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Q: HashMap manipulation using streams Java 8 Please let me know if there is a possibility of changing the below code in terms of Java 8 using parallel streams?
I am looking for an option to run the "outer for loop" in parallel and finally all the values of stationMap gets collected together?
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> stationMap = new HashMap<>();
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> routes = function();
for (Map.Entry<Integer, Set<Integer>> entry : routes.entrySet())
{
     Set<Integer> stations = entry.getValue();

      for (Integer station : stations) {
        Set<Integer> temporaryStations = new HashSet<>(stations);
        Set<Integer> stationSet = stationMap.get(station);
        if (stationSet == null) {
          stationSet = new HashSet<>();
          temporaryStations.remove(station);
          stationSet.addAll(temporaryStations);
          stationMap.put(station, stationSet);
        } else {
          temporaryStations.remove(station);
          stationSet.addAll(temporaryStations);
        }
      }
    }

More shorter version:
routes.forEach((k, stations) -> {
      stations.forEach((station) -> {
        Set<Integer> stationSet = stationMap.get(station);
        if (stationSet == null) {
          stationSet = new HashSet<>();
          stationSet.addAll(stations);
          stationMap.put(station, stationSet);
        } else {
          stationSet.addAll(stations);
        }
      });
    });

A: Even the long pre-Java 8 version can be simplified as there is no need to iterate over the entry set, when you are only processing the values and there is no need for code duplication within the two conditional branches:
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> routes = function();
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> stationMap = new HashMap<>();
for(Set<Integer> stations: routes.values()) {
    for(Integer station: stations) {
        Set<Integer> temporaryStations = new HashSet<>(stations);
        temporaryStations.remove(station);
        Set<Integer> stationSet = stationMap.get(station);
        if (stationSet == null) {
            stationMap.put(station, temporaryStations);
        } else {
            stationSet.addAll(temporaryStations);
        }
    }
}

using Java 8 features, you may get the improved variant:
routes.values().forEach(stations ->
    stations.forEach(station -> {
        Set<Integer> temporaryStations = new HashSet<>(stations);
        temporaryStations.remove(station);
        Set<Integer> old = stationMap.putIfAbsent(station, temporaryStations);
        if(old!=null) old.addAll(stations);
    })
);

though it might be simpler to first merge all values and remove the keys afterwards in one step:
routes.values().forEach(stations ->
    stations.forEach(station ->
        stationMap.computeIfAbsent(station, key -> new HashSet<>()).addAll(stations)
    )
);
stationMap.forEach((k,set) -> set.remove(k));

It's possible to formulate an equivalent (parallel) Stream operation:
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> stationMap=routes.values().parallelStream()
    .flatMap(stations -> stations.stream().map(station -> {
        Set<Integer> temporaryStations = new HashSet<>(stations);
        temporaryStations.remove(station);
        return new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>(station, temporaryStations);
    })
).collect(Collectors.toMap(
    Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue, (a,b) -> {a.addAll(b); return a; }));

but this may also be simpler when removing the keys from the value set in a post processing step:
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> stationMap=routes.values().parallelStream()
    .flatMap(stations -> stations.stream().map(station ->
        new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>(station, new HashSet<>(stations))
    )
).collect(Collectors.toMap(
    Map.Entry::getKey, Map.Entry::getValue, (a,b) -> {a.addAll(b); return a; }));
stationMap.entrySet().parallelStream().forEach(e -> e.getValue().remove(e.getKey()));

or you use a custom collector instead of flatMap:
Map<Integer, Set<Integer>> stationMap=routes.values().parallelStream()
    .collect(HashMap::new,
            (map,stations) -> stations.forEach(station ->
                map.computeIfAbsent(station, key -> new HashSet<>()).addAll(stations)
            ),
            (m1,m2) -> m2.forEach((k,v)->m1.merge(k, v, (a,b)->{a.addAll(b); return a;})));
stationMap.entrySet().parallelStream().forEach(e -> e.getValue().remove(e.getKey()));

this might be more efficient as it doesn't need the temporary Map.Entry instances.

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What's being done to protect users' copyright?
I have posted questions about how to deal with scraping sites here: Mass infringement of Stack Exchange copyright.
At the time I was helpfully redirected to this question here:
A site (or scraper) is copying content from Stack Exchange. What do I do?
The answers there give a process for how to report scraping sites. I've used this. It's slow and works after several months. This question here isn't a question about how to currently report sites that steal content without attribution. It's about how to deal with the deluge of scraping that's happening. It's also an enquiry to find out what processes SE has to protect SE users' copyright outside of the site-reporting mechanism.
Recently, I've seen more and more sites scraping content off SE EL&U and SE ELL. There are now so many that I can't keep up with them. I think we need a public ongoing page accessible on Meta where people can list websites that are nicking content without the full proper attribution, and where TPTB (the powers that be) can get back to us once the situation has been resolved.
I'm sure this problem is affecting other SE sites too.
I am now more interested in what SE is doing to ensure that it isn't neglecting its users. I'm a bit surprised that users seem to have to find this stuff and report it. I kind of feel that it's SE's responsibility to check on a regular basis who is scraping its members' (and its own) material. Shouldn't this be a routine practice on their part? If not, the agreement that they put forward to users is kind of useless. It amounts to - anyone can scrape your content without attributing it to you under the terms set out here on SE - so long as you don't report them to us. This seems unacceptable to me.
Some scraping sites seem to be worse than others. Some link to SE, but not to the page they scraped the content from. Some list the username from here on SE but don't link to the page or mention SE or the specific SE site. There is definitely a range of violations going on. But it seems to me that SE has a duty of care towards its users - at least a moral one - to try to ensure that the terms set out on the site actually apply in a meaningful way.
What is the policy for checking up on who's nicking what from users here and from SE in general?
I have been advised that the answer will probably be that users need to take their own measures to protect their copyright. Is this correct?
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I reopened this but please remove the list of scrapers, it has nothing to do with the rest of your question and there is absolutely no need to start a second one – Pëkka Jan 6 '16 at 21:26
@Pëkka Sorry, I don't follow. No need to open a second what? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:27
Actually, on second and third read, I'm tempted to vote to close again. This should be cut down to one specific question that isn't addressed by the existing list of scrapers – Pëkka Jan 6 '16 at 21:29
A second list of scrapers – Pëkka Jan 6 '16 at 21:29
@pekka where is the current list of scrapers where people who wrote things can see where their stuff is being published? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:30
So you know how and when to report scrapers, what you can do yourself, and what SE is going to do when the content is reported (because that's all covered in the duplicate) and you don't know...what? You know how to have SE help you enforce your copywrite, you know how to resolve the issue on your own if you prefer, what's left to know? This sounds like you're just not satisfied with the state of copywrite enforcement on the internet in international law, and I mean, who is, but we can't really fix it through a meta.se post. – Servy Jan 6 '16 at 21:32
@Pëkka The list is necessary because people have so much faith in S.E. that they don't believe this is happening. They need to see what kind of attribution is or isn't being given. Are you trying to close down free discussion here? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:32
@Servy I don't think that's reasonable. S.E. publish their agreement with users. Part of that agreement is that users' work is freely publishable by third parties, including for profit publication, so long as proper attribution is given to the original authors. S.E. also hold the copyright: "You agree that all Subscriber Content that You contribute to the Network is perpetually and irrevocably licensed to Stack Exchange under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike license". – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:38
@Araucaria I fail to see how that's relevant to any of the points that I've made, nor does it in any way clarify how your question isn't a duplicate. – Servy Jan 6 '16 at 21:40
@Servy ... However, currently users' copyright is being violated so frequently that this contract is perhaps of dubious value, because SE's publishing of this material where it can be freely copied without attribution may be causing a deluge of illegal scraping. Now, I'm prepared to put up with this if S.E. is doing something about it in terms of monitoring scraping. But not otherwise. People should be able to SEE exactly what's happening to their work. That is only fair. If I'm not able to list those sites here, I may have to list a thousand-long one somehwere else to promote fee speech. – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:43
@Servy If you're prepared to speak on behalf of S.E. on this issue and have their blessing to do so then I'll take your word for it. Otherwise, please let this post and the subsequent discussion run its course. – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:45
@Araucaria So you're claiming that SE is under obligation to protect your copyright for you? Because they're not. They often will, because it's also in their own best interest, but the fact that you've published the content to SE doesn't mean that SE is legally responsible for preventing and pursuing copyright violators. – Servy Jan 6 '16 at 21:47
For the record, there used to be a "list of scrappers", but it was abandoned in favor of the current model because it was just too much of a mess with duplicate entries, and was probably difficult to track for the SE team. – psubsee2003 Jan 6 '16 at 22:21
@Pëkka still exists, but is locked. – psubsee2003 Jan 6 '16 at 22:23
@Araucaria commented "S.E. also hold the copyright" but that is not true. SE holds a perpetual license, but copyright (including the ability to dual license) remains with the author. – Ben Voigt Jan 6 '16 at 22:48
Glad you asked. I've actually been personally working on a new tracking system that we're going to be using to keep track of all the reports we have coming in. Previously, we used a big ugly spreadsheet which was stored on Google Sheets and anyone who has ever handled scraper reports would say is a nightmare to even look at. My aim was to fix that. We only just recently started inserting records into this new system (only reports from about the past 3 months are recorded in it), and it's still not completely finished, but it's getting there. It looks a little something like this:
To be completely honest, we don't actually do a whole lot in about half the cases that get reported to us. The site usually disappears or otherwise stops working for some other reason without us ever having to contact them. The cases where we do have to take action take a while because of our process. When we contact sites using content inappropriately, we send them at least two emails before we jump to taking other actions (such as attempting to contact their hosting provider). This process was even more dreadfully slow due to the way we were organizing this information - which made it hard to see which ones had been contacted previously or need contacted again, or what our next steps might be.
As far as finding them, we don't actively look for scrapers. We sometimes run across them while we're searching for things on our own, and we'll record them ourselves if we find them. But there is no active campaign or anyone here that is explicitly searching for sites which don't follow our license terms. Our users are a much more reliable source for finding these sites, because they're the ones with the questions, the ones searching on Google for all these random things, and the ones running across these sites on a more regular basis.
To get to some of the deeper issues in your question, let's identify one thing: we cannot protect your copyright for you. We don't own any copyrights for your content. We control the license that you agreed to use when you posted it here. The only authority we have over other sites using it is the terms we outlined in that license, which pretty much boils down to providing proper attribution.
Scrapers in general are not disallowed, and if they follow all the attribution requirements outlined, there is absolutely nothing we can do about them hosting copies of the content on their site. As outlined in the scraper FAQ post, these are the things we care about when users report the sites:
The site is a proxy.
The site outranks us on Google.
The site doesn't follow attribution requirements.
The site uses a different license or claims ownership of the content.
These are all things we can actually take action on, and want to know about.
As far as a publicly accessible list: we had considered making this new system public, but opted to keep it private since we don't want users messing around with the records or entering things on their own. Allowing this just creates more work for those who are processing these, which is exactly what we're trying to cut down on by making this new system in the first place. Keeping users out of these areas would require a login system, which we simply weren't interested in building for a tool like this. Hence, it was kept private and only accessible to Stack Exchange staff.
animuson♦animuson
Phew an answer from an S.E. person. Thanks very much for the information. My issue is that I care about number three " The site doesn't follow attribution requirements." much more than I do about the others. Because that's the one that directly deals with my content. I'm worried that there's going to be a massive proliferation of scraping, because sites are going to scrape from the scrapers and so on. The list that was removed from this post (9 sites) only took me twenty minutes to find. Give me a day and .... I can't do that much work to protect m own copyright, or those of other users' ... – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:55
... on my own. I think having some kind of dedicated monitoring by S.E. - even a modest amount - would be beneficial. It wouldn't require action being taken on every one that was found, but if any were found to be persistent and also being scraped off themselves it would be effective. If S.E. completely loose control over content, this will be a disaster. I know that obviously S.E. cares more about its own success, but S.E. relies on posters first and foremost for its success. Taking this small measure to look after users' content would surely be in its own interests. – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 21:59
By the way, do you have any qualms about me listing the scraping sites in my post? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 22:01
@Araucaria We already tried a list of scraper sites here on meta before. It got very messy very fast, even worse than our spreadsheet is now. We're not interested in doing that again. – animuson♦ Jan 6 '16 at 22:03
If I'm unhappy about how my material is being used, is it my own responsibility to take steps to protect it? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 22:06
I'm not happy about the current processes, but I'm very happy to get a forthright, friendly and honest answer. Thanks. – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 22:19
@Araucaria you own the content, you own the license. It is your responsibility to defend your copyright, although SE does try to help on your behalf. The "how to report" scrapper post you linked does mention that. – psubsee2003 Jan 6 '16 at 22:23
@animuson .. and thanks for working on the spreadsheet too. – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 22:32
@animuson How about publishing it even if we can't access it? – Araucaria Jan 6 '16 at 22:55
Why not make a github repo? Then we can submit things via pull request or issue tracker. – PyRulez Feb 10 '16 at 4:31
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One of our favourite desserts ever since we were little kids was pudding. If it was a contest between jell-o and pudding, pudding won every time- hands down. Of course, we always associated pudding with the thick, creamy stuff that comes in a bowl and you eat with a spoon. So when we first ever heard of bread pudding we were a little bit confused.
We just couldn't figure out how you could take bread and turn it into a smooth, rich, creamy dessert. In fact, we both kind of thought the whole idea of "bread pudding" was kind of gross (picture slurried bread- not exactly appetizing).
So it just made sense to make chocolate-banana bread pudding, right?
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Cut bread into 1-inch chunks. Place half of the bread chunks on the bottom of your ramekins.
Slice banana and divide evenly between the two puddings. Sprinkle half of the chocolate chips over both. Top with remaining bread chunks and chocolate chips.
Combine egg whites, milk and vanilla in a glass measuring cup and pour over each pudding.
Place on a baking sheet (precautionary measure in case they boil over) and bake for 20minutes or until the pudding is set.
Layer Two: Banana and chocolate chips!
Have you ever had bread pudding?
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Well, we're back from a fun weekend in Chicago, and while we do have plans to do a recap post for you, we are bringing you a recipe instead!
A really really easy recipe.
We came up with this recipe by accident one day when we were attempting to make chocolate frosting. We added in a few ingredients, taste-tested, and couldn't believe how much it reminded us of the Snack Pack we loved as children!
Did you ever eat Snack Pack pudding as a child? What is your favourite quick-and-easy snack?
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Don't you just love it when you stumble upon a new idea without trying to? It's like when your parents surprised you with a trip to the water park on a hot day, when your paycheck is higher than you expected, or when the item you went to the store to buy is on sale. In fact, some of the best things in life are discovered by accident (hello cheese!).
This is the case with the breakfast that we had this morning: Amaranth Pudding.
Banana Amaranth Breakfast Pudding to be exact.
The story behind this surprise breakfast took place a couple of days ago when we were making our Carrot and Broccoli Grain Salad. We wanted to use some more interesting grains for it, and thought perhaps amaranth would be cool. We've popped amaranth several times before, but never actually cooked it. As it turns out, when cooked, amaranth has the consistency of oatmeal rather than separate grains like rice. Mixed with cottage cheese it would be a delicious hot breakfast, but it's not good for a grain salad or pilaf. We also discovered that when cooked amaranth is left in the fridge, it thickens up- A LOT. You can actually cut through it with a butter knife, and it won't collapse! We didn't want to heat it up (too hot out!) but it was way to thick to eat cold the way it was. So we blended it with banana, cottage cheese and yogurt to make a super healthy breakfast pudding!
Amaranth is awesome because it's a great source of fiber, protein and iron, with absolutely no saturated or trans fat! A great way to start the day.
Throw some banana slices and a blob of almond butter (or any nut butter!) on top and you've got yourself a great summer time breakfast treat.
Put amaranth and water into a pot, bring to a boil then reduce to low and simmer for 20min, until thickened. Put in a container and place in the fridge overnight.
In the morning, put amaranth and all other ingredients into food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Pour into two bowls and top with desired toppings.
Have you ever made an accidental discovery (in the kitchen or otherwise)?
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JONNY QUEST print from Steve 'the dude' Rude!
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12" CAPTAIN ACTION is back!
Looks like CA is back and ROUND 2 says they have a major Super Hero license...so re-issue and new costumes are coming! I guess TOYS 'R" US will have them. THANKS to Chris Wolfson for sending this along.
My good friend Willie Ito was gracious enough to fill me in on his career and the late RANKIN/BASS animator Yusaku "Steve" Nakagawa (Who worked on specials like THE MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER at TOEI for RANKIN/BASS). Willie started at Walt Disney training under Iwao Takamoto, who at the time was Milt Kahl's assistant, working on Walt Disney's LADY AND THE TRAMP and this is where he met Steve Nakagawa. Willie went to work for Chuck Jones shortly after that and was invited back to Disney to work on SLEEPING BEAUTY BUT declined because working with Chuck was a great opportunity. Six years later, Bob Clampett was starting up his studio to produce THE BEANY & CECIL SHOW. The general buzz around the industry was theatrical cartoons were on their way out, especially since MGM shuffled their studio...hence HANNA-BARBERA was now on TV, so Willie decided to join Clampett and co. He completed a seasons worth of shows for ABC and had no renewal in sight. HANNA-BARBERA was now rolling and was preparing to go into production with THE JETSONS. Willie was invited to join the studio and when he started his first day, low and behold, there sat Iwao Takamoto at one desk and Jerry Eisenberg, who actually replaced Willie when he departed from Chuck Jones, sitting at another desk.
Looking forward to the warm weather..
Here is a KUBLA KRAUS dedication I did in a book tonight...I have never drawn the character before. Paul Frees voiced him in RANKIN/BASS' JACK FROST.
A romantic weekend is on the horizon!
A couple of cool books!
Happy to help with this great DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25th Anniversary music box set!
www.timeandspacetoys.com You can pop these into your huge mounds of snow and light them up with class!
One of my favorites and it includes a RANKIN/BASS Documentary from 1972!


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Terry Lissiman
Chair, Northern Zone
Terry Lissiman is a Northern Zone representative on the WRLC and has been an owner/operator in the A and B Zones for over 34 years. Prior to this Terry worked in Prawning, Tuna and Abalone fisheries. He has worked with DPIRD's Research Department on a number of research projects.
Terry has brought to the WRL Board a wide experience of being an active member on Ministerial Advisory Boards, Councils and Fisherman's Committees and has the historical knowledge and commitment to assist the western rock lobster industry in maintaining sustainability. Terry is also a Director on the Board of the Geraldton Fishermen's Cooperative.
Fedele Camarda
Deputy Chair, Southern Zone
Fedele Camarda is a third-generation Fremantle lobster fisherman with over 30 years' experience and who currently skippers his family vessel. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education and remains active as a relief teacher.
Fedele has been involved with the western rock lobster industry since 2008 and was previously on the WRL Board from 2009 to 2011 serving as Chair for one year during this time. He is also currently on the Combined Zone C Association (CZCA) Committee. His experience in these representative bodies has been invaluable in terms of understanding the complexities of the industry and how important it is to have strong representation through the industry.
Justin Pirrottina
Director, Northern Zone
Justin Pirrottina is second generation fisherman and has been fishing for about 30 years with the last 25 years skippering his own boat. Justin currently fishes across both Northern and Southern Zones with operations out of Geraldton and Jackson Island in the Abrolhos.
Bruce Cockman
Bruce Cockman is a second-generation fisher and has been an owner-operator for his entire life. Bruce's family is heavily invested in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery and he has been working for his family business since leaving school. Bruce currently fishes both Northern and Southern zones from Jurien Bay to Kalbarri. He has previously been a director of WAFIC and the President of the DPFA.
Bruce brings vast experience and knowledge to the WRL Board and hopes that with all his years of fishing, he can continue to help further the excellent work already done in the Western Rock Lobster Fishery. Bruce wants to be a voice for all fishers, working towards a fair and reasonable approach to maintaining sustainability and strengthening their access rights.
Matthew Fong
Matthew Fong has been involved in the fishing industry for 28 years and he is currently serving as a northern representative with Fishing Family's WA.
Matthew is also a committee member with GPFA.
Brad Arnup
Director, Southern Zone
Brad Arnup is a passionate representative of the Western Rock Lobster Industry and has actively had a lead role in the industry for more than 40 years. Brad's experience varies as both an owner and an operator, fishing from 1981 and has been the owner of Oceaneer Marine Broker since 2007 to 2020.
He now continues to trade in the sale or lease of Western Rock Lobster Units through his company West Coast Lobster Licence Sales. Brad was previously a representative of the Western Rock Lobster Industry in Parliamentary Inquiry into management and sustainability of the Western Rock Lobster Industry and President of the Central West Coast Professional Fishermen's Association.
Clinton Moss
Clinton Moss has been an active and passionate fisher and license holder for nearly 20 years! Clinton is based out of Lancelin.
As a Director of the Board, Clinton hopes to progress industry forward, with a genuine interest in access rights and security, and with a policy that drives innovation and opportunity for all.
Roger King
Roger King is a Master Mariner (DipNautSci), AMSA accredited marine surveyor and a member of Lloyds Panel of Special Casualty Representatives. Roger is a second-generation Tasmanian abalone diver and lobster fisherman. He has experience in controlling emergency marine responses, project management, negotiating, maritime law and contracts.
Roger is a strategic thinker with a preference for considered decisions based upon good research, information analysis and option investigation. He has experience sitting on other peak industry boards as well as academic and industry working groups.


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Q: How do I interpret this notation systems of diff eq course I'm taking? I'm a college sophomore taking differential equations and I'm having trouble understanding the notation in the part of the course involving systems of differential equations.
All the notation for the notes seem to involve these $x_n$ terms:
$\mathbf{X} = \begin{pmatrix} x_1\\ x_2\\ ...\\ x_n \end{pmatrix}$
What do the $x_1, x_2, ...,x_n$ represent? I'm used to single differential equations that have dependent variables $x$ and/or $y$ as functions of independent variable $t$, but now they're nowhere to be found and we're only using shorthand notations like $\mathrm{X' = AX}$.
I don't understand how they related to the single equations we were dealing with earlier in the course.

A: The $x_1,\ldots,x_n$ are the $n$ functions in your system of linear equations $X'=AX$. This last expression is simply a (very useful) short hand for
\begin{align}
x_1'&=a_{11}x_1+a_{12}x_2+\cdots+a_{1n}x_n\\ \ \\
x_2'&=a_{21}x_1+a_{22}x_2+\cdots+a_{2n}x_n\\ \ \\
&\vdots\\ \ \\
x_n'&=a_{n1}x_1+a_{n2}x_2+\cdots+a_{nn}x_n\\ \ \\
\end{align}


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Q: Printing on a printer ( windows platform 32bit ) I am unaware how to print documents using c++. Could you please tell me if there are some good tutorials available that teach printing on a printer in c++. I am targeting windows platform and 32bit OS .
Actually i am looking forward to print files that my program stores in the hard drive. I had found some tutorials but they don't explain the function used.

A: MSDN has a tutorial on how to print from a windows program, it may be what your looking for. It goes through how to gather the printer information, start the printer thread, render the data and then close the printing thread. Hopefully it helps you out. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ff819270(v=vs.85).aspx


… ZANU PF is dead. It is now an immutable fact that ZANU PF was murdered during the bloody coup of 15th November 2017. The stockholder mentality of the coup plotters and terrorist junta is to take ZANU PF as "chinhu chedu" (our thing) at the exclusion of the people. This exclusionary conceptualisation of being the stockholders of ZANU PF whilst and every other member is regarded as being a mere stakeholder was articulated by Chiwenga in an interview during the 2017 Independence celebrations.
…Opposition political formations, including thought processes, paradigms and inclination opposed to ZANU PF, must come to terms with the fact that NPF is not an enemy but an extremely useful ally. An ally that knows how to exorcise the troublesome ghost of the dead ZANU PF. Pro-democracy formations, therefore, have an obligation to work with the NPF to ensure that the coup conspirators and terrorist junta are stopped from the further militarization of constitutional governance.
Same old same old I wanna be boss so I can have all the loot the more loot the better. Oh the cupboard is bare! What will make the world love us again?
If they love us they will give us Lotsa loot to loot.
What about the people of Zimbabwe? What about them? Oh! You mean What about THEM I repeat what about them? They have not mattered since the Smith regime Soooo what about them?
Zhuweeeee kkkkk wati wadii. Uchati baba nemuridzo. Who do you think will ever stand near a skunk, let alone making an alliance with an arrogant, paranoid idiot like you. . Wakasviba Zhuweeeeeee. You will stew in this denial phase until you can write these funny propositions no more. Your alien status and your uncle's borrowed nationality are the biggest impediments to your reasoning. Both of you have serious misconceptions about Madzimbabwe culture. We are a proud democratic society to say the least. Hatisi ma mosken kana ma brantaya isu. KKKKKK leave us alone.
Zhuweeee usarwadziwe wakamboryawo wani lsu sema Zimboz we surpoted that transition nyika yaakutoinda mberi imi muchingovukura .go to hell Mr Patireki mazimboz have the right to choose wat they want. don't ever think that your old Kule was the owner of ZANU PF .ZANU ndeye vanhu dofo iwe.


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Critical Approaches to Transit Migration Franck Düvell, Michael Collyer, Hein de Haas
This article introduces the subject of this special issue and presents the papers that follow. It traces the origins of the label 'transit migration' to discussions of what was called the 'new migration' in the early 1990s. These migrations related to the particular geopolitical context at the end of the Cold War. Though they established the pre-emptive rationale whereby concern is focused as much on potential migration as on actual movement, there have been four substantial changes since then. As the geopolitical context has changed, so has the geographies of migration, with a general shift of attention from east-west to south-north; the technological supports of migration have improved, allowing migrants easier, cheaper access to different routes; the categories of migrant have proliferated and finally similar movements may be observed all over the world though only those in the vicinity of Europe are labelled as 'transit'. This leads us to a critical stance around the term 'transit' that is common to all papers in this special issue. Nevertheless, despite the problematic term, there is something worthy of attention amongst these new developments around the fringes of Europe.
Düvell, F., Collyer, M. and de Haas, H. (2012) 'Critical Approaches to Transit Migration', Population, Space and Place, 18(4): 407-414
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Raleigh, N.C. (AP) – Akela Maize scored eight of her 18 points in the final five minutes as North Carolina State beat No. 10 Florida State 65-56 on Thursday night.
Kiara Leslie added 16 points for the Wolfpack (18-5, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won their sixth consecutive game.
Maize was helped off the court after twisting her right ankle early in the third quarter, but she returned and scored in the lane to break a 47-47 tie with 4:14 to play in the game.
Maize added another basket and four consecutive free throws to help N.C. State build a 58-50 lead with 1:53 remaining.
Kaila Ealey scored 14 points and Chelsea Nelson had 11 for the Wolfpack.
Imani Wright scored 13 points to lead Florida State (18-4, 6-3), which lost for the second game in a row.
Nausia Woolfolk and Shakayla Thomas added 10 points each for the Seminoles.
• Imani Wright delivered three 3-point field goals and now has 77 for the season, tying for the second-most at FSU. She needs two more 3s to break Courtney Ward's school-record 78 in 2010-11.
• AJ Alix now has 145 assists this season, tying April Traylor (1999-00) for the eighth-most in a year.
• Shakayla Thomas' 10 points was her 96th double-figure scoring game of the season.
• The Seminoles clung to a 26-25 halftime lead. Thursday's loss is their first this season when leading at the half (13-1).
• NC State garnered 25 free throw attempts to FSU's nine. FSU had 24 personal fouls to NC State's 10.
• Imani Wright led FSU in scoring for the eighth time this season.
• In the NCAA Committee's second Top 16 seed unveiling, FSU moved up three spots to the eighth overall seed. The seeds were revealed during halftime of the FSU-NC State game.
• FSU out-rebounded NC State 39-34 and held the Wolfpack to just three offensive boards.


Between 1934 and 1938, my father and mother, Johannes and Elfriede Hoeber, lived in Düsseldorf, Germany and my father's parents lived in Philadelphia. Because my parents and grandparents were part of a close family, they communicated frequently by mail. It was common for each of them to write a 4 to 6 page letter once or twice a week sharing the news of their lives. There was no transatlantic telephone connection and telegrams were outrageously expensive — it cost the equivalent of $50 in today's money to send a one-line message that way. As a result, sea mail was the primary means of communication.
Shipping schedule used to select a ship for mail between Europe and the United States, 1938. Click for larger image.
The mechanics of transatlantic mail were complicated. All mail went by ship, most often passenger liners that made the fastest trips between European ports — Hamburg, Bremen, Cherbourg, etc. — and New York. People who wrote frequently would buy a copy of the monthly European shipping schedule (above) that showed the various ships, the days they were scheduled to leave a particular port and the date of arrival in New York, as well as schedules from New York to European ports. A person sending a letter would look up the next ship departing from a nearby port and note on the envelope not just the address of the recipient but also the ship that should take it. Thus, in the upper left corner of the envelope, a writer might note "via Staatendam from Amsterdam." The postal service would pick up the envelope from the mailbox and deliver the envelope to that ship, usually in one day. If you were in a hurry, you could send the letter from Düsseldorf to the ship in the port city by plane. Mail would be sorted on the ship and when the ship arrived in New York it would be put on a train to the right city or town. A letter mailed from Düsseldorf could thus be delivered in Philadelphia in nine or ten days. The Postal Service delivered mail twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon except on Sunday.
Letter to America from my father to my grandfather postmarked 8 November 1938. The notation at upper left indicates the letter was to be sent by plane from Cologne to Cherbourg, where it was to be delivered to the steamship "Bremen" bound for New York. My grandmother's pencil note at lower right indicates it was received in Philadelphia on the 18th of November and answered on the 19th and 20th.
In late 1935, a great new method for rapid communications was announced: overseas airmail. While the fastest ocean liners took six days to cross the Atlantic, the huge new dirigibles, named Zeppelins after their inventor, could travel at speeds up to 85 miles an hour and took mail across the ocean in only two and a half days. While air mail was more expensive, it was worth it to speed up the delivery of important messages.
and clipped the unique Zeppelin stamp.
Unfortunately this wonderful new high-tech service lasted only a year and a half. On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg was destroyed when it exploded as it was landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey. Although there were other Zeppelin dirigibles, they were never again used for transporting mail. There was no air mail service between Europe and the United States for another two years, when Pan American Airways began carrying mail on its transatlantic Clipper planes in March 1939.


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As part of its mission to provide its clients with innovative, new legal service offerings, Huseby partnered with eSyncTraining to develop a digital platform that incorporated live video capabilities with a real-time transcription feed, exhibit presentation, private chat, and other interactive technologies to support convenient and efficient legal proceedings. Using Adobe Connect and Adobe Acrobat Pro, this custom solution offers unparallelled features that mirror face-to-face conversations with a document-intensive, fully integrated, and customized environment.


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Q: mac stuck while re-installing xcode? I recently had a problem with Xcode 3.2.6 and decided to reinstall it. I tried to uninstall the previous one before but wasn't able to. The instructions said to run a line in a terminal window but I kept getting the message that Xcode was not found. Anyway, I decided to do a not-so-clean reinstallation and clicked on the dmg to install it.
Everything went fine until now, there is a message that reads
"running package scripts"
"install time remaining: 2 min"
it has been like this for the last 20 minutes!!!!!! what should I do?????? should I force it to quit with activity monitor? should I wait longer?
HELP PLEASE!!!!!

A: Actually, I know now what happened... during the installation process it asked me to close iTunes, which I did, but the window asking for it remained opened. It occurred to me to check if there was something else from iTunes opened in the activity monitor, and there was! iTunes has an "iTunes helper" that opens automatically and doesn't close when you close iTunes. I forced the helper to quit and that unblocked the installation process!


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During lockdown running became a form of solace from the overriding sense of doom brought by the pandemic, a way to get outside, to get away from the news, and to explore local surroundings. Many new runners took it up for this reason. But something was also missing: racing. For those of us who like to set ourselves a goal, and use it as the motivation to get out and run, to build up our fitness, things were a little tough.
Running author Michael Crawley summed it up nicely on Twitter when he wrote: "Anyone else oscillating between 'wow I don't know how anyone's coping with this [pandemic] without running' and 'what's the point in running 10 miles a day when there probably won't be any races for six months?'"
Lots of people nodded in agreement.
In some ways, without any races I discovered another side of running, where each run was not part of a process or journey towards anything, but was it's own self-contained experience and joy. That was nice.
But deep down, I still love the frisson of race day, the build-up, the excitement. I love the way the adrenaline kicks in when you start racing, and you find yourself moving at a speed and with an urgency almost impossible in training. It's like running gets real suddenly. The stakes are raised and so is the buzz.
So it was with great excitement that I recently found myself, 15 months after my last race, packing my bag the night before a trail marathon, the EnduranceLife South Devon Coastal Trail Series marathon.
Due to the lingering Covid restrictions, we were given individual start times spread out across the morning. I had an early one, so my alarm buzzed at 5:30am. It's funny how easy I find it to wake up on a race day, like I've been jabbed awake with a cattle prod. The adrenaline must be already kicking it.
The staggered starts meant that this first race back was more of a marathon time trial than a normal race. However, that didn't stop me almost immediately slipping into my old familiar race mode, picking up the pace to chase down the runners in front, trying my best to stay ahead of those behind.
Being out of practice and a little under-trained, I had told myself in the days leading up to the event that I would "take it easy" and "just enjoy it", but as always, those were famous last words. No matter how many times I try to tell myself to take it easy in a race, it's too ingrained in me after all these years, that a race is a race is a race. And when you're in a race, you race.
Adharanand Finn at the Endurancelife South Devon, February 2020.
And so, as usual, I ended up pushing too hard in the first half, feeling invincible, skipping over the rocky outcrops and down the steep, cliffside descents, and then paying for it later, hitting the wall around mile 20 and swearing never to run another race this tough again. And then, finally, finding the sweet relief of the finishing arch and stopping, sinking down into the soft grass with an energy bar and clutching that little hard-won medal.
As much as I love racing, I really love stopping at the end. It's like crashing through the gateway to a small slice of heaven. For the next few hours, your body oozes relief and satisfaction, while every sense is heightened. As I waited for my friends to finish, I found a cafe down by the seafront and tucked into a bean burger and chips. It tasted like the best meal I'd ever had. Even just sitting in the back of a warm car on the drive home felt like a wondrous pleasure.
Maybe you can get all of this without a race, but somehow it is different. In a race, people rally around you, they cheer you on, someone marks out the route, people stand there and hand you drinks. There is something special about that collective effort, and that friendly competitiveness - the bristle of energy as you catch the person in front, or the pang of dismay as another runner skips past you. For me at least, in a race the emotions you get from running are heightened, the effort is deeper, and as a result the rewards are that bit more satisfying.
Now I'm back racing, I haven't forgotten the lessons from lockdown, that each and every run has its own inherent enjoyment. That it is not just a step towards a distant goal, but that it is a self-encapsulated, mini adventure right on your doorstep, ready to be grabbed at any moment. Deep down I always knew that, of course, but living through the pandemic has made me more appreciative of the simple pleasure of each run.
The great thing, however, is that you don't have to lose that by racing. You can have both. You can enjoy running for its own sake, and then, on race day, you can up the stakes and give it your all for a few hours.
So once the ache in the legs has worn off, the next question inevitably becomes, which race next? It was less than 24 hours after my marathon that my phone pinged with a friend suggesting another trail race in just three weeks time. The cycle of training and racing is back, except now, post-lockdown, with an enhanced appreciation of both.
Adharanand Finn is the author of The Rise of the Ultra Runners. He hosts running adventures and retreats in Dartmoor, Chamonix and Kenya. For full details visit: thewayoftherunner.com
by Adharanand Finn
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Q: Run TestCafe in Firefox browser using docker container via Jenkins I want to run the TestCafe in firefox browser(not headless) through Jenkins.
I'm using docker container which has chromium and firefox installed.
When I try to run it firefox it's throwing an error as
ERROR Unable to establish one or more of the specified browser connections. This can be caused by network issues or remote device failure.

My Jenkins file looks like
steps
        {
            container('testcafe') {
                sh 'npm install'
                sh "npm run live-docker"
            }
        }

where live-docker is mentioned in package.json as "live-docker":"testcafe 'firefox --no-sandbox' e2e/user.spec.js -r xunit:TEST-new_user.xml"
I even tried using "live-docker":"testcafe firefox e2e/user.spec.js -r xunit:TEST-new_user.xml" but getting the same error.


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Berry aims to tick final box with SA win
Tommy Berry is aiming to notch his first win in South Australia and please some Hong Kong owners when he takes the reins of impressive colt Ducimus.
Berry is bound for the former British colony next month, potentially leaving Saturday's Lightning Stakes at Morphettville as his last opportunity to win in Adelaide.
He hasn't ruled out seeking an extension to his year-long contract with Hong Kong trainer John Moore depending on his success.
The dual Golden Slipper winner has won a black-type race in every other mainland state but failed to salute the judges at any South Australian track.
"I ran fifth in the (SA) Derby about five years ago on one of Gai's horses," Berry said.
"I've ridden in Perth, Darwin, Rockhampton - ticked all the boxes.
"I've ridden a winner at pretty much every place as well so hopefully I can get one there on Saturday."
Ducimus is certainly the horse to do it.
The two-year-old is favourite for Saturday's race having already proved to bookies, trainers Hawkes Racing and owner Little Kwok Hing Hung why he was worth $700,000 at yearling sales.
The Lightning is open to two and three-year-olds with Godolphin's Bandipur the only other juvenile in the 15-horse field.
Ducimus already has a Listed win in the Talindert Stakes under his belt and the only blemish on his three-race record came in the Pago Pago Stakes in March when he was nudged out by Single Bullet.
"He's a lovely colt and owned by some people in Hong Kong so obviously I'll be over there soon so I was more than happy to go over there (Adelaide) and ride him," Berry said.
"He's been an impressive colt the whole way through."
Berry has been booked for three other rides on the Morphettville program.
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What's cooler than connecting two machines together by tapping them? Leveraging the power of Near Field Communication (NFC) and the new "tap & go" gesture built into Windows 8, you can build powerful new social apps that enable entirely new scenarios your customers have only dreamed of.
Was a fun session. Unfortunately I missed it during my visit - slowly catching up with all the content.
Is it possible to get seme of these stickers somewhere?
Hey Obiwan007, my store http://www.tagstand.com sells quality stickers at a reasonable price.
IDWNet Cloud Computing is proud to announce that our new Global Grid (patent pending) protocol will support Near Field Communication in Windows 8! The Global Grid is a P2P networking protocol for finding peers across diverse networks, and is easily extensible to support new types of network hardware, and networking APIs such as Near Field Communication. The protocol can even find peers over the Internet, and traverse NAT firewalls, and can be configured to use HTTP proxies.
So funny watching users reaction to "tap and go" NFC "device kissing" or hi-fiving gesture at approx minute 11.


CHRIS WOOD is looking for the big double of a shock Birmingham City win here tonight and his home country, New Zealand, lifting the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.
He probably will not be able to watch the All Blacks take on France early in the morning English time because he will need to sleep before his side play at Bristol City later that day. But he does hope to play a big part in underdogs Birmingham becoming the first English team to win a European game in Bruges.
Tonight's Europa League match will be Bruges' 127th European fixture and they have a proud history, having got to the final of the European Cup and the old UEFA Cup in the Seventies, losing against Liverpool both times.
In all that time Bruges have not lost at home to English opposition in seven games, winning six times and drawing once.
Ten thousand fans, half without tickets but watching the game in bars, are expected here to see if Birmingham can do what clubs such as Nottingham Forest could not.
If they are going to shock Bruges, currently unbeaten in the Belgian league and a point behind Anderlecht, then Wood is likely to be the hitman.
I have surprised myself with the way things have gone this season.
He is only 19 and on loan from West Brom, but he has scored nine goals so far this season, seven of them in the Championship. He is the second-highest scorer in the division and has got as many league goals as Manchester City's Edin Dzeko.
"Nine goals – I've got to be happy with that," said Wood. "Hopefully I can keep it going for the rest of the season. It has taken me a while to find my feet but I'm getting more confident. If you have that confidence and belief in yourself you will always score goals, but I have surprised myself with the way things have gone this season.
Wood's father, Grant, was a footballer in Auckland. And though his son played rugby, football was the family's first love.
"I watched my dad play football when I was a kid," said Wood, whose sister Chelsey played for New Zealand in the women's football World Cup.
"I loved a bit of rugby when I was going through school age, but just didn't take to it. I was a centre. I enjoyed the game, still do, and I love watching it.
Birmingham are still getting two or three interview requests a week for Wood though, and a goal and a big win tonight would make a dent in the All Blacks' coverage.
"There's a bit of talk going on about me," he said. "Hopefully there will be some more after this game and I can push the rugby off the front page.
"Whether I watch New Zealand against France on Sunday is a hard one. I'll be preparing for Birmingham's match, so it depends on my sleep pattern.
Bruges have lost only one game all season and top Group H, and City manager Chris Hughton has a huge respect for their history.
Birmingham (probable): Doyle; Murphy, Caldwell, Davies, Ridgewell; Burke, Redmond, Spector, Beausejour; Zigic, Wood.


Our template library provides a flexible and extensible framework for testing and implementing diverse high-performance ray tracing based solutions. We demonstrate its capabilities on surface (left), point-based (middle), and volume (right) rendering algorithms.
For a long time now, interactive 3D graphics has been dominated by rasterization algorithms. However, thanks to more than a decade of research and the fast evolution of computer hardware, ray tracing has recently achieved real-time performance. Thus, it is likely that ray tracing will become a commodity choice for adding complex lighting effects to real-time rendering engines. Nonetheless, interactive ray tracing research has been mostly concentrated on few specific combinations of algorithms and data structures.
In this thesis we present RTfact – an attempt to bring the different aspects of ray tracing together in a component oriented, generic, and portable way, without sacrificing the performance benefits of hand-tuned single-purpose implementations. RTfact is a template library consisting of packet-centric components combined into an efficient ray tracing framework. Our generic design approach with loosely coupled algorithms and data structures allows for seamless integration of new algorithms with maximum run-time performance, while leveraging as much of the existing code base as possible.
The SIMD abstraction layer of RTfact enables easy porting to new microprocessor architectures with wider SIMD instruction sets without the need of modifying existing code. The efficiency of C++ templates allows us to achieve fine component granularity and to incorporate a flexible physically-based surface shading model, which enables exploitation of ray coherence. As a proof of concept we apply the library to a variety of rendering tasks and demonstrate its ability to deliver performance equal to existing optimized implementations.


How many browsers do you use? One? Two? Three or more? For me I really like Firefox and use it most of the time. At work however I have problems with it for certain applications and have to use Explorer. Now Google comes along with their new browser Chrome. The Google Chrome browser is a very fast browser and I really like how each tab is a separate process and if one crashes you don't have to shut down the entire app. When Google Chrome came out I tried it and really liked the speed and tab/process features so I started using it at home as my main browser for most things. I can't use Google Chrome at work though because of security/proxy issues, so I have still been using the Firefox/Explorer combination.
If you are looking for a blazing fast browser and don't mind that it is technically still in alpha release, although so far I haven't really had any issues during my use, then you really need to download Mozilla Minefield. Since my download on Friday there has already been an update from Mozilla and it seems that Minefield is running even faster today. Although this is really just anectdotal on my part as I haven't yet ran any benchmarking to compare to what I ran over the weekend. I applaud Google's efforts with Chrome and they certainly produced a very good browser that is fast, stable, much more secure than explorer, and has a very nice user interface. However, after all is said and done I am currently using Minefield as my main browser for most of the time. Now if Minefield would take the Google Chrome browser separate tab separate process idea it would be hands down the best browser I have ever used. What browsers do you use? Have you tried either Google Chrome or Mozilla Minefield yet? If so, what is your opinion?
Vote in my browser poll located to the right in the first column...Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Minefield, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Apple Safari?


The Communications Coordinator is responsible for developing and leading communications and engagement for the Local Area Coordination program, as well as taking a hands-on approach to content development and distribution via both internal and external channels. The Coordinator will be directed by the media and communication policies of the St Vincent de Paul Society and work in close alignment with the organisation's strategic plan and approach. Person on this role will be maintaining close working relationship with the LAC Senior Quality & Practice Manager, External and Internal Communications Managers.
The role involves raising awareness of the LAC program and the NDIS among people with disa bility, family members and carers and the wider community in the Sydney, Central Coast, and Hunter New England region; development of communications and engagement materials and messages; media relations and internal communication initiatives.
The Communications Coordinator will be based at Woolloomooloo with weekly visits to the Lewisham State Support Office, and is required to travel to various locations throughout the Sydney, Central Coast, and Hunter New England regions to support local LAC offices.
Tertiary qualification in public relations, communication and/or journalism.
Demonstrated work experience in the relevant field.
Experience in dealing with media and generating coverage.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with diverse audiences across a variety of platforms.
Demonstrated writing skills with ability to tailor writing to a brief and present material in a concise style for the Society's publications and digital platforms.
IT literate and ability to work with Microsoft suite, Outlook express and email marketing platforms.
Exceptional organisational and time management skills with ability to work within tight timeframes.
A commitment to and a deep understanding of the Vision, Mission and Values of the St Vincent de Paul Society and ability to maintain an ethical and inclusive approach.
Please quote in application: LAC Communications Coordinator via Pro Bono Australia.


Be prepared to spend more time and money on this stage of research. It can include desk and field research. Field research involves visiting the country so can be costly.
Contact your local International Trade Advisor (ITA) to find out about OMIS. Your ITA can help with advice on all aspects of exporting.


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Congressmen
Iowa members of the US House of Representatives:
Next Election: 2020
Cynthia Axne
Latest Announcements:
Latest Votes:
Voted Yes On Agreeing to the Resolution on HRES24
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 24) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors
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Recently Sponsored Bills:
hr8952 - Dec 14 2020
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund, and for other purposes.
hr8794 - Nov 20 2020
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an advisory team to examine strategies to increase cooperation between the public and private sectors for purposes of countering illicit finance, including proliferation finance and sanctions evasion, and for other purposes.
hr8181 - Sep 8 2020
To amend title XVIII to provide for certain Medigap coverage for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes.
hr8097 - Aug 25 2020
To expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders.
To allow individuals to mitigate the financial impact of COVID-19 by taking a one-time distribution of flexible spending arrangement funds in certain plan years, and for other purposes.
Campaign Finance Summary:
Contributions: $5,243,412
Individual $4,234,207
PAC & SuperPac $461,977
Disbursements: $5,223,873
Individual Refunds $12,707
Committee Refunds $1,286
Debts Owed $41,401
Cash on Hand $19,539
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Abby Finkenauer
Voted Yes On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding on HR6395
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
Voted Yes On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass on HR9051
CASH Act
hr8835 - Dec 2 2020
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a relocation and retention student loan repayment program, and for other purposes.
To initiate an inquiry and report on COVID-19 data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis and develop a process to correct inaccurate information reported with respect to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a committee to evaluate the manufacturing capacity for products and industries that are crucial to the resilience of the United States during national emergencies or severe disruptions in global trade, and for other purposes.
hr8661 - Oct 23 2020
To address the housing needs in rural communities in the United States, and for other purposes.
hr8535 - Oct 6 2020
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for new agricultural education programs in secondary schools.
Individual Refunds $8,135
Committee Refunds $300
Dec 31 2020 - 1:48 PM
King Introduces Resolution to Nullify the Sham Impeachment of President Donald J. Trump
King Introduces Legislation to Refurbish the Pillars of American Exceptionalism
Voted Not Voting On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding on HR6395
Voted Not Voting On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass on HR9051
To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reclassify the GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tactical patrol unit operating on the Native American Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as the "Shadow Wolves") as GS-1811 ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agents, to amend the Native American Hiring preference granted to the Department of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves program to modify the job series and title for newly hired Shadow Wolves from GS-1801 ICE Tactical Officers to GS-1811 ICE HSI Special Agents, and for other purposes.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit estate recovery from certain expansion individuals under the Medicaid program.
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study on perpetrators of mass killings, and for other purposes.
To overhaul the legal immigration system, and for other purposes.
hr7051 - May 28 2020
To provide Federal relief to hog producers, especially family farmers and independent producers, who have been forced to euthanize hogs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
Contributions: $876,230
Individual $634,141
Disbursements: $976,612
Committee Refunds $0
Debts Owed $0
Sep 28 2020 - 12:00 AM
Loebsack Honored with National Service Leadership Award from Americas Service Commissions
Loebsack Applauds More Than $20 Million Investment in Coralville Infrastructure
hres1218 - Nov 12 2020
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2020, as "National School Psychology Week".
To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, and for other purposes.
hr3762 - Jul 15 2019
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans, and for other purposes.
PAC & SuperPac $1,114,143
Cash on Hand $668,853
Confirmed & Pending Nominations in Iowa
Matthew Rose
Matthew Rose, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2024, vice Gerald Lyn Early, term expired.
Richard B. Norland
Richard B. Norland, of Iowa, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Libya.
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It came as quite a shock when UKIP were granted the status of being a major political party in the UK this week, especially when the country has traditionally been divided by Labour or Conservative allegiances. Currently, UKIP are coming third in the polls ahead of May's General Election. They are taking support from the left as well as the right, and it does not look as though support for the anti-Europe, anti-immigration party will slow down.
It's a trend that can be seen in other parts of Europe. Binyamin Netanyahu's party, Likud, won decisively in the Israeli elections on Wednesday 18th March and is now seeking to form a strong right-wing coalition to prevent the formation of a Palestinian state.
France are preparing for the preliminary rounds of their regional elections this month. The Front Nationale, or National Front, are a far-right party whose leader is Marine Le Pen. Le Pen has found herself faced with an unprecedented level of celebrity that has given rise to people feeling unfazed by the opportunity to express their support for far-right initiatives. Le Pen has somehow made a party that was once a toxic fringe movement accessible. The party was linked to neo-Nazism and anti-Semitism, yet now the FN is now almost respectable, wishing to govern France.
This change is recent. In 2010, supporters of the FN hid their approval of Le Pen's father's, Jean-Marie Le Pen's party, until the day of the election. This is not how it is today with fans asking Le Pen for her autograph and queuing in the streets to see her.
Opinion polls predict that the FN will win the first round of voting with about 30% of the vote, bettering the 25% that they won last year in the European Parliament elections. Although the FN will probably not make it very far past the second round, as voters will focus on the centrist parties, Le Pen is not concerned. Le Pen has the long game in mind, with over 7600 candidates in 95% of constituencies, she's seeking to gain a strong support base for the presidential elections in 2017.
While the practicality of President Le Pen is far removed, the prime minister Manuel Valls is urging the public to be aware that this could be a reality. Le Pen is distancing herself from the FN's past through policy and is trying to be seen as respectable rather than just a ridiculous fad by attending committee meetings and debates.
What will happen in 2017 cannot be known. The continued support for UKIP in the UK and the growing support for Le Pen indicates that there is a problem and that the problem is a European one. We have an economic problem that needs to be solved, yet the EU allows for free migration and easy access to rights to work.
Are the far-right really bringing the austerity measures that Europe needs to secure jobs and a free and fair environment?


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from os import chmod
from os.path import join, dirname, abspath
import sys
from copy import deepcopy
import yaml
import scales
import ratios
import ratios_and_scales
import different_config_settings
from default import scenarios_dir

this_dir = dirname(abspath(__file__))
sys.path.insert(0,join(this_dir,'..','examples'))

import scales

#scale_scenarios = scales.create_scenarios()
#ratio_scenarios = ratios.create_scenarios()
ratios_and_scales_scenarios = ratios_and_scales.create_scenarios()
config_scenarios = different_config_settings.create_scenarios()

default_config = yaml.load(open(join(this_dir, 'default-cfg.yml')))

script = ""
for scen in ratios_and_scales_scenarios:
    print"*" * 160
    print 'Generating scenario:', scen.scenario
    print "*" * 160
    print scen
    scen.generate()
    script+="%s || true\n"%scen.script_path

run_all_script_path = join(scenarios_dir, 'run_all.sh')
run_all_script = open(run_all_script_path, 'wb')
run_all_script.write(script)
chmod(run_all_script_path, 0755)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Q: Use scale_y_time to convert MS to Minutes and Seconds in Boxplot (GGPLOT) I have a dateframe like below, where the column time is in milliseconds
id | group | time
1    |   A   | 1400003
2    |   B   | 1604203
3    |   A   | 170203

I am creating a boxplot ussing GGplot
ggplot(df, aes(x=group, y=time, fill=group)) +
  geom_boxplot()

How can I use scale_y_datetime() or scale_y_time() convert the tick marks of the Y axis to the following format M:S?

A: We can convert the time values to a difftime object (in seconds) and then format the y axis labels:
df <- read.table(text = 'id | group | time
1    |   A   | 1400003
2    |   B   | 1604203
3    |   A   | 170203', sep = '|', header = TRUE)

df$time <- as.difftime(df$time/1000, units = 'secs')

library(ggplot2)
ggplot(df, aes(x=group, y=time, fill=group)) +
  geom_boxplot() +
  scale_y_time(labels = function(l) strftime(l, '%M:%S'))

Created on 2018-05-04 by the reprex package (v0.2.0).

A: How about this?

library(ggplot2)
library(scales)

#choose correct 'origin' as per your data
ggplot(df, aes(x=group, y=as.POSIXct(time, origin="1970-01-01", tz="GMT"), fill=group)) +
  geom_boxplot() +
  scale_y_datetime(breaks = date_breaks("24 hours"),
                   labels = date_format("%b %d, %Y\n%H:%M:%S")) +
  ylab("Time")

Sample data:
df <- structure(list(id = c(1, 2, 3), group = c("A", "B",
"A"), time = c(1400003L, 1604203L, 170203L)), .Names = c("id",
"group", "time"), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, -3L
))


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