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"""
flp-benders.py:  model for solving the capacitated facility location problem using Benders' decomposition

minimize the total (weighted) travel cost from n customers
to some facilities with fixed costs and capacities.

Copyright (c) by Joao Pedro PEDROSO and Mikio KUBO, 2012
"""
from pyscipopt import Model, quicksum, multidict, SCIP_PARAMSETTING, Benders,\
      Benderscut, SCIP_RESULT, SCIP_LPSOLSTAT

class testBenders(Benders):

    def __init__(self, masterVarDict, I, J, M, c, d, name):
        super(testBenders, self).__init__()
        self.mpVardict = masterVarDict
        self.I, self.J, self.M, self.c, self.d = I, J, M, c, d
        self.demand = {}
        self.capacity = {}
        self.name = name  # benders name

    def benderscreatesub(self, probnumber):
        subprob = Model("flp-subprob")
        x, y = {}, {}
        for j in self.J:
            y[j] = subprob.addVar(vtype="B", name="y(%s)" % j)
            for i in self.I:
                x[i, j] = subprob.addVar(vtype="C", name="x(%s,%s)" % (i, j))
        for i in self.I:
            self.demand[i] = subprob.addCons(quicksum(x[i, j] for j in self.J) >= self.d[i], "Demand(%s)" % i)

        for j in self.M:
            self.capacity[j] = subprob.addCons(quicksum(x[i, j] for i in self.I) <= self.M[j] * y[j], "Capacity(%s)" % j)

        subprob.setObjective(
            quicksum(self.c[i, j] * x[i, j] for i in self.I for j in self.J),
            "minimize")
        subprob.data = x, y
        #self.model.addBendersSubproblem(self.name, subprob)
        self.model.addBendersSubproblem(self, subprob)
        self.subprob = subprob

    def bendersgetvar(self, variable, probnumber):
        try:
            if probnumber == -1:  # convert to master variable
                mapvar = self.mpVardict[variable.name]
            else:
                mapvar = self.subprob.data[1][variable.name]
        except KeyError:
            mapvar = None
        return {"mappedvar": mapvar}

    def benderssolvesubconvex(self, solution, probnumber, onlyconvex):
        self.model.setupBendersSubproblem(probnumber, self, solution)
        self.subprob.solveProbingLP()
        subprob = self.model.getBendersSubproblem(probnumber, self)
        assert self.subprob.getObjVal() == subprob.getObjVal()

        result_dict = {}

        objective = subprob.infinity()
        result = SCIP_RESULT.DIDNOTRUN
        lpsolstat = self.subprob.getLPSolstat()
        if lpsolstat == SCIP_LPSOLSTAT.OPTIMAL:
           objective = self.subprob.getObjVal()
           result = SCIP_RESULT.FEASIBLE
        elif lpsolstat == SCIP_LPSOLSTAT.INFEASIBLE:
           objective = self.subprob.infinity()
           result = SCIP_RESULT.INFEASIBLE
        elif lpsolstat == SCIP_LPSOLSTAT.UNBOUNDEDRAY:
           objective = self.subprob.infinity()
           result = SCIP_RESULT.UNBOUNDED

        result_dict["objective"] = objective
        result_dict["result"] = result

        return result_dict

    def bendersfreesub(self, probnumber):
        if self.subprob.inProbing():
           self.subprob.endProbing()

class testBenderscut(Benderscut):

   def __init__(self, I, J, M, d):
      self.I, self.J, self.M, self.d = I, J, M, d

   def benderscutexec(self, solution, probnumber, enfotype):
      subprob = self.model.getBendersSubproblem(probnumber, benders=self.benders)
      membersubprob = self.benders.subprob

      # checking whether the subproblem is already optimal, i.e. whether a cut
      # needs to be generated
      if self.model.checkBendersSubproblemOptimality(solution, probnumber,
            benders=self.benders):
         return {"result" : SCIP_RESULT.FEASIBLE}

      # testing whether the dual multipliers can be found for the retrieved
      # subproblem model. If the constraints don't exist, then the subproblem
      # model is not correct.
      # Also checking whether the dual multiplier is the same between the
      # member subproblem and the retrieved subproblem`
      lhs = 0
      for i in self.I:
         subprobcons = self.benders.demand[i]
         try:
            dualmult = subprob.getDualsolLinear(subprobcons)
            lhs += dualmult*self.d[i]
         except:
            print("Subproblem constraint <%d> does not exist in the "\
                  "subproblem."%subprobcons.name)
            assert False

         memberdualmult = membersubprob.getDualsolLinear(subprobcons)
         if dualmult != memberdualmult:
            print("The dual multipliers between the two subproblems are not "\
                  "the same.")
            assert False

      coeffs = [subprob.getDualsolLinear(self.benders.capacity[j])*\
            self.M[j] for j in self.J]

      self.model.addCons(self.model.getBendersAuxiliaryVar(probnumber,
         self.benders) -
         quicksum(self.model.getBendersVar(self.benders.subprob.data[1][j],
         self.benders)*coeffs[j] for j in self.J) >= lhs)

      return {"result" : SCIP_RESULT.CONSADDED}

def flp(I, J, M, d,f, c=None, monolithic=False):
    """flp -- model for the capacitated facility location problem
    Parameters:
        - I: set of customers
        - J: set of facilities
        - d[i]: demand for customer i
        - M[j]: capacity of facility j
        - f[j]: fixed cost for using a facility in point j
        - c[i,j]: unit cost of servicing demand point i from facility j
    Returns a model, ready to be solved.
    """

    master = Model("flp-master")
    # creating the problem
    y = {}
    for j in J:
        y["y(%d)"%j] = master.addVar(vtype="B", name="y(%s)"%j)

    if monolithic:
        x = {}
        demand = {}
        capacity = {}
        for j in J:
            for i in I:
                x[i, j] = master.addVar(vtype="C", name="x(%s,%s)" % (i, j))

        for i in I:
            demand[i] = master.addCons(quicksum(x[i, j] for j in J) >= d[i], "Demand(%s)" % i)

        for j in J:
            print(j, M[j])
            capacity[j] = master.addCons(quicksum(x[i, j] for i in I) <= M[j] * y["y(%d)"%j], "Capacity(%s)" % j)

    master.addCons(quicksum(y["y(%d)"%j]*M[j] for j in J)
          - quicksum(d[i] for i in I) >= 0)

    master.setObjective(
        quicksum(f[j]*y["y(%d)"%j] for j in J) + (0 if not monolithic else
        quicksum(c[i, j] * x[i, j] for i in I for j in J)),
        "minimize")
    master.data = y

    return master

def make_data():
    I,d = multidict({0:80, 1:270, 2:250, 3:160, 4:180})            # demand
    J,M,f = multidict({0:[500,1000], 1:[500,1000], 2:[500,1000]}) # capacity, fixed costs
    c = {(0,0):4,  (0,1):6,  (0,2):9,    # transportation costs
         (1,0):5,  (1,1):4,  (1,2):7,
         (2,0):6,  (2,1):3,  (2,2):4,
         (3,0):8,  (3,1):5,  (3,2):3,
         (4,0):10, (4,1):8,  (4,2):4,
         }
    return I,J,d,M,f,c

def test_flpbenders_defcuts():
    '''
    test the Benders' decomposition plugins with the facility location problem.
    '''
    I,J,d,M,f,c = make_data()
    master = flp(I, J, M, d, f)
    # initializing the default Benders' decomposition with the subproblem
    master.setPresolve(SCIP_PARAMSETTING.OFF)
    master.setBoolParam("misc/allowstrongdualreds", False)
    master.setBoolParam("misc/allowweakdualreds", False)
    master.setBoolParam("benders/copybenders", False)
    bendersName = "testBenders"
    testbd = testBenders(master.data, I, J, M, c, d, bendersName)
    master.includeBenders(testbd, bendersName, "benders plugin")
    master.includeBendersDefaultCuts(testbd)
    master.activateBenders(testbd, 1)
    master.setBoolParam("constraints/benders/active", True)
    master.setBoolParam("constraints/benderslp/active", True)
    master.setBoolParam("benders/testBenders/updateauxvarbound", False)
    # optimizing the problem using Benders' decomposition
    master.optimize()

    # since custom solving functions are defined, we need to manually solve the
    # Benders' decomposition subproblems to get the best solution
    master.setupBendersSubproblem(0, testbd, master.getBestSol())
    testbd.subprob.solveProbingLP()

    EPS = 1.e-6
    y = master.data
    facilities = [j for j in y if master.getVal(y[j]) > EPS]

    x, suby = testbd.subprob.data
    edges = [(i, j) for (i, j) in x if testbd.subprob.getVal(x[i,j]) > EPS]

    print("Optimal value:", master.getObjVal())
    print("Facilities at nodes:", facilities)
    print("Edges:", edges)

    master.printStatistics()

    # since the subproblems were setup and then solved, we need to free the
    # subproblems. This must happen after the solution is extracted, otherwise
    # the solution will be lost
    master.freeBendersSubproblems()

    return master.getObjVal()

def test_flpbenders_customcuts():
    '''
    test the Benders' decomposition plugins with the facility location problem.
    '''
    I,J,d,M,f,c = make_data()
    master = flp(I, J, M, d, f)
    # initializing the default Benders' decomposition with the subproblem
    master.setPresolve(SCIP_PARAMSETTING.OFF)
    master.setBoolParam("misc/allowstrongdualreds", False)
    master.setBoolParam("misc/allowweakdualreds", False)
    master.setBoolParam("benders/copybenders", False)
    bendersName = "testBenders"
    benderscutName = "testBenderscut"
    testbd = testBenders(master.data, I, J, M, c, d, bendersName)
    testbdc = testBenderscut(I, J, M, d)
    master.includeBenders(testbd, bendersName, "benders plugin")
    master.includeBenderscut(testbd, testbdc, benderscutName,
          "benderscut plugin", priority=1000000)
    master.activateBenders(testbd, 1)
    master.setBoolParam("constraints/benders/active", True)
    master.setBoolParam("constraints/benderslp/active", True)
    master.setBoolParam("benders/testBenders/updateauxvarbound", False)
    # optimizing the problem using Benders' decomposition
    master.optimize()

    # since custom solving functions are defined, we need to manually solve the
    # Benders' decomposition subproblems to get the best solution
    master.setupBendersSubproblem(0, testbd, master.getBestSol())
    testbd.subprob.solveProbingLP()

    EPS = 1.e-6
    y = master.data
    facilities = [j for j in y if master.getVal(y[j]) > EPS]

    x, suby = testbd.subprob.data
    edges = [(i, j) for (i, j) in x if testbd.subprob.getVal(x[i,j]) > EPS]

    print("Optimal value:", master.getObjVal())
    print("Facilities at nodes:", facilities)
    print("Edges:", edges)

    master.printStatistics()

    # since the subproblems were setup and then solved, we need to free the
    # subproblems. This must happen after the solution is extracted, otherwise
    # the solution will be lost
    master.freeBendersSubproblems()

    return master.getObjVal()

def test_flp():
    '''
    test the Benders' decomposition plugins with the facility location problem.
    '''
    I,J,d,M,f,c = make_data()
    master = flp(I, J, M, d, f, c=c, monolithic=True)
    # initializing the default Benders' decomposition with the subproblem
    master.setPresolve(SCIP_PARAMSETTING.OFF)

    # optimizing the monolithic problem
    master.optimize()

    EPS = 1.e-6
    y = master.data
    facilities = [j for j in y if master.getVal(y[j]) > EPS]

    print("Optimal value:", master.getObjVal())
    print("Facilities at nodes:", facilities)

    master.printBestSol()
    master.printStatistics()

    return master.getObjVal()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    defcutsobj = test_flpbenders_defcuts()
    customcutsobj = test_flpbenders_customcuts()
    monolithicobj = test_flp()

    assert defcutsobj == customcutsobj
    assert defcutsobj == monolithicobj


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The development and initial validation of The Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (iPBI)
Martin J. Turner, Mark S. Allen, Matthew J. Slater, Jamie B. Barker, Charlotte Woodcock, Chris G. Harwood, Ken McFayden
The growing use of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in performance contexts (e.g., business, sport) has highlighted the absence of a contextually valid and reliable measure of irrational beliefs.
This paper reports the development and initial validation of the Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (iPBI). The iPBI was developed to provide a validated measure of the four core irrational beliefs of REBT theory. Item development was completed in three stages comprising two expert panels and one novice panel, reducing and refining 176 items to 133. Then, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to refine the measure and reduce the number of items.
A total of 665 business professionals completed the 133-item scale, alongside an established measure of irrational beliefs and a measure of negative emotion. A 28-item measure was developed (the iPBI) that showed an acceptable fit to the four-factor REBT structure. The iPBI correlated well with the established irrational beliefs measure, and with anxiety, depression, and anger, demonstrating concurrent and predictive validity.
Further validation efforts are required to assess the validity and reliability of the iPBI in alternative samples in other performance-related contexts.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000314
confirmatory factor analysis
irrational beliefs
negative emotion
scale development
10.1027/1015-5759/a000314
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Turner, M. J., Allen, M. S., Slater, M. J., Barker, J. B., Woodcock, C., Harwood, C. G., & McFayden, K. (2016). The development and initial validation of The Irrational Performance Beliefs Inventory (iPBI). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 34(3), 174-180. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000314
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Friday, August 23, 2002 | Tag Cloud
By Tom Strode
WASHINGTON (BP)--The Boy Scouts of America should be free as a "voluntary association to choose its own leaders," the U.S. Supreme Court was told April 26 in a case that could have a far-reaching impact on private organizations, including even religious bodies.
The justices heard oral arguments in their review of a unanimous New Jersey Supreme Court opinion that the Boy Scouts must reinstate James Dale, a homosexual assistant Scoutmaster, because it had violated the state's anti-discrimination law by removing him from that position. The New Jersey court ruled the Boy Scouts is not a private organization but a public accommodation that cannot discriminate, in this case on the basis of "sexual orientation." In a somewhat stunning part of the opinion, the court said having a homosexual leader was not inconsistent with the Boy Scouts' values, in spite of the organization's arguments to the contrary.
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It is not only open homosexuality that has brought disqualification from leadership in Scouting but "heterosexual conduct that is not considered moral," Boy Scouts lawyer George Davidson told the justices.
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Scouting does not investigate the "sexual orientation" of its leaders, Davidson said. The BSA is concerned about two things, "expression and conduct," he said.
Dale's homosexuality came to the Scouts' attention when a newspaper reported on a speech he gave at a 1990 seminar for homosexual teenagers.
Dale, a former Eagle scout, was co-president of the Lesbian/Gay Alliance at Rutgers University at the time.
Dale's homosexuality "affected his ability to be a role model," Davidson said.
If a heterosexual leader believed homosexuality were not immoral and communicated that position to scouts, he also would not be able to continue as a leader, Davidson told the justices.
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"A human being, such as Mr. Dale, is not a speech" and not a message, Wolfson said.
Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned whether the Scouts or the state would better be able to determine what is moral in the Scouts' message.
The two female justices, Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, both questioned whether New Jersey could require the Boy Scouts to accept girls. The state has an exception to its public-accommodation law to protect single-sex organizations, Wolfson said.
Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and John Paul Stevens questioned Wolfson's reasoning when applied to religious groups. Breyer wondered if his view were "Catholics would have to admit Jews."
It is unlikely a church would be considered a public accommodation, Wolfson told the justices.
The Supreme Court will determine only First Amendment issues in the case, since the New Jersey court's ruling the BSA is a public accommodation under its state's law is binding on the high court.
A majority of the Scout troops in the United States are sponsored by churches and other religious bodies. Some supporters of the Boy Scouts in the case have frequently voiced concerns a defeat for the BSA could bring problems for churches and other religious groups in the future. They continued to give that warning after the arguments.
The case is not being taken as seriously as it should be by Christians, said Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
"This is not just an isolated case," Land said on "For Faith and Family," the ERLC's radio program. "This is an issue that will potentially impact every private, voluntary organization, particularly voluntary organizations of faith, in the United States. We should pray that God would touch the hearts of the Supreme Court justices."
When the ERLC signed on to a friend-of-the-court brief siding with the Boy Scouts, Land said, "[W]hat we allow a government entity, in this case the New Jersey Supreme Court, to do to the Boy Scouts today, they may very well try with religious organizations and even churches tomorrow."
If the high court were to rule against the Boy Scouts, it would be possible for the government "to force Catholic organizations to accept Jewish members, Jewish organizations to accept Catholic members, unless those organizations can prove that somehow their express message [was] substantially burdened by having to allow people of other faiths in those organizations," said David Adams of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod outside the court. "We feel like there is a long-term, tremendous risk here for not only religious organizations but for all organizations that organize themselves around an expressive purpose or a common viewpoint."
Focus on the Family joined the ERLC in signing onto a brief by the American Center for Law and Justice.
Others joining in briefs on the side of the BSA included Christian Legal Society, Campus Crusade for Christ, Family Research Council, U.S. Catholic Conference, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, Eagle Forum, and Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty. Among those on briefs opposed to the Scouts were the American Bar Association, American Psychological Association, National Education Association, American Civil Liberties Union, NAACP, People for the American Way, American Jewish Congress, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, National 4-H Council, seven city governments, 11 state attorneys general and several homosexual rights organizations.
A decision in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale is expected before the court's term ends, which probably will be in late June.
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Novell Inc. announced that it is will be putting a Linux-only version of its GroupWise messaging and collaboration software into beta test in February.
The company, which has been revitalizing itself with a Linux strategy, claims that GroupWise 6.5 for Linux will ship in the first half of this year. It will include native support for Ximian Evolution e-mail and workgroup information management software, as well as the GAIM instant messaging client. GAIM is a multi-protocol client - for Linux, BSD, MacOS X and Windows - which is compatible with AIM, ICQ, MSN Messenger and IRC, among others.
Users can also use the Windows client or the Cross-Platform client to access the GroupWise server.
GroupWise for Linux runs on SuSE Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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When it comes to buying gifts for children, whether it's for a birthday, Children's Day, Christmas, etc., everyone is faced with the problem of finding interesting and impressive presents to surprise and delight those little angels. It definitely isn't an easy task. And one thing is for sure – price of a gift does not determine the level of happiness. Even the smallest toy can put a big smile and boost imagination in a child and contribute to hours of endless fun. Let's travel through the world of toys and see which toys are suitable for what age.
soft dolls which a child can hold, thus pay attention to the size of a toy. The babies 5 – 6 months old start to move in their cribs and soon learn to sit and crawl around the house. This is the time to choose toys such as kids roundabouts or animals on wheels.
From 1 to 3 years – The child begins to walk and talk. This is the age of great discoveries. At this age, kids are mostly interested in toys that can be driven, ridden etc. During this period, the child explores the world around him/her, which is why cubes, pretend toys such as kids wooden kitchen (especially for the girls), towers and musical instruments are perfect. Of course, stuffed animal is always welcomed and this soft toy may became child's best friend and a sleeping buddy.
From 3 to 6 years – In this age kids want to invent and create; to express the observed and learned. Suitable gifts are musical instruments, washable markers and coloring books, non-toxic modeling clay and water play toys. Pretend toys are also perfect for a child to express the way he/she sees the world. Thus, wooden houses and all necessary accessories such as bed, kitchen sink, toilet, tiny towels, brushes, makeup, cosmetics, food etc. This is the period during which a child begins to develop own taste and is eager to show it to others.


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This is not your father's recovery. It might not even be a recovery at all. For more, read this week's cover story by TIME's assistant managing editor Rana Foroohar on the state of the economy.
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Australian midfielder Aaron Mooy has a fan in Mia Khalifa with the former adult film actress listing the Huddersfield Town star as one of her favourite footballers.
Khalifa, who is a mad West Ham supporter, revealed her admiration for the 28-year-old Socceroo, alongside legends David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane.
She likened Mooy to Toronto Raptors NBA star Kawhi Leonard who also shies away from media but is the most vital part of his team.
"[Aaron Mooy] is like the Kawhi Leonard of football. He acts like him - he's kind of camera shy, he's a little goofy but you never see it," Khalifa told Arsenal Fan TV.
"I don't know, he reminds me of him. Kawhi Leonard is a good guy."
Mooy is currently out injured until the start of February with a knee complaint and is missing Australia's Asian Cup title defence in the UAE.
Huddersfield could use green and gold playmaker's talent currently as they sit bottom of the table in the Premier League - eight points adrift from safety with 16 games to play.
The ex-Melbourne City midfielder joined Huddersfield on loan from Manchester City in 2016 before making the move permanent a year later. He's gone on to make 105 total appearances for the club, scoring 10 goals.
Huddersfield's coach David Wagner resigned on Monday despite snapping an eight-game league losing streak with a draw in their last match at Cardiff City.


Brief discussion of the anniversary of Tisha B'Av, the onset of World War I, and its implications for Jewish History.
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UCLA grant program funds interdisciplinary brain cancer research
When a neurosurgeon looks at a glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, she sees a dark mass bullying its way through the brain. When an oncologist talks to a patient with glioblastoma, he tempers expectations, talking in months rather than years. When a molecular biologist thinks about glioblastoma, she thinks about the tumor's sweet tooth — the sugar it consumes to fuel its frenetic growth. And when you put all these people together — you get a plan to fight cancer.
Armed with new research tools and a grant from the David Geffen School of Medicine's new Seed Grant Program, a team of UCLA researchers, including neurosurgeons, neuro-oncologists, molecular biologists, and pharmacologists, is now studying how the metabolism traits of glioblastomas may represent a weak spot in the cancer. These grants, which are in their first year, give interdisciplinary groups of UCLA researchers funding to pursue new projects.
"Often when I sit in a room with other neurosurgeons, we all come up with the same ideas," said Dr. Linda Liau, chair of neurosurgery and director of the UCLA Brain Tumor Program. "But sitting in a room with people who are thinking about metabolism and protein structure and signaling pathways, we come up with much more innovative concepts and treatment ideas."
The combination of ideas developed by an interdisciplinary group of thinkers is why Dr. Orian Shirihai came up with the new Fusion Award, which provides funds for research that fits with the medical school's metabolism theme. Metabolism is one of six research areas established in 2014 to increase the impact of basic, translational clinical and community research at UCLA in high-priority and broadly defined biomedical research areas.
Shirihai is chair of the metabolism theme. The idea behind creating the themes was to establish multidisciplinary teams that would as result of having different types of expertise develop innovative thinking that would hopefully lead to groundbreaking discoveries. The Fusion award emphasizes complementary and synergistic aspects of collaboration.
Malignant gliomas, including an aggressive type known as glioblastoma, are the most common primary brain tumors. People with this type of tumor live an average of 14 months after diagnosis; surgery, radiation and chemotherapy add only a few months to their survival. While targeted drugs that shrink tumors by taking advantage of their molecular characteristics are beginning to be prescribed for other cancer types, research on gliomas is lagging behind.
That lag, said David Nathanson, the principal investigator of the Fusion Grant project, is in part due to the difficulty in studying glioma cells in the lab. Researchers have typically isolated glioma cells from patients' tumors, then put the cells into a Petri dish to probe how they grow. But the cancer cells, Nathanson said, behave much differently in a dish than in a brain.
"It's like studying a lion in a zoo instead of in the Serengeti; you're studying it in an environment that's not normal," he said.
After conversations with colleagues, Nathanson had a plan to study human gliomas and their metabolism in a more natural environment: mouse brains. Nathanson, Liau, who is co-investigator on the Fusion Award research project, and their colleagues had already been discussing a project on gliomas, but hadn't been able to find a source of funding.
Their idea fit perfectly with the seed grant program, which centers on six themes: cancer; cardiovascular; immunity, inflammation, infection and transplantation; metabolism; neuroscience; and regenerative medicine. The glioma research in fact drew on three of the themes — cancer, metabolism and neuroscience. In June, the team found out they'd won the 2017 Metabolism Theme Fusion Award of $200,000.
With that funding, the team is using what they have termed GliomaPDOX, a model system that lets them grow gliomas from human patient tissue inside of mice brains, to study the cancer.
When Liau and her neurosurgery colleagues operate on a glioma patient who has agreed to join the study, they set aside a small sample of the tumor, which is quickly transferred to the lab. There, the cells are implanted into the mice. Once the cells have grown and divided there, Nathanson and other researchers — including Dr. Timothy Cloughesy, clinical professor and director of the UCLA Neuro-Oncology program and Tom Graeber and Daniel Braas, both professors of molecular and medical pharmacology — can study how the tumors metabolize nutrients.
Each mouse is like a personalized model of one patient's tumor, so results in mice can be cross-checked with how well a person responds to different treatments or how quickly their glioma grows. "We're trying to mimic that natural environment as best we can," Nathanson said.
The researchers are particularly interested in whether the metabolism of tumors — as shown in the mice — can predict whether people respond to certain drugs. Changing the way the tumors can process sugar and other nutrients, they hypothesize, might weaken gliomas so that other drugs can shrink them.
The team also will be studying PET scans — which help them visualize metabolism — of people with gliomas.
"There's tremendous value in making measurements in both a model system and in patients," Nathanson said. "Ultimately, we're not trying to cure cancer in a dish; we're trying to cure cancer in a patient."
The combined approach, Liau said, could reveal a subset of people whose tumors have unique metabolic properties that can be targeted with drugs. The mice will help the researchers test those drugs in more realistic conditions than a Petri dish.
"This project is very complex, which is why it's critical that we involve different disciplines," Liau said. It requires coordination between surgical teams, different groups of researchers, and clinical oncologists, who make sure the research results are used to improve patient care.
While they were not awarded the Fusion grants, two other projects on metabolism that required the assembling of a group of labs and continue to work toward funding their projects included teams led by Andrea Hevener, a professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and diabetes at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, for a project titled "Mitochondrial Dynamics in Metabolic Health and Disease," and Adriana Huertas-Vazquez, an assistant professor in the Geffen School of Medicine, for a project titled "Elucidating the Role of Mitochondrial Genes and Plasma Biomarkers in Steatohepatitis."
Learn more about the metabolism research theme at UCLA.


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Coming Deception Continues To Be Pushed: Mysterious Radio Bursts Could Be Sign Of Intelligent Life In Space, Say Scientists
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Bizarre flashes of cosmic light may actually be generated by advanced alien civilizations, as a way to accelerate interstellar spacecraft to tremendous speeds, a new study suggests.
Astronomers have catalogued just 20 or so of these brief, superbright flashes, which are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), since the first one was detected in 2007. FRBs seem to be coming from galaxies billions of light-years away, but what's causing them remains a mystery.
"Fast radio bursts are exceedingly bright given their short duration and origin at great distances, and we haven't identified a possible natural source with any confidence," study co-author Avi Loeb, a theorist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said in a statement Thursday (March 9). "An artificial origin is worth contemplating and checking." [5 Bold Claims of Alien Life]
One potential artificial origin, according to the new study, might be a gigantic radio transmitter built by intelligent aliens. So Loeb and lead author Manasvi Lingam, of Harvard University, investigated the feasibility of this possible explanation.
The duo calculated that a solar-powered transmitter could indeed beam FRB-like signals across the cosmos — but it would require a sunlight-collecting area twice the size of Earth to generate the necessary power.
And the huge amounts of energy involved wouldn't necessarily melt the structure, as long as it was water-cooled. So, Lingam and Loeb determined, such a gigantic transmitter is technologically feasible (though beyond humanity's current capabilities).
Why would aliens build such a structure? The most plausible explanation, according to the study team, is to blast interstellar spacecraft to incredible speeds. These craft would be equipped with light sails, which harness the momentum imparted by photons, much as regular ships' sails harness the wind. (Humanity has demonstrated light sails in space, and the technology is the backbone of Breakthrough Starshot, a project that aims to send tiny robotic probes to nearby star systems.)
Indeed, a transmitter capable of generating FRB-like signals could drive an interstellar spacecraft weighing 1 million tons or so, Lingam and Loeb calculated.
"That's big enough to carry living passengers across interstellar or even intergalactic distances," Lingam said in the same statement.
Humanity would catch only fleeting glimpses of the "leakage" from these powerful beams (which would be trained on the spacecraft's sail at all times), because the light source would be moving constantly with respect to Earth, the researchers pointed out.
The duo took things a bit further. Assuming that ET is responsible for most FRBs, and taking into account the estimated number of potentially habitable planets in the Milky Way (about 10 billion), Lingam and Loeb calculated an upper limit for the number of advanced alien civilizations in a galaxy like our own: 10,000.
Lingam and Loeb acknowledge the speculative nature of the study. They aren't claiming that FRBs are indeed caused by aliens; rather, they're saying that this hypothesis is worthy of consideration.
"Science isn't a matter of belief; it's a matter of evidence," Loeb said. "Deciding what's likely ahead of time limits the possibilities. It's worth putting ideas out there and letting the data be the judge."
The new study has been accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. You can read it for free on the online preprint site arXiv.org.
Original Article:http://www.space.com/35996-fast-radio-bursts-powering-alien-spacecraft.html
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Puchar Świata w skokach narciarskich 2001/2002 – 23. edycja Pucharu Świata mężczyzn w skokach narciarskich, która rozpoczęła się 23 listopada 2001 na obiekcie Puijo w Kuopio.

Zdobywcą Kryształowej Kuli został – po raz drugi z rzędu – Adam Małysz.

Kalendarz i wyniki

Skocznie

W tabeli podano rekordy skoczni obowiązujące przed rozpoczęciem Pucharu Świata 2001/2002 lub ustanowione bądź wyrównane w trakcie jego trwania (wyróżnione wytłuszczeniem).

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Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
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Safety Training for Sunday Serving Teams: Ushers, Medical, Safety, Facilities, Media (Camera/Sound), and Welcome Greets/Hosts. To keep informed with our Emergency Operations Plan and implementation for the San Jose Campus.
If you serve on a Sunday team we'll see you at this important twice a year training!


Hand sewing binding onto my quilt while watching a Disney movie with my kids. Is there a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? How was your weekend?
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My weekend has been very hectic.
I love the zig-zag along the binding!
This is Sunday morning here, so I'm off to church. The weekend is not over yet for us! Tomorrow is a holiday, also, so this is a long weekend. Love those!
It sounds like a perfect way to spend the day. I love the fabric used for the binding.
Sounds great. I love doing handbinding while watching TV. My kids are currently into the Barbie Movies - Go Figure!
Yep, sounds like a nice afternoon. I plan on cleaning my basement, and then doing some stitching. Yours sounds much nicer!
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The 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the 8th edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 28 July until 3 August 2019 in Cambrai, France. The tournament also served as a direct qualifier for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship, with the winner France and runner-up Russia qualifying.

The hosts France won their first EuroHockey Championship II title by defeating Russia 4–0 in the final. Austria won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 4–1.

Qualified teams
The following eight teams, shown with pre-tournament world rankings, competed in this tournament.

Format
The eight teams were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals to determine the winner in a knockout system. The bottom two teams played in a new group with the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The last two teams were relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III.

Results
''All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Final standings

 Qualified for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship

 Relegated to the EuroHockey Championship III

Goalscorers

See also
2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship III
2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II

References

External links
FIH page

EuroHockey Championship II
Men 2
International field hockey competitions hosted by France
EuroHockey Championship II Men
EuroHockey Championship II Men
Sport in Nord (French department)
Cambrai


The Sultans of Sprint challenge is gathering motorcycle freaks from all over Europe to race their custom sprint bikes powered by air cooled twin cylinder engines. Not focused only on speed, performance and power the Sultans of Sprint challenge will also reward the contenders for their style, creativity and craziness.
Sultans of Sprint "FREAK CLASS" : the race bikes are powered by air or oil cooled 4 stroke engines up to 1800cc. Commonly used racing equipments include nitrous oxyde injection, square dragslick, lowered chassis but also turbo or supercharger ! The limits are mainly the imagination of the bike builders but their imagination has not limit !
Sultans of Sprint "FACTORY CLASS": the race bikes are powered by a 4 stroke engine air or water cooled. No limit regarding engine capacity but the tuned bike has to respect a power to weight ratio limit which can not be exceeded. The basis models for 2018 are from Yamaha (XSR7 or MT07), BMW Motorrad (R nineT or R1200R), Triumph (Thruxton or Bobber) and Indian Motorcycle (Scout 1200).
The "FACTORY CLASS" is supported by the motorcycle industry which supports the Sultans of Sprint challenge by entering the challenge with bikes customized to race by private workshops or with "in house" custom built racers.
The ranking system is challenging for the contenders and will for sure rewards the performance & race results but also style, craziness and creativity of the teams.
Your participation is expected to vote online for your favorite teams so stay tuned !
> 5 points participation bonus for each event.
> 5 points bonus for the team mascot for each event.
> 35 points for the winner.
> 34 points for the second place.
> 33 points for the third place.
Double points for the last race event !
The "Party Monster" bonus rewards the riders who are revving the party high !
All the riders who are taking part to the very end of the party will have a "party monster" bonus for 10 points at each round if they succeed to win the special challenge organized by our night life management crew.
Sure the riders & team crew won't need to be drunk or in a bad shape but the teams are expected to attend & set up the show on the dance floor or at the bar or during special Sultans of Sprint challenges !
>10 points all riders/teams can win!
Special awards will reward work, style, craziness and creativity of the participant & teams !
> RM Paint is leading manufacturer of OEM & refurbishing paint material. This RM Paint will reward the work of painters on the sprintacers of Sultans of Sprint "Freak Class" & "Factory Class" categories.
> Libner Group is building special truck & trailer bodywork. Christian Moretti won last year this award handmade by Hervé Libner as well as a 500€ price money.
This season Libner Group will again reward the work of contenders on their sprintracers: style & craftmanship in both categories!
> Avon will reward the most incredible burnouts on the starting grid of the season !!!
> Based on the online votes through Pipeburn & the votes of participants themselves, this "Style & Engineering Award" is rewarding the overall work on the best bikes from this year challenge !
the race bike has to be custom built and powered by an air or oil cooled twin cylinder four stroke engine.
> max 1000cc for bikes using NOS and supercharger or turbocharger.
> max 1100cc for bikes using NOS or supercharger or turbocharger.
> max 1700cc for bikes with naturally aspirated engines.
> exception: Long stroke engines (Harley Davidson, Buell, …) might have bigger engine capacities : 1200cc for NOS & supercharger or turbocharger long stroke engines, 1500cc for supercharged long stroke engines, 1800cc for naturally aspirated long stroke engines.
Fuel and shifter are free. Frame can be an original or modified original or custom made.
Swingarm can be extended up to 20% of its original length.
Same with custom made frame the overall wheel base can't be more than the original frame + extended swing arm of 20%.
Rear tire is maximum 160mm width for square profile tires (5″ rim max) & maximum 190mm width for round profile tires (5,5″ rim max).
-2 oval number plates (standard 28,1×23,7cm / one of each side of the bike). If bike is equipped with a fairing, the race number can be applied on a flat oval area of 28,1×23,7cm on each side.
-brake system on both wheels.
-safety wires on oil drain plugs.
-kill switch mounted on the handlebar.
For safety reasons the rider must be equipped properly with a ECE full face helmet, leather jacket & pants (preferably one piece leather suit), back protector and proper riding boots and gloves.
You can get the complete technical rules on request by email sultansofsprint @ outlook.com.
The technical rules for the Sultans of Sprint "FACTORY CLASS" are based on a different concept allowing motorcycles powered by an air or oil cooled or water cooled twin cylinder four stroke engine.
This class is supported by BMW Motorrad, Indian Motorcycle, Yamaha Motor Europe and Triumph Motorcycles.
BMW R nine T, BMW R 1200 R, Indian Scout Sixty, Indian Scout, Indian Chief, Yamaha MT-O7, Yamaha XSR 700, Triumph Thruxton, Triumph Bonneville, Triumph Bonneville Bobber.
> Fuel : ethanol, methanol or nitromethanol are not allowed. Race fuel is allowed.
> shifter system: no restriction.
> Frame can be an original or modified original.
> Swingarm can be extended up to 20% of its original length OR front frame modified to change the stem position and/or angle (maximum 20cm lowered or streched steering stem). Subrame can be modified or custom built.
> Wheelie bars: not allowed.
> The size of the wheels can be changed but the rear rim can not be larger than 5,5''. Tires type is free but it's highly recommended to use race slicks. Tires have to be available on the market (experimental race tires not allowed). Square profile tires are not allowed. The following parts are not allowed : magnesium or carbon wheels.
> The engine can be tuned without any restrictions (naturally aspirated / turbocharged / supercharged / nitrous injected). Bottle warming systems not allowed.
> The finished race bike has not exceed a certain power to weight ratio (weight measure with full gastank, oil, all fluids & battery in running conditions).
The rider has to weight 70kg minimum with all gears on (leather suit, gloves, boots, back protector and helmet).
If not an additional weight has to be added to the motorcycle to compensate.
Sultans of Sprint 2018 season movie now online !
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Q: PEAR mail not sending to some email addresses I have a PEAR mailing script that is used to send newsletters from a clients website. I've used the same code before to produce another newsletter system and it has worked well and been used to send emails to various addresses, however our latest client hasn't been receiving any of the emails.
When the newsletter is sent from the site to the various subscribers, including gmail, hotmail, yahoo and our own company emails, the emails are received correctly by all but the clients email addresses. As there is nothing different between their mailing system and our own, which is run from the same hosting company, I have to conclude that it is something to do with the domain.
The emails are being sent to the addresses from the system, as I have a log file storing the email addresses when the mail out function is called, but the newsletter never appears in the inbox. I have created a new email account for the domain and that too isn't receiving the emails. It's not going into a spam folder as the webmail system marks spam by adding SPAM into the subject.
I've tried to log if there are any errors using the following
$mail =& Mail::factory('mail');

foreach($subscribers as $recipient)
{
    $send_newsletter = $mail->send($recipient, $headers, $body);

    // LOG INFO
    $message = $recipient;

    if($send_newsletter)
    {
        $message .= ' SENT';
    }
    elseif(PEAR::isError($send_newsletter))
    {
        $message .= ' ERROR: '.$send_newsletter->getMessage();
    }
    $message .= ' | ';
    fwrite($log_file,$message);
}

However this simple returns SENT for all recipients, so in theory there isn't anything wrong with the mailing function. [EDIT - though I've just noticed that this may not work as i'm using the 'mail' type and error reporting seems to only apply for 'sendmail' or 'smtp' - is that true?)
I don't know a great deal about PEAR or the mailing function so I may be missing something important, but I'd have thought seeing the last thing to happen is sending the email out, and that seems to work, then it should reach the clients inbox.
What reasons are there that a specific domain would not be able to accept emails when other domains hosted eith the same company can.
Any help is greatly appreciated as the client and myself are getting both confused and frustrated by the whole thing.
Cheers

A: PHP's mail function will not actually deliver the email to the recipient's mailboxes. It simply delivers the mail to YOUR server's actual mail server software (postfix, sendmail, exim, etc..), and THAT's what will do the actual work of delivery.
Since most mails are going through, obviously the script's working. So check your server's mail log (/var/log/maillog on most Unix-like systems) and search for the email address in question. If there's a problem delivering it to the recipient's mail server, it will be logged there.
Reasons for delivery failure:
a) receiving mail server (the client's) is VERY picky about mail headers and your server's sending out something in a too-relaxed format
b) Your server's on one or more (either directly or via fallout from an entire netblock being listed) anti-spam RBL lists the client server subscribes to
c) client server does greylisting, and your server gives up before the greylist timeout period expires
No matter what it is, comb through your mail server's logs to see what's happening with the recipient's email address. If it's bounced for any reason, it will be logged and you can work from there. If it turns out the mail's delivered (a "250 OK" type message is the delivery status), then it's something on the client end and you'll need their help debugging it, as the email was successfully delivered to their system.

A: It seems that there was something going on with using the mail option for the factory setting. When I set it up as SMTP it sent to all email addresses properly.
If anyone has any idea why this is, please let me know. It's great to be able to sort something, but it's even better to know why something wasn't working.

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The HR Manager will join on a Temp-to-Perm basis, working 3 days a week in a standalone role.
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We're looking for fun, enthusiastic, hard working, flower loving, service oriented, go-getter-kind of people to join our event floral team! Tasks will include a little bit of everything from general studio maintenance, pulling and sorting supplies, processing flowers, prepping containers, set-up/break down from the events, and everything in between! If you aren't afraid to get a little dirty, are wonderfully polite with excellent people skills, work well with others, and don't mind working hard, we would love for you to apply!
While what we do may seem glamorous, we definitely do work hard so we're looking for individuals who enjoy a challenge and don't mind some long days. The event world keeps us on our toes so we are also looking for individuals who can roll with the punches, think quickly on their feet, are EXTREMELY detailed oriented, and prefer to work in a team environment.
Our Clients are our world so if you don't enjoy serving others and interacting with people in a gracious and joyful manner, this job may not be for you! However, if everything we've mentioned so far makes you excited to learn more, please keep reading.
Urban Petals specializes in event floral design and our work is seasonal. We would like to find an individual who is willing to work on a flexible schedule. In fact, we already know the schedule from now until the end of year! We're looking for a commitment of 3 days a week beginning August 27, and weekends are a necessary component to fulfilling this position.
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While we wish we could hire ALL of you who are interested, the heart and character of the person we hire is most important to us. We can teach you the rest!
A: Please send your resume to: flowers@urbanpetalsllc.com with the subject line: "Floral Assistant Position". We will accept resumes through Friday, August 10, 2018.
Q: What do you pay?
A: Our starting rate is $10/hour and is based on experience.
Q: Is there an option for full-time employment?
A: At this time, no. As the company continues to grow, this position may develop into a full-time position but at this time, our needs are met with part-time staff.
A: A little bit of everything! We all work together to get things done. You will learn how to properly process and condition flowers, clean the studio, keep supplies and inventory organized, scrub buckets, sweep floors, pack for events, set-up events, unpack from events, put away supply orders, all while learning the ins and outs of our events from start to finish. There are A LOT of details that go into each event and it truly does take a village to get it all done!
Q: When will I hear back from you about my application?
A: If your application meets the requirements we are looking for, we'll contact you to schedule an interview.
Q: Is this job fun?
A: Haha! Yes, we laugh a lot. It can be intense too (not going to sugar coat things) but we have fun!
Q: When would this job start?
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In my experience, the people who have me as their personal leadership/life coach (I coach people from all walks of life), are able to manage themselves, their lives, their circumstances better – and they keep moving powerfully while achieving the outcomes they want to create in all areas of their lives.
For instance: Within reputable organizations, teams and or academies – I work with established top leaders and athletes on their whole person. Through this coaching process, they become fluid in their communication and relationships. Their lives as a whole are in full support to their ambitions. By extension they can focus at 100% on their careers. And, when their boat gets rocked, they are supported by our relationship, and become equipped to deal with and learn and grow from the challenges.These individuals are more able to align with others towards contributing to & achieving the overall goals of their team and/or organization. Bottom line, they become more effective and their lives become a safe and healthy container for their career.
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His days of pop stardom are long gone. And at 63, Mike D'Abo could have been excused for thinking fatherhood was only a memory.
But yesterday the former Manfred Mann singer was waking up to an unexpected revival after his wife presented him with twins.
D'Abo, a father of three children between 23 and 40, had a vasectomy in 1984, but had a change of heart and had the operation reversed after meeting his third wife Lisa, 41.
The couple tried unsuccessfully for 15 years to extend the family and had virtually abandoned hope when Louis and Ella arrived.
"We got the shock of our lives when we were told it was twins," said the singer-songwriter yesterday.
Old Harrovian D'Abo found fame after dropping out of Cambridge University to pursue a career in music, against the advice of his stockbroker father.
He was recruited by Manfred Mann in 1966 when their original singer Paul Jones turned solo.
The band had already had a string of hits and went on to have nine more with D'Abo at the helm, including the Dylan covers Just Like a Woman and The Mighty Quinn, which reached Number One.
D'Abo wrote the song Handbags and Gladrags in 1967, which was recorded by Rod Stewart and later became a top ten hit for the Stereophonics and was used as the theme for Ricky Gervais's BBC sitcom The Office.
He also dreamed up the Cadbury's Fudge jingle: "A finger of Fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat."
He has two children - Ben, 40, and actress Olivia, 38, - by his first wife, actress and model Maggie London, and a son Bruno, 23, by his second wife Karen.
He met Lisa when they worked on radio stations together in Bristol in the early 1990s. They married 11 years ago and live in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
D'Abo said he intended to be more involved with their upbringing than he was with his other children.
"We were young then and it was chaotic but we enjoyed it," he said. "This time I'll know more about what to do.
"I hope to be very much around for them into adulthood. We're fit, active and healthy, and in those circumstances your age is just a number.
"Louis responds to my singing hugely. If he's playing up, I serenade him and it quietens him down."


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The 2020 F4 Japanese Championship season was the sixth season of the F4 Japanese Championship. It was competed with 12 races over four triple-header rounds.

Teams and drivers
All teams were Japanese-registered

Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in Japan and supported the Super GT events.  On 18 March 2020, the original opening round at Okayama International Circuit was postponed to an undetermined date due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.  On 30 March 2020 it was determined the second and third rounds also had to be postponed.  On 5 April 2020 the Super GT Series issued a revised calendar in which the F4 Japanese Championship also confirmed their schedule change, with a newly revised calendar being issued on 17 July 2020.

Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:

Drivers' standings

‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Independent Cup

‡ – Half points were awarded for race 2, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

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package org.scrutmydocs.webapp.service.settings.rivers;

import org.elasticsearch.action.get.GetRequestBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.action.get.GetResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchRequestBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchResponse;
import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.ESLogger;
import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.Loggers;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
import org.elasticsearch.index.query.FilterBuilders;
import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndexMissingException;
import org.elasticsearch.search.SearchHit;
import org.scrutmydocs.webapp.api.settings.rivers.AbstractRiverHelper;
import org.scrutmydocs.webapp.api.settings.rivers.basic.data.BasicRiver;
import org.scrutmydocs.webapp.constant.SMDSearchProperties;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

@Component
public abstract class AdminRiverAbstractService<T extends BasicRiver> implements Serializable {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	private ESLogger logger = Loggers.getLogger(getClass().getName());

	@Autowired Client client;
	@Autowired RiverService riverService;

	abstract public AbstractRiverHelper<T> getHelper();
	abstract public T buildInstance();

	/**
	 * Get the river definition by its name
	 * @param name
	 * @return
	 */
	public T get(String name) {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("get({})", name);
		T river = null;

		if (name != null) {
			GetRequestBuilder rb = new GetRequestBuilder(client, SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_INDEX);
			rb.setType(SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_RIVERS);
			rb.setId(name);

			try {
				GetResponse response = rb.execute().actionGet();
				if (response.isExists()) {
					river = getHelper().toRiver(buildInstance(), response.getSourceAsMap());
                    river.setId(response.getId());
                    river.setName(response.getId());
				}
			} catch (IndexMissingException e) {
				// Index does not exists, so RIVER does not exist...
			}
		}

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/get({})={}", name, river);
		return river;
	}

	/**
	 * Get all active rivers
	 * @return
	 */
	public List<T> get() {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("get()");
		List<T> rivers = new ArrayList<T>();

		SearchRequestBuilder srb = new SearchRequestBuilder(client);

		try {
			srb.setIndices(SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_INDEX);
			srb.setTypes(SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_RIVERS);

            // We need to filter for our rivers only
            if (getHelper().type() != null) {
                srb.setPostFilter(FilterBuilders.termFilter("type",getHelper().type()));
            }

			SearchResponse response = srb.execute().actionGet();

			if (response.getHits().totalHits() > 0) {

				for (int i = 0; i < response.getHits().hits().length; i++) {
					T river = buildInstance();

					SearchHit hit = response.getHits().hits()[i];

					// We only manage rivers for type getHelper().type()
					river = getHelper().toRiver(river, hit.sourceAsMap());
                    river.setId(hit.getId());
                    river.setName(hit.getId());

					if (river.getType().equals(getHelper().type())) {
						// For each river, we check if the river is started or not
						river.setStart(riverService.checkState(river));
						rivers.add(river);
					}
				}
			}

		} catch (IndexMissingException e) {
			// That's a common use case. We started with an empty index
		}

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/get()={}", rivers);
		return rivers;
	}

	/**
	 * Update (or add) a river
	 * @param river
	 */
	public void update(T river) {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("update({})", river);
		XContentBuilder xb = getHelper().toXContent(river);

		client.prepareIndex(SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_INDEX, SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_RIVERS, river.getId()).setSource(xb).setRefresh(true)
				.execute().actionGet();

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/update({})", river);
	}

	/**
	 * Remove river
	 * @param river
	 */
	public void remove(T river) {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("remove({})", river);

		// We stop the river if running
		if (riverService.checkState(river)) {
			riverService.stop(river);
		}

		// We remove the river in the database
		client.prepareDelete(SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_INDEX, SMDSearchProperties.ES_META_RIVERS, river.getId()).execute().actionGet();

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/remove({})", river);
	}

	/**
	 * Start a river
	 * @param river
	 */
	public void start(T river) {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("start({})", river);
		// We only add the river if the river is started
		if (river == null || !river.isStart()) return;

		riverService.start(river, getHelper().toXContent(river));

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/start({})", river);
	}

	/**
	 * Stop a river
	 * @param river
	 */
	public void stop(T river) {
		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("stop({})", river);
		// We only add the river if the river is started
		if (river == null || !river.isStart()) return;

		riverService.stop(river);

		if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) logger.debug("/stop({})", river);
	}

}


Mothers and Sons: In Their Own Words captures the compelling connections between mothers and sons and translates those subtle emotions into deceptively simple photographs. In the accompanying texts, mothers and sons reveal their most trying and their most exalted moments with candor and humor, recounting both extraordinary actions and everyday existence with enthusiasm, from a parent's lyrical essay to a two year old's uncomplicated observations. With an introduction by Isabel Allende, Mothers and Sons is a powerful tribute in both words and images to the unique yet universal relationship between mothers and sons.


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Railroad Heritage
Fallbrook's Railroad History
The town of Fall Brook was originally settled by Vital and Anthony Reche in 1869 including the area that is now Live Oak Park. In 1882 the California Southern Railroad was constructed from National City up the coast and traveled inland along the Santa Margarita River to Temecula and beyond. Proximity to the railroad caused many settlers to move westerly to the town of West Fallbrook (now downtown Fallbrook). A series of floods rendered a portion of the Santa Margarita River route unsustainable. In 1916 the railroad, now under the ownership of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail Road Company, was rerouted to higher ground on Rancho Santa Margarita (Camp Pendleton) and into the town of Fallbrook, crossing Main Avenue in route to Fallbrook Station. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of citrus fruit and avocados grown in Fallbrook's mineral-rich soil shipped to points across the U.S.. The Fallbrook rail line also served an important mission of transporting munitions from the Naval Weapon Station across Camp Pendleton to the coast during World War II, and other major conflicts.
According to the Caltrans 1982 State Rail Plan Report, "Fallbrook Junction" was officially abandoned in June of 1981. The Fallbrook Train Station was torn down. The current Sheriff's Station stands in its place. Two storage warehouses that stood next to the Fallbrook Train Station remain and are in use today at the Fallbrook School of the Arts on Alvarado Street. There are still many "old timers" in Fallbrook who love to recount their memories of the exciting days of trains going through Fallbrook. We want to preserve those memories.
About the Railroad Heritage Park
Another rich segment of Fallbrook history will be brought to life with the development of our newest beloved pocket park, Railroad Heritage Park. This park will honor the past and educate a new generation about our rich agrarian past, present and future and the rail industry that made it possible. This Patreon Campaign will fund the long-term maintenance, updates and support of the Fallbrook Railroad Heritage Park, while our KickStarter Campaign funded the purchase of our Caboose.
Located at the intersection of Main Avenue and Elder Street in downtown Fallbrook, the purpose of this historical project is to bring awareness to residents and visitors of Fallbrook's important railroad history. It will be an area where visitors can learn, rest, and watch performances on the waiting station platform.
The Fallbrook Village Association, in collaboration with the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce, Fallbrook Arts Inc.'s Art in Public Places Committee, the Fallbrook Historical Society, Fallbrook Beautification Alliance, Charles E. Swisher Post 1924 VFW, and local residents, looks forward to bringing this Railroad Heritage Park to Fallbrook. The park will be open to the public with a replica of a waiting station filled with Fallbrook's train history, benches for resting, a loading platform that will serve as a performing area and an authentic caboose. Across Main Avenue, a train mural on the "Merlot Building" exterior wall continues the theme where the train crossed Main.
The caboose was set in place on Thursday, June 14, 2018, with many resident onlookers and news crews in attendance, watching and recording the historic event.
Click the caboose to watch the news clip about that the caboose arrival:
Please help us with a donation to Fallbrook's Railroad Heritage Park!
(Donors giving over $500.00 will be recognized at the Park.)
Make checks payable to Fallbrook Village Assn., a 501(c)(3) non-profit
Mail to: FVA, P.O. Box 2438, Fallbrook, CA 92088
(Scroll down on the FVA page)
www.fallbrookvillage.org
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KICKSTARTER:
(Help raise $20,000 in 60 days to buy our Caboose)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/202323489/fallbrook-railroad-heritage-park
(Provide ongoing support to maintain the RR Park for future generations)
https://www.patreon.com/fallbrookrailroadpark
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The greater monkey-faced bat or greater flying monkey (Pteralopex flanneryi) is a megabat endemic to Solomon Islands, Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, and nearby small islands. It is listed as a critically endangered species and the population is decreasing. It is the largest monkey-faced bat.

Taxonomy and etymology
Prior to 2005, it was considered synonymous with the Bougainville monkey-faced bat. It was described as a new species in 2005 by Kristofer Helgen. Helgen chose the species name flanneryi to honor Dr. Tim Flannery, "in recognition of his studies of Melanesian mammals." As of 2017, no genetic analysis has been conducted on the members of the genus Pteralopex; however, it is hypothesized that the closest relative of the greater monkey-faced bat is the Guadalcanal monkey-faced bat.

Description
It is the largest member of its genus, with forearm lengths ranging from . Its wingspan is over . It weighs approximately . Its fur is short, and its ears are relatively visible. The forearm and shin are sparsely furred. Their fur is black with occasional white- or yellow-tipped hairs interspersed throughout the chest. Unlike the Bougainville monkey-faced bat, which has an overlapping range, it does not have a large white or yellow patch on its chest. It has a unique "double canine tooth", which may be used in conjunction with their powerful jaws to break open coconuts.

Biology
As it is so rarely encountered, little is known about its biology. A lactating female was once encountered in July. Juvenile individuals have been encountered in February, April, and September. It is thought to be frugivorous, and it has been observed eating unripe coconuts.

Range and habitat
It has been recorded from elevations of  above sea level. It depends on old-growth lowland forest. It has been found on several islands of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, including Bougainville Island, Puruata Island, Buka Island, Choiseul Island, Santa Isabel Island, and Barora Fa Island.

Conservation
It is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. It is threatened by hunting for bushmeat and habitat destruction. Only one individual has been documented since 1990. Some of the islands on which it is found have been assessed as highly susceptible to environmental impacts by climate change, which could threaten the species. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation.

Efforts by Bat Conservation International to conserve the species include partnering with the indigenous Rotokas people, Volunteer Service Abroad, and the Bougainville Bureau for the Environment to develop a conservation plan for Kunua Plains & Mount Balbi Key Biodiversity Area. These efforts are intended to conserve the greater monkey-faced bat and the Bougainville monkey-faced bat. Conservation actions identified by Bat Conservation International include identifying alternate protein sources for indigenous peoples so that they do not have to rely on bushmeat, creating native tree nurseries for reforestation efforts, mitigating conflicts between the fruit-eating bats and farmers seeking to protect their crops, and engaging the community more frequently in conservation dialogue. Researchers seeking to work in Kunua Plains & Mount Balbi Key Biodiversity Area will pay the Rotokas people for access to their land, hire guides and porters from local villages, and purchase their produce locally to provide income for the Rotokas people.

References

Pteralopex
Bats of Oceania
Endemic fauna of the Solomon Islands
Mammals of Papua New Guinea
Mammals of the Solomon Islands
Bougouriba Province
Critically endangered fauna of Oceania
Mammals described in 2005
Bats as food