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One of my pet peeves in leadership is the controlling leader. Because of that, I have written extensively on the subject on this blog.
Controlling leaders are in every type of organization — including the church. Some of my ministerial friends who have encountered this would say especially in the church. It could be a pastor, a committee chairperson, or a deacon who glories in their own power.
And, sometimes, just being fair, leaders control because they believe they are doing what's best for the organization. Not every controlling leader, in my opinion, is controlling from a power trip. Granted, some are, but many just naively believe if they don't control things will fall apart in the organization.
I recently worked with a church where I witnessed a controlling leader firsthand. Talking to members of the staff it reminded me of the main reason I'm so opposed to controlling leaders — because it is counter-productive to creating organizational health. And I love healthy organizations.
But, I would even go so far as to say controlling leadership violates some important Biblical principles — especially in the church. The Body is not comprised of one — but many ones — who work together to build the ONE local church. To do it any other way tramples on a lot of truth.
In terms of organizational health, there are some common disruptions from controlling leadership.
Leaders leave – You can't keep a real leader when you control them — at least not for long. I find that especially true among the younger set of leaders entering the work world. Leaders need room to breathe, explore and take risks. Controlling leadership stifles creativity. A genuine leader will soon look for a place they can grow.
Followers stay – The flip side is equally true. You can keep those who follow the rules many times under controlling leadership. They will stay because of loyalty, or a sense of responsibility, or just because they don't realize there is any other kind of leadership. But their fear of venturing out on their own keeps them under the leader's control. And, most often their work life is unfulfilled and they are often miserable.
Organizations stall – The real detriment of controlling leadership is that it always limits the organization to the strengths, dreams and abilities of the controlling leader. One person — one leader — can only control so much — so many people or tasks. It's one reason we see churches plateau and a business's growth stagnate.
Dear leader, take it from a leader who has to discipline himself not to control — controlling leadership simply doesn't work.
Have you learned that principle, perhaps the hard way?
Have you worked for a controlling leader?
One result of discipling young believers in this way results in their replication of it wherever they go.
With a controlling leader, the most important objective becomes protecting the leader's reputation at all costs. The second most important objective is to quietly remove all dissenters.
Thanks Amos for your thoughts.
Yes, I have worked for a controlling leader a couple of years ago and I agree with every word you wrote. Leaders like these sometimes call themselves "visionaries" and if you don't agree with them it means that you don't have "vision". I would add that this kind of leader is usually intimidating and people don't feel free to share their thoughts, especially if they desagree with the leader. This sort of leadership has caused a lot of damage to me.
Thanks for sharing your personal story. Always helps illustrates a post better.
For as "simple" as this list is it is also comprehensive. Most additions could be sub-categorized under these three. For example, my addition could be placed under stalled organization. Most controlling leaders experience a lack of genuine accountabilty; as well as constant hurt from those leaving or those semi-committed followers staying yet not being totally sold out.
Thanks Mason. You are right. I think the lack of accountability leads to a lot of this…which is why we see it in so many churches.
Sadly, often the insecure leaders act as controlling leaders due to their narrow mindedness and fear.
Well put Ron. Another result of controlling leadership (or worse, it's uglier big brother, Toxic Leadership), is a lack of sustainability. Controlling leaders can drive short term results easily (overtime until burnout, using next term's budget prematurely, etc), but often fail to maintain that success over time (people leave, budgets dry up).
A great reminder that real leaders do not control, they serve. Thanks for sharing Ron!
Thanks Ben. I agree with you completely.


In april 2006, the bittersound studios moved from a small space in Venice Beach to a commercial space in Culver City. The new bittersound studio was an upgrade in a lot of ways, not least of which was space for a drumkit, rhodes, pa system, and an expanded guitar setup- plus a dedicated space for a control room. The first recording from the new space is this collection of tracks inspired by old school jazz funk recordings, including the beastie boys, medeski martin and wood, steely dan, and g. love.
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The high school cross country season will come to an end this weekend at the GHSA Cross Country State Championships, presented by Atlanta Track Club, at the Carrollton cross country course at Carrollton High School.
Three programs, McIntosh in Class AAAAA, Marist in Class AAAA and Westminster in Class AAA are trying to defend on both the girl's and boys' sides.
For the boys: In the state's highest classification, Milton is looking to defend its title after winning the first-ever title last year. While it could be hard to replicate Milton's dominance last season, senior Luke Bonneville and sophomore Hayden Marshall will try to do just that.
Cambridge also won its first-ever title last year in Class AAAAAA and will look to defend. Top-ranked Pope is a likely contender this year and it enters state undefeated. The Greyhounds are a favorite entering Friday morning.
In Class AAAAA, McIntosh will try to defend and earn its fourth title after winning in 1996, 2012 and last year. After wining the Class AAAA title last year, Marist looks to add to its storied history again this year and a victory would mark 13 cross country title. Westminster's history for producing championship cross country teams defines the sport in Georgia. The Wildcats have won 25 after last year's AAA title. Banks County returns after winning the AA title last year, its first-ever state championship. In Class A-Private, either Hebron Christian or Landmark Christian have won the championship. Landmark won in 2013, 2015-16. Hebron, which hopes to defend, won in 2014 and last year. Georgia Military has won four of the last six Class A-Public championships and will look to make it three-consecutive wins after last year's title.
The Past Boys Champions: Milton (Class AAAAAAA), Cambridge (Class AAAAAA), McIntosh (Class AAAAA), Marist (Class AAAA), Westminster (Class AAA), Banks County (Class AA), Hebron Christian (Class A-Private) and Georgia Military (Class A-Public).
For the girls: Since its creation in 2012, Class AAAAAAA has produced a different champion each year. Brookwood won the inaugural AAAAAAA title with Peachtree Ridge (2013), Northview (2014), Mill Creek (2015) and South Forsyth (2016) each claiming a title before Marietta thrust itself onto the scene last year with its first-ever championship.
In Class AAAAAA, Harrison added its first-ever cross-country title and will look to defend this year against the likes of Cambridge, Pope, and Creekview. In region week, Pope beat Cambridge and Harrison beat Creekview and both competitions were decided by less than four points. Each program should bring quality competition to the state meet with each having a decent shot at the AAAAAA title.
Before last year, McIntosh's most-recent title was a 2005 AAAA title, the state's second-highest class at the time. The 2017 AAAAA championship marked the third for the Chiefs, its first coming in 1998. McIntosh returns, and they are a deep group which impressed in awful weather at the 3-AAAAA meet. Woodland and Starr's Mill should challenge the defending champions.
Marist's AAAA title last year marked its tenth-consecutive championship. Overall, Marist has won 19 titles. The last AAAA champion that wasn't Marist? Chapel Hill in 2007. Westminster has won, or had a hand in, the past five championships across two classes. In 2013, Westminster shared the AA title with Wesleyan before its reclassification to AAA. Since then, Westminster has won four-straight in Class AAA and will be hunting another this year. Bleckley County has won the past two and will be hunting the three-peat this year. Landmark Christian has won the past four titles and six of the last seven in Class A-Private – in 2011 it won in Class A. In Class A-Public, Telfair County won its first-ever championship last year which ended Towns County's streak of five-straight A-Public titles from 2012-2016.
The Past Girls Champions: Marietta (Class AAAAAAA), Cambridge (Class AAAAAA), McIntosh (Class AAAAA), Marist (Class AAAA), Westminster (Class AAA), Bleckley County (Class AA), Landmark Christian (Class A-Private) and Telfair County (Class A-Public).


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The singer who has been putting out several singles since being released from jail seems to be doing even more.
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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as "research"
Georgia Farmers Invited to UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day
Dan August 24, 2017 Cotton, Georgia, Peanuts, Research
The 2017 UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day is coming up September 6 and Georgia Cotton Commission's Richey Seaton hopes growers will attend. Please RSVP to Mrs. Michela Rineair at 229-386-3006 or msrineair@uga.edu by Friday if you plan to attend so they can have an accurate head count for the meal. Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day Schedule (.pdf)
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It's Tougher to Reproduce When You Change Diets – Just Like a Bug
Dan August 11, 2017 Florida, Industry News Release, Research
With the constant introduction of invasive species worldwide, thousands of types of wildlife eat new food, weakening their ability to reproduce, says a University of Florida scientist. That, in turn, could lead to a reduction in our wildlife populations. Scientists already know that when wildlife feed on invasive species, they can get sick, but until now, no one had studied …
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UF Scientists Work on the 'Essence' of Better-Tasting Tomato Juice
Dan August 10, 2017 Industry News Release, Research, Vegetables
If you're yearning for a better-tasting tomato juice, University of Florida scientists in their labs, working on satisfying your palette. Essence, usually extracted from a plant to add flavor or provide a scent, according to a new UF/IFAS study, can be used to improve juice flavor. Using volatile capture, UF/IFAS scientists obtained the essence from the tomatoes, said Paul Sarnoski, …
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Ag Committee Features University Leaders in Agricultural Research
Dan June 22, 2017 Industry News Release, Research
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to discuss investments in agricultural research as a continuation of the committee's hearing series on preparing for the next farm bill. Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11) and members of the committee heard from various university representatives on the opportunities and challenges institutions face in ensuring the U.S. remains a world leader in agricultural …
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USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
Dan June 6, 2017 Energy, Industry News Release, Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced up to $6 million in available funding for research to support the next generation of sustainable biofuels and biomaterials. Funding is made through USDA's Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint initiative with the Department of Energy. "Renewable energy is an important contributor to our …
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$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
Dan May 17, 2017 Industry News Release, Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced nine grants totaling $7.4 million for advanced research to develop more resilient and nutritious crops and food animals. The funding is made possible through NIFA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program, authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. "Research helps us accelerate the development of improved …
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UF Entomologist Recognized for Helping Farmers in Myanmar
by Brad Buck, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences A global organization has recognized a University of Florida entomologist for his volunteer work in Myanmar, where he helped tropical food growers improve their pest management practices. Daniel Carrillo, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, was one of 126 …
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Georgia Cotton Commission Approves Research Projects
Dan May 9, 2017 Cotton, Georgia
When it comes to research efforts, the Georgia Cotton Commission spends dollars on projects that have come about from discussions from a variety of folks, including those on its research advisory committee. And GCC Executive Director, Richey Seaton, says they recently met to discuss projects proposals.
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UF Project to Select the Best Brahman Genes
Dan May 3, 2017 Cattle, Florida, Research
by Brad Buck, University of Florida/IFAS With help from cattle producers through the Florida Cattle Enhancement Fund, UF/IFAS researchers hope to develop Brahman cattle that can tolerate heat better, produce more tender meat and improve their fertility. University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers would like Brahman cattle owners from around Florida to participate in the project. …
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ARS Geneticist Edward Buckler Receives First National Academy of Sciences Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences
Dan April 27, 2017 Industry News Release, Research
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Edward Buckler is the first person to receive the National Academy of Science's (NAS) Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences. Buckler will be recognized for pioneering the use of large-scale genomic approaches linking genes with the crop's physical traits. This work is giving plant breeders' better access to key genes and reducing the time needed …
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Bellona.org > Latest News > Fossil fuels > Oil > Arctic Council adds six new observer nations, and signs agreement on oil spill preparedness
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Arctic Council adds six new observer nations, and signs agreement on oil spill preparedness
MURMANSK –The Arctic nations that make up the Arctic Council partially approved an expansion of their organization by granting China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore permanent observer status in a powerful signal of the polar region's growing international importance.
Published on May 23, 2013 by Anna Kireeva
The inclusion of the new observers did not come without spirited debate at the biennial meeting and reflected the growing prominence of the issues facing the region.
The council is made up of the eight Arctic nations: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.
With the Arctic ice melting, the region's abundant supplies of oil, gas and minerals have become newly accessible, as have shortened shipping routes and open water for commercial fishing, setting off a global competition for influence and economic opportunities far beyond the nations that border the Arctic.
Foreign ministers of the eight-member council, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, made the decision to allow new observer nations at this year's biennial gathering, which took place in the town of Kiruna in Northern Sweden on Thursday of last week.
But the decision did not come without some balking from Russia, which has high hopes of achieving dominance over the Arctic's vast mineral and fossil fuel resources and shipping routes.
"There is nothing that should unite quite like our concerns for both the promises and the challenges of the northernmost reaches of the earth," Kerry, who brokered a compromise over the observer nations, said at the council's final session, according to The New York Times.
"The consequences of our nations' decision don't stop at the 66th parallel," he said, according to the paper.
"Interest in the Arctic is rapidly growing. This in particular is evidenced by the number of [of nations] wishing to obtain observer status on the Arctic Council, which, in its turn bears witness to the increased international authority of our organization," said Lavrov, according to the Russian daily Kommersant. "Today we made the decision to expand the number of observers, which we welcome."
The new observers extend the geographical reach of the once largely symbolic organization, which promotes cooperation on environmental protection, oil and mineral exploitation, shipping, tourism and fishing. Founded in 1996, the Arctic Council convenes every two years.
According to Lavrov, a new raft of requests from nations seeking to gain observer status will be reviewed at the coming new ministers session in Canada in two years.
Russian media: Lavrov planned to scuttle observers
This latest meeting of the Arctic Council had great geopolitical significance for Russia, according to Kommersant, which reported that Russia intended to vigorously convince the council to block the Arctic ambitions of "non-regional players," such as the European Union, China, India and a host of other countries and organizations.
Kommersant reported that if Russia had been able to advance its point of view, its opponents would have threatened to create an alternative organization to the Arctic Council in order to transform the region into a "universal property" like the Antarctic. Even so, experts say such an initiative will wend its way through the United Nations' General Assembly, and if adopted would be disadvantageous for Russia, the paper reported.
EU observer status on hold
Though China and India managed to squeak by with observer status, a decision on allowing the EU observer status that was greeted "affirmatively" was nonetheless deferred, Agence France Pressed reported.
"It will be implemented once certain questions have been tackled, but the decision means that the EU already now can act as an observer," a spokesman for Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told AFP.
The nature of the Council's reservations over the EU were not disclosed, AFP reported.
Norwegian Foreing Minister Espen Barthe Eide told the Barents Observer news portal that, "EU and Canada have to solve some disputes first and seals are a major part of these remaining discussions"
The Kiruna Declaration
The ministers that gathered signed the so-called Kiruna Declaration to prepare and coordinate a response to potential spills that could result from increasing oil and gas exploration.
. The declaration was signed by Kerry, Lavrov, and their counterparts from Canada, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
"Welcome China, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore as new Observer States […], reads the document in part.
According to Eide, the decision to allow the new observer nations was a breakthrough for the Arctic Council's status, not only for the enhanced cooperation of Arctic counties but for international cooperation in general.
"The Kiruna Declaration confirms that the Arctic Council is the primary organization for Arctic issues," Eide said, according to the Barents Observer. "It confirms that the basic principles of the Arctic Council are to lead the way for all decisions concerning the Arctic. It confirms that all nations will focus on preserving the environment of the Arctic and it also confirms that this organization will have Indigenous Peoples as active participants."
All of the new observer nations have sought economic opportunities in the Arctic region and viewed participation in the Arctic Council as a means of influencing the decisions of its permanent members.
The ballooning interest in the Arctic zone has raised concerns of reckless development that could harm what is a fragile environment, as several scientific studies presented to the council made clear. Outside the municipal building in Kiruna, where ministers from the council met, protesters called for restrictions on economic development, reported The New York Times.
Another concern is the increasing role of the Northern Sea Route. Once views as a pipe dream, the route has become more feasible as during longer stretches of the summer, allowing ships traveling from Asia to Europe to traverse the Arctic in far less time than they would on the traditional route through the Suez Canal.
In 2010, According to The New York Times, only four ships carrying 111,000 tons of cargo made the northern passage; by last year, 46 did, carrying 1.26 million tons. Among those was China's first ship through the Arctic, an icebreaker called Xuelong, or Snow Dragon.
Russia stands to make economic gains from such passages, declaring that ships passing through the route must be escorted by Russian icebreakers.
The Arctic Council next convenes in Canada in 2015.
Anna Kireeva
ANALYSIS: Will Russia join international ecological conventions?
Barents Euro-Arctic Council gathered in Murmansk
Barents area creeping up in EU policy circles
Bellona Against Increased Petroleum Activity In The Barents Sea
Black carbon reduction: a short-term means to combat climate change
Ecological organisations call on Arctic Council to introduce moratorium on offshore drilling
Russia taking on Northern Sea Route as Bellona raises alarm over Norwegian vessels under escort of nuclear icebreakers
Murmansk scientists to create oil pollution 'Vulnerability Map' for Kola Bay
Rescue plans for damaged tanker in Arctic unclear as Russian military flotilla steams by
Second ever cargo crossing of Northwest Passage overflows with environmental dangers
The ferroalloy industry works together with Bellona because both parties are working for an industrial production based on environment-friendly technologies.
Jacob Steinmo, Board member, The Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers Research Association


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We are all familiar with the bewildering beauty of North Wales.
But that beauty is not just skin deep so to speak.
Beneath our feet is a secret world of subterranean adventure.
Whether it's a world-first underground trampoline park, prehistoric caves and the world's longest underground adventure - there's plenty to do below the ground as well as above it.
And in his newest travel guide, explorer and writer Peter Naldrett discovers the most exciting subterranean gems as he explored the hidden depths of the UK.
His definitive guide to the best days out underground are not just for intrepid potholders, but offers something for everyone.
The only subterranean playground of its kind in the world - Bounce Below deep inside the former Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog, is an adventure only experienced in North Wales.
Twice the size of St Paul's Cathedral, the vast cavern has a number of large bouncing zones - each connected by a series of stairways and slides - that are suspended high up in the slate cavern, illuminated by LED lighting.
And for thrill seekers looking for an ever bigger challenge, below the bouncing nets is a high ropes experience. Despite being below the Earth's surface, the drop is still very significant to the bottom of the mine.
The "atmospheric lighting" is described by Peter Naldrett as giving the cavern an "otherworldly dimension", while he says the obstacles are "stunning, often with terrifyingly steep drops beneath".
The caverns were used for slate quarrying over many decades but had been dormant since the 1960s.
They had only been seen by visitors on a previous deep mine tour as they passed by on the underground train before Bounce Below opened in 2014.
Earlier this year, Bounce Below was used as the set for the first game show if its kind to be filmed.
Visitors must book in advance. Prices start from £20 per person and is only suitable for children over the age of 10.
Deep inside the former Llechwedd slate caverns, thrill seekers can experience a tour into the vast mine - the steepest cable railway in Britain, taking you hundreds of feet underground.
Experienced from the point of view of the mine workers, the tour uses cutting-edge enhanced reality technology to tell the story of their blood and guts, their determination and resilience, their risk and endeavour.
The tour takes around one hour and finishes with a visit to the Mill.
And for those feeling brave enough, there is the option to take a ride in a military 4x4 truck to explore the formidable slate mountains above the surface.
The Quarry Explorer is an off-road adventure that goes right into the heart of the man-made mountains.
Mining began here in 1846 and in the Victorian times when slate production was at its height, around 17,000 workers were employed at the mine.
It produced material that were used on buildings all around the world, until the lack of demand hit it hard in the aftermath of the First World War.
Peter Naldrett, says: "The Llechwedd slate mines are a hive of activity. As well as learning about the historic slate mine, people come here to take part in extreme adventures."
Go Below underground adventure - an ideal place for those rainy days.
Test your nerve by venturing below ground on the longest underground adventure in the world.
With a number of subterranean challenges - the five kilometres long the course in Betws y Coed includes the planet's deepest zip wire, a seated zip ride, a 70ft freefall, and the deepest accessible point in Britain, 1,300ft underground.
One of the most terrifying sections is the underground freefall, a 70ft sheer cliff.
The choice is to abseil down or for the brave there is the option to freefall where visitors will plummet before the freefall machine applies the brakes close to the bottom.
But the most popular adventure is the Go Below Challenge - a journey which takes you 1,300ft below the surface of Tanygrisiau up to the summit of Snowdon over 14 emotionally-charged, exhausting hours.
Peter Naldrett simply says: "It is not for the faint-hearted".
Opening times for the Conwy Falls Forest Park adventure does vary, depending on the tour. Prices start from £49 - depending on the challenge.
During its heyday in the late 1800's, Braich Goch slate mine in Corris - a village in the south of Snowdonia in Gwynedd - employed 250 miners.
The early years were difficult and four different companies failed before the opening of the Corris Railway in 1859, and the establishment of the Braich Goch Slate Quarry Co. in 1864.
In one of its best year, the mine produced 7,000 tons of slab and roofing slate, which was dispatched around the world.
But rising costs and falling demand saw the company collapse in 1906. Another six companies worked the mine intermittently until it was finally abandoned in 1970.
Now, almost 50 years after it closed, adventurers can go deep into the mines to explore levels four, five and six.
Describing the attraction as an adventure with a "real sense of pace" in the book, Peter Naldrett, writes: "Evidence of the miners can be seen everywhere, from candles placed on the walls to discarded cigarette packets and drinking vessels.
He added: "Huge spaces were cut away by miners over many decades, revealing extraordinary areas that today are a remarkably beautiful highlight of the tour. In one of them, you can gaze up and actually see daylight through an opening high above.
"A tree grows on the edge of the gap, providing one of the most surreal sights you will see in this country from beneath the ground."
Corris Mines Explorers is open all year round, although tour times do vary. Prices start from £8.50 and is not suitable for children under the age of eight.
Great Orme Copper Mines, Llandudno.
The prehistoric caves date back almost 4,000 years are one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of modern times.
The Bronze Age site in Llandudno was hidden underground until excavations took place in the late 1980s. It is believed to be the world's largest prehistoric mining site.
Archaeologists say they changed views about the ancient people of Britain and their civilised and structured society 2,000 years before the Roman invasion.
Over the past 22 years mining engineers, cavers and archaeologists have been slowly uncovering more tunnels and large areas of the surface landscape.
There are around nine levels of Bronze Age mines at the site, but only the top two are visited on the tour toady, where visitors can wonder along the prehistoric tunnels that were hand-dug to follow the copper deposits.
Peter Naldrett, says: "They key thing to remember is the tunnels themselves would once have been solid veins of copper ore. The early miners arriving here 4,000 years ago, would have followed the veins into the hillside and not wasted their time extracting material that wasn't useful."
Voted the best visitor attraction in mid Wales in the National Tourism Awards for Wales last year, King Arthur's Labyrinth takes you on a boat through an underground waterfall, deep into a "mythical world".
Based on the sixth level of Braich Goch slate mine in Corris, visitors are guided by a boatman through the dramatic underground setting of huge caverns and torch-lit tunnels where tales of King Arthur and other ancient Welsh legends unfold.
Peter Naldrett describes the adventure as an "old fashioned storytelling experience", "wrapped around ancient myths and entangled in legends surrounding Kind Arthur".
He says there is a "startling amount of equipment left in situ by workers who hoped to return to a job" beneath the Welsh mountains one day.
"The key moment of the boat ride is the passage beneath the waterfall, a visual metaphor which transports you from the modern era into days or yore," he adds.
The mine that stays at a constant 10C lies beneath southern Snowdonia in Corris, Gwynedd.
Booking in advance is required and opening hours are from late March until early November from 10am until 4.45pm.
Prices per person are between £8.55 and £13.20.


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William, Kate and Harry stopped from running in London Marathon because of SECURITY FEARS
SECURITY fears have prevented the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry running in this year's London Marathon.
By Richard Palmer
16:15, Tue, Jan 17, 2017 | UPDATED: 16:37, Tue, Jan 17, 2017
William and Kate and Prince Harry spearhead a new mental health campaign called Heads Together
The royal trio would have liked to compete but it was ruled out on the grounds that policing the 26-mile course through the capital would be a security nightmare.
However, William, Kate and Harry will be cheering from the sidelines and plan to use the event on April 23 to promote their campaign to get Britain talking about mental health problems and how to overcome them.
Heads Together, the organisation they created combining the work of eight mental health charities, has been made the marathon's charity of the year and will have 500 runners in the race.
More than half of Britain wants Prince William to succeed the Queen
Royal trio outline next phase of mental health campaign
Security fears stopped William, Kate and Harry from running in London Marathon
At the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London today the three royals set out plans to use the marathon to urge Britons to pay more attention to their mental fitness, just as many do to their physical fitness, and seek help if they need it.
We believe that 2017 can mark a tipping point for mental health
William, 34, said: "There are times when, whoever we are, it is hard to cope with challenges – and when that happens being open and honest and asking for help is life-changing.
"Talking to someone else is a positive and confident step to take – but for too long it has been a case of 'Keep Quiet and Carry On'.
As a result, too many people have suffered in silence for too long, and the effects of this can be devastating."
The trio will use the event to promote their campaign about mental health problems
Royal trio come together to mark World Mental Health day
He, Kate and Harry have tried to focus attention on issues such as male suicide rates and mental health problems affecting military veterans and teenagers among others, in the hope that creating a "national conversation" will help sufferers and those who care about them find ways of alleviating the problems.
Last week the Prime Minister, Theresa May, added her voice to those calling for an end to the stigma surrounding mental health problems.
But critics warned that without a huge injection of cash, doctors' surgeries and other medical services might struggle to cope with a rush of people seeking treatment.
William, however, insisted: "The three of us are really optimistic that things are changing.
"We believe that 2017 can mark a tipping point for mental health – a moment when more and more people no longer feel they have to bear the weight alone for fear of judgment."
Kate, 35, in a £1,559 Erdem dress, recalled inspirational words from a mother she met last week at a centre helping mothers with personality disorders to bond with their children.
She said: "William, Harry and I have been very privileged to witness in the course of our work countless examples of simple conversations that have changed lives, which were the first step on a path to recovery.
"Just last week at the Anna Freud Centre, I heard from one mother how talking to a support worker was – in her words – like medicine. Simply by having someone there to have a conversation with helped her immensely."
'I heard from one mother how talking to a support worker was like medicine' says Kate
Harry, 32, said: "If you want to be fit, healthy and set yourself up for success then your mental fitness is absolutely as important as your physical fitness.
"Everyone would get help for a broken leg, so why not seek help for an issue that could hamper you and others around you?"
The royal trio were supported by a number of celebrities, including former England and Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand.
Ferdinand, who has talked eloquently about his grief after his wife Rebecca Ellison died of breast cancer in 2015 aged 34, said: "I remember the days when we would never ever discuss this stuff.
"Certainly not in the dressing room. Because we felt that it was a sign of weakness.
"Things are changing. More and more of us now know talking is a source of strength." He said he, William and Harry shared a "common bond" having all experienced loss.
He added: "Speaking to Harry at length more than anyone else, he understands through experience how important it is to speak.
"And he's held a lot in over the years and he'd like to see that change in the mindset of the general public."
'We believe that 2017 can mark a tipping point for mental health', says Prince William
Channel 5 news presenter Sian Williams will be running the marathon after recovering from breast cancer and writing a book on mental health.
She said: "The amount of passion the royals have for this cause is really impressive.
"They have researched it, they have personal experience because of the jobs they do - William taking about his role in Air Ambulance and Harry and his role in the military.
"You get a very keen sense it's something they have been aware of for a very long time and they feel as though they can help get the talking going."
She added: "Obviously they can't run themselves because there would be 26 miles of royal protection officers so I think having us run it for them as part of a team, they'll be there to cheer us on.
"For me and for them there is no greater cause at the moment than addressing mental health and having a parity between mental and physical health."
Musician Professor Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, spoke to William about mental health and masculinity.
He said afterwards: "I've always had anxiety.
"Before I knew it was anxiety I used to tell my nan that I had a bellyache. "Later in life my dad took his own life and so did his brother.
"I know a lot of people who have suffered a hell of a lot due to mental health issues so it's something that means a hell of a lot to me.
"We see being sad or being scared as a vulnerability but there's a real strength to be taken from being honest about how you feel.
"People think that being hard is being strong and it's quite often the opposite.
"The image of masculinity is one of being hard but being hard and being strong are two completely different things.
"That's what I want to get across to people."
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Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture
Photography is not about the thing photographed. It is about how that thing looks photographed.
Image Building: How Photography Transforms Architecture explores the changing relationship between viewer, photographer, and architect, from the 1930s to the present. Demonstrating how photographers connect a building's identity with the people who reside in, work in, visit, or simply look at it, the exhibition also reveals how this understanding may be layered, reinforced, or in some instances radically reinterpreted.
Buildings and the way they are photographed are visible symbols of a society's desires and the social, economic, and aesthetic concerns of an era. Photographers choose between black-and-white and color, sharp contrast and soft focus, and straightforward and dramatic framing to record their subjects. Contemporary photographers add the use of new digital technologies, allowing for an even greater manipulation of an image. Whatever the medium, the intent is to involve the viewer in understanding the symbolism of architecture and public spaces. By combining different contexts and frames of meaning, Image Building invites viewers to actively experience structures and spaces in novel and expanded ways.
Many architects hope that their conceptual intentions will last as long as the actual structures. Creating a perception—a mental or actual image of a structure—has become a vital element to architectural practice, shaping architects' ideas about how buildings will look in addition to how they are experienced. But the messages contained in architecture are filtered and even altered by the lenses of a changing society. This exhibition presents fascinating photographic conversations between architect and artist, past and present, and facts, dreams, and illusions.
Image Building features work by contemporary photographers including Iwan Baan, Lewis Baltz, Andreas Gursky, Candida Höfer, Thomas Ruff, Stephen Shore, and Hiroshi Sugimoto, and earlier modernist architectural photographers like Berenice Abbott, Samuel Gottscho, Julius Shulman, and Ezra Stoller.
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Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO) newly launched legal information website, LawFacts.ca, has attracted over 15,150 visits since it went live in December 2011.
The new website was designed to help educate online users about the criminal legal process and so far it seems to be meeting this aim. Eighty-two per cent of visits to LawFacts represent new visitors, while the remaining 18 are returning visitors. People are also spending an average of four and a half minutes reading an average of five pages per visit.
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Q: How do I make a button execute a function once? I am currently working on a keypad that connects to the raspberry pi. Each button when pressed needs to append a string to a list once and then restart the loop so the next input can be placed. The code looks like this:
message = [] #final list will be stored here
loop = 0 #determines the position of each number inputted
while True:
  if (GPIO.input(12) == GPIO.HIGH) and (GPIO.input(19) == GPIO.HIGH): #the character pad works in an array, when 2 "buttons" are pressed, they correspond do a location on the pad
    message.insert(loop, "1") #inserts the number into the list
    loop = loop + 1
  if (GPIO.input(12) == GPIO.HIGH) and (GPIO.input(15) == GPIO.HIGH):
    messege.insert(loop, "4")
    loop = loop + 1
  #this repeats for the other 14 buttons however the code is the same

if the button for "1" is pressed, and then "4" is pressed, the output for this code is supposed to look as such:
['1' '4']

however, the output looks like this:
['1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1' '1...]

is there a way to make each button activate once per press?
The buttons in this code are all set up in pud_down

A: Try this
message = [] #final list will be stored here
loop = 0 #determines the position of each number inputted
val i = 0
val k = 0
bool canPressAgain =true
while True:
  if (GPIO.input(i) == GPIO.LOW) and (GPIO.input(k) == GPIO.LOW):
    canPressAgain=true;
  if (GPIO.input(12) == GPIO.HIGH) and (GPIO.input(19) == GPIO.HIGH):
    #the character pad works in an array, when 2 "buttons" are pressed, they correspond do a location on the pad
    i = 12
    k = 19
    message.insert(loop, "1") #inserts the number into the list
    loop = loop + 1
  if (GPIO.input(12) == GPIO.HIGH) and (GPIO.input(15) == GPIO.HIGH):
    i = 12
    k = 15
    messege.insert(loop, "4")
    loop = loop + 1
  canPressAgain = false; #Put this at the end of all 'if' statements
  #this repeats for the other 14 buttons however the code is the same

A: Consider something like this.  The key is not to evaluate the states unless you know something has changed:
message = [] #final list will be stored here
loop = 0
states = {
    12: GPIO.LOW,
    15: GPIO.LOW,
    19: GPIO.LOW
}
while True:
    change = False
    for line in (12,15,19):
        if GPIO.input(line) != states[line]:
            states[line] = GPIO.input(line)
            change = True

    if change:
        change = False
        if states[12]==GPIO.HIGH and states[19]==GPIO.HIGH:
            message.insert(loop, "1") #inserts the number into the list
            loop = loop + 1
        if states[12]==GPIO.HIGH and states[15]==GPIO.HIGH:
            messege.insert(loop, "4")
            loop = loop + 1

A: Here's an object-oriented approach. You could create a Button class. Each button can either be in a pressed or released state. Whenever a button is initially pressed, it appends a message to the class variable Button.messages. The same button will not append another message until it has been released. In the main polling loop we iterate over all buttons and either press or release them, depending on which pins are high:
class Button:

    messages = []

    def __init__(self, value):
        self.value = value
        self.is_pressed = False

    def hold(self):
        if not self.is_pressed:
            Button.messages.append(value)
            self.is_pressed = True

    def release(self):
        self.is_pressed = False

buttons = {
    (12, 19): Button("1"),
    (12, 15): Button("4"),
    # ...
}

row_pins = (12, 13, 14) # You'll have to change these. I don't know what these values should be
col_pins = (19, 15, 10) # You'll have to change these. I don't know what these values should be

while True:
    for row in row_pins:
        for col in col_pins:
            button = buttons[(row, col)]
            (button.release, button.hold)[all((GPIO.input(pin) for pin in (row, col)))]()

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May Jones: Purpose and Audience
Jess Brandwood March 9, 2018 May Jones (b.1893), Purpose & Audience
"The little village where I lived was on the outskirts of a large manufacturing town, where all the mills found work for many of the villagers… most young people preferred the factory as it gave them freedom in the evening."
May Jones's memoir reflects on her early childhood growing up in a small working class village, Broken Cross near Macclesfield. She talks in depth about her education and home life. Her memoir gives an interesting insight into working class life. It also extends briefly into her late teens and early adulthood, exploring her working life as an office runabout and as an apprentice to a milliner, to her memories of the First World War.
King, Henry John Yeend; Figures by a Country Cottage; Brampton Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/figures-by-a-country-cottage-18509
May gives us few names, dates, or places for us to gather a more informed picture of her childhood through her memoir alone. The few details she does give made it difficult to find records of her, although she was finally found through census records. She also never states why she is writing or who she is writing for. Her memoir, however, is filled with rich details of her village, and interesting anecdotes of working-class childhood. Perhaps she is attempting to record her early years in order to preserve an era of history she lived through. However, unlike many other working-class authors, May's memoir doesn't seem to express a need to tell anyone about her experiences for any specific reason. She is simply writing down her childhood memories. Despite this, we can guess at her reasons for writing and still take a sense of purpose from what she has written.
Working-class authors wrote their autobiographies for different reasons. Some were to record the history of their town, family or class. Some were written for family members to read and be passed down. May makes no mention in her memoir of getting married and having children in later life. She even sadly states that she "knew then that I would die an old maid" (Jones, 44) after her boyfriend Isaac/Philip was killed in action during the First World War (more details in my War and Memory post). May therefore seems to be writing for herself.
Ward, A. A.; Half-Timers; Greater Manchester County Record Office; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/half-timers-203822
Writing at age 85, May consistently uses the phrase "I remember" suggesting that her memoir was used as a tool to record her own memories. Possibly she was writing her childhood stories as a way of remembering for herself and to be able to reminisce. Her use of the word "I" is confident in her writing and she often uses it is chapter titles, e.g. "I became a vegetarian". Her use of the word "I" differs from other working-class authors. Many authors apologised for even writing their memoirs and limited the use of the word "I". Discussing working-class writing Nan Hackett stated: "even in this very personal, subjective, and supposedly egocentric genre, the "I" is minimized and even depersonalized." (Hackett, 211).
Writing heavily about the village she grew up in, May gives us an insight into working-class life. Her village was "on the outskirts of a large manufacturing town" (Jones, 39) and its residents were mostly employed in the local mills or in domestic service. She talks about how young people preferred to work in the factories as it "gave them freedom in the evenings" (Jones, 39) despite the long work hour with only a half hour break.
May's memoir also makes comparisons to modern day as she says "It seems to me that among the gaps of life missing today are the street cryers" (Jones, 37). She remembers various street criers in her village and among them were the oat cake man who "if anyone had overslept he wakened them up" (Jones, 37). He also, as the name suggests, sold oat cakes that May begged her mother for a spare penny to be able to buy.
May's writing is full of captivating descriptions of landscapes and nature. She describes in detail her grandad's cottage, where she goes to stay for a while when she was seven. She remembers the cottage well as it had "a funny little cubby hole of a room with red house bricks for a floor and a funny smell." (Jones, 16). The garden was another place that May liked to explore and look for fairies in as she believed that "there was magic in that old world garden" (Jones, 17).
Lloyd, Thomas James; A Country Garden; Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/a-country-garden-58992
Therefore, although May's memoir may not have set out for a specific audience, it is still a valuable piece of working-class writing. It details a lot about certain aspects of working class life and is also a heart-warming read.
Hackett, Nan. 'A Different Form of "Self": Narrative Style in British Nineteenth-Century Working-class Autobiography'. 12.3 (1989): 208-226, 210
May Jones in John Burnett, David Vincent and David Mayall (eds) The Autobiography of the Working Class: An Annotated, Critical Bibliography 1790-1945, 3 vols. (Brighton: Harvester, 1984, 1987, 1989): 1:401
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A variety of food service options are offered by restaurants, hotels, convention centers, banquet facilities, and other businesses. Making these services accessible for guests with disabilities makes good business sense. People with disabilities (not to mention the family members, friends, and colleagues who often accompany them) represent a large and growing market. Here are a few tips for business operators, event planners, and food service staff.
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Temporary seating set up for special events should also include accessible tables. Chairs can be removed, where needed, to accommodate people who remain in their own wheelchairs or scooters for dining.
Mobility devices: Always ask the owner's permission before moving a mobility device (crutches, walker, wheelchair or scooter) to an area that is safely out of the way of other patrons and servers.
Self-serve items: Here are some tips to provide easy use for people using wheelchairs or people of short stature.
The tops of tables or counters for self-serve items should not be higher than 36 inches above the floor. Food service items are often placed toward the back of a table or counter or on risers or racks above the counter surface in order to leave space for people to set their trays, plates, or beverage containers. Unfortunately, this may make items more difficult to reach.
Take a seat: Pull up a chair and sit down next to the buffet or self-service area. If you can see and reach the items, they are probably accessible.
Menus: When serving a buffet, place a menu at the beginning of the line to help guests with dietary restrictions or preferences make informed choices. This will help speed up the food line and cut down on waste. Menus and food labels should be large print, high contrast, and non-glare.
Offer straws: Some people with disabilities find it difficult to lift or hold glasses, cups, or other beverage containers. Providing straws, especially the type that bends, will be appreciated.
Offer assistance: People with a variety of disabilities, as well as older customers, may need assistance. Always ask first and wait for a response or direction from the individual.
People who are blind or have low vision may need servers to read menus, assist with self- serve items, or provide directions to seating or restrooms.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing may need to exchange notes or use other methods to communicate and get information about menu items.
People who use service animals or have disabilities that affect strength, dexterity, or mobility may need assistance carrying trays or other self-serve items.
Post signs offering assistance in self-serve areas.
People with disabilities may be accompanied by a service animal. Only dogs are recognized as service animals under Titles II and III of the ADA, and must be under control of the handler at all times.
Generally, service animals may accompany people with disabilities in all areas where the public is normally allowed to go.
Staff may ask two questions: 1. Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability; and 2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform.


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\section{Introduction}

The minimum distance is a fundamental parameter to be computed when evaluating the practical utility of a linear code. This is so, since it allows to know its error-correcting capability.  It is well-known that this calculation is an NP-hard problem, and the associated decision problem is NP-complete  \cite{vardy}. Therefore, unless P=NP, it is a hopeless task to design an exact algorithm for finding the minimum distance of any code in a reasonable time. Among the developed algorithms, the fastest is the celebrated Brouwer-Zimmermann (BZ) algorithm, see \cite{wassermann}. Despite the BZ algorithm can be applied to codes over any finite field, in practice, it can be considered effective only for binary codes.  Nevertheless, recently, the use of large finite fields is being taken into consideration. For instance, the design of skew cyclic  codes \cite{GLN_IEEE}, both block or convolutional, and decoding algorithms \cite{GLN_IEEE2, GLN_PGZ}  require finite fields of large size, see examples in \cite{GLNN}. In the literature it can be found some approximate algorithms as, for instance, in \cite{askali} or \cite{leon}. Nevertheless, once again, the space of possible solutions grows exponentially with respect to the bit-size of the elements of the base field (i.e. the dimension of the base field over its prime subfield), as well as with respect to the dimension of the code. Our proposal consists of the design and implementation of an approximate algorithm whose space of solutions only depends on the length of the code, so that its efficiency grows polynomially with respect to the bit-size of the elements and the dimension. Concretely, we design a genetic algorithm, based on the generational model, for computing an upper bound of the distance.

\section{Permutation encoding of the problem}
Genetic algorithms are a celebrated class of heuristic methods that follows a biologically inspired search model in order to solve optimization problems. Concretely, from a population of possible solutions (\emph{chromosomes}), they simulate the process of genetic recombination, see \cite[Chapter 3]{meta} for a basic reference. Each chromosome has attached its image by the map under consideration, its \emph{fitness}, which measures its adaptation to the problem. By \emph{crossover} and \emph{mutation} operators, the population evolves so that, hopefully, a chromosome in it provides an optimum of the problem, i.e. its fitness reaches the optimum value.  In Figure \ref{f1}, we show the standard scheme of a generational genetic algorithm.

\begin{figure}
$$\includegraphics[width=10cm]{GA.jpg}$$
\caption{Standard scheme of a generational genetic algorithm}\label{f1}
\end{figure}

The development of a genetic algorithm requires first to establish an encoding of the space of solutions of the problem. For finding the minimum distance of an $[n,k]_q$ linear code $\mathcal{C}$, an obvious way is to consider $k$-tuples over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$, that represent the possible linear combinations of the rows of a generating matrix $G$ of $\mathcal{C}$. This is done  in \cite{askali} for binary codes. Nevertheless, this space of solutions grows exponentially with respect to the bit-size of the elements of the field and the dimension. In contrast, our proposal only depends on the length of the code. We shall need the following result. Its proof is not complicated, but, as far as we have searched, we have not found it in the literature.

\begin{theorem}
Let $G$ be a $k\times n$ generating matrix of a $[n,k]_q$-linear code $\mathcal{C}$ over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_q$. There exists a permutation $P\in\mathcal{S}_n$ such that the row reduced echelon form $R$ of $GM_P$, where $M_P$ is the permutation matrix of $P$, satisfies that the Hamming weight of some of its rows equal the minimum distance of $\mathcal{C}$. Consequently, if $b$ is a row of $R$ verifying such property, then $bM_P^{-1}$ is a codeword of minimal weight of $\mathcal{C}$ .
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
Let $d=\distance (\mathcal{C})$ be the minimum distance of \(\mathcal{C}\), then there exists a non singular matrix $A\in \mathcal{M}_k(\mathbb{F}_q)$ and a permutation $P\in \mathcal{S}_n$ such that
$$AGM_P=\left ( \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & &G_1& &  \\ \hline
0 & \cdots & 0 & | & a_1 & \cdots & a_d \end{array} \right ),$$
where $a_1,\ldots ,a_d$ are nonzero. Now, there exists an invertible matrix $A'\in \mathcal{M}_{k-1}(\mathbb{F}_q)$ such that  $AG_1$ is the row reduced matrix $R'$ of $G_1$. Hence,
\begin{equation}\label{rref}
\left (\begin{array}{c|c} A' & 0\\ \hline 0& 1 \end{array}  \right )AGM_P=\left ( \begin{array}{ccccccc} & & &R'& &  \\ \hline
0 & \cdots & 0 & | & a_1 & \cdots & a_d \end{array} \right ).
\end{equation}
Since $G_1$ has rank $k-1$, the last row of $R'$ is nonzero. So assume that the pivot of this row  is in the $i_0$-th column. If $i_0<n-d+1$, then the last row of \eqref{rref} is the last row of the row reduced echelon form of $GM_P$ up to non zero scalar multiplication, and we are done. Otherwise, the last two rows of \eqref{rref} are linearly independent and their nonzero coordinates are placed at the last $d$ coordinates. Hence, there exists a linear combination of both whose hamming weight is lower than $d$, a contradiction. The last statement is straightforward.
\end{proof}

\noindent Therefore, the problem is reduced to find the minimum of the map $\mathfrak{d}:\mathcal{S}_n\to \mathbb{N}$ defined by
\[
\mathfrak{d}(P)=\min\{\mathrm{w}(b) \, | \, b \text{ is a row of the row reduced echelon form of } GM_P\},
\]
the \emph{fitness} of the permutation $P$, where $\mathrm{w}(b)$ denotes the Hamming weight of $b$. This encoding is then invariant with respect to the base field. Obviously, the computation of $\mathfrak{d}(P)$, for some permutation $P$, does depend on $q$ and $k$. However, it can be calculated by $\mathcal{O}(k^2n)$ operations in $\mathbb{F}_q$.

\section{The genetic algorithm}

A genetic algorithm starts with an initial population of chromosomes that evolves. In our algorithm we follow the most common strategy and the initial population is selected randomly. The key point is then to decide how the population evolves by crossover and mutation operators. This has to be chosen appropriately in order to get a suitable balance between diversity when exploring the search space, and convergence in promising zones.  We first select randomly the chromosomes to be crossed with certain probability, say $p_c$. The classic crossover operators do not consider the group structure of $\mathcal{S}_n$. Intuitively, for a permutation, the more non-information columns it moves to the first $k$ positions, the better fitness it has. Therefore, one could expect that the composition of permutations with good fitness, may produce a chromosome with better fitness. Additionally, since two (or more) random permutations in $\mathcal{S}_n$ probably form a generator system \cite[Theorem 1]{dickson}, the whole space of solutions is reached by their composition. In this paper we propose to use the following family of algebraic crossovers: given $r$ chromosomes $\chi_1,\chi_2,\ldots ,\chi_r$, we construct $$\mathcal{T}=\{\chi_{\tau{(1)}}\circ \chi_{\tau{(2)}}\circ \cdots \circ \chi_{\tau{(r)}} \text{ such that } \tau\in \mathcal{S}_r\}.$$
From this set, we select the $r$ chromosomes with lower image under $\mathfrak{d}$ (that is, with better fitness) which replace the original $r$ chromosomes. Therefore, the algebraic crossover operator $AX_r$ partitions the population into subsets of $r$ elements and, for each subset, with a given probability $p_c$, it recombines the elements as described above.

\floatname{algorithm}{Procedure}
\begin{algorithm}[ht]
\caption{$\operatorname{NextGeneration}$}\label{RG}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\REQUIRE $P(i)$, population at time $i\geq 0$; $G$, generating matrix; $p_c$, crossover probability; $p_m$, mutation probability; $r$, number of chromosomes involved in the crossover step.
\ENSURE $P(i+1)$ population at time $i+1$.
\STATE $best \gets$ chromosome that reaches the minimum of  $\mathfrak{d}$ in $P(i)$.
\STATE $X\gets \emptyset$
\WHILE{$\#P(i)\geq r$}
\STATE $\mathcal{S}\gets$ $\{ r \text{ randomly chosen chromosomes of } P(i)\}$.
\STATE $P(i)\gets P(i)-\mathcal{S}$
\STATE $\mathcal{S}\gets AX_r(\mathcal{S})$ with probability $p_c$.
\IF{$\mathcal{S}$ was not crossed}
\FOR{$s\in \mathcal{S}$}
\STATE $s\gets s\circ t$ for a random transposition $t=(t_1,t_2)$, where $t_1\leq k$ and $t_2>k$ ,with prob. $p_m$.
\ENDFOR
\ENDIF
\STATE $X\gets X\cup \mathcal{S}$
\ENDWHILE
\STATE $X\gets X\cup P(i)$
\STATE Change the worst of $X$ by $best$, if $best$ is not in $X$.
\RETURN \( X\)
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

In the mutation step, we shall follow a standard mutation operator: the composition with a transposition. Nevertheless, permuting two ``non-pivot'' columns does not modify the fitness. Therefore we wanted to force to choose randomly a ``pivot'' column and a ``non-pivot'' column.  For reasons of efficiency, we simply choose a column from the first $k$ columns and other from the remaining $n-k$ columns, where $k$ is the dimension of the code. The mutation operator will be then applied, with probability $p_m$, to those chromosomes that were not crossed.

Finally, in order to ensure convergence to the optimum, we add the best chromosome of the older generation to the new one (if it was not). Procedure \ref{RG} comprises the computation of a new generation of chromosomes, whilst Algorithm \ref{GAGLN} describe the whole genetic algorithm.

\floatname{algorithm}{Algorithm}
\begin{algorithm}
\caption{Genetic algorithm for distance aproximation}\label{GAGLN}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\REQUIRE $(G, r, p_m, p_c)$, as in Procedure \ref{RG}; $c$ or $t$, number of iterations or execution time, respectively; $p$, size of the population.
\ENSURE $\overline{d}$ upper bound of the minimum distance of $\mathcal{C}$.
\STATE $P(0)\gets$ random initial population of size $p$.
\STATE $i\gets 1$
\WHILE{$i<c$ (or $time<t$)}
\STATE $P(i)\gets \operatorname{NextGeneration}(P(i-1),G,r, p_c,p_m)$
\STATE $i\gets i+1$
\ENDWHILE
\STATE $best \gets$ chromosome that reaches the minimum of  $\mathfrak{d}$ in $P(i)$.
\RETURN \(\mathfrak{d}(best)\)
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}

\section{A small example}

Let $\mathcal{C}$ be the $[6,3]$-linear code over $\mathbb{F}=\mathbb{F}_8=\mathbb{F}_2(a)$ with generating matrix $$G=
\left(\begin{array}{rrrrrr}
a^{5} & 0 & a^{5} & a^{6}  & a &
0 \\
a^{4}  & a & 1 & 0 & a & a^{2} \\
a^{5}  & a^{4} & a^{6} & a^{4} &
a^{2} & 1
\end{array}\right)\in \mathcal{M}_{3\times 6}(\mathbb{F}).$$
Suppose that we start with an initial population of 4 chromosomes, that we evaluate. We have marked with yellow color the best chromosome of the population.
$$\includegraphics[width=3cm]{initial.jpg}$$
Hence, for $AX_2$, $p_c=0.5$ and $p_m=1$, the execution of Procedure  \ref{RG} is described in Figure \ref{f2}.
\begin{figure}
$$\includegraphics[width=13cm]{example2.jpg}$$
\caption{Construction of the next generation}\label{f2}
\end{figure}
\section{Experiments}\label{exp}
We show here a little experiment of the performance of Algorithm \ref{GAGLN}. It was run by an ad-hoc implementation in C++.  The executions have been done by a processor Intel Core i7 3GHz under macOS 10.12.6. Nevertheless, in order to avoid the run-time dependency from the chosen programming language and processor, we show the number of times that the population has been evolved. We consider some linear codes over $\mathbb{F}_8$ of the database \url{http://codetables.de} in Table \ref{t1}. We want to point out that an implementation of the BZ Algorithm for the $[30,14,12]_8$-linear code is estimated to take more than 20 hours of execution. The QR code of length 223 is studied in \cite{saouter} in order to check that its distance is 31.
\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{cccc||ccccc}
\hline
field & length & dim.  & dist.  & dist. approx. & pop. size & loop &  time (sec.) & random \\  \hline \hline
$\mathbb{F}_8$&30 & 14 & 12 & \textbf{12}\tiny{(100)} & 5 & 0 & $\sim 0$ & \textbf{12}\tiny{(100)} \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&60 & 30 & 20 & \textbf{20}\tiny{(100)} & 5 & 0 & $ \sim 0$ & \textbf{20}\tiny{(100)}  \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&90 & 19 & 49 &  \textbf{49}\tiny{(100)} & 10 & 61 & 0.03 & \textbf{49}\tiny{(96)} \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&90 & 50 & 21 & 22\tiny{(49)} &20 & 423 &  1.69 & 22\tiny{(3)}  \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&90 & 60 & 16 & \textbf{16}\tiny{(94)} & 30 & 284 &  1.91 & \textbf{16}\tiny{(37)} \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&130 & 75 & 28 & \textbf{28}\tiny{(10)} & 150 & 524 & 40.35  & 30\tiny{(4)} \\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&130 &  85 & 23 & \textbf{23}\tiny{(3)} & 150 & 471 & 40.11  &  24\tiny{(12)}\\
$\mathbb{F}_8$&130 & 95 & 18 & \textbf{18}\tiny{(91)} & 50 & 320 & 9.58 & \textbf{18}\tiny{(16)} \\
$\mathbb{F}_2$&QR(223) & 112 & 31 & \textbf{31}\tiny{(100)} & 5 & 39 &  0.7  & \textbf{31}\tiny{(100)} \\ \hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Execution of Algorithm \ref{GAGLN} for $AX_2$, $p_c=0.7$, $p_m=1$, where the populations evolve a maximum of 1000 generations. 100 repetitions for each code. In the distance approximations, between parenthesis, the number of times that the best bound is reached. The columns ``loop'' and ``time'' show the average number of generations and the mean time for which the best bound is reached. The column ``random'' shows the lowest weight obtained by selecting randomly $1000p$ permutations, where $p$ is the size of the population.}\label{t1}
\end{table}

Additionally, in Figure \ref{f3}, we show the distributions of the distances obtained for some codes of Table \ref{t1} for Algorithm \ref{GAGLN} and the random selection of 1000 generations.
\begin{figure}
$$\includegraphics[width=6cm]{90_50.png}  \quad \includegraphics[width=6cm]{130_75.png}$$
$$\includegraphics[width=6cm]{130_85.png}\quad \includegraphics[width=6cm]{130_95.png}$$
\caption{Algorithm \ref{GAGLN} vs randomness}\label{f3}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusion}
This paper comprises a first approach to the computation of the minimum distance of linear codes over large fields by heuristic methods. Due to the nature of the problem, the resolution by exact algorithms seems to be hopeless. So, our proposal considers the application of genetic algorithms with permutation encoding, which eliminates the exponential dependency on the bit-size of the elements of the base field. Future improvements should take into account the refinement of the space of solutions or the design of good performance metaheuristics for permutation encodings, as, for instance, ant colony optimization.

\begin{quote}
{\bf This research has been supported by grant MTM2016-78364-P from the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigaci\'on and FEDER.}
\end{quote}

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package me.zford.jobs.dao;

/**
 * Container class to hold information out of the database.
 *
 * Holds job name
 * Experience in the job
 * Level in the job
 * @author Alex
 *
 */
public class JobsDAOData {
    private String job;
    private int experience;
    private int level;

    /**
     * Constructor class for the DAO side of things.
     * @param job - the name of the job
     * @param experience - the experience of the job
     * @param level - the level of the job
     */
    public JobsDAOData(String job, int experience, int level){
        this.job = job;
        this.experience = experience;
        this.level = level;
    }

    /**
     * Getter function for the job name
     * @return the job name
     */
    public String getJobName(){
        return job;
    }

    /**
     * Getter function for the experience.
     * @return the experience in the job
     */
    public double getExperience(){
        return (double)experience;
    }

    /**
     * Getter function for the level
     * @return the level in the job
     */
    public int getLevel(){
        return level;
    }
}

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Keenan Anderson, D.C. Father and Teacher, Dies After Police Encounter in L.A.
by Sam P.K. Collins January 13, 2023 January 13, 2023
Keenan Anderson, a 10th grade English and Language Arts instructor at Digital Pioneers Academy PCS in D.C., died in a Los Angeles hospital hours after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department repeatedly Tased and arrested him at the scene of a Jan. 3 car accident. (Courtesy of Patricia Cullors via Instagram)
Students, faculty and community members at Digital Pioneers Academy Public Charter School (PCS) in Southeast continue to mourn the loss of a teacher who died from cardiac arrest after an encounter with police officers in Los Angeles.
On Jan. 3, Keenan Anderson, a 10th grade English and Language Arts instructor at Digital Pioneers Academy PCS, died in a Los Angeles hospital hours after officers with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) repeatedly shocked him with a Taser stun gun and arrested him at the scene of a car accident.
At the time of his death, Anderson had been visiting family in Los Angeles during winter break.
Body camera footage released and edited by LAPD showed Anderson, 31, speaking with the officers before the video cuts off and transitions to text saying Anderson "attempted to run away." When the video resumes, Anderson is seen jogging toward an intersection where he eventually stops and two officers attempt to lay him on his stomach.
Footage from another officer's camera showed that officer repeatedly asking Anderson to comply. Anderson could be heard yelling, "They're trying to George Floyd me." Shortly after, an officer stuns Anderson with a Taser several times as he repeats, "I'm not resisting."
From that point, officers handcuff Anderson and place shackles on his ankles.
In a press release, LAPD said Anderson was given medical care at the scene before being transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. In their report, LAPD said a preliminary toxicology screening detected cocaine and marijuana in Anderson's bloodstream. The Los Angeles Coroner's Office will soon conduct its own toxicology screening.
Since Anderson's death, many people have taken to social media in demand of answers and accountability. Patricia Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Anderson's cousin, counted among those who quickly designated the incident as a murder.
Anderson is the third person that has been killed this year during police encounters in Los Angeles. LAPD is currently investigating the police-involved shooting deaths of Takar Smith, 45, and Oscar Sanchez, 35. Body camera footage from both incidents has been released.
Anderson had more than eight years of teaching and leadership experience under his belt. Administrators said that he established strong relationships with students and staff in the six months he worked at Digital Pioneers Academy PCS.
In a statement, Digital Pioneers Academy PCS founder and CEO Mashea Ashton revealed that Anderson counted as the third person the school community lost to violence this academic year. Months prior Antoine Manning and Jakhi Snider were shot and killed during separate incidents.
Ashton went on to mull over the circumstances of Anderson's death, and what it means for young people who often live in fear of being in similar situations.
"Our school community will inevitably ask some really important questions in the days and weeks ahead," Ashton said.
"How could the police have de-escalated this situation? How are we going to stop losing our Black boys and men to violence?" Ashton continued. "How do we grieve and move forward as a community? We all deserve answers to these questions. Keenan's family deserves justice. And our students deserve to live, to live without fear, and to have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential."
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Adelia Lorene Hitt says:
This man needed medical attention. He was obviously under the influence or having some kind of psychiatric break or possibly suffered some kind of trauma in the accident. This is one more example of why we need a psychiatric social worker on call 24/7 and not a taser. I am not sure what useful purpose a taser has anyway. It seems that the damage it inflicts is far worse than any benefit it offers.