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Professor Bong J. Walsh
Bong J. Walsh, Ph.D. is Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience, a Human Factors Consultant, and Expert Witness and Forensic Consultant at Boster, Kobayashi & Associates.
Bong is Adjunct Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University in Los Angeles. He is developing curriculum and teaching online videoconferenced sections of Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior. Topics include perception, attention, memory, decision-making, language processing, effects of emotion on cognitive processes, and effects of stress and physiological state on cognitive and emotional processes.
At Boster, Kobayashi & Associates, Bong deals with Human Factors (perception, attention, information processing, decision making, memory, reaction time, cognitive biases), psychopharmacology, and accident reconstruction. He joined them in 2017.
Bong is the Founder and Director of Better Brains for Life. Founded in 2016, it is a personalized comprehensive program designed to help adults achieve and maintain optimal brain health, cognitive function, and emotional wellness.
Previously, he was Associate Professor at American School of Professional Psychology for almost 5 years where he taught Physiological Psychology, Neuroscientific Bases of Psychological Disorders, Cognition & Affective Processes, Research Methods, Statistics, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Clinical Research Project (CRP) Development.
Bong earned his Bachelor's degree of Science in Biopsychology from the University of California in Santa Barbara in 1994. He became Research Assistant where, for 2 years, he did gene therapy work including animal microsurgery, tissue extraction, gene expression analysis, and DNA sequencing. Bong coauthored three research articles at that time.
In 1997, he became Instructor at the Upward Bound federally-funded program, where he taught SAT preparation, biology, chemistry, and mathematics to underserved inner-city high school students.
In 1998, Bong joined Metabolex (now known as CymaBay), a biotechnology (diabetes) company, where he did hands-on laboratory research including identifying a novel gene product that later became one of the company's first compounds in clinical trials. Responsibilities included cloning, gene expression analysis, calcium imaging, and many other cell, molecular, and biochemical techniques.
In 2002, Bong decided to pursue a doctorate at the University of California in Davis. In 2008, he earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience. In a Magnum Lab at UC Davis, he designed, ran, and analyzed experiments testing human attention, arousal, cognitive control, and performance. These experiments involved fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking, and big data analysis using Matlab. He created a novel analysis that showed how cognitive conflict levels could be predictive of future adjustments in attention, with this work published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
His Post-doctoral Research was done at the Cognitive Psychology/Neuroscience lab, Center for Mind & Brain at the University of California, Davis. There he also coauthored a chapter in a Cognitive Neuroscience anthology and assisted in submitting a successfully NIH-funded research grant.
In 2009, for three years, he became Lecturer and Instructor of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience to UC Davis undergraduate psychology students. In 2011, he then moved to the American School of Professional Psychology.
Read his articles Non-Verbal Paradigm for Assessing Individuals for Absolute Pitch, Green fluorescent protein as a reporter for gene transfer studies in the cochlea, TBC domain family, member 15 is a novel mammalian Rab GTPase-activating protein with substrate preference for Rab7, and Integrating conflict detection and attentional control mechanisms which can also be found in the textbook The Cognitive Neuroscience from the MIT Press and the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
View and read his detailed curriculum vitae at BKA.
Visit his LinkedIn profile. Follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Your Very Next Step newsletter for February 2013
Ned Lundquist on February 11, 2013 — Leave a Comment
By Ned Lundquist www.yourverynextstep.com
"Energy and persistence conquer all things."
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." – Lao Tzu
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*** In this issue:
*** Niagra Falls
*** The Airfarewatchblog Airline Fees Guide
*** Navigating the land
*** Wandering through the medinas of Morocco
*** What is the GBBC?
*** Minnesota's Breeding Bird Atlas: Help Write the Book on Minnesota's Breeding Birds!
*** Albatross named Wisdom astounds scientists by producing chick at age 62
*** Welcome to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
*** National Rail-Trail of the month:
Trail of the Month: February 2013 California's Truckee River Bike Trail
*** Trail/Outdoor/Conservation volunteer opportunities:
1.) SoMo Pima Canyon Trail & Land Rehab, VOAZ, Pima Canyon, AZ
2.) Volunteer Naturalist, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, Los Angeles, CA
*** Travel/Adventure/Outdoors/Conservation employment opportunities:
1.) Public Affairs Specialist, Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC), Anchorage District Office (ADO), Bureau of Land Management, Department Of The Interior, Anchorage, Alaska
2.) Executive Director, Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Point Reyes Station, California
3.) Vice President/Executive Director, Audubon Connecticut, Greenwich, Connecticut
4.) Director Integrated Marketing (Digital and Advertising) (HQ6461), REI, Kent, Washington
5.) Marketing and Communications Intern, National Audubon Society, Inc., Audubon, PA
6.) Lead Teacher Naturalist (Summer), Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Tiburon, CA
…and much more…and it's all FREE!!!
*** Do you have a travel adventure to share?
Send me your stories and I'll post in the "Your Very Next Step" and on the YVNS website (http://www.yourverynextstep.com/).
*** From Mat Matta:
Just dropping you a note on my recent trip to Buffalo, Niagara and Toronto. Did all three cities over the course of weekend hockey tournament.
My son's hockey team played in a PeeWee hockey tournament in Niagara Falls so we took the opportunity to experience as much as we could.
We flew into Buffalo one day early so we could head straight to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. I hadn't been to the Hall in 20 years and my son had never been so it was fun to see him see all the great exhibits. We took pics with the Stanley Cup and played the interactive games and watched some very good videos and movies. You need to devote at least three hours to fully enjoy all the exhibits.
Following the Hall of Fame, we dined at Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto and were greeted by his father, Walter, who was very gregarious and posed for picture and proffered autographs to all comers. The food was surprisingly good for a sports bar. There is a small Gretzky museum in the restaurant. Walter said he influenced Wayne in his career by preaching that from early on you must be prepared to play meaning he ate right and got plenty of sleep.
We also went as a team to the Anchor Bar in downtown Buffalo. Buffalo wings were supposedly invented there by Teressa Bellissimo in 1964. The wings were spicy and the beer was cold. The Anchor bar didn't disappoint. Buffalo also has a small military waterfront park which includes 2 ships and a submarine along with a few planes, tanks and other vehicles. It's small but perfect for kids to blow off some energy .
Niagara Falls in the winter is quite a sight. The mist settles on everything creating a thick coating of ice. The area surrounding the falls is filled with plenty of souvenir shops, restaurants and casinos. We ate lunch just a few feet from the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side. Unfortunately much of the Falls attractions close in October so we couldn't ride the Maid of the Mist or explore the caves. I do recommend viewing from both sides of the border. On the American side I recommend driving on to Goat Island which is a State Park to view the Falls in a sylvan setting.
And in the tournament, my son's team made it to the semi-finals before falling to a team from Mississauga, Ontario.
http://www.airfarewatchdog.com/blog/13842767/introducing-our-brand-new-airline-fees-guide/
*** Navigating the land:
The idea of hunting the backcountry is increasingly appealing to many folks. Today, it seems everyone has a GPS unit and can travel for days over diverse country. But, what occurs when the GPS is inoperable or the batteries die? Do you know how to navigate without your GPS in country you've never been in or seen in daylight? How about when fog or snow sets in? How competent are you with a map and compass?
If we are going to travel in the backcountry away from modern conveniences then we need to know how to return to the trailhead. It means personal responsibility beyond the green gate. Make the effort to learn basic navigation skills, determining declination, finding north on a compass and returning to your vehicle. Learn these skills and the backcountry becomes an endless wilderness that has no boundaries.
As a former search and rescue volunteer, I remember a group that was lost in the Cascade Range of Oregon. They called 911 to report they were lost, and when an intervening Sheriff's deputy asked if they had a GPS, the answer was, "Yes, but we don't know how to use it!"
A year later a similar call to 911 revealed that this family still had not learned the basics of GPS operation, as they requested "rescue" again from nearly the same location. The point being: know your equipment and how to use it.
If you don't have navigation skills, even staying on roads and trails can lead to an unplanned overnight in the backcountry. One October an Oregon hunter on an ATV drove on a road away from camp to dispose of a deer carcass. Once he left the carcass, the return to camp seemed simple enough, but somehow he couldn't follow his ATV tracks back to camp. He spent the night out without essentials. The next day he was found very cold and lucky to be alive. One of the lessons learned: always have the 12 essentials (see side bar). Staying hydrated and warm are two of the fundamentals of survival – add a head lamp to assist in gathering wood, and the fear factor is halved! Carry fresh spare batteries for all electronic devices.
At one time or another, many of us have become disoriented in patches of blow-down or stands of second-growth or dense young trees. Or when we've lost a trail due to snow-drifts or while navigating in the dark, but we're not lost. The difference between disorientation and being lost can be subtle, but the decision between self-help and calling for rescue becomes critical.
The "disoriented" hiker may still have landmarks at his/her disposal, where the "lost" hiker may have none. When truly lost, the hiker typically wanders for hours or days in circles so random that search-and-rescue personnel experience difficulty making sense of the route. There is a common belief to always go downhill, or drop in elevation if disoriented. The reasoning is, "You'll eventually hit a road." Not true. That strategy can be very dangerous in many locales. So, how do you stay found?
Know how to navigate using a map and compass.
At a minimum, always carry a map, compass, headlamp and fire-starting equipment – and know how to start a fire in any conditions.
Never go anywhere without the 12 Essentials.*
Have a communication plan. If hunting with partners, test frequencies. Sample language: "I have a Fox 40 whistle. I'll turn on my FRS/GMRS radio on-the-hour, starting at 0900. Then, every-hour, if we miss communicating, check back every half-hour."
Sit-down once disoriented. Don't wait until you're lost. This can be the most difficult survival decision a disoriented person may make. Get your bearings before moving.
Always tell a reliable friend your itinerary. Leave a hide-a-key and notes with a map of your planned routing at home and in your vehicle, and give contingencies as best you can. If you are diverted from the original plan, decide whether sitting and waiting for rescue is the prudent thing.
Karl Findling, is the Oregon BHA representative-at-large and owner of Oregon Pack Works, LLC. He makes no claims to be an expert in backcountry navigation. The above stories and tips are merely stories and tips. Actual experiences may vary.
Note: The original Ten Essentials list was assembled in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, a Seattle-based organization for climbers and outdoor adventurers. In 2003, the group's updated "systems" approach made its debut in its seminal text on climbing and outdoor exploration, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (The Mountaineers Books, 2010), now in its eighth edition.
* The 12 Essentials
Navigation (map and compass)
Sun protection (sunglasses and sunscreen)
Illumination (headlamp/flashlight)
Fire (waterproof matches/lighter/candles)
Repair kit and tools
Communication (whistle/cell or satellite phone and/or, GMRS/FRS radio/ELB or SPOT®)
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Classic Ten Essentials:
Sunglasses and sunscreen
Extra clothing
Headlamp/flashlight
Extra food
http://www.backcountryhunters.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=299&Itemid=123
This Washington Post story brought back memories of our adventure in Morocco back when we were living overseas, especially the time spent inside the medina at Fes.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/wandering-through-the-medinas-of-morocco/2013/02/07/80bfcc36-6a5f-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html
The 2013 GBBC will take place Friday, February 15, through Monday, February 18. Please join us for the 16th annual count!
The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual 4-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are.
http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc
(Metro and Central MN, NW, NE, and Southern MN)
This is a great opportunity to 'bird with a purpose' by participating in the Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas, the largest, most comprehensive bird conservation project ever conducted in Minnesota. In 2009, Minnesota began this 5-year project to document every breeding species in the state and where they nest. If you ever needed a reason to get outside and go birding, this is it.
Now, after four successful seasons, there is only one more year to contribute breeding bird information and make a lasting contribution to Minnesota bird conservation. In 2013, volunteers and partners will submit their sightings before September 1 which will wrap-up this historic project. We are expecting the final season to our best ever!
There are Two Ways to Help
1.Surveyors select and sign-up for a critical (priority) block. Blocks are available throughout the state. Surveyors spend about 20 hours between March and August driving, walking, paddling, or biking through different habitats within their survey block to record what they see. The goal for every block survey is to record as many species as you can find with the strongest evidence of breeding observed for each species. Evidence includes: seeing a pair in suitable habitat, an adult carrying nesting material or food, or seeing fledglings.
2. Field Observers document evidence of breeding species the same as surveyors, however, they are can submit observations from anywhere throughout the state or from your backyard or favorite birding site.
Participants do not need to be experts but need to be sure the species they report is correct. We do not count birds and you don't have to find nests, although by watching bird behavior you will definitely find them.
Your observations will help us learn more about our breeding birds and you will improve your bird identification and observational skills. Results from the Atlas will map the distribution of every breeding species we find and support local, county, state, and regional conservation planning.
To learn more about this project, how to participate, or see Atlas results to date, check out our project website, www.mnbba.org. Review the Handbook under the Materials tab and then use the Easy Guide to get started.
Still have questions? Contact the Project Coordinator, Bonnie Sample at bsample@audubon.org, or 651-739-9332, ext 20.
The Minnesota Breeding Bird Atlas is funded by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and the MN DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Audubon Minnesota, the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, and the Natural Resources Research Institute at UMD.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteering/opps/index.html#atlas
By Darryl Fears
She is described as awesome. And wonderful. And maybe a little weird. She is the world's oldest known living wild bird at age 62, and she produced a healthy chick that hatched Sunday.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/albatross-named-wisdom-astounds-scientists-by-giving-birth-at-age-62/2013/02/05/f46a68a6-6fc5-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend
Midway, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, is one of the world's most spectacular wildlife experiences. Nearly three million birds call it home for much of each year, including the world's largest population of Laysan Albatrosses, or "gooney birds". Hawaiian monk seals, green sea turtles and spinner dolphins frequent Midway's crystal blue lagoon.
Midway became an "overlay" refuge in 1988, while still under the primary jurisdiction of the Navy. With the closure of Naval Air Facility Midway Island in 1993, there began a transition from bullets to birds, a change in mission from national defense to wildlife conservation.
Midway is one of the most remote coral atolls on earth. Yet, it is much, much more!
•the last link in a global telegraph system, inaugurated by a message from President Teddy Roosevelt on the Fourth of July, 1903
•a landing site for Pan Am Clippers enroute across the Pacific Ocean in the late 1930s
•the focus of a 1942 battle that changed the tide of war in the Pacific
•from July 1942 to the end of hostilities, Midway served as a submarine base that aided in bringing the war to a close
•naval air facility that played a pivotal role in support of the Korean War, the Cold War and the Vietnam War
http://www.fws.gov/midway/
Wisdom Hatches Another Chick! (February 5, 2012)
The world's oldest living Laysan albatross, Wisdom, and her mate successfully hatched their chick on Sunday morning, February 3. Wisdom's mate tends to his newly hatched chick just hours after it hatched. While this photo was taken, Wisdom was currently at sea feeding and will return when it is time for her shift to keep her youngest safe and warm
http://www.fws.gov/midway/whatsnew.html
Midway Atoll
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway_Atoll
Trail of the Month: February 2013 California's Truckee River Bike Trail By Laura Stark
"As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface, I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords." —Mark Twain, American writer and humorist, on Lake Tahoe in Roughing It, published 1872
Surrounded by the majestic, snowcapped mountains of the Sierra Nevada and renowned for its clear blue water, the country's second deepest lake is surely as stunning today as when Mark Twain saw it more than a century ago. In fact, Lake Tahoe was recently deemed America's best lake by popular vote in a USA Today survey. Although dozens of tributaries flow into the lake, only one flows out, and it is along this waterway that the Truckee River Bike Trail is aligned.
"It's a pretty spectacular setting," says Barry Bergman, manager of trail development at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Western office. "And it's a year-round destination. The biggest crowds are in the winter, but it's also busy in the summer because of the lake."
The trail follows the former route of a tourist train that operated in the early 1900s. The Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company took passengers from the bustling railroad town of Truckee (a stop along the First Intercontinental Railroad) to Tahoe City on the lake's shore. From there, travelers could take steamships to other destinations on the lake. The railroad was leased to Southern Pacific Company in 1925, but by 1943 it had ceased operation, no match for the burgeoning car industry.
The critical role of railroads in the shaping of Truckee is fully explored in the Truckee Railroad Museum, which opened in 2010. Although the rail-trail stops about nine miles short of Truckee, you can continue heading north from its endpoint in Olympic Valley along the wide shoulder of Highway 89 to the downtown area where the museum is housed next to a historical, and still-functioning, train station. Before the railroad, the town was an important stagecoach and wagon stop called Coburn Station (after a saloon keeper) and retains its Wild West character in its rugged small-town feel and 19th century buildings.
The name Truckee that now graces the town, river and rail-trail, predates the coming of the railroad. Once known as the Salmon Trout River, the waterway was renamed for a leader of the Paiute tribe, known as Chief Truckee, in gratitude for guiding westward settlers through the area in the mid-1800s.
One notorious California-bound group, the Donner party, did not fair well. In late October 1846, the travel-weary group of more than 80 emigrants, many of whom were children, became stranded on the shores of Lake Truckee for several weeks in heavy snow, unable to complete their journey across the mountains. When they were finally rescued the following February, nearly half the group had perished, many from starvation. In a desperate attempt to survive, some had resorted to cannibalism. The Donner Memorial State Park in western Truckee stands as a testament to their tragic struggle.
South of Truckee the trail picks up in Olympic Valley, which was known as Squaw Valley when it was chosen to host the 1960 winter Olympic Games. In true American style, it was the first Olympic Games to tabulate scores by computer (IBM) and the opening and closing ceremonies were produced by famed animator Walt Disney. The elaborate entertainment involved 5,000 performers and set the standard for future Olympic Games.
Continuing south, through an evergreen forest, the asphalt trail closely follows the Truckee River, a pleasant place to cool off during a summer ride and an incredibly popular outlet for fishing, white water rafting, kayaking and paddle boarding. The area's popularity is, however, a double-edged sword.
"The river is heavily impacted by recreational use and its banks are becoming very degraded," says Lisa Wallace, executive director of the Truckee River Watershed Council. "We're losing vegetation and overhanging banks for fish."
To remedy the situation, the organization is partnering with the Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) and others to add more environmentally friendly river access points and directional signage in the hopes of improving the waterway so that it can continue to be enjoyed responsibly.
With this strong community support and its abundant beauty, the watershed became part of the National Forest Foundation's "Treasured Landscapes, Unforgettable Experiences" program this past fall, one of only 14 sites chosen nationwide. The program will support additional efforts to restore and protect the much-loved and much-used resource.
The trail's nearly seven-mile journey ends in Tahoe City, the gateway to the lake, just as the trains did decades ago. Interestingly, the unincorporated community is a city in name only. One of the responsibilities of its governing body, the TCPUD, is the development and management of the rail-trail.
"In the 1970s, TCPUD started a bicycle trail network in our district," says Cindy Gustafson, the organization's general manager. "Ever since that time, we've been working to complete a unified trail."
Just this summer, a critical piece of the network fell into place when the Lakeside Trail, which directly connects to the Truckee River Bike Trail, opened in downtown Tahoe City. Nineteen miles of paved off-road trail are now accessible along the western and northern shores of the lake. In an area known for its extreme sports, the level, smooth pathways are a welcome addition for walkers, casual cyclists, inline skaters and families.
"We had all these segments of trail, but the biggest gap has been right through the heart of Tahoe City," says Gustafson. "It forced bicyclists to share the road on a narrow two-lane roadway. The Lakeside Trail has connected everything together."
With 300,000 to 400,000 annual visitors on the Truckee River Bike Trail alone, Gustafson says the community has been "hugely supportive" of these efforts. "It's the most highly rated recreational facility that we operate," she says. "Visitors and residents want to get outdoors and not be trapped in their cars."
http://www.railstotrails.org/news/recurringFeatures/trailMonth/index.html
http://www.outdoorvolunteer.org/viewevent.aspx?eventid=798
Volunteer naturalists provide guided interptetive nature programs, host our nature center, or help patrol trails at many of our park locations. Thes duties are critical to meeting the agency goal of providing visitor service and education programs to the public at our park locations. Volunteers take part in a nationally recognized training program before staffing facilities and helping with special events. Additional training is provided for volunteers leading educational and interpretive programs for both schools and the general public. Continuous training is offered throughout the year in other specialty areas. Parks featuring volunteer led programs include Santa Clarita Woodlands, Franklin Canyon Park, King Gillete Ranch, Temescal Gateway Park, Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve, Vista Hermosa Natural Park, and the Puente/Chino Hills in Whittier.
http://www.lamountains.com/involved.asp#volunteer naturalist
http://www.execsearches.com/non-profit-jobs/jobDetail.asp?job_id=25501
https://www.rei.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=6461
https://careers-audubon.icims.com/jobs/1569/job
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It seems that many QC members have extensive experience with IB platform and trading IB account.
Does anybody know if IB always sends minute data or only if there was a trade executed during that minute?
Is OnData() guaranteed to trigger every minute even no minute trade bar came from the exchange?
Our data defaults to "Fill Forward" -- this guarantees data regardless of whether there was a trade. Inside the BaseData class there is a property "IsFillForward" which indicates the data has been copied forward in time.
I'm not sure how IB data behaves - maybe someone else has feedback on this part.
Also important: to my knowledge IB's data feed is not true tick data. They consolidate the data every 100 or 200 milliseconds or so and then send it out. This is only an issue if you are using tick charts (not for higher timeframes like 1+ min).
Thank you guys for the detailed explanation!


Molly Shen from KOMO news did a story about my visit to veteran friend Dan Berschinski and other wounded soldiers at Walter Reed - it was an amazing experience and an eye opener. We are awfully isolated over here, especially tucked way up in the Pacific NW - much of that is a blessing and much of that is thanks to many generations of veterans and active duty service members. I was thrilled to be able to help in any little way and believe we all can and should do more.


Oh well this last five weeks haven't gone according to plan what with me missing the first event due to hand foot and mouth and now having to miss this one due to me breaking my fifth metacarpal (bottom on little finger).
Also the main reason of competing is to spread the word of the testicular cancer awareness though wearing the BYB logo.
Well what can you do when injury happens, not much just do the very best you can by keeping your self active without putting too much pressure on the certain area in pain.
This is some pics with the injury, I did it while running home after work one night and caught my feet up in a metal hoop and went thump on the pavement.
The finger feels a better than it did just not ready to put pressure on it.
I'm 100% that I will be ready for my next event the London Marathon.


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Die Narrenzunft Honolulu ist die älteste Fasnachtszunft in der Schweizer Stadt Solothurn. Aufgabe der Zunft ist die Bewahrung der Tradition und die Ausrichtung der Solothurner Fasnacht. Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung der Narrenzunft Honolulu geht auf das Jahr 1853 zurück.

Geschichte
Die Wurzeln der Solothurner Fasnacht, das traditionelle närrische Treiben in der Woche vor dem Aschermittwoch, reichen nachweisbar bis ins 14. Jahrhundert. Im Spätmittelalter wurden vor allem Fasnachtsspiele aufgeführt. Das heute noch gepflegte Maskenlaufen kam erst im 16. Jahrhundert auf. Der erste dokumentierte Umzug (Korso) mit 22 Gruppen fand 1754 unter dem Motto Hundertjähriger Kalender statt.

Die grosse Zeit der neueren Solothurner Fasnacht begann 1853 mit der Gründung der Faschingsgesellschaft Honolulu, die sich seit 1862 bodenständiger Narrenzunft Honolulu nennt. Die aktiven Zunftmitglieder eröffnen jeweils am 13. Jänner mit ihrer Generalversammlung die offizielle Fasnacht. Sie setzen symbolisch den Stadtpräsidenten ab und der Ober (Zunftmeister) führt von da an bis zum Aschermittwoch das Zepter.

Die Generalversammlung findet seit 1888 im Restaurant Zum alten Stephan statt. Dort und anschliessend auch in weiteren Gaststätten geben die Narren Spottlieder und -verse zum Besten. Begleitet werden sie von der Hilari-Musig. Als Insignien tragen die Zünftler das Narrenzepter, die Narrenglocke, die Narrenlaterne und das blecherne Buch mit sich. Gekleidet sind sie in ein grünes Gewand, das einer früheren Nachtwächteruniform nachempfunden ist.

Die Gründung der Narrenzunft Honolulu gehört zu den fasnächtlichen Erneuerungsbewegungen aus dem Bürgertum, wie sie in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts im gesamten süddeutschen Raum zu beobachten waren. Die Zunft jener Zeit repräsentierte die damaligen politischen Machtverhältnisse: Die Mitglieder stammten alle aus dem gut situierten Bürgertum und standen mehrheitlich dem liberalen Gedankengut nahe.

Ablauf der Fasnacht
Nach katholischer Liturgie wird die Weihnachtszeit am 6. Januar mit dem Hochfest Epiphanias (Erscheinung des Herrn, volkstüml. Hl. Drei Könige) abgeschlossen. In den deutschsprachigen Ländern ist dies traditionell der Beginn der Fasnachtszeit. Dem Drei-Königs-Fest folgt am 13. Januar der Oktavtag, der gleichzeitig der Gedenktag des Hl. Hilarius von Poitiers ist. Weil hilaris auf lateinisch fröhlich, heiter heisst, befanden die Solothurner, der 13. Januar eigne sich treffender für den Fasnachtsbeginn als der 6. Januar.

Die 1883 von der Narrenzunft Honolulu erstmals organisierte Chesslete bildet am Schmutzigen Donnerstag den Auftakt zur eigentlichen Fasnachtswoche. Seit 1981 findet am gleichen Tag, nach der närrischen Proklamation, der Kinderumzug statt. Dort zeigen sich die Honolulu-Narren in Kostümen, die alte Stadtoriginale wie Hilarius Immergrün (bürgerl. Name Kiefer, Turmwächter zu  St. Ursen), Elisi (seine Tochter), Postheiri (Heinrich Meister, Briefträger), Bassi (ein Kesselflicker), Casanova (Giacomo Girolamo Casanova, verliebte sich in eine Solothurner Patrizergattin) oder Albertini (Gemüsehändlerin) darstellen.

Gesellschaftlicher Treffpunkt ist am Samstag der grosse Fasnachtsball, der seit 1901 von der Narrenzunft Honolulu organisiert wird. Ursprünglich als klassischer Maskenball gestaltet, der nach strengen Regeln ablief, hat sich der Anlass heute zu einem ungezwungenen Kostümfest entwickelt. Seine Hochblüte erlebte der Anlass in den 1920er Jahren, als jeweils über 1000 Personen daran teilnahmen, darunter auch prominente Gäste wie der Kunstmaler Ferdinand Hodler.

Am Sonntag und am Dienstag finden die Umzüge mit über 1200 aktiven Fasnächtlern statt. Beendet wird die Fasnachtswoche am Aschermittwoch mit dem Bööggverbrennen auf dem Marktplatz und der närrischen Abdankung in den Solothurner Beizen.

Die Zunft
Die Narrenzunft Honolulu besteht aus den Narren (aktive Zünftler), den Ehrennarren (ehemalige aktive Zünftler), den Lulus (Gesellen), den Ehrenlulus (besonders verdiente Gesellen) und den «Mitläufern». Gesamthaft sind es über 70 Personen, die für die vielfältigen Aktivitäten vor und während der Fasnacht verantwortlich zeichnen. Dazu gehören u. a. die Organisation und Durchführung der traditionellen Anlässe (Hilari, Chesslete, Proklamation, Kinderumzug, Kostümball, Böögverbrennen), die Herausgabe der Fasnachtszeitung Postheiri und die Teilnahme mit einem eigenen Wagen an den beiden grossen Umzügen.

Um als Narr aufgenommen zu werden, ist ein einstimmiger Beschluss der Zunftsitzung (Versammlung der aktiven Zünftler) notwendig. Der Weg dazu führt vielfach über den Gesellenstatus. Diesen erlangt, wer während fünf Jahren regelmässig an den Zunftanlässen teilnimmt und in einem der Ressorts mitarbeitet. Angeführt wird die Zunft vom Ober (Zunftmeister). Der Ober hat weitreichende Kompetenzen. So kann er zum Beispiel allein und abschliessend die Aufgaben- und Ressortzuteilung vornehmen. Er bleibt in der Regel 4 Jahre im Amt und bestimmt seinen Nachfolger selber.

Herkunft des Namens
Weil während der Fasnacht die Welt Kopf steht, wird die Stadt Solothurn in der närrischen Zeit Honolulu genannt. Das im Pazifik gelegene Honolulu gilt dabei als exotische Antipode von Solothurn.

Eingeführt hat den Begriff Honolulu die Redaktion der von 1845 bis 1875 in Solothurn herausgegebenen humoristischen Zeitschrift Der Postheiri – womöglich der Herausgeber Alfred Hartmann selbst. Dort stand von Anfang an Honolulu für «Solothurn», Honolulesen für «Solothurner» und honolulisch für «solothurnisch»; 1854 wurde diese Terminologie durch Honolulistan und 1870 Honolulesien für den «Kanton Solothurn» ergänzt. Die (damals «Sandwichinseln» genannten) Hawaii-Inseln und deren Hauptstadt Honolulu waren in den 1840er-Jahren in Europa breiter bekannt geworden, da damals einerseits die Vereinigten Staaten, Grossbritannien und Frankreich um Einfluss auf den Inseln rangen und anderseits das Königreich Hawai'i für seine Selbständigkeit stritt. Honolulu für «Solothurn» dürfte, wie bei anderen Verballhornungen von Ortsnamen im Postheiri, klangassoziativ begründet sein.

Quellen
 Solothurner Fasnacht, Verlag Altstadtbuchhandlung Solothurn, Text: Max Egger, Ruedi Rust
 Archiv der Narrenzunft Honolulu, Solothurn
 Broschüre nimmmimit – die Narrenzunft Honolulu zeigt ein Stück Fasnachtsgeschichte, hrsg. vom Museum Altes Zeughaus Solothurn, 2010
 Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Band XI: Schaichet – StGB, Basel 2012

Weblinks
 Website der Narrenzunft Honolulu
 Website der Solothurner Fasnacht

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Feste und Brauchtum (Schweiz)
Kultur (Solothurn)
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Organisation (Solothurn)
Verein (Schweiz)
Kulturelle Organisation (Schweiz)

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Last Nativity I allowed myself to stray abroad in the direction of the Grange, hoping for an invitation to spend this holy festival with Godwine and Aelfraed. The snow was thick on the fields, so I chanced that these two men would use the excuse of hard travel to remain by themselves rather than attend mid-winter mass in the town. I am afraid my claim of wandering in the storm was belied by the cask of Leofwen's good ale that I offered to Godwine as, God be praised, he ushered me to the spot nearest the fire.
"But will not Goodwife Leofwen miss you and your music for the festival days, O'Quill?" Aelfraed asked as his partner took the cask to broach it and pour ale in three bowls. Aelfraed went to the fire pit and took a poker and placed it in the coals to heat.
The two men looked at me astounded. I quickly added, so as not to discomfit them, "You two take such good care of your animals and crops." I tried not to smile as their faces relaxed. Their secret was safe with me, and by so speaking I believe I revealed that I knew it but that was as far as my knowledge would travel.
Aelfraed took the poker from the fire as Godwine welcomed my visit fulsomely. The tip of the poker in each bowl warmed the ale, and as I took my first sip I noticed that the brother had added some festive spices. I toasted him with a raised bowl. "Nollaig Shona Duit!" I said.
I knew what he said was true, for I discovered the delights of this pastime in the past couple of years that I have been at Wintonceaster. Though the humid air in the bath is not good for my harp, I like to play it first and thereafter share some of the songs of my own countrymen.
"Are you permitted the pleasure of the communal bath?" I hazarded.
The two men looked at each other and laughed. "Oh no, good sir, our abbess would be most displeased to see even her lay servants participate in what she calls such immorality and licentiousness!" Godwine replied with emphasis.
"What about when you are here alone?" I pursued.
"But in summer we can go to the pond and swim with the ducks!" his partner said happily.
"Get your cloak, O'Quill, and come with me," Aelfraed said, getting up and heading to where his own simple cloak hung on a nail.
Aelfraed chuckled as he brought over a bag of the donkey's food and fitted it over his nose and mouth and looped over his ears.
"Would that not get in the way of singing?" the lay brother asked, and then went on in a merry tone, "Or whatever it is you do with the pretty women?" I looked at him and saw him wink.
Just as we went back out of the byre I heard him call to the animals, "Never fear, we will be back with you tonight for your Nativity Mass." I looked at him curiously, but his face was covered with the sides of his deep cowl so I could not see if he was laughing at me.
I thought, "Now this is when I will see what he meant before. We took up our cloaks, and Godwine fetched the wooden cross from the wall. We went out into the night to see the clouds had cleared and the stars were so sharply bright it almost hurt the eyes. It was more bitterly cold. The warmth of the byre was even more noticeable after the chill blast.
I knew immediately what the plan was, for Godwine and Aelfraed busied themselves getting everything in order for some sort of ritual. One hung the cross on the wall on a nail provided for the purpose. The other, who had brought a small horn lantern, set it on a table he pulled to the space between where each animal was housed. I took a seat on a manger, taking note of the fact that Jesu lay in just such a rude bed. I listened quietly as the two men spoke in Latin over the table.
"Do you do this often?" I asked when they had finished and taken a stool each.
"Where more fitting to celebrate the Nativity than with our beasts?" Godwine beamed with happiness.
I glanced around at these beasts. Baalam the donkey stood with his head over the gate of his stall. The sheep huddled together, some standing and some with their legs tucked under themselves for warmth. The ducks gathered in their nesting boxes and the chickens roosted all snuggled up together. I saw the cat they called Duckie slip in through the side of the roost and come over to jump into Aelfraed's lap for a long chin scratch.
The two men began to sing the mass in Latin. They were not priests, nor even monks, but just lay brothers but they sang the mass with all the devotion and joy of a choir in the great Minster. Their eyes shown as they shared the music with the creatures that resided in the byre. I picked out the melodies of the many chants on my harp.
I took care to act as though I was sound asleep and snoring before my two hosts crawled under the blankets on their own palette. I wanted to afford them the privacy of a shared moment, something I knew they must live out here, isolated from their fellow men, in order to have without rebuke. I was rewarded by over hearing the sound of contentment in their goodnights and thought I heard a quiet sigh at the conclusion of a kiss as they hunkered down for warmth.
Indeed God is Love whenever such love is present, whether for one's fellow man, the beasts, or someone whose heart you hold dear.


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Even the New Years celebration must come to an end on New Year's Day. But it was a good party!
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New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar with the exception of Israel, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. In Western Christianity New Year's Day, January 1, is the eighth day of Christmas.
January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of a particular passing year, especially on radio, television and in newspapers, which usually starts right after thanksgiving. Publications often have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year. Common topics include politics, natural disasters, music and the arts and the listing of significant individuals who died during the past year. Often there are also articles on planned or expected changes in the coming year, such as the description of new laws that often take effect on January 1.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion to celebrate the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There are often fireworks at midnight. Some countries, Germany for example, permit individuals to burn fireworks, even if it's usually outlawed the rest of the year. It is also customary to make New Year's resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfil in the coming year. The most popular resolutions in the Western world include to quit tobacco smoking, stop excessive drinking of alcohol, lose weight, get physically fit, and save money. (From: Wikipedia, license: CCA-SA)
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import uuid

from gnocchiclient.tests.functional import base

class ResourceClientTest(base.ClientTestBase):
    RESOURCE_ID = str(uuid.uuid4())
    RESOURCE_ID2 = "foo"
    PROJECT_ID = str(uuid.uuid4())

    def test_help(self):
        self.gnocchi("help", params="resource list")
        self.gnocchi("help", params="resource history")
        self.gnocchi("help", params="resource search")

    def test_resource_scenario(self):
        apname = str(uuid.uuid4())
        # Create an archive policy
        self.gnocchi(
            u'archive-policy', params=u"create %s"
            u" -d granularity:1s,points:86400" % apname)

        # CREATE
        result = self.gnocchi(
            u'resource', params=u"create %s --type generic" %
            self.RESOURCE_ID)
        resource = json.loads(result)
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource["id"])
        self.assertIsNone(resource["project_id"])
        self.assertIsNotNone(resource["started_at"])

        # CREATE FAIL
        result = self.gnocchi('resource',
                              params="create generic -a id:%s" %
                              self.RESOURCE_ID,
                              fail_ok=True, merge_stderr=True)
        self.assertEqual(
            "Resource %s already exists (HTTP 409)\n" % self.RESOURCE_ID,
            result)

        # UPDATE
        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params=("update -t generic %s -a project_id:%s "
                                "-n temperature:%s" %
                                (self.RESOURCE_ID, self.PROJECT_ID, apname)))
        resource_updated = json.loads(result)
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_updated["id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_updated["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(resource["started_at"],
                         resource_updated["started_at"])
        self.assertIn("temperature", resource_updated["metrics"])

        # GET
        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params="show -t generic %s" % self.RESOURCE_ID)
        resource_got = json.loads(result)
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_got["id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_got["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(resource["started_at"], resource_got["started_at"])
        self.assertIn("temperature", resource_got["metrics"])

        # HISTORY
        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params="history --type generic %s" % self.RESOURCE_ID)
        resource_history = json.loads(result)
        self.assertEqual(2, len(resource_history))
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_history[0]["id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_history[1]["id"])
        self.assertIsNone(resource_history[0]["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_history[1]["project_id"])

        # LIST
        result = self.gnocchi('resource', params="list -t generic")
        self.assertIn(self.RESOURCE_ID,
                      [r['id'] for r in json.loads(result)])
        resource_list = [r for r in json.loads(result)
                         if r['id'] == self.RESOURCE_ID][0]
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_list["id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_list["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(resource["started_at"], resource_list["started_at"])

        # Search
        result = self.gnocchi('resource',
                              params=("search --type generic "
                                      "'project_id=%s'"
                                      ) % self.PROJECT_ID)
        resource_list = json.loads(result)[0]
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_list["id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_list["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(resource["started_at"], resource_list["started_at"])

        # UPDATE with Delete metric
        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params=("update -t generic %s -a project_id:%s "
                                "-d temperature" %
                                (self.RESOURCE_ID, self.PROJECT_ID)))
        resource_updated = json.loads(result)
        self.assertNotIn("temperature", resource_updated["metrics"])

        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params=("update %s -d temperature" % self.RESOURCE_ID),
            fail_ok=True, merge_stderr=True)
        self.assertEqual(
            "Metric name temperature not found\n",
            result)

        # CREATE 2
        result = self.gnocchi(
            'resource', params=("create %s -t generic "
                                "-a project_id:%s"
                                ) % (self.RESOURCE_ID2, self.PROJECT_ID))
        resource2 = json.loads(result)
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID2,
                         resource2["original_resource_id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource2["project_id"])
        self.assertIsNotNone(resource2["started_at"])

        # Search + limit + short
        result = self.gnocchi('resource',
                              params=("search "
                                      "-t generic "
                                      "'project_id=%s' "
                                      "--sort started_at:asc "
                                      "--marker %s "
                                      "--limit 1"
                                      ) % (self.PROJECT_ID, self.RESOURCE_ID))
        resource_limit = json.loads(result)[0]
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID2,
                         resource_limit["original_resource_id"])
        self.assertEqual(self.PROJECT_ID, resource_limit["project_id"])
        self.assertEqual(resource2["started_at"], resource_limit["started_at"])

        # DELETE
        self.gnocchi('resource',
                     params="delete %s" % self.RESOURCE_ID,
                     has_output=False)
        self.gnocchi('resource',
                     params="delete %s" % self.RESOURCE_ID2,
                     has_output=False)

        # GET FAIL
        result = self.gnocchi('resource',
                              params="show --type generic %s" %
                              self.RESOURCE_ID,
                              fail_ok=True, merge_stderr=True)
        self.assertEqual(
            "Resource %s does not exist (HTTP 404)\n" % self.RESOURCE_ID,
            result)

        # DELETE FAIL
        result = self.gnocchi('resource',
                              params="delete %s" % self.RESOURCE_ID,
                              fail_ok=True, merge_stderr=True,
                              has_output=False)
        self.assertEqual(
            "Resource %s does not exist (HTTP 404)\n" % self.RESOURCE_ID,
            result)

        # Create and Batch Delete
        result1 = self.gnocchi(
            u'resource', params=u"create %s --type generic" %
            self.RESOURCE_ID)
        result2 = self.gnocchi(
            u'resource', params=u"create %s --type generic" %
            self.RESOURCE_ID2)
        resource1 = json.loads(result1)
        resource2 = json.loads(result2)
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource1['id'])
        self.assertEqual(self.RESOURCE_ID2, resource2['original_resource_id'])
        result3 = self.gnocchi(
            'resource batch delete ',
            params=("'id in [%s, %s]' "
                    "-t generic") % (resource1["id"], resource2["id"]))
        resource3 = json.loads(result3)
        self.assertEqual(2, int(resource3["deleted"]))
        result4 = self.gnocchi(
            'resource batch delete ',
            params=("'id in [%s, %s]' "
                    "-t generic") % (resource1["id"], resource2["id"]))
        resource4 = json.loads(result4)
        self.assertEqual(0, int(resource4["deleted"]))

        # LIST EMPTY
        result = self.gnocchi('resource', params="list -t generic")
        resource_ids = [r['id'] for r in json.loads(result)]
        self.assertNotIn(self.RESOURCE_ID, resource_ids)
        self.assertNotIn(self.RESOURCE_ID2, resource_ids)


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Q: Multiple Workers to run parallel-ly in .NET core I have created a Worker Service project in .NET Core with the intention of 3 independent workers. All these 3 workers should run parallel-ly and independent of other workers. And this worker service as a whole will be running as a Windows Service.
In the main Program.cs, I have registered the 3 workers as below:
public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
            Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
                .UseWindowsService()
                .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
                {
                    IConfiguration configuration = hostContext.Configuration;
                    services.AddHostedService<WorkerA>();
                    services.AddHostedService<WorkerB>();
                    services.AddHostedService<WorkerC>();
                });
    }

Each worker code will be as follows, doing their intended job:
protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
{
     while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
     {
          WorkerA_DoWork();
          await Task.Delay(6000, stoppingToken);
     }
}

Problem Statement: When I execute the project, I am facing few issues like, when WorkerA() doesn't have any process to run, WorkerB() (or) WorkerC() do not start their work. I think it is basically waiting for WorkerA() to do something before WorkerB() or WorkerC() can start doing their work.
Please advise how can they work independently i.e.: each workers should not wait for other worker and should run independently.

A:
When I execute the project, I am facing few issues like, when WorkerA() doesn't have any process to run, WorkerB() (or) WorkerC() do not start their work. I think it is basically waiting for WorkerA() to do something before WorkerB() or WorkerC() can start doing their work.

.NET Core allows any number of hosted services; however, it starts executing them serially. So the problem with this code:
protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
{
  while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
  {
    WorkerA_DoWork();
    await Task.Delay(6000, stoppingToken);
  }
}

is that WorkerA_DoWork is synchronous. I.e., it's synchronously waiting for work to do.
The solution can be one of two things. Either make the "get next work item" method asynchronous:
protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
{
  while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
  {
    await WorkerA_DoWorkAsync();
    await Task.Delay(6000, stoppingToken);
  }
}

or wrap the entire ExecuteAsync inside a Task.Run:
protected override Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken) => Task.Run(async () =>
{
  while (!stoppingToken.IsCancellationRequested)
  {
    WorkerA_DoWork();
    await Task.Delay(6000, stoppingToken);
  }
});

A: Sadly in .net Core you just can initialize 1 HostedService, which mean that only the first inyected will run in background. A fiable solution is to create a HostedService Wrapper, that initizalices your classes:
public class Orchestrator: IHostedService
{
    private readonly WorkerA _workerA;
    private readonly WorkerB _workerB;

    public Orchestrator(WorkerA workerA, WorkerB workerB)
    {
        _workerA = workerA;
        _workerB = workerB;
    }
    #endregion

    public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        Task.Run(async () => await _workerA.StartAsync(cancellationToken));
        Task.Run(async () => await _workerB.StartAsync(cancellationToken));

        return Task.CompletedTask;
    }

    public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
    {
        return Task.WhenAll(StartAsync(cancellationToken));
    }
}

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Bottom line, Jarlath's took their chances in an entertaining refixture and now move on to a semi-final with league winners, St Gerald's, Castlebar on Wednesday, February 27. Holders Rice College, Westport saw off Ballinrobe Community School to earn a crack at league runners-up, St Colman's, Claremorris in the last four.


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Scott hates when things go wrong with his iPhone and iPad, but he's not afraid to talk about it. Sam Negri finds a new use for the iPad Camera Connection Kit. John Nemo speaks into the mic (the Samson Meteor Mic, no less), and Suzé Gilbert helps us Visualize what idea sharing can be on the iPad.


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By: Diana D'Amelio on June 6th, 2019
Does IVF Hurt? Common IVF Questions Answered
Support | In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
You have reached the point in your fertility journey when it is time to decide: Do I go forward with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or not?
For most of us, this question raises even more questions. Does IVF hurt? Will it really work? What will I do if IVF fails?
In this article, we dive into some of the common, questions people have about IVF.
The Truth: How Much Does IVF Hurt?
First, let's address the question of pain. In vitro fertilization requires a lot of injections and many blood draws. Typically speaking, you are either blasé about needles, or the thought alone makes you run the other way.
If you're making the switch from IUI (intra uterine insemination) cycles, or other fertility treatment therapies, chances are that by now, you are aware of how you react to being poked or prodded with needles. Most women are relieved to find that they can deal with the needles. It's the first one that tends to be the scariest!
A Step-by-Step Breakdown of an IVF Cycle
IVF treatment begins with you taking birth control pills or similar medication for a short period of time before the procedure to control the timing of the cycle. Once the course of pills is finished, an ultrasound is done. This is the baseline examination of your ovaries for later comparison.
When your IVF cycle begins, you will receive instructions on how to administer daily doses of a medication mixture over eight to twelve days to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs. Many fertility programs offer a class and training session to IVF patients that goes over how to use and administer medications, as well as timing of injections. Some fertility practices have videos so that you can follow step-by-step when it's time to administer the medication at home.
What Exactly Hurts and How Long Will it Last?
You will visit the clinic approximately every other day to have blood drawn. At this time, you will also have a vaginal ultrasound to determine where you are in your reproductive cycle.
When your follicles reach the desired size, a final injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or Ovidril, also called a "trigger" shot, will help the eggs mature fully. You may experience some bloating and minor cramping during this time, but nothing drastic.
I've Heard About Ovarian Hyperstimulation (OHSS) and it's Scary!
In a very small number of cases -- no more than 1% -- a woman will experience a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS) following the injection of hCG.
Mild symptoms might occur over the next 10 days that include abdominal bloating and a feeling of fullness, nausea and diarrhea. More intense symptoms may include weight gain, vomiting, darker urine and tender ovaries. Patients with these symptoms should notify their doctor and measures can be taken to help relieve the symptoms.
What Does Egg Retrieval Feel Like?
To retrieve the eggs, you will be given IV sedation for the 15-minute procedure, and so you won't feel any pain. You most likely will be able to go home within several hours, and your eggs will be combined with designated sperm to be fertilized in the laboratory.
Within five or six days, the fertilized eggs will have developed into embryos. At this time, one or more embryos may be transferred back to your uterus. Approximately two weeks after the embryos are transferred, a pregnancy test is done. In many cases, the embryos are frozen (cryopreserved).
They can be transferred later, once your uterus develops a nice lining, either through a natural or a medicated cycle. This is called an FET (frozen embryo transfer) cycle.
What Can I Do to Prepare Mentally and Emotionally for IVF ?
For most women, it's not a question of pain. Rather, IVF is about endurance, both physical and emotional. One way to cope is by focusing on the desired end-result.
Justine Houle, who worked at RMA of Connecticut and underwent fertility treatment herself, analyzed her thought process as she prepared for the egg retrieval, just as she was about to administer the final injections to herself.
"I'm not going to lie, at this point in the process, my stomach felt raw. I had small bruises at some of the injection sites, and I felt like the world's biggest pin cushion without any space for more pokes. I truly couldn't fathom how or where I'd be able to administer three more injections. Not to mention the emotional exhaustion finally hit me- the process had worn me down (without me even realizing it). I was ready for the retrieval to be over… The "what ifs" where would I be able to give myself three more shots? But, the "I know" won out -- I would do whatever was needed."
Another patient said the following:
When I started the injections, I was feeling nervous but excited for the outcome! Going through this journey you have so many emotions! I felt a slight pinching sensation, but it wasn't bad at all for me. I wouldn't change anything about my journey because I was blessed with a beautiful, healthy boy! Love RMA and everything they did to help our family be whole."
Each patient has a different experience mentally and emotionally for IVF treatment. Make sure that the staff you have chosen is there to help and guide you along the way.
Steps to Get Emotionally Ready for IVF
Before you move from IUI to IVF, it's OK to pause and assess your situation. You want to be ready emotionally, financially and in every other way that may apply to your personal situation.
Lisa Schuman, Director of Mental Health Services at RMA of Connecticut, is a licensed clinical social worker who offers guidance to women who sometimes feel exhausted by their treatment for infertility. Many women have a difficult time moving to IVF after undergoing a series of IUI cycles that didn't work.
"You may need time to let this reality sink in," Schuman writes. "We need to realize IVF is a medical intervention that is helpful in our family planning. In order to minimize the financial and emotional costs of going through endless IUI's when our doctor advises otherwise, we need to move forward. But we're still in shock about the current reality. So, one way to make what is uncomfortable, comfortable is to find ways to make it more real and familiar. We need to let reality absorb into a system that is fighting it."
Schuman recommends journaling about your feelings and talking to supportive people, including a reproductive counselor, who "can help you grieve the loss over your dreams of having a child "naturally" and help you move to a place of acceptance, and lack of self-blame."
"Soon what was formally uncomfortable is likely to become comfortable," Schuman says.
Discussing your reality in a safe place and airing your stress and grief can release pain and help make your news more real. It's not something you ever wanted but it may be just what you need to start getting to the business of being a parent."
Will IVF Work for Me?
When it comes to IVF, you might also be concerned about treatment outcomes. In vitro fertilization offers the best success rate for infertile couples and individuals. However, it does not come with a guarantee.
Every two years, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) reports IVF success rates nationally and by clinic for the practices that submit their individual figures.
The rates reflect the percentage of live births per egg retrieval; patients should expect to have up to three IVF procedures after their eggs are retrieved. Women over 40 might especially consider using donor eggs, which increases success rates significantly.
These are the national rates reported by SART for 2016:
Live Births per Egg Retrieval
For women younger than 35, the percentage of live births per egg retrieval was 54.5%.
For women ages 35 to 37, the percentage of live births per egg retrieval was 40.3%.
For women ages 43 and up, the percentage of live births per egg retrieval was 4.1%.
Given that IVF success can feel like it mimics the flip of a coin, author Rachel Gurevich answers this question -- how do so many women -- individually and with their partners -- move forward? It's called hope. Working with the right team, and taking all the necessary steps physically, mentally and medically to succeed, the chance of bringing home a baby feels much more obtainable.
How Do I Balance the Fear of Pain and the Hope of a Baby?
Staying calm, optimistic and ready for anything requires resilience. Options include calling a friend or relative, trying to recall what that book on fertility treatment said, or bookmarking a favorite website. When those aren't available, an app for your phone called FertiCalm might provide the answer.
As you feel distress, and wherever you are, the app provides coping techniques for many situations, including "social scenarios faced by women on their family building journey."
Sometimes it's helpful just to remember that you aren't alone. Support groups, like those offered by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and RMA of Connecticut can connect you with others facing similar feelings and experiences. Tens of thousands of women and couples have gone through fertility treatment – and IVF specifically – with great success. More than 8 million babies have been born because of IVF since 1978. Entire medical practices are set up to help you move through the process, cope with the stress, and have a baby.
When you are ready to talk about your options and learn more about IVF, the team at RMA of Connecticut, which includes health and wellness counselors, will answer your questions.
Call our New Patient Coordinator at (203) 956-2265.
Interested in learning more about IVF?
Discover affordable IVF treatments in the Tri-State area!
About Diana D'Amelio
As RMACT's resident Physician Assistant, Diana D'Amelio, RPA-C, serves multiple functions at the Norwalk, Danbury, Trumbull and Stamford offices of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut. As a clinician, she sees patients and performs physicals and procedures such as endometrial biopsies, ultrasounds, hysterosalpingograms and saline sonograms. In addition to reproductive medicine patients, she sees many of the PCOS adolescent population. Diana often does morning monitoring for our patients and evaluates oocyte donors. Diana received her undergraduate degree in biology from Cornell University and completed the Surgeon's Assistant Program at Cornell University Medical College. She has practiced in the field of infertility since 1993.


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Q: Mesh fails to create I've been trying to create a road mechanic but when I instantiate a mesh, it fails to even create.
I have a version where it's a mesh created in the script(commented) and it works as intended, but when i switch to the instantiated, the roadStart ray and roadend ray both work. I followed a tutorial by quill18 to get a sense of where to go. But I got to a point where I got so frustrated I just copy and pasted and it still failed to work.
bool ClickLoc(out Vector3 point)
{
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    {
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    return false;
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{
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    if (length < .5)
    {
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    GameObject road = (GameObject)Instantiate(prefabRoad);
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    road.transform.position = roadStart + new Vector3(0, 0.01f, 0);

    road.transform.rotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(Vector3.right, roadEnd - roadStart);
    Debug.Log(road.transform.rotation.eulerAngles);

    Vector3[] vertices = {
            new Vector3(0,      0, -width/2),
            new Vector3(1, 0, -width/2),
            new Vector3(1, 0,  width/2),
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        };

    int[] triangles = {
            1, 0, 2,    // triangle 1
            2, 0, 3     // triangle 2
        };

    Vector2[] uv = {
            new Vector2(0, 0),
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            new Vector2(1, 1),
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        };

    Vector3[] normals = {
            Vector3.up,
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        };

    Mesh mesh = new Mesh();

    mesh.vertices = vertices;
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    mesh.uv = uv;
    mesh.normals = normals;

    MeshFilter mesh_filter = road.GetComponent<MeshFilter>();
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}
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Vector3 roadEnd;
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    if (yes == true & Input.GetMouseButtonDown(0) )
    {

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    if (Input.GetMouseButtonUp(0))
    {
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        print(click);
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        }

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    if (Input.GetMouseButtonUp(1))
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The road created will start at the center of the map and end at my mouse position

A: I tried and copy your CreateRoad() method and took a quad, cleared the mesh from meshfilter and used that as the roadPRefab and it works. Think it might be as derHugo says; that some portion of your code does not get called.


Do you want to start making a difference in the environment by recording wildlife you find but don't know how to go about it?
The following give you the essential information of how to start.
Collecting data about a group of species or certain kinds of habitats is, for many people, a natural extension of their general interest in wildlife. To help identify species correctly, a relevant guide is essential, and joining a society brings contact with other interested people. Study courses are also run by various schemes and societies, and at field centres, such as Kindrogan in Perthshire (www.field-studies-council.org/kindrogan).
On the whole, wildlife recording is a cheap hobby, where the greatest expenses are books and travel rather than costly equipment. However, a microscope, hand lenses, binoculars, nets or other specialist tools are a necessity for certain groups of wildlife species.
Many people get started through one of the more popular species groups, such as birds or butterflies. However, once you have got the hang of biological recording, it is worth branching out to get a wider knowledge of wildlife by attempting some less popular species groups. This takes time but you will find that it is well worth the effort! The growth of good identification guides and keys for most species groups is a tremendous help to beginners and the more advanced recorder. Visiting a museum with a good reference collection is another very worthwhile exercise.
Beginners with basic skills can collect good data but will need a bit of time and practice to develop their skills. It is important to realise that many individual specimens will not always be identifiable, even with the aid of a good reference book. Beginners should not be put off by this but rather concentrate on getting the feel for the species. With practice, you will discover that what initially looked the same may, in fact, be quite different, and points overlooked will be the key to success. Practice may not always make perfect but it certainly helps!