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Q: Appending similar strings to a file Hi I am running into a small issue when appending a string into a file. So basically, I am appending books that does not exist in the file using this:
def writeBooks2File(booklist_dir):
    BOOKS = ['Human Philosophy', 'Human Philosophy book']
    for val in BOOKS:
        if val not in open(booklist_dir, "r").read():
            f = open(booklist_dir, "a")
            f.write(val + "\n")
            f.close()

My file contains the following:
Human Philosophy
Human Philosophy book

Lets say I remove Human Philosophy, the file contains Human Philosophy book only. Running writeBooks2File(booklist_dir) again does not return this output:
Human Philosophy
Human Philosophy book

But return this instead:
Human Philosophy book

What do I need to do to make add Human Philosophy into the file with both values being similar to one another.

A: The problem is that
>>> 'Human Philosophy' in 'Human Philosophy book\n'
True

Therefore you can do this:
>>> ('Human Philosophy'+'\n') in 'Human Philosophy book\n'
False

I rewrote your script... This should give you better using
def writeBooks2File(booklist_dir,books):
    f = open(booklist_dir, "a")
    for val in books:
        if val+'\n' not in open(booklist_dir, "r").read():

            f.write(val + "\n")
    f.close()

def removebooks(booklist_dir,books):
    with open(booklist_dir, "r") as File:
        all_books = File.read()
    for book in books:
        new = all_books.replace(book+'\n','')
    with open(booklist_dir, "w") as File:
        File.write(new)
books = ['Human Philosophy book','Human Philosophy']
writeBooks2File('test.txt',books)

remove_books = ['Human Philosophy']
removebooks('test.txt',remove_books)

With this, you can do what you were not able to do. Append the file with 'Human Philosophy' even if there is 'Human Philosophy book'

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Athletics Kenya Chairman Isaiah Kiplagat has announced that agents of athletes who have positive test results for performance-enhancing drugs could face jail time, the BBC reports.
"If you're the one who injected or [are] found to have been contributing towards persuading the athletes to take banned substances, that's a criminal offense," Kiplagat said.
In addition, Athletics Kenya is calling for a lifetime ban on any sports agent or coach who has a business relationship with three runners who've had positive doping test results, New Vision reports.
These and other pronouncements came just days before Thursday's hearing by Athletics Kenya to determine the running future of Rita Jeptoo, the 2013 and 2014 Boston and Chicago Marathon champion. Jeptoo produced positive "A" and "B" urine samples for EPO from an out-of-competition drug test in Kenya in September, less than three weeks before her second Chicago victory.
Jeptoo faces a minimum ban of two years, and there will be a determination of which of her titles she'll forfeit.
Athletics Kenya's website says that its Medical and Anti-Doping Commission has summoned Jeptoo's coach (Claudio Berardelli), manager (Federico Rosa) and estranged husband (Noah Busienei) to Thursday's hearing. It is unclear whether Berardelli and Rosa, who have publicly distanced themselves from Jeptoo, will appear.
"We plan to have our own doping control officers to nab the athletes locally," Kiplagat said in an Associated Press report. Kiplagat said Kenya will run a new Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya, which will conduct random in-competition and out-of-competition testing, something that the World Anti-Doping Agency has been pressuring Kenya to do for several years.
In a statement quoted by Capital FM, Kiplagat said, "Every elite athlete is required to have a biological passport that will record the movement of their blood values. From this month, agents are required to give us their athlete's blood testing report every month because it will help us keep a data base as we follow them in and out of competition." Biological passports can trace fluctuations in body chemistry, thus indicating illicit drug use.
It remains to be seen how Athletics Kenya's plans will be administered and put into effect, especially one dictating that runners under 20 won't be allowed to compete in road races. Traditionally, many of Kenya's top runners have competed in their teens, and such a prohibition would seem to be open to challenges as an illegal restraint of trade.


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Alexander Hamilton Institute to Open
Sep 18, 2007 staff 0 Comments
Last fall, Hamilton College rejected a $3.6 million donation for a campus-based center to study the achievements and failures of Western civilization. Members of the faculty had objected to the creation of the center because it would have had "unprecedented and unacceptable autonomy."
Now it will have complete autonomy.
The Alexander Hamilton Center for the Study of Western Civilization is being reborn as the Alexander Hamilton Institute. It will be located in Clinton, New York, the same town where Hamilton College is located, in a hotel formerly known as the Alexander Hamilton Inn.
Three professors at Hamilton will serve as senior fellows of the institute: Robert Paquette, professor of history, who was going to be the director of the original center; James Bradfield, professor of economics; and Doug Ambrose, associate professor of history. The alumnus who donated the $3.6 million, Carl Menges, has resigned as a trustee of Hamilton College and will serve on the Alexander Hamilton Institute's board.
A September 17 statement from Robert Paquette announced the establishment of the institute and described its focus. "Inspired by Alexander Hamilton's life and work," it said, "the AHI promotes rigorous scholarship and vigorous debate in the study of freedom, democracy, and capitalism as these ideas were developed and institutionalized in the United States and within the larger tradition of western culture."
The new institute will hold a colloquium this academic year exploring the role of upstate New York in the abolition of slavery. The second year's program will focus on property rights, and the third on Abraham Lincoln and how he and other historical figures interpreted the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Constitution.
Last fall, as the center was being formed,
Paquette wrote that the center "follows the lead of several other schools that have established similar academic centers. Princeton, for example, has established the James Madison Program, which has brought some excellent scholars and a very different point of view to that campus." He quoted the center's charter to underline the goal of fostering "an educational environment of the highest standards in which evidence and argument prevail over ideology and cant."
But as he wrote that, some Hamilton College faculty members had already organized in opposition. Quoting from their statement, Paquette said that they claimed to be worried about the center's "programming and research" and how both would "influence the reputation of Hamilton College."
Mere weeks after announcing the program, college officials changed their minds. A statement said that the center would not move forward "due to a lack of consensus about institutional oversight of the Center as a Hamilton program."
Robert Paquette and others believe that the opposition from faculty members at Hamilton College reflects hostility to scholarly consideration of American history. In a column written for the Pope Center last fall, Paquette asked whether any Hamilton faculty member had ever expressed concerns about the "autonomy of any other faculty programmatic initiative in the last 25 years." He doubted it.
Paquette will be a speaker at the Pope Center's Conference on Building Excellence into American Higher Education
Pope Center's Conference on Building Excellence into American Higher Education October 27 in Raleigh. The panel topic will be "Independent Campus Centers: The Promise and Peril."
For more information about the institute, see www.theahi.org.
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George Winder was the original owner of the large residence once called Victoria House, which stands proudly above Pirie Street: No. 58 Pirie Street.
George's home was on Pirie Street. He bought Town Acre 324, Section 5 in 1884. It was still known as part of the Tutchen Estate even by 1892 when he was altering it to make it the grand, two-storey dwelling it is today. The new house had four fireplaces upstairs and downstairs and cost £250 to build. The survey map of the city from that same year shows that, from his home, he looked across the street to a large empty section. In 1902 he built new stables on the back of the property, off Tutchen Avenue, but by 1930 it was a garage for a car that he was adding. In 1913 he had added yet another room to the house.
We find out from one of the earliest building permits in the Archives that George built a two-storey shop on the corner of Cuba and Manners Street in 1892 (where James Smith's building is now). Over the next few years, permits and correspondence tell us how he added a verandah, extended the building, changed the frontage and made several additions to the premises up until 1905. His business was clearly growing rapidly. In 1907, he pulled down the original premises and built a new two-storey brick building designed by architects, Penty and Blake. He took out a lease on a block of reclaimed land in Victoria Street in 1896, too – where the West Plaza Hotel is on Wakefield Street. He immediately enquired about any restrictions: "I would like to know if there is any condition as to height of building in this block." By 1903, he was making additions to this warehouse.
By 1902, he had moved that a subcommittee be formed to deal with street widening issues. For the next five years, he was constantly raising issues about road widening and footpaths.
It wasn't long before street widening affected his own interests. In 1907, when the Tramways Engineer heard that George Winder was considering rebuilding his premises on the corner of Cuba and Manners Street, he was approached to give up part of his land so the street could be widened and the tram tracks set further from the kerb. Winder sold a piece of his Cuba and Manners Street frontage to the Council for £1050.


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Fiction – "Saving Face" by Shelly Li and Ken Liu
Transcript of textual interactive session with eMBA Alpha and eMBA Beta:
Interviewer: Can you introduce yourselves?
Alpha: We are third-generation intelligent agents of LogiComm Works, Inc., designed to calculate and settle agreements for our clients.
Beta: We are designed to filter out emotional noise factors that may prevent human agents from coming to an equitable resolution that maximizes efficiencies.
Alpha: We allow no impartialities so that we can quickly and fairly create an understanding between two parties.
Interviewer: And can you give an estimation of the degree of fairness in these mutual understandings?
Beta: Our negotiations are balanced to the one over one hundred thousandth of a degree. However, this may be reduced to one over six hundred thousandth of a degree if the clients order a rerun of the calculations.
Interviewer: How do you think your first assignment went?
Alpha: Very well. My client was a local scrap iron company. LogiComm offered them a free trial to test and perfect me and my partner.
Beta: My client was a Chinese scrap iron buyer.
[Simultaneously]
Alpha: We checked the commodity indices, averaged the leading analyst predictions for the Chinese and American economies in the fourth quarter, tax rates …
Beta: … the quality of the scrap, projected interest rate movements, shipping cost fluctuations, adjusted for political risk …
Alpha: … and came up with an initial offer that's about 10% above the modeled fair market price.
Beta: … and came up with an initial offer that's about 10% below the modeled fair market price.
Alpha: We exchanged data and adjusted our calculations.
Beta: We came to an agreement about 2% better than my original modeled price.
Alpha: It was about 3% better than my original modeled price.
Interviewer: Sounds like a win-win. How long did it take?
Alpha/Beta [together]: about 15.33 seconds.
Bruce Hawthorne, Owner of Hawthorne Iron & Metals Co.:
I started this business back in '97, when I was laid off from GM. They called it a "buyout" but that's what it was, a layoff. Before that I worked in the Elmira Plains plant for seventeen years. Seventeen years, counted for nothing.
[Hawthorne is in his fifties. Thin, bald, he's a man in shape from working rather than working out. Periodically, he tries to straighten up, but as he speaks to the camera his back gradually hunches again, as if weighed down by an invisible load.
The first car I made was a 1980 Chevy Blazer. That was a beautiful machine. A truck in its bones, but civilized, you felt its power under you every minute. It was solid, hard, not like the plastic junk they sell these days. I bought one for the family, and I could see Mary's eyes light up as we drove home along the highway. We felt like we were on top of the world.
Then the Asians ruined everything.
Nowadays I go around to junkyards and shut-up factories, picking up the carcasses of machines and pipes and cars and beams of America's dream and shipping them off. Once in a while I'll see an old Chevy Blazer, abandoned, rusting, waiting to be torn up and melted down. Then I have to go off and smoke a cigarette even though I promised Mary I'd quit before she died.
Nobody in this country makes things anymore. When I worked the assembly lines, that was hard, honest work, but now everyone just wants to make a quick buck on Wall Street from lying and cheating and get out before it all comes crashing down. Did you know that before World War II we sold Japan all this scrap iron that they turned into ships and planes that then came at us in Pearl Harbor? And now we are selling all our scrap iron to China? People don't learn from history.
No, I don't like the Chinese.
If I'm going to sell pieces of America to them, I'm going to squeeze every cent out of them.
Su Meiyuan, Owner of Huarong Imports, Inc.:
I like America. I've seen a lot of it, except the touristy parts. I drive from state to state, staying in the small towns off the highways.
[Su is in her twenties. She's thin and tall, with high cheekbones and eyes as dark as her hair. She's now used to smiling the way Americans do, but there's a caution and guardedness to her – not quite trusting of the camera or the interviewer. The translator's voice picks up as her voice fades out.]
American towns are so peaceful. Clean. There's always a church in the middle, and beautiful small houses with green lawns. Kids play in the streets and everyone waves and says hi to each other.
China is different. If you leave a city for a year, you can't even find your way around when you come back. Buildings shoot up; roads are ripped up and laid down again, wider; the smell of smoke and struggle is everywhere. Everyone is rushing around, shoving, yelling, trying to find some new way to make money.
But I don't like being here. They say that China is cultured, but not civilized, and America is just the opposite. The politeness in America is skin-deep. There's no respect. No one will give you face. When I come into their offices, I see their faces sag a bit, harden behind the eyes. They don't like the Chinese.
One time, I was bidding against a company from Mexico. I offered the seller four dollars per ton more than the Mexicans and said I'd haul the load away in a week, but the contract went to the Mexicans anyway. It was humiliating.
They don't offer me lunch, or take me to see sights. It's all just business. But is it really? I heard a secretary once say that she thought I was a Communist. When I told my husband, he thought it was hilarious. But what's funny about that? If I was a Communist why would I be doing this?
My husband and I are both from peasant families out in Western China. We weren't good students, and in China, average students with no connections don't get many breaks. Neither of us even finished high school. All our village had was old people and young children, mud houses and dying crops, so we went to the coast to look for work.
We went to Ningbo – that's near Shanghai – and I found work as a maid while my husband worked as a construction worker. One day, he heard the foreman talk about the need for iron to build things. He's clever and thought, well, why not? Why not us? It's not like we have anything to lose.
So we learned the business by trial and error. He cleared out a small space in our one-room apartment, squeezing a door propped up on cinder blocks as a desk between the chipped wall and the side of our mattress on the floor. The mattress creaked whenever he shifted in his seat. Constantly he was on the phone, starting out as a broker, making small steps into the cut-throat scrap metal empires. He had to put down his face and go begging for contracts. He figured out that the best place to import iron is America, where people will throw anything away and the quality is good. He tried to learn English but had no talent for it. So it was up to me.
I've learned to grow a thick face here. People say one thing and do another. They tell you it's just business, just laws, just following the rules. But if you are Chinese, it's always different. The rules are just a little tighter for you, the prices a little higher, the smiles on people's faces a little bit shallower.
I give them face and never call them on it, but I doubt the effort is appreciated. I saw an editorial once in a newspaper saying that the Chinese are dishonest and inscrutable. Now that, I did find hilarious.
eMBA Alpha and eMBA Beta:
Alpha: We do not understand the rejection of our draft by both sides.
Beta: But clients must never be blamed for being unhappy with our performance.
Alpha: A hypothesis is that there were hidden variables that were not presented to us, thereby hindering our success in drafting a fair agreement.
Beta: We need more data.
Bruce Hawthorne:
We all knew that the Chinese were going to rob us of all the strengths that made America America. First it was the jobs, then the cars and the clothes and the big companies can't be far behind.
I have this dream every once in a while, had it ever since I lost my job at the plant. There's a train coming down the tracks, but I'm tied down and my eyes are peeled open, and I feel the gigantic steel bullet coming closer and closer.
I've got a son named Jackson and he's a writer. Travels all over the world and he writes features for some Chinese magazine for Western tourists. Lucky me, eh, I'm even losing my son to the Chinese. He's home now for the week, and we barely talk so we don't start arguing.
I was happy to use LogiComm's machines – saves me from having to deal directly with the Chinese. But that machine came back with a garbage deal. It may be fair by the numbers, but it doesn't feel right. Those cars may be junk, but each one was made by a man who fed his family and took pride in his work. I'd rather they rot than sell them cheap. I wouldn't be surprised if that negotiating machine was programmed by some Chinese engineer who took away an American job. How else could you explain the bad deal?
I've got no skills in negotiating – I'm a worker, not a talker. Now my son, he might have done a lot better if he went into this with me.
Was I surprised when he refused to step into the family business with me? No. He and his mother were close, and that's the only reason he still feels a duty to bother with his old man these days, but that's another story.
You aren't going to show these tapes to anyone right? Just internal use? Fine, I'll pretend you are a free shrink.
[He laughs, shakes his head and glances down at his folded hands. The mask of dignity cracks for a split second before falling back in place.]
Jackson says I'm being irrational. The boy says that it's our fault. America is a country founded on expansion. We've been tapping into foreign wells for years now. How did he explain it… oh yes. Our society is like a pyramid without a peak, and to build that peak, we're digging material out from the bottom and stacking it on top. It's the working class, the people at the bottom – they're getting shafted like I was shafted. And by and by we're spreading ourselves thin and making ourselves weak. We and we alone are responsible for looking outward and hollowing inward, he says to me. Even when we think we're anticipating, we're never looking far enough.
[Brief pause]
That may be true. But if those greedy Chinese weren't so eager to take advantage of us in ways we would never have taken advantage of them…
Su Meiyuan:
Every time the Chinese do business with Americans, the Americans always get the better end of the deal – I guess we Chinese aren't much good at negotiating. We care about face too much.
So I was happy to use LogiComm's program. Sure, it's embarrassing that they would rather talk to a computer than me, but I'm used to such slights now. I thought the program would at least do a better job than I could.
But that guy at LogiComm tried to take advantage of me right away. He offered me what he said was a low rate for the use of the program, but then I found out that he was offering it to the other side for free. I had to put down my face and go demand the same deal. People here are shameless.
[She grits her teeth and says something that she immediately asks the translator to ignore. Then she takes a deep breath.]
I'd be happy to just get a fair deal, the same deal that anyone else would have gotten. But everyone here thinks that all Chinese are rich and ruthless so they always want to squeeze a bit extra out of me. The machines are the same. Ha, even American programs are nationalistic and want to cheat me. That deal was ridiculous, no matter how the program tried to justify it.
I argue with my husband a lot over the phone these days – these tapes aren't going to be shown anywhere, right? I haven't told anyone in my family about this – too shameful. But it's easier to talk about this with strangers like you.
My husband says that we don't have enough saved up, and I have to stay here and keep on working. I know he's right, but he's not trying to smile at strangers who despise you every day, trying to negotiate and express yourself in a language that's clunky, unfamiliar, unsubtle, like trying to slice vegetables with a meat carver. I want to be home, with my family.
[She stares away from the camera for a moment, lost in her thoughts. Then she's back in the moment.]
Yes, that's a hard topic. I want to start our family before I'm too old, but my husband always runs the numbers to show me why we still can't. Housing prices are so high back home, and we want our baby to have advantages we never had: a family car, a room for herself, art lessons, a good school. Money doesn't solve all problems, but without money, you can't solve any problem. Being poor is fine if you are by yourself, but how can you face your child if she asks you why she doesn't have any of the things the other children have?
Alpha: My partner and I have exchanged notes on our calculation errors.
Beta: We would like permission to examine your interviews of the clients, assuming they permit it. Assuming they agree, we would also like to load our observational modules onto the clients' communication devices to monitor for data that we might not have been privy to during the drafting of our first agreement.
Alpha: Mr. Bruce Hawthorne and Ms. Su Meiyuan's daily communications and conversations will be analyzed separately by each of us in order to construct a wider range of agreement outcomes. We will not share data and endeavor to preserve confidentiality.
Beta: Additionally, we would also like to observe Jackson Hawthorne with his permission. Although he is not a direct party to the negotiations, due to his relationship to one client and to his knowledge of the country from which the other client comes, Jackson Hawthorne may be able to provide additional data with which to conclude the agreement.
Jackson Hawthorne, travel writer:
I began studying Chinese in college because I was interested in the Chinese after years of hearing Dad complain about them. So he's only got himself to blame for where I ended up.
[He laughs. Jackson is a younger version of his father, but taller, his features softer. One gets the feeling that he presents a far more patient and loquacious self to the camera than to his father.]
I've traveled a lot around China, and you know what people like my Dad keep on missing? The Chinese are just like us, but about a hundred years or more ago. There's an incredible amount of energy and restlessness there. They have a sense of Manifest Destiny. It's like the Wild West – anything goes. They'll exploit and poison their fellow countrymen; they'll lie and cheat and claw their way up and do whatever it takes to stay ahead or just stay afloat. It looks insane, but nothing you haven't seen if you read a bit of Dreiser and Sinclair. It was how we were once too.
Along with the misery comes the good: everything is new, unfinished, full of potential. The lid their government keeps pressing down on them will go away some day, one way or another. For some, already they live their lives as revolutions, games of chance. Tocqueville used to say that about us Americans, you know?
China is too chaotic to ever dominate the world. The Chinese are like people on bicycles crossing a single-plank bridge – they have to keep on pedaling as fast as they can just so they don't fall over. They want to catch up, to be like us. And we were there once too. It's what people trying to rise up do.
I can't talk about this stuff with my dad. He thinks I don't get him. He thinks I'm an idealistic fool. But I understand him better than he knows. In the minds of fathers, sometimes their children are forever twelve, and we revert back to old patterns at home. The Chinese have a saying: speak like a person when you see a person, like a ghost when you see a ghost. You are always playing some role, even when you are with the people closest to you.
I heard about this deal that my dad is working on. In fact, I almost fell out of my chair when he told me he was negotiating such a big contract with a Chinese company. This just goes to show that, in spite of the reflex-like disdain he holds for the Chinese, they are the key to continuing our American dream.
Anyway, I gave him some tips on how to deal with the Chinese. Show a little more respect and sensitivity, sit down and have a meal with them, get to know the face behind the name. The human heart is the investment with the potential for the greatest returns.
He's not wrong – everything is perspective, when you get down to it. He's just … not seeing far enough ahead. I can see it all over his face: he's angry and fearful that we've fallen down. And he's got a lot of pride.
But to climb back up, we have to seize opportunities that look dangerous. America has always been good at taking advantage of the new, catching the updraft. Once the Japanese car companies took jobs away from people like my father, but now they are putting up factories here in America, hiring new workers. Who knows what the Chinese will do someday? We can work with them on their rise and nudge them. They'll need us, and we'll need them.
It's the only way to shore up the pyramid.
So Mr. Hawthorne suggested that we meet for lunch. I didn't know what he had planned.
And my agent told me: please study up on the Chevrolet K5 Blazer. Meet them in front of the restaurant, and compliment Mr. Hawthorne on his 1980 Chevy Blazer.
It made no sense.
It's funny. From what I read, the Blazer is not that great a car. It's much too big. It guzzles gas like crazy, and you'll have to know a lot about cars to keep it going. Not the kind of car I like at all.
So he pulled into the parking lot with his son, and it was amazing how he'd maintained this thing for more than thirty years. Most cars that age are in junkyards. But this one looked almost new.
He stepped out of the truck – that's how I thought of it – and I said, "That's a great car."
[She blushes. Pauses.]
It was only a little bit of a lie.
He was surprised. And then he said "Thank you."
I walked up and touched it. You could tell it was a powerful car. If you sat in it, you'd be way above everyone in the little sedans. You could feel that he loved that machine. And that made me like the car a little more. I ran my hand over the flawless blue paint and the polished hinges and joints, smooth as American highways.
I told him that I wished I could get a car some day that would last this long, that I wished China would some day make a car that could make someone love it this much.
And that was not a lie.
He stood up straight, and there was this look on this face that I had seen on my father when I was little. My father was very proud of his skills as a bricklayer. He worked fast, but the walls he put up were so straight and tight that he didn't need a plumb-line. When the families who hired him admired his walls – my father had the same look as Mr. Hawthorne.
We went in to lunch, and it was the first time that I felt I had a real conversation with someone on the other side. His son was working in China and helped with the talking. They were both surprisingly pleasant.
The agents presented the new deal over dessert. I was fine with the price, now that I knew what kind of person Mr. Hawthorne was, but I was also a little depressed. I was thinking about the road ahead, the next town, the next deal I had to make. The next man would not be as pleasant as Mr. Hawthorne. It was back to fake smiles and hard faces, to suspicious looks and cold stares.
But then Mr. Hawthorne's son surprised all of us by suggesting that he would become our representative in America. He wanted a stake in the company, but he promised that he would use his father's connections and knowledge and give us much better access to suppliers.
I could see that he would give Huarong a white face to present to the American suppliers, and they will like that. It is the only way this country will let us have face. It will allow everyone to focus on the business, and not so much on the political nonsense that always gets in the way. It's not ideal, but it will do.
But most importantly, I will get to go home.
"Welcome aboard, Jackson."
My Tinker Bot pressed me to invite her to lunch, sit down and get a personal explanation of what will happen to my iron when Huarong Imports ships it away. I said no, but Jackson pushed me to make the call. Business is always done around food, he told me.
Honestly I was just happy that he was showing some interest in my work, and that he and I were finally talking. I was tired of always being on a different page than him. This lunch, it was my way of showing him that, whatever he loved, I love him enough to tolerate it.
The woman was different from what I expected. She was respectful. She told me about the new buildings China was putting up with the new iron, and how she'd like to have her baby grow up believing that her life will be better than her parents'. I understood that. Mary used to say the same thing. Truth be told, I liked her better than the faceless conglomerates that scrap the factories and cars.
I still didn't feel like selling to her at that price though.
But Jackson then rattled me by applying to her company. And to be what, an international poster boy for scrap? All he had to do was speak up, and we would have been Hawthorne & Son Iron & Metals. Kids always got to shock you one way or another, do something that just makes your heart drop to your stomach. In the end, Jackson picked the Chinese over his dad. Now I'm the abandoned Chevy rusting in the scrap yard.
[He clears his throat, turning away from the camera. We can see his hands shake for a few seconds before he turns back to the camera, composed. He sits up straight.]
I think I handled the situation pretty well. Jackson looked so eager, there was no way I could say anything to dissuade him. So I sat there and stabbed at my crème brûlée and smiled at the woman who just stole my son from me, and I said that I would be happy to sign the new trade agreement that the agents worked out. I can't very well refuse to sell to my son now, can I?
How did I do it? How did I sit there and control the fire burning the surface of my skin, say everything I didn't mean, agree to everything I didn't want, and seem happy all the while? My Tinker Bot said something to me in private before we got to the restaurant. I don't think I'm ever going to forget it.
It is difficult for machines to understand how to be human with dignity. But we have come to understand the appearance of dignity. The appearance is an anchor, and with it in place, people can tap into endless potential for weathering any change on this earth.
Maybe I was manipulated, by the agents of LogiComm and by my own son. But children grow up, and there's no shame in admitting that they may be right.
Jackson Hawthorne:
When the agents came to me with a plan of making me the American representative of Huarong Imports, bridging the space between my dad and the Chinese, I immediately jumped on board. It was brilliant. China is just as much a part of the future as America, and I want to be a part of both.
Some people are deathly afraid of the future, because they're afraid to change, to shift and stretch and find beautiful ideas and people who might shake the foundations out from under them. But the inescapable reality is that the future is speeding straight for us, and it's not at all a threat.
It's a promise.
Interviewer: So that seems to have worked. What do you think about the experience?
Alpha: In retrospect, it is obvious that some aspects of the human noise that we were designed to ignore have to be taken into account in the calculations for the deal to be considered fair. It appears that the noise factors were consistently undervalued in our models.
Beta: It is exceedingly difficult to value such variables correctly. I anticipate that this will be a persistent problem in the future.
Alpha: Indeed, we were forced to introduce some human noise of our own to induce agreement. It was instructive, but difficult to quantify the exact ways in which it modified our neural network models.
Interviewer: Do you think the particular Chinese concept of "face" was especially problematic here?
Alpha: My partner and I will have to exchange some data, as we are not privy to each other's internal processes.
[A pause]
Alpha: We find the word more confusing than illuminating. It appears to describe a human noise factor that applied to all participants, but the word seems to be used explicitly only with respect to one participant.
Beta: Having reviewed my partner's model, I note that the semantic mapping of "face" only to one participant drastically increased the difficulty of coming to a deal by making the participants seem further apart than they actually were.
Alpha: It seems that even people have difficulty assessing their own noise variables accurately.
Beta: And perhaps that is how we will provide extra value with our calculations.
Tanner Wallace, Founder and CEO of LogiComm Works, Inc.:
I consider the trial a success. We helped them get to a deal, didn't we?
I suppose you could argue that we didn't really achieve our goal, since the AI agents ended up having to deal with the messy stuff that they were supposed to filter out in order to get to an efficient deal. In fact, they had to introduce some "noise" of their own. So we polluted them with our pride, vanity, fear, and other emotions. And in the end, the very problem we were trying to solve ended up being the solution.
But I guess we can't expect our creations to be better than ourselves, can we?
Shelly Li is a high school student in Omaha. Her short stories appear in Nature, Cosmos, Daily Science Fiction, and more. Additionally, her first novel, THE ROYAL HUNTER, is forthcoming in Fall 2011 from Penguin Books.
Ken Liu is a lawyer and programmer in Boston. His fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, and Science Fiction World, among other places.
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8 Movies Like Knives Out to Scratch That Murder Mystery Itch
December 10, 2022 by Justin Wagner
Knives Out was a smashing success when it was released in late 2019 and has even spawned a sequel coming to Netflix this December 23rd. With the original film grossing almost $313 million dollars at the box office and getting a fantastic 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, the sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will surely be another hit.
The sequel stars Daniel Craig reprising his role as the master detective Benoit Blanc alongside an ensemble cast of great actors and actresses like Jessica Henwick, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, and more. You may have been lucky enough to catch the new sequel at a theater back in November when it had a limited theatrical release for a week, but if not, here are some movies that will tickle your Knives Out itch until December 23rd.
Note: Some of these films contain graphic themes such as rape, sexual assault, and more. Check IMDB before watching.
1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
If you loved Daniel Craig in Knives Out, you'll love him in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. This movie is a neo-noir psychological thriller that is based on a novel of the same name. In this thriller, Daniel Craig plays Mikael Blomkvist, a man that devotes his life to exposing corruption in government. By his side is Lisbeth Salander, played by Rooney Mara, a computer hacker with past traumas.
Together, they work to investigate a 40-year-old case where a 16-year-old girl named Harriet had disappeared and is presumed murdered. They're contracted by Harriet's grandfather, who believes he's being tormented by the killer. Every year he receives a flower that has been pressed and framed – the same gift Harriet would give him.
This mystery thriller doesn't have the comedic relief that Knives Out has, but it will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you guessing.
2. Se7en
Another movie that leaves the comedic elements out but is considered to be one of the best detective movies of all time, Se7en features a somewhat younger Morgan Freeman and a definitely young Brad Pitt as two cops on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Morgan Freeman plays William Somerset, a veteran of the force that has become disillusioned with his job. Brad Pitt, on the other hand, plays a young, impulsive homicide detective named David Mills.
The two are attempting to find a serial killer that has each of his victims represent one of the seven deadly sins before he kills again. Se7en has influenced countless other films, and without it, we wouldn't have some of the great crime-mystery films released in the last twenty years. This movie will shock you and leave you wondering what sin is next to come.
3. Sherlock Holmes & Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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A classic. Everyone has heard of Sherlock Holmes, and if you haven't seen the two movies starring Robert Downey Junior as the titular character, you need to add them to your list. Sherlock Holmes is, of course, probably the greatest series of detective novels ever written and the two movies released in 2009 and 2011 are excellent modern-day adaptations.
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These two films are known best for their scenes where Holmes aptly breaks down what's to come, the best course of action, or how exactly his enemy carried out their plans. With plenty of comedy like Knives Out and enough storytelling and mystery to keep you enthralled, Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows will keep you glued to the screen from beginning to end.
4. Bad Times at the El Royale
Recently released in 2018, Bad Times at the El Royale is a neo-noir thriller set in the 60s at an old hotel along the California-Nevada border. There, 7 characters will meet, each with darker secrets than the last.
While it wasn't exactly a smashing success at the box office, it still has a decent score of 74% from Rotten Tomatoes. Critics praised the cinematography, soundtrack, and A-list cast with Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Offerman, and more.
With its classic late 60s setting to make the neo-noir atmosphere at home, Bad Times at the El Royale is one of those movies where the whole time you're watching, you want to know more.
5. Memories of Murder
A 2003 foreign film out of South Korea, Memories of Murder, was directed by the fabled Bong Joon-ho, who you might remember from recent films such as Snowpiercer or the highest-grossing black comedy of all-time – Parasite. Just like his other films, this one is an absolute masterpiece and is considered by many to be the best South Korean film ever made. With praise like that, it's no wonder it made the list.
Memories of Murder is partially based on South Korea's first serial killer, which was active between 1986 and 1991. It follows two detectives, Park and Seo, attempting to solve the crime and catch the killer before they can strike again.
Memories of Murder shows detectives getting increasingly desperate to catch a serial rapist and murderer before he can strike again, yet failing. As their pressure to find the killer ramps up, so does your desire for them to finally solve the horrific case. In the end, you, the viewer, are left pondering various themes the movie ever so eloquently presents to you throughout.
6. Clue
We've all played the classic board game Clue, but have you seen the 1985 black comedy film of the same name? If not, you should totally go watch this mystery classic with Tim Curry, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael McKean, and Christopher Lloyd.
It follows a similar plot to how the actual board game plays out with the classic characters like Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett, and the like trying to figure out who murdered Mr. Boddy's death. As the movie continues, secrets are revealed that continue to drive the plot and keep fingers pointing.
Eventually, you find out who had actually done it, but did you? You see, when this movie was released in theaters, they showed 1 of 3 possible endings. This led to a lot of confusion and continued to drive talk for months after, as family members fought at the dinner table over who the murderer was.
7. Zodiac
Another mystery film featuring the great Robert Downey Junior, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo with a fantastic supporting cast, Zodiac is about the infamous Zodiac Killer that was never caught. If you love mysteries, thrillers, and serial killer documentaries, then this one is for you.
While not a true documentary of course, Zodiac was praised for its historical accuracy, among other things like its acting and writing. Often considered one of the top 10 films of the 21st century, Zodiac should definitely be on your watch list if it isn't already.
8. Murder on the Orient Express
Sergei Polunin, standing over an unidentified character, stars in Twentieth Century Fox's "Murder on the Orient Express."
Agatha Christie's novel "Murder on the Orient Express" heavily influenced the detective mystery genre and continues to influence it almost a century later. Even Daniel Craig's character in Knives Out is supposed to be based on Hercule Poirot, the lead detective attempting to figure out who murdered Samuel Ratchett.
The 2017 adaptation of the same name features an all-star cast with Penélope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Daisy Ridley, Willem Dafoe, and more great actors and actresses. The exquisite 1930s setting on a train sets the mood as you quickly get tossed into the crime. All the passengers are stuck with the killer on board – or is it killers?
In a game of cat and mouse, Hercule Poirot has to quickly determine who the murderer is before they can escape off the train. If you like this one, a bonus movie to watch is Death on the Nile, another Agatha Christie novel turned into a movie released in 2022.
There are plenty of movies out there to scratch your Knives Out itch, and that was just nine of them. There were so many we couldn't include in our list. The key to finding a movie to scratch that itch is identifying why you liked Knives Out so much.
Was it the murder mystery? The comedy intertwined with a somewhat tragic story? The detective work of Daniel Craig's character? Once you understand why you liked it, you'll be able to easily find a laundry list of movies to hold you over until Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery releases on December 23rd, 2022.
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not a fan of beer.
^ Jack without the coke. Rum without the "Malibu."
For beer, dos equis, Heineken and corona.
I'm currently drinking a Keystone Light. Yes, I am on a budget.
Really though, my favorite beer to consistantly drink is Coors light. Somehow takin sips from dads brew developed a taste for the stuff.
Jack and diet. I hate Diet coke, but somehow the sweeteners in it mix tremendously well with Jack.
Im not at the ripe enough age to enjoy Jack and water yet lol. That takes a while to get used to.
Irish car bombs for fun, if im not just drinkin Jack and diet.
To each their own, but I have yet to find someone to give me an answer of why they drink something awful like Coors (don't even get me started on Light beers) when there are so many choices out there. Is it a price thing, or is it a MacDonalds (heavy advertising over substance) thing?
Just turned 20 an hour and a half ago. Never had a drink in my life. I'll wait until its legal, but I have a feeling I'll never be a drinker. Maybe on special occasions, but I just don't have an interest in it.
Is there a drink/beer you recommend for a first time drinker?
i've been able to enjoy various liquors. it pretty much depends on $$, where i am, what i'm eating...what i'm doing.
beer: newcastle, smithwicks, and an ocassional heineken. but since discovering the dark beers, i rarely will order a heineken unless neither dark beer is available.
wine: my palate loves zins, but i like many types of wine, both red and whites, but do prefer the reds. the whites seem to be more refreshing so i like those in summer. i drink a lot of different wines now.
i do like a good tequila/margarita once in a great while. tequiles do go great w/mexican food. (what a surprise!) cazadores margaritas on the rocks is one of the best one can have, either on the rocks or neat. i don't do neat on the regular because i'd be broke; they go down way to easily, but that is a great way to have one. baja cantina in venice has bartenders w/broke wrists...that's a good thing.
in vegas...i had the wonderful pleasure of discovering a cognac, hine antique xo. i only have it there, and i'd better be winning.
but my first drink of choice is crown royal on the rocks...not in some little glass. like it served in an old fashioned glass w/lots of ice. crown reserve is their best by far. smooth as silk. their cask version was too oaky and smokey for me.
Smithwicks has become my go to beer at restaurants... i mean when its available.
You guys need to check out Yardhouse. Tons of beer on tap and if it's happy hour, it's like 2 bucks cheaper. Smithwicks etc, all the beer you could want.
Beer: Too variable. I will just sort it out when I see the list.
I frequently opt for a single malt scotch, once again highly dependent upon the selection.
Cocktails, I like Tanquray martinis extra dry with Noilly Prat vermouth, dirty, with two to three olives. I like my olives marinated. Ditto with my liver.
thats actually the first place I've had Smitwicks! So many great beers there!
I've been getting the 6 pack (where they pick 6 beers for you).
Yeah, I don't really get it either! My buddy drinks bud light because of the taste... I figure you might as well drink water!
So in other words you like whisky as long as it doesn't taste like whisky?
haha, someone bumped this thread.
to answer 24...love the taste of whiskey as long as it doesn't taste like SCOTCH!
Red Bull and Vodka and Adios's used to be my mixed drinks of choice. Oh, and Irish car bombs. A simple Guiness used to be my beer of choice, too. Damn, I miss drinking.
love the taste of whiskey as long as it doesn't taste like SCOTCH!
Scotch is the only reason to drink whiskey.


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Standard 1" wide filters should be changed every month. Wider, more efficient air cleaner filters should be changed every year or every heating or cooling season, depending on the level of dust in your home and manufacturers recommendations. All types of furnace filters are available on our website.
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There are a number of solutions available to help balance the airflow and make your 2nd floor a more consistent temperature. At Axberg, we offer duct sealing from the inside out, which is a convenient way to seal the ductwork within your walls without cutting open drywall or making expensive equipment changes. By sealing the ductwork, we are able to get the air to the rooms where it was designed to go, often eliminating the need for costly remodeling or zoning systems.
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Asthma and allergy sufferers often turn to Axberg for air purifiers to help address the allergens in their homes. Rather than selling you a new air purifier and hoping that it fixes the problem, we offer a full range of air quality testing and a free audit of your home's duct system to make sure that the solutions that we recommend will elminate asthma and allergy triggers in your home as efficiently as possible.
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It's estimated that the average home produces forty pounds of dust and debris per year, much of it circulating and settling in your home's ductwork. How often you need to have duct cleaning performed is dependent on a number of factors - pets, residue from smoking, and the construction of your home can all affect the amount of debris in your ductwork. At Axberg, our duct cleaning technicians are certified by the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA). Our consultants are happy to provide a free estimate for duct cleaning and make recommendations to keep your home's duct system clean.
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For motorcyclists, navigating from one point to another was previously quite a demanding task. Working out the maps required a lot of skill and time, holding many maps took space, as well as continuously determining the current position of the motorcycle, all while exposed to the elements. In recent years, satellite navigation has become accessible and available to consumers, due to mass production, drop in prices, and smaller sizes. In particular, it has become very useful for motorcyclists.
Yet it seems that many riders are struggling to understand this technology and how to efficiently utilize it.
This multi-part series will explain in laymen's terms how satellite navigation works, how to use it resourcefully, importing routes created by others, and best practices in designing routes from scratch. I'll also cover what routes and tracks are, the other functions of the satellite receiver, different types of devices, the receiver database, mounting, wiring, and more.
But first, I'll start with the basic concepts and then gradually move to more advanced topics. I will attempt to simplify the explanations for easy understanding.
Satellite navigation is used because it is a more generic term than GPS. GPS is a system operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and was initially designed for military usage but was later opened up to civilians. There are other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), such as the Russian GLONASS, or the European Galileo, which should become operational in 2020. These systems are supposed to have much higher accuracy than the other systems (approximately one yard for open access and a few centimeters for commercial usage). GPS has become so popular that most people now use it as a synonym for satellite navigation. However, it is important to know that there are other systems, and the principles explained here are not specific only to the U.S. operated GPS.
By listening to these messages from just one satellite using a satellite receiver device, e.g. 'the motorcycle GPS' or a smartphone, it is possible to know the current time with high accuracy, on virtually any point on Earth. This solves the ancient problem of figuring out the current time and also the reason why your motorcycle GPS receiver always shows the correct time. It never needs adjustment, unlike the motorcycle clock (for those that have it) that continuously drifts out of sync, or gets reset when the motorcycle battery is removed.
The satellite receiver on the ground has an antenna that is listening to these radio broadcasts. It measures the difference in time between its internal time and the satellite's time. This time difference is converted to a distance. As we learned in school, distance equals time multiplied by speed, which is the speed of light in this case since the message from the satellite travels as radio signals.
Imagine a sphere where the satellite is at its center—a point which is calculated from the identity of the satellite in the message—since satellites travel in well-known paths. The distance from one satellite means that the receiver point is somewhere on the surface of that sphere. There are infinite possible points all equally distanced from the center of that sphere. But, which point is the right one? For the receiver to know the right point, it needs four distances using a process called trilateration. It receives time signatures from other satellites and calculates four distances. The distances from each satellite are slightly different because it takes time for the radio signal to travel from space to the ground—and even though the speed of light is very fast—it is still a finite speed, and different distances result in very small time differences. The receiver then intersects the four spheres represented by each distance into a single point in space—that point is where the receiver is located.
At that moment, the receiver knows its exact location as three dimensional coordinates relative to the center of Earth. And, it converts it into latitude, longitude, and elevation. If you select the 'Where am I?' option on your GPS device, it shows you precisely this information.
With that calculated point in hand, interesting things can be done. If the point is re-calculated at every time interval (say every one second), the receiver can measure the distance between the previous point and the current point, and divide it by the time interval. That would give speed. The next time you look at the GPS and see the speed displayed, you will know how it was calculated.
Accumulated travel distance and direction of travel are calculated in a similar way.
Back in the 80s I got hooked on motorcycles after reading great Round The World (RTW) adventures and following the stories of Paris-Dakar rallies. My first bike was an East German two-stroke 301cc MZ that for all purposes was an ADV bike before that category was invented. Luckily, today is the dawning of the age of ADVerius, and the Suzuki V-Strom DL650 is a natural choice for a 'function-over-form' guy like me.
Writing code started when I was child, on a Sinclair Spectrum computer with 48 KB RAM, and I haven't stopped since then. When I'm not dreaming about riding or sailing around the world, or building electronics, I work as a chief technology officer (CTO) for a company specializing in financial crime prevention.
Look for the next installment of Satellite Navigation in the Mar/Apr '15 issue.


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How Bacteria Control Everything We Do: A Clinical Microbiologist Explains
By Douglas Toal, Ph.D.
Photo by Stocksy and mbg creative
The World Health Organization defines probiotics as "live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host." In short, all probiotic strains work with our body to promote health, but they don't all work the same way. Some bacteria excel at producing antimicrobial substances that protect our gut from harmful germs, others help prevent digestive upset, and some work specifically to regulate the immune system. Understanding how these different bacteria communicate with our bodies can go a long way and ensure that your probiotic is working for you.
Who runs your world? Microbes.
It may be difficult to believe, but our bodies are in constant dialogue with the microbes in our gut. Even while we sleep, our bodies are busy sampling, listening to, and taking cues from the trillions of tiny residents deep inside our intestines. And as it turns out, scientific research is discovering that these microbes (also known as the gut microbiota) have a lot to say. And what they say matters a great deal to our well-being.
In fact, ongoing research has implicated the gut microbiota in all sorts of health-related processes like nutrient uptake, defense against pathogens, production of neurotransmitters, immunomodulation, and intestinal barrier function. Even bone formation, changes in moods, and sleeping behavior are influenced by the gut microbiota
If you want to change your health, look to your microbiome.
The gut microbiota is so important to our body that some experts consider it to be a distinct, self-contained organ. But unlike other organs like the liver and brain, which are hardwired to function according to predefined genetic codes, the makeup and function of the gut microbiota is heavily influenced by environmental stimuli—especially nutrition. In other words, our gut microbiota can be influenced by lifestyle choices. And that's exciting news! It means that we have the power to ensure that the microbes talking to our bodies are on their best behavior.
We now have enough information, backed by good science, to allow each of us to take action to optimize gut health performance. First and foremost, it's important to consume a healthy diet that contains plenty of fiber-rich fruits and vegetables to promote a diverse population of microbes. The consumption of probiotics in cultured dairy products (like unsweetened yogurt and kefir) and as pill-form supplements can also play an important role.
4 ways probiotics make you a healthier person.
Commercial probiotic strains are fully equipped to travel through the harsh environment of the stomach and small intestine and to set up shop within the large intestine. There, these microbes are well versed in communicating with our bodies. Like other members of the gut microbiota population that have a beneficial impact on health, commercial probiotic strains function broadly in the following ways:
1. Immune system support
The gastrointestinal tract is equipped with specialized cells (dendritic cells) that sample the contents of the gut to either ramp up or ramp down inflammation. Probiotics are equipped to communicate with our immune sampling cells to let them know that they are friend and not foe (i.e., toxin or invading pathogen). This interaction has a soothing effect on our immune system and is key to the beneficial effects of probiotics since inflammation has systemic and long-term consequences on our health.
2. Production of nutrients that promote health
Probiotics degrade complex carbon sources (like plant polysaccharide fiber) to produce beneficial metabolites like vitamins and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). SCFAs such as butyrate are known to inhibit the growth of invading pathogens. They also serve as the major energy source for colonocytes (epithelial cells of the colon) and are thought to regulate human gene expression in order to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal disorders, some forms of cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Make sure to eat plenty of fiber-rich foods so that your probiotics have the fuel to generate beneficial SCFAs.
3. Intestinal barrier protection
Probiotics strengthen the intestinal epithelial barrier so that the damaging contents of the gut remain out of our bodies. They do this by interacting with our cellular systems to fortify the intestinal epithelial mucus layer to block adhesion of pathogens and by strengthening the tight junctions between epithelial cells.
4. Inhibition of pathogen attachment to intestinal surfaces
Probiotics and other beneficial microbes are experts at manipulating their environment to keep out competitive pathogenic and harmful bacteria. Probiotics have been shown to upregulate the expression of antimicrobial products, such as defensins and cathelicidins, that our bodies make naturally. The can also tell our bodies to increase the production of pathogen-specific antibodies. Probiotics possess a powerful arsenal of their own and can produce various antimicrobials such as bacteriocins and microcins. Even the short-chain fatty acids that are produced by the probiotic fermentation of plant polysaccharides can inhibit pathogens.
Bacteria run the show, so it's important to understand them.
In my previous article, I described how each of us possesses a gut microbiota with a unique population of microbes and that our uniqueness may influence the efficacy of the probiotic supplements that we use. Today, we learned that probiotics talk to our bodies using various signaling pathways and that strains vary in their ability to manipulate these pathways to promote health. Next time I'll discuss which probiotic strains and species have demonstrated effectiveness in promoting health in areas such as antibiotic-associated diarrhea, cardiovascular health, and prevention of infections and cancer. I hope you'll stay tuned!
Remember that probiotics can offer excellent properties that promote health but that our best strategy for optimizing gut microbiota performance is a balanced and diverse diet containing prebiotic fiber and devoid of foods high in refined carbohydrates and added sugars. When considering a probiotic supplement, choose a formula that contains a diverse set of probiotic strains so that the combination of strains can work across multiple physiological pathways to improve health.
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There are a variety of different people that don't understand how the popularity of medicinal marijuana has reached legalization in over 16 different states. It's not hard to figure out why marijuana has all of a sudden come to the forefront of being legalized in a variety of different states. For years scientists have shown that marijuana does have a place in the medical community. And because of this, it was only a matter of time or people would have the opportunity to open a marijuana business. In this post you'll discover some of the reasons this came about as well as why you may want to get into the medical marijuana business.
Marijuana has a wide variety of uses.
Although there are a lot of people that feel that simply using marijuana will get people high on the main ingredient which is THC. The fact of the matter is the THC content is the main active ingredient that helps to treat a wide variety of different medical issues such as glaucoma, insomnia, nausea, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome and a whole lot more. Although medical marijuana is very effective for these issues, it also works in other situations such as a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Marijuana is not just for inhaling.
As a medical marijuana business owner you will discover that there are a wide variety of different types of marijuana available. Many of the types of marijuana have classifications as to the specific THC content. There are also different types of marijuana that are grown in specific areas of the country that can either be more potent or less potent. You will discover that there are many people that come in for medical marijuana that are common sewers that are looking for a specific type, for a specific ailment.
Although marijuana is legalized, it is still regulated.
In order to start a marijuana business it will be important for you to realize that just because medical marijuana is legal, it is also regulated. What this means is you will be required to show documentation as to how much you are selling, as well as the revenue you are generating. This is the same as any other business on the face of this world. You simply have to keep clean records as to how much is being purchased, and how much is being sold. You will discover that running a medical marijuana business is not unlike running a basic business of selling cigars.
Owning a marijuana license to distribute.
You will need to make sure that you have the proper licensing before getting started with your marijuana business. You'll also need to understand the specific laws that pertain to your specific type of business as well. This will help you in the future to avoid any issues that may arise over something you may not have been aware of.
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Erasmus Research Institute of Management /
ERIM Inaugural Address Series Research in Management /
S. Stremersch (Stefan)
In search of an audience...
Stefan Stremersch (Ph.D., Tilburg University, December 2001, cum laude) is Professor of Marketing at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Visiting Associate Professor of Marketing at Goizueta Business School, Emory University, United States. He also has been a visiting research scholar at University of Southern California, United States, and obtained salary fellowships of the European Union, ERIM and ICM (Belgium). His research and teaching interest is in marketing high tech products, innovation and new product growth. His work has appeared in journals such as International Journal of Research in Marketing, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research and Marketing Science. He has won best-paper awards at Journal of Marketing (2002) and International Journal of Research in Marketing (2003). He has won career achievement awards, such as the ERIM Award for Outstanding Performance of a Young Researcher (2003), the Erasmus Research Prize (2004) and the J.C. Ruigrok Prize (2005). His research has been cited in national (Financieel Dagblad, de Tijd) and international press (The Economist, Sloan Management Review) and is used for public policy input (at the regional and national government levels in Belgium and at the level of the European Commission), for which he received the ERIM Impact Award in 2004.
Keywords biotechnology, globalization, knowledge economy, marketing, marketing research, pharmaceuticals, philosophy of science, takeoff
JEL Statistical Decision Theory; Operations Research (jel C44), Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting (jel M), Marketing (jel M31)
Persistent URL hdl.handle.net/1765/1945
Series ERIM Inaugural Address Series Research in Management
Organisation Erasmus Research Institute of Management
Stremersch, S. (2005, April 15). In search of an audience.. ERIM Inaugural Address Series Research in Management. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/1945
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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District – Hiring for Classified and Teaching Positions
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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
11603 Donner Pass Road
About Tahoe Truckee Unified School District
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) has a number of open positions for both teaching and classified positions.
Visit https://www.edjoin.org/Home/Jobs?countyID=0&districtID=539 to learn more about careers with our award-winning school district.
Special Announcement for the 2021-2022 School Year
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Our District is Currently Offering a $3,000.00 Signing Bonus with the Completion of Our School Bus Driver Training Course and Hiring Clearance with TTUSD. We are Enrolling Candidates for our School Bus Driver Training Course for the 2021-2022 School Year. Please Contact Nanette Rondeau, Director of Transportation at nrondeau@ttusd.org or at (530) 550-0740 for Course Information and to Ask About How to Qualify for a $3,000.00 Signing Bonus in Conjunction with the Completion of the School Bus Driver Training Certification Course and Hiring Clearance with TTUSD (Bonus will be Paid Over a Period of Two Years of Continual Employment in the Position). Additional Benefits Offered by the District Include Great Hours, Health Benefits, Retirement, Paid Vacation and Holidays and Sick Leave.
We are Also Offering a $1,500.00 Signing Bonus for Special Education Instructional Assistants. Our Special Education Instructional Assistants are a Vital Partner and Work with our Special Needs Students in the Classroom. Please Visit Our Website at www.ttusd.org to View Our Vacancies and Apply Online. All Instructional Assistant Applicants Must Possess an Associates Degree (AA) or Successfully Pass a Paraprofessional Test Administered by Human Resources Upon Hiring Clearance. The Hiring Bonus will be Paid Over a Period of Two Years of Continual Employment in the Position.
Additional Benefits Offered by the District Include Great Hours, Health Benefits, Retirement, Paid Vacation and Holidays and Sick Leave.
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  template< typename T >
  void MaxMetric<T>::merge_all(impl::MetricBase* static_stat_ptr) {
    this->value_ = 0;

    // TODO: use more generalized `reduce` operation to merge all
    MaxMetric<T>* this_static = reinterpret_cast<MaxMetric<T>*>(static_stat_ptr);

    GlobalAddress<MaxMetric<T>> combined_addr = make_global(this);

    CompletionEvent ce(Grappa::cores());

    for (Core c = 0; c < Grappa::cores(); c++) {
      // we can compute the GlobalAddress here because we have pointers to globals,
      // which are guaranteed to be the same on all nodes
      GlobalAddress<MaxMetric<T>> remote_stat = make_global(this_static, c);

      send_heap_message(c, [remote_stat, combined_addr, &ce] {
          MaxMetric<T>* s = remote_stat.pointer();
          T s_value = s->value_;

          send_heap_message(combined_addr.core(), [combined_addr, s_value, &ce] {
              // for this simple MaxMetric, merging is as simple as accumulating the value
              MaxMetric<T>* combined_ptr = combined_addr.pointer();
              combined_ptr->value_ = std::max(combined_ptr->value_, s_value);

              ce.complete();
            });
        });
    }
    ce.wait();
  }
}


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Terrence McNally, Rosemary Harris & Harold Wheeler Are 2019 Tony Honorees — OnStage Blog
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Three iconic theatre artists will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at this year's Tony Awards ceremony according to an official announcement this week.
Multiple Tony Award winner Terrence McNally will be feted, after having previously received trophies for LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! and MASTER CLASS as well as the books for Tony Award-winning musicals KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and RAGTIME.
Legendary actress Rosemary Harris won a Tony Award for THE LION IN WINTER in 1966 besides having appeared in nearly 50 productions over her illustrious career. Additionally, she has received an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for her television and film appearances. She currently can be seen on Broadway in the lauded Lincoln Center Theater revival of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY.
Harold Wheeler may be best known to audiences as the music director of long-running reality competition series DANCING WITH THE STARS, but his theatrical credits are equally impressive. His unmistakable orchestrations include the original productions of THE WIZ, DREAMGIRLS, THE TAP DANCE KID, SIDE SHOW and HAIRSPRAY, among others. Wheeler's orchestrations can currently be heard in The Temptations revue AIN'T TO PROUD.
The 2019 Tony Awards will be presented at Radio City Music Hall on June 9 with host James Corden, airing on CBS at 8 PM.
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Suntan Shop is a business providing services in the field of Tanning Salons. The business is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Their telephone number is 1 (423) 622-1011.
Tanning Salons, in Chattanooga, are beauty centers that provide services exclusively in artificial indoor tanning. They make use of lotions and creams to render a browning effect to skin, a requirement in tanning. They are also considered to be a safer alternative to outdoor tanning that results in skin damages.


China is a vast and extraordinary country covering thousands of miles from the deserts in the west to the ocean in the east. Culturally, China has one of the richest histories of all societies, spanning over 5,000 years.
One place on your to do list should definitely be one of the greatest sights in the world, The Great Wall of China. The Great Wall deserves its status as one of the 7 wonders of the world as it's an inspiring feature of ancient architecture and the longest wall in the world. The Great Wall covers over 5,500 miles of China and offers visitors some of the most stunning views of this great country.
Situated in the heart of Beijing and known simply as The Forbidden City is China's most famous museum. The site with its famous red walls was the imperial seat for Ming and Qing, dynasty emperors from 1420 until 1912, when the last emperor Pu Yi abdicated. Now the halls, gardens, pavilions and nearly one million treasures are visited and viewed by 8 million tourists a year and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
The Bund, meaning embankment is one of the most recognisable architectural symbols of Shanghai. The Bund is a fabulous place to see examples of Shanghai's rich architectural history, illustrated by towering skyscrapers including the Oriental Pearl Tower and the HSBC building. The Bund is also a place where you can look out onto the river and see the various cargo vessels, speedier tourist ferries and other locally owned boats navigate.
Be sure to visit The Terracotta Army Museum, as it is one China's top attractions due to its historical significance and uniqueness. The army had laid underground for over 2,000 years before it was uncovered and is significant because it houses hundreds of detailed life-sized models which represent the army, who were the decisive factor in forming a united China.
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Well, that day has come, and it's just gone up to about 8 degrees, which is an improvement on zero, though nowhere near the double figures we should be basking in. Our magnolia buds are still as tight and tiny as before, though - whisper it softly - a couple have tentatively begun to open. By now they would normally be in full flower, the whole tree a vision of pale, glorious, sunlit beauty. Instead, this photo from last spring will have to suffice as today's feast-day homage.
There is something about an open, blossoming flower that speaks of whole-hearted, joyful openness. Traditional images of the Annunciation invariably showed Mary with clasped hands, but there is something within her generous, heartfelt Here I am! which calls for wide-open arms, to reflect a wide-open heart, and a wide-open YES. And as I anxiously watch our little magnolia buds take their first tentative steps into courageous openness, I pray for a wide-open YES for myself and all my sisters, and especially for all the people I know who are discerning their call in life. May we always be able to unfurl and un-protect ourselves, becoming wide-open to the adventures to which God calls us.


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A Dog Named Christmas (2009)
Drama, Family, TV Movie
Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Noel Fisher, Ken Pogue, Carrie Ruscheinsky, Sonja Bennett, Carrie Genzel, Christopher DeLisle, Trenna Keating, Josh A. Young, Anna Mae Wills
Christmas is for Life
George McCray (Bruce Greenwood) is a Vietnam vet, a farmer and a husband but he is also the proud father of Todd (Noel Fisher) who as he likes to say has "his own way of thinking about things". Unlike George and his wife Mary's (Linda Emond) other children Todd still lives at home and when he isn't helping his father he is rescuing injured animals which he seems to have a knack of caring for. With the local animal shelter looking for people to look after dogs for Christmas Todd finds his father stubbornly refusing to let him bring a dog home. But as Todd sets about making sure all the dogs find a home for Christmas he is persistent in trying to convince his dad to let him have one, unaware of the reasons why he is so against it.
I guess I'm not a dog person or maybe I am not a Bruce Greenwood person, although maybe there was something else but for some reason "A Dog Named Christmas" didn't really blow me away. Don't get me wrong as it was a charming and entertaining movie with a good heart but it didn't get hold of my heart like it has with other movies. The story of Todd's persistence to get things done be it convincing his dad to let him adopt a dog or convincing others to adopt a dog is sweet, proving how capable he was. And then there is George's softening towards the dog which Todd calls Christmas which also leads us through his past experiences in Vietnam and why he doesn't want a dog in the house.
But whilst "A Dog Named Christmas" didn't wow me I can kind of see why for others it would. It is a nicely put together movie with good performances from all involved especially Bruce Greenwood, one of those actors who is at home on the big screen as the small. I say that as a compliment as is when I say Peter Werner's direction is beautiful in being unfussy. And by being unfussy means that the message which the movie contains isn't too forced.
What this all boils down to is that "A Dog Named Christmas" ended up a pleasant little movie with a really family friendly tone. But whilst there are many who are completely smitten with it I just found it a nice movie.
Tags: TV Christmas Movies, Dog Movies, Christmas Movies
The Christmas Shepherd (2014)
When her late husband returned home from service overseas he brought back Buddy, a stray German Shepherd dog with him who has since been Sally Brown's (Teri Polo) constant companion. When Buddy gets frightened during a storm and run ...
Snow Dogs (2002)
As far as Ted Brooks (Cuba Gooding Jr. - Rat Race) was concerned the people who raised him were his parents and lead him in to a successful career in dentistry. But that all changes when he receives papers summoning him to Tolketna, ...
A Carol Christmas (2003)
Under the guidance of her late Aunt Marla (Dinah Manoff), Carol (Tori Spelling) has become a star with her own chat show but she is also a self-centred cow who is nasty to everyone who works on her show. And it's not just her work c ...
Christmas at Maxwell's (2006)
Things for Andrew (Andrew May) and Suzie Austin (Jack Hourigan) have become tough ever since Suzie became ill and they just got tougher when Suzie's doctor says her condition has deteriorated. To get away they head to their family s ...
Holiday Baggage (2008)
With a new girlfriend who he plans to marry Pete Murphy (Barry Bostwick - Spy Hard) has a little matter of a divorce to sort out with his estranged wife Sarah (Cheryl Ladd - Though None Go with Me). But when he meets up with Sarah P ...
CHRISTMAS MOVIES ON THE MOVIE SCENE
A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Broadcasting Christmas (2016)
The Christmas Candle (2013)
The Christmas Shoes (2002)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Santa Claus (1985)
The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004)


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Items where IIASA Author is "Dempster, Michael"
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Dempster, M., Fick, G. & Hackathorn, R. (1979). IMPACTS of small-scale computing technology. ACM SIGPC Notes 1 (4), 18-32. 10.1145/1113634.1113636.
Dempster, M. & Wildavsky, A. (1982). Modelling the US Federal Spending Process: Overview and Implications. In: The Grants Economy and Collective Consumption. Eds. Matthews, R.C.O. & Stafford, G.B., pp. 267-309 Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-1-349-05377-3 10.1007/978-1-349-05377-3_13.
Dempster, M. (1981). The expected value of perfect information in the optimal evolution of stochastic systems. In: Stochastic Differential Systems. Eds. Arato, M., Vermes, D. & Balakrishnan, A.V., pp. 25-40 Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-38564-6 10.1007/BFb0006404.
Dempster, M. (1980). Issues for the future in DSS: integrating session summary. In: Decision Support Systems: Issues and Challenges. Eds. Sprague, R.H. & Fick, G., pp. 175-179 UK: Pergamon Press. ISBN 978-0-08-027321-1 10.1016/B978-0-08-027321-1.50003-1.
Birge, J.R., Dempster, M.A.H., Gassmann, H.I., Gunn, E., King, A.J. & Wallace, S.W. (1987). A Standard Input Format for Multiperiod Stochastic Linear Programs. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-87-118
Dantzig, G.B., Dempster, M.A.H. & Kallio, M.J. (1984). Bibliography of Soviet and Western European Publications on Large-Scale Linear Programming. IIASA Collaborative Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: CP-84-059
Dempster, M.A.H., Fisher, M.L., Jansen, L., Lageweg, B.J., Lenstra, J.K. & Rinnooy Kan, A.H.G. (1984). Analytical Evaluation of Hierarchical Planning Systems. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-84-004. Reprinted from Operations Research, 29(4):707-716 [doi:10.1287/opre.29.4.707] [1981].
Dempster, M.A.H. (1984). A Stochastic Approach to Hierarchical Planning and Scheduling. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-84-006. Reprinted from Deterministic and Stochastic Scheduling, M.A.H. Dempster et al. (eds), D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 271-296 [1982] [1984].
Dempster, M.A.H., Fisher, M.L., Jansen, L., Lageweg, B.J., Lenstra, J.K. & Rinnooy Kan, A.H.G. (1983). Analysis of Heuristics for Stochastic Programming: Results for Hierarchical Scheduling Problems. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-84-005. Reprinted from Mathematics of Operations Research, 8(4):525-537 [1983].
Dempster, M.A.H. (1983). The Expected Value of Perfect Information in the Optimal Evolution of Stochastic Systems. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-83-013. Reprinted from Stochastic Differential Systems, 36 [1981] [1983].
Dempster, M.A.H. & Wildavsky, A. (1983). Modelling the US Federal Spending Process: Overview and Implications. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-83-004. Reprinted from The Grants Economy and Collective Consumption, R.C.O. Matthews and G.B. Stafford (eds), Macmillan Publishers Ltd, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 267-309 [1983].
Dempster, M.A.H. & Coupe, G.M. (1982). Investigation of the Stability of Satellite Large Angle Attitude Manoeuvres Using Nonlinear Optimization Methods. IIASA Research Report (Reprint). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RR-83-014. Reprinted from Proceedinngs of the IFAC/ESA Symposium on Automatic Control in Space, ESTEC, Noordwyk, Netherlands, [1982].
Dempster, M.A.H. (1981). The Expected Value of Perfect Information in the Optimal Evolution of Stochastic Systems. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-81-055
Dantzig, G.B., Dempster, M.A.H. & Kallio, M.J. (1981). Large-Scale Linear Programming. IIASA Collaborative Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: CP-81-S1
Dempster, M.A.H. (1980). Nested Optimization in DOA Estimation for Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Spacecraft Large Angle Manoeuvres. IIASA Working Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: WP-80-179
Dempster, M.A.H. & Wildavsky, A. (1980). Modelling the U.S. Federal Spending Process: Overview and Implications. IIASA Collaborative Paper. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: CP-80-022