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Netflix audience data, streaming industry discourse, and the emerging realities of 'popular' television
Michael L. Wayne*
Using the media industry studies approach, this article provides a history of the industrial discourses surrounding Netflix's audience data. From Netflix's entry into the streaming market in 2007 until late-2018, the company did not publicize information about viewership. During this time, executives' public discussions of proprietary data are understood in relation to multiple organizational goals: differentiating the streaming platform from the traditional television industry, denigrating traditional television industry practices, and deflecting criticism. In late-2018, the company began selectively publishing viewership numbers for a small number of original titles to highlight the popularity of the platform's original content. Although the company maintains its anti-transparency policies, the shift toward selective data releases has significant implications regarding Netflix's relationship with the traditional television industry. This analysis concludes with a discussion of streaming audience data that situates in the emerging realities of 'popular' television in the context the medium's broader transformations and continuities.
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Andrew joined In Our Name in the winter of 2012 and his company Good For Great, LLC has undertaken the production of the symposium. He holds a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Vermont, where he focused his studies on sustainable community development and micro business development.
Currently, Andrew is a candidate for a master of public administration at Northeastern University. Under the instruction of Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Dr. Richard L. O'Bryant of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute, Andrew has focused a majority of his graduate research on developing innovative approaches and practical solutions to the current criminal justice system through strategic restorative justice curriculums and programming. Andrew is thrilled to be able to combine his trans-disciplinary work in community-based economic development and social entrepreneurship with his passion for reform of our nation's justice system.


For decades, millions of DIY'ers have been lifting their vehicles with floor jacks and stands. And among these ranks of wrenchers, a fair portion are simply sick of this outdated method of getting under vehicles. This group prefers a method of lifting cars that's safe, hassle-free and portable. We know most of these enthusiasts—if given the opportunity—would love a full-size car lift to work under. The main factor that prevents people from getting a two-post lift is simple. Their ceiling height won't allow for it; most of the time, only professional shops and custom garages feature 13 or 14-foot ceilings that can accommodate a full-size lift.
That's where some homeowners turn to portable lifting options. Portable car lifts follow one basic principle: they can be removed from the work area and used somewhere else. The QuickJack portable car lift, for example, leaves an extremely small footprint and offers 21 inches of rise. For those tired of using jacks and stands, portable car lifts are safe to use and much more ergonomic to set up. In spite of the benefits of portable lifting systems, there are plenty of experienced wrenchers who are no longer interested in slinking around on creepers.
And that's where we arrive at GrandPrix, a two-post lift unlike any other. It fits in garages with low ceilings and has the same industrial-grade design and indispensable safety features of permanent lifts found in professional shops worldwide. Below we offer compelling reasons to explore the GrandPrix as your preferred lifting option.
GrandPrix is engineered unlike any other car lift. The overhead bar contains a single hydraulic cylinder that pulls on the internally-routed lifting cables. Each column contains two oversized sheaves that prevent abrasions, wear and fraying. Because the cylinder engages the entire cable network at the same time, there's zero risk of an unbalanced lift.
Portable two-post lifts, on the other hand, use a flow divider to keep vehicles level. Since they rely entirely on hydraulics to power their lift mechanisms, a flow divider is used to ensure equal pressure gets to both sides of the lift, and the lift remains level. With solid engineering, flow dividers work great. QuickJack, for instance, is well-designed and offers a perfectly even lift when properly operated.
Even though portable two-post lifts are prone to perceptible imbalances, the problem is easily fixed with a higher-quality flow divider. But, that cuts into the "value" of the lift (it raises the price). The GrandPrix gets around this issue with cutting-edge engineering. We've eliminated the need for a flow divider through clever placement of the hydraulic cylinder, and our columns strategically route the wire ropes through the columns, keeping them safe from weather and accidental damage. There's never a risk of the arms lifting unevenly, so you can trust GrandPrix like you would trust the safety of your vehicle at your favorite neighborhood auto shop.
GrandPrix's design lets us incorporate oversized cable sheaves that drastically extend the efficiency, as well as the durability of the lifting components. Because the cables and cylinder work together, the GrandPrix effortlessly achieves 2:1 lift. In other words, every inch of movement on the cylinder results in 2 inches of cable lift. It essentially lifts and lowers vehicles twice as fast as most two-post lifts. Over time, this saves hours that would otherwise be spent standing around holding an "Up" button.
While portable lifts offer a one or two-year warranty on the lift structure and/or hydraulic components, the GrandPrix offers an industry-leading five-year warranty on the lift structure, two-year warranty on the hydraulic cylinders and one-year warranty on everything else. All labor, parts and shipping costs are free for the first year, which includes on-site repair service.
Manufacturers will sometimes offer an extended warranty that costs hundreds of dollars on top of what you already pay for the car lift. GrandPrix offers the best warranty in the business without tacking on anything extra. We don't have "gotchas" full of hidden charges and conditions; we simply put the work in to earn the right to your business.
Just like GrandPrix, portable two-post lifts need to be bolted to the ground. So, it's common for people to leave them up and treat them like permanent lifts. If that's the case, why not ensure your lift is heavy-duty and backed by the best standards and warranty in the industry? Why not stop settling for less and start expecting more with GrandPrix? With three models to choose from (GP-7LCS, GP-7LC and GP-7), if your ceiling is restricted by a low ceiling, we have a lift that will not only fit comfortably, but provide an extra level of stability and safety unlike any other lift in its class.


Since February, the Internet connection at home has been flakey. There had also been a lot of static on the phone line, maybe from a recent snow storm, so I figured this could be interrupting the DSL service. I called Bell to come out and take a look at the phone lines. They claimed they dispatched someone, but I never heard from them.
For a short while, the Internet seemed better and the phone line service wasn't so static-y. But sure enough, the Internet got worse and the static returned. So I called Bell. I asked why they never came by the house; they claimed they had a service technician splice the phone lines. This time, they dispatched someone. They tested the outside phone lines and determined everything was great. They tested the line going into the house and determined there was something wrong.
Aha, admist all the confusion of our new son being born, I had forgotten that we had activated our alarm system. Surely, it must be the alarm system that was interfering.
So I called ADT and asked. It took them a while to get me to a technician (they don't have anybody who can answer these questions on the phone outside of 9-5 PM Monday-Friday).
So I called Bell. Bell ran some diagnostics from their helpdesk and determined that it sounded like an "unfiltered telephonic device". Is it my alarm system? Maybe. Or, it's the new 3-in-1 handset cordless phone. Apparently, they draw a lot of current on the phone line.
So I decided to disconnected the cordless phone, and well... nothing happened. For about one week, the Internet worked great. After that, well. It was like 14 baud. Not 56,000 baud or even 14,000 baud. 14. Bruuuuutal.
So by about May, I was able to finally get someone from ADT to come by the house. Thankfully, those bastards charged me $150 bucks to install a phone-line adapter which they should have done during the install. (Thanks F#@#ers!!) Surely now, this would resolve the unfiltered-telephonic device.
Unfortunately, no. However, between June and July, every so often, the Internet would work for a few minutes at a time. In September I was able to use a bit-torrent client for about a week before I went back to 14 baud.
So November rolls around and I've had it. Time to get off DSL and onto Cable. Make the switch from dreaded Monopoly Bell to dreaded Monopoly Rogers. We hum and haa about switching, but eventually decide to switch everything: cell, TV, Internet, home phone. We feel glad we've made the purchase, and the installer is coming the following week. Great!
For the next week, every single day Rogers calls and leaves an automated message reminding me to be there for the 8-11 am install. Every frikking day.
Sure enough, at 10:50 the installer arrives. He's bright, cheerful. The first set back is that he can't get into the cable box, so he used a sledge-hammer to annihilate the existing box. He plugs holes and installs new metal clips to hold down the cables. Fantastic.
"Everything's in the basement.", I say.
"How about on the main floor?", he asks.
My main floor is devoid of technology. "You see any TVs?"
Somehow the fact that there aren't any computers, phones or TVs on the main floor doesn't phase him. Puzzled he asks, "So... main floor?"
This guy has been great so far, so I politely assert, "Why not put it in the basement with the TV, Wireless router and phone jacks?"
Obviously, he's either not listening to me or has a fear of finished basements. "We could just move stuff on this shelf and put it next to this phone. Most people do."
I walk over to the basement. "Okay, so how about the basement then?"
Eventually, several hours later -- everything's hooked up. The installer makes some comment like, "it's not going to work right away. You know some people freak out because it doesn't work right away." I somehow let that slide. I wonder why people would think this? Maybe because your automated voice-messaging system has been harassing people about the install??
Just as he's leaving, he mentions that there's a provisioning problem and it should be cleared up in a few hours. Not sure what he meant by this, I call Rogers about an hour later and ask for them some clarification. We sit on hold for nearly 30 minutes before the tech suggests that he can call me back when he knows. Gee, why didn't you offer that suggestion seconds after me calling you?? So the voicemail says, "there's a problem with getting the home phone number from Bell. Everything's backed up. We don't know how long. Maybe 24 hours."
So 24 hours later, I'm on the phone again. I'm put on hold for a very long time before someone comes back and tells me that "24-48 hours."
So 72 hours after the install, I get the impression that I'm working for Rogers now. I call in, yell at their stupid automated-voice system. The story I get is "... The work-order is showing as pending. So until we get the home-phone installed, we can't activate the TV or the Internet." This blows me away. Technically, the Internet and TV are hooked up correctly, and should work. But, because the paper work says the home-phone hasn't been hooked up -- technically, nothing can be activated. So the best they can do, is schedule someone to come out to my house and finish the install in another week. But, he can make sure I get free TV for a month. Arrrgh!!
So they book the install for 5-8 a week later. Which they show up at 5:01 for. My wife got home from work (I was away on business) around 5:05 to find the "you weren't here note." Bastards!!
So I book the next install, now nearly three weeks since the original install. We get home at 4:58 to find two nearly identical messages on our phone: "Hello, this is Rogers installer. I want to do install. Please call me back."
Hmmm, maybe I would call you ...if you left your phone number! So 5:01 he's knocking on the door. The entire home-phone installation takes 1 minute: snip the wire from bell. Plug the modem into the phone jack.
24 hours later. It works.


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Cyber hackers use social engineering to spy on others
Updated: 11:37 AM EST Nov 7, 2013
Stephanie Berzinski
As WPBF 25 News' Stephanie Berzinski explains, cyber creeps are finding ways to get inside the personal lives of others through their web cameras.
Many people use web cameras on their computers, smart phones and tablets, but cyber creeps are also using the technology to hack into their personal lives and spy on them."Very scary and very common," warned Alan Crowetz, a network engineer and CEO of Infostream.The number of cyber hackers spying on victims is growing daily. Not even Miss Teen America Cassidy Wolf can escape the peeping Toms of the cyber world. She was targeted by a fellow high school classmate who hacked into her web cam and secretly recorded her in her bedroom. "I knew that was something was going on," explained Wolf. "So I received this email and saw the first three lines. I scrolled through it really quickly on my iPhone, and I scrolled to the bottom and saw the two photos and became hysterical because I didn't feel like this was really happening. It was crazy.""It's always been around," explained Crowetz. "But lately it's really been on the upsurge."Crowetz explained how hackers use what's called social engineering to trick people into clicking something that then allowed hackers to infect their computers with malware and gain access to the digital world."A bogus website or a fake email," said Crowetz. "And if you can get a person to click that, well, now you can have access to everything that you'd want."Then hackers can take private moments or information and easily make them public online. There is, however, a simple solution. A piece of tape solves the problem by keeping the webcam covered."Simply covering the camera or turning it around," agreed Crowetz. "They can hack all they want to. There's nothing to see."Crowetz also advised computer users to use an abundance of caution."Be paranoid," explained Crowetz. "Whenever you're on a website and something asks you to click OK, or continue, or cancel, a little bell should go off and you should be paranoid. 'Do I trust this site? Do I know what they're asking for? Does this seem legit to me?'"Experts suggest looking out for warning signs that hackers may be up to no good. For example, if a computer crashes, runs slow or acts buggy.If there's cause for concern, run a malware detection program to scan for spyware or take the device to a trusted computer expert.ALSO: Nearly naked photo leads to Santa Fe mayor candidate controversy
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —
Many people use web cameras on their computers, smart phones and tablets, but cyber creeps are also using the technology to hack into their personal lives and spy on them.
"Very scary and very common," warned Alan Crowetz, a network engineer and CEO of Infostream.
The number of cyber hackers spying on victims is growing daily. Not even Miss Teen America Cassidy Wolf can escape the peeping Toms of the cyber world. She was targeted by a fellow high school classmate who hacked into her web cam and secretly recorded her in her bedroom.
"I knew that was something was going on," explained Wolf. "So I received this email and saw the first three lines. I scrolled through it really quickly on my iPhone, and I scrolled to the bottom and saw the two photos and became hysterical because I didn't feel like this was really happening. It was crazy."
"It's always been around," explained Crowetz. "But lately it's really been on the upsurge."
Crowetz explained how hackers use what's called social engineering to trick people into clicking something that then allowed hackers to infect their computers with malware and gain access to the digital world.
"A bogus website or a fake email," said Crowetz. "And if you can get a person to click that, well, now you can have access to everything that you'd want."
Then hackers can take private moments or information and easily make them public online.
There is, however, a simple solution. A piece of tape solves the problem by keeping the webcam covered.
"Simply covering the camera or turning it around," agreed Crowetz. "They can hack all they want to. There's nothing to see."
Crowetz also advised computer users to use an abundance of caution.
"Be paranoid," explained Crowetz. "Whenever you're on a website and something asks you to click OK, or continue, or cancel, a little bell should go off and you should be paranoid. 'Do I trust this site? Do I know what they're asking for? Does this seem legit to me?'"
Experts suggest looking out for warning signs that hackers may be up to no good. For example, if a computer crashes, runs slow or acts buggy.
If there's cause for concern, run a malware detection program to scan for spyware or take the device to a trusted computer expert.
ALSO: Nearly naked photo leads to Santa Fe mayor candidate controversy

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Becerra will be the first Latino to serve in the position in California history and will replace incoming US Senator Kamala Harris.
California Rep. Xavier Becerra has accepted the nomination to serve as his home state's attorney general, according to a press release from Becerra's office on Thursday.
The new attorney general will exit Congress shortly after his reelection to a thirteenth term, representing California's 34th District, to replace incoming US Sen. Kamala Harris.
"Governor Brown has presented me with an opportunity I cannot refuse — to serve as Attorney General of my home state," Becerra said in the statement. "As a former deputy attorney general, I relished the chance to be our state's chief law enforcement officer to protect consumers, advance criminal justice reform and, of course, keep our families safe."
Most recently, Becerra served as the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, but he was prohibited by term limits from serving in that leadership position again this year.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Becerra is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress and will be California's first Latino attorney general.
To fill the position, however, Becerra will need to be confirmed by the California state legislature. After that, Gov. Jerry Brown would have two weeks to call for a special election to replace Becerra in Congress.
According to a press release from Brown's office, Becerra's nomination will not be submitted until Harris formally resigns. Harris will be sworn-in as a senator in January.
Becerra, 58, has served in Congress since 1992. He was the first Latino to serve on the Ways and Means committee, according to his website. Prior to his time in the US Congress, Becerra also served a term in California's legislature.
On the Hill, Becerra's Democratic colleagues praised him. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who was reelected to her leadership post on Wednesday, released a statement congratulating him on the appointment. California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein also said Becerra, who served as a deputy attorney general at the California of Justice, would do well in the role.
Boxer noted that Becerra's long career in the House could give him a leg up as attorney general, saying that he comes in with an understanding of how laws are created and how executive orders are put in place. And those skills could help him to combat the Trump administration from the state level.
In a conference call with reporters on Thursday afternoon, Becerra also seemed open at time to sparring over ideology with a Trump administration if needed.
"We are a state that knows who it is, what it's good at, and we're going to continue to do that ," Becerra said. "We know the true value of diversity, and we're going to fight for what we believe in."
Sarah Mimms is an editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in Washington, DC.
Contact Sarah Mimms at sarah.mimms@buzzfeed.com.


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Benjamin Michael Flowers (born  1987) is an American lawyer from Ohio who has served as the Solicitor General of Ohio since 2019.

Education

Flowers earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Ohio State University in 2009 and his Juris Doctor with high honors, from The University of Chicago Law School in 2012.

Career
Flowers served as a law clerk to Judge Sandra Ikuta of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and in 2015 he clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States. Prior to his appointment as Solicitor General he  served as an appellate litigator at Jones Day where his practice focused on appeals and complex trial-level motions. He litigated cases involving numerous subject areas—ranging from bankruptcy law to constitutional law—in courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Ohio.

On January 2, 2019, Attorney General–elect Yost announced the appointed of Flowers as Solicitor General. In that role, Flowers has argued numerous cases, including:

 Shoop v. Twyford, 596 U.S. __ (U.S. 2022)
 NFIB v. Department of Labor, No. 21A244, 21A247 (U.S. 2022)
 Hill v. Shoop, 11 F.4th 373 (6th Cir. 2021) (en banc)
 Preterm-Cleveland v. McCloud, 994 F.3d 512 (6th Cir. 2021) (en banc)
 Youngstown City School Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. State, 161 Ohio St.3d 24, 2020-Ohio-2903 (Ohio 2020)

In 2022, Flowers argued before the Supreme Court that vaccination and testing requirements introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Joe Biden administration should be struck down. Flowers tested positive for COVID-19 when he was supposed to argue before the Supreme Court, leading him to argue remotely.

Flowers was an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where he co-taught appellate advocacy. He is a member of the Federalist Society.

Personal life
Flowers is married to Denise Vendeland Flowers.

See also
 List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 9)

References

External links
 Appearances at the U.S. Supreme Court from the Oyez Project

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On This Day: Annihilation of the Partisan Pohorje Battalion
The only surviving fighter of the Pohorje Battalion
Pohorje Battalion (officially 1st Battalion of the Pohorje detachment) was a partisan unit, which was established on 11 September 1942 in Dobrovlje on Pohorje, Slovenia.
At the beginning of the unit was considered of 90 fighters that arrived from the Pohorje Dolenjska, Šaleška, and Savinja Valley. It was composed of soldiers of the 1st Battalion of Savinjski Detachment II. groups of detachments (Kranjčev battalion), who came in summer 1942 on Styria from Dolenjska and renamed the 1st Battalion of the Pohorje detachment, and fighters Šaleška and Savinje troops first Styrian battalion. Battalion commander was Rudolf Mede, the political commissar Jože Monk.
Pohorje partisans at rest
For four months, the unit of the Pohorje Battalion carried out on around 120 actions, including the most important:
on 8 October burning of eight mountain house, that the Germans were used as strongholds;
on 23 October attack on OPLOTNICA;
on 4 November burning cardboard factory in Mislinja;
on 7 November fight with the Germans at the Tri kralja;
on 28 November fighting on the Crni vrh, and the Pungrat, on 7 December 1942.
On 6 January 1943 Commander of the Security Police (Befehlshaber der Ordnungspolizei) in Maribor Major General Otto Lurker issued command No.106 for an attack against the Pohorje battalion.
The Germans managed, through intelligence channels of the Gestapo, to obtain information about the Pohorje battalion and his camp, and on 7 January 1943 were transferred from Maribor seven police company and a battalion - {} Wehrmannschafta - in Ruse, Oplotnica and Slovenj Gradec.
Fallen fighters of the Pohorje Battalion
On 8 January 1943, about 2,000 men surrounded the battalion camp in Osankarica. Until the first serious confrontation occurred around quarter to twelve in the morning. The Germans immediately had 4 dead and 5 wounded. Partisans fought two and a half hours until they were all killed. Only the wounded partisan Franc Kunaver - Sulca Germans captured alive. In July 1943, the hostage shot in Ljubno in the Savinja Valley. In their last fight, it fell 69 fighters Pohorje battalion. All fighters, the Germans drove the Austrian city of Graz and was buried in the local cemetery.
Germans viewing the dead partisans
According to German reports, the Germans had 16 dead and 15 injured police officers, 1 dead and 2 wounded members of the Army and 2 dead and 3 wounded members of the Wehrmacht.
A magnificent ultimate struggle was a big moral boost in the subsequent battles with the enemy. Seven members of the Pohorje Battalion were declared national heroes.
A part of memorial to Pohorski bataljon (a famous Slovenian partisan unit) on Osankarica (Pohorje, Slovenia). The stones mark the places where individual battalion members fell.
For their struggle during the National Liberation Struggle and the heroic death of his fighters Pohorski partisan battalion in 1951 awarded the Medal of Merit for the People.


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Exhibition by Silva Linarte and Pēteris Martinsons "Two Summits"
Place: Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils
The exhibition "Two Summits" is a meeting of two excellences in a single art space. Painter Silva Linarte (1939–2018) and ceramicist Pēteris Martinsons (1931–2014) both carried the code of Latgale, which programmed each of them for greatness through a natural talent for the arts and educational work and an inexhaustible resolve to keep on trying and scaling ever-new creative heights.
The idea of a joint exhibition of artwork by Silva Linarte and Pēteris Martinsons from the collection of Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre came unexpectedly despite being at once obvious and significant. Pēteris Martinsons was a pioneer of Latvian contemporary ceramics and the driving force behind sustained development in the field. In his golden years, he returned to his hometown with an ambitious retrospective exhibition "Games" (2013) and expressly selected works for the Rothko Centre. The very same year, the centre held a solo show "Reflections" (2013) by renowned painter and art educator, Silva Linarte, which became one of the largest solo exhibitions of her entire career. What followed was a continued close cooperation over the course of several years with a careful and thoughtful selection of her paintings for the centre's emergent collection.
Currently, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Centre holds 67 paintings by Silva Linarte and 511 ceramic works by Pēteris Martinson. But the building of the collection continues.
As we were thinking how to describe these two seemingly different artists, facts and figures seemed to fade into the background. These two locally affiliated artists, one born in the city of Daugavpils, the other in Daugavpils region, are nationally and internationally renowned, so it seemed reasonable to assume that key milestones of their personal and creative biographies do not need repeating. Instead, we were more interested in searching for similarities and character-building points of intersection in their individual life stories.
The two artists were both born at the end of the oft-romanticised interbellum period when the winds of change were beginning to approach. Silvija Veronika Skrinda came from the family of four siblings who were born to a well-educated teacher and public figure, Antons Skrinda, and his wife, Marija. Pēteris Ilmārs Martinsons was the middle child in the family of sales assistant, Pēteris, and a civil servant, Alexandra. World War 2 robbed both children of their sense of home. On 14 June 1941, the women of the Skrinda family were forcibly taken from Līksna Parish in Daugavpils Municipality and deported to Ilansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberia. Meanwhile the family home of the Martinsons burned down with all their belongings on 22 June 1941 following a raid of German bombers on Daugavpils. Wartime experiences and the trials of deportation formed the consciousness of the then-teenagers and shaped their worldview. Later, it became manifest in their philosophies of the life, which can be described in the words of the long-term principle of Rīga Secondary School of Applied Arts, Imants Žūriņš: "Only the best is good enough".
Rīga Secondary School of Applied Arts is the second common thread in the artists' lives, although they never actually met there. In 1957, shortly after returning from Siberia, Silva joined the Interior Design Department of Rīga Secondary School of Applied Arts. A few years later, while still a student, she began teaching painting to her junior schoolmates. Silva continued her career as an art educator at Rēzekne Secondary School of Applied Arts (1961–1971), subsequently returning to Rīga. Pēteris Martinsons, who had previously obtained an architect's qualifications at the State University of Latvia, began teaching at the Rīga school in 1962. He did so at the suggestion of sculptor Tālivaldis Gaumigs and largely for the sake of a two-month teacher vacation, which allowed him to indulge in his hobby of mountaineering. "The Applied School" was also his first encounter with clay. Two years on, the first solo exhibition by Pēteris Martinsons was opened at the Architects Club. In 1971, Martinsons started teaching at the Art Academy of Latvia and eventually became a Professor. Meanwhile, Linarte spent another twenty years teaching at the applied arts school in Rīga where she mentored a number of currently prominent artists and designers.
When Latvia's independence was restored, each of them gained their freedoms. Pēteris was at liberty to participate in international symposia, give lectures in the U.S. and take a creative tour to Cameroon. Silva could return to the country and devote her time to painting.
Nature and artistic renditions of its landscapes and phenomena was the third common thread that connected both artists' creative outputs and stirred their imaginations; in a sense, it was also a way of reconnecting with their respective childhoods. Pēteris saw himself as a part of nature from a tender age when he was herding cattle and kneading clay; later on, that bond was strengthened during long walks and through nature photography. Silva's first childhood memories were of Siberian landscapes. The nuances of colour and the compositions she observed in nature were transferred onto canvas in the artist's distinct painterly style.
Their path to the top was through diligence and hard work rather than relying on inspiration. Silva Linarte and Pēteris Martinsons always strove for perfection in a constant intellectual and creative pursuit, which was rooted in self-effacing labour. They never stopped achieving and remained forever in search of new ideas, compositions and forms, including those that broke the confines of norm and hard restriction.
Painter and educator, Silva Linarte, devoted more than twenty years of her life to teaching composition and painting at the secondary level of art education. She designed several coats of arms and created the visual identity of Daugavpils District. From 1992 to 2001, Linarte held the post of chief municipal artist of Daugavpils City. In 2016, she received the Jāzeps Pīgoznis Award for Latvian landscape painting. Linarte was conferred the honorary title of "Distinguished Citizen of Daugavpils" (2010) and the Latvian state decoration "Cross of Recognition" (2018). The artist's work is held in private collections in Latvia, Germany, Sweden, Canada and the United States.
Architect, ceramicist, Professor of the Art Academy of Latvia, Pēteris Martinsons, was a member of the Latvian Association of Architects (1961), the Artists' Union of Latvia (1968) and the International Academy of Ceramics in Geneva, Switzerland (1971). In the 1970s, he received four gold awards at the prestigious juried exhibition of ceramics in Faenza (Italy). He has been awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1988). In 2001, the Latvian State commended the artist's services with its highest award – the Order of the Three Stars (Class 4). Martinsons participated in more than 100 international exhibitions and at least 70 ceramic symposia. His work is held by several museums and galleries in Latvia and beyond (Lithuania, Russia, Hungary, Poland, the USA, etc.) and in private collections.
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Q: Can't get myDescription value to be shown on MainLabel, JSON API I have made a weather app for iOS in Swift 4, I am using the OpenWeatherMap API to parse the JSON data to the app, I have got most of the app working, where the user inputs a city, and the weather is displayed. I have the current temp, current wind speed, current humidity, and I am trying to get the current description working, but I cannot get it to display.
I want to get the MainLabel to display the current weather description, but I can't get it to work.  At the top of the code is the JSON data from the API key, the description is in the Weather section.  I have tried MainLabel.Weather?.Description but it prints out the entire description, ID, Main, and Icon values.  I would appreciate guidance on it.  Thank you
Here are the structs I use to decode the JSON data from OpenWeatherMap API:
JSON Structs below:
import UIKit

//Below is the JSON data from the OpenWeatherMap API

struct Coordinate : Decodable {
    let lat, lon : Double?
}

struct Weather : Decodable {
    var id : Int?
    var main, myDescription, icon : String?

    enum CodingKeys : String, CodingKey {
        case id = "id"
        case main = "main"
        case icon = "icon"
        case myDescription = "description"
    }
}

struct Sys : Decodable {
    let type, id : Int?
    let sunrise, sunset : Date?
    let message : Double?
    let country : String?
}

struct Main : Decodable {
    let temp, tempMin, tempMax : Double?
    let pressure, humidity : Int?
}

struct Wind : Decodable {
    let speed : Double?
    let deg : Int?
}

struct MyWeather : Decodable {
    let coord : Coordinate?
    let cod, visibility, id : Int?
    let name : String?
    let base : String?
    let weather : [Weather]?
    let sys : Sys?
    let main : Main?
    let wind : Wind?
    let dt : Date?
}

View controller below:
class ViewController: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet weak var HumidityLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var MainLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var WindLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var TempLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var LocationLabel: UILabel!
    //
    @IBOutlet weak var userValue: UITextField!

    //Assigning Labels

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

            }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    }

    @IBAction func GoButton(_ sender: Any) {

        let text: String = userValue.text!

        guard let APIUrl = URL(string: "https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=" + text +  "&appid=*********APIKEY*********&units=Metric") else { return }
        //API KEY

        URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: APIUrl) { data, response, error in
            guard let data = data else { return }

            let decoder = JSONDecoder()
            //Decoder

            do {
                let weatherData = try decoder.decode(MyWeather.self, from: data)

                if (self.MainLabel != nil)
                {
                    if let gmain = weatherData.weather?.description {
                        print(gmain)
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.MainLabel.text! = String (describing: gmain)
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (self.LocationLabel != nil)
                {
                    if let gmain = weatherData.name {
                        print(gmain)
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.LocationLabel.text! = "Current Weather in: " + String (gmain)
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (self.HumidityLabel != nil)
                {
                    if let ghumidity = weatherData.main?.humidity
                    {
                        print(ghumidity, "THIS IS HUMIDITY")
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.HumidityLabel.text! = String (ghumidity)
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (self.WindLabel != nil)
                {
                    if let gspeed = weatherData.wind?.speed {
                        print(gspeed, "THIS IS THE SPEED")
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.WindLabel.text! = String(gspeed) + " mph"
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (self.TempLabel != nil)
                {
                    if let ggtemp = weatherData.main?.temp {
                        print(ggtemp, "THIS IS THE TEMP")
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            self.TempLabel.text! = String (ggtemp) + " c"
                        }
                    }
                }

            } catch {
                print(error.localizedDescription)
            }
            }.resume()

    }

}

A: Reading through your view controller code it appears that you're trying to load the value from weatherData.weather.description into your label which would be the description of the array of Weather objects and not the actual value you parsed from the JSON response.
Looking at the Weather object, you're parsing the 'description' value from the JSON response into the myDescription property on the Weather object, and the Weather object is placed in an array on your weatherData object.
So you'll need to get that value from the object in the array, instead of simply printing the description of the array with the Weather object in it.
Based on your description of the problem I believe this is what you actually want (from the GoButton function):
if (self.MainLabel != nil)
{
    // get the first weather object in the 'weatherData's weather array, and
    // use the description parsed from the json and saved in the 'myDescription'
    // property here...
    if let gmain = weatherData.weather?.first?.myDescription {
        print(gmain)
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
            self.MainLabel.text! = String (describing: gmain)
        }
    }
}

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If you are like me, you will often save PDF's or Web pages (for tickets receipts, orders, books, Manuals, or anything else you want to keep) and struggle to find them again later. Now I always save any web documents to the "Web" folder within the "Documents" folder ("My Documents" for Windows XP).
The WebReader application can be accessed from the football/Soccer icon in the system tray (near the clock on the Task Bar). It basically allows quick and easy access to any saved documents. You can view, print and browse within the application and also organize your documents by creating folders and navigating to them.
When using Internet Explorer or Chrome you can save the current page by pressing 'Ctrl + S', make sure you save into the 'Web' folder. Whenever you want to access this document just use Web-eReader; it's quick and easy, just double click the Football Icon, then double click your document.


Chemistry and Science Faculty Lindsey Jones, Michelle Foss and Dawn Ward participated in the Ingenuity Project event that recently took place at the Brown Advisory building, where Dr. Ward served on a STEM careers panel. Stevenson is a sponsor of this program, which works to identify and provide advanced instruction for gifted students in grades 6-12 in the Baltimore City Public School system. The faculty attended the Innovators' Tea and had the opportunity to meet female students who are participating in the program at the high school level. There the students have the opportunity to network and make contacts with invited female professionals in STEM fields.


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Edo Castro | edocastro.com | News : New Edo Songs coming on iTunes!
New Edo Songs coming on iTunes!
For many of us, Edo's first CD entitled simply - EDO - has been "off the shelf" unless you've been fortunate enough to buy a copy at one of his gigs. In the next couple of months, you'll be able to find EDO on iTunes as well as Amazon.com, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, etc.


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Altercation in San Luis Obispo home leads to drawn gun
by Peter Johnson
A San Luis Obispo resident had a tense encounter with an alleged intruder on Oct. 2 that almost ended in a fatality.
A young man who forced his way into a Ramona neighborhood home during the middle of the night found himself with the resident's handgun "aimed at his forehead," according to a written account of the incident shared with New Times.
Resident Glenn Simpson said that he, his wife, and two daughters were asleep in their Del Mar Court house at 2:30 a.m. when their dog started incessantly barking. Simpson, who's a park ranger, retrieved his handgun and found a young man standing outside his front door.
"He looked confused," Simpson said. "I assumed he was one of the four students who had just moved in next door so I lowered my weapon and had my wife calm the dog."
When Simpson opened the door to talk to the man, he "became agitated" and "aggressively pushed on the door to force his way into our home." The intruder apparently started yelling, "This is my house!"
Simpson then confronted the man with his gun. After warning him, "There's a gun pointed at your head. You're about to die. Back up," the intruder, "started apologizing" and "ran."
The couple called 911 and two police officers were dispatched to the scene. According to Simpson, the man was not arrested.
"[The police] determined that he was oriented and able to care for himself," Simpson said. "I strongly disagree."
The SLO Police Department declined to release a full police report to New Times, but a redacted version states the 911 call alleged that "a male tried to push his way into caller's house." The identity and age of the man were withheld.
Simpson said he's sharing the account is to raise awareness about such incidents in SLO. He said a similar trespassing event in the neighborhood occurred in August that also didn't result in an arrest. He called on city officials to do more to hold the people behind them accountable.
"What should have been, in my opinion, handled as a breaking and entering was handled as a drunk college kid," he said.


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Kazakhstan's participation in major international and infrastructure projects will allow the country to strengthen its positions in the region and significantly increase its export potential. A vivid example is Silk Road Economic Belt project. According to experts, interaction as part of this Chinese program will open new opportunities for Kazakhstan's economic growth. Implementation of 51 projects is planned as part of cooperation between Kazakhstan and China. Most of them are focused in the energy sector, agro-industrial complex, manufacturing industry and transport logistics. This year 12 projects are expected to be implemented. The projects include construction of a plant for the production of polypropylene in Atyrau region, copper smelting production in East Kazakhstan region and modernization of the oil refinery in South Kazakhstan region.
The total cost of these 12 projects is $10 billion. They will be the main drivers of mutual cooperation between Kazakhstan and China.
The most important point of contact between the two strategic programs –Kazakhstan's Nurly Zhol and China's Silk Road Economic Belt is the development of transit transport corridors and the creation of logistics centers. According to experts, there are specific results in this cooperation in Kazakhstan. Last year, construction of Kazakhstan's section of the road "Western Europe - Western China" was completed. The ferry complex was put into operation in the port of Kuryk, focused on transshipment of grain, oil products and other cargo to the Caspian region states. In addition, three dry cargo terminals were launched in the seaport of Aktau.
All these measures give opportunity for Kazakhstan to increase its transport flows and potential. If earlier, for example, goods were transported only via Kazakhstan, then to Russia and then to Europe, now we have new alternative ways. In particular, development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route that runs across Kazakhstan, Aktau port, then by via Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to Turkey, or Europe.
According to foreign experts, Kazakhstan plays an important connecting role between the East and the West in the project Silk Road Economic Belt. The famous writer and the journalist of the authoritative publication Forbes Wade Shepard stresses the importance of the project Khorgos - Eastern Gate. According to the writer, today it is a major economic zone, where containers from across the Eurasian region are being reloaded. In the future, dry port can become a powerful production epicenter, the analyst believes.
In the middle the Khorgos gate special economic zone, which includes the state where there are $200 million dry port, which is one of the most advanced. The new Silk Road is the best example of modern dry port, we have Silk Road nowhere. Surrounding dry ports supply the special economic zone with the help of manufacturing, enterprises. Private investors of China already invested. Full investment $600 million into manufacture make an epicenter of this place.
Experts emphasize that due to the active development of transport and logistics potential Kazakhstan is becoming more attractive to foreign investors, not only to Chinese ones, but also to Russian, Iranian and European investors. As a result, this will allow Kazakhstan to become transitory as well as the largest business hub.


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Smart classrooms
The Teaching-Learning pedagogy used in the classrooms is IT enabled, and all classrooms are fitted with LCD projectors and sound systems. The lecture halls can accommodate up to 200 students while the tutorial classes are designed for strength of 30-40 students.
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Laboratory:
The HoDs are expected to report to the Financial Administrator the requirements for repair and maintenance in laboratory as and when required. They are invited to submit proposals consisting the requirements for major repairs, procuring equipment and upgradation of the laboratories to be submitted to the Financial Administrator every year by the end of the academic year. Administrator will consider the heads in the budget allocation of the college in the ensuing financial year. With regards to the external funding for laboratory upgradation, the College strictly adhere to the UGC guidelines for procurement and utilisation of equipment. Though preference for the utilisation of laboratories are given to our students, those from other institutions also are permitted to use the facilities of labs with special permission.
The Library Advisory Committee meets once in every month and reviews the functioning of the library, facilities available and suggests required measures to update the library. They also consider the proposals submitted by various departs for the purchase of books, journals and E Learning resources and decide on the purchase depending on the availability of funds.
Sports and games:
The College has three well qualified physical education faculty members who train and motivate the students for various inter-college competitions. The institution has a tie-up with Sports Authority of India (SAI) for providing coaching in volleyball and athletics. The College avails the service of eminent coaches in football, basketball, cricket and badminton.
Three employees are appointed to regularly maintain the grounds, courts and sports Equipment. The play grounds and stadium of the College are made available to nearby schools and other institutions for practice and to conduct matches and sports meets. Charging minimum rent for outsiders raised for maintenance, Facilities are made available for public general health. Annual sports days for staff and students, Coaching camps, specialised coaches appointed on contract basis
Regular up-gradation of the computers on the basis of the suggestions from the Heads of the Departments and lab technicians. The College has appointed a system engineer and supporting staff for the maintenance of computers and their accessories. Regular maintenance of the systems is carried out by the service engineer. In case of any major problem, services of experts from professional companies are called for. Computers and accessories procured under UGC assistance are maintained through AMC.
The college ensures that all classrooms and seminar halls are equipped with LCD and computers with free high speed internet connectivity to facilitate prompt access to e-learning resources. Classrooms, furniture and other equipment are allotted to the departments to ensure their optimal utilization for conducting curricular and co-curricular activities. The facilities are also used for conducting distance education programmes, hosting banking recruitment examinations, University examinations and examinations of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries, UPSC and the State Public Service Commission.
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A kids' bomb-defusing game sold in Canada at Walmart has offended some shoppers who find it inappropriate, particularly in an era of terrorism threats.
"It's horrendous, especially in a day and age like this," said Sharon Butler, a parent who discovered the item recently at a Walmart store in London, Ont.
Called "Cut The Wire," the game is recommended for children ages six and up. Players race to defuse a brightly coloured ticking toy bomb connected to numerous wires before it pretend-explodes. "Defuse or lose!" says the product's packaging.
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Nick Clegg unveils green jobs in North East speech
DEPUTY Prime Minister Nick Clegg is in the North East to outline plans to support green businesses as the coalition Government attempts to move on from the row over benefit cuts.
Evening Chronicle
NICK Clegg pledged action not words on climate change today as he highlighted a scheme to improve insulation in homes and offices.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the Green Deal could save millions of households up to £550 a year by providing them with upfront finance for energy-saving measures.
Speaking in Boldon, South Tyneside, Mr Clegg also called for the region to become a "hub" for the new green economy, generating private-sector growth to correct the "over-dependence on the public sector".
"All politicians have warm words on the environment, and all governments talk about leading the shift to a new green economy," he said.
"This Government is going to do things differently. We won't try and dazzle you with green gimmicks. We want to impress you by quietly getting on with the job."
He said the Green Deal could benefit up to 14 million homes, with the most inefficient saving around £550 a year, and the outlay recouped through energy bills. Details of the plans will be set out in legislation later this year.
"Green Deal Finance will allow householders to make their homes more energy efficient, saving on their bills, without the need for them to provide up-front finance," he said.
"Homes account for a quarter of all emissions in the UK, and this is no longer a problem we can ignore. With some of the oldest housing stock in Europe we also face a huge challenge."
The Deputy Prime Minister's comments came at the launch of a low carbon business support programme which the Government hopes will lead to the creation of 10,000 new jobs and 1,000 firms.


The sunlight can change the feel and the look of a room. It gives us daily energy and encourages us to take on the day. Also, studies have shown that daylight raises the human comfort and productivity. The other benefit of more natural light is the smaller electricity bill, of course.
If you are looking for ways to let more light in, the following 6 tips will be of great use to you. Note: Some of the suggestions below might require you to find a local handyman to take on the specific project.
This is the easiest way control sunlight. Even today, blinds are modern and come in a whole lot of nice materials and textures, which means you'll definitely find blinds that fit your style. Plus, they are incredibly efficient in setting the mood.
After you have installed the blinds in your rooms, leave them open during the day. Make sure they aren't blocked by tree branches or patio furniture. During hot days outside you can consider opening your windows with the bug screen left down, to let in some fresh air.
Note: Besides increasing the natural light in your home, you can also learn how to reduce power consumption by utilising renewable energy systems. The "Your Home" website (Australia's guide to environmentally sustainable homes) offers you countless other tips on reducing water usage, adapting your home to be more resilient to environmental and demographic changes, and choosing the right materials that reduce harmful health effects and minimise waste.
Amplify the natural light in your home by hanging a large mirror. You can move it and experiment with different angles to consider which are the new areas light can reach. This trick is helpful for small rooms, making them feel larger. If you place the mirror near the window or opposite to it, the mirror will mimic the window and will seem like you have more windows in your room.
A simple cleaning can improve a window's transparency by 10 to 20%. So don't forget to clean your windows because doing that on a regular basis can make a significant difference.
Here the magic tip is to paint your ceilings in a lighter tone than your walls. Paint them just a shade lighter to balance out your space. This will make you feel your room more open.
Reflective surfaces on your walls, like mirrors, for example, can do a lot to brighten up your rooms. Other tips to make your walls pop is to use furniture in a glossy finish, picture frames, or light fixtures. With that type of décor the light will bounce around and give an impression of more light.


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What does Follow / Followed mean in dream?
Example: 'The group I followed on the underground got off. I followed them.
An elderly woman friend told me they were going home, not to my destination' (Debbie T).
1- If we are following someone or something in a dream we may need a cause or crusade to help give us a a sense of identity. We are looking for leadership or are aware that we can be influenced by other people. It also indicates that, particularly in a work situation, we are perhaps more comfortable in a secondary position rather than out in front.
2- When we dream of being followed we need to identify if what is following us is negative or positive.
If it is negative, we need to deal with past fears, doubts or memories.
If positive, we must recognise our need to take the initiative, or to identify what drives us.
Dreams of following are a sign that you are being influenced, perhaps giving up your personal power.
If you dream of being followed, this signifies that fights with friends and uneasy times are ahead.
If you dream of following somebody, the meaning depends on the outcome - if you followed them to a good result, you will soon overcome your difficulties.
Psychological / emotional perspective: When we dream of being followed we need to identify if what is following us is negative or positive.


At the very end of an excellent Mars session (to follow in the near future) i took a quick run on Saturn. The altitude was only 29 degrees though seeing looked pretty good. Sadly transparency was dreadful and i had to operate at maximum gain (hence the slightly noisy result.) Colour imaging wasnt possible due to the poor transparency caused by high clouds low in the sky.
None the less i was pleasantly surprised by the result for it being so low in the sky. Hopefully some clearer conditions will occur with some good seeing in the months ahead.


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Panthers captain Matthew Moylan at a post-game media conference. MICHAEL CHAMBERS
Gallen slams Panthers for not supporting Moylan
5th Sep 2017 1:56 PM
CRONULLA captain Paul Gallen has taken a swipe at Penrith for not giving Matt Moylan enough support as a young captain.
The 26-year-old is on leave and set to miss the Panthers' finals campaign due to personal reasons.
The Panthers face Manly in an elimination final on Saturday.
Penrith general manager Phil Gould confirmed on Monday that Moylan had struggled with the pressure of being the club leader over the past two seasons.
"You need help around you ... I didn't see too much of that at Penrith with Matt Moylan," Gallen told Sky Sports Radio.
"The whole responsibility was shouldered on him and I didn't feel he looked comfortable with it.
"(He) certainly faced some tough times this year and, as I said, just as an outsider looking in, I didn't see a lot of help going his way.
"I could tell at press conferences, media days - and this is just me talking - he didn't look real comfortable in front of the cameras on his own.
"To be thrust in as a captain at such a young age, and so much expectation on yourself, it's a hard job. People don't understand what a hard job it is."
Panthers great Mark Geyer said he believed Moylan should not be captain in 2018 - if he does remain at the club.
"I don't think the captaincy sits well with Matty," Geyer told Triple M Sydney.
"I think he needs to be a bit of a free soul on the footy field.
"At the moment, him having that extra burden as captain has stifled his play."
Geyer, who played 135 games for the Panthers, said he backed Moylan's decision to take leave if he couldn't be "committed in mind, body and soul".
"As a Panthers fan, I'm disappointed our best player won't be running out this Saturday night but ... I just hope he gets himself right," Geyer said.
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"""
NumericalExpression term.
"""
import re
from itertools import chain
from numbers import Number

import numexpr
from numexpr.necompiler import getExprNames
from numpy import (
    full,
    inf,
)
from zipline.pipeline.term import Term, ComputableTerm
from zipline.utils.numpy_utils import bool_dtype

_VARIABLE_NAME_RE = re.compile("^(x_)([0-9]+)$")

# Map from op symbol to equivalent Python magic method name.
ops_to_methods = {
    '+': '__add__',
    '-': '__sub__',
    '*': '__mul__',
    '/': '__div__',
    '%': '__mod__',
    '**': '__pow__',
    '&': '__and__',
    '|': '__or__',
    '^': '__xor__',
    '<': '__lt__',
    '<=': '__le__',
    '==': '__eq__',
    '!=': '__ne__',
    '>=': '__ge__',
    '>': '__gt__',
}
# Map from method name to op symbol.
methods_to_ops = {v: k for k, v in ops_to_methods.items()}

# Map from op symbol to equivalent Python magic method name after flipping
# arguments.
ops_to_commuted_methods = {
    '+': '__radd__',
    '-': '__rsub__',
    '*': '__rmul__',
    '/': '__rdiv__',
    '%': '__rmod__',
    '**': '__rpow__',
    '&': '__rand__',
    '|': '__ror__',
    '^': '__rxor__',
    '<': '__gt__',
    '<=': '__ge__',
    '==': '__eq__',
    '!=': '__ne__',
    '>=': '__le__',
    '>': '__lt__',
}
unary_ops_to_methods = {
    '-': '__neg__',
    '~': '__invert__',
}

UNARY_OPS = {'-'}
MATH_BINOPS = {'+', '-', '*', '/', '**', '%'}
FILTER_BINOPS = {'&', '|'}  # NumExpr doesn't support xor.
COMPARISONS = {'<', '<=', '!=', '>=', '>', '=='}

NUMEXPR_MATH_FUNCS = {
    'sin',
    'cos',
    'tan',
    'arcsin',
    'arccos',
    'arctan',
    'sinh',
    'cosh',
    'tanh',
    'arcsinh',
    'arccosh',
    'arctanh',
    'log',
    'log10',
    'log1p',
    'exp',
    'expm1',
    'sqrt',
    'abs',
}

NPY_MAXARGS = 32

def _ensure_element(tup, elem):
    """
    Create a tuple containing all elements of tup, plus elem.

    Returns the new tuple and the index of elem in the new tuple.
    """
    try:
        return tup, tup.index(elem)
    except ValueError:
        return tuple(chain(tup, (elem,))), len(tup)

class BadBinaryOperator(TypeError):
    """
    Called when a bad binary operation is encountered.

    Parameters
    ----------
    op : str
        The attempted operation
    left : zipline.computable.Term
        The left hand side of the operation.
    right : zipline.computable.Term
        The right hand side of the operation.
    """
    def __init__(self, op, left, right):
        super(BadBinaryOperator, self).__init__(
            "Can't compute {left} {op} {right}".format(
                op=op,
                left=type(left).__name__,
                right=type(right).__name__,
            )
        )

def method_name_for_op(op, commute=False):
    """
    Get the name of the Python magic method corresponding to `op`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    op : str {'+','-','*', '/','**','&','|','^','<','<=','==','!=','>=','>'}
        The requested operation.
    commute : bool
        Whether to return the name of an equivalent method after flipping args.

    Returns
    -------
    method_name : str
        The name of the Python magic method corresponding to `op`.
        If `commute` is True, returns the name of a method equivalent to `op`
        with inputs flipped.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> method_name_for_op('+')
    '__add__'
    >>> method_name_for_op('+', commute=True)
    '__radd__'
    >>> method_name_for_op('>')
    '__gt__'
    >>> method_name_for_op('>', commute=True)
    '__lt__'
    """
    if commute:
        return ops_to_commuted_methods[op]
    return ops_to_methods[op]

def unary_op_name(op):
    return unary_ops_to_methods[op]

def is_comparison(op):
    return op in COMPARISONS

class NumericalExpression(ComputableTerm):
    """
    Term binding to a numexpr expression.

    Parameters
    ----------
    expr : string
        A string suitable for passing to numexpr.  All variables in 'expr'
        should be of the form "x_i", where i is the index of the corresponding
        factor input in 'binds'.
    binds : tuple
        A tuple of factors to use as inputs.
    dtype : np.dtype
        The dtype for the expression.
    """
    window_length = 0

    def __new__(cls, expr, binds, dtype):
        # We always allow filters to be used in windowed computations.
        # Otherwise, an expression is window_safe if all its constituents are
        # window_safe.
        window_safe = (
            (dtype == bool_dtype) or all(t.window_safe for t in binds)
        )

        return super(NumericalExpression, cls).__new__(
            cls,
            inputs=binds,
            expr=expr,
            dtype=dtype,
            window_safe=window_safe,
        )

    def _init(self, expr, *args, **kwargs):
        self._expr = expr
        return super(NumericalExpression, self)._init(*args, **kwargs)

    @classmethod
    def _static_identity(cls, expr, *args, **kwargs):
        return (
            super(NumericalExpression, cls)._static_identity(*args, **kwargs),
            expr,
        )

    def _validate(self):
        """
        Ensure that our expression string has variables of the form x_0, x_1,
        ... x_(N - 1), where N is the length of our inputs.
        """
        variable_names, _unused = getExprNames(self._expr, {})
        expr_indices = []
        for name in variable_names:
            if name == 'inf':
                continue
            match = _VARIABLE_NAME_RE.match(name)
            if not match:
                raise ValueError("%r is not a valid variable name" % name)
            expr_indices.append(int(match.group(2)))

        expr_indices.sort()
        expected_indices = list(range(len(self.inputs)))
        if expr_indices != expected_indices:
            raise ValueError(
                "Expected %s for variable indices, but got %s" % (
                    expected_indices, expr_indices,
                )
            )
        super(NumericalExpression, self)._validate()

    def _compute(self, arrays, dates, assets, mask):
        """
        Compute our stored expression string with numexpr.
        """
        out = full(mask.shape, self.missing_value, dtype=self.dtype)
        # This writes directly into our output buffer.
        numexpr.evaluate(
            self._expr,
            local_dict={
                "x_%d" % idx: array
                for idx, array in enumerate(arrays)
            },
            global_dict={'inf': inf},
            out=out,
        )
        return out

    def _rebind_variables(self, new_inputs):
        """
        Return self._expr with all variables rebound to the indices implied by
        new_inputs.
        """
        expr = self._expr

        # If we have 11+ variables, some of our variable names may be
        # substrings of other variable names. For example, we might have x_1,
        # x_10, and x_100. By enumerating in reverse order, we ensure that
        # every variable name which is a substring of another variable name is
        # processed after the variable of which it is a substring. This
        # guarantees that the substitution of any given variable index only
        # ever affects exactly its own index. For example, if we have variables
        # with indices going up to 100, we will process all of the x_1xx names
        # before x_1x, which will be before x_1, so the substitution of x_1
        # will not affect x_1x, which will not affect x_1xx.
        for idx, input_ in reversed(list(enumerate(self.inputs))):
            old_varname = "x_%d" % idx
            # Temporarily rebind to x_temp_N so that we don't overwrite the
            # same value multiple times.
            temp_new_varname = "x_temp_%d" % new_inputs.index(input_)
            expr = expr.replace(old_varname, temp_new_varname)
        # Clear out the temp variables now that we've finished iteration.
        return expr.replace("_temp_", "_")

    def _merge_expressions(self, other):
        """
        Merge the inputs of two NumericalExpressions into a single input tuple,
        rewriting their respective string expressions to make input names
        resolve correctly.

        Returns a tuple of (new_self_expr, new_other_expr, new_inputs)
        """
        new_inputs = tuple(set(self.inputs).union(other.inputs))
        new_self_expr = self._rebind_variables(new_inputs)
        new_other_expr = other._rebind_variables(new_inputs)
        return new_self_expr, new_other_expr, new_inputs

    def build_binary_op(self, op, other):
        """
        Compute new expression strings and a new inputs tuple for combining
        self and other with a binary operator.
        """
        if isinstance(other, NumericalExpression):
            self_expr, other_expr, new_inputs = self._merge_expressions(other)
        elif isinstance(other, Term):
            self_expr = self._expr
            new_inputs, other_idx = _ensure_element(self.inputs, other)
            other_expr = "x_%d" % other_idx
        elif isinstance(other, Number):
            self_expr = self._expr
            other_expr = str(other)
            new_inputs = self.inputs
        else:
            raise BadBinaryOperator(op, self, other)

        # If the merged inputs would be too many for numexpr, then don't merge
        # them:
        if len(new_inputs) >= NPY_MAXARGS:
            self_expr = "x_0"
            other_expr = "x_1"
            new_inputs = self, other

        return self_expr, other_expr, new_inputs

    @property
    def bindings(self):
        return {
            "x_%d" % i: input_
            for i, input_ in enumerate(self.inputs)
        }

    def __repr__(self):
        return "{typename}(expr='{expr}', bindings={bindings})".format(
            typename=type(self).__name__,
            expr=self._expr,
            bindings=self.bindings,
        )

    def graph_repr(self):
        """Short repr to use when rendering Pipeline graphs."""

        # Replace any floating point numbers in the expression
        # with their scientific notation
        final = re.sub(r"[-+]?\d*\.\d+",
                       lambda x: format(float(x.group(0)), '.2E'),
                       self._expr)
        # Graphviz interprets `\l` as "divide label into lines, left-justified"
        return "Expression:\\l  {}\\l".format(
            final,
        )


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Áine O'Hara
Áine O'Hara is a multidisciplinary artist, designer and theatre maker based between Dublin and Mayo. Áine received an Arts and Disability Connect Training award in 2020.
Tell us about your art.
I work in lots of different roles within the arts. My work involves collaborating with artists, designers and communities. I am interested in creating work for and about people who are often left out of traditional theatre and arts spaces.
I am currently working on Calling in Sick which is a body of work about disability, productivity and what it means to be a useful member of society. I have several chronic illnesses, including fibromyalgia. This body of work draws on real-life patient experiences of the health care system in Ireland. I am interested in who is believed when they say they are in pain and I am investigating whether or not people with disabilities can ever be equal in a capitalist society.
My work aims to question and expose bureaucracies that oppress those who fall outside certain definitions of 'normal', 'valuable', and 'productive'. I experiment with form and focus on connection, conversation and care.
Dublin & Mayo
Since January 2020 I have been a studio resident at A4 Sounds as part of their We Only Want the Earth programme. I am creating work for an upcoming solo exhibition which is programmed there for September. The work I make for this exhibition is part of Calling in Sick.
Through We Only Want the Earth I am also facilitating community building projects like Chronic Chats, an online creative and social group for people who are chronically ill. I am currently creating an interactive publication for Oileán Fhéile, an arts festival happening in mid-August on Oileán Chléire off West Cork, curated by Ruairí Ó'Donnabháin.
I am also happy to be working with axis: Ballymun as a recipient of their Playground bursary, a residency award for performing artists with disabilities. Through this I will be developing a new theatrical work during the second half of 2020.
Can you tell us a little bit about your career path as an artist? How did you get to where you are now?
I am an interdisciplinary artist and work in many different roles across art forms. In visual art I have worked as a visual artist, curator and magazine editor. In theatre, I have written and performed my own work and also worked in design for theatre, designing anything from set, lighting and costumes to projection and video design as well as posters and photography for shows. I have also worked in film and television in the art department of TV shows like Red Rock and feature films like the upcoming Broken Law by Paddy Slattery.
As a child I spent a lot of time by myself or with my sister creating plays and coming up with elaborate imaginary worlds. Our dad did a lot of amateur drama and we always got to go backstage after the show, it always felt like a magical place to me. I was really interested in pursuing a career in either theatre or fine art. At that time, I didn't realise that I could do both!
When I left secondary school, I did a B.A. in Fine Art at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). During those 4 years I learned about performance and live art from one of the tutors on the programme and became fascinated with it. I spent a lot of time looking for the line between performance art and theatre and learned as much as I could about both. In Mayo I had been a member of Mayo Youth Theatre and when I moved to Dublin for college, I joined Dublin Youth Theatre. Youth theatre gave me the opportunity to develop work collaboratively in a way that wasn't as easy in college. Dublin Youth Theatre was a huge feature in my beginning a career in theatre. I also was supported a lot by performance art platform Livestock which was one of the first places which gave me an opportunity to showcase my work in front of an audience.
My path to where I am now has had lots of ups and downs as well as time off to look after my health. More recently I have been lucky to have the support of some great people and organisations who gave me the opportunity to keep creating and making new work.
If you have been a recipient of an Arts and Disability Connect Award, how has this impacted your career path as an artist?
I was excited to receive an Arts and Disability Connect Training award this year. I will be attending a graphics for filmmaking course with Annie Atkins. Annie Atkins is an award-winning graphic designer for film and TV and specialises in designing graphic props and set pieces for TV shows and feature films. I am looking forward to this workshop as I am looking for ways to continue working in film and TV that are more physically accessible to me.
Are there any standout moments in your career as an artist?
There have been lots of times where I couldn't believe I have gotten this far.
This year I was thrilled to receive a project award at A4 Sounds as part of their We Only Want the Earth programme. Working with them has been the highlight of a tough year. I have been more open about my access requirements than ever before and it has been amazing to be supported by an organisation who really listen and go out of their way to make sure I have everything I need to make my work.
In 2019 myself and Vickey Curtis were selected to be part of DUETS: a new work initiative run by Fishamble, the Irish Theatre Institute and Dublin Fringe Festival. As part of this award, we performed our show GAA MAAD, which is a theatre piece about our experiences as queer people who love GAA at Bewley's Café Theatre for two weeks as part of Dublin Fringe Festival. This is a work that we were so passionate about and had been trying to get off the ground for a few years, so I was incredibly proud to get such a great opportunity.
In 2017 I performed my piece The Birthday Party at IMMA as part of Visual Artists Ireland's Get Together. It felt truly special to perform there.
One of the proudest moments of my career so far was taking part in the National Youth Theatre production of It Only Ever Happens In The Movies directed by Mikel Murfi and performed on the Peacock Stage at the Abbey Theatre way back in 2013. It had been a dream of mine for a long time and I felt really lucky to have gotten there.
Who or what are the most important influences on your art?
I am inspired by lots of amazing groups here in Ireland like gender.RIP, Origins Eile, Spicebag, Glitter HOLE and Livestock who have introduced me to some of my favourite artists.
I'm heavily influenced by writers and artists who create work and write about chronic illness and disability: Brigid O'Dea, Johanna Hedva, Margeaux Feldman, Rosaleen McDonagh, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard and Ciara Chapman.
My own experiences and history also often influence the work I make.
What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far?
Housing insecurity and lack of access to adequate healthcare have been my biggest problems as an artist. Without these basic necessities I can't even begin to think about career progression beyond making enough money to survive.
The pressure to keep going and keep working is insidious within the arts in Ireland. I feel strongly about the negative impact of this pressure, especially as an artist with a chronic illness. Wages are very low, so I have often had to work on several projects to make ends meet. There have been many times where I have pushed myself beyond my limits both physically and mentally. This has led to huge flare ups in my illnesses as well as damaging relationships with collaborators when I've not been physically able to finish a project that I had started.
I am trying to figure out a balance between my income and access requirements. Without either higher wages for artists with disabilities or a universal basic income, I worry that I will struggle to continue to make work.
Who is your favourite artist?
There are lots! For theatre I love Travis Alabanza, Scottee, Oisín McKenna and companies like THISISPOPBABY and Super Paua.
Performance and live art wise my favourite artists are Maïa Nunes, Tara Carroll and I love festivals like Live Collision, //BUZZCUT// (Glasgow) and performance nights like Glitter HOLE, Spicebag and Livestock.
Recently I have been obsessed with Shannon Finnegan, an artist who makes work about accessibility and disability culture.
What do you like to do for fun?
I like going to the sea when I can, binge watching trashy TV shows with my sister. I spend a lot of time in bed so I watch a lot of TV. I just finished I May Destroy You by Michaela Coel, which I think is probably the best TV show ever made. I love zine-making and reading, watching/reading about/thinking about gaelic football and hurling along with listening to some really specific political podcasts.
I am a huge nerd for political statistics and channels like FiveThirtyEight, The Young Turks and Novara Media.
Áine O'Hara is a multidisciplinary artist, theatre maker and designer. She has presented work at Dublin Fringe Festival; Dublin Live Art Festival; Live Collision International Festival; Smock Alley: Scene + Heard festival of new work; Westival: Westport Music and Arts Festival; The Theatre Machine at Project Arts Centre; participant in the Abbey Begins New Writing programme 2019. Recent awards/recognitions include: axis Playground Bursary 2020, Arts and Disability Connect Mentoring award 2020, Outburst Queer Fringe Award 2019, Oileán Artist in Residence 2019, DUETS programme Dublin Fringe Festival 2019, PS² residency Belfast 2019, World of Co Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria 2019 and DIVA Award Electric Picnic 2017. Áine is passionate about making the arts accessible for both audiences and arts workers.
www.aineohara.com
Caged by Femme Bizarre at Dublin Fringe Festival, set design by Áine O'Hara, 2018. Photo by Josh Roxby
The pressure to keep going and keep working is insidious within the arts in Ireland. I feel strongly about the negative impact of this pressure, especially as an artist with a chronic illness.
The Birthday Party by Áine O'Hara at ArtLot as part of Dublin Live Art Festival, 2014. Photo by Francis Fay
GAA MAAD by Áine O'Hara and Vickey Curtis at Bewley's Café Theatre as part of Dublin Fringe Festival, 2019. Photo by Simon Lazewski
Colouring book page from Chronic Chats by Áine O'Hara, 2020
Wear Bright Colours performance by Áine O'Hara on Oileán Chléire as part of Oileán Artist in Residence, 2019. Photo by Tom Dalton