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from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
from IPython.display import display, update_display
from ipywidgets import widgets, IntSlider

# locals from import
from .utils import plot2html
from .data import cross_fields
from .data import SkData

import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

class SkDataWidget:
    """

    """
    layout = {}
    controllers = {}

    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # show dashboard
        return self.display(*args, **kwargs)

    def __init__(
        self, skd: SkData, settings: dict={}
    ):
        """

        :param skd:
        :param settings: dictionary
        """
        self.settings = settings
        self.skd = skd

        # settings
        if 'title' not in self.settings:
            self.settings['title'] = 'Data Analysis'

        chart_settings = self.settings.pop('chart', {})
        table_settings = self.settings.pop('table', {})

        self.register_controller(
            chart=SkDataChartController(self, chart_settings)
        )
        self.register_controller(
            table=SkDataTableController(self, table_settings)
        )

    def _(self, name: str):
        """
        Return layout object

        :param name:
        :return:
        """
        return self.layout[name]

    def _display_result(self, **kwargs):
        """

        :param kwargs: kwargs could receive these parameters:
            y, xs, bins, chart_type
        :return:
        """
        # get controller
        chart = self.controllers['chart']
        table = self.controllers['table']

        # widget value is the default value
        y = kwargs.pop('y', self._('y').value)
        xs = kwargs.pop('xs', self._('xs').value)
        bins = kwargs.pop('bins', self._('bins').value)
        chart_type = kwargs.pop('chart_type', self._('chart_type').value)
        dset_id = kwargs.pop('dset_id')

        table.display(
            y=y,
            xs=xs,
            bins=bins,
            dset_id=dset_id
        )

        chart.display(
            y=y,
            xs=xs,
            bins=bins,
            chart_type=chart_type,
            dset_id=dset_id
        )

        # disable slider bins if no fields are numerical
        fields = [y] + list(xs)
        dtypes = self.get_data(dset_id=dset_id)[fields].dtypes.values
        visibility = {True: 'visible', False: 'hidden'}

        self._('bins').layout.visibility = visibility[
            float in dtypes or int in dtypes
        ]

    def get_data(self, dset_id: str) -> pd.DataFrame:
        """

        :return:
        """
        return self.skd[dset_id].result

    def build_layout(self, dset_id: str):
        """
        :param dset_id:
        :return:
        """
        all_fields = list(self.get_data(dset_id=dset_id).keys())

        try:
            field_reference = self.skd[dset_id].attrs('target')
        except:
            field_reference = all_fields[0]

        fields_comparison = [all_fields[1]]

        # chart type widget
        self.register_widget(
            chart_type=widgets.RadioButtons(
                options=['individual', 'grouped'],
                value='individual',
                description='Chart Type:'
            )
        )

        # bins widget
        self.register_widget(
            bins=IntSlider(
                description='Bins:',
                min=2, max=10, value=2,
                continuous_update=False
            )
        )

        # fields comparison widget
        self.register_widget(
            xs=widgets.SelectMultiple(
                description='Xs:',
                options=[f for f in all_fields if not f == field_reference],
                value=fields_comparison
            )
        )

        # field reference widget
        self.register_widget(
            y=widgets.Dropdown(
                description='Y:',
                options=all_fields,
                value=field_reference
            )
        )
        # used to internal flow control
        y_changed = [False]

        self.register_widget(
            box_filter_panel=widgets.VBox([
                self._('y'), self._('xs'), self._('bins')
            ])
        )

        # layout widgets
        self.register_widget(
            table=widgets.HTML(),
            chart=widgets.HTML()
        )

        self.register_widget(vbox_chart=widgets.VBox([
            self._('chart_type'), self._('chart')
        ]))

        self.register_widget(
            tab=widgets.Tab(
                children=[
                    self._('box_filter_panel'),
                    self._('table'),
                    self._('vbox_chart')
                ]
            )
        )

        self.register_widget(dashboard=widgets.HBox([self._('tab')]))

        # observe hooks
        def w_y_change(change: dict):
            """
            When y field was changed xs field should be updated and data table
            and chart should be displayed/updated.

            :param change:
            :return:
            """
            # remove reference field from the comparison field list
            _xs = [
                f for f in all_fields
                if not f == change['new']
            ]

            y_changed[0] = True  # flow control variable
            _xs_value = list(self._('xs').value)

            if change['new'] in self._('xs').value:
                _xs_value.pop(_xs_value.index(change['new']))
                if not _xs_value:
                    _xs_value = [_xs[0]]

            self._('xs').options = _xs
            self._('xs').value = _xs_value

            self._display_result(y=change['new'], dset_id=dset_id)

            y_changed[0] = False  # flow control variable

        # widgets registration

        # change tab settings
        self._('tab').set_title(0, 'Filter')
        self._('tab').set_title(1, 'Data')
        self._('tab').set_title(2, 'Chart')

        # data panel
        self._('table').value = '...'

        # chart panel
        self._('chart').value = '...'

        # create observe callbacks
        self._('bins').observe(
            lambda change: (
                self._display_result(bins=change['new'], dset_id=dset_id)
            ), 'value'
        )
        self._('y').observe(w_y_change, 'value')
        # execute display result if 'y' was not changing.
        self._('xs').observe(
            lambda change: (
                self._display_result(xs=change['new'], dset_id=dset_id)
                if not y_changed[0] else None
            ), 'value'
        )
        self._('chart_type').observe(
            lambda change: (
                self._display_result(chart_type=change['new'], dset_id=dset_id)
            ), 'value'
        )

    def display(self, dset_id: str):
        """
        :param dset_id:
        :return:

        """
        # update result
        self.skd[dset_id].compute()
        # build layout
        self.build_layout(dset_id=dset_id)
        # display widgets
        display(self._('dashboard'))
        # display data table and chart
        self._display_result(dset_id=dset_id)

    def register_controller(self, **kwargs):
        """
        This method should receive objects as SkDataController instance.

        :return:
        """
        self.controllers.update(kwargs)

    def register_widget(self, **kwargs):
        """
        This method should receive objects as ipywidgets.Widgets instance

        :return:
        """
        self.layout.update(kwargs)

    def __repr__(self):
        return ''

class SkDataController:
    __metaclass__ = ABCMeta

    def __init__(self, parent, settings: dict={}):
        self.parent = parent
        self.settings = settings

    @abstractmethod
    def display(self):
        """
        This method should be overwritten.
        :return:
        """
        pass

class SkDataChartController(SkDataController):
    def __init__(self, parent, settings: dict={}):
        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(parent, settings)

        # default settings
        if 'sharey' not in self.settings:
            self.settings.update({'sharey': True})

    def display(
        self,
        y: str,  # field_reference
        xs: list,  # fields_comparison
        bins: int,
        chart_type: str,
        dset_id: str
    ):
        """

        :param y:
        :param xs:
        :param bins:
        :param chart_type:
        :param dset_id:
        :return:
        """
        chart_param = self.settings
        w_chart = self.parent.layout['chart']

        if chart_type == 'grouped':
            # create a cross tab
            d = cross_fields(
                data=self.parent.get_data(dset_id=dset_id),
                y=y, xs=xs, bins=bins
            )
        else:
            d = self.parent.get_data(dset_id=dset_id)
            chart_param.update(dict(
                y=y, xs=xs, bins=bins
            ))

        # display chart
        plot2html(
            data=d,
            container=w_chart,
            title=self.parent.settings['title'],
            **chart_param
        )

class SkDataTableController(SkDataController):
    # display data and chart
    def display(
        self, y: str, xs: list or tuple, bins: int, dset_id: str
    ):
        """

        :param xs:
        :param bins:
        :param dset_id:
        :return:
        """
        w_table = self.parent.layout['table']
        # create a cross tab
        d = cross_fields(
            data=self.parent.get_data(dset_id=dset_id),
            y=y, xs=xs, bins=bins
        )

        # display data table
        w_table.value = d.to_html()

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Intuitive Rules - 2nd Ed. AD&D vs. D&D 3E/3.5
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Half of Lancer's replies are so fallacious and insane it is incomprehensible. Its pretty clear that arguing intuitiveness of something with someone who holds AD&D as intuitive, is a completely lost cause.
I never said AD&D was intuitive. I don't over-generalize like some and claim that 3e is "intuitive" (w00t) .. talking about fallacious.. :D
My point is that what you personally deem as intuitive is wholly dependent on your previous experiences and what you are used to. Nothing less and nothing more.
BTW, Nice dodge though, SS. You are awesome, man.
Edited February 4, 2006 by Lancer
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Ultima VI was your first RPG?
Hmmm....do you know what...probably. I had very briefly played FF2 (4) on a friend's Super Nintendo, but not too in depth. I doubt I knew what "RPG" meant at the time. I remember immediately falling in love with the world of U6, even though I didn't really know how to play the game. When Ultima VII came out, I asked my Dad for a PC to play it on (until then, my "PC" gaming was all Apple...Apple II and the Mac). 386/SX 16 MHz for the win! (though it was slow for U7).
I just don't think using numbers to characterize stats or explaining any sort of RPG "concept" would be intuitive to a complete novice. After you explain it once or twice or so then they finally say..
"oh yeah...I get it."
That goes for Armor Class in 3e too. Those who say that novices got 3e AC the first TIME, are lying.
Of course there's explaining the rules of combat and all of that jazz that would take time. I'd be surprised if you had to explain more than once that an item with AC 8 is superior to an item of AC 4.
In any case, perhaps I should get my parents who don't know anything about PnP or computer games and see what they think in regards to 3e/2ndEd AC and THACO.
That's what I did....though also some friends (unfamiliar with D&D). Mine may have been too biased, or maybe not explicit enough. I didn't go into armor class, but it was just "Person A has an 'Attack rating' of 10, and person B has an 'Attack Rating' of 8. Who is the more powerful attacker?" I never once had someone say person B :\ (I only asked 6 people).
Maybe it would be better to combine it with other aspects, and try to remove any element I may have. Even then, you have people that, when asked a bizarre question, often expect the question to be a trick one. Removing experimenter bias is a pain in the butt though.
I know in my experience, I had not a dang problem with AD&D THACO. It is like walking or breathing to me. But then again, maybe I am weirder than everyone else.
Just to be clear, I'm not saying AD&D is complicated. Just not as intuitive (which is pretty much the ability to make a decision without any rationality). Once you recognize the way the THAC0 works, it's pretty easy to use.
Edited February 4, 2006 by alanschu
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Take a group of people that have never seen D&D before.
Tell them that their "attack rating" is 10. Then increase that value by 5. Ask them, did your attack rating improve?
So by that analogy, 5th edition Call of Cthulhu also has a "counter-intuitive" system when you have to roll 1d100 equal to or BELOW your percentile score in the relevant skill?
Sorry, but I don't agree - whether a bonus should make the value go up or down is completely dependent on the game mechanics. I don't think you can generalize that broadly.
When talking about "intuitiveness" you have to generalize broadly. Because what is, or is not, intuitive depends a lot on the affordances that you get from your society.
Your percentiles scores is also not a good one. For example, standardized testing places people in percentiles. Some in the 99th percentile is on average in a room of 100 people, superior to 99 of them. Furthermore, you are talking about a specific mechanic, which isn't as analogous to THAC0 or AC.
Sure, you have to roll a 1d100 below that skill. Without any experience from Call of Cthulhu, your description has already matched what my expectations of skill values would mean....a higher value is superior.
With THAC0, it's not about the mechanic of rolling the die and figuring out what to do from there. It's about what the value represents. In AD&D, a lower value represents an increased ability. In Call of Cthulhu, imagine skill X and two people, A and B. Person A has a value of 60 for skill X, person B has a value of 40. Given that I have never played the game, my natural instinct would be to assume that the person with skill 60 is better at that skill than person B and their value of 40. All the rolling the die does is provide a mechanic for applying that skill. Given the percentile analogy, and how examples of percentiles exist outside of the game environment, it's actually pretty inuitive.
"A player can't even really participate in any game without you explaining what THAC0 is."
False. I've played with players who didn't know or even really care for the 'rules' in any edition or game. They played for the thoguht of being part of a group, for role-playing, for the story, or whatever.
So, in conclusion, you don't need to know thaco or any other rule to play. You are, in fact, absolutely 100% wrong in your above statement.
Volourn, you of all people know that I don't talk in absolutes. It's always possible to find exceptions.
Naturally, if you don't even have any combat, you can play without THAC0. But if you have combat, you have to deal with it somehow.
I could just as easily state that AoO is not relevant either, since someone could play and never fight.
Poor example.
I have undying respect for the Ultimas. But even the Ultimas had ACs that got better the higher they were. So, Is it that surprising after getting used to Ultima and then later playing the Gold Box games, that you would find AD&D AC progression to be unintuitive?
You must understand that I started playing OD&D and AD&D PnP about the same time I started playing console and computer RPGs. Which is probably why I am pretty indifferent as to how AC is handled. As long as it is easy to learn it doesn't matter to me if it goes up or down.
The same way you would explain that and AC -2 is better than an AC of 4 for 2ndEd. Once you let them know that the smaller the AC is, the better their armor class, they get that too.
In either case, one thing is understanding the broad gist of what someone is telling you (in this case, the GM).. It is another thing altogether to be able to apply all those mechanics correctly in a PnP game. It takes even more time to become familiar enough with the mechanics that they become second nature. This is true for both 2ndEd and 3e.
That is all that really matters. As long as its easy to use. Whether or not people will think 3e AC is more intuitive at first glance than 2ndEd AC is really not relevant in the long run..AC itself is just a tiny crumb from the entire pie. You still have to learn the rest of the game mechanics and no matter what, that will take a lot of effort regardless of system.
Josh Sawyers has said recently that PnP RPG rulesets aren't inituitive. All of them. And that includes 3e. I agree with that assessment. The difference is that some just take less effort to learn than others.
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And by that I think you have proven my point about the game terms. If I tell people "Call of Cthulhu has skills ranging from 1 to 100 that you roll 1d100 against", then people will understand the principle right off.
The same is not true for AC in D&D. In 2e you can say it ranges from 10 to -10 and that low numbers are better than high ones, while in 3e you would say that it ranges from 10 and upwards, the higher the better. But that still doesn't tell people what an Armor Class is or what it's used for. It is a game term, and it is not intuitive because it is not logical - you shouldn't be more difficult to hit just because you wear heavier armor, because that not how armor works. On the contrary, heavy armor makes you easier to hit, so that's not why you wear it. No, you wear it because it protects your body from being pierced by sharp objects and weapons. D&D, however, simplifies all this (oversimplifies IMHO) into one mechanic, which is illogical by its very nature and does not serve well to suspend disbelief. That doesn't seem particularly intuitive to me.
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It's perfectly possible and reasonable to run games where all mechanics are done by the GM, it's just an awful lot of work for the GM.
There have even been games, where the players had no stats at all - they didn't know their AC, hit points, to-hit values, saves, or anything else. They were just told, "you wear heavy armor" and "you have taken some damage but still feel healthy". In such a game the GM rolls all the dice and handles all mechanics and the players only say what they want to do.
Exactly. Once you get into the rule SPECIFICS, things become unintuitive real quick.
That is the problem with people who only play CRPGs and don't play PnP and then make quick judgements about how intuitive or unintuitive x-system is. Things may seem intuitive in 3e at face value (mainly because the computer does all the complicated calculations and takes into account all the rule intricacies for you) but it is once you start getting into the nitty gritty you realize that 3e (or for that matter, 2ndEd) isn't intuitive at all.
Things may just "seem" intuitive to us only because that is what we are used to.
I see what you're saying. But when I played U6, I was not a number cruncher. I likely put on plate mail simply because it made sense to me that plate mail would protect me better. I honestly couldn't remember a score for Armor value (or any value), or where I could find it. I don't think Ultima VII has a value for Armor explicitly available either.
I did play Eye of the Beholder 1 around the same time as well (I do know this, because I played both of them in a spare room in my Dad's office, which he only had for a single summer. I could have played Eye of the Beholder first. Though I doubt I number crunched that game either.....the first time I really remember an "AC" value was when I was playing around with FRUA. And I remember tweaking the crap out of it to increase it. The big thing about it, and this was probably compounded since I was alone playing with the editor, was my surprise and confusion when I put on a piece of platemail and my AC dropped drastically. I figured it meant my character was probably easier to hit because he'd be slower, but that there was some sort of damage absorption or something (ironically I thought that this was pretty cool at the time, even though it was a complete misunderstanding of how AC worked in AD&D).
But, you have to explain that a smaller AC is a better AC. And in my own experience, I've had more "What?" statements after saying that, compared to when saying higher AC = better. In both cases, which result would you expect if you forgot to say which is better, and just mentioned you can have things with AC 8 and AC 4.
That is all that really matters. As long as its easy to use. Whether or not people will think 3e AC is more intuitive at first glance than 2ndEd AC is really not relevant in the long run.. You still have to learn all the game mechanics and no matter what, that will take a lot of effort regardless of system.l
I think it is relevant long term. If people have less confusion over something when they first encounter it, they'll find it less frustrating.
Well, there's absolute and relative comparisons. I've tried to make sure I was always talking relatively.
I think this is beyond the scope of what our discussion was (and more to do with what Sawyer is talking about with respect to PnP games not being overall very intuitive).
If you explain to someone what AC represents, I'd bet all of my money that a vast majority of them would initially assume that they would want a higher AC value. I'd suspect you could accidentally forget to explain that a higher value is better with 3rd edition and have little to no confusion more consistently then you could by omitting that detail with AD&D.
Some would probably argue that you're not playing AD&D then. I doubt that this is anything but an insignificant portion of AD&D players.
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"Naturally, if you don't even have any combat, you can play without THAC0. But if you have combat, you have to deal with it somehow."
Nope. Combat is very much involved. And, the people in question don't deal with it really. They simply tell me (or wheoever is the DM) what their character is doing, they roll a dice, and either the DM or the other players do the calculations - or ebtter yet we write their ab/thaco on their sheet and simply say roll the die + add that number and there ya go. No udnersatnding of thaco, attack bonus, or whatever.
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But that's the point alanschu, You are looking at it through a CRPG player's perspective whereas Jediphile and I can see it from both a PnP and CRPG player's perspective. The difference is that people not intimately familar with PnP are shielded (or some would say protected) by the computer from the ugly details that you take for granted. The computer does all the nasty calculations like AoO, stacking, AC vs. missiles, melee..etc for you. All you see as a result is-- "the higher the AC, the better"... There is so much more to AC than that . There is so much more to 3e or 2ndEd than that.
Unless you are intimate with the PnP ruleset in question you won't really get a good feel of just how complicated 3e is to 2ndEd and vice versa.
Yep. Very true. In fact, in OD&D, THACO was an optional rule. You can definitely do away with the concept in AD&D as well.
I am quite sure that these people make up a significant portion of the AD&D community.
But that's the point alanschu, You are looking at it through a CRPG player's perspective whereas Jediphile and I can see it from both a PnP and CRPG player's perspective.
Errr, I was looking at it just from a "What is Armor Class" point of view.
I felt it was rather PnP/CRPG neutral.
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And you were right, don't blame yourself.
But that's the point alanschu, You are looking at it through a CRPG player's perspective whereas Jediphile and I can see it from both a PnP and CRPG player's perspective. The difference is that people not intimately familar with PnP are shielded (or some would say protected) by the computer from the ugly details that you take for granted.
I also disagree with this statement. I played PnP long before I played any cRPG and my first encounter with the concept of AC was from AD&D. And I never thought decreasing AC made much sense.
Then again, I think AC the way it works in either D&D edition is stupid anyways. But that is beside the point.
Then so what is your point if neither 2ndEd or 3e AC make sense? lol
And why are you all resurrecting this long dead thread? Just let it die. This is old news.
Edited February 14, 2006 by Lancer
Sorry about that, my internet was down for a couple of weeks and I only checked the date on the last post.
Just a small note, I didn't say AC didn't make sense. I understand how it works and the reasoning behind it just fine. I just think it's stupid.
No, that's the point exactly. AC is *stupid*. It makes no sense at all, and attempting to explain it logically is far more difficult than it is whether it should be counted up or down. Why start at 10 anyway? That's silly too, isn't it? I mean, a high AC is good (in 3e), right? So why does my character get a full 10 points to begin with?
AC is something like combined DR and the ability to dodge attacs
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Edited February 14, 2006 by Jediphile
Dodge attacks, yes. At least that's the idea, though it makes little sense (I'll get back to that in a second)
DR, however, no! There is no Damage Resistance in D&D rules - none.
Let me make an example of it. The first time I played Fallout (1), I found a metal armor and put it. This lowered my AC (the chance of being hit in combat), so I removed it again. Why would I willingly lower my AC?
I had played D&D for so long, than I didn't immediately stop to think of the logic of it. You wear heavy armor to prevent sharp objects like pointed weapons or bullets from penetrating your armor and then your body. That's what Damage Resistance does.
But heavy armor is *heavy*. And so it naturally follows, that it restricts your movements and agility and therefore makes you easier to hit. The point is that you take less damage even if you're hit, because the armor absords most of the attack.
It was then that I realised how horribly corrupted I had become by AD&D "logic". Thankfully I saw the light and has now been redeemed
I mentioned DR becouse that protect you from damage...as AC does, only more powerful.
..In the latest D&D there IS DR...actually both in 3.0 and 3.5, in the later its quite good.

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Hakim's approach to the study of science is to discontinue the practice of isolating this subject from other disciplines such as world history, critical thinking, and language arts. Hakim advocates a multidisciplinary approach, which she masterfully brings to life for readers in her compelling three-volume series. The Story of Science meets the requirements of the National Science Education Standards and Common Core. However, these books are also rich with compelling language and ideas that ignite desire to delve deeper into the stories of scientists and their discoveries. Each volume ($24.95) can be supported with a student work book ($12.95) and a teacher's guide ($39.95).
Suggested reading level is 5th grade through high school.
Volume I Aristotle Leads the Way:
This first book introduces students to ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, India, and the Arab world. The lives and work of Pythagoras, Archimedes, Brahmagupta, Al Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Ptolemy, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas are presented in a lively style of narrative that is often absent in more traditional textbooks. Hakim's selected topics for this volume explore the very questions that led the great thinkers to concepts of modern science as we understand them today.
Volume II, Newton at the Center:
The second, longer volume in this series features the work of important thinkers such as Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Descartes. This text demonstrates how the genius work of Isaac Newton made possible what is recognized today as modern physics, astronomy, mathematics, and chemistry.
Volume III, Einstein Adds a New Dimension:
Readers have a front seat ride with Albert Einstein as he and other great minds make groundbreaking discoveries in the field of physics. The history of physics is explored in amazing breadth in an engaging and literary manner. Hakim presents a wide range of concepts from electromagnetism to quantum mechanics, black holes, quarks, and more.
For those who view traditional textbooks with a healthy degree of skepticism, these exceptional volumes will be a pleasant surprise. Throughout each book, substantive text is peppered with colorful photographs, informative sidebars, useful charts and maps, and original excerpts from the scientists' writings, as well as suggested further readings. The scientists themselves are brought to life like characters in a novel, presented as compelling individuals who are oftentimes as interesting as the discoveries for which they are famous.
The workbooks accompanying this series are well organized, and their layout is simple and straightforward. Each unit opens with a thoughtful quote from a featured scientist in order to establish the theme of the particular chapter. These quotes are a lovely springboard for some fascinating conversations with kids. Before students begin reading the text independently, they can refer to the who, what, where portion of the workbook, which succinctly presents important key details and vocabulary to guide their reading. "The Quest Sheet" appears at the end of each unit and is generally a series of questions and suggested hands-on activities. These exercises, though science-based, also offer opportunities to work on mathematical concepts, language arts, and historical interpretation. "Scientists Speak" is a fun page found in each unit on which an illustration of a scientist appears next to a speech balloon. Here the student is invited to write down a phrase or concept associated with that particular great thinker.
The Story of Science is not intended as a self-teaching course to be done independently by students; the teacher's guides are essential. These well-organized guides contain original plans that utilize engaging methods. Many of its pages may seem formal or a bit stiff to homeschooling families as its format is geared toward classroom teachers. However, there is much to be gleaned from this resource. Each section provides a supplies list for getting started. Ideas for using the text and student guides are presented as are answer keys and activity ideas. Hakim's commitment to a multidisciplinary approach is most apparent through enrichment activities, referred to in the guide as curriculum links. Through these, the author provides a means to engage students with projects that link science with math, art, geography, history, music, and language arts.
The Story of Science is not the right resource for every family. This is a secular science curriculum. Religion is presented in a historical and literary context. Those seeking a program that students can work at independently should look elsewhere. Although lesson preparation is minimal, parent involvement is required. The numerous maps, charts, and sidebars located throughout the text are well done and relevant, but could easily prove distracting to some learners. Students looking for a general overview of the sciences may find this work too analytical and expansive. This is a series for academically inclined students with a strong interest in science and history, who are able to make abstract connections.
The volumes reviewed here are part of a larger six-part series still in the works. Hakim is reported to be at work currently on a biology text focusing "especially on the story of how our knowledge of life has emerged." For those who find this curriculum a good fit, this is very good news indeed.
Rebecca Pickens is home/school/life's Curriculum Junkie in the magazine and online. (Subscribe to read her smart, thoughtful, secular curriculum reviews in every issue.) She writes for several publications and also blogs at steampoweredclassroom.com. This column originally appeared in the spring 2015 issue of home/school/life. We're reprinting it here as part of our web relaunch celebration.
REBECCA PICKENS is home/school/life's Curriculum Junkie in the magazine and online. She writes for several publications and also blogs at www.steampoweredclassroom.com.
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"I saw this movie at the Egyptian in Los Angeles a few months ago. Finally a science fictional movie where they put more thought into the story than the special effects. It's both comical and poignant. Ike is a homemade robot who is troubled by how hopelessly unhappy Charles, his nerdy creator is. Ike, being a robot, has no trouble figuring out how the female mind works, which is something his scientist "father" could never hope to do. He practices on women over the phone, and then in Cyrano fashion arranges for one of them to meet Charles. He gives Charles dating lessons and thus manages to bootstrap his creator into a relationship that he is totally incapable of sustaining. We can relate to Charles' social ineptitude and how he lapses into depression, but what is most moving is the robot's despair. For all his analytical ability, Ike cannot save this one human who means everything to him. The acting is on target and the dialog efficient. The production values are rough, but that makes the movie's wit and clear sense of itself all the more refreshing."
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How the US and UK Can Help Ordinary Zimbabweans without Helping their Government
Todd Moss
If a degenerate gambler who abused his children lived on your street, there are many things the community might do to try to help: call the police, confront the bully, give comfort to the victims, maybe even quietly pass them money. One of the last things the neighbors would do is lend money to the abuser. Such is the dilemma for the international community and Zimbabwe. So, how can countries with a strong history and connection to that beleaguered country help its people while not entrenching its kleptocratic leadership?
First, some facts. The country is reeling from the increasingly abusive government of Robert Mugabe who has been in power since independence 36 years ago. Political repression is on the rise as incidents of assault, abduction, and torture by the security services have spiked. The average citizen is poorer today than in 1980, while the economy suffers from parasitic corruption and the deliberate destruction of the rule of law. Nearly one in three Zimbabweans are food insecure this year. Some 2-3 million, including much of the educated middle class, have fled the country. The government is now nearly $11 billion in debt, much of which is unpaid arrears to international financial institutions.
The current rebound strategy on the table, as represented by the Government of Zimbabwe's Lima Plan, is to clear the country's unpaid debts and restart borrowing. This is the favored approach of the finance minister Patrick Chinamasa and central bank governor John Mangudya—who are, in practice, the front men for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his particular faction of Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. Lima entails others paying to clear the country's arrears at the African Development Bank and the Government borrowing another roughly $1 billion from unidentified creditors to clear its tab at the World Bank. These steps would then allow Zimbabwe to borrow even more from these same institutions, including to repay the mystery lender.
Debt relief and new financing, with a nod to conditions for better behavior, is central to a British government-funded proposal from Chatham House. The hope of this strategy is that, with an injection of cash and some positive reinforcement, the reformers within the government (presumably, Mnangagwa, Chinamasa, and Mangudya) will win the day and put the country back on a path to prosperity and good governance. Even if this approach seems highly unlikely to succeed, the report claims the current approach of international isolation is destined to fail. At a minimum, supporters of active re-engagement hope to avert a meltdown and worsening humanitarian conditions.
The United States has made clear its opposition to debt relief and premature lending, arguing that any assistance must wait until there is actual evidence of meaningful economic, governance, and human rights reforms. Absent those steps, the consensus in Washington is that any new help to the Government of Zimbabwe would only further entrench the cabal around Mugabe and likely wind up financing further political repression. Moreover, US officials remain deeply skeptical of the so-called reformers and are highly doubtful that the current regime—the very same people responsible for gross human rights abuses and the collapse of the economy—can now lead the country toward a robust and democratic recovery. They know that Mnangagwa was the architect of the Matabeleland Gukurahundi massacres in the 1980s and that Chinamasa was the justice minister who implemented the notorious Public Order and Security Act and all but destroyed the judiciary in 2001 by driving independent judges from the Supreme Court through threats and intimidation and replacing them with party loyalists.
Between the "lend and hope" strategy and the "isolate and wait" approach, what could the international community do to prevent unnecessary suffering without aiding the oppressors? What can be done to help Zimbabweans without helping ZANU-PF? Here's an agenda:
Provide even more humanitarian support outside government channels. Any assistance to the people of Zimbabwe must be done either through non-governmental organizations or directly to the population. In Fiscal Year 16, the US government spent $232 million on development programs in Zimbabwe, the majority covering health care and emergency food relief. None of this aid is run through the Government of Zimbabwe. The UK has budgeted $136 million for Zimbabwe this year. Donors could expand this support through such channels, especially in non-health sectors.
Where possible, give people direct cash. The UK has already funded a promising pilot to provide $5 per month to vulnerable households. This approach—paying poor and vulnerable families directly through their mobile phones—could be scaled up.
Double-down on monitoring and responding to abuses. Credible grassroots Zimbabwean organizations that do the hard work of documenting abuses and providing victim services are grossly under-resourced. This is a high-impact area especially ripe for private philanthropy.
Don't apologize for supporting democratic forces—in fact, do much more. Support for democracy and governance comprises only a small fraction of total US assistance. Worthy civil society groups both inside the country and in the diaspora could bolster the democratic environment.
Hurry up to prevent (and potentially react to) mass violence. The risks of renewed mass atrocities in Zimbabwe are high and rising. A recent report from the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the Holocaust Memorial Museum calls for increased international attention on Zimbabwe and urgent international steps to prevent mass atrocities. While South Africa has largely buried its head in the sand on Zimbabwe, the US, UK, EU, and others should aggressively move to prevent mass violence and revive dormant planning efforts for potential intervention.
Overall, the international community should be wary of engaging with a disingenuous Government if the politics aren't yet aligned. In the meantime, the international community should concentrate on supporting the people of Zimbabwe, not the Government of Zimbabwe. More engagement is not always a good thing. A World Bank strategy document leaked here reveals the downside of trying too hard to engage. The organization, which pledged to increase its attention to human rights, is instead bending over backwards to justify engagement with a regime held together through patronage and violent repression. Cognitive dissonance is the only way to explain how the World Bank could, in all seriousness, propose as an indicator of success that human rights violations merely "level off" (page 29).
There are often strong political dynamics or a bureaucratic logic to want to engage in a bad situation. Diplomats are trained and incentivized to build relationships. Bankers are trained and incentivized to push loans. But sometimes engagement is a euphemism for appeasement. Sometimes the desire to help can make matters worse. Like lending money to an abusive neighbor—or lending money to an abusive regime.
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The distance between Stuttgart, Germany and Rostock, Germany is approximately 635 km or 394 mi.
To reach Stuttgart in this distance one would set out from Rostock bearing 199.6° or SSW and follow the great circles arc to approach Stuttgart bearing 197.3° or SSW .
Both have a marine west coast climate (Cfb).
The mean annual temperature is 1.2 °C (2.2°F) warmer.
Total annual precipitation averages 98 mm (3.9 in) more which is equivalent to 98 l/m² (2.41 US gal/ft²) or 980,000 l/ha (104,769 US gal/ac) more. About 1 1/6 as much.
The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 5.4° higher in Stuttgart than in Rostock.
The mean dew point temperature is 1.1°C (2°F) higher.
The table shows values for Stuttgart relative to Rostock. You can also view this comparison the other way around from the perspective of Rostock vs Stuttgart.
Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) 1 (+1) +2 (+4) +4 (+7) +4 (+7) +3 (+6) +3 (+6) +4 (+6) +3 (+6) +3 (+5) +1 (+2) 1 (+1) 0 (+0) +2 (+4)
Average Temperature °C ( °F) 0 (0) +1 (+1) +2 (+4) +3 (+6) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +2 (+4) +2 (+3) +1 (+2) +0 (+0) 0 (-1) -1 (-2) +1 (+2)
Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) -1 (-2) -1 (-1) +0 (+1) +1 (+3) 0 (0) +0 (+0) +0 (+1) -1 (-1) -1 (-2) -1 (-2) -1 (-2) -2 (-3) 0 (-1)
Average Precipitation mm (in) +0 (+0) +8 (+0) -3 (0) +6 (+0) +26 (+1) +37 (+1) +8 (+0) +16 (+1) +8 (+0) +7 (+0) -5 (0) -10 (0) +98 (+4)
Number of Precipitation Days (% chance of precip. on a day ) -2 ( -6) -2 ( -7) 0 ( 0) -1 ( -3) +3 (+10) +3 (+10) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) 0 ( 0) -5 ( -16) -1 ( -3) -3 ( -10) -8 ( -2)
Average Sunlight Hours/ Day +0h 19' +0h 38' +0h 23' +0h 04' -0h 27' -0h 24' +1h 03' +0h 21' -0h 08' +0h 42' +0h 44' +0h 25' +0h 18'
Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°) +5.4 +5.4 +5.4 +5.5 +5.5 +5.4 +5.4 +5.4 +5.4 +5.4 +5.4 +5.3 +5.4
Relative Humidity (%) -9 -8 -4 -1 +3 +6 +3 +4 +7 +1 -7 -8 -1.1
Average Dew Point Temperature °C & (°F) -1.5 (-3) -0.5 (-1) +1.4 (+3) +2.8 (+5) +2.8 (+5) +3.3 (+6) +2.8 (+5) +2.6 (+5) +2.5 (+5) +0.3 (+1) -1.5 (-3) -1.9 (-3) +1.1 (+2)
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Marstal, Denmark - 125.4 kms (77.9 miles) NW
Schleswig, Germany - 168.6 kms (104.8 miles) WNW
Hamburg-Fuhlsbuttel, Germany - 149.9 kms (93.2 miles) WSW
Hamburg, Germany - 149.4 kms (92.8 miles) WSW
Hannover, Germany - 248.7 kms (154.5 miles) SW
Magdeburg, Germany - 232 kms (144.2 miles) S
Kristianstad, Sweden - 244.3 kms (151.8 miles) NNE
Copenhagen, Denmark - 169.4 kms (105.3 miles) N
Ertholmene, Christiansø, Denmark - 235.6 kms (146.4 miles) ENE
Sandvig, Bornholm, Denmark - 212.3 kms (131.9 miles) NE
Næsgård, Denmark - 76.2 kms (47.4 miles) N
Szczecin, Poland - 188.4 kms (117.1 miles) ESE
Neustrelitz, Germany - 113.5 kms (70.5 miles) SE
Berlin, Germany - 207.1 kms (128.7 miles) SSE
Potsdam, Germany - 210 kms (130.5 miles) SSE
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Santa is delivering presents to an infinite two-dimensional grid of houses.

He begins by delivering a present to the house at his starting location, and
then an elf at the North Pole calls him via radio and tells him where to move
next. Moves are always exactly one house to the north (`^`), south (`v`), east (`>`),
or west (`<`). After each move, he delivers another present to the house at his
new location.

However, the elf back at the north pole has had a little too much eggnog, and so
his directions are a little off, and Santa ends up visiting some houses more
than once. How many houses receive at least one present?

For example:

* `>` delivers presents to 2 houses: one at the starting location, and one to the east.
* `^>v<` delivers presents to 4 houses in a square, including twice to the house
  at his starting/ending location.
* `^v^v^v^v^v` delivers a bunch of presents to some very lucky children at only
  2 houses.


Rosa María Payá asked the question back on September 30, 2014 and the news is grim 28 bodies have been found in unmarked graves but have not been identified and Amnesty International has an urgent action underway for 43 missing students. On the opening night in Miami of the iconic Mexican rock band Cafe Tacvba tour celebrating 25 years since its founding the audience displayed a banner throughout the concert that ended up on stage that read "We are all Ayotzinapa - 43 WITH LIFE - Florida is with you AYOTZINAPA."
Below is the latest Urgent Action from Amnesty that outlines what has happened and calls people of good will to action. The students have been missing since September 26, 2014.
The 43 disappeared students are still missing after being fired at by police and later attacked by unknown individuals in Iguala, Guerrero state. Twenty-eight bodies have been found in unmarked mass graves near Iguala, but their identities remain unclear and the search for those abducted continues.
The 43 students remain disappeared since 26 September in the city of Iguala, Guerrero state, southern Mexico. Around 25 of them had been arrested by municipal police, while those remaining were abducted by unidentified armed men operating with the acquiescence of local authorities, a few hours later. All missing students are victims of enforced disappearances. On 5 October Guerrero state officials found six unmarked mass graves near Iguala, apparently as a result of information provided by some of the 22 municipal police presently under arrest. At least 28 bodies have been exhumed, but forensic tests will have to be carried out in order to identify the remains. It is not yet clear if the bodies are those of the abducted students. On the basis of a petition from representatives of relatives of victims, independent international forensic experts are assisting with the identification process.
The Federal Attorney General's Office (Procuraduría General de la República, PGR) has taken up the investigation into the unmarked graves and the identification of the dead bodies. However, the investigation into the enforced disappearances and murder of six others on 26 September, including establishing the whereabouts of the 43 students, remains with the Guerrero state Attorney General's Office despite allegations of possible links with criminal groups and its repeated failure to carry out effective investigations into grave human rights violations. The seriousness of these enforced disappearances and killings couple with the involvement of organized criminal groups are grounds for the PGR to claim jurisdiction in the cases, but so far it has stopped short of doing so.
Calling for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the attack and abduction of students on 26 September, including the repeated failure of state and federal authorities to investigate frequent reports of collusion between local public officials and criminal gangs.
Some 500 students attend the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Teacher Training College (Escuela Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos) in the town of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero state, some 300km south of Mexico City. They receive training to become primary school teachers in rural communities. Some of the local inhabitants are of Indigenous origin. In general, these communities – and the students themselves – are poor and suffer from high levels of discrimination, marginalization and lack of access to basic services.
The students at the rural training college are also politically active and they have staged many demonstrations in relation to rural teachers, education policy and other political issues. Acts of violence have been reported in some of these demonstrations, and public authorities have frequently blamed the student teachers. The training colleges have frequently been starved of resources in recent years as rural education has not been a priority.
In December 2011 Ayotzinapa students who were protesting on the main highway outside Chilpancingo, the state capital, were attacked by state and federal police resulting in three deaths, two of them students. At least 24 people suffered torture and other ill-treatment. Those police and superiors responsible for the abuses against students have never been held to account, encouraging a climate of impunity. Amnesty International has highlighted this case many times, most recently in its report Out of control: Torture and other ill-treatment in Mexico (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR41/020/2014/en).
Arbitrary detention, torture and other forms of ill-treatment are widespread and persistent across Mexico. Most cases take place in the context of criminal investigations in which those arrested are tortured in order to extract "confessions" or "information". Those implicated in torture, including police, army and navy, are very rarely brought to justice, with just seven convictions recorded to date at the federal level. Torture victims frequently face insurmountable challenges to prove their cases, including official forensic examinations which are rarely applied in time and in line with international human rights standards.
Abduction and disappearances remain routine in Mexico with public officials often acting in collusion with criminal gangs. The 43 students who have been forcibly disappeared since 26 September are part of the more than 22,000 cases of people who are missing or disappeared in Mexico and whose whereabouts remain unknown, according to government figures released in August 2014. The government has repeatedly failed to explain how they have calculated this figure, as well as any further information about those cases. It is unknown how many of those people have been victims of enforced disappearances in which public officials are directly or indirectly involved.
In 2013 the Federal Attorney General's Office set up a specialized unit to investigate cases of abductions and disappearances and establish the whereabouts of victims. To date, they have not released any detailed information regarding its effectiveness. For further information see Confronting a nightmare: Disappearances in Mexico (http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR41/025/2013/en).


Ken, thanks for the question. Next week we will focus on oil changes and car care. So, your question is very timely.
Please make sure to change your oil based on the manufacturer's specifications. Oil can break down over time, which can reduce its ability to protect your engine. Tuffy is currently offering a special on oil changes. Find the Tuffy nearest to you or make an online appointment today!


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Q: jq not working with key including dash I have a REST API, which returns something like this:
{
  "foo": 1,
  "bar": 2,
  "foo-bar": 3
}

when I do `http /endpoint/url | jq '.foo-bar', it gave the following error:
jq: error (at <stdin>:1): null (null) and boolean (true) cannot be subtracted

it looks like jq thinks I'm trying to do arithmetic operation with foo-bar.
How do I correctly form this kind of path? Or this is a bug of jq?

A: In JSON text, JSON keys are always double-quoted. Perhaps your REST API was formatting it properly in double-quotes and your example in your last edit was incorrect. Because without the same jq cannot parse the syntax as a valid JSON.
As far the issue you are seeing, you need to put the field within quotes to let jq know that it is a single field foo-bar you are accessing and not as separate fields
jq '."foo-bar"'

Or more specifically use the array access operator as jq '.["foo-bar"]'


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Eli Crawford Named Boys Varsity Basketball Coach
June 23, 2021 / Andrea Wenger
Eli Crawford, boys varsity basketball coach
Eli Crawford has been named the new coach of the Eastern Mennonite School boys varsity basketball team.
Crawford picks up the reins from Chad Seibert, who coached the past three seasons. Crawford was assistant coach with Seibert for each of those seasons.
Crawford is well known in the area having been a standout basketball and football player at Robert E. Lee High School. After playing basketball for two years at Potomac State in West Virginia and Central Florida Community College, he landed at Eastern Mennonite University, where he was key to the men's basketball team appearance in the Elite Eight NCAA Tournament play and finishing fourth in the final NCAA Division III basketball poll in 2011.
In an interview following that historic run, Crawford talked about his journey to the EMU community — which now extends to the EMHS community — and reflected on his passion for being a positive role model for kids.
"I stayed out of trouble as a kid, but that doesn't mean I haven't had my times of personal adversity," he said. "I can see God's work in my life, and I want to extend that knowledge to the next generation and be there for others the way that people have been there for me."
"Coach Crawford is committed to developing young people not just on the court, but also in life," says Andrew Gascho, athletic director. "His experience, energy and focus on fundamentals will push athletes to be at the top of their game and be great teammates. I am so excited to see the team come together under his leadership and compete at a high level."
"I first want to thank God and EMHS. I'm truly thankful and honored for this opportunity," said Crawford about the appointment. "I'm ready to step in and build on what Coach Seibert has already started and go from there… I look forward to getting these young men back in the gym and working!"
Posted in Athletics tagged: athletics, basketball
Howard on June 29, 2021 at 6:22 pm
What an Outstanding hire, congratulations Coach Crawford 👏!
Tampa on June 30, 2021 at 12:04 am
My heart is rejoicing right now so proud of you and glad you are being given and opportunity to impart in young men's lives. Congratulations
Jerry Walters on July 27, 2021 at 7:47 pm
CONGRATULATIONS and best of luck!!
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> Yes that Tim Sutton tutorial is very good.
> I ended up following this procedure and it has worked v well. I just setup a loop to use ImageMagik and combine the two images. And then reapplied the georeferencing using gdal_translate + world file.
> Have you reviewed the article from Tim Sutton: "A workflow for creating beautiful relief shaded dems using GDAL"?
> It has some valuable pointers.
> 5) Looked at GMT and I cannot find the options to load two rasters on top of each other.
> The links that I sent you have the scripts used to produce the figures. You can also look at this one for a very simple illumination in bw, but the procedure for color illumination is exactly the same.
> 6) MIRONE - again cannot see how to do this from within the application.
> Well, I can give you a 'click-recipe' if you want, but Mirone won't be able to deal with the such big grids as yours.


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S.1032 - Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Act116th Congress (2019-2020) |
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] (Introduced 04/04/2019)
Cosponsors: S.1032 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | Cosponsor statistics: 56 current - includes 1 original
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] 04/30/2019
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] 04/30/2019
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] 05/02/2019
Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] 05/13/2019
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] 05/13/2019
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] 05/13/2019
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] 05/13/2019
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] 05/13/2019
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] 05/23/2019
Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] 06/12/2019
Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] 06/18/2019
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] 06/19/2019
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] 06/19/2019
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] 06/25/2019
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] 06/28/2019
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] 07/11/2019
Sen. Tillis, Thom [R-NC] 09/11/2019
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] 09/11/2019
Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] 09/11/2019
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] 09/12/2019
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] 09/19/2019
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] 09/19/2019
Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] 09/24/2019
Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] 09/26/2019
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] 09/26/2019
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] 09/26/2019
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] 10/16/2019
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] 10/16/2019
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] 10/16/2019
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] 10/17/2019
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] 10/21/2019
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] 10/21/2019
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] 10/24/2019
Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] 10/24/2019
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] 10/24/2019
Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] 10/29/2019
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] 10/29/2019
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] 11/05/2019
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] 11/05/2019
Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] 11/07/2019
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] 11/07/2019
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] 11/07/2019
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] 11/19/2019
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] 11/19/2019
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] 11/20/2019
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] 11/20/2019
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] 12/04/2019
Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] 12/05/2019
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] 12/09/2019
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] 12/12/2019
Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] 12/12/2019
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] 12/18/2019
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] 12/18/2019
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07/11/2019 - Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
09/11/2019 - Sen. Tillis, Thom [R-NC]
09/11/2019 - Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
09/11/2019 - Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
09/12/2019 - Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
09/19/2019 - Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
09/19/2019 - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
09/24/2019 - Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA]
09/26/2019 - Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
09/26/2019 - Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
09/26/2019 - Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
10/16/2019 - Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
10/16/2019 - Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
10/16/2019 - Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
10/17/2019 - Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
10/21/2019 - Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
10/21/2019 - Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
10/24/2019 - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
10/24/2019 - Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
10/24/2019 - Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
10/29/2019 - Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
10/29/2019 - Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
11/05/2019 - Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
11/05/2019 - Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
11/07/2019 - Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
11/07/2019 - Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
11/07/2019 - Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
11/19/2019 - Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
11/19/2019 - Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
11/20/2019 - Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
11/20/2019 - Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
12/04/2019 - Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
12/05/2019 - Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
12/09/2019 - Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
12/12/2019 - Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
12/12/2019 - Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
12/18/2019 - Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
12/18/2019 - Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
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Змагання з тенісу в одиночному розряді серед чоловіків на літніх Олімпійських іграх 2000 тривали з 15 по 28 вересня в Тенісному центрі NSW в Сіднеї (Австралія). Змагалися 64 гравці з 32-х країн. Тепер країни могли заявити на турнір щонайбільше чотирьох гравців, тоді як на попередніх іграх заявка обмежувалась трьома гравцями. Андре Агассі був чинним олімпійським чемпіоном, здобувши золоту медаль на Олімпіаді 1996. Цього разу він не брав участі. Росіянин Євген Кафельников став олімпійським чемпіоном, у фіналі перемігши несіяного німця Томмі Гааса з рахунком 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3. Француз Арно Ді Паскуале виграв бронзу, перемігши молодого і тоді ще не дуже титулованого швейцарця Роджера Федерера.

Золото Кафельникова стало першою медаллю для росіян в чоловічому одиночному розряді, хоча росіянин Андрій Черкасов 1992 року здобув бронзу в складі об'єднаної команди. Франція і Німеччина здобули свої перші медалі починаючи, відповідно, з 1924 і 1912 року.

Формат змагань

Змагання проходили за нокаут системою з матчем за бронзову медаль. Матчі тривали до двох виграних сетів, за винятком фіналу, що тривав до трьох виграних сетів.

Розклад

Години вказано за австралійським східним стандартним часом (UTC+10)

Сіяні гравці

Сітка

 INV = Запрошення тристоронньої комісії
 IP = Квота ITF Place

Фінальна частина

Верхня половина

Секція 1

Секція 2

Нижня половина

Секція 3

Секція 4

Примітки

Посилання
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чоловічий одиночний турнір

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In addition to roughage, the results of stockbreeding are also determined by the well-being of the cow in the stall. Depending on the needs and condition of each cow, a different type of bedding can contribute to greater well-being and therefore better results.
Traditional roughage such as grass and corn, has too little structure and mass. Chopped straw is ideal as a supplement for standard roughage and is now a permanent feature of modern stockbreeding.
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Hyderabad Airport resumes operations, handles 20 departures, 19 arrivals
On the day-1 operations, TruJet's 2T 623 was the first departures flight from the airport, which took off at 8.06 am with 12 passengers on board to Vidyanagar in Karnataka. AirAsia India I5 1576 was the first arrivals flight of the day, which landed at 8.20 am from Bangalore with 106 passengers bound for Hyderabad.
Amid health protocols and smart e-boarding facilities, Hyderabad International Airport resumed its domestic operations on Monday as per the Government of India's direction, post over two months of covid-19 lock-down.
As per the estimated flight schedule, the airport is to handle 20 departures and 19 arrivals on the first day of the operations with an approximate passenger load to be around 3,000 for both arrivals and departures.
On the day-1 operations, TruJet's 2T 623 was the first departure flight, which took off at 8.06 am with 12 passengers on board to Vidyanagar in Karnataka. AirAsia India I5 1576 was the first arrival flight, which landed at 8.20 am from Bangalore with 106 passengers bound for Hyderabad.
The airport would be handling 20 departures and 19 arrivals flights on the first day – with destinations being Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Vidyanagar (Karnataka); Jaipur (Rajasthan); Raipur (Chhattisgarh); Kolhapur (Maharashtra); Jharsuguda (Odisha); Cochin (Kerala); Surat (Gujarat); Ranchi (Jharkhand); Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh); Belgaum (Karnataka); Ahmedabad (Gujarat); Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Pune (Maharashtra). The flights connecting to these destinations were – TruJet, AirAsia India, IndiGo, Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India.
All arriving and departures passengers are being scanned by thermal scanners at both arrivals and departures as per the safety procedures with adequate social distancing enforced for everyone.
The airport has taken a slew of measures with focus on a seamlessly contact-less boarding experience for passengers, including some stringent safety measures such as thermal scanning of every departing passenger, the availability of automatic hand sanitizer dispensers at various places, placing floor markers, staggered seating arrangements, allocation of entry gates and check-in islands for departure passengers to encourage compliance of social distancing norms and minimize human contact at the airport.
As per guidelines, provisions were made for thermal scanning of passengers. In order to avoid close contact and crowding at the counters, passengers were encouraged to check-in at home or use self-service facilities such as contact-less self-check-in facility, self-bag tag facility, scan and fly.
Hyderabad airport
E-boarding
Centre lays new mobility roadmap for cargo movement, to launch 300 Gati Shakti Terminals in 5 years
Amid growing uproar over road security, Centre yet to name road safety board chief
Adopt multi-modal transport system to improve quality of the country: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
e-Mobility push: MMRCL begins Mumbai Metro line-3 trial run


Last Friday afternoon, Laura and I visited my Aunt's family. They recently had a new addition to the family. A little baby girl named Elsa Blossom! She is a Boxer puppy and was about 8 weeks old when we visited. Like Minty I wanted to take some photos while she was still relatively small. Of course that was also an excuse visit and play with her. Elsa is a very playful and energetic puppy. She was extremely interested in my camera strap and I am quite sure she would have loved to have it as a chew toy. Once again the challenge was to photograph a hyperactive kid. It just took some patience on my part to wait for seemingly quiet moments and quickly take some photos before she lunged at me for a closer look or to attempt to lay a sloppy kiss on my lens. Here are my favorites from the short visit.
Elsa's bed. Her constant companions are Charlie Brown and Dora the Explorer.


A little faster than usual here is the next chapter. Make sure to visit Supreme Cream Scans, our partners in this series (go say hi to Pimelea, Ghost.) The trigger is !again85.
We are currently looking for translators, specifically a translator for a slice of life, seinen series. If you can help, please apply.
After a bit of delay thanks to some double pages(thanks wil). The trigger is !ruler67.
Staff: Likcoras, Wil, Soranokira, and Azuma.
Another series we are almost done with, only 2 chapters left in this one. The trigger !choco71.
Here we go again, more action. The race intensifies and we catch a glimpse of Elise's darker side.
This chapter was significantly delayed for various reasons (mostly exams, and thesis work due) but we should be able to pick up the pace now to get back to our old release schedule.
Special thanks to Azuma for getting a very tricky joint done on this chapter.
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Home Breaking Argentina sought the support of Mexico to drive a shaft progressive in...
Argentina sought the support of Mexico to drive a shaft progressive in Latin America
Argentina wants to push the hand of Mexico a shaft progressive to Latin America. Convince Andrés Manuel López Obrador is a actively to this company is the main reason for the first trip of Alberto Fernández as president-elect of the south american country. Fernandez will meet this Monday with the mexican head of state, whom he sees as an ally to strengthen in the region to the forces of the left, desnortadas after years of setbacks, and the authoritarian excesses of Venezuela and that, after the protests in various countries, and the triumph of both, have achieved something of oxygen. Fernandez is confident that Lopez Obrador to join also the Group of Puebla, a center of recent creation involving thirty politicians and the president-elect argentine has helped to shape.
the first trip to the outside of the leader peronist is to Mexico and not Brazil allows you to catch a glimpse of what will be the priorities of the new Government in foreign policy. The relationship that Fernandez stays with Jair Bolsonaro is terrible, to the point that the representative brazilian said that the argentine had "chosen poorly" and that he was not prepared to greet the new president. Argentina and Brazil are partners in Mercosur and their economic dependency obliges them to be understood.
Alberto Fernandez is imposed on Mauricio Macri and will be the next president of Argentina Bolsonaro critica voters argentines by giving the victory to the peronist Fernández Trump Fernandez: "I have instructed the IMF to work with Argentina,"
Fernandez feels that everything will be easier with López Obrador. On the one hand, will gain an ally ideological to relieve the tension with Bolsonaro. In addition, in Buenos Aires, attributed to López Obrador a good relationship with Donald Trump and rely on that the mexican president may be a kind of mediator between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund in the negotiations between the two. Not to arrive at a good port, Mexico would also be an ally, even more so if the economy of the north american country continues to fall. Lopez Obrador has devoted a good part of his first year in office to give up for dead the neoliberal model in the country and on more than one occasion, the style team has blamed the markets drift downward of the economy of your country.
The bet Fernandez, however, is found in advance with an obstacle: the foreign policy is not a priority for López Obrador, who do not go out of the country since two years ago and, now as president, has refused to attend the G-20 summit or the UN General Assembly. The president-elect of Argentina will have the support of the chancellor mexican, Marcelo Ebrard, who has erected a sort of head of State in the outside, as is the one who goes to all the acts on behalf of López Obrador.
The background of the visit of Fernandez to Mexico is also driving the Group from Puebla, a center of thought created in the past month of July, and composed by about thirty people, including presidents, excancilleres and american politicians. The author is the excandidato presidencial chilean Marco Enríquez-Ominami, very close to Fernandez, who has closely followed the conception of the group, which bears the name of the mexican city because there it held its first meeting. However, the role of the Government of Lopez Obrador in that quote was testimonial, hence that Fernandez will advocate this week by attaching it in a more active way. Sources of the Executive mexican state that, although it is not within the priorities of its foreign policy, calling them "interesting," the initiative, which already involved the presidents of brazilian Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff; the ecuadorian Rafael Correa or the colombian Ernesto Samper. The only participant not Latin american, is the former president spaniard José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
"We want to think about and articulate politically, to achieve consensus progressive regional. Consensus which would lead to social prosperity, to advance towards societies with market the market is an instrument, it is not the end," says Enríquez-Ominami, who does not hide the joy for the fact that they have coincided in time two circumstances so favourable to their initiative as the triumph of Fernandez and the social protests in several countries of Latin America. "Conservative Governments have left more poor people, a social and economic inequalities, and societies that are more stressed before the indolence of these Governments against the injustices. For this reason, we feel that it is time to unite in the face of these challenges. Patience turns to contempt in the face of injustice," added the political chilean.
The problems of Venezuela
The idea that circulates between the argentine members of the Group of Puebla is that of creating a shaft latinoamericano a Buenos Aires to Mexico City, which serve at once from a firewall to the excesses of Brasilia, and as an alternative "progressive" to the Pacific axis aligned with the united States. "A part of the solution is regional integration and that is why it is important link with Mexico that Mexico would look to the region and not only to their partners in the north. We must seek a higher approach. There is a predisposition and there are possibilities of further integration", said Jorge Taiana, former foreign of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and member of the group. The background noise is always the same: Venezuela.
The argentines in the Group of Puebla considered that the Group of Lima continues to the united States in its policy of isolating Venezuela, "a policy that peronism is not considered to be successful." "We are many in the region who believe that not solves the problems and leaves the door open to an intervention. All of us in the group we have a vision of respect for sovereignty and we think that the problems of Venezuela should be solved democratically by the venezuelan people," says Taiana. "I aspire to the union of the whole region for you, that way, you find peace. It became clear that a parallel Government was not to any port. Help or assist is not the same as intervening. And therefore, we hope that the dialogues of the opposition and the Government, bear fruit. No one can be subtracted to an exit dialogue", complete Enríquez-Ominami.
In this manner, Mexico enters again on the map peronist. Fernandez aims to emulate the position of López Obrador in Venezuela, that is to say, to defend the non-external interference in Venezuela —at least in the rhetoric, but also does not rule out becoming an actor instrumental in the search for a way out.
In any case, having a representative who has been elected as the president strengthens the role of Argentina in the group. The end of next week, Buenos Aires will receive at a hotel in the centre of the city the second meeting since the founding of July, which will be chaired by Alberto Fernández and the vice-president of Bolivia, Álvaro García Linera. Everything seems to indicate that there will be a document with general ideas about the need to contain the advance of neoliberalism, but all the attention will be on the debut of Fernandez as an articulator of space. "There is a reality that needs a redefinition. If the system does not give answers we have social unrest and it is our obligation to find a political way out. The elections in Argentina were an example of the output, because the crisis found some pipe in the idea of a change of policy", said Taiana.
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U of M Nurses Ratify a Strong, Patient-Centered Contract
Three-year agreement supports continued world-class nursing care
(Ann Arbor, MI) Today, the University of Michigan Professional Nurses Council (UMPNC) is pleased to announce the ratification of a new three-year contract with Michigan Medicine.
"Our members are extremely proud of the contract that we achieved through collective action," said Katie Oppenheim, RN and chair of UMPNC. "Because we stuck together, we won staffing language with enforceable commitments and procedures. Nurses will have an effective means of ensuring that staffing decisions are always based on patient care."
UMPNC, an affiliate of the Michigan Nurses Association, reached a tentative agreement with the University on September 28. Between October 7 and 10, union members voted overwhelmingly to accept the agreement, which took effect immediately once the votes were counted.
In addition to enforceable, transparent safe staffing language, the new contract ensures that nurses will be able to select their own representatives to workplace committees.
"As the University of Michigan Health System continues to expand, nurses will continue to advocate for patients," said Deborah Totzkay, operating room nurse educator. "Through committee members that nurses select, we will have a real voice to raise safety concerns and make sure they are addressed. Our union contract will help guarantee that patients always come before profits."
The contract also addresses concerns over the Victors Care program, concierge medicine for those who can afford to pay $3,600 extra per year. The new agreement specifies that any revenues from Victors Care will be used to provide healthcare access for socio-economically disadvantaged patients.
"I am glad that we were able to work together on Victors Care and come up with a solution that benefits the entire community," said Desiree Conyers, ambulatory care RN. "In addition, ambulatory care is expanding and nurses will be involved on the front end of those changes to guarantee that every patient is treated like a VIP."
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) – a category that consists of nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives and clinical nurse specialists – have much to celebrate in the new contract.
"Substantial gains were made for nurse practitioners," said Barbara Van Kainen, certified nurse midwife. "The contract provides APRNs with fair compensation and advances our professional interests."
Among many gains, nurses won new sexual harassment protections, parental leave, and language limiting the use of mandatory overtime.
"The new contract achieved significant improvements for nurses and patients without sacrificing any of the benefits that make Michigan Medicine a great place to work," said John Karebian, Executive Director of the Michigan Nurses Association. "Through collective action, members were able to convince management that attracting and retaining skilled RNs by ensuring an outstanding wage and benefits package is in the best interest of patients and the hospital. We are optimistic that this agreement will usher in a new era of collaboration and goodwill between nurses and administrators."
The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) is the largest, most effective union for registered nurses in Michigan, advocating for nurses and their patients at the State Capitol, in the community, and at the bargaining table.