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Mistik Lake
Written by Martha Brooks
For students in grades - 9 | Published May 01, 2007 | ISBN 9781554980260
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General
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Martha Brooks
In 1981, sixteen-year-old Sally McLean is in a car full of teenagers when it plunges through the ice to the bottom of Mistik Lake. Sally is the only survivor. Many years later, Sally's teenaged daughter, Odella, is left wondering whether the accident is to blame for her mother's life as a sad alcoholic who eventually abandons her family and flees to Iceland with another man.
When Sally suddenly dies in an accident, Odella, her father and her two younger sisters are almost overwhelmed with grief and confusion, until three people provide help and healing in unexpected ways.
Martha Brooks is an award-winning novelist, playwright and jazz singer whose books have been published in Spain, Italy, Japan, Denmark, England, Germany and Australia, as well as in Canada and the United States. She is a three-time winner of the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book of the Year, as well as the Ruth Schwartz Award, the Mr. Christie's Book Award, the Governor General's Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. She lives in Winnipeg.
Short-listed McNally Robinson Book for Young People Award, 2007
Winner CLA Young Adult Book of the Year Award, 2007

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Q: Doing non-blocking I/O on a TCP socket in a restricted environment I trying to write some relatively simple library functions to emulate LWP::UserAgent's get method, because LWP and associated libraries are not available on some of our hosting. All I can rely on are Perl's core functions and even some of those are restricted, but I do appear to have access to sockets, fork, signals and the like.
I have so far managed to create a simple client and server (the server is just for testing) that can send and receive data. The problem is I want to set a timeout on the whole get operation like in LWP, but my initial attempts have been fruitless. The following does not work and I don't believe it can work, but I will post it just in case it can be fixed:
sub grab {
    my($addr, $port, $timeout) = @_;
    my $it;

    eval {
        local $SIG{ALRM} = sub {
            die "alarm\n";
        };

        alarm $timeout if $timeout;

        my $iaddr = inet_aton($addr)
        or die "client no host: $!";
        my $paddr = sockaddr_in($port, $iaddr)
        or die "client sockaddr_in: $!";
        my $proto = getprotobyname("tcp");

        socket(Client, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, $proto)
        or die "Client socket: $!";

        local $SIG{ALRM} = sub {
            close(Client);
            die "alarm\n";
        };

        connect(Client, $paddr)
        or die "Client connect: $!";
        while(my $line = <Client>) {
            $it .= $line;
        }

        print alarm(0), " seconds left \n";
        close(Client) or die "Client close: $!";
    };
    if($@) {
        die unless $@ eq "alarm\n";
    }

    return $it;
}

The alarm signal seems to get ignored by the likes of connect, read and possibly some of the others. I resorted to reading the LWP source code after this failed to work - because I felt like I was barking up the wrong tree - and found the following, amongst other gems, in strawberry/perl/vendor/lib/LWP/Protocol/http.pm:
sub sysread {
    my $self = shift;
    if (my $timeout = ${*$self}{io_socket_timeout}) {
        die "read timeout" unless $self->can_read($timeout);
    }
    else {
        # since we have made the socket non-blocking we
        # use select to wait for some data to arrive
        $self->can_read(undef) || die "Assert";
    }
    sysread($self, $_[0], $_[1], $_[2] || 0);
}

sub can_read {
    my($self, $timeout) = @_;
    my $fbits = '';
    vec($fbits, fileno($self), 1) = 1;
    SELECT:
    {
        my $before;
        $before = time if $timeout;
        my $nfound = select($fbits, undef, undef, $timeout);
        if ($nfound < 0) {
            if ($!{EINTR} || $!{EAGAIN}) {
                # don't really think EAGAIN can happen here
                if ($timeout) {
                    $timeout -= time - $before;
                    $timeout = 0 if $timeout < 0;
                }
                redo SELECT;
            }
            die "select failed: $!";
        }
        return $nfound > 0;
    }
}

So it looks like it works round some of the limitations of other subroutines by using select? It also doesn't appear to fork or use signals and strictly speaking it still blocks occasionally, but it tries to make sure that it won't block for long? I feel like I should copy the gist of this code and create a simplified version for my specific needs, but I am starting to get pretty wary of running into minefields. Also note that I am developing on Windows, but deploying to Linux/nix* as well as maybe Windows in the future.

A: There appears to be precious little you can simplify: the core of it is using the 5 arg version of select as perldoc -f select neatly explains (abstract at bottom of answer).
But I fail to understand your endeavour unless it is for learning purposes: you can grab LWP and package it with your other custom libraries with basically NO effort, bar a "use lib qw(foo/bar)" at the top of you program. I doubt that you can come up with something that's substantially simpler while also being correct from a protocol standpoint.
If you do not want to use select() than you could fork, do the get in the client and have the parent kill the child at timeout (you could even use threads, if you felt so inclined) but that's bizarre, not to mention unnecessary.
Cheers,
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perldoc -f select
   select RBITS,WBITS,EBITS,TIMEOUT
           This calls the select(2) system call with the bit masks specified,
           which can be constructed using "fileno" and "vec", along these lines:

               $rin = $win = $ein = '';
               vec($rin,fileno(STDIN),1) = 1;
               vec($win,fileno(STDOUT),1) = 1;
               $ein = $rin │ $win;

           If you want to select on many filehandles you might wish to write a subroutine:

               sub fhbits {
                   my(@fhlist) = split(' ',$_[0]);
                   my($bits);
                   for (@fhlist) {
                       vec($bits,fileno($_),1) = 1;
                   }
                   $bits;
               }
               $rin = fhbits('STDIN TTY SOCK');

           The usual idiom is:

               ($nfound,$timeleft) =

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Dr Sen Wen trained for 5 years at Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and, after graduation, practiced for 10 years in Heilongjiang Hospital, before moving to live and work in the UK 6 years ago. While in the UK he has been employed by two large Chinese medical companies and worked in their clinics in London, Edinburgh, York, Harrogate, Leeds and Rochdale. He is qualified to diagnose patients and to specifically treat them with a variety of methods including acupuncture, acupressure, cupping, ear pressure, ear candle therapy, reflexology and Chinese herbs.
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At the Law Office of Xochitl A. Ambriz, our El Paso child custody attorney has experience handling a wide variety of child custody cases. Child custody determines which parent will have more or less decision-making authority for the child. This includes decisions about religion, schooling, health care and more. This may be split evenly, weighted to one side or another, or one parent may have sole custody, depending on what the court rules.
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Edge of the Known Bus Line
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Upcoming Readings & Other Events
August 29th, 2018 @ 6:30pm
"Two Hour Transport"
5828 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
At this sci-fi and fantasy reading series, the event begins with an open mic sign-up. After the open readings conclude, James R. Gapinski shares his work as the featured reader.
More on the venue here: http://caferacerseattle.com
More on the reading series here: https://twohourtransport.wordpress.com
Find this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/254529598519700/
Author reading, conversation, and book signing
Boswell Book Company
2559 N. Downer Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53211
Wisconsin native James R. Gapinski returns to his home state for a reading at Boswell book Company in the heart of Milwaukee. He'll be sharing an excerpt from his new novella, Edge of the Known Bus Line. A short author conversation and book signing will follow.
More on the venue here: https://www.boswellbooks.com
Find this event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2095734467315361
August 31st, 2018 @ 6:30pm
James R. Gapinski in conversation with Maryse Meijer
City Lit Books
2523 N. Kedzie Blvd., Chicago, IL 60647
Join James R. Gapinski and Maryse Meijer for a conversation about writing, serial killers, public transit, and whatever else comes up. James will be reading a short excerpt from Edge of the Known Bus Line, and a book signing with James and Maryse will follow the conversation.
More on the venue here: https://www.citylitbooks.com
September 1st, 2018 @ 7:00pm
Reading and book signing
Eat My Words Bookstore
214 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413
James R. Gapinski celebrates the release of his new novella, Edge of the Known Bus Line, at Eat My Words Bookstore. At this event, local and visiting writers will also share their work, with readings from Maya Beck, Madeline Reding, Kathryn Savage, and Erin Sharkey.
More on the venue here: http://www.eatmywordsbooks.com/
September 6th, 2018 @ 7:00pm
James R. Gapinski author reading
Another Read Through
3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227
James R. Gapinski wraps up his reading tour with his hometown of Portland, Oregon. Join us at Another Read Through on Mississippi Avenue for a reading, Q&A, and book signing.
More on the venue here: https://www.anotherreadthrough.com/
The Waypost
3120 N Williams Ave
Swing by The Waypost to celebrate the release of Edge of the Known Bus Line, a new book by James R. Gapinski, winner of the University of Indianapolis Etchings Press novella prize.
Laura Ellen Joyce says "This horrifying, bleak tale is also blackly comic. Swallow it whole." Maryse Meijer raves "Edge of the Known Bus Line a bloody bible for our times."
The event will include readings by the James R. Gapinski, Kate Garklavs, and TJ Fuller.
More on the venue here: http://www.thewaypost.com/
More on the book at the University of Indianapolis website.
April 4th, 2018 @ 6:00pm
Oregon Writers' Collective: Spring Seven
Old Nick's Pub
The Oregon Writers' Collective features literary life for the new Spring, from in and out of town. Readers include Erica Goss, Jake Vermaas, Diana Arterian, James R. Gapinski, Elyse Fenton, Carl Swart, and Michelle Penaloza.
The OWC's mission is to foster a vibrant community that nurtures working literary writers, particularly those who are beginning or establishing their careers, by connecting them with audiences and providing opportunities to develop their craft.
Venue website: http://oldnickspub.com/
March 25th, 2018 @ 6:00pm
"Literary Zoo"
Beech St Parlor
412 NE Beech, Portland, Oregon 97212
Celebrate the launch of James R. Gapinski's new flash collection, Messiah Tortoise, available from Red Bird Chapbooks.
Enjoy live readings from an eclectic group of Portland authors as we usher this little book into the world. Readers include James R. Gapinski, Alissa Hattman, Kevin Sampsell, Rose Swartz, & Chrys Tobey.
No cover charge.
More on the venue here: http://beechstreetparlor.com/
More on the chapbook here: https://redbirdchapbooks.com/content/messiah-tortoise
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"Lit Level Up" // Lit Crawl Seattle // Raygun Lounge // 501 E. Pine St., Seattle, WA (8:00pm, October 22nd, 2015)
Lit.mustest Reading Series // Ravenna Third Place Books // Seattle, WA (February 2014)
Goddard College // Port Townsend, WA (July 2013)
Goddard College // Port Townsend, WA (February 2013)
The Miramar Theatre // Milwaukee, WI (December 2012)
Somethingesque Reading Series // The Jack London Longue // Portland, OR (November 2012)
Lit.mustest Reading Series // The Richard Hugo House // Seattle, WA (October 2012)
Somethingesque Reading Series // The Jack London Longue // Portland, OR (August 2012)
Somethingesque Reading Series // The Jack London Longue // Portland, OR (May 2012)
Lit.mustest Reading Series // The Richard Hugo House // Seattle, WA (May 2012)
"Above the Noise: Navigating the Literary Magazine Arena" // Write on the Sound Writers' Conference (October 1st, 2016)
"Risk and Reward: Experimentation in Contemporary Literature" // Prescott College Humanities and Social Justice Colloquium (April 8th, 2016)
"What the Heck Does Innovative Fiction Actually Mean?" // Co-Presenters: Carmiel Banasky, Matt Bell, Ashley Farmer, and Manuel Gonzales // Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (April 1st, 2016)
"Beyond the Seven Basic Plots: An Exploration of Experimental Fiction" // Grub Street Muse & Marketplace Conference (May, 2015)
"New Media and the Role of Video Games in Composition Classrooms" // University of Massachusetts Boston Engaging Practices Conference (March, 2015)
"Beyond the Manuscript: An Editorial Reflection" // Prescott College Humanities and Social Justice Colloquium (November, 2014)
"Let's Avoid a Quick Death, Please: Starting and Sustaining a New Literary Publication" // Co-Presenters: Matt Muth, Joshua Raab, and Stefanie Torres // Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference (February 2014)
"Digital Publishing: What Does it Mean for Writers?" // Co-Presenters: Chelsea Werner-Jatzke and Robyn Lynn // Goddard College (Fall 2012)
"Strategies for Teaching the Inquiry Lesson Format" // The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies Conference (Summer 2008) and International Education Conference (Summer 2008)
"Overarching Tenets for Diversity in the Writing Center" // UW-Whitewater Writing Center Panel (Spring 2008)


This project allocation is being requested for evaluating "Hadoop built on Apache Mesos layer" in the FutureGrid environment. The Apache Mesos layer is a common resource sharing layer over which diverse frameworks like Hadoop and Spark can run at the same time. For testing the installation, we are particularly interested in running I/O intensive and memory-intensive applications/benchmarks using the MapReduce algorithm. The lessons learnt during this project will guide our strategy for comparative study of Hadoop and Apache Mesos on different high performance computing platforms having varying architecture and performance characteristics.
Once proven stable, Apache Mesos can be used by researchers to run large Hadoop problems in the FutureGrid and other XSEDE resources.
Typical use will be a few VMs for an experiment. We may also need to gather a handful of nodes for a few days at a time.


I don't normally think of Louisiana as a hotbed of heavy psychedelic rock. When Monoshock (exalted practicioners of the genre) played in New Orleans on their lone US tour back in '94, their entire audience consisted of the bartender and the soundman. Out of New Orleans come the locally-popular (at least according to their presskit) Santeria, who mix current StonerRock sounds with classic Southern boogie rawk and kickoutthejams overdrive (especially via their cover of the MC5's version of the Troggs' "I Want You", which pounds enough to do the "original" proud). Often, the band displays more subtlety and depth of texture than one might expect from those points of reference, only occasionally succumbing to grunge-cliché loud/soft dynamics. "Cain's Way" is one of the tunes subdued enough to allow the double-percussion team (drumkit and, apparently, gigantic djembe) to stand out beyond the restrained, oscillating-wah guitar backgrounds. Unfortunately, the lack of production (the album consists entirely of live/rehearsal performances) sometimes makes it difficult to pick up on the myriad of sonics that the five members dish out. "Death Trip" (not a Stooges cover) is a crunchy, cruising piece of biker rock with a surprisingly melodic lead guitar line and sensitive midsection. Several acoustic pieces in the second half of the album, too, show a sensitive side of the band, almost reaching a state of transcendental acid folk with an eastern feel - the contrast of these pieces with the heavier ones makes the entire CD-R quite listenable over its 74-minute length... no burnout at the 45-minute album-length mark. Overall, not quite as cool as the *true* psych/stoner stuff coming out of the neighboring state of Texas these days (Iron Bong, Dunlavey, Linus Pauling quartet, etc.), but still fine music that seems to have developed independently of any sort of actual "scene".
For more information you can visit the Santeria web site.
You can also visit the GolarWash Records site.
Contact via snail mail c/o GolarWash Labs/Records; 201 Belhomme Dr; Lafayette, LA 70506.


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Overview of Macy's and JWT's award-winning and critically acclaimed CBS animated Christmas special "Yes, Virginia" starring Neil Patrick Harris, Alfred Molina and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Includes behind-the-scenes information, credits and awards.
In 1897, a little girl wrote to the New York Sun asking if Santa was real. That letter, and its legendary response, are the inspiration behind this 2009 animated Christmas special produced by JWT and Macy's for CBS.
Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Alfred Molina, the show has run annually in prime time every December since its premiere, typically beating out every other network in its time slot.
Created in the spirit of the great holiday specials of the 50s and 60s, "Yes, Virginia" earned strong reviews from critics at USA Today, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, among others. The song "Yes, Virginia (There's a Santa Claus)" written by Macy's own Bill Schermerhorn and Wesley Whatley for the DVD won an Emmy in 2011 for Best Original Song.
What started as one-time special has now become its own entertainment brand. The show spawned a DVD release, a children's book, a parade balloon, an iPhone and iPad app, and is annually one of the top holiday downloads on iTunes.
"One of the best Christmas specials of the last decade"
"It's hard to resist the holiday jollity of this animated tale... It's enough to make a temporary believer out of a lifelong Santa agnostic."
"Like Santa himself, Virginia should be a welcome Christmas visitor for years to come."


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On the Frozen Tundra of Green Bay: The Greatest Franchise in all of Pro Sports
From the Deseret newspaper in Salt Lake City. Posted on its website on Feb. 16, 2011.
Maybe the only truly romantic thing left in American sports: The Green Bay Packers
Seriously, America, what's not to like about the Green Bay Packers? What's not to like about a small-town team that is not only surviving, but thriving in the billion-dollar business of professional football?
There is nothing like them in professional sports. Think about what an oddity they are. Teams have come and gone in the NFL in a continuous game of musical chairs — the Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis, the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore, the Oakland Raiders to L.A. and back to Oakland, the Cardinals from Chicago to St. Louis to Phoenix, the Los Angeles Rams to St. Louis.
But the Packers have stayed in tiny Green Bay, Wis., since their birth in 1919. America's second biggest city, Los Angeles, with a population of 4 million, doesn't even have a franchise, but Green Bay, with a population of 101,000, does. It's like plunking down a team in the middle of Sandy, Utah.
They are the smallest market in pro sports. Green Bay's metro area — if you stretch the definition of "metro" — is 283,000. Buffalo, the next smallest in sports, has 1.1 million. New York City has 8.5 million in the city limits alone, 19 million in the metro area.
What's not to like about a team that was dreamed up during a street-corner conversation one day?
Curly Lambeau, a former Green Bay prep star and Notre Dame football player, hatched the idea and convinced his employer, the Indian Packing Company, to buy uniforms and provide a practice field. In turn, the team called itself the Packers. Lambeau was the team's first star player (for 11 years) and its first coach (for 30 years) and — you've got to like this — he pioneered the forward pass in the NFL.
What's not to like about the last small-town survivor of the National Football League? In the early '20s, the fledgling NFL consisted almost entirely of small-town teams like Green Bay — the Decatur Staleys, Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Muncie Flyers, Rochester Jeffersons, Rock Island Independents. But as the league turned fully to professionalism, those teams either folded or moved to big cities for bigger profits. Green Bay found a way to keep the Packers — the community bought them.
What's not to like about a team that is owned by its fans? The Packers are the only publicly owned team in professional sports.. There's no Jerry Jones, George Steinbrenner or Daniel Snyder in Green Bay. The other teams have one very rich, often reviled, owner; the Packers have 112,000 shareholders — or 112,000 Monday-morning quarterbacks who are legally entitled to kibbitz. They've rescued the team from financial hardship four times — in 1923, '35, '50 and '97. Without them, the team simply would not exist.
What's not to like about this team? Apparently, not much. Despite their small-town roots — or perhaps because of it — they have courted a world-wide following. According to a 2010 Harris poll, the Packers are still the third most popular team in the country, 40 years after their glory years. Someone once asked the late former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle to name the best football city in America. "Green Bay," he replied. "A small town. People owning their own football team. Rabid supporters."
The Packers have one of the longest waiting lists for season tickets in pro sports, some 80,000 deep (Lambeau Field seats only 78,000). The average wait for season tickets is estimated to be 30 years, but if you added your name to the list now you probably wouldn't get tickets in your lifetime. Packer fans are known to leave season tickets in their wills or to place newborn babies on the waiting list. Packer games have been sold out since 1960.
"I'm a 'green and gold' season ticket holder and have some voting stock in the team," explains Walt Mehr, a Utah resident who grew up in Eagle River, Wis., just north of Green Bay. "It took me 23 years to get season tickets. We have a big shareholders meeting in July and vote. We were involved with remodeling of the stadium. As season-ticket holders we had to put up money for that — $5,000. My tickets are in my will."
It's every fan's dream — they get to help run the team. You've got to like that.
What's not to like about a team that has been an almost mythical force since joining the NFL in 1921? They've won 13 championships — nine NFL titles in the pre-Super Bowl era, and four Super Bowls — and no one else is close to matching them. They won the first two Super Bowls. They won five championships in seven years during the '60s. They're the only team that's ever won three in a row. The city's nickname is "Titletown." Their coach's name is on the Super Bowl Trophy. They have 21 Hall of Famers, second only to the Chicago Bears. They are a team of legends — Starr, Nitschke, Taylor, Lombardi, Davis, Hornung, Kramer, Gregg, Hutson, Lambeau, Favre.
What's not to like about a team that is so entrenched in the community in such a personal way? It's big-time football in a small-town way that has been lost as the NFL has grown. This is the town that spawned the Lambeau Leap — players leaping into the arms of fans behind the end zone after a touchdown, a routine that has since been adopted throughout the league. It symbolizes the close connection between the team and the fans, like so many other things. Green Bay's stadium is bordered by the back yards of middle-class neighborhoods. The players live in regular neighborhoods, with the fans.
"Unlike the other NFL cities, where players can live in mansions away from the masses, Green Bay has no real 'affluent' suburbs," says Vai Sikahema, a former Packer and BYU player. "And because of the frigid weather, everyone had second homes in warmer places. So the players lived in modest homes in regular neighborhoods.
"Playing for the Packers and living in Green Bay is generally the way it was in the '60's when Vince Lombardi lived there. The house we rented was rented by a host of former Packers, dating back to the great running back Jim Taylor.
"Another player rented a home once lived in by Bart Starr. That creates this extra unique bond with the fan base. On Tuesdays, our day off, we'd walk our children to the bus stop and all the dads would go in late so they could walk their own kids and talk football with us at the bus stop. My wife had play dates with regular moms on our street, as opposed to the closed, elitist 'wives club' on other teams."
There is a tradition in Green Bay that has received considerable publicity over the years. Kids wait for Packer players outside the locker room and often use their bikes to ride to the practice field. The kids hold the players' helmets and jog alongside the players as they ride the kids' bikes to practice. Who couldn't like that?
"I was one of those kids who ran next to a player while he rode my bike to the practice field from the locker room," says Mark Stimpson, a Salt Lake resident who grew up in Green Bay. "We did it every day during the summer. I had a metallic green stingray bike. I'd wait by the locker room. The player would hand me his helmet. The players wouldn't pedal the bikes. They were too big. They'd just stick their legs out and coast because it's a down-hill walk to the field. We'd talk to them while we walked beside them. Then, during practice we'd watch the guy who rode our bike. It was a fun time. The players were great to us."
Sikahema remembers the bike routine, as well. "The bikes are one of those unique things in Green Bay that allow fans, especially kids, to get to know the players in a personal way," he says. "I stayed in touch with the kid whose bike I used through his college years and his wedding. He's now in his mid-30s. His name is Aaron Smet. When I was there, a bunch of poor kids didn't have bikes to lend to the players and (teammate) Sterling Sharpe had Wal-Mart deliver to the complex a tractor trailer full of bikes that he gave away to less fortunate kids."
Stimpson recalls seeing Willie Wood, Ray Nitschke, Elijah Pitts and Bart Starr around town when he was a kid. The Packers were one of them. His sister, Mary Nelson, babysat for reserve quarterback Zeke Bratkowski.
"Zeke lived around the corner from us," says Nelson. "After the games some of the players would come over to Zeke's house. I got to meet Bart Starr, Jerry Kramer and Max McGee and their wives. Every time I babysat Zeke's kids he would walk me home."
What's not to like about a town that is all about its team? Green Bay businesses are Packer themed. The streets are named after Packers — Lombardi, Ray Nitschke, Brett Favre, Mike Holmgren, Don Hutson, Reggie White, Bart Starr, Tony Canadeo. Even the official Green Bay website is all about the local football team.
The town shuts down during games; churches schedule around the Packers, then open their parking lots for Packer fans. "The streets are empty during the games," says Stimpson. "When I was a boy I could ride my bike down the middle of the street because there was no traffic."
What's not to like about a team that won the Ice Bowl, one of the greatest games ever played? It was the 1967 NFL Championship game in Green Bay, and the temperature was minus-13 degrees, with a windchill hovering around 50 below.
Rick Delacenserie, who grew up in the Green Bay area and now lives in Park City, watched the Packer practices as a boy and witnessed the Ice Bowl from the same end zone where Starr scored the game-winning touchdown.
"I spent most of the third quarter in the bathroom," he recalls. "It was packed in there. Everyone was trying to get warm. Someone brought a hacksaw and cut up the goal posts. All I got was some of the foam they wrapped around the post."
You've got to love a team that inspires fans to brave sub-zero weather.
After the Super Bowl victory that followed the Ice Bowl, the Packers went into decline for 25 years until the Favre years arrived in the early '90s, but the Packers still inspired fierce loyalty and love.
"The only thing you can see on the horizon is Lambeau Field," says Mehr, who pauses to choke back tears before continuing. "I get chills when I see it. On a beautiful clear day, omigosh."
For his part, Stimpson left home decades ago to attend BYU and settle in Utah. He doesn't follow sports as he once did, and the game has changed, and yet he still says this: "The Packers are so much a part of you. The Packers still have a certain pull. They always will."
You've got to like that.
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Q: Limiting assignment value - Choco Is there a way to limit the number of assignments for a specific value of a variable?
I'm writing a schedule problem using Choco [4.0.1] with courses, teachers and timeslots. The same teacher can teach many courses and I need to define the amount of courses he/she could teach. I was thinking about counting the number of timeslots, like Teacher B can work 12 hours (12 timeslots), so I could post a constraint like arithm() to ensure that. Any ideas?
[Updated]
Here is some code:
IntVar [] teachers;
IntVar [][] teacherTimeslots;
IntVar [] courses;

For each course there is a teacher and Ntimeslots, so Teacher A can teach {1,2,3,4} and teacher B {3,4,5} and each course has 4 hours per week. Now imagine that A can work 12 hours. I'd like to limit A to teach only 12 hours (3 courses) while B would teach the remaining courses;
I cannot say how many courses has a teacher but how many he/she could teach, so I'm using
Tuples tuples = new Tuples(true);
tuples.add(1, 1);
...
tuples.add(2, 5);
model.table(teacher, course, tuples).post();

constraint to ensure that he/she is able to teach certain courses.
teacherTimeslots is filled with all possible timeslots and I use model.allDifferent(teacherTimeslots[teacher]).post() to keep each teacher timeslot unique.
My courses are fixed so
course[0] = 1;
...
course[4] = 5;

I thought about getting all timeslots for a teacher but when I'm building my model there is no timeslot selected, so I' get all possibilities.

A: Well, here is my solution. I've created a Timeslot class to represent a lecture, containing 1 teacher, 1 course, m rooms and n slots (m=n), so in my model there is a collection of timeslot objects for all courses. I used model.count(...) to check how many timeslots has a teacher and I put zero as lower bound because a teacher can be chosen or not and twelve times as upper bound.
List<IntVar> teachersTimeslotList = new ArrayList<IntVar>();

List<IntVar> teachersList = new ArrayList<IntVar>();

for (int i = 0; i < timeslots.size(); i++) {

    for (int j = 0; j < timeslots.get(i).getTimeslots().size(); j++) {

        IntVar timeslot = timeslots.get(i).getTimeslots().get(j);
        IntVar teacher = timeslots.get(i).getTeacher();

        IntVar sumTeacher = model.intVar("sumTeacher", 0, 100000);

        teachersList.add(teacher);

        model.sum(new IntVar[]{model.intScaleView(timeslot, 1000), teacher}, "=", sumTeacher).post();

        teachersTimeslotList.add(sumTeacher);
    }
}

for (int i = 0; i < teacheresId.length; i++) {
    model.count(teacheresId[i], teachersList.toArray(new IntVar[teachersList.size()]), model.intVar(0, 12)).post();
}

model.allDifferent(teachersTimeslotList.toArray(new IntVar[teachersTimeslotList.size()]), "NEQS").post();

I don't know if this is an optimized solution but at the moment it's working for me and even resolution time was improved by coding this. Thanks!


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In this section: Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food
Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food
Food Facts for Consumers
Food Safety in Your Kitchen
Everyday Food Safety for Young Adults
Resources for You (Food)
The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk
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Milk and milk products provide a wealth of nutrition benefits. But raw milk, i.e., unpasteurized milk, can harbor dangerous microorganisms that can pose serious health risks to you and your family.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 1993 through 2012, there were 127 outbreaks linked to raw milk or raw milk products like ice cream, soft cheese, or yogurt. They resulted in 1,909 illnesses and 144 hospitalizations. CDC points out that most foodborne illnesses are not a part of recognized outbreaks, and for every illness reported, many others occur.
Raw milk is milk from cows, sheep, and goats — or any other animal — that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. Raw milk can carry dangerous bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter, and others that cause foodborne illness, often called "food poisoning."
These bacteria can seriously injure the health of anyone who drinks raw milk or eats products made from raw milk. However, the bacteria in raw milk can be especially dangerous to people with weakened immune systems (such as transplant patients and individuals with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and diabetes), children, older adults, and pregnant women. In fact, CDC finds that foodborne illness from raw milk especially affects children and teenagers.
"Pasteurized Milk" Explained
Pasteurization is a widely used process that kills harmful bacteria by heating milk to a specific temperature
for a set period of time. First developed by Louis Pasteur in 1864, pasteurization kills harmful organisms responsible for such diseases as listeriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, Q fever, and brucellosis.
The Dangers of Listeria and Pregnancy
Pregnant women run a serious risk of becoming ill from the bacteria Listeria, which is often found in raw milk and can cause miscarriage, or illness, or death of the newborn baby. If you are pregnant, drinking raw milk — or eating foods made from raw milk, such as Mexican-style cheese like Queso Blanco or Queso Fresco — can harm your baby even if you don't feel sick.
Raw Milk and Serious Illness
Symptoms and Advice
Symptoms of foodborne illness usually include:
Vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain
Flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, and body ache
While most healthy people will recover from an illness caused by harmful bacteria in raw milk – or in foods made with raw milk – within a short time, some can develop symptoms that are chronic, severe, or even life-threatening. If you or someone you know becomes ill after consuming raw milk or products made from raw milk – or, if you are pregnant and think you may have consumed contaminated raw milk or cheese – see a healthcare professional immediately.
Raw Milk & Pasteurization: Debunking Milk Myths
While pasteurization has helped provide safe, nutrient-rich milk and cheese for over 120 years, some people continue to believe that pasteurization harms milk and that raw milk is a safe, healthier alternative.
Here are some common myths and proven facts about milk and pasteurization:
Pasteurizing milk DOES NOT cause lactose intolerance and allergic reactions. Both raw milk and pasteurized milk can cause allergic reactions in people sensitive to milk proteins.
Raw milk DOES NOT kill dangerous pathogens by itself.
Pasteurization DOES NOT reduce milk's nutritional value.
Pasteurization DOES NOT mean that it is safe to leave milk out of the refrigerator for extended time, particularly after it has been opened.
Pasteurization DOES kill harmful bacteria.
Pasteurization DOES save lives.
When in Doubt — Ask!
Read the label. Safe milk will have the word "pasteurized" on the label. If the word "pasteurized" does not appear on a product's label, it may contain raw milk.
Don't hesitate to ask your grocer or health food store clerk whether milk or cream has been pasteurized, especially milk or milk products sold in refrigerated cases.
Don't buy milk or milk products at farmers' markets or roadside stands unless you can confirm that they have been pasteurized.
Is Your Homemade Ice Cream Safe?
Each year, homemade ice cream causes serious outbreaks of infection from Salmonella. The ingredient responsible is raw or undercooked eggs. If you choose to make ice cream at home, use a pasteurized egg product, egg substitute, or pasteurized shell eggs in place of the raw eggs in your favorite recipe. There are also many egg-free ice cream recipes available.
Protect Your Family with Wise Food Choices
Most milk and milk products sold commercially in the United States contain pasteurized milk or cream, or the products have been produced in a manner that kills any dangerous bacteria that may be present. But, unpasteurized milk and products made from unpasteurized milk are sold and may be harmful to your health. To avoid getting sick from the dangerous bacteria found in raw milk, you should choose your milk and milk products carefully. Follow these guidelines:
Low Risk Choices
Pasteurized milk or cream
Hard cheeses such as cheddar, and extra hard grating cheeses such as Parmesan
Soft cheeses, such as Brie, Camembert, blue-veined cheeses, and Mexican-style soft cheeses such as Queso Fresco, Panela, Asadero, and Queso Blanco made from pasteurized milk
Processed cheeses
Cream, cottage, and Ricotta cheese made from pasteurized milk
Yogurt made from pasteurized milk
Pudding made from pasteurized milk
Ice cream or frozen yogurt made from pasteurized milk
High Risk Choices
Unpasteurized milk or cream
Soft cheeses, such as Brie and Camembert, and Mexican-style soft cheeses such as Queso Fresco, Panela, Asadero, and Queso Blanco made from unpasteurized milk
Yogurt made from unpasteurized milk
Pudding made from unpasteurized milk
Ice cream or frozen yogurt made from unpasteurized milk
Safe Food Handling: Four Simple Steps
Wash hands and surfaces often
Wash your hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food and after using the bathroom, changing diapers, and handling pets.
Wash your cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot soapy water after preparing each food item.
Consider using paper towels to clean up kitchen surfaces. If you use cloth towels, launder them often in the hot cycle.
Rinse fresh fruits and vegetables under running tap water, including those with skins and rinds that are not eaten. Scrub firm produce with a clean produce brush.
With canned goods, remember to clean lids before opening.
Separate raw meats from other foods
Separate raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs from other foods in your grocery shopping cart, grocery bags, and refrigerator.
Use one cutting board for fresh produce and a separate one for raw meat, poultry, and seafood.
Never place cooked food on a plate that previously held raw meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs unless the plate has been washed in hot, soapy water.
Don't reuse marinades used on raw foods unless you bring them to a boil first.
Cook to the right temperature
Color and texture are unreliable indicators of safety. Using a food thermometer is the only way to ensure the safety of meat, poultry, seafood, and egg products for all cooking methods. These foods must be cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature to destroy any harmful bacteria.
Cook eggs until the yolk and white are firm. Only use recipes in which eggs are cooked or heated thoroughly.
When cooking in a microwave oven, cover food, stir, and rotate for even cooking. If there is no turntable, rotate the dish by hand once or twice during cooking. Always allow standing time, which completes the cooking, before checking the internal temperature with a food thermometer.
Bring sauces, soups and gravy to a boil when reheating.
Refrigerate foods promptly
Use an appliance thermometer to be sure the temperature is consistently 40° F or below and the freezer temperature is 0° F or below.
Refrigerate or freeze meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, and other perishables within 2 hours of cooking or purchasing. Refrigerate within 1 hour if the temperature outside is above 90° F.
Never thaw food at room temperature, such as on the counter top. There are three safe ways to defrost food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave. Food thawed in cold water or in the microwave should be cooked immediately.
Always marinate food in the refrigerator.
Divide large amounts of leftovers into shallow containers for quicker cooling in the refrigerator.
The Dangers of Unpasteurized Milk
Questions and Answers on Raw Milk
Consumer Update: Raw Milk Pose Health Risk
Raw Milk Misconceptions and the Danger of Raw Milk Consumption
FDA and CDC Remind Consumers of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk
FoodSafety.gov: Myths About Raw Milk
CDC: Food Safety and Raw Milk
Milk/Milk Product


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import React from 'react';
import { mount } from 'enzyme';
import 'materialize-css/dist/js/materialize';
import { MessageList } from '../../components/dashboard/MessageList';
import { message, user } from '../__mocks__/__mockData__';

const props = {
  groupId: '',
  getMembers: jest.fn(),
  getMessages: jest.fn(),
  group: {}
};

const enzymeWrapper = mount(<MessageList {...props} />);

describe('Given the message list component is mounted', () => {
  it('should render self', () => {
    expect(enzymeWrapper.exists()).toBe(true);
  });

  it('should show no messages by default', () => {
    expect(enzymeWrapper.find('#message-list').exists()).toBe(false);
    expect(enzymeWrapper.find('#no-messages').exists()).toBe(true);
  });

  it('should show group messages when a group is selected', () => {
    enzymeWrapper.setProps({
      group: {
        messages: [message],
        members: [{ ...user, id: 1 }]
      }
    });
    expect(enzymeWrapper.find('#message-list').exists()).toBe(true);
    expect(enzymeWrapper.find('#no-messages').exists()).toBe(false);
  });

  it('should get group members and messages when selected group changes',
    () => {
      enzymeWrapper.setProps({
        groupId: '2'
      });
      expect(props.getMembers.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
      expect(props.getMessages.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
    });
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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from mongoengine import Document
from mongoengine import StringField, ListField
from mongoengine import IntField
from django.conf import settings

from crits.samples.migrate import migrate_sample
from crits.core.crits_mongoengine import CritsBaseAttributes
from crits.core.crits_mongoengine import CritsSourceDocument
from crits.core.crits_mongoengine import CritsActionsDocument, MartiRFIDocument
from crits.core.fields import getFileField

class Sample(CritsBaseAttributes, CritsSourceDocument, CritsActionsDocument,
             Document, MartiRFIDocument):
    """Sample object"""

    meta = {
        "collection": settings.COL_SAMPLES,
        "crits_type": 'Sample',
        "latest_schema_version": 4,
        "shard_key": ('md5',),
        "schema_doc": {
            'filename': 'The name of the last file that was uploaded with this'\
                'MD5',
            'filenames': 'A list of filenames this binary has gone by.',
            'filetype': 'The filetype of the file',
            'mimetype': 'The mimetype of the file',
            'size': 'The size of the file',
            'md5': 'The MD5 of the file',
            'sha1': 'The SHA1 of the file',
            'sha256': 'The SHA256 of the file',
            'ssdeep': 'The ssdeep of the file',
            'campaign': 'List [] of campaigns using this file',
            'source': 'List [] of sources that provided this file',
            'created': 'ISODate of when this file was uploaded',
            'modified': 'ISODate of when the file metadata was last modified',
            'filedata': 'The ObjectId of the file in GridFS'
        },
        "jtable_opts": {
                         'details_url': 'crits.samples.views.detail',
                         'details_url_key': 'md5',
                         'default_sort': "created DESC",
                         'searchurl': 'crits.samples.views.samples_listing',
                         'fields': [ "filename", "size", "filetype",
                                     "created", "modified", "campaign",
                                     "source", "md5", "id", "status"],
                         'jtopts_fields': [ "details",
                                            "filename",
                                            "size",
                                            "filetype",
                                            "created",
                                            "campaign",
                                            "source",
                                            "md5",
                                            "status",
                                            "favorite",
                                            "id"],
                         'hidden_fields': ["md5"],
                         'linked_fields': ["filename", "source", "campaign",
                                           "filetype"],
                         'details_link': 'details',
                         'no_sort': ['details', 'id']
                       },
    }

    filedata = getFileField(collection_name=settings.COL_SAMPLES)
    filename = StringField(required=True)
    filenames = ListField(StringField())
    filetype = StringField()
    md5 = StringField(required=True)
    mimetype = StringField()
    sha1 = StringField()
    sha256 = StringField()
    size = IntField(default=0)
    ssdeep = StringField()

    def get_url_key(self):
        """
        Return the identifier for this item
        """
        return self.md5

    def migrate(self):
        migrate_sample(self)

    def add_file_data(self, file_data):
        self._generate_file_metadata(file_data)
        self.filedata = file_data

    def add_file_obj(self, file_obj):
        data = file_obj.read()
        self._generate_file_metadata(data)
        self.filedata = data

    def _generate_file_metadata(self, data):
        import pydeep
        import magic
        from hashlib import md5, sha1, sha256
        try:
            self.filetype = magic.from_buffer(data)
        except:
            self.filetype = "Unavailable"
        try:
            mimetype = magic.from_buffer(data, mime=True)
            if mimetype:
                self.mimetype = mimetype.split(";")[0]
            if not mimetype:
                self.mimetype = "unknown"
        except:
            self.mimetype = "Unavailable"
        self.size = len(data)
        # this is a shard key. you can't modify it once it's set.
        # MongoEngine will still mark the field as modified even if you set it
        # to the same value.
        if not self.md5:
            self.md5 = md5(data).hexdigest()
        self.sha1 = sha1(data).hexdigest()
        self.sha256 = sha256(data).hexdigest()
        try:
            self.ssdeep = pydeep.hash_bytes(data)
        except:
            self.ssdeep = None

    def is_pe(self):
        """
        Is this a PE file.
        """

        return self.filedata.grid_id != None and self.filedata.read(2) == "MZ"

    def is_pdf(self):
        """
        Is this a PDF.
        """

        return self.filedata.grid_id != None and "%PDF-" in self.filedata.read(1024)

    def discover_binary(self):
        """
            Queries GridFS for a matching binary to this sample document.
        """

        from crits.core.mongo_tools import mongo_connector

        fm = mongo_connector("%s.files" % self._meta['collection'])
        objectid = fm.find_one({'md5': self.md5}, {'_id': 1})
        if objectid:
            self.filedata.grid_id = objectid['_id']
            self.filedata._mark_as_changed()

    def set_filenames(self, filenames):
        """
        Set the Sample filenames to a specified list.

        :param filenames: The filenames to set.
        :type filenames: list

        """

        if isinstance(filenames, list):
            self.filenames = filenames


We no longer have any of these tapes and we don't have any leads for where to find them!
The Univox EC80 EC100 echo tapes. These are the 120, 150, or 180 second tapes. We got a few in 2015.
These tapes are for the Univox EC-80, EC-100, Melos, etc tape machines made in Japan in the 70s and 80s.
with a 2 minute loop and some with a 1.5 minute loop.
These are 180 seconds or 3 minutes.
These can also be reloaded with tape but we do not reload them here.
We have tested these and made sure they all work. Some may need to be wiggled a bit for best performance, some may work when pushed in all the way.
For best performance, install new felt pressure pads (the original ones compress) and/or cut a bit off of the protrusion on the far opposite side of the roller.
** Note: NO RETURNS on tapes, and they are sold AS-IS because many tape units still wont work even with a new tape, or can eat a new tape. If you are worried about it not working, please don't order one. Sorry we cannot provide tech support for these. We are only selling them as a service to people who need them BADLY. Thanks for understanding.


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Albert John Lemcke Albert "Al" John Lemcke, age 97 of Pennsville, New Jersey passed away on Thursday March 10, 2022 in Hammonton, New Jersey. He died peacefully in his sleep from natural causes. Al was born December 9, 1924 to Paul and Dora (nee Oehm) Lemcke in West New York, NJ. He graduated in 1943 from Memorial High School in Guttenberg, NJ and was inducted into the Navy. He attended the Naval Academy Prep School in Bainbridge, MD. and then Yale University under the G.I. Bill. He graduated in 1948 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Al joined the Dupont Company in February of 1948 and retired in 1986. After exhausting his interests in golf and wood carving, he took a part time position with I.C.I. (Uniquema) in 1988 where he worked a few more years. Albert married Alice Mae Nurge in December 1948. "Al & Allie" were long time residents of Pennsville, NJ. Al was a charter member of The Lutheran Church of St. Ambrose where he served in numerous positions. He was Chair of the Salem County Bicentennial Celebration (1976), a charter member of the Salem County Historical Society, serving on the Board of Directors and as President. He also served on the Pennsville Planning Board in the 1980's. Al was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Alice Mae Lemcke. He is survived by his children, Paul/Linda (nee Plasket) and Martha/Joseph Colache, grandsons Matthew and Christopher, and great-granddaughter Alice. Funeral Services will be held 12:00 PM on Monday March 21, 2022, at The Lutheran Church of St. Ambrose where friends may call from 11:00 to 12:00 PM prior to the service. Burial of Cremains will follow at the Finn's Point National Cemetery, Pennsville, NJ In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Memorial Fund of St. Ambrose Lutheran Church, 443 S. Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070. www.laughreyfuneralhome.com
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Well, we made it! Nick and I officially tied the knot last weekend – Sunday, September 5th, 2010…a day that was almost nine years in the making! The occasion was nothing short of amazing and it flew by with the blink of an eye. Looking back upon first learning of my diagnosis, we briefly entertained the idea of pushing back the wedding date, however I quickly dismissed this notion. Having something to look forward to and strive towards was so important in my opinion, and I'm so glad we opted to keep everything on schedule as planned.
I want to take a quick moment to thank everyone who made this day possible. There were a lot of people behind the scenes that contributed to this event, and Nick and I are so grateful for all those that lent a hand in every which way!
Tomorrow we leave for Cabo San Lucas for our very first vacation together…cannot wait. I am determined to make sure we continue this vacation thing on an annual basis (at minimum) and never go this long again without the necessary R&R.
Congratulations to both of you~and many more happy vacations, too!
Have a good trip!! We love you guys!
You look absolutely beautiful! Congratulations to you and Nick. Blessings to you and your new family.
You have entered into a consecrated group—the married. We know you will cherish and honor this…for in the end…each other is all we have. May your union be blessed by all that is best in all of us. We were honored to be present and included in your holy day.


The leisure facilities are exceptional, with a total of 20 treatment areas, including 2 dedicated relaxation areas.
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Abstract: Maintaining a fleet of buses to transport students to school is a major expense for U.S. school districts. In order to reduce costs by reusing buses between schools, many districts spread start times across the morning. However, assigning each school a time involves estimating the impact on transportation costs and reconciling additional competing objectives. Facing this intricate optimization problem, school districts must resort to ad hoc approaches, which can be expensive, inequitable, and even detrimental to student health. For example, there is medical evidence that early high school starts are impacting the development of an entire generation of students and constitute a major public health crisis. We present the first algorithm to jointly optimize school bus routing and bell time assignment. Our method leverages a natural decomposition of the routing problem, computing and combining subproblem solutions via mixed-integer optimization. It significantly outperforms state-of-the-art routing methods, and its implementation in Boston has led to $5 million in yearly savings, maintaining service quality for students despite a 50-bus fleet reduction. With the routing engine, we construct a tractable proxy to transportation costs, which allows the formulation of the bell time assignment problem as a multi-objective Generalized Quadratic Assignment Problem. Local search methods provide high-quality solutions, allowing school districts to explore tradeoffs between competing priorities and choose times that best fulfill community needs. In December 2017, the development of this method led the Boston School Committee to unanimously approve the first school start time reform in thirty years. In 2018, our collaboration with media and policy specialists generated an intense debate in Boston and many other cities on the use of OR tools for social good.
Bio: Sebastien Martin is a PhD candidate in Operations Research at MIT, advised by Prof. Dimitris Bertsimas and Patrick Jaillet. Beforehand, he obtained a MSc and BSc from Ecole Polytechnique in France. He has worked as a software engineering intern at Google Maps. His research focuses on large scale optimization, with applications in machine learning and transportation, and an emphasis on implementation and policy. His recent work, covered by the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and Wired, led to major policy changes and millions of dollars in yearly saving for Boston and is a 2019 Edelman Award finalist.


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p53 regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition through microRNAs targeting ZEB1 and ZEB2
G6PD A-variant influences the antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum MSP2
© Research
Publication	: Annals of the rheumatic diseases
The transcription factor JunD mediates transforming growth factor {beta}-induced fibroblast activation and fibrosis in systemic sclerosis
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 24 Apr 2011
Palumbo K, Zerr P, Tomcik M, Vollath S, Dees C, Akhmetshina A, Avouac J, Yaniv M, Distler O, Schett G, Distler JH
Ann. Rheum. Dis. 2011 Jul;70(7):1320-6
OBJECTIVES: Transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) has been identified as a key player in fibrotic diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms by which TGFβ activates fibroblasts are incompletely understood. Here, the role of JunD, a member of the activator protein 1 (AP-1) family of transcription factors, as a downstream mediator of TGFβ signalling in systemic sclerosis (SSc), was investigated.
METHODS: The expression of JunD was analysed by real-time PCR, immunofluorescence, western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The canonical Smad pathway was specifically targeted by small interfering (si)RNA. The expression of extracellular matrix proteins in JunD deficient (JunD(-/-)) fibroblasts was analysed by real-time PCR and hydroxyproline assays. The mouse model of bleomycin-induced dermal fibrosis was used to assess the role of JunD in experimental fibrosis.
RESULTS: JunD was overexpressed in SSc skin and in cultured fibroblasts in a TGFβ dependent manner. The expression of JunD colocalised with pSmad 3 in fibrotic skin and silencing of Smad 3 or Smad 4 by siRNA prevented the induction of JunD by TGFβ. JunD(-/-) fibroblasts were less responsive to TGFβ and released less collagen upon stimulation with TGFβ. Moreover, JunD(-/-) mice were protected from bleomycin-induced fibrosis with reduced dermal thickening, decreased myofibroblast counts and lower collagen content of lesional skin.
CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that JunD is overexpressed in SSc and that JunD is a mediator of the profibrotic effects of TGFβ. Considering that inhibitors of AP-1 signalling have recently been developed and are available for clinical trials in SSc, these findings may have translational implications.
Published on: 24 Apr 2011 • Modified on: 15 Oct 2015


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The main communication between CindyScript and the geometry part of Cinderella is accomplished by accessing the geometric objects of a construction.
Geometric elements can be accessed in two different ways: either one can access an element by the name of its label or one can access lists of elements by special CindyScript operators.
The interaction between Cinderella and CindyScript gives CindyScript the possibility to read essentially all properties of the elements of a geometric construction.
Most properties can also be set by CindyScript.
The following sections first describe the possible ways to address geometric objects and then provide a detailed list of the supported properties.

### Accessing Elements by Their Names

Every element in a geometric construction has a unique name, its label.
This name can be used as a handle in CindyScript.
Formally, in CindyScript the element plays the role of a predefined variable.
The different properties can be read and set via the . operator (dot operator).
For instance, the line of code

    > A.size=20

sets the size of point *A* in a construction to the value 20.
If a point or a line is contained in an arithmetic operator without a dot operator, then it is automatically converted to a vector representing its position.
Thus a point is converted into an `[x,y]` vector representing its two-dimensional coordinates.
A line is converted to an `[x,y,z]` vector representing its homogeneous coordinates.
However,if one intends to set the coordinates of a point, then one has to use the dot operator explicitly.
If a handle to a geometric object is not used in an arithmetic expression, then it is still passed to the calculation as the geometric object.
Since these concepts are a bit subtle, we will clarify them with a few examples.

Assume that *A*, *B*, and *C* are points in a Cinderella construction.
The line

    > A.xy=(B+C)/2

sets the point *A* to be the midpoint of *B* and *C*.
These two points are contained in an arithmetic expression, and therefore they are immediately inverted to an `[x,y]` vector.
Setting the position of point *A* has to be done by explicitly using the `.xy` property.

The following program sets the color of all three points to green:

    > pts=[A,B,C];
    > forall(pts,p,
    >   p.color=[0,1,0];
    > )

In this code the point names are passed as handles to the list `pts`.
Traversing the list with the `forall` operator puts this handles one after the other into the variable `p`, from which their color property is accessed.

### Lists of Elements

Sometimes it is not necessary to access points individually by their name.
In particular, this happens whenever one is interested in performing an operation on all points in a construction.
This may happen, for instance, when one wants to calculate the convex hull of a point set.
For this, CindyScript provides several operators that return lists of elements.
For instance, the operator `allpoints()` returns a list of all points of a construction.
We will demonstrate this with a very tiny example.
The following program changes the color of the points depending on their position relative to the *y*-axis:

    > pts=allpoints();
    > forall(pts,p,
    >   if(p.x<0,
    >     p.color=[1,1,0],
    >     p.color=[0,1,0];
    >    )
    > )

The following picture shows the application of the code to a random collection of points.

![Working with lists of points](img/ProgList1X.png)

### Properties of Geometric Objects

We now start with a complete description of all properties that are currently accessible via CindyScript.
Every property is at least readable.
For each property we list the type of value expected for the property, whether it is read only or also writeable, and a short description of its purpose.
Possible property types are usually as follows:

* **real:**
a real number

* **int:**
an integer number

* **bool:**
either `true` or `false`

* **string:**
a sequence of characters

* **2-vector:**
a two-dimensional vector

* **3-vector:**
a three-dimensional vector

* **3x3-matrix:**
a 3 by 3 matrix

Some properties, like the current position, are only writable for free objects.
We mark this by the word "free" in the corresponding column.

#####  Properties Common to All Geometric Objects

| Name          | Writeable | Type     | Purpose                                                                                |
| ------------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `color`       | yes       | 3-vector | The (red, green, blue) color vector of the object                                         |
| `colorhsb`    | yes       | 3-vector | The (hue, saturation, black) color vector of the object                                   |
| `isshowing`   | yes       | bool     | Whether the object is shown (this is inherited by all elements that depend on the object) |
| `visible`     | yes       | bool     | Whether the object is shown (not inherited by dependent objects)                          |
| `alpha`       | yes       | real     | The opacity of the object (between 0.0 and 1.0)                                           |
| `labelled`    | yes       | bool     | Whether the object shows its label                                                        |
| `name`        | no        | string   | The label of the object                                                                   |
| `caption`     | yes       | string   | A caption that may replace the name                                                       |
| `trace`       | yes       | bool     | Whether the object leaves a trace                                                         |
| `tracelength` | yes       | int      | The length of the trace                                                                   |
| `selected`    | yes       | bool     | Whether the object is currently selected                                                  |

Each geometric element has a unique name.
the string that represents this name may be accessed by `.name`.
So for instance `A.name` returns the string `"A"`.
The name may not be identical with the caption of the element shown in the construction.
If `A.caption` is the empty string the name is shown, otherwise the caption.

#####  Properties of Points

| Name       | Writeable | Type     | Purpose                                                                     |
| ---------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `x`        | free      | real     | The *x*-coordinate of the point                                             |
| `y`        | free      | real     | The *y*-coordinate of the point                                             |
| `xy`       | free      | 2-vector | The *xy*-coordinates of the point                                           |
| `coord`    | free      | 2-vector | The *xy*-coordinates of the point                                           |
| `homog`    | free      | 3-vector | The homogeneous coordinates of the point                                    |
| `angle`    | free      | real     | Applies only to PointOnCircle objects. The angle of the point on the circle |
| `size`     | yes       | int      | The size of the point (0..40)                                               |
| `imagerot` | yes       | real     | A rotation angle if the point is equipped with an image                     |

#####  Properties of Lines

| Name    | Writeable | Type     | Purpose                                 |
| ------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `homog` | free      | 3-vector | The homogeneous coordinates of the line |
| `angle` | free      | real     | The angle of the line                   |
| `slope` | free      | real     | The slope of the line                   |
| `size`  | yes       | int      | The size of the line (0..10)            |

#####  Properties of Circles and Conics

| Name     | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                                         |
| -------- | --------- | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `center` | no        | real | The center of the circle                                        |
| `radius` | free      | real | The radius of the circle                                        |
| `matrix` | no        | real | The matrix describing the quadratic form of the circle or conic |
| `dualMatrix` | no        | real | The matrix describing the dual (=adjoint) matrix of the conic  |
| `size`   | yes       | int  | The size of the border line (0..10)                             |

#####  Properties of Texts

| Name      | Writeable | Type     | Purpose                                  |
| --------- | --------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `text`    | yes       | string   | The content of the text                  |
| `pressed` | yes       | boolean  | The state of this text if it is a button |
| `xy`      | yes       | 2-vector | The position of the text                 |

#####  Properties of Animations

| Name    | Writeable | Type | Purpose                          |
| ------- | --------- | ---- | -------------------------------- |
| `run`   | yes       | bool | Whether the animation is running |
| `speed` | yes       | real | The relative animation speed     |

#####  Properties of Transformations

| Name      | Writeable | Type       | Purpose                                              |
| --------- | --------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `matrix`  | no        | 3x3 matrix | The homogeneous matrix of the transformation         |
| `inverse` | no        | 3x3 matrix | The homogeneous matrix of the inverse transformation |

####  Properties of CindyLab Objects

It is not only geometric properties that can be accessed by CindyScript.
The simulation parameters of CindyLab constructions can also be read and sometimes set via CindyScript.

#####  Properties of All CindyLab Elements

| Name       | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                                                 |
| ---------- | --------- | ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `simulate` | yes       | bool | Whether the object takes part in the physics simulation or is neglected |

#####  Properties of Masses

| Name       | Writeable | Type     | Purpose                                               |
| ---------- | --------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `mass`     | yes       | real     | The mass of the object                                |
| `charge`   | yes       | int      | The charge of the object                              |
| `friction` | yes       | real     | The individual friction of the object                 |
| `radius`   | yes       | real     | The radius if the mass is treated as a ball           |
| `posx`     | yes       | real     | The *x*-component of the mass's position              |
| `posy`     | yes       | real     | The *y*-component of the mass's position              |
| `pos`      | yes       | 2-vector | The mass's position vector                            |
| `vx`       | yes       | real     | The *x*-component of the velocity                     |
| `vy`       | yes       | real     | The *y*-component of the velocity                     |
| `v`        | yes       | 2-vector | The velocity vector                                   |
| `fx`       | no        | real     | The *x*-component of the force acting on the particle |
| `fy`       | no        | real     | The *y*-component of the force acting on the particle |
| `f`        | no        | 2-vector | The force vector acting on the particle               |
| `kinetic`  | no        | real     | The kinetic energy of the particle                    |
| `ke`       | no        | real     | The kinetic energy of the particle                    |

Sometimes one is interested to add a user defined force potential between masses.
This can be done by scripting a suitable piece of code in the `Integeration Tick` event.
Since internally the position of masses has a finer time scale than usual geometric movements it is necessary to access their position via the `pos`, `posx` and `posy` accessors.

#####  Properties of Springs and Coulomb Forces

| Name        | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                       |
| ----------- | --------- | ---- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `l`         | no        | real | The current length of the spring              |
| `lrest`     | no        | real | The rest length of the spring                 |
| `ldiff`     | no        | real | The distance to the rest length of the spring |
| `strength`  | yes       | real | The spring constant                           |
| `f`         | no        | real | The force vector caused by the spring         |
| `amplitude` | yes       | real | The amplitude for actuation                   |
| `speed`     | yes       | real | The speed for actuation                       |
| `phase`     | yes       | real | The phase for actuation (between 0.0 and 1.0) |
| `potential` | no        | real | The potential energy in the spring            |
| `pe`        | no        | real | The potential energy in the spring            |

#####  Property for Velocities

| Name     | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                                                        |
| -------- | --------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `factor` | yes       | real | The multiplication factor between graphical representation and actual velocity |

#####  Properties of Gravity

| Name        | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                                 |
| ----------- | --------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `strength`  | yes       | real | The strength of the gravity field                       |
| `potential` | no        | real | The potential energy of all masses in the gravity field |
| `pe`        | no        | real | The potential energy of all masses in the gravity field |

#####  Properties of Suns

| Name        | Writeable | Type | Purpose                                             |
| ----------- | --------- | ---- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `mass`      | yes       | real | The mass of the sun                                 |
| `potential` | no        | real | The potential energy of all masses in the sun field |
| `pe`        | no        | real | The potential energy of all masses in the sun field |

#####  Properties of Magnetic Areas

| Name       | Writeable | Type | Purpose                            |
| ---------- | --------- | ---- | ---------------------------------- |
| `strength` | yes       | real | The strength of the magnetic field |
| `friction` | yes       | real | The friction in the magnetic area  |

#####  Properties of Bouncers and Floors

| Name    | Writeable | Type | Purpose                      |
| ------- | --------- | ---- | ---------------------------- |
| `xdamp` | yes       | real | Damping in the *x*-direction |
| `ydamp` | yes       | real | Damping in the *y*-direction |

#####  Properties of the Environment

The environment can be accessed by the built-in operator `simulation()`.
The following slots of the environment can be accessed:

| Name        | Writeable | Type | Purpose                      |
| ----------- | --------- | ---- | ---------------------------- |
| `gravity`   | yes       | real | The global gravity           |
| `friction`  | yes       | real | The global friction          |
| `kinetic`   | no        | real | The overall kinetic energy   |
| `ke`        | no        | real | The overall kinetic energy   |
| `potential` | no        | real | The overall potential energy |
| `pe`        | no        | real | The overall potential energy |

### Inspecting Elements

You can also use the generic CindyScript function `inspect(‹element›)` to access all the attributes that are available in the Inspector.
For example, if a point *A* exists in the construction, the function

    > inspect(A)

will return the array of strings

    > [name,definition,color,visibility,drawtrace,tracelength,
    > traceskip,tracedim,render,isvisible,text.fontfamily,
    > pinning,incidences,labeled,textsize,textbold,textitalics,
    > ptsize,pointborder,printname,point.image,
    > point.image.rotation,freept.pos]

Using the two-parameter form `inspect(‹element›,‹string›)` you can read all the attributes of *A* that are listed in the above array:

    > inspect(A,"text.fontfamily")

returns

    > SansSerif

With the three-parameter form `inspect(‹element›,‹string›,‹expr›)` you can also set the attributes that are not read-only (for example, you cannot change the list of incidences or the definition of an element).
The following function will set the font of *A* to a Serif font:

    > inspect(A,"text.fontfamily","Serif")

The inspect command is very powerful, as you can automate all actions you normally would have to do in the Inspector using the mouse.
Also, it gives you fine grained control over all properties.

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#### Set a user attribute: `attribute(‹geo›,‹string1›,‹string2›)`

**Not available in CindyJS yet!**

**Description:**
Sets the user attribute of ‹geo› identified by ‹string1› to the value ‹string2›.

#### Read a user attribute: `attribute(‹geo›,‹string›)`

**Not available in CindyJS yet!**

**Description:**
Returns the user attribute identified by ‹string› of the geometric element ‹geo› .

Both versions of the attribute function are mainly used for interaction with the Visage Extension of Cinderella, which has not been ported to CindyJS yet.

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### Creating and Destroying Elements

Starting with Cinderella version 2.1 you can also create points on the fly from CindyScript.
The function

    > p = createpoint("A",[4,6])

creates a point labelled *A* at coordinates [4,6], unless there is already an element *A*.
If it exists, it will be moved to the position given as second argument.
The value of the function is the point or the already existing element *A*.
This means that repeated executions of the function are not harmful to your code - if you need a free point at "*A*" you can ensure that it exists using the `createpoint`-command.

Using the `removeelement` function you can also remove elements from your construction.
Be aware that all dependent elements will be removed as well.
The function expects an element as argument, so you can use either

    > removeelement(A)

or

    > removeelement(element("A"))

to remove the element named "*A*".

More functions to create arbitrary elements are also available and discussed in the [section on special operators](Interaction_with_Geometry.md#create$3).


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Psychological and sport-specific characteristics of football players
Am J Sports Med. 2000;28(5 Suppl):S22-8. doi: 10.1177/28.suppl_5.s-22.
A Junge 1 , J Dvorak, D Rösch, T Graf-Baumann, J Chomiak, L Peterson
1 Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland.
DOI: 10.1177/28.suppl_5.s-22
It is hypothesized that players of different levels of play might differ not only in their football skills but also in their way of playing football and with respect to psychological factors such as concentration, reaction time, or competitive anxiety. The psychological characteristics of a player might influence his way of playing football (in particular with respect to fair play) and also his risk of injury. A group of 588 football players were studied by questionnaire; additionally, reaction time tests were performed. Psychological characteristics were assessed by three established self-evaluation questionnaires: the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory, the State Competitive Anxiety Test, and the State-Trait-Anger-Expression-Inventory. Football-specific characteristics that were investigated included playing experience and positions played, style of play, number of training hours and games, as well as aspects of fair play. Reaction time was tested twice: without the influence of physical exercise and immediately after a 12-minute run. A significant reduction in reaction time was observed after physical exercise. In high-level players, the reaction time immediately after the 12-minute run was significantly shorter than it was in low-level players. The questionnaire answers given regarding fair play clearly indicated that fair play is not paid sufficient respect. The relationship between psychological characteristics and attitudes toward fair play was analyzed and discussed.
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Personality Inventory*
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St. Paul, Ryan Cos. Finalize Saints Ballpark Contract
The two parties finalized the second part of the deal, valued at $43.8 million; the first part of the contract was valued at $9 million.
The city of St. Paul announced Thursday morning that it has finalized its construction contract with Minneapolis-based Ryan Companies US, Inc., for the Lowertown Ballpark project in downtown St. Paul.
The $63 million ballpark, which will be the new home of the St. Paul Saints, is slated to open in the spring of 2015.
"We're getting the site ready for construction," Brad Meyer, a spokesman for the St. Paul Parks and Recreation department, said during a Thursday morning conference call with reporters. The former Diamond Products building on the site has been demolished.
The city and Ryan have hammered out an agreement on the second part of the contract, which is worth $43.8 million and covers final design work and the construction of the stadium. The $9 million first portion of the contract covered demolition, site work, and the bulk of the design work for the project.
The remaining $10 million of the budget covers land acquisition, legal fees, and other project costs. Under the contract, Ryan Companies will be responsible for any cost overruns. Ryan was officially selected in early 2013 to design and build the ballpark.
The state of Minnesota provided a $25 million grant for project construction, plus $2 million in environmental cleanup grants and a $1 million loan. The city of St. Paul is providing $24 million, including a $5 million internal loan. The St. Paul Saints are kicking in $11 million to the Lowertown Ballpark.
A recent $748,100 grant from the Metropolitan Council for environmental cleanup will cut the outstanding balance on a city internal loan to the ballpark project to $4.2 million.
Paul Johnson of Minneapolis-based real estate firm Nelson, Tietz & Hoye, who serves as the owner's representative on the project for the city of St. Paul, said that money from potential naming rights deals or other environmental funding could help pay back the city's internal loan.
Earlier this week, some St. Paul Saints fans lamented steep price increases for some of the seats in the new ballpark. A block of four tickets behind home plate that cost $1,580 at Midway Stadium will cost $4,900 in the new ballpark. However, 40 percent of the seats in the new ballpark will cost the same—or less—in the new park.
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Dave Brat Launches U.S. House Campaign With Message of Economic Prosperity
Dave Brat begins his campaign after beating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in last week's republican primary
Published June 17, 2014 • Updated on June 17, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Dave Brat, the insurgent GOP candidate who took down House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, launched his general election campaign Tuesday with the beginnings of a campaign message of economic prosperity for Virginians.
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"It's just been a roller coaster, " said Brat's new campaign spokesman, Brian Gottstein. "We're looking for phones; we're looking for computers.''
One week after he beat Cantor by 11 percentage points in the GOP primary, Brat gave a brief prepared statement to reporters before attending a Rotary Club breakfast.
"Too many Virginians are still suffering without jobs, suffering under the rising cost of Obamacare, and the government's attempts to spend our way into prosperity have proven to be a dismal failure over the last few years," he said, declining to take any questions.
It was the first glimmer of a general election message from a candidate who was a virtual unknown 10 days ago and still is struggling to stand up a campaign for the House seat representing the conservative Richmond-area suburbs.
MORE NEWS: House Majority Leader Cantor Loses to Tea Party Challenger
Brat's win is not expected to change the likelihood that Republicans will retain control of the House in the November elections. But it was touted by tea party officials as a long-awaited victory against the Washington establishment.
For his part, Brat, a Randolph-Macon College professor, has not publicly embraced the tea party label. He faces Democrat Jack Trammel, who teaches at the same school, in November.
Brat's campaign has scheduled a news conference for Thursday at his campaign headquarters.
Gottstein, who worked for former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, said about 15 paid and volunteer aides are working on the Brat campaign as it transitions to general election mode. Brat had only two paid staffers during the primary. Gottstein said Brat planned to spend the rest of Tuesday meeting with campaign staff to map out their plan for the November contest.
The spokesman reported "steady" fundraising since Tuesday's primary, but did not give an exact figure.
Brat raised only about $200,000 during the primary, compared with about $5 million raised by Cantor.
Gottstein said the campaign has been fielding numerous requests from national media but said focused on accommodating local media outlets.