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Q: Use of a Poisson distribution from a distance matrix to determine dbscan parameters I´ve been researching about automatic determination of parameters for DBSCAN (a density-based clustering algorithm -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBSCAN), especially eps, and have found the following paper, which proposes a method for determining the best eps from the data themselves: http://www.joics.com/publishedpapers/2012_9_7_1967_1973.pdf
However, the paper claims, in page 1969, section 3.1, about a distance matrix DIST$_{n \times n}$:

We calculate the value of each element in DIST$_{n\times n}$ successively, and then sort them in an ascending order line by line. We use DIST$_{n \times i}$ to express the $i$th column value in DIST$_{n \times n}$. As all data in DIST$_{n \times i}$ obeys the Poisson distribution[6], we use the maximum likelihood estimation in mathematics to estimate the value of parameter $\lambda$. That is to say, $\lambda$ can be obtained by means of the geometrical mean of the value of DIST$_{n \times i}$.

The paper goes to claim that this $\lambda$ can be used as eps. Is there a reason for this claim? I have read about the Poisson distribution, but nowhere I have found found support for the claim that distances should follow this distribution (I admit to not being very knowledgeable about probability distributions, however). If this claim is not spurious, it would enormously simplify working with DBSCAN, as it would diminish the guesswork necessary to determine parameters.

A: Ideally, you shouldn't be guessing the parameters.
For DBSCAN, the epsilon parameter is a distance. Whenever you are using DBSCAN, you should first understand distance in your data set.
Without having a working and reliable distance, DBSCAN results won't be convincing. And once you have understood your distances, it should no longer be hard to choose epsilon.
For example on geographic data, a lot of people work naively with Euclidean distance on latitude/longitude coordinates. This is flawed, and choosing epsilon is largely based on guessing. But using great-circle distance, you can actually give the distance in km, and choose it to fit your desired analysis. For example, when analyzing car accidents, you can assume that 20 meters is maybe a reasonable value (large enough to cover one crossroad, but not the next).
So figure out your distance function first.
But if you don't want to choose epsilon, use OPTICS. It's published by the original DBSCAN authors, it works great, and it does no longer require the epsilon parameter (unless you use that b0rked matlab/python version that has been floating around the interwebs for some time; which is an inefficient DBSCAN actually, not proper OPTICS). It has an epsilon parameter, but that is for limiting the runtime only. In DBSCAN terms, it is the maximum epsilon you allow (which is why you can set it to infinity, if you don't care about runtime).
There is a new HDBSCAN* by some of the original authors, which is described as "OPTICS done right". But I have not yet tested it or seen an implementation.

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CATCH THE BUZZ – Bee Sting Therapy for COVID
Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor, will comment on whether bee sting therapy might have a role in COVID-19 treatment when he briefly addresses the UC Davis-based Third COVID-19 Symposium on Wednesday, June 3 via Zoom and YouTube.
The symposium, primarily on vaccines, begins at 4:30 p.m. with a pre-program. The main program is set for 5 to 7. To register and view the program, access https://bit.ly/2AgVbxY. The symposium has already drawn registrants from 15 countries, said UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, who organizes and moderates the symposiums.
Anecdoctal information recently published in sciencedirect.com indicates that beekeepers living in the epicenter of the COVID-19 virus did not contract the virus, and neither did a a group of patients receiving apitherapy.
"These people have one thing in common: they develop a tolerance to bee sting," wrote lead author Wei Yang, an oncologist from China and two associates. The co-authors pointed out that "It reminds us the story of the discovery of cowpox and the eventual victory of humans over this disease (Bennett and Baxby, 1996)."
Page, not involved with the proposed research, is internationally known for his research on honey bee behavior and population genetics, particularly the evolution of complex social behavior. He is the author of the newly published book, The Art of the Bee: Shaping the Environment from Landscapes to Societies.
The pre-program of interviews and questions will include an interview with retired UC Davis Medical Center nurse Carolyn Wyler of Sacramento, a passenger on the ill-fated Grand Princess cruise ship.
The main program, from 5 to 7 p.m., will begin with a welcoming address by UC Davis Chancellor Gary May. The panelists:
• Dr. Robert Gallo, who co-discovered that HIV causes AIDS, is the Homer and Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine; co-founder and director of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology; and co-founder of the Global Virus Network.
• Kate Broderick, who is leading an INOVIO research team in San Diego to develop a DNA vaccine for COVID-19,
• Dr. Dean Blumberg, professor and chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UC Davis Health
• Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine., dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine.
Also interviewed will be Dr. Atul Malhotra, professor of Medicine, Pulmonology, Critical Care, UC San Diego Health, and Dr. Stuart H. Cohen, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, UC Davis School of Medicine.
Leal, a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a member of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology faculty and a former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, has organized and moderated two other COVID-19 symposiums. The first symposium is online at https://bit.ly/2VurK3Z and the second at https://bit.ly/3b8TAau.
Leal may be reached at wsleal@ucdavis.edu for more information.
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What is a pessary?
A pessary is a device that is inserted into the vagina to support organs if a prolapse has occurred (your bladder drops down, for example) and/or treat urinary incontinence. There are various types of pessary and they come in different sizes. The device is usually made of silicone.
Who can fit a pessary?
In general, pessaries are fitted by gynecologists or, in some instances, by urologists or else physicians with a subspecialty in urogynecology. More and more nurses and physiotherapists are trained to install pessaries and look after certain complications. It is essential to obtain your pessary from a professional and not try to create your own using everyday objects or materials, because you may risk causing yourself serious injury and even kidney problems.
Who uses a pessary?
The main users are women with genital prolapse (dropping of the bladder, uterus, rectum or vaginal vault) or patients with weak bladders (urinary incontinence). Less frequently and in very specific cases, a pregnant woman may wear a pessary.
Women of all ages choose pessaries because they do not want to undergo surgery, their general health does not allow them to have an operation or, alternatively, to help them to feel more comfortable while awaiting surgery (waiting lists). Some users will need a pessary when they do certain physical exercises, for example.
Can I take care of matters myself?
Most users are able to carry out the care needed themselves. If they cannot, a CLSC or outpatient nurse can help.
What care is needed?
The pessary must be removed on a regular basis, washed using a mild soap and rinsed. It must then be reinserted using a special jelly that lubricates the vagina and contains products that slow the development of bacteria and therefore unpleasant odour. We recommend the use of a long-term water-based gel.
Your doctor/therapist or nurse will suggest how often you should take these care measures. It will usually be once a week; care can be carried out once month or sometimes at longer intervals. It is very important to keep to the frequency of care suggested.
Can I have sexual relations while wearing the pessary?
Many patients have sex while the pessary remains in their vagina; this is not dangerous. In other cases, too little space remains in the vagina once the pessary is in place. It must then be removed during sexual relations.
Pessaries are obviously not a method of contraception and provide no protection against sexually transmissible diseases. There is no scientific documentation leading us to believe that condoms are just as effective with a pessary in place. If you have sex with a new partner, it would be preferable to use a condom and remove the pessary.
If I use a pessary, what should I be worried about?
Generally speaking, pessary users will notice an increase in vaginal discharge (sometimes because they use too much jelly). Significant changes in discharge, such as strong odour, pus, blood or very thick white discharge (like cottage cheese) are signs that you should consult your nurse or doctor as soon as possible. You should be concerned if your pessary causes you pain, constipation or difficulty in urinating.
WHEN IN DOUBT: REMOVE THE PESSARY.
How much does a pessary cost?
Passaries are not covered by the government health plan (RAMQ). The cost varies from clinic to clinic, and is around $120. Pessaries last for several years.
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Bexley school celebrates Black History Month
PUBLISHED: 11:15 23 October 2014 | UPDATED: 11:15 23 October 2014
Molly Kersey
Students celebrated Black History Month.
Townley Grammar School celebrated by inviting Canadian Grammy Award nominated artist Jonathan Emile to the school.
The Jamaican Canadian singer, poet, musician and entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec, performed his Songs of Freedom workshop to Year 7 and 9 students.
He performed to more than 400 pupils.
It was Mr Emile's second trip to the school and he was delighted to bring their Black History Month celebrations to life once again.
He said: "It is always an honour and a pleasure to perform for Townley students, they are fantastic girls and real change makers!"
Mr Fabian de Fabiani, the organiser of the event and House Leader said: "It is testament to Townley's national and international reputation that we can organise events such as Jonathan's today; our values and vision are symbolised by this event."
Townley Grammar School


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Highway Robbery Parking fines are car-iminal.
Tameside drivers are hitting back at car parking firms after being slapped with fines they have branded 'highway robbery' and 'disgusting'.
It comes after the RAC Foundation announced last month that millions of pounds of parking penalties could have been charged illegally.
Now drivers who have been hit with similar charges at two Tameside car parks are battling back.
Father and son Mark and Matthew Rigby were both slapped with parking fines for not parking correctly within the markings of a bay or space at Ashton Moss Leisure Park.
Anita Seddon, of Dukinfield, was given a fine despite saying that she actually overpaid for her stay in the car park.
More on this story in this week's (19th March) Tameside Reporter out now.


End of last week, The Nielsen Company released some data on its nielsenwire regarding the global use of social media. Well, it's not really global: Nielsen followed the evolutions in ten countries, to be precise.
For starters The Nielsen Company found that the global time that 'users' spend on social media sites has gone up with 82% on a year-to-year basis.
Now, this can be due to many reasons. One of them might be that more and more people are feeling lonely, looking for some sense of belonging on social media and that social networks replace the 'real relationships' that are getting increasingly lost in the modern society of fear and isolation. It can also be a sign that social media adoption is growing, becoming mainstream and mature.
And I'm pretty sure the recession plays a role too. After all, where do you go to have fun if you lost your job or have to tighten the belt, right?
My guess? I think it's a little of everything, reality is not black or white but grey, always. You might not like my psychological and sociological explanations but, hey, that's me. If you don't like them just remember that social media adoption is growing, becoming mainstream and mature. Happier?
Well, all this being said, back to Nielsen. The company found that the "consumers", as they call social media users, in the ten countries they follow spent more than 5.5 hours on social networking sites (including Twitter) in December 2009.
In December 2008 it was just over three hours. Not only the time spent rose: also "the overall traffic to social networking sites has grown over the last three years".
Further Nielsen found that social networks and blogs are the "most popular online category", which means that, from a time spent viewpoint, they top other online activities or destinations like online games and instant messaging. The latter two, in fact, follow social networks and blogs.
Now a word on these ten countries. Let me first say what countries we're talking about: obviously, U.S. and then U.K., Australia, Brazil, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
When looking at the time spent per person, we see that Australia scores best, followed by U.S., U.K. and Italy. In each of these four countries the average time spent per person is higher than six hours.
From a unique audience perspective, the U.S clearly leads the pack with approximately three times as many unique visitors than number, two, Japan. The rest of the top 5 consists of (in order) Brazil, U.K. and Germany.
Finally, the top U.S. social media site is clearly Facebook, followed by MySpace that's losing visitors again.
The fastest grower is of course Twitter with a 579% year-over-year increase, from 2.7 million unique visitors in December 2008 to 18.1 million in December 2009(!).
Click Here to see the full research done by The Nielsen Company.


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Enjoy This Never Before Seen Photo of the Duchess
Katharine McPhee Shared the Most Delightful Photo of Meghan Markle as a Theater Kid
This is quite the throwback.
By Celia Fernandez Published: Feb 1, 2019
Scorpion actress, Katharine McPhee, just gave us all a little gift to jumpstart the weekend. The 2006 American Idol runner-up shared a snap of Meghan Markle when they were "kids." Of course, it's not the first throwback picture of the Duchess of Sussex to circulate the internet–hello, college sorority pic–but between the bright smile and stage makeup, it might just be our favorite.
"Meghan and I did musicals together as kids. She grew up to be the Duchess of Sussex and I grew up to star on the West End, so same life if you ask me," McPhee captioned the photo.
McPhee and Markle grew up in Los Angeles, and both pursued acting. McPhee is currently in London to reprise her role as Jenna for the UK premiere of the hit musical Waitress. She played the role on Broadway last year.
Markle has also put in some recent stage time. Well, sort of. In January, Kensington palace announced that the Duchess was taking over Queen Elizabeth's role as the royal patron of the National Theatre and The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Part of the 37-year-old's duties will include "strengthening connections between the theatre and American benefactors," The Daily Mail reported when the news was first released.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Lin Manuel Miranda with the cast of Hamilton in London.
"The Duchess of Sussex will become patron of four organizations that reflect the causes and issues with which she has long been associated including the arts, access to education, support for women and animal welfare," the palace tweeted.
Here's hoping that Prince Harry and Meghan's baby-to-be follows in mom's musical-loving footsteps, so we'll get to see pics of their little one in kicky costumes too.
Celia Fernandez
As the Lifestyle Writer at OprahMag.com, I cover beauty, style, relationships & love, work & money, health, and food. When I'm not working, you'll find me watching Bravo, on the hunt for the perfect jeans and white tee, or taking my yorkie, Chloe, out for walks in Riverdale, New York.


Conflicts of interest are always a potential pitfall in the realm of attorney malpractice. The issue becomes even more complicated when tech-based clients enter the scene. What happens when two tech clients who are not directly adverse, but instead are potential competitors, both approach you for assistance?
Technology is rapidly changing the manner in which businesses operate. This is equally true for professionals, who must incorporate and adapt to technological advances in order to thrive in a competitive marketplace. However, keeping up to date with technology is not merely a matter of protecting the bottom line. Professionals who fail to stay on the cutting edge could violate ethics rules and jeopardize their client's interests.
Social Media has transformed the legal profession. Today's lawyers routinely communicate, advertise, investigate and obtain information via the numerous social media platforms available at the click of a button. The rapid change in the way lawyers do business has created a new set of ethical challenges. In order to navigate this growing field of ethical issues, many states have issued guidelines for the use of social media in the legal profession. Last year, the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section issued its first set of Social Medial Ethics Guidelines. Just recently, those Guidelines were updated to address areas that require additional guidance including new sections on the retention of social media by lawyers, tracking of client social media, communications by lawyers with judges, and lawyers' use of LinkedIn.
Hillary Clinton recently made headlines for using her personal email account for business purposes during her tenure as Secretary of State. This high profile example provides us with an opportunity to reflect upon what is commonplace for some. It can be tempting for employees to use personal email accounts to conduct corporate business, particularly when working remotely. However, the highly sensitive nature of Clinton's job raised questions over the security of using a non-work email account to transmit information. Depending on the nature of your job or the emails that you send, there are risks when mixing personal and business e-mails.
Stuck in court but want to use your tablet to respond to a client e-mail? Waiting for your case to be called and want to send a tweet from your phone? Is this sort of conduct permissible in the courtroom? Nowadays, it is anyone's guess. Smartphones and tablets have become indispensable in the legal world, but the law regarding electronic communications sent from the courtroom is still in flux. The New Jersey Supreme Court's proposed Guidelines on Electronic Devices in the Courtroom, which have yet to take effect, aim to provide some guidance in this realm. Now, if you want to scroll and tap on your mobile device in the courtroom, keep these new rules in mind.
E-mails rule the business world. Due in part to the sheer volume of e-mails we receive, many professionals use standardized email signatures, which are automatically inserted at the bottom of an email. The shift to more transactions occurring by email raises the question: what constitutes a legally binding signature? A recent decision by the California Court of Appeals addressed the issue of when an e-mail may constitute a binding signature. The decision underscores the importance of understanding the validity of electronic signatures and the statutory requirements for your jurisdiction.
It wasn't long ago when filing deadlines forced attorneys to rely on the speed and reliability of their process-server or messenger. How many filings were missed due to a flat tire or traffic? If the filing wasn't stamped before the court closed at 4 PM, the filing could be considered late and the attorney left answering to the client. The dawn of electronic filing has changed this process. Many courts accept filing up to midnight of the due date and hand-delivery is no longer a requirement. But how many of you have considered some of the risks of e-filing? How about the importance of monitoring your filings and safeguarding your e-filing password? Consider the lesson taught to an attorney subject to discipline in New York for allowing non-attorneys to use his e-filing information without proper oversight.
Does the "Private" E-mail Exist?
Innovations in technology have blurred the lines between work and private life. Many professionals regularly utilize personal devices, such as smart phones and tablets, while in the office, and can likewise access company files electronically through work-issued computers while at home. Given the lack of a bright-line distinction between that which is work and that which is private, employees may be tempted to engage in conduct on personal accounts or devices that would otherwise be clearly prohibited in the office.
Professional Liability Matters is pleased to present a multi-part blog series exploring a new opinion on the ethics of social media management. As sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook continue to skyrocket in popularity, the use (and abuse) of social media in the business world remains a hot topic in the professional liability realm. Without fail, most networking events, seminars, and CLE presentations include a social media component and for good reason. Social media can be a great tool for all professionals, but can also be a source of risk and unexpected pitfalls. The law continues to adjust to emerging and dynamic technology; as a result, attorneys are sometimes left wondering how to best harness this technology to serve clients, and generate business while still staying in compliance with ethical rules. The Pennsylvania Bar Association recently issued an opinion that may help.


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A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels
Tamar Zelovich, Thorsten Hansen, Mark E. Tuckerman
Upon adsorption of a molecule onto a surface, the molecular energy levels (MELs) broaden and change their alignment. This phenomenon directly affects electron transfer across the interface and is, therefore, a fundamental observable that influences electrochemical device performance. Here, we propose a rigorous parameter-free framework, built upon the theoretical construct of Green's functions, for studying the interface between a molecule and a bulk surface and its effect on MELs. The method extends beyond the usual wide-band limit approximation, and its generality allows its use with any level of electronic structure theory. We demonstrate its ability to predict the broadening and shifting of MELs as a function of intramolecular coupling, molecule/surface coupling, and the surface density of states for a molecule with two MELs adsorbed on a one-dimensional model metal surface. The new approach could help provide guidelines for the design and experimental characterization of electrochemical devices with optimal electron transport.
Nano Letters
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02910
Molecular Energy Levels
Molecule Adsorption
Molecule/Surface Interface
10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02910
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Zelovich, T., Hansen, T., & Tuckerman, M. E. (2022). A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels. Nano Letters, 22(24), 9854-9860. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02910
A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels. / Zelovich, Tamar; Hansen, Thorsten; Tuckerman, Mark E.
In: Nano Letters, Vol. 22, No. 24, 28.12.2022, p. 9854-9860.
Zelovich, T, Hansen, T & Tuckerman, ME 2022, 'A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels', Nano Letters, vol. 22, no. 24, pp. 9854-9860. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02910
Zelovich T, Hansen T, Tuckerman ME. A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels. Nano Letters. 2022 Dec 28;22(24):9854-9860. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02910
Zelovich, Tamar ; Hansen, Thorsten ; Tuckerman, Mark E. / A Green's Function Approach for Determining Surface Induced Broadening and Shifting of Molecular Energy Levels. In: Nano Letters. 2022 ; Vol. 22, No. 24. pp. 9854-9860.
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//
//  InnovCommentViewController.m
//  YOI
//
//  Created by Jacob Hanshaw on 7/1/13.
//
//

#import "InnovCommentViewController.h"
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>

#import "Note.h"
#import "Tag.h"
#import "Comment.h"
#import "AppModel.h"
#import "AppServices.h"
#import "GlobalDefines.h"
#import "InnovNoteModel.h"
#import "DeprecatedEnums.h"
#import "InnovCommentCell.h"
#import "DAKeyboardControl.h"
#import "LoginViewController.h"

#define DEFAULT_TEXT                @"Add a comment..."
#define DEFAULT_FONT                [UIFont fontWithName:@"Helvetica" size:14]
#define DEFAULT_TEXTVIEW_MARGIN     8
#define ADJUSTED_TEXTVIEW_MARGIN    8

#define COMMENT_BAR_HEIGHT          46
#define COMMENT_BAR_HEIGHT_MAX      80
#define COMMENT_BAR_X_MARGIN        10
#define COMMENT_BAR_Y_MARGIN        6
#define COMMENT_BAR_BUTTON_WIDTH    58

#define DEFAULT_MAX_VISIBLE_COMMENTS 5
#define EXPAND_INDEX                 ((int)DEFAULT_MAX_VISIBLE_COMMENTS/2)
#define EXPAND_TEXT                  @". . ."

#define MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH           255

static NSString * const EXPAND_CELL_ID  = @"ExpandCell";
static NSString * const COMMENT_CELL_ID = @"CommentCell";

@interface InnovCommentViewController () <UITextViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate, InnovCommentCellDelegate>
{
    __weak IBOutlet UITableView *commentTableView;

    UIToolbar       *addCommentBar;
    UITextView      *addCommentTextView;
    UIBarButtonItem *addCommentButton;

    BOOL expanded;
    int lastNoteDeleteIndex;
}

@end

@implementation InnovCommentViewController

@synthesize note;

- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibNameOrNil bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundleOrNil
{
    self = [super initWithNibName:nibNameOrNil bundle:nibBundleOrNil];
    if (self)
    {
        self.title = @"Comments";
        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(refreshViewFromModel) name:@"NoteModelUpdate:Notes" object:nil];
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.wantsFullScreenLayout = YES;

    if (floor(NSFoundationVersionNumber) <= NSFoundationVersionNumber_iOS_6_1)
    {
        float statusBarHeight = ([UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame.size.height == 0) ? STATUS_BAR_HEIGHT : [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarFrame.size.height;
        float navBarHeight = (self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame.size.height == 0) ? NAV_BAR_HEIGHT : self.navigationController.navigationBar.frame.size.height;
        commentTableView.contentInset = UIEdgeInsetsMake(statusBarHeight + navBarHeight, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
        commentTableView.scrollIndicatorInsets = commentTableView.contentInset;
    }

    addCommentBar = [[UIToolbar alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0.0f,
                                                                self.view.bounds.size.height - COMMENT_BAR_HEIGHT,
                                                                self.view.bounds.size.width,
                                                                COMMENT_BAR_HEIGHT)];
    addCommentBar.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleTopMargin | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth;
    [self.view addSubview:addCommentBar];

    addCommentTextView =      [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(COMMENT_BAR_X_MARGIN,
                                                                           COMMENT_BAR_Y_MARGIN,
                                                                           addCommentBar.bounds.size.width - (2 * COMMENT_BAR_X_MARGIN)  - (COMMENT_BAR_BUTTON_WIDTH + COMMENT_BAR_X_MARGIN),
                                                                           COMMENT_BAR_HEIGHT-COMMENT_BAR_Y_MARGIN*2)];
    addCommentTextView.delegate            = self;
    addCommentTextView.layer.masksToBounds = YES;
    addCommentTextView.layer.cornerRadius  = 9.0f;
    addCommentTextView.font                = DEFAULT_FONT;
    addCommentTextView.contentInset        = UIEdgeInsetsMake(-8,-4,-8,-4);
    addCommentTextView.autoresizingMask    = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleWidth | UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleHeight;
    [addCommentBar addSubview:addCommentTextView];

    addCommentButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Send" style:UIBarButtonItemStyleDone target:self action:@selector(addCommentButtonPressed:)];
    UIBarButtonItem *flex = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:self action:nil];
    [addCommentBar setItems:[NSArray arrayWithObjects:flex, addCommentButton, nil]];

    UITapGestureRecognizer *gestureRecognizer = [[UITapGestureRecognizer alloc] initWithTarget:self action:@selector(hideKeyboard:)];
    gestureRecognizer.cancelsTouchesInView = NO;
    [commentTableView addGestureRecognizer:gestureRecognizer];
}

-(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewWillAppear: animated];

    if([addCommentTextView.text length] == 0)
    {
        addCommentTextView.text      = DEFAULT_TEXT;
        addCommentTextView.textColor = [UIColor lightGrayColor];
    }

    [self adjustCommentBarToFitText];

    if([self.note.tags count] > 0)
        self.title = ((Tag *)[self.note.tags objectAtIndex:0]).tagName;
    else
        self.title = @"Note";

    self.view.keyboardTriggerOffset = addCommentBar.bounds.size.height;

    __weak InnovCommentViewController *weakSelf = self;

    [self.view addKeyboardPanningWithActionHandler:^(CGRect keyboardFrameInView) {
        /*
         Try not to call "self" inside this block (retain cycle).
         But if you do, make sure to remove DAKeyboardControl
         when you are done with the view controller by calling:
         [self.view removeKeyboardControl];
         */

        if (weakSelf.isViewLoaded && weakSelf.view.window)
        {
            if(weakSelf != nil)
            {
                InnovCommentViewController *strongSelf = weakSelf;
                CGRect addCommentBarFrame = strongSelf->addCommentBar.frame;
                addCommentBarFrame.origin.y = keyboardFrameInView.origin.y - addCommentBarFrame.size.height;
                strongSelf->addCommentBar.frame = addCommentBarFrame;

                CGRect tableViewFrame = strongSelf->commentTableView.frame;
                tableViewFrame.size.height = addCommentBarFrame.origin.y;
                strongSelf->commentTableView.frame = tableViewFrame;
                if([strongSelf->commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] > 0)
                    [strongSelf->commentTableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:([strongSelf->commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] - 1) inSection:0] atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionBottom animated:YES];
            }
        }
    }];

    if([commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] > 0)
        [commentTableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:([commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] - 1) inSection:0] atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionBottom animated:YES];

    [commentTableView reloadData];
}

-(void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewWillDisappear:animated];
    [self.view removeKeyboardControl];
}

#pragma mark Refresh

- (void)refreshViewFromModel
{
    [commentTableView reloadData];
}

#pragma mark UITextView methods

- (void) textViewDidBeginEditing:(UITextView *)textView
{
    textView.textColor = [UIColor blackColor];
    if([textView.text isEqualToString:DEFAULT_TEXT]) textView.text = @"";
}

- (BOOL )textView:(UITextView *)textView shouldChangeTextInRange:(NSRange)range replacementText:(NSString *)text
{
    if([[textView text] length] - range.length + text.length > MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH)
        return NO;

    return YES;
}

- (void) textViewDidChange:(UITextView *)textView
{
    [self adjustCommentBarToFitText];
    if([commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] > 0)
        [commentTableView scrollToRowAtIndexPath:[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:([commentTableView numberOfRowsInSection:0] - 1) inSection:0] atScrollPosition:UITableViewScrollPositionBottom animated:NO];
}

- (void) adjustCommentBarToFitText
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Q: OOAD book recommendation: from theory to practice I am on the quest to be a good OO-developer. OO intrigues me, because I understand the patterns, know why composition gives you more flexibility then inheritance, and more of such wisdom. However, I came to the conclusion that I know how to implement a factory of a singleton, but that I do not know how to come up with a robust OO design.
I have a bunch of books

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*Design Patterns by the GoF

*AntiPatterns Brown et al.

*Refactoring by Fowler

*Code complete 2

They might be very good books, but they don't teach you to architect an application. I am often paralysed by some very basic decisions (example). I am looking for a book that teaches the when and why. There are many books about hammers and nails, but I have yet to find a book that tells you something about their practical relationship.
What book was most instrumental in making you a confident OO-architect/designer?

A: *

*"Object-oriented software construction" by Bertrand Meyer

Most fundamental work about object-orientation ever published. This is absolutely must have book for every "object-oriented" programmmer.
2.
 "Object-Oriented Analysis and Design with Applications" by Grady Booch et al
Not so formal as Meyer's book, but this book can open your eyes on many questions in object-oriented world and in software development in general
3.
"Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" by Erich Gamma et al.
This is famous "Gang of Four" book about design patterns
4.
"Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler et al.
This is another classical book. First part perfectly describe many problem that modern software developer may faced during his work: code smells, readability vs performance, premature optimization drawbacks and many other topics.
5.
"Thinking in Java" by Bruce Eckel
This book may help many beginners not only in Java language but in object-oriented way of thinking too.
6.
"Touch of Class: Learning to Program Well with Objects and Contracts" by Bertrand Meyer
Excellent textbook by famous author.

A: The best book I ever read about OO is Bertrand Meyer Object Oriented Software Construction.
Its huge but it was very useful for me. It covers every single aspect of OO design IMVHO.

A: I fully understand your situation. Also own three of those books ;) I'd suggest the Head First edition. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design. This will get you on the right tracks. The GoF book is great but of no use until you get the basics through your head and the Head First book will take care of that. Cheers :)

A: Oldies but goodies.

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*Object-Oriented Design Heuristics - Arthur J. Riel

*What Every Programmer Should Know About Object-Oriented Design - Meilir Page-Jone

*Designing Object Oriented C++ Applications Using The Booch Method (Hardcover) ~ Robert Cecil Martin

A: Actually doing programming is a bigger help than reading about doing programming.
"paralysed by some very basic decisions" is a symptom of a deeper problem -- over-engineering.  Until you build a lot of stuff, you don't really know which decisions matter and which don't matter.
The best way to get the necessary experience is to build a lot of stuff.
Code Kata is very, very important.  http://slott-softwarearchitect.blogspot.com/search/label/code-kata
Also, I collected a bunch of code kata that I have used into a single, large project.  http://homepage.mac.com/s_lott/books/oodesign.html

A: Robert C. Martin "Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns and Practices" that explains you the principles of OO
Eric Evans: "Domain Driven Design" deals with how to make a good design that corresponds to your business problem
Martin Fowler: "Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture" for basic principles on enterprise architecture

A: The only way to find out if a design is robust is to implement it. There is no single book that will teach you how to produce implementable designs, it comes down to experience and talent. However, I do second the vote for Bertrand Meyer's book - just be aware it won't turn you into an OO design god.

A: Craig Larman's Applying UML and Patterns summarized a lot about what I had learned from experience. What I like about it is that it addresses all the aspects of software design -- which includes things like iterative design and development. Don't stare too hard at the use of UML: design descriptions are a means towards an end, and I found Larman's approach fairly pragmatic. You can't just code: you have to communicate your intentions (and understand what is needed). UML and cleanly designed, well commented code are some of the means towards that end.
And, of course, as others mention: no book will make you a good developer or designer. But it might help accelerate the process.

A: For a starter, I suggest Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design.
It guides you to build an OO application in a simple intuitive step by step method.

A: Although leaning towards Rational UP I've found these two to offer a lot of insight into OO design.

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*Applying UML and Patterns - Craig Larman

*UML 2 and the Unified Process: Practical Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - Jim Arllow & Ila Neustadt


PNP SCENE OF CRIME OPERATIVE: (LONG, PREGNANT PAUSE) MURDER.
Admittedly, it was funnier when we acted it out. We were also heavily into substance abuse at the time. Nevertheless, we were able to make an entire season's worth of shows where every situation was reduced by our bungling cops, like high school mathematicians, into simplest terms: someone is dead, it was murder.
He said that it was "queer" that Mrs. Etong was apologizing in her alleged suicide note (actually given to Failon the night before) because, I guess, when deciding to end your life, apologies and other social gestures are thrown out of the window.
Gonzales added that he found it disturbing that the burden of doubt was being placed on Mrs. Etong, who was then fighting for her life.
He said that outpourings of support, media coverage of the investigation, and statements from Failon, his daughter and their maids, "in their attempt to enhance Ted Failon's position" conditioned the minds of people that Mrs. Etong did in fact kill herself.
The case is far from closed, but with charges filed against Failon (for not reporting the incident) and his house help (for cleaning up the crime scene,) and an order from the Department of Justice to put him on an airport watchlist, it's a safe bet that Mr. Gonzales is already downloading some obscure song by The Who and hunting for cool sunglasses for the press conference, negative paraffin tests and tainted crime scene be damned.
Oh, you, Raul Gonzales. Never change.
Evidence never lies, but in the absence of evidence…well, that's a whole lot of reading between the lines.
Talk about a 180-degree turnaround. WOW.
A rare, and judiciously-timed moment of lucidity, that.
It's interesting how government will pussyfoot around the massacre of 56 (and counting) people, but will apply the full force of the law in the suicide of a radio commentator's wife.
There are plenty of "amiss" in the reporting of murder/suicide of Trining. It's not coming from idiot Philippine highly deep political analysts coumnistas (because their minds are hard-wired to do politics only) but coming from Filipinos abroad that never see print in the idiotic Philippine peryodiko.
I just wonder why our idiot Philippine peryodistas and columnistas didn't want to touch Failon murder/suicide/whatever. What is so funny with this event, it turned out the househelps were ARRESTED!!!! DUDE!!!!
… and never heard a peep from HIGHLY DEEP POLITICAL ANALYSTS COLUMNISTAS@!!!!!! HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!


The Yankees may consider moving Sonny Gray.
Multiple teams are scouting the 28-year-old starter, according to a report from the Boston Globe. Gray, who has struggled throughout the season, currently holds a 7-7 record with a 5.34 ERA in 2018.
New York could be looking to deal Gray to a small market team. Some franchises believe he will perform better in that environment, the report says.
The Yankees are reportedly looking to upgrade their roster before the July 31 trade deadline. They may trade for a top of the rotation starter using the prospects they acquire for Gray, according to the report.
Gray made his MLB debut with the A's in 2013. He spent just under five seasons with Oakland before he was traded to New York in July 2017.
The Yankees are currently second in the American League East with a 63-34 record.


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Headington staff take on virtual marathon
Two Headington staff are celebrating after completing the Virtual London Marathon around Bicester and surrounding areas.
Neither Assistant Head Mrs Rachel Bowen nor Studio Manager Mr Chris Humphries had originally signed up to take part in the event. However, when the race went virtual and a second opportunity was available to take part, the intrepid pair decided to give it a go.
While both Mrs Bowen and Mr Humphries had some running experience, having competed in 5k and 10k races, neither had covered close to the distance before so with just five weeks before race day on Sunday 4th October, they set realistic targets of combining walking with running, in Mrs Bowen's case, and walking the full 26.2 miles for Mr Humphries.
Mrs Bowen, who completed the race in a very respectable 6:42:51, said she was "delighted" to finish well inside her goal of under eight hours, admitting she had never run more than 13.6km previously. Headington's exams officer and PE teacher Miss Lynn Cockshott joined Mrs Bowen for parts of the run, while several members of staff turned out in pouring rain to see her finishing.
She said: "It was rainy all day so not the nicest conditions, and from mile 18 it really started to ache. Mentally, it was a battle but I managed to run the last few hundred metres!
"I was a bit achy the day after, walking slowly around school, but so pleased to have done it."
Mr Humphries prepared for his attempt with two 15-mile training walks and decided to aim for a "deliberately leisurely" walking pace. His route on the day involved nearly four laps of Bicester ring road and he was accompanied by the soothing tones of Stephen Fry reading a Harry Potter audiobook. Towards the end of his epic walk, Theatre Manager John Welton joined him to help him get into the final lap – and not give into the temptation of his own front door as he passed it. His official time was 8:57:08.
He said: "It's an odd sense of achievement as the whole thing was quite muted compared with the 'event' feeling of the London Marathon usually. But I will always have the knowledge that I have now done it, albeit in this very specific form!"
Huge congratulations to both!


When pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin (July 23, 1928–December 25, 2016) graduated from Vassar in 1948, she was the only astronomy major in her class. She was rejected by Princeton's graduate school, which didn't allow women into the program, and eventually received a master's from Cornell in 1950 and a Ph.D. from Georgetown in 1954. She went on to confirm the existence of dark matter — one of the most important milestones in the history of understanding space — by proving beyond doubt that galaxies spin faster than Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation dictates they should. As if being a trailblazing woman in science in the 1950s weren't already challenging, Rubin was at first severely criticized for her theories, but once her evidence proved indisputable even for the greatest skeptics in the astronomy community, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences as only the third female astronomer and was eventually awarded the National Medal of Science, America's most prestigious scientific accolade.
On May 17, 1996 — exactly 48 years after her own graduation in 1948 — Rubin addressed the graduating class at Berkeley. The transcript of her timeless and timely commencement speech was included in her altogether excellent 1997 anthology of essays, Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters (public library).
Well, my chair is OK, and tonight I am going to look backward, to tell you how you are connected to the early universe, and how the early universe connects to Berkeley, 1996.
You drank the milk, the carbon atom entered your bloodstream, traveled to your brain, displaced a carbon atom, and took part in the thought process permitting you to pass your final exam. So without that single carbon atom, made in some star billions of years ago, you might have failed to receive your diploma today. See how lucky you have been?
So that is your past. And now, you must turn your chairs to face the future. You are concerned tonight with more than the fate of atoms. You need jobs, admissions to graduate schools, research support; you want a healthy planet, space, choices. Individually, you will be called by many names: spouse, partner, teacher, professor, writer, representative, president, CEO, doctor, judge, regent. Some will be called scientists. For those of you who teach science, I hope that you will welcome, as students, those who do NOT intend to be scientists, as well as those who DO. We need senators who have studied physics and representatives who understand ecology.
And for those of you who choose to be scientists, I have one piece of advice. Don't give up. Science is hard and demanding, but each of you must believe that you can succeed. It may seem unlikely tonight, but there is not one among you who cannot make important, major contributions to the world of science. At my commencement on May 17, 48 years ago, the probability that I would be addressing you tonight surely was zero.
Instead of advice, I offer my hopes for you. I hope you will stay alert and heed the words of Yogi Berra: "You can see a lot by just looking." I hope your lives will be filled with health and peace, that you understand there is much work to be done in the world and that many of you will choose to join with those who work and lead. I hope you will disdain mediocrity and aim to excel in whatever you do. I hope you will love your work as I love doing astronomy. I hope that you will fight injustice and discrimination in all its guises. I hope you will value diversity among your friends, among your colleagues, and, unlike some of your regents, among the student body population. I hope that when you are in charge, you will do better than my generation has. In 1993, U.S. universities awarded Ph.D. degrees in physics and Astronomy to a total of nine black Americans. You do better.
My achievements in science came about because I knew what I wanted to do, and I found professional colleagues among helpful, gentle astronomers. I was never discouraged by others who were sometimes discouraging. Instead, I insisted on working on problems outside the main stream of astronomy so that I could work at my own pace and not be pressured by bandwagons. I do not offer this as an example for you, but only to show that there can be diverse approaches to science. There must be. I hope some of you will be able to devise your own paths through the complex sociology of science. Science is competitive, aggressive, demanding. It is also imaginative, inspiring, uplifting. You can do it, too.
Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters is a remarkably lucid yet stimulatingly mind-bending read in its entirety. Complement this particular portion with more of the greatest commencement addresses of all time, then see Rubin on women in science and the power of obsessiveness.


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News tagged with radio astronomy
Related topics: radio telescopes
Astronomers catch 'intruder' red-handed in rarely detected stellar flyby event
Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) made a rare detection of a likely stellar flyby event in the Z Canis Majoris (Z CMa) star system. An intruder ...
Black hole devours a star decades ago, goes unnoticed until now
Every galaxy, including our own Milky Way, has at its center a massive black hole whose gravity influences the stars around it. Generally, the stars orbit around the black hole without incident, but sometimes a star will ...
ALMA's most scientifically productive receiver will soon see further than ever before
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the board of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have approved a multi-million dollar upgrade project for the Observatory's 1.3mm (Band 6) receivers through the ...
Is Europe entering a golden age of astronomy?
Groundbreaking discoveries about gravitational waves, black holes, cosmic rays, neutrinos and other areas of cutting-edge astronomy may soon become more frequent due to the convergence of two major communities of astronomers ...
Prototype SETI hardware gets first data from VLA
A system designed to provide data from the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) for analysis in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has successfully acquired data from a VLA ...
Strange radio waves emerge from the direction of the galactic center
Astronomers have discovered unusual signals coming from the direction of the Milky Way's center. The radio waves fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of stellar object.
Moon's Tycho crater revealed in intricate detail
The National Science Foundation's Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) have released a new high-resolution image of the moon, the highest-ever ...
Finding Earthlike planets in other solar systems by looking for moons
Finding an exact copy of the Earth somewhere in the universe sounds like a far-fetched notion, but scientists believe that because Earth happened in our solar system, something similar is bound to exist someplace else. University ...
ALMA: New receivers achieve first light, set record for observational capabilities
A new set of receivers installed on antennas at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have achieved first light. With it, they set a new record for the longest wavelengths visible with the radio array. The ...
Study investigates radio properties of supernova remnant G107.0+9.0
Astronomers from Germany and China have performed detailed radio observations of a supernova remnant (SNR) known as G107.0+9.0. Results of the observational campaign yield important insights into the radio properties of this ...


A question tabled by Baroness Thornton earlier this week led to a debate on the issue of the leisure industries support for turban wearing Sikhs.
Lord Singh, the Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO), informed peers that the Sikh turban is a religious requirement.
Lord Singh's contribution was well received by those who participated in the debate.
This morning's programme carried a lengthy piece on the CST Report on the increase in incidents against Britain's Jewish community. The increase was attributed in a large measure to what some see as the Israeli government's heavy-handed action against Palestinian's in Gaza.
Sikhs sympathise with the wholly innocent members of the British Jewish community, but we are concerned over the continual emphasis on the concerns of those of the Abrahamic faiths to the total indifference to those of others.
Sikhs are particularly vulnerable to 'mistaken identity' attacks on members of their community resulting from anger over Islamic extremism. The first person killed in a 'revenge attack' after 9/11 was a Sikh, and a similarly motivated attack on a Sikh gurdwara in the USA resulted in the massacre of many innocent worshippers. More recently, following the Charlie Hebdo massacre, a young Sikh in a TESCO supermarket in Cardiff suffered life-threatening injuries from a machete attack, in yet another case of mistaken identity. Incidentally, this is equal to the total number of serious assaults identified in the CST Report.
We have referred to the plight of the wholly innocent Sikh community by way of example. Other faith communities also experience bigotry. Name calling and worse. The BBC should provide better balance and perspective, or be more open and honest and re-title the Sunday Programme 'the Sunday Programme for Abrahamic Faiths' and acknowledge the rest of us don't matter.
In a debate this week on Faith and Free Schools, the Under-Secretary of State for Schools Lord Nash, said he was 'impressed' with the education provided by Sikh schools.