Induced direct transdifferentiation (iT) results in the conversion of one mature cell type to another mature cell type. The procedure can convert cell phenotype across germ layers or within a germ layer. This kind of transdifferentiation is "direct" since host cells do not have to be dedifferentiated to a pluripotent state (iPS) and then redifferentiated with growth factors to the destination cell type. Thus, induced transdifferentiation holds promise to produce therapeutic cells without the need to "deprogram" cells into in iPS cells. Bypassing the iPS generation process can reduce the number of cellular manipulations required to transform mature cells into other mature cells.
While still in the experimental stage, induced direct transdifferentiation shows promise. Initially, the transdifferentiation process was initiated by introducing plasmids or viral vectors that express tissue specific growth factors into cells. Zhao et al. directly reprogrammed fully differentiated exocrine cells to insulin-producing cells that closely resembled Beta-cells through a combination of 3 factors. Reprogramming exocrine cells to Beta-cells occurred relatively quickly with an efficiency of up to 20%. The first insulin producing cells were observed as early as day 3 post-transduction. In addition, fibroblasts have been directly transdifferentiated to functional blood progenitor cells, neurons, and cardiomyocytes by the process. These data suggest that the level of expression of key transcription factors mediates the process of transdifferentiation. More recently, Kim et al showed that RNA can be used to initiate the transformation of fibroblasts into cardiomyocytes. This RNA mediated process is a step forward since the use of RNA will likely result in less chromosomal damage to cells, less genomic instability, and less tumorigenic potential than methods that rely on DNA transformation or viral vectors. Despite the recent progress more work is needed to prove that transdifferentiated cells are useful for therapeutic applications. It remains to be shown that iT cells can maintain stable conversion. Likewise, in vivo assays are needed to prove the suitability of iT cells for transplantation. Nevertheless, iT cells represent potential new cell sources for regenerative medicine.


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COLUMBIA, Mo. – ESPN and the Southeastern Conference announced game times for 32 college football games this fall and three Mizzou football games were selected to air on the ESPN family of networks. The Sept. 5, season-opener against in-state foe Southeast Missouri is set for a 3 p.m. CT kick on SEC Network (alternate channel) and Mizzou's contest vs. UConn on Sept. 19 is set for 11 a.m. (CT) on ESPNU. Both nonconference games will be played at Memorial Stadium in Columbia. Lastly, Mizzou's Thursday night game against Mississippi State at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 5 is slated for an 8 p.m. CT kick in from of a national ESPN audience.
With the announcement, Mizzou now has game times for five of 12 games this fall as the Sept. 12 contest at Arkansas State will air on ESPN3 at 6 p.m. And of course, the State Farm Battle Line Rivalry at Arkansas will kick at 1:30 p.m. on CBS on Nov. 27.
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LED Bulbs Save You Time, Energy and MONEY?!
What light bulbs are today's most energy efficient and rapidly developing lighting technology on the market. The answer is LED bulbs! These bulbs are saving people time and money all over the world. Like most energy saving items their initial investment is higher than their less efficient counterparts. However, LED bulbs make up for this by paying for themselves within a year, with the money you save on your energy bills.
According to energy.gov LED bulbs use more than 75 percent less energy than traditional bulbs. This is because LED bulbs emit very little heat whereas their counterparts release 80 to 90 percent of their energy as heat. Being so energy efficient allows LED bulbs to have a lifespan of around 25,000 hours. That roughly adds up to a lifespan of three years running 24/7, which is about 25 times longer than traditional light bulbs. Which allows you to save time and money on replacing burnt out bulbs.
Another great aspect of LED bulbs are that they come in every shape and size imaginable. From standard bulbs to flood lights, rope lights, headlights, night lights, even holiday decorations and more! They can save you money and energy no matter the time of year or project your working on. LED lights also contain no mercury and have the smallest environmental impact compared to more traditional bulbs when thrown away.


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Wessex Cancer Trust, invite you to join us at our second annual flagship fundraising event – Walk for Hope, on Sunday 10th June 2018 in Burley, New Forest.
Thanks to advances in cancer prevention, early detection & treatment, more people than ever before are surviving the disease and Walk for Hope will be celebrating this achievement. 100 walkers took part last year and raised £25,000 to support families in the region affected by cancer. In 2018, they are hoping it will be even bigger.
You can choose to take on a ten or twenty-mile challenge which will take walkers through the beautiful woodland of the New Forest. 2017 10 Mile participant said, "Fab walk through beautiful countryside. Time to reflect, be thankful and forever hopeful."
On the day the route will be fully marshalled with toilets, first aid and supporters at various points along the way. There will also be refreshments and a well-deserved medal at the finish line.
To sign up to Walk for Hope and take advantage of their early bird offer of £20 per person (or £70 for a team of four) – valid until Feb 28th, go to the event page: https://www.wessexcancer.org.uk/Event/walk-for-hope-2018
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Organised in mid-March, government agencies and conservation organisations at the meet also agreed to begin a series 'focused workshops' on the issue
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Government agencies and conservation organisations discussed certain measures to tackle the rising number of deaths of elephants due to collisions with trains at a recent meet in New Delhi.
Night and day foot patrols, Early Warning Systems that could notify engine drivers of elephant presence on the tracks and improvement in the design of landscape features like cuttings, raised railway lines, high speed zones and bling curves were all discussed during the meeting.
Organised at Paryavaran Bhavan on March 20, 2019, workshop was organised by the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) along with New Delhi-based conservation non-profit, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to facilitate discussions with select representatives of the Indian Railways to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to reduce the death of elephants due to collision with locomotives.
Those who attended the meeting included Noyal Thomas, Inspector General of Forests and director, Project Elephant, Vivek Menon, CEO, WTI and Chair Asian Elephant Specialist Group, Chief Wildlife Wardens of Assam, Tamil Nadu and Uttarkhand, and also crucially, representative from the railways.
"It was decided to hold (railway) divisional level meetings to discuss problems on a finer level so that solutions can be chalked out for each individual division," Mayukh Chatterjee, who heads the Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Division of WTI, told Down To Earth.
The non-profit has, since 2002, conducted in-depth surveys in the states of Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam and Uttarkhand to identify critical stretches where such mortalities happen regularly.
The Indian Railways are known to be one of the major sources of elephant mortality in India. From 2009 to 2018, 140 elephants were killed by train hits across the country.
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The Great Gatsby Revision
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Nick Carraway • Nick is a narrator whose values you should have no trouble identifying or at least sympathizing with. He's not mad or blind to what's going on around him. He's a pretty solid young man who has graduated from Yale University, served his country in the First World War, and decided to go into the bond business. He comes from a solid Midwestern family, from whom he has learned some pretty basic values. He is honest, but not Puritanical or narrow minded. He is tolerant, understanding, and not hasty to judge people. He is the sort of person you might talk to if you wanted a sympathetic ear. But his toleration has limits. He doesn't approve of everything.
• He both admires Gatsby and disapproves of him. He admires Gatsby both because of his dream and because of his basic innocence; and he disapproves of Gatsby for his vulgar materialism and his corrupt business practices. (Nick does not want to become involved with Meyer Wolfsheim, Gatsby's underworld "connection.") • As you're deciding about Nick's powers of judgment-particularly in the opening and closing pages where he talks about himself--keep in mind that Nick is a Midwesterner and his values are coloured by the values of the world in which he grew up.
Gatsby • The title of this novel is The Great Gatsby. If you like paradoxes, start with this one: he is neither great nor Gatsby (his real name was Gatz). He is a crook, a bootlegger who has involved himself with Meyer Wolfsheim, the man who fixed the 1919 World Series. He has committed crimes in order to buy the house he feels he needs to win the woman he loves, who happens to be another man's wife. Thus a central question for us as readers is, why should we love such a man? Or, to put it in other word, what makes Gatsby great? Why, despite all these things, does Fitzgerald invite us to cry out with Nick, "'They're a rotten crowd '... 'You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.'"? • Review what is admirable about Gatsby and what is to dislike about him.
Daisy Fey • She was born Daisy Fay in Louisville, Kentucky, and her color is white. When Jordan Baker, in Chapter IV, tells Nick about the first meeting between Gatsby and Daisy in October 1917, she says of Daisy, "She dressed in white, and had a little white roadster, and all day long t he telephone rang in her house and excited young officers from Camp Taylor demanded the privilege of monopolizing her that night." • Throughout The Great Gatsby Daisy is described almost in fairytale language. The name Fay means "fairy" or "sprite." "Daisy," of course, suggests the flower, fresh and bright as spring, yet fragile and without the strength to resist the heat and dryness of summer.
• Daisy is the princess in the tower, the golden girl that every man dreams of possessing. She is beautiful and rich and innocent and pure (at least on the surface) in her whiteness. But that whiteness, as you will notice, is mixed with the yellow of gold and the inevitable corruption that money brings. Though Daisy seems pure and white, she is a mixture of things, just like the flower for which she was named • Her voice is full of money," he said suddenly. • That was it. I'd never understood it before. It was full of money--that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbals' song of it.... High in a white palace the king's daughter, the golden girl.... • Like money, Daisy promises more than she gives. Her voice seems to offer everything, but she's born to disappoint. She is the sort of person who is better to dream about than to actually possess
• Be careful not to identify Daisy with the green light at the end of her dock. The green light is the promise, the dream. Daisy herself is much less than that. Even Gatsby realize that having Daisy in the flesh is much, much less than what he imagined it would be when he fell in love with the idea of her.
Tom Buchanan • Because he is both very strong and very rich, Tom is used to having his own way. Nick describes him as having "a rather hard mouth" and "two shining arrogant eyes." When we first meet him in Chapter I, he reveals his crude belief in his own superiority by telling Nick that he has just read a book called The Rise of the Colored Empires. The book warns that if white people are not careful, the black races will rise up and overwhelm them. Tom clearly believes it. • Tom is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson, the wife of George Wilson, who runs a garage in the valley of ashes. Myrtle seems to have a dark sexual vitality that attracts Tom, and he keeps an apartment for her in New York, where he takes Nick in Chapter II. Here he again shows how little he thinks of anyone beside himself when he casually breaks Myrtle's nose with the back of his hand, because she is shouting "Daisy! Daisy!" in a vulgar fashion.
• It is Tom who pushes the affair between Gatsby and Daisy out into the open by asking Gatsby point blank, "'What kind of a row are you trying to cause in my house anyway?" It is Tom who verbally outduels Gatsby to win his wife back and deflate his rival's dream. And it is Tom who, after the death of Myrtle Wilson, tells George Wilson that Gatsby was the killer and then hustles Daisy out of the area until the affair blows over.
Jordan Baker • Jordan Baker's most striking quality is her dishonesty. She is tough and aggressive--a tournament golfer who is so hardened by competition that she is willing to do anything to win. At the end of Chapter IV, when Nick is telling us about Jordan, he remembers a story about her first major tournament. Apparently she moved her ba l l to improve her lie (!), but when the matter was being investigated, the caddy and the only other witness to the incident retracted their stories and nothing was proved against her. The incident should stay with you throughout the novel, reminding you (a s it reminds Nick) that Jordan is the smart new woman, the opportunist who will do whatever she must to be successful in her world.
• In many ways Jordan Baker symbolizes a new type of woman that was emerging in the Twenties. She is hard and self-sufficient, and she adopts whatever morals suit her situation. She has cut herself off from the older generation. She wears the kind of clothes that suit her; she smokes, she drinks, and has sex because she enjoys them. You may wish to explore Jordan as the new woma n of the Twenties by looking at the manners and character traits she reveals. Note such things as her name (a masculine name), her body (hard, athletic, boyish, smallbreasted), her style (blunt, cynical, bored), and her social background (she is cut off from past generations by having almost no family). • Jordan helps us understand the setting of the novel
Setting The setting in The Great Gatsby is very important because in Fitzgerald's world setting reveals character. Fitzgerald divides the world of the novel into four major settings: 1. East Egg; 2. West Egg; 3. the Valley of Ashes; and 4. New York City.
Each of these settings both reflects and determines the values of the people who live or work there. East Egg, where Tom and Daisy live, is the home of the Ivy League set who have had wealth for a long time and are comfortable with it. Since they are s ecure with their money, they have no need to show it off. Nick lives in new-rich West Egg because he is too poor to afford a home in East Egg; Gatsby lives there because his money is "new" and he lacks the social credentials to be accepted in East Egg. Hi s house, like the rest of his possessions (his pink suit, for example), is tasteless and vulgar and would be completely out of place in the more refined and understated world of East Egg. No wonder that Gatsby is ruined in the end by the East, and that Nic k decides to leave.
• The Valley of Ashes in contrast to both Eggs is where the poor people live--those who are the victims of the rich. • It is characterized literally by dust, for it is here that the city's ashes are dumped (in what is now Flushing, Queens), and the inhabitants are, as it were, symbolically dumped on by the rest of the world. The valley of ashes, with its brooding eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg, also stands as a symbol of the spiritual dryness, the emptiness of the world of the novel.
• New York City is a symbol of what America has become in the 1920s: a place where anything goes, where money is made and bootleggers flourish, and where the World Series can be fixed by a man like Meyer Wolfsheim. New York is a place of parties and affairs, and biz arre and colorful characters who appear from time to time in West Egg at Gatsby's parties.
Themes • There are several Major themes in the novel and many minor ones.
The American Dream and the Corruption of the American Dream • The American Dream--as it arose in the Colonial period and developed in the nineteenth century--was based on the assumption that each person, no matter what his origins, could succeed in life on the sole basis of his or her own skill and effort. The dream was embodied in the ideal of the self-made man, just as it was embodied in Fitzgerald's own family by his grandfather, P. F. McQuillan. • The Great Gatsby is a novel about what happened to the American dream in the 1920s, a period when the old values that gave substance to the dream had been corrupted by the vulgar pursuit of wealth. The characters are Midwesterners who have come East in pursuit of this new dream of money, fame, success, glamour, and excitement. Tom and Daisy must have a huge house, a stable of polo ponies, and friends in Europe. Gatsby must have his enormous mansion before he can feel confident enough to try to win Daisy.
• What Fitzgerald seems to be criticizing in The Great Gatsby is not the American Dream itself but the corruption of the American Dream. What was once a belief in self-reliance and hard work has become what Nick Carraway calls "...the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty." The energy that might have gone into the pursuit of noble goals has been channeled into the pursuit of power and pleasure , and a very showy, but fundamentally empty form of success. •
How is this developed? Fitzgerald's critique of the dream of success is developed primarily through the five central characters and through certain dominant images and symbols. The characters might be divided into three groups: 1. Nick, the observer and commentator, who sees what has gone wrong; 2. Gatsby, who lives the dream purely; and 3. Tom, Daisy, and Jordan, the "foul dust" who are the prime examples of the corruption of the dream.
The primary images and symbols that Fitzgerald employs in developing the theme are: 1. the green light; 2. the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg; 3. the image of the East and Midwest; 4. Owl Eyes; 5 There is he billboard with T.J. Eckelburg. The billboard is right over the valley of ashes. The billboard consists of really big eyes and even bigger spectacles. There is a plethora of meanings behind this billboard: he watches over everything that goes on around in the valley. , his glasses have yellow rims which symbolize corruptness in two different ways. (1) That all he sees is corruptness, and,(2) he sees through the eyes of someone who is corrupt. The empty face represents the hollowness of people and their materialistic values. The empty face also represents an empty, unresponding, and dead God. 6. Dan Cody's yacht; and 7. religious terms such as grail and incarnation.
Decay • Decay is a word that constantly comes up in The Great Gatsby, which is appropriate in a novel which centres around the death of the American Dream. • Decay is most evident in the so-called "valley of ashes." With great virtuosity, Fitzgerald describes a barren wasteland which probably has little to do with the New York landscape and instead serves to comment on the downfall of American society. It seems that the American dream has been perverted, reversed. Gatsby lives in West Egg and Daisy in East Egg; therefore, Gatsby looks East with yearning, rather than West, the traditional direction of American frontier ambitions. Fitzgerald portrays the chauvinistic and racist Tom in a very negative light, clearly scoffing at his apocalyptic vision of the races intermarrying. Fitzgerald's implication seems to be that society has already decayed enough and requires no new twist.
Class • Class is an unusual theme for an American novel. It is more common to find references to it in European, especially British novels. • The societies of East and West Egg are deeply divided by the difference between the noveau riche and the older moneyed families. • Gatsby is aware of the existence of a class structure in America – he is at arm's length. • Gatsby tries desperately to fake status, even buying British shirts and claiming to have attended Oxford in an attempt to justify his position in society. Ultimately, however, it is a class gulf that separates Gatsby and Daisy, and cements the latter in her relationship to her husband, who is from the same class as she is.
Wealth • In The Great Gatsby, wealth can be distinguished from class; it is possible to achieve great wealth without being accepted into the elite class, as evidenced by Jay Gatsby's experience. •
Poverty, on the other hand, restricts decision and action. George Wilson, for example, is unable to "go West" with his wife because he hasn't enough money. It is money that allows Tom and Daisy to go here and there, leaving other people to clean up their messes. The life of ease and luxury that Tom and others enjoy is contrasted sharply with the stranglehold of poverty containing Myrtle and George Wilson or the life from which Jay Gatsby emerges. Wealth is what separates Gatsby from his love, as he notes of Daisy that "her voice is full of money."
Betrayal • The theme of betrayal is prevalent throughout the novel, as we see several examples through analysis of the various relationships. • Tom betrays Daisy and their vows through his serial infidelities. Daisy betrays Gatsby by returning to her husband and ultimately being responsible for his death. Tom betrays Gatsby by identifying him as being the driver of the car the killed Myrtle. "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy -- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made"
Other Possible Themes • Love • Gender Roles • Violence (typified by Tom) • The Past • Isolation • Mortality • Lies and deceit
• Compassion and forgiveness • Dissatisfaction • Any else?
Symbolism Colour Symbolisms: Grey is the colour for dreariness. White is the colour that has the deeper meaning of false purity or goodness. Daisy and Jordan are always seen in white. Also, Gatsby, when he wanted to meet Daisy again for the first time in 5 years, he wore a white suit as if to show that he was good and pure. Green represents many things in this novel. Red represents blood and death. Yellow is in many facets of the book. Yellow in general means corruptness and things that go bad. –Yellow leaves represent decay and corruptness. –The yellow of Gatsby's car represents corrupt dishonesty and deception.
Gold represents wealth, but, more so, the show of wealth. Gatsby tried to win Daisy back by his parties and the show of wealth.
Symbolism cont. Symbolism of people Myrtle, Tom's mistress, epitomizes the idea of a shrub that supports life, vitality. Because she is full of life, and makes spontaneous descisions. Daisy embodies a fragile flower, because she is a fragile person who can't make up her own mind. Tom represents power, but mostly the abuse of the power that he has been given. Nick is someone who stands to the side. He has his own opinion, but he doesn't always express it. However he was one of the main people who connected Gatsby to Daisy, which turned out to be a really bad thing. He was like the un-innocent bystander. Gatsby represents the result of a dream deferred. He overestimated what it would be like with Daisy, so much that she could never in all her life live up to his expectations. The more that the hope did not come alive, the more he dreamed, and that made it all the worse for him and Daisy.
Other symbolism •
The season of summer is hot, and it represents the heat and boiling point of the story and or conflict.
Cars are a status symbol and can also represent carelessness and/or recklessness.
Spring represents a new beginning, a clean slate to mess up all over again.
Another big symbol that is exemplified throughout the book is eggs. The East and West eggs are where they live, and there is always drama going on. An egg is white on the outside, and yellow on the inside. So on both sides of the spectrum there is deception everywhere. An egg symbolizes a false show of purity on the outside, but rotten and corrupt on the inside.
Also the east egg represents old money that has been passed down from generation to generation. The west egg represents new money that the people who live inside there have earned.
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Filthy Frank – The End of An Era
March 6, 2018 India-Lynn Upshaw-Ruffner YouTube
Filthy Frank is the YouTuber behind characters such as Pink Guy, Salamander Man, and Chin Chin just to mention a few. Perhaps the most famous of his characters was Pink Guy, and his music album "Pink Season" reached the Billboard top 100 chart in early 2017.
George "Joji" Miller is the mastermind behind the Filthy Frank character, and he released an official statement on his Twitter account on December 29th stating that he is leaving comedy for good, due to health conditions and a lack of passion. George is now pursuing a music career as Joji, and released his first EP "In Tongues" back in November.
If you don't recognize Filthy Frank, Joji or any of George Miller's characters, you certainly remember the viral Harlem Shake trend that was extremely popular a few years ago. Everybody from kids in their classrooms to advertising corporations jumped on the trend, all thanks to a video posted by Filthy Frank and his friends. The Filthy Frank YouTube channel quickly rose to fame thanks to this video, as well as his video "Weeaboos", the "Human Cake" series that involved collaborations with other popular YouTubers such as Maxmoefoe, iDubbbzTV and How To Basic.
Fans of Filthy Frank also indulged in the lore surrounding the content and characters of his videos. Every new upload added new details to the story of Filthy Frank, and there are countless blog posts and even a Wikia detailing all of the lore.
Fans not only enjoyed the lore of Filthy Frank, but also the crass and vulgar humor of his content. Filthy Frank stood by the idea of "prejudice equality" which he explained as meaning that everyone can be the butt of a joke no matter their color, ethnicity, gender, physical appearance or religion. He had no filter with his humor, and his over 5 million subscribers appreciated his "shock" comedy.
Needless to say, Filthy Frank's content is not for the faint hearted. It's very offensive and crude, but despite this, it is refreshing to see an independent creator pushing boundaries in his medium. Some say that Filthy Frank's content can be classified as art due to the complexity of its storytelling and sometimes cinematographic approaches to film-making. No matter what you think about Filthy Frank, its undeniable that his era of videos and music redefined the current internet culture, and he will be forever remembered by his fans and the internet community at large.
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A member of Congress says she chose to risk running into Capitol rioters over sheltering with maskless colleagues during the insurrection
Home | Politics | A member of Congress says she chose to risk running into Capitol rioters over sheltering with maskless colleagues during the insurrection
Rep. Stacey Plaskett says she opted not to shelter with Republican colleagues who weren't wearing masks during the Capitol insurrection last week and instead chose to risk running into the mob as she sought safety elsewhere.
In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Plaskett, who serves as a House delegate representing the US Virgin Islands, said she was watching the debate over Electoral College votes remotely in her office as rioters who supported President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building on January 6.
She and her staff locked their doors, and a few hours later she was told to join other members of Congress in a secure location.
Plaskett briefly went down to the room, but quickly realized several Republican lawmakers weren't wearing masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
"I became concerned that, you know, maybe I could fight off or run from rioters, but I wouldn't be able to see the virus as it was coming toward me," she told Buzzfeed. "I decided that I'd rather go through the tunnels and get back to my office and lock the door again."
Plaskett, a Democrat, isn't the only representative to raise concerns over Republicans in the House not wearing masks …read more
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namespace quicksand {

class ParameterTree {
private:
    enum ParameterType {
        PARAM_TYPE_INT32,
        PARAM_TYPE_INT64,
        PARAM_TYPE_UINT64,
        PARAM_TYPE_FLOAT,
        PARAM_TYPE_DOUBLE,
        PARAM_TYPE_BOOL,
        PARAM_TYPE_STRING
    };

    class RegisteredParam {
    private:
        std::string m_name;
        ParameterType m_type;
        void * m_data;

    public:
        RegisteredParam() {}

        RegisteredParam(const std::string& name,
            ParameterType type,
            void * data)
        {
            m_name = name;
            m_type = type;
            m_data = data;
        }

        const std::string& Name() const {return m_name;}
        const ParameterType& Type() const {return m_type;}
        void * Data() const {return m_data;}
    };

    static std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> m_empty_tree;

    std::string m_name;

    std::string m_text;

    std::vector< std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> > m_children;

    std::unordered_set<std::string> m_registered_param_names;

    std::vector<RegisteredParam> m_registered_params;

public:
    ParameterTree();

    ParameterTree(const std::string& name);

    ~ParameterTree();

    inline const std::string& Text() const { return m_text; }
    inline void SetText(const std::string& text) { m_text = text; }

    inline const std::string& Name() const { return m_name; }
    inline void SetName(const std::string& name) { m_name = name; }

    void Clear();

    void ReplaceVariables(
        const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& vars,
        bool error_on_unknown_vars = true);

    void RegisterInt32(const std::string& name, int32_t * param);

    void RegisterInt64(const std::string& name, int64_t * param);

    void RegisterFloat(const std::string& name, float * param);

    void RegisterDouble(const std::string& name, double * param);

    void RegisterBool(const std::string& name, bool * param);

    void RegisterString(const std::string& name, std::string * param);

    static std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> FromBinaryReader(const void*& current);

    void SetRegisteredParams();

    int32_t GetInt32Req(const std::string& name) const;

    int64_t GetInt64Req(const std::string& name) const;

    uint64_t GetUInt64Req(const std::string& name) const;

    double GetDoubleReq(const std::string& name) const;

    float GetFloatReq(const std::string& name) const;

    std::string GetStringReq(const std::string& name) const;

    bool GetBoolReq(const std::string& name) const;

    int32_t GetInt32Or(const std::string& name, int32_t defaultValue) const;

    int64_t GetInt64Or(const std::string& name, int64_t defaultValue) const;

    uint64_t GetUInt64Or(const std::string& name, uint64_t defaultValue) const;

    std::string GetStringOr(const std::string& name, const std::string& defaultValue) const;

    double GetDoubleOr(const std::string& name, double defaultValue) const;

    float GetFloatOr(const std::string& name, float defaultValue) const;

    bool GetBoolOr(const std::string& name, bool defaultValue) const;

    std::vector<std::string> GetFileListReq(const std::string& name) const;

    std::vector<std::string> GetFileListOptional(const std::string& name) const;

    std::vector<std::string> GetStringListReq(const std::string& name, const std::string& sep = " ") const;

    std::vector<std::string> GetStringListOptional(const std::string& name, const std::string& sep = " ") const;

    std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> GetChildReq(const std::string& name) const;

    std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> GetChildOrEmpty(const std::string& name) const;

    std::vector< std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> > GetChildren(const std::string& name) const;

    inline const std::vector< std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> >& GetChildren() const { return m_children; }

    void ReadBinary(const void*& current);

    void AddParam(const std::string& name, const std::string& text);

    template <typename T>
    void AddParam(const std::string& name, const T& obj);

    void SetParam(const std::string& name, const std::string& text);

    template <typename T>
    void SetParam(const std::string& name, const T& obj);

    void AddChild(std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> child);

    std::string ToString() const;

    bool HasChild(const std::string& name) const;

    bool HasParam(const std::string& name) const;

    std::shared_ptr<ParameterTree> Clone() const;

    void Merge(const ParameterTree& other);

private:
    void ReplaceVariablesInternal(
        const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& vars,
        bool error_on_unknown_vars);

    void RegisterItemInternal(const std::string& name, ParameterType type, void * param);

    const std::string * GetParamInternal(const std::string& name) const;

    void ToStringInternal(int32_t depth, std::ostream& ss) const;
};

template <typename T>
void ParameterTree::AddParam(const std::string& name, const T& obj) {
    AddParam(name, StringUtils::ToString(obj));
}

template <typename T>
void ParameterTree::SetParam(const std::string& name, const T& obj) {
    SetParam(name, StringUtils::ToString(obj));
}

} // namespace quicksand
} // namespace marian

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SIX is accepted in Scrabble (sowpods, twl06). It is a 3-letter word and contains the following letters I S X (sorted alphabetically). SIX is an ajective. SIX is also a noun. Displaying clues with their related answers, definition of clue, synonyms and pronunciation if aviailable.
An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.


Ah, Florence: a renaissance city, figuratively and literally, filled with only-in-Florence sights, sounds and smells. You can walk through town multiple times within one day, exploring its endless alleys and nooks, all of which offer adventure and beauty. The city, of course, features the world's best gelato and some of mankind's greatest artworks.
If you're yearning for an artist's view of Florence, start with a cafe breakfast of coffee and a pastry, then venture out to see Michelangelo's David at the Galleria dell'Accademia, along with hundreds of other pieces of prized art. David is surrounded by several other Michelangelo masterpieces, including Saint Matthew and Four Slaves, and the museum is also home to incredible paintings by Ghirlandaio and Bronzino. Make sure to visit the exhibition of Florentine Gothic paintings. The Accademia is always packed, so be sure to make reservations ahead of time to avoid the lines.
After that, walk closer to the center of the city, near Piazza del Duomo, and enjoy a true Italian lunch at Trattoria San Lorenzo. Start with prosciutto e melone, a staple appetizer. After you've gotten your fruit and ham fix, finish the meal with a generous plate of lasagna and a glass of sparkling water.
The Santa Maria del Fiore, commonly know as The Duomo, lies just a few blocks aways for the trattoria. The entire city surrounds it, and the beautiful marble panels, massive windows and meticulously crafted paintings on the exterior are phenomenal. You can go up to the top of the church and view the city, but be prepared for extended waits.
After walking around The Duomo at least ten times, venture to the other side of Florence and behold the masterpiece of Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. One of Florence's most underrated landmarks, it holds several fascinating chapels. Patrons can spend the entire day here for less than 10 euros, making it one of the more affordable sightseeing options. The gothic exterior is nothing short of exquisite, and you can usually find some impressive street performers showing off near the steps. Be aware, though; they do expect some sort of compensation for the show.
After visiting Santa Maria Novella, walk to the Boboli Gardens, a park that houses sculptures from the 16th through 18th centuries. The sculptures are only a part of the experience here, as the garden temples, grottos, and nympheums are also stunning. The garden, which offers unforgettable views of the city, is relaxing and secluded, so take advantage of the peace and serenity.
Because you're in Italy, and pizza and pasta in one day are a must, grab a slice of cheese from one of the numerous restaurants lining the streets before your final stop at the Ponte Vecchio bridge, one of the most recognized images of Florence, and with good reason. Arching over the Arno River, the bridge lies in the center of the city, near museums, shops and famous restaurants, and offers an enchanting view of this majestic town.


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Industry roundup: 26 July
26th Jul 2021 by Ben Poole
Citi launches real-time liquidity sharing in Asia
Citi has announced the launch and roll out of a new global Real-Time Liquidity Sharing solution, addressing a pressing need for companies to secure improved efficiencies in liquidity and working capital. Part of Citi's Liquidity Optimization product suite, the platform is launching across six countries and jurisdictions in Asia Pacific - Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan - and the bank says that other regions and additional markets to follow in line with client demand.
The need for improved efficiencies has been heightened by pandemic-driven remote working, rapid changes to business models and ensuing stress on liquidity. Developed in response to client demand for advanced liquidity management technology, Citi's latest innovation enables treasurers to manage intraday liquidity in real-time. With Citi Real-Time Liquidity Sharing, treasury teams can mobilise liquidity and fund intraday payments across multiple accounts and entities in real-time, without having to bother with physical funding of the accounts. This allows companies to maximise their working capital and eliminates the need for manual funding and forecasting, thereby saving hours of work and reducing the administrative costs associated with external and subsidiary borrowing.
"With the launch of Citi Real-Time Liquidity Sharing, clients can benefit from real-time funding solutions even in situations where their cash flow forecasting may not go as planned," said Sandip Patil, Asia Pacific head of Liquidity Management Services, Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citi. "Beyond treasury automation, our new solution further complements how we are helping clients realise true e-commerce and real-time growth potential, by bringing embedded instant payments and liquidity solutions on a 24x7 basis."
"The rapid development of this latest addition to our Liquidity Optimization product suite is testament to our focus on investing in digital innovations that will support clients evolving needs in a post-pandemic world," added Stephen Randall, global head of Liquidity Management Services, Treasury and Trade Solutions at Citi. "During a time of unexpected change and with the rapid acceleration of new technology adoption, we are proud to serve as a trusted advisor and partner to our clients and their treasury needs."
Spending hits highest in history of U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index
Truck freight spending in the US increased at record levels in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Q2 2021 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Spending jumped 10.1% over the first quarter levels, bringing the total measure to the highest recording in the history of the index. A quarterly analysis of national shipments and spending launched in 2017, the index utilises data going back to 2010.
While still below pre-pandemic levels, the number of truck freight shipments also increased significantly in the second quarter, up 4.4% from the first quarter. The improvements in shipments are a result of strong truck freight demand as key economic activity, like construction and retail, continued to rebound in the first half of the year.
"We are seeing a continued rise in demand for freight shipments and this is expected to only increase as the economy continues to recover and retailers work to replenish their inventories," said Bobby Holland, U.S. Bank vice president and director of Freight Data Solutions. "At the same time, the industry is facing one of the largest supply crunches in history, driven in large part by a major truck driver shortage. This shortage, along with rising fuel prices, is causing considerable spending increases for shippers."
In addition to the 10.1% increase during the second quarter, the U.S. Bank National Spend Index rose 44% year-over-year. Additionally, each of the five regions saw double-digit growth in spend, including two (Southeast and West) which exceeded 50% increases versus last year.
Meanwhile, in addition to the 4.4% increase in shipments during the second quarter, the U.S. Bank National Shipments Index rose 6.8% year-over-year. The shipments index remains below peak pre-pandemic levels. Three of the five regions (Southeast, Southwest and West) saw growth in shipments versus 2020, while the remaining two (Northeast and Midwest) contracted just slightly.
UK small business growth achieves record high in June
NatWest's UK Small Business Recovery PMI shows that the UK's businesses recorded a fourth straight monthly increase in output during June, with looser pandemic restrictions leading to a surge in customer demand. On average in the second quarter of 2021, the rate of business activity expansion was the fastest since the index began more than 23 years ago.
At 59.8 in June, the headline All-Sector Small Business Activity Index eased only slightly from May's all-time high of 61.3 and remained well above the crucial 50.0 no-change value. Across the quarter as a whole, the index averaged 59.9, up from 47.7 in Q1 and the highest since the series began in 1998.
The NatWest UK Small Business Recovery PMI survey is compiled by IHS Markit and monitors the performance of businesses with between 1 and 49 employees. Higher levels of business activity reflected a renewed upturn among small service providers, as well as faster rates of expansion in manufacturing and construction. Small construction firms led the latest upturn in business activity (64.8 in June), helped by rapid increases in residential work and a boost from new commercial projects as the UK economy reopened.
Service providers benefited from pent up business and consumer demand in June, with output growth the second-fastest since July 2013 (60.0). Small manufacturers also registered a strong recovery, but supply disruption led to a slowdown in production growth to its weakest since February (55.9).
June saw a near record rise in new work at small UK firms, with all the three sectors posting sharp increases in sales volumes. Greater workloads continued to place pressure on business capacity. Backlogs of work were accumulated at the steepest pace since this index was first compiled in January 1998. Survey respondents commented on staff shortages and severe delays with deliveries of raw materials. Small firms in the manufacturing sector signalled the worst month for supplier performance since this index began in January 1998.
Efforts to alleviate the strain on capacity resulted in strong job creation during June. Employment growth was only slightly slower than May's record high, with construction companies posting the fastest rise. Supply shortages, amplified by rising wages and transport costs, led to intense price pressures in June. Small businesses signalled that both input cost and prices charged inflation hit a survey-record high in June. Concerns about cost inflation and constrained capacity contributed to a fall in business optimism to its lowest since February. Although still at an historically high level, small business confidence was also lower than seen in the rest of the UK private sector.
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The XTL Labelmaker 300 & 500 is the new industrial unit on the block. With WYSIWYG on screen print preview, the XTL shows exactly how labels will look when applied to cables, pipes and more. Built-in label applications make getting started easy and a colour touch screen makes positioning text, barcodes and images on labels faster. A variety of pre-loaded label templates ensure perfect formatting to save time; allowing you to print pre-sized and continuous labels from 6 mm up to 54 mm, including safety signage, and heat-shrink tubes in a full range of UL-rated materials and colours. It also features PC connectivity*and free DYMO ID software for importing data directly from Microsoft Excel or databases.
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Video marketing has always had its place when it comes to online plumbing marketing. It's an effective way to communicate a strong call to action for marketing purposes, and reach a wide scope of people. Video is easily, the most accepted form of marketing because it has mass appeal. However, until recent years, producing good quality video content was an expensive feat. One, that required hiring a professional. Unfortunately, many small businesses didn't have the budget for this type of project, so video marketing wasn't a huge priority. Fast forward a few years, there has been a huge shift in the type of content that people are consuming. Here's why video marketing is taking over, and how you can improve your video content strategy.
Mobile use has increased exponentially over the last several years. In addition to increased mobile use, the technology has also improved. Smartphones come equipped with cameras that put old point and click cameras to shame. In addition to the improvement of picture and video taking capabilities, there are also a whole suite of apps to help everyday people edit their own images and videos. It has never been easier or more accessible to make good quality visual content.
The demand for visual content has increased over the last several years. Video only social media sites like Snapchat have grown significantly with over 400 million snaps being shared and viewed per day! With staggering statistics like these, it's no wonder other social media sites like Facebook and Instagram have jumped on the video content bandwagon, releasing live video streaming and video stories. Users of these sites, are eating it up, sharing and engaging with more video content than ever before.
The first thing you want to do to improve your video content strategy, is get involved. Start small and use the technology and materials you already have. For example, start by creating video stories on Instagram. These are short little clips you can record directly from your smartphone. Play around and have fun with it, remember it's supposed to be fun and engaging. Once you feel comfortable with that, you may want to graduate to live streaming. Posting videos to YouTube is a great way to distribute your video content, as it can be shared with many of your other social media sites. In addition to having the ability to share, there is also great potential for exposure, as the average YouTube user will spend an average of 40 minutes per day on YouTube.
Remember to keep things professional and relevant to your business. You should also try to incorporate your brand into your video content. Focus on content that interests your audience. It may be a little bit of trial and error and checking your analytics reports before you get a good grasp of what your audience is interested in. For assistance with improving your video marketing strategy contact Grow Plumbing today!


A new study indicates the prevalence rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have now grown to 1 in 40, a jump from the rate of 1 in 65 published just two years ago. Indeed, ASD is now the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder in the U.S.
Social deficits are core to a diagnosis of ASD. For people who have typical or above cognitive functioning, sometimes referred to as "high-functioning" ASD, struggles navigating social interactions can result in underemployment, difficulty living independently, and a lack of meaningful relationships that can lead to isolation and depression.
Treatments that address social deficits are painfully slow and tedious to implement, resulting in increased suffering and overall quality of life concerns for people with ASD. These treatments are often delivered by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who specialize in social communication disorders. Joan Esse Wilson is an SLP who has been working for over a decade with people with ASD, after receiving her master's degree from The University of New Mexico (UNM) Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
"Watching people with ASD struggle with life-impacting social deficits motivated me to apply to a doctoral program where I could research more efficient and effective ways to deliver treatments," Esse Wilson reports.
Then she heard about transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of noninvasive brain stimulation, and learned that researchers at UNM were completing tDCS studies demonstrating accelerated and/or enhanced performance on a variety of tasks.
Serendipitously, Esse Wilson attended an event at the UNM Department of Psychology shortly after her admission to the doctoral program for the Speech and Hearing Sciences Concentration in the UNM Department of Linguistics. It was then that she met Claudia Tesche, a Professor in the Department of Psychology and director of the Transcranial Stimulation Lab. The meeting ultimately resulted in the two collaborating on research that has yielded two recently published papers.
This study is ongoing and has recently been approved to include adolescents ages 15 years and over.


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Extreme weather sparked by climate change is putting a strain on infrastructure
By Rachel Martin,
Lauren Sommer
Residents of Jackson, Miss., still do not have drinkable water and are being advised to boil it. The city's water treatment plant was already struggling, but a flood made a bad situation worse. Extreme weather fueled by climate change is posing a bigger and bigger threat to the nation's water infrastructure. Lauren Sommer with NPR's climate team is here to talk about more of the risk. Hey, Lauren.
LAUREN SOMMER, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel.
MARTIN: So in Jackson, residents have spent weeks boiling water or relying on bottled water. Are we seeing the consequences of vulnerable water systems like this in other states?
SOMMER: Yeah, just this week, actually. There's been flooding in Georgia after some incredibly heavy rain. And it damaged the water treatment plant in Summerville. So residents there have also been told to boil their water before using it while the plant is being fixed. And this year, there have also been issues in places you might not expect, like Chicago. In April, residents there were told to conserve water, you know, delay taking showers or doing laundry.
MARTIN: Why? What is going on in Chicago?
SOMMER: Well, it wasn't that there was too little water. There was too much water, you know? In parts of Chicago, the pipes that drain all the rainwater from the streets are the same pipes that go to people's houses. So when a big storm hits, those pipes are getting a lot of runoff, plus all the normal water and sewage that comes from homes.
MARTIN: So all this combines together. And it's just too much water. And the system's overwhelmed.
SOMMER: Yeah, exactly. And so rainstorms are just getting more intense as the climate gets hotter. So there's just more water to deal with all at once, whether it's a flood or a lot of rain. And it's really testing water systems.
MARTIN: So what is the fix? I mean, what kind of investment is needed to secure water infrastructure so it's prepared to meet the effects of climate change?
SOMMER: Yeah. I mean, a lot of water infrastructure is next to water sources, as you might expect. So there's flooding or sea level rise. And water treatment plants are having to look at raising their key facilities so they're higher up, or maybe even moving the whole plant to a new location out of the floodplain. I spoke to Barb Martin, director of engineering and technical services at the American Water Works Association. And she said the recent problems are making the stakes much clearer.
BARB MARTIN: If we don't plan ahead and make the investment now that we need in our water infrastructure, really, we're all at risk, whether that be the public health of our communities or the protection of the environments that we live in.
MARTIN: The water treatment plant in Jackson, Miss., had been underfunded for years, right? And it had all these maintenance issues. When you think about trying to make these systems - prepare them for a future with more extreme weather and the effects of climate change, I mean, that's expensive on its own. But then you also have all these, you know, backdated issues that they have to fix.
SOMMER: Yeah, yeah. That's exactly it, because Jackson really illustrates how that underfunding kind of combines with climate change, right? Infrastructure is in bad shape. And the flooding was the kicker, was the added stressor that just put it over. And studies show that investment in water infrastructure is falling short by tens of billions every year. The recent infrastructure act passed by Congress will provide a lot of new funding, you know, $50 billion. But experts say, with climate change, that's not going to be enough. So cities and states are going to have to find new ways to protect their drinking water.
MARTIN: Lauren Sommer from NPR's climate team. Thank you.
SOMMER: Thanks. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
Rachel Martin is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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package spire
package macros.fpf

private[spire] sealed trait Cmp
private[spire] object Cmp {
  case object Lt extends Cmp
  case object Gt extends Cmp
  case object LtEq extends Cmp
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De Ketel van Gundestrup is een rijk gedecoreerd vat, vermoedelijk uit de La Tène periode in de 2de of 1e eeuw v.Chr.. Hij werd als depotvondst in een veen nabij Gundestrup gevonden in Himmerland, Denemarken in 1891. Deze ketel wordt thans bewaard in het Nationaal museum van Denemarken in Kopenhagen.

De decoraties op de wanden van de ketel tonen Keltische godheden en rituelen. Hierom en ook vanwege de afmetingen van het vat (diameter van 69 cm, hoogte 42 cm) denkt men dat het bij druïdische religieuze plechtigheden werd gebruikt.

Vondst en assemblage
De ketel was, gedemonteerd, in een droog gedeelte van het Raevemose veen gedeponeerd. Aanvankelijk werd hij als offer op droog land geplaatst, maar niet begraven. In 1891 werd hij ontdekt als een verzameling van 13 platen: een ronde, vijf lange rechthoekige, en zeven kortere rechthoekige (en een achtste die verdwenen is). Deze platen zijn voor 97% uit puur zilver gemaakt, deels verguld.

In 1892 reconstrueerde Sophus Müller de platen tot hun huidige vorm, met de vijf korte aan de binnenkant, de zeven lange aan de buitenkant, en de ronde plaat als bodem. Volgens een schema van Klindt-Jensen worden de buitenste platen doorgaans met een kleine letter gelabeld, a–g, en de binnenste met de hoofdletters A–E.

Decoratie

Bodemplaat
De bodemplaat wordt door een stier beheerst. Op zijn rug loopt een man die een speer werpt en hem aanvalt. Er zijn ook twee honden te zien, een boven de kop van de stier, de andere onder zijn hoeven.

Buitenplaten

Elk van de zeven buitenplaten vertoont centraal een buste, waarschijnlijk van een godheid. Platen a, b, c en d tonen gebaarde mannelijke figuren, terwijl de andere drie vrouwelijke figuren zijn.

Op plaat a houdt de gebaarde figuur in elke hand een veel kleinere man bij de arm. Ieder van die twee mannen rijst op tot een kleine ever. Onder hun voeten (op de schouders van de god) zit er links een hond en aan de rechterzijde een gevleugeld paard.

De god op plaat b houdt in elke hand een zeepaard of een draak. Deze godheid werd geassocieerd met de Ierse zeegod Manánnan Mac Lir.

Op plaat c steekt de god zijn lege vuisten omhoog. Aan zijn rechterschouder zit een man in een soort gevechtshouding, en links een lopende figuur met een kleine ruiter eronder.

Op plaat d is een gebaarde god te zien die in elke hand een hert bij het achterkwartier houdt.

De godin op plaat e wordt geflankeerd door twee kleinere mannelijke bustes.

Op plaat f houdt de godin een vogel in haar geheven rechterhand. Haar linkerarm is horizontaal en draagt een man en een hond die op zijn rug ligt. Ze wordt geflankeerd door twee prooivogels aan elke kant van haar hand. Haar haar wordt gevlochten door een kleine vrouw rechts van haar.

 Op plaat g heeft de godin de armen gevouwen. Rechts van haar is er een scène van een man die met een leeuw vecht. Links loopt een figuur zoals die op plaat c.

Plaat A: de gehoornde God

Plaat A toont centraal een mannelijke gehoornde figuur in zittende houding met gevouwen benen. Men  beschouwt deze als Cernunnos. In zijn rechterhand houdt de figuur een torque, en met de linkerhand grijpt hij een gehoornde slang bij de kop. Links is er een hert met een gewei zoals dat van de god. Er zijn nog andere dieren rondom verspreid, hondachtigen, katachtigen, runderachtige en een menselijke figuur die op een vis of dolfijn rijdt.

Deze scène is al vergeleken met de Pashupati "heer van de dieren" uit de Indusvallei beschaving.

Plaat B: Godin met wielen
Plaat B toont de buste van een godin, geflankeerd door twee wielen met zes spaken en door mythische wezens: twee olifantachtige schepsels en twee griffioenen. Onder de buste een grote hond.

Plaat C: gebroken wiel

Plaat C toont de buste van een gebaarde god die een gebroken wiel vasthoudt. Een kleinere rennende figuur met een gehoornde helm houdt ook de reel van een wiel vast. Onder deze lopende figuur zit een gehoornde slang. De groep wordt omgeven door olifanten en griffioenen zoals die op plaat B. Deze god werd geassocieerd met de Ierse Dagda. De spaken van het wiel zijn asymmetrisch weergegeven, maar als men de onderste helft bekijkt zal het wiel twaalf spaken hebben geteld, wat overeenkomt met opgegraven strijdwagens in East Yorkshire.

Plaat D: Stierenoffer
Op plaat D ziet men een scène van een stierenslachting. Drie stieren worden op een rij getoond, naar rechts gekeerd. Iedere stier wordt door een man aangevallen met een zwaard. Onder de hoeven van elke stier loopt een hond naar rechts, en over de rug loopt een kat, ook naar rechts.

Plaat E: Krijgersinitiatie
Plaat E toont blijkbaar een soort initiatieritueel. In de onderste helft marcheert een rij krijgers met speren en schilden, vergezeld van carnyx spelers naar links. Aan de linkerzijde dompelt een grote figuur een man in een ketel. In de bovenhelft, weg van de ketel, en waarschijnlijk met de initiatie achter de rug rijden krijgers te paard.
Het is interessant dat latere Keltisch mythen het heropstandingsthema laten zien gebaseerd op onderdompeling van dode krijgers in ketels.

Interpretatie
De Gundestrup ketel is het grootst bekende zilveren exemplaar uit de Europese IJzertijd in zijn soort. De stijl en kunde suggereert Thracische herkomst, terwijl de Keltische torques, de gehoornde God, carnyx als afbeelding zijn gebruikt. Dit leverde stof voor elkaar tegensprekende theorieën aangaande de Thracische versus Gallische oorsprong van de ketel.

Bergquist en Taylor stellen dat het Thracische vaklieden waren die de ketel maakten op bestelling van Keltische Scordisci die in de handen van Cimbri viel toen die het midden lagere Donaugebied in 120 v.Chr. binnenvielen. Olmsted interpreteert de iconografie als prototype van de Ierse mythe van de Táin Bó Cuailnge, waarbij de gehoornde met Cú Chulainn wordt in verband gebracht, eerder dan met Cernunnos.

Referenties
Bergquist, A. K., and T. F. Taylor, The origin of the Gundestrup Cauldron, Antiquity, vol. 61, 1987, pp. 10-24.
Olmsted, G.S., The Gundestrup version of Táin Bó Cuailnge, Antiquity, vol. 50, pp. 95-103.
Klindt-Jensen, O., The Gundestrup Bowl — a reassessment, Antiquity, vol. 33, pp. 161-9.

Zie ook
Keltische mythologie
Druïde

Externe links
Celtic Art & Cultures : detailed description of the cauldron
Gundestrup Cauldron : origins of the cauldron and its place within Celtic culture
Beschrijving van de gundestrupketel (Nederlands)

IJzertijdvondst in Europa
Gallische oudheid
Keltische mythologie

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Racing Career Highlights - Championships, Wins, Poles, Track Records
Home / Career Highlights
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Occupation: Self Employed
Sponsors: Mazda, Adept Studios, OPM Autosports, Rossini Racing, Traqmate Data Systems, G-Loc Brakes
While living in South Africa, Danny competed in and held state and/or national titles in each of the following sports
Early days - Motocross Racer
Danny got into motocross at the age of 21, and made up for his lack of experience with enthusiasm and a fearless attitude, and embraced the theory that if you're not crashing, you're not going fast enough, and you will never find your limits. One race announcer commentated at the 1982 Kings Park Supercross event ... "there goes Danny Steyn. He's really fast between crashes!" But it paid off and soon Danny was winning championships and picking up sponsors
At the peak of his Motocross career, Danny was part of the wonderfully talented Blue Stratos Kawasaki Team that was the dominant force in motocross in South Africa in the 1980's. This team produced some well respected champions including Greg Albertyn (World Motocross Champion in 1992, '93 and '94, AMA Champion '99), Colin Dugmore and Robbie Herring (Multiple UK Champion and manager of the UK Motocross Des Nations Team).
In 1983 Danny won his State Motocross Championship with 13 wins in 14 races. Danny also competed in the famous Roof of Africa 3-Day Rally in 1984 and 1985, and raced Enduros, Off Road races and Hare Scrambles.
Unfortunately a really bad motocross accident in a race at Eshowe, Kwazulu in 1987 hospitalized Danny. During surgery he lapsed into a coma, and was in intensive care for over a week. Despite being administered his last rites, he made a full recovery, and went back racing 6-months later.
Unfortunately he never got back to full speed and retired from motocross later that year.
Current Days - Sports Car Racer
After retiring from motocross in 1988, Danny then took up competitive windsurfing and won the South African Championship in 1992. In 1993 Danny emigrated to the USA, and became a US citizen in 2004.
In 2005, seventeen years after retiring from motocross, Danny attended an AMG Driving Academy at Homestead Raceway and his instructors Jeff Andretti and Linda Pobst recognized he had some talent and encouraged him to see what he could do in motor sport.
Danny attended several more AMG Challenges and was presented the prestigious AMG IWC Ingenieure watch for fastest autocross time at Homestead in November 2006 by Tommy Kendall.
With this success, in 2006 Danny signed up for the Panoz Driving School and went on to run two race series with Panoz, culminating in a 3rd Place in the Final Series in 2007. This coincided with 3rd place finish in the Final Panoz race at the 2007 Petite LeMans Road Atlanta.
In 2007 Danny rented a Spec Miata from Tom Fowler at OPM Autosports and tried his hand at two SCCA events. He was immediately hooked and commissioned OPM Autosports to build him his own Spec Miata for the 2008 season.
Since then, Danny has raced and won more than ten Spec Miata championships in SCCA and NASA events across the country. He has also competed in World Challenge and Battery Tender MX-5 Cup events
Danny races under the OPM tent with Tom Fowler as crew chief. His engines are built by good friend Mike Rossini, and he has support from several other sponsors listed on this site.


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BIAFRA: Protesters Shut Down Port Harcourt
by TELL
October 20, 2015 |
Protesters in Port Harcourt
Traffic and other activities were held up for several hours along the Aba Road and other arterial roads like Azikiwe, Ikwerre and Station roads in Port Harcourt, River State following street protests by supporters of the embattled Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
IPOB Leader, Kanu Re-Arrested
Flyovers will Attract Investors, Rivers Govt
How Kanu, IPOB Leader was Arrested
Kanu who was arrested two days ago by operatives of the Directorate of State Service, was granted bail on Monday by a Lagos court where he is standing trial.
The protesters carried placards and sang Biafra solidarity songs as they marched from Rumuola Junction to Lagos Bus Stop in the heart of the old Port Harcourt Township.
The disorderly nature of their conduct caused panic and pandemonium in the oil city before a combined team of soldiers, policemen and operatives of the DSS dispersed them.
Journalists and curious residents, who tried to keep pace with the protesters, suffered the effects of teargas used on the protesters.
The protesters who organised themselves under the aegis of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) said they were not only asking for the release of Kanu, they were also protesting the alleged marginalisation of the Igbo in Nigeria.
"We are in solidarity march for the release of our leader, Nnamdi Kanu. At the same time, we are using the same avenue to state that we are now on our own," said Ikechukwu Nnadi, one of the leading protesters.
Another protester, John Onwuchekwa said, "I am protesting because people are suffering. We are not happy that the Nigerian nation does not encourage people to fully harness their potential."
"My children cannot go to school (because of) high school fees. No employment. We are suffering," said a middle-aged woman spotted among the protesters.
Tags Azikiwe, BIAFRA: Protesters Shut Down Port Harcourt, Ikwerre and Station roads in Port Harcourt, journalists, River state
Journalists Charged on Good Political Reporting
Journalists hold public lecture on Land Grabbing in Edo State
How Journalists Can Achieve Self Empowerment


Jan. 9–11: Symposium of the International Association for Boundary Element Methods, Santiago, Chile — C Cooper, speaker.
Feb. 25–Mar. 1: SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Boston, MA. MS212 AWM Panel: Career Experiences and Advice (L Barba, invited speaker); MS19 Recent Advances in Immersed Boundary Methods (L Barba, invited speaker); MS132 Applications and New Developments in Fast-multipole and Tree-based Methods (L Barba, organizer, with Cris Cecka and Rio Yokota).
Apr. 26: CETLI Symposium, Online Technology & the Future of Higher Education, Photonics Building, 9th floor colloquium room, Boston University.
May 2: Prospectus defense of Barba-group student Anush Krishnan. He passed!
May 8: Prospectus defense of Barba-group student Christopher Cooper. He also passed!
May 20: Scientific Computing Department (SCD) Seminar, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, UK — L Barba, invited speaker, Seminar "Continuum modeling of protein electrostatics with boundary element methods and CUDA"
June 17–19: EUROMECH /ERCOFTAC Colloquium 549 on Immersed Boundary Methods, Leiden, The Netherlands—L Barba, participant; Anush Krishnan, speaker.
June 20: L Barba visiting Prof. Gert Jan VanHeijst at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven. Seminar: "Lift and wakes of flying snakes"
June 28: L Barba visiting Prof. Mike Giles, Oxford University.
July 15–16: NSF CyberBridges Workshop, Arlington, VA—L Barba, invited participant.
July 22–30: HPCLatAM, High-performance Computing Latin America Symposium, Mendoza, Argentina—L Barba, invited speaker.
August 1: Dr. Barba joins the George Washington University as Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Science.
Sept. 3: Thesis defense of Barba-group PhD student Simon Layton. Congratulations to him!
Sept. 17: Prof. Barba is a panelist for the first session of the CIRTL Network mini-course "Flipping—A New Generation for Active Learning," led by Prof. Mary Besterfield-Sacre of Pittsburgh University.
Oct. 27–30: National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium—L Barba, invited speaker. See the Agenda, with speaker bios.
Nov. 4–5: Software Institute for Methodologies and Abstractions for Codes (SIMAC) workshop, Boston University—L Barba, invited speaker.
Nov. 24–26: American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics 66th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA—A Krishnan, presenter.
Dec. 9: MSc thesis defense of Barba-group member (and Lincoln Scholar) J. Brent Parham.
Jan. 17: L Barba is a guest at the launch event for the "100k Strong in the Americas" program for international student exchanges between the US and Latin America, hosted at the US State Department and with the presence of Vice President Joe Biden and State Secretary John Kerry.
May 16: GW School of Engineering and Applied Science Graduation Celebration!
May 19–25: International Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, ParCFD 2014, Trondheim, Norway — L Barba, member of the international advisory committee.
June 1–6: Barba-group PhD student Olivier Mesnard is attending the International HPC Summer School / Challenges in Computational Science (organized by XSEDE, PRACE, Riken, Calcul Canada), held in Budapest, Hungary.
June 10: L Barba is the seminar speaker at the Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, speaking about "Lift and wakes of flying snakes." Hosted by the Vincent Lab.
Jun. 16–17: Supercomputing Conference SC14 Technical Program Committee in-person meeting, Houston, TX.
June 19: L Barba, is speaking as part of the von Braun Propulsion Speaker Series, Propulsion Analysis Group, SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA.
July 14: Reproducibility @XSEDE workshop, Atlanta, GA — L Barba, member of the organizing committee // coverage in HPC Wire: "HPC Workshop Wrestles with Reproducibility," Aug. 19, 2014.
Nov. 16–21: Supercomputing Conference SC14, New Orleans, LA — L Barba, member of the technical papers program committee for the Algorithms area.
Nov. 18–19: Open edX Technology Conference, Cambridge, MA — L Barba, featured speaker; title: "Teaching Numerical Computing in STEM"
Dec. 11: PhD defense of Barba-group student Anush Krishnan at Boston University. He passed!
Dec. 12: PhD defense of Barba-group student Christopher Cooper at Boston University. He also passed!!
The last two PhD students of Prof. Barba at Boston University have defended their doctoral dissertation, and go on to fantastic jobs: one as CFD Engineer at Exa Corp., the other to a faculty position in his native Chile. Congratulations to Anush and Christopher!


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This day, 2008: When Sachin Tendulkar became leading Test run-score
October 17, 2019 • 14:57 PM View: 687
New Delhi, Oct 17: Eleven years ago, on this very day at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Sachin Tendulkar went past West Indies' Brian Lara to become the leading run-getter in Test cricket.In the second Test against Australia in 2008, Tendulkar crossed the figure of 11,953 runs, which was till then the highest number of runs scored in red-ball cricket by Lara.
Tendulkar, who was batting alongside Sourav Ganguly, guided the ball towards the empty third-man area and ran three off the bowling of Peter Siddle to achieve the milestone.
ISL commitment forces Sourav Ganguly to skip Ranchi Test
The Master Blaster reached the milestone in 152 Tests and 247 innings at an average of 54.03. Lara had taken 131 Tests.
That series is also etched in the memories of Indian cricket fans because after that Ganguly announced his retirement from all forms of the game.
BCCI also posted a video on their Twitter handle along with a caption: "This Day in 2008 -- Sachin Tendulkar surpassed Brian Lara to become the highest run-scorer in Tests."
Tendulkar went on to score 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches, the final of which came against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium. His illustrious Test career consisted 51 Tests and 68 half centuries.
This Day in 2008 - @sachin_rt surpassed Brian Lara to become the highest run-scorer in Tests pic.twitter.com/XoRTNF2zAs
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 17, 2019
TAGS Indian Cricket Team Sachin Tendulkar


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Уездный город:
 Уездный город — административный центр уезда.
 «Уездный город» — команда Клуба весёлых и находчивых (КВН).

См. также
 Уездный город N — словосочетание, встречающееся в русской литературе, обозначающее провинциальный, захолустный город.
 «Уездный город N» — альбом группы «Зоопарк».
 Город N


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House of God ist ein Buch von Samuel Shem (ein Pseudonym des Professors für Psychiatrie Stephen Bergman), welches im Original 1978 veröffentlicht wurde. Durch seine sehr zynische Darstellung der Ausbildung junger Ärzte in Krankenhäusern bewirkte das Buch eine beachtliche Veränderung der öffentlichen Meinung und war somit einer der Gründe für die Reformierung der medizinischen Ausbildung in den USA in den achtziger Jahren.

Inhalt
Dr. Roy Basch ist ein neuer Intern (etwa: Assistenzarzt) in einem Krankenhaus namens House of God, nachdem er sein Medizinstudium an der BMS (Best Medical School) abgeschlossen hat. Er ist nur schlecht auf die zermürbenden Dienste sowie die plötzliche Verantwortung vorbereitet und erfährt auch von den erfahreneren Ärzten kaum Hilfe. Er überlebt das Jahr (im Gegensatz zu einem seiner Kommilitonen, welcher Selbstmord begeht) dank verschiedener Faktoren: seine Freundin Berry, verschiedene Affären mit Krankenschwestern (welche sehr detailreich geschildert sind) und einem rätselhaften Assistenzarzt, welcher nur Der Dicke genannt wird. Dieser unterstützt seine Schützlinge mit Wissen wie zum Beispiel den "Regeln des House of God", welche im Buch eine zentrale Bedeutung einnehmen. Das Buch endet damit, dass der Assistenzarzt der Psychiatrie, Dr. Cohen, fast den ganzen Jahrgang der Interns dazu verleitet, eine Karriere in der Psychiatrie einzuschlagen. Hiervon erzählt dann die Fortsetzung Mount Misery.

Kontext und Auswirkungen

Das Buch ist sehr autobiographisch. Die BMS steht für die Harvard Medical School (HMS) und das House of God steht für das Beth Israel Hospital, ein der HMS angegliedertes Krankenhaus in Boston. Das häufig erwähnte "MBH" (Mans best hospital) ist in Realität das Massachusetts General Hospital. Natürlich ist die Geschichte an einigen Stellen stark überspitzt, trotzdem kann ein großer Teil der Ärzte darin eigene Erfahrungen wiedererkennen.

Viele der in dem Buch entwickelten Begriffe haben ihren Weg in die Sprache der Krankenhäuser gefunden:

Gomer: Get Out of My Emergency Room – "Ein menschliches Wesen, das, oft durch Alter, verloren hat, was einen Menschen ausmacht" (Der Dicke)
LAD in GAZ: Liebe Alte Dame in Gutem Allgemeinzustand, kein Gomer
Zebra: Eine sehr unwahrscheinliche Diagnose, bei der es eine andere Diagnose gäbe, die die Symptome besser erklären würde ("Wenn du Hufgetrampel hörst, sind es wahrscheinlich Pferde, keine Zebras").

Regeln des House of God
 Gomer sterben nicht.
 Gomer gehen zu Boden.
 Bei Herzstillstand zuerst den eigenen Puls fühlen.
 Der Patient ist derjenige, der krank ist.
 Zuerst an Verlegung denken.
 Es gibt keine Körperhöhle, die nicht mit einer 14er Kanüle und einem sicheren, starken Arm erreicht werden kann.
 Alter + Serum-Harnstoff = Lasixdosis.
 Sie können dich immer noch mehr quälen.
 Die einzige gute Aufnahme ist eine tote Aufnahme.
 Wenn Du keine Temperatur misst, stellst Du auch kein Fieber fest.
 Zeige mir einen PJler (in der deutschen Buchausgabe heißt es eigentlich: Student der BMS), der meine Arbeit nur verdreifacht, und ich werde ihm die Füße küssen.
 Wenn ein Radiologe, der sich noch in der Facharztausbildung befindet (in der deutschen Buchausgabe heißt es eigentlich: "Radiologie-Resident"), und ein PJler auf einer Thoraxaufnahme etwas Auffälliges sehen, kann dort nichts Auffälliges sein.
 Die beste ärztliche Betreuung besteht darin, so wenig wie möglich zu tun, davon aber reichlich.

Rezeption
1984 gab es eine Verfilmung des Buches.

Auch weist die Serie Scrubs – Die Anfänger deutliche Parallelen zu dem Buch auf. Zum einen ist die Handlung sehr ähnlich, da auch Scrubs von Ärzten in ihren ersten Jahren in einem Krankenhaus handelt. Zum anderen werden viele Begriffe und Ideen aufgegriffen (z. B. der zynische Mentor oder die Bezeichnung von Patienten als Gomer). Ebenso die Serie Grey's Anatomy, so wird z. B. auch in beiden Serien das Zitat "Wenn du Hufschläge hörst, müssen es nicht gleich Zebras sein" verwendet. Dieses Zitat wird aber auch in der Serie Dr. House verwendet. Hierbei handelt es sich um das in der Medizin gerne verwendete Prinzip von Ockhams Rasiermesser, auch als Ockhams Skalpell bekannt.

Bibliografie
 Samuel Shem: The House of God. Droemer Knaur, 1998, ISBN 3-426-60906-1.
 Samuel Shem: Mount Misery Droemer Knaur, 2000, ISBN 3-426-61460-X (Fortsetzung von House of God)
 Samuel Shem: Man's 4th Best Hospital, 2019, ISBN 978-1-984805-36-2

Weblinks

 Besprechung des Preußischen Landboten

Quellen

Literarisches Werk
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Englisch)
Literatur (Vereinigte Staaten)
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Q: bash script not executing mysql command with values passed as variables I am modifying a set of bash scripts that process video files and reports the processing steps to a mysql database (here is the original code in question).
The function that does the database reporting is called from the main processing script and looks like this in the original:
_report_to_db(){
if [ "${REPORT_TO_DB}" = "Y" ] ; then
    echo "INSERT IGNORE INTO tableA (objectIdentifierValue,object_LastTouched) VALUES ('${MEDIA_ID}',NOW()) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE object_LastTouched = NOW()" | mysql --login-path="${LOGIN_PROFILE}"  "${DB_NAME}" 2> /dev/null
    _db_error_check
fi
}

Since the scripts are meant to be run directly from the command line, when you run them that way it works fine. But I'm running them via php from a web interface and there's some shenanigans going on with the quoting/escaping of whitespace and/or variables.
For instance, the script breaks on the whitespace after ...| mysql and it thinks I'm trying to run mysql as root without a password and totally ignores the --login-path and the other stuff I'm piping to it.
When I call mysql from a variable like so:
_report_to_db(){
    if [ "${REPORT_TO_DB}" = "Y" ] ; then

        SQL_ARRAY=(INSERT IGNORE INTO tableA (columnA,lastTouched) VALUES ("${SOME_PASSED_VALUE}",NOW()) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE object_LastTouched = NOW();)
        MYSQL_COMMAND_ARRAY=(mysql --login-path="${LOGIN_PROFILE}" -e "${SQL_ARRAY[@]}" "${DB_NAME}")

        echo "$(${MYSQL_COMMAND_ARRAY[@]})"

        _db_error_check

    fi
}

... I am able to log into mysql correctly but the SQL query is ignored (when it echos the result you get the standard MySQL --help output.
So far I have tried all kinds of variations on quoting, escaping, referencing the query as a separate string variable, as an array (as you see here).
What is also not helpful is that the original _db_error_check() function only checks the value of the pipe exit status. So if the pipe is ok, but there's a problem further down the path, it fails silently.
_db_error_check(){
    if [ "$?" != "0" ] ; then
    # reports an error if the pipe exit value ≠ 0
    else
    # everything is ok! even if there was a mysql error
    fi
}

This is not a file or database permissions issue (already triple checked that). Are there quotes or some other stupid thing that I am missing?? Thanks! Oh, I am running OSX El Capitan.
UPDATE
Lol, I was going to post the PHP that calls the script and then I remembered that the PHP is actually calling a Pyhton script that does some other processing too, and that is what calls the bash script. Here it all is:
PHP
$command = escapeshellcmd("/usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/user/path/to/ingest.py " . $user . " 2>&1");

while (@ ob_end_flush());
$proc = popen($command, 'r');
echo '<pre>';
while (!feof($proc))
{
    echo fread($proc, 4096);
    @ flush();
}
echo '</pre>';

PYTHON
for item in os.listdir(ingestDir):
    if not item.startswith("."):
        filePath = os.path.abspath(ingestDir+"/"+item)
        fileNameForMediaID = os.path.splitext(item)[0]
        try:
            ingest = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/local/bin/ingestfile','-e','-u',user,'-I',filePath,'-m',fileNameForMediaID])
            ingest.wait()
            os.remove(filePath)
        except IOError as err:
            print("OS error: {0}".format(err))

UPDATE 2
I think this might actually be a weird quirk of my installation (go figure). Using mysql --login-path=myDbUser [etc...] from a shell on my host machine I keep getting the error ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'ADMIN'@'localhost' (using password: NO) where the client user is ADMIN and I am trying to login as myDbUser.
I actually uninstalled and reinstalled mysql (via Homebrew) and still have the same results. Using a different machine (running Sierra, but the same mysql version) I can run the above shell command successfully and log into mysql as the target user.
Also on the host machine, I can sudo -u _www zsh and run the command as the Apache user (which is the user running the whole show) without a problem. SO WHY IS IT NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY EITHER IN THE SCRIPT OR EVEN RUN FROM SHELL AS MY MAIN CLIENT USER???
Any ideas? $PATH is identical in all cases mentioned above. Same ~/.mylogin.cnf setups. Is there anything else stupid obvious I missed?

A: You need to use indirect expansion here:
  echo "$(${MYSQL_COMMAND_ARRAY[@]})"

the man says:

If the first character of parameter is an exclamation point (!), and
  parameter is not a nameref, it introduces a level of variable
  indirection. Bash uses the value of the variable formed from the rest
  of parameter as the name of the variable; this variable is then
  expanded and that value is used in the rest of the substitution,
  rather than the value of parameter itself. This is known as indirect
  expansion. If parameter is a nameref, this expands to the name of the
  variable referenced by parameter instead of performing the complete
  indirect expansion. The exceptions to this are the expansions of
  ${!prefix*} and ${!name[@]} described below. The exclamation point
  must immediately follow the left brace in order to introduce
  indirection.
   ${!name[@]}
   ${!name[*]}

If name is an array variable, expands to the list of array indices
  (keys) assigned in name. If name is not an array, expands to 0 if name
  is set and null otherwise. When '@' is used and the expansion appears
  within double quotes, each key expands to a separate word.

PS: If I may put forward a piece of my personal opinion, having a chain of php -> python -> bash is the worst coding style one can ever met, you may want to rewrite it into single langue so it will be easier to track down further issues at least.

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