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The price of a leaderless Democratic Party
Turning the Democratic presidential Debates into a game show benefits cable television and nobody else
By Lucian K. Truscott IV
August 3, 2019 12:00PM (UTC)
Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Andrew Yang participate in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (AP/Paul Sancya)
Did you survive the second round of the Democrats' presidential primary debates this week? I didn't. I had to switch channels about the third time one of the candidates used "failures" of the Obama presidency to attack poor Joe Biden, who looked snake-bit every time it happened. Who were they running against, anyway? Donald Trump must have been picking up the phone and ordering another Big Mac by the time they were half-finished. The debates each night looked and sounded like a reality show he could have hosted.
Instead, they had three fools from CNN treating the whole thing like a lightning round on "Jeopardy."
"Uhhh, I'll take 'What's wrong with Obamacare' for $200, Jake!"
"I'll take 'Obama the Deporter-in-Chief' for $600, Dana!"
"I'll take 'we aren't the party of law and order' for $800, Don!"
Could it have gotten any worse? The CNN hosts seemed to be reading their questions off a tip-sheet from the Republican National Committee, playing a game of "gotcha" with the various candidates' health care plans. Someone should have told Jake Tapper to call the White House and ask Trump most of the questions he was firing at the Democrats. The answer every one of them should have given was simple: 20 states controlled by Republicans have sued to end Obamacare, and the Trump justice department has joined them. Ask the White House what it's going to do when 20 million Americans are dropped from their health care plans, and a hundred-plus million will no longer be eligible because of pre-existing conditions. We're going to take care of Americans' health care. That's all you need to know.
We called the 2015 Republican debates the clown car, remember? That was when the likes of Trump, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson took the stage in prime-time. The junior varsity, including Carly Fiorino, Lindsey Graham and Rick Perry, were consigned to a slot at 5 p.m.
This is the price we're paying for a leaderless Democratic Party. We're essentially copying the Republican 2015 debates. Twenty candidates met the minimum qualifications, so two debates were held on successive nights instead of one, and a lottery determined who got which night. Whoop-de-doo. Democrats are treating their field more fairly than the Republicans did in 2015. That should go a long way to winning in 2020, don't you think?
And the real crime is, the Democrats are letting the cable news networks run the damn things. Did you see those sets for the debates? They were so busy with flashy backgrounds and gleaming podiums they looked like, yes, a goddamned game show. They weren't debating. They were competing. It's got to stop.
Here's an idea. How about Tom Perez, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, calls together the 20 or so men and women who say they want to run for the nomination of the Democratic Party for president. He should sit them down and ask them a simple question: what are we doing here? Are we burnishing our brands and stroking our egos, or are we trying to run Donald Trump out of the goddamned White House? Nobody is going to remember in November of 2020 what the rules were for the 2019 Democratic debates. Nobody is going to give a flying fuck how "fair" we were. All they're going to be thinking about is one thing: beating Donald Trump. Saving this country. It's about time for some of you to bite the bullet and decide what you care about more: your brand, or your country.
Where is it written that the cable networks should hold the debates? How about the Democrats hold their own debates? What if the Democratic Party named its own moderators — say, several distinguished professors from prominent colleges — and the Democratic National Committee comes up with a list of questions the moderators could choose from. Hold the next few debates in large venues in front of thousands of voters. Invite the news networks to cover them. Erect a platform for their cameras, and let them treat the debates as the news events they are. The cable networks could cover them live if they wanted, or run them anytime they wanted on tape, or run excerpts from the debates on their news shows. Set up a spin-room for their correspondents to wring more news from the event, and let their pundits beat their gums as long as they want doing "analysis."
Whatever you do, please don't let Jake Tapper and Chris Mathews and Dana Bash and Andrea Mitchell sit there and play "gotcha" with their down-in-the-weeds questions that have left everyone, including policy wonks, wondering what the hell the candidates were talking about.
Get rid of the game-show sets. Put the candidates behind simple T-shaped wooden lecterns. Line up 10 or 12 American flags behind them and turn on the stage lights. Play up the patriotism. Play down the whiz-bang and the gimmicks.
Make new rules to put some limits on who gets up there. Who the hell is this John Delaney guy, anyay? Marianne Williamson and her feel-good self-help ministrations about "love" don't belong on the stage. The same goes for some of the other minor candidates who are said to be working on burnishing their "brands." I don't care about the size of Tom Steyer's or Andrew Yang's egos or brands. Neither of them has a smidgen of a chance to be nominated. If they want to push their ideas, let them spend their big bucks and buy some ad time.
Hold a meeting of the Democratic National Committee and set some reasonable qualifications for the next debate and each one thereafter. Two percent in the polls is going to put eight candidates on the stage, and according to recent estimates, the number could climb to ten by the time the debate is held in early September. l That's too many. Do we want to beat Trump, or do we want to be remembered for how wonderfully we treated all our presidential primary candidates?
Somebody in the Democratic Party needs to show some leadership and take charge of this campaign. If Tom Perez isn't willing, then Barrack Obama should call the candidates together and ask most of them to do what's best for the party and for the country. We don't need 10 candidates debating in September of 2019. We need to beat Donald Trump in November of 2020.
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Lucian K. Truscott IV, a graduate of West Point, has had a 50-year career as a journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He has covered stories such as Watergate, the Stonewall riots and wars in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the author of five bestselling novels and several unsuccessful motion pictures. He has three children, lives on the East End of Long Island and spends his time Worrying About the State of Our Nation and madly scribbling in a so-far fruitless attempt to Make Things Better. He can be followed on Facebook at The Rabbit Hole and on Twitter @LucianKTruscott.
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It looks like Bond may find a new home with Spyglass and hopefully "The Hobbit" will get the green-light.
Privately held production company Spyglass Entertainment, a co-financier of such recent films as "Star Trek" and "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra," will contribute some assets and merge two subsidiaries into MGM for a 4.69 percent stake in the company, according to the plan.
Creditors would hold 95.3 percent of the company after it exits from Chapter 11.
Only approved holders of secured debt as of Oct. 4 will be allowed to vote. The company declined to provide the list of creditors that can participate, but major creditors include Anchorage Advisors LLC, Highland Capital Management LP and billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
Voting continues until Oct. 22, when the company plans to file for bankruptcy and exit the court process in about 30 days.
After exiting bankruptcy, Spyglass co-founders Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum will serve as co-chairmen and CEOs.
The move signals the end is near for a process that began late last year as the company struggled to right itself from a dearth of hit movies, the decline of DVD sales and an overwhelming debt burden brought on by its $5 billion purchase in 2005 by a group led by Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp. and Comcast Corp.
It also clears the way for production to begin on "The Hobbit," the two-part movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, which MGM is set to make with Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. The release of the first installment had been slated for December 2012 but the movie still hasn't gotten the official "green light" to begin shooting.
By choosing bankruptcy over another sale, MGM is rejecting a $2 billion all-cash offer made last month by Indian conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. MGM also walked away from an offer from Time Warner for $1.5 billion in cash.
Because MGM's creditors had given it a waiver on debt and interest payments since last October, the company has been able to preserve some cash. But it is unclear if it has enough to help pay for the big-budget "Hobbit" movies, or if it will need to clear the bankruptcy process first before raising new funds.


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Waltz Through OSS – RBA
New OSS-RBA
In furtherance to the Law No. 11 of 2020 on Job Creation, the enactment of Government Regulation No. 5 of 2021 brings changes to business licensing arrangements, known as OSS-RBA. It is an electronically integrated business licensing system that was launched on 9 August 2021 by the OSS. This risk-based business licensing system is divided into low risk, medium-low risk, medium-high risk, and high risk. Previously, business licenses were submitted through OSS version 1.1.
Ease of Doing Business in Indonesia
Despite the pandemic, the results of a World Bank shows that Indonesia is ranked 73 (out of 190 countries surveyed in the world). OSS RBA is intended to increase our EODB to remains competitive in the global market.
FDI considerations
Whether you are an experienced investor, investing overseas always comes with its own challenges. There are some factors to consider before investing into Indonesia.
Legal and immigration aspects
In relation to OSS-RBA, there are some changes in the Business Field Classification Number (KBLI).
Date/Time: Thursday, 16 September 2021 / 9:00AM – 11:30AM (GMT+7)
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09:30 – 10:00 Road to OSS RBA and its navigation
10:00 – 10:40 FDI considerations in Indonesia by Pandu Biasramadhan, Consulting Manager of Cekindo
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Like many Native families, Lena Mahikan grew up in the cycle of abuse. Her father, a residential school survivor, was an alcoholic until he killed himself when Lena was 10. Her mother, only 14 years her senior, turned to the slots. By the time Lena was 15, she was pregnant and, before giving birth, was kicked to the curb by her mom. The cycle continues and Lena is now watching helplessly as her own daughter, Peeka, spirals out of control, landing herself in the hospital following a drug overdose. As a final attempt at survival, Lena decides to return home and face her own mother and a past she's desperate to escape.


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Shantel & The Bucovina Club Orkestar
3 Years of Anarchy and Romance Tour 2011.
Shantel and his Bucovina Club Orkestar are back for their third mega party at KOKO. Celebrating 10 years of the now legendary Bucovina Club that discovered the hottest sounds from the Balkans and took them to the clubs and festivals of the world, from Ibiza to Istanbul. Shantel is the undisputed King of the vodka-fuelled Gypsy Beat and a turbo-charged Eurosound. This exclusive UK show promises to be a party to remember; tickets will be in demand. With a background as a respected electronic dance producer for hip label K7, Shantel started playing clubs, parties and festivals around the world with a new sound that had its roots in Balkans – and from day one drove crowds wild with ecstatic bliss. Whether he DJs or plays live with a band, Shantel has the knack for turning any venue into a vortex of pure euphoria, where the Balkan bounce takes over and everyone turns into an expert bellydancer on the spot. Love and good vibes are in the air; his last two KOKO shows were no different.
Now reaching 6 million views of his Youtube hit Disko Partizani, he's brought the Balkans to clubland, and his work has inspired a whole generation of DJs who have broadened their horizons from house, techno and breakbeats to embrace this new sound. Disdainful of political borders, artificial musical categories and the generation gap, Shantel's music has effectively straddled cultures. It is equally at home at festivals such as the crazy Guca Brass Festival in Serbia, where in 2010 he performed together on stage with the legendary Boban and Marko Markovic Orkestar, to Glastonbury and Roskilde. Festivals see people of all ages dancing to his tunes. His remix of Mahala Rai Banda's Mahalageasca was prominently used in the soundtrack of the Borat movie.
Shantel will be appearing with his full live band and will be performing some of his classic numbers as well as plenty of new material in an evening you'll wish didn't have to end.
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Q: php XML export issue with XMLWriter using writeAttribute() method I am exporting a table data into xml which contains multilingual content in content column with mix of html e.g
$xmlWriter->writeAttribute('value', $contents);
record:
name="testing" , contents="Just testing:漢字"

Exported as:
<entry key="testing" value="Just <span style='color:red'>testing</span>:漢字">
Expected:
<entry key="testing" value="Just <span style='color:red'>testing</span>:漢字">
I dont want xml writer to encode the multilingual characters , how this is possible ?

A:
I dont want xml writer to encode the multilingual characters , how this is possible ?

Actually as you write XML you already encode. What you mean is that you don't want to use numeric entities for these two characters which is possible but not always.
To not use numeric entities, you need to match the encoding of the document with the encoding of your string. From the output you provided I can only guess a bit, those two characters probably stand for:

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*Unicode Han Character 'the Chinese people, Chinese language' (U+6F22)

*Unicode Han Character 'letter, character, word' (U+5B57)
Which could mean (I do not speak any Chinese so far) something like Chinese Word.
XMLWriter in PHP will always put characters into a numeric entity (like 漢 and 字 in your example) whenever the encoding of the document is not able to represent that character within the document.
If you are able to match both encodings XMLWriter will automatically not use the numeric entities.
I give a more simple example. Let's take the US-ASCII encoding and the German umlaut Ä from Äpfel (Unicode Character 'LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH DIAERESIS' (U+00C4)) as an attribute value:
<?php
$xmlWriter = new XMLWriter();
$xmlWriter->openMemory();
$xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', 'US-ASCII');
$xmlWriter->startElement('root');
$xmlWriter->writeAttribute('value', 'Äpfel');
$xmlWriter->endDocument();
echo $xmlWriter->flush();

This code written down in an UTF-8 encoded PHP file will output when executed:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<root value="Äpfel"/>

Ä is the numeric entity for the unicode character U+00C4 and if you look closely, C4 is the hexadecimal representation of decimal 196 which also shows that the numeric XML entity always represents the Unicode character number.
So the XML output uses the US-ASCII encoding which is not able to represent the Ä from the UTF-8 encoded string in the PHP code and therefore properly encodes it with it's numeric entity to preserve the character information.
Now changing the encoding from:
$xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', 'US-ASCII');

to the UTF-8 encoding of the PHP string:
$xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');

does change this output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root value="Äpfel"/>

This would equally work with your example however, one important information in your question is missing: In which encoding is the string from that record?
If it is UTF-8 already, then like I outlined in the example above, it would work already:
<?php
$recordUTf8 = "... contents=\"Just testing:"
             ."\xE6\xBC\xA2\xE5\xAD\x97\"";
$encoding   = 'UTF-8';
$encoding   = 'US-ASCII';

$xmlWriter = new XMLWriter();
$xmlWriter->openMemory();
$xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', $encoding);
$xmlWriter->startElement('record');
$xmlWriter->writeAttribute('value', $recordUTf8);
$xmlWriter->endDocument();
echo $xmlWriter->flush();

Output:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<record value="... contents="Just <span style="color:red">
               testing </span>:漢字 ""/>

As this output show, no numeric entities are used here, however, the string is clearly UTF-8 encoded (in a binary safe manner here in case you use a different encoding for the PHP file if you copy it over).
So just to summarize at this point: The XML encoding need to match the encoding of the string to represent all characters not in numeric entities (apart from the ones used to encode XML itself like <, >, ', " and &).
These are pretty much XML basics. If the document has an encoding the character data can not be represented in but as XML supports Unicode, the fallback are numeric entities. You are trying to prevent this fallback by aligning the document encoding with the string encoding.
Here is my advice for PHP & XMLWriter specifically:

*

*Obtain or re-encode the record from the database to UTF-8.

*Only pass UTF-8 strings into XMLWriter methods.

*Set the XML documents encoding to UTF-8.

I give these suggestions because UTF-8 is the default encoding of XML and UTF-8 support is quite well in PHP. Also XMLWriter expects Unicode strings to be UTF-8 encoded, there is no setting or option that allows you to change that, so the input already needs to be UTF-8 encoded.
However independent to the input string, you can naturally tell XMLWriter to use a different output encoding. For example any other Chinese or Unicode Encoding might be suitable for you and it is possible for XMLWriter output as long as your PHP configuration supports that specific output encoding (check the iconv library you have).
When you start the document with XMLWriter, the second parameter specifies the encoding:
$xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', $encoding);

You can put in any encoding from the set of the encodings XML supports in the corresponding XML-Declaration:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

The full specs of the XML encoding value can be found here: http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#NT-EncName ::

In an encoding declaration, the values " UTF-8 ", " UTF-16 ", " ISO-10646-UCS-2 ", and " ISO-10646-UCS-4 " should be used for the various encodings and transformations of Unicode / ISO/IEC 10646, the values " ISO-8859-1 ", " ISO-8859-2 ", ... " ISO-8859- n " (where n is the part number) should be used for the parts of ISO 8859, and the values " ISO-2022-JP ", " Shift_JIS ", and " EUC-JP " should be used for the various encoded forms of JIS X-0208-1997. It is recommended that character encodings registered (as charsets) with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority [IANA-CHARSETS], other than those just listed, be referred to using their registered names; other encodings should use names starting with an "x-" prefix. XML processors should match character encoding names in a case-insensitive way and should either interpret an IANA-registered name as the encoding registered at IANA for that name or treat it as unknown (processors are, of course, not required to support all IANA-registered encodings).

Where-as [IANA-CHARSETS] is:

(Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) Official Names for Character Sets, ed. Keld Simonsen et al. (See http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets.)

These specs are perhaps a little bit verbose. In the context of your question, all you need to do is to find out the encoding of your record-string. I btw. can't say I was not able to reproduce your exact output, I always get decimal entities, not hexa-decimal ones. You might be able to provide more information with a hex-dump of the string.

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Amy Duggar hasn't been shown hanging out with her cousins on Counting On, but she recently shared photographic evidence that she still spends time with the rest of the Duggar family. The "rebel" cousin's snapshot sparked some concern about the unborn baby of Kendra Caldwell and Joseph Duggar, but Amy insisted that the newest addition to the family was never in any danger.
On Thursday, Amy Duggar shared a photo of herself and Kendra Caldwell standing on a snowy hill. It was clear that the girls weren't in Arkansas anymore, and one of Amy's followers observed that the slope in the background appears to be one of the attractions at the Massanutten Resort in Virginia. Amy revealed that she and Kendra decided to go tubing and shopping while "the boys" went skiing. She didn't say whether their husbands were the only family members who joined them on the trip or whether there were other Duggars roaming around the resort.
Because she's so covered up in Amy Duggar's photo, Kendra Caldwell's baby bump isn't visible. However, fans immediately thought of her pregnancy upon viewing the image. As reported by E! News, she and Joseph Duggar shared their big baby news just ten days ago, but some concerned Duggar family fans are already accusing Kendra of being a bad mom.
"Kendra um aren't you pregnant not very wise," wrote one critic of her choice of outdoor activity.
Other fans jumped to Kendra's defense, with one commenter making the argument that the Counting On star is "pregnant, not an invalid." Amy Duggar also addressed those who were criticizing Kendra for possibly putting her unborn baby at risk.
"She wasn't in any danger at all, or the baby," Amy wrote.
Snow tubing isn't on BabyCenter's list of activities to avoid while pregnant, but skiing is. This may be why Kendra and Amy did their own thing instead of hitting the slopes with their husbands. Pregnant women are advised not to participate in any activities that put them at risk for falling, which is why skiing is a more dangerous option than tubing. By choosing the latter, Kendra made falling impossible by keeping her entire body close to the ground.
Kendra Caldwell didn't just get criticized for sliding down a hill while pregnant; some commenters also knocked her wardrobe choice. Joseph Duggar grew up in a household where female members of his family were encouraged to always wear dresses and skirts, and it looks like his wife has fully embraced her in-laws' Bible-inspired wardrobe rule. When Kendra went tubing, she did protect her legs from the biting winter air and frozen snow by wearing snow pants, but she wore a see-through black skirt over them.
"I really don't understand the skirt," wrote one confused commenter.
"Is that a skirt in the snow?!" another remarked.
Kendra Caldwell's outfit choice may signify that she's going to follow the Duggar family's modesty rules more closely than some of her sisters-in-law have. Jill Duggar avoided pants like the plague during her first years of marriage, but even she didn't wear a skirt over her snowsuit while sledding with her husband in 2015.


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UCLA v Gonzaga
Analyzing projected 2022 NBA Draft lottery picks Chet Holmgren and Peyton Watson ahead of Gonzaga vs. UCLA
Written By Kyle Irving
@kyleirv_
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The SN Draft Lab puts the top college, G-League and international players under the microscope as we build towards the 2022 NBA draft. NBA scouts face the tall task of evaluating talent not only based on what players can do now but how they project in the NBA game moving forward. Throughout the 2021-22 season, Sporting News will break down the biggest prospects, projects and matchups to bring you the latest intel on names rising and falling on draft boards.
College basketball fans have plenty to be excited about when No. 1 Gonzaga takes on No. 2 UCLA on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 10 p.m. ET.
The two best teams in the country are set to go head-to-head at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, marking just the 43rd matchup between the Nos. 1 and 2-ranked teams in the AP college basketball poll, which dates back to 1949.
We're only seven months removed from the last meeting between these two teams, which delivered an instant classic in the 2021 Final Four when Jalen Suggs buried a buzzer-beating halfcourt shot in overtime to keep Gonzaga's undefeated season alive and advance to the National Championship game.
Since then, Gonzaga and UCLA have each returned the majority of their rotations from last year's March Madness run and added a few big-time prospects, growing the significance of this must-see contest.
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If you're more of an NBA fan than a college basketball junkie, there's something for you in this game, too.
Keep a close eye on Gonzaga freshman Chet Holmgren and UCLA freshman Peyton Watson, two potential lottery picks in the 2022 NBA Draft. If you aren't already familiar with them, get to know two of the top prospects below.
2022 NBA Draft prospect: Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
2022 NBA Mock Draft projection: No. 2 overall
Position: F/C
Height and weight: 7-foot-1, 190 lbs.
Age: 19, Freshman
The rundown: According to ESPN, Holmgren was the No. 1-ranked prospect for the Class of 2020. When he committed to Gonzaga, he became the first-ever No. 1 prospect in program history. With stars like Suggs and Corey Kispert moving on to the NBA following last year's successful season, Holmgren has immediately slotted into the starting lineup, emerging as one of Gonzaga's go-to guys on offense while anchoring their defense.
Profile: Holmgren is a 7-footer who handles the ball like a guard and protects the rim like a center. He's uncharacteristically coordinated for his size and his mobility makes him a true threat inside and out on both sides of the ball. On offense, he can create his own shot off the dribble and has a shiftiness to him that causes mismatches against bigger defenders. Because of his ridiculous 7-foot-6 wingspan, it only takes him a dribble or two to get all the way to the rim.
He shoots it comfortably from 3-point and midrange as a floor-spacer, but he can also score in the paint with solid footwork and skilled touch, or simply just catch lobs around the rim.
On defense, he's as elite of a shot-blocker as you'll find in a college prospect.
He's an interior defensive anchor but is also more than capable of stepping out to the perimeter on switches and holding his own against quicker guards.
Holmgren's slender frame of 190 pounds is obviously a concern, but he competes with an attitude and doesn't shy away from physical play – at least not against kids his own age. That will be one of the toughest adjustments when playing against grown men in the NBA, but at his height, his skill set is far too advanced to let his frame hold him back as a prospect. He still needs to improve his arsenal of post moves, decision-making and shot selection, and could develop as a passer, but Holmgren has all the makings of a future star.
2022 NBA Draft prospect: Peyton Watson, UCLA
The rundown: According to ESPN, Watson was the No. 12-ranked prospect in the Class of 2020. A Los Angeles native, Watson was the top prospect in the state of California, committing to UCLA to join a loaded roster that returned four of its five leading scorers from their Final Four run a season before.
As a result, the highly-touted freshman hasn't seen much consistent playing time behind a group of upperclassmen so far. He's only averaging 3.3 points in 14.3 minutes per game to this point and is being used more as a defensive specialist than a scorer, but there's plenty of time for the 18-year-old to get comfortable on the court and crack a more solidified role in the rotation.
Profile: Watson is a long and athletic wing whose game projects nicely at the NBA level. He's a fluid scorer who can create for himself at all three levels of the floor and although his jump shot consistency isn't quite there yet, his mechanics are smooth.
With a reserved offensive role at UCLA, he'll thrive as a cutter and slasher, using his quickness and leaping ability to score at the rim.
He showed flashes of being a capable playmaker in high school and if that skill develops, it will be a huge asset in becoming more than a 3-and-D player at the next level. Although he wasn't necessarily known as a defender prior to college, his efforts on that side of the ball will earn him more playing time under head coach Mick Cronin. With all the tools to be a versatile, wiry defender, don't be surprised to see Watson make major strides during his freshman season.
Watson will have to learn how to make an impact without having a featured role – something that will likely be an adjustment for a five-star recruit – but he has plenty of potential to be one of the best NBA players in his class.
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Trail end points: Grimes Farm Nature Center at 233rd St. and Riverview Park at Woodland St.
As it runs directly through the heart of Marshalltown in central Iowa, access to the Linn Creek Recreational Trail is easy for many of the city's residents. They will want to take advantage of it, too: The trail offers a wide range of scenery—including forests, open fields, city parks, civic buildings and both industrial and residential areas—all while running never more than a stone's throw from Linn Creek or the Iowa River for the vast majority of its route. Providing a place where you can feel a sense of seclusion is not easy in a medium-sized city, but Marshalltown has managed to do it with the Linn Creek Recreational Trail.
In an attempt to prevent the very real possibility of the flooding of Marshalltown from swells in the Iowa River, a levee was constructed to regulate water levels; most of the Linn Creek Recreational Trail was built on top of the levee. In the northeast, the trail starts at the city's Riverview Park, where it follows the Iowa River's shoreline for a short while before turning south to join Linn Creek. The trail then passes through the Nicholson Ford Nature Area, which includes scenic woodland marshes and a network of OHV trails.
Soon after, the trail passes next to a large Union Pacific rail yard before skirting the edge of some of the city's recreational facilities, including a pool and baseball fields. From Morris Park to the trail's end at Grimes Farm Nature Center, the newest portion of the Linn Creek Recreational Trail is complete. This section is an example of rail-with-trail, which is becoming increasingly more common in the United States. Throughout the RWT portion, the trail runs no more than 100 feet from an active rail line.
End your journey at Grimes Farm Nature Center on the western outskirts of Marshalltown, where restored farmland and woodland, educational opportunities and a trail network await. At the trail's intersection with Highland Acres Road just to the east of the farm, you can directly connect with the Iowa 330/US 30 Trail. That trail will take you farther southwest to the small town of Melbourne.
In the future, the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail might be extended 4 miles from its current endpoint in Rhodes to the beginning of the Iowa 330/US 30 Trail in Melbourne. This would allow for an uninterrupted trip on a variety of off-road trails from Marshalltown to Woodward in Dallas County and to points south of there, including Ankeny and Des Moines. But for now, simply enjoy the scenery and convenience of the Linn Creek Recreational Trail as you travel along its 11 mile route through Marshalltown.
Parking for the Linn Creek Recreational Trail can be found at many points along the trail's route. In the west, park at the Grimes Farm Nature Center lot on 233rd Street. A large parking lot can be found just off S. 12th Street at the baseball fields adjacent to the train tracks. There is another lot just a bit to the east of there where S. 6th Street meets the train tracks, or consider parking at the large municipal lot on Washington Street. In the northern part of Marshalltown, there is a parking lot at the Nicholson Ford Nature Area on E. Marion Street. Another lot is located at the trail's eastern endpoint in Riverview Park just off Woodland Street.
Know every inch of it.
I've ridden this trail since it was first established on top of the dike that protects Marshalltown from flooding. A two mile extension along the Union Pacific right of way was built about 10 years ago. In total, it's an easy, flat, paved 8.25 miles from Riverview Park at the east end to Grimes Farm on the west. It is getting used more each year and is well maintained.
Needs work. I give it a star and 1/2.
Overall the views are what should be expected of any trail that runs through a small city. There are some good ones and there are some not so good. There are areas of the trail that are not well maintained and others that are little more than average. Weeds tend to bend over and cover the trail regularly. For the most part the trail is relatively flat with rolling small hills.
One of the biggest problems on the trail is where they have planted steel poles in the center of the path just before a blind curve, I will call it idiotic and leave it at that. They also haven't taken down the sandbags that cover literally 1/2 of the bike trail for a distance of maybe 75/100 feet at its most northern section, it appears the city doesn't feel the need to remove them since it will definitely flood again sometime in the future, so clearly a better solution isn't on the table at this point. The bags have been there so long that they are starting to break open from disintegration and are leaking sand onto the other half of the trail making it very treacherous for anyone riding a bike. Finally, The town has many individuals that don't know or don't care about the trails rules as many times I have seen them walk their dogs without a leash and/or allowing their little children to run wild with little or no supervision. On any given day you can smell the local packing plant miles after mile.
The majority of this trail is in excellent condition, but there is a 2-3 mile section in town with so many deep and wide cracks that my rear fender broke as I bottomed out in one. However, there are some river views and deep woods sections that are magnificent. Unfortunately, it seems that many trails are built then mostly ignored - a lot like many highways!


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Q: equivalent of numpy.c_ in julia Hi I am going through the book https://nnfs.io/ but using JuliaLang (it's a self-challenge to get to know the language better and use it more often.. rather than doing the same old same in Python..)
I have come across a part of the book in which they have custom wrote some function and I need to recreate it in JuliaLang...
source: https://cs231n.github.io/neural-networks-case-study/
python
N = 100 # number of points per class
D = 2 # dimensionality
K = 3 # number of classes
X = np.zeros((N*K,D)) # data matrix (each row = single example)
y = np.zeros(N*K, dtype='uint8') # class labels
for j in range(K):
  ix = range(N*j,N*(j+1))
  r = np.linspace(0.0,1,N) # radius
  t = np.linspace(j*4,(j+1)*4,N) + np.random.randn(N)*0.2 # theta
  X[ix] = np.c_[r*np.sin(t), r*np.cos(t)]
  y[ix] = j
# lets visualize the data:
plt.scatter(X[:, 0], X[:, 1], c=y, s=40, cmap=plt.cm.Spectral)
plt.show()

my julia version so far....
N = 100 # Number of points per class
D = 2   # Dimensionality
K = 3   # Number of classes

X = zeros((N*K, D))
y = zeros(UInt8, N*K)

# See https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/base/math/#Base.range

for j in range(0,length=K)
    ix = range(N*(j), length = N+1)

    radius = LinRange(0.0, 1, N)
    theta = LinRange(j*4, (j+1)*4, N) + randn(N)*0.2
    X[ix] = ????????

end

notice the ??????? area because I am now trying to decipher if Julia has an equivalent for this numpy function
https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.c_.html
Any help is appreciated.. or just tell me if I need to write something myself

A: This is a special object to provide nice syntax for column concatanation. In Julia this is just built into the language hence you can do:
julia> a=[1,2,3];

julia> b=[4,5,6];

julia> [a b]
3×2 Matrix{Int64}:
 1  4
 2  5
 3  6

For your case the Julian equivalent of np.c_[r*np.sin(t), r*np.cos(t)] should be:
[r .* sin.(t)  r .* cos.(t)]

To understand Python's motivation you can also have a look at :
numpy.r_ is not a function. What is it?

A: The equivalent of numpy.c_ would seem to be horizontal concatenation, which you can do with either the hcat function or with (e.g.) simply [a b]. Fixing a few other issues with the translation so far, we end up with
N = 100 # Number of points per class
D = 2   # Dimensionality
K = 3   # Number of classes

X = zeros(N*K, D)
y = zeros(UInt8, N*K)

for j in range(0,length=K)
    ix = (N*j+1):(N*(j+1))

    radius = LinRange(0.0, 1, N)
    theta = LinRange(j*4, (j+1)*4, N) + randn(N)*0.2
    X[ix,:] .= [radius.*sin.(theta) radius.*cos.(theta)]
    y[ix] .= j
end
# visualize the data:
using Plots
scatter(X[:,1], X[:,2], zcolor=y, framestyle=:box)


Balance training is aimed at reducing falls risk. Elderly subjects and patients with movement disorders exhibit a high risk for falling compared to their young and healthy peers. Our group has developed novel paradigms where we apply different types of perturbations while subjects are standing or walking on a treadmill. These paradigms have been used to characterize and augment stability in different population groups, including elderly, Parkinson's, Cerebellar ataxia, and others.
We envision that this system can be used to implement a task-oriented training aimed at improving balance control and reduce the incidence of falls in subjects with different impairments of the nervous and/or musculoskeletal systems.
Falls and fall-related injuries are one of the most common and serious problems in the elderly and subjects with neurological disorders. The development of innovative solutions to reduce falls is a priority for national health-care systems, not only to reduce costs but also to benefit the society as a whole. One among the various interventions is to promote exercise by involving individuals in ad-hoc training programs that target volitional movements in order to improve strength, coordination, balance and flexibility. However, a specific fall event ultimately occurs when an individual fails to recover from a loss of balance or postural perturbation. The development of new training programs aimed at improve the control of the reactive reactions during these type of recovery responses could increase the outcomes of the intervention.
Multidirectional waist-pull perturbations are applied by the A-TPAD, an innovative cable-driven robot conceived for gait rehabilitation that can apply controlled forces and moments at the human pelvis.
Surface perturbations are delivered by a split-belt treadmill. The two belts can be moved independently, either forward or in reverse, along the antero-posterior direction.
An immersive Virtual Reality environment is used to deliver visual perturbations in conjunction, or in absence, of the mechanical perturbations.
After a single training session participants are able to improve their balance reactions to the perturbations and stability during unperturbed gait post-training.
A single session of perturbation training can produce acute effects in terms of increased cognitive performance in community dwelling healthy older adults.


A Delicious Pumpkin Smoothie made of Pumpkin Puree, Bananas, Protein Powder, Oranges, and spices. This smoothie has lots of vitamins, protein and is Gluten Free.
I am a pumpkin junkie, tonight we ate pumpkin pancakes, made by my son. I don't think there is anything Pumpkin I won't eat.
Have you seen all the pumpkin products and recipes? Even the grocery stores all carry Pumpkin this and Pumpkin that as soon as you walk in the door?
I was visiting another blog I enjoy Simply Sugar and Gluten Free and saw this recipe for Pumpkin spice shake. I have adapted it into a protein shake below. This is just plain goodness and deliciousness. Wouldn't this go great with my Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Brownies?
Put all of the ingredients into your Vita-mix.
Start on low, increase quickly to high, until thoroughly blended.
I have been drinking one every day. It is so delicious and it's loaded with vitamins, you will never know it's good for you too.
What have you been eating with pumpkin in it? My next task is Pumpkin Creme Brulee. I can't wait. Thanks for visiting and make sure you follow me on Instagram and Facebook.
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I made sure to buy 2 boxes of Trader Joe's pumpkin pancake/waffle mix since it is seasonal and we don't have a store near us, yet. I want to try the smoothie, but can't eat bananas (ridiculous), which tends to cramp a lot of smoothie stylings! I'll wing it though! Our dog LOVES pumpkin too, so we'll share a can!
Great, just don't use the bananas. They are for fiber. You can substitute.
I would like the pumpkin pancake recipe please!
I will do a write up and send it out.
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Oh, I have seen lots of recipes for seeds. That should be fun.
That sounds delish!!! I love using pumpkin in things, it is so versatile and makes me feel all warm and cozy inside lol.
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Me too. I am finding so many uses, I never heard of before.
I am with you— I will eat pumpkin anything! Thanks for the recipe!
Your welcome. I hope you try it and enjoy it.
I love pumpkin anything, too. The shake sounds delicious as well as healthy!
It is, you get your vitamins and your dessert fix.
What a great recipe, Candi! I love that it works even for vegans! I sent it to my daughter, who's looking for healthy Halloween recipes for a Halloween post she'll be publishing at http://FitBodyFullLife.com. I stumbled this and also added it to my Pumpkin Unit Study Pinterst board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/pumpkin-unit-stu….
Thanks Deb, It is so good. My sister is vegan, so I am always trying to find things for her.
Thanks Linda, I am so excited about your blog. I look forward to reading it.
This sounds great! I love pumpkin in anything but coffee 🙂 I found your link through the learn to blog search, and I wanted to let you know I will be using it in a round up this sunday 8/31. Thanks for a great recipe!
What a great fall breakfast! I can't wait to try this!
thanks, its super easy and full of vitamins and tastes great too.
Yum Candi! This sounds absolutely deeelish! I love anything Pumpkin and I love that you used rice milk.
Thanks Shari, I like Rice Milk and Almond Milk in my recipes if I can use them.
Sounds delicious and healthy. I'll be trying this very soon!
This is awesome! I'm always on the lookout for smoothie recipes. Thanks so much for posting this!
You're right, pumpkin is EVERYWHERE. But I'm so okay with it! I have pumpkin puree hanging out in my fridge; this might be just the way to use it up!
What a great idea to incorporate pumpkin with a protein shake and get two birds with one stone! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – hope to see you again this weekend!


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Q: Use RSpec let(:foo) across examples I'm using let(:foo) { create_foo() } inside my tests. create_foo is a test helper that does some fairly time expensive setup.
So everytime a test is run, foo is created, and that takes some time. However, the foo object itself does not change, I just want to unit test methods on that object, one by one, seperated into single tests.

So, is there a RSpec equivalent of let to share the variable across multiple examples, but keep the nice things like lazy loading (if foo isn't needed) and also the automatic method definition of foo so that it can be used in shared examples, without referencing it with a @foo?

Or do I have to simply define a
def foo
  create_foo()
end

A: Can you just put it in shared examples but use memoization?
def foo
  @foo ||= create_foo()
end

A: Using let in this way goes against what it was designed for. You should consider using before_all which runs once per test group:
before :all do
  @instancevar = create_object()
end

Keep in mind that this may not be wise if create_object() hits a database since it may introduce coupling and maintain state between your tests.


Just as other mechanical components, roller bearings can also undergo premature failure or housing defects for various reasons. One must differentiate bearing durability determined by loan fatigue during operating speeds and bearing service life, which determines the bearing uptime, before a bearing is for various reasons decommissioned.
Durability and the systemic approach to calculating fatigue damage is described in chapter 5. Determining bearing size. Bearing durability is affected, e.g. by improper installation, poor selection of bearings, production errors when manufacturing connecting parts, handling of bearings by unqualified personnel, the entry of contaminants into bearings, or improper lubrication. If bearings show signs of damage or other deficiencies, the cause of such damage must be determined to enable the adoption of measures that would prevent their recurrence.
This often involves more than a simple analysis, especially if there are several concomitant factors or if the damage is so extensive that the initial site of damage cannot be ascertained. Incipient damage is usually demonstrates during operation by increased vibration, temperature, or noise. Sophisticated housing designs should thus be monitored during operation with diagnostic systems and the equipment should be shut down in the initial stages of damage.
Examples of main types of roller bearing damage are illustrated in the following figures.
Unacceptable tearing off of material due to thermal overloading of the bearing is shown in fig. 11.1 and 11.2.
Typical fatigue effect – pitting, which forms on the bearing rings, is shown on fig. 11.3 and 11.4. This damage is the result of cyclical loading of bearing components and is caused by normal fatigue of the material. The first cracks emanate from miniature non-homogeneities in the material at a particular depth below the surface. They are often, however, caused by overloading, insufficient lubrication, or other operating influences. Their timely identification can better help analyse and eliminate the cause. The figures illustrate unacceptable wear.
Damage to bearing rings caused by indelicate installation (fig. 11.5) and shallow depressions in the raceway caused by beading of solid impurities during bearing operation (fig. 11.6). The extent of damage in both illustrated cases is unacceptable and may form the initial site of progressive fatigue damage – pitting. Damage to raceway caused by improper installation are usually easily discernible because they are located within the pitch of the roller elements. Pressure damage caused by stationary overloading or by equipment vibrations when transporting over long distances , e.g. during shipping, also present a danger.
Ball glazing due to overloading and lubrication failures (fig. 11.7) and abrasion of the race due to spinning within the seat (fig. 11.8). The condition in both cases is unacceptable.
Damage to the ball (fig. 11.9) and the raceway (fig. 11.10) by the passage of electric current through the roller contact. This type of damage is unacceptable. This forms when sparking occurs over a thin layer of lubricant. Burned-out cratering forms on such sites and are a source of bearing vibration and increased noise. This type of damage in motor housings and other roller-contact seats of rail vehicles with electrical traction are prevent, for example, by the use of bearings with an insulation layer on one of the rings and by the use of hybrid bearings with ceramic balls.
Wear on the rolling surfaces of cylindrical rollers (fig. 11.11) and races (fig. 11.12) are caused by lubrication failure without flaking of material. Such damage may occur primarily in areas, where maintenance of the lubricating film is hindered, such as bearing ring faces or on roller faces. Undesirable wear may also occur due to slippage of rolling elements towards the bearing rings. Wear is characterized by traces of seizing and slippage, which is often accompanied by brownish spots on the raceway. This is unacceptable wear.
The first picture (fig. 11.13) shows traces of acceptable contact corrosion on the raceway and the second (fig. 11.14) show inner ring corrosion. Corrosion resulting from inadequate protection against moisture or the use of an unsuitable lubricant is always impermissible. Areas affected by rust formation may progressively become initial sites of flaking of operating surfaces, which can lead to deteriorated operating precision and decreased bearing durability. Corrosion occurs when atmospheric moisture condenses, which can occur under improper storage conditions. Contact corrosion is caused by very weak oscillations or vibrations of loose components, which can lead to serious bearing damage and thus prevent their further use.
Under normal operating conditions, the roller bearing cage is stressed little. Damage primarily occurs due to poor lubrication. When lubrication is inadequate, cage wear first occurs on the surfaces in contact with rolling elements or with guiding surfaces of bearing rings. The first picture (fig. 11.15) shows deep cage pocket wear from contact with the cylindrical roller with traces of flaked material. This extent of damage is impermissible. The second picture (fig. 11.16) shows permissible glazing of the guide diameter of the solid bronze ball bearing cage.


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Jangle pop (também referido como jingle-jangle ou apenas jangle) é um gênero musical criado na década de 1960 nos Estados Unidos, caracterizado pelo som harmonioso das guitarras e pelas melodias pop desta década. Os The Byrds foram a primeira banda famosa deste gênero, cuja característica marcante das suas músicas era a utilização da guitarra de doze cordas.

É frequentemente associado a bandas com base na guitarra da década de 1960, o folk rock, rock alternativo e a música indie dos anos 1980. Os críticos de música geralmente usam o termo para sugerir um pop de guitarra melódico e brilhantemente evocativo.

Origem do termo

O termo "jangle" originou-se da letra "na manhã do jingle-jangle, irei segui-lo" da versão de 1965 dos The Byrds de "Mr. Tambourine Man" de Bob Dylan, que foi sustentada pelo som de um violão elétrico de 12 cordas. De acordo com o acadêmico/músico Matthew Bannister, o termo "implica uma abordagem mais pop e mainstream", fortemente ligada ao "pop puro e indie". Ele escreve:

Reavivamento
O início dos anos 80 assistiu o renascer deste género musical com bandas como R.E.M., The Pretenders, The Smiths, The Connells ou The Beat Farmers. As letras das músicas eram críticas, românticas ou melancólicas.

O jangle pop teve o seu período mais marcante entre 1984 e 1987 e serviu de força impulsionadora ao rock alternativo. No entanto, nos finais desta década, eram muitas as bandas que adoptaram este som, provocando a decadência do mesmo. De todas, apenas os R.E.M. conseguiram sobreviver com êxito até 2011. .

Ver também
 Power pop
 Indie pop
 Rock alternativo
 Mr. Tambourine Man

Gêneros de rock alternativo

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Camel Safari White Canyon day tour is one of the most popular Sharm day tours and excursions. In fact, the Camel Safari White Canyon day tour features an amazing trip to the White Canyon and interesting trip on camels backs. Camel Safari White Canyon day tour will start from your hotel. Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh. Beginning as just a crack at the edge of a sand plateau, the White Canyon is a narrow sandstone canyon. In fact, it opens to a wider wadi and continues on to the lush oasis of Ain Khudra. Experience the stunning natural beauty of this area on a camel safari white canyon day tour. In fact, the brilliant white color of the canyon comes from the limestone which is part of its makeup. Be sure to wear sunglasses to avoid damage to your eyes. The reflected light is incredibly strong. Furthermore, You will start about at 08:00 on an hour and half's drive from Sharm El Sheikh. And then, we will ride on the back of a camel for a half hour.
In fact, Camel riding will be to the entrance of the White Canyon. At this point you'll dismount and walk through the canyon with your guide. We will end up at the Ain Khudra oasis, where you'll enjoy a Bedouin lunch. In fact, Ain Khudra means green spring. It is a picturesque oasis of gardens and date palms. Moreover, it encircled by mountains and steep vertical cliffs. There are also springs here that sustain the gardens. One of the springs is in a small cave. Another flows from a fountain. Camel Safari White Canyon day tour includes watching the ruins of archaeological interest in the area. After lunch you'll take also a 45-minute camel ride to the Rock of Inscriptions. And then, we head back to the car for the return ride to Sharm El Sheikh directly to your hotel.
Tour type: by jeep 4 x 4.
Camel Safari White Canyon day tour includes the picking up services from the hotel in Sharm.
Camel Safari White Canyon day tour includes Bedouin lunch and also Bedouin tea.


A flower churn that oozes country charm.
A pretty butterfly and grass pattern transports you to summer meadows, and a wrap of rustic twine adds to the country look.
Displaying flowers or as a feature piece in the home.


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Wicart est un patronyme porté notamment par :

 Casimir Wicart (1799-1879), évêque catholique français ;
 François Wicart (1926-2015), footballeur français.


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D.I. is an American punk rock band formed in 1981 in Fullerton, California. It was founded by vocalist and primary songwriter Casey Royer, after previously playing drums in the bands Adolescents and Social Distortion.

Since its formation, D.I. has had many line-up changes over the years with Royer being the only constant member of the band. The band has continued to work, although they have had inactive periods, which include the band going on hiatus between albums. During their years of touring and recording albums, D.I. have never gained a huge mainstream success, but they have influenced many of the 1990s era melodic hardcore punk and punk rock revival bands, including Face to Face, Guttermouth, Jughead's Revenge, The Offspring, and Pennywise. Members of the band also joined up with Daddy X and the Dirtball of the Kottonmouth Kings, to create the punk rock band the X-Pistols, in 2010.

History

Early history (1981–1986)
D.I. was formed in 1981 after the Adolescents' first break-up. The band's name initially stood for "Drug Ideology", but now, the initials no longer have any meaning. Their original line-up consisted of Casey Royer on vocals, Tim Maag on guitar, Fredric Taccone on bass guitar, and Derek O'Brien on drums. The band combined the Orange County hardcore punk sound with a decidedly surf and new wave style on their debut self-titled EP. The EP featured five songs, including "Richard Hung Himself" (originally written by Casey Royer while he played for the Adolescents, recorded with the Adolescents and later re-recorded with D.I.), "Venus De Milo", "Reagan der Führer", "Purgatory", and "Guns". This EP was later reissued as Team Goon with extra tracks including versions of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part II", The Saint and Nuclear Funeral. The album was later released as a CD which added a cover of DEVO's Uncontrollable Urge which itself was originally released by XXX Records as the B-side on the 7-inch e.p. along with Surfing Anarchy

The band's first studio album Ancient Artifacts was a more straight ahead Orange County-sounding album that included a new version of "Purgatory" from the EP. Not long after the release of Ancient Artifacts, D.I. returned to the studio to record their second album Horse Bites Dog Cries, which was not released until 1986 (although the album itself has copyright date of 1985). This is generally considered their best studio album.

Two more albums and hiatus (1987–1992)
Before recording sessions for their next album commenced, guitarist Rikk Agnew left D.I. in 1987 to pursue his career with the Adolescents, who released two more albums (Brats in Battalions, and Balboa Fun*Zone) before breaking-up again. Agnew was replaced in D.I. by Hedge on bass guitar. Alfie Agnew played guitar, and Bosco was switched from bass to second guitar. Eventually Mark "The Kid" Cerneka from Brea Olinda High School replaced Alfie. The resulting album, What Good Is Grief to a God? (1988), was a commercial failure. After the 1988 US tour, "The Kid" left and was replaced by Sean Elliot. The 7-inch Single. "Don't Do It" b/w "Johnny's Got a Problem" was released that year on Triple X, blue vinyl in partnership with Circle A Skateboards. This was given away as a promo with a skateboard. Some released with picture sleeves. In 1989, D.I. released their next album Tragedy Again. That year another 7-inch Single was released on red vinyl again on Triple X records. "Surfin' Anarchy" (Beach Boys cover) b/w "Uncontrollable Urge" (Devo cover)

Return and more line-up changes (1993–2010)
A live album, Live at a Dive, was released in 1993. After Stevie DRT left the band, original drummer John Knight rejoined, and their fifth album State of Shock was released the following year. Chris Roboson and Steve Lyen joined and continued playing from 1995 to 1997. The band lost their record label soon afterwards. After two years of strictly playing live shows, and original guitarist Tim Maag replacing Roboson, D.I. headed back into the studio around 1997 to record what would be their follow-up to State of Shock and shopped the tracks around to labels without finding a taker.

Numerous line-up changes went on before they solidified their line-up, consisting of Royer, Chckn (guitars), Clinton Calton (guitars), Eddie Tatar (bass) and Joey Tatar (drums). Royer remained the only constant member of the band. D.I. continued touring for years and released their first original album in eight years, titled Caseyology, in 2002. Caseyology was followed up five years later by On the Western Front (2007) released on the Suburban Noize label, with all music and lyrics written by Royer and Tatar. In 2009, the band released the tracks "Potbelly", "D.I.", "The Dehumanizers", and "Embrace The Kill – Shut the Fuck Up and Listen!!!" through PB Records.

Recent activities (2011–present)
In March 2011, Casey Royer was arrested for child abuse, child endangerment and overdosing on heroin in the presence of his 12-year-old son. The child abuse and child endangerment charges were dropped, but he was sentenced to a 90-day jail term and placed on probation for three years for the substance abuse misdemeanor. After this, Royer got clean and sober, and D.I. returned to touring and playing live shows.

In 2012, the band released a new 7-inch EP, United We Slam  through Hand Grenade Records.

Line-ups

Timeline

Discography

Studio releases

EP, compilation and live albums

References

External links
 D.I. on Myspace

Musical groups established in 1981
Hardcore punk groups from California
Suburban Noize Records artists
Rock music supergroups
1981 establishments in California
Musical groups from Orange County, California


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Strengthening the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing
Chandra Brown, deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing for the U.S. Department of Commerce, spoke about the U.S. manufacturing sector and how the U.S. government is trying to strengthen its global presence, at the 2014 Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Summit. Exports are good for manufacturers, and companies with women on the board of directors have stronger financials.
By Anisa Samarxhiu September 30, 2014
Exports are good for the manufacturing business, and companies with women on the board of directors have a stronger bottom line, according to Chandra Brown, the deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Brown spends a lot of time traveling and advocating the strength of manufacturing. She has firsthand experience on what manufacturing companies need to do to thrive. Before joining the government, she served as vice president and CEO of United Streetcar, a subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works.
She started her keynote speech at the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Summit in Schaumburg, Ill., with an important statistic: during the economic downturn the companies that exported goods grew by 7%, those who did not export diminished by 5%. Brown emphasized that the U.S. has the resources to help advocate for American manufacturing companies. Whether it is on-site help to manufacturing businesses that want to go into the international arena or advisory councils such as the National Manufacturing Council, the resources for success exist. One just has to look for them.
As Brown was at a summit for women in manufacturing, she presented another statistic: Fortune 500 companies that have women in their board of directors are more likely to have better corporate responsibility and a better bottom line. However, there aren't enough women in the manufacturing industry or on these executive boards. Although women make up half of the work force, only 24% of the manufacturing industry is made up of women and less than 5% are on the board of directors. Women are needed, she said, throughout the pipeline from the manufacturing floor to the leadership positions.
Brown concluded her address with this message: "We must change the perception of manufacturing to the general audience. We can do that by mentoring young people and get them interested in manufacturing, creating a more flexible workspace and incorporating more diversity in the workplace."
– Anisa Samarxhiu, digital project manager, CFE Media, asamarxhiu@cfemedia.com.
– See related stories from the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Summit below.
Young women avoid STEM careers due to negative images, stereotypes
Best practices panel: attraction, retention, and advancement of women in manufacturing


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A Brief History of the Revival of American Cut Glass
In 1968 when Pepi Herrmann came to the United States, he had a dream, a vision and a goal. Realizing that the American cut glass with its most superb cutting (Brilliant Period 1890 - 1915) had disappeared - Pepi Herrmann's determination to revive this lost art in the USA has been recognized throughout the country. Pepi Herrmann can be considered a pioneer in bringing back the deep brilliant cutting of that particular era.
Now with more than 70 years of experience, Pepi Herrmann is one of the few independent Master Crystal Cutters in the United States. He was born in Salzburg, Austria and settled in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire more than fifty years ago.
As a pioneer in reviving the art of crystal cutting in the USA, he established himself as a master crystal cutter. Many aspiring young cutters perfected their skill under his guidance and leadership.
Pepi Herrmann's mastery of this time honored craft is exquisitely reflected in his traditional designs but has also found beauty and form in the contemporary field. Through numerous exhibitions, presentations and lectures as well as appearances on several television shows Pepi Herrmann built a fine reputation for quality workmanship in this almost lost art.
Pepi Herrmann is a tireless and dedicated artisan. He personally selects pieces of crystal to be cut, taking into account diverse factors such as shape, thickness and clarity of the crystal blank. Only after each piece is completed and passes Pepi's final and critical inspection will it be inscribed with the Pepi Herrmann signature -- his personal proclamation of accomplishment and approval, just as other masters have done for thousands of years.


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2005 Chrysler 300c SRT8 HEMI Engine:
The 425-horsepower, normally aspirated 6.1-liter HEMI is the highest specific-output V-8 engine ever offered by the Chrysler Group. Its 69.8 horsepower-per-liter rating exceeds even that of the legendary 1966 "Street HEMI." Torque is rated at 420 lb.-ft. Although the Chrysler HEMI was born in the 1950s and entered into legend in the 1960s and '70s, today's version took much of its inspiration from the original - particularly the namesake hemispherical combustion chambers that provide power and efficiency.
When SRT set out to develop a more powerful HEMI for the Chrysler 300C SRT8, they were mindful of the engine's heritage, which led to adopting traditional HEMI engine cues, such as an orange-painted cylinder block and black valve covers.
The SRT powertrain engineers who developed the Chrysler 300C SRT8's engine achieved more horsepower by adding more cubic inches, increasing the compression ratio, redesigning the cylinder head intake and exhaust systems for increased flow, and increasing engine speed.
To get more displacement, SRT engineers bored out the diameter of the cylinders in the Chrysler 300C SRT8's HEMI by 3.5 millimeters each, to increase the total displacement to 6.1 liters from 5.7 liters. Compression ratio was also increased to 10.3:1 from 9.6:1, unleashing more energy in the combustion process.
Engine breathing was increased with new high-flow cylinder heads, a specially designed intake manifold, and exhaust "headers" with individual tubes encased in a stainless steel shell, all unique to the 2005 Chrysler 300C SRT8's 6.1-liter HEMI engine. Larger diameter valves and reshaped cylinder ports in the heads allow for maximized air flow. The intake manifold was designed with larger diameter runners for higher-speed tuning. Exhaust is routed through a larger-diameter (2.75-inch vs. 2.5-inch) exhaust system with 3.5-inch chrome tips.
Performance-oriented camshaft profiles were developed to balance total vehicle requirements, simultaneously allowing more air in and out of cylinders. This increases performance and manages a higher engine speed, which is another method to increase horsepower. SRT engineers increased the HEMI's peak engine speed nearly 15 percent, to 6,200 revolutions power minute (rpm) from 5,400 rpm. Intake and exhaust valve stems are hollow, and the exhaust valve stems are filled with sodium to help dissipate heat more efficiently.
The high-performance 6.1-liter HEMI is further strengthened with a host of redesigned components, including a reinforced engine block with increased coolant flow, forged steel crankshaft, high-strength powdered-metal connecting rods, floating-pin pistons (cooled by oil squirters), and an oil pan modified for reduced oil foaming.
The 6.1-liter HEMI's power is channeled through an A580 five-speed automatic transmission with specially calibrated AutoStick driver-selectable range control, which offers fully automatic or manual shifting selection. A heavy-duty four-flange prop shaft sends the torque from the transmission to an upgraded differential and axles.
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def setup_custom_irb_prompt(name)
  green = "\e[32m"
  red = "\e[31m"
  clear = "\e[0m"

  IRB.conf[:PROMPT][:CUSTOM] = {
    # Flag  Description
    # %N    Current command.
    # %m    to_s of the main object (self).
    # %M    inspect of the main object (self).
    # %l    Delimiter type. In strings that are continued across a line break, %l will display the type of delimiter used to begin the string, so you'll know how to end it. The delimiter will be one of ", ', /, ], or `.
    # %ni   Indent level. The optional number n is used as a width specification to printf, as printf("%nd").
    # %nn   Current line number (n used as with the indent level).
    # %%    A literal percent sign.

    :PROMPT_I => "#{name}> ",                                      # standard prompt
    :PROMPT_C => "#{' ' * name.size}> ",           # multi-line statment prompt
    :PROMPT_S => "#{' ' * (name.size - 1)}%l> ",   # multi-line string prompt

    :RETURN => "#{red}#{' ' * (name.size - 1)}=> %s#{clear}\n",  # return value formatting, see table below
  }
  IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :CUSTOM
end

setup_custom_irb_prompt('irb')


MARBLESTONE lime-based finishing plaster coat, is formulated in the whole respect of traditional and historical "recipes" and therefore contains well seasoned hydrated lime putty, fine marble powder, colouring oxides and earths, linseed oil and rheologic modifiers, which guarantee a perfect workability of the product.
MARBLESTONE creates aesthetic cloudy effects, with soft and vibrant shades. The thickness of the product applied builds up a long-lasting and durable protection.
MARBLESTONE lime plaster is ready for use and therefore does not require any water dilution. Apply in two coats with a stainless steel trowel It is recommended to wait 8 hours between the 2 coats.
Protect with CERA Wax, if necessary.


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Q: Class having static member of its own type class ABC {
    int x;
    static ABC y = new ABC();
}

public class XYZ {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ABC q = new ABC();
        q.x = 5;
        System.out.println(q.x);
    }

}

Can someone explain what all happens (step by step) when the code is run.
Also, when the static keyword is removed before the instance y, StackOverflow error takes place. Why does this not happen when the static keyword is present?
Thanks in advance.

A: static means that a single instance of the variable is used across multiple referencing objects (in this case, y).
A static field lives in the context of the class, meaning all instances of the class will point to the same static object instance.
In a scenario of:
ABC a = new ABC();
ABC b = new ABC();
System.out.println(a.y==b.y);

The print will result in true, because the instances of y on both a and b point to the same object.
Non-static fields get populated with heir own individual instances; meaning that in a scenario of:
ABC a = new ABC();
ABC b = new ABC();
System.out.println(a.y==b.y);

(in a hypothetical scenario where such wouldn't trigger a StackOverflow) would result in false, because a.y would not be the same instance as b.y; each would have their own independent instances of ABC in their y fields.
A StackOverflow will happen without the static keyword because when ABC is instantiated, it needs another ABC instance for it's y field, which, when instantiated, creates another ABC, and so on, infinitely (until the stack is overflown).
With static, a single static instance of ABC, let's call it sABC is created, and it's own y field just references it itself, so the infinite loop of instantiation doesn't happen.

A: When the class loader loads this class it will immediately create an instance of this class and assign it to the class variable y. This is because y is declared static.
If you don't declare y static then you sayint that every instance of class ABC has an attribute y which is also an ABC. You are then also saying that the y attribute has to be assigned a new instance of class ABC, so this instance is created for you whenever you explicitly create an instance of ABC, as you do in your first statement in main(). Do you spot the recursion? That leads to a stack overfow.

A: A static variable is a class-level variable.
Instance variable is object-level variable.
If you removing static keyword - this class trying instantiate itself and endless loop occurs, while static variable creates one instance one time and it's shared between all objects.
Stack memory keeps local variables and function calls, so it's overflowed because you have endless calls.

A: The Walkthrough
ABC q = new ABC();

Create a new instance of the ABC class called q
q.x = 5;

Set q's property x to 5
System.out.println(q.x);

Print the value held by q's property x (should be 5)
Static
The static keyword means that every instance of a class shares that same variable. When you create an instance of the class ABC, it contains another instance of ABC as the variable y. When you create another instance of ABC, it also has a variable y, but that variable is the same as the y held by the first instance of ABC.
If you were to remove the static keyword, y would not be shared by each instance of ABC. When you created an instance of ABC, it would create its own y, and that y would create its own y, and so on until you run out of memory and a StackOverflow error occurs.


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Tron [TRX] listed on BitBay which controls more than 70% of the market share in Poland
On 19th September, Justin Sun, the CEO of Tron announced on Twitter that TRX will be listed on BitBay. BitBay is a trading platform which facilitates the exchange of major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether, and Lisk. They also announced the listing TRX/BTC, TRX/EUR, TRX/USD, TRX/PLN trading pairs. This listing would allow both the platforms to establish ...
By Mia	on September 20, 2018
Huobi Joins Russian Financial Services Platform to Share Notes on Crypto Regulation
Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has joined Russia's VEB Innovation Fund to share notes on crypto regulation, according to a fund's press release published Wednesday, September 19. According to Crunchbase, the VEB Innovation Fund was created in 2011 to invest in Russian high-tech startups and to promote local innovations in the global market. The Center of Digital Transformation, where Huobi is now ...
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The just concluded second edition of Consensus held in Singapore proved to be successful for organizers. Since it was a melting pot for diverse blockchain influencers, investors and star-ups it was only fitting for social amenity providers outside the conference to supply fast means of payment and many ended up using PundiX PoS to expedite ...
ICON (ICX) ICONLOOP and SK Holdings Sign MOU to Co-Develop Blockchain Models In Financial Systems
The newly rebranded ICONLOOP continues to set the pace in the cryptocurrency space. ICON (ICX) is delighted to announce that its official development partner is entering the financial system. ICONLOOP has today, September 19 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK Holdings C&C which stipulated that the two entities will collaborate to create "blockchain ...
Qtum's Code Updated: "This Has Been The Biggest One Yet"
Qtum was launched almost a year from now on 13 October. The coding used was a copy of the bitcoin v.14 code. The code developed by the project was version 0.14.3. Since the project was launched, the team has been working towards updating the code to make it better. In the last one year, the ...
In a brief announcement a few hours ago, popular cryptocurrency exchange of Binance announced that it was opening trading for Tron (TRX) paired with its native cryptocurrency of Binance Coin (BNB). The announcement also added a timeline tof the availability of the new trading pair as follows: Click here to see more.


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Q: Excel Macro autofit all rows with data -or- entire sheet *updated* ****updated as sort now works, only need how to autofit rows, dynamically without defining rows to autofit. Columns withh always be same and can be hard code***
Newbie here, with limited VBA.
I have a current project, and although my question may seem basic, considering how many steps I have completed accurately, I cannot seem to autofit all rows, without defining the rows.
I can do it by a range, but every month the amount of entries on the report differs.
My macro essentials takes a report (name changes every month as it is exported by another application in a messy Excel format) and cleans it up.  Later it will be transposed by other methodology into a SharePoint datasheet list.
I spell everything out in steps as I am more a workflow writer. If there is anything I can clean up to simplify, Id learn to love that as well.
Macro is as follows: (please forgive formatting errors from trying to copy into Question)
Sub ComponentBalRptCleanup()

'Unmerge all Cells in Worksheet
ActiveSheet.Cells.UnMerge

'Delete Columns A1 thru D1
Range("A1:D1").EntireColumn.Delete

'Delete Rows A1 thru A9
Range("A1:A9").EntireRow.Delete

'Cut and Paste Cells
Range("A2").Cut Range("A1")
Range("G1").Cut Range("F1")
Range("P1").Cut Range("O1")
Range("AA1").Cut Range("Z1")

'Sort by Column A to Remove Extra Rows from View
 Columns("A:AN").Sort key1:=Range("A:A"), order1:=xlAscending, Header:=xlYes

'Auto Fit Contents in Columns and Rows
     ActiveCell.Columns("A:AG").EntireColumn.Select
    ActiveCell.Columns("A:AG").AutoFit
ActiveCell.Rows("1:77").EntireRow.Select
       ActiveCell.Rows("1:77").EntireRow.AutoFit

'Delete Empty Columns
Range("B:B, D:D, G:I, K:L, N:N, P:Q, T:V, X:Y, AA:AB, AD:AF").EntireColumn.Delete

'Remove Wrap Text from Cell B1
Range("B1").WrapText = False

'Autofit Contents of Columns
Range("A1:AF1").Columns.AutoFit

'Autofit Row A2 Contents
Range("A2:A2").Rows.AutoFit

'Save File As
Application.GetSaveAsFilename

End Sub

A: I would say that the main problem is with your sort. Sorting a variable range in VBA is tricky. I would strongly suggest using a named range.
You can select the "Active" region of your spreadsheet and give it a name with the following statements:
Range("A1").Select
Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
Selection.Name = "myRange"

After that, use myRange instead of a static address. Here is a simple example:
Sub NameRangeAndSort()
' Create Named Range and Sort by 1st column
    Dim TotalRows As Integer
    Range("A1").Select
    Selection.CurrentRegion.Select
    Selection.Name = "myRange"

    ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Sort.SortFields.Clear
    ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("A1") _
    , SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
    With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Sort
        .SetRange Range("myRange")
        .Header = xlGuess
        .MatchCase = False
        .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
        .SortMethod = xlPinYin
        .Apply
    End With
End Sub

You also have EntireColumn repeated twice in a couple of your  autofit statements. That should only be included once per statement.