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Q: Get data from external URL in JSON format with Django REST I want to do simple Rest API in Django. It's my first approach to Rest in django, but for now it isn't going that bad ;)
For now I have a model database with two fields brand and model. With the use of Postman, I can GET, POST and DELETE objects, cool.
But what I'm stuck with is ->
When I POST an object, first I'd like to check if that model with given brand even exists. I want to check it on specific website: link. (In the URL of that website I can change brand name so it gives me a list of model with given brand)
My approach would be, when request.method=='POST' first GET data from website, load it to a model and then somehow compare it with data in POST request.
But I don't know how to get to that point :)
Is it a good approach or is there a way to directly look at data on the given website?
(For me there is no need to give you my code, because there is nothing special in it, but tell me if I'm wrong!)

A: Given your information you can handle this with the following approach:
import requests

API_URL = "https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/vehicles/getmodelsformake/audi?format=json"
SEARCH_FOR_MODEL = "RS5"

try:
    r = requests.get(API_URL)
    models = r.json()
except:
    logging.WARNING(f"Fetch models from {API_URL} failed")

result = next(
    (model for model in models["Results"] if model["Model_Name"] == SEARCH_FOR_MODEL),
    None,
)

if not result is None:
    print(f"Model {SEARCH_FOR_MODEL} found")
else:
    print(f"Model {SEARCH_FOR_MODEL} not found")

This is based on the link you provide for the API endpoint. They may also offer a filter function for models. Then it is not necessary to search the entire response.
Searching for values in a dictionary from this post: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8653568/4151233

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Home > Hidden Jewel: How One Person With Rheumatoid Arthritis Found Her Passion
A rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis proved that when the going gets tough, the tough get crafty. Personal trainer Elizabeth Wald shares her story.
Judi Ketteler
John Varga, MD, and Michael H. Weisman, MD
As a personal trainer, Elizabeth Wald knew all about how to modify exercises for specific clients. So, after she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 2000, she did the same for herself. When her wrists hurt too much, for example, she switched from regular to knuckle push-ups. She also persisted with her personal training. "I didn't want to let RA control me," Elizabeth says.
However, the pain grew worse and she had problems finding a medication that worked. She tried to deny the effect RA was having on her livelihood, but eventually, the pain and loss of mobility made it impossible to work with clients the way she wanted. While she knew she'd never relinquish her active lifestyle, Elizabeth realized that she would need to make a career switch.
Now 47, Elizabeth had always been artistic; she was trained as a classical violinist. But she hadn't focused much on cultivating her creative side during her years in both corporate America and the fitness industry. "When I had to stay home because I was in too much pain, that's when I started listening to my creative side again," she says.
An aha moment
Three years ago, while on vacation in Maine with her husband, Halvard, and then-12-year-old daughter, Emma, Elizabeth flipped open a jewelry magazine and was mesmerized. It was the perfect "aha moment": She knew that making jewelry was exactly what she wanted to do. "I became obsessed with jewelry making," she says. "I took private classes first, and then I decided to launch my own business."
Her business, Stones in Harmony (stonesinharmony.com), got off the ground a year later. Today, Elizabeth is happier and more satisfied than she ever has been, working from her home in Port Chester, NY. Jewelry making is hand-intensive work, of course, but she has found a way to make the tools work for her and take the pressure off her swollen joints. "Of course, there are days when I'm still crying from the pain and I want to give up. But it's short-lived," she says. "The next day, I'm excited and enthusiastic again."
Custom jewelry designs are her passion. But these days, she has another focus: a partnership with a website for women with RA. She designs bracelets with supportive sayings. It's more than just a catchy slogan, Elizabeth says; it's about raising awareness.
Getting the word out about RA is now Elizabeth's personal mission. But she also has a message for others with the condition: Your life is far from over. Elizabeth still does core muscle exercises, like Pilates, and keeps moving, despite some discomfort. "Staying active is the only answer to pain management for me," she says.
RA has brought Elizabeth challenges, but she also sees it as a blessing. It made her re-examine her life and reconnect with her creative side. "It's a matter of adapting and finding a life and a type of work that makes you happy," she says. "I actually feel lucky. Without RA, I never would have found my passion."
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Loras College junior earns national award
Posted 03/07/2018 November 13, 2018
Student recognized for leadership, volunteerism
DUBUQUE, Iowa – A junior at Loras College has earned a Newman Civic Fellow Award from Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education. She is one of 268 students nationwide to receive the award that recognizes students who inspire their peers, campus and the community.
Reilly Kuhn, of Auburn, Illinois, has actively tackled and led efforts to promote equity and inclusion for persons with disabilities. She is also a certified nursing assistant at Stonehill Franciscan Service.
"Reilly is a champion of civic engagement at Loras, while also being a dedicated student, athlete and volunteer," Jim Collins, president of Loras College, said. "She not only has the curiosity, intelligence and other characteristics to be a great student, medical professional and civic leader, but she brings out the best in others while always celebrating what's good in our world."
In 2016, Kuhn, together with the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, teamed up with the Dubuque Packers, a local Special Olympics team to encourage Loras student athletes to become more involved in the community and bring about positive social change. She has been a volunteer and mentor for the Special Olympics since 2016.
Kuhn, who studies biology research and is a member of the Loras Women's Volleyball team, also is working to implement an American College of Sports Medicine Program "Exercise is Medicine." The effort encourages students, faculty, and staff to be physically active, helps create wellness, and can prevent chronic diseases.
"An active campus creates a healthy community, which was my intention in bringing this program to Loras," she said. "I enjoy contributing to the greater Dubuque area – creating a social environment that is positive, sustainable and healthy for all."
The Newman Civic Fellowship, named for Campus Compact co-founder Frank Newman, is a one-year experience emphasizing personal, professional, and civic growth. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides a variety of learning and networking opportunities, including a national conference of Newman Civic Fellows in partnership with the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate. The fellowship also provides fellows with access to apply for exclusive scholarship and post-graduate opportunities.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to celebrate and engage with such an extraordinary group of students," said Campus Compact president Andrew Seligsohn. "The stories of this year's Newman Civic Fellows make clear that they are bringing people together in their communities to solve pressing problems. That is what Campus Compact is about, and it's what our country and our world desperately need."
The Newman Civic Fellowship is supported by the KPMG Foundation and Newman's Own Foundation.
Kuhn will be recognized at the Loras College Student Awards Luncheon as part of the Legacy Symposium on Wednesday May 2. She will also receive recognition from Campus Compact (www.compact.org), a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents who are committed to improving community life and educating students for civic and social responsibility.
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Hillary Tells Bill To Back Off On Bosnia Comments
By Ryan Corsaro
April 11, 2008 / 1:11 PM / CBS News
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From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:
Hillary Clinton is telling her husband to back off from making comments about her trip to Bosnia after he blundered several facts when defending the trip yesterday.
"Hillary called me and said 'I misstated it, you misstated it.'" President Clinton said. "She's right, I wasn't there, I don't remember the facts either."
He said ultimately his wife told him, "you weren't there, let me handle it," to which Clinton says he replied, "yes, ma'am."
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At an event in Boonville, Ind., yesterday, the former president said that the media "blew up" the story of Clinton's visit to Bosnia in 1996. He claimed his wife made the comments that she avoided sniper fire and canceled a welcoming ceremony - which were later disproved by CBS News video of the event – were comments she made late at night while sleep deprived and that she had apologized.
In fact, she made the statements around 9 a.m. in a prepared speech on March 17th, and later repeated them at a press conference that followed. She claimed to have "misspoke," but never actually apologized for the comments.
Asked if he was going to bring up the event while campaigning in the future, Mr. Clinton said he would not. "But I think I talk about at every stage what she did for the troops," he added.
Clinton went on to say his wife had a real record for supporting troops in combat and veterans of war.
President Clinton was visiting the site of the Clinton headquarters in Terre Haute, which burned down in a fire yesterday. Two workers at the campaign office escaped without injury.
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Trying to resolve the issue, I sought help on the Ubuntu forums and on advice there, deinstalled and re-installed. Now, nothing works and I cannot open any LO files. No matter what method is used to start Writer, either with or without a specific document, all I can get is the splash banner. I haven't a clue how to clean up this mess and get things working as they should, but I'm willing to go so far as to completely remove/eradicate LO completely so that I can get a clean installation as if it had never been there ... but will need some guidance.
Thank you for any available assistance.
Try resetting your user profile.
Then using your file manager (ie Nemo or similar) make sure you can see hidden files. Then under .config, delete the libreoffice folder. This folder alone may be the source of your problems.
Then install a new version using a PPA (instructions here -> "LibreOffice Packaging" team). This is same recommendation as from Ubuntu forum.
That should get you going again.
If it gives some folders, delete or at least rename them (you'll need administrator privileges). Finally, install LibO again.
That should do it. Worked for me.
'apt install' -- that was it. Everything is working now. Thank you so much.


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A utopian vision
Omasius Gorgut: Poor Man's Heaven: The Land of Cokaygne. Past Tense Publications. £1.00. (Available from Past Tense Publications, c/o 56a Info Shop, 56 Crampton Street, London SE17. Postage 30p.)
The Land of Cokaygne, reprinted as a modernised verse in this pamphlet, is a 14th century utopian image of an earthly paradise, largely created by serfs, which became a popular song or ballad. This pamphlet puts it into context, linking it with other stories and songs of the time and later.
In the Land of Cokaygne there is "joy and green delight". There is nothing good but fruit to bight. Indeed,
"In Cokaygne we drink and eat
Freely without care and sweat,
The food is choice and clear the wine
. . .no land is like it anywhere,
Under heaven no land like this
Of such joy and endless bliss.
Many fruits grow in that place
For all delight and sweet solace,
. . .every man takes what he will,
as of right. . .
All is common to young and old,
To stout and strong, to meek and bold."
The author of Poor Man's Heaven notes that in most of Europe, in their folk tales and popular songs, the poor of the Middle Ages dreamed up a land where their sufferings were reversed, and where people lived in harmony and plenty without having to work. The Church, however, told them constantly that they could not expect, and should not dream of, a better existence in this life; but that paradise existed for them in another, after death. Utopian dreams appeared not just in England, but in France, in Ireland, in Medieval German legends, in Holland, and in Celtic mythology. The author suggests that early popular medieval utopias may be pre-Christian.
Interestingly, the Land of Cokaygne is enjoyed without effort. It stresses idleness rather than the largely unrewarded labour of the serf. As in much revolutionary utopian thought of the Middle Ages, in Cokaygne there is neither rich nor poor. There is equality says the writer, as in, "When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman." Of course, the peasants did not just dream, or sing, of a better world. Often they revolted, as in England in 1381.
The writer of Poor Man's Heaven links the story of Cokaygne with the modern American songs The Big Rock Candy Mountain and Poor Man's Heaven, where the barns are full of hay and there are streams of alcohol. "There's a lake of stew and whisky too." The singer is bound to stay where they sleep all day". And in the Poor Man's Heaven:
"There's strawberry pie that's twenty feet high
And whipped cream they bring in a truck. . .
We'll eat all we please off ham and egg trees
That grow by the lake full of beer."
This pamphlet is well worth reading, depicting as it does what, in the past, could only be a utopian vision of a better world.
Post-capitalist capitalism
Michael Albert: Parecon: Life After Capitalism. Verso, £9.
Participatory economics, or parecon for short, is a vision of life after capitalism favoured by many in the anti-capitalist movement. The author of this particular vision helped to establish Z Magazine and its web site Zmag (zmag.org), including its subsidiary page devoted to parecon (zmag.org/parecon), which debates the issues raised by this book.
Parecon opposes "corporate globalisation" and argues for its replacement by "equity, solidarity, diversity and self-management." For Albert, capitalism means "private ownership of the means of production, market allocation, and corporate divisions of labour." Life after capitalism is said to combine "social ownership, participatory planning allocation, council structure, balanced job complexes, remuneration for effort and sacrifice, and participatory self-management with no class differentiation." The council structure involves workplaces, neighbourhoods, and "facilitation boards" which co-ordinate planning.
So-called "market socialism" is rejected because the market and class differentials would remain, as would buyers and sellers of labour power (capacity to work). In Albert's account, because class differentiation disappears in parecon, "you cannot choose to hire wage slaves nor to sell yourself as a wage slave." Parecon permits workers to assess their own pay and conditions in their decision-making by inputting their preferences via councils. It apportions income in accord with effort and "does not force or even permit people to try to maximise profits, surplus, or even revenues."
Notice however that Albert is specifically talking about prohibiting profit maximisation, not profits as such. Profits are acceptable; "excessive" profits are not. In the procedure envisaged, individuals and councils submit proposals for their own activities, receive new information including new indicative prices, and submit revised proposals until they reach a point of agreement. This process is open-ended and in Albert's book a hypothetical example is discussed which reaches a seventh planning cycle, or as Albert calls it "planning iteration." In reviews of this book much has been made of the potential for bureaucracy in this procedure, but a more telling criticism would be its unquestioning acceptance of the profit system. Wages cannot rise to the point which prevent profits being made; and a fall in profits will put a downward pressure on wages. This is called the class struggle.
"Parecon is basically an anarchistic economic vision", admits Albert, and it shows. Like many on the left, the difference between capitalism and post-capitalism presented here is essentially political, not economic. As indicated by the title, the crucial factor is participatory planning. The capitalist economy would remain substantially the same in parecon: the accumulation of capital out of profits produced by the unpaid labour of the working class.
Another question, Mr Morris
Tony Pinkney, ed: We Met Morris: Interviews with William Morris, 1885-96. Spire Books £19.95.
In the 1880s the interview was a fairly new journalist technique, and a range of publications, from Justice to the Daily News and Bookselling, wanted to have William Morris's views on a variety of topics. Most of the thirteen interviews gathered here took place in Kelmscott House, his residence in Hammersmith. The result is an interesting view of Morris as a person (generally dressed in a blue serge suit and smoking incessantly) as well as an insight into his opinions on political and other matters.
In 1885, Morris gave his reasons for leaving the Social Democratic Federation to help form the Socialist League. The SDF had been run 'arbitrarily', and it was heading towards 'political opportunism tinctured with Jingoism'. The League, in contrast, would 'uphold the purest doctrines of scientific Socialism, and + educate and organize towards the fundamental change in society'. In an interview from 1890, Marx is given credit for starting off the Socialist movement on scientific lines, and for showing that Socialism is 'the natural outcome of the past'. There is a pleasant image of Socialism having 'a public library at each street corner, where everybody should read all the best books, printed in the best and most beautiful type'. An 1894 criticism of anarchism is backed up by the argument that it is important to get control of parliament rather than attempting an insurrection (a contrast with his earlier opposition to parliamentary methods).
But this same interview acknowledges 'the wisdom of the S.D.F. in drawing up that list of palliative measures', i.e. a policy of reformism, something which Morris himself had previously rejected. In 1885 he also talked of the need for leaders, though it is not entirely clear what they are to do other than explain Socialist ideas, so this can hardly be taken as support for a Bolshevik-style vanguard. An interview with a woman journalist reveals some views which, to put it kindly, show that Morris was a man of his time: 'I feel very strongly that a working man's wife is needed in her home, and it is a pity when she has to leave it to compete in the labour market.' (Shades of News from Nowhere, where it seems to be the women who do the housekeeping.)
It helps to have some previous acquaintance with Morris' ideas and writings, but this is a well-produced volume which shows him in an unfamiliar and revealing light.
Political lines
Christopher Hampton: Border Crossings. Katabasis £7.95.
We don't often review poetry in the Socialist Standard, but here is a volume which merits a brief notice at least.
One poem speaks of 'something other than this money system' and of the need to 'make resources work for the social wealth'. Another, in an echo of Brecht's work ('Who built Thebes of the seven gates?'), refers to 'those / without whose skills no cities can be built' – ordinary people, rather than gods or rulers. The Anonymous Makers repeats this point: that it's nameless people who have built and grown things, not those who live off their backs. The invasion of Iraq is satirised: 'We've hearts and minds to win and markets to invest'. But all this is spoilt by a poem supporting Allende's Chile: 'this workers' President, this hated workers' state' (hated by the rulers of the US, that is).
Best to remember this volume though for its attempt to supply 'words that cross the frontiers / of hope and failure'.


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Effect of dietary phytase on phosphorus use efficiency and dynamics in aquaponics
Brunno da Silva Cerozi, Kevin Fitzsimmons
Soil, Water and Environmental Science
Phytase is a phosphatase enzyme used as dietary supplement when significant portions of plant-based ingredients are used in fish feed formulations. This work thus assessed the effects of a phytase-supplemented diet on the P dynamics, P availability, P budget, fish and plant growth parameters, and carcass composition of Nile tilapia and phosphorus content of lettuce plants in aquaponic systems. The diet supplemented with phytase at the concentration of 1000 FTU kg−1 showed a significant increase in released phosphorus compared to the control in an in vitro assay. Phytase supplementation increased accumulation of phosphorus in fish carcass compared to the control, but did not affect growth performance. The addition of phytase to fish diets improved phosphorus utilization by fish, reducing phosphorus excretion. The lower amount of phosphorus excreted in the water caused by phytase did not impair the growth or phosphorus content of lettuce grown using the aquaponic nutrient solution. It is recommended that, even though the use of phytase in fish feeds increased the overall utilization of phosphorus in the present study, a small portion of inorganic phosphorus must be supplemented to meet minimum fish requirements.
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Ronald Reagan goes 3D as a hologram at his presidential museum
The nation's 40th president goes high-tech to serve as The Great Communicator once again
Ronald Reagan goes 3D as a hologram at his presidential museum The nation's 40th president goes high-tech to serve as The Great Communicator once again Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/10/president-ronald-reagan-3-d-new-hologram-reagan-library/1574147002/
Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY Published 11:02 a.m. ET Oct. 10, 2018 | Updated 1:50 p.m. ET Oct. 14, 2018
Hologram technology recreates President Ronald Reagan in three scenes in a new presentation at the Reagan Presidential Library north of Los Angeles. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
10/9/18 2:25:00 PM -- Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.: A hologram of President Ronald Reagan at his Santa Barbara ranch. It is one of three scenes in a new hologram presentation at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Photo by Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY staff ORG XMIT: RH 137520 Ronald Reagan ho 10/8/2018 [Via MerlinFTP Drop](Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USAT)
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- He may not exactly be tanned, rested and ready, but the Gipper is back.
Those who miss Ronald Reagan's sunny optimism in these troubled times have a chance to hear from the 40th president himself as a three-dimensional holographic image at his library and museum.
The $1.5-million exhibit is the first of its kind among the nation's presidential libraries, said Executive Director John Heubusch.
"As technology has evolved, we wanted to go from 2D to 3D," said Heubusch. "We want to bring the visitor even closer to Ronald Reagan."
Visitors to the museum will be ushered into a room where they can get up close and personal with Reagan. After viewing a short film, curtains open and a 3D version of Reagan appears on stage in one of three scenes -- no glasses required.
He is either speaking from the back on a train during a 1984 whistlestop tour, in his horse riding attire at his California ranch or from the Oval Office after stepping off Marine One, the presidential helicopter.
A hologram of President Ronald Reagan on the Presidential Railcar known as Ferdinand Magellan during the one-day whistle-stop campaign trip in Ohio in 1984. It is one of three scenes in a new hologram presentation at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Photo by Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USAT)
The goal, above all, was realism, according to library and museum officials.
"It's like being in the room with the president," Heubusch said.
The museum, perched on a Simi Valley, California, hilltop offering stunning views, bills itself as the nation's most visited presidential library and museum. Dedicated in 1991, two years after Reagan left office, it was last revamped in 2011. It attracts 400,000 a year, plus those who come for events, from book signing to the occasional Republican presidential debate.
Over the years, the museum has added new exhibits like the Reagan-era Air Force One. Heubusch said there is a constant search to find ways to stay fresh.
The holographic exhibit was four years in the making, taking advantage of advances in hologram technology that has recently allowed the images of live people to be beamed to events around the world. As for dead people, they're showing up, too, but the process of having them make an appearance is more complicated.
John Heubusch, executive director of the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute, right, and Davis Nussbaum, senior vice president of Hologram USA, with models of President Ronald Reagan that were used in the creation of a new hologram presentation. (Photo: Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY)
In the case of Reagan, the transformation into a 3D holograph involved hiring an actor who had the right size and mannerisms. After none could be found with similar facial features, the museum commissioned a sculpture of Reagan's head just for video purposes.
The head, which now eerily resides in a bookcase in a cabinet, was scanned from all angles using multiple cameras. Then the image was transferred to the top of the body. The most difficult part, Heubusch said, was getting his mouth movements to conform exactly to Reagan's words, drawn from speeches and interviews. It was done through the kind of post-production magic used in Hollywood.
To do it all, the museum commissioned Hologram USA of Beverly Hills, California, which has specialized in the technique for entertainment and corporate events. There was, for instance, the time the company beamed a holographic image of Tupac Shakur into the Coachella music festival.
Bringing a walking, talking Reagan back as a continuing exhibit, however, "was, by far, the most important hologram we've done," said David Nussbaum, a senior vice president for Hologram USA. "This is a museum piece."
He said the team kept pushing for more realism, with Heubusch offering pointers. "When we said it looked great, John said it could be greater," Nussbaum said.
In one suggestion, Heubusch asked that Reagan be able to point to a sign on his desk in the Oval Office scene. The sign said there's no limit to what can be accomplished if one doesn't care who gets the credit. Heubusch got his way.
Heubusch sounds satisfied with the finished product. He said the exhibit will set the stage for the walk through the museum.
After all, Reagan's nickname was The Great Communicator. Now the former president's holographic self gets to do the talking.
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Revisit David Bowie's best pop culture moments
'Guardians of the Galaxy,' 'Moulin Rouge!' and more musical appearances from the late icon
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David Bowie's music had a massive impact not only on fellow musicians, but all kinds of artists. Over the years, several directors have turned to his songs — to soundtrack an important moment of character development, or build a tone, or even playfully homage the great space alien himself. Here are 13 of the best recent uses of Bowie songs in movies and TV shows.


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Intel to get $1 billion state grant for $11 billion Israel chip plant expansion
Steven Scheer, Ari Rabinovitch
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Intel Corp will receive a grant of about $1 billion from the Israeli government for its latest investment plan to expand its chip manufacturing operations in the country, Israel's finance minister said on Tuesday.
FILE PHOTO: The Intel logo is shown at E3, the world's largest video game industry convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon said late on Monday he was informed by the chip giant, already one of the biggest employers and exporters in Israel where many of its new technologies are developed, that it would invest about 40 billion shekels ($11 billion) in a new factory.
California-based Intel said it would submit a business plan "for continued investment in the company's Kiryat Gat manufacturing site" in central Israel, but did not disclose details, including the schedule, costs and technologies.
"The moment the company comes to Israel and invests $10 billion, and it receives a grant of 9 percent, that means 91 percent of it stays here," Kahlon said in an interview on Army Radio. "There are always such discounts, there are always incentives."
This is in addition to a 700 million shekel grant the company will get in return for a separate $5 billion expansion of its production operations in Israel.
Last month Intel said it had begun plans for site expansion projects in Ireland, Israel and at its U.S. plant in Oregon starting in 2019 as it looks to diversify its products for a broader set of customers, such as auto safety and wireless connections for mobile phones.
Kahlon's spokesman told Reuters the government and Intel had agreed on the size of the grant after talks regarding the new factory had intensified over the past year. He noted that grants were crucial for Israel to compete with for investment with countries such as Ireland.
The expansion is expected to add 1,000 new employees to Intel's workforce of nearly 13,000 in Israel, the spokesman said.
Intel to get state grant of around $1 billion for Israel expansion: finance minister
Economy Minister Eli Cohen said it was the biggest investment of its kind ever in the country, adding it would "strengthen the economy and employment in Israel".
Intel's exports from Israel rose by $300 million in 2018 to $4 billion, while it bought $1.7 billion of products from local companies. The company, along with Israel Chemicals and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, accounts for close to half of Israel's industrial exports.
($1 = 3.6745 shekels)
Additional reporting by Tova Cohen; editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise


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Friday, 10/23/2009, 7:00 PM
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"FOR EVERY NEED there is a misdeed." The words belong to a low-rent scoundrel named Flash (Russell Brand), and he's imparting his wisdom to the young ladies housed at St. Trinian's, an English girl's school that eschews proper manners for all-out anarchy. The girls are planning a heist — stealing Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl With a Pearl Earring" from London's national gallery — and Flash, who runs their fencing operation, is lending a hand. Not that they need the help. These are quite an assortment of self-sufficient young ladies. Little individual terror trains, they are.
And you just can't help but adore the hellions who occupy the wickedly, wildly funny St. Trinian's. The movie is based on the considerably more genteel 1955 The Belles of St. Trinian's, which starred the magnificent Alistair Sim in the dual role of the school's headmistress Millicent Fritton and her scheming brother, Clarence. Rupert Everett takes on the Fritton roles in this update, and his wry, off-the-cuff take on Camilla Fritton, with her slight hunch and unsavory overbite, is Everett's best performance in years. He's matched by Colin Firth's straight-laced minister of education; the two share an inside joke that hilariously recalls a certain film the pair made together when they were much, much younger.
To be honest, there's not much in the way of gay content in St. Trinian's — a joke here or a reference there — and Everett's drag turn is less a cross-dressing reference than it is an homage to a British comic tradition of funny men portraying even funnier women.
St. Trinian's is a loud, bracing wild mouse ride — zipping this way, zooming that, and frequently detouring into pure silliness before finally settling on a main course. Yet it's a ride you'll love, particularly if you're partial to British humor.
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The photos in the fly fishing gear catalog of a fly fisher casually landing a big trout are not always accurate. Case in point...during a day on the Gunnison River this summer, I hooked a nice big Rainbow on a size 18 dry fly. The water was clear, and when I saw the size of the trout, my heart started to race, and I quickly tried to recall how carefully I had tied the knot from tippet to fly. In the process of landing the trout in shallow water, I fell. Landing on my net, and breaking it. It must have been quite a sight to the casual observer as I flailed about and gyrated, protecting my rod and the trout.
After releasing the trout, I assessed the damage. I shoved what was left of the net into my wading belt, and noted that my knee was a bit tender. As I waded back into the water to cast again, I felt water soaking my sock. Upon closer inspection, I found a decent size gash in the knee of my Simms G3 waders.
The G3 is a tough wader...I have fallen numerous times in the past with no issues, but this time, I was not so lucky. It was still early in the day, with much fishing to do, and I didn't have any spare waders on the week long trip. I walked back to to the truck, and started digging through my Fishpond gear bag in hopes of finding something to get me back onto the water.
Years ago I had purchased a tube of Loon Outdoors UV Wader Repair, and fortunately, it was in my bag. The only time I had ever used it was to assist my friend Cameron Mortenson (thefiberglassmanifesto.com) after he tore his waders on a barbed wire fence in Montana. During that incident, we were miles away from any store, and we found that this quickly repaired his waders. I was convinced then of the quality of this product, but fortunately had never needed it for myself.
Using this product was very simple. I brushed dirt away from the tear, and moved the waders into the shade. I applied a thin film over the tear, then moved the waders into the sunshine. The product then quickly formed a thin, flexible seal over the tear. That's it!
I fished for the rest of the trip (fly fishing from sunrise to sunset), with no issues. The seal held great, and no water leaked into the waders. I have fished with the waders quite a few times since the repair with no issues. I'm sure that Simms would love to sell me a new pair of waders, but there is plenty of life left in these G3's, and the minimal cost of the UV wader repair has allowed me to enjoy my favorite waders for a while longer. I highly recommend keeping a tube of this product in your gear bag.
The Loon Outdoors UV Wader Repair earns Dry Fly status.


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October 27, 202110:13 AM UTCLast Updated ago
Explainer: Sticking points at the U.N. climate conference
By Nina Chestney
A truck drives by as steam rises from the five brown coal-fired power units of RWE, one of Europe's biggest electricity companies in Neurath, north-west of Cologne, Germany, Germany, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
LONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Representatives from nearly 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31-Nov. 12 for climate talks to strengthen action to tackle global warming under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Against the backdrop of extreme weather events around the world and a United Nations' climate report that said global warming was close to spiralling out of control, the actions of governments at this conference will determine whether it is a success. read more
Here are some of the issues which need to be resolved:
EMISSIONS CUT PLEDGES
Six years ago in Paris, countries agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius and ideally 1.5C (2.7 Fahrenheit). To do this, emissions need to be cut in half by 2030 and reach net-zero by around mid-century.
As the U.N. conference was postponed last year due to the pandemic, this year is the deadline for countries to make steeper emissions cut pledges (called nationally determined contributions or NDCs).
The annual "emissions gap" report by the United Nations' Environment Programme (UNEP), which measures the gap between anticipated emissions and those consistent with limiting the temperature rise this century as agreed in the Paris accord, said updated pledges only reduce forecast 2030 emissions by an additional 7.5%, compared to the previous commitments. read more
If continued throughout this century, this would lead to warming of 2.7C, slightly less than the 3C UNEP forecast in its last report. A 30% cut is needed to limit warming to 2C and a 55% cut is needed to limit to 1.5C.
It said current commitments to net zero could limit warming to around 2.2C by the end of the century, but 2030 pledges so far do not put major emitters on a clear path to this.
Major emitters China and India - together responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions - have not yet come forward with strengthened NDCs and need to do so at this conference, known as COP26.
As far back as 2009, developed countries agreed to raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries deal with the impacts of climate change.
But a plan on how to do so, prepared by Canada and Germany ahead of the United Nations COP26 summit in Scotland, said the annual target would now not be met until 2023. read more
As rich nations are not meeting the $100 billion a year goal, it can break down trust at the climate talks, experts say. And a new finance goal needs to be worked out for 2025 onwards.
LOSS AND DAMAGE
Governments agreed to address the impact of climate change on developing countries but there is no detail about liability or compensation, a bone of contention for many poorer countries.
A platform to enable technical assistance for vulnerable countries was established in 2019 but developing nations want a more robust mechanism to include financing.
The UK COP26 president, Alok Sharma, has said he wants this conference to be the one where coal power is consigned to history. read more
The U.N. has called for phasing out coal by 2030 in OECD countries but environment ministers from the Group of 20 big economies have failed to agree a timeline.
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which covers the role of carbon markets, has not been resolved since the pact was struck. Progress on it broke down at the last talks in 2019.
The article calls for "robust accounting" to avoid "double counting" of emissions reductions. It also aims to establish a central U.N. mechanism to trade carbon credits from emissions reductions generated from low-carbon projects.
Reporting by Nina Chestney; Editing by Janet Lawrence and Barbara Lewis


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Q: Como simplificar o comando if em python? Existe algum modo em que eu possa simplificar essa linha de código em Python:
if X = 1 or X = 2 or X = 3 or X = 4:

eu estava tentando da seguinte forma:
if X = {1 or 2 or 3 or 4}:

Porém ao tentar assim dá erro.

A: Usando Array
Você pode usar o "in", veja este exemplo
X = 2
if X in [1, 2, 3, 4]:
    print("ok")

Eu representei os valores usando um array [1, 2, 3, 4], então eu uso o "in" para verificar se o valor de "X" esta dentro do array.
Usando Tupla
Executar
Seguindo a dica do nosso amigo Giovanni Nunes
X = 2
if X in (1, 2, 3, 4):
    print("ok")

Usar uma tupla a invés da lista dá para economizar alguns vários bytes por if

Executar
Usando Range
Como é uma sequencia é possível usar range
X = 2
if X in range(1, 5):
    print("ok")

Executar

A: Como visto na resposta do @Wictor Chaves, você pode utilizar listas ou tuplas, mas vou te trazer mais uma opção: os conjuntos (set).
Um conjunto armazena valores semelhantes entre si e, por definição, únicos dentro do conjunto. Sem contar que o acesso aos valores e a verificação se possui determinado valor tende a ser otimizados em relação à lista e tupla.
Reescrevendo seu código, ficaria assim:
if X in {1, 2, 3, 4}:

Você pode ler mais sobre conjuntos nessa pergunta aqui: Como acessar os elementos de um conjunto (set)?


Text analytics based on supervised machine learning has shown great promise in a multitude of domains but has yet to be applied to seismology. We describe some common classifiers (Naïve Bayes, k-Nearest Neighbors, Support Vector Machines, and Random Forests) as well as the standard steps of supervised learning (training, validation of model parameter adjustments, and testing). To illustrate text classification on a seismological corpus, we use a hundred articles related to the topic of precursory accelerating seismicity, spanning from 1988 to 2010. This corpus was labelled by Mignan [Tectonophysics, 2011] with the precursor whether explained by critical processes (i.e., cascade triggering) or by other processes (such as signature of main fault loading). We investigate how the classification process can be automatized to help analyze larger corpora in order to better understand trends in earthquake predictability research. We find that the Naïve Bayes model performs best, in agreement with the machine learning literature for the case of small datasets, with cross-validation accuracies showing the model's predictive ability for both binary classification ("critical process" or else) and a multiclass classification ("non-critical process," "agnostic," "critical process assumed," "critical process demonstrated"). Prediction on a dozen of articles published since 2011 shows however a weak generalization, which can be explained, in part, by the empirical variance of the small training set. This preliminary study demonstrates the potential of supervised learning to reveal textual patterns in the seismological literature. Manual labelling remains essential but is made transparent by an investigation of Naïve Bayes keyword posterior probabilities.
The online version of this article ( https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-019-09833-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
I thank Pablo Nieto and Marco Broccardo for discussions on the topic of text classification, as well as reviewer Riccardo Zaccarelli for his valuable comments.
All the corpus articles are available on journal websites. The corpus meta-data and labelling are provided in the supplementary material to this article.


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Production Status Updates: 'Transformers 2', 'The Trial of the Chicago 7', 'Justice League', 'Angels and Demons', 'Terminator Salvation' and More!
Production Status Updates: Transformers 2, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Justice League, Angels and Demons, Terminator Salvation and More!
Even though the writer's strike is finally over, studios are moving forward with extreme caution on future projects. According to Variety, due to the tension of the lingering SAG agreement, most studios are refusing to schedule new start dates on films that can't complete shooting by June 30th.
Transformers 2 director Michael Bay said that the sequel is still recovering from the writer's strike, and that he's trying to catch-up with his trio of writers, Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
"If there is a strike, we shut down, but shutting down isn't that big a deal," Bay said. "You make accommodations, you make a deal with vending houses on equipment and on the stages where you are shooting. You hope for the best, but you can't be incapacitated by the possibility that there will be a strike. We've got to get this town back to work. I can't imagine anyone wants another strike, we're all tired. Hopefully clearer heads will prevail."
Related: Bumblebee Comes to 4K, Blu-ray & DVD This April Loaded with Extras
The uncertainty has prompted Steven Spielberg to halt an April production start on the Aaron Sorkin-scripted DreamWorks drama The Trial of the Chicago 7. He'll take the extra time to hone the script with Sorkin. Only Sacha Baron Cohen had been set to play Abbie Hoffman and is now looking at summer or fall start date, when the prospect of an actor's strike should be in the rear view mirror.
Warner Bros. is hoping that director George Miller will begin to film the superhero film Justice League of America in mid-July. Production for the project has been off-and-on in recent months, as the script needed more work. The second the strike was over, screenwriting duo Kiernan and Michele Mulroney began rewriting the script. Warner Bros. is hoping to get a draft in the next six weeks.
20th Century Fox has scheduled August as the start date for production on The Tooth Fairy, a comedy that will star Dwayne Johnson. The picture will start a three-month preproduction process in May, so that it can be among the first post-strike pictures to go into production.
Warner Bros. also revealed earlier this week that it will begin shooting Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins on May 5 in Albuquerque. All exterior scenes will be shot and completed by June 30 so that no extra location rental charges are incurred. Director McG will edit that footage, and visual effects artists will continue their work, moving the project forward even if the actors go home. The movie will be finished on soundstages once actors return to work.
Sony will begin shooting its The Da Vinci Code sequel Angels and Demons in Rome on June 5. Director Ron Howard will spend three weeks shooting all of the film's exterior scenes. The rest of the film will be shot on Sony soundstages, where sets will wait, if necessary, until an actors strike is over. That allowed Sony to somewhat contain the costs to halt and re-start the picture.
Warner Bros. has Justice League of America scheduled for a 2010 release date and DreamWorks Pictures will release Transformers 2 on June 26th, 2009.
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Review: The Last Kiss (2006)
The Last Kiss (2006)
Directed by: Tony Goldwyn
Premise: While the romantic relationships of his friends begin to collapse and facing an impending baby, a middle age man (Zach Braff) is tempted to have an affair with a carefree college student (Rachel Bilson).
What Works: The Last Kiss is an extremely well written and well-acted piece of work about the anxieties of burgeoning middle age. Although its subject matter could have ended up in the style of a sentimental Lifetime Channel movie, the film has a lot of humor, especially from Michael (Braff) and his friends. The humor deflates the film, keeping the drama grounded and the characters likable even as they make terrible decisions. The acting is very strong especially by Jacinda Barrett as Jenna, Michael's pregnant girlfriend, who has the burden of carrying and conveying the outward emotional weight of the film. The film also features a well-done relationship between Jenna's parent's played by Blythe Danner and Tom Wilkinson. The dysfunction in their relationship makes a nice point-counterpoint to Michael and Jenna and gives the parents more to do than just play referee. One of The Last Kiss' more extraordinary features is its writing of the female characters. The film is able to avoid the clichéd pitfalls that usually beguile this kind of film. Rather than make the women merely dutiful girlfriends, overbearing wives, or oversexed college co-eds, The Last Kiss portrays its women as human beings with sexual desires but does not limit them as characters to their libidos.
What Doesn't: The Last Kiss is fairly predictable. The plot follows the conventions of the coming of age relationship story and the ending is a little too positive for what has come earlier in the film. Some may see it as a ray of hope but others may see it as a cop out.
DVD extras: Commentary tracks, featurettes, music video, deleted scenes, gag reel, trailer.
Bottom Line: The Last Kiss is an exceptional film about the period between early adulthood to middle age and the film has something to say about that age and about modern love. Despite a few flaws, The Last Kiss is still a strong picture that is enjoyable even by those who normally do not like romances.
Episode: #129 (February 11, 2007)
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At Tomás Guerrero SL, we monitor our chickens from the day they come into the world, until they reach the table, in whatever form our customers require.
The chickens at our farms are kept in a totally controlled environment, with the latest advances in ventilation systems and in accordance with all animal welfare standards.
They are located in the towns of Morón de la Frontera and Carmona, and in the province of Huelva.
Their feed is monitored by leading nutrition specialists, who formulate the feed needed by the animals at each stage of their lives. The chickens are continually monitored by integration technicians with extensive experience in the field.
Once the fattening stage is complete, they are transferred to a factory, located in Morón de la Frontera. They are transported in lorries, which are previously washed and disinfected at our "Disinfection and cleaning centre for vehicles that transport livestock by road ", located in Morón.
After arrival at our facilities, the poultry is processed in accordance with the regulations on animal welfare at slaughterhouses. This takes place at facilities that, despite their long history, are of the highest standard and that undergo continual evolution, and in accordance with the highest quality standards required by both the government and by the public, which we are attempting to satisfy.
- Cutting room: breasts, legs, wings, drumsticks, thighs, etc.
- Processing room: hamburgers, sausages, kebabs, breaded products, cold cuts, etc.


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Shamokin Dam
Shamokin Dam Electricity Rates
Commercial Electricity in Shamokin Dam
^ The average commercial electricity rate in Shamokin Dam, PA is 2.76¢/kWh.[1]
Residential Electricity in Shamokin Dam
^ The average residential electricity rate in Shamokin Dam, PA is 8.2¢/kWh.[1]
Industrial Electricity in Shamokin Dam
^ The average industrial electricity rate in Shamokin Dam, PA is 0.64¢/kWh.[1]
Shamokin Dam, PA Electricity Statistics
Commercial electricity rates in Shamokin Dam
The average commercial electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 2.76¢/kWh.[1]
This average (commercial) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 70.76% less than the Pennsylvania average rate of 9.44¢/kWh.[2]
The average (commercial) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 72.65% less than the national average rate of 10.09¢/kWh. Commercial rates in the U.S. range from 6.86¢/kWh to 34.88¢/kWh.[2]
Residential electricity rates in Shamokin Dam
The average residential electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 8.2¢/kWh.[1]
This average (residential) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 35.69% less than the Pennsylvania average rate of 12.75¢/kWh.[2]
The average (residential) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 30.98% less than the national average rate of 11.88¢/kWh. Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.[2]
Industrial electricity rates in Shamokin Dam
The average industrial electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 0.64¢/kWh.[1]
This average (industrial) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 91.15% less than the Pennsylvania average rate of 7.23¢/kWh.[2]
The average (industrial) electricity rate in Shamokin Dam is 90.4% less than the national average rate of 6.67¢/kWh. Industrial rates in the U.S. range from 4.13¢/kWh to 30.82¢/kWh.[2]
Household Income in Shamokin Dam, PA
Shamokin Dam, PA Income Breakdown [4]
Income Summary for Shamokin Dam, PA
Income: Shamokin Dam vs. Nation [4]
Additional information about Shamokin Dam
About Shamokin Dam
Shamokin Dam is a borough located in Snyder County in the state of Pennsylvania, and has a population of approximately 1,686.[6]
More about Shamokin Dam utilities
For more information about Shamokin Dam electricity, or for additional resources regarding electricity & utilities in your state, visit the Energy Information Administration.
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Q:  Formatting not happening in Firefox I want to hide/unhide a group of HTML Table rows using javascript. To do so, I define each such row, whose visibility is to be toggled, as follows:

When an appropriate event is fired, I toggle its state as follows:
document.getElementById('rowId1').style.display = 'none';//or 'block'

The above code works in both firefox and IE. But while IE retains proper shape of the table, firefox loses all sense of decorum and the HTML table displayed is totally haphazard.
Am I missing out anything important? I have ensured that the CSSClass of the individual  elements are defined in the CSS file.
Regards,
Vipul

A: Don't use display: block for table elements on firefox.
Use display: table-row for rows instead.
Sadly, IE (up to 8) does not support this standard.
More on the issue here: http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_class_display.asp

A: Try toggling between "none" and "".


SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently revealed new details about the company's plans to establish human settlement on Mars. In an "Ask Me Anything" forum on Reddit, Musk discussed the insights into SpaceX's strategy. Specifically, how the giant rocket will transport passengers to Mars, as well as the road map for getting the rocket to its first launch. The rocket is code-named BFR and will be as safe and reliable as commercial aircrafts. The BFR is scheduled for its first flight in 2022.
Musk also detailed the scope of SpaceX's ambitions. He clarified that SpaceX isn't focused on building cities itself. He said that the company would be designing and building systems for creating fuel, but that they wouldn't be focussed on how Mars's occupants would grow food or build cities. Musk also announced his his plans to bring an internet connection to the Red Planet. He intends to set up a huge network of orbiting communication satellites that would not only speed up internet connections across Earth but would also provide people in remote areas with fast, cheap internet. According to Musk, settlers on Mars would be able to use a compressed version of the internet. He suggests that data will take between 3 and 22 minutes to travel between Earth and Mars. "So you could Snapchat, I suppose. If that's a thing in the future," he wrote.
This highly ambitious project is expected to cost around a staggering $10 billion. But if SpaceX are able to implement a space internet connection, we may witness the colonisation of Mars in the years to come.
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These FREE, small-group sessions are delivered in a relaxed, informal way by Nelson Bays Primary Health, Green Prescription and Nelson Marlborough District Health Board Diabetes Specialists; (type 2 sessions only).
Pre-diabetes sessions can be delivered at your practice (after hours) and target your patients classified with pre-diabetes. Please contact Bee Williamson to discuss this option.
Anyone with a Pre-Diabetes or Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis and/or their families, whanau/fanau or support people.