Young Jake has been guided towards his high school building along with many other survivors from all of the surrounding areas, as the country attempts to make it through a zombie outbreak. It is only by chance that a beautiful stranger gets holed up in the same building. Even in a world overrun by the dead, love can still make you feel so alive.


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Q: "Expected an expression" error when trying to use va_arg I'm trying to use va_arg to assign the value of an argument to a variable. The code compiles but does not work as intended. When I try to debug with vscode (Debug C/C++ File) I get that error.
void    ft_printf_char(specifier *fmt)
    {
        const char  c = va_arg(fmt->args, int);
        ft_putchar_fd(c, 1);
    }

static char *parse_format_specifier(char *str, specifier *fmt)
    {
        if (*str == 'c')
            ft_printf_char(fmt);
        return (++str);
    }

int ft_printf(const char *str, ...)
    {
        int return_value;
        specifier fmt;

        return_value = 0;
        va_start(fmt.args, str);
        while (*str)
            if (*str == '%' && *str++)
            {
                str = parse_format_specifier((char *)str, &fmt);
            }
            else
            {
                return_value++;
                ft_putchar_fd(*str++, 1);
            }
        va_end(fmt.args);
        return_value += fmt.len;
        return return_value;
    }

// in another file
#ifndef FT_PRINTF_H
# define FT_PRINTF_H

#include <stdarg.h>

typedef struct specifier
{
    int         len;
    va_list     args;

}   specifier;

int ft_printf(const char *str, ...);
void    ft_printf_char(specifier *fmt);

#endif

// main.c
void main()
{
    ft_printf("print char %c", 'c');
}

I have no idea what the error message means. The thingy that warns you about errors on the editor says
#define va_arg(ap,type) __builtin_va_arg(ap, type)
Expands to:

__builtin_va_arg(fmt->args, int)
expected an expressionC/C++(29)

Maybe there's syntax error that I can't find?

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Q: Retrieving profiles from a table based on specific logic I have a requirement to extract profiles from a table for the below criteria:

*

*There are 5 IDs in total. 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500

*The profiles to have atleast one ID of each value 100, 300 and 400. IDs with value 200 and 500 should not be present even once.

*Profile can have multiple number of IDs of value 300 and 400 but will have only one ID of value 100.

*The profiles will have IDs 300 and 400 equally. i.e For every ID will the value 300, there will be an ID of value 400.

Eg:
TABLE A:
-------------------------
PROFILE_ID          ID
-------------------------
12345               100
12345               300
12345               400
23456               100
23456               300
23456               400
23456               300
23456               400
34567               100
34567               200
-------------------------

The result should fetch PROFILE_IDs 12345 and 23456 and not 34567.
I am pretty stuck and blank in getting a clear idea on how to frame a query for this. Please help.

A: For sample data you posted:
SQL> select * From test;

PROFILE_ID         ID
---------- ----------
     12345        100
     12345        300
     12345        400
     23456        100
     23456        300
     23456        400
     23456        300
     23456        400
     34567        100
     34567        200

10 rows selected.

one option is to do it rule-by-rule, each of CTEs retrieving data which satisfy certain rule. The final result is intersection of these PROFILE_IDs.
SQL> with
  2  rule2 as  -- don't allow IDs 200 nor 500
  3    (select profile_id
  4     from test
  5     where profile_id not in (select profile_id
  6                              from test
  7                              where id in (200, 500)
  8                             )
  9    ),
 10  rule3 as  -- there can be only one ID = 100 for each PROFILE_ID
 11    (select profile_id
 12     from (select profile_id,
 13             sum(case when id = 100 then 1 else 0 end) cnt_100
 14           from test
 15           group by profile_id
 16          )
 17     where cnt_100 = 1
 18    ),
 19  rule4 as  -- number of IDs 300 and 400 has to be equal and greater than 0
 20    (select profile_id
 21     from (select profile_id,
 22             sum(case when id = 300 then 1 else 0 end) cnt_300,
 23             sum(case when id = 400 then 1 else 0 end) cnt_400
 24           from test
 25           group by profile_id
 26          )
 27     where cnt_300  = cnt_400
 28       and cnt_300 > 0
 29    )
 30  select profile_id from rule2
 31  intersect
 32  select profile_id from rule3
 33  intersect
 34  select profile_id from rule4;

PROFILE_ID
----------
     12345
     23456

SQL>

A: Personally, since all your rules rely on counting the different ids, I'd do it more like this. Some of this is redundant, but it makes explicit which part comes from which of your criteria.
with rules as (
  select profile_id,
         sum(case when id = 100 then 1 else 0 end) as cnt_100,
         sum(case when id = 200 then 1 else 0 end) as cnt_200,
         sum(case when id = 300 then 1 else 0 end) as cnt_300,
         sum(case when id = 400 then 1 else 0 end) as cnt_400,
         sum(case when id = 500 then 1 else 0 end) as cnt_500
    from table1
   group by profile_id
)
select profile_id
  from rules
       -- rule 1
 where cnt_100 > 0
   and cnt_300 > 0
   and cnt_400 > 0
       -- rule 2
   and cnt_200 = 0
   and cnt_500 = 0
       -- rule 3
   and cnt_100 = 1
       -- rule 4
   and cnt_300 = cnt_400

SQL Fiddle


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It's been a while now since I played Geometry Wars 3: DE. A long while... Out of the drones, I'm sure that Snipe and Turret were the most used. If I ever had trouble earning a high enough score, I'd usually switch over to Collect after a few failed attempts.
Now that I switched out my memory sticks to play Patapon 2, it'll probably be an even longer while before I get back to attempting those two GM 3: DE bosses! I'm just hoping that after this long break, it'll be a piece of cake when I return to it (games are funny like that sometimes)... If I don't forget the patterns by then!
PixelJunk Shooter may have to wait again... Just learned of Resogun and the way it was explained sounds like much fun to me! We'll see though. Still have to watch a video of how Resogun is played. And I am sure you make a good point, about PJ Shooter's sluggishness possibly being unnoticeable to someone that hasn't played it on Playstation 3.
If there were a way to convince me to add Eden, it would have to be watching a video. It just doesn't sound that appealing to me. There is another PixelJunk title I remember reading about that sounded like fun, just can't remember what it was! It could have been Shooter... How many titles are there?
Have you ever heard of and/or played Crystal Defenders? It's a Final Fantasy Tactics Advance themed, tower defense title released for the PSP. Sadly, it's not downloadable/playable via Vita... I have it loaded onto my PSP Go for when it comes up in the 3rd set of VII, I'm excited!
Lastly... Happy BL-iversary slash Ring Day! You're as old as me now.
Just noticed that you have ZERO titles. Very nice!
Yeah, the bosses in Geometry Wars 3: DE can be quite the test of patience! Usually, I'd just go back to grind for more stars to unlock new drones. Sometimes, most of the time, it'd make the boss seem easier. Now though, I'm stuck on the final boss of Adventure Mode and there's no more drones to unlock (that I know of)!
So I started playing Ultimate Mode. Which strangely felt easier! I managed to get more stars in the first nine levels than I did when first starting Adventure Mode. But now I'm stuck on the first boss there... I haven't played it in a while now.
It was only in the last ten years, at most, that I discovered tower defense. Learned of them after watching the other half play a Warcraft III maul. I had the PC title for years, but never played it because I'm awful at RTS games... Seeing it played as a tower defense though! It looked like a lot more fun and easier, in a way.
Never played a Warcraft III maul myself, at least I think "maul" is the right term. So far, I've only played Crystal Defenders, Plants vs. Zombies, Ninjatown, and PJ Monsters Deluxe. I could use some more! Only have one remaining.
Ninjatown and PJ Monsters Deluxe were my favorite out of the four. Didn't make it very far in Crystal Defenders... I'm not very good at that one (yet?). It's coming up in the third set, so I better get better at it! Fieldrunners is another that I have, but it's unlisted because I didn't like the feel/look of it.
I do still plan/hope to add PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate. It almost looks like more fun than Geometry Wars 3 to me. Like there's a puzzle aspect to it maybe? Someone might have already told me that there was... I just hope that it's sluggish play on the Vita is tolerable, I'm sure it is.
The other PJ titles I know nothing about. It is difficult for me to get into "open-ended" games, like Animal Crossing and the like. If you know what I mean. They get boring so quickly for me. So I'm not sure what I would think of Eden.
We are PSN buddies! I think I actually managed to take over the high score in a few levels in Geometry Wars 3 even. Even though it can become repetitive after a while, I really like the variety of stages. Looking forward to unlocking some more drones too! So I'm definitely pleased with it.
Congratulations on beating it! How many levels are there total for Adventure? It sounds like it'll keep me busy for a while. Good thing it's a digital title!
You certainly made short work of GW 3! Is there still quite a bit left for you to do? It sounds like there's quite a bit of content. Looking forward to it since I've never played a title from the series and it sort of reminds me of the Stardust titles I've played. Adored those titles.
How interesting...it sounds like my kind of game! Thank you for your reply! Super Metriod here I come!...Once I get an Eshop card, then the Prime Trilogy!
(Enslaved: Odyssey to the West) Oh, you too?
The combat is as interesting as you make it. Lifting someone up into the air then blasting them into space with a shotgun. Mini black holes to drag people out of cover. Always be spamming space magic is what I say. Heard ME2 turns it into an actual shooter, though I never really noticed the RPG -style shooting in my 2.5 runs. But then, I was always busy spamming space magic at space zombies and space robots.
Oh, it's honestly easily missed, but the Mako has both a zoom-in and a rocket launcher. You'd be amazed how many people discover them by accident halfway into the story.
Stop making me want to replay this game. Like right now.
Mass Effect is still my favourite game of all time. TLoU pushing for joint first place. I love original Mass Effect so much I still haven't been able to bring myself to play parts 2 and 3 in case I don't like them as much. Madness, yes, but there's something magical about that first one.
You're in for a treat. The only question remaining is how you'll feel about the Mako. Me, I the Mako. Drove it over every single unexplored world scouring for minerals and crashed probes. Other people, wrong people, hated that space buggy so much they made them take it out of the sequels. Boo.
Ooh, a Shadow of the Colossus run!
Any thoughts yet on where you're defining ? I'd imagine collecting all of the items from both Normal and Hard mode time trials would be sufficient for most people, but some folks may also want to max out their grip and health by collecting fruit and lizard tails.


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Hope is one of our primary needs, but we can get lost in our search for security by trusting in the false hopes idols offer. Authentic hope is born of trust in God's word, but false hopes and worldly idols, like money, power, or physical beauty, can tempt us. Idols confuse the mind and heart; they lead to death.
Faith is trusting God, but when confronted with difficulty, we experience the fragility of that trust and feel the need for more tangible certainties. Idols and the hope they offer are fleeting. If you hope in idols, you become like them: empty, with hands that don't touch, feet that don't walk, mouths that can't speak. You can't help, change things, smile, give of oneself, or love. But God is always greater, so we can't reduce him to our size, image, or desires. God's grandeur allows us to trust and hope in the Lord and become like him, transformed into his children, sharing his life. Hope in God makes us enter the range of God's action and memory that bless and save us.
Heb 2:14-18 Jesus shared in blood and Flesh so he might destroy the Devil and free slaves. He had to become like us to be a merciful, faithful high priest; tested through suffering, he can help those being tested.
Ps 105:1-4, 6-9 "The Lord remembers his covenant for ever." Sing to, proclaim, and serve the Lord!
Mk 1:29-39 Simon's mother-in-law lay sick; Jesus took her hand and the fever left her. He cured many of the sick and drove out demons, left for a deserted place to pray, then went to nearby villages to preach and expel demons.
Fr. Jim Clarke homily video: Just say no?
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Passionist: After preaching, expelling spirits, and healing, Jesus simply, humbly rises to pray in solitude, while others ran around looking for him. Jesus understood his mission and didn't care about popularity or others' expectations. All he does and is is in harmony with the Good News. "Let us go" draws us into his mission too. May we imitate him by praying in solitude, listening for God's voice, and conforming to his will.
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Q: Angular 6 adding custom header Hi I am trying to add custom header through http interceptor, following is my code
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import {
    HttpEvent, HttpInterceptor, HttpHandler, HttpRequest
} from '@angular/common/http';

import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
import { StorageService } from 'src/app/services/storage-service';
import { HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';

@Injectable()
export class AuthorizationHeaderInterceptor implements HttpInterceptor {
constructor(private storageService:StorageService ){}

    intercept(req: HttpRequest<any>, next: HttpHandler): Observable<HttpEvent<any>> {

    let authToken = this.storageService.getAuthorizationToken();
    const authReq = req.clone({
        headers: req.headers.set('Authorization', authToken)
    });

    return next.handle(authReq);
    }
}

with above code I am getting 'TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined'. However with following changes the error goes away, but it does not set authorization header.
const authReq = req.clone();
authReq.headers.set('authorization',authToken);

what could be the problem in code.
Thanks in advance.

A: personnally I use setHeaders and not headers
  //here you add the bearer in every request
  addAuthentication(req: HttpRequest<any>): HttpRequest<any> {
    const headers: any = {};
    const authToken = this.userStore.getToken(); // get the token from a service
    if (authToken) {
      headers['authorization'] = authToken; // add it to the header
      req = req.clone({
        setHeaders: headers
      });
    }
    return req;
  }


† Freedom Scientific's What's New in JAWS 2018 Screen Reading Software page claims that when JAWS 2018 is used with Edge on Windows 10 Creators update (version 1703) or later, it provides a level of support something like "Supports with exceptions". We have not independently confirmed that this combination meets that level of support yet (April 2018).
The above are Level Access's recommendations, but the customer's needs take precedence. If a customer requires Level to test other, not-recommended versions, make sure the client understands and acknowledges the risks of doing so, and consider suggesting that they have Level test both so as to better identify the risk.
Visual keyboard focus may be different in Firefox and IE due to various CSS properties, and so visible focus should be tested in both browsers. Clearly identify where the problem does and does not occur (which browser, which controls) in AMP entries.
Keyboard traps may also occur in one browser but not another, and is another test that should be performed in both browsers. Testing should focus on highly-scripted components, "overly-aggressive" scripting, embedded content, and such.
Difference in Dragon for IE value fields where onchange isn't updated when voice.
Mobile Safari does not fire keyboard events except in input textarea.
As of iOS 11.2.x the Tab key on the keyboard can be used to tab to interactive elements -- although sometimes there is a bug that may prevent this from occuring.
On Android, Firefox versions prior to 47 should not be used for TalkBack testing. This is due to TalkBack being unable to activate links in Firefox versions 43 through 46.
Browser usage among the general population can be dramatically different than usage by uses of Assistive Technology, a critical factor many people may fail to take into account. For instance, contrast one recent set of general population browser statistics with the last WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey 6.
Media players may be implemented differently across browser especially when a standard video or audio element is used because browser's implement these element different.
Shadow DOM is primarily supported in Chrome and may not be supported in other browsers and will never be supported in IE.
As for other differences between browsers -- below are in addition to your list.
Some browsers put iFrames in the focus order -- others like Chrome do not.
There are some other screen reader specific issues with certain controls here and there with different browsers but I don't have a list other than what is on labs. As you point out most relate to ARIA but some relate to other things like implicit labels, images without alt nested in anchors, svg etc.
Colors and styles may be implemented different by different browsers such as the selection color in a select box.
AccessKeys are accessed differently, e.g. alt+shift+key for Firefox and alt+key in IE and Chrome.
On Safari on macOS settings need to be enabled to allow tab to move to all controls.
. The Chrome extension for high contrast is not a high contrast theme exactly – but a color filter that is applied to the whole page and often ends up with dark text on a dark background giving some things less contrast. It doesn't allow to choose specific colors but there are a few specific options for grayscale, invert, increase, and yellow on black etc.
Mobile Browser support for ARIA roles, states, and properties.
Generally speaking, the version of the OS (desktop or mobile) is either nearly irrelevant or of less importance than the versions of the AT and of the browser. However, in some cases at the older and newer ends of version history, the OS can make a difference in accessibility support. Older versions may lack complete accessibility support, and when a major new OS release comes out, ATs may need time and upgrades before it is fully compatible with the new OS. And of course for iOS, the versions of VoiceOver and Safari are not separate from the OS version, meaning there is no distinction at all.
Anything to note here? Any known dependencies/limitations?
IE 11 under Win 10 will display title attribute as a tooltip on focus and not just on hover like prior version.
Under Win 7 with IE 11 many background images in high contrast mode does not visible, however, the same images get visible in Win 10 with IE 11.
Here are three excellent resources for understanding Android OS version usage statistics and history. Data tends to be acquired by visits to the Google Play store, possibly other methods.
OS 9.x (Pie) - oddly the sites above do not give usage metrics - does that imply the usage is immeasurably low or is there some other reason for the lack of metrics? This is relevant given many of our newest phones are running 9.
The StatCounter site cited above gives significantly different numbers (applied filter for US-only).
For example, its total for 8.0/8.1 is about 39%, compared to 21.5% for the Developer Dashboard. And StatCounter's overall totals for the supported OS releases, 7.0 or higher, is much higher than the Developer Dashboard would imply. These differences make it challenging to make conclusions about what to test with, not to mention the unknowable differences that may exist between what the general population uses and what AT users may tend to use.
According to the Android Version History wiki page linked above, as of December 19, 2018, all versions prior to 7.0 are Unsupported, leaving 7.0/Nougat as the minimum version supported; 7.0 was released in August 2016. This is especially relevant given that some of our Android phone inventory is running Android 6.x or lower, raising the question of whether they should be upgraded - or retired but otherwise not used for primary testing. On the flip side, almost exactly 50% of Android OS usage is on unsupported OS versions, so refusing to test on them is not without risk.
Fingerprint Authentication support was added in OS 7.0, and requires supporting hardware such as found on Nexus 5X and 6P.
Android OS version 4.0 through 4.4.x gradually added support for TalkBack and other accessibility features, while 5.0 added support for Switch Control.
VoiceOver is the Apple's built-in screen reader on both iOS and MacOS, but they are not perfectly identical in accessibility support and behavior. They may "leapfrog" each other.
Any specifics to add here?
VoiceView is the Fire's screen reader.
JAWS 2018 May Update and later supports Firefox 61+ and is the recommended combination for testing unless a client requests a different browser or the audit is for a US Federal government client or organization selling into the US Federal Government where IE 11 is used. Freedom Scientific recommends that JAWS 18 and JAWS 2018 and releases prior to May 2018 users use the ESR 52 (Extended Support Release) version as the new Firefox engine poses issues when using assistive technologies. FS posted a blog entry further elaborating on this and explaining what work is being done to resolve the issue.
As of September 22 2017, there is no way to move the TalkBack cursor via swiping right or left on any webpage in Firefox. Also, when exploring by touch (which is the only way to move the cursor), the TalkBack green outline rectangle does not overlap the orange outline rectangle as it did before.
TO resolve this, you'll need to downgrade your device to Firefox 42.
Search for Firefox in the Google Play Store. Activate its icon in the list of results.
Activate "More Options" (3 dots at the top of the screen).
Uninstall Firefox 43. You can accomplish this under Home->Settings->Apps.
Download and install the appropriate build for your device here: . Versions marked "ARM" are appropriate for all Nexus models, and versions marked "API 11" will work with any android version greater than 3.0.
The ChromeVox screen reader uses the document object model (DOM) to provide access to web content which is different than how many other screen readers and assistive technology access browser content through an accessibility API or combination of API and DOM and thus results may not reflect how other AT products will work in Chrome.
Form field on Chrome does not announce the label if text is already entered.
Nested links inside of headings only read as links on chrome, instead of reading as heading link.
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Shopper Blog: Gresham Gladiators' school spirit is the silver lining of the pandemic
Gresham Gladiators' school spirit is the silver lining of the pandemic
Ali James, Shopper News
As the Gresham Middle School girls basketball team ran up the court during their Tuesday night game against Halls, foot stomping thundered through the bleachers.
The student section was packed with festively attired kids hyping up the players and the crowd. The energy was tangible, the volume was nearly deafening and voices in class the next day were raspy.
In the middle of the season, longtime cheer coach Jamie Lynch had to relinquish her role after taking a virtual teacher job. Eighth grade teacher Alice McManus stepped up.
"I wanted them to have a special eighth grade and I knew that if I took the position they would," she said.
At her first basketball game as cheer coach, McManus said she ran over to the student section and encouraged them to "get loud."
"When I went over to the student section, I noticed eighth grader Drew Shaver," she said. "I said I can't hear you guys, and Drew, he is one of my students, took charge and started leading the chants."
McManus said he prefers the word "callouts," and the other students in the section follow his lead.
"He is my point man and makes sure the kids are doing what they are supposed to do over there," McManus said. "There was one game he couldn't be there and it kind of fell apart."
"My favorite part is going to the games and having fun yelling and chanting," said Shaver. "I think it's OK if other students don't want to come, but they are most likely going to have fun if they come."
Henry Jeffers said they try to come up with catchy callouts. "We even sing Christmas carols to throw the other team off," he said.
Another student, Kai Modley, now knows the cheers and game by game has pulled more kids into them.
"The eighth graders welcome everyone unless they are sitting down," said McManus. "They want students on their feet to stomp and shout along with the cheerleaders."
The student section is the "sixth man" in a lot of those close games, and that is what McManus is most proud of.
"These spirit leaders cheer just as hard for the boys and girls; if they are winning by 20 or within 5 points, it doesn't matter, those kids come out to support," she said.
The girls' basketball team regularly joins in the student section after their game, and the JV team also shows up to show their support.
Seventh-grader Austin Dunkin sets the student section themes for every game and spreads the words on Instagram and Snapchat.
People started hearing hype about the games and attending them. Central High School reached out after they heard about Gresham's student section and asked them to come to their playoffs.
"Drew was there in his flair and stayed the whole night," said McManus.
"It's just kids with a love for their team.
"The thing about this re-ignited spirit is that our eighth-grade students as a whole are very spirited," said McManus. "It is not just one student.
"I think it does have something to do with COVID. So many opportunities were not available, I think that everyone is motivated to take advantage of all of their opportunities now.
"I think the pandemic will always affect our kids, and this is one way it has positively affected them. This is our silver lining."
McManus cheered in middle and high school, at Tennessee Tech University and was on a competitive squad.
"Cheer helped me become a leader in school and to be connected to others, and not just to the cheer team," she said.
McManus wants to pass on those leadership qualities, to encourage inclusiveness and participation in school events.
Like spirit week.
Because the week before winter break is tough, the sixth-grade teachers decided to coordinate a spirit week. Students have helped with the door decorating contest and each day had a different theme.
Monday was Favorite Christmas Costume with lots of elves and Cindy Lou Whos, Tuesday was for winter hats and socks, Wednesday was pajama day, Thursday was ugly Christmas sweaters and Friday will be basically anything with snowflakes.
"Our cafeteria ladies get into it. The most spirited person in our school is Kim Fine," said McManus. "She has been working in the Gresham cafeteria for about 27 years.
"The students love to see what she has going on. She goes all out with a wild outfit, and Barbara Markham decorates for the holidays. Right now, there is a full Christmas scene in the corner of the cafeteria."
Three A-E students selected by UT reflect on leadership, scholarship
Carol Z. Shane, Shopper News
Austin-East seniors Zakoyous Houston, Mariusi Irankunda and Anndrena Downs are still riding high from the Wednesday morning this month when they were offered admission and full-ride scholarships to the University of Tennessee.
They were, after all, expecting a routine school assembly and were instead called up onto the stage.
"It was a huge surprise, the biggest surprise I've ever gotten my entire life!" said Downs, whose admitted major is Education, Health & Human Sciences Exploratory Track. "It means a lot to me; I'm extremely grateful."
Still considering other schools, Downs has plans to major in biology and go on to dental school. Skilled in leadership, she hopes to give back and add value to campus life.
"I think I can bring people together and maybe just add certain things to campus that I add to school now. It's not as hard as you think to bring people together and do something bigger."
Downs says she is most excited about student life and progressing her education, and credits Austin-East with preparing her for college "by showing me that I can do anything."
Mariusi Irankunda will enter UT as a Geology and Environmental Studies major. "This is a surprise like no other — and my classmates were surprised, too! It means the world because now I don't really have to worry about college expenses and things like that. I can just put my mind at ease and focus on my studies."
He's proud to be going to UT because "it's a big community. The name is big." Irankunda sees leadership as "being able to take others with you, pull others up, because being selfish won't get you anywhere."
One of his senior year's crowning moments occurred last May, when he and his Austin-East Roadrunners teammates beat Gatlinburg-Pittman to win the state soccer championship.
"It just makes me feel like I did something great and I'm destined for great things."
Zakoyous Houston will begin his UT college career on the Business Administration Exploratory Track. He was completely stunned by the surprise admission offer.
"It was shocking. I thought it was like a meet about what to do for a party or something. I didn't know I was gonna get a shout and a full ride scholarship."
Houston said he's been a fan of Big Orange football and basketball since elementary school, and has always wanted to go to UT. His family was at the event to cheer for him, and as the oldest of four brothers, he's particularly happy for his dad.
"It's a big thing for him because he wants all of us to go to college. For him to say that I got a full ride scholarship to my favorite school really made him happy. Unfortunately, my mama passed last year, and it just makes me go harder in school [to] make her proud."
The most recent seniors to be congratulated as potential Vols are Central High School Bobcats Madeline Belew, Trinity Jones, Kenna Lyle, Madalyn Marshal, and Ashlynn McManus; and Fulton High School Falcons Jahneulei Weste, Melany Juan-Morales, and Tabby Whittenberg.
All were surprised in their classrooms and during lunch break with their admissions offers.
Many congratulations to all of these outstanding seniors.
Minimal Optimist promotes products for the planet
Nancy Anderson, Shopper News
Walking into Minimal Optimist is like walking into a wonderland of eco-friendly sustainability.
The newest shop in the Cedar Springs Shopping Center, 9230 Kingston Pike, drew dozens of visitors to a ribbon cutting ceremony sponsored by Knoxville Chamber of Commerce.
Owner Tabitha Palmer welcomed friends, family, chamber members and Mayor Glenn Jacobs.
"I want to thank Tabitha for creating a space for eco-friendly and sustainable products for our community and I want to thank her for increasing awareness for the purchases we're making. This is something we all should be more mindful about," said Ashleigh Christian, Knoxville Chamber director of investor development.
Palmer said the shop is the area's first and only local store to specialize in sustainable goods and focusing on certified Benefit Corporations (B Corp), or businesses that adopt practices beneficial to the culture and environment.
"When I started Minimal Optimist, I was doing a lot of shopping online for more eco-friendly, sustainable products. I started switching over my skin care and personal care products a few years ago and I came to know about B Corp in general.
"I really loved that there are brands and companies that are putting people and planet alongside their profits. I am excited to bring some of those companies to my shop and share the message of shopping local, eco-friendly, nature-inspired, and sustainable products.
"Everything in here is better for the consumer and better for the planet."
In addition to carrying many B Corp brands, the shop carries many smaller brands that are sustainably made in the U.S. or under fair trade, or are locally made in Knoxville. Top-selling products are Rumpl blankets, Stasher bags, Bee's Wrap, reusable market bags, and Food Huggers (products used instead of single-use ziplock bags and plastic wrap). Rumpl blankets are made from post-consumer recycled materials.
Palmer said, "When I found the Rumpl blanket, I was so impressed with it. It feels like a sleeping bag and they're so pretty. I thought 'Knoxville is going to love this.'"
Palmer began her business online in March of 2020. She built her online platform and participated in pop-up shopping experiences in places like Hey Bear Café and the Knoxville Women's Expo. She was able to find space in the Cedar Springs Shopping Center and felt the area would be the right fit.
"I'm thrilled to be in Cedar Springs Shopping Center. I shop this area all the time and we just love the Soup Kitchen. When I was pregnant with my now 9-year-old, I ate there two or three times a week, so I just love this area."
Palmer has long been an Earth mama. As a 10-year-old, she gathered her friends and inspired them to clean up trash in their neighborhood.
She lives in Concord with her husband, Jonathan, and one son.
The shop is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Closed on Sunday.
Info: www.minimaloptimist.com.
As love enters this world, is there room?
John Tirro, Shopper News
I'm writing by the side of a small swimming pool, at a rental house in Florida. It's 8 a.m., 76° and sunny, and I am grateful. Lord willing, by the time you read this, I'll be back in Knoxville, bringing home communion to those who can't come to church in person, and preparing to lead worship Christmas Eve, but now it's helpful to get a little distance and perspective.
If we're to take seriously Jesus's command to love, not only of our neighbor, but also our enemy, rest is necessary. A cup of coffee, a few deep breaths, a moment of appreciating sunlight glinting on last leaves of autumn — or in my case, these vibrantly green, brown-tipped palm fronds — make it possible for the squeezed out sponge of the emotional heart to soak up love from the source, from God.
So then, when someone needs love and attention so badly that they express it by invective and insult, your heart is already full, and you can serve, without needing the person in need to be other than they are.
I mention this because I am confident that you too deal with this, and I want to encourage you to look for oasis moments, to refill and reflect.
From this place, I notice the Gospel for Christmas Eve itself is told from a place of distance and perspective, as if we're looking at an ancient map or from an angel's eye view at the part of the Roman Empire now known as the Holy Land.
"In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus" — the seat of imperial power — "while Quirinus was governor of Syria" — the region to the north of Israel — and we see Joseph and Mary, figures drawn on a map or tiny dots seen from the sky, set out for Bethlehem to the south, to be counted.
The view zooms in as Mary gives birth "to her firstborn son" and wraps him "in bands of cloth" and lays him "in a manger," then zooms back out, to shepherds "in that region ... keeping watch over their flock by night," then somehow zooms both up close and wide angle, as an angel, then a multitude of angels, announce the one born as "Savior" and "Messiah" and proclaim peace to all so favored as to hear this good news.
From this viewpoint, I also notice, the troubles of empire don't stop as God enters the world. People don't stop being at the mercy of leaders requiring them to travel days to be counted, just so they can be taxed.
Yet into this comes God, in an infant, in parents caring for each other and their child, in excited angels, and in shepherds — the Old Testament model of true leaders, those who care for and protect their flock — being the first told.
If you were to look at the map of your life, where do you see faithfulness? Where do you see love, or someone in need of love?
John Tirro is pastor of music and campus ministry at St. John's Lutheran Church. Info: sjlcknox.org.
West Hills gazebo lighting, bike ride make spirits bright
John Shearer, Shopper News
The festive holiday gathering held recently at West Hills Park seemed to have such an expansive offering this year that a description of it could have been turned into a carol.
One could have said something like, "On the 9th day of December, my West Hills Community Association gave to me: dozens of kids on lighted bikes and in wagons and strollers, 10 flashlight-carrying people lining the nighttime path, and a Santa Claus in a gazebo."
Although the West Knoxville neighborhood association has for years had a gazebo-lighting event on the end of the park near Winston Road, this year it was expanded into a "Tour de Lights" nighttime bike ride, among other offerings.
All that — and the fact a community holiday gathering in 2020 was canceled because of the pandemic — made the neighborhood's mood light up as well.
"People have just been so much inside and not gathering, and everybody is feeling more comfortable" (getting back out due to vaccines, etc.), said Anne Crais, a neighborhood association advocate and participant. "I think people are anxious to get back in groups and feel like they are part of it.
"The timing was just perfect, and people were thanking us."
In what Crais called a real community effort, the gathering began at 5 p.m. with a booth selling T-shirts for $15 apiece to benefit West Hills Elementary, a food truck, and even an informational table about West Hills becoming a designated path on the Dogwood Trail.
Of course, Santa Claus was there as well, and in somewhat regal style. A red carpet lined the path to him in the gazebo, and he sat on a throne next a mailbox to help him organize the various requests.
Candy canes were also handed out.
People had pulled the picnic tables out from the gazebo to eat on, and hot cocoa was also enjoyed. Additionally, elves were on hand to help everyone.
Crais said the attendees started gathering at 5, and the bike ride began at 6.
Inspired by West Hills' participation in the Healthier Tennessee initiative and a similar holiday bike ride held through downtown Knoxville, the jaunt was aided by a few red-nosed Rudolphs in the form of lighted candy canes and volunteers with flashlights. This was in part because darkness had come and the nearly one-mile loop around the park goes through a slightly wooded section just east of the tennis courts.
Many bikes and other modes of transportation were also lighted, and dogs got in on the fun, too, Crais added.
The event, which drew an estimated 200 people, culminated with the gazebo lighting.
Crais called the event successful, adding that it included plenty of planning under a team headed by Jennifer Borth.
"It was just amazing to see the numbers," Crais said. "People were excited about being there."
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Santa thrills more than 300 families at Beaver's Dough-Joe
More than 300 families gathered to see Santa (Jason Freeman) at Beaver's Dough-Joe in Karns on Dec. 15.
As if by magic, Freeman gave each child his Santa-best attention, never rushing, yet the line moved along quickly.
Most kids seemed thrilled to see Santa, but a few were overwhelmed and nearly burst into tears. It was all smiles in the long line, though, as everyone surprisingly found patience to wait their turn.
Owner Ryan Wells set Santa up outside Beaver's Dough-Joe as the weather was unusually warm. It turned out to be a clever move on Wells' part. The line moved more smoothly than last year when the little doughnut shop easily became hot and crowded.
"I love having Santa here; the innocence of the children really moves me and Santa Jason is just exceptional with children," Wells said.
"We invited Santa here because a lot of people can't get to the mall or can't afford it, so I thought I'd bring him here for the families to see for free.
"It's just something I wanted to do for the community," he said.
Christina Matias-Arroyo, who owns Salon Matias in Karns, echoed the sentiment.
"It was great of the Dough-Joe to bring Santa. We're both small businesses that support the community. My daughter, Ariana, 3, just loved him. She walked right up to him, hopped on his lap and asked for a pink piano.
"I'm really busy at the salon; I'm not sure we would have had time to see Santa if not for the Dough-Joe. And I'm really pleased that he was outside. The pandemic is better, but we're still struggling and I think having Santa outside was good thinking."
When asked what treats he wanted on Christmas Eve, Santa Freeman said "Carrots for my reindeer, and any cookie will do.
"I love all kinds of cookies and even doughnuts," he said with a wink.
Info: Find Beaver's Dough-Joe on Facebook.
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'It starts with a haircut', CareCuts undeterred by human need
This week, when families come together to share food, fellowship and faith, it's important to remember that we're all part of the larger human family.
And there's no better place to experience that firsthand than a Sunday gathering of CareCuts clients, volunteers and supporters.
The 501(c)(3) — founded by Marti LaRue Baker in 2016 and run 100 percent by volunteers — has undergone massive changes over the years.
They lost their salon space — previously on loan to them one Sunday a month for a full range of grooming services — when new management moved in.
Undaunted, Baker moved her crew into a garage around the corner on Williams Street, found a "shower trailer" and a grill, and set up shop, offering haircuts, meals, a sense of community, and aid for whatever issues arose among the individuals.
Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Baker, her team, and the people they serve were plunged into a whole new world of need.
"We went to once a week instead of once a month because they were starving and thirsty," says Baker. She saw a lot of addiction and depression, which was described to her as "like being in a dark black hole." She saw people newly homeless because of job loss. Everywhere she looked, she saw despair.
A professional hairdresser for 40 years, Baker owns Salon LaRue on Kingston Pike. As CareCuts began to morph into something much bigger, she cut down to two days a week at the salon, expressing gratitude for her clients who are willing to work around her schedule.
The rest of the time she's out in the field, helping the homeless in ways she never dreamed of when she started CareCuts.
"The more I go, the more people we're able to help. My goal is to be a homeless resource center."
Baker says the population she serves are those who have had trouble complying with various existing systems for aid.
"There's nowhere in Knoxville that you can walk in that you don't have to have an appointment. And these folks can't keep an appointment" — sometimes because of mental illness, disability, or transportation issues, sometimes because of the generally chaotic nature of their lives, sometimes because "they're rule breakers."
CareCuts partners with KARM and other local organizations, and, says Baker, "the city is now on board. We are training for Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which tracks the homeless — where they've been, where they're going, are we doing what we need to do to help them? Are they being accountable, doing what they're supposed to do?
"We have so many that were addicts — we got four into recovery homes on Sunday."
The weekly gathering at CareCuts is a good place for reluctant aid-seekers to see what may be possible for them.
"It starts with a haircut. When they come to CareCuts they see others doing it; they see them volunteering, getting housing, paperwork, employment — they see the change and they see the love in them. And they think, 'if they can do it, I can too.'"
CareCuts runs entirely on donations. For info, or to donate or volunteer, visit carecutsknox.org, call 865-599-3866, or email Founder@carecutsknox.org.
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2021 land acquisition to expand Urban Wilderness trails, access
There were three big reasons to celebrate at William Hastie Natural Area trailhead Dec. 10.
"We had to celebrate the successful partnership between AMBC and the city to fundraise for the 27-acre addition to our parkland," said Matthew Kellogg, executive director of the Appalachian Mountain Bike Club (AMBC).
"Number two was to celebrate that AMBC has essentially developed a master trail plan derived from stakeholder input, for the acreage. And three, the fact that we are kicking off construction and have already had a workday or two and the professional builders have started."
In April, AMBC launched the Proud Land Donor campaign to raise $200,000 to purchase the land, and the City of Knoxville matched it with $100,000 from a fund set aside for parkland acquisition.
"AMBC's original offer had a 90-day sunset clause on the purchase price. We exceeded that thanks to over 300 donors, and we closed on the property back in the spring," Kellogg said.
"We raised over $230,000 including the city's contribution and had a little bit extra left over to pay for the planning and put the builders on the ground right now."
The William Hastie Natural Area is a welcome addition to Knoxville's Urban Wilderness network of over 50 miles of trails and greenways. This property lines the drive into the trailhead and is suitable for making additional connections to the Hastie Park.
AMBC is adding four trails totaling two miles. "The William Hastie new trail plan will increase beginner trail opportunities within the park, add an additional intermediate loop from the trailhead, and provide two-directional mountain bike trails to the rockier south side of the new property," Kellogg said.
The current parking lot at 1302 Margaret Road is small and AMBC hopes to work with the city to enlarge it a little by organizing it better.
Winter workdays will continue two days a month, with dates on the AMBCKnox.org/events page. "We will have a number of volunteer projects to complete," Kellogg said.
Harper Auto Square has pledged a $20,000 matching donation toward construction and to support AMBC's workdays. "They will provide additional resources to make the workdays go smoothly and provide a vehicle to tow our trailer."
Winter is an ideal time to build, according to Kellogg. "The foliage is off just about everything, the poison ivy is at bay," he said. "On gloomy winter days, when you can't ride, it is great to be out preparing the trails for a great spring and summer."
The first step was to mark the trail through the woods and clear the corridor. "We will clear out the vegetation for the trail and it will be built in January and February," he said.
One trail will be dug using machines and the other will be a hand-built project.
"The clearing process is a lot of lopping and hand saws; we don't cut a whole lot of tall trees," Kellogg said. "We clear what is in the way of the trails themselves and invasives that might create safety issues for sight lines."
The high demand for professional builders and materials has presented a challenge.
"That is why we have a matching grant that will help us bridge that," Kellogg said. "The club also brings a lot of sweat equity to offset the costs.
"I really hope that come springtime we are all gathered again to celebrate what has been accomplished," he said.
The city will assume ownership of the William Hastie expansion and will manage its maintenance as part of the enlarged city park.
Curtain up! 'Elf' brings SDMS choir back on stage
The choral class took to the stage of South-Doyle Middle School for the first time in two years to perform in "Elf the Musical Jr." on Dec. 11 and 12.
While choral teacher Bethany Williams was busy preparing for the Winter Choral Concert just two days later, she talked about the three successful shows.
Because of COVID-19, many of Williams' students had never experienced a concert or choral performance.
"I chose to do a Christmas musical because I knew I had the kids who would be good in that," she said. "I thought that after not being able to perform, they needed something to look forward to and to get excited again about the chorus."
Williams, who is in her 18th year teaching at the school, said they traditionally perform the musical in the spring. "Usually, our chorus concert is in the fall and the kids get excited, but not like they do for the musical," said Williams. "Musicals give them a big feeling of success and it is a confidence builder."
The choral class was not allowed to change the script at all. "The Broadway Jr. versions are pretty great, especially for students getting started," said Williams. "In a full musical there is probably a song or two we could do without, but with the Jr. versions it is just fast and fun usually."
The South-Doyle Middle students had more leeway with the sets. A parent volunteer helped Williams with sets and scenery to bring the abbreviated version of the Elf movie to life on stage.
"We took apart things we already had and rebuilt them," said Williams.
"A cast member's mom is an art teacher, so she did a painting for the set. Our eighth grade class designed and made Santa's sleigh, and I designed the banners, programs and tickets and had them printed." The enormous New York City backdrop was rented.
Costumes were relatively easy. "The Elves had on aprons and hats and then they took off the aprons and put on the Macy's aprons for the department store scene."
All three shows were well attended, particularly for the two evening performances, according to Williams. "The kids got really positive feedback," she added.
"I think not being able to perform for a year made the kids eager to do that, giving them the desire to get back on the stage," Williams said. "It is almost refreshing; it is a bigger enthusiasm."
Student participation in the program was evenly split throughout the three grade levels.
"I was really impressed with how they managed themselves backstage and on stage," Williams said. "Twenty minutes before our last performance, one of our wireless headsets died, so that was pretty stressful. That is the kind of thing that could completely throw them off, but they were very professional, and nobody in the audience could tell."
Last year, when it was impossible to plan musicals and other productions, choral students kept busy making music videos.
"We learned about the process of recording and coming up with a story for the video and making that happen," Williams said.
The chorus class numbers had dwindled a little after close to two years not being able to do a lot, but it was hard to tell with 60 members of cast and crew in "Elf the Musical Jr."
"I had 25 kids sign up for the crew, so that was fun and encouraging," she said. "I have some students who are joining and rejoining next semester. They were in the crew, so they were recruited after the musical."
May all your blended holidays be bright
Leslie Snow, Shopper News
Right about the time the kids moved away and we became the emptiest of nesters, we discovered that if we didn't put up our Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving when everybody was home, we had to put it up by ourselves on some random night right before Christmas Eve.
We quickly learned that as a two-person job, hanging ornaments isn't nearly as fun as when the whole family participates.
My husband solved the problem by starting a new tradition. Right after Thanksgiving, he takes our three adult children, spouses, and any available grandchildren to pick out a tree. Then we play holiday music, share a meal of Thanksgiving leftovers, and get ready for Christmas.
But this year, in the chaos that comes with hosting 19 people for Thanksgiving, I failed to look at the Jewish calendar as closely as I should have. It wasn't until the day before Thanksgiving that I realized our planned tree decorating night was also the first night of Chanukah. Since our blended family celebrates both holidays, it was crunch time for me.
So in between making cranberry-orange relish and roasting acorn squash, I ran out to buy the entire family, Babba to baby Elliot, matching pajamas for Chanukah.
A few days later, with our Thanksgiving dinner behind us and our freshly cut tree secure in its stand, I unpacked the menorah we received as a wedding present 34 years ago and placed it on a table next to the tree.
My grandson, Simon, helped me light the candles while we recited the Hebrew prayers and sang traditional Chanukah songs. The folks who didn't grow up celebrating the Jewish holiday joined in as best as they could.
"Jews, help the Gentiles," my husband called out with a grin.
We ate turkey and stuffing sliders and opened our presents.
In a frenzy, we changed into our matching buffalo checked pajamas and strung Christmas lights on our slightly crooked tree.
The kids brought up boxes of ornaments and told the same stories we tell every year, stories about our family, about what we were doing when we made a favorite ornament. Stories that, over the years, have become part of our family lore.
There were a lot of laughs that night. The irony of lighting Chanukah candles while hanging Christmas ornaments wasn't lost on us. We made Christmakuh jokes and sang Adam Sandler's famous Chanukah song while Christmas carols played in the background.
We hung Christmas ornaments and Chanukah ornaments on the same tree.
And when we stepped back to admire our strange, multicultural tree, we all agreed it was our best Thanksgiving/Chanukah/Christmas celebration ever.
I know everybody has their own special holiday traditions that bring meaning to their lives, and I know the way we blur the lines between our two religions won't appeal to everyone.
But when I see the string of menorah lights and the stars of David hanging on our Christmas tree, it feels right. It feels like we've found a way to honor two faiths and two families while creating new customs of our own.
The holidays can be stressful. Sometimes it feels like there's more tension and anxiety than holiday magic in the season.
But on a night when two holiday traditions collided, we found a way forward with a Christmas tree, Chanukah lights, and matching pajamas.
Happy Holidays to all who celebrate. No matter what you celebrate.
Leslie Snow may be reached at snow column@aol.com.

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New Facebook Messenger App for Windows 10 Leaks Online Ahead of Release
The new Facebook Messenger app for Windows 10 is expected to support the dark, grey theme, enter full-screen mode, and come powered with Electron.
Last Updated:November 22, 2019, 10:47 IST
Edited by: Chhavianshika Singh
Facebook Messenger remains a popular instant messaging app, sitting second only to WhatsApp in the user base numbers. While it remains popular on Android and iOS devices, it seems that the Windows 10 computing devices are set to get a new Facebook Messenger app as well. It is expected that Windows 10 users will be able to download the app from the Microsoft Store as well as from the Facebook website, once it becomes available.
According to a report by Window Latest, the popular messaging service, Facebook Messenger, will allow users to access all their chats and messages of Windows 10 device. The report said that Facebook is likely to introduce the new Messenger desktop app sometime this year. With the release of the new Facebook Messenger app for Microsoft's platform anytime soon, a leak of the same has been shared on YouTube which reveals what users can expect from it. According to the report, with the help of the new app, Facebook aims to address the problems including quality issues and several key features that are missing in the existing Facebook Messenger app for Windows 10. The new app is also expected to offer a better messaging experience for the users. The Messenger service app is expected to support the dark, grey theme and users will be able to permanently delete the messages that they have sent. It is expected that users will be able to send files, enter full-screen mode to read the chats, view pictures as well as videos. It will also come with features which are already available on Android and iOS along with the ability to hide chats and new emoticons.
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Blakey Calls for a U.S. Space Strategy
Press Release From: Aerospace Industries Association
Posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
In a speech today, AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey asked President Obama to lay out a clear strategy for human spaceflight with concrete timelines and goals when he comes to Florida for a space summit this week.
"In 1962, President Kennedy didn't say we'd go to the moon today; he said, this decade," Blakey said at a meeting of the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla. "Despite the financial troubles that lapped at his feet, President Kennedy stepped up to the challenge and urged us forward, with a goal and a vision and a plan. Today, a lack of urgency and specificity will not sustain the vision and, as we know, where there's no vision, the programs -- and the skills and workforce that go with them -- perish."
President Obama is scheduled to speak Thursday in Florida on the future of the space program. Blakey insisted that America needs specific metrics for a concrete commitment to human spaceflight beyond low earth orbit, including clear goals and milestones. Shifting the focus of human spaceflight programs is not necessarily a bad thing as long as the main goal is keeping America strong and in the lead.
"We require a roadmap for the future, with milestones along the way and a sense of urgency that space exploration is important to our country and proclaims in clear terms that this is who we are as Americans," Blakey concluded.
Founded in 1919, the Aerospace Industries Association represents the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft systems, space systems, aircraft engines, materiel, and related components, equipment services, and information technology.


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A bright future ahead for Sea Angling ??
This forum is for general discussion related to Angling. Areas covered would include Media Reports, Conservation Issues and the promotion of the sport.
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by John D » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:05 am
Hello fellow anglers,
It seems as though the recent decommissioning of white fish fleets in Ireland has gone unnoticed on this web site. I was absoltuely delighted with the news. As far as I'm aware this can only be excellent news for the future of sea angling in Ireland. Any comments? See article below:
Government to buy out quarter of entire fishing fleet for €45m
THE state is to buy out a quarter of the entire fishing fleet in an effort to make the industry viable for the remaining vessels.
Fishing organisations responded with delight to the announcement of a €45m decommissioning programme for older and larger whitefish and shellfish boats, which follows angry blockades of ports by scallop fishermen last month.
Announcing the scheme, which the Cabinet approved yesterday, Junior Marine Minister Pat 'the Cope' Gallagher said it would give most fishermen who remain in the industry better livelihoods, with more modern and safer boats.
"It has become increasingly evident to me that there are too many boats chasing too few fish and unless this fundamental imbalance is corrected, the viability of the entire industry is being seriously threatened," he said.
The new scheme will replace the more modest €9m decommissioning scheme announced in April and is based on the recommendations of former IDA chief Padraic White, who was asked to draw up a report following blockades of Rosslare and Waterford ports by scallop fishermen last month.
Mr White said the imbalance of too many boats and too few fish was the root cause of the industry's ills because it put pressure on stocks, created a volatile economic environment and caused a temptation to exceed fishing restrictions, leading to legal cases and penalties both for fishermen and for Ireland.
The decommissioning scheme was a "decisive major move" to tackle the problem once and for all and transform the industry, Mr White said.
The scheme aims to reduce the whitefish fleet tonnage by 25pc, specifically targetting boats over 18m and older than 15 years and to reduce the number of shellfish vessels over 15m by roughly half.
It should be introduced rapidly, commencing later this year and be substantially completed during 2006, Mr White said.
Boats catching monkfish, hake, megrim and scallops will be targetted first, followed by those fishing species under less pressure and the scheme will include a €1.5m hardship fund.
Ireland will have to seek approval from the EU Commission for the scheme and will seek as much funding as possible from that source but the Government is committed to the €45m in any case, said Mr Gallagher.
The scheme would be completely voluntary as the Government does not want to force people out and the aim would be to create room for fishermen who remained and fair financial support to those who wanted to leave.
The main cause was the decline in whitefish stocks and the reduction in quotas by almost 50pc since 1990, with similar difficulties in the scallop sector, he said.
Michael Walsh, of the South East Fishermens' Organisation, said the scheme was very welcome.
Lorcan O'Cinneide of the Irish Fish Producers' Organisation said he was very "pleasantly surprised" with the €45m scheme which would address the imbalance between resources and fleet size.
The new scheme was a very welcome but the devil would be in the detail, said Jason Whooley of the South West Fishermens' Organisation.
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Protect the magical sport of sea angling and spread the word that conservation is the way forward. Put fish back!!!!
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by Drew » Mon Jul 18, 2005 8:15 am
More room for Spanish Visitors?
2015 Lure: Pollack, Herring, Whiting, Sand Goby, Poor Cod, Pouting
42 Species to beat 2011 & 2014
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Location: North Down
by x » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:37 am
Sorry to be a cynic, but my first thoughts as well. I'm with K2 on this. Nothing short of a 200 mile total exclusion zone for foreign boats, total ban on gillnetting by a reduced domestic whitefish fleet is going to sort out the fish stocks here.
by frodo baggins » Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:52 am
i kind of agree with sandman and K2 extreme, but we might as well be thankful that atleast the government is starting to make an effort, and as a group, we sea anglers should be seen to be supportive of such measures, rather than immediately critising everything as being not enough, or we'll all just end up with an image of spoilt bitchy teenage girls who are never happy.
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
Location: east clare
by x » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:03 am
Don't get me wrong, I do think this is great news. I do welcome it as a good step along the way. But it would be wrong to project the message from the angling community that all will now be well. This is not a solution in and of itself.
It doesn't matter a damn how small the domestic fleet is if the 'quota' then goes to foreign fleets. The end result will be the same - no fish.
The only difference will be who caught them.
It's all about keeping the message out there that there are further problems that need addressed as a matter of urgency - the issue of gillnetting and ghost fishing by domestic and foreign boats in our waters being the biggest issue as I see it at the moment.
I can see this thread getting pretty heated.... :oops:
by blaker » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:06 am
The only thing is that the boats are starting to reap what they sow unfortunately. I know of a salmon boat (modern one) which has had a sum total of 3 boxes of fish all season, 2 of those coming in the one day. Not sustainable for the stocks or the trawlermen.
blaker
Location: Dublin/Courtmacsherry
by John D » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:23 am
All very good comments fellow anglers,
i.e. sending out the wrong message that all is well, about foreign trawlers now catching all the fish instead and also gillnetting.
Has anyone any idea as to how we can highlight these other problems and let the appropriate people know. We should be able to voice our opinions and concerns, especially as a group which makes it more effective !!
The power of lobbyists in certain areas in Irish life is legendary (publicans and farmers especially). Obviously we anglers have virtually no such "ooomph". The sheer volume of criticism and evidence fired at the government over the drift netting for salmon issue which still failed to be acknowledged is evidence of that. The regularly unpunished fish kills in rivers and rampant poaching are just further highlights. The government seems intent on ignoring the issue until the 2nd biggest tourist leisure pursuit in the country is destroyed. Maybe then they will act, like with the bass issue.
A good question - for the club PRO, I think. Maybe he could mail out a weekly newsletter to the Dept of the Marine, try on get it into some of the daily/weekly papers, maybe into some of the trade press - Skipper, FNI etc - all to highlight what we see as being the problems / solutions facing our fish stocks :?:
How about we give tthe Minister a free year's membership? :lol:
It'd look real bad if he never logged in! :twisted:
by pete » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:34 pm
Put simply I think sea fish stocks are screwed, plain and simple. In the 15 years I've been sea angling I kept a diary recording catches, lengths, weights etc and I have seen the arse fall out of the fishing in Donegal Bay.
For example in the mid 90's the whiting we got at Teeling averaged around 30cm now a fish that size is unusal and the average has dropped to 24cm. Another local mark around the same time produced on a average a turbot every two trips and the average size was close to 3lb. In the last three years I seen one fish of the same mark and it weighed 3/4lb. Thats not a decline that is a collapse of the stock. I could go on and I'm sure everybody can tell a similar story about their own area.
A lot of the damage is done on the offshore grounds by our own fleet and the foreign boats. These stocks are our breeding stock and in the natural scheme of things would constantly replenish the inshore grounds. Undermine this and the inshore grounds where most of us fish become denuded of fish. The inshore fishermen then scrounge a days fishing out of whats left, which by all acounts isn't much. Talk to any fishemen and they'll tell you that the whitefish industry is finished, Greencastle and Killybegs have at most a handfull of whitefish boats landing there simply because there are so few prime fish left. A further knock on from this has been the targetting of species lower down the food chain, green crab being an example. Sorry I'm beginning to rant a bit but it really is disheartening.
In terms of doing something about it I wouldn't really hold out much hope. The 'Cope' may be decommissioning with one hand but the whitefish renewal scheme is still active in that new boats are still coming on stream. Realistically as sea anglers we have little political power or creedence. There may be some use though in contacting BIM's inshore fishery officers or the National Parks and Wildlife Service to suggest nursery areas that could be made no catch zones. You'll probably not get anywhere but at least it could be a person with responsibility who would meet you face to face. There are certain inshore areas already protected through bye-laws but up where I am I know they regularly flout it without any action being taken. Its only really at the local level where we have any chance of making an impact.
Location: Dingle/Donegal
by blaker » Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:57 pm
While I appreciate that trawlers do more damage certainly we have got to work at it on our end too. Think of the annual mackerel slaughter for instance or the sight of many anglers coming home and bunging fish in the freezer for 18 months eventually to throw it out. I fished de Wall this year and there was one guy with 29 (yep) cod, none of whih would have fed 2. I know it minor in comparison to the trawlers but its not really drop in the bucket status either!
by drseafish » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:28 pm
I agree with the above. its all a sorry state but I think we cannot give up and must lobby relevant ministers, local councilor's etc..
I don't think the "Cope" is to bothered about us, he never even responded to a letter I sent early this year about in shore netting the value of the Bass fishery etc.. However I am still hopeful and if enough of us write, who knows? One thing for certain if we do nothing our sport is finished. I also believe there is a general consensus in the EU that the Fish Management is a joke and needs urgent action. It may take things to go over the brink before they act but its happening. look at the French been fined for unregulated catches.
drseafish
Location: Waterford
by blaker » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:55 pm
I just struggle to reconcile the binning of 1/4 of the fleet with the increase in salmon quotas. This is a guy totally reliant on the mood of the moment to guide him. The scallop fleet protest and this happens 2 weeks later!
I'd vote Green but that would probably mean even less influence of my opinion!
Its no surprise to me that the vast, vast majority of my good fishing days have come either fishing for the unfashionables like mullet or the inaccessibles like wrasse.
by Guest » Mon Jul 18, 2005 2:03 pm
I have to say I think it is good news and a positive step for once to save our fish stocks. But the buyout is till voluntary. Our fish stocks are always going to be plundered as long as the quots set at a European level are set too high. The Irish Government can only recommend quotas in Irish waters (which are now European waters) because when we joined the EU back in 1978, we traded our fishing rights for subsidies for farmers and that was why Spannish boats were allowed enter the Irish Box a couple of years ago. So when the Marine Institute calculate their Stock Assessment of all stocks in Irish waters it is sent to ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) who recommend quotas on a European level. However, despite ICES recommending that fishing stops on certain stocks, it is goverment ministers at the EU level who decide quotas and not the Scientists!!
Look at Iceland, Norway etc. who arn't in the EU and manage their own stocks.They maximise their yield through good management which equals healthy stocks (and the angling there is fantastic)
If we want to highlight our worries, we should (I mean this list and every club that forum members are involved with) to lobby the Central Fisheries Board,who are responsible for Irish Angling but also involve Bord Failte, Minister for tourism etc. because it will only be through intense pressure from these groups that we will highlight the plight of angling and the tourism it generates and the concluding economic impact on tourism. Ministers etc. are more likely to sit up and take notice of the tourism sector losing money than Irish anglers lobbing because their fishing is deteorating. Comments from English clubs etc. to say that they won't come and fish anymore because they fishing is deteorating would definitely help.
by petekd » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:59 pm
If I could make a suggestion in relation to lobbying Tds etc. If someone more in the know than myself about the current state of affairs could draw up a letter outlining our concerns and recommendations and post it in a downloadable/printable format on the site with a request that all forum members if in agreement with the issues raised could print it out, sign it and post to the relevant people. The impact of the message raised by having a couple of hundred letters dropped on the mat on a regular basis could highlight concerns to good effect.
Fluff chucking is the new black..... Rampant Wreckfish is a fly angler in denial
petekd
Location: Cork
Excellent idea
by John D » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:53 am
Excellent idea petekd. Now, who out there is in the know ??
by Adrian » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:17 am
This proposal is going to do absolutely nothing to preserve fish stocks, the same amount of fish are going to be caught only by less boats due to the quota scheme. This measure is only being put in place to pacify a bunch of fisherman who are going to go out of business anyway due to the severe lack of stocks. It's pretty clear whose side the "Cope" is on, his attitude towards salmon quotas makes that clear.
The government would be far better off spending that money on enforcing the protection laws which already exist, and banning inshore trawling and netting while they are at it. But the "Cope" isn't going to do any of that as he would upset too many of his friends.
"Minister for the Marine"
His title should be changed to:
"Minister for commercial fishermans welfare"
Conservation?
by gowerray » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:50 am
And we're in a worse state over here on Mainland UK but there is hope. There are currently three 'Recreational Sea Angler' organisations in talks with the Government. They are B.A.S.S, NFSA and the free to join Sea Anglers Conservation Network. Taken a long time to get the Government to accept their responsibilities to us over Fish stocks and even longer to accept the reps on our behalf. May be to do with the fact that they want to issue a Sea Angling Licence over here in the future but who knows. All we do know is that they are listening now.
One of the regular retorts by the British Government has been 'But how can we work with Sea Anglers when they're not prepared to work with each other? No single point of representation contact as they're pretty much spread out and disconnected from each other.' This train of thought has now hopefully changed with the acceptance of the three organisations by the Government. There still remains the unanswered question of numbers. Figures quoted for Sea Anglers over here are around one and a half million but again when the Government asks each of the three 'How many members do you have?' it explains our apathy. If you want to keep an eye on things in the UK and see how the talks over the same issues are progressing you can get links to the news and even join for free on the main page of the SACN at: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/sacn/
Same water passes around our islands with the same concerns. Hope it helps.
gowerray
Good stuff Ray
by John D » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:32 am
Excellent stuff Ray,
That's the type of positive attitude we need.
Thanks very much. I'll check out the link and join too.
SACN
by gowerray » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:14 pm
Leon Roskilly of the Sea Anglers Conservation Network (SACN) is one of the most respected and knowledgeable campaigners for Marine conservation. Leon is also very approachable. I'm sure he'll answer any questions you may have and gladly give advice. The 'Compleat' all round good guy for Angling conservation.
An Irish SACN section? Why not. Give it a try. For anyone wishing to join the SACN for free the link is:
http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/sacn/membership.htm
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Hans Munz (* 8. August 1902 in Zürich; † 18. März 1974 in Küsnacht) war ein Schweizer Politiker (LdU).

Hans Munz studierte Sozialökonomie an der Universität Zürich und wurde dort 1929 als Dr. oec. publ. promoviert. Er arbeitete als Lehrer, Wirtschaftsberater und Journalist, bis er 1940 Geschäftsleiter und später Präsident des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bunds wurde.

Von 1943 bis 1963 gehörte er als Vertreter des Landesrings dem Nationalrat an. Er war auch Mitglied der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarats.

Literatur über Hans Munz
 Dr. Hans Munz 1902–1974. [S.l.] : [s.n.], [1974?], 23 S., [1] Bl. Portr. ; [Festschrift Munz, Hans]
 Wir Brückenbauer [Migros-Zeitung]: 29. März 1974

Publikationen von Hans Munz
 Die Kontokorrent-Bedingungen der Banken unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der schweizerischen Verhältnisse. Lachen, 1930. 112 S. : Ill. ; Diss. Volksw. Univ. Zürich.
 Zahlen die Migros-Genossenschaften und Konsumvereine zu wenig Steuern? : Eine Untersuchung über die Steuerbelastung im privaten und genossenschaftlichen Detailhandel. Zürich : Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, [1954]. 63 S. ; Schriften des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bundes Zürich
 Das Phänomen Migros : Die Geschichte der Migros-Gemeinschaft / (Mitarb.: Ernst Melliger, Gertrud Staubli) ; Hrg. von der G. und A. Duttweiler-Stiftung. Zürich : Verlag Ex Libris, 1973. 420 S. : Ill.

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John Chynoweth Burnham (July 14, 1929 – May 12, 2017) was an American historian who was a professor of history at Ohio State University from 1963 to 2002. He was an expert on the history of science, medicine, psychology, and psychiatry. He served as president of the American Association for the History of Medicine from 1990 to 1992, and as editor-in-chief of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences from 1997 to 2000. He was a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Division 26 of the American Psychological Association.

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La complexité de Rademacher est un concept d'informatique théorique ; il se situe plus précisément à l'intersection de théorie de apprentissage automatique et de la théorie de la complexité. La complexité de Rademacher mesure la richesse d'une classe de fonctions à valeur réelle, selon une distribution de probabilité. Elle porte le nom de Hans Rademacher.

Définition

Complexité empirique
Étant donné des observations , et une classe  de fonctions à valeurs réelles définies sur un espace , la complexité empirique de Rademacher de   est définie comme :

où  sont des variables aléatoires indépendantes, tirées selon la loi de Rademacher i.e.
 pour .

Complexité de Rademacher
Soit , la distribution de probabilité sur .
La complexité de Rademacher de la classe de fonction  selon  pour des données de taille  est :

où les espérances, ci-dessus, sont calculées selon des observations indépendantes et identiquement distribuées (i.i.d.)  générées selon .

Propriétés
On peut montrer qu'il existe une constante , telle que n'importe quelle classe de fonctions indicatrices sur  avec la dimension de Vapnik-Chervonenkis  a la complexité de Rademacher majorée par .

Mesure similaire : la complexité gaussienne

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Bibliographie

 Peter L. Bartlett, Shahar Mendelson (2002) Rademacher and Gaussian Complexities: Risk Bounds and Structural Results. Journal of Machine Learning Research 3 463-482

 Giorgio Gnecco, Marcello Sanguineti (2008) Approximation Error Bounds via Rademacher's Complexity. Applied Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 2, 2008, no. 4, 153 - 176

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Théorie de la complexité des algorithmes


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Q: Salesforce Bulk API batch download with Python I have an async Python script that creates a bulk API job/batch in Salesforce. After the batch is complete I then download the csv file for processing.
Here's my problem: A streaming download for a ~300 MB csv file using Python can take 3+ minutes using this asynchronous code:

If you're familiar with Salesforce bulk jobs, you can enter your information
  into the variables below and download your batch results for testing. This is a working example of code provided you enter the necessary information.

import asyncio, aiohttp, aiofiles
from simple_salesforce import Salesforce
from credentials import credentials as cred

sf_data_path = 'C:/Users/[USER NAME]/Desktop/'
job_id = '[18 DIGIT JOB ID]'
batch_id = '[18 DIGIT BATCH ID]'
result_id = '[18 DIGIT RESULT ID]'
instance_name = '[INSTANCE NAME]'
result_url = f'https://{instance_name}.salesforce.com/services/async/45.0/job/{job_id}/batch/{batch_id}/result/{result_id}'

sf = Salesforce(username=['SALESFORCE USERNAME'],
                password=['SALESFORCE PASSWORD'],
                security_token=['SALESFORCE SECURITY TOKEN'],
                organizationId=['SALESFORCE ORGANIZATION ID'])

async def download_results():
    err = None
    retries = 3
    status = 'Not Downloaded'
    for _ in range(retries):
        try:
            async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
                async with session.get(url=result_url,
                                       headers={"X-SFDC-Session": sf.session_id, 'Content-Encoding': 'gzip'},
                                       timeout=300) as resp:
                    async with aiofiles.open(f'{sf_data_path}_DOWNLOAD_.csv', 'wb') as outfile:
                        while True:
                            chunk = await resp.content.read(10485760)  # = 10Mb
                            if not chunk:
                                break
                            await outfile.write(chunk)
                    status = 'Downloaded'
        except Exception as e:
            err = e
            retries -= 1
            status = 'Retrying'
            continue
        else:
            break
    else:
        status = 'Failed'
        return err, status, retries

asyncio.run(download_results())

However, if I download the result of the batch in the Developer Workbench: https://workbench.developerforce.com/asyncStatus.php?jobId='[18 DIGIT JOB ID]' the same file might download in 5 seconds.

There is obviously something going on here that I'm missing. I know that the Workbench uses PHP, is this functionality even available with Python? I figured the async calls would make this download quickly, but that doesn't seem to make it download as fast as the functionality in the browser. Any ideas?
Thanks!

A: You can try curl request to get the csv. This method is as quick as you see in the workbench.
More information you can read here:
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/query_walkthrough.htm
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_asynch.meta/api_asynch/query_get_job_results.htm#example_locator