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Q: Eclipse dieing on start up Came into work this morning and when I try to start Eclipse (Helios) I get the workspace launcher display and after clicking on OK - the startup process dies. The log file contains the stacktrace I've listed below.
I've looked in the workspace .metadata directory and the folder org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.provisional.commons.ui does not exist. I've been to my backups from last week when Eclipse was working and that folder does not exist in the backup copies either.
How do I get Eclipse to start now?
!SESSION 2013-02-01 09:18:10.843 -----------------------------------------------
eclipse.buildId=M20110210-1200
java.version=1.7.0_11
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86, WS=win32, NL=en_GB
Framework arguments:  -product org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86 -product     org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2013-02-01 09:18:20.906
!MESSAGE An error occurred while automatically activating bundle     org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui (651).
!STACK 0
org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.start() of bundle org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:806)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:755)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:370)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:284)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:417)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:265)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:106)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:453)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:216)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:393)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:469)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:338)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:232)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1197)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:904)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.util.Util.safeLoadExecutableExtension(Util.java:879)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.getContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:104)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createControl(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:206)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ControlContribution.fill(ControlContribution.java:97)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.update(ToolBarManager.java:353)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.createControl(ToolBarManager.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager$ToolBarTrimProxy.dock(TrimContributionManager.java:88)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager.update(TrimContributionManager.java:265)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.updateLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3836)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3847)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1130)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.java:623)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.createWindowContents(WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:268)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1016)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:431)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$22.runWithException(Workbench.java:1208)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$31.runWithException(Workbench.java:1567)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2548)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:620)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:575)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1408)
  Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/provisional/commons/ui/CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.start(TasksUiPlugin.java:550)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:783)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:774)
... 69 more
 Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.provisional.commons.ui.CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:506)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
... 73 more
Root exception:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/provisional/commons/ui/CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.start(TasksUiPlugin.java:550)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:783)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:774)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:755)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:370)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:284)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:417)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:265)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:106)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:453)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:216)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:393)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:469)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:338)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:232)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1197)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:904)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.util.Util.safeLoadExecutableExtension(Util.java:879)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.getContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:104)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createControl(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:206)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ControlContribution.fill(ControlContribution.java:97)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.update(ToolBarManager.java:353)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.createControl(ToolBarManager.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager$ToolBarTrimProxy.dock(TrimContributionManager.java:88)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager.update(TrimContributionManager.java:265)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.updateLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3836)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3847)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1130)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.java:623)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.createWindowContents(WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:268)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1016)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:431)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$22.runWithException(Workbench.java:1208)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$31.runWithException(Workbench.java:1567)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2548)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:620)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:575)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1408)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.provisional.commons.ui.CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:506)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
... 73 more

!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 4 2013-02-01 09:18:20.906
!MESSAGE Class load Failure: 'org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TaskTrimWidget'

!ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2013-02-01 09:18:20.921
!MESSAGE Class load Failure: 'org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TaskTrimWidget'
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: Plug-in org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui was unable to load class org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TaskTrimWidget.
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.throwException(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:194)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:176)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:904)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.util.Util.safeLoadExecutableExtension(Util.java:879)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.getContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:104)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createControl(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:206)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ControlContribution.fill(ControlContribution.java:97)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.update(ToolBarManager.java:353)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.createControl(ToolBarManager.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager$ToolBarTrimProxy.dock(TrimContributionManager.java:88)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager.update(TrimContributionManager.java:265)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.updateLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3836)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.setLayoutDataForContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:3847)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1130)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.java:623)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.createWindowContents(WorkbenchWindowAdvisor.java:268)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindow.createContents(WorkbenchWindow.java:1016)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:431)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$22.runWithException(Workbench.java:1208)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.application.WorkbenchAdvisor.openWindows(WorkbenchAdvisor.java:803)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$31.runWithException(Workbench.java:1567)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.StartupThreading$StartupRunnable.run(StartupThreading.java:31)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:134)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4041)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3660)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2548)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:620)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:575)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1408)
Caused by: org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter$TerminatingClassNotFoundException: An error occurred while automatically activating bundle org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui (651).
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:121)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:453)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:216)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:393)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:469)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:338)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:232)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1197)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174)
... 51 more
Caused by: org.osgi.framework.BundleException: Exception in org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.start() of bundle org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui.
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:806)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.start(BundleContextImpl.java:755)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.startWorker(BundleHost.java:370)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.start(AbstractBundle.java:284)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.util.SecureAction.start(SecureAction.java:417)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.setLazyTrigger(BundleLoader.java:265)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:106)
... 63 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/provisional/commons/ui/CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TasksUiPlugin.start(TasksUiPlugin.java:550)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl$1.run(BundleContextImpl.java:783)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleContextImpl.startActivator(BundleContextImpl.java:774)
... 69 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.provisional.commons.ui.CommonFonts
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:506)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
... 73 more
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.equinox.registry 4 1 2013-02-01 09:18:20.921
!MESSAGE Plug-in org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui was unable to load class org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.tasks.ui.TaskTrimWidget.
!STACK 0  org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter$TerminatingClassNotFoundException: An error occurred while automatically activating bundle org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.ui (651).
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseLazyStarter.postFindLocalClass(EclipseLazyStarter.java:121)
at org.eclipse.osgi.baseadaptor.loader.ClasspathManager.findLocalClass(ClasspathManager.java:453)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.findLocalClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:216)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findLocalClass(BundleLoader.java:393)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClassInternal(BundleLoader.java:469)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:422)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.findClass(BundleLoader.java:410)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.baseadaptor.DefaultClassLoader.loadClass(DefaultClassLoader.java:107)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.osgi.internal.loader.BundleLoader.loadClass(BundleLoader.java:338)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.BundleHost.loadClass(BundleHost.java:232)
at org.eclipse.osgi.framework.internal.core.AbstractBundle.loadClass(AbstractBundle.java:1197)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.osgi.RegistryStrategyOSGI.createExecutableExtension(RegistryStrategyOSGI.java:174)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ExtensionRegistry.createExecutableExtension(ExtensionRegistry.java:904)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElement.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElement.java:243)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.registry.ConfigurationElementHandle.createExecutableExtension(ConfigurationElementHandle.java:55)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.util.Util.safeLoadExecutableExtension(Util.java:879)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createContributionItem(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:111)
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at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.DynamicToolBarContributionItem.createControl(DynamicToolBarContributionItem.java:206)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ControlContribution.fill(ControlContribution.java:97)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.update(ToolBarManager.java:353)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.ToolBarManager.createControl(ToolBarManager.java:111)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.menus.TrimContributionManager$ToolBarTrimProxy.dock(TrimContributionManager.java:88)
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at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.createDefaultContents(WorkbenchWindowConfigurer.java:623)
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A: Did you try to use eclipse -clean (eclipse.exe -clean) ?
Other point, maybe your workspace is corrupted, you can rename it, to force eclipse to create a new one. Afterwards you can import projects from the old one.

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Abel Goldfarb's award winning animation 'Ian' is based on a true story of a young boy battling bullying and disability loneliness
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Winner of the Oscar qualifying prize at LA Shorts International Film Fest Abel Goldfarb's emotional animated short film shares a true story about a disabled boy called Ian. This award winning film took home the top prize at LA Shorts International Film Festival and was originally launched by the President... Read more
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This article, part one of two, seeks first to unpack the question: what is artificial intelligence (AI)? With a foundation established, we'll look at the way it's changing the healthcare industry in part two.
AI is not a new term; born in the 1950s, much of the early work in the field focused on strong (or general) AI – technology whose intellectual capability is functionally equal to a human's. Unsurprisingly, progress was slow and attention quickly shifted to weak (or applied) AI – technology focused on addressing a narrowly defined task.
A means to the end of powering weak AI, machine learning rose to prominence in the 1980s to give "computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed" (Arthur Samuel, 1959). Machine learning is proving to be the most successful approach to powering modern AI and is where most of today's advancements lie, even spawning related subfields such as deep learning and neural networks. Given that machine learning underpins modern AI, understanding it is critical to understanding why companies that harness it hope to make such an impact on the practice of medicine. Much of machine learning can be broken down into two disciplines: supervised learning and unsupervised learning. Unsupervised learning techniques are often used to organize and sanitize large datasets before using a supervised learning algorithm to discover new insights.
Having looked at the history of AI and machine learning, as well as some of the strategies employed by today's data scientists, in the first part of this article, we'll now explore how companies are using these techniques to transform the healthcare industry in part two. I recently spoke with three companies, each of whom are using AI and machine learning to power their products, push boundaries, and improve care for patients. While brought to life through unique experiences, each founder largely shared a common perspective on how the field has evolved, the challenges of applying it in healthcare, and what the future might hold.
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As for natural-person bankruptcy, the mainland bankruptcy-law has no related provision. But the writer thinks, it is a trend to admit the natural-person bankruptcy on the lawmaking of world including Mainland. Therefore, although defining the scope of the bankruptcy property just has the realistic meaning to the natural-person bankruptcy, it still has its theories meaning on the mainland bankruptcy-law. Moreover, the main reason why the provisions of the mainland bankruptcy-law are different from that of the Taiwanese region bankruptcy-law is that the Taiwanese region bankruptcy-law ruled natural-person bankruptcy. The writer thinks, comparing the provisions of the two laws will be necessary and important for the mainland to amend bankruptcy-law in the future.


There are no Halloween Specials on TV, although four were planned for The Sarah Jane Adventures: "Full Moon", "The Station", an untitled Halloween Special & "Night of the Spectre". These were abandoned because of the death of Elisabeth Sladen.
At one point, Series 11 was rumoured to have a Halloween special. As it turned out, there was no obvious candidate for this position, however the episode that aired the closest to Halloween, "Arachnids in the UK", did feature giant spiders, a concept often associated with the holiday and with horror in general.
In other media, "Forever Autumn" (BBC New Series Adventures novel) -- Tenth Doctor & Martha Jones -- is set at Halloween & is very strongly Halloween-themed, as are "The Trick" (comic story) -- Eleventh Doctor & Amy Pond -- & "Wholloween" (comic story) -- Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond & Rory Williams. "The Night After Hallowe'en" (short story) -- Eleventh Doctor -- is an online story written as a special for Halloween 2010. The audio drama "Invaders from Mars" (Big Finish audio story) and the Twelfth Doctor and Bill novel "The Shining Man" (BBC New Series Adventures novel) are also Halloween themed, as is the Torchwood novel "Pack Animals" (Torchwood novel). "The Shadow of the Scourge" (Big Finish audio story) was a Halloween special in that it was a horror story released in October, but did not actually relate to the holiday, and not one scene was set then. The same goes for "I Am the Master" (Big Finish audio story). Big Finish's Mary Shelley' trilogy with the Eighth Doctor was supposed to celebrate Halloween, but only the first story was released in October, the others overrunning. The stories were "The Silver Turk" (Big Finish audio story), "The Witch from the Well" (Big Finish audio story), and "Army of Death" (Big Finish audio story).
The 2017 short story collection Tales of Terror is Halloween-themed, though the stories aren't all set at Halloween.
A number of other stories are set at Halloween without necessarily being Halloween-themed. See Stories set at Halloween for a list of such stories.


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16 (Not-So-Scary) Clowning Terms, Unmasked
BY Angela Tung
Between Pennywise and Twisty, clowns have gotten a bad rap. Although we have every right to be afraid of them, you might be surprised to know that they haven't always been horror movie material. The art of clowning has a long and rich tradition and history, from Pygmy clowns in ancient Egypt to court jesters in medieval Europe to annoying French mimes. Here are 16 terms to help you get to know clowns beyond their evil grins.
1. PIERROT
A sentimental, white-faced clown, the pierrot is named for a 17th-century stock character in French pantomime. His costume is loose and white and includes a giant neck ruffle. The pierrot is considered in some circles to be top clown.
2. HARLEQUIN
Often paired with the pierrot, the harlequin is a clown of "mischievous intrigue," according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). She is recognizable by her floppy hat, often with bells on it, and diamond-patterned tights. One famous harlequin (aside from DC Comics' puntastic Harley Quinn) is Pablo Picasso, who is said to have inserted himself into his paintings disguised as the court jester-like clown.
Like the pierrot, the harlequin is named after a stock character, this time from the Italian commedia dell'arte, a kind of improvised playacting that began in the 16th century. The name Harlicken might ultimately come from the Old French word for the leader of la maisnie Hellequin, a gang of demons who flew through the night on horseback.
3. JOEY
This slang term for a clown was coined by Pygmalion playwright George Bernard Shaw and is named for famed 18th-century English performer Joseph Grimaldi. Grimaldi's tragic life belied his comedic antics. Due to the "extraordinary physical demands" of clowning, Grimaldi suffered so from arthritis and "digestive ailments" that he was forced to retire at 45.
Later, Grimaldi's son, who had also gotten into clowning, died at 30. J.S., as he was known, was an alcoholic who suffered from epileptic seizures. Some suspected he had either been poisoned or had died as a result of injuries from a fight. Not long after, Grimaldi's wife passed away, and three years later, Grimaldi himself, by then an impoverished and depressed alcoholic, died at 58.
4. WHITE CLOWN
Joseph Grimaldi might have been the most famous of white or whiteface clowns. Perhaps coming from the tradition of the pierrot, the whiteface is the ringleader of the clown posse. His makeup comes in three variations: European, neat, and grotesque. The European style, which was Joseph Grimaldi's, seems to most resemble the pierrot's—delicate and not too exaggerated. Neat is similar to European, only slightly more exaggerated, while the grotesque's makeup style is highly exaggerated. Think Bozo and Ronald McDonald.
5. AUGUSTE
Playing second banana to the whiteface, the Auguste is wild, clumsy, and kind of innocent. The word Auguste is French in origin, but aside from that, where it comes from is unclear. One theory is that an opposite sense arose of the word august, which means majestic, stately, or revered. However, "evidence is lacking," according to the OED.
6. CHARACTER CLOWN
The character clown is the lowest on the clown totem pole and can take on almost any persona. The earliest characters clowns were the Happy Hobo and the Sad Tramp. One of the most renowned of the tramp clowns was the German-born Otto Griebling, who performed with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
7. CARPET CLOWN
Originally a solo Auguste who performed between acts, the carpet clown now refers to any "fill in" clown. Why carpet? Apparently one of the carpet clown's original duties was to lay out the carpeting for bareback riders.
8., 9., AND 10. BUSINESS, GAGS, AND BITS
The term business describes the individual movements of a clown. Gags are short jokes clowns play on each other—if repeated, the joke becomes a running gag—while bits are made up of gags.
11. AND 12. ENTREES AND SIDE DISHES
The entree is made up of bits and gags, and may involve several clowns and a beginning, middle, and an end. A side dish is a shorter version of an entree.
13. BLOW-OFF
The blow-off is the end of a gag, bit, entree, or side dish. Popular blow-offs include a thrown bucket of confetti, the pants drop, and the clown exit.
14. CLOWN STOP
While props and rigging are changed, various clowns, including the carpet variety, keep the audience entertained by performing clown stops, which are brief gags and bits.
15. CLOWN WALK-AROUND
In a clown walk-around, all the clowns come out to promenade around the circus ring, occasionally stopping to perform tricks for the audience.
16. CLOWN ALLEY
What's a group of clowns called? No, not a horror. A clown alley is a troupe of clowns who perform together regularly. There are a couple of theories for the origin of the term. One is that it's named for the out of the way, alley-like place where clowns were exiled to put on their potentially messy makeup. Another is that it comes from the Franglish phrase, "Clowns, allez!" or "Clown, go!" which the circus director would shout when it was time to send in the clowns.


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Q: How to change the segue transition style from bottom to top instead of right to left in navigation controllers? I am trying to change the transition animation in navigation controller to load a new UIView controller from bottom to top, using Segue. I believe it will not be too hard to implement but may be I am not able to understand it.
My first attempt was to use Hero library but it does not work for some reason.
The answers found so far were only in Objective-C

A: You can try this solution to present your new controller modally.

let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "Storyboard Name", bundle: nil)
let controller = storyboard.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier: "Controller Name
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self.present(controller, animated: true, completion: nil)


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Q: how to load new page that being generated with dropdown list onchange? I have below code..  I need it open this page  bill_report.asp?q=yrSelect  after user select one of this generated year. Try to google a lot but couldn't find the suitable code for me. So could you please help me out. thank you very much
   <select name="inyear" id="inyear" onChange="??">
     <option value="0" <%=yrSelect%>>SELECT YEAR</option>
     <option value="0" <%=yrSelect%>>ALL YEARS</option>

        <%
        dim yearCount, YearStart, yrValue, z
        YearStart = 2012
        yearCount = 0

        z = current_year - YearStart

        do while not yearCount > z
           yrValue = current_year - yearCount

        %>

      <option value="<%=yrValue%>" <%=yrSelect%>><%=yrValue%></option>
         <%
            yearCount = yearCount + 1
            loop
         %>
   </select>

A: You're over complicating it way too much. All you need is such code:
<form action="<%=Request.ServerVariables("Script_Name")%>" method="GET">
    <select name="inyear" id="inyear" onChange="this.form.submit();">
        <option value="-1" <%=CheckSelected(-1)%>>SELECT YEAR</option>
        <option value="0" <%=CheckSelected(0)%>>ALL YEARS</option>
        <%=GenerateYears(2012)%>
    </select>
</form>

And the ASP code should be:
<%
Function CheckSelected(yearValue)
    If Request("inyear")=CStr(yearValue) Then
        CheckSelected = "selected=""selected"""
    Else
        CheckSelected = ""
    End If
End Function

Function GenerateYears(YearStart)
    Dim arrOptions, currentYear, x
    ReDim arrOptions(-1)
    currentYear = Year(Now())
    For x=YearStart To currentYear
        ReDim Preserve arrOptions(UBound(arrOptions) + 1)
        arrOptions(UBound(arrOptions)) = "<option value=""" & x & """ " & CheckSelected(x) &">" & x & "</option>"
    Next
    GenerateYears = Join(arrOptions, VBCrLf)
    Erase arrOptions
End Function
%>

A: Ok, what i understood is that this ASP code is going to generate a select-options block like the following on or similar. And what you want to do is that after selecting an option, you want to go to another ASP page to process the form passing a variable q=yrSearch and another variable, the year you chose. Is it right?
<select name="" id="">
    <option value="">2014</option>
    <option value="">2013</option>
    <option value="">2012</option>
    <option value="">2011</option>
    <option value="">2010</option>
    <option value="">2009</option>
</select>

I never worked with ASP before but i assume that in passing variables through the URL, it may function more or less like PHP.
In a HTML Form Block you generate always a structure like that:
<form action="bill_report.asp" method="get" id="myForm">
<input type="hidden" name="q" value="yrSelect">

<select name="name_of_select" value="" onChange="change_function(this.selectedIndex)">
    <option value="2014">2014</option>
    <option value="2013">2013</option>
    <option value="2012">2012</option>
    <option value="2011">2011</option>
    <option value="2010">2010</option>
    <option value="2009">2009</option>
</select>

If you take a look to the web page of W3CSchools (http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/dom_obj_select.asp), you can see that you can modify the attribute value for a SELECT block too.
The only thing you have to do is, when you select an option, let javascript get the value of the selected OPTION and set it in the whole SELECT block. So when you submit, the variable of select will be passed to URL as well.
And when the selection is done, you have to call the method submit() of the FORM, so the form is submitted with the values.
If you want to pass variables, which you already know. Like the one that you pointed out before: q=yrSelect, I would use a INPUT HIDDEN form item, so you can pass the variable secure and fast.
<script type="text/javascript">

var form = document.getElementById('myForm');
var select = document.body.querySelector('select');
var options = document.body.querySelectorAll('option');

function change_function (index) {
  select.value = options[index].value;
  form.submit();
}
</script>


Welcome to the new future of involvement. Forming groups is easier than it's ever been: unpaid volunteers can build an encyclopaedia together in their spare time, mistreated customers can join forces to get their revenge on airlines and high street banks, and one man with a laptop can raise an army to help recover a stolen phone.
The results of this new world of easy collaboration can be both good (young people defying an oppressive government with a guerrilla ice-cream eating protest) and bad (girls sharing advice for staying dangerously skinny) but it's here and, as Clay Shirky shows, it's affecting… well, everybody. For the first time, we have the tools to make group action truly a reality. And they're going to change our whole world.


Observers can quickly search among shaded cubes for one lit from a unique direction. However, replace the cubes with similar 2-D patterns that do not appear to have a 3-D shape, and search difficulty increases. These results have challenged models of visual search and attention. We demonstrate that cube search displays differ from those with "equivalent" 2-D search items in terms of the informativeness of fairly low-level image statistics. This informativeness predicts peripheral discriminability of target-present from target-absent patches, which in turn predicts visual search performance, across a wide range of conditions. Comparing model performance on a number of classic search tasks, cube search does not appear unexpectedly easy. Easy cube search, per se, does not provide evidence for preattentive computation of 3-D scene properties. However, search asymmetries derived from rotating and/or flipping the cube search displays cannot be explained by the information in our current set of image statistics. This may merely suggest a need to modify the model's set of 2-D image statistics. Alternatively, it may be difficult cube search that provides evidence for preattentive computation of 3-D scene properties. By attributing 2-D luminance variations to a shaded 3-D shape, 3-D scene understanding may slow search for 2-D features of the target.


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Salmonella sickens 63 in Sweden
By Joseph James Whitworth contact
27-Mar-2018 - Last updated on 27-Mar-2018 at 08:16 GMT
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Swedish agencies are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella Kentucky that has sickened 63 people.
Folkhälsomyndigheten (The Public Health Agency) said illnesses are between October 2017 and March this year.
The agency added during autumn and winter several domestic cases of S. Kentucky have been reported and authorities are trying to identify a possible common source of infection.
The source has not been identified but is believed to be foodborne.
In recent years, Sweden has reported annually one to six cases of S. Kentucky.
Difficult outbreak investigation
The majority of cases are in Västra Götaland (37), Uppsala (nine), Stockholm (seven), Kronoberg (four), Skåne (three) and Värmland (three).
Median age of cases is 85 with a range from 30 to 98 years and 68% of ill cases are women.
Folkhälsomyndigheten told FoodQualityNews that since the majority of cases do not have a date for onset of disease it is 'virtually impossible' to establish an epidemiological time line.
"Also, as the Salmonella infection seems to be quite mild it may have contributed to a delayed sampling. For this reason a case-control study has not been considered feasible," said the agency.
"Moreover, the cases are spread in six different counties in Sweden and more than one hospital or nursing home in each county have cases. Hence, we think the source is most likely foodborne.
"Still, based on the dates for hospitalization we have identified a time period where it is likely that the cases got infected. A questionnaire has been sent out to all kitchens serving hospitals and nursing homes with cases to identify what foods they have in common. Several foods have been analysed."
Analysis results negative
Livsmedelsverket (National Food Agency) told us that it has coordinated work performed by other authorities and stakeholders as well as analysing some of the samples taken.
"This has been a very difficult outbreak to investigate, and we have not been able to identify the source of infection. Samples of several food types have been analysed, e.g. liquid nutritional supplements, protein energy powders, purées, dry spices, frozen herb spices, frozen fruits and berries. All analysis results are negative."
Folkhälsomyndigheten said for the vast majority of cases there is no clear onset date due to their precondition or because the salmonellosis has passed asymptomatic.
"All but two of the cases are old and/or very sick, with co-morbidity, and the Salmonella infection seems to be quite mild. Therefore, hospitalisation and death among the cases may primarily be due to other factors than the Salmonella infection.
"Almost all cases have recent hospital care or stay in nursing home prior to or during testing positive for Salmonella infection. The remaining cases are staff in nursing homes (two cases) or elderly living at home with food delivery from home care (two cases)."
Some hospital kitchens have voluntarily imposed restrictions on certain foods but since there are no cases authorities are confident where infected in 2018 most restrictions are, or soon will be, lifted.
All isolates from cases analyzed to date are within the same WGS cluster strongly indicating a common source.
Two isolates had phenotypically lost a trait, i.e. they had turned monophasic when isolated from urine samples. However, the same patients had fecal samples that were phenotypically classical Kentucky isolates.
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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2014.
What better way to start the year than by spreading kindness. Remy De Laroque expresses just that with his wonderful song: "Kindness is my Sunshine". There is no doubt that kindness lights up the day and doing it with such a big heart and so much talent, creates a great environment for it!
Have a listen and enjoy the start to a kind year ahead.
Tales and stories about our fathers, nature, the city, and the human heart. Remy was born in Paris and is an American Folk- Rock Singer songwriter living in NYC. He shared the stage and co-wrote with Rebecca Martin, Rew (Black Flamingo), Liz Bruce, and Dan Strauss among many others. He is an introspective songwriter mixing spirit and story telling.
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I couldn't resist re-visiting this collection!
I'm about to attempt a dog walk in these heels. Lucky a hard hat is part of my ensemble!
p.s. check out all the amazing bags from this collection. swoon!
Wow, this really has to be my favourite charm yet! Now really, who could resist an extremely stylish (and pretty cute) bunny dressed as a nice cup of tea?
The charm is just 3.5cm tall - kawaii!


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How to Lend a (Socially Distanced) Helping Hand this Holiday Season
| by Guest Blogger
It is the season of giving, and while friends and family members are looking for the perfect gift to give one another, it is also a time when many people regularly set aside time to give back to people in need in the community. For Penn Medicine staff, employees, and students, the spirit of community service is present year-round. Through Penn Medicine CAREs, employees can apply for and receive monetary support for organizations and projects that serve the community.
While the pandemic has restricted in-person activities, Penn has found ways to adapt and still safely give back and volunteer. People looking for inspiration on how to make a difference in this unusual season can find it in these members of the Penn community who have been spreading holiday cheer while limiting the spread of COVID-19.
Tidy Up for Yuletide Donations
The weather is changing and so is the décor for people's houses. People are now searching through the bins in their basement to find their holiday decorations, illuminating their porches with lights and adorning their doors with wreaths. This can also be an opportunity to search through your closet to find clothes you may have outgrown, donating comfortable, warm outfits for others this winter. Additionally, many organizations accept items like books, games and toys, electronics, and other household items.
Stephanie Edgecombe, administrative secretary at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has been actively volunteering since she was in high school in 1966. Now, she devotes her time as a volunteer at the Lombard Central Community Outreach Ministry, a church her childhood friend introduced her to.
As a volunteer, she assists with various duties like preparing meals and sorting donated clothing. Among their many projects throughout their year, the church hosts their annual "Give the Gift of a Warm Coat Drive" as well as a toy drive for children in need. She has received Penn Medicine CAREs grant funding to support her volunteer efforts.
"Any warm items of clothing like coats, scarves, hats, gloves, socks, and sweaters are especially helpful to donate during this time," said Edgecombe. "However, any donation is gratefully accepted."
Other CAREs funded projects make a difference through donations of items people need. Astounding Woman Warriors, organized by Kelli Davis, a Patient Services Associate at HUP, has provided homeless shelters with necessary toiletries and clothing. The non-profit Young Men and Women in Charge supplied shirts, khakis, and shoes for economically disadvantaged students interested in pursuing paths in STEM.
Seasonal Sustenance
Nearly one in four households have experienced food insecurity this year in the United States. To tackle this issue, food pantries and food banks provide nonperishable items to those unable to have consistent access to nutritious meals. For those interested in safely donating to their local food pantries, you can coordinate drop-off times to avoid contact with others, or you could make a monetary donation towards an organization right from your phone or laptop.
At Penn, Sofia Carreno, MSN, Nursing Professional Development specialist - Community Engagement, oversees the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Pantry, with support from hospital leaders including Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Jessie Reich, MSN, Colleen Mattioni, DNP, MBA, RN, CNOR, Aron Berman, and Bob Fisher. The pantry provides bags of groceries with breakfast, lunch, and dinner items for employees. Similar food pantries have been set up at all six of Penn Medicine's hospitals. Even for individuals who have remained employed, external factors related to COVID-19 have caused food insecurity for households, such as loss of a family member's income due to layoffs, closures of small businesses that sell food to communities, and lunches no longer being provided to children in schools.
Since its launch in May, the HUP Pantry has distributed more than 2,500 bags to employees in need. "It would not be possible without the many staff members and partners who have generously donated to the pantry," said Carreno. "Food is a basic necessity. We need it for our physical health but also our mental health, which we know during this time has suffered across the nation and especially among hospital workers. We also hope to expand this to patients in the future."
Groceries have been packaged by volunteers who collect items like canned beans, soup, oatmeal, and pasta. For Thanksgiving, 475 bags of food were distributed with 300 turkey vouchers. The pantry is still collecting additional items including cranberry sauce, gravy, and boxed potatoes for the holidays.
For employees interested in contributing to the HUP Pantry, contact Sofia.Carreno@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Along with the HUP Pantry, Penn Medicine has supported employees who volunteer to provide food to community members, both locally and globally. The global project, COVID-19 Hunger Relief in India, supports tribal areas of India with food donations and other basic daily needs. Meanwhile, other programs supported by Penn Medicine CAREs grants including Resurrection Manna Mission and the Darby Mission Food Outreach Program are providing meals to food banks and after-school programs for children experiencing school closures.
Deliver and Design Masks
Since the start of the pandemic, masks have been an essential item for public settings. After constant use, however, a mask can get dirty and must be replaced, or washed if it's a CDC approved hand-sewn mask.
Kafilat Ojo, MD, a psychiatrist at Princeton House Behavioral Health, recognized the need for masks in the community after moving from New York. As a dedicated volunteer, she wanted to look for opportunities to continue serving her community in her new home of New Jersey, calling local homeless shelters to see what kind of donations were needed. "Masks are an item that people tend to forget about when making donations," Ojo said. "Some people have to keep wearing the same disposable mask for months because they may not have the funds to access more."
Ojo launched the self-started program Project Give a Mask to provide boxes of disposable masks to men, women, and children in homeless shelters in the Mercer County/Trenton area. To deliver masks, Ojo makes an appointment with the administrators of the homeless shelter who provide a date and time frame to drop off donations.
Penn Medicine facilities are also accepting donations of disposable masks for patients and staff, either through mail or drop-off locations.
In addition to Ojo's project, other initiatives, supported by CAREs, have been launched to supply PPE during the pandemic. Medical student Amanda Gottschalk, along with other student leaders of United Community Clinic, and nursing students Page Miller and Alyssa Savarino, have created and delivered COVID Care and Survival Kits to local residents in West Philadelphia that also include hand sanitizer and educational information on the virus.
The Spirit of Giving
While the majority of CAREs recipients have retreated from in-person volunteering, they have continued to find ways to meet the needs of the community, creating new projects where employees and students can donate goods in COVID-safe ways and donating to existing community programs and nonprofits that have continued safely distanced activities. Even though the pandemic has halted most in-person participation, it hasn't ceased the spirit of giving and service at Penn Medicine. "To me, it is necessary to lend a helping hand," Edgecombe said. "I feel it is my duty as a fellow human being to volunteer and give back whenever I can. It's a way of being connected to something much bigger than ourselves."
Baseball, Art and Keeping Hospitals Clean: A Triple Play for Larry Garcia, Environmental Services Director at Penn Medicine Princeton Health
The window outside Larry Garcia's office at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center is decorated with signs created by local schoolchildren during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic's spring peak.


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Sam Ariaratnam: Digging his way to the future
"ASU is a dynamic place. In real estate, it's location, location, location. It's the same in education. The Phoenix metro area has a dynamic construction industry and it is helping us build a world-class program."
Sam Ariaratnam
Professor and Chair of the Construction Engineering program, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Sam Ariaratnam is digging his way to the future. But you won't be able to see it, because it is hidden.
Called trenchless technology, the methods use a variety of underground excavation tools monitored from above, and involve cutting-edge methods for replacing deteriorated water and sewer pipes, and installing new utilities. Trenchless methods are also capable of reaching inaccessible areas such as under roadways and rivers.
Ariaratnam is a professor and chair of the Construction Engineering program in the Del E. Webb School of Construction, part of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, one of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
He describes trenchless technology in medical terms.
"It's like when surgeons switched from open-heart surgery to angioplasty in some cases," Ariaratnam said. "We are now doing trenchless as an alternative to traditional open-cut construction in many situations. It reduces the carbon footprint and results in enormous social savings because there is less surface disruption."
Burying utility lines for oil, natural gas, water, sewer, electrical, and telecommunications, protects them from exposure to storm events and other natural disasters, as well as third-party threats aimed at disrupting services.
It also eliminates unsightly visual clutter.
"It started to really gain popularity in the early- to mid- '90s," Ariaratnam said. "By the late '90s, more people were exposed to it. Today, most new subdivisions bury all utilities underground."
There are numerous methods available to install new utilities. One of the most popular is Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD). HDD involves boring underground using a slanted-end drill bit that rotates as it moves forward. It employs sophisticated electronics that send information to the surface, thereby enabling the operator to monitor and adjust the bit's depth and direction.
Another method of trenchless technology, called pipe bursting, replaces deteriorated water and sewer pipes with equal- or larger-diameter pipes without digging them up.
"They go from manhole to manhole (or valve to valve in the case of water mains), breaking up the existing deteriorated pipe and pulling a new one behind it," Ariaratnam said. "They can do significant upsizes while still minimizing surface disturbance, saving money, and eliminating trenches that need to be filled in and paved, while diverting traffic."
The technology has been used in the Phoenix metro area for nearly 20 years.
"Many Phoenix sewer lines are well over 50 years old," Ariaratnam said. "The growth in that time has created a capacity issue. Thus, there is a need to make the lines bigger without digging up the whole city."
Ariaratnam was a faculty kid, growing up in the college town of Waterloo, Ontario, in Canada, a town heavily influenced by the University of Waterloo.
His father was a civil engineering professor who taught at the university for 40 years, and Ariaratnam grew up socializing with other faculty and their families. He always wanted to be a civil engineer, and earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Waterloo, then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for his master's and doctoral degrees.
His first teaching job was at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he helped build the construction engineering and management curriculum. After a year, he moved to the University of Alberta in Canada to teach in the civil and environmental engineering department.
It was in Alberta, the hub of oil and natural gas production in North America, that he began the research that would become a decades-long pursuit and eventually bring him to ASU.
Ariaratnam began researching ways to transport oil and natural gas without disrupting the surface landscape. He was hired by ASU in 2001 to build a research area in underground infrastructure construction.
"ASU is a dynamic place," Ariaratnam said. "In real estate, it is all about location, location, location. It is the same in academia. The Phoenix metro area has a dynamic construction industry, and it is helping us build world-class construction programs."
Ariaratnam has been teaching a senior and graduate elective course on trenchless construction at ASU for 13 years, and he now includes material in the required senior project management capstone course, so every construction graduate has some exposure to the processes.
He is a firm believer in use-inspired research and its ability to improve society.
"It is important to be grounded with industry, to understand their challenges and needs," Ariaratnam said. "It is the type of research that helps them and has societal implications. Everybody needs utilities for both business and daily life."
He currently is working on several research projects funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and related to studying the effects and impacts of trenchless construction methods and hot to incorporate them in response to water main deterioration and breaks.
He is also a co-investigator on a $2.2 million, four-year multidisciplinary grant from the National Science Foundation to research sustainable infrastructures for energy and water.
"We need water to cool electricity and we need electricity to move water," he said. "This is the 'water-electrical nexus.' "
He also is working on a research project funded by Southwest Gas Corporation to study temperature effects on natural gas distribution lines.
"We have state-of-the-art instruments in seven locations within a three-state area; Arizona, Nevada, and California," Ariaratnam said. "We are researching the relationship between air temperature fluctuations and ground temperature."
The Del E. Webb School of Construction is building a faculty research cluster in buried infrastructure, which Ariaratnam believes will bring in additional funding.
"Government research funding is becoming more difficult to obtain," Ariaratnam said. "We are looking at big industries and products that will help them, including major oil and gas companies and utilities.
"We've done well with research to date. Now it is time to focus efforts on winning larger multiyear research proposals."
These faculty profiles were written as part of the celebration of the grand opening of the College Avenue Commons, the home of the Del E. Webb School of Construction, in 2014.
Meet all the DEWSC faculty
Allan Chasey: Embracing his construction destiny
"I enjoy seeing buildings going up. There are few professions where you can go back 20 to 30 years later and say, 'I had something to do with that.'"Editor's note: Allan Chasey retired in the fall of 2016, but his construction management legacy lives on in the DEWSC....
Oswald Chong: Seeking truth through data
Oswald Chong labels himself a skeptic. "I always question people indirectly as I don't like to confront people directly," said Chong, an associate professor in the Del E. Webb School of Construction, part of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built...
Mounir El Asmar: Looking to fuse disciplines
Mounir El Asmar has always been interested in multidisciplinary integration. Growing up in Beirut, Lebanon, and having gone through the French education system throughout his childhood, he juggled the idea of American versus French college education, and the majors of...
Edd Gibson: Leading through teaching and planning
"Planning is the intersection between business and engineering," Gibson said. "Why are we doing the project? How should we proceed? What is the scope? It's all about people and risk management, and this is when you have the largest influence on creating a successful...
David Grau: The human element and variability
David Grau worked for years in the design and construction industry, and saw firsthand that the large complexity intrinsic to the delivery of capital projects resulted in variability and uncertainty. In turn, he observed that such uncertainty negatively impacts the...
Kristen Parrish: A love affair with physics and teaching
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Home A & E Dance Company Incorporates Cognitive Psychology Into Movement with 'Entity'
Dance Company Incorporates Cognitive Psychology Into Movement with 'Entity'
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Wayne McGregor | Random Dance Company presented the piece "Entity," which features a fascinating exploration of organic and alien movement form, at the Granada Theater on Feb. 15. The seamless physicality of the dancers, which was amplified by an energetic modern score, held both artistic and popular appeal.
"Entity" examines relationships between beings, showcasing visually striking bursts of energy and changes in dynamic. The set design consisted of giant moveable panels that created a spaceship-like effect, which further reinforced the alien qualities of the movement. Footage of running animals, skin and abstracted patterns projected on the panels contributed to the enigmatic atmosphere.
Those who stayed after the performance to hear the dancers speak also gained insight into the heavy level of thought and intention that goes into the choreographic process. The prolific group's choreographer himself, Wayne McGregor, was not able to make an appearance because he was premiering his work for the Joffrey Ballet that same evening.
Although the audience saw only the tip of the creative iceberg in performance, the investigative process greatly influences the final manifestation of the performance presented. One of the great benefits the audience gains by hearing artists speak after witnessing the performance is gaining a glimpse into this fascinating creative process.
Cutting-edge scientific research is the basis for the choreography of "Entity." At the beginning of the creation process, cognitive scientists lectured the dancers about different ways of thinking and pathways of thought. The dancers then worked on translating these concepts into an innovative movement vocabulary. This involved building images in the mind about dance, a more complex approach to generating choreography than simply setting movement to music.
"What we do with the scientists is really try to expand the way we respond to commands," said company dancer Jessica Wright. "We push ourselves to work in a more interesting way… get a more unusual language of the body."
The dancers also revealed that there was an improvised component to the dance performance. In three structured improvisation sections in "Entity," the dancers would generate their own movement spontaneously onstage in response to specific tasks set by McGregor. During one of these improvised sections audience members seated near the stage heard the dancers shouting commands to each other (such as "unstable," "behind," "initiates," "off-balance," "surface" and "measure") and then saw the dancers respond to these commands through movement. The dancers said that even in the pre-choreographed sections of the dance composition there was an emphasis on the dancers' own signature interpretation of the sequence.
The wardrobe for the dance was kept to a bare minimum.
"We endorse the physicality of the human body and we really try to show it off," said Odette Hughes, rehearsal director and associate director of the company.
The hour-long show took 10 weeks to create, with the company working eight hours a day, six days a week. The Santa Barbara audience warmly responded to the product of this labor.
"I thought that the dancers had an organic, pulsing movement vocabulary," said fourth-year art history major Kai Landworth. "The dance brought you into this almost dream-like state, like undulating bodies of effortless rippling movement."


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Today is the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. And we just completed a wonderful Liturgy with many worshipers present.
However, February 2 is also Groundhog Day. Not a "feast day" on my calendar, I can assure you. Yet, Groundhog Day brings to my mind a film by the very same title, i.e. "Groundhog Day."
I know that many people have seen this film, but I wonder how many realize just how "theological" of a film it actually is, though under the cover of being a romantic comedy. That theological dimension is what struck me probably after more than one viewing.
Some time ago, I wrote a film review of "Groundhog Day" and titled the review "Bored By Sin," which I thought was one of the major themes of the film. Many of you have probably read this review in the past; and it is one of the meditations included in my new book. Yet, for those who have not read it before; or for those who may want to revisit it, I have included it here below. If you have actually seen "Groundhog Day" and would like to share your own comments or understanding of the film, please feel free to do so in the comments panel below. I can assure you that I would be glad to hear back from you.
Perhaps some of you recall the film "Groundhog Day" that goes back to 1991. If not quite a "cult classic" (it was too mainstream for that), it was immensely popular and was subject to multiple viewings and an endless flow of commentary and interpretation. The lead role seemed to be a perfect fit for precisely Bill Murray's type of deadpan and highly ironic sense of humor.
Having enjoyed the film myself, and having seen it a few times, I suggested "Groundhog Day" for our latest Feature Film Festival for the parish, based on some of the themes that I will expand on below. When we watched the film together I believe that it was thoroughly enjoyed by one and all. There was certainly a great deal of laughter!
Yet, the purpose of our watching films together, beyond the social significance of "getting together" as a group, is to find those films that are morally and ethically probing, in addition to their "entertainment value." Movies and movie-going dominates our popular culture, so trying to deepen that experience a bit strikes me as a sound idea. In other words, we try and choose films that will make everyone think. That is the purpose of our post-film discussions.
So why choose a film such as "Groundhog Day," a film described as "zany" and "wacky?"
Now, there is no doubt that "Groundhog Day" plays as a very effective and highly entertaining romantic comedy. However, this is deceptive for there are layers of meaning underneath that rather well-worn and rather predictable genre.
How many people are aware of the fact that at least for a few years after its release, "Groundhog Day" was subject to a great deal of philosophical and even theological commentary and interpretation? I recall reading many insightful reviews of this film in some very "high brow" journals. What makes all of that even more intriguing is that the director, Harold Ramis, claims that all of that went beyond his intention in making the film. The creative process can be mysterious.
"Groundhog Day" is essentially a romantic comedy with a real twist. It charts the life of a rather cynical and ambitious Pittsburgh weatherman, Phil Connors, played perfectly by Bill Murray. His self-absorption and unapologetic egoism are of gargantuan proportions. His charm is manipulative and self-serving. As the center of the universe, apparently everyone and everything around him is meant to satisfy his needs and desires. As he admits later in the film, he is a "real jerk." Phil the weatherman is sent to Punxsutawney, PA, in order to cover the groundhog day festivities there. In his mind, it promises to be a boring excursion into small town existence. At one point, he contemptuously calls the local population "hicks." He is accompanied by his TV station's producer, Rita, and cameraman Larry. Obviously, Phil does not want to be there, and can't leave soon enough once his responsibilities are fulfilled. However, a blizzard that he failed to predict, sends him back to the small town for at least one more night. When confronted with the blizzard, he angrily shouts back to the highway patrolman: "I make the weather!" But even he is forced to succumb to the power of nature and back to town he goes.
Yet, Phil wakes up the "next day" only to discover that it is February 2 and groundhog day all over again - exactly, down to every detail. He is now trapped in an inexplicable "time warp" that forces him to relive the same day over and over again, apparently without end - into eternity itself. It is the myth of the "eternal return" but on a daily basis in small town Punxsutawney! It is a living nightmare. The film wisely makes not even the slightest attempt at explaining this new reality. How could it? It simply is, and Phil is helplessly caught in it alone, for the same people that he meets are unaware of his predicament. They remain as static and unchanging as the surrounding environment.
At first bewildered and frightened, Phil begins to make "adjustments" to his new situation. His "selfish gene" kicks into action. He soon realizes that his newly-achieved "immortality" means that his actions on one day have no consequences for there no longer exists a "tomorrow." There is no one or nothing to answer to. As it plays out in the film, it is something of a lighthearted version of Dostoevsky's aphorism, "if there is no God, then everything is permissible." Phil can now break any conceivable law - civic, social, moral, divine - with total impunity. He can now unleash his hidden passions with no restraint or "anticipatory anxiety." He can "eat, drink, and be merry" without the slightest cost to his well-being - or so it seems to him. The film exploits all of this to wonderful comic effect, and it is hard to dislike Phil in the process, "jerk" that he is. But perhaps our sympathy with Phil is grounded in the "fact" that he is living out some of our own uninspired fantasies. As in: what would you do if you won a billion dollar lottery? Or, what would you do or be like if there were no consequences to your actions?
One of the great insights of our spiritual tradition is that sin - beyond its moral, ethical and spiritually corrupting effect - is ultimately boring. Besides immediate satisfaction it remains a distortion of true life, and instead of yielding an enhanced sense of life - or "living life" as Dostoevsky would call it - sin devolves into an empty caricature of life. It is the negation of life. That is why spiritual death precedes biological death. Repetition is not a relief, but an increase of this intolerable boredom. The passions are insatiable. Sin is thus an existential vacuum that is suffocating in its long-term effects. Unconsciously, or perhaps intuitively, Phil begins to realize this after endless bouts of "wine, women and song." Daily dissipation has worn him out. He embodies the biblical "vanity of vanities." His moral universe is unaware of a "higher reality," so he looks elsewhere for relief.
Although consistently maintaining its comic touch, the film now steers us in a darker direction. Attaining a sort of pseudo-omniscience by being able to predict the daily events around him, and realizing that he cannot die, Phil begins to fancy himself a "god." Not "the God" as he admits, but a "god" nevertheless. There is nothing new left to experience so he turns to suicide. Life is boring, so he will now try death! Phil now explores the many "creative" ways in which a person can commit suicide - from driving trucks over steep cliffs, swan-diving off of tall buildings, or electrocuting himself in the bathtub. This can be interpreted as a grisly form of finding relief to the nightmare quality of having to live out the same day in isolation from a non-comprehending humanity; or the thoroughly desperate attempt to discover some more "kicks" in his morally meandering and meaningless existence.
But what actually "kicks in" at this point of the film is the slow transformation of Phil after he has bottomed-out in the manner described above. The film has a "moral," and I believe that it is effectively realized in a natural and unforced manner that is not merely sentimental or banal keeping in mind the genre and intent of this film. And again, with a lighthearted touch that probably increases its effectiveness. Remembering that this is a romantic comedy, the question becomes: will the guy - or how will the guy - get the girl in the end? Phil has resorted to endless subterfuge in order to seduce Rita the producer. Try as he might, this is the one thing he could not succeed at, regardless of his great advantage of knowing her "inside out" after living out an endless amount of days with her over and over, each one ending with a well-deserved slap to the face as Phil's real intentions become obvious. Rita is quite attractive, but more importantly she is a genuinely "good person" with a pure heart and honest intentions. Within his juvenile universe of a warped moral sensitivity Phil does not understand this.
Yet, something happens within Phil and he begins to radically change by no longer living for himself alone. He somehow breaks through his narcissistic and solipsistic one-person universe. (There is a key scene involving a death in which he realizes that he is not actually a "god"). He discovers the "other," and this discovery is transformative. He beings to live altruistically. In fact, the film can be seen on one level as the transformation of Phil Connors from a "jerk' into a genuine human being. And this will prove to be the way into the heart of Rita. Genuine virtue, as the great saints both taught and realized in their lives, is never boring as long as it does not lapse into formalism and/or moralism. It bears fruit a hundredfold when practiced with patience and the love of the "other" primarily in mind. It is the means of ascending up the ladder of divine ascent, as St. Klimakos demonstrated. Virtue is endlessly creative, since it extends and expands our humanity beyond the limits of the self. As Phil will discover, it is also the means of breaking through the meaningless "eternal return" that has taken him down into the inferno and back. But perhaps that is something that you may want to see for yourself.
"Groundhog Day" remains consistent from start to finish. The ending is satisfying and not simply anti-climatic. The screenplay is clever, sharp and humorous, and regardless of its intentions, or lack thereof, raises many genuinely "profound" issues that can be explored and expanded upon. I may have given away too much in my commentary, but I would still recommend it if you haven't seen it before. It is highly entertaining. When we think of such topics as sin, repentance and virtue, the film lends itself to a "Christian interpretation" that is not unduly forced, but rather flows naturally and instinctively from the predicament as conceived and presented. Such discoveries can be rewarding. All in all, a worthwhile film from a variety of perspectives.


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Q: React Hook Form - Change expected type (Typescript) of field I'm building a Number Stepper component in React and have begun testing my component's compatibility with React Hook Form. At the moment I'm getting a Typescript error saying that the max prop I have declared within my component is incompatible with React Hook Form. My component is expecting a number value for this prop whereas RHF expects number or string.
I could obviously change my interface within the component to accept strings but this causes a lot of typing errors within the component. Is it possible to configure this at the React Hook Form end to instead only expect a number?

I'm hoping I can configure it through the register method somehow?


DIY Valentine's Day Candy Bouquet!
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DIY Valentine's Day Candy Bouquet!
When it comes time to give gifts to your coworkers, friends, kids and their school teachers easy DIY gifts are top on our list. Anything we can create ourselves and save a few dollars is going to be preferred over store bought and ready made varieties. This DIY Valentine's Day Candy Bouquet is a fun craft to make with the kids to be given to those on their gift list this season of love.
Using hot glue gun attach wooden sticks or skewers to the back of each candy bar or bag of candy. Place at varying heights on the back of candy to make more like a real bouquet.
Place embellishments, hearts, flowers on bucket.
Put craft foam into bucket and then place candy on sticks into foam in attractive arrangement.
Cover top of craft foam with ribbon, faux flowers, shredded paper or other nice decorative item.
This is a great craft that can be easily personalized according to the receivers preferences. If your child doesn't like chocolate but loves fruit flavored and gummy snacks this is a great way to give them a fun and unique gift. The DIY Valentine's Day Candy Bouquet is inexpensive, fun and a great way to involved your kids in creating gifts for those on their list as well.


Go to the YA Scavenger Hunt page to find out all about the hunt. There are EIGHT contests going on simultaneously, and you can enter one or all! I am a part of the TEAL TEAM--but there is also a red team, a blue team, a gold team, an orange team, a red team, and an indie team for a chance to win a whole different set of signed books!
Rules: Open internationally, anyone below the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian's permission to enter. To be eligible for the grand prize, you must submit the completed entry form by APRIL 5th, at noon Pacific Time. Entries sent without the correct number or without contact information will not be considered.
Today, I am hosting Sarah Tomp on my website for the YA Scavenger Hunt! Sarah is the author of MY BEST EVERYTHING. She has a MFA in writing for children and young adults from VCFA. She lives in San Diego, but spent her teen years running a little bit wild in the mountains of Virginia.
Find out more information by checking out her great author website, and you can find her book on sale here as well.
Lulu Mendez is determined to leave her small Virginia hometown, and job at the local junkyard behind. So when her father loses her college tuition money, Lulu needs a new ticket out. Desperate for funds, she cooks up the illegal plan to make and sell moonshine with her friends. Quickly realizing they're out of their depth, they turn to Mason, a local boy who's always seemed like a dead end. As Mason guides Lulu through the secret world of moonshine, it looks like her plan might actually work. But can she leave town before she loses everything? My Best Everything is Lulu's letter to Mason--but it a love letter, an apology, or a good-bye?
And here's Sarah's bonus content, a deleted scene from the novel!
That's a saying I try to live by. It's about trust. Giving up control to a higher power. Even when—or maybe especially when—you're standing at the edge with nowhere to go but down.
Like that night I ended up with a flat tire on my bike. I was stuck, miles from home, in the dark, with no way to fix it and no one to call. But then Bucky, this guy I work with at the Club, was suddenly there to offer me a ride home. It seemed like fate was giving me a net.
He had two girls with him—his girlfriend Roni and her best friend Lulu—both of them silly and giggling and leaning all over each other. Definitely buzzed. Inside his truck the smell of liquor was mixed with the smell of their shampoo or lotion and whatever else it is that makes girls so complicated.
"Sorry," said Bucky. But his grin made it clear he knew what was coming, and didn't mind one bit.
"And your bike." Lulu busted out laughing.
And then our eyes met. Lulu and me. And just like that, I knew I was about to leap.
Problem is, I've always liked the fall.
Don't forget to enter the contest for a chance to win a ton of signed books by me, Sarah Tomp, and more! To enter, you need to know that my favorite number is 7. Add up all the favorite numbers of the authors on the Teal Team and you'll have all the secret code to enter for the grand prize!
How did you find out about this year's scavenger hunt? Have you participated before? I'd love to hear about your experiences in the comments below!
And be sure to follow the Indestructibles series on Facebook and Twitter at @mattphillion! Thanks for supporting the scavenger hunt and all YA authors.
I heard about YASH from an author's newsletter. Thank you for sharing.
I've been participating in YASH as a hunter for a few years now, it's so much fun! I love adding so many books to my TBR list, though I think it will take me the rest of my life to read everything on it! I've seen a lot of returning authors mixed in with all of the new authors and I love it! Hope to see you in the Fall YASH!!! Can't wait to read the Indestructibles Series!
I learned about YASH this year through fb. I'm loving it!! Thank yfor the chance!
This is my second time with YASH - I love finding new authors to read. Your book looks great and I hope to read it soon.


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Sustainable. From the outset.
Taking on responsibility – that was an essential part of the corporate culture at Kärcher from the beginning. Alfred Kärcher and his wife were guided by the insight that sustained economic success is only possible by taking social issues into consideration.
Sustainability in the company history
Thinking and acting with sustainability in mind has a long tradition at Kärcher. For Alfred Kärcher himself, the well-being of his employees and environmental protection were matters that were close to his heart. In 1939, when the incipient company relocated to Winnenden, Alfred Kärcher built his own waste water treatment plant on company premises. In 1940, he founded the Alfred Kärcher foundation for employees in need, which produced toys to give employees' children as Christmas presents from 1943 to 1948. This was followed by many other milestones.
Even today, the concept of sustainability is still deeply embedded in the company. We have set ourself a clear objective for our sustainability management. We want to become the benchmark in the cleaning market in terms of sustainability with the highest customer awareness and customer satisfaction. To realise this vision, the Kärcher Group relies on strategic sustainability targets of several years. The thought behind this is that sustainability must pervade a company in order to achieve an effect.
Three strategic topic areas established
Building on the results of a stakeholder survey, in 2014 the "Sustainability Excellence" sustainability programme was approved. It comprises 14 overarching targets for the entire Group, which are split into six fields of action and are geared towards principles of the "UN Global Compact", which we signed in 2011. Back at the start of 2016, we committed to the "Paris Pledge for Action" and consequently to global climate protection with the aim of limiting global warming to below 2 °C.
With the first sustainability strategy, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) once more became significant and was systematically developed. To this end, environmental officers were appointed, for example, at all production and logistics sites, who are also points of contact for sustainability management at their site. Measures are coordinated for the entire Kärcher Group in a CSR steering committee. The most important parts of this are the three strategic topic areas of "Nature, culture, society", "Products and supply chain" and "Employees".
With the sustainability goals 2025, we have pooled three initiatives for the further improvement of sustainability performance. They are based on the targets of the United Nations for sustainable development and pursue the "Sustainability Excellence" sustainability programme. The three initiatives "Zero Emissions", "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" and "Social Hero" are an umbrella for various projects and targets.
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Problem 44686. Draw 'J'
Submitted on 17 Aug 2018 by Michael Cappello
x = 5; y_correct = [0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1]; assert(isequal(J(x),y_correct))
o = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 o = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
x = 3; y_correct = [0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1] assert(isequal(J(x),y_correct))
y_correct = 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o = 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 o = 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
x = 4; y_correct = [0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1] assert(isequal(J(x),y_correct))
y_correct = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 o = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
x = 6; y_correct = ... [0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1]; assert(isequal(J(x),y_correct))
o = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 o = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Matlab Basics - Create a row vector
NaN (欠損値) が含まれている行を削除しよう
Draw 'O' !
Draw a 'Z'.
Draw 'B'
Outlier number!