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A look at Zoo Atlanta's breakthrough research findings in 2022
Hannah E. Jones January 20, 2023 5:59 pm
Last year, Zoo Atlanta and partners published 16 peer-reviewed papers, tackling subjects like the functions of an elephant trunk and assembling the genome of a critically endangered species. (Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta.)
By Hannah E. Jones
2022 was an instrumental year for Zoo Atlanta's research team, spearheading studies that change the way scientists and wildlife experts understand different species — ranging from mammals to reptiles — and inform best ways to care for and protect the animals.
As part of its mission to save wildlife and their habitats, Zoo Atlanta is dedicated to animal research, which requires a mixture of curiosity and close observation. Many of these efforts are headed by Director of Research Joe Mendelson, a herpetology expert who has named more than 40 new amphibian and reptile species. Last year, the team and partners published 16 peer-reviewed papers in total.
Kelly, one of three elephants at the Zoo, was the main subject for the study. (Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta.)
One 2022 study, conducted in partnership with a Georgia Tech engineering student, focused on the mechanics of the skin wrinkles and folds in elephant trunks. When offering elephants a taste of their favorite treat, the team watched their trunks expand an additional three feet. The study was published in the National Academy of Sciences, a highly prestigious journal.
"No other vertebrate animal can do anything like that," Mendelson said. "That only happens in worms, octopus and squid … and that's because they don't have bones. Quite literally everything we know about that came from this graduate student. And based primarily on Kelly the elephant — everyone's favorite elephant here at Zoo Atlanta."
In another breakthrough last year, the team partnered with a Georgia Tech graduate student in the genomics lab to assemble the genome of the critically endangered Guatemalan beaded lizard. The genome is a sequence of nucleic acids in DNA that, as Mendelson puts it, "is the blueprint for how that animal functions."
As one of the most endangered lizard species, there are an estimated 500 to 600 mature Guatemalan beaded lizards in the wild. (Photo courtesy of Zoo Atlanta.)
This type of work has only been done with a handful of lizard species, Mendelson explained, because it's time intensive and expensive. But, the findings can prove to be revolutionary.
There are five species of beaded lizards, but only the Guatemalan population is critically endangered. Using information gathered from their genome, the research team was able to learn more about the genetic history of the species and why they are struggling today.
"We found the history of populational ups and downs in this species over millennia. The [marker] of what happened to that species, on their way to becoming critically endangered, is all in that genome," Mendelson said. "We've been heavily invested in this conservation program for this lizard, and now we know much more about its history."
Many of these research projects rely on the collaboration of experts and students across multiple fields. Hoping to encourage others to do the same, Mendelson helped craft a guide for successful research collaborations between zoos and educational institutions.
"It's kind of frustrating to look around the world and realize zoos and universities are not playing together as well as we do here in Atlanta," Mendelson said. "We wrote a paper saying, 'You're a zoo, you're a university and you're on the opposite sides of the same town — you guys should be playing together because great things can come out of it."
Heading into 2023, several projects are top-of-mind, including an unknown virus that threatens snakes.
"We're on the trail of a virus that nobody knew existed," Mendelson said. "How serious is it? We don't know. Can it kill snakes? We now know that it can. But the truth is, we know nothing about it. That's going to be developed over 2023/24 and will involve fieldwork and careful monitoring of our own populations at the Zoo."
Ultimately, Mendelson believes that accredited zoos should be active participants in learning more about wildlife and, on a larger scope, our world.
"I can't overemphasize this. The more we know about [animals], from their internal organs to their cognitive abilities in their brain, the better we can care [for] them, the better we can conserve them," he said. "And let's get a little more philosophical for a second — the core of what research and science are about is understanding the world. Let's better understand them just for the sheer sake of knowledge."
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Hannah Jones is an Atlanta native and Georgia State University graduate, with a major in journalism and minor in public policy. She began studying journalism in high school and has since served as a reporter and editor for two newspapers. Hannah managed the Arts and Living section of The Signal, Georgia State's independent award-winning newspaper. She has a passion for environmental issues, urban life and telling a good story. Hannah can be reached at hannah@saportareport.com.
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In order to sit for the CPA Exam, you will need to meet an education requirement, as outlined by your state board, of 150 college credits and some experience. Each state varies in terms of the amount of experience you need, but they all call for 150 hours of college courses that focused on accounting.
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Even if you can't get that scholarship, there are lots of other scholarships and discounts out there for students. Check your state's CPA society to see what scholarships are available. Other private societies, such as The American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants, have financial assistance programs for all types of students—minority, transfer, international, etc.
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Evgeny Kuznetsov is back for Traktor. After missing almost six weeks with a shoulder injury that required surgery, the Washington Capitals top prospect returned on the ice for a game against league's top team, SKA St. Petersburg.
Kuznetsov was anything but sheltered in his comeback game, on ice for 22 minutes 17 seconds — more than any other Traktor forward and second among attackers only to Ilya Kovalchuk. During that time, Kuzya put three shots on goal. Traktor coach Valery Belousov double-shifted Kuznetsov for most of the game as one of the team's young players, Mikhail Mokin, was on ice for only three shifts, of them in the first period.
Kuznetsov's return (as well as the come back of Lauris Darzins and Andrei Popov who missed time with injuries as well) didn't help slumping Traktor. They got pummeled 7-0 and fell to 10th place in the East with just 18 points in 15 games and are now the second worst defensive team in the league (51 goals allowed) after being known for stifling defense in recent years. Traktor is still just one point out of 8th place (man, the East is weak this year), but six of their last seven games have been losses.
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Vinod Khosla at a Silicon Valley Leadership Group forum at Santa Clara University, 2008. (LiPo Ching/Mercury News)
Martin's Beach, south of Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2011. The beach was closed to the public after it was sold in 2008.
By Julia Scott | Pacifica Tribune, Bay Area News Group, Santa Cruz Sentinel, San Mateo County Times, Mercury News
PUBLISHED: August 30, 2011 at 3:53 p.m. | UPDATED: March 10, 2017 at 5:07 p.m.
HALF MOON BAY — When popular Martin's Beach was purchased in 2008 and padlocked to the public, the new owner kept himself so well hidden that no one knew who to be angry with.
Now signs are pointing to a possible culprit: Silicon Valley venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
The evidence — a combination of community scuttlebutt and telling business connections — has convinced the San Mateo County chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. It sent Khosla a certified letter in early August asking for a meeting about restoring public access to Martin's Beach. To date, Khosla has not replied. But in a brief interview this week he passed up the chance to deny his ownership.
Khosla is founder and CEO of Khosla Ventures, one of the Silicon Valley's best-known venture capital firms. He is well known for his commitment to clean energy technology and has been dubbed the "king" of green investing.
So it was more than a little ironic when Surfrider concluded that Khosla was behind the decision to close off one of San Mateo County's most beloved stretches of coastline after decades of public fishing, surfing, picnicking and sunbathing.
"There was a good enough preponderance of evidence pointing that way," said Mike Wallace, a spokesman for the Surfrider chapter. "I didn't expect to hear from him, but I wanted to reach him so he would know people are on to him."
The controversy over Martin's Beach already has prompted a lawsuit and a letter from Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, who wrote to the California Coastal Commission in late July, urging staff members to restore public access to the beach.
Approached outside his office on Monday, Khosla would not comment on whether he owns Martin's Beach. He said he hadn't seen the Surfrider letter, which was sent by certified mail on Aug. 3.
"I'm in the middle of a meeting," Khosla said, walking away quickly. "I haven't seen the letter. I'll respond to the letter when I receive it." He would not answer other questions and did not respond to a subsequent email.
Evidence linking Khosla to Martin's Beach is inconclusive. No public documents have been found identifying the owner of Martins Beach, LLC, the company that shelled out $33.8 million for two beachfront parcels in July 2008. Not even the people who rent beachside houses along Martin's Beach know who the owner is. Nor does the Coastal Commission, which is investigating the issue.
The new owner even went so far as to place a gag order on the former owners, the Deeney family of Half Moon Bay, as a condition of purchase.
Here's what is known:
Martins Beach LLC is managed by Steven Baugher, a Morgan Hill resident who also handled the application and permitting process to construct the new offices of Khosla Ventures on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. Baugher, not Khosla, was the applicant for the new office building, which is under construction a few doors down from the current headquarters of Khosla Ventures.
Baugher would not comment for this story.
Khosla is also closely connected with Kim Totah, a San Jose tax manager who handles complicated property matters for wealthy clients. Totah registered Martins Beach, LLC with the Secretary of State in 2008. According to records, she also registered two other limited liability corporations that are connected to Khosla: Skull Ranch, LLC and Anderson Lake Ranch, LLC. Totah also represents Khosla on the board of Grama Vidiyal, a microfinance fund.
Williams said a real estate broker who handles large coastal properties told him Martin's Beach was purchased by a "Sand Hill Road venture capitalist."
The Surfrider Foundation is launching a campaign to pry open the gate to Martin's Beach. To them, losing access to the beach will set a dangerous precedent for coastal lands across the state.
"It's a kind of rallying cry. If we let this one go, it can be repeated," Wallace said.
Martin's Beach is private, and so is the access road from Highway 1. Previous owners charged a token fee to carloads of people who drove out there on weekends to fish for smelt or play on the beach. Lawyers for Martins Beach, LLC have argued that no public right of access exists today, but the Coastal Commission may see things differently.
Californians are entitled to access every beach in the state, according to the Coastal Act, but they may not be able to use a private road to get there.
The San Mateo County Planning Department asked the Coastal Commission to enforce the law on Martin's Beach more than six months ago, but commission staff still won't confirm whether they plan to take on the fight.
"The facts of this case are very, very complicated," said Nancy Cave, enforcement program supervisor. "This is a high priority case for us, but it's not the only one."
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John Witherow named acting editor of The Times as News International eyes merger
News International has named The Sunday Times editor John Witherow as acting editor of The Times, as it battles to find a way to merge the two newspapers.
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By Katherine Rushton, Media, Telecoms and Technology Editor
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Mr Witherow has been put on leave from his job at The Sunday Times, and will take charge of the daily paper immediately, replacing James Harding who was ousted last month.
The Times' independent directors, who met on Thursday to discuss Mr Witherow's appointment, stopped short of handing him the editor job on a permanent basis, as had been widely expected.
Instead, they alighted on an interim measure to see if they can find a way to unite The Times and The Sunday Times into a single-seven day news operations.
News International is currently obliged to keep the two newspapers entirely separate by legal undertakings Mr Murdoch signed when he bought The Times in 1981. The Daily Telegraph disclosed last month that News International executives have sounded out Government figures to see if they can be released from the longstanding agreement.
News International chief executive Mike Darcey said in a statement that the independent directors had show a "clear understanding" of the newspapers' "very difficult financial position" and the need to "address" the undertakings.
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"A thorough assessment...will enable them to make recommendations to us and to government as to how the newspapers can be structured in order to reduce their costs and become economically viable," he added.
The announcement had raised speculation that Mr Witherow will eventually be appointed editor in chief of the entire operation, rather than just editor of The Times.
His former deputy Martin Ivens has been made acting editor of The Sunday Times.
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Video Review: Darkstar | Gold
Maybe it's the virtual circles we travel in, but it seems like the past month (possibly more) has produced an endless stream of buzz for the Hyperdub trio Darkstar. Thankfully, versus some of the praise that gets sung of less than deserving "break out" acts, Darkstar, and it's debut North which is out early next month, deserves a good deal of the accolades being thrown at it. For starters, last year's "Aidy's Girl is a Computer" proved that Hypderdub was about much more than dubstep—although many writing on Darkstar seem to feel a need to afix the genre to the group somehow, most recently describing the sound as "post-dubstep"—and the track landed itself in the coveted spot of being one of Gilles Peterson's "Worldwide Winners" of 2009.
As you can probably tell, we're not really convinced of the associations made between Darkstar and dubstep (however much we're ultimately appreciating the record). The closest relative is "Aidy's Girl," or other early productions—like "Need You"— when the band was just the production duo of James Young and Aiden Whalley. The addition of vocalist James Buttery has clearly pushed them in new, less definable directions. Listening to the LP, it feels unwilling to stick to any one framework as it glides from one track to the next on a bed of glitchy vocals, stuttering synths and rhythms that share as much with trip-hop, pitched down house and indie rock as they do with dubstep's syncopated shuffle. The newest single, "Gold," a cover of the Human League B-Side, there's really no comparing. Of the song, the band had this to say (excerpted from an interview with Hyperdub label boss Kode9):
"The Human League track was given to me by a friend. He used to play the dub at 33rpm instead of 45 so the break would be real slow and crunchy. He lent me the tune and I put the flip on at 33rpm too. The vocal line was how you hear it in the single, the original is much quicker and it's a pretty obscure one from the "Mirror Man" EP. The Human League are great. We paid more attention to them after making the track, throughout the album we listened to four or five albums regularly and Travelogue was one of them. I'm not sure if we were real fans, to be honest, I listen to some of it and think that it's brave but sometimes they get it so right. They've obviously got a strong vision to create a sound so uncompromising. Even though they were consistently in the charts, it's a very particular way of writing, mixing and arranging. I don't think I've heard anything like it before or since. I don't necessarily enjoy listening to it a lot of the time; it interests me though."
As meandering as that sound bite is, it says a great deal about the personality behind the melancholy confections that make up the band's debut. The crew is thinking about its influences, letting them sink in, but not too deeply. In a lot of ways the most apt comparison we can come up with is to the xx, another band that channels new wave, indie rock and electronica without being overwhelmingly any of those things. Obviously not spitting images of each other, they do seem to share a low-key pop feel (dare we say chillwave? Ok, we won't go there). Regardless it demonstrates a permeability that will allow them to be something more accessible than most of dubstep will ever be, especially for American audiences.
— Joshua P. Ferguson
Today they let go of their video for "Gold" and we want to share it with you so you can get a taste of things to come:
Darkstar: Gold from Evan Boehm on Vimeo.
If you'd like to read more about how the video was made, check out this cool break down from Sembler, the company behind the animation etc:
Sembler | Project "Gold"
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Damage Control: Going Beyond Initial Patches for Spectre and Meltdown
The seasoned notorious side-channel attacks and exploits from Spectre and Meltdown can compromise the performance of computing systems including computer servers, smartphones, operating systems, as well as, the confidentiality of data. The susceptibility of processors and chips from being exploited by side-channel attacks that disrupt computer systems has been uncovered but has yet to be completely solved.
Different sectors, such as network and security in the IT industry, have issued advisories on how their consumers can deal with the threats of Spectre and Meltdown exploits. They have also released initial patches that could serve as damage control to the possible attacks on privacy. However, as of this writing, there is no single patch that can alleviate all the damages that these exploits could cause to a device and to the user.
Furthermore, this incident pushed the chipmaker giants to convene to discuss the recently uncovered susceptibility that has been alarming users. Prevention plans are currently being worked on as the industry continues to find the most viable solution.
The performance of affected computers has been reported to decrease in terms of speed and efficiency. The one-digit percentage has been claimed to be the maximum effect on performance. Aside from that, the threat to security and privacy through the invasion of computer memory is more destructive to the user.
The Windows Operating System by Microsoft has made updates available to lessen the further harm of these side-channel attacks. Windows 10 operating system, compared to its predecessors, is the least vulnerable to this attack because of its robust capabilities and configuration.
Updates are highly recommended as immediate damage controls for these exploits.
Manage Security Service Providers can take care of updating your processor and the software updates of your company computers, as they regularly assure the maintenance and strict compliance of your computers; thus, resulting in lessened security risks and damages by Spectre and Meltdown.
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Joint decision-making of production and maintenance in mixed model assembly systems with delayed differentiation configurations
Weihong Guo, Xi Gu
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Mixed model assembly systems (MMASs) can simultaneously manufacture multiple product variants and are developed to satisfy customers' increasing desire for products with a high variety. This paper investigates the joint decision-making of production and maintenance policies in MMASs with delayed differentiation configurations, where common operations are performed before differentiated processes. The problem is formulated as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) problem that minimises the average cost per unit time. Monte Carlo simulation is used to evaluate the system performance measures (e.g. volume mix ratio, product quality) under the optimal policy. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the structure of the optimal policy and the impact of different factors on the system performance in an MMAS that produces two types of product variants. Techniques that can potentially solve the problem in large-sized MMASs are also discussed.
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Guo, W., & Gu, X. (2020). Joint decision-making of production and maintenance in mixed model assembly systems with delayed differentiation configurations. International Journal of Production Research, 58(13), 4071-4085. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2019.1641641
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Euin (muerto en 595), también transcrito como Ewin o Eoin, fue el primer Lombardo Duque de Trento (a partir de 569) en el gobierno de los Duques, un interregno (575-585) durante el cual el Reino de Italia fue gobernado por los magnates provinciales, un total de treinta duques. Euin participó en varias guerras durante su largo reinado. La fuente principal sobre su carrera es la Historia Langobardorum de Pablo el Diácono .

En 584, los reyes Francos Gontrán de Borgoña y Childeberto II de Austrasia invadieron el noroeste de Italia. La fortaleza Anagnis, al norte de Trento, se rindió a ellos y, fue posteriormente víctima de una expedición de saqueo por parte de Ragilo, el conde Lombardo de Lagaris. Ragilo y su ejército, sin embargo, fueron atacados en el campo de "Rotalian" por un ejército franco mandado por Chramnichis. Ragilo y muchos de sus seguidores murieron y Chramnichis siguió "devastando Trento", pero probablemente esta frase (en Pablo el Diácono), no se refiere a una ocupación franca de la propia ciudad, sino al saqueo de sus alrededores. En Salurnis, Euin, el duque de Trento, emboscó y mató a Chramnichis. Recuperó los botines tomados por los francos y Ragilo y expulsó a los Francos del ducado de Trento.

Pablo escribe que fue en esta época cuando Segeberto I de Austrasia fue asesinado por Chilperico I de Neustria (584), que Euin se casó con una hija de Garibaldo I, al que Pablo se refiere como "rey de los Bávaros". La hermana mayor de la esposa de Euin era Teudolinda, que en 589 se casó con el rey Lombardo Autario.

En el 587 Autario envió un ejército a Istria mandado por Euin. Euin consiguió establecer la paz durante un año y regresó con un gran tributo para Autario. En 590 Childeberto invadió Italia con un ejército liderado por veinte de los duques, en especial Audualdo, Olo, y Cedinus. Olo murió cuando intentaba capturar Bilitio y Audualdo, con otros seis duques, acamparon fuera de Milán para aguardar la llegada del emperador Bizantino Mauricio, que nunca se presentó. Cedinus y otros trece duques, invadió el noreste, y se marchó hacia el oeste. En el ducado de Trento destruyó las fortalezas de Tesana, Maletum, Sermiana, Appianum, Fagitana, Cimbra, Vitianum, Bremtonicum, Volaenes, y Ennemase. Sus hombres se vieron afectados por la disentería y los refuerzos bizantinos se retrasaban, lo que obligó a Cedinus a aceptar una tregua de diez meses y regresar a través de los Alpes. En mayo de 591, el sucesor de Autario, Agilulfo, envió a Agnellus, Obispo de Trento, a la corte Franca de Brunilda para asegurar el rescate de varios prisioneros trentinos capturados en la guerra anterior. En esa época, Euin negoció una paz con tlos francos.

Euin murió en enero de 595, siendo reemplazado por Gaidoald, descrito por Pablo como "un buen hombre y un Católico en la religión".

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Kevin Keegan has warned Chelsea they will have to be at their best if they are to leave St James' Park with their Barclays Premier League title hopes intact.
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"But it won't be enough on it's own to help us win. We need a performance, we need to show ourselves in a good light and we need to pick up, I guess, a Tottenham-type performance.
"That, with the crowd behind us, will see us give them a hell of a game.
"If they come through that and they become champions in the next week, 10 days, they will deserve it."
Keegan hopes to have defenders Abdoulaye Faye and David Edgar fit after groin and head injuries, respectively, although Claudio Cacapa is on standby.
Midfielder James Milner will return to the squad after almost two months on the sidelines with a foot problem.


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Day 1: Fly to Kayseri. Transfer from Kayseri Airport to Cappadocia.
Day 7: Transfer to Kayseri Airport and fly home.
Trekkers need good walking boots, daysack (approximately 40Lt), warm clothing, sunglasses, sunhat, suncream, and raingear (preferably breathable such as Goretex(tm). Walking sticks are recommended.
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Min 6 max 16 pax. For groups under 6 people, a surcharge of 59 GBP per person is added to the price. Prices include all meals, guide, transfers. Alcoholic and soft drinks which are available at camps or restaurants and entrance fees to historical sites and museums are excluded.
You will be picked up at the airport and be transferred to Goreme. Dinner and overnight in Goreme.
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Today we walk through some remote villages where time has stood still. Starting from Kavak, we pass through Bahceli and Ayvali. We will have lunch in Ayvali village at a family restaurant. Then we finish our day by walking to the ruins of the 11th century Greek town of Gomeda. (5 hours) Transfer back to Goreme and overnight in the same pension.
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Our final walk in Cappadocia. After walking from Cavusin village to Pasabag (1 hr), we visit the Zelve open air museum. After lunch we leave for airport. Transfer to the airport.


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It was International Friendship Day yesterday and I have been meeting some fabulous new friends...
As you may know, I have been working with artist manager, Dean G Hill, who on occasion sends me synch ideas and the other day he challenged me to do a cover of a really good folk christmas song that his label, Raven Black Music, released in 2015 - due for submission in just two days!
My first reaction was no as I was working on something else and didn't imagine anyone else would be available to help me with the guitar part and production but then something inside me said maybe I should forego the planned cycle ride in the [rare] sun and give a go?
So I prayed for vision and serendipitously received a call from musical officer, Matt Hurley, who said that he happened to be free and able to lay down the guitar and lead vocal part as he was at his brother's who had some recording equipment. So we agreed to take up the challenge and he sent me a really inspired track with soaring vocals and all sorts of instruments by lunchtime and I proceeded to lay down my vocal tracks.
Then luckily, I saw a reply to my email come in from Stephen Bentley, the gent who produced my current single "The Great Pause", saying he was free to produce the track so we sent our tracks over to him with an hour or so to go before the submission deadline.
But then yikes!!! I received a message saying that my lead part hadn't recorded and for some reason it had disappeared from my DAW so I stayed calm and recorded it again and sent it over before embarking on completing the complex metadata on the synch site and waited for the final track to come through.
And then with just ten minutes to go, Stephen sent the completed file over and I managed to upload it and submit it with just three minutes to go - hallelujah!!!
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Q: Working multiple consoles in python I know that it is an easy question but I can't do this. I have to do two things. One of them is a management program that will manage the program, e.g stop, pause, resume. The other thing will only show logs. So I need 2 consoles.

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*How can I open two consoles?

*How to pass a log from management console to logging console. Example code is below:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        while True:
            initialmyProgram()
            print('Please press \'1\' key to stop program..\n')
            print('Please press \'5\' key to resume program..\n')
            print('Please press \'0\' key to exit program..\n')
            isStart = raw_input('Please press a key that must be in above list..')
            if isStart == 1:
                parse.__is__process__ = False
            elif isStart == 5:
                parse.__is__process__ = True
            elif isStart == 0 :
                exit_program()
            else:
                continue
    except Exception as ex:
        logging.info('log..') #this log will write other console..

A: You don't really need two python consoles to accomplish this.
If you're using linux or a mac, open up a python console and a second terminal.
Then type this command in the second terminal:
tail -f path_to/filename_of_logfile

This will refresh the log file automatically.
An alternative solution if you absolutely cannot use files, is to use sockets to have to python programs communicate. Here's a link to get you started:
Python Sockets

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Ugo Massocco (* 10. April 1928 in Alessandria; † 29. Mai 1991 in Asti) war ein italienischer Radrennfahrer.

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Als Amateur gewann er das Rennen Milano–Tortona 1949. Massocco war von 1951 bis 1961 Berufsfahrer. 1954 siegte er in der Sizilien-Rundfahrt vor Livio Isotti. 1955 gewann er den Giro delle Alpi Apuane. Im Giro d'Italia war er siebenmal am Start. 1954 hatte er mit dem 48. Rang seine beste Platzierung im Gesamtklassement.

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A CASE OF THE MISSING HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTIGATION OF COMMISSIONER AL FRENCH???
Lets first take a look at some of the documents I received from sources which are imaged below.
You would really have to be a hermit not to know about all the recent media coverage about sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct in the workplace, and the #MeToo movement so the question has to be whether or not the complaint against Commission French back in 2012 was similar to all those that have surfaced that were originally swept under the rug.
One very troubling area in the available documents is that they seem to indicate that former Spokane County CEO Marshall Farnell and former Spokane County Prosecutor Jim Emacio may have tipped Commissioner French regarding the HR Complaint and he showed up at the Pia Kammers HR interview, which would be pretty typical of how these type of complaints were handled in the past and would support all of the recent complaints made by female Detention Staff regarding HR Investigations.
Yesterday I received this letter attached to an email from Toni S. Atwood closing my PRR and providing me with only documents that I had provided to the County which were attached to my PRR.
I of course responded with this email copying all the appropriate players.
In response to my email to Toni Atwood this email exchange to place this morning between Mr. Tim Hansen and myself.
When records of investigations involving misconduct on the part of Public Officials disappear, are swept under the rug, or a legitimate investigation was never conducted it doesn't do the Public or the Public Official any good!!!
WHO SHOULD BE UPSET ABOUT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE C35681???
In my view not only, those folks that wasted their time to attend the City Council Meeting to tell their stories, but also all of the local Progressive/Liberal Movement (Including the local media) who actually thought that Emergency Ordinance C35681 was an effort on the part of the Progressive members of the City Council to curtail the efforts of the Federal Government to enforce Federal Law.
Here are the facts all of which could have been found in the Advanced City Council Agenda and are readily available in the Current CC Agenda for August 22, 2018. Once you review the facts you can decide for yourself whether or not this was all great theater intended to get out the Progressive/Liberal vote in the upcoming election or a serious attempt to right a perceived wrong.
The Ordinance was passed as an Emergency Ordinance after all the local ballots were mailed out, even though the extensive taxpayer paid Briefing Paper provided with the Ordinance clearly documents that this perceived problem has been going on for years…so where is the emergency ? To be clear "Briefing Papers" are sales jobs intended to get the CC to vote in a particular way, but of all the "Briefing Papers" I've read this one has to be one of the more dynamic sales jobs, and really there wasn't any need whatsoever to sell six of the seven CC Members.
Lots of folks helped out with the Briefing Paper by providing info, including photos and documents used to sell the Ordinance, including Mr. David Brookbank who along with other activist involvement manages the Socialist Alternative Spokane Facebook Page and spoke during the CC Meeting.
One of the other speakers at the CC Meeting who helped out with the Briefing Paper was the Latinx Activist who coordinated "know your rights" efforts at the Intermodal center, Jennyfer Mesa. Jennyfer is also the Jennyfer Mesa, Lead organizer for I-1631 in Congressional District 5 which is on your ballot.
If you are interested in I-1631 you might want to attend this event before you mark your ballot.
I don't have the least bit of problem with "Activism", but seriously wouldn't the "Emergency" have been back in May when all the Activists were upset about the increased Border Patrol presence in the Spokane area, or was this just a timing strategy? I have a hard time believing that it took years and months to put this Ordinance together.
Despite the fact that according to the ACLU along with them groups that advocated for the law, included: Center for Justice, Crimson Group, Global Neighborhood, Greater Spokane Progress, Latinos en Spokane, Mujeres in Action, Spokane NAACP, OneAmerica, Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane, Raiz, Pride Foundation, Spokane Community Against Racism, Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, and Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, all of whom have an almost overwhelming number of lawyers amongst them, how on God's green earth could they have missed the FACT that the CC made it impossible for the Ordinance to work under the current Mayor who without question would take the steps necessary to formally give his permission for ICE and the Border Patrol to continue their work. Does that make any kind of sense at all to all you Activists out there who were led to believe that all the theatrics was real?
The only thing I can think of is that local Progressives/Liberals are confident that Council President Stuckart will be the next Mayor of the City of Spokane, and he of course would not grant the Mayoral Permission for the Feds to continue their work which would without question result in expensive litigation and other big problems…a bit risky if you ask me.
If Mayor Condon's press release from yesterday doesn't give you a clue as to what he will do…there isn't much hope for you!
One of the great things for someone like me is to watch all the theatrics involved in these type of things. You can always count on Alfredo Fidel Llamedo the "Activist" who turned 59 this June to put on a show, this time by ripping up his Certificate of Citizenship.
Here you go Al…it is only $555.00 to replace it.
I also enjoy watching how young short on life experience reporters handle their reporting of the theatrics!
SEVEN HIGHLY PAID WELL BENEFITED SNOWFLAKES…OR A BUNCH OF BULLIES???
Here we go again spending more of our taxpayer dollars on West-coast Lawyers to investigate matters that in the old days could have easily been handled with simple and frank communication between individuals. DARN JIMMY MARKS…AND THE GYPSY CURSE!!
The "Seven Snowflakes", isn't the seven City of Spokane Council Members this time it is Seven highly paid and well benefited Spokane City Employees who have filed a Bullying Complaint with City Human Resources against members of the Spokane City Council and apparently the Director of City Human Resources Christine Cavanaugh doesn't feel her outfit can handle the "investigation", so we taxpayers will have to pay the bill for an outside lawyer Ms. Katherine Weber to do the "investigation".
As many of you know I've been quite critical of the CC for not asking the right questions and not being demanding enough to get the facts on issues not only relating to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice but also budget expenditures that waste taxpayer dollars. Obviously, my hope is that this case involves Council Members actually asking the tough questions and demanding answers, something we taxpayers need a lot more of.
Is this a case of some Department Heads and their staff trying to intimidate CC Members into not doing their job or is it truly a case of Bullying…who knows…but I guess we have to pay the Big Bucks to find out.
A lot of other questions arise from the decision to farm this investigation out including why the HR Complaint by SPD Detective Lonnie Tofsrud against SPD Lt. Bart Stevens wasn't farmed out, which from my perspective is a far more pressing issue than those involved in this case.
I guess one could draw the conclusion that the decision to farm the investigation out is the result of a conflict of interest between Ms. Cavanaugh or members of her staff being one of the "Snowflake Seven"…but who knows.
It never fails that when I return from one of my CEO's lengthy excursions I find that I have been inundated with Public Records Response and all kinds of information from sources about what goes on in the City and County. I was going to hold off doing a story until after tonight's City Council Meeting to see what transpires, however some folks have pointed out to me that this story needs attention from the taxpayers as well as the MSM prior to the meeting, and especially since this Agenda Item is coming up and should be voted down because of all the problems associated with the implementation of the CAD/RMS/911 we paid New World Systems a bunch of money for despite the fact they have a long history of not providing what they are required to while under contract.
You might wonder what the New World Systems fiasco has to do with this story and the HR Complaint against the CC…this should help!
STORY UPDATE…THE SAGA OF DEPUTY TRAVIS SMITH… WILL OZZIE LOSE AGAIN???
One thing you can count on, when it comes to Public Records Requests that might end up being embarrassing to an elected official is that responses to those requests won't be by any means fast. Slow walking Public Records Requests is a good strategy from the standpoint of the Public losing interest in or just forgetting about media stories that have a negative impact on or puts government in a bad light. It is a strategy that works quite well with the Main Stream Media, but I try and do my best to report what Ozzie describes as "Just Old Dirt" no matter how long it takes to get the facts and what usually ends up happening is the MSM will finally jump in once I have done all the work and the stuff ends up hitting the fan.
Ozzie's re-firing of Deputy Travis Smith hasn't hit the MSM yet even though when Ozzie originally fired Smith there was story after story, and one would think that Smith being fired yet again would be of interest to the MSM, especially since the case involves, among other things, the handling of a Domestic Violence Case.
The question I would think Smith's lawyers in his most recent firing would be whether or not Ozzie targeted him because of Ozzie's previous firing of Smith, as well as other issues including the adequacy of SCSO training.
As far as the Smith case is concerned, and as he has with others in the past, Ozzie made an unsuccessful attempt to have criminal charges brought against Smith which will likely be a key factor in Smith's appeal of the firing.
You can read the case Ozzie presented to the Prosecutor by clicking on the link below.
In reading the report (Above) Ozzie sent to the Prosecutor for charges against Smith a number of things stand out to me. First and perhaps foremost is that obliviously the SCSO needs considerably more training regarding RCW 9.73 which is the Washington State Privacy Act. In the report a number of times the Deputies refer to Washington State being a "TWO PARTY" consent State, which it definitely IS NOT, as I have continually pointed out. Washington State is in fact an "ALL PARTY CONSENT" State, meaning that ALL PARTIES involved in a private communication must give their consent to the recording being made unless one or more of the exceptions in the law applies. The Washington State Privacy Act is complex and has resulted in considerable case law the SCSO needs to get up to speed on.
Beyond the need for considerably more training, I don't see where Smith made any effort to try and hide the surreptitious recording from his brass, and as a matter of fact indicates he didn't delete the recording which one would think a person trying to hide something would have done immediately, but that will likely be something for an Arbitrator to decide.
I'm unclear based on this paragraph in the report whether or not there is some other issue involving Smith. If there is another issue my hope is for the taxpayers sake it is a better case then this one appears to be against Smith. Especially when you consider exactly what City Prosecutor Bingham stated about charges against Smith.
Included in that work is trying to figure out Ozzie's conflicting public statements regarding his friend Phil Tyler, based on the Fossum Report Public Records. One of those issues is what I refer to in my own mind as the "Mossoni Massacre", Michelle Mossoni being one of the female Detention staff who made complaints against Phil Tyler including assault which resulted in nothing happening as far as Tyler was concerned but Mossoni ended up being targeted for discipline.
I know Ozzie had to be very aware of the Mossoni complaint because not only did I bring it up in the Ozzie/Buff Episodes, but he also was present and asked questions during Mossoni's Grievance Hearing.
As you can see from Ozzie's public statements to the MSM on March 8th, 2018 when the "Stuff" finally hits the fan regarding his friend Phil Tyler Ozzie states he has never known Tyler to lose his temper.
While Knezovich says Tyler could be controlling sometimes, he's never known him to lose his temper. "If this is true — this is not the guy I know," Knezovich says.
A few days later Ozzie tells his other friend and Frequent Conservative Critic Shawn Vestal he ordered Tyler to undergo anger management.
Knezovich said he ordered Tyler to undergo anger management. Tyler left the jail in 2014; he later filed a complaint alleging racial discrimination. Spokane County settled with Tyler for $100,000 in Dec. 2016.
Which of course begs the question if Ozzie never knew Tyler to lose his temper, why the hell would he order him to undergo anger management, and did it have anything to do with the "Mossoni Massacre". I can't find anything in the Fossum Report where Ozzie ordered Tyler to undergo anger management, I would think if in fact he did order Tyler to undergo anger management Gail Bass's lawyers would get it in the Discovery process of her $1.2 million dollar claim against Ozzie and the County.
I received my final installment of records from the City of Spokane Valley regarding the fun Valley Council member Brandi Peetz and her husband had while they attended the "Fly-In". I should add that the folks at the City of Spokane Valley were very diligent in the response to my PRR, and I did get everything I need for a story. I even got a Nissen Affidavit from Brandi Peetz, something I've never gotten from Ozzie Knezovich.
So far it looks like Brandi and her husband had "pretty much" fun according to an email between Peetz and Council member Ben Wick, even though she missed some of the events she was supposed to attend.
More on this later, but it doesn't look like, to me at least, that taxpayers got much bang for their buck.