Shadowheart is the final volume in Tad Williams' Shadowmarch tetralogy, and it provides a satisfying conclusion to the story: The good guys win and the bad guys lose but all the sides are satisfyingly complex that characters are not simply archetypes and motivations are believable (i.e., people don't do things just because they're "evil"). If there's a deeper meaning to the plot it may be the dangers of religious fundamentalism.
Or not. There's no need to impose any deep meaning on this material but, for those who need some justification for their fantasy, the above might do.
Corum's vision was even more blurred. But through a pink mist he saw Kwll come, a grin upon his jeweled face.
"Your Chaos gods are gone," said Kwll. "With my brother's help I slew them all and all their minions."
"I thank you," Corum said thickly. "And Lord Arkyn will thank you, too."
Kwll chuckled. "I think not."
"For good measure we slew the Lords of Law as well. Now you mortals are free of gods on these planes."
"But Arkyn - Arkyn was good..."
"Find the same good in yourselves if that is what you respect. It is the time of the Conjunction of the Million Spheres and that means change - profound alterations in the nature of existence. Perhaps that was our function - to rid the Fifteen Planes of its silly gods and their silly schemes."
"Let it swing up and down with a will. It has nothing to weigh now. Your are on your own, mortal - you and your kind. Farewell."
Corum tried to speak again, but the pain in his thigh swamped all thought. At last he fainted.
Once more Kwll's many-toned voice sounded in his skull before his senses were engulfed completely.
"Now you can make your own destiny."
IMO, Williams does need an editor. The plot is too digressive; it could have been more tightly plotted without taxing reading enjoyment.
By the end of the series, I had come to loathe Briony Eddon and had come to dread the chapters that focused on her. Which was unfortunate as she is one of the main characters. But she never seemed to grow up - she remained a selfish, willful, obnoxious jerk. I could never believe that not one but two men could fall in love with this twerp. It didn't help that Williams repeatedly emphasized how she had grown and developed as a person due to her travails. Perhaps he felt it necessary as her actions certainly didn't show it.
Despite their length and a few missteps like Briony, I recommend the series. They're fast paced and easy to digest, perfect for bedtime reading or long air flights.


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package io.github.josehsantos.hack.lang.psi.impl;

import java.util.List;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor;
import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
import static io.github.josehsantos.hack.lang.psi.HackTypes.*;
import io.github.josehsantos.hack.lang.psi.*;

public class HackBitwiseOperatorImpl extends HackPsiElementImpl implements HackBitwiseOperator {

  public HackBitwiseOperatorImpl(ASTNode node) {
    super(node);
  }

  public void accept(@NotNull PsiElementVisitor visitor) {
    if (visitor instanceof HackVisitor) ((HackVisitor)visitor).visitBitwiseOperator(this);
    else super.accept(visitor);
  }

}

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Although it may not look like it, we are close to being done with packing. This is because we aren't taking all that much with us. Virtually none of the furniture is going as you can see from the picture of our living room below.
The white fluff-ball in the lower corner is Midas, one of our two cats. They're both going.
Here's a shot of my office, in it's usual tidy state. Believe it or not, it's pretty much all packed up. The computer, modem, router, and printer all go - none of the furniture.
As proof that there really is packing going on, here's what our basement looks like. We've got about 40 boxes packed up so far.
I've even packed up my bike. I scrounged around and found a bike box at Oly Bikes, an employee-owned bike shop in downtown Olympia. They were busier than any bike shop I've been in lately. They were kind enough to sell me a box for $5.00US, complete with all the plastic bits and bobs to protect the bike in transit.
They also advised me to Google for instructions on how to pack the bike. Which I found an excellent series of videos at http://www.expertvillage.com/videos/bike-pack-one.htm. A series of 15 short (one to two minute) videos guide you through the whole process. It's easy.
More boxes all packed up and ready to be taped up - ready to go.
Here's the raw materials including Styrofoam peanuts. I debated whether to get the biodegradable peanuts or not, deciding against it since they were water soluble and decompose when wet. I decided that with the humidity down in Belize, that it probably wouldn't be worth the risk to have the peanuts decompose prematurely.
Other than the Kitchen dishes, pots and pans, and spices to be packed, we're just about done.
Next comes getting the place cleaned up and organized for a garage/moving/furniture sale.
During that time, we'll be renting a Uhaul truck, and taking the boxes down to Roy and Son Shipping in Los Angeles. Owen and I will make a quick road trip out of it and fly back - probably from Long Beach ($79.00US each).
Then we clean up the place, pack ourselves and the kitties up and fly south. We're looking to be back in Belize around June 9, or so.


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package org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.repositories;

import org.gradle.api.artifacts.dsl.RepositoryHandler;
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository;
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.IvyArtifactRepository;
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository;
import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.PasswordCredentials;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.BaseRepositoryFactory;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.dsl.DefaultRepositoryHandler;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.ivyservice.ivyresolve.strategy.ResolverStrategy;
import org.gradle.internal.component.external.model.ModuleComponentArtifactMetaData;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.mvnsettings.LocalMavenRepositoryLocator;
import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.repositories.transport.RepositoryTransportFactory;
import org.gradle.api.internal.file.FileResolver;
import org.gradle.internal.reflect.Instantiator;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.local.FileStore;
import org.gradle.internal.resource.local.LocallyAvailableResourceFinder;

import java.io.File;

public class DefaultBaseRepositoryFactory implements BaseRepositoryFactory {
    private final LocalMavenRepositoryLocator localMavenRepositoryLocator;
    private final FileResolver fileResolver;
    private final Instantiator instantiator;
    private final RepositoryTransportFactory transportFactory;
    private final LocallyAvailableResourceFinder<ModuleComponentArtifactMetaData> locallyAvailableResourceFinder;
    private final ResolverStrategy resolverStrategy;
    private final FileStore<ModuleComponentArtifactMetaData> artifactFileStore;

    public DefaultBaseRepositoryFactory(LocalMavenRepositoryLocator localMavenRepositoryLocator,
                                        FileResolver fileResolver,
                                        Instantiator instantiator,
                                        RepositoryTransportFactory transportFactory,
                                        LocallyAvailableResourceFinder<ModuleComponentArtifactMetaData> locallyAvailableResourceFinder,
                                        ResolverStrategy resolverStrategy,
                                        FileStore<ModuleComponentArtifactMetaData> artifactFileStore) {
        this.localMavenRepositoryLocator = localMavenRepositoryLocator;
        this.fileResolver = fileResolver;
        this.instantiator = instantiator;
        this.transportFactory = transportFactory;
        this.locallyAvailableResourceFinder = locallyAvailableResourceFinder;
        this.resolverStrategy = resolverStrategy;
        this.artifactFileStore = artifactFileStore;
    }

    public FlatDirectoryArtifactRepository createFlatDirRepository() {
        return instantiator.newInstance(DefaultFlatDirArtifactRepository.class, fileResolver, transportFactory,
                locallyAvailableResourceFinder, resolverStrategy, artifactFileStore);
    }

    public MavenArtifactRepository createMavenLocalRepository() {
        MavenArtifactRepository mavenRepository = instantiator.newInstance(DefaultMavenLocalArtifactRepository.class, fileResolver, createPasswordCredentials(), transportFactory,
                locallyAvailableResourceFinder, artifactFileStore);
        final File localMavenRepository = localMavenRepositoryLocator.getLocalMavenRepository();
        mavenRepository.setUrl(localMavenRepository);
        return mavenRepository;
    }

    public MavenArtifactRepository createJCenterRepository() {
        MavenArtifactRepository mavenRepository = createMavenRepository();
        mavenRepository.setUrl(DefaultRepositoryHandler.BINTRAY_JCENTER_URL);
        return mavenRepository;
    }

    public MavenArtifactRepository createMavenCentralRepository() {
        MavenArtifactRepository mavenRepository = createMavenRepository();
        mavenRepository.setUrl(RepositoryHandler.MAVEN_CENTRAL_URL);
        return mavenRepository;
    }

    public IvyArtifactRepository createIvyRepository() {
        return instantiator.newInstance(DefaultIvyArtifactRepository.class, fileResolver, createPasswordCredentials(), transportFactory,
                locallyAvailableResourceFinder, instantiator, resolverStrategy, artifactFileStore);
    }

    public MavenArtifactRepository createMavenRepository() {
        return instantiator.newInstance(DefaultMavenArtifactRepository.class, fileResolver, createPasswordCredentials(), transportFactory,
                locallyAvailableResourceFinder, artifactFileStore);
    }

    private PasswordCredentials createPasswordCredentials() {
        return instantiator.newInstance(DefaultPasswordCredentials.class);
    }
}


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Armature
La lorica è un'armatura degli antichi Romani, per la precisione
 Lorica squamata – a scaglie di metallo
 Lorica segmentata – a placche di metallo
 Lorica plumata – a scaglie nervate, somiglianti a piume
 Lorica musculata – a forma dei muscoli dei pettorali, fino agli addominali
 Lorica hamata – in maglie di metallo
 Lorica manica – a protezione del braccio

Geografia
 Lorica – località italiana frazione dei comuni di San Giovanni in Fiore e Casali del Manco  in provincia di Cosenza
 Santa Cruz de Lorica – comune della Colombia nel dipartimento di Córdoba

Altro
 'Lorica' – un materiale sintetico che riproduce la pelle

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Russian Film Draws 'Balkan Line' In Kremlin's Effort To Shore Up Support
August 03, 2018 17:45 GMT
By Alan Crosby
Yulia Petrovskaya
Russian soldiers entered Kosovo from Bosnia and seized Pristina Airport in 1999. (file photo)
A Russian film company is revisiting Moscow's history of involvement in the Balkan conflicts two decades ago as the Kremlin works to solidify and expand its influence and blunt Serbia's Western aspirations.
Upgrade Vision film is ramping up final production for the 2019 release of what it calls a "heroic drama" titled The Balkan Line. It's a fictionalized account of a June 1999 standoff between a small contingent of Russian forces and their NATO counterparts at the Slatina air base at Pristina Airport in Kosovo.
Support for Russian politics is growing in Serbian society, while some Serbs in the public sector have become the "bearers of the Russian idea" and aid in supporting positive perceptions of Russia's military, according to analyst Aleksandar Radic.
"This is part of the Balkan atmosphere at the moment," he told RFE/RL.
Longtime Russian ally Serbia has become a major target of the Kremlin's anti-Western operations in Europe. With Belgrade eyeing European Union membership, Moscow has played up their shared eastern Orthodox Christianity and deep cultural and historical ties.
'Russian Balkans Tour'
In March, nearly two dozen members of the Russian nationalist motorcycle group Night Wolves visited Banja Luka, the administrative center of Bosnia's predominantly Serb entity, Republika Srpska, as part of what they called a "Russian Balkans" tour.
The Balkan Line portends to be a further extension of that soft-power push by President Vladimir Putin.
In June 1999, about 200 Russian soldiers entered Kosovo from Bosnia and seized the airport. Moscow was said to have been unhappy over not being given a leadership role in supervising any of the regions that Kosovo had been divided into.
The move took NATO command by surprise and threatened to derail a fragile peace agreement while helping the Kremlin ensure that Russia had a role in the peacekeeping process.
After several hours, the standoff ended with the Russians and Serbs being given control of the northern part of the former Yugoslavia's most sophisticated airports, while British troops manned the southern end.
Serbia 'Strongly Impacted'
Russia has been a staunch supporter of Serbia's refusal to recognize the sovereignty of Kosovo since the government in Pristina proclaimed independence in 2008.
One of the authors of the film, who asked to not be identified because of the sensitive nature of the topic, told RFE/RL that, in the screenplay, "the emphasis is placed on the fact that Serbia is a strongly impacted party in the conflict."
"Numerous events in Kosovo have been invented in order to boost the NATO bombing and this will be uncovered in the film," the writer added.
Bosnian-born Serb filmmaker Emir Kustarica (right) receives an award from Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016.
The film, directed by Andrey Volgin and starring Yury Kutsenko, Anton Pampushnyy, and Gojko Mitic, is said to be supported financially by both the Serbian and Russian culture ministries.
"Historians consider these events as the worst deterioration of relations between Russia and the West since the time of the Cuban missile crisis, " the Russian Culture Ministry said in a statement, though it did not confirm its support role for the film. "The Balkan Line talks about the operation, whose details are still not known to the public to this day."
The film, part of which was filmed in Crimea, has already created a stir in the Balkans.
Bosnian-born Serb filmmaker Emir Kusturica, who in 2016 was awarded Russia's Order of Friendship by Vladimir Putin, visited the set, raising eyebrows.
Meanwhile, the Myrotvorets website, which reveals personal details of people it considers "enemies of Ukraine," has published the names of Serbs who were involved in the project, accusing them of participating in propaganda activities and the institutionalization of Russia's Crimean annexation.
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Home Society
Do we need 'beef'?
by Mayamiko Seyani
The East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry in the United States of America in the 1990s is arguably one of biggest musical rivalries in history. The feud was between artists and fans of the East Coast hip-hop with The Notorious B.I.G and his New York record label Bad Boy Records as the leading faces while the poster boy of the West Coast hip-hop scene was 2Pac with the Los Angeles-based record label Death Row Records as his support.
Nyovest: Hip-hop is not a game of egos
Both 2Pac and Notorious BIG were killed by unknown assailants—2Pac in 1996 and his rival, BIG, in 1997—in circumstances linked to the rivalry. The two hip-hop heavyweights set a precedent in the genre such that 'beef—a rivalry between competing artists, usually within the same genre—has become the hallmark of hip-hop.
At the dawn of this millennium, Malawian urban music had its own dish of beef between Annie Matumbi and the Mad Character Crew. And since the close of the last decade until now, Tay Grin has been engaged in various wars of the mic with Fredokiss, Jolly Bro, Lomwe and Nameless.
The South Africa hip-hop scene has had its share of beef, particularly between Cassper Nyovest and A.K.A. but the two recently buried the hatchet.
At a press conference held at Ryall's Hotel in Blantyre ahead of his show at College of Medicine last week, Cassper Nyovest said the genre is not a game of egos.
"What happened between me and A.K.A is that we had our differences as individuals but being public figures, our issues ended up going public. We have resolved our differences and we are cool," he said.
He added that as hip-hop is rooted in poetry and free expression, themes addressed are sometimes misinterpreted or taken out of context.
"For example, the "N" word was such a powerful racist word but hip-hop diluted it such that when you use it, it means friend, buddy or something like that. So, it's how one interprets it," he said.
In an interview with Society on Wednesday, Fredokiss described beef as positive competition that brings out the best out of artists, while making those who are sloppy go back to the drawing board.
"Beef is a daring game which eventually sharpens one's skills. The better musician gets respect at the end of the day; the weaker one gets a chance to improve on their skills. So it is a win-win situation," he said.
He said in advanced industries, the phenomena has financial bearing since artists sells more when the beef is relevant and exciting.
"Beef should be looked at in the context of a battle where two mcees are battling with skills using microphones and not guns or knives. It even includes dancing; Ka Jive is a good example of organised beef or battle with a financial reward," said Fredokiss.
He, however, cautioned that that there are limits to everything and said beef should not get too personal but should end on the stage or in the studio.
"Tea is good with sugar but too much of it is dangerous. Hip-hop does not incite violence; it's those that misunderstand it that engage in violence. Even religion incites violence when doctrines are misunderstood," said Fredokiss.
Qabaniso Malewezi, producer of hip-hop music, who goes by the moniker Q, says beef is not the nature of hip-hop but says that egocentric and competitive lyrics usually result in beef as rappers try to outshine each other.
But the poet and producer warned that too much of egocentric lyrics can end up destroying one's career.
"Some artists will make everything be about them and will not bother to articulate other issues," said Q.
But he said for others, hip-hop is a mission of bringing awareness, consciousness and self-awareness.
"They want to make life better for themselves and their communities. So, it's not an issue of regulating or prescribing what a community should embrace or reject. This is down to each artist and the value they place on themselves and their community," he argued.
He also said that the principle of beef is manifested everywhere in society.
"In our daily interactions, in workplaces and on political podiums there is always beef. Why should it become problematic to tackle the issue in hip-hop when it is being manifested all around us by everyone? Maybe we need to deal with the root causes, our insecurity and jealousy as a people," said Q. n
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What's the Buzz? NPAC's Jesus Christ Superstar Opens on March 29
The cast of NPACʻs Jesus Christ Superstar.
Jasmine Kamanaʻo and Chloe Kitsu
On March 29, 30, 31 and April 5, 6, and 7 the Nanakuli High and Intermediate School Performing Arts Center will be putting on the musical Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS). JCS is a rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice that recounts the last days of Jesus' life from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer.
"It was a classic musical that was done in the 70's. Most recently, John Legend, Sarah Bareilles did a live version on NBC on Easter weekend. It's the 50th anniversary of the musical, they're doing a North American tour, and the music and the story are wonderful," said Director Robin Kitsu. "I choose which plays we do. I base it on the ability of the students, the number of students we have, and gender. For us to do something like Grease would be difficult because we don't have a lot of males. To do the Thunderbirds and the Pink Ladies, it's kind of hard. I also look at cost. When you're looking at the royalties, costumes, sets, how much it's going to cost, how much money we have, so we always kind of plan according to that."
Along with Kitsu directing the show, NPAC has assistance from Windward Community College Professor Alex Durrant who choreographed the show, as well as the NPAC staff who helps stage manage and make costumes.
"When I first did a workshop for NPAC last year, I was bowled over by a combination of the students' passion for learning and the culture of creativity, respect and family Mr.Kitsu has generated whilst also striving to get the very best out of every young person he comes into contact with. I felt a deep connection with these values and really wanted to work more with NPAC. Also, the students are a delight to work with," said Durrant. "I think the main goal for any choreographer is to create something that is exciting and engaging to watch whilst also ensuring it is appropriate for the nature of the piece. I'm hypercritical of my own work so knowing if I've achieved that can be tough, but I'll know it when I see it." said Durant.
One of the biggest challenges that came along with doing JCS is the controversy due to the religious aspect of the show. However, NPAC has chosen not to promote the religious side of the show, but more of the artistic qualities and the story. Another challenge that arose because of the religious undertones was the shortage of cast members.
"We understand that it is a religious based play. We are not promoting it as a religion. We are just promoting it as a great story, great music, and a great opportunity for the students to share their acting, performing and dancing abilities," said Kitsu. "Part of the reason why our cast is small, there are some families who felt this was not appropriate for their children because of their religious beliefs. They chose not to let their children participate in the show. They always have a choice," said Kitsu.
Aurora Slover plays Mary Magdalene, Alysia Kepaa plays Jesus, and Kaiolohia Beaver plays Judas Iscariot.
Some other challenges that the cast members have faced were trying to understand and become their characters — getting into character was a process for many of them, taking months to fully develop the way they were going to portray them.
"I think it is in capturing the feeling of having to betray someone you loved very much and then throwing them out on the curb or under the bus. I have never done that to anybody. I try to listen to other people's stories, especially people who are older than me. When they talk to me about how they were thrown under the bus or they threw their friend under the bus before because of something. . . That's what I use as inspiration to create the feeling," said Sophomore Kaiolohia Beaver who plays Judas.
The cast features students from grades six to twelve — with a cast of only 17 students, this also served as another challenge. However, throughout months of practice both at home and at NPAC, the cast has been able to rise above the many challenges that they've faced.
"I've been impressed with this young cast in being able to tackle such mature characters and being able to pull it off well. I think what I saw in the beginning were students who were just trying to sing the songs with no real depth and understanding of the lyrics they were singing and now their performances have become much more real and emotional and you can see that there's this awareness of the conflicts that all of the characters have gone through," said Kitsu.
All performances for JCS will be at the NHIS Multi-Purpose Building. Performances on March 29, 30, April 5, and 6 will be at 7:00. Performances on March 31 and April 7 will be 3:00.
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Kirkina 'Mucko' or 'Mukko' was born in the late 19th century near Rigolet, Labrador. Her life took a trajectory that no one could have predicted following an early trauma in which she lost both legs.
It was during a winter storm when she was just two years old that the dramatic event took place. Kirkina's mother was seriously ill (or was about to give birth, as some accounts go) and her father, who worked as a trapper, set out for Rigolet to seek help. The weather was bad and his journey took longer than expected.
It is unclear whether he reached Rigolet or not, but he returned alone to find Kirkina in grave danger. Her legs had frozen and turned black with gangrene which, if it continued to spread, would quickly kill the small child. So, in a crude but miraculous medical act, her father amputated both legs below the knee using an axe. In some accounts he stopped the bleeding by propping her up in a barrel of flour, while in others he used a salve made of tree bark.
The details of this event continue to vary. It has been written that Kirkina's mother and newborn sibling did not survive through the winter storm, and elsewhere that they survived and went on to live a full life. In some reports there is no baby at all.
"In the other hut, I met the girl Kirkina, whose father had to cut off her frozen feet with an axe to save her from gangrene. It is one of Dr. Grenfell's stories and always makes his audience shudder."
Kirkina was fitted with prosthetic limbs and accompanied Dr. Grenfell to St. Anthony, although some accounts suggest she went with him on his lecture circuits to both New York and Mexico. She eventually returned to Labrador, married, and together the couple had seven children.
This is not, however, where Kirkina's story ends. Rigolet was to suffer an influenza epidemic in 1918 during which all but one of Kirkina's children died along with her husband. Like many widows in Newfoundland and Labrador Kirkina persevered and went on to study midwifery. She returned to the isolated region where she was born and worked as a midwife for three decades.


After the energy from the sun is converted and packaged into ATP and NADPH, the cell has the fuel needed to build food in the form of carbohydrate molecules. The carbohydrate molecules made will have a backbone of carbon atoms. Where does the carbon come from? The carbon atoms used to build carbohydrate molecules comes from carbon dioxide, the gas that animals exhale with each breath. The Calvin cycle is the term used for the reactions of photosynthesis that use the energy stored by the light-dependent reactions to form glucose and other carbohydrate molecules.
In plants, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) enters the chloroplast through the stomata and diffuses into the stroma of the chloroplast—the site of the Calvin cycle reactions where sugar is synthesized. The reactions are named after the scientist who discovered them, and reference the fact that the reactions function as a cycle. Others call it the Calvin-Benson cycle to include the name of another scientist involved in its discovery ( [link] ).
Light-dependent reactions harness energy from the sun to produce ATP and NADPH. These energy-carrying molecules travel into the stroma where the Calvin cycle reactions take place.
The Calvin cycle reactions ( [link] ) can be organized into three basic stages: fixation, reduction, and regeneration. In the stroma, in addition to CO 2 , two other chemicals are present to initiate the Calvin cycle: an enzyme abbreviated RuBisCO, and the molecule ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP). RuBP has five atoms of carbon and a phosphate group on each end.
RuBisCO catalyzes a reaction between CO 2 and RuBP, which forms a six-carbon compound that is immediately converted into two three-carbon compounds. This process is called carbon fixation , because CO 2 is "fixed" from its inorganic form into organic molecules.
ATP and NADPH use their stored energy to convert the three-carbon compound, 3-PGA, into another three-carbon compound called G3P. This type of reaction is called a reduction reaction, because it involves the gain of electrons. A reduction is the gain of an electron by an atom or molecule. The molecules of ADP and NAD + , resulting from the reduction reaction, return to the light-dependent reactions to be re-energized.
One of the G3P molecules leaves the Calvin cycle to contribute to the formation of the carbohydrate molecule, which is commonly glucose (C 6 H 12 O 6 ). Because the carbohydrate molecule has six carbon atoms, it takes six turns of the Calvin cycle to make one carbohydrate molecule (one for each carbon dioxide molecule fixed). The remaining G3P molecules regenerate RuBP, which enables the system to prepare for the carbon-fixation step. ATP is also used in the regeneration of RuBP.
The Calvin cycle has three stages. In stage 1, the enzyme RuBisCO incorporates carbon dioxide into an organic molecule. In stage 2, the organic molecule is reduced. In stage 3, RuBP, the molecule that starts the cycle, is regenerated so that the cycle can continue.
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Das Amtsgericht Peine ist eines von acht Amtsgerichten im Bezirk des Landgerichts Hildesheim. Es hat seinen Sitz in Peine in Niedersachsen.

Zuständigkeiten
Das Amtsgericht Peine ist örtlich zuständig für die Stadt Peine sowie die Gemeinden Edemissen, Hohenhameln, Ilsede und Lengede. Ihm ist das Landgericht Hildesheim übergeordnet. Zuständiges Oberlandesgericht ist das Oberlandesgericht Celle.

Geschichte
Nach der Revolution von 1848 wurde im Königreich Hannover die Rechtsprechung von der Verwaltung getrennt und die Patrimonialgerichtsbarkeit abgeschafft.
Das Amtsgericht wurde daraufhin mit der Verordnung vom 7. August 1852 die Bildung der Amtsgerichte und unteren Verwaltungsbehörden betreffend als königlich hannoversches Amtsgericht gegründet.
Es umfasste das Amt Peine, das Amt Hohenhameln zu Peine und die Stadt Peine.
Das Amtsgericht war dem Obergericht Hildesheim untergeordnet. Mit der Annexion Hannovers durch Preußen wurde es zu einem preußischen Amtsgericht in der Provinz Hannover.

Gebäude
Das Gericht ist in vier Gebäuden Am Amthof untergebracht, auf dem Gelände der ehemaligen Burg Peine.

Siehe auch
 Liste deutscher Gerichte
 Liste der Gerichte des Landes Niedersachsen

Weblinks
 Internetpräsenz des Amtsgerichts Peine
 Übersicht der Rechtsprechung des Amtsgerichts Peine

Einzelnachweise

Peine Amtsgericht
Peine
Bauwerk in Peine
Gegründet 1852
Organisation (Peine)


Why you should get 1Up Box – Best geek subscription box?
Over this last year, 1Up Box has proven to be my favorite subscription box. Loot Crate, Comic Block, BAM Box, Collector's Corps, and Legion of Collectors have been subscription boxes of the like that I have tried. Considering a few factors, 1Up Box has been the best bet if you're into investing in a subscription box. Here's why.
Mind this is in no way bashing other boxes. Just simply sharing my opinion and experience.
First, the shirts have been the most of what has impressed me thus far with 1Up Box. The designs are unique and the materials are top notch. Out of all the shirts I've gotten from boxes collectively, 1Up Box shirts are the ones that have lasted and wear the most. They're comfortable and fit great.
Shirts from Loot Crate, while I like the themes, they don't fit well and some not well at all. There was only one shirt that was just fine, which was the Deadpool shirt. The others were too small or the prints were misaligned. However, I've proudly worn all the 1Up Box shirts. They're simply made with quality.
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This point, points back at the shirts. If you were to shop at a store you'd pay for the shirt the cost of what all comes in a 1Up Box. Each box comes with a shirt, which means thinking about monetary value, you're getting more for your buck because of the other items that come in the box. Some month's have had Pop vinyls, collectables, and more.
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More than 5 years in the making… the long awaited sequel to How to Cook Brown Rice is finally here!
The Ultimate Rice Bowl is my own special recipe for a delicious vegan/vegetarian meal. It's the perfect blend of warm, chewy, crunchy, and savory. It's also very easy to make — no special cooking skill required.
This recipe is for a single serving of a very filling meal. If you want to make a smaller or bigger batch, feel free to adjust the ingredients proportionally.
Add sesame oil, tamari, and sesame seeds. Use a fork to mix.
Add cucumber, tomato, sun dried tomatoes, avocado, and green onion. Mix again.
You can certainly make this with leftover rice, but I suggest heating the rice first since this dish is best served warm.


Up, down, up, down, up. That was today. There are some stretches on this road that showed good stealth camping possibilities, a rare thing in Central America, so I resolved to camp today. It started raining pretty hard as I went through Nahualá but I continued on up the climb until I found a good spot to camp up on an embankment above the road. The rain stopped as I was setting up enabling me to make a relatively dry dinner. I bought some kerosene in Antigua, it burns like shite in the stove, lots of yellow flame. The campsite was at 2,600 meters so it was chilly for a change. I had to break out the sleeping bag for the first time since Manizales, Colombia... that feels like years ago. I've had nothing but hot and sticky weather since then.
Confirmation: the sign means fog zone.
The kerosene I bought in Antigua is not burning well in the stove. Lots of yellow flame.


No initial aggro on warp-in.
First group's frigates can also use webs.
Kinetic damage seems more effective on the outpost; Thermal damage seems more effective on the pirates.
Seriously too easy, my Ferox's shields never dipped below 97% -_- No strategy needed.
Can confirm current blitz information. Also the fact that it aggros the entire pocket which is no big thing in a passive cane.


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Q: IBM Watson Assistant: How to detect conversation is coming from Slack or Web based integration I want to be able to return HTML formatted text when the user is coming in via a web based interface.  This works great, but if you integrate with Slack, you get just pure HTML dumped on the user.  I'm using the out of the box, Watson Assistant supplied web and slack integrations.  Is there a way to detect which integration is driving the conversation?

A: I have two solutions to this issue.  Tried them both.
Option 1:
First one is using the JSON Editor to specify formatting, thanks to data_henrik for his response https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/assistant?topic=assistant-dialog-responses-json#dialog-responses-json-target-integrations.  Two things to keep in mind when using this solution:

*

*The when you do "Try Me", you will see multiple responses.  One for each format you send back.

*You will need to have the webhook pass back multiple formats for each channel you are targeting.

*The format that is presented in the documentation is out of date.  Here is the format I figured out to put in the JSON Editor.

JSON Editor
{
    "output": {
        "generic": [{
                "response_type": "text",
                "channels": [{
                    "channel": "chat"
                }],
                "values": [{
                    "text": "$webhook_result_2.chat"
                }],
                "selection_policy": "sequential"
            },
            {
                "response_type": "text",
                "channels": [{
                    "channel": "slack"
                }],
                "values": [{
                    "text": "$webhook_result_2.slack"
                }],
                "selection_policy": "sequential"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Option 2:
The second option was to have a user defined variable set via the chat client, have that passed in on webhook call.  The code would then use that to know what format to apply.  Not as elegant, but uses less network bandwidth and processing to build responses.
updated web client script that Watson provides:
  <script>
    function preSendhandler(event) {
      event.data.context.skills['main skill'].user_defined.client = "html";
    }

    window.watsonAssistantChatOptions = {
      integrationID: "...", // The ID of this integration.
      region: "...", // The region your integration is hosted in.
      serviceInstanceID: "...", // The ID of your service instance.
      onLoad: function (instance) {
        // Subscribe to the "pre:send" event.
        instance.on({
          type: "pre:send",
          handler: preSendhandler
        });
        instance.render();
      }
    };
    setTimeout(function () {
      const t = document.createElement('script');
      t.src = "https://web-chat.global.assistant.watson.appdomain.cloud/loadWatsonAssistantChat.js";
      document.head.appendChild(t);
    });
  </script>

You will also need to pass that user defined variable into the webhook by setting the parameter to the webhook of "client" and value "$client".

A: Let me answer by pointing out that Watson Assistant offer various ways of how to compose a response. There are simple responses and more complex ("rich") responses plus images, options, pauses and more. Moreover, you can define the responses in the JSON editor.
The latter allows to create native JSON responses and to address specific output channels. Therefore, you could define responses specific to Slack and even use the advanced formatting options offered by Slack, not just plain text.
In conclusions, you don't need to detect where the input is coming from, but design the output for your utilized output channels. A different view, but the same or even better result... :)

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Celeste Giuliano's Pinups in 3D
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Peep-Machine Pin-Ups: 1940s-1950s Mutoscope Art
Don Preziosi & Tina Skinner
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Pin-ups are a classic American art form that have enthralled several generations since first gaining widespread popularity in the 1920s. Today, internationally acclaimed photographer Celeste Giuliano has developed a style of photography that masterfully pays homage to the sweet and sexy look of the classic pin-up girl illustrations from WWII America. With a focus on details, authenticity, lighting, studio techniques, and poses, she has made a career of transforming everyday women into pin-up queens and making both men and women alike fall in love with their classic beauty all over again. In this, her first definitive collection, Celeste reminds us why men "pinned up" these lovely ladies and why their timeless beauty is still as sexy as ever. Each of the 130 portraits takes you back to the time when a flirtatious smile or a peek at a garter was what made the girl next door the ultimate bombshell.
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Following in the footsteps of the great pin-up artists before her, internationally acclaimed photographer Celeste Giuliano has embarked on showcasing the true American woman once again. Through her photography, she masterfully captures the sweet and sensual look of unbridled sexual charm that was present during the golden age of American pin-ups. Celeste has gained a world wide audience and is embraced by fans and peers alike as a modern day pioneer in pin-up photography. Since opening her studio in Philadelphia, Celeste has welcomed thousands of everyday girls to flash their garters and revive those flirtatious smiles. On days she is not working in her studio, Celeste enjoys scouring yard sales, flea markets and auctions looking to constantly build her ever growing vintage collection.


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Refugio oil spill raises important questions for South Coast
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By Henry Dubroff Friday, May 22nd, 2015
A California Highway Patrol officer warns volunteers who showed up May 20 to clean up oil near Refugio State Beach from a 21,000-gallon pipeline spill to leave the area because it was too hazardous.
Photo by Debra Giles
The estimated 105,000-gallon oil spill that will ruin Memorial Day for thousands of visitors to Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County is a reminder of how much environmental issues have become economic stories.
Santa Barbara County is so heavily dependent on hotel-related taxes that it literally can't afford the kind of environmental disaster that would derail its summer tourist season. The city of Goleta, the population center closest to the May 19 leak in a large pipeline operated by Plains All American Pipeline, derived 34 percent of its revenue from so-called TOT taxes last year.
As UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Director Peter Rupert pointed out to me in a recent chat, the bulk of job growth since the recession has been in the sort of low-wage retail and services jobs that come along with a tourism boom. Those jobs are extremely vulnerable to an environmental disaster.
As the Business Times went to press on May 20, the oil spill was confined to a relatively narrow area along the coast and a cleanup was well under way. Federal officials classified it as a "medium" spill and were hopeful that recovery would be speedy — no dead animals had been spotted onshore.
But as the birthplace of the environmental movement, the South Coast is going to attract national and international media attention with any oil spill. And that raises important issues going forward.
• How will state, local and federal officials hold Plains accountable for the damage caused and the cleanup? California and Santa Barbara County strengthened penalties after a series of incidents at Greka facilities in North Santa Barbara County years ago. The May 19 spill will be a test of how well those new rules work.
• Will there be broader impacts on fishing? State and federal officials have spent years trying to manage and rebuild the Santa Barbara Channel's badly depleted fishing grounds, partly in recognition of the fact that locally sourced fish and commercial fleets are the bedrock of the tourism economy.
• What will happen to future oil-and-gas projects in the region? Both Venoco and Aera Energy are in the early stages of proposing new production ventures in Santa Barbara County. Even though the Refugio spill was related to transportation of oil and not production, this is going to be a highly volatile issue for local politicians at least in the near term.
The bottom line is that the economic balance of the region has been shifting away from oil-and-gas production and toward tourism, particularly tourism that is eco-friendly. The major stakeholders in spills and cleanups are not just environmentalists and politicians — innkeepers, restaurant owners, winemakers, servers and hotel workers all have jobs at risk.
The Refugio spill and cleanup will teach us a lot about how far and how fast that shift has taken us.
• Reach Editor Dubroff at hdubroff@pacbiztimes.com.
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
U.S. economy in relatively strong shape, UCSB economist says in Ventura
ExxonMobil buys damaged Plains All American oil pipeline


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Light Therapy Lamps / Boxes.
Someone is struggling with insomnia. The image is thanks to the generosity of Jacob Stewart who placed the image under a Creative Commons license.
In 2011-2012 I tried to get things figured out, went in for a sleep study, all that sort of good stuff, but came away with nothing conclusive – other than that I didn't have sleep apnea (I didn't think I did).
For the last two years I've lived with it – especially since numerous other health issues took precedence…but this year I've experienced significant relief from my other health issues and sleep remains my greatest remaining obstacle…and probably a contributor to my other remaining health issues.
I saw a sleep specialist yesterday (Monday, 4/2). It went well. She did a thorough job and I felt like the office was run professionally. It did set me back $100 for the co-pay, which was painful…but I survived.
They scheduled me for a sleep study tonight which would then be continued tomorrow with a six hour daytime nap study…but this morning I was informed that they had spoken with my insurance company and the co-pay would be $1200. Not exactly what I was looking for, so we canceled the study for the time being.
Honestly, if I could sleep at night and be wakeful during the day, $1200 would be a no-brainer…but there isn't a guarantee that the sleep study will demonstrate anything…and it seems to me that the treatments for a number of sleep disorders are fairly similar – namely (a) stimulant medications, (b) light therapy, (c) melatonin supplementation, and/or (d) behavioral changes.
I'm already on (a) and this exacerbates my OCD symptoms…so I don't really want to increase the dosage.
I've already been told about (d) innumerable times and have made significant modifications to my sleep hygiene…I don't see room for much more improvement on this front.
Which leaves (b) and (c). I've used (c) at various times without significant positive effect, though my more recent research has raised some new elements regarding timing of dosing which I may try…but (b) has always fascinated me, so I'm going to pursue that first.
I searched Amazon for light therapy "lamps" or "boxes" and I eliminated all that lacked a four star or greater rating. There were several different companies represented in these results which had a fair slew of reviews: Verilux, Philips, NatureBright, Omega, and Sphere Gadget Technologies.
I eliminated Omega and Sphere Gadget Technologies b/c I refuse to buy products from companies that don't have websites – especially companies selling products of this sort. Sorry folks.
This left Verilux, Philips, and NatureBright. You can see a comparison chart I made of the various models offered by these companies here.
NatureBright had one unit that ranked high (4.5 stars) and Verilux had two, whereas all the Philips units where rated well (4 stars) but not high.
The most popular product out of those mentioned was the NatureBright SunTouch Plus Light and Ion Therapy Lamp which had 1,819 ratings – no one else came close, one of Philips trailing fare behind at 747 ratings.
The NatureBright products, in spite being so highly rated where also the lowest priced – so I bought (and am awaiting delivery of) the above mentioned unit.
My second choice at this point is probably the Verilux HappyLight Liberty Natural Spectrum lamp – the price is in the middle of the range across manufacturers, it has the 4.5 rating, and most importantly in comparison to the Philips products – the lamp is replaceable. Granted, the lamps should last for twenty-five or fifty years, but I still prefer to have the option to replace them.
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Photovoice is a visual action research technique through which communities can share their problems, barriers and challenges with policy makers using photographs and narrative. In the Indian Sundarbans - the world's largest active mangrove delta and home to close to five million people – this technique has been utilized by a large number of women to make waves in policy circles in these remote islands.
Children in the Indian Sundarbans suffer from chronic malnutrition, coupled with a high prevalence of easily preventable but highly communicable diseases. Furthermore, children's access to public health facilities in the region is a challenge, exacerbated by the rough terrain and the winding tidal rivers of the deltaic region. Recent increases in intensity and periodicity of climatic shocks, such as flooding and cyclones, threaten to tip the balance and create an even more difficult health situation for all – especially children – in the Sundarbans.
Future Health Systems (FHS) researchers from the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) have been working with women of the Sundarbans to use Photovoice to empower marginalized recipients of health services in an effort to create positive change. The technique uniquely communicates life's narratives evocatively with scientific rigor which appeals to both the academic and the non-academic alike, including policy managers. This unique participatory action research method is being conducted to understand the demand-side perception of health issues through the eyes of the women islanders regarding prominent social factors that directly or indirectly determine the health of their children in the geo-climatically challenged Sundarbans.
This method seems to supersede traditional methods of facilitated discussion to visually capture the needs assessments for a community as a standard part of the technique. It also offers an alternative pathway for individuals to come together and reveal their concerns to influence public policy on issues like erosion, breaching of embankments, loss of productivity due to salinity ingress, depleting natural resources and the resulting migration, accessibility, acceptability and affordability of the existing health system which ultimately determine the health of the islanders.
Over 80 women participants with at least one child between 0-6 years of age took 467 photographs to document the social factors affecting the health of their children. In the fortnightly group meetings facilitated by FHS researchers in the course of the photovoice research, participants identified general health problems with a focus on physical disability, mental health problems and non-communicable diseases. Under the issue of maternal and child health, respondents mostly documented service delivery issues and unhygienic practices, along with social issues such as early age marriage, and pregnancy related issues like physical stress during pregnancy and recurrent deliveries.
To discuss the issues they thought needed to be solved urgently, the women islanders then led face-to-face interaction with policy makers at three levels: Local decision makers at the community level, such as Panchayat members, CBO/NGO personnel, community leaders, grass root public health factionaries; Block level decision makers, like Gram Panchayat heads, Block Development Officers, local media personnel, donor agency representatives; and State level decision makers like Ministers, mainline media, senior bureaucrats and representatives of international donor agencies. As part of the technique, participants presented a photovoice exhibit to the policy makers which visualized respective issues.
Road infrastructure is being revamped to increase accessibility to public health facilities.
24 hour medical care is available in the primary health centre.
The elected head of the Panchayat at the block level has voluntarily offered to support and facilitate dissemination of visual research evidence with the agricultural, women and child health, and water supply departments at the sub divisional and the district level.
There is a growing demand from key community stakeholders for photovoice research on supplementary issues linked to health. Community-level policy dialogues and the opportunities for forward linkages have also added value to the research uptake process.


The Tal Memorial is getting underway, today in Moscow. The event, which runs from September 26th to October 6th, is held in honour of Russia's former World Chess Champion, Mikhail Tal (1936-1992), who held the title from 1960 to 1961 and is still regarded as one of the most attacking players of all time.
Top seed this year, is Vladimir Kramnik (2808). He can not expect to have things his own way, however, with the competitive tournament seeing the following players joining him: Levon Aronian (2795), Viswanathan Anand (2776), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2761), Anish Giri (2755), Li Chao (2746), Peter Svidler (2745), Boris Gelfand (2743), Ian Nepomniachtchi (2740), Evgeny Tomashevsky (2731).
The event opened, with a blitz 'mini-tournament' taking place on Sunday September 25th. This would decide the draw numbers for the main event. It saw Shakhriyar Mamedyarov reign supreme, as the only player to not lose a game. He would finish on 7½/9, two points ahead of his nearest rival, Levon Aronian, who notched up 5½/9. Peter Svidler came in just behind them, along with Anish Giri and Ian Nepomniachtchi, with 5/9.
By contrast, Viswanathan Anand did not manage to win a game, losing two and drawing the rest for a score of 3½/9. Anand will be looking to recoup some rating points and will be hoping that the main event goes better for him. Top seed, Kramnik, saw a couple of losses canceling out his couple of wins and finished just above Anand, on 4½.
Play now switches to the more classical time controls of 1 hour 40 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves. There will then be 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 second increments per move.


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Q: For all unique notation? Is there notation for "for all unique..."? For instance, suppose you wanted to consider all distinct $x,y$ in some set $S$. Would we type $\forall !x,y\in S$?
Can we use "distinct" and "unique" interchangeably in this sense?
I've never seen notation for this and a google search/SE search did not find anything.

A: The word "unique" means having a property that distinguishes it from all other things. In mathematics, this is meaningless if not followed by "such that" and the precise property that distinguishes it from everything else. Every $x$ is the unique $y$ such that $y=x$, so being unique without qualification is void of meaning.
The one useful use of "unique" in mathematics is therefore in the context "the is a unique $x$ (in a given set $X$) such that the property $P(x)$ holds", which translated into a logical formula gives $\exists x\in X:\bigl(P(x)\land \forall y\in X:P(y)\to x=y\bigr)$.
The word "distinct" applies to a a family of variables (often just two or three): the variables $x_i$ for $i$ in some index set $I$ are all distinct whenever $x_i=x_j$ implies $i=j$ (the map $I\to X:i\mapsto x_i$ is injective). It is not attached to universal quantification (saying "for all distinct $x$" is void of meaning), though the variables $x_i$ might have been introduced by quantification (either universal or existential, both are quite reasonable).
So there is nothing that links "unique" with "distinct", except that both are non-properties: they are void of meaning when applied (without qualification) to a single variable. I think what may be confusing you is the horrible abuse of "unique" that is sometimes used in combinatorics (or probability): determine the number of unique configurations of some kind. I never know what "unique" is supposed to mean in this context. It might mean "distinct" in the sense that each configuration is counted only once, but that is rather silly since this is implicit in counting things correctly. Sometimes "number of distinct" such and such may be used to indicate not attaching a multiplicity which the reader might otherwise be inclined to do: the number of distinct roots of a polynomial, or eigenvalues of a matrix. However one would never say "number of unique" in this context. More likely the "number of unique configurations" means count only classes for some (not explicitly indicated) equivalence relation of configurations, such as orbits for a symmetry group acting on the set of configurations (seatings around a round table...).
In any case "for all unique $x,y,z$" is meaningless. One could say "for all distinct $x,y,z$", which is a slightly informal way of saying for all $x,y,z$ such that $x\neq y\neq z\neq x$ (don't forget the last inequality!).

A: Here is a definition of "unique" that I got by Googling:

being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

Let $X$ be a set. Let $x$ be an element of $X$. Is $x$ unique? Of course, in an utterly useless sort of way:  $x$ is unique because anything other than $x$ isn't $x$. I see the only interpretation of

For all unique $x,y\in X$, ...

as being

For all $x,y\in X$ such that $x$ and $y$ are unique, ...

or in other words

For all $x,y\in X$, ...

Now, if you want to use the word "unique" to mean something other than what everyone else uses it to mean, e.g. "distinct", you're welcome to do so, but you should expect there to be confusion.

A: I'd be wary of using $\forall !$ as your notation for this. (See here for example.) The word 'unique' definitely doesn't mean what you want  to say, though. 'Unique' means 'one', and 'distinct' means... exactly the opposite!
You'd be better off writing "for all distinct $x,y \in S$".
Working formally, if you were trying to show that a property $\phi(x,y)$ holds for distinct $x,y \in S$ you could write
$$(\forall x,y \in S)(x \ne y \to \phi(x,y))$$
...but outside of logic there isn't really much need for this kind of notation.


Always had mixed feelings about free fishing days. I understand the concept, but I'm not sure they accomplish the goal of attracting anglers, especially anglers who will contribute to maintaining and protecting the resource.
"Don't miss out on CDFW's final day of the year for free fishing! First time casting a line? This is a great opportunity to use that beginner's luck and enjoy one of California's most popular sports. If you're an expert angler, take that first-timer out with you. Nothing beats the excitement of that tug on the line and reeling in a hard-earned catch."


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Q: How to compute KL-divergence when there are categories of zero counts? I have two very large discrete frequency distributions (about 4 million items), and each contains many items with counts of 0. I want to calculate the KL divergence between them and use the empirical probability as the probability estimate. However, this seems to result in a negative value, which if I understand correctly, should not be possible with KL divergence, and I think it's because there are counts of 0.
For instance, if I run the following R code, I get a negative:
library(philentropy)

mat <- matrix(
  rep(1:271, each = 2), # 271 or higher all yield negative values
  nrow = 2
)
mat[2, 1] <- 0
KL(mat, est.prob = "empirical")

Result: -7.181671e-08

If I add a very small fixed number to every count, though, I get a very small but positive result:
mat <- mat + 0.01
KL(mat, est.prob = "empirical")

Result: 0.0001433061

Essentially, I'm using Laplace smoothing (I think) to get rid of 0 counts. Is this statistically valid, though?

A: It is valid to do smoothing if you have good reason to believe the probability of any specific to occur is not actually zero and you just didn't have a large enough sample size to view it.
Besides for it many times being a good idea to use an additive smoothing approach the KL divergence cannot be less than zero.
The reason it came out zero is probably an implementation issue and not because the true calculation using the estimated probabilities gave a negative result. See here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kullback%E2%80%93Leibler_divergence for a discussion on the non-negativity of KL divergence.
The question is also why you want to calculate the KL divergence. Do you want to compare multiple distributions and see which is closes to some specific distribution? In this case, probably it's better for the package you are using to do smoothing and this shouldn't rank of the output KL divergences on each distribution.


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LEADING OFF: Astros making noise, Phillies seeking GM
By The Associated PressOctober 4, 2020 GMT
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
LEADING OFF: Astros making noise, Phillies seeking new GM
A look at what's happening around the majors on Sunday:
Astros head to hostile Los Angeles for ALDS vs Athletics
By BETH HARRISOctober 2, 2020 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Houston Astros are returning to the scene of the crime. The Los Angeles Dodgers won't be there, but their fans surely won't let the visitors forget.
Fiers scheduled to start for Athletics at Dodgers
By The Associated PressSeptember 24, 2020 GMT
Oakland Athletics (34-21, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (39-17, first in the NL West)
Oakland Athletics clinch first AL West title since 2013
September 22, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics clinched their first AL West title since 2013 on Monday night with an assist from the rival Houston Astros.
Fiers, lights-out bullpen help Athletics beat Rockies 3-1
By PAT GRAHAMSeptember 16, 2020 GMT
DENVER (AP) — Mike Fiers threw six sharp innings before turning it over to a lights-out bullpen and the Oakland Athletics snapped a six-game skid against the Colorado Rockies with a 3-1 win...
Fiers scheduled to start for Athletics at Rockies
Oakland Athletics (30-19, first in the AL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (22-25, fourth in the NL West)
Denver; Wednesday, 3:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Oakland: Mike Fiers (5-2, 5.06...
Athletics face Colorado, look to build on Minor's strong showing
Denver; Tuesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Oakland: Sean Manaea (4-2, 4.47...
Gonzales expected to start for the Mariners against the Athletics
Oakland Athletics (29-17, first in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (21-25, third in the AL West)
Seattle; Monday, 5:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Oakland: Jesus Luzardo (2-2, 3.97...
Montas expected to start for the Athletics against Rangers
Oakland Athletics (29-16, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (16-30, fifth in the AL West)
Rangers, streaking Kiner-Falefa set for matchup with Athletics
Oakland faces Texas after Manaea's solid outing
Fiers expected to start for the Athletics against the Padres
By The Associated PressSeptember 6, 2020 GMT
San Diego Padres (24-17, second in the NL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (23-13, first in the AL West)
Seattle hosts Oakland, aims to build on Gonzales' solid performance
Seattle hosts Oakland, looks to build on Gonzales' strong performance
Seattle; Monday, 3:34 a.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Seattle heads into the matchup fresh off...
McCullers Jr. expected to start for Houston against Oakland
By The Associated PressAugust 29, 2020 GMT
Oakland Athletics (22-10, first in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (17-14, second in the AL West)
Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Oakland: Frankie Montas (2-2,...
AL-best A's win 3-1 in another victory by Fiers over Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINSAugust 27, 2020 GMT
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have never lost a game started by Mike Fiers against the Texas Rangers.
Fiers allowed only an unearned run over six innings in a 3-1 win on...
Fiers scheduled to start for Oakland at Texas
Oakland Athletics (21-10, first in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (11-18, third in the AL West)
Piscotty drives in three runs, A's win ninth in row at home
By JANIE McCAULEYAugust 22, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics love to swing their way to early leads, and then pile up more runs whenever they can.
Marcus Semien homered to give Mike Fiers a quick cushion,...
Heaney expected to start for the Angels against Athletics
Los Angeles Angels (8-18, fourth in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (18-8, first in the AL West)
Fiers, Athletics to face Webb, Giants
Oakland Athletics (15-6, first in the AL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (8-14, fifth in the AL West)
Bundy dazzles A's, Castro leads Halos' HR barrage in 6-0 win
By GREG BEACHAMAugust 12, 2020 GMT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dylan Bundy threw seven scoreless innings of four-hit ball in another superb start, Jason Castro hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Angels won back-to-back games for...
Bundy expected to start for Los Angeles against Oakland
Oakland Athletics (12-5, first in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (6-11, fifth in the AL West)
LEADING OFF: A's try for 10th win in row, wait for MLB word
A look at what's happening in the majors today:
PENALTIES POSSIBLE
The Athletics try for their 10th straight win when they start a series on the road against the Angeles. In the...
Fight mars A's 9th straight win, 7-2 over Astros
Benches cleared and even the stands emptied during Oakland's 7-2 victory over the Astros on Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston's sign-stealing scandal...
Astros, A's clear benches, empty seats; Oak wins 9th in row
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros apparently were tired of playing nice.
So following two quiet games at the Coliseum, true feelings seemed to come out and...
Astros, Athletics clear benches as rivals' tempers flare
By JANIE McCAULEYAugust 9, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Benches cleared during the seventh inning of the Astros-Athletics series finale Sunday, tempers flaring at last between the AL West rivals months after Houston's...
Olson homers, Fiers gets 1st win as A's sweep Rangers
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics are on a roll with the rival Houston Astros coming to town at last.
Matt Olson homered to back Mike Fiers' first win of the season and the A's...
Minor expected to start for Texas at Oakland
By The Associated PressAugust 6, 2020 GMT
Texas Rangers (3-7, fifth in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (8-4, first in the AL West)
Kikuchi expected to start as Seattle hosts Oakland
Oakland Athletics (3-4, third in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (4-4, second in the AL West)
Seattle; Saturday, 9:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Mike Fiers (0-0, 9.00...
Ohtani scheduled to start for Los Angeles against Oakland
By The Associated PressJuly 26, 2020 GMT
Los Angeles Angels (1-1, second in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (1-1, third in the AL West)
LEADING OFF: Many happy returns to MLB mounds
A look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:
OHTANI'S TURN
Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is set to make his first appearance on the mound since Sept. 2, 2018, after not...
Slugging A's counting on fast start to challenge Astros
By JANIE McCAULEYJuly 14, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With a months-long layoff, the attention surrounding Mike Fiers has significantly subsided.
He can go about his business behind the scenes again just as he prefers...
What Would Have Been: MLB's Fiers in Houston, NBA playoffs
By STEPHEN HAWKINSApril 20, 2020 GMT
While watching more replays of classic games with the national sports calendar on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press looks at some of the events that would have been...
Full Coverage: Sports
Astros, 'Field of Dreams' game highlight 2020 MLB schedule
By JAY COHENFebruary 27, 2020 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — The Washington Nationals defend their first championship. The Houston Astros take on, well, the world. Major league baseball comes to Iowa — and returns to London.
Fiers draws cheers, perfect in 1st game since Astros reveal
February 24, 2020 GMT
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Oakland Athletics fan K.C. Sandstrom was sitting down the right field line watching his team warm up while armed with a small dry-erase board, a marker and a statement written...
Friendly to Fiers: A's pitcher gets cheers in spring game
By DAVID BRANDTFebruary 23, 2020 GMT
Ortiz: Fiers 'looking like a snitch' in Astros cheating
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said that Astros pitcher Mike Fiers was "looking like a snitch" for disclosing the team's cheating scandal only after he had left...
Fiers to make spring debut Sunday in A's split-squad game
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Fiers is scheduled to start a split-squad game for Oakland on Sunday in his first game action since revealing the Houston Astros' cheating scheme.
Bo Bichette: Tough to hear Astros' response to scandal
By MARK DIDTLERFebruary 15, 2020 GMT
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Bo Bichette says it's been tough to watch the Houston Astros response to their sign-stealing scandal exposed in Commissioner Rob Manfred's report.
A's Kemp chose not to be part of Astros' 2017 sign-stealing
By JANIE McCAULEYFebruary 15, 2020 GMT
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Called up in September 2017 by Houston, Tony Kemp immediately got asked by teammates whether he wanted to be a part of the Astros' sign-stealing scheme. His answer was a firm...
Mike Fiers took his workouts to another level, cleared mind
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — In the ocean off the Florida coast, Mike Fiers found a way to get his mind off everything this winter for a couple of hours at a time and prepare for another baseball...
González 'remorseful' for role in Astros' sign stealing
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Marwin González became the first batter from the 2017 Houston Astros team that won the World Series to publicly apologize for his role in the sign-stealing scandal,...
Thursday Sports in Brief
By The Associated PressFebruary 7, 2020 GMT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball intends to impose new limits on what live video is available to teams, and Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes to complete his investigation into...
MLB mulls live video limits, may rule on Red Sox next week
By RONALD BLUMFebruary 7, 2020 GMT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball intends to impose new limits on what live video is available to teams, and Commissioner Rob Manfred hopes to complete his investigation into alleged...
Manfred concerned with team/media roles of Martinez, Mendoza
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The dual roles of former Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and ex-Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza as team employees and broadcasters have drawn the concern of baseball...
A's pitcher Fiers eager to move on from whistleblower role
By JANIE McCAULEYFebruary 6, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mike Fiers and his Oakland Athletics might have reason to be downright mad.
They won 97 games each of the past two seasons to finish as the second-place team in the AL...
Fiers declines to discuss whistleblower role in cheat scam
By JANIE McCAULEYJanuary 25, 2020 GMT
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers didn't have any more to say regarding his role as a whistleblower.
Fiers declined Friday to answer questions about revealing the...
Beanballs, boos, lost legacy? Astros, MLB brace for fallout
By BEN WALKERJanuary 21, 2020 GMT
AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltrán lost their jobs in the wake of the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scam, leaving three teams without managers three weeks before the start of spring...
Column: MLB whistleblower deserves applause, not criticism
By PAUL NEWBERRYJanuary 17, 2020 GMT
When future generations are documenting baseball history, Mike Fiers will surely be remembered as one of the game's most significant figures.


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With DACA in Limbo, Teachers Protected by the Program Gird for the Worst
Karen Reyes, 29, who is protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, teaches deaf toddlers at an Austin, Tex., school. But with the program's future uncertain, so is hers.
Karen Reyes spends her days teaching a group of deaf toddlers at Lucy Read Pre-Kindergarten School in Austin, Tex., how to understand a world they cannot hear.
For the first time in her four-year teaching career, Ms. Reyes, 29, is at a loss. One of nearly 9,000 educators protected under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, Ms. Reyes has struggled to explain to her students, through sign language and pictures, the uncertainty of her future.
When President Trump rescinded theprogram in September, he gave Congress until early March to find a replacement before deportations are set to begin for the hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children who gave their names to the government and were granted work permits. Ms. Reyes's teaching days may be numbered — to 119 to be exact.
"I don't know what I'm going to tell them," Ms. Reyes said through tears. "They understand when I go on an airplane. Maybe they'll just think I'm on a never-ending flight."
Educators played a crucial role in helping young unauthorized immigrants realize DACA's potential. The National Education Association, for instance, held clinics at which it encouraged eligible families to apply for the program, and worked with school districts to declare themselves "safe zones" for undocumented students and their families.
Much to the chagrin of educators and advocates, the program, created in 2012 by President Barack Obama, has become a bargaining chip for the White House. Mr. Trump has conditioned its codification in law on Democratic acceptance of toughdemands, including an end to decades of family-based migration policies, a wall on the Mexican border and a crackdown on other immigrants in the country illegally.
"Every day, educators are being told to forget about the fact that at any given moment the rug will be pulled out of your lives and you may lose your job," said Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the N.E.A., the nation's largest labor union. "To see them treated in this despicable way, to see them treated as pawns, is just not fair."
Mr. Trump recently said he supported a path to citizenship for DACA recipients who "do a great job," a commitment he reiterated in his State of the Union address, which was attended by several DACA recipients — including Ivonne Orozco, who was recently named New Mexico's Teacher of the Year.
Ms. Reyes resents that she has to prove her worth, beyond her use of her newfound freedom to teach in America's classrooms.
"There's so much pressure to be a perfect immigrant," Ms. Reyes said. "They basically want us to save babies from burning buildings, have a 5.0 GPA and become doctors. But I'm just teaching these tiny humans to be great Americans."
Ms. Reyes was brought to the United States from Monterrey, Mexico, by her mother at age 2. When she thinks of home, she thinks of the only one she can remember, in San Antonio — a big city with a small-town feel, where she and her grandmother would pick pecans from a tree in the front yard. Her childhood was "all-American," she said, recalling late afternoons at marching band practice, at the Y.M.C.A. or selling Girl Scout cookies.
The only thing that distinguished her life from those of her friends was that she spoke Spanish at home, and her mother was strict. When she was 14, she found out why.
Her friends wanted to take a shopping trip to South Padre Island, then Laredo, on the Texas border with Mexico, but her mother forbade her from going because if she came upon an immigration checkpoint, she would not have the paperwork to pass.
"It changes the trajectory of your life," Ms. Reyes said.
The barriers of being undocumented became more apparent after that — especially in applying to college. But with teachers' help, she secured private scholarships for a graduate school program for special education teachers who wanted to teach the hearing-impaired.
She received her master's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and now educates six hearing-impaired 3- and 4-year-olds.
"It's like a game of charades in my classroom everyday, but we have a lot of fun," Ms. Reyes said. "We're on a journey together."
Hugo Arreola, who received DACA protection in 2012, is grappling with guilt.
Mr. Arreola works at the Phoenix high school from which he graduated, with 200 DACA recipients, many of whom he persuaded to apply for the program.
"Now, it's basically putting their trust in the government to not abuse what started as an opportunity, to make deportation lists," he said. "It's a lot of anxiety and fear, and questions."
Vicente Rodriguez, an aspiring English teacher, is preparing for the worst. Timing has not been kind to his journey. He was the only one of his mother's five children born in Mexico, because a family emergency took her back home for a few months. His DACA permit will expire before he can complete his master's program in teaching.
He said if he is forced to leave, he will still try to teach.
"I'm educated, so I can go anywhere in the world, but I wanted to be here," he said. "I wanted to give back — to be that one good teacher a child remembers — in the country that gave me this opportunity."
Across the country, teachers have grappled with the immigration debate's aftershocks. They deal with crying colleagues, students acting out after a family member is deported and trembling when classmates talk about the past night's news, and parents skipping teacher conferences and school events.
Ms. García, the N.E.A. president, blamed Mr. Trump.
"It started at the beginning of this administration, where for the first time in history children cried over who got elected president because of the toxic campaign around immigrants," she said. "Now, there are crying teachers."
Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led advocacy group, has helped lead grass-roots efforts to urge Congress to codify DACA, circulating petitions and writing a letter to the president outlining the effects his policies have had on their students.
And teachers have turned their classrooms into safe havens for undocumented students and families.
"We all know we can't focus on multiplication tables right now," said Jessica Cuellar, a member of the organization's DACA team and an assistant principal at a California charter school. "We're just listening to them and trying to make them feel safe."
Carlos Rodriguez, an eighth-grade teacher in Chicago, has used his experience to teach his students lessons of survival.
He remembers coming to the United States at age 7 with his sister and a dozen other people, traveling through cities and towns, past wire fences and a huge river. He remembers the "flying monster in the air" that he later learned was a helicopter, and the dark place whose door would not open, which he later learned was a train.
"We educators, we are in the trenches," Mr. Rodriguez said. "We see these young people on a daily basis. We see the potential that we can maximize to benefit a country that they call their country. What are we waiting for?"
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