman invasion at the Battle of Hastings.
COMPOSER'S NOTE
King Harald's Saga is a 3-act opera based, as is a good deal of 19th century opera, on an actual historical event; in this case, the Norwegian invasion of England in 1066 led by King Harald 'Hardradi', which ended in defeat at the battle of Stamford Bridge, 19 days before the successful Norman invasion at the Battle of Hastings.
As King Harald's Saga is scored for solo soprano and lasts just under ten minutes, a certain amount of compression has been necessary. The soprano sings 8 solo roles, as well as the part of the Norwegian army; and none of the work's musical items lasts over a minute. Furthermore, since it would be difficult to stage a work which progresses so quickly, the soprano gives a short spoken introduction to each act to establish the staging, as might happen in a radio broadcast of a staged opera.
The musical items are as follows: Act 1 - Harald (aria), Fanfare, Tostig (aria); Act 2 - St Olaf (aria), Harald (aria), Harald's wives (duet); Act 3 - the Norwegian Army (chorus), Messenger (recit), Soldier (aria); Epilogue - the Icelandic sage (recit).
Much of the detail in the libretto has been taken from the account of the invasion in the 13th century Icelandic saga Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241).
King Harold's Saga was written in 1979 and commissioned by Jane Manning with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
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King Harald's Saga - Act I (Judith Weir)
King Harald's Saga - Act II (Judith Weir)
King Harald's Saga - Act III (Judith Weir)
King Harald's Saga - Epilogue (Judith Weir)
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If I had my druthers, I would spend most of my days assembling puzzles, crafting, colouring, and doing yoga. I find these to be great activities to free the mind of everyday worries, adding a sense of calm to what can otherwise be a life of busy chaos. This is why I am super excited to share with you that, not only will I be continuing on as a member of the Love, Hallmark Blogger Panel for the seventh consecutive year, Hallmark also recognizes the importance of mental wellness and relaxation. This means, you will find more fabulous products in their stores that will help you make the most out of "me time", from calming décor and candles to colouring books and yes, even puzzles!
This Sunday, January 29, join Hallmark in celebrating National Puzzle Day and hop on board the relaxation trend. If you love puzzles as much as I do, then you will love Hallmark's premium quality puzzles. The pieces are sturdy and lock together in place very well. For review, I received a vibrant 550-piece puzzle "Bright, Bold & Happy" seen above and a stunning 1000-piece puzzle called "Tropical Wonders." If you prefer to colour, check out "The Art of Mindfulness: A Coloring Book of Inspiring Designs" filled with 45 easy-to-remove perforated designs with inspirational quotes and exclusive artwork. Or pick up a colouring plaque that you can later display on your wall. Whatever you choose, be sure to sit back, relax and enjoy your day your way.
This is something new to me, never knew that there was a national puzzle day, that is pretty cool!!
I love Hallmark's puzzles. they are beautiful. i used to buy them for my mom.
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Distribution of the African Great Lakes: the left-hand branch is the Western Rift Valley, and the right-hand branch is the Eastern Rift Valley, which extends further north.
The African Great Lakes and the East African coastline as seen from space. The Indian Ocean can be seen to the right.
Map of East Africa showing some of the active volcanos (red triangles) and the Afar Triangle (shaded, center). This is a triple junction where three plates are pulling away from one another: the Arabian Plate, and the two parts of the African Plate (the Nubian and the Somali) splitting along the East African Rift Zone.
Diagram of Great Rift Valley, shows will form a sea in the future.
The Great Rift Valley is a name given to the continuous geographical trench, about 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) in length, that runs from northern Syria in Southwest Asia to central Mozambique in East Africa. The rift is bordered by a series of mountains and active volcanoes. It is a site of faults and earthquakes.
Basically, the western part of Africa is rifting away from the eastern part body. This causes all the geological activity at the Valley. Far in the future, a sea will run between these two parts of Africa. The Arabian peninsula is already almost separated. The whole process is part of plate tectonics. In eastern Africa, the valley divides into two, the Western Rift Valley and the Eastern Rift Valley.
There are about 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites which owe their formation to the geography and geology of the Great Rift Valley.
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The Western Rift is edged by some of the highest mountains in Africa. It contains the Rift Valley lakes, which include some of the deepest lakes in the world (up to 1,470 metres deep at Lake Tanganyika). Much of this area is inside national parks.
Lake Victoria, the second largest area freshwater lake in the world, is between the two branches. All of the African Great Lakes were formed as the result of the rift, and most lie within its rift valley.
The African Great Lakes are a series of lakes formed by the action of the tectonic East African Rift on the continent of Africa. They include Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area, and Lake Tanganyika, the world's second largest in volume as well as the second deepest.
The African Great Lakes are divided among three different catchments (river basins), and a number, such as Lake Turkana, have internal drainage systems. These are the largest, in order of size from largest to smallest:
Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa)
Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf)
Eastern Rift Valley[change | change source]
The lakes in the Eastern Rift have no outlet to the sea and tend to be shallow, they have a high mineral content as the evaporation of water leaves the salts behind.
Lake Malawi (or Lake Nyasa: the name is disputed) is the most southern of the Great Lakes, and empties into the great Zambezi River via the Shire River.
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The Department of Labour's Compensation Fund has initiated a "Mall Activation" programme to bring the services of the Fund closer to its clients.
Ulundi was the first are to host these activations last weekend and there are still more to come.
Tonight they join us again to talk more about these activations, their services including UIF and RMA.


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Chart of the Week: Who Stands to Lose from a Trade War?
The US administration's decision to impose tariffs on steel imports from Mexico, Canada and the European Union (EU) has renewed fears of a trade war. The US imports a total of around $30 billion in steel every year, which is a fraction of their total imports. However, the decision to impose tariffs in the name of national security has irked many countries that have traditionally been considered as US security allies. Less than 3% of all US steel imports come from China, while the four largest exporters of steel to the US are the EU (around 21% of total US imports), Canada (18%), South Korea (10%) and Mexico (9%). The EU and China have indicated that they may well retaliate against these tariffs by imposing their own tariffs on a series of US goods. Will they follow through on these threats? As our chart highlights, the EU and China stand to lose more from a reduction in trade with the US than vice versa.


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class Bytecodes {
    /**
     * Pseudo access flag to distinguish between the synthetic attribute and
     * the synthetic access flag.
     */
    static final int ACC_SYNTHETIC_ATTRIBUTE = 0x40000;

    /**
     * The type of instructions without any argument.
     */
    static final int NOARG_INSN = 0;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with an signed byte argument.
     */
    static final int SBYTE_INSN = 1;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with an signed short argument.
     */
    static final int SHORT_INSN = 2;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with a local variable index argument.
     */
    static final int VAR_INSN = 3;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with an implicit local variable index argument.
     */
    static final int IMPLVAR_INSN = 4;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with a type descriptor argument.
     */
    static final int TYPE_INSN = 5;

    /**
     * The type of field and method invocations instructions.
     */
    static final int FIELDORMETH_INSN = 6;

    /**
     * The type of the INVOKEINTERFACE/INVOKEDYNAMIC instruction.
     */
    static final int ITFMETH_INSN = 7;

    /**
     * The type of the INVOKEDYNAMIC instruction.
     */
    static final int INDYMETH_INSN = 8;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with a 2 bytes bytecode offset label.
     */
    static final int LABEL_INSN = 9;

    /**
     * The type of instructions with a 4 bytes bytecode offset label.
     */
    static final int LABELW_INSN = 10;

    /**
     * The type of the LDC instruction.
     */
    static final int LDC_INSN = 11;

    /**
     * The type of the LDC_W and LDC2_W instructions.
     */
    static final int LDCW_INSN = 12;

    /**
     * The type of the IINC instruction.
     */
    static final int IINC_INSN = 13;

    /**
     * The type of the TABLESWITCH instruction.
     */
    static final int TABL_INSN = 14;

    /**
     * The type of the LOOKUPSWITCH instruction.
     */
    static final int LOOK_INSN = 15;

    /**
     * The type of the MULTIANEWARRAY instruction.
     */
    static final int MANA_INSN = 16;

    /**
     * The type of the WIDE instruction.
     */
    static final int WIDE_INSN = 17;

    /**
     * The instruction types of all JVM opcodes.
     */
    static final byte[] TYPE;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Class constant pool items.
     */
    static final int CLASS = 7;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Fieldref constant pool items.
     */
    static final int FIELD = 9;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Methodref constant pool items.
     */
    static final int METH = 10;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_InterfaceMethodref constant pool items.
     */
    static final int IMETH = 11;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_String constant pool items.
     */
    static final int STR = 8;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Integer constant pool items.
     */
    static final int INT = 3;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Float constant pool items.
     */
    static final int FLOAT = 4;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Long constant pool items.
     */
    static final int LONG = 5;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Double constant pool items.
     */
    static final int DOUBLE = 6;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_NameAndType constant pool items.
     */
    static final int NAME_TYPE = 12;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_Utf8 constant pool items.
     */
    static final int UTF8 = 1;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_MethodType constant pool items.
     */
    static final int MTYPE = 16;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_MethodHandle constant pool items.
     */
    static final int HANDLE = 15;

    /**
     * The type of CONSTANT_InvokeDynamic constant pool items.
     */
    static final int INDY = 18;

    /**
     * The base value for all CONSTANT_MethodHandle constant pool items.
     * Internally, ASM store the 9 variations of CONSTANT_MethodHandle into
     * 9 different items.
     */
    static final int HANDLE_BASE = 20;

    /**
     * Normal type Item stored in the ClassWriter {@link ClassWriter#typeTable},
     * instead of the constant pool, in order to avoid clashes with normal
     * constant pool items in the ClassWriter constant pool's hash table.
     */
    static final int TYPE_NORMAL = 30;

    /**
     * Uninitialized type Item stored in the ClassWriter
     * {@link ClassWriter#typeTable}, instead of the constant pool, in order to
     * avoid clashes with normal constant pool items in the ClassWriter constant
     * pool's hash table.
     */
    static final int TYPE_UNINIT = 31;

    /**
     * Merged type Item stored in the ClassWriter {@link ClassWriter#typeTable},
     * instead of the constant pool, in order to avoid clashes with normal
     * constant pool items in the ClassWriter constant pool's hash table.
     */
    static final int TYPE_MERGED = 32;

    /**
     * The type of BootstrapMethods items. These items are stored in a
     * special class attribute named BootstrapMethods and
     * not in the constant pool.
     */
    static final int BSM = 33;

  /**
     * Computes the instruction types of JVM opcodes.
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    static {
        int i;
        byte[] b = new byte[220];
    String s =
        "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABCLMMDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAADDDDDEE" +
        "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" +
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    for (i = 0; i < b.length; ++i) {
      b[i] = (byte) (s.charAt(i) - 'A');
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    TYPE = b;
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  static final int NOP = 0; // visitInsn
  static final int ACONST_NULL = 1; // -
  static final int ICONST_M1 = 2; // -
  static final int ICONST_0 = 3; // -
  static final int ICONST_1 = 4; // -
  static final int ICONST_2 = 5; // -
  static final int ICONST_3 = 6; // -
  static final int ICONST_4 = 7; // -
  static final int ICONST_5 = 8; // -
  static final int LCONST_0 = 9; // -
  static final int LCONST_1 = 10; // -
  static final int FCONST_0 = 11; // -
  static final int FCONST_1 = 12; // -
  static final int FCONST_2 = 13; // -
  static final int DCONST_0 = 14; // -
  static final int DCONST_1 = 15; // -
  static final int BIPUSH = 16; // visitIntInsn
  static final int SIPUSH = 17; // -
  static final int LDC = 18; // visitLdcInsn
  static final int LDC_W = 19; // -
  static final int LDC2_W = 20; // -
  static final int ILOAD = 21; // visitVarInsn
  static final int LLOAD = 22; // -
  static final int FLOAD = 23; // -
  static final int DLOAD = 24; // -
  static final int ALOAD = 25; // -
  static final int ILOAD_0 = 26; // -
  static final int ILOAD_1 = 27; // -
  static final int ILOAD_2 = 28; // -
  static final int ILOAD_3 = 29; // -
  static final int LLOAD_0 = 30; // -
  static final int LLOAD_1 = 31; // -
  static final int LLOAD_2 = 32; // -
  static final int LLOAD_3 = 33; // -
  static final int FLOAD_0 = 34; // -
  static final int FLOAD_1 = 35; // -
  static final int FLOAD_2 = 36; // -
  static final int FLOAD_3 = 37; // -
  static final int DLOAD_0 = 38; // -
  static final int DLOAD_1 = 39; // -
  static final int DLOAD_2 = 40; // -
  static final int DLOAD_3 = 41; // -
  static final int ALOAD_0 = 42; // -
  static final int ALOAD_1 = 43; // -
  static final int ALOAD_2 = 44; // -
  static final int ALOAD_3 = 45; // -
  static final int IALOAD = 46; // visitInsn
  static final int LALOAD = 47; // -
  static final int FALOAD = 48; // -
  static final int DALOAD = 49; // -
  static final int AALOAD = 50; // -
  static final int BALOAD = 51; // -
  static final int CALOAD = 52; // -
  static final int SALOAD = 53; // -
  static final int ISTORE = 54; // visitVarInsn
  static final int LSTORE = 55; // -
  static final int FSTORE = 56; // -
  static final int DSTORE = 57; // -
  static final int ASTORE = 58; // -
  static final int ISTORE_0 = 59; // -
  static final int ISTORE_1 = 60; // -
  static final int ISTORE_2 = 61; // -
  static final int ISTORE_3 = 62; // -
  static final int LSTORE_0 = 63; // -
  static final int LSTORE_1 = 64; // -
  static final int LSTORE_2 = 65; // -
  static final int LSTORE_3 = 66; // -
  static final int FSTORE_0 = 67; // -
  static final int FSTORE_1 = 68; // -
  static final int FSTORE_2 = 69; // -
  static final int FSTORE_3 = 70; // -
  static final int DSTORE_0 = 71; // -
  static final int DSTORE_1 = 72; // -
  static final int DSTORE_2 = 73; // -
  static final int DSTORE_3 = 74; // -
  static final int ASTORE_0 = 75; // -
  static final int ASTORE_1 = 76; // -
  static final int ASTORE_2 = 77; // -
  static final int ASTORE_3 = 78; // -
  static final int IASTORE = 79; // visitInsn
  static final int LASTORE = 80; // -
  static final int FASTORE = 81; // -
  static final int DASTORE = 82; // -
  static final int AASTORE = 83; // -
  static final int BASTORE = 84; // -
  static final int CASTORE = 85; // -
  static final int SASTORE = 86; // -
  static final int POP = 87; // -
  static final int POP2 = 88; // -
  static final int DUP = 89; // -
  static final int DUP_X1 = 90; // -
  static final int DUP_X2 = 91; // -
  static final int DUP2 = 92; // -
  static final int DUP2_X1 = 93; // -
  static final int DUP2_X2 = 94; // -
  static final int SWAP = 95; // -
  static final int IADD = 96; // -
  static final int LADD = 97; // -
  static final int FADD = 98; // -
  static final int DADD = 99; // -
  static final int ISUB = 100; // -
  static final int LSUB = 101; // -
  static final int FSUB = 102; // -
  static final int DSUB = 103; // -
  static final int IMUL = 104; // -
  static final int LMUL = 105; // -
  static final int FMUL = 106; // -
  static final int DMUL = 107; // -
  static final int IDIV = 108; // -
  static final int LDIV = 109; // -
  static final int FDIV = 110; // -
  static final int DDIV = 111; // -
  static final int IREM = 112; // -
  static final int LREM = 113; // -
  static final int FREM = 114; // -
  static final int DREM = 115; // -
  static final int INEG = 116; // -
  static final int LNEG = 117; // -
  static final int FNEG = 118; // -
  static final int DNEG = 119; // -
  static final int ISHL = 120; // -
  static final int LSHL = 121; // -
  static final int ISHR = 122; // -
  static final int LSHR = 123; // -
  static final int IUSHR = 124; // -
  static final int LUSHR = 125; // -
  static final int IAND = 126; // -
  static final int LAND = 127; // -
  static final int IOR = 128; // -
  static final int LOR = 129; // -
  static final int IXOR = 130; // -
  static final int LXOR = 131; // -
  static final int IINC = 132; // visitIincInsn
  static final int I2L = 133; // visitInsn
  static final int I2F = 134; // -
  static final int I2D = 135; // -
  static final int L2I = 136; // -
  static final int L2F = 137; // -
  static final int L2D = 138; // -
  static final int F2I = 139; // -
  static final int F2L = 140; // -
  static final int F2D = 141; // -
  static final int D2I = 142; // -
  static final int D2L = 143; // -
  static final int D2F = 144; // -
  static final int I2B = 145; // -
  static final int I2C = 146; // -
  static final int I2S = 147; // -
  static final int LCMP = 148; // -
  static final int FCMPL = 149; // -
  static final int FCMPG = 150; // -
  static final int DCMPL = 151; // -
  static final int DCMPG = 152; // -
  static final int IFEQ = 153; // visitJumpInsn
  static final int IFNE = 154; // -
  static final int IFLT = 155; // -
  static final int IFGE = 156; // -
  static final int IFGT = 157; // -
  static final int IFLE = 158; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPEQ = 159; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPNE = 160; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPLT = 161; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPGE = 162; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPGT = 163; // -
  static final int IF_ICMPLE = 164; // -
  static final int IF_ACMPEQ = 165; // -
  static final int IF_ACMPNE = 166; // -
  static final int GOTO = 167; // -
  static final int JSR = 168; // -
  static final int RET = 169; // visitVarInsn
  static final int TABLESWITCH = 170; // visiTableSwitchInsn
  static final int LOOKUPSWITCH = 171; // visitLookupSwitch
  static final int IRETURN = 172; // visitInsn
  static final int LRETURN = 173; // -
  static final int FRETURN = 174; // -
  static final int DRETURN = 175; // -
  static final int ARETURN = 176; // -
  static final int RETURN = 177; // -
  static final int GETSTATIC = 178; // visitFieldInsn
  static final int PUTSTATIC = 179; // -
  static final int GETFIELD = 180; // -
  static final int PUTFIELD = 181; // -
  static final int INVOKEVIRTUAL = 182; // visitMethodInsn
  static final int INVOKESPECIAL = 183; // -
  static final int INVOKESTATIC = 184; // -
  static final int INVOKEINTERFACE = 185; // -
  static final int INVOKEDYNAMIC = 186; // visitInvokeDynamicInsn
  static final int NEW = 187; // visitTypeInsn
  static final int NEWARRAY = 188; // visitIntInsn
  static final int ANEWARRAY = 189; // visitTypeInsn
  static final int ARRAYLENGTH = 190; // visitInsn
  static final int ATHROW = 191; // -
  static final int CHECKCAST = 192; // visitTypeInsn
  static final int INSTANCEOF = 193; // -
  static final int MONITORENTER = 194; // visitInsn
  static final int MONITOREXIT = 195; // -
  static final int WIDE = 196; // NOT VISITED
  static final int MULTIANEWARRAY = 197; // visitMultiANewArrayInsn
  static final int IFNULL = 198; // visitJumpInsn
  static final int IFNONNULL = 199; // -
  static final int GOTO_W = 200; // -
  static final int JSR_W = 201; // -

  // JVM runtime-specific and reserved opcodes:
  // From JVM specification:
  // In addition to the opcodes of the instructions specified later in this chapter, which are used in class files (§4), three opcodes are reserved for internal use by a Java Virtual Machine implementation. If the instruction set of the Java Virtual Machine is extended in the future, these reserved opcodes are guaranteed not to be used.
  // Two of the reserved opcodes, numbers 254 (0xfe) and 255 (0xff), have the mnemonics impdep1 and impdep2, respectively. These instructions are intended to provide "back doors" or traps to implementation-specific functionality implemented in software and hardware, respectively. The third reserved opcode, number 202 (0xca), has the mnemonic breakpoint and is intended to be used by debuggers to implement breakpoints.
  // Although these opcodes have been reserved, they may be used only inside a Java Virtual Machine implementation. They cannot appear in valid class files. Tools such as debuggers or JIT code generators (§2.13) that might directly interact with Java Virtual Machine code that has been already loaded and executed may encounter these opcodes. Such tools should attempt to behave gracefully if they encounter any of these reserved instructions.

  static final int BREAKPOINT = 202;
  static final int LDC_QUICK = 203;
  static final int LDC_W_QUICK = 204;
  static final int LDC2_W_QUICK = 205;
  static final int GETFIELD_QUICK = 206;
  static final int PUTFIELD_QUICK = 207;
  static final int GETFIELD2_QUICK = 208;
  static final int PUTFIELD2_QUICK = 209;
  static final int GETSTATIC_QUICK = 210;
  static final int PUTSTATIC_QUICK = 211;
  static final int GETSTATIC2_QUICK = 212;
  static final int PUTSTATIC2_QUICK = 213;
  static final int INVOKEVIRTUAL_QUICK = 214;
  static final int INVOKENONVIRTUAL_QUICK = 215;
  static final int INVOKESUPER_QUICK = 216;
  static final int INVOKESTATIC_QUICK = 217;
  static final int INVOKEINTERFACE_QUICK = 218;
  static final int INVOKEVIRTUALOBJECT_QUICK = 219;
  static final int NEW_QUICK = 221;
  static final int ANEWARRAY_QUICK = 222;
  static final int MULTIANEWARRAY_QUICK = 223;
  static final int CHECKCAST_QUICK = 224;
  static final int INSTANCEOF_QUICK = 225;
  static final int INVOKEVIRTUAL_QUICK_W = 226;
  static final int GETFIELD_QUICK_W = 227;
  static final int PUTFIELD_QUICK_W = 228;
  static final int IMPDEP1 = 254;
  static final int IMPDEP2 = 255;

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    int[] b = new int[229];
    //code to generate the above string

    // SBYTE_INSN instructions
    b[NEWARRAY] = SBYTE_INSN;
    b[BIPUSH] = SBYTE_INSN;

    // SHORT_INSN instructions
    b[SIPUSH] = SHORT_INSN;

    // (IMPL)VAR_INSN instructions
    b[RET] = VAR_INSN;
    for (int i = ILOAD; i <= ALOAD; ++i) {
      b[i] = VAR_INSN;
    }
    for (int i = ISTORE; i <= ASTORE; ++i) {
      b[i] = VAR_INSN;
    }
    for (int i = 26; i <= 45; ++i) { // ILOAD_0 to ALOAD_3
      b[i] = IMPLVAR_INSN;
    }
    for (int i = 59; i <= 78; ++i) { // ISTORE_0 to ASTORE_3
      b[i] = IMPLVAR_INSN;
    }

    // TYPE_INSN instructions
    b[NEW] = TYPE_INSN;
    b[ANEWARRAY] = TYPE_INSN;
    b[CHECKCAST] = TYPE_INSN;
    b[INSTANCEOF] = TYPE_INSN;

    // (Set)FIELDORMETH_INSN instructions
    for (int i = GETSTATIC; i <= INVOKESTATIC; ++i) {
      b[i] = FIELDORMETH_INSN;
    }
    b[INVOKEINTERFACE] = ITFMETH_INSN;
    b[INVOKEDYNAMIC] = INDYMETH_INSN;

    // LABEL(W)_INSN instructions
    for (int i = IFEQ; i <= JSR; ++i) {
      b[i] = LABEL_INSN;
    }
    b[IFNULL] = LABEL_INSN;
    b[IFNONNULL] = LABEL_INSN;
    b[GOTO_W] = LABELW_INSN; // GOTO_W
    b[JSR_W] = LABELW_INSN; // JSR_W

    b[BREAKPOINT] = LABEL_INSN; // todo: is this correct?

    // LDC(_W) instructions
    b[LDC] = LDC_INSN;
    b[LDC_W] = LDCW_INSN; // LDC_W
    b[LDC2_W] = LDCW_INSN; // LDC2_W

    // special instructions
    b[IINC] = IINC_INSN;
    b[TABLESWITCH] = TABL_INSN;
    b[LOOKUPSWITCH] = LOOK_INSN;
    b[MULTIANEWARRAY] = MANA_INSN;
    b[WIDE] = WIDE_INSN; // WIDE

    // runtime-specific

    b[LDC_QUICK] = LDC_INSN; // = 203;
    b[LDC_W_QUICK] = LDCW_INSN; // = 204;
    b[LDC2_W_QUICK] = LDCW_INSN; // = 205;
    b[GETFIELD_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 206;
    b[PUTFIELD_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 207;

    b[GETFIELD2_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 208;
    b[PUTFIELD2_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 209;
    b[GETSTATIC_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 210;
    b[PUTSTATIC_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 211;
    b[GETSTATIC2_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 212;
    b[PUTSTATIC2_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 213;
    b[INVOKEVIRTUAL_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 214;
    b[INVOKENONVIRTUAL_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 215;
    b[INVOKESUPER_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 216;
    b[INVOKESTATIC_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 217;
    b[INVOKEINTERFACE_QUICK] = ITFMETH_INSN; // = 218;
    b[INVOKEVIRTUALOBJECT_QUICK] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 219;
    b[220] = Bytecodes.NOARG_INSN; // the ID is not used for any opcode
    b[NEW_QUICK] = TYPE_INSN; // = 221;
    b[ANEWARRAY_QUICK] = TYPE_INSN; // = 222;
    b[MULTIANEWARRAY_QUICK] = MANA_INSN; // = 223;
    b[CHECKCAST_QUICK] = TYPE_INSN; // = 224;
    b[INSTANCEOF_QUICK] = TYPE_INSN; // = 225;
    b[INVOKEVIRTUAL_QUICK_W] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 226;
    b[GETFIELD_QUICK_W] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 227;
    b[PUTFIELD_QUICK_W] = FIELDORMETH_INSN; // = 228;

    for (int i = 0; i < b.length; ++i) {
      System.err.print((char)('A' + b[i]));
    }
    System.err.println();

  }

}

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The Frank Sinatra Impersonator Gallery
Performing a Frank Sinatra tribute at the AtoZ Jazz festival in Sofia Bulgaria accompanied by the Brass Association big band under the direction of acclaimed Bulgarian musician Angel Zaberski.
With U.S. Congressman Tony Cardenas after performing at the Congressman's Veteran's Day celebration two years in a row.
At Universal Studios, Los Angeles, after performing at an event hosted by the star of TV's Monk, Tony Shalhoub.
On the big projection screen at the historic Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles, performing a show to celebrate 2015 as the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frank Sinatra.
Having a nice conversation with Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti at a city event that included a Las Vegas style Frank Sinatra tribute show.
Inside the special building that houses Frank Sinatra's elaborate model train collection at his former residence known as "The Compound" in Rancho Mirage CA, which is preserved as it was when the Sinatras lived there.
This is one of the cocktail napkins at the former Frank Sinatra residence in Rancho Mirage CA known as "The Compound". It was nice to be given a few of these as souvenirs while performing there.
With a past Miss California, Melissa Chaty, a fine vocalist, after performing a duet of I've Got A Crush On You with her at the Miss California Pageant in Fresno, CA, at which Melissa's successor was crowned.
With a rising star in Los Angeles politics, L.A. city councilman Joe Buscaino. We're in front of the Watts Towers which is designated as a Los Angeles historic cultural monument. It was built over a 33 year period by an Italian immigrant named Simon Rodia and has been featured in several films including Colors starring Sean Penn and Ricochet starring Denzel Washington.
Performing the Las Vegas style Rat Pack Tribute in the Los Angeles area community of Camarillo during that city's summer concert series and 50th birthday celebration. The show, accompanied by a great six piece band was attended by over 1100 people.
One of the perks of performing a Frank Sinatra tribute.
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Auction Infomercial helps sellers add the communicating power of TV and radio to an auction listing. Provides buyers with next generation TV-like shopping experience.
Auction Mercial (http://www.auctionmercial.com) today announced a website that lets eBay Sellers quickly and easily add "Internet Infomercials" to auction listings. Auction Mercial automates the creation of Infomercials by transforming auction pictures and text descriptions or voice recordings into an engaging TV-like experience.
Sellers can "Custom Create" an Auction Mercial by specifying the pictures and text to include in a "Mercial", or "Quick Create". With Quick Create, a seller enters an eBay Item number and Auction Mercial quickly gets the pictures and text description for the item. Sellers then customize their Mercial, adding and deleting pictures, modifying the text description, and adding or recording a voice track. With all the Mercial details in place, in most cases the final video is ready in less than 15 seconds.
While manually making Auction Mercials is good for many sellers with few items to list or items with a high expected average sales price, Auction Mercial is testing a process to automatically add Auction Mercials to every listing for a seller.
"Converting a listing's text description into a voice track with state-of-the-art synthetic voice is the key to the high volume sellers," says Behnke. "Recording voice tracks for hundreds of items at one time is simply not cost- or time-effective. We automate the process to remove the time and labor costs." Over 180,000 Auction Mercials with synthetic voice have been created automatically from eBay auctions to date.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Auction Mercial's mission is to provide easy-to-use, automated, high-quality video authoring tools for the auction marketplace. Sellers create Auction Infomercials from pictures, text descriptions, and, optionally, recorded voice files at the company's website (http://www.auctionmercial.com) without the need to purchase specialized hardware and software.
Auction Mercial LogoSellers create Auction Infomercials from pictures, text descriptions, and, optionally, recorded voice files at the company's website (www.auctionmercial.com) without the need to purchase specialized hardware and software.


We are starting the BM# 52 with first week featuring Seasonal Produce. This theme can feature one seasonal produce in different forms or different vegetables/fruits. I opted to make dishes with Jackfruit.
Jack fruit is one of my favorite fruits and I love it in all forms. Growing up, we used to get this fruit every summer and enjoyed out time, cutting open the huge fruit and sharing it with our friends and neighbours. We used to use the seeds of the jackfruit as well. I used to make chips and roast and used the seeds in gravies as well.
More on that later, sharing the backyard tree grown in my friends house.
Jackfruit special dishes are more in Kerala and one of the special dish is the Chakkavaratty. This is more of a preserve that's store across the whole year. When I wanted to make this for ICC, ended up making Plantain Halwa. More than a preserve, I made this as halwa that was consumed right away.
Peel and wash the jackfruit. In a pressure cooker, take the fruit and add little water. Pressure cook till tender. Allow to cool and pulse to a paste.
In a non stick pan, bring the paste to boil, add grated jaggary and cook while you keep stirring non stop.
When the paste comes to a thick consistency, add the ghee and stir to combine well.
Finally add the cardamom and switch off.
I actually pressure cooked and stored for over 10 days. And the whole halwa took up 10 mins of cooking time.
Hard to resist to this beautiful halwa, i miss jackfruits here.
Very interesting. I can imagine the taste, must be so flavorful.
Halwa looks interesting.. A new one for me.
Wow such a delicious dish. Never heard about it. Bookmarked.
That is one lovely dessert.
I've never cooked with ripe jackfruit till now and this halwa looks very tempting and I want to try it some time soon.
Don't remember tasting this, but have eaten jackfruit to heart content. Appa loves jackfruit, so we get it lots in the season!! Halwa look super delicious !!!!


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Monthly Archive: May 2022
Inclusion / Our Arts and Culture / Our Well-being
by Rufus Woods · Published May 27, 2022
'Unsettled' performance gave Native Americans, others an equal footing in our regional history
I wish more people would have the opportunity to experience the musical production Unsettled, put on by the group Dangerous Women at Snowy Owl Theater in Leavenworth last weekend. The production, which told the...
Feed Haiti Wenatchee Packathon gives us hands-on opportunity to alleviate hunger
The Wenatchee Valley community has a special relationship with Haiti that has seen countless medical professionals spend time volunteering to alleviate suffering in that impoverished country. The suffering that comes with hunger and poverty...
Our Valley / Our Well-being / Understanding Our Neighbors
Dick Scheuerman talks about Ukraine and community at Cashmere Rotary
There was a heartfelt homecoming last week at the Cashmere Rotary Club when former local teacher Richard "Dick" Scheuerman visited to talk about the war in Ukraine and efforts to support children there who...
Our Heritage / Our Lands
The Marcus Whitman lies and myths are finally being corrected
On a recent visit to Walla Walla with a friend, I had the opportunity to visit the Whitman Mission National Historic site run by the National Park Service to see how the interpretation of...
Our Heritage / Our Well-being
by Rufus Woods · Published May 8, 2022
Still going strong: Legendary Otto Ross honored for 70 years teaching skiing
When it comes to individuals who epitomize the spirit of Mission Ridge Ski Resort and the sport of skiing, you would be hard pressed to find someone more worthy than Otto Ross, the 96-year-old...
Our Arts and Culture / Our Future / Our Heritage / Our Lands / Our Well-being
Harriet Bullitt unfailingly served as a catalyst for constructive change in our communities
Harriet Bullitt, who passed on last weekend at age 97, made immeasurable contributions to the communities of North Central Washington and beyond through her generous philanthropy and her unswerving commitment to conservation, history and...


11/14/2013 Remembering Never has unveiled two more tracks from their forthcoming album.
9/11/2013 Remembering Never has premiered two tracks from their forthcoming album.
5/1/2013 Ether, featuring members of Remembering Never, has made their new album available for free download.
2/8/2013 This weekend's Eat Your Heart Out Fest in NY has been cancelled due to the impending snowstorm.


Ukrainian Security Insurance Company (UOSK, Kyiv) in 2015 posted a net profit of UAH 137,000, which is 72.3% less than in 2014, according to the materials to the agenda of a general meeting of the insurer's shareholders scheduled for April 22.
The company last year also reduced its assets by 15.7%, to UAH 100.742 million.
In addition, its net worth fell by 1.3%, to UAH 40.306 million.
Charter capital, as before, amounted to UAH 13 million.
Long-term financial investment remained at the level of the previous year at UAH 5.476 million.
Its total debtor indebtedness also remained unchanged at UAH 47.472 million. Cash and cash equivalents amounted to UAH 14.896 million. Current liabilities increased by 6.6%, to UAH 44.043 million.
The company said the number of its employees for the year decreased by 15 persons, to 57.
UOSK was registered in 1996, it specializes in risk insurance.
According to the National Commission on Securities and the Stock Market, the shareholders of the company are the Department of the State Security Service under the Interior Ministry of Ukraine with 40% of the shares, the Office of the State Security Service at the Main Department of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine in Kyiv with 20% of the shares.


BUSINESSDESK: CSR and Brickworks are being allowed to merge their New Zealand brick businesses because the Commerce Commission takes the view that competition exists from the threat of new entrants and other forms of cladding.
The merger reduces the number of major clay brick suppliers in New Zealand to two from three.
Commerce Commission chairman Mark Berry says the commission is satisfied the proposed joint venture is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the New Zealand market for manufacture, import and supply of clay bricks.
CSR NZ is owned by CSR Australia and Brickworks NZ is owned by Australian based Brickworks. CSR's brick manufacturing plant in New Lynn is not included in the proposed merger.
Their main competitor in New Zealand is Midland Brick, a distributor of products for Australia's Boral.
The applicants argued that brick was only one of a number of choices for exterior cladding.
James Hardie supplies fibre cement, Fletcher Building supplies concrete brick and block, and fibre cement, and Carter Holt Harvey supplies timber weatherboard.
Boral is expected to compete aggressively in New Zealand and there are a number of Australian and Asian-based brick manufacturers that could supply New Zealand, it was argued.
Joint venture would reduce the number of major clay brick suppliers in New Zealand from three to two.


I think work is the problem.
I'm credentialed to say this because I passed a pass/fail class called "The Philosophy of Work." The course was required toward my undergraduate Honors Degree in Liberal Studies. For those of you thinking that an Honors Degree in Liberal Studies is useless, don't worry, I have a BA English Literature too.
In class, we talked about what it means to have a job versus a career versus a vocation. We talked about the value of work in our culture. Hard work is respected and applauded. We are bootstrap pulling people. We even have a national holiday, where we don't work, to celebrate all the other days when we do.
We talked about work and happiness. Is work a necessary evil or the path to fulfillment? Is it toil or enlightenment? Maybe both?
Does the type of work matter? Is the person who digs a ditch, using muscles and will to make things happen more or less fulfilled than the person who uses a computer to diagram the ditch and makes things happen while dressed in business casual attire?
Looking back on my school days, I didn't have a clue about what real work meant and the philosophical discussions didn't do a thing to prepare me. I thought I had it rough if I had a class on Friday. I thought housekeeping chores were a burden. I might have cut my arm off with a weed-whacker, if we'd had one, to avoid lawn maintenance.
I've been in the 9 – whenever working world for a while now. There are days when I look forward to getting to the office and know I make a difference. When I work with someone on my staff and see the light of understanding flip on in their iris, my chest swells. There are also work days when no amount of compensation seems worth it. And there are more workdays than I like to think about that end 13 hours after they begin.
Work helps me appreciate my leisure time. And, my leisure time makes it possible for me to do my work.
My friends; my funny, smart, interested and interesting friends are a big part of my leisure time.
The funny grows with group size. Margaritas probably don't hurt either. And we were funny on fire the night we celebrated the birthday of a good friend (and short list candidate for margagogo's open slot for a Brooklyn Correspondent).
Sometimes when we are together, I laugh so hard my cheeks cramp and tears run down my face. When I get going, each peal of laughter rolls over the one before it, squeezing out the normal rhythm of my giggle until I sound like an asthmatic, wheezy bulldog. I wish I could come up with a more attractive description than cramped cheeks, tears and wheezing. But in these moments, when I'm surrounded by friends and laughter, I know I'm exactly where I belong.
My friend's birthday celebration at Bamonte's in Williamsburg (32 Withers St) was the scene of one of these perfect moments.
Food Styling by the Birthday Boy.


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In an undated image provided by Mark Witton, an artist's rendering Tyrannosaurus rex feeding. Without dinosaur DNA, the lines between one fossil species and another are messy, so paleontologists measure different traits, like the size and shape of a particular bone. But fossils can also mislead. Mark Witton via The New York Times.
by Jack Tamisiea
NEW YORK, NY.- The world's most iconic dinosaur is undergoing an identity crisis.
In February, a team of scientists posited that Tyrannosaurus rex was actually three distinct species. Instead of there being only one sovereign "tyrant lizard king," their paper made the case for a royal family of supersized predators. Joining the king in the genus Tyrannosaurus would be the bulkier and older emperor, T. imperator, and the slimmer queen, T. regina.
The proposed T. rex reclassification struck the paleontology community like an asteroid, igniting passionate debates. On Monday, another team of paleontologists published the first peer-reviewed counterattack.
"The evidence was not convincing and had to be responded to because T. rex research goes well beyond science and into the public sphere," said Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College in Wisconsin and an author of the new rebuttal. "It would have been unreasonable to leave the public thinking that the multiple species hypothesis was fact."
The earlier team of researchers anticipated the rebuttal, which was published in the journal Evolutionary Biology. Gregory Paul, one of the authors of the original study, is working on another paper and says many of the rebuttal's claims are outlandish.
"I don't like flat-Earthism because the evidence is against it," said Paul, who is an independent researcher and influential paleoartist. "It's the same here: the evidence indicates very strongly that there are multiple species."
This king-size taxonomic debate seems destined to rage for epochs. Which is unsurprising considering how difficult it is for researchers to differentiate prehistoric species. Without dino DNA, the lines between one fossil species and another are messy. So paleontologists measure different traits, like the size and shape of a particular bone. However, the fossils can be misleading, as spending eons entombed underground can distort bone. And this is before considering how sexual differences, injuries, illness and natural variation sculpt bones during the animal's lifetime.
In living populations, warped traits are balanced by large data sets. But the sample sizes of even well-known dinosaurs like T. rex are tiny, according to Philip Currie, a paleontologist at the University of Alberta who was not an author on either study. "The fundamental problem is that although the rough estimate of 100 known specimens of Tyrannosaurus may sound like a lot, it is not nearly enough," Currie said.
With paleontologists forced to decipher these fragmented puzzles, the field is littered with mistaken identities and defunct species names. And even the legends are not immune — T. rex's fossil foe, Triceratops, experienced its own naming drama in 1996 when scientists split the three-horned herbivore into two species.
But perhaps no scientific name is as sacred as Tyrannosaurus rex. Since it was named in 1905, the world's most-studied dinosaur has maintained its moniker. But Paul and colleagues' recent study threatened to send shock waves through museum halls by rebranding their star attractions.
Several scientists immediately had their doubts. The initial study focused on the bulkiness of Tyrannosaurus femurs and the existence of two sets of incisor teeth poking out of the predator's lower jaw.
In the rebuttal study, Carr claims that neither trait is distinct to any of the purported Tyrannosaurus species. "The features that were claimed to be different between the three species were actually overlapping," said Carr, who published a meticulous study examining traits in more than 40 T. rex specimens in 2020. "There wasn't any clean break between the different species — we have to have a higher standard than that." He adds that several well-preserved Tyrannosaurus specimens fail to fall into any proposed species based on their teeth and the heftiness of their femurs.
They also aim to puncture the statistical analyses used in the original paper. According to James Napoli, a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and a co-author on the rebuttal, the statistics used were misleading because the authors defined the number of species they expected before running the tests. "It's a great test if you're trying to predict which individuals belong to which group and you know how many groups are in your data," Napoli said. But using it to find distinct clusters is less useful because "it will always group the data into the number of groups you tell it to."
In the original paper, the researchers compared the variation between individual Tyrannosaurus specimens with the variation found between several Allosaurus skeletons. However, the rebuttal claims that comparing the apex predators is misleading because the Allosauruses hail from a single bone bed in Utah while the Tyrannosaurus fossils came from a scattering of sites over a longer period of time. Therefore, they say, higher amounts of regional and temporal variation in the Tyrannosaurus data set should be expected.
The rebuttal team also considered the variability of T. rex's living relatives — birds. After examining the femurs of 112 species of living birds, the team deduced that the differences between T. rex femurs were relatively unremarkable.
But Paul believes another feature could make this variation more apparent. In an upcoming study, he posits that the style of horns adorning Tyrannosaurus's skull are distinct to each species, like the contrasting crests differentiating cassowary species. He says that the horn-encrusted brow of T. imperator consisted of spindle-shaped lumps while T. rex's horns were knobbier. "This should seal the deal," Paul said.
Napoli is not convinced. Like the armor of modern crocodiles, these bony outgrowths were likely encased in keratin, protecting continually growing bone underneath. He thinks the shape of a T. rex's horns probably changed as the animal aged.
The one thing both sets of researchers agree on is the need for more Tyrannosaurus specimens. "When more skeletons are found, they are added into the data set and eventually one way or another, the statistical support is going to be so strong that reasonable scientists cannot disagree," said W. Scott Persons, a paleontologist at the College of Charleston and a co-author with Paul on the earlier paper.
While neither side is ready to surrender, Peter Makovicky, a paleontologist at the University of Minnesota who was not involved with either study, believes the continued back-and-forth surrounding Tyrannosaurus rex's identity is good for paleontology because it allows the public to experience the minutiae that defines the discipline.
"This gives the layperson an insight into why we care so much about differentiating new species in the fossil record," said Makovicky, who counts himself in the single-species camp. "It would be very difficult to convince someone of that if it's a brachiopod, but T. rex takes it to another level."


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Making a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Diagnosis of RA is not straight forward as there is no individual test for RA. A diagnosis tends to be made by a consultant rheumatologist on the basis of tests, examination and ruling out other possible causes for symptoms.
Sometimes it is clear from symptoms and initial blood tests that someone has rheumatoid arthritis, but not always.  Specialist criteria have been developed jointly by American and European experts to try to help make a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in people presenting with new-onset swollen, painful joints (called synovitis) with no obvious cause (ACR/EULAR 2010 Rheumatoid Arthritis Classification Criteria).  These should be used with care though as people with osteoarthritis or a crystal arthritis (see below) could meet the criteria and end up being incorrectly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which could have significant consequences for treatment.  They have also been developed to classify, not diagnose, rheumatoid arthritis and so should not be used to decide who gets referred.
As already mentioned above, there are a number of other conditions that can cause very similar symptoms to rheumatoid arthritis and your GP will have to consider these when assessing each case.
What conditions may be confused with RA?
People with this condition often feel pain "all over", in all their muscles and joints, and have multiple tender points when examined. They will also often have a degree of early morning stiffness. Poor unrestorative sleep is often present, with associated fatigue and low mood, and often there are associated symptoms of headaches and irritable bowels and bladder.  Investigations tend to be normal.  It is important to distinguish this condition from rheumatoid arthritis as their management is very different, although sometimes both conditions are present.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
This condition causes pain and stiffness of the shoulders and thighs and tends to occur in people over 65 years of age. It is more common in females. Sometimes elderly people with RA present with similar symptoms.  PMR is treated by a course of steroid tablets where the dosage is gradually reduced over months and can generally be stopped after about 18 months – 2 years.  In people with RA presenting with PMR type symptoms, the correct diagnosis of RA usually becomes apparent when the patient is unable to reduce the steroid dosage below 10mg.
Post-viral arthritis
An acute, post-infective, self-limiting arthritis can follow influenza and other viral illness, particularly parvovirus. It may be extremely painful with swollen ankles, wrists or knees. This usually resolves over several weeks or months. A clue may be that other family members or friends were also affected by symptoms of a viral infection around the same time.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of joint disease which can affect any joint but the most commonly affected areas are the hips, knees, back, hands and feet.   Hands affected by OA often have small lumps (nodes) on either side of the finger joints, most commonly found at the ends of the fingers, near to the fingernails (called Heberden's nodes). The base of the thumb is also frequently affected.  OA hands usually function quite well, even though they may look unsightly, i.e. look larger, squarer and have hard lumps. Osteoarthritis can usually be distinguished from rheumatoid arthritis, although some people can suffer from both types of arthritis.  Patients with hand OA can respond to steroids (though usually, the response is not prolonged). Therefore a response does not necessarily imply there is an underlying auto-immune driven pathology such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Crystal Arthritis
There are two different types of crystal arthritis.  The first, gout, is caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joint.  Gout is the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis in the UK (1.6million people in the UK have gout) but usually presents in a very different manner to rheumatoid arthritis and so they can be easily differentiated.
The second type of crystal arthritis is calcium pyrophosphate disease (CPPD), getting its name from the crystal that causes it. If it occurs in people with hand osteoarthritis, CPPD can present in a very similar way to rheumatoid arthritis and so can be mistaken for RA. Chondrocalcinosis (the calcification of joint cartilage) on X-rays can confirm the diagnosis of calcium pyrophosphate disease, and ultrasound can be used to detect evidence of crystal deposition in or around joints.
Other types of inflammatory arthritis
There are other causes of auto-immune driven inflammatory arthritis- such as vasculitis, connective tissue diseases and inflammatory joint problems associated with psoriasis/inflammatory bowel disease.  Usually, there are other features pointing to an alternate diagnosis to RA, but these still need to be referred for urgent specialist assessment.
What should be done if rheumatoid arthritis is suspected?
Any person who is suspected of having RA should be referred to a specialist rheumatologist. Early referral is important so that disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may be prescribed as soon as possible so as to slow or halt the disease process.  Delay in referral or receiving a definitive diagnosis and treatment can result in significant costs to the individual, particularly those who are employed. This is because joint damage occurs most rapidly in the early stages of the disease, and often the treatment drugs can take several months to work.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a body who provide advice and guidance for healthcare professionals in England, advises that anyone who has signs of possible inflammatory arthritis should be referred urgently (within 3 working days) and that patients will need to be seen in the rheumatology unit within 3 weeks. Investigations can be normal in rheumatoid arthritis, particularly early in the disease, and therefore there is no need to wait for results before the referral.  In cases where it is felt that the most likely diagnosis is one of the conditions mentioned above then it is probable that you would be reviewed with the results of your investigations as these do not require an urgent referral.  The Scottish equivalent of NICE (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network) also advises early referral.  Both guidelines emphasise the importance of the history of what has been happening.  As there is a strong genetic element to rheumatoid arthritis, it is very helpful to let your GP know if other members of your family are also affected by RA or another auto-immune condition.
Many areas now offer "Early Arthritis Clinics" where a rapid assessment is performed by specialists/specialist nurses in order to limit any delays.  An ultrasound of the affected joints may be performed during this assessment.
NICE recommends a treat to target strategy with the target being remission or if this is not possible then low disease activity. You are more likely to achieve this target if DMARDs have been started within 3 months of you developing persistent joint inflammation.  Pain control is extremely important and can be started by your GP straightaway.  This may require non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs or COX 2 drugs) either alone or in combination with analgesic drugs (painkillers). The choice of drug will depend on the person's comorbidities (other conditions) such as cardiovascular risk and gastrointestinal disease. All NSAIDs should be given for the shortest time possible with a proton-pump inhibitor drug to protect the stomach. Other analgesic drugs may also be required (paracetamol, co-codamol, tramadol, etc.). The dose of which can be varied from day to day depending upon symptoms or what activities are planned for a particular day.
If your symptoms are particularly severe when you first see your GP, then they may refer you urgently but also ring to speak to one of the local rheumatologists to ask for assistance in how to best help you in the meantime.   Sometimes people are started on treatments other than those mentioned above, e.g. steroid tablets or a steroid injection, prior to being seen, in order to improve their condition.  This though can affect what the specialists see and find at the first appointment, which can potentially delay their making a diagnosis or there may be increased uncertainty of the diagnosis.
How else can your GP surgery help?
Your GP surgery can be involved in your RA care in many different ways.  They continue to look after you in general and may want to keep a close eye on your blood pressure, cholesterol and blood glucose levels as there is a higher risk of heart disease in people affected by rheumatoid arthritis.  This is often done as an annual review with one of the practice nurses.  Many GP surgeries are involved in doing the blood monitoring for the specific drugs used in controlling and treating the joint inflammation (DMARDs), so you may get your regular blood tests performed by your surgery.
Rheumatoid arthritis, along with many of the treatments used (including DMARDs and biologics) affects the body's immune response to infections.  Your surgery may therefore contact you to offer you annual influenza (flu) jab and also a Pneumovax for pneumonia (a one-off vaccination).  With some of these treatments live vaccines should be avoided so please ensure you contact your Doctor's surgery if you are planning to travel abroad.
A new diagnosis of RA can be a time of emotional distress due to the potential impact on the quality of life and the difficulties that accompany living with disease and being on long-term treatment. This includes concerns about drugs, family life, no longer being able to enjoy a favourite hobby, no longer able to work, etc. Fear, loneliness, depression, anger and anxiety are common and, if unacknowledged, can be overwhelming and disabling. The best ways to tackle these problems are by your medical team providing:
good symptom control (pain relief), which is essential
simple strategies of listening, acknowledging the normality of distressing emotion, helping people to recognise and develop simple coping strategies, e.g. pacing, distraction, relaxation, gentle exercise
provision of practical help, e.g. helping to get financial support, childcare, disabled badges for parking, devices to aid activities of daily living, help with employment
some people may require more specialist skilled help from trained counsellors or psychologists.
There may be a need to change occupation or reduce working hours; for further information see the NRAS guide for people with RA and their employers, which cover aspects of fatigue, benefits and driving (DVLA) advice. The 'Access to Work' programme can also be used to provide practical support for adjustments needed to return to work.
On another practical note, footwear is also important; comfortable, air-cushioned shoes (such as Hotter, Ecco or Clarks Springer sandals) will help. Try to avoid slip-on shoes, slippers or bare feet as this can put more stress on the joints. Don't be afraid to ask for advice. Fatigue may be a problem but try to continue with hobbies and develop new ones.
Many patients will also look for ways to help their condition themselves through diet, exercise and complementary therapies. Further information about this is available in other articles, in the lifestyle section of the NRAS website.
Fortunately, the management of RA has undergone a revolution in care during the past decade and continues to be an area of great research interest, with many new treatments currently in trial stages. There is now a much greater medical understanding of the disease, better ways to assess disease activity, effective strategies such as a treat to target and, for the first time, targeted therapies that have a real prospect of inducing disease remission.
Management has many more facets than mere drug treatments, but drugs remain the mainstay. Drug management may be likened to a pressure cooker. The pressure cooker represents the disease of RA. DMARDs are represented by the weights on the top of the pressure cooker but whilst there is steam hissing out of the vent the patient has to take analgesics and NSAIDs / Cox-2s to control the everyday pain and stiffness. Biologic drugs/JAK inhibitors appear to have the potential to turn the heat off under the pressure cooker, i.e. if a patient responds to these drugs, then the disease is virtually turned off.
Despite these advances, recent studies have shown that it can sometimes be difficult for people in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis to access the healthcare that they need. If you are concerned that you may have RA, you should consult your GP about getting relevant blood tests and subsequent referral to a specialist.  Likewise, if you are currently receiving care but are concerned that it isn't working as well as you need it to, you should also discuss your concerns with your GP or rheumatologist.
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October 13th, 2016 @HU| Honorary doctorate award: Prof. Eric Lambin
On 13 October 2016, the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will award the honorary doctorate to Prof. Eric Lambin due to his outstanding contribution to the field of geography. The internationally renowned geographer is ranked as pioneer of land use research and has significantly contributed to an inter- and transdisciplinary understanding of "Land System Science".
The IRI THESys and the Geography Department cordially invite you to the award ceremony with Prof. Lambin holding a lecture on "Land use change in the globalization era: Challenges and opportunities" followed by some drinks to celebrate.
Special THESys Lecture: Honorary doctorate for Prof. Eric Lambin
Land use change in the globalization era: Challenges and opportunities
Thursday, 13 October 2016, 4 pm
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin,
A central challenge for sustainability is how to preserve forest ecosystems and their rich biodiversity while enhancing food production. This challenge for developing countries confronts the force of economic globalization, which seeks cropland and triggers deforestation. Land use changes are increasingly associated with commodities produced for global markets. Some of the final consumers of agricultural and wood commodities, the corporations involved in their transformation and retailing, and civil society show a growing concern for sustainability. These actors are starting to express a preference for goods whose supply chain has been certified as meeting sustainability criteria. These private actors have designed new non-state market driven governance mechanisms aimed at influencing land use through global markets. Recent evidence on the effectiveness of these private land use regulations suggests some potentially positive direct and indirect beneficial impacts. Interactions between private and public environmental regulations need to be better understood.
Prof. Eric Lambin is professor at the Département de Géologie et de Géographie in Louvain-la-Neuve of the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium and at the Department of Earth System Science, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences of the Stanford University in Palo Alto, USA.
More information: www.iri-thesys.org/news/honorary_doctorate_lambin


On the accounts of many Doctors of Philosophy specialising in Meta-Ethics, the philosophical landscape is notoriously hard to taxonomise. What are the best comprehensive guides to Meta-Ethics. I have in mind things such as collections of key essay, " X's introduction-to" and authors potential work on the general area (rather than a specific aspect of it).
Any recommendations will be much appreciated!
I'd say that the general overview can be taxonomized relatively well. There's even reasonable flowcharts, like you'll find in Alex Miller's Contemporary Metaethics (see here). For general introduction, a short standard paper would be Finlay's overview. For constructivism, Street has an overview. Miller's and Fisher's introductory books are supposed to be good.
I believe the main issue comes with theories on reasons or on motivation. Detailed accounts which try to maneuvre around problems resist getting put neatly into categories.
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Archaeologist Shereen Ratnagar responds to GD Bakshi's claims about Indian history
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All of a sudden on 8 June, M. Jagadeesh Kumar, the Vice Chancellor of JNU, tweeted the poster of a webinar to be conducted by the university's Centre for Historical Studies (CHS), some days later on 13 June. The "webinar", titled "The Sarasvati Civilisation: A Paradigm Shift in Indian History", featured a retired Major General of the Indian Army, GD Bakshi, who spoke at length on the topic. A quick Google search on the man throws up several videos, interviews, and other information, but none of these seem to elucidate his expertise in Indian history or the Indus Valley Civilisation. Naturally, there were many historical and logical distortions in the arguments that Bakshi made. The decision itself, as faculty members in the department stated later on, was taken without consulting all of them.
We present here some of Bakshi's claims about Indian history, from one of his lectures on the "Sarasvati Civilisation", with Shereen Ratnagar's response to each of them. Eminent archaeologist Ratnagar has published multiple works on the Indus Valley Civilisation over many years and is considered one of the foremost experts of the subject.
"60-80 sites of the so-called Indus Valley Civilisation exist not along the Indus, but along the course of the now dried-up Sarasvati river"
Firstly, which are the sixty sites? Such a generalisation needs to be supported with specific data, i.e., names of sites, or at least the numbers of sites near modern towns. Secondly, is it important to him that if we say they lie along the Sarasvati, a nice Hindu name, our school children can forget that it is a civilisation of both Pakistan and India? Is Pakistan just a villain or an evil force for those who deal with the remote past?
Do we not share Mughal history, language, Sikhism, as well as Islam with Pakistan?
The ancient Kushana empire and Gandhara art, Bakshi possibly forgets, were centred on the Potwar plateau and the upper Indus Valley.
Then, there is the puzzle of many crops and animals. In South Asia, as far as we have evidence, the first centre of domestication of wheat, barley, sheep-goats and our so-cherished humped cattle, was Mehrgarh. There was also cotton, for which India was famous in later history. By Bakshi's logic, we would need to say that Mehrgarh too is in India.
"Terracotta figurines that have been recovered from these sites have bindis, sindhoor (vermillion), mangal sutra, and bangles; figurines in yoga poses have also been discovered – all of this proving that these traditions go back 8000 years and continue still"
"These traditions" are simply trivia. So do many Egyptian and other traditions in western Asia — of wearing beads or bangles — that go back to ancient times.
A film on YouTube shows how the tradition of making bread in Jordan goes back to prehistory. However, the authors of the film also mention the subtle changes that are taking place within this tradition.
Also Read: Urdu Writing Over Two Centuries: On Nation, History, Culture
Tradition by definition needs to change according to changing aesthetics, technology, and daily necessities. Otherwise, to do something repeatedly is a dead habit. A bangle is a bangle — all over the world.
Incidentally, the long, red translucent beads of carnelian that the Harappans wore around their necks or possibly also on the waists, and exported, do not form any part of the tradition of later India. The same is the case with "micro-beads" of steatite paste. It appears that the technologies behind making these beads have lapsed.
Not all Harappan traditions could have survived till today — not the writing system, for example. At the same time, not all could have lapsed — in Pakistan, the making of ovens, and even their form, to roast barley seeds continued until recently.
"These also prove that we, as a civilisation, are older than Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman and even Mayan civilisations"
The charts and timelines in most children's history books state otherwise.
"We have had 800 years of subjugation – invasion after invasion. Our cities were burnt, temples destroyed, women raped and sold off in the brothels of Bukhara, Samarkand and Kabul. 600 years of tyranny — with Afghans, Arabs, Mongols, Turks, and Mughals attacking India"
He little England knows who only England knows.
This is a lament attributed to Rudyard Kipling, commenting on the English in India. We could substitute "India" for "England".
Let us look at a country other than India. Take the case of Mesopotamia (present day Iraq).
Around 2400 BC, the Akkadian people invaded the south of the Euphrates-Tigris Valley and set up an empire; the land gradually changed its written and spoken language from Sumerian to Akkadian. The Kassites established their rule in Babylon after Hammurapi, the law-giver, and his dynasty. They ruled for four centuries after the 16th century BC. They were "clearly of non-Mesopotamian origin, but cannot be regarded as conquering foreigners," says archaeologist Joan Oates.
Akkadian later gave way to Aramaic, over the period 1000 to 600 BC. Aramaic was in fact the lingua franca of much of western Asia.
Aramaean pastoralist tribes had settled on the middle Euphrates and surrounding steppe around 1500 BC. Assyrian palace reliefs show scribes writing records of battles in Akkadian cuneiform (Assyrian) with stylus and tablet, as well as scribes writing in Aramaic, with scroll and pen. The literary language of court poetry however remained Akkadian. As a population of immigrants, historians say, the Aramaeans "blended silently into the general population".
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Then, the Chaldeans are mentioned in Mesopotamian texts from the 9th century BC onwards.
The Persian Achaemenid dynasty invaded the prosperous land of Babylonia in 538 BC. Now, the glorious Mesopotamian civilisation, with its cuneiform literature, temple art and architecture, and mathematics and medicine, became a tax-paying province of the Persian empire. The indigenous civilisation, language, culture would come to an end after a short while.
Centuries later, the Arabs marched into Sasanian Iran, the only rival of the Roman Byzantine empire, and Mesopotamia too was incorporated by the new Islamic state (it had been a part of Iran) in the middle of the 7th century AD. It was now that the language became Arabic.
The Abbassid Caliphate's power-base was located in Baghdad and this was the golden age of Islam. Baghdad, however, fell to Mongol rule in about 1258 AD.
In the 14th and 15th centuries AD, Turkmen ruled Iraq. They were defeated by the Safavids of Iran. In the 16th century, Iraq (Mosul, Baghdad and Basra) became a province of the Ottoman empire.
I need not recount the post World War I mandate over Iraq won by Britain, or the ghastly ruse used by the USA and UK to invade Iraq in 2004, overthrow its government, and destroy its antiquities.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, a 19th century scholar of Sanskrit, philology, comparative religion stated, "he who knows one, knows none." This was about language. Max Mueller paraphrased this maxim, writing, "he who knows one [religion] knows none".
India claims to be a world power. Although some American school children learn the epic of Gilgamesh, we don't teach our school children about ancient civilisations other than India. I protested — and became unpopular — about this in around 2004 when the NCERT gave just a single page to Egypt and Mesopotamia. This is now the price we pay.
Shereen F. Ratnagar is an eminent Indian archaeologist whose work has focused on the Indus Valley Civilisation. She is the author of several texts including Harappan Archaeology: Early State Perspectives and The Magic in the Image: Women in Clay at Mohenjo-daro and Harappa.
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Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes weighs in on possible AFC Championship neutral site
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If the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs meet in the AFC Championship Gameneither team will have home court advantage.
The NFL's decision to play the game at a neutral site came last week after Monday night's game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals was canceled after Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest in the first trimester.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs escapes defensive pressure from the Denver Broncos during the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on January 1, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Neutral-site play was finalized Friday after a special meeting with league owners to «mitigate potential competitive unfairness» in the AFC playoffs.
NFL OWNERS PASS RESOLUTION TO ADJUST AFC PLAYOFF SITES IF NECESSARY AFTER CANCELED BILLS-BENGALS GAME
The Chiefs finished the regular season atop the AFC with a 14-3 record, earning a first-round bye.
Buffalo, playing one less game, finished the regular season with a 13-3 record and will be the No. 2 seed in the AFC.
Monday, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes asked if the NFL's decision was fair, and the Super Bowl-winning quarterback said the Chiefs were ready for whatever the NFL decided.
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs runs off the field after the first half against the Los Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on January 7, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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«Nothing was going to be fair to anybody, I don't think so,» Mahomes said. «It's a situation we've never encountered before. At the end of the day, I was so happy that damar was better. And that is the most important.
«So, he was better and he was in a better place, we were ready to do whatever scenario happened. So if that was a neutral site, if he went there (to Buffalo), whatever. We were ready to go out there and play But first we have to win our first game. So we'll just worry about whoever we play in the first round.»
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs points at the line of scrimmage against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half of the game at Allegiant Stadium on January 7, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kansas City enters the NFL playoffs winners of 10 of the last 11 games and with an offense ranked highest in the league in yards and points per game.
The Chiefs will play the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens or Los Angeles Chargers depending on how wild card weekend play outside.
The top seed from each conference will play the last remaining seed in the divisional round.
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Preiskava ali slikanje z ultrazvokom (s tujko ultrasonografija) je metoda za preučevanje fizične strukture notranjosti preiskovanca, pri kateri izkoriščamo pojav, da se ultrazvok (podobno kot svetloba) lomi in odbija na stikih območij z različno gostoto (odtod tudi izraz ehografija).

Najpogosteje uporabljamo impulzno odbojno metodo. Pri tej metodi se širi pulz ultrazvočnega valovanja iz sonde v preiskovani material. Ko naleti na nehomogenost, se delno odbije in vrne v aparat, ki zdaj deluje kot sprejemnik. Iz časa vračanja sklepamo na lokacijo nepravilnosti, iz amplitude odboja pa na globino nepravilnosti (večja je globina, manjša bo amplituda odbitega zvoka). Sprejemnik sprejema valove, ki se širijo skozi preizkušanec in se odbijejo od napake in od nasprotne površine ter jih pretvarja v napetost, to pa vizualizira zaslon.

Metoda se uporablja pri testiranju materialov za nepravilnosti, npr. za ugotavljanje razpok ali zračnih mehurčkov, ki zmanjšujejo trdnost materiala. Zelo razširjena je tudi uporaba v medicini za diagnosticiranje poškodb in nepravilnosti pri razvoju zarodkov, saj je metoda neinvazivna in ni nevarna zdravju. Z usmerjenim oddajanjem in sprejemanjem pulzov lahko dobimo tridimenzionalno sliko preiskovanca, z dovolj hitro ponavljajočimi se pulzi pa tudi posnetek gibanja (npr. delujočega srca).

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Q: How to access text inside div tags using Selenium in Python? I am trying to make a program in Python using Selenium which prints out the quotes from https://www.brainyquote.com/quote_of_the_day
EDIT:
I was able to access the quotes and the associated authors like so:
    authors = driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("""div.col-xs-4.col-md-4 a[title="view author"]""")
for quote,author in zip(quotes,authors):
        print('Quote: ', quote.text)
        print('Author: ', author.text)

Not able to club topics similarly. Doing
total_topics = driver.find_elements_by_css_selector("""div.col-xs-4.col-md-4 a.qkw-btn.btn.btn-xs.oncl_list_kc""")

would make an undesired list
Earlier I was using Beautiful Soup which did the job perfectly except the fact that the requests library was able to access only the static website. However, I wanted to be able to scroll the website continuously to keep accessing new quotes. For that purpose, I'm trying to use Selenium.
This is how I did it using Soup:
for quote_data in soup.find_all('div', class_='col-xs-4 col-md-4'):
       quote = quote_data.find('a',title='view quote').text
       print('Quote: ',quote)

However, I am unable to find the same using Selenium.
My code in Selenium for basic testing:
driver.maximize_window()
driver.get('https://www.brainyquote.com/quote_of_the_day')
elem = driver.find_element_by_tag_name("body")

elem.send_keys(Keys.PAGE_DOWN)
time.sleep(0.2)

quote = driver.find_element_by_xpath('//div[@title="view quote"]')

I also tried CSS Selectors
print(driver.find_element_by_css_selector('div.col-xs-4 col-md-4')
The latter gave a NoSuchElementFound exception and the former is not giving any output at all. I would love to get some tips on where I am going wrong and how I would be able to tackle this.
Thanks!

A: quotes = driver.find_elements_by_xpath('//a[@title="view quote"]')

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A: You might need to write some kind of loop to scroll and click on the quotes links until there are no more elements found. Here's a bit of an outline of how I would do that:
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

driver.get('https://www.brainyquote.com/quote_of_the_day')

while True:

    # wait for all quote elements to appear
    quote_links = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_all_elements_located((By.XPATH, "//a[@title='view quote']")))

    # todo - need to check for the end condition. page has infinite scrolling
    # break

    # iterate the quote elements until we reach the end of this list
    for quote_link in quote_links:
        quote_link.click()
        driver.back()

        # now quote_links has gone stale because we are on a different page
        quote_links = WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(EC.presence_of_all_elements_located((By.XPATH, "//a[@title='view quote']")))

The above code enters a loop that searches for all of the 'View more' quote links on the page. Then, we iterate the list of links and click on each one. At this point the elements in quote_links list have gone stale due to the page no longer existing, so we re-find the elements with WebDriverWait before clicking another link.
This is just a rough outline and some extra work will need to be done to determine an end case for the infinite scrolling of the page, and you will need to write in the operations to perform on the quote pages themselves, but hopefully you see the idea here.

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