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Sophie-Albertine de Suède (en suédois Sofia Albertina av Sverige), née à Stockholm (Suède-Finlande) le  et morte dans la même ville le , est la quatrième enfant du roi Adolphe-Frédéric de Suède et de la reine Louise-Ulrique de Prusse. C'était, avec son frère le prince Frédéric-Adolphe, la favorite de sa mère.

Biographie
Elle fut nommée de 1767 à 1787 grâce à son oncle maternel Frédéric II de Prusse, coadjutrice de l'Abbaye de Quedlinbourg en Saxe-Anhalt.

À partir de 1818, bien que n'étant pas de la nouvelle dynastie régnante des Bernadotte, la Princesse Sophie-Albertine prit toute sa place dans la nouvelle Cour, en étant consciente d'être le dernier membre de la dynastie des Holstein-Gottorp. Elle participa à toutes les cérémonies officielles avec entre autres le privilège de couronner le  la Princesse Joséphine de Leuchtenberg lors de son mariage avec le prince héritier Oscar mais surtout elle eut la tâche d'informer le Roi Charles XIV Jean de Suède (l'ancien maréchal Bernadotte) de la naissance de son petit-fils le Prince Charles le .

Lieu d'inhumation
La princesse Sophie-Albertine fut inhumée dans la crypte située sous la chapelle Gustave-Adolphe de l'église de Riddarholmen de Stockholm.

Titres et honneurs

Titulature
  —  : Son Altesse royale la princesse Sophie-Albertine de Suède-Finlande,
  —  : Son Altesse royale la princesse Sophie-Albertine de Suède-Finlande, abbesse de l'Abbaye de Quedlinbourg,
  —  : Son Altesse royale la princesse Sophie-Albertine de Suède-Finlande,
  —  : Son Altesse royale la princesse Sophie-Albertine de Suède,
   —  : Son Altesse royale la princesse Sophie-Albertine de Suède-Norvège.

Armes
Les armoiries de la Princesse Sophie-Albertine furent :

 Écartelé : à la croix pattée d'or, qui est la Croix de Saint-Eric, cantonnée en 1 et 4, d'azur à trois couronnes d'or posées 2 et 1 (qui est de Suède moderne), en 2 et 3, d'azur, à trois barres ondées d'argent, au lion couronné d'or armé et lampassé de gueules, brochant sur le tout (qui est de Suède ancien), sur-le-tout écartelé : 1, de gueules, au lion couronné d'or, tenant dans ses pattes une hallebarde d'argent (de Norvège), emmanchée du second; 2, d'or, à deux lions léopardés d'azur, armés et lampassés de gueules (de Schleswig) ; 3, de gueules, à la feuille d'ortie d'argent (de Holstein) ; 4, de gueules, au cygne d'argent, becqué, membré et colleté d'une couronne d'or (de Stormarn ; enté en pointe de gueules, au cavalier armé d'argent (de Dithmarse) ; sur-le-tout-du-tout, écartelé d'or à deux fasces de gueules (de Oldenbourg) et d'azur, à la croix pattée, au pied fiché d'or (de Delmenhorst).

 Lorsqu'elle devint Princesse-abbesse de l'Abbaye de Quedlinbourg, elle prit comme armoiries : Écartelé : à la croix pattée d'or, qui est la Croix de Saint-Eric, cantonnée en 1 et 4, d'azur à trois couronnes d'or posées 2 et 1 (qui est de Suède moderne), en 2 et 3, d'azur, à trois barres ondées d'argent, au lion couronné d'or armé et lampassé de gueules, brochant sur le tout (qui est de Suède ancien), sur-le-tout écartelé : 1, de gueules, au lion couronné d'or, tenant dans ses pattes une hallebarde d'argent (de Norvège), emmanchée du second; 2, d'or, à deux lions léopardés d'azur, armés et lampassés de gueules (de Schleswig) ; 3, de gueules, à la feuille d'ortie d'argent (de Holstein) ; 4, de gueules, au cygne d'argent, becqué, membré et colleté d'une couronne d'or (de Stormarn ; enté en pointe de gueules, au cavalier armé d'argent (de Dithmarse) ; sur-le-tout-du-tout, de gueules à deux couteaux croisés d'argent à la poignée d'or (de l'Abbaye de Quedlinbourg)

Hommage
 Ragguaglio ossia giornale della venuta e permanenza in Roma di S.A.R. Sofia Albertina, Principessa di Sveza, ouvrage édité par Francesco Piranesi, Rome, 1793.

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Maison de Holstein-Gottorp
Princesse norvégienne du XVIIIe siècle
Princesse norvégienne du XIXe siècle
Princesse suédoise du XVIIIe siècle
Princesse suédoise du XIXe siècle
Naissance en octobre 1753
Naissance à Stockholm
Décès en mars 1829
Décès à Stockholm
Décès à 75 ans
Personnalité inhumée dans l'église de Riddarholmen
Abbesse de Quedlinbourg


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I had a similar experience in trying to work with the N.F.L. During my 2008 keynote speech at the National Sports Concussion Symposium, I gave the league a long list it could use to help make the sport safer at the youth level (a list I have been constantly updating; for the most recent checklist, click here ). I remember being chided for having the temerity to suggest that the N.F.L. was not doing all it could be doing to improve football safety.
Like USA Football, the N.F.L. went ahead on its own to implement some of our recommendations (witness N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell's recent visit to Columbus, Ohio, where he co-hosted, with Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, a safety clinic for 600 mothers  of youth football players).
It is up to parents to insist that coaches be part of the concussion solution, not continue to be part of the concussion problem. Recent qualitative and quantitative studies have confirmed MomsTEAM's longstanding belief that, more than education about concussion signs and symptoms, it is changing the negative attitude  of too many coaches towards reporting and creating a safe concussion-reporting environment  that may be the best ways to improve the low rates of self-reporting  found in study after study.
It is up to parents, when a child sustains a concussion playing the sport, to know what to do to help the child recover , including the need for cognitive and physical rest in the first few days after concussion, when it is safe to return to school and everyday social and home activity, whether their child's school day should be modified  to take into account cognitive difficulties experienced after concussion and, in consultation with their child's health care providers, including the athletic trainer, if there is one, to sports.
Second, you can help make football safer in your community by suggesting to your school or its PTA that it purchase a DVD  of the documentary from our educational distributor, Films For The Humanities (most schools are subscribers already, or it can be purchased a la carte). Why not Invite some former athletes and concussion experts from your community to lead a discussion about concussions after the film.
Brooke de Lench is the producer/director of THE SMARTEST TEAM: MAKING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SAFER , Founder and Publisher of MomsTEAM.com, and the author of "Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports (HarperCollins).


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Twenty-three students have begun their studies, with twenty of them being funded through a scholarship awarded to them by Brunel University London. The students, twenty of which will receive funding for tuition fees and living costs, will complete their MSc in Structural Integrity at the newly established National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC®).
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Algae near the City of Toledo water intake crib, in Lake Erie.
Large, hazardous algae blooms are cropping up more and more around the country. The green, foul-smelling slime can affect everything from small fishing ponds to rivers and reservoirs, even great lakes. And the events are so toxic they've been known to cause serious health risk including lung and kidney problems in humans and deaths in animals, but some scientists in Mississippi are working on a solution.
Some experts say a mix of farm runoff, wastewater, and rising temperatures are making algal blooms more and more likely. Over the past several years, hazardous blooms have erupted in places like Lake Erie choking the city of Toledo's water supply for weeks. Along the Ohio River, a hazardous bloom stretched nearly 600 miles affecting three states. In Mississippi, a toxic bloom held parts of the Gulf Coast under siege for days last year leaving a swath of dead marine life in its wake.
"We rely a lot of our recreation, our tourism, our economic dollars come from freshwater water bodies," says Brook Herman, a scientist at the U.S. Army's Engineer and Research Development Center in Vicksburg.
Traditionally, authorities have used chemicals like algaecides and herbicides to treat hazardous blooms, but those chemicals may not be able to work in large scale events.
So how do you treat a toxic event without using chemicals?
The researchers think they may have found a potential answer, hydrodynamic cavitation, or micro-bubbles that destroy the algae as it reproduces.
However, there's a catch. Authorities would have to be very strategic with where they tried to use the process because creating those micro-bubbles may not be able to work on a large scale. That's why the scientists are also trying to find ways to locate algal blooms early before they become large-scale events. The research is still in its initial phases, but the team says using imaging data from drones may be able to help assess the scale of a potential bloom.
But one of the best ways to stop a hazardous algae bloom from becoming a large-scale event is by preventing it in the first place.
Researcher Carina Jung has been conducting an experiment that places specialized iron sheets in water attracting contaminants that can then be filtered out.
"A lot of these waterways are impacted with nutrients that are very high, typically, phosphorus, nitrogen, and these allow the organisms to bloom," says Jung. "Currently, I'm using a zero valent iron mechanism where we can actually bind the phosphate to the iron. Then any rust water we can filter out with activated charcoal. So far, we are having very good success with it."
As algae blooms grow and spread, the scientists at the Corps of Engineers say they will continue to work to contain the problem.


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"The Prime Minister of Ethiopia His Excellency Abiy Ahmed Ali has exhibited a spirit of pan-Aficanism and the medal is awarded to those who joined the struggle to make Uganda and Africa a jabitabl place," said Esther Mbayo, the Minister for the Presidency.
Esther Mbayo addressing the media about the June 9 Heroes Day celebrations celebrations.
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The Security minister Gen Elly Tumwine who is also the chairman of the National honours and awards chancery, the list of medalists comprises of individuals from different parts of the country whose names were submitted to Resident District Commissioners by people of integrity and approved by a committee chaired by former minister Beatrice Wabudeya.
" For the civilians we give the Nnalubaale medal, and for those who fought for the independence of Uganda will get Luwero Triangle medal will be given to those who participated in the liberation struggle, while those who participated in the 1979 war will get the Kagera medal," Tumwine said.
The medals, Tumwine said, are given to encourage heroism, patriotism and love for the country.


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Myanmar: Annual Report Country Entry 2016
Authorities failed to address rising religious intolerance and incitement to discrimination and violence against Muslims, allowing hardline Buddhist nationalist groups to grow in power and influence ahead of the November general elections. The situation of the persecuted Rohingya deteriorated still further. The government intensified a clampdown on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly. Reports of abuses of international human rights and humanitarian law in areas of internal armed conflict persisted. Security forces suspected of human rights violations continued to enjoy near-total impunity.
On 8 November, Myanmar held much anticipated general elections, which saw the opposition National League for Democracy claim the majority of seats in Parliament. A new government was scheduled to be in place by the end of March 2016. Although widely praised as being credible and transparent, the elections were otherwise marred by the disenfranchisement of minority groups and ongoing restrictions on freedom of expression.
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In July Myanmar ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention and signed the ICESCR.
There was an alarming rise in religious intolerance, and in particular anti-Muslim sentiment, with hardline Buddhist nationalist groups growing in influence. The authorities failed to address incitement to discrimination and violence based on national, racial and religious hatred.
Between May and August Parliament adopted four laws aimed at protecting race and religion, originally proposed by hardline Buddhist nationalist groups. The laws – the Religious Conversion Law, the Buddhist Women's Special Marriage Law, the Population Control Healthcare Law and the Monogamy Law – were passed despite containing provisions that violate human rights, including by discriminating on religious and gender grounds. There were fears that they would entrench widespread discrimination and fuel further violence against minority groups.
People who spoke out against discrimination and rising religious intolerance faced retaliation from state and non-state actors. On 2 June, writer Htin Lin Oo was sentenced to two years in prison with hard labour for insulting religion in an October 2014 speech criticizing the use of Buddhism to promote discrimination and prejudice. Women's rights activists and other human rights defenders who spoke out against the four protecting race and religion laws were subjected to harassment and intimidation, including sexually abusive threats.
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Myanmar: Armed Clashes Escalate while Children Suffer in the Rakhine
OSRSG Children and Armed Conflict

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The Thunder Bay Diving Club returned from the Western Canadian Championships in Regina with 2 silver medals – Ella Brown 12/13 1m springboard, and Christopher Lake-Voros 16-18 10m platform. More congratulations for attaining National qualifying scores: Chris on 10m platform! He will attend the Junior Elite Nationals for platform in Winnipeg early June; Ella on 3m springboard! She will attend the Junior Development Nationals for 3m in Scarborough early July.
Abbey Meloche earned qualifying scores in her 16-18 platform and 1m springboard events!
They, along with 10 year old Michael Doerr will be aiming for more National qualifying scores in 2 weeks at the Summer Provincial Championships in London.


The whitebait fishing season opens 15 August in New Zealand and runs until November 30.
On the West Coast the whitebait season runs from 1 September until 14 November.
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Q: What is the reason for response not ready error in Mining Social web? import httplib2
import json
import apiclient.discovery # pip install google-api-python-client

# XXX: Enter any person's name
Q = "Vamsi"

# XXX: Enter in your API key from  https://code.google.com/apis/console

API_KEY = ''

service = apiclient.discovery.build('plus', 'v1', http=httplib2.Http(),
                                    developerKey=API_KEY)

people_feed = service.people().search(query=Q).execute()

print json.dumps(people_feed['items'], indent=1)


Turkey is facing a domestic political crisis that not only threatens the country's internal stability but could weaken its ties to the West and exacerbate instability in the Middle East.
In February, the Turkish public prosecutor forwarded a 161-page indictment to the Constitutional Court that calls for the governing Justice and Development Party, or AKP, to be closed down and for 71 of its leading politicians, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, to be banned from politics for five years. The indictment charges that the party violated secularism, a fundamental principle enshrined in the Turkish Constitution. The Constitutional Court starts final hearings in the case on Monday.
While the evidence is flimsy, most Turks, including leading members of the AKP, expect that the Constitutional Court, a bastion of secularism, will vote to close the party. Indeed, the AKP has already begun to make preparations for its dissolution.
Closing the AKP will not eliminate the party as an important force in Turkish political life. The party will simply re-emerge under a new name, as its predecessors Refah and the Virtue Party did when they were banned. However, closure would likely have a number of damaging side effects.
One would be in Turkey's relations with the Middle East. Under the AKP, Turkey has emerged as an important diplomatic actor in the region - as its successful effort to act as a broker in peace talks between Israel and Syria recently underscored. Without the AKP, Turkey's active diplomatic engagement in the Middle East is likely to diminish and the United States would lose an important partner in trying to stabilize this volatile region.
Another unwanted side effect would be in Turkey's relations with its Kurdish minority. The AKP enjoys strong support among the Turkish Kurds. In elections last summer the party doubled its support in the Kurdish areas of the Southeast. If the AKP is closed, the main beneficiary is likely to be the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which has been conducting terrorist attacks against Turkey from sanctuaries in Northern Iraq. Moreover, the main Kurdish party, the Democratic Society Party, is also likely to be closed. Thus the Kurds would have no political vehicle to express their interests except through the PKK.
In addition, Turkey's rapprochement with Iraq could lose valuable momentum, while the hand of those forces in Turkey pushing for stronger military action against the PKK in Northern Iraq is likely to be strengthened. This could lead to an escalation of tensions between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Northern Iraq, undercutting American efforts to promote better ties between the two entities.
Finally, closure of the AKP is likely to increase strains in Turkey's relations with the European Union. Opponents of Ankara's EU membership will use the closure as a pretext to intensify their opposition, while supporters will find it harder to make the case for Turkish membership.
At the same time, banning the party could undercut efforts to promote reform and democracy in the Middle East. Many moderate Islamists in the Middle East are likely to see the party's closure as proof that it is impossible to achieve their political goals by democratic means and could turn to more radical solutions.
So far the United States has avoided taking sides, expressing support for both secularism and democratic processes. However, given the negative strategic consequences likely to flow from the closure of the AKP, the Bush administration should encourage the Turks to find a compromise before the crisis does untold damage to Turkey's democratic credibility and international reputation and further complicates Ankara's prospects for EU membership.
If, after all that, the AKP is still closed, the United States should avoid taking punitive measures. That would only strengthen the hand of the hard-line nationalists and further weaken Turkey's ties to the West. Instead, American officials should continue to nudge Turkey toward bolder reforms that will strengthen internal democracy and bolster the qualifications for EU membership. In the long run, this is the best way to ensure the emergence of a stable, democratic Turkey closely anchored to the West.
F. Stephen Larrabee, co-author of "The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey," holds the corporate chair in European Security at the RAND Corporation.
This commentary originally appeared in International Herald Tribune on July 25, 2008. Commentary gives RAND researchers a platform to convey insights based on their professional expertise and often on their peer-reviewed research and analysis.


If you remember the hilton family from here, you will remember that baby number four was on the way! Well breaking news my friends, he's arrived! At almost 11 pounds he's the biggest newborn I've ever had the honor to photograph.
We started the morning with a quick moment with all 6 and then quickly focused on mom, dad and handsome baby Malachi! It was such a sweet morning spent with such a lovely family!


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Combining AI and Radiomics to Predict Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness
The combination of radiomics and an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately and automatically predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer (PCa) prior to biopsy, according to research by Liu et al,1 published online September 5, 2019 in Clinical Radiology. Radiomics technology uses data characterization algorithms to examine a vast number of quantitative features from medical images. Machine learning is a form of AI that employs statistics to allow computer systems to learn from data and automatically improve performance. Rates of prostate cancer are increasing. Although most tumors grow slowly, some are more aggressive, making accurate diagnosis crucial for managing disease and improving outcomes.2,3
Through this study, the authors aimed to establish the clinical value of radiomics plus AI learning of original multiphase dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) images to accurately and noninvasively stratify PCa according to invasive potential, prior to biopsy.
From January 1, 2016 until May 31, 2018, 50 eligible patients with PCa and a Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS, version 2) score of 4 or 5 were identified. All underwent MRI and biopsy within 4 weeks. Exclusion criteria were poor MRI image quality, cancer location requiring a urethral catheter, multiple lesions with different Gleason scores, and previous PCa treatment. Ultimately, 40 lesions from 40 patients were included in the study.
Tumor-lesion time-signal-intensity curves were calculated using a General Electric Medical Systems advanced workstation. Regions of interest (ROIs) were identified slice by slice during the first phase of enhancement and during the strongest phase on the original DCE-MRI images. Ultimately, 40 ROIs from the first phase were grouped into Dataset-F, 40 ROIs from the strongest phase were grouped into Dataset-S, and 80 ROIs from both phases were grouped into Dataset-FS.
Overall, 1029 quantitative radiomics features were extracted from each ROI. The feature dimensions were reduced using the variance threshold method, select k-best method, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm. This procedure identified the optimal subset of features from each dataset to utilize for the machine-learning model: eight from Dataset-F, four from Dataset-S, and 16 from Dataset-FS. Five machine-learning methods were employed independently for cross-validation. Correlation analysis compared the features of the machine learning model that achieved the best classification performance. In addition, another comparison was related to the Gleason score of each PCa lesion.
According to logistic regression analysis, Dataset-FS had the highest predictive value of the three datasets. Ten of the 16 features in Dataset-FS showed significant correlation with Gleason scores: F-least axis shape, S-least axis shape, F-total energy first-order statistics, F total energy logarithm, S-large area emphasis in GLSZM-wavelet-LLH, S-large area high grey-level emphasis in grey level size zone (GLSZM) texture features, F-zone entropy in GLSZM-wavelet-HHL, F-long run emphasis in (grey-level run length matrix) GLRLM-wavelet-HHH, F-run length non-uniformity in glrlm-exponential, and S-long run emphasis in GLRLM-wavelet-HHH. With respect to the two other datasets, F performed better than S. This may be due to the fact that the initial phase of tumor enhancement has more diverse information than the strongest phase of enhancement.
The DCE-MRI imaging technique offers many scanning phases, but consensus is lacking as to which is best for predicting pathological response. This study utilized the first and strongest phases of tumor enhancement, which the investigators believe may have the greatest association with potential tissue information. Other research suggests that the strongest phase can be indicative of tumor invasiveness.4
The authors acknowledged that their study has several limitations, including the relatively small sample size and the failure to investigate peripheral zone and transitional zone neoplasms separately. Most Gleason scores were derived from transperineal ultrasound-guided biopsy specimens, which may differ from samples obtained during radical prostatectomy. The researchers called for future work to confirm their results, using larger sample sizes, and to compare their findings with those of other imaging techniques.
Liu B, Cheng J, Guo DJ, et al. Prediction of prostate cancer aggressiveness with a combination of radiomics and machine learning-based analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Clin Radiol. 2019 Sep 5. pii: S0009-9260(19)30355-1. Doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.07.011. [Epub ahead of print]. Accessed October 5, 2019.
McGuire S. World Cancer Report 2014. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO Press, 2015. Adv Nutr. 2016;7(2):418–419. Accessed October 6, 2019.
Heidenreich A, Bastian PJ, Bellmunt J, et al. EAU guidelines on prostate cancer. part 1: screening, diagnosis, and local treatment with curative intent-update 2013. Eur Urol. 2014;65(1):124–137. Accessed October 6, 2019.
Teruel JR, Heldahl MG, Goa PE, et al. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI texture analysis for pretreatment prediction of clinical and pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. NMRI Biomed. 2014;27(8):887–896. Accessed October 6, 2019


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package eu.lunisolar.magma.func.build.consumer.primitives;

import eu.lunisolar.magma.asserts.func.FuncAttests;
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.supp.Be;
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.supp.check.Checks;
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.asserts.*; // NOSONAR
import javax.annotation.Nonnull; // NOSONAR
import javax.annotation.Nullable; // NOSONAR
import java.util.Objects;// NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.basics.meta.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.basics.meta.functional.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.basics.meta.functional.type.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.basics.meta.functional.domain.*; // NOSONAR
import org.testng.Assert;
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.action.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.consumer.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.consumer.primitives.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.consumer.primitives.bi.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.consumer.primitives.obj.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.consumer.primitives.tri.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.function.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.function.conversion.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.function.from.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.function.to.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.operator.binary.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.operator.ternary.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.operator.unary.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.predicate.*; // NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.func.supplier.*; // NOSONAR
import org.testng.annotations.*;      //NOSONAR
import java.util.regex.Pattern;          //NOSONAR
import java.text.ParseException;         //NOSONAR
import eu.lunisolar.magma.basics.exceptions.*; //NOSONAR
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger; //NOSONAR
import java.util.function.*; //NOSONAR

import static eu.lunisolar.magma.func.build.consumer.primitives.LFltConsumerBuilder.fltConsumer;
import static eu.lunisolar.magma.func.build.consumer.primitives.LFltConsumerBuilder.fltConsumerFrom;

public class LFltConsumerBuilderTest{

    @Test
    public void testOtherwiseThrow()  {

        try {
            LFltConsumer function = fltConsumerFrom(b-> b
                .build()
            );

            function.accept(100f);

            Assert.fail("No exception was thrown.");
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            Assert.assertSame(e.getClass(), IllegalStateException.class);
            Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("There is no case configured for the arguments (if any)."));
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testHandlingCanBeSetOnlyOnce()  {

        try {
            LFltConsumer function = fltConsumerFrom(b-> b
                .withHandling(h -> h.wrapIf(RuntimeException.class::isInstance, RuntimeException::new))
                .build(h -> h.wrapIf(RuntimeException.class::isInstance, RuntimeException::new))
            );

            Assert.fail("No exception was thrown.");
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            Assert.assertSame(e.getClass(), UnsupportedOperationException.class);
            Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("Handling is already set for this builder."));
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void testHandling()  {

        try {
            LFltConsumer function = fltConsumerFrom(b -> b
                .otherwise(a -> {
                        throw new RuntimeException("ORIGINAL");
                    })
                .build(h -> h.wrapIf(RuntimeException.class::isInstance,  IllegalStateException::new, "NEW EXCEPTION"))
            );

            function.accept(100f);

            Assert.fail("No exception was thrown.");
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            Assert.assertSame(e.getClass(), IllegalStateException.class);
            Assert.assertTrue(e.getMessage().contains("NEW EXCEPTION"));
            Assert.assertSame(e.getCause().getClass(), RuntimeException.class);
        }

    }

    @Test
    public void testBuild()  {
        final AtomicInteger externalEffect = new AtomicInteger(0);

        LFltConsumer function = fltConsumerFrom( b -> b
            .aCase(ce -> ce.of(a -> a == 0f)
                             .evaluate(a -> externalEffect.set(0)))
            .inCase(a -> a > 0f && a < 10f).evaluate(a -> externalEffect.set(1))
            .inCase(a -> a > 10f && a < 20f).evaluate(a -> externalEffect.set(2))
            .otherwise(a -> externalEffect.set(99))
            .build()
        );

        FuncAttests.attestFltCons(function)
            .doesAccept(0f).when(null).soThat(() -> Checks.attest(externalEffect.get()).mustEx(Be::equalEx, 0))
            .doesAccept(5f).when(null).soThat(() -> Checks.attest(externalEffect.get()).mustEx(Be::equalEx, 1))
            .doesAccept(15f).when(null).soThat(() -> Checks.attest(externalEffect.get()).mustEx(Be::equalEx, 2))
            .doesAccept(10f).when(null).soThat(() -> Checks.attest(externalEffect.get()).mustEx(Be::equalEx, 99))
        ;

    }

}


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As so many other entrepreneurs have done, we decided to move our business and all of our employees from California to Nevada. Naturally, we were intimidated by the moving process, not only because of the amount of paperwork involved, but also because of the daunting task of having to physically move all of our assets. We're a small business, but still had a lot of to move, including computers, TVs, furniture, records, and 35 mattresses (more on this below).
Initially, we decided that we'd use a pod service to move all of our equipment. We liked that the pod allowed us to move at our own pace and that it didn't take up much space in our parking lot. To be honest, the price of the service was actually fairly reasonable, but it did require that we do all of the heavy lifting.
Shortly after we reserved the pod, I ran into Curt Olsen at the gym. He mentioned that they could probably move us for the same price as the pod service and that they'd do all of the heavy lifting, not to mention have everything delivered at the exact day that was most convenient for us. As a business owner, clearly, I was interested. Same price, but a higher level of service—count me in.
The only wrinkle was that in addition to normal items that you'd find at any small business, we had nearly three-dozen mattresses to move. Because we review products for a living, we had boxes and boxes filled with smaller items such as electronics, sporting goods, apparel, footwear, etc., but we also had more than a few large, heavy items. Again, if we went with the pod service, it would be all on us to move those heavy items.
Curt and his team basically said "No problem. We move mattresses all the time. They won't be an issue." As you can imagine, that was music to my ears.
When moving day came around, my team and I didn't do much of anything. Of course, we had most of the items boxed up, but that's the easy part. Olsen & Fielding showed up on time with several movers and proceeded to tag every single item in our office so that they could properly account for them at the end. Then, they started loading all of our stuff up. They moved quickly and had everything all packed and ready to go within five hours—we were impressed (and grateful since we basically didn't have to lift a finger).
Again, they showed up on time with multiple movers. They worked efficiently and had all of our equipment unloaded and organized within three hours. A few items got a little dirty, but absolutely nothing was broken. Even our TVs were packaged into custom boxes to protect them during the move.
I was impressed with how detailed oriented, respectful, and efficient they were. I also appreciated very much that their prices were reasonable, especially given the level of service they provided. Would I use Olsen & Fielding again? Definitely, but hopefully I won't have to because moving an entire business across state lines isn't exactly my definition of fun, even if Olsen & Fielding were great.


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The study results have a number of implications for policy makers in designing and implementing more effective services for TANF recipients with the most important barriers to employment and longterm self-sufficiency. Based on the report's findings, the key barriers to employment are physical and mental health problems, educational deficits, learning disabilities, lack of job skills, and having to care for a sick or disabled family member. Specialized assistance targeted to welfare recipients with these problems would clearly be helpful. Basic employment-related services such as job search, child care, and transportation are unlikely to address the needs of these recipients sufficiently.
Some of the most important barriers to employment – especially mental health problems and learning disabilities – may not be recognized by an intake worker or case manager and, in many cases, not by the recipients themselves. Depression may be misconstrued as "lack of motivation" by caseworkers, as well as by employers. Problems that recipients with learning disabilities experience in finding or keeping a job may be misdiagnosed as more general employability problems, while the underlying barrier is not addressed.
Although they qualify for Medicaid, TANF recipients may not have been properly diagnosed and treated. Access to quality health care and/or transportation may be limited, especially in rural areas. In addition, the possibility that their health impairment(s) may qualify them for SSI may not have been adequately investigated. This study showed that many recipients with physical health problems also have mental health problems. The links between persistent and/or chronic health impairments, chronic pain and depression are well documented3. As discussed, some respondents with health problems have been granted exemptions while others have not.
when recipients with health problems are able to work, caseworkers should ensure that job responsibilities are reasonable given health limitations. Closer coordination with vocational rehabilitation agencies may also be helpful. Many older TANF recipients were shown to have physical health conditions that impair their ability to work.
The findings indicate that high school dropouts often have learning problems as well as difficulties with math, reading, and overall functional literacy. High school dropouts may be referred to GED programs or basic education programs on the assumption that their major employment barrier is the lack of a high school diploma. However, referring clients with undiagnosed learning problems to the same type of educational program in which they initially (or repeatedly) failed is unlikely to remediate underlying problems. More specialized assessments and programs would help recipients with learning problems and functional deficits find and retain more appropriate employment. Again, closer coordination with vocational rehabilitation programs, such as sheltered workshops, may be fruitful.
State and local program managers should pay special attention to the possible presence of mental health problems and physical health limitations among older welfare recipients and among divorced or separated recipients. Re-assessment of older recipients in the caseload to ensure proper diagnosis and treatment for health problems should be considered, as should more intensive screenings for new TANF entrants over a certain age. Special attention should be focused on identifying, assessing, and serving TANF recipients with multiple barriers.
dropouts, and on the issue of low functionality in the TANF caseload. In combination, this research would be valuable for developing more specific intervention strategies to help TANF recipients with the most important employment barriers.
3 A thorough literature review and discussion of the relationship between chronic pain, anxiety and depression can be found at Michael Clark, MD, "Chronic Pain, Depression and Antidepressants: Issues and Relationships" John Hopkins University Division of Rheumatology website.


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Q: Difference between src/main/java and src/test/java in a Maven project While creating a new Maven project, the directories src/main/java and src/test/java are created. With some googling, I came to know that my main source code that I use for testing must be placed in src/main/java. But then, what is the purpose of two separate directories. The current answer on a similar question didn't help much.

A: As per the Maven configurations, tests class will be found in the src/test directory and the source code will be found in the src/main directory. So src/main/java is the root directory for your source code & src/test/java/ is the root directory for your test code.
Ex: Hotel Package, Reservation class
Source Class file :  src/main/java/Hotel/Reservation.java
Test Class file : src/test/java/Hotel/ReservationTest.java

A: Maven and other build management environments (e.g. gradle) are based on the assumption that you do automated testing via e.g. unit tests. For that you need extra code for testing that should not be included in your final product delivered to your customer.
Thus, everything that goes into src/main/java is per default packaged into the product that you would deliver for your customer whereas everything that you put into src/test/java is not.
This is an advantage for various reasons:

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*your delivered products are smaller

*it is easier to to find testrelated code inside your project

*you can load various libraries only for testing.

*...

A: src/main/java places your code that use for real production.
src/test/java places your test use case code, like junit test. These codes would be executed when doing maven package things. These codes won't be packaged to your war or jar file. Which means these codes won't for real production.
Plus: Unit test codes are not required to be packaged in production. You don't need to and should not to put them in src/main/java folder.

A: The reason to have test code and production code (src/main/java) separate is, that it is easier to build the application by just including production code.

A: To make types easier to find and use, to avoid naming conflicts, and to control access, programmers bundle groups of related types into packages.here


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Evidence-based practice in psychology
Am Psychol. May-Jun 2006;61(4):271-85. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.4.271.
APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.4.271
The evidence-based practice movement has become an important feature of health care systems and health care policy. Within this context, the APA 2005 Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice defines and discusses evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP). In an integration of science and practice, the Task Force's report describes psychology's fundamental commitment to sophisticated EBPP and takes into account the full range of evidence psychologists and policymakers must consider. Research, clinical expertise, and patient characteristics are all supported as relevant to good outcomes. EBPP promotes effective psychological practice and enhances public health by applying empirically supported principles of psychological assessment, case formulation, therapeutic relationship, and intervention. The report provides a rationale for and expanded discussion of the EBPP policy statement that was developed by the Task Force and adopted as association policy by the APA Council of Representatives in August 2005.
Copyright 2006 APA, all rights reserved.
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Water Changes For Shrimp Nano?
Discussion in 'Cherry Shrimp' started by Katepete722, Apr 11, 2017.
I am looking for some guidance on how often or if I should do water changes on my shrimp nano. My tank is a 2.5 gallon Aqueon Minibow that is currently housing 16 cherries and blue velvets. There is also some wisteria, dwarf sagg, and a bunch of hornwort and anacharis, which I added to try to give myself a cushion if anything happened to the water quality. Ammonia and nitrites are at zero and nitrates around 5. The tank is heated and filtered.
I have read that shrimp hate water changes so don't do it. I have read that with a tank so small I should be doing huge water changes all the time. I have read that prime will kill my shrimp. I have read that I definitely should use prime to take care of metals in the tap water.
So basically I'm a little lost. Right now I am going for an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach, and only doing very small (about 2 cups) water changes once a week when I top the tank off.
I would be doing 30% weekly. It's not just to keep the water clean it's also to replace minerals and stop Ph getting too low.
20% twice a week would be better. It's really easy on such a small tank.
By the way your red cherries and blue velvets can crossbreed.
Not true at all. I do regular water changes (weekly) on my shrimp tank (5.5 gallon). WCs replenishes the minerals in the tank and helps encourage them to grow faster.
What you have to pay attention is the water temperature, make sure the water going in is the same temperature of the tank.
Thanks guys! I'm just paranoid with the little guys because I have accidentally murdered some shrimps in the past . But so far they seem to be doing great, so I think I can manage 20% water changes!


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\section{The Sixth Problem}
In the year 1900 Hilbert presented his problems to the International Congress of Mathematicians (he presented 10 problems at the talk; the full list of 23 problems was published later). The list of 23 Hilbert's problems was very influential for 20th century mathematics. The Sixth Problem concerns the axiomatization of those parts of physics which are ready for a rigorous mathematical approach.
Hilbert's original formulation (in English trans\-la\-tion) was:

``6. Mathematical Treatment of the Axioms of Physics. The investigations on the foundations of geometry suggest the problem: To treat in the same manner, by means of axioms, those physical sciences in which already today mathematics plays an important part; in the first rank are the theory of probabilities and mechanics.'' This is definitely ``a programmatic call'' for the axiomatization of existent physical theories.

In a further explanation Hilbert proposed two specific problems: (i) axiomatic treatment of probability with limit theorems for the foundation of statistical physics, and (ii) the rigorous theory of limiting processes ``which lead from the atomistic view to the laws of motion of continua'':
"As to the axioms of the theory of probabilities, it seems to me desirable that their logical investigation should be accompanied by a rigorous and satisfactory development of the method of mean values in mathematical physics, and in particular in the kinetic theory of gases. ... Boltzmann's work on the principles of mechanics suggests the problem of developing mathematically the limiting processes, there merely indicated, which lead from the atomistic view to the laws of motion of continua."

The Sixths Problem has inspired several waves of research. Its mathematical content changes in time in a way that is very natural for a ``programmatic call'' \cite{1}.

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\caption {David Hilbert, the great reformer of  science. The cover image of the issue. Courtesy the artist \href{http://annagorban.ru/}{Anna Gorban}, 2018}
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In the 1930s, the axiomatic foundation of probability seemed to be finalized on the basis of measure theory \cite{2}. Nevertheless, Kolmogorov and Solomonoff in the 1960s stimulated new interest in the foundation of probability (Algorithmic Probability) \cite{3}.

Hilbert, Chapman, and Enskog created  asymptotic expansions for the hydrodynamic limit of the Boltzmann equations \cite{4,5}. The higher terms of the Chapman-Enskog expansion are singular and truncation of this expansion does not have rigorous sense (Bobylev \cite{6}). Golse, Bardos, Levermore and Saint-Raymond proved rigorously the Euler limit of the Boltzmann equation in the scaling limit of very smooth flows \cite{7,8}, but recently Slemrod used the exact results of Karlin and Gorban \cite{9,10} and proposed a new  Korteweg asymptotic of the Boltzmann equation \cite{11}. These works attracted much attention and a special issue of BAMS was published with papers of L. Saint-Raymond \cite{12}, and A.N. Gorban and I. Karlin \cite{13}. There was a media reaction: QuantaMagazine published on July 21, 2015 a paper ``Famous Fluid Equations Are Incomplete: A 115-year effort to bridge the particle and fluid descriptions of nature has led mathematicians to an unexpected answer.''

It seems that Hilbert presumed the kinetic level of description (the ``Boltzmann level'') as an intermediate step between the microscopic mechanical description and the continuum mechanics. Nevertheless, this intermediate description may be omitted. Now, L. Saint-Raymond with co-authors is developing a new approach to the problem ``from the atomistic view to the laws of motion of continua'' without intermediate kinetic equations \cite{14}.

Quantum mechanics was invented after the Hilbert problems were stated. Almost simultaneously with the birth of quantum theory (in 1925), he devoted a seminar to the description of its mathematical structure. The notes of this seminar, collected by von Neumann and Nordheim (Hilbert's assistants at that time), were later published in a joint paper \cite{15}. In this paper the authors declare that the goal of an axiomatization of a physical discipline consists in: ``... formulating the physical requirements so clearly, that the mathematical model becomes uniquely determined by them ...''. The main idea is that a physical theory consists of three, sharply distinguishable parts: (i) physical axioms, (ii) analytic machinery (also called ``formalism''), and (iii) physical interpretation. The first attempt at formalization of quantum mechanics was performed by von Neumann \cite{16}.

The Kolmogorov formalization of the classical probabilistic model was published in a time (1933) when quantum mechanics was already making extensive use of a completely different probabilistic formalism. In the following 20 years each of the two disciplines was strongly concentrated on its own inner development and we had to wait until the second Berkeley Symposium on Probability and Statistics (1950) when Feynman for the first time explained to a large and qualified international audience of probabilists, the scientific challenge posed by the existence of two, apparently mutually incompatible, mathematical models of probability theory \cite{17}.

After that, the axiomatic approach to  quantum probability was developed by many researchers \cite{18} and there are many versions of its axiomatization \cite{19,20}. The fast development of this area of research has involved ideas from algebra, functional analysis, and fuzzy set theory. There has even developed a programming language based on non-commutative logic \cite{21}. Ideas and methods of quantum computing \cite{22,23} and quantum cryptography \cite{24} transform research in the foundation of quantum mechanics into an applied discipline with a perspective of applications in engineering. Many new mathematical structures and methods have been invented (see, for example, \cite{25,26}). Applications of quantum probability are now much wider than just the mechanics of subatomic particles \cite{27}.

Work on Hilbert's Sixth Problem involves many areas of mathematics: mathematical logic, algebra, functional analysis, differential equations, geometry, probability theory and random processes, theory of algorithms and computational complexity, and many others. It remains one of the most seminal area of interdisciplinary dialog in mathematics and mathematical physics.

 \section{This issue}

In the first paper \cite{CorryPTRS} L. Corry explains  the essence of the Sixth Problem as a programmatic call for the axiomatization of the physical sciences. Then two reviews follow. R. Hudson \cite{HudsonPTRS} gives a survey of the ``non-commutative'' aspects of quantum probability related to the Heisenberg commutation relation. L. Accardi \cite{AccardiPTRS} explains that ``One can say that, with the birth of quantum theory, Hilbert's Sixth Problem was split into three different questions:
\begin{enumerate}
  \item Axiomatize classical probalility.
  \item Axiomatize the new (quantum) probalility.
  \item Clarify the connections between the two.''
\end{enumerate}
He presents systematically the Kolmogorov compatibility conditions, the differences between Non-Kolmogorovian and Kolmogorovian models, and the information theoretic formulation of Heisenberg principle. Emergence of Hilbert spaces, the Schr{\"o}dinger equations, and gauge theories is demonstrated.

Lozada Aguilar, Khrennikov, and Oleschko in their `opinion piece' paper \cite{KhrennikovPTRS} move the discussion much further and present  a nonclassical application of nonclassical probability. They go from axiomatics of quantum probability and the theory of open quantum systems to modelling of geological uncertainty and management of intelligent hydrocarbon reservoirs.

F. Golse \cite{GolsePTRS} develops a bridge between the quantum and classical parts of Hilbert's Sixth Problem: he studies the semiclassical  mean-field limit for the quantum N-body problem and finds a convergence rate for the mean-field limit. This work is closely related to the analysis of ``the limiting processes, there merely indicated, which lead from the atomistic view to the laws of motion of continua'', requested by Hilbert.

S. Majid in his  opinion piece \cite{MajidPTRS} goes beyond the commonly accepted quantum theories. The mission of his approach is to be a step towards understanding ``how both General Relativity and Quantum Theory could emerge from some deeper theory of quantum
gravity''. He also reviews some previous works and proposes a simple toy 4-point model, which aims to give a hint about quantum gravity in space-time.

The series of works devoted to the ``satisfactory development of the method of mean values in mathematical physics, and in particular in the kinetic theory of gases'' is opened by the paper of A. Bobylev \cite{BobylevPTRS}. He considers the problem of higher equations of hydrodynamics. For this purpose, he proposes and analyses the method of successive changes of hydrodynamic variables and estimates  the accuracy of the Navier-Stokes and higher approximations.
The problem of the proper reduction from kinetics to fluid dynamics, stated by Hilbert in 1900, is not yet solved. New equations of continuum mechanics between Navier--Stokes and Boltzmann equations may be needed.  M. Slemrod \cite{SlemrodPTRS} states that the classical ``Boltzmann to Euler limit'' fails in the most interesting cases, and the equations should be changed. He uses as the prototype the exactly solved reduction problem for simplified kinetics \cite{9,13} and proposes the Korteweg fluid dynamics for the non-equilibrium flows.  L.G. Margolin \cite{MargolinPTRS} also aims to derive new fluid dynamic equations. He uses the local averaging in the coordinate space and derives the hydrodynamics models for the averaged moments. I. Karlin \cite{KarlinPTRS} demonstrates how to apply the regular principle  of dynamic invariance for regularisation of Grad's moment system. He finds and deciphers the detailed structure of the regularised 13 moment system.
R. MacKay \cite{MacKayPTRS} considers the reduction problem for Markov processes in more formal mathematical settings and proposes a new procedure for such reduction.

A.N. Gorban and I.Y. Tyukin \cite{GorbanPTRS} show how the programmatic call of Hilbert's Sixth problem influences statistical mechanics and machine learning. They  present new aspects of the concentration of measure phenomena, the stochastic separation theorems, and new  non-destructive procedures for correction of unavoidable errors for artificial intelligence systems.

The free style opinion discussion of a possible full mathematisation of  physical theories and a novel
algorithmic paradigm for physics is presented by G.M. D'Ariano \cite{D'ArianoPTRS}.

\section{The problem of reality: what we keep silence about}

{\em Semantics of physics} should be different both from the model-theoretical semantics of formal theories and from the various linguistic and epistemic semantics.  Development of semantic of physical reality is a non-trivial task: it should have sufficient level or rigour for use in theoretical physics and  sufficient level of generality for work with the wide range of physical theories, including yet unknown future physics.

Here we briefly  observe, from a bird's eye view, the problem of semantics associated with the Sixth Problem. For discussion of semantic we employ  the idea of possible worlds in its wide sense.
The {\em possible world} of a theory is a possible course of events, with full details, which is fully concordant with the theory.

Because of our education, our minds live in a  bizarre configuration of possible worlds of physical theories. Mechanics (with continuum mechanics), electromagnetism, and optics cover our everyday experience. If we meet anything different, we refer to other physical disciplines: statistical physics, quantum mechanics, and so on.

The idea that there exists a general theory, the truth, which rules the world, is a very powerful driving force for theoretical physics. Einstein, for most of his life, tried to approach such a theory. He definitely knew that the existence of this theory cannot be proved but it can just be postulated. In his famous discussion with R. Tagor \cite{GhoseEinsteinTagor2017}, Einstein formulated his point of view unambiguously:
\begin{itemize}
\item[] EINSTEIN: I cannot prove, but I believe in the Pythagorean argument, that the truth is independent of human beings. It is
the problem of the logic of continuity.
\item[] ..........................
\item[ ] TAGORE: In any case, if there be any truth absolutely unrelated to humanity, then for us it is absolutely non-existing.
\item[ ] EINSTEIN: Then I am more religious than you are!
\end{itemize}
It is absolutely necessary to mention here for clarity that Einstein often expressed scepticism with regard to the traditional creeds and God for him was similar to the God of Baruch Spinoza. (His sentence ``I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals himself in the harmony of all that exists, ...'' became well-known \cite{CalapriceEinstein2010}). For Spinoza, God was {\em natura naturans} (nature doing what nature does) \cite{JaspersSpinoza}.

We can call the belief in the rational construction behind the Universe, the {\em ultimate rationalism}. The idea of ``ultimate rationalism which urges forward science and philosophy alike'' belongs to Whitehead \cite{Whitehead1929}.

I propose to take seriously the title of the Sixth Problem: {\em ``Mathematical Treatment of the Axioms of Physics''}. Of course, the explanation that follows the headline, reduces the sublime sound of the title. But we should take into account that Hilbert was  a highly qualified scientist and an experienced science writer. He understood the potential reaction of the readers of this title, no doubt. This could not be done unintentionally.

If we consider this problem seriously then we should be ready to assume that the real Universe is a possible world of a theory (yet unknown) and our goal is to reveal this theory. Einstein insisted that the proper theory should be categorical as much as it is possible: ideally, the structure described by the theory should be practically unique. (He discussed relations between the equations, which are fixed by the theory, and the initial conditions, which are arbitrary,  and proposed to decrease this freedom of choice  by additional theoretical principles like the Mach principle.)

Alas, it is quite possible that we aim to create the {\em ``theory of everything''} but instead of a beautiful theory always approach a system of {\em ``standard models''}, which do not pretend to be the truth and, possibly, have a hidden contradiction, either in the theory, or with the reality. It may happen that instead of the possible world of a nice theory, our world will be always an {\em ``impossible possible world''} with hidden contradictions \cite{Hintikka1979}.

The modal and epistemic logics consider the contradictions and impossible worlds as epistemic problems, whereas in `reality' there exists the truth and non-contradictory semantics. Here we allow another possibility: there is no non-contradictory theory of everything (even hidden), and the world has no rational reconstruction. We also cannot exclude the possibility that the rational truth is so well-hidden that we cannot reach it. The apparent result should be the same: standard models and hidden contradictions.

The web of standard models, which contradict each other  and have known mismatches with  reality, is the everyday practice of applied science. The ultimate rationalism is a driver that moves us to new, beautiful and simple theories. Nobody can state that it will release us from the web of standard models and from the mousetraps of impossible possible worlds, but the dream helps and gives energy.

Another problem with the semantics of physics is that there exists no atheoretical formalisation of a notion of physical {\em reality}. The possible worlds of theoretical physics consist of {\em things, their attributes and relations} prescribed by the theory. We have no semantics of physics without physics. The proposal of   D'Ariano to discuss ``physics without physics'' \cite{D'ArianoPTRS} is not just an elegant expression. We need the universal semantics. The  attempts from the beginning of the Twentieth Century to exclude theoretical terms and work with the language that reflects the everyday human experience are a bit na\"{\i}ve. Everybody who has experience in robotic vision knows that it is a highly non-trivial task to teach a robot the everyday experience of scene analysis and pattern recognition. Everyday natural language includes constructs, which are also far from direct perception.

We can try to outline the possible ``semantic of physical reality'' that complements semantics of physical theories, is simple, abstract, and free from  theoretical allusions. Let us just follow the machine learning abstractions. There are two alphabets: Perceptions $\mathcal{P}$ and Actions $\mathcal{A}$. The  ``person'' selects and sends ``outwards'' the symbols from $\mathcal{A}$ (actions) and receives symbols from $\mathcal{P}$ (the answers to actions,  or just signals from ``outsides''). There is the ``freedom of will'': selection of a symbol from  $\mathcal{A}$ has no restrictions ($\mathcal{A}$  models   commands to actuators, the real actions and their results return to the person with the $\mathcal{P}$-feedback).

The outer world can be modelled in any theory, can act as a classical or quantum device, etc. The person can learn, explore the world,   create theories and identify  models. At the end, the sets of $\mathcal{A}-\mathcal{P}$ sequences will correspond to sets of structures and models.

We should not expect that  such learning is driven by a utility optimisation. Quite the opposite, this learning can be goal-free. Gromov \cite{Gromov2011} identified {\em structure = interesting structure} and declared that {\em the goal free structure learning is a structurally interesting process.}

This is just a brief outline of the semantic problem related to the Sixth Problem:
\begin{itemize}
\item The problem of the ultimate rationalism versus the web of standard models and the possible impossible worlds;
\item The problem of a semantics of reality, which does not depend on a theory and is not related to  human physiology  or natural language.  The approach  considered is borrowed from machine learning;
\item The problem of structure discovery, model identification and goal-free learning.
\end{itemize}

\section{Conclusion}

Hilbert started his ``road to formal rigour'' from ``The Foundations of Geometry'' \cite{Hilbert1902a}. He expected, that in an axiomatic form, the theory would be developed independently of any need for intuition: ``Professor Hilbert has, so to speak, sought to put the axioms into such a form that they might be applied by a person who would not understand their meaning because he had never seen either point or straight line or plane'' \cite{Poincare1903}.

In 1900, Hilbert's axiomatizing project was well accepted by the community of mathematicians. Some minor comments about incompleteness of his ``Foundations'' required just incremental work. G{\"o}del  was not yet born. Hilbert's Sixth Problem  was the declaration of the expansion of the axiomatic method outside the existing mathematical disciplines, in physics and beyond.

There are three general lessons from the history of the Sixth Problem:
\begin{itemize}
\item Attempts at axiomatizing are useful even beyond mathematics: they help to clarify the basic assumptions and keep the mind in order. This is good and encouraging.
\item This order may be much more complicated and counter-intuitive than  the preceding chaos. This is not so encouraging, but not too bad: axiomatizing is a   powerful tool, and its use requires accuracy.
\item The road to rigour is infinite. This is neither encouraging nor discouraging: this is reality.
\end{itemize}

Discussions of Hilbert's Sixth Problem and preparation of this issue gave us one more lesson: The road to rigour is infinite {\em and interesting}. Some comments by the Workshop participants are collected after the bibliography.

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not that there's anything wrong with that. This is Canada and while we may not participate in everybody else's rites of celebration, we try to encourage their self-expression and most definitely tolerate their differences.
But make no mistake: Canada is not – as many Canadian writers and a whole slew of misinformed Americans seem to think – the kinder, gentler nation Pappy Bush had in mind lo those many years ago when he made meaningless noises about leading the USofA in that direction. He was thinking of a superpower with a conscience, a nation of rugged individualists with a semblance of a safety net, a hot-rod with airbags, a switchblade with a finger guard.
Canada is kind; Canada is gentle. Canada is a bit like an overly sensitive, self-absorbed teenager living in his own apartment with enough income to get by, a wide circle of friends he can count on and, an old refrigerator with a keg inside and, most importantly, a deep and abiding friendship with the biggest, toughest bully on the block.
The kinder, gentler country that never was would still have been able, and occasionally inclined, to blow any oil-rich country in the world to smithereens. Canada, on the other hand, seems barely able to defend itself from a gaggle of delusional, Quebecois separatists with an overwrought sense of historical wrongs and no real clue what a puny, insignificant country they'd actually be on the world stage should that mindless tragedy ever play itself out.
On the world military stage, Canada's greatest contribution may well be a regiment of Princess Patricia's serving Timbits. Don't knock the power of Timbits.
But there are disturbing signs of an upswell in conservatism, intolerance and outright meanness growing in the True North. Consider, for a moment, the provincial Alliance party in Alberta ran candidates in the recent election because they thought Ralph Klein was too liberal. Anyone who thinks Ralph Klein is liberal may well mistake Dubya Bush for an atheist.
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If you prick me do I not bleed maple syrup? If you tell me it's snowed 20 cm overnight do I not respond "Beauty, eh?" If you make me sing O Canada do I not mix the French and English words together into a seamless, though admittedly meaningless, melange? Mais oui, mon cher.


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Honour and glory to those who resisted fascism-Nazism
AKEL honours the anniversary of 28th October 1940 and the heroic resistance of the Greek people to the attack launched by fascist Italy. The "NO" that the Greek people sounded reflects the anniversary's patriotic, popular and antifascist content. The repulsion of the Italian attack by Greece sent the message across Europe that fascism is not invincible. Subsequently, in the years of the triple occupation, the epoch of the National Resistance during 1941-44, with EAM-ELAS at the forefront, rallied together the overwhelming majority of the Greek people, remains to date a global symbol in the struggle against fascism.
We pay tribute and glory to those who fought and sacrificed their lives in the struggle against fascism. We also honor the thousands of Cypriots who fought on the battlefields of World War II, of which six hundred – both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots – gave their lives and are buried across 18 European countries. The decision of the C.C. of AKEL in June 1943 for the voluntarily enrollment of its militants and members in the anti-fascist struggle is a badge of honor in our Party's history.
The meaning and message of 28th October remains extremely topical at a time when efforts are underway to falsify Europe's History. The fact that in the parliaments of European states there are now political descendants of the Nazis and their associates is a disgrace to History and Democracy. The recent European Parliament resolution that attempts to reverse the historical truth of World War II to equate communism and fascism is an insult to the millions who sacrificed their lives to crush the monster of Hitler-fascism, to the hundreds of thousands of people who suffered from the hardships and hunger in fascist-occupied countries. The treacherous actions of the collaborators in Greece and across Europe during the years of occupation, reminds us that fascists – no matter the "patriotic" or "pro-peoples" disguise they appear – will always be enemies of their countries and peoples.
In honoring the 28th October anniversary, AKEL extends a warm greeting to the Greek people, who has been and remains a valuable and irreplaceable supporter of Cyprus in its struggle for freedom, independence and reunification.
AKEL on the 28th October 1940 anti-fascist anniversary
AKEL C.C. Press Office, 27th October 2019, Nicosia


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