Could high debt be hazardous to the health of young people?
A new Northwestern Medicine study hoped to dig a little deeper into this question, as young people today struggle with enormous debt. The study found that high debt is associated with higher diastolic blood pressure. Diastolic blood pressure is the minimum blood pressure as blood travels from the heart through the body, usually occurring at the beginning of the cardiac cycle.
According to American Student Assistance, out of the 20 million Americans who attend college yearly, nearly 12 million, or about 60 percent, of those take out loans. Likewise, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has noted that the largest group of people who take out loans are those who are under the age of thirty.
According to a report by the Washington Post, total household debt has fallen about 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2013, after peaking in the third quarter of 2008. But many students and young people still struggle to find jobs and pay back their loans, and often their mental health needs in relation to this stressor are not addressed.
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the researchers analyzed the psychological and overall health of 8,400 adults aged 24 to 32 years old in relation to their level of debt.
The researchers found that higher debt-to-asset ratio was correlated to higher diastolic blood pressure as well as higher stress and depression. In addition, the people measured self-reported general health and those with higher debt-to-asset ratio reported worse health.
The study noted that higher levels of blood pressure could be clinically significant and could lead to a higher risk of hypertension or stroke.
The idea of debt being linked to mental health, however, isn't entirely new. Past studies have analyzed the relationship between debt and psychological effects, but this is the first that associated self-reported general health with debt as well.
Another study from the University of Leicester found that people in debt were three times as likely to have a form of common mental disorder (CMD) than those who were not in debt, and that those with several debt sources had the highest rate of CMD.
Meanwhile, the correlation between physical health and high debt will need to be studied more before proper steps can be taken to address the issue.


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Fu ucciso dagli khmer rossi il 13 agosto 1978, mentre era su una piccola barca a vela chiamata Foxy Lady in acque cambogiane. È uno dei nove velisti occidentali noto per essere stato catturato dal regime della Kampuchea Democratica, tra aprile e novembre 1978. È stata l'unica vittima canadese del genocidio cambogiano, avvenuto nel periodo 1975-1979.

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Q: How do you do a for each to create nodes for each element of a node property? I have nodes representing algorithms with the author property. I want to create nodes for people who are in the author of the algorithms and create WORKED_ON relationships between these people and the algorithms. So I tried:
FOREACH (p:author IN al:Algorithm | CREATE (p:PERSON).
(p)-[:WORKED_ON]->(al:Algorithm))

But it returns:
Invalid input ':': expected "IN" (line 2, column 11 (offset: 156)).
"FOREACH (p:author IN al:Algorithm | CREATE (p:PERSON)"

A: assuming that the author property contains a list of names , separated by a comma, you could do something like this
MATCH (a:Algorithm)

FOREACH( authorName IN SPLIT(a.author,',') |
    MERGE (p:Person {name:authorName})
    MERGE (p)-[:WORKED_ON]->(a)
)

NOTE : for the MERGE to work fast, you should set
CREATE CONSTRAINT ON (p:Person) ASSERT p.name IS UNIQUE

A: FOREACH works on a collection, so you would have to collect the Algorithm nodes first. Something like,
MATCH (n:Algorithm) with collect(n) as algos
FOREACH(a in algos | CREATE (p:Person {name: a.author})-[:WORKED_ON]->(a))

However, there may be a simpler way create those Person nodes,
MATCH (a:Algorithm)
CREATE (a)<-[:WORKED_ON]-(:Person {name: a.author})

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Dawning Life - The Edinön Trilogy: Book 2
Mitzi C
Publisher: BookRix
THE WORLD WILL BURN AT LAST...
Kandi knows the destruction of Earth is inevitable. An army of Demigods is coming to annihilate humans and melt the Earth's crust, along with all that dwells upon it. Now that Death is dead, she is the only being that stands between the gods and humans... while her true identity remains yet unknown.
Juan has undying faith in Kandi. As her powers continue to expand, he becomes increasingly aware of how helpless he is by comparison. Most of humankind is either dead or mutated, and the world as he knew it has already ended, but he has hope. Hope may be all they need to survive the coming storm.
In Dawning Life, Kandi must accept what she is and embrace her divine destiny... while Juan must grow more in tune with his powers to prepare for what lies ahead.
**this is a sci-fi/fantasy novel suitable for mature young adults, ages 14+**
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Pleasures of the Night
There are sensuous pleasures that can only be tasted in the night . . .
He comes to her in the twilight between sleep and consciousness to fulfill her secret desires. Lyssa Bates has never experienced such ecstasy, brought to her by a man whose deep, soul-penetrating blue eyes hold the promise of tempting intimacies and decadent pleasures. But this stranger, this lover, this immortal seducer is only a dream—a phantom of her nocturnal fantasies—until he appears, inexplicably, at her door in the flesh!
Lyssa aches for the reality of him, but there is grave danger in surrender. Because Captain Aidan Cross is on a mission, and the passion that consumes them both, body and soul, could have dire consequences in a world of dreams . . . and in the waking one as well.
Vampire Most Wanted - An...
Lynsay Sands
Take a road trip with the undead . . . in this latest in the Argeneau series by New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands
For Basha Argeneau, anything is better than facing her estranged family. Even hiding out in sweltering southern California. But when a sexy immortal in black shows up determined to bring her back to the clan, she'll do anything to keep far, far away from the past she can't outrun.
Marcus Notte isn't here to play games—especially not with someone as crazy as the infamous blonde. Asked by Lucian Argeneau to bring her back for questioning, Marcus is determined to carry out Lucian's request—no matter how the seductive little mind-reading vamp feels about it.
Basha doesn't mind fighting fire with fire, especially with a hot immortal involved. But if he wants to take her away, he'll have to catch her first . . .
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A few hours ago, Sherry Carne would have sworn that vampires didn't exist. That's before rogue immortals rampage through her store, leaving bloody chaos (literally) in their wake. The kicker comes when Sherry learns that one of the vamps on the bad guys' trail may be her life mate. Her head says it's impossible. The rest of her takes one look at Basileios Argeneau and has much more interesting ideas.
Whatever Basil expected in a life mate, funny, outspoken Sherry isn't it. But mind-blowing chemistry and instinct don't lie. They tell him something else, too—that Sherry's connection to the immortal world goes deeper than she knows. And that she's in the kind of danger only Basil can save her from—if she'll just trust him, now and forever . . .
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Susanna Clarke
"Vivid and amusing...Magically funny."-Ursula K. LeGuin, Los Angeles Times
An enchanting collection of stories, set in the same world, from the author of the award-winning, internationally bestselling Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
Following the international bestseller Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke returns with an enchanting collection of stories brimming with all the ingredients of good fairy tales: petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time in embroidering terrible fates, endless paths in deep, dark woods, and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes who must grapple with these problems include the Duke of Wellington, a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor, and Mary Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell; Strange himself and the Raven King.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories introduces readers to a world where charm is always tempered by eerieness, and picaresque comedy is always darkened by the disturbing shadow of Faerie.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes a story of the ultimate seduction. . . .
Max Westin. Sex incarnate. She could smell it, feel it with his proximity. Everything about him was a little rough, a little gritty. He was a primitive creature. Just like her.
He held her hand a little too long, his gaze, under thick lashes, clearly stating his intention to have her. To tame her. . . .
"Victoria."
Her name, just one word, but spoken with such possession she could almost feel the collar around her neck.
"It's in your nature," he murmured. "The desire to be taken."
In this game of cat and mouse, everything is an illusion, but the passion is as real as it gets. . . .
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P.E. Padilla
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The bestselling epic fantasy Harmonic Magic Series by USA Today bestselling author P.E. Padilla is now available in one set. Included in the digital boxed set is Vibrations, Harmonics, Resonance, and the Chronicle of Gythe tale Gray Man Rising.
See what caused reviewer MJR to write, "PE Padilla's writing is right up there with some of my other favorite fantasy authors, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson" and Wanda M. to write, "Five stars just don't seem to be enough for these books."
Sam Sharp didn't mean to go to another world, but he did. Trapped in Gythe, a primitive world similar to his own but also so different, he has no choice but to journey to the lair of the powerful tyrant, the Gray Man, to wrest from the villain the secret of transporting himself back to his own world.
Joined by a Zouyim monk, master of the magical vibrational energy called rohw, a Sapsyra warrior, and a telepathic creature, Sam develops into a powerful fighter himself through his intense training, all while traveling toward the final confrontation with his enemy. But will it be enough? And if so, what other dangers are waiting in the future?
Follow the adventures of Sam, Nalia, Rindu, and Skitter as they strive to take control of their own destinies, and protect the entire world of Gythe as they do it.
Don't miss out on the alternate world action. Pick up the boxed set today and see why fans are raving about the series.

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Stranger Things Writers Tease Terrifying Photo – Fans Scared Stiff
By Chanel Adams
Stranger Things Casting Implies Season 5 is Still On
Stranger Things writers teased a photo that has fans freaking out. Production on the Netflix series is expected to begin within the next few weeks. Fans are looking for any information about the upcoming fourth season.
The Stranger Things Writers' Room Is Listening To The Fans
The Stranger Things Writers' Room is listening to the fans. The Writers' Room account for Strangers Things tweeted a screenshot from the show in an episode from Season 3, according to Comic Book. The photo in question shows Eleven, Lucas, Mike, and Will. The photo has caused a stir among Stranger Things fans who feel that it has a deeper message.
It's not uncommon for the Stranger Things Writers' Room account to tease photos and information about the show. The account often shares character names or screenshots from the series to create panic among the online fandom. The account even changed its location which was previously a series of emojis. Then it was changed to no location. Now it's changed to "what it all means." Of course, fans are freaking out over what this could mean.
Stranger Things Season 4 Is Already Happening
How many seasons of Stranger Things will there be? Stranger Things Season 4 is already happening. Does that mean there will be a Stranger Things Season 5? Actor Noah Schnapp hopes that it will last that long. The hype for Stranger Things isn't dying down anytime soon. There's been speculation over whether Season 4 is the last season of the show. Rumors started swirling that the next season will be split into two parts. But now the second half of the season could now become Season 5. None of this information has been confirmed.
Game of Thrones Spinoff Starts Casting Call For Targaryens https://t.co/uVH9AkvVfD
— TV Soap Videos (@tvsoapvideos) January 29, 2020
Noah Schanpp, who plays Will Byers, spoke to TV host Lorraine Kelly about the possibility of a Season 5, as reported by Pop Buzz. By the looks of his response, there could be another season. He was asked whether Season 4 will be the last season. Noah confidently answered he's "sure there will be another [season] after this.
I can't imagine this is the last. I feel like we would know if this was the last." Keep in mind that this is not an official confirmation from the actor. He also said that he hasn't been given any information, so everything is still under wraps.
Chanel Adams
Chanel D. Adams is a celebrity and pop culture blogger with nearly a decade of experience. She also enjoys covering all things, Disney. When she's not writing, she can be found practicing yoga, meditating, and hanging out at the beach.
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I'm not sure that's what he was going for. I never even considered using it that way, but it works.
Uh, yeah…(awkward pause)…That's what I meant too….Carry on and ignore my ignorance!


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Piecing Together the Benghazi Attack as More Protests Erupt
By Bridget Johnson 2012-09-13T20:01:16
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, though, that religious leaders need to stand alongside political leaders in speaking out against the attacks.
"They should really condemn the violence and they should make it clear that regardless of one's feelings, violence should not be used in defense of the Koran or honor," Annan said. "And I think what has happened in the way -- I mean we talk of extremists, we talk of also some groups and they are usually very small groups, they undertake these activities but where is the majority? Where are the leaders? Nobody speaks up."
And as many details of the attack remain foggy, senior administration officials speaking on background divulged yesterday what they knew of the timeline of how the tragedy unfolded in Benghazi.
At about 10 p.m. Libya time on 9/11 -- six hours ahead of Washington -- the "interim" U.S. compound in Benghazi began taking fire, and the extremists were within the walls within 15 minutes and firing into the main building, setting it ablaze.
At that hour, there were three people in the main building: Stevens, Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and a regional security officer. "They became separated from each other due to the heavy, dark smoke while they were trying to evacuate the burning building," the administration official said. "The Regional Security Officer made it outside, and then he and other security personnel returned into the burning building in an attempt to rescue Chris and Sean."
They found Smith already dead and pulled his body from the building. They were unable to find Stevens before smoke and small-arms fire drove them back. U.S. and Libyan forces weren't able to regain control of the main building until 11:20 p.m. Remaining personnel in the compound were shepherded into an annex with a separate perimeter, also guarded by Libyan security, that also came under fire, a fight that continued until about 2 a.m. -- and was won, the administration said, with the assistance of "one of the local militias who is friendly to the embassy" who came to assist.
In addition to the Americans slain, three were wounded and being cared for in Germany.
"At some point in all of this – and frankly, we do not know when – we believe that Ambassador Stevens got out of the building and was taken to a hospital in Benghazi," the official said. "We do not have any information what his condition was at that time. His body was later returned to U.S. personnel at the Benghazi airport" where staff were being evacuated to Tripoli. That was around dawn Libya time.
They refused to answer questions about the specifics of the ambassador's security detail that evening.
An administration official did say that in a review of security at missions around the world in preparation for the 9/11 anniversary, "there was no information and there were no threat streams to indicate that we were insufficiently postured."
State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland said today that there are no clearer answers about the timeline in regards to what happened to the ambassador.
"We are constantly also learning lessons, particularly in the wake of a tragedy, as we have in the wake of past tragedies like the bombings of our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, so that, obviously, we can pledge to the American people and to our own work force, but I'm not in a position to give you any conclusions from any of that at this moment," she said.
Carney said the situation around the world is being closely monitored as "Friday, tomorrow, has historically been a day when there are protests in the Muslim world."
"It is very important and -- that we get through the next few days, that cooler, saner minds prevail, that we're able to do the due diligence on this 12-minute trailer," Feinstein said. "And I think, you know, it's such a farce. It's so stupid. And the man that produced it certainly made no contribution to art or literature, truth or justice."
https://pjmedia.com/blog/piecing-together-the-benghazi-attack-as-more-protests-erupt/


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Laurel Hill è un census-designated place (CDP) degli Stati Uniti d'America, situato nello stato della Carolina del Nord, nella contea di Scotland.

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Census-designated place della Carolina del Nord


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title: "Weeknotes #8"
date: "2019-08-30"
meta: ""
image: ""
categories: ["weeknotes"]
published: true
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Week commencing 26th August 2019.

This week was really short and mostly a week off with family, doing things together, outside.

Rather than write up my week, here's a photo instead.

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Q: How to remote debug a Typescript node.js program With this setup I'm able to remote debug js files (on my Raspberry Pi).
But I would like to break inside ts files just as I'm able to do while local debugging. Is this possible?
I tried with different param in launch.json but with no luck. sourceMaps and outFiles seem to have no effect.
launch.json
{
        "type": "node",
        "request": "attach",
        "name": "Attach to Remote",
        "address": "192.168.0.222",
        "port": 9229,
        "protocol": "inspector",
        "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
        "remoteRoot": "/home/pi/BADGER/src",
        "outFiles": [
            "${workspaceFolder}/bin/**/*.js"
        ],
        "sourceMaps": true
}

A: Based on this article: Debugging TypeScript in VS Code without compiling, using ts-node
Again - given your node app runs on http://192.168.0.222:9229 (try to enter this path manually to verify)
Add this to launch.json
    {
        "name": "Attach",
        "type": "node",
        "request": "attach",
        "port": 9229,
        "address": "192.168.0.222",
        "restart": true,
        "sourceMaps": true,
        "outDir": "${workspaceRoot}",
        "localRoot": "${workspaceRoot}",
        "remoteRoot": "/home/pi/BADGER/src"
    }


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By Ushi Derman
If there was a Jewish years hit parade, 1948 would have undoubtedly made it to the top. 2000 years of yearning and hopes, poems and prayers, persecutions, golden ages, then the horrifying epilogue of the holocaust have passed – then on one crucial moment on 5 Iyyar 1948, one short great man got on a small podium in Tel Aviv Rothschild street and declared the foundation of the state of Israel.
By the time of the first Rosh Hashana, October 3rd 1948, the new state was just a baby – four and a half months old. Whereas other infants do not even roll over yet, the state had to stand, walk and sustain itself, no longer having the British babysitter on its side, and surrounded by enemies, who saw it as a foreign invader, a small unwelcome subsidiary of the great western colonial cooperation.
Policemen expecting Prime Minister Ben Gurion, Tel Aviv, 1948. Photo: Leni Sonnenfeld. The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, Sonnenfeld collection
The holiday took place during the second truce of the War of Independence. At that time, the Chizbatron ensemble released their heart moving song "Reut" (comradeship), that everybody loved, even though a few months earlier a civil war nearly broke on the shore of Tel Aviv over the Altalena affair; all the bold and the beautiful used to gather in the Mughrabi cinema and watch "He Walked Through the Fields", while the new Olim preferred to laugh at some good old Hershel of Ostropol jokes at the "Ohel" theater.
In spite of the uncertainty, fear and ongoing war, the general atmosphere was optimistic, somewhat euphoric. The new year celebrations were launched with a most passionate speech by Ben Gurion to the nation, on the radio, "While still under British rule, and with its support, the Nazi's allies among the Arabs wished to destroy and demolish us entirely. First by crowds of the Mufti's robbers and criminals, then soldiers from surrounding states, and finally by regular forces from Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon – stormed through the county in order to destroy the state of Israel, put an end our eternal hopes, and terminate the enormous Zionist undertaking."
November 2nd square and Mugrabi Movie Theater, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1948 Photo: Herbert Sonnenfeld. The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, Sonnenfeld collection)
After briefing through the atrocities, he carried on to heroism: "a young Israeli army, founded almost overnight by the blessed Hagana, organized and geared while already fighting battles – defeated the enemy and liberated the state territories, broke the way to sieged Jerusalem, liberated most of the eternal sacred capital and made Israel as proud among the nations as it was in the times of the Maccabees."
In partly sieged Jerusalem the lifted spirit was blended with grief over the old city that was occupied by the Jordanians. "Haaretz" daily stated that "for the first time ever since the crusades, Rosh Hashana prayers were not held at the Western Wall, and chants could not be heard within the ancient walls of Jerusalem. However, the synagogues outside the walls were packed, including prayers who came from all across the country to stay in Jerusalem for the holiday. The agony over the fall of the old city was somewhat relieved by refugees from the Jewish quarter who settled in deserted villas and mansions of Katamon and Rehavia, from which the Arabs escaped. "Haaretz" also reported that in Adat Hamaaraviyim synagogue of Jews from Morocco, across from the Tower of David, worshippers had to lie down fearing the Arab snipers. In Yeshurun synagogue, the first modern orthodox one in Jerusalem, chief rabbi Herzog as well as the military governor Dov Yosef and other public leaders attended the holiday prayers. Before the Shofar blowing they cited a prayer for the wellbeing of the state, composed a few days earlier by the chief rabbis.
Haaretz front page, October 3 1948, Rosh Hashana eve
Yediot Aharonot daily chose this verse for the holiday issue front page, above the logo: "We shall come to Zion thou city and thou temple with eternal joy and praise". There was also a selection of photos from Tashah (5709), including the declaration of the state on 5 Iyyar, with the description: Tashah was the year of Hebrew victory after 2000 years of defeat.
The celebrations in Tel Aviv, as described in "Haaretz": crowds of women, men and children were filling the streets, greeting each other and paying family visits according to tradition. When evening came, dozens of synagogues were packed with worshipers, many of whom proudly dressed with Zahal uniform. Many Cafés held parties that night, arranged by Zahal for the thousands of soldiers who came to spend their holiday in Tel Aviv.
Soon enough, though, cheerfulness seemed to end, as on the second day of Rosh Hashana, Tel Aviv was alarmed by sirens, while people were leaving the prayer houses. Within minutes, the streets were empty. 25 minutes later it turned out it was a false alarm.
A view of the Jordanian territory from within the wall, Jerusalem, 1948. Leni Sonnenfeld. The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, the Oster Visual Documentation Center, Sonnenfeld collection)
The celebrations were resumed, under lovely autumn weather. The food inspector's order to increase of the sugar rations from 750 gr. To 900 gr. made the day even happier! There were also some complaints regarding high prices of flowers due to high demand. Also, a plague of thefts was reported – it seems that this has become a yearly tradition ever since. One high profiled breaking happened in Michael Ben Gurion's (David's brother) Kiosk, from which 100 Israeli Pounds worth of cigarettes and chocolates were taken.
The festivals were not limited to Israel only. President of the United States, Harry Truman, sent greetings to the new Israeli president Chaim Weizmann, personally wishing him and all Israelis peace and prosperity in their country – which was in fact the first formal address from the U.S.A. to the state of Israel, thus recognizing it as a sovereign state.
Shana Tova to you all!
(Translated from Hebrew by Danna Paz Prins)


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Chaka Khan Net Worth - The Total Asset Of The Queen Of Funk
Quick Facts Bout Chaka Khan
Who Is Chaka Khan?
Chaka Khan Music Career
Chaka Khan's Net Worth
If you are interested in Chaka Khan net worth, you came to the right place. Chaka Khan is the name most people know Yvette Marie Stevens by. She is an American singer and songwriter. She was born in Chicago, and the phrase "queen of funk soul" has been used to describe her.
During her 40-year career, she has won 10 Grammys. In the late 1970s, she was at the height of her fame. As the lead singer of her band "Rufus" and the main attraction, she was very well-liked. The powerful R&B and funk sound of her band were well known.
Name Chaka Khan
Birthday March 23, 1953
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Chaka Khan is an American singer who was born Yvette Marie Stevens. She is best known for her work with the funk band Rufus. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois. Khan is known as the "Queen of Funk and Soul," and she has won 10 Grammys and sold 70 million records around the world.
Khan became well-known in 1973 when the first album by her band Rufus came out. On March 23, 1953, Chaka Khan was born in Chicago, Illinois. She is the oldest of Sandra Coleman and Charles Stevens' five children.
Khan was raised as a Catholic, and her grandmother got her interested in jazz. Her grandmother introduced her to jazz and funk, which was one reason she wanted to become a funk and jazz queen. Khan quit high school and started to perform around Chicago with small groups.
Rufus, a 1970s R&B and funk band, made her famous. Ike Turner flew the group to L.A. to record at his studio. Khan refused to become an Ikette and work with Turner. The band's 1973 self-titled album had singles including "Whoever's Thrilling You" and "Feel Good."
The following year, "Rags to Rufus" was a commercial and critical success. Stevie Wonder wrote the million-selling song "Tell Me Something Good" for them the same year.
Rufus won a 1974 Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus. Eight platinum albums followed during the decade. Khan's colorful stage outfit and powerful voice made the band a hit live.
Despite their success, Khan left the band in 1978 and went solo. "I'm Every Woman," from Chaka's first solo album, became her hallmark song. The song made the album platinum and sold over a million copies. Khan on Quincy Jones' 1978 smash "Stuff Like That."
Khan and Tony Maiden reunited with Rufus on "Do You Love What You Feel" the next year. "Naughty," Khan's 1980 second solo album, produced "Clouds" and "Papillon." Khan released "What Cha Gunna Do for Me," a gold solo album, and a Rufus album in 1981.
Khan recorded two additional solo albums the following year, and his jazz song "Be Bop Medley" received a Grammy. Khan released "I Feel for You" in 1984. Prince's 1979 song "Title" was the first hit. It sold millions in the U.S. and U.K. and made Khan famous. It topped US R&B for 26 weeks. Prince won the 1985 Grammy for Best R&B Song.
"This is My Night" and "Through the Fire" also made the album platinum. "Higher Love," Steve Winwood's 1986 number one, included Khan. Khan's remix of "Life is a Dance" reached the top ten of the British albums list, garnering her U.K. fans. Thus, she performed widely in the UK.
Khan's mid-1980s popularity declined in the 1990s. She released "Come 2 My House" in 1998 and toured with Prince as a co-headliner. Khan returned with the Grammy-winning "Funk This" in 2007. "Angel" and "Disrespectful" were hits on the album.
The song topped the U.S. dance singles chart and received a Grammy. The best R&B Album Grammy went to "Funk This". The CD covered Prince's "Sign o' the Times."
Since then, she has revived her career and shown herself as one of the soul's greatest vocalists. Khan played "The Color Purple" on Broadway in 2008. "Hello Happiness," her 13th solo album, followed "Funk This" in 2019.
Chaka Khan's Lifestyle 2022
The American singer-songwriter Chaka Khan has a net worth of $30 million at the present time. The title "Queen of Funk-Soul" is one that is regularly bestowed on Chaka Khan. Khan is a Grammy Award winner ten times over and has had a career that has lasted for more than 40 years.
How Much Money Did Chaka Khan Make?
Chaka Khan is one of the best jazz and soul musicians in the world who is a woman. She has put out a lot of albums, and her music has sold millions of copies. Chaka Khan's net worth is thought to be about $30 million as of December 2022. She will always be known as the King of Funk.
What Was Chaka Khan's Biggest Hit?
Through The Fire
I Feel For You
Ain't Nobody
I'm Every Woman
What Happened To Chaka Khan's Son?
Damien Holland, the 25-year-old son of singer Chaka Khan, turned himself in to the police. He will be charged with murder for a fight he had with a 17-year-old on September 24, 2004.
Chaka Khan is one of the best jazz and soul musicians in the world who is a woman. She has put out a lot of albums, and her music has sold millions of copies. Chaka Khan's net worth is thought to be about $30 million as of December 2022. She will always be known as the Queen of Funk.
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How to Get Revenant Kitana
Revenant Kitana is a blade-wielding assassin who features in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise. She is one of the few original characters, debuting in Mortal Kombat II (1993). In the games, she has been close friends with Princess Mileena and served under Emperor Shao Kahn.
However, after Kahn's defeat, she became an Outworld rebel and led a successful uprising against him. She then pledged allegiance to Raiden and the Earthrealm warriors. In Mortal Kombat X (2015), Kitana is killed by her evil clone Mileena; however, she is resurrected as a revenant by Quan Chi and serves under him in the Netherrealm.
As a revenant, her eyes are soulless white orbs and her body is decayed; however, she retains her fighting skills. In Mortal Kombat 11 (2019), Revenant Kitana remains loyal to Quan Chi, but is eventually defeated by D'Vorah and Scorpion.
Download the Revenant Kitana mod from Steam Workshop
Extract the files to your Game directory
Run the game and select Revenant Kitana as your character
How Do You Unlock Revenant Skins?
Revenant is a new Legend that was introduced in Season 4 of Apex Legends. He is a robotic assassin that uses his cloaking ability and powerful melee attacks to take down his enemies. His three unique abilities are:
1) Poison Bomb – Revenant throws a canister of poison gas at his feet, which creates a cloud of toxic gas that damages and slows enemies who enter it. 2) Shadow Walk – Revenant becomes invisible for a short period of time, during which he can move freely and even pass through walls. 3) Death Recall – When killed, Revenant returns to the spot where he died and can briefly possess the body of the player who killed him in order to get revenge.
To unlock Revenant skins, you'll need to purchase the Battle Pass for Season 4. Once you've done that, you'll be able to find Revenant skins as rewards for completing certain challenges or by purchasing them with Apex Coins (the game's premium currency).
How Do You Get Kitana Secret Skin in Mkx?
Kitana's secret skin in MKX can be obtained by completing the "Mileena's Deception" Living Tower. This tower is only available during certain times, so check the in-game clock to see when it will open next. Once you complete the tower, Kitana will have her secret skin unlocked and available to use.
How Do You Get the Revenant Sub Zero in Mkx?
There are a few ways to get the revenant sub zero in MKX. The first way is to buy it from the PlayStation or Xbox store. The second way is to win it in a tournament.
The third way is to find someone who already has it and ask them to give it to you.
MKX – How to unlock Revenant Kitana
If you're a big fan of Mortal Kombat X, then you're probably wondering how to get your hands on Revenant Kitana. Well, wonder no more! In this blog post, we'll show you everything you need to know about getting Revenant Kitana in Mortal Kombat X.
First things first, what is Revenant Kitana? Revenant Kitana is a character that was introduced in the Mortal Kombat X comic series. She's a undead version of Kitana who was created by Quan Chi.
She made her first appearance in Mortal Kombat X #5 and she's been a mainstay in the comics ever since. As for how to get her in the game, there are two ways. The first way is to pre-order the game from certain retailers.
If you do this, you'll automatically get her as a playable character when the game comes out. The second way is to buy the Kollector's Edition of Mortal Kombat X which comes with a statue of her among other things. So there you have it!
Those are the two ways that you can get your hands on Revenant Kitana in Mortal Kombat X. We hope this has been helpful and we wish you luck in your quest to add her to your roster!
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All volunteer opportunities and projects have to be linked with the realities of the rural environment and the current season, i.e. the weather situation. It is important to learn by seeing and doing, thus getting practical experience and not just theory.
This ongoing project is intended to provide emergency shelter to families whose houses are unusable due to the seasonal flash floods/mud slides. It is also intended to be a meeting place and cultural centre.
R.O.S.E. has researched and developed a twin tank composting toilet that is easy to build and maintain and yields a nutrient-rich compost that can safely be used in the fields. A grant in the 1980's allowed R.O.S.E to construct 40 of these latrines in the Kanda community which was, and continues to be, a great success. In addition to sanitation, these latrines offer privacy to women who are dangerously taught to wait until the cover of night to relieve themselves, no matter how many hours away that may be. With adequate funds, R.O.S.E hopes to continue with this important project.
R.O.S.E. supports the regeneration and improvement of the environment both directly and indirectly in all of its projects. Deforestation has led to erosion, low soil fertility and water shortages. The results are direct and clear.
This ongoing project is a multi-purpose building intended to help the people most need in Kanda. It acts as an emergency shelter to families whose homes are unusable due to the seasonal flash floods and mud slides. It is also used as a free six-day public school for the children of poor family who cannot afford to send them to regular school. It will be used by the community for a meeting place and a cultural centre for the locals. The community center is the first of its kind in Kanda.
Progress has been slow and steady and parts of the center are constructed as donations are received.
Two twin-tank composting toilets and a fair-price shop upstairs have been built with the aid of donations, volunteers and local skilled and unskilled labours. The common meeting room and volunteer station in the basement level was a major achievement completed late last 2011. The construction of a wall has begun to build a school room.
The future plan for the community center is to build an addition to the upstairs once the basement level is completed. The additions will include two public sitting-toilets (for disabled and old people who are unable to squat), and a free nursery to care for the elderly.
In order to provide safe drinking water to the locals, awater management system is needed at the community center. The project will bring fresh spring water, from a nearby hill, in a 700 meter long pipe to a water tank to be installed near the community center. The water stored in the tank is then pumped into the taps by a small water pump.
Ganga, a recently widowed young mother of two boys, lives with and cares for her parents-in-law and mother, as it is typical in a nuclear family in India. Ganga's neighbour's house was completely destroyed by the monsoon rains in 2012, with the roof collapsing in. Ganga's current house shares a roof and a wall with the neighbour's house, and has become an unsafe place for the family to live it. Building a safe and structurally sound home for the family has become a priority for R.O.S.E.
Total estimated cost to build a new home is Rs. 267,070. Land is already available.
R.O.S.E. has researched and developed a twin tank composting toilet that is easy to build and maintain and yields nutrient-rich compost that can safely be used in the fields. A grant in the 1980's allowed R.O.S.E to construct 40 of these latrines in the Kanda community which was, and continues to be, a great success. In addition to sanitation, these latrines offer privacy to women who are dangerously taught to wait until the cover of night to relieve themselves, no matter how many hours away that may be. With adequate funds, R.O.S.E hopes to continue with this important project.


The SOA's Board of Directors meets quarterly. Each Director serves a term of three years, and can stand for two consecutive terms.
The Board brings a range of expertise and interests to the SOA's strategy, and includes orienteers and non-orienteers.
The SOA Board meets quarterly, in addition to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The minutes from all meetings are available in the Resources section of the website, under "SOA Policies & documents".


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Episode 101: Interview with Eric Holthaus, meteorologist, writer and ecosocialist
August 25, 2020 The Sustainability Agenda 00:42:50
https://netzero.fm/podcast-player/1671/episode-101-interview-with-eric-holthaus-meteorologist-writer-and-ecosocialist.mp3
In this episode, we talk with Eric Holthaus about his outlook for the future with climate change. Although our circumstances are certainly dire and much damage has already been done, Eric maintains hope that with collective and focussed radical action to overcome our systemic problems, we can move forward and enact transformative change to stop temperature rise exceeding 1.5 degrees.Three ideas that bring him hope are in a Citizens' Assembly model, where citizens are called together to problem solve, regenerative energy, and anti-racist thought, action and movement.
Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist, writer, and ecosocialist, who seeks to change the narrative of the climate emergency away from dystopia toward courageous, imaginative possibility. In his recent book, The Future Earth, he describes a vision of what's still possible, and what our future can look like if we make the necessary, radical changes to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change and address these crises head on. I'm a climate journalist for The Correspondent, and a fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. He is a former columnist for Grist, Slate, and the Wall Street Journal.


Yes, "I'm Wired" with barbed wire art! I like to explore different and unique things around Iowa. Today, June 27, 2018, I did just that. Our friend, Mary Harper, told me about a must see art sculpture collection at the G & P Insurance Company in Albia, Iowa. In Des Moines, we have a lot of "big city" sculptures made of steel, bronze, clay and many other materials, but this collection fits my criteria of being unique. Today I am going to show you barbed wire sculpture art. Is that Iowa or what?
Left to right: (1) A wire windmill (2) I love old barns and silos (3) Look at that wingspan (4) Iowa--where the tall (wire) corn grows.
There is something not quite right about this barbed wire sculpture of a John Deere Model GP. Now let me think--now I know--a little green and yellow paint and this tractor would be ready to head to the field.
Junior, like me, is an old western fan. It is only fitting that he has a barbed wire Matt Dillon gun, holster and hat hanging on the wall. He asked me if I wanted to try on the hat--I know what barbwire is so I said, "You do it." He didn't say ouch--so I figured out he clipped the barbs off the headband!
My view for the month. Thanks, Mary, for sending me to the barbed wire art exhibit and thank you Junior for showing me around. I realize this is an insurance business--not an art museum--so I am not going to invite others to go unannounced like I did. Having said that, I did feel so welcome and I want to share my experience. Both the barbed wire art collection and the farm memorabilia (left and right) reminded me of things from the past and took me back in time to days of my youth. This reminds me of the brevity of life as I think how fast those years have gone by. I am so thankful for all of the many friends I have had throughout those years and feel so blessed that I can still meet new friends--as I did today.
Left: Build-A-Bear. This guy greets you in the lobby when you walk in the door at G & P Insurance. I suggest you leave your gun in your truck! But actually he is very friendly--but he might stare at you if you have mud on your boots! I grew up on a farm in Western Iowa before the day of shop welders. But that's ok--my mom always said that my dad could repair anything with a strand of barbed wire--but I don't think he could Build-A-Bear.
Could this be a replica of my first truck? I'm country and the Merle Haggard song says, "Why doesn't a Ford or a Chevy still last 10 years like it should?" Well, look at the age on this guy and he's still going strong.
Right: This turkey will never see a Thanksgiving table. Look at the detail--it must have taken a lot of time and talent to get him all wired up.
Left: This Iowa State football is new. Junior made it for a donation to the Welcome Home Soldier Monument Auction. But we Iowans love all our sports teams--last year it was Hawkeye. Maybe next year UNI?
This earth moving machine could build a very big farm terrace in a very short time.
River boat--I would feel very safe heading down the Mississippi in this..
I have been keeping you in suspense! Whoever could create all of this beautiful and unique barbed wire art? I want you to meet the artist, Junior Gardiner, with G & P Insurance in Albia, Iowa. Junior is a retired local farmer. Thank you, Junior, for making me feel so welcome. I have decided that whatever I was looking at the time was my favorite. I cannot begin to express my appreciation to you for taking the time to show me around and explain every piece (or should I say "masterpiece"? You are a great artist--but more important--a great guy!
Left: I can relate to this. I grew up in an era before the combine. The neighbors all gathered together to thresh oats. It was hard work but a time of comradery and social interaction for farmers who worked in the field and their wives who joined together to fix huge meals. There is more but I guess that's a story for another day.This is a barbwire version of a kerosene powered Rumely tractor that provided power to drive the belt to run the combine. Above: Covered wagon.You may not believe this--but that was before my time!
A tribute to America--a tin and barbed wire flag with an eagle hovering over.


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NBA stars will be in Hamilton for FIBA World Cup qualifier at FirstOntario Centre
Hamilton | Basketball | Entertainment | Festivals & Events | Sports |
Published May 24, 2022 at 10:39 am
Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be joined by fellow NBA players as Canada plays a World Cup qualifier at FirstOntario Centre against the Dominican. (Canada Basketball photo)
Hamilton's own Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be joined by fellow NBA players, including RJ Barrett, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Jamal Murray, and Cory Joseph, as Canada takes on the Dominican Republic in a FIBA World Cup qualifier at FirstOntario Centre on July 1.
The game was officially announced on Tuesday (May 24) by Canada Basketball CEO Mike Bartlett and Mike Morreale, the former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver and current commissioner and CEO of the Canadian Elite Basketball League — home to the Hamilton Honey Badgers.
JUST ANNOUNCED – #HamOnt will be hosting the #FIBA Men's World Cup Qualifier game on July 1st. Will you be there?
For places to eat and things to see and do while you're here: https://t.co/Qek8ulghkE#MyHamilton #explorecanada #CanadaBasketball #CEBL #FIBAWCQ https://t.co/iJ5F5kqBpn
— Tourism Hamilton (@TourismHamilton) May 24, 2022
Canada has already secured a spot in the second round of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup of basketball. With a win in Hamilton on July 1, Canada (4-0) can secure first place in Group C.
Canada Basketball's core for this summer's FIBA World Cup qualifiers: Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Cory Joseph, Dwight Powell, Lu Dort, Khem Birch, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Oshae Brissett, Kevin Pangos, Zach Edey, Melvin Ejim
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) May 24, 2022
Gilgeous-Alexander was born in Toronto and grew up in Hamilton. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard was drafted 11th overall in the 2018 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Gilgeous-Alexander attended St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School before switching to Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School. He then transferred to Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee for grades 11 and 12 to improve his basketball skills.
Harlem Globetrotters: World's winningest team comes to Hamilton's FirstOntario Centre
2022 Bucket List: Get the best selfies you've taken all year at the world's biggest light, sound and multimedia show found in the GTA
The world's tallest Tree of Lights is right here in the GTA and you have to check it out


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Q: Rails: set statement timeout only for frontend (not for Sidekiq) I see that there is a way to set a timeout:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/28688245/51387
Is there any way to add the statement timeout only to the frontend and not to Sidekiq? i.e. in the background workers it is acceptable to have long running queries

A: This is a deploy time issue. Whatever process starts your web servers should set an appropriate environment variable. export WEB_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT=2
Or reverse it: have the default very short, and set an override environment variable for your workers, allowing a much longer sql execution time.
   defaults: &default
    adapter: postgresql
    encoding: unicode
    pool: 5
    min_messages: warning
    variables:
      statement_timeout: <%= ENV["WEB_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT"].present? ? ENV["WEB_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT"] : 600 %>

A: If you're using ActiveJob, how about simply running the solution proposed in the question you've linked (https://stackoverflow.com/a/14763517/8271939) in a before_perform block?
Something like this:
before_perform { ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute("SET statement_timeout = '10s'") }

This way, you can leave your overall database.yml untouched and only inject the extended timeout in your background jobs.


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Bruce Kodner Galleries is a large, family-owned auction gallery for art, antiques and fine jewellery, with a long history in the auction gallery tradition. The Kodner family have been operating in the American art and antiques market since the 1920s, and more recently expanded to occupy a large gallery space in Lake Worth, Florida.
Bruce Kodner is President and CEO of Bruce Kodner Galleries, as well as the lead auctioneer, and has a wealth of personal experience in the auction trade; in 2007 Howard Steinberg joined the company as a specialist in fine jewelry and watches.
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San Francisco, USA, 31st August 2017 – Podsystem Group, a global provider of data connectivity solutions for the M2M/IoT market, has today launched a new corporate identity, which includes its specialist divisions Podsystem M2M, a global Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) specializing in M2M/IoT connectivity, and Podsystem Solutions, which provides customized IoT solutions for enterprises and operators. Under the new brand, the company name has been shortened to Pod Group, and the divisions renamed PodM2M, and Pod Solutions, in line with the Group brand.
The company, which has been in the market since 1999, will be launching the new brand at Mobile World Congress Americas (MWCA), where its PodM2M and Pod Solutions divisions will also be showcasing some of the latest innovations in their portfolio of IoT connectivity solutions.
As an agnostic managed service provider, PodM2M integrates multiple IoT technologies into its centralized, intuitive platform FreedoM-2-Manage (F2M) including cellular and LPWAN. An expert in "no single point of failure" solutions for remote and mission critical IoT applications, Pod´s award-winning multi-IMSI technology can also be combined with the eUICC specification on any SIM form factor, not just the MFF2 embedded SIM, allowing customers to future proof their devices without having to upgrade.
All technologies are managed remotely via the F2M platform and mobile application, which includes advanced diagnostics and analytics. A white label platform allows customers to offer a full service, turnkey connectivity solution under their own brand, enabling them to create value added services and generate additional recurring revenue streams. This can also be purchased as a standalone platform.
Pod M2M will be demonstrating its White Label Platform, F2M application and cellular/LPWAN integration on booth N242 at Mobile World Congress Americas (San Francisco 12th-14th September). Also featured on the booth will be a range of devices and platforms from members of the Pod Partner Community (PPC), which provides hardware and software companies in the IoT industry the opportunity to enhance customer experience, increase speed to market, and gain additional revenue through value-added services.
Our philosophy is to support the people behind the IoT; the developers, systems integrators, and innovators. The companies within Pod Group achieve this by working in close partnership with our customers, supporting them through development, getting to market, after-sales technical support, and personalizing every service we offer, including one-to-one account management from a specialist who is familiar with their application.


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Q: append values for key NSMutableDirectory I'm currently working on objective c code where I have an array I'm looping through and based on the outcomes I add a value to a key.
However when needed I want to append the values for a specific key but I have absolutely no clue on how to achieve this with objective c.
I have written an solution for this in swift before but I can't seem to figure out how to apply the same thing in objective c. Here is what I currently have
-(void)makeDirectory:(NSArray*)aList {
NSMutableDictionary *dic = [NSMutableDictionary new];

for (NSDictionary *entry in aList) {
    NSString *character = @"";
    xbmcMovie *movie = [[xbmcMovie alloc] initWithDictionary:entry];
    NSString *name = movie.Title.stripSpecialCharacters.stripArticle.stripSpaces.stripNumber;
    character = name.character;

    if (![dic objectForKey:character]) {
        [dic setObject:movie forKey:character];
    }
    ///[dic ]
}

}
Here is what I did in swift 3.0
func makeDictionary(_ libraryArray: [songsClass])->[String: [songsClass]]{
    var dic = [String: [songsClass]]()

    for entry in libraryArray {
        var character: String = ""
        var songName = entry.songName.stripSpecialCharacters().stripArticle().stripSpaces().stripNumber()

        guard let char = songName.characters.first?.string() else { return [:] }
        character = char

        if dic[character] == nil {
            dic[character] = [songsClass]()
        }

        dic[character]!.append(entry)

    }
    return dic
}

A: So if I have understood this correctly, your value in the dictionary is an array which contains a movie, and you want to add to this array, so what you need to do is:
NSMutableArray *movieArray = [NSMutableArray new];
[movieArray addObject:movie];
if (![dic objectForKey:character]) {
   [dic setObject:movieArray forKey:character];
}

//If you want to add to this array again then you can do

[movieArray addObject:anotherMovie];

//Or if you need to retrieve the array again
movieArray = [dic objectForKey:character];
[movieArray addObject:anotherMovie];

Also your code has
character = name.character;

where name is a NSString?


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Gigascience. 2018 Jun 1;7(6). doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giy052.
Optimized distributed systems achieve significant performance improvement on sorted merging of massive VCF files.
Sun X1, Gao J2, Jin P3, Eng C4, Burchard EG4, Beaty TH5, Ruczinski I6, Mathias RA7, Barnes K8, Wang F9, Qin ZS2,10; CAAPA consortium.
Department of Computer Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Department of Biomedical Informatics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA.
Department of Biostatistics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Sorted merging of genomic data is a common data operation necessary in many sequencing-based studies. It involves sorting and merging genomic data from different subjects by their genomic locations. In particular, merging a large number of variant call format (VCF) files is frequently required in large-scale whole-genome sequencing or whole-exome sequencing projects. Traditional single-machine based methods become increasingly inefficient when processing large numbers of files due to the excessive computation time and Input/Output bottleneck. Distributed systems and more recent cloud-based systems offer an attractive solution. However, carefully designed and optimized workflow patterns and execution plans (schemas) are required to take full advantage of the increased computing power while overcoming bottlenecks to achieve high performance.
In this study, we custom-design optimized schemas for three Apache big data platforms, Hadoop (MapReduce), HBase, and Spark, to perform sorted merging of a large number of VCF files. These schemas all adopt the divide-and-conquer strategy to split the merging job into sequential phases/stages consisting of subtasks that are conquered in an ordered, parallel, and bottleneck-free way. In two illustrating examples, we test the performance of our schemas on merging multiple VCF files into either a single TPED or a single VCF file, which are benchmarked with the traditional single/parallel multiway-merge methods, message passing interface (MPI)-based high-performance computing (HPC) implementation, and the popular VCFTools.
Our experiments suggest all three schemas either deliver a significant improvement in efficiency or render much better strong and weak scalabilities over traditional methods. Our findings provide generalized scalable schemas for performing sorted merging on genetics and genomics data using these Apache distributed systems.
10.1093/gigascience/giy052
Merging multiple VCF files into a single TPED file. Left tables represent input VCF files. The table on the right represents the merged TPED file. Records are filtered out if their Filter value is not equal to "PASS" (Pos 10 147). Individual genotypes from multiple VCF files with the same genomic location are aggregated together in one row. The resulting TPED file thus has an inclusive set of sorted genomic locations of all variants found in the input VCF files.
Optimized distributed systems achieve significant performance improvement on sorted merging of massive VCF files
Gigascience. 2018 Jun;7(6):giy052.
The workflow chart of the MapReduce schema. The workflow is divided into two phases. In the first phase, variants are filtered, grouped by chromosomes into bins, and mapped into key-value records. Two sampling steps are implemented to generate partition lists of all chromosomes. In the second phase, parallel jobs of specified chromosomes are launched. Within each job, records from corresponding bins are loaded, partitioned, sorted, and merged by genomic locations before being saved into a TPED file.
The workflow chart of the HBase schema. The workflow is divided into three phases. The first is a sampling, filtering, and mapping phase. A MapReduce job samples out variants whose genomic positions are used as region boundaries when creating the HBase table. Only qualified records are mapped as key-values and saved as Hadoop sequence files. The second is the HBase bulk loading phase in which a MapReduce job loads and writes records generated from the previous phase, aggregating them into corresponding regional HFiles in the form of HBase's row key and column families. Finished HFiles are moved into HBase data storage folders on region servers. In the third phase, parallel scans were launched over regions of the whole table to retrieve desired records that are subsequently merged and exported to the TPED file.
The workflow chart of the Spark schema. The workflow is divided into three stages. In the first stage, VCF records are loaded, filtered, and mapped to pairRDDs with keys of genomic position and values of genotype. The sort-by-key shuffling spans across the first two stages, sorting and grouping together records by keys. Then, grouped records with the same key are locally merged into one record in TPED format. Finally, merged records are exported to the TPED file.
The execution plan of the HPC-based implementation. The execution plan resembles a branched tree. In the first round, each process is assigned an approximately equal number of files to merge locally. In the second round, the even-numbered process retrieves the merged file of its right adjacent process to merge with its local merged file. In the third round, processes with ID numbers that can be fully divided by 4 retrieve the merged file of its right adjacent process in the second round and do the merging. This process continues recursively until all files are merged into a single TPED file (round four).
The scalability of Apache cluster-based schemas on input data size. As the number of input files increases from 10 to 186, the time costs of all three schemas with 12, 24, or 72 cores increase at a slower pace than that of the input data size, especially when the number of cores is relatively large. The HBase schema with 12 cores has the largest increase (from 375 to 5479 seconds, ∼14.6 fold).
Comparing the strong scalability between traditional parallel/distributed methods and Apache cluster-based schemas. We fix the number of files at 93 and increase the number of nodes/cores. The baseline for the parallel multiway-merge is one single core, while for the others it is one single node (four cores). All methods/schemas show a degraded efficiency as computing resources increase 16 fold from the baseline. Specifically, the efficiency of MapReduce-, HBase-, and Spark-based schemas drops to 0.83, 0.63, and 0.61, respectively, while the efficiency of parallel multiway-merge and HPC-based implementations drops to 0.06 and 0.53, respectively.
Comparing the weak scalability between traditional parallel/distributed methods and Apache cluster-based schemas. We simultaneously increase the number of cores and input data sizes while fixing the ratio of file/core (parallel multiway-merge) or file/node (all others) at 10. The baseline is the same as in the test of strong scalability. All but the MapReduce-based schema have degraded efficiency, among which the HPC-based implementation has the steepest degradation. Specifically, when computing resource increases 16 fold from the baseline, the efficiency of MapReduce-, HBase-, and Spark-based schemas changes to 3.1, 0.87, and 0.75, respectively, and for parallel multiway-merge and HPC-based implementations, the efficiency reduces to 0.42 and 0.35, respectively.
The performance anatomy of cluster-based schemas on increasing input data size. The number of cores in these experiments is fixed at 48. Time costs of all phases of the three schemas have a linear or sublinear correlation with the input data size. (a) MapReduce schema: The two MapReduce phases have a comparable time cost, increasing 6.3- and 3.1-fold, respectively, as the number of input files increases from 10 to 186. (b) HBase schema: The time spent in each phase increases 4.2-, 5.6-,and 5.0-fold, respectively, as the number of input files increases from 10 to 186. The bulk loading and exporting phases together take up more than 80% of total time expense. (c) Spark schema: The time cost increases 5.8-, 6.0-,and 6.0-fold, respectively, for the three stages as the number of input files increases from 10 to 186 files. Like the HBase schema, the first two stages of the Spark schema together account for more than 80% of the total time cost.
Execution speed comparison among Apache cluster-based schemas and traditional methods. First, we compare the speeds of the three Apache schemas with that of three traditional methods, which are single-process multiway-merge, parallel multiway-merge, and HPC-based implementations. As the number of input files increases from 10 to 186, the speeds of Apache cluster-based schemas improve much more significantly than that of traditional methods. The numbers in the figures indicate the ratio of the time cost of each traditional method to that of the fastest Apache cluster-based schema. Second, we compare the processing speed among the three Apache cluster-based schemas, which are comparable to each other regardless of the input data size. The MapReduce schema performs the best in merging 10 and 186 files; the HBase schema performs the best in merging 20, 40, and 60 files; and the Spark schema performs the best in merging 93 files.
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Q: Add confidence interval with labels to a bar plot Given the following data:
df.plot <- data.frame(x=c("outcome name","outcome name"),
                      Condition=c("A","B"),
                      Score=c(41.5,51.8))

I can produce the following graph:

With this code:
ggplot(df.plot, aes(x=x, y=Score, fill=Condition)) +
  geom_bar(position = 'dodge', stat='identity', width=.5) +
  xlab(NULL) + coord_cartesian(ylim=c(0,100)) +
  geom_text(aes(label=round(Score,2)), position=position_dodge(width=0.5), vjust=-0.25)

I would like to add a confidence interval to the "B" bar that goes from 27.5 to 76.1. I would like those values to be labeled in the graph.
I tried modifying df.plot to include this information and using geom_errorbar but i endup with 2 intervals intead of just one for Condition "B"
df.plot <- data.frame(x=c("outcome name","outcome name"),
                      Condition=c("A","B"),
                      Score=c(41.5,51.8),
                      lb = c(NULL,27.5),
                      ub = c(NULL,76.1))

ggplot(df.plot, aes(x=x, y=Score, fill=Condition)) +
  geom_bar(position = 'dodge', stat='identity', width=.5) +
  xlab(NULL) + coord_cartesian(ylim=c(0,100)) +
  geom_errorbar(aes(ymin = lb, ymax = ub),
                width = 0.2,
                linetype = "dotted",
                position = position_dodge(width = 0.5),
                color="red", size=1)    +
  geom_text(aes(label=round(Score,2)), position=position_dodge(width=0.5), vjust=-0.25)

Finally, i'm not sure how to add the labels to the top and bottom of the interval.

A: NA is used for missing values not NULL
This should work as you expect:
df.plot <- data.frame(x=c("outcome name","outcome name"),
                  Condition=c("A","B"),
                  Score=c(41.5,51.8),
                  lb = c(NA,27.5),
                  ub = c(NA,76.1))

ggplot(df.plot, aes(x=x, y=Score, fill=Condition)) +
  geom_bar(position = 'dodge', stat='identity', width=.5) +
  xlab(NULL) + coord_cartesian(ylim=c(0,100)) +
  geom_errorbar(aes(ymin = lb, ymax = ub),
            width = 0.2,
            linetype = "dotted",
            position = position_dodge(width = 0.5),
            color="red", size=1)    +
  geom_text(aes(label=round(Score,2)), position=position_dodge(width=0.5),  vjust=-0.25) +
  geom_text(aes(y = lb, label = lb), position=position_dodge(width=0.5), vjust=2)


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Zoo announced it will extend its Member Days through July 3 in response to member demand for tickets. Ticket sales for general admission will be announced later.
Zoo extends Member Days through July 3
General admission ticket sales to be announced later
Tickets must be reserved online
"We knew our community would be excited to return to their Zoo and many of our members have enjoyed a visit this past week," said Louisville Zoo Director John Walczak. "We heard from many members who weren't able to visit, asking us for a bit more time — and we are listening. We met our member capacity quickly and have made adjustments to allow more members an opportunity to enjoy their Zoo within our COVID-19 operational guidelines."
The extended member opportunities will be available on the Zoo's website Monday, June 22 at 10 a.m.
Tickets must be reserved online, and no one will be admitted without a ticket. Similar to before, members and guests are asked to choose their date and hour of arrival to reduce contact and manage capacity. Tickets will only be valid for the selected time.
The Zoo is working with the Mayor's office and the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness on reopening and will gradually increase attendance capacity.
Some of the safety measures already in place are mandatory temperature checksand facial coverings for staff. Guests are also encouraged to wear masks.
In addition, the Zoo is cleaning high-touch areas often and restrooms are open with step-and-pull entry or touchless access. Zoo staff and signage are encouraging social distancing.
Guests will follow a one-way route through the Zoo, and indoor exhibits remain closed.
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A tale of anger visualized..asking myself and the reader a question. Does our reasons justify our anger?
Beautifully expressed but I am unsure if you really did something bad or if you are being judged. Either way let the monster out and keep expression yourself so wonderfully.
showing our dark side and hoping it's not a deal-breaker--tricky stuff. nicely done and love the art incorporated to illustrate the emotions.
Great writing - I love how you evoke those inner feelings that approach disgust with what you've done. As someone who has been on the receiving end oh having a supposed loved one release all their pent up anger and resentment... it really spoke to me.
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Carrie Underwood's 5-year-old son Isaiah has been Santa's little helper this year, making Christmas lists for himself and his little brother, Jacob.
When he wasn't in the studio recording "Little Drummer Boy" with his mom, Isaiah took it upon himself to not only write his own Christmas list. In the spirit of being a good big brother, he also wrote one for 23-month-old Jacob.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Underwood reveals that Isaiah mostly asked for Spiderman toys and other related superhero items on his list, while Jacob's is very on brand, with Isaiah simply requesting, "random baby toys."
"So you think it's going to be sweet but then he really didn't put much thought into it," Underwood jokes of her eldest son's suggestion.
The superstar singer says she's been living in what she calls "Christmas land" throughout 2020, seeing as she's spent a majority of the year recording and promoting her holiday album, My Gift.
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Underwood also performed a stirring rendition of "O Holy Night" on the late night show, one of the many holiday classics featured on My Gift, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums, Top Holiday Albums and Top Christian Albums charts.
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Will Iran's Rouhani survive the bleak economy?
Rouhani can point to impressive figures
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, September 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
TEHRAN, IRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is credited with pulling the economy back from the brink, but less than two months before his re-election bid, has he done enough to convince voters?
"This year was full of stress - no jobs, recession, a stagnant housing market," said Ali Bakhtiyari, a jeweller in the Tajrish bazaar of northern Tehran.
Business has been slow, he said, even during last week's run-up to Nowruz, the Persian new year.
Iran's Rouhani signals expansion in energy cooperation with Russia
"The government is trying to unlock things, but four years have passed. The locks should have been opened by now," he told AFP.
Such sentiments are heard everywhere on the Iranian street, and weigh heavy on Rouhani's bid for re-election in May.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has also been sharply critical of the government's economic performance.
"What has been done is far from the expectations of the people and the supreme leader," Khamenei said in his Nowruz address, focusing particularly on the unemployment rate which stands at 12 percent, and at over a quarter for young people.
Despite the criticism, most experts say Rouhani, a moderate cleric who won power in 2013 by promising to rebuild ties with the West and ease social pressures, has done about as much as he could.
Rouhani inherited an economy crippled by sanctions and the unconstrained spending of his populist predecessor, Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
He faced the near-impossible task of reining in inflation, which hit 40 percent, while also stimulating the economy.
"I'd give Rouhani good grades. He hasn't done everything, but he's brought down inflation, tried to attract more business, tackle corruption and outdated banking practices," said Rouzbeh Parsi, director of the European Iran Research Group.
Rouhani can point to impressive figures.
Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 7.7 percent the year before he took power. This year the IMF forecasts it will grow by 6.6 percent.
Inflation has dropped to single digits. A nuclear deal with world powers ended sanctions and brought an endless stream of foreign suitors to Iran's door.
But much of the growth is from the return of oil revenues that are not trickling down.
"It's still not going fast enough for the average Joe on the street," said Parsi.
The central problem is a cash crunch. Wealthy Iranians are still not investing in new businesses.
"This is the most critical problem," said Saeed Laylaz, an economic advisor to the president. "If we can't attract investment, GDP will sink back to zero."
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Without greater transparency, investors will remain cautious, he said.
But greater transparency does not sit easily with a conservative establishment still wedded to the revolutionary priorities of opposing Israel and the West, and projecting power around the Middle East - priorities which require a certain amount of shadowy financing.
"At some point, the political leaders will have to decide: are they in the money-making business or the revolutionary-rhetoric business?" said Parsi.
The other major problem is that Iran's banks are a mess, riddled with toxic debts from an uncontrolled construction boom.
Bad loans and worthless properties account for up to 45 percent of total bank assets, according to a report in November.
Hopes that foreign money might make up the shortfall in domestic cash have not panned out.
Global banks remain fearful of engaging with Iran's murky system, and everyone is waiting to see whether US President Donald Trump re-imposes sanctions as he threatened during his campaign.
"Expectations were set high by both Iran and other signatories to the nuclear deal for how much tangible economic benefit would flow into Iran after the sanctions," said Ellie Geranmayeh, of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
"Part of the problem relates to the difficulty of doing business in Iran -- there's so much red tape and so many hurdles to jump."
The saving grace for Rouhani is that his conservative opponents appear unable to coalesce around a single candidate to run against him in May.
Some analysts have interpreted the supreme leader's criticism as a sign he wants a conservative to replace Rouhani.
But Geranmayeh said he was just keeping the government in check: "He's the balancer. Part of his role is to critique every sitting government and make sure no one camp becomes overly popular."
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Nor are voters likely to turn to hardliners or civil unrest for a way out of their economic woes - such paths have already been well tested in Iran.
"If people are tired and impatient, they won't go back to the conservatives. They just won't participate at all. That isn't good for anyone," said Laylaz.
If Rouhani gets a second term, "he must be more aggressive on economic, social and political reforms. He has no choice. The alternative is catastrophe."
cautious | 4 years ago | Reply "At some point, the political leaders will have to decide: are they in the money-making business or the revolutionary-rhetoric business?" . I believe that decision has been made. Iranian govt organized Death to America rally the day the nuke deal was signed.


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Q: Proving there are infinetly many integer solutions to $ x^2 - 3y^2 = 1 $ I am trying to show that there are infinitely many solutions to the following diophantine equation:
$$x^2 - 3y^2 = 1$$
But I don't really know where to start. I hear there are numerical ways to solve it, but it isn't the right direction. I also tried to use Minkowski's convex body theorem, but I can't use is for many disjoint sets since they have to be symmetric w.r. to 0
I'd appreciate any ideas

A: Recall that in the ring $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{d}]$ where $d\in\mathbb{Z}$ is square-free, the norm of an element $x$ is given by $N(x)=x\bar{x}$ where $\bar{x}$ is the conjugate of $x$.
If we factor $x^2-3y^2=1$ we obtain
$$(x-\sqrt{3}y)(x+\sqrt{3}y)=1.$$
This is essentially showing us that the norm of $x+\sqrt{3}y$ is 1 (a unit). Also recall that the norm is multiplicative. That is,
$$N(ab)=N(a)N(b).$$ Thus, if we can find one set of solutions to $x^2-3y^2=1$, say, $(x_0,y_0)$, then the pairs we get from computing $(x_0+\sqrt{3}y_0)^n, n\in\mathbb{N}$ will also be solutions. By inspection we can see that $(2,1)$ is a solution. Therefore, the pairs we get from
$$(2+\sqrt{3})^n$$ will also be solutions. This shows that there are infinitely many solutions.

A: Assume $x^2-3y^2=1$ for some integers x and y, then:
$$(2x + 3y)^2 - 3(x+2y)^2 = 4x^2 + 6xy + 9y^2 - 3x^2 - 6xy -12y^2=x^2 - 3y^2 = 1$$
And thus $(2x+3y, x+2y)$ is a new solution.
Since $(1, 0)$ is an integer solution and the above gives a new integer solution with larger x and y for each solution you find, there are infinitely many solutions.
A handy tool (which I also used to find the above) is Dario Alpern's generic two integer variable equation solver.