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5 Observations From Week 1 of the EPL Season
On Saturday morning, I made my way to London Euston station with hoards of soccer fans. Manchester United fans came in droves for the 8 o'clock train to Manchester while I joined many fans clad in blue and headed to Liverpool. Four hours later, I was in an Everton pub for the start of the Premier League season. Over the next two days, I would attend two matches and watch another two on tv in full. So rather than dwell on the Arsenal loss and write only about that, I've decided to break up this piece into five sections.
Manchester clubs are looking strong
With all the talk about Chelsea and Arsenal's title race, the Manchester clubs made statements of intent on the first weekend. City especially played at a level which they didn't often reach a year ago in a 3-0 dismantling of West Brom yesterday. If Yaya Toure and David Silva play they that the rest of the year, City suddenly become title favorites. If City deal with Chelsea this Sunday, the season could be turned on its head after only two weeks. The pressure is squarely on Chelsea in that match. At Old Trafford, United were unconvincing but ultimately successful. With Sergio Romero looking determined to make headlines of any sort with unnecessarily dramatic parries and strange clearances, his fellow newboys stole the show. Matteo Darmian earned the plaudits, but I was also impressed by how seamlessly Memphis and Morgan Schneiderlin fit in. However, what stood out to me above all else was the play of Juan Mata, who was at the center of the action at all times. When United click, they will be a side to be reckoned with.
Arsenal shouldn't panic, but must address issues
The Emirates was a sad place to be Sunday afternoon. Everyone arrived filled with so much optimism, and left cursing out everything in sight. It was not pretty, and the bad performances across the board were particularly deflating. The loss is on everyone. Not just Petr Cech, Mesut Özil or Olivier Giroud. Francis Coquelin had his worst game in nine months and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain endured a nightmare defensively while Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla looked lost and out of position. Somehow Arsene Wenger didn't try to expose the fact that West Ham were playing a center back at right back. It is easy right now to say changes need to be made. However, I think patience is needed. Karim Benzema wouldn't have stopped those two goals from being scored. Aside from restoring Cazorla to the middle to help take some of the burden of distribution away from Coquelin, I wouldn't make any changes right away. That being said, this needs to be a stark wakeup call. Nobody should be safe from being dropped. A tough trip to Crystal Palace looms, but maybe that's a good thing. In order to win that match, they'll need to defend as a team and scrap for goals. It's time to man up, Arsenal. Or face another long year.
Everton haven't changed one bit
Like with Arsenal, Everton had aspirations of doing better this year with largely the same group of players as last season. It didn't take the crowd at Goodison Park very long to realize how foolish that hope was. First off, I want to say how much I liked watching a game there. It felt a lot like Fenway Park, and aside from the grumbling when the Toffees went behind on two occasions, everybody was friendly and into the game. Everton has too many good players not to be better, but their approach looks largely naive at the moment. Despite being able to hit absolute rockets (I had a great sightline for his equalizer this weekend and oh my, did it move), Ross Barkley's passing is not good enough for him to be a viable number 10. And Tom Cleverley is not the answer on the left, especially given the uncertainty of Leighton Baines's return. Romelu Lukaku can hold the ball up like no other, but there needs to be more support behind him to get onto balls he knocks down and more width beyond Seamus Coleman, who was dealt with well by Miguel Layun. Only when Aruna Kone came on next to Lukaku did Everton look remotely dangerous. Gerard Deulofeu would seem a good option to fill these roles, but they can't put too much on his plate right away. Also, despite looking good on paper, this defense is in shambles. For all the talent, Everton looks a long way away from making a sustained run.
Watford and West Ham are quality sides
What stood out to me in the two games I attended was the talent at Watford and West Ham. Unlike most promoted clubs, Watford has assembled a squad full of experienced internationals to complement hard-working types like Troy Deeney, who I thought was spectacular against Everton. Jose Holebas, Sebastian Prödl, and Etienne Capoue are not Championship-level players. And even off the bench, they have players who can make positive impacts. I came away convinced Watford will stay up, as they have the talent and experience necessary to beat a lot of teams. West Ham too impressed me. Dimitri Payet is good enough to play for anybody in the Premier League. But beyond him, West Ham got a standout performances from 16-year-old Reece Oxford, who was a stud in midfield shutting down Özil and Ramsey. And the pairing of Winston Reid and Angelo Ogbonna looked like they'd been playing together for years. These two teams aren't going to win the league. But they are good enough to play spoiler week in and week out. They aren't to be overlooked, and as seen this weekend, they can play with the big boys.
Exciting foreign players are flocking to mid-tier clubs and equalizing the field
What became apparent over the summer is that players around the world want to play in the Premier League. When Stoke City can recruit Xherdan Shaqiri (this deal would be a steal if they can lock it down this week) and Ibrahim Afellay, things have changed. Across the board, middle and bottom clubs have filled up with new players this year, more than I can remember. Aston Villa is unrecognizable from a year ago. Where these clubs used to be filled with marginal British talent, it is notable that many of the new arrivals are foreign, from countries like Benin that aren't usually represented. If the allure of playing in England can attract big names like Georginio Wjinaldum and Dimitri Payet to the likes of Newcastle and West Ham, maybe this can bring about a shift in the Premier League, one that begins to equalize the playing field a little bit. Even if Crystal Palace and Swansea can't spend like Chelsea and Manchester United, shrewd signings of foreigners like Yohan Cabaye and Andre Ayew combined with young talent already at the clubs can elevate them to new levels. Even if this shift is a one-off, the arrival of foreign talent across the board will make this an exciting year.
Predictions for Week 2
Aston Villa 0 – Manchester United 3
Southampton 2 – Everton 1
Watford 1 – West Brom 1
Sunderland 1 – Norwich City 1
Tottenham 2 – Stoke City 1
West Ham 2 – Leicester City 2
Swansea 2 – Newcastle 0
Crystal Palace 1 – Arsenal 1
Manchester City 2 – Chelsea 0
Liverpool 3 – Bournemouth 0
I'll be experimenting with different types of Premier League related content in the coming months to determine how I want to write this school year. If you have any ideas, please let me know, either in the comments or on Twitter (@Klaus_Faust).
Categories: Arsenal, Soccer | Tags: Arsenal, Everton, Manchester United, Premier League | Permalink.
A Comeback From Nowhere – Player Ratings and Analysis from Everton Arsenal
Somehow, someway, Arsenal rescued a point on the road against Everton, scoring two late goals to earn a 2-2 draw. It will amount to what is a pretty good point at Goodison Point, but it was as strange a game as I've watched. The first half performance was abysmal, and for much of the match, Arsenal looked as lost as they were on the road all of last year. But then something changed. The introduction of Santi Cazorla and Joel Campbell in the 74th minute injected some urgency in the side. And the two necessary goals came, but not as you'd expect.
The goals weren't your typical Arsenal goals. The first came almost at a stand still, as Cazorla sort of walked into the box before driving a low cross at the feet of Aaron Ramsey. Then the second came from a horribly overhit cross that Nacho Monreal tracked down near the corner. Monreal, who'd been overhitting crosses all day, picked out a perfect one that Oliver Giroud headed home. They weren't beautiful goals. They didn't come from added pace or creativity. They came from patience and determination.
The first half performance was sickening to watch. Arsenal's demons from a year ago were back, and in a big way. The defense and midfield were unorganized, letting Everton run free all over the park. And offensively, with Alexis Sanchez up top, there was no outlet to hold the ball. Everton's first was the result of Mesut Özil not marking his man, but it was a goal that was always going to come for the Toffees.
Playing without a physical striker against Everton probably wasn't the best decision. It may have worked had Arsenal developed an element of cohesion this year, but with nothing going in the midfield due to Everton's constant pressure, they needed a vertical outlet that Sanchez couldn't provide. It wasn't his fault, and to his credit, he worked hard hard in possession as he dropped deeper and deeper. But today wasn't the time to experiment, even if this is the ultimate solution.
Everton's second goal was offside, and the assistant referee's non-call was atrocious. However, as rough as the call was, the Toffees deserved a second goal for the way they dominated the first half. The spaces Arsenal were leaving all throughout the midfield saw Everton do whatever they wanted when Arsenal lost the ball. The only defensive successes for Arsenal came as a result of gambling – be it Mathieu Flamini or Calum Chambers going in hard one-on-one – and when they missed a tackle, there was even more space for Steven Naismith and Romelu Lukaku. The second goal exposed that directly, as both Per Mertesacker and Calum Chambers gambled on Lukaku upfield and missed.
Arsenal were far too narrow for the first seventy minutes. There was nothing happening out wide for much of the match, so the passing game in the midfield became all the more difficult with extra bodies around. And near the box, there was no space to do anything. Mesut Özil should not play out wide, as his creativity gets stunted in that position and he constantly falls asleep as he did on Everton's first goal. Things were looking bad.
The introduction of Santi Cazorla and Joel Campbell came just in time though. The two of them provided the width and energy that was so badly needed, and Campbell also added the ability to hold up the ball a little bit, creating a second outlet. Cazorla's work rate was evident right away, a stark contrast to those that had been on the wings earlier in the match. One can only wonder what would have happened had the two of them come on ten minutes earlier.
It will be easy after to freak out about what happened in the first half, but I urge everyone to have patience. The talent is there, but the cohesion is not at the moment. It's worth remembering that Mesut Özil and Per Mertesacker have not had a preseason game before today. The transfer window closes in a little more than a week, and today's defensive struggles might see Arsene Wenger go back in on some of his targets. But none of them will come unless Arsenal advances in the Champions League on Wednesday. That game holds immense importance.
With ten minutes to play, not a single person watching the game around the globe would have seen the comeback coming. But it came nonetheless, and Arsenal grabbed a point on the road against a top side. The has been no shortage of struggles so far this season, but the late goals have saved the team. Spirits can be lifted with big late goals, and comebacks like this do a lot for morale. Down the road, we could be looking at this comeback as a big point in the title race.
Player Ratings (1-10)
Alexis Sanchez – 5.5/10 – Sanchez was given an impossible task today as I wrote above. It seemed harsh to take him off after the first half, as he was working hard and making good runs, but it was necessary to put on a physical focal point in the second half. His runs weren't often spotted, and he needs to develop a better understanding with his teammates.
Mesut Özil – 5.5/10 – Asking Özil to start straightaway without any preseason didn't set the World Cup winner up for greatness today. He was noticeably quiet on the wing in the first half, except for his defensive lapse. It wasn't until he drifted inside in the second half that he began to pick out a few nice balls. Expect his form to pick up in a week or two, as it is still preseason for Mesut/
Aaron Ramsey – 6.5/10 – Ramsey found a way to score another big late goal, making a wonderful run into the box to get on the end of Cazorla's cross for Arsenal's first. But for much of the game, he was a frustrated figure, skewing shots and overhitting passes. He and Wilshere got in each other's way, and Ramsey wasn't finding any space to shoot in the final third. He did alright defensively, but he doesn't look as eager to go into tackles this year as he was a year ago.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 6/10 – The Ox had a better game than most Arsenal players, especially in the first half. He had a little bit of success down the right, and looked most likely to score in the first half. He might have done better with the shot he got from a poor Everton clearance early on though. He faded in the second half, and was rightfully replaced.
Jack Wilshere – 5/10 – Wilshere hardly did anything today. Defensively, he didn't help Flamini out in any great way, and he got knocked off the ball a lot in the final third. I don't like the setup of having him and Ramsey next to each other in the midfield, as they seem to want to make the same runs. His team in the starting XI would seem to be running thin.
Mathieu Flamini – 6/10 – Flamini had a rough first half, as his fellow midfielders and defenders left him with a ton of space to cover. He also was careless in possession in his own half, which his manager won't appreciate. Many will say he needs to be replaced in the transfer market, but the truth was that he didn't get the necessary help today to stop Everton's counter attacks. He made a few good, hard tackles as always, and towards the end of the match, he looked much more assured. A bit of a mixed bag from the Frenchman today
Nacho Monreal – 6/10 – Right as my frustration with Monreal was boiling over, he sent in the perfect cross for the equalizer. Were it not for that ball, I probably would have given him a 4.5. He looked shaky defensively again, although to be fair, he had very little help from Mesut Özil. Offensively, his passing was poor, and he didn't provide much width to a side badly needing it. But then he hit that cross, and all was forgotten.
Per Mertesacker – 5.5/10 – Mertesacker shifted over to the left side of the defensive, and he looked uncomfortable over there. He was caught off balance once or twice, and he needed to do a lot better with Lukaku on the second goal. His early yellow card prevented him from halting play with a foul in that situation, and it was a good example of why players need to avoid cheap yellows.
Calum Chambers – 6/10 – Chambers gambled a lot today, and generally, he won the ball. But he was way off on the second goal, not coming anywhere close to Lukaku in his attempted tackle. Aside from that though, he had a decent game. He definitely seemed less comfortable with Mertesacker than he does with Laurent Koscielny.
Mathieu Debuchy – 6/10 – It seems pretty clear at this point that Debuchy has very little understanding with his teammates in the final third. He has been noticeably quiet going forward, but yet still got caught out of position a few times today, leaving loads of space behind him. His one-on-one defending hasn't been horrible, but he needs to get his offensive game going soon. He got forward a little bit at the end of the game, but he needs to do more.
Wojciech Szczesny – 5.5/10 – Szczesny had very little action today aside from the two goals. He wasn't at fault for either, but I felt he could have saved both. The first header would have been a tough save, but Szczesny did get a hand on it and was just a tad slow to react. On the second goal, I thought he wasn't quick enough off his line, and he left his legs wide open as he often does when he goes out. Many goalkeepers would have saved that one.
Olivier Giroud (46th) – 7/10 – Giroud changed the game when he stepped on the pitch at the start of the second half, as he allowed Arsenal to hold possession. He could have scored three times before Arsenal eventually got on the board, and probably should have got at least one of those. But he deservedly got the tying goal with a well-taken header. This performance was certainly a large step up from Tuesday for Giroud.
Santi Cazorla (74th) – 7.5/10 – As soon as he got on the field, Cazorla was buzzing everywhere, picking up the ball deep and bringing it forward. He was good in possession, and posed a different sort of threat to Everton going forward. His cross to Ramsey for the first goal was superbly hit, and it showed Cazorla's quality. Quite simply, Arsenal would not have gotten that point had Cazorla not been on the field late on.
Joel Campbell (74th) – 6.5/10 – In his first Premier League action, Campbell made an impact. He was all over the field, showing off his touch. He looked at home in Arsenal's passing game. He wasn't involved in either goal, but he made a difference in the momentum of the game. And he sent in a pretty decent cross late on might have led to a winner had anyone gotten on the end of it.
What were your thoughts on that strange game? Are you satisfied with the comeback? Or angry about the first half? Please comment below.
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GAZA CITY: Tens of thousands of jubilant Palestinians celebrated into the early hours of Sunday after a 23-year-old Gazan singer won the popular Arab Idol talent show that has captivated millions across the Middle East since March.
The meteoric rise of Gaza's Mohammed Assaf to snatch the top prize in the pan-Arab singing contest sparked an unprecedented outpouring of joy across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, unifying an often divided public.Assaf's victory in the finals, held in Beirut and screened live on television across the Arab world, marked the first such success for a Palestinian entertainer. "Mohammed Assaf is the Arab Idol!" declared the presenter of the show which is modelled on the British hit show Pop Idol, as confetti rained down on the cheering audience.
The handsome, tuxedo-clad singer immediately dedicated his win to "the Palestinian people, who have been suffering for more than 60 years from (the Israeli) occupation". He wins a professional recording contract and a car, a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro.Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas crowned him a national goodwill ambassador, and the UN agency for Palestinian refugees named him their UNRWA Youth Ambassador.Since the contest began in March, Assaf has earned himself an army of followers who have been glued to the big screens in cafés and restaurants across the territories, listening enraptured as his powerful voice propelled him further and further ahead in the weekly sing-off.
As his name was read out, his mother – wearing a traditional Palestinian embroidered dress, her shoulders wrapped in the black, green, white and red of the national flag – burst into tears of joy.Spontaneous celebrations broke out across Gaza and in the West Bank, where tens of thousands took to the streets, cheering and dancing, car radios blasting the traditional Palestinian song which propelled him to victory as people handed out sweets to passers by. And on Sunday, a Ramallah-based public relations firm announced plans to host Assaf for a concert and celebration party in early July.
News of his victory was splashed across Sunday's front pages with many making a play on words linked to a remark by one of the judges who described him as "the best rocket" to have come out of Gaza – "a rocket of peace, not war"."'The rocket hit the target and brought joy to the Palestinians," said Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, while the rival Al-Ayyam went with: "Assaf – the Palestinians' art rocket." And inside the papers, giant full-page adds taken out by the Bank of Palestine and mobile phone provider Jawaal congratulated him on his win.
After the final sing-off, which pitted Assaf against a young woman from Syria and an Egyptian, the entire Palestinian nation was on tenterhooks, waiting for the result after millions texted their vote to the pan-Arab MBC channel.Across the West Bank and Gaza, streets were jammed with a sea of smiling faces, and the joyful honking of car horns as people revelled in the rare atmosphere of celebration. "The mood is indescribable. Everyone is celebrating. Thank you, Mohammed Assaf, for bringing joy to our hearts!" said Gaza resident Mohammad Dahman. "We haven't felt this joy in a long time!"
Celebrations also erupted in annexed east Jerusalem, but soured as young Palestinians clashed with Israeli police, resulting in several arrests.In northern Lebanon, Palestinian refugees in the Beddawi camp fired into the air and honked car horns to celebrate, while major partying also took place in the southern city of Sidon, an AFP correspondent said.Born in Misrata, Libya, Assaf grew up in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza, one of the world's poorest and most densely-populated areas which has been subjected to a tight Israeli blockade since 2006.
Gaza's Hamas rulers disapprove of shows such as Arab Idol, which are considered to be un-Islamic, but they have not clamped down on support for the contest. "All Palestinians share in his success. Mohammed's music is a universal language and speaks to all of us," said UNRWA chief Filippo Grandi. "How fantastic that a Palestine refugee from Gaza should bring us all together in this way."There were even congratulations from Israel, with the army's Arabic spokesman Avichai Adraee hailing his victory on Twitter. And the left-leaning Haaretz newspaper also hailed his success saying: "A Palestinian hero is born."
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Tyne and Wear is a small, heavily-industrialised county in the northeast of England. It includes Newcastle, Sunderland and Gateshead, and the rivers Tyne and Wear.
There are some pretty stretches of coastline, especially to the north of Newcastle. The eastern end of Hadrian's Wall national trail lies within the county.
Below is a map showing all the walks that I have completed in Tyne and Wear.
This was a total of 92.8 miles in 5 walks (an average of 18.55 miles per walk).


Past week, we saw the upcoming but yet-unannounced HTC Desire C leak a couple of times and also heard about the low-end specs of the device, but now thanks to Vodafone Portugal, we get to see the device in an official press shot and specs which went on to leak by the mobile operator by mistake.
Vodafone Portugal got so excited that it listed the device in its May catalogue even before the makers of the device, HTC announced it officially. And as it was expected, the device will arrive with the name, HTC Desire C and the Wildfire branding is off which we heard in the initial leaks.
So the 600 MHz processor is indeed a shocker when bundled with Android 4.0 ICS OS and we seriously doubt as to how well the device might handle multitasking when heavy apps run together. The 3.5 inch screen is okay. 5 MP camera can be considered decent, thankfully it is not 2MP considering the other low specs.
We do not know as to when we would hear about the device to arrive officially but given the leaks, it'll not be too late.


It's been another busy week for the Whalecoin Curator of the moment who is of course @erodedthoughts. He has been seeking out more great content from new arrivals to the platform and given many of them a boost on their posts by way of a 100 Whalecoin upshare. He has only one more week to go before he hands the baton over to a new Whalecoin Curator. I want to thank him for his efforts thus far, he has done an epic job.


Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, we have a responsibility as a lead local flood authority to develop a local flood risk management strategy for Staffordshire.
The act encourages collaborative working and we are working with Shropshire Council to deliver their flood risk management responsibilities which include the production of our respective flood risk management strategies.
The strategy covers local sources of flooding and is consistent with the Environment Agency's national flood risk management strategy.
The strategy action plan will be monitored by the joint steering group and project board that we have with Shropshire Council. We will publish an annual statement which outlines where we have taken action in line with our priorities.
Under European legislation, we have have produced a strategic environment assessment (SEA) to ensure that we do not accidentally take actions that might damage the environment.
The SEA post-adoption statement in the table below outlines how monitoring of the potential environmental impacts will be undertaken.
A habitat regulations assessment has also been completed. It concluded that, with some minor changes to the strategy, European designated sites are not likely to be significantly negatively affected by any plans or projects.
The recommended changes have now been made to the strategy.
A brief summary of parts 1 and 2 of the strategy.
Part 1 is shared with Shropshire and sets out roles and responsibilities for flood risk management, objectives, funding for flood risk management, environmental opportunities, and provides advice for property owners.
Part 2 is specific to Staffordshire and sets out our policies as the lead local flood authority, the action plan, and how we will prioritise what we do.
The strategic environmental assessment aims to analyse the potential environmental impacts from the local flood risk management strategy and describes any mitigation required to reduce or remove the risk of these impacts.
Map: Shropshire and Staffordshire council boundaries.
Map: regional flood and coastal committees.
Map: watercourses and internal drainage boards.
Map: top 10 rural communities at risk.
Map: top 10 urban communities at risk.
Strategic environmental assessment post-adoption statement. This document summarises the potential environmental impacts of the local flood risk management strategy and describes how we will monitor these.


Antoine Tilloy of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics has submitted new research that cites quantum "flashes" as the cause of gravitational fields. This could put physicists on the path to reconciling general relativity with quantum theory.
In quantum theory, a particle's state is described by its wave function. This function allows theorists to predict the probability that a particle will be in this or that place. However, before the act of verification is made via measurement, no one knows for sure where the particle will be, or if it even exists. In scientific terms, the act of observation "collapses" the wave function.
Here's the thing about quantum mechanics: it doesn't define what a measurement is. Who — or what — is an observer? A conscious human? Bracketing all explanations to observed phenomena, we're stuck with paradoxes like Schrödinger's cat, which invites us to consider the equal possibilities that a previously boxed cat is, as far as we know, simultaneously dead and alive in the box, and will remain as such until we lift the lid.
One attempt to solve the paradox is the Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber (GRW) model from the late eighties. It incorporates random "flashes" that can cause the wave functions in quantum systems to spontaneously collapse. This purports to leave the outcome unbesmirched by meddling human observation.
According to Tilloy's theory, this creates a fluctuating gravitational field, and the gravitational field produced by the average of these fluctuations is compatible with Newton's theory of gravity. If gravity comes from quantum processes, but nevertheless behaves in a classical (or Newtonian) way, what we have is a "semiclassical" theory.
However, Klaus Hornberger of the University of Duisberg-Essen in Germany cautions the scientific world that other problems must be tackled before Tilloy's semiclassical solution can warrant serious consideration as a unifying theory of fundamental forces underlying all modern physical laws. It fits Newton's theory of gravity, but Tilloy's yet to work out the math to show that the quantum theory also describes gravity under Einstein's theory of general relativity.
With the greatest explanatory power, physics is one of the most exciting scientific disciplines. But the key to unified theories in physics is patience. As with Schrödinger's cat, the will-to-know alone cannot fill in the gaps of what we simply don't yet know.


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Q: RegEx works online in RegexR but fails to initialise on iOS in NSRegularExpression I have a regex designed to extract the git URL from a CocoaPods definition.
The input text is as follows:
pod 'Alamofire', :git => 'https://github.com/Alamofire/Alamofire.git', :branch => 'dev'

The regex is as follows:
(?<=('Alamofire'.*:git => '))[A-Za-z:/\.]+(?=('{1}))

This regex works correctly on RegexR, see here, however when trying to initialise NSRegularExpression with it, a error is thrown with code 2048 saying the pattern is invalid. Usually this is due to a lack of escapes but there are none here. I can't work out what the problem is even after trawling the ICU regex docs which is the engine iOS uses.
Any ideas would be well received, TIA.

A: The look-behind assertion in NSRegularExpression is limited and does not support the * or + operators in it:
i.e. the .* part in (?<=('Alamofire'.*:git => '))

(?<= ... )
Look-behind assertion. True if the parenthesized pattern matches text
  preceding the current input position, with the last character of the
  match being the input character just before the current position. Does
  not alter the input position. The length of possible strings matched
  by the look-behind pattern must not be unbounded (no * or +
  operators.)
Ref: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression

You just want the url so simply pattern match only that part and no need for the look-behind assertion in the first place.

A: You can't use patterns of unknown length in lookbehind patterns with ICU regular expressions. Your pattern contains .* in the lookbehind, so it is an invalid ICU regexp (see the length of possible strings matched by the look-behind pattern must not be unbounded (no * or + operators.) ICU lookbehind documentation part).
There are two ways:

*

*Replace .* with .{0,x} where x is the max number of chars you expect to separate the left-hand pattern from the right-hand pattern, ICU regex lookbehinds allow the limiting (or interval,  range) quantifier, that is why they are also called "constrained-width")

*Re-vamp your pattern to use a consuming pattern instead of lookarounds, wrap the part you need to extract with capturing parentheses and modify your code to grab Group 1 value.

Here is Approach 2, which is recommended:
let str = "pod 'Alamofire', :git => 'https://github.com/Alamofire/Alamofire.git', :branch => 'dev'"
let rng = NSRange(location: 0, length: str.utf16.count)
let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "'Alamofire'.*:git\\s*=>\\s*'([^']+)'")
let matches = regex.matches(in: str, options: [], range: rng)
let group1 = String(str[Range(matches[0].range(at: 1), in: str)!])
print(group1) // => https://github.com/Alamofire/Alamofire.git

See the regex demo, the green highlighted substring is the value you get in Group 1.
Pattern details:

*

*'Alamofire' - a literal string

*.* - any 0+ chars other than line break chars, as many as possible (replace with .*? to match as few as possible)

*:git - a literal substring

*\s*=>\s*  - a => substring wrapped with 0+ whitespaces

*'([^']+)' - ', then a capturing group #1 matching 1+ chars other than ' and then a ' char.

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Imagine if you didn't have any plumbing in your house or apartment or office. How awkward would that be in this day and age? What would life look like if everyone still used outhouses and had to clean their clothes on a scrub board down at the local river?
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The 'handles' and 'sides' of metaphor
Ersu DING
This article explores from a semiotic perspective the structural features of the 'poetic logic' that lies behind metonymy and metaphor. More specifically, it treats metonymy and metaphor not as 'abnormal' uses of language but as the results of the same indexical and iconic ways of thinking that we see elsewhere in our lives. The paper also brings to bear on the topic of metaphor some important insights from the late Chinese scholar Qian Zhong-shu, whose 'two handles and several sides' theory of metaphor seems to complement contemporary Western 'metaphorology' very well.
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The Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behaviour at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2020.
We seek a researcher who uses animal models to investigate fundamental neuroscience questions at any level(s) ranging from cells to circuits and systems. Applications from any area of neuroscience are welcome, and applications from early-career researchers are especially encouraged.
All candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, and be committed to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Interested applicants should submit a copy of their
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Tenno-sai Festival, EnoshimaMore pictures here.
Sometimes on the way to Sensoji temple in Asakusa, you might see stalls selling seasonal gifts like the Hozuki Ground Cherry Pod Fair held on July 9th–10th.
Hozuki Ground Cherry Pod Fair held on July 9th–10th in Asakusa.
Very intricate streamers at Shonan Hiratsuka Tanabata Matsuri in early July.
Blessings at seaThe mikoshi and bearers are blessed by a shrine priest on a boat wielding a sacred staff.
Floating lanterns in Chidorigafuchi moat.
Shigaraki Fire Festival in late July in Koka, Shiga Prefecture.
This huge Osambashi Hall was filled with stalls selling mainly Hawaiian clothing.


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(Dalya Alberge's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/24.)
He is an artist best known for wrapping the Reichstag in Berlin and for siting thousands of coloured umbrellas across valleys in Japan and America. Now Christo is creating for Abu Dhabi a colossal structure that he claims will be the world's biggest permanent sculpture. Estimated construction costs of $340m (£212m) would also make it the world's most expensive.
A 150-metre-high, flat-topped pyramid would be taller than St Paul's Cathedral or St Peter's Basilica and would overshadow the Great Pyramid of Giza – creating Abu Dhabi's answer to Egypt's pyramids or Mecca's Kaaba.
The Mastaba, made out of 410,000 multicoloured oil barrels, is planned for what Christo describes as a "spectacularly beautiful" desert landscape, Al Gharbia, 100 miles from Abu Dhabi city.
Speaking to the Observer, Christo said a site near Liwa oasis has been approved. The region boasts some of the world's highest dunes, with gazelles among the wildlife. Stacked barrels painted in colours inspired by the yellow and red sands will recreate the visual effect of an Islamic mosaic, he said: "When the sun rises, the vertical wall will become almost full of gold."
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Nigeria passes pro-marriage bill
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Ill Salvadoran woman denied abortion to have C-section
he Delaware Attorney General's Office has filed a complaint against a former Planned Parenthood abortionist, accusing him of a laundry list of dangerous medical practices and labeling him "a clear and immediate danger to the public."
In other words, abortion supporters believe ending "unwanted pregnancies" is a justified feminist issue because a child has no right to be in the womb once the mother decides she does not want it there, giving rise to the term "pro-choice."
Doctors in Nepal have said that abortion in the tiny country is so out of control that they are threatening to withhold services if the government does not take action.
Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital, which is co-administered by the Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona, killed an unborn child earlier this month in a pre-scheduled abortion based on the "suspicion" of deformities that normally do not pose a medical danger to the mother.
Congressional Republicans on Thursday escalated their call for an independent investigation into whether Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius broke the law when she sought donations from private companies for an independent ObamaCare project.
Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay 'marriage' and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that also calls for 10-year prison sentences for any "public show" of affection by a same-sex couple.
A bill introduced in congress allowing the Federal Trade Commission to investigate crisis pregnancy centers has sparked a fiery reaction that abortion clinics warrant far greater scrutiny.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking part in a program to educate middle and high school students about how to share their HIV and STD statuses with their cell phones.
A new study released during the 66th annual World Health Assembly identified and exposed what it claimed to be the harmful and often overlooked impact that abortion has on women's health.
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NBA Star LeBron James Gets Personal About His Commitment to Community, Childhood Education
"I definitely could've been a statistic," James said.
LeBron James on Giving Back to the Community, Defending Cavaliers' TitleIn his first live "GMA" interview in seven years, the NBA champion discusses his passion projects with "GMA" co-anchor Robin Roberts.Kevin Winter/Getty Images
— -- LeBron James said he is ready to "continue to build excellence" in Cleveland, both on the court and off, after signing a $100 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
"It feels so good to be back with my hometown team and just commit for another three years on the team to continue to build excellence on the court and off the floor," James said today on "Good Morning America." "It's a good time for my family, a good time for Cavalier fans and everybody that's a part of it."
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ESPYS 2016: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony Call for an End to Violence
James, 31, helped the Cavaliers bring home the NBA Championship last season. He said of the thrill of that victory, "I haven't had that feeling in a long time, if ever."
As he looks ahead to winning his next championship, James is also focused on helping the community in which he grew up through his LeBron James Family Foundation, which he founded in 2004.
The foundation Tuesday hosted what James called a "family reunion" for the third-grade students his foundation began helping in 2011. That year, James and his team decided to focus on a local group of third-graders and help closely support them month after month, year after year, all the way through high school.
"It's unbelievable what we've been able to do so far," James said of the "I Promise" program, which has also partnered with the University of Akron to provide 2,300 four-year college scholarships for "I Promise" students who graduate from high school and meet certain criteria.
"It will mean everything to me," he said of one day watching kids from the program go to college. "That's why we have so many people looking after them, from mentors to I've got high school kids looking after our kids. We have the University of Akron looking after our kids."
James said he is focused on helping his local community in hopes that will spark bigger change.
"For me, to be able to go back into my community and have hands on, start kid by kid, block by block and street by street, and building that up, I feel like that helps us to make a change, ultimately, for the rest of us," he said.
A Personal Cause
When James joined his fellow NBA superstars at the ESPYs this year to plead for an end to violence and make a powerful declaration of their commitment to helping create change in their respective communities, it was very personal.
"I definitely could've been a statistic," James said in an interview that aired today on "GMA" with ESPN's Rachel Nichols. "I mean, I grew up in a single parent household. My mother was 16 when she had me. I grew up in the inner-city where there's a lot of violence."
James told Nichols that there were times when his early life felt like a struggle.
"You know, I had days where I just felt like it was just me and mom, you know, and no one cared, you know, and there's no way that -- we're going be able to make it out of this," he said.
Of course, those days are far behind him, but the father of three hasn't forgotten them.
Impact of 'I Promise'
James' foundation's "I Promise" initiative is now serving more than 1,215 students by providing them with the programs, support and the mentors they need for success in school and life.
Casandra Morrow cried as she discussed the effect the program's college scholarship would have on her daughter.
"It's amazing," she said. "It gives you that sense of life for your own kid because we didn't have it. So to know that she's going to have that, it's great."
And there's even an initiative to help parents.
"We have a lot of parents here that didn't graduate high school," James told Nichols. "So not only are we tracking our kids here to make them become better, we're also lending a helping hand to a lot of the parents that didn't graduate high school, and putting them in programs where they can get their high school diploma, and get a GED."
That will give Ericka Rouser a welcome second chance to complete her education.
"I had my first son when I was 16," she said. "And I went to school for a little bit, then I dropped out ... And it always kind of haunted me, like, 'Go back to school. Go back to school,' and stuff. So when I got the letter in the mail for the orientation for the GED class, I kind of was jumping up and down, like, 'It's my turn now.'"
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P.Karthik of Std – III is adjudged the first prize winner in the State level drawing competition under category – 1 (for classes 1 to V). This competition was conducted by The Indian Post Andhra Pradesh Circle. This competition was held in connection with Godavari Pushkaralu for the students of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The senior superintendent of post offices Visakhapatnam Mr. K.V.L.N.Murthy handed over the cash award. This award winning painting of P. Kathik is on display at the Pushkaralau venue at Rajahmundry. Director of the school Mr. Ch.Vasu Prakash congratulated the child on his achievement.


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Kitty Seale, who founded Alabama Dance Theatre and was known to friends and generations of young dancers across Montgomery as Miss Kitty, died Tuesday. She was 71.
The dance theatre, which Seale founded 33 years ago and served as artistic director, made the announcement in a social media post Tuesday evening. Seale was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. Friday in the fellowship hall of First United Methodist Church in Cloverdale, 2416 W. Cloverdale Park, where she was a member for almost 50 years. The service will follow at 11 a.m. in the church sanctuary.
"This loss cannot be easily surmised in words because Miss Kitty's presence, as her dancers and staff so lovingly called her, was felt everywhere throughout the studios of the Alabama Dance Theatre," the post read. "Miss Kitty always strived for excellence in her dancers, and her mission was to challenge her dancers technically and artistically, all while maintaining a nurturing environment where each dancer, regardless of career aspirations could excel."
In August, Seale was honored by the Montgomery Advertiser as a Community Hero, a recognition sponsored by Beasley Allen law firm. In an interview for her award, Seale said she was proud to have offered positive life lessons to thousands of youths, most of whom were young women. Those dancers carried those lessons with them throughout their lives, whatever paths they chose.
"To me, that's the most important thing that we do," Seale said. "I'm the most proud of that."
Honored as a Community Hero:Step by step, Kitty Seale has led young dancers to life success
Speaking to the Advertiser in August, Randy Foster described Seale as a "superwoman." He's the executive director of the Alabama Institute for Education in the Arts and said he marveled at watching Seale build a ballet company while raising her own children.
Before ADT, Seale taught briefly in the Montgomery Public Schools system. She also taught dance for a decade at the Montgomery School of Fine Arts, a one-room ballet studio on Woodley Road. She spent a short time at the Montgomery Civic Ballet, before leaving to move to the Armory Learning Arts Center building downtown and forming ADT in 1986.
"It's heartbreaking," said ADT alumna and frequent guest instructor Wendy Sasser. "She leaves an incredible legacy that I feel blessed to be a part of. I love this woman so much."
Seale's daughter Kate Smith, a former student and dancer, told the Advertiser in August that her mom always had a hunger for giving people opportunities, which could be time-consuming.
"I remember growing up in the studio trying to pull (her) out, because she was always working," said Smith, who serves as ADT's public relations director. "And then as I got older and older, seeing what she was doing and what she was creating, I felt bad that when I was little I was selfishly trying to pull her out. I'm amazed at the amount of lives that she's touched."
Seale was elected to the Lanier Hall of Fame in 1997, and was a 2013 Governor's Art Award recipient. Many of her students have moved into nationally recognized professional dance groups.
"She leaves behind a legacy that will be continued onward and upward," ADT's post continued. "Miss Kitty's light will never truly be extinguished because she has a left a shining beacon in her wake. We are the Alabama Dance Theatre, and we are ADT strong."
ADT's announcement drew dozens of condolences from longtime friends and acquaintances.
"So very sorry to hear this. Kitty was such a bright light and a warm spirit. Thinking of you all and her family," wrote Andi Martin.
"My heart! So sad!" wrote Marjie Kirkland. "My heart goes out to her family and all the families that our mourning this loss. She is and will always be a light to the dance world! Such a kind beautiful soul!"
"She was such treasure and positive influence, on so many young people," wrote Kat Anita Brown. "Sending up prayers for her family and students."
Seale is survived by her husband of 49 years, Turner Chapman Seale, daughter Kate and son-in-law Robby Smith, grandsons Bennett and Chapman Robertson, Turner Smith, and step-granddaughter Brooke Smith Litchfield, along with her extended family, friends and ADT family. She was preceded in death by her son, Turner.
In lieu of flowers, Seale's family requests that donations may be sent to the Alabama Dance Theatre, 1018 Madison Ave, Montgomery, AL 36104 or Stegall Seminary Scholarship Foundation, PO Box 241661, Montgomery, AL 36124.
Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Shannon Heupel at sheupel@gannett.com.


More photos from Dr. Marek Chodakiewicz's recent European lecture circuit can be found on The Institute of World Politics Facebook page.
Above: Dr. Chodakiewicz signs books in Poland.
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Q: clBuildProgram yields AccessViolationException when building this specific kernel This is a part of some sort of parallel reduction/extremum kernel. I have reduced it to the minimum code that still gets clBuildProgram crashing (note that it really crashes, and doesn't just return an error code):
EDIT: It seems like this also happens when local_value is declared global instead of local.
EDIT2 / SOLUTION: The problem was that there was an infinite loop. I should have written remaining_items >>= 1 instead of remaining_items >> 1. As has been said in the answers, the nvidia compiler seems not very robust when it comes to compile/optimization errors.
kernel void testkernel(local float *local_value)
{
    size_t thread_id = get_local_id(0);

    int remaining_items = 1024;

    while (remaining_items > 1)
    {
        // throw away the right half of the threads
        remaining_items >> 1; // <-- SPOTTED THE BUG
        if (thread_id > remaining_items)
        {
            return;
        }

        // look for a greater value in the right half of the memory space
        int right_index = thread_id + remaining_items;
        float right_value = local_value[right_index];
        if (right_value > local_value[thread_id])
        {
            local_value[thread_id] = right_value;
        }

        barrier(CLK_GLOBAL_MEM_FENCE);
    }
}
Removing the lines return; and/or local_value[thread_id] = right_value; causes clBuildProgram to finish successfully.
I can reproduce this problem on all of my computers (NVIDIA GTX 560, GT 555M, GT 540M, they're all Fermi 2.1 architecture). It's apparent on the NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit SDK versions 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2, when using either x64 or x86 libraries.
Does anyone have an idea what could be the problem?
Is it possible, that local (aka shared) memory is automatically assumed to be (WORK_GROUP_SIZE) * siezof(its_base_type)? That would explain why it works when the lines I mentioned above are removed.

Minimal host code (C99 compatible) for reproduction:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>

#ifdef __APPLE__
#include <OpenCL/opencl.h>
#else
#include <CL/cl.h>
#endif

#define RETURN_THROW(expression) do { cl_int ret = expression; if (ret) { printf(#expression " FAILED: %d\n" , ret); exit(1); } } while (0)
#define REF_THROW(expression) do { cl_int ret; expression; if (ret) { printf(#expression " FAILED: %d\n" , ret); exit(1); } } while (0)

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    // Load the kernel source code into the array source_str
    FILE *fp;

    fp = fopen("testkernel.cl", "rb");
    if (!fp)
    {
        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load kernel.\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END);
    int filesize = ftell(fp);
    rewind(fp);
    char *source_str = (char*)calloc(filesize, sizeof(char));
    size_t bytes_read = fread(source_str, 1, filesize, fp);
    source_str[bytes_read] = 0;
    fclose(fp);

    // Get platform information
    cl_uint num_platforms;
    RETURN_THROW(clGetPlatformIDs(0, NULL, &num_platforms));

    cl_platform_id *platform_ids = (cl_platform_id *)calloc(num_platforms, sizeof(cl_platform_id));
    RETURN_THROW(clGetPlatformIDs(num_platforms, platform_ids, NULL));

    cl_device_id selected_device_id = NULL;

    printf("available platforms:\n");
    for (cl_uint i = 0; i < num_platforms; i++)
    {
        char platform_name[50];
        RETURN_THROW(clGetPlatformInfo(platform_ids[i], CL_PLATFORM_NAME, 50, platform_name, NULL));
        printf("%s\n", platform_name);

        // get devices for this platform
        cl_uint num_devices;
        RETURN_THROW(clGetDeviceIDs(platform_ids[i], CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU, 0, NULL, &num_devices));

        cl_device_id *device_ids = (cl_device_id *)calloc(num_devices, sizeof(cl_device_id));
        RETURN_THROW(clGetDeviceIDs(platform_ids[i], CL_DEVICE_TYPE_GPU, num_devices, device_ids, NULL));

        // select first nvidia device
        if (strstr(platform_name, "NVIDIA"))        // ADAPT THIS ACCORDINGLY
        {
            selected_device_id = device_ids[0];
        }
    }

    if (selected_device_id == NULL)
    {
        printf("No NVIDIA device found\n");
        exit(1);
    }

    // Create an OpenCL context
    cl_context context;
    REF_THROW(context = clCreateContext(NULL, 1, &selected_device_id, NULL, NULL, &ret));

    // Create a program from the kernel source
    cl_program program;
    REF_THROW(program = clCreateProgramWithSource(context, 1, (const char **)&source_str, NULL, &ret));

    // Build the program
    cl_int ret = clBuildProgram(program, 1, &selected_device_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
    if (ret)
    {
        printf("BUILD ERROR\n");
        // build error - get build log and display it
        size_t build_log_size;
        ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(program, selected_device_id, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, 0, NULL, &build_log_size);
        char *build_log = new char[build_log_size];
        ret = clGetProgramBuildInfo(program, selected_device_id, CL_PROGRAM_BUILD_LOG, build_log_size, build_log, NULL);
        printf("%s\n", build_log);
        exit(1);
    }

    printf("build finished successfully\n");
    return 0;
}

A: In my experience the nvidia compiler isn't very robust when it comes to handling build errors, so you probably have a compile error somewhere.
I think your problem is indeed the return, or more to the point its combination with barrier. According to the opencl spec about barriers:

All work-items in a work-group executing the kernel on a processor
  must execute this function before any are allowed to continue
  execution beyond the barrier. This function must be encountered by all
  work-items in a work-group executing the kernel.
If barrier is inside a conditional statement, then all work-items must enter the
  onditional if any work-item enters the conditional statement and
  executes the barrier.
If barrer is inside a loop, all work-items
  must execute the barrier for each iteration of the loop before any are
  allowed to continue execution beyond the barrier.

So I think your problem is probably that a lot of threads would return before getting to the barrier, making this code invalid. Maybe you should try something like this:
kernel void testkernel(local float *local_value) {
    size_t thread_id = get_local_id(0);
    int remaining_items = 1024;
    while (remaining_items > 1) {
        remaining_items >>= 1;// throw away the right half of the threads
        if (thread_id <= remaining_items) {
             // look for a greater value in the right half of the memory space
             int right_index = thread_id + remaining_items;
             float right_value = local_value[right_index];
             if (right_value > local_value[thread_id])
                 local_value[thread_id] = right_value;
        }
        barrier(CLK_GLOBAL_MEM_FENCE);
    }
}

Edit: Furthermore as noted in the comments it needs to be remaining_items>>=1 instead of remaining_items>>1 in order to avoid producing an infinite loop.


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Baltic TRAM (Transnational Research Access in the Macroregion) is a transnational project which seeks to strengthen the relationship between analytical research institutions and business. Baltic TRAM offers analytical research expertise to concrete industrial needs, thus promoting long-term sustainable interaction between the research and business communities. The overall objective is to boost innovation, through enhanced implementation of smart specialisation strategies, improved productivity, encouragement towards more competitive entrepreneurship tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. Thus, Baltic TRAM supports the Baltic Sea Region´s innovative and sustainable development, as well as international competitiveness. These aspirations are inseparable from Baltic TRAM´s dedication to the European Open Science Cloud and a common culture of data stewardship.Baltic TRAM network, as a macro-regional partnership committed to advancing the European open science, is delighted to present its perspective on the European Open Science Cloud Declaration not solely by sharing Baltic TRAM partnership's agreed Letter of Intent but also confirming readiness to provide inputs during the upcoming stakeholder forums.
Baltic TRAM is a strong contributor to open science in the Baltic Sea Region due to several aspects. Firstly, its structured approach in promoting open access to its generated data and its anchorage in the European institutional set-up of open science (showcased by its adherence to EUDAT) must be pointed out. Thus, Baltic TRAM demonstrated its contribution to the position that the "European and national scientific research organisations, publishers and other actors must align their data-related business processes, responsibilities and expectations to achieve commonly agreed goals". The most insightful and detailed resource in this respect is the Baltic TRAM "Activity 5.3 e-infrastructure and open data pilot" document, which serves as project´s evolving data management plan. In case the European Commission would be interested, the document would be provided by the Baltic TRAM open data coordinator Kainuun Etu Oy.
Secondly, the novelty of Baltic TRAM´s approach to open access is also founded on the rich policy analysis captured in the Baltic TRAM Letter of Intent, since it refers to a number of European initiatives and fora which over the last years have contributed to the evolution of open science thinking. Similarly, Baltic TRAM has sought after not only the European guidelines, but also its findings will nurture the Baltic Sea Region-wide governance structured according to the CBSS Baltic 2030 Action Plan, which was endorsed last summer by the Foreign Ministers and high-level representatives of the CBSS as an important step in the implementation of Agenda 2030, and EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.
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To conclude, Baltic TRAM´s contribution to the call for support for the EOSC Declaration showcases the project´s recognition that "a long-term, sustainable research infrastructure in Europe requires a strong and flexible governance model based on trust and increasing mutuality". Baltic TRAM is honoured to advance transnationally such ties in the science – business collaboration.
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Bait and SwitchThe 7 Best Episodes of "Catfish"
by Evette Dionne
Published on February 7, 2018 at 3:10pm
Carmen, left, and Antwane on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: MTV)
There's a lot wrong with Catfish, MTV's long-running reality show about deceitful people in online relationships. For starters, the show requires cohosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, as well as the episode's subject, to confront the dishonest "catfish" with often catastrophic and traumatic results. There's also the fact that so many of those who are pretending to be other people online have internalized hurt, particularly around fatphobia and colorism, and the show doesn't provide an outlet for them to get the help that they need. Combine that with Nev tweeting that "#BlackGirlsRock… [but] they also tend to #catfish a lot. Just sayin," and it's clear that Catfish has far more problems than MTV intended it to when they turned their eponymous documentary into a docuseries in 2012.
Despite these glaring issues, Catfish is wildly entertaining. After seven seasons of sameness, the series still trends on Twitter every Wednesday night and reaches a devoted base of viewers because its formula is foolproof. Each week, a person contacts Nev and Max because they believe that either themselves or someone they love is being deceived by someone they've met online. Then, the cohosts unravel the person's lies through Google image searches and phone-number lookups, before finally traveling to meet the "catfish" and confront them. Some episodes are a bust, but these seven have entered the reality-television hall of fame because they have catchy one-liners, outrageous antics, and everything that makes < em=""> addicting.<>
7. Tiana and James, Season 4, Episode 11
From left to right: Aisha and Tiana on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: MTV)
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Air Date: July 8, 2015
Tiana met James on Myspace, so that was already a disaster waiting to happen. After "dating" for three years without ever meeting, Tiana uproots her life and moves to North Carolina—the same state where her online lover lives. After some sleuthing, Nev and Max discover that James is really Trez, a 50-year-old car mechanic who isn't as childless as he purported himself to be. In fact, Trez has a child with Aisha, one of Tiana's close friends. Aisha is the real hero in this episode: She cusses Trez out for hiding their child from his digital girlfriend and ends her friendship with Tiana (though it's really the man's fault in this scenario). Nev and Max definitely stirred up the drama with this one.
6. Whitney and Bre, Season 4, Episode 7
Bre and Whitney on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: MTV)
Air Date: April 12, 2015
Every once in a while, Nev and Max get tricked by those they're trying to help. Whitney, in this instance, is the catfish, though she tells the cohosts that she doesn't like being lied to. The 27-year-old fast-food worker has fallen in love with Bre, a woman who lives in California, but she can't afford to travel from New York to the West Coast to visit her. So, they concoct a plan: Whitney will appear on Catfish, convince Nev and Max that she's being deceived, and have the show pay for them to finally meet in person after talking online for four years. When Nev and Max catch them in the lie, Whitney confesses to everything, and the show still sends her to California to meet Bre. Whitney is Catfish's version of Joanne the Scammer—and she got away with it.
5. Dejay, Malik, and Josiah, Season 5, Episode 1
Air Date: February 24, 2016
There are no love triangles as entertaining as those on Catfish. Dejay and Malik have both been in on-again, off-again relationships with Josiah, an elusive catfish living in Philadelphia. Dejay has been dating Josiah for seven years, though they've never met and Josiah has already lied about his appearance. When Nev and Max also receive a letter from Malik about Josiah, they realize that both men are being catfished by him and should confront him together. Josiah ends up being who he says he is, but comes to meet his boyfriends with guns blazing. This interview is full of classic one-liners (including "This boy got more issues than Vogue") and dramatic screaming scenes, perfect aspects of reality television.
4. Keyonnah and Bow Wow, Season 2, Episode 14
From left to right: Max, Keyonnah, Nev, and Dee Pimpin' on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: GIPHY/MTV)
This episode will never get old. Keyonnah fell in love with Bow Wow—a.k.a. Shad Moss a.k.a. "I have a jet, and y'all broke negroes don't, but it's really not my jet, and now I'm embarrassed"—after she messaged him through a Facebook fan page.
While Keyonnah was skeptical about her online lover actually being Bow Wow, she became 60-percent convinced when he sent her $10,000 through his assistant Larry Brown. Suffice it to say, Bow Wow doesn't have an assistant named Larry Brown, and Keyonnah's catfish wasn't the famous rapper. When Max, Nev, and Keyonnah drive 10 hours to Atlanta to meet "Bow Wow," they discover that it's really Dee Pimpin', a third-rate rapper who hoarded loan money from her relatives to send the large sum to her online boo. Dee Pimpin' is hilarious because she's not apologetic about catfishing Keyonnah. After all, we've all done crazy things for love, right?
The best part of this entire saga is that the real Bow Wow invited Dee Pimpin' and Keyonnah on 106 & Park—and finally fulfilled Keyonnah's childhood dreams of meeting him.
3. Anthony and Marq, Season 2, Episode 2
Max and Anthony on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: Catfish)
Catfish has spawned many legendary one-liners, but there are three words that are particularly iconic: "Dis tew much." That phrase has been displayed across other videos, like Mo'Nique crying and vigorously shaking her head in Precious, but it became popular after Anthony, a 27-year-old retired soldier who earned a Purple Heart, learned that he was being catfished by Framel a.k.a. Marq. Anthony became suspicious after Marq stood him up when he traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to meet him.
Of course, Marq had the perfect excuse: He'd had his car stolen, and Uber, Lyft, and public transportation weren't an option, so he couldn't go to the restaurant where they planned to meet. Nev and Max quickly discover that Marq doesn't exist and is really a cover for Framel. When they confront Framel for lying, it quickly escalates with Anthony threatening to beat his ass. What a mess. I couldn't stop watching if I tried.
2. Lucille and Kidd Cole, Season 3, Episode 4
While most Catfish episodes focus on romantic couples, Lucille and Kidd Cole were the first guests who were entangled in a financial scam. Kidd Cole, an alleged record producer signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music label, befriended Lucille, a fan based in Washington, D.C., to help him coordinate a trip there. She paid for hotel rooms, transportation, and private security with the promise that Kidd Cole's manager, Miguel, would reimburse all of the expenses. As soon as Kidd Cole left D.C., his "manager" disappeared and left Lucille with bills that she was unable to cover. In the course of their investigation, Max and Nev discovered that Kidd Cole had scammed multiple people, including Loretta, an independent limousine driver who also arranged transportation for him.
He was also under investigation for scamming other people. When Lucille, Nev, and Max confront Kidd Cole, he acts very nonchalant, leading Nev to grab his phone and toss it into a river. After the Catfish producers promise him a new phone, Kidd Cole agrees to arrange a studio session in order to prove he's a producer. That's a bust, too. Inevitably, Kidd Cole confesses that he's been homeless and lies to cover up his lack of confidence, but after the episode ends, it becomes clear that Kidd Cole hasn't learned anything. Apparently, he produced Beyoncé's "Drunk In Love" and was later sentenced to 21 months in prison for making false terroristic threats. Where do the lies end? Where does the truth begin?
1. Antwane and Tony, Season 3, Episode 2
Carmen on MTV's Catfish (Photo credit: MTV)
There will never be a greater moment on Catfish than the "you should've never called me a fat-ass Kelly Price" line. Being fat-shamed was Carmen's motivation for catfishing her cousin Antwane for more than three years. Carmen wrote to Nev and Max stating that she was worried about her cousin being deceived by a guy named Tony. She sent Nev, Max, and Antwane on a wild goose chase before finally confessing—in a perfect villain monologue—that they were never going to find Tony because she was Tony. It was literal perfection that can never be replicated.
Evette Dionne is Bitch Media's editor-in-chief. She's all about Beyoncé, Black women, and dope TV shows and books. You can follow her on Twitter.
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New research from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that Accountable Care Organization (ACO)-reported care management and coordination activities were not associated with improved outcomes or lower spending for patients with complex needs.
Findings from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the July issue of Health Affairs, shows that while the number and variety of contracts held by ACOs have increased dramatically in recent years, the proportion of those bearing downside risk has seen only modest growth.
The Dartmouth Institute's Class of 2019 'Called to do Great Things' in Healthcare
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On June 7, a remarkable group of 93 healthcare influencers joined the ranks of Dartmouth alumni as The Dartmouth Institute celebrated its MPH, MS, and PhD graduates of the Class of 2019.
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Findings from a Dartmouth study, led by Taressa Fraze, PhD, offer new details about how Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are using home visits to improve care management and identify patient needs while aiming to reduce costs. The study was part of a broader research effort at Dartmouth focused on how ACOs care for patients with complex clinical and social needs.
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There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in JAMA Network Open.
O'Malley Receives Distinguished Award for Scientific Excellence
James O'Malley, MS, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and of biomedical data science at the Geisel School of Medicine and director of the Program in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, has received the 2019 ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) Award for Excellence in Health Economics and Outcomes Research Methodology.
Professor Ellen Meara Appointed to Endowed Professorship
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Ellen Meara, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and an adjunct professor of economics at Dartmouth College, has been named to the Peggy Y. Thomson Professorship in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences.
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Dedicated to mentoring Geisel students interested in research, Paul Barr, PhD, values their perspective and views them as a natural conduit between the medical and research communities.
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On June 8, The Dartmouth Institute celebrated 84 MPH, MS, and PhD graduates during its Class Day ceremony, at which students were hooded and awarded their diplomas. This newly minted group of Dartmouth alumni also includes the Institute's first online MPH class of 28 students. Read more…
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By putting cameras in the hands of people of all ages to share their point of view—a process called photovoice—Geisel researcher Anna M. Adachi-Mejia, PhD TDI '02 seeks to understand how a rural community's infrastructure contributes to health behaviors.