"Eat drink and be merry for tomrrow we shall die, but alas we never do"
I grew up in Mill Hill which is London but not how you know it. Open spaces, woods, fields, horses and cows at the top of my road. I love this about London a surprise around every corner!
HOW DID YOU BECOME TO BE AN ACTOR, DESIGNER, MAKER?
A careers adviser that came to my secondary school sent me off to The Brit School so that was the acting path set. Having the mega impressive little-big sis as an artist embedded that into my make-up. She made it easy accessible and fun. As an adult I felt bored waiting for the phone to ring with my next acting job and so went back to the other creative baby in my womb designing and making an living next door to my little-big sis it just all made sense. Being an actor allows you to make-believe you can do anything and if your good you believe it yourself as do all around you.
WHY DO YOU LIKE CREATING?
It's amazing to have a day dream, a moment of inspiration or even just a feeling and then watch it grow into something tangible that other people enjoy.


I have a thing for Kylie Minogue - she's HOT and her music makes me dance around like a Kansas City Fa... well never mind. Sorry.
People in the US don't realize how Ubiquitous Kylie is everywhere else in the world. She's had a few minor hits in the US but when I started traveling, she seemed to be on every radio I heard. I personally think her music is a lot better and a lot less preachy than Madonnas. She is also a lot better looking to my eyes. I'll always remember that commercial she did where she rides a mechanical bull in a camisole. Whoof.
..... and she's worked with Nick Cave.... several times.
It's not a requirement to hate Madonna if you want to like Kylie Minogue. They both make great dance music.
Kylie's trilogy for me is Fever, Body Language and X.
It's not a requirement to hate Madonna if you want to like Kylie Minogue.
Maybe it's like the Captain Beefheart vs. Zappa thing or the Lou Reed vs. John Cale thing. People seem to like one more than the other. Then again, maybe not.
Seriously, I have nothing against Madonna per se. I just find her a little preachy. Kylie just wants you to take her on the dance floor and get all sweaty, then take her home and prong the sh*t out of her. I can relate to that. Like a drug.
Do you have any reason to hate her? Serious question. What is it you hate about her so much?
I dont think an explanation is really necessary.
Only about 30 years of overexposure.
If we can debate the Beatles and Radiohead for 600 pages and threads, I think I can ask for an explanation about Madonna. This is a forum. "**** you, Madonna" is a pretty visceral reaction to her name being brought up, so I asked about it.


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- **Book Title**: 4 Hour Work Week Revisited and Expanded
- **Author**: Tim Ferris
- **Some extracts**:

D (Deferrers): To work for yourself

NR (New Rich): To have others work for you

D: To work when you want to

NR: To prevent work for work's sake and to do minimum necessary for maximum effect

D: To retire early or young

NR: To distribute recovery periods and adventures throughout life on a regular basis and recognise that inactivity is not a goal. Doing that which excites you is.

D: To buy all the things you want to have.

NR: To do all the things you want to do, and be all the things you want to be.

D: TO make a ton of money.

NR: To make a ton of money with specific reasons and defined to chase, timelines and steps included.

Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W's you control in you life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it.

Contact the most hard-to-reach name and ask the most intriguing questions....

> "I participate in this contest every day," said Ferriss. "I do what I always do: find a personal e-mail if possible, often through their little-known personal blogs, send a two- to three-paragraph e-mail which explains that you are familiar with their work, and ask one simple-to-answer but thought-provoking question in that e-mail related to their work or life philosophies. The goal is to start a dialogue so they take the time to answer future e-mails – not to ask for help. That can only come after at least three or four genuine e-mail exchanges."

Questions...

> If you had a heart attack and had to work 2 hours per day, what would you do? What are the top 3 activities that I use to fill time to feel as though I've been productive? Who are your 20% of the people, who produce 80% of your enjoyment and propel you forward? If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied? Are you inventing things to do avoid the important?

Habits to stop NOW

- Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers
- Do not email the first thing in the morning or the last thing at night
- Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time
- Do not let people ramble on
- Do not check email constantly - batch and recheck at certain times only
- Do not over communicate with low profit, high maintenance customers

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Talking Social with the Dallas Cowboy's Taylor Stern
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I have not been keeping up to date with my blog apologies for this. However it is because I have been busy with work for clients and I can now finally show some of the designs to you. I have had a mixture of work ranging from children's party invitations to logo designs for new start ups. Below are the Logo's I have been busy creating.


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US encourages N95 mask use to prevent Omicron spread
By Mike Stobbe
January 15, 2022 — 12.11pm
For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here.
New York: US health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Those kinds of masks are considered better at filtering the air. But they were in short supply previously, and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention officials had said they should be prioritised for health care workers.
A registered nurse wears an N95 mask. Credit:AP
In updated guidance posted on Saturday AEST, CDC officials removed concerns related to supply shortages and more clearly said that properly fitted N95 and KN95 masks offer the most protection.
However, agency officials noted some masks are harder to tolerate than others, and urged people to choose good-fitting masks that they will wear consistently.
"Our main message continues to be that any mask is better than no mask," Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokeswoman, said in a statement.
The CDC has evolved its mask guidance throughout the pandemic.
A nurse pulls on a new N95 mask. Credit:AP
In its last update, in September, CDC officials became more encouraging of disposable N95 masks, saying they could be used in certain situations if supplies were available. Examples included being near a lot of people for extended periods of time on a train, bus or airplane; taking care of someone in poor health; or being more susceptible to severe illness.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration was planning to make "high-quality masks," including N95s, available for free. He said more details were coming next week. The federal government has a stockpile of more than 750 million N95 masks, the White House said.
The latest CDC guidance notes that there is a special category of "surgical N95" masks, that are specially designed for protection against blood splashes and other operating room hazards. Those are not generally available for sale to the public, and should continue to be reserved for health care workers, the agency said.
President Biden's administration is also working to make COVID-19 rapid test kits more available and accessible to Americans by boosting supply and lowering costs.
A new federal website to request free test kits will launch on Wednesday, with the first shipments going out to Americans by the end of the month.
In addition, most Americans will be able to get reimbursed for tests that they purchase starting Saturday.
The White House says "tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering" through the US Postal Service.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at-home testing when people experience COVID-19 systems including fever, cough, sore throat, respiratory symptoms and muscle aches; five days after a potential COVID-19 exposure; or as part of test-to-stay protocols in schools and workplaces.
The White House says that "to promote broad access," shipments from covidtests.gov will initially be limited to four rapid tests per residential address, no matter the number of occupants.
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Home > History > John Ridgway's Visit To America
In 1822 John Ridgway, potter of the Cauldon Place Works, in Shelton, Staffordshire, took a business trip to America. He left home on September 9, 1822 and it was four long months before he would return. The diary he kept on his trip speaks of his devotion to his beloved wife Sophie, his concern for his family and business in Staffordshire, and his devout Methodist beliefs.
After thirty-four days at sea he arrived in Boston, where his primary contact was Mr. Wilby, probably Francis Wilby, auctioneer who in 1821 had opened a "New Fancy Shop" and advertised the sale of china and earthenware from Messrs. John & William Ridgway. Fascinated by his new surroundings as he traveled through New England, New York, Phialdephia, Washington and Baltimore, John Ridgway recorded little in the way of business but detailed the buildings and the American culture he observed throughout each day, ending every diary entry with thoughts of his wife and friends at home and a prayer.
On Thursday October 24, in Boston, he wrote, Rose with a slight cold, the effect of walking and heat on the previous day; and I blame myself this morning for strolling round the town for nearly 3 hours – in selecting the best objects for sketching to be applied to a set of American scenery. The series was called Beauties of America and featured many cities that Ridgway visited on his trip. Below are some of his diary entries that comment on the views he used to create this remarkable series of blue printed patterns that document America in the early 1820s.
Sunday October 27, 1822. Boston
After Bkft I walked to Mr Wilby and accompanied him & family to St.Paul's Church where Dr. Jarvis gave us a most judicious sermon from St. Paul's letters "Now is the accepted time &c". The Dr. although strictly evangelical I remarked was extremely guarded in his discourse, (which was written). On enquiry I learned the Congregation was composed of people of mixed sentiments, and that neither too much of Gospel truth nor Christian Practice are palatable amongst them. The necessity of keeping the Interest together and the hope of gradually improving its tone, leads the Dr. to this judicious course, a course rendered the more judicious from the great laxity of religious opinion which prevails & especially amongst respectable society in Boston.
St. Paul's Church, Boston, detail from platter,
John & William Ridgway's Beauties of America
Cambridge College, detail from tureen lid,
Tuesday October 29, 1822 Boston to Albany
Tuesday Morn. Two o'clock a.m. entered the Coach for Albany, an unseasonable hour for commencing a journey – and an unfavourable time for seeing the Country – the night was beautifully clear & moonlight, & the nature of the vehicle precluded the possibility of sleeping; I was induced to take this route viz (Albany, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington) – with a view to taking New York in my return. We pass thro. Cambridge, a sweet Village about 3 Miles from Boston containing a large & handsome College for students of Divinity; it was endowed by Persons of the Baptist persuasion & designed for the Use of the Baptists, but I learnt it was most improperly perverted to purposes exclusively Unitarian.
Tuesday November 5, 1822. Philadelphia
From the prison we went to the Hospital, a fine building with two handsome wings and spacious grounds and gardens all secured to the Institution. The centre building contained two wards of 18 each for men and the same for women – no other ventilation than thro them and the cooking places at the end of each ward – the whole building heated with stoves. There is a ward for lying in women of poor but reputable character; a ward for firm cases … and a range of rooms for lunatics … These pay from 3 to 15 dollars a week; Many also of the patients pay and a small subscription compleates the means for the annual expenditure. I obtained an yearly statement, but strange to say there are no Code of Laws; - a good library, physician and medical rooms at entrance and an operating room underneath the observatory. The building does not appear to be made the best of – a great deal of room is lost; 6 Doctors attend in rotation – but so far as I could see, the thing wants the inspection of regular Benevolence; the people here are too much alive to getting money and these public institutions are neglected.
Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia,
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Masonic Hall, Philadelphia, detail from a plate
Tuesday November 5, 1822 Philadelphia continued
Our last call was at the Masonic Hall – also in Chesnut? Street. A handsome Gothic building an exterior of American marble, but a modern interior. The grand room beautiful and the ante rooms complete for the various purposes of dress, retirement &c. Here are held Concerts &c as well as Masonic activities – we passed the new theatre yet unfinished and so returned to dinner.
Saturday, November 9, 1822. Washington
thence to the Capitol in which I was admitted without difficulty. This is a splendid building, built of stone, whited and looking both cleanly and ornamental. I had a view of both Houses of Congress and exceedingly handsome and well designed they are – very superior to our Houses either Upper or Lower. I ought to say the Capitol forms a centre with a grand cupola and two handsome wings. In the Wings are the Senate and Representative Halls with all the Private rooms for the officers of State and the servants of the house. In the [centre] is the Saloon or Circular Hall for National Inaugurations &c – also a capacious library, together with a variety of elegant minor rooms, galleries &c – the whole upon a magnificent scale; 5 million dollars have already been expended on this colossus of a building and it is yet unfinished; In view in the Retiring Chamber are two pictures, 1 of the Declaration of Independence and the other of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis's army, both of which are well done. This building is in imitation of the Roman Capitol and certainly it does credit to the taste and spirit of the natives. The Capitol, like a bold fortress commands and overlooks the place; should the Hill on which the city stands be built over, it will look well altogether; but is will be ages before this is likely to be the case, if it should be the case at all.
The Capitol, Washington
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City Hall, New York,
detail from interior of a comport,
Sunday November 24, 1822. New York
The situation & advantages of New York are truly great – and its importance constantly increasing. As a City, the part next the Point is fine, and besides 158 Broadway – are Greenwich, Pearl, Fulton, Pine, Maiden, Chatham and other fine Streets, but a large part is very inferior. The whole, however, is improving. The City Hall is a fine Building in Broadway, in an open part, and forms both an agreeable & useful offices for the Citizens. I walked to [All Soul's] Chapel & for once heard a Universalist form from "Diligent in Business &c" – but by no means to my satisfaction; a pleasing, but dangerous doctrine this … of the most liberal Arminianism.
Saturday, December 7, 1822. New York
The City Hall is a splendid building – abounding with accommodation for the mayor & his Court – the law officers and other City Purposes. It is simply, but elegantly finished and is equally ornamental & useful to the City.
Wednesday, November 27, 1822. Hartford
to Hartford 30 miles distant, where we arrived about 1 o'clock on Wednesday Morning the 27th Nov, during the journey my mind was alive to many reflections, and amidst them some were profitable. Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut with a Population of 5,000. It is situated on the Connecticut River, has a little Shipping trade with small craft, but appears to owe its importance more to its inland than its shipping advantages. The Moon shone brilliantly and I strolled about the town which appeared pleasant & rather extensive; a handsome State – house; several fine Churches a Lancasterian School, an institution for the Deaf & Dumb – and in other respects the town appeared respectable if not flourishing.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Hartford
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Taking a closer look at molecular electronics
(Nanowerk News) Molecules and polymers have unique electronic and optical properties suitable for use in electronic devices. These properties, however, are complex and not well understood. Charge transport, for example, is affected by molecule shape, which can change during device operation and is difficult to measure. Now, a new technique is available to characterize the electronic states of molecules, thanks to research by Hiroyuki Kato from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute and his colleagues in Japan (seepaper in Physical Review Letters: "Characterization of an Organic Field-Effect Thin-Film Transistor in Operation Using Fluorescence-Yield X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy").
Figure 1: A schematic of fluorescence yield x-ray absorption spectroscopy. X-rays (left) fall onto active molecules inside an organic transistor (bottom right), causing fluorescent emission. The intensity of the emission as a function of incident energy reveals information about the state of the emitting molecules (top right). (© 2012 Hiroyuki Kato)
The key characteristic of the team's technique—called fluorescence yield x-ray absorption spectroscopy—is its ability to probe molecules that are buried underneath other molecules, as well as under metallic electrodes (Fig. 1). First, x-ray photons illuminate a device of interest, causing core electrons inside a particular atom to be promoted to higher energy levels. When these electrons relax, they release their energy either to other electrons, or to photons, Kato explains. Finally, these energetic electrons or photons are emitted from the device, and the researchers can measure their energy. Then, they can determine the properties of the emitting molecule. The ability to select the type of atom that is excited—for example, carbon—aids the analysis.
Other researchers had previously monitored electron relaxation by observing emitted electrons. However, they were limited to observing molecules near the device surface since electrons have difficulty passing through other molecules and metals. Kato and colleagues therefore monitored the relaxation of excited electrons via emitted photons since they exit the device easily.
The researchers applied their photon-based technique to an organic thin-film transistor made with the molecule DH6T, which is a small polymer called an oligomer. As they operated the transistor by varying the voltage applied to the gate electrode, Kato and colleagues saw the emitted photon spectrum shift in real time. The dependence of this shift on wavelength and voltage showed that, contrary to expectations, the emitted photons were unaffected by charges induced by the gate voltage. Instead, their spectrum was determined entirely by the internal state of the probed molecules, even under an applied electric field.
Further analysis showed that this electric field was not distributed evenly across the oligomer; rather, it fell disproportionately across one of the chemical groups making up the oligomer. This conclusion represents a first look into the electric field distribution in molecular devices at the scale of individual molecules. Kato says he expects the technique will prove to be a valuable characterization tool for the building blocks of future electronic and optical devices.
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Syed Shahid Hakim Death, Olympian & FIFA Referee Syed Shahid Hakim Passes Away at 82, Family, Wife
It is disheartened to illuminate you all that today, we lost one of the extraordinary and incredible Indian previous Olympic footballer and FIFA official, Syed Shahid Hakin dies at 82 years old in a private emergency clinic of Gulbarga on Sunday morning, August 22, 2021. He was as of late experienced a stroke after which he was conceded to a private medical clinic.
Syed Shahid Hakim Death
As indicated by the reports, his reason for death was a coronary episode and he took his final gasp in emergency clinic. He was made due by his two girls and a spouse. Being a footballer, he was likewise known for his caring nature, and prevalently, he was otherwise called a "saab" among his dearest ones.
He gave over fifty years to the nation as an Indian footballer and he was respected with Dronacharya Award. Alongside this, during the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, he was an associate mentor of the late PK Banerjee, and furthermore, he was accountable for the public group during Merdeka's competition.
He was a piece of the Indian football crew in the 1960's Rome Olympics. He was the subsequent footballer to win the Dhyan Chand Award for life his lifetime Achievement in 2017.
In all his years, he is otherwise called the best mentor when he directed Mahindra United for the Durand Cup title in the year, 1988 and that time, the Mahindra United was known as Mahindra and Mahindra and the group beat the impressive East Bengal group. His last training task with the Bengal Mumbai FC group in 2004 to 2005 and he likewise instructed Salgaocar.
He was a child of Syed Abdul Rahim and related with the Indian Air Force for half of the century. His dad was one of the extraordinary and best Indian mentors who had dominated three Asian Matches Gold and furthermore came to the last of the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956. Syed Shahid Hakim was made due from Covid-19 in July and presently, an extraordinary player left everything behind him. He was an incredible football player, an extraordinary dad, and an extraordinary spouse.
The Hyderabad FC group additionally tweeted and said," Hyderabad FC grieves the death of the previous Olympian FIFA Referee, an IAF Squadron Leader". A lot more tweets can be seen on the Internet where bunches of individuals are grieving the passing of Syed Shahid Hakim. His commitment for the Indian football crews won't ever be neglected. He will consistently be recalled by his family, companions, and fans. May God Bless His Soul.
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The suburb of Rhodes is situated in Sydney, the capital city of New South Wales. Residing approximately 16 kilometres from the Sydney city centre, Rhodes is bounded by the suburbs of Meadowbank, Wentworth Point, Sydney Olympic Park, Ryde, Liberty Grove, Putney and Concord West. Sitting on the Parramatta River�s southern banks, Rhodes is nestled between Homebush Bay and Bray Bay on a peninsula.
Rhodes contains residential, commercial and industrial districts within its quarters. Some of the major retail chains within the suburb include Target, IKEA, Coles supermarket and Bing Lee, in addition to a cinema complex and a range of specialty and variety stores. A few large businesses also operate in the area, including the National Australia Bank, the Australian Associated Press and Nestle.
The suburb is blessed with a number of parks and reserves, which break up the urban landscape and provide peaceful recreational spaces. Some of the most popular parks include Brays Bay Reserve, home of the beloved Oliveto restaurant, King George V Park, Rhodes Park and McIlwaine Park.
Brays Bay Reserve is connected to the Concord hospital by what�s known as the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. This memorial honours those killed on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. Another popular pathway also runs along the foreshore, which offers stunning views and is regularly used by pedestrians and cyclists. The path also leads to a collection of waterfront parks.
The Parramatta River is another source of recreation in Rhodes, and is used by a variety of people. Rowing crews can general be found in the river early in the morning and on the weekends, where they have their training. Sailing is also common in the river, in addition to dragon boating and other secondary-contact aquatic activities.
Several community facilities are available in Rhodes, including an aged-care hostel, which was constructed where the playground of the Rhodes Public School once stood. The suburb is also home to a Fire & Rescue NSW station, which is run by paid volunteers, and the Rhodes Community Centre which is used for a range of purposes by locals.
The local scouting club, known as the First Yaralla Sea Scouts, resides near Ryde Bridge in a rebuilt hall and is active within the community. There is also a local sailing club, known as the Concord Ryde Sailing Club.
For more information on the suburb of Rhodes, visit the City of Canada Bay Council official website.
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I have been doing a lot of thinking about how to increase the financial security of New Jersey residents. The banking meltdown of 2008 rudely awoke everyone to the reality that it is in our self-interest (and our families) to take a more direct role in our financial future. This point is highlighted by a recent Harvard study that says it is no easier to climb up the income ladder today than 20 years ago. More frightening is the revelation that one out of five Americans have no savings when they retire. None.
There is a rational and time-tested approach that offers a system for people everywhere to better safeguard their savings while adding security and stability to their personal financial life: participating in an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
An ESOP allows employees to have an ownership stake in the company where they are employed. They receive stock ownership, often with no upfront costs. A trust is set up that holds onto the shares until an employee leaves or retires, and then the stock is sold either on the open market or back to the company.
ESOPs are gaining ground because they benefit virtually everyone, from workers and executives to owners and even the national economy. For that reason, I have recently submitted paperwork to become a sponsor of A1414, introduced by my colleague, Assemblyman Benji Wimberly (Passaic County), that would provide a tax exclusion for capital gains from the sale of certain employer securities.
This proposal hopes to incentivize small businesses to establish an ESOP. Thus, companies could share ownership without employees investing their own money. Also, the bill would encourage owners to sell the business to their employees, who, after all, are the single largest contributor to the company's success. Lastly, the bill would encourage the ownership of New Jersey businesses by our citizens, rather than out-of-state entities or investors which could potentially be disruptive to the local community.
Given the growing appeal of ESOPs, it is unsurprising that their popularity justifiably grows. As of 2015, it is estimated that there are roughly 7,000 ESOPs covering about 13.5 million employees. The largest and most significant study related to the performance of ESOPs conducted by Rutgers found that companies grow 2.3 percent to 2.4 percent faster after setting up their ESOP than would have been expected without it. Companies that combine employee ownership with employee workplace participation programs show even more substantial gains in performance.
And if you think that ESOPs are only for mom and pop firms, you would be mistaken. ESOPs appear in all company sizes. According to information provided by the National Center for Employee Ownership, some of the more notable majority employee-owned companies include: Publix Super Markets (160,000 employees), Lifetouch (25,000 employees), W.L. Gore and Associates (maker of Gore-Tex, 10,000 employees), and Davey Tree Expert (7,800 employees). Companies with ESOPs and other broad-based employee ownership plans account for more than half of Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" list year after year.
This last attribute, of course, begs the why question:Why do ESOP companies do so well when being judged on whether it's a "good" place to work? Sometimes, the obvious answer is the correct one. We have seen — both in studies and anecdotal observation — that home ownership is a key ingredient inmaintaining a higher standard of upkeep for one's personal dwelling. This analogy I believe holds true for ESOPs. Employees feel more committed to the company because they have a stake in how well the company does. It is NOT an exaggeration to say that they ARE the company.
Some have applied the term "shared capitalism" when referring to ESOPs. While there is no perfect economic system that fits everyone perfectly, ESOPs move much closer to the ideal that owners, employees and the economy at large all benefit in a far more rational and fair manner. That's my take. What's yours?


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Ailing Obama Health Care Act May Have to Change to Survive
Proposals to make changes to the Affordable Care Act from both sides of the political aisle show that President Obama's health care law will almost certainly needs changes to survive.
The president, Hillary Clinton, and nearly one-third of the Senate have endorsed a new government-sponsored health plan, the so-called public option, to give consumers on Obamacare exchanges an additional choice. A significant number of Democrats, for whom Senator Bernie Sanders spoke in the primaries, favor a single-payer arrangement.
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, on the other hand, would go in the direction of less government, reducing federal regulation and requirements so insurance would cost less and no-frills options could proliferate. Mr. Trump would, for example, encourage greater use of health savings accounts, allow insurance policies to be purchased across state lines and let people take tax deductions for insurance premium payments.
Hillary Clinton Goes Silent on Obamacare
A look at transcripts of Clinton stump speeches since she kicked off the general election campaign on Labor Day finds the Democratic candidate almost never talks about Obamacare. She doesn't promise to expand it. She doesn't promise to protect it. She doesn't extol its benefits. She just doesn't mention it.
There's no doubt Obamacare is in trouble. Enrollment in the exchanges has fallen far short of projections. The purchasers of policies have turned out to be older, and in need of more care, than expected. Major insurers are pulling out of the exchanges altogether. Premiums are going up. Deductibles are skyrocketing, meaning many are left to pay most of their healthcare costs themselves.
Still Working on Health Care Mysteries, Without (M)any Clues
Two issue briefs published today by The Commonwealth Fund and authored by several RAND Corporation economists (led by Christine Eibner) will be noted by casual readers for their presumably "scientific" conclusions that (1) a set of Clinton proposals will increase the number of insured Americans by over 9 million and decrease average spending by up to 33% for those with moderately low incomes; and (2) a sketchy set of Trump policy stances would increase the number of uninsured individuals by 16 million to 25 million relative to the current-law ACA baseline and disproportionately affect low-income individuals and those in poor health.
ObamaCare Mandates Are Dead — Even If Hillary Wins
The bitter, long-running fight over ObamaCare's individual and employer mandates is all over but the shouting.
The problems plaguing the ObamaCare exchanges as enrollment lags, premiums spike and insurers from Aetna to UnitedHealth head for the exits have reached a critical stage, even as the penalties are about to spike for far too many millions of people who get a bad deal from the law. This year, 8 million people paid the individual mandate penalty — not too far from the 10.6 million who had coverage via the exchanges at the end of June. The status quo won't survive the inevitable political backlash, nor should it. ObamaCare is like a car with a bad muffler: It can keep traveling down the road, even as everyone it passes begs the driver to pull over and get it serviced.
Snapshot of Where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Stand on Seven Health Care Issues
While health care has not been central to the 2016 Presidential campaign, the election's outcome will be a major determining factor in the country's future health care policy. A number of issues have garnered media attention, including the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), rising prescription drug costs, and the opioid epidemic.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have laid out different approaches to addressing these and other health care issues. Central among these is their position on the future of the ACA. Hillary Clinton would maintain the ACA, and many of her policy proposals would build on provisions already in place. Donald Trump, in contrast, would fully repeal the ACA, and although his policy proposals and positions do not offer a full replacement plan, they do reflect an approach based on free market principles.
The 'Usual Suspect' Assumptions Struggle to Trump Uncertainty
Several RAND Corporation health economists have offered very rough estimates of the coverage and cost effects of the hazy health policy proposals by the two major presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In choosing to fill Trump's policy vacuum with their own void of limited health policy modeling, the RAND researchers conclude that Trump's proposals would increase the number of uninsured individuals within a range of 16 to 25 million individuals (relative to current-law ACA arrangements), with disproportionate losses suffered by those with low incomes or in poor health. However, Trump doesn't spend much more taxpayer money to achieve these results, and his plans in health policy would increase the federal deficit by somewhere between $0.5 billion to $41 billion.
Democratic Liberals, Moderates Feud over Public Option
A liberal attempt to revive the public option is opening old wounds between the Democratic Party's liberal and moderate wings. Thirty-three mostly-liberal Democrats, including all the Senate leadership, have signed onto a nonbinding Senate resolution to add the public option to Obamacare. But missing from the list are vice-presidential nominee, Sen. Tim Kaine and a half-dozen other moderates who face reelection in 2018. Kaine's absence is especially striking since Hillary Clinton embraces the public option.
If Trump Wins, Blame Obamacare
In the event of a victory by Donald Trump in November, political analysis will take on a forensic cast. How did establishment politics — first in the GOP primaries, then in a national electorate — come to die?
Privately, Democrats would regret their selection of one of the most joyless, least visionary presidential candidates in recent memory. Publicly, they would blame trends that incubated within the Republican coalition, particularly a nativism incited by conservative media and carried by a candidate — alternately cynical and frightening — who is unbound by truth, consistency or decency.
Trump Says He'd Use Medicaid to Expand Insurance Coverage
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that as president he would use Medicaid to cover poor people who can't afford private health insurance, and make birth control available without a prescription.
The comments appeared to differ both with what some Republicans have proposed in the past, and — in the case of Medicaid — aspects of Trump's own policy proposals on his website. Republicans generally opposed the expansion of Medicaid to higher income levels under Obamacare, for example.
Speaking on "The Dr. Oz Show," Trump said Medicaid, the joint federal-state program for the poor, should be used to help provide health coverage for those who can't afford to buy plans from private health insurers. The show was taped Wednesday and aired Thursday.
From Obamacare to Hillarycare — Democrats' Health Care Reform Agenda
What happens to Obamacare after its namesake leaves the White House? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has faced fierce opposition from congressional Republicans and many GOP-led state governments, survived unexpected legal challenges, and overcome a disastrous rollout of healthcare.gov. Through it all, ACA supporters could count on President Barack Obama to defend the law. But come January 20, 2017, that will change. If Donald Trump becomes president and Republicans maintain congressional majorities, the GOP could seek to repeal major ACA provisions, though Trump's health care agenda is uncertain.
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Q: What is the best way to simultaneously fit multiple binomial and continuous predictors? What is the most efficient way to fit a linear model w so that
Y = w . X, where

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*X is a matrix of n_samples by n_features

*Y is a matrix of n_samples by m_regressors

*n_features >> m_regressors
when

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*some of columns of Y are binomial (categorical)

*some others columns of Y are continuous?

I have tried to use linear regressions that can simultaneously fit multiple dimensions (e.g. ridge regression), but I think this is not optimal to predict the binomial columns of Y.
(If this helps, I would primarily focus on linear and logistic models, and assume that my multivariate distributions are log normal.)

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Général des finances est un office de finances de l'administration française d'ancien Régime.

La responsabilité des généraux des finances était la gestion des finances extraordinaires, c'est-à-dire les revenus de la royauté issus des impôts. L'origine des généraux des finances remonte à l'institution de généraux superintendants par les États généraux de Languedoïl en 1355 pour contrôler la levée des impôts concédés par les États au roi. La levée des impôts fut rapidement enlevée par l'administration royale aux États et les généraux superintendants prirent le nom de généraux des finances. Les généraux sont quatre à partir du règne de Charles VII, chargés de l'administration des finances extraordinaires dans une généralité : Languedoc, Languedoïl, Outre-Seine-et-Yonne et Normandie.

Les généraux des finances sont chargés de l'administration des finances, dont la comptabilité est laissée à un receveur général des finances : établissement d'états de prévision des recettes et dépenses, répartition du montant des impôts entre régions et vérification des ordres de paiement royaux. Ils ont autorité sur les élus et receveurs des finances. Ils ont également une fonction judiciaire ; certains généraux des finances sont sur le fait de justice. Ils donnent naissance à une juridiction souveraine connue sous le nom de cour des aides.

Les généraux des finances forment avec les trésoriers de France un conseil de gouvernement des finances connu sous le nom de Messieurs des Finances. François I tente d'unifier ce système à partir de 1523. À cette date est créé le Trésor de l'Épargne, nouvelle caisse centrale de la monarchie. En 1542 les recettes du domaine (finances ordinaires) et les recettes des aides et des tailles (finances extraordinaires) sont unifiées dans de nouvelles recettes générales. À partir de  1545 les trésoriers de France et les généraux des finances doivent prendre résidence dans leur généralité, ce qui met fin à leur rôle de gestion centrale des finances. Ce sont les intendants et contrôleurs généraux des finances qui leur succèdent dans ce rôle. Enfin en 1552, les offices de trésorier de France et de général des finances sont unifiés dans de nouveaux offices de trésoriers généraux de France. De 1557 à 1577 on en revient à la distinction des offices, mais le nombre de généralité des finances est multiplié : on en compte désormais deux pour chacune des dix-sept généralités. L'unification définitive des trésoriers de France et des généraux des finances est de 1577, avec l'instauration d'une gestion collective des finances à l'échelon régional dans de nouveaux organismes appelés bureaux des finances.

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Dr. Jen Gunter's Top 5 Vagina Myths
No, sugar doesn't cause yeast infections.
Dr. Jennifer Gunter Updated May 28, 2020
I have been asked more than once if pineapple can change the smell or taste of a vagina (it can't). This is just one of the many urban myths about the vulva and vagina that I debunk regularly, both in my practice as an OB-GYN and as someone who writes regularly about women's health. While eating some extra pineapple is not likely to cause any health concerns, like many fake vagina facts it suggests that a normal vagina needs improvement (it doesn't). Other vaginal and vulvar urban myths can be harmful because they can have negative health consequences, or because they are a big waste of money.
Here are the top five myths that I hear over and over again:
Tight underwear/thongs cause infections
Vaginal yeast infections most commonly occur when healthy vaginal bacteria (lactobacilli) are unable to control the usually low amounts of yeast that can be found in the vagina. Vaginal yeast infections can also happen when a women gets colonized with a particularly aggressive strain, or when her immune system isn't working as it should. None of these things involve underwear.
Studies tell us that tight clothing or synthetic underwear don't appear to be a risk factor for the overgrowth of yeast, nor do they affect the bacterial colonization or the pH of the vulvar skin.
Ill-fitting underwear that is tight and chafes could lead to skin irritation, which could be mistaken for yeast. But, bottom line, well-fitted or synthetic underwear does not cause yeast infections, so just wear underwear that is comfortable and that you like (and it's a bonus if you don't have to wash it by hand, because honestly who has the time?).
Sugar causes yeast infections
A healthy vagina requires sugar, so if sugar caused vaginal yeast infections that would be a serious design flaw.
The vagina has both sugar and glycogen (a storage sugar). The glucose and glycogen feed the good bacteria (lactobacilli) so they in turn can keep the vagina healthy and keep the normal yeast that is present in check.
Eating a lot of sugar at once, the equivalent of guzzling two cans of soda, doesn't change the level of sugar in the vagina. This has been studied. The results are not a surprise, because if you don't have diabetes, having a load of sugar at once will not impact your blood sugar. A group of researchers even studied vaginal sugar levels in women with a history of recurrent yeast infections and compared them to women without that history. They found no difference.
Eating a lot of refined sugar is probably not the best idea health-wise or for your teeth—however, a slice of cake or a cookie now and then is not going to play havoc with your vagina.
Organic tampons are better
I know many women are worried about what they read online about tampons being made with carcinogens. I see those stories as well. Before I was a doctor, those myths seemed to exist to scare teenagers away from tampons, but now their purpose seems to be to drive sales of organic tampons, products that claim to be free and clear of those supposedly cancer-causing worries. It used to just be dioxin that was used to scare women, but now glyphosate has been added to the fear factor.
Tampons are either 100 percent cotton or made of a mix of cotton and rayon, which is a fibre made from wood pulp. Dioxins are environmental pollutants that are known to cause cancer. They used to be a byproduct of rayon products, although not since the 1990s. Minute amounts of dioxin are present in everything that we eat and touch because of decades of pollution, including the cotton and wood pulp used for tampons. Studies have shown that the dioxin on tampons is below the detection rate of the technology used for testing, so not significant. Another study shows no difference in dioxin levels between "organic" 100 percent cotton tampons and those made from cotton and rayon. We are all exposed to far more dioxin in our food than we could ever be from tampon use.
What about glyphosate? It is an herbicide used in crops, including cotton, to control weeds and grasses. Whether glyphosate is cancer-causing or not is far beyond the scope of this article, however, it is true that, like dioxin, we are exposed to glyphosate in many food products. (A 2016 Canadian study found almost 30 percent of foods had trace levels of glyphosate, but only 1.3 percent had levels above what was considered maximally allowed.) One researcher has claimed tampons contain trace amounts of glyphosate, although no work in this area has been published. Anything grown in soil could have trace amounts of glyphosate, but there is no evidence that the potential trace amounts of glyphosate in tampons pose a health risk, and there's no published data showing that "organic" tampons are glyphosate-free.
It's good to use baby wipes to keep clean "down there"
Many women use these products—sometimes sold as " feminine hygiene wipes"—on the vulva and around the anus, and in one study women even used them intravaginally to clean inside their vagina (don't ever do that!).
For a woman who does not have incontinence (either of urine or stool) there is no medical benefit for these wipes. Some of these products contain irritants and potential allergens, and the idea that they should be used routinely contributes to the harmful belief that vulvas and vaginas are "dirty."
The skin on the vulva and around the anus has evolved to cope with the unique and potentially irritating traffic of urine and stool. We don't know if regular use of these wipes can interfere with the balance of bacteria, essentially doing more harm to good bacteria than bad bacteria.
In general, wipes that are free from alcohol, fragrance, essential oils and harsh detergents are comparable with water in terms of mildness, although allergic reactions to the preservatives are not uncommon.
If you need lube, you have a problem
Vaginal lubrication is part of the sexual response cycle and it can vary day to day and partner to partner. In addition, many people like the feel of lubricant and others like to experiment. I suggest women think about lubricant as they would glasses: Some people have always needed glasses, others need them as they age, and some just need glasses for certain situations (for reading, for example).
According to a 2014 survey, 65 percent of women reported ever having used lubricant and 20 percent said they had done so within the last 30 days. Common reasons women cited in the survey for using lubricant were to make sex more fun and more comfortable, and to decrease discomfort and pain. As women approach and enter menopause, vaginal dryness can become an issue and a good lubricant can help a lot.
If there is a sudden shift in your need for lubricant and now things feel very dry, it is worth checking out. Medical causes of vaginal dryness include a yeast infection, hormonal birth control methods that don't have estrogen, and menopause (although for some women vaginal dryness can start years before actual menopause).
Originally published April 2018.
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Japan and the United States are critical strategic partners in the world economy. In order to improve that relationship, Japan's economy needs to be robust and the Japanese government needs to complete various reforms to encourage growth and corporate restructuring. It is essential for Japan to promote entrepreneurs and job creation in modern business sectors.
Japan's economic recovery has been steady in large measure because legal reforms have made Japan a more open business environment. In recent years, corporate earnings have improved in technology, manufacturing and service industries. The liberalized rules for new businesses has made it easier for foreign businesses to penetrate the Japanese market. Japan's growth rate has increased in 2004. Japanese capital investment and consumer consumption have increased.
The spectacular growth of China has been largely a result of the enormous foreign investment in its economy. Japan certainly lags far behind China in inbound foreign investment. Foreign investment in Japan represents only a tiny portion of its entire economy.
Foreign investment in Japan, both inbound and outbound, increased significantly from 2001 to 2002. This increase occurred for several reasons, including an increase in joint ventures and alliances with foreign firms to achieve global competition, business reorganization and restructuring in Japan and reforms in government regulations that encouraged foreign investment.
In the past few years, cross investment between Japan and the U.S. has been promoted by the governments of both the U.S. and Japan. It is essential for large-scale Japanese companies as well as for smaller businesses and individuals to increase investment in the U.S.
Inbound foreign investment in Japan increases options for consumers, promotes the introduction of American technology and management systems and creation of new jobs. It is clear that foreign investment in the U.S. has increased employment opportunities and improved productivity in American states, including many disadvantaged areas in the U.S. President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi initiated the U.S.-Japanese Investment Initiative to increase business cross-fertilization between the countries. Both countries recognize the inherent need to exchange leading edge technologies and new management practices and innovation.
In response to proposals from the Japanese Investment Initiative and requests from foreign companies in Japan, the Japanese government implemented the Industrial Revitalization Laws in 2003. These regulations recognize triangular mergers and cash mergers in exchange for parent company shares and/or cash. Foreign companies may purchase and reorganize Japanese companies using their own shares or cash in exchange.
The Prime Minister targeted doubling of foreign investment between 2003 and 2007. In 2003, the government passed a series of measures to promote foreign investment in Japan. A Support Center was established in the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to provide support to foreign companies desiring to enter the Japan market. The Support Center offers consultative services to establish a business in Japan, and assists foreign companies with new start-ups in Japan. This program has assisted a significant number of new foreign business operations in Japan.
There have been a number of high-profile American M & A transactions in Japan recently. For example, Ripplewood restructured the Seagaia project in Kyushu; Colony Capital invested in the Daiei Fukuoka project in Fukuoka; Kodak invested in Nagano; Walmart joined Seiyu in Japan. These restructuring transactions have created and saved Japanese jobs and revitalized local economies in Japan.
In order to achieve globalization and regain its potent position in the world marketplace, Japanese businesses needs to invest substantially in the U.S. through new business, mergers and acquisitions. Many other European (UK, France, Netherlands) and other countries have continued to recognize the benefits of America's open conomy, strong growth and high rate of return. Foreign investment into the U.S. from these countries and others has increased dramatically since 2003.
Japanese citizens have expressed concerns regarding issuance of state driver's licenses for Japanese citizens in non-work status i.e. those not holding Social Security Numbers. All U.S. states have taken measures to facilitate this process for Japanese without social security numbers.
The Japan government has expressed concern about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act relative to Japanese firms and auditors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an exemption for Japan businesses with boards of independent auditors authorized by home country requirements. Firms using an audit committee must have an audit committee with 100% independent directors. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the SEC administer accountants who audit financial statements of public companies in U.S. markets. Foreign firms must register, but informational requirements are somewhat reduced and confidential information in Japan may not be required to be disclosed. Japanese businesses are very nervous about the escalating costs of legal expenses in the U.S. Excessive legal costs and awards deter foreign businesses. The question of excessive damage awards in the U.S. remains a concern to both U.S. and Japanese businesses. The government and the courts have recognized these concerns and have made proposals to reduce inordinate court awards.
The Japanese government and Japanese businesses now recognize the inherent value to Japan of encouraging both inbound and outbound foreign investment. The process of recognition needs to continue to trickle down to the lower levels of government, business and citizenry.
It is apparent that Japanese have accepted this business reality and are adopting essential measures to ensure increased foreign investment at all levels. Japanese consumers have finally accepted the intrinsic value of American and other foreign goods.
As the Japanese economy continues its recovery and Japanese investors and businesses increase capital investment outside Japan, the movement toward globalization will accelerate. Japan still needs to address basic structural issues and implement reforms to encourage foreign investment opportunities. Both the Japanese and the U.S. governments are relentlessly receptive to the needs of international businesses in order to ensure that international trade and investment is enhanced. A solid foundation has been laid for foreign investment to continue to accelerate for the mutual benefit of both Japan and the U.S.


There is much to be seen from the windows of a subway train that glides above the ground. Hidden gems that might never otherwise be seen are only discovered because of a commute. Such is the case of Bayside Cemetery which can be seen off the A train in Queens, New York. As one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in New York City, with tombstones dating back to the Civil War, Bayside Cemetery is hidden among overgrown trees and weeds; an occurrence that can be found amongst many cemeteries around the world, across all religions. Founded in 1865, it has been subjected to neglect and lost sight of, yet the fact that it is not acutely manicured is precisely why it makes for such an interesting and mysterious journey into what lies beneath, an uncovering of its history and the stories of the ones left behind. After failed volunteer attempts to revive the forgotten landmark, which according to The New York Times were partially discouraged because of the lack of interest showcased by part owner Congregation Shaare Zedek, a synagogue in the Upper West Side, the cemetery currently stands unkempt and wild like a twisting vine in the tropical rainforests, growing a second life.
Showcasing the neglected New York cemetery, comes a photo story on the beauty found in death and decay as a second life comes to being (whether metaphorically or through the nature surrounding it), showcasing that places like this should never be forgotten as they are rich in artistry, personal stories and history, waiting to be once again discovered and retold.
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MarTech » Customer experience » Surprise: 98 Percent Of Smartphone Owners Don't Watch Mobile Video — Study
Surprise: 98 Percent Of Smartphone Owners Don't Watch Mobile Video — Study
According to data released yesterday by Experian Marketing Services, US adults on average spend roughly an hour a day (58 minutes) on their smartphones. By comparison, according to data from InMobi, they spend 108 minutes per day using mobile media. It's not clear whether the latter figure also includes tablets. According to the Experian data, […]
Greg Sterling on May 29, 2013 at 11:28 am | Reading time: 2 minutes
According to data released yesterday by Experian Marketing Services, US adults on average spend roughly an hour a day (58 minutes) on their smartphones. By comparison, according to data from InMobi, they spend 108 minutes per day using mobile media. It's not clear whether the latter figure also includes tablets.
According to the Experian data, the top smartphone activities (percentage of time spent) are the following:
Talking — 26 percent
Texting — 20 percent
Social networking — 16 percent
Web browsing — 14 percent
Email — 9 percent
Games — 8 percent
Other — 9 percent
Take all these numbers with the proverbial grain of salt. There are other competing data in the market that show a different distribution of mobile activity. For example, a study by IDC (sponsored by Facebook) showed email to be the top mobile activity. Other studies have shown search to be the top smartphone activity. Much depends on how questions are framed and the size of samples being surveyed.
In terms of the reach or number of smartphone owners who engaged in the activity, Experian found the following:
Email — 61 percent
In something of a surprise, Experian says only 2.3 percent of smartphone owners watch video on a typical day. By contrast, a 2011 study sponsored by Google found that 48 percent of smartphone owners watched video on their phones (although frequency wasn't identified).
Experian also found "clear differences" between iPhone and Android users (see graphic above). For example, iPhone owners talk less and text more than Android owners. Android owners spend more time on the mobile Web than iPhone owners. And, iPhone owners email and use social networking more than Android owners.
Again, none of these data should be taken as more than simply "directional." The takeaways are that people spend significant amounts of time with their smartphones and engage in a diverse range of activities on their devices.
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Q: Rewrite the Scala actors in Akka Update: I've rewritten it in wonky-style and posted it on github - I would appreciate some feedback: https://github.com/drozzy/parallel-discrete-event-akka/tree/master/src/main/scala
Can anyone help me re-write "Parallel discrete event simulation" example from the "Chapter 32: Actors and Concurrency" from Programming in Scala, 2nd, by Martin Odersky?
It was written originally in Scala actors, but translating to Akka I encouter a lot of problems.
Some examples
Actor inheritance (p. 708)
Code like this:
trait Simulant extends Actor
class Wire extends Simulant

I have no idea how to translate to Akka, since in my understanding we never directly instantiate them.
Main Loop
The author constantly uses loops in actors, and I have no idea what they are about:
def act() {
    loop {
       if (running && busySimulants.isEmpty)
          advance()
       reactToOneMessage()
    }
}

Types
Mostly though, I am struggling with strong types -- it seems Akka, due to requiring ActorRefs prevents me from depending on a specific type of an actor. For example, in the book, the following:
trait Simulant extends Actor {
  val clock: Clock
  ...

depends on a strongly-typed actor Clock. And then it is simply "instantiated" in the implementing actor:
class Wire(name: String, init: Boolean) extends Simulant {
   def this(name: String) { this(name, false) }
   def this() { this("unnamed") }

   val clock = Circuit.this.clock

In my implementation I have something along the lines of:
trait Simulant extends Actor {
  val clock: ActorRef
  ...

and I have no idea how to "instantiate" it. What I have now (untested) is:
class Wire(val clock:ActorRef, name:String, init: Boolean) extends Actor{
  def this(clock:ActorRef, name:String) {this(clock, name, false)}
  def this(clock:ActorRef){this(clock, "unnamed")}

so I just end up draggin the actor refs around the constructors!
Hooking up components
How do I hook up components to each other? For example, hook-up an AndGate to a Wire - such that any time a signal on the wire changes it sends a message to the gate.
I do it by sending Add messages (i.e. AndGate sends Add to Wire so that wire can add it to the list of its subscribers), and so have to wait for all of them to arrive before starting the simulation. Is there any way to avoid that (the waiting)? (In original implementation the with Scala Actors, some actors were just accessed from global scope, and sometimes actors called other actor's methods directly!)
Source Code
The source code of the example can be found in full at the following url:
http://booksites.artima.com/programming_in_scala_2ed/examples/html/ch32.html
under the heading: 32.6 A longer example: Parallel discrete event simulation
P.S.: I'm new to akka, so forgive my ignorance.

A: I can not provide any migrated source code, but this link might help you:
actors migration guide.
Some comments:
Actor Inheritance
You can do this in Akka, but class Wire has to implement the receive method.
Main Loop
In Akka you implement the receive method instead of the main loop.
Types
You can use an ActorRef as constructor parameter, but it has to be created (and started) before calling the constructor, e.g. with context.system.actorOf(...).
And there is something called Typed Actors in Akka.
I also strongly encourage you to have a look at the documentation.
EDIT
I had a (quick) look at the source code, these are my findings:

*

*In Scala it is not so common as in Java (and not enforced) that only one public class exists per file (although it can improve compile speed).

*Demo.scala: Line 11, Use var instead of val

*Constructor initialization (e.g. in FullAdder, Gate, ...): You should be careful about
that, because the constructor is executed every time the actor is restarted; maybe using
the preStart method would be better.

*FullAdder, HalfAdder: An actor who doesn't react to messages (or only returning Unit) is a
strange thing in my opinion. Maybe you find another solution for constructing an adder.

*Clock.advance: Using return is not good scala style (and I believe it doesn't work
in this case). Use else instead.


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I'm rolling into the new year with a wicked cold, and I am still optimistic about 2019.
I'm getting to a point in my 22 years of living where I want something different. Something that gives me a purpose. Obviously I have a ton in my life that already gives me a lot of purpose in life, but I crave something different. I need a change.
So that's why I am going to do the best I can to end up on a working holiday in England this year, for a year. I've talked to some of my family and friends about it and nobody is screaming at me "don't do it", so I'm going to follow my heart and do it. This, other than self care, is probably my biggest goal so far of 2019. I have some time in between jobs to better myself and really start planning, and to of course get over this nasty cold. I'm sneezing as we speak.
With this blog, it gives me a great platform to share my adventures with you, and I intend to do so as much as I can. I really enjoy writing and travelling and living in another country is a great thing to write about.
Something that is a big obstacle with most things is money. Going away to England is through a program and not just figuring stuff out by myself so it definitely doable in a financial sense. But it doesn't happen overnight. On top of that, I wanted to get an iPad Pro for my art, but I think that will take a backburner to travel at the moment, even though getting the iPad would be great for my artistic inspiration and career.
I just wanted to share with you where I am at in my life, and what my plans are for me and this blog. I'm sure I will have many great things to write about, so stay tuned. I really hope you are enjoying my posts so far and I look forward to a great year.


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Entertainment industry needs more help from the government during the pandemic
Published : Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 5:20 pm
Modified : Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 5:33 pm
THE government has been urged to waive license fees and provide subsidies to the entertainment industry…
Sarawak to close all schools in red zones for 14 days, starting tomorrow
Published : Monday, April 19th, 2021 2:47 pm
Modified : Monday, April 19th, 2021 4:56 pm
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Abang Openg said the decision was made following the spread…
Sarawak was "almost there" to overcome Covid-19 but the government failed
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SARAWAK government had the chance to overcome Covid-19 in the state in January, when the numbers…
Call to re-impose inter-district travel ban as Sarawak's Covid-19 cases rise
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Modified : Thursday, January 28th, 2021 5:29 pm
DAP SERIAN chairman has urged the state government to re-impose the inter-district travel ban to curb…
Sarawak Health Department apologises for inaccuracies on its Covid-19 daily report
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SARAWAK Health Department has admitted that there was a delay in Covid-19 test results turnover time…
Covid-19: Sibu's Pasai cluster nearing 1,000 cases
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Modified : Friday, January 22nd, 2021 8:58 am
THERE were 3,170 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths nationwide in the past 24 hours.
Sarawak reports 203 Covid-19 cases, with 139 linked to Pasai Cluster
Published : Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 7:30 pm
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Covid-19: All states, except Sarawak, placed under MCO as cases keep rising
Modified : Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 9:35 am
Nationwide, there were 3,631 new Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Sarawak records highest single day tally of 153 Covid-19 cases today
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Modified : Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 9:17 am
Following this, the State has decided that a 14-day CMCO will be implemented in red zones…
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Biografia
Fiorito nell'ultimo quarto del XVII secolo, fu uno tra i poeti più rappresentativi dell'ultimo barocco, insieme con Giuseppe Artale e Giacomo Lubrano. Niccolò Toppi, nella sua Biblioteca Napoletana (1678), lo elogia come «dolcissimo ed ingegnosissimo poeta», ma fornisce alcuna notizia biografica, benché le rime di Pietro, in tre volumi, fossero state stampate in anni a lui vicini (1676 e 1685). Le uniche indicazioni sulla vita del poeta sono quindi quelle che si possono ricavare dalle sue rime.

Di famiglia patrizia e almeno in parte - come attesta il cognome - oriunda spagnola, era figlio di Fulvio e di una Margarita Urries, ai quali sono dedicati alcuni versi delle Sirene (1676 e con aggiunte 1685); in essi l'autore si rivolge ai genitori al presente, che a quell'altezza cronologica  dovevano dunque essere ancora in vita. Pietro ricorda anche due fratelli, Lorenzo, altro apprezzato poeta, e Michele, capitano al servizio del viceré spagnolo. Il nonno materno era Pietro Urries, autore di opere latine e Auditor Generale delle milizie nel Regno di Napoli. Uno zio era il teologo e poeta marinista Gasparo De Simeonibus, vescovo di Campagna prima di Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz. Pietro era quindi di famiglia cospicua. I riferimenti alle personalità dell'epoca, benché copiosi, non consentono in alcun modo di fissare, nemmeno presuntivamente, il decennio della nascita. Si può solo supporre, in base alla prefazione alle Sirene redatta da Antonio Muscettola, che nel 1676 il poeta fosse ancora piuttosto giovane.

Per quanto riguarda le frequentazioni in ambito letterario, alcuni esegeti moderni (per es. Domenico Chiodo) ravvisano il principale punto di riferimento di Pietro Caraburi Urries in Giuseppe Battista, benché tra i numerosi destinatari delle esternazioni encomiastiche di Pietro egli non venga mai menzionato in modo esplicito. I nomi dei personaggi espressamente elogiati (Antonio Muscettola, Baldassarre Pisani, Federico Meninni, Giacomo Lubrano, Daniello Bartoli) accostano Pietro all'accademia napoletana degli Oziosi, alla quale non risulta tuttavia affiliato.

Antonio Muscettola, nella sua prefazione alle Sirene, informa che accanto ai componimenti in versi Pietro aveva in animo di

Di tali prose non esiste traccia (sul loro conto tacciono anche i repertori antichi), e ciò induce il fondato sospetto che non siano mai state date alle stampe e siano eventualmente circolate solo in forma manoscritta. Va peraltro ricordato che intorno al 1670 il gusto barocco, di Pietro Casaburi Urries è uno dei rappresentanti più estremi, era ormai avviato a un irrimediabile declino.

Tra le altre personalità con le quali consta che Pietro Casaburi Urries abbia intrattenuto rapporti vanno ricordati il già citato Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, al quale il poeta indirizza un'interessante ed erudita lettera sulle metafore posta a mo' di prefazione nelle Saette di Cupido (1685), e Matteo Vitale, che riproduce una propria lettera a Pietro e la risposta del destinatario in limine ai propri Fiori istorici morali, una compilazione del 1674 (si tratta dunque del più antico  testo a stampa di Pietro a noi noto).

Il Toppi fornisce un elenco di contemporanei che celebrarono il "vivace ingegno" di Pietro. Vi compaiono, fra gli altri, monsignor Caramuel, Antonio Muscettola, Federico Meninni, Angelico Aprosio, Baldassarre Pisani, Tommaso Gaudiosi, Giuseppe Domenichi, Matteo Vitale e il padre gesuita Antonio Manfredi.

Opere

Se si escludono prose annunciate dal Muscettola e assai probabilmente mai stampate e la citata lettera a Matteo Vitale, l'opera di Pietro Casaburi Urries è circoscritta alle due raccolte di versi già ricordate: Le Sirene, di cui furono stampate le prime tre parti nel 1676 e la quarta e ultima nel 1685, e Le saette di Cupido, stampate nel 1685 e introdotte da una Lettera del signor don Pietro Casaburi a Monsignor Caramuele, nella quale si tratta della metafora.

La lettera al Caramuel raccoglie molti esempi di ardite metafore attinte alla tradizione letteraria italiana (a partire da Dante e Petrarca), quasi che l'autore si proponga di conferire alle stravaganze del marinismo una patente di legittimità, elevando il pirotecnico linguaggio metaforico che caratterizza la maniera barocca a prassi identificabile tout court con l'arte poetica. Questa impostazione, che sembra distinguere Pietro dal grosso della scuola marinista, può dirsi organica alla sua concezione della poesia, relativamente lontana dall'idea di una studiata, se non provocatoria, ricerca dell'arguzia e della novità.

Dalle rime encomiastiche, raramente all'altezza dei componimenti svincolati dall'occasione, si può evincere l'appartenenza a quella sorta di "secondo marinismo meridionale" che si produsse per impluso del Caramuel quando questi fu vescovo a Campagna (1657-1673). Rilevante è peraltro la vicinanza di Pietro all'ambiente dei Gesuiti (che in quegli anni esprimeva personalità letterarie del calibro di Giacomo Lubrano e Daniello Bartoli), anche se, a eccezione di qualche sporadico esercizio su temi sacri, la voce di Pietro trova il suo terreno d'elezione in soggetti che si riallacciano al primo marinismo (temi amorosi e mitologico-pastorali, con una marcata attenzione al mondo naturale). Si può anzi dire che nell'opera poetica di Pietro l'attenzione riservata ai temi morali da poeti tardobarocchi quali Giuseppe Battista, Giacomo Lubrano e Giuseppe Artale sia quasi del tutto assente.

Particolarmente efficaci, tra i versi di Pietro Casaburi Urries, si possono considerare le odi tetrastiche, lunghi componimenti di endecasillabi organizzati in quartine secondo lo schema ABBA ecc. Si vedano ad esempio I gemiti di Enone abbandonata da Paride, nelle Saette di Cupido, o il Lamento di Pan innamorato, nelle Sirene, ambedue oscillanti tra il monologo teatrale (con preciso richiamo al lamento di ascendenza melodrammatica) e l'idillio barocco.

Se per la tecnica salda e matura Pietro può ritenersi pienamente organico alla sua temperie, per la musicalità incantatoria, per la sospensione stuporosa e per il senso favoloso della natura si può forse considerare l'ultimo esponente di una sensibilità, squisitamente napoletana, che si riconduce al Marino e a figure come Girolamo Fontanella, e che trova i suoi cospicui antefatti nella produzione lirica di Luigi Tansillo e dello stesso Torquato Tasso.

Un testo esemplificativo
Se de' tuoi lumi i lucidi levanticopre di fosca notte ombra letea,ben la notte in un cielo errar dovea,s'un cielo di bellezza esser ti vanti.

Forse hai bendati i lumi tuoi stellantiperché sembri di Cipro a noi la dea,ché cieca rassembrar dee Citerea,se d'esser madre a cieco nume ha vanti.

O chiudi gli occhi tu, perché l'ardorede' duo soli d'Amor ch'ivi hai rinchiusinon dilegui le nevi ond'armi il core.

O d'andabìti eroi serbando gli usiguerriera superbissima d'Amore,movi guerra agli amanti ad occhi chiusi.(Pietro Casaburi Urries, A bella donna cieca)

Note

Bibliografia

Edizioni antiche
Copia di lettera responsiva scritta al signor Matteo Vitale dal signor don Pietro Casaburi Urries, in Matteo Vitale, Fiori istorici morali scelti dal signor Matteo Vitale di Stefano divisi in tre libri, Napoli, Novello de' Bonis, 1671.

Le Sirene, poesie liriche del signor don Pietro Casaburi Urries ("Concerti primo, secondo e terzo"), Napoli, per Novello de Bonis, 1676.

Le saette di Cupido. Elegie amorose del signor don Pietro Casaburi Urries, Napoli, Giovan Francesco Paci, 1685. Precedute da una Lettera del signor don Pietro Casaburi a monsignor Caramuele, nella quale si tratta della metafora.

Delle Sirene. Poesie liriche del signor don Pietro Casaburi Urries ("Concerto quarto"). In Napoli, Giovan Francesco Paci, 1685.

Edizioni moderne
Pietro Casaburi Urries, Le sirene, a cura di Domenico Chiodo, Torino 1996.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Poeti barocchi


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Jones, Vaughan F. R. (1952-2020)
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Jones, Vaughan Frederick Randal
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Jones, Vaughan
Pays : Etats-Unis,Nouvelle-Zélande
Date de naissance : 31 / 12 / 1952
Date de mort : 06 / 09 / 2020
Mathématicien, au Department of mathematics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif. (en 2001)
Coxeter graphs and towers of algebras / Frederick M. Goodman, Pierre de la Harpe, Vaughan F. R. Jones, 1989
Essays on geometry and related topics : mémoires dédiés à André Haefliger / publiés par Étienne Ghys, Pierre de la Harpe, Vaughan F. R. Jones... [et al.], 2001
Information trouvée : Department of mathematics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Information trouvée : Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones After teaching for a while as an assistant lecturer at Auckland, he entered the École de Physique in Geneva in 1974, moving in 1976 to the Écoles Mathématiques. In Geneva his research was supervised by A Haefliger and he also taught as an assistant. In 1979 Jones was awarded his Docteur es Sciences (Mathématiques), and the following year he was awarded the Vacheron Constantin Prize for his doctoral thesis; In 1980 Jones moved to the United States spending the academic year 1980-81 as E R Hedrick Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1981 he moved to the University of Pennsylvania where he was assistant professor until 1984 when he was promoted to associate professor. In 1985 he was appointed as Professor of Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley.
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Information trouvée : Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones, né le 31 décembre 1952 à Gisborne en Nouvelle-Zélande et mort le 6 septembre 2020 à Nashville (Tennessee)
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In 2011, God laid the need to help young women in need on the heart of Barbara Richards, wife of TCJ Executive Director, Anthony Richards.
After some discussions with the board of directors, everyone willingly agreed that the need was tremendous to help young women - to find the same help available to men through Teen Challenge Jamaica. Approval was given to proceed.
As a result, Teen Challenge Jamaica acquired a small home that now houses 8 young women in Parish of St Ann, Jamaica. It's a small, but important beginning.


I have a love/hate relationship with spring. In Colorado, spring can mean beautiful 60 degree days or a blast of snow that is heavy and wet. While we do need the moisture the snow brings, it also evokes a roller coaster of emotions such as, 'I can plant my garden!' to, 'Ah no you can't!' This type of roller coaster is what we face in the rural health environment daily, from the direct care giving to the policy decisions made that shape regulations.. Each year, CRHC hosts The Forum, a conference that brings together rural clinic staff from around the state to hear about the latest best practices, learn new skills, obtain new resources, and most importantly, to connect with one another. We have heard your feedback and have put together a fabulous line up of sessions and topics for this year's agenda.
Topics include patient engagement, patient navigation, primary care leaders, oral health, behavioral health, telehealth, integration of care, data, quality improvement, population health, chronic care management, palliative care, communities and faith based care, ACOs, MIPs, MACRA, care equity, USDA loans, new tax laws, ACC, opioids and Medicare updates. We are also excited about seeing and connecting with old friends and making new friends through the many networking opportunities.
On the first day of the conference, we finish our day with the Kaiser Permanente Arts Integration Team. The keynote entitled, Loose Change, is a theatrical presentation sharing real-life stories of people living with limited financial resources and the challenges they face in healthcare settings. The play raises awareness and sets the stage for discussion.
On Thursday, our day starts with a keynote from Jeff Harper entitled Leading through Change. With people becoming more like consumers than patients, and with competition from urgent care clinics, retail clinics like Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens, and convenience clinics and free-standing ERs, RHCs are having to change to meet these challenges. Having a mobile society with disappearing loyalty means that we must evolve in order to retain and build a thriving practice.
With more and more emphasis on data today and now that Colorado's Health IT Roadmap is finalized, CORHIO will be presenting on Colorado's already-built, established and robust data repository of health information for 5.4 million patients. They will focus on sharing how the health information exchange meets specific needs of the rural healthcare community and assists in communication among providers across Colorado, regardless of the electronic health record system.
Finally, I'd like to highlight a session on one of the biggest areas of concern, the opioid epidemic. On Friday, we have the opportunity to hear from Allison Rosenthal and Maria Butler from CDPHE's Opioid Overdose Prevention Programs. With a great deal of funding opportunities anticipated in the area of opioids, we hope this session will prove useful in thinking about how to address the issues in your local community.
At CRHC, we understand times are tough and it's easy to lose sight of why you went into healthcare. We hope that by connecting with one another at The Forum and hearing how others are finding innovative solutions and processes in their clinic you will be rejuvenated and your spirit of service bucket will be refilled! If you haven't registered yet, there's still time. Click here for more information.
We are so thankful to all of you, our member clinics, hospitals and partners and of course to the Foundations and organizations that support you, CRHC and The Forum. We look forward to seeing you April 18 – 20.


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