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Death with dignity
David Price, of Westminster West, takes a walk through the backyard of his residence.
KRISTOPHER RADDER - BRATTLEBORO REFORMER
David Price, of Westminster West, looks at the wildflowers that grow around his house on Friday, Aug. 31.
David Price, of Westminster West, looks at the wildflowers that grow around his house on a recent day.
PHOTOS BY KRISTOPHER RADDER - BRATTLEBORO REFORMER
Posted Saturday, September 8, 2018 8:45 am
By Bob Audette, Brattleboro Reformer
WESTMINSTER WEST — David Price is dying, but it's not the colorectal cancer he was diagnosed with two years ago that is killing him. Doctors removed the tumor shortly after his diagnosis, but Price believes it's only a matter of time before fate catches up with him.
Rather than let chance decree his date of death, Price, who is a psychologist with an MBA, decided to take the matter into his own hands. About a month ago, he stopped eating and next week, he stops drinking. He expects he will die a week or two thereafter. He faces his death with very little fear and a mental calmness that is peaceful and accepting.
"God has blessed me," he said. "I have always had a deep faith. I know what's on the other side."
Price said he loves the life he has lived, but the current quality of his life was compromised following his cancer surgery. The surgery resulted in having what he calls "a dysfunctional rectum" and as a result, has to use a colostomy bag.
"I will never again have a normal bowel movement," he said. "I will always wear Depends and I will always need to be close to a bathroom. If I can't go to the bathroom properly, that's just not a life."
While Price said he is "supposedly cancer-free," he has been told by his doctors he is at a high risk for a recurrence. "Plus, I have multiple health issues that could eventually kill me, including blood clots and hernias. I have epilepsy and I was falling as often as twice a day due to my medications. If I fall and crack my skull and go into a coma, where am I going to be lying for six years? Not at home. I don't want to be in a nursing home."
He understands that some people may judge his choice to end his life now, and many people have tried to change his mind. Price also acknowledged that while he believes he is making a rational decision based on his spiritual values and ethics, his choice is unique to him and no one else.
In 2013, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 39, the End-of-Life Choice Law, which allowed Vermont physicians to prescribe medication to a Vermont resident with a terminal condition with the intent that the medication be self-administered for the purpose of hastening the patient's death. Act 39 set forth conditions for the patient and doctors to be in compliance with the law, including that the patient be capable of making his or her own informed decision. But because he doesn't have a terminal illness, Act 39 doesn't pertain to Price.
"I don't fit the criteria as much as my doctors might like, and they tried their best to convince me otherwise, but all of my medical providers have been supportive of my decision," said Price, who doesn't consider what he is doing as suicide. "It's not extending my death."
Betsy Walkerman, president of Patient Choices Vermont, which successfully advocated for the passage of Act. 39, said it would be a mistake to conflate Price's decision with suicide.
"An end-of-life decision is really different from a situation where someone is distressed or has serious depression," she said. "There are people in the last stages of life who don't qualify for Act 39 who have stopped eating and drinking. It's a person's own choice how to live their life and how to spend their last days and weeks. This is a decision that any person can make and doesn't require Act 39 and permission from anyone."
Walkerman said Price's decision is a demonstration of how people take control of how they die.
"There are so many ways to prolong life as the medical community defines it," she said. "But whether a person wants that kind of life ... it doesn't sit there in a vacuum. It's part of the continuum of the evolution of medical care and people's interest in personal choice."
Rev. Audrey Walker, of the First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro, said she counseled Price on his decision, and while she advised against it, she understood why he decided the way he did.
"He has reached what I consider to be a very rational decision based on his spiritual beliefs and I support his decision," she said.
Rev. Shawn Bracebridge, the pastor at Dummerston Congregational Church, met with Price but only as a friend, he said, and he supports Price's decision as well.
"His decision is his and his alone and it's grounded in his spirituality," said Bracebridge.
Medical ethicist weighs in
Arthur L. Caplan, head of medical ethics at the NYU School of Medicine, noted that doctors are required to have a patient assessed if they believe he or she is depressed or otherwise rendered incompetent by a mental health illness.
"If that's not a concern," said Caplan, "if Mr. Price is rational, he retains the right to refuse medical treatment. He doesn't have to accept intervention. In fact, he has a fundamental right to deny an act of intervention."
Caplan noted that people make this type of decision every day, and by example referred to a Jehovah's Witness who might refuse a blood transfusion, even knowing it's a simple life-saving procedure.
"Mr. Price's doctors might have a good sense that their patient is well aware of what he is doing, that he is coherent and that he is able to comprehend his choices," said Caplan. "It is the doctor's duty to try to talk him out of, offer pain control or tailor your care, but that doesn't mean the patient will be persuaded."
Caplan also noted that some people with chronic illness who take their own lives are not as deliberate as Price appears to be, who has planned his death in advance after consulting with doctors, his therapist and members of the clergy.
Even when someone has a diagnosed mental illness that is affecting his or her decisions, said Caplan, it can be very difficult to stage an intervention.
"It's very difficult to force feed someone," he said. "They could pull the tube out. You would probably have to tie him down. It's very hard to do with an unwilling person."
A doctor might refer a patient for a psychological assessment, which could result in a court hearing to decide a person's fate, but Caplan said courts are often reluctant to get involved in end-of-life decisions.
"Our society leans very hard on honoring individual autonomy," he said.
Just the same, doctors who are trained to preserve life at all costs do not take it lightly to step aside and let a non-terminal patient die, said Caplan.
"It's a challenge for them, because they are thinking they can manage epilepsy and they can manage blood clots," he said. "But they are also trained to respect a patient's choices."
"The real issue," said Caplan, "is not so much is he competent, but does he need spiritual support? Is his quality of life bad because he is depressed or doesn't have companionship? Does he have friends and a social life?"
If anything that can still be expected from Price's doctors, said Caplan, is that they stay in contact with their patient and keep checking with him in case he changes his mind and needs medical care.
"I couldn't have been evaluated more in the past two years," said Price. "If I was suicidal I wouldn't be doing this right now."
Price said his own decision has been informed by his years of practice — especially in the days when there was no treatment for HIV/AIDS — helping people confront their own mortality and helping them "untangle suicide from their sincere desire to end their lives. Most were facing horrible continued pain and suffering."
'We don't know how to live in this world'
Price, originally of Dallas, moved to New England 16 years ago with his then-husband, Michael Lefebvre, to be closer to Lefebvre's parents, who were ill. They lived in Gardner, Mass., until their divorce in 2008, when Price moved to what he calls his "mountain home" in Westminster West.
"I had all these wonderful plans for retirement," he said. Instead, said Price, since his surgery he has been diving into his spirituality, studying up on Buddhism and Christianity.
"It's helped me to realize this is all an illusion," he said. "All of these material things we grab on to, that we think bring happiness, they don't bring happiness; they bring us pleasure, momentary pleasure. But they also bring us pain and cost a lot of money. We don't know how to live in this world. We copy others. I went through all that. I know the lifestyle and it did not lead to happiness."
Though he has always been a spiritual man, he was not a regular attendee of church. His parents, who still live in Dallas, are Southern Baptists, a denomination with which Price has issues.
"There is a lot of negativity," he said. "I don't believe in hate. They don't call it hate. They think they sit in judgment of the world."
His parents also did not accept the fact that he is gay. "My family was disappointed in my whole life, not becoming a Baptist and becoming a psychiatrist. To them, mental illness is a sin that can be prayed away."
The United Church of Christ accepts him as he is, said Price.
"They also accepted me as someone who sees ghosts," he said. "I didn't expect to be accepted, but they were like, 'Yeah, Jesus saw and spoke to spirits.'"
Price firmly believes that all humans have psychic abilities, but not everyone chooses to accept that or practice those abilities and he also believes humans need to be physically close to the earth, touching it with bare flesh as often as possible.
"There is so much energy from nature that we are blocking with our concrete and steel," he said, which is another reason he wants to die in his mountaintop home and not in a hospital or a nursing home. "I want to be here where I am absorbing the energy."
'A very spiritual man'
Price granted his therapist, Supriya Shanti, permission to speak with the Reformer. Shanti has been his therapist since the time Price was diagnosed with cancer.
She said his decision to end his life is not out of character, nor does she believe is it influenced by any mental health issues.
"He is a very spiritual man," said Shanti. "His decision is a result of his connection to his spirituality, the spirit world and god and his trust and faith in that."
Shanti noted that Price is a well-respected therapist in his own right and his decision has been informed by his years of offering counseling to his own patients.
"It's his personal choice," she said. "Given how he's been fighting for two years and continues to suffer due to his medical issues, I think it's his right to choose for himself and I support his choice."
However, on both a professional and personal level, Shanti said she wrestled with Price's decision.
"I definitely feel sad on a personal level," she said. "Professionally, it creates some conflict, because I don't know if we kept working together, maybe he would make a different decision. But the bottom line is, whoever shows up in my office, it's my job to support and guide them. I help empower people to make their own decisions."
Shanti also encouraged people to call and visit Price before he dies, rather than wish they had done so after he is dead.
"David wants company and wants honest conversation," she said. "Now is the time to visit. It's really important, especially in the last days of life on this physical plane, to be surrounded by people who love you."
A necessary discussion
Walkerman said Act 39 and people like Price have ignited a discussion that has been a long time coming.
"He had a discussion with his family, his doctors, clergy," she said. "A lot of people have trouble even starting these conversations. Any story helps illustrate for people how to have those discussions, rather than suffering alone, thinking they have no choice."
"It's important for people who are facing health and emotional crises to take a lesson from this in that you can reach out and get support for your spiritual and emotional needs," said Susie Webster Toleno, the pastor at the Congregational Church of Westminster West. She said that while she didn't counsel Price on his decision, they discussed the spiritual aspects of his illness and end of life. "There are people who will answer your phone call, who will listen and provide support," she said.
Toleno said those people include local clergy members and organizations such as the Brattleboro Area Hospice, at 802-257-0775 (Brattleboro area) 802-460-1142 (Greater Falls area) or brattleborohospice.org.
"Brattleboro Area Hospice has a lot of support for people who are in tough health situations, even if they don't qualify for hospice," she said.
Price said if, when he first received his cancer diagnosis, he had the knowledge he has today, he might have chosen not to have surgery to remove the cancer from his body.
"It would have been quick and easy and now here I am, extending my death. But I suspected I wasn't going to survive. Maybe my family needed time to accept that and maybe I had amends to make. I did a lot of forgiveness work, which is the most important thing."
If there is one last notion he would like folks to consider challenging it's the belief that all the world is knowable.
"What we think we know it probably not even one-thousandth of what it out there," said Price, especially when it comes to spirituality. "Philosophers have been arguing about does God exist for forever. To think that you are smarter than Plato, to me that is intellectual arrogance. Even Einstein said 'The more I study science, the more I believe in God.'"
He also asked folks who would like to remember him make a donation to the First Congregational Church for its renovation. To do so, send a check to First Congregational Church, 880 Western Ave., West Brattleboro, 05303, with "In memory of David Price, for the renovation fund," in the memo line.
To visit Price, call him in advance at 802-869-3056.
Bob Audette can be contacted at 802-254-2311, ext. 151, or raudette@reformer.com.


Mario Mejia is a 33-year-old Business Development Director of Department of Interior Federal Credit Union ($165M) in Washington, DC, United States.
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This project proposes a bold way to maximize business with a community focus. To that end, in 2013 we founded an in-house philanthropic committee. The underlying mission of the committee is to work towards societal improvement through volunteering, an essential goal of all responsible organizations. Our approach is simple – strategically engage our communities every month through volunteering/philanthropy. Once refined and targeted, this focus promotes growth and a culture of service for all parties involved. We soon realized by directing monthly philanthropic events we can maximize our highest goals while keeping partnerships in mind. Through this we can effectively leveraged the number one need of our sponsor, the DOI (volunteers) — an eligibility component for Interior Federal Credit Union membership (volunteering), and met a social/communal need (access to financial literacy and wellness solutions).
This project was created in attempt to avoid quick fixes, but rather create long-term relationship in targeted ways with our communities, members, and SEG groups alike. We took into consideration a communal need of high quality financial services with low to no fee load, and the lack of those who meet the qualification to access them through the credit union. This committee was formed to create a hub for the metro area that would connect volunteering events, volunteers, and like minded organizations in one place. By pushing through the obvious differences of all parties, we have zero'ed in on the greatest need and maximized the outcome for years to come for our credit union.


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Q: How can I send a message when my app is killed(android) Under normal circumstances,if app is killed,i can not do anything.But I have a demand is that when my app is killed,i need to tell server app is dead.But when i initiative to kill my app or my app is recycled by system,i can not do anything and i do not how to tell server app is killed.What i know is to call jni,but i don't know how to write jni code.have anyone know it?

A: Try using daemon. In that case, you can turn your java process into daemon and finish main one.
Take a look here:
https://github.com/mkowsiak/jnicookbook/tree/master/recipes/recipeNo022
In general, you want to demonize your native code.
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The Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is designed for patients with chemical dependency and substance addiction who are beginning recovery. The program allows patients to receive the help and therapy they need with minimal disruption to their lives.
The Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) is designed for anyone who is experiencing severe depression and is having difficulty maintaining day-to-day functioning at home, at school, or on the job; those having difficulty managing stress or anxiety in day-to-day living, experiencing significant problems or conflicts in relationships, or those who would benefit from a structured and protective environment but do not need 24-hour care.
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Q: ngRoute reference error As shown I'm attempting to use a controller to retrieve a JSON file,But the error

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Stanford bioengineer developing an "Electric Band-Aid Worm Test"
Author Kris NewbyPublished on December 11, 2013 January 29, 2018
"Those children are sitting on the graves of their siblings," said a Ugandan colleague, in a tragic reminder of the impact of childhood diseases in rural Africa.
Stanford bioengineering professor Manu Prakash, PhD, took this picture two weeks ago while conducting clinical field evaluations of his lab's various ultra-low-cost disease diagnostics inventions.
His latest project is an electromagnetic patch that non-invasively detects live parasitic worms in infected patients.
To help test this novel idea, Prakash and co-investigator Judy Sakanari, PhD, a research pathologist at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine, received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations award from the Gates Foundation.
The first prototypes will be used to detect the worm that causes onchocerciasis, or "river blindness," which afflicts approximately 37 million people in Africa, Central and South America, and Yemen. Transmitted through repeated bites of blackflies, it is a major cause of preventable blindness.
Current diagnostic methods require the use of expensive ultrasound equipment to determine whether parasitic worms are alive under the skin or inside lymph nodes. Prakash's more frugal design consists of a Bandaid-sized patch embedded with a sensitive sensor that detects minute electrical changes when worms wiggle under the skin or form calcified cysts. He expects that the final device will cost less than $10 and will be easier to use in rural settings.
Prakash and Jim Cybulski, a Stanford mechanical engineering PhD student, were also working at several sites to clinically evaluate "Foldscope," an inexpensive microscope made of folded paper that is being mass produced and used for diagnosing diseases like malaria, schistosomiasis, African sleeping sickness, tuberculosis and various filarial diseases in field conditions. Cybulski recently won a Global Health Equity Scholars Fellowship (NIH-funded) for field testing this device.
The magnitude of the malaria problem in Uganda, which has one of the highest rates of infected mosquitoes in the world, became crystal clear during their trip.
"There was one hut where we trapped 400 mosquitoes in one night," said Prakash. "And some public health centers that we visited had almost 100 malaria cases per day, with mothers of large families bringing in at least one child a week for testing."
He added, "Being in the field gives meaning to working in global health. It teaches you empathy, a driving force so strong that transforms ideas into actions."
Prakash's lab is also exploring how to develop "human capital" in these resource-constrained settings, a strategy that would generate more jobs and build the infrastructure to provide these services locally. "We are looking at various ways to bring appropriate tools and training to these young college graduates who don't have much to do," he said.
Previously: Is the worm turning? Early stages of schistosomiasis bladder infection charted, Compound clogs Plasmodium's in-house garbage disposal, Using cell phone data to track and fight malaria and Image of the Week: Malaria developing
Photo by Manu Prakash
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Q: mongoDB architecture for scalable read-heavy app (constant writes) My app runs a daily job that collects data and feeds it to a mongoDB. This data is processed and then exposed via rest API.
Need to setup a mongodb cluster in AWS, the requirements:

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*Data will grow about the same size each day ( about 50M records), so write throughput doesn't need to scale. writes would be triggered by a cron at a certain hour. Objects are immutable ( they won't grow)

*Read throughput will depend on number of users / traffic, so it should be scalable. traffic won't be heavy in the beginning.

*Data is mostly simple JSON, need a couple of indices around some of the fields for fast-querying / filtering.

what kind of architecture should I use in terms of replica sets, shards, etc ?.
What kind of storage volumes should I use for this architecture? ( EBS, NVMe) ?
Is it preferred to use more instances or to use RAID setups. ?
I'm looking to spend some ~500 a month.
Thanks in advance

A: To setup the MongoDB cluster in AWS I would recommend to refer the latest AWS quick start for MongoDB which will cover the architectural aspects and also provides CloudFormation templates.
For the storage volumes you need to use EC2 instance types that supports EBS instead of NVMe storage since NVMe is only an instance storage. If you stop and start the EC2, the data in NVMe is lost.
Also for the storage volume throughput, you can start with General Purpose IOPS with resonable storage size and if you find any limitations then only consider Provisioned IOPS.
For high availability and fault tolerance the CloudFormation will create multiple instances(Nodes) in MongoDB cluster.


Return preparers and IRS officials told lawmakers at an April 26 Senate Finance Committee hearing that tax laws need simplification in order to improve compliance.
Return preparers and IRS officials told lawmakers at an April 26 Senate Finance Committee hearing that tax laws need simplification in order to improve compliance. Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., acknowledged as much, telling participants that there are 132 tax provisions that frequently expire and create uncertainty for taxpayers.
"We need to simplify the tax code," he said, adding that the panel plans to look at how to effectively use technology and improve communication between taxpayers and the IRS.
Baucus said one IRS process that is particularly hard on taxpayers is the correspondence audit, as taxpayers often cannot reach anyone at the IRS to talk to during the process. If they ever do, the IRS representative is often unfamiliar with their case and none of their submitted documents have been considered. "The problem points to larger issues taxpayers have when trying to work with the IRS," he said.
Teresa Thompson, a local taxpayer advocate for the Montana Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) in Helena, Montana, said the increasing use of correspondence audits by the IRS, "especially in inappropriate situations such as employee business expense audits," will continue to generate TAS cases that reflect confusion and frustration by taxpayers, and inaccurate decisions by the IRS.
"The IRS must take steps to improve its communication and assistance to taxpayers in the correspondence audit process," said Thompson. She said the Montana TAS office continues to receive correspondence audit cases that exhibit taxpayer frustration and a lack of communication by the IRS throughout the audit process.
Senate Finance Committee ranking member Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, criticized the IRS's performance when it comes to the return-filing experience, citing its stated goal of answering 61 percent of phone calls from taxpayers.
"On this issue, I would give the IRS a failing grade, and I suspect that the nearly 40 percent of taxpayers whose calls go unanswered would agree," said Hatch.
According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), limiting the frequency of changes to the tax code could help reduce calls to the IRS with questions about the changes.
"We have reported that the IRS annually receives millions of calls about tax law changes," said James White, GAO director for tax issues. "Tax code complexity can make it difficult for taxpayers to voluntarily comply. Frequent changes in the tax code also reduce its stability, making tax planning more difficult and increasing uncertainty about future tax liabilities."
White added that the IRS is currently studying ways to better communicate with taxpayers and determine which self-service tools would be the most beneficial to taxpayers. According to IRS officials, the study should be completed later this year.
Beth Tucker, IRS deputy commissioner for operations support, pointed to improvements at the IRS, despite funding cuts. She noted that the IRS e-file program continues to grow.
"This year, the individual e-file rate continues to trend upward — a very positive development — while returns filed on paper continue to fall." She pointed out that, for fiscal year 2011, it cost only 15 cents to process an e-filed return, a fraction of the $3.55 it takes to process a paper return.


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using Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Compute.Common;
using Microsoft.Azure.ServiceManagemenet.Common.Models;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.ScenarioTest;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Compute.Test.ScenarioTests
{
    public class DiagnosticsExtensionTests
    {
        private static string configDirPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Uri.UnescapeDataString(new Uri(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase).AbsolutePath)), "ConfigFiles");

        private static string GetConfigFilePath(string filename)
        {
            return Path.Combine(configDirPath, filename);
        }

        XunitTracingInterceptor _logger;

        public DiagnosticsExtensionTests(Xunit.Abstractions.ITestOutputHelper output)
        {
            _logger = new XunitTracingInterceptor(output);
            XunitTracingInterceptor.AddToContext(_logger);
        }

#if NETSTANDARD
        [Fact(Skip = "Resources -> ResourceManager, needs re-recorded")]
        [Trait(Category.RunType, Category.DesktopOnly)]
#else
        [Fact]
#endif
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsExtensionBasic()
        {
            ComputeTestController.NewInstance.RunPsTest(_logger, "Test-DiagnosticsExtensionBasic");
        }

#if NETSTANDARD
        [Fact(Skip = "Updated Storage, needs re-recorded")]
        [Trait(Category.RunType, Category.DesktopOnly)]
#else
        [Fact]
#endif
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsExtensionSepcifyStorageAccountName()
        {
            ComputeTestController.NewInstance.RunPsTest(_logger, "Test-DiagnosticsExtensionSepcifyStorageAccountName");
        }

#if NETSTANDARD
        [Fact(Skip = "Updated Storage, needs re-recorded")]
        [Trait(Category.RunType, Category.DesktopOnly)]
#else
        [Fact]
#endif
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsExtensionCantListSepcifyStorageAccountKey()
        {
            ComputeTestController.NewInstance.RunPsTest(_logger, "Test-DiagnosticsExtensionCantListSepcifyStorageAccountKey");
        }

#if NETSTANDARD
        [Fact(Skip = "Updated Storage, needs re-recorded")]
        [Trait(Category.RunType, Category.DesktopOnly)]
#else
        [Fact]
#endif
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsExtensionSupportJsonConfig()
        {
            ComputeTestController.NewInstance.RunPsTest(_logger, "Test-DiagnosticsExtensionSupportJsonConfig");
        }

#if NETSTANDARD
        [Fact(Skip = "Resources -> ResourceManager, needs re-recorded")]
        [Trait(Category.RunType, Category.DesktopOnly)]
#else
        [Fact]
#endif
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestVmssDiagnosticsExtension()
        {
            ComputeTestController.NewInstance.RunPsTest(_logger, "Test-VmssDiagnosticsExtension");
        }

        [Fact]
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsConfigBuilderMismatchAccountNames()
        {
            string pubJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPublicConfigWithStorageType.json");
            string privJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPrivateConfigWithWrongName.json");

            var exception = Record.Exception(() => DiagnosticsHelper.GetConfigurationsFromFiles(pubJsonConfigPath, privJsonConfigPath, "a-resouce-id", null, null));
            Assert.IsType<ArgumentException>(exception);

            string[] configs = {
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithWrongName.json"),
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithWrongName.xml")
            };

            foreach (var configPath in configs)
            {
                exception = Record.Exception(() => DiagnosticsHelper.GetPrivateDiagnosticsConfiguration(configPath, "wrong-name", "a-key", "an-endpoint"));
                Assert.IsType<ArgumentException>(exception);
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsConfigBuilderWithSasToken()
        {
            string pubJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPublicConfigWithStorageType.json");
            string privJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPrivateConfigWithSasToken.json");

            string sasTokenValue = "This-is-a-sas-token";
            var result = DiagnosticsHelper.GetConfigurationsFromFiles(pubJsonConfigPath, privJsonConfigPath, "a-resource-id", null, null);
            Assert.Equal(sasTokenValue, result.Item2["storageAccountSasToken"] as string);

            string[] configs = {
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithSasToken.json"),
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithSasToken.xml")
            };

            foreach (var configPath in configs)
            {
                var privateSettings = DiagnosticsHelper.GetPrivateDiagnosticsConfiguration(configPath, "[StorageAccountName]", "a-key", "an-endpoint");
                Assert.Null(privateSettings["storageAccountKey"]);
                Assert.NotNull(privateSettings["storageAccountEndPoint"]);
                Assert.Equal(sasTokenValue, privateSettings["storageAccountSasToken"] as string);
            }
        }

        [Fact]
        [Trait(Category.AcceptanceType, Category.CheckIn)]
        public void TestDiagnosticsConfigBuilderWithStorageType()
        {
            string pubJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPublicConfigWithStorageType.json");
            string privJsonConfigPath = GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionPrivateConfigWithSasToken.json");

            string storageTypeValue = "TableAndBlob";

            var result = DiagnosticsHelper.GetConfigurationsFromFiles(pubJsonConfigPath, privJsonConfigPath, "a-resource-id", null, null);
            Assert.Equal(storageTypeValue, result.Item1["StorageType"] as string);

            string[] configs = {
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithStorageType.json"),
                GetConfigFilePath("DiagnosticsExtensionConfigWithStorageType.xml")
            };

            foreach (var configPath in configs)
            {
                var publicSettings = DiagnosticsHelper.GetPublicDiagnosticsConfigurationFromFile(configPath, "[StorageAccountName]", "dummy", null);
                Assert.Equal(storageTypeValue, publicSettings["StorageType"] as string);
            }
        }
    }
}

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package org.deeplearning4j.earlystopping.termination;

import lombok.Data;
import org.nd4j.shade.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;

/**
 * Created by Sadat Anwar on 3/26/16.
 *
 * Stop the training once we achieved an expected score. Normally this will stop if the current score is lower than
 * the initialized score. If you want to stop the training once the score increases the defined score set the
 * lesserBetter flag to false (feel free to give the flag a better name)
 */
@Data
public class BestScoreEpochTerminationCondition implements EpochTerminationCondition {
    @JsonProperty
    private final double bestExpectedScore;

    public BestScoreEpochTerminationCondition(@JsonProperty("bestExpectedScore") double bestExpectedScore) {
        this.bestExpectedScore = bestExpectedScore;
    }

    /**
     * @deprecated "lessBetter" argument no longer used
     */
    @Deprecated
    public BestScoreEpochTerminationCondition(double bestExpectedScore, boolean lesserBetter) {
        this(bestExpectedScore);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialize() {
        /* No OP */
    }

    @Override
    public boolean terminate(int epochNum, double score, boolean minimize) {
        if (minimize) {
            return score < bestExpectedScore;
        } else {
            return bestExpectedScore < score;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "BestScoreEpochTerminationCondition(" + bestExpectedScore + ")";
    }
}


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Years ago I had two short-lived spells of being around horses. Both were at the same stables, high above my hometown on the Corbally Road, a name that I now think of as aptly onomatopoeic; it sounds like something you might say to a horse instead of 'giddy up' – 'cor-bally!' Sisters, B. and S., shared a pony, and off I'd go to help them muck out. I think we were in our early teens, young enough to be open-eyed, amazed, and rather useless. We didn't do much (if any) riding. I don't even think I could lift the saddle, and I'm certain I didn't know one end of a bridle from the other. But we indulged in copious and enthusiastic grooming and equally copious, but rather less enthusiastic, shovelling of sweet smelling manure. I can't remember what the pony was called but I remember it was flaxen, squat, with an overblown belly as hard a car tyre, and it would sneak a bite of your arm as quick as it would look at you. 'Never stand behind the horse,' my dad drummed his message home, mindful of us pint-sized children, our heads four feet from the ground – perfect hoof-kicking height. Ten years later I was back at those stables, a familiar grey cat moving more slowly across the yard. This time I was with J., who regularly sacrificed a square meal and home heating for the sake of her 15-hands beauty. J. encouraged me to ride. I remember the joy of breaking into a canter (that's as fast as I got) on a broad, grassy verge; the long acre by the side of the Ballyhome Road. It terrified and exhilarated me. Apart from the odd summertime donkey ride on the beach, that was the sum total of my equestrian life.
Part of me wishes it weren't, that I'd ridden more. Horses represent something freeing, liberating, powerful and romantic. That iconic image of riding, nay (!), galloping off into the sunset still resonates with many of us as a representation of hope, an escape from the daily grind. All of this I thought about as is I stood under the Kelpies in Falkirk last month. The Kelpies is an awe-inspiring work of art: two stainless steel horses (their heads only) rising 100 feet from the ground in an illusion of whinnying motion. That day, they were breath taking, sparkling in the low autumn sun, almost animated with breath and life. Emerging from the earth next to a canal,the monument pays homage to the barge-pulling, working horses of Scotland, but it also reminds us of our ancient Celtic heritage, our folklore. For these are not simply horse's heads, these are Kelpies: wild, irrepressible, and unwhisperable – just how shape shifting, water spirit Kelpies ought to be.
At first, the Kelpie will beguile and beckon. Innocent-looking Keplies will call you forth to stroke their lustrous manes, rub the white star between their eyes, reach out to offer them a fallen apple. But don't! Stay back. Better still, run! For the Kelpies that haunt Scotland's rivers and streams and lochs in the guise of magnificent horses are in fact malevolent demons. Should you touch the Kelpie, it could be your undoing. Should you mount it, it willbe your undoing. The Kelpie will gallop towards water; by then you'll realise you are stuck fast to its back and the wicked trick has been played. No saddle, no stirrup, your skin and the horse's hide are fused as one. (This is when it gets grisly.) Swimming to the deepest part of the lake, the Kelpie will dive under and devour you, throwing your entrails onto the water's edge.
Those of you who prefer to rationalise your way through ancient myths and legends might choose to believe that the story of the Kelpies was a means of warning people, particularly children, from swimming in treacherous bodies of inland water. Me? I give wild horses a very wide berth and maybe I'm thankful that my horsey career was over well before it began.
Showing that he affects the gravest mode.
To show much gravity he matters not.
Hedge, ditch, nor miry bog, he doth not heed.
Another down as if he'd break his neck.
Posted in animals, Celtic Mythology, Horses, Kelpies, Myths and Legends, Poetry, Scotland, Stables, Story, Water monsters	Falkirk KelpiesWhat will a Kelpie do to me?
Nicely done, E. I like the way you weave your different pasts — long-ago and more recent — into reflection and commentary.
Erudite, learned, scholarly – thank you for filling us in. Unless you are making it up? You wouldn't make it up….. would you?


Brody's last week of school was back at the end of May, and Evan has been out of school for a week now. For Brody's last days of his first year of preschool, Mommy and Daddy enjoyed going to eat lunch with him. It was supposed to be a picnic outside, but due to a recent rain, the playground area was still too wet so we enjoyed an indoor picnic. He was so sweet because he kept taking things to one of his teachers to show her and just showed how much he had grown to love them this year. He gave his teachers some sweet treats that Mommy prepared for them, and we received some really sweet little art projects and a special book that summarized his year. We are looking forward to many more "successful" years of school ahead of him.
Brody enjoying his yummy lunch from Chick-fil-a. He pretty much eats a "picnic-like" lunch everyday so we thought this was more of a treat for him.
Daddy helping Brody eat his ice cream treat.
I love his expression here. Silly boy!
For big brother Evan's last week of kindergarten, they had lots of activities. Daddy went to see their cute little ocean themed parade, Evan had his first field day activities, and we enjoyed watching his class' poetry recital. He had worked so hard to memorize his poem entitled "Celebrating Our Flag."
Evan and his friend, James, show off their ocean themed hats.
Getting ready for the parade to start.
Evan wearing his sea turtle hat.
They are ready to make a splash into first grade!
This class did a crab theme.
And this one made colorful jellyfish.
Walking out onto the field.
Sitting with his class watching the other classes parade past.
Evan was chosen to go get their class' reward.
He ran so fast he lost his hat.
And had to go back and get it. Silly boys!
Evan is ready to recite his poem.
First, they all said a poem together.
Refreshment time. That's the first thing he did when the program was over...run to get drink and cookies. He didn't care about coming to see his Mommy, Daddy, and little brother. Haha!
Have to turn the volume way up to hear this one because the camera man was pretty far from him.
The parade was way too cute! What a great way to get excited about the first grade!!!
That was a very cute parade! And hard to believe Brody is done his first year of school already.
Um, I believe I just read your post about the first day of school like a week ago. How can school be done already? Ha ha!
The parade looked like a lot of fun. I love the crab hats!


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Columbia College Requirements for Admission
What are Columbia College's admission requirements? While there are a lot of pieces that go into a college application, you should focus on only a few critical things:
In this guide we'll cover what you need to get into Columbia College and build a strong application.
School location: Columbia, SC
This school is also known as: Columbia College (SC)
The acceptance rate at Columbia College is 86.8%. For every 100 applicants, 87 are admitted.
This means the school is lightly selective. The school will have their expected requirements for GPA and SAT/ACT scores. If you meet their requirements, you're almost certain to get an offer of admission. But if you don't meet Columbia College's requirements, you'll be one of the unlucky few people who gets rejected.
Columbia College GPA Requirements
The average GPA at Columbia College is 3.72.
With a GPA of 3.72, Columbia College requires you to be above average in your high school class. You'll need at least a mix of A's and B's, with more A's than B's. You can compensate for a lower GPA with harder classes, like AP or IB classes. This will show that you're able to handle more difficult academics than the average high school student.
You must take either the SAT or ACT to submit an application to Columbia College. More importantly, you need to do well to have a strong application.
Columbia College SAT Requirements
The average SAT score composite at Columbia College is a 1020 on the 1600 SAT scale.
This score makes Columbia College Lightly Competitive for SAT test scores.
Columbia College SAT Score Analysis (New 1600 SAT)
Columbia College ACT Requirements
Just like for the SAT, Columbia College likely doesn't have a hard ACT cutoff, but if you score too low, your application will get tossed in the trash.
The average ACT score at Columbia College is 20. This score makes Columbia College Moderately Competitive for ACT scores.
We weren't able to find the school's exact ACT policy, which most likely means that it does not Superscore. Regardless, you can choose your single best ACT score to send in to Columbia College, so you should prep until you reach our recommended target ACT score of 17.
Columbia College hasn't reported their stance on SAT Essay/ACT Writing, but most likely they consider it to be optional. Thus you don't need to worry too much about Writing for this school, but other schools you're applying to may require it.
We did not find information that Columbia College requires SAT subject tests, and so most likely it does not. At least 6 months before applying, you should still doublecheck just to make sure, so you have enough time to take the test.
Because this school is lightly selective, you have a great shot at getting in, as long as you don't fall well below average. Aim for a 950 SAT or a 17 ACT or higher, and you'll almost certainly get an offer of admission. As long as you meet the rest of the application requirements below, you'll be a shoo-in.
What are your chances of admission at Columbia College (SC)?
Every school requires an application with the bare essentials - high school transcript and GPA, application form, and other core information. Many schools, as explained above, also require SAT and ACT scores, as well as letters of recommendation, application essays, and interviews. We'll cover the exact requirements of Columbia College here.
Scores Due in Office July 1
If you're interested in Columbia College, you'll probably be interested in these schools as well. We've divided them into 3 categories depending on how hard they are to get into, relative to Columbia College.
These schools are have higher average SAT scores than Columbia College. If you improve your SAT score, you'll be competitive for these schools.
If you're competitive for Columbia College, these schools will offer you a similar chance of admission.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, TX 1040 20
California State University Fresno Fresno, CA 1010 19
California State University Stanislaus Turlock, CA 1000 19
If you're currently competitive for Columbia College, you should have no problem getting into these schools. If Columbia College is currently out of your reach, you might already be competitive for these schools.
Buffalo State College Buffalo, NY 970 2
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT 940 24
Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ 940 18


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Issue No. 20-21/2015 - Monday 11 May 2015
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From October 2016 onwards, Bulletin articles are published on home.cern/cern-people.
The archive of past articles can be found here.
From the Editorial Content Development Section
The CERN Data Centre readies for Run 2
While the world waits for Run 2 data with growing anticipation, the CERN Data Centre is battening down the hatches. Run 2 is set to see a significant increase in the amount of data produced by the LHC experiments, with more than one hundred additional petabytes expected over the next three years. How will CERN manage this flood of results? The Bulletin checks in with the IT Department to find out... >>
A good week for global collaboration in particle physics
This has been a good week for global collaboration in particle physics. On Wednesday, the CERN family grew by one Associate Member when we received official confirmation that the accession agreement signed last year had been ratified by the Turkish parliament, and on Thursday, we signed a new cooperation agreement with the US. >>
LHC Report: squeezing, low-energy collisions and an unidentified object
Commissioning of the nominal cycle – beam injection, ramp, squeezing – with low-intensity (probe) beams is progressing well. In parallel, the operators have started commissioning the machine with higher-intensity beams: a nominal bunch in each beam was taken to 6.5 TeV on Saturday, 2 May and, four days later, collisions were delivered to the experiments at the injection energy (450 GeV). >>
Linac4: injecting new life into the LHC
Construction work is nearing completion on the ion source for Linac4, the new linear accelerator that forms part of the LHC injector upgrade programme. Here we find out more about this essential component of the accelerator chain, designed and built at CERN. >>
HUG sets up an emergency operations centre on the CERN site
Discussions between CERN and the Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève (HUG), under the aegis of the Swiss authorities, have resulted in the setting-up of an emergency operations centre on the CERN site. This will be the operations base for an emergency doctor, a medical emergency vehicle and a driver. Located on the Swiss part of the Meyrin site, close to Building 57, it will be inaugurated on 20 May. >>
The Globe gets a new skin
The Globe of Science and Innovation will be closed to the public from 4 May until the end of March 2016 for large-scale maintenance work. The renovation project, which is set to last about ten months, aims to overhaul the general building infrastructure and, above all, to replace a number of ageing components. >>
Sitting into the limelight: Lonely Chairs at CERN turns one
A picture may be worth a thousand words - but a picture of a chair? It's worth a story all by itself. Over the past year, the "Lonely Chairs at CERN" photography blog has let the chairs do the talking. Along the way, these chairs have inspired and enchanted people across the globe with their honest depiction of the Laboratory. >>
Computer Security: USB sticks - the silent killers
You've just found a USB stick in Restaurant 1. You'd like to return it … but who is the owner? Maybe the contents can tell you? Connect it to your laptop, and you might figure it out. But hold on, what if its content is dangerous…? >>
Ombud's Corner: Respect@CERN - the discussion has started…
The on-going campaign Respect@CERN was re-launched this year on Tuesday 5 May with a discussion forum led by Alan Richter, an expert consultant in ethics and diversity. Seeing so many colleagues in the Council Chamber for this kick-off event was a clear indication of interest in the topic as well as a willingness to engage in promoting a respectful workplace. Now, the discussion continues through the dedicated website. >>
Change of mobile telephony operator and mobile telephone numbers - 24 June 2015
Following a call for tenders issued in 2014, Swisscom will replace Sunrise as CERN's mobile telephony operator from 24 June 2015. As of this date, CERN mobile telephone numbers will change from the +41 (0)76 487 xxxx format to the +41 (0)75 411 xxxx format and people with a CERN mobile telephony subscription will need to change their SIM card. >>
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Composition of the Joint Advisory Disciplinary Board (JADB) - 2015 Exercise
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Annual Report 2014 from the Human Resources Department
Personal Development and Communication courses
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THE Port - Hackathon at CERN | Application: 1 May - 1 June
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Academic Training Lectures | Theories of Electroweak Symmetry Breaking: A Post LHC Run-I Perspective | 26, 27 and 29 May
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When a load is applied to an assembly of particles and particle breakage occurs, the macroscopic behaviour of the assembly is greatly affected by changes in the micro-scale caused by breakage. In this project particle breakage is studied in 3D using x-ray tomography and simulating the process with the DEM.
The proposal aims to advance the use of microchannels based cooling technology by solving major outstanding issues.
LEANWIND is a 4-year project that started in December 2013. It is led by a 31-partner consortium and has been awarded €10 million by the European Commission, but its total value amounts to €15 million.
Present infrastructure service delivery, characterized by isolated supply streams for an uncontrolled demand, is uneconomical, inefficient, and ultimately unsustainable. What kinds of alternatives can be identified and implemented? In this project, we research and promote the establishment of Multi-Utility Service Companies, or MUSCos.
Our goal is to test the feasibility of producing low molecular weight aromatic chemical feedstocks from the lignin that is currently a waste product from wood processing and paper manufacturing, so that it may be used to manufacture useful products. We propose to develop a "front-end" to optimise the conversion of lignin into its constitutive aromatic chemical building blocks. This technology may be bolted to any "back-end" in a biorefinery to produce bioplastics, biosurfactants, biomaterials and so on. By exploring and optimising a technology which allows for the rapid tuning of bacteria or fungi for exploiting the conversion of lignin, we stand to limit waste by being able to optimise the degradation products being used as chemical feedstocks and diversify the range of end-bioproducts possible.
Usually associated with display technology, liquid crystals also have many other applications and uses. In this research project we are developing liquid crystal lasers, capable of broad wavelength-tuning, multiple simultaneous colour emissions, and highly customisable outputs, all within a small, portable and low-cost architecture. We are also seeking to integrate liquid crystal lasers into new photonic systems and applications, such as biomedical imaging (e.g. fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry), digital holographic projection, and 2D & 3D displays.
The project aims to develop a low power low foot-print mobile positioning technology that operates seamlessly both indoors and in urban areas.
MARINET, the Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network, is a network of research centres and organisations that are working together to accelerate the development of marine renewable energy technologies - wave, tidal and offshore-wind. It is co-financed by the European Commission specifically to enhance integration and utilisation of European marine renewable energy research infrastructures and expertise. MARINET offers periods of free-of-charge access to world-class R&D facilities & expertise and conducts joint activities in parallel to standardise testing improve testing capabilities and enhance training & networking.
The aim of this Innovative Training Network is to train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early stage researchers (ESRs) in the research area of measurement and estimation of signals using knowledge or data about the underlying structure.


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Says posting is 'a dream come true'
New US ambassador lands in Israel, heads straight to quarantine at home in Jerusalem
Thomas Nides assumes post after nearly 10 months with no American envoy, as disagreements with Israel remain on Jerusalem consulate and Iran
By Lazar Berman	29 November 2021, 2:41 pm Edit
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
New US envoy to Israel Tom Nides (R) bangs elbows with Gil Haskel, Foreign Ministry Chief of Protocol (David Azagury/ US Embassy Jerusalem)
New US ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides landed at Ben Gurion Airport Monday morning, then headed to his new home in Jerusalem for three days of quarantine — in line with new regulations to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
In a video recorded hours after he landed, Nides spoke about his first trip to Israel as a 15-year-old, calling it "a dream come true."
"The bonds between our two countries, as President [Joe] Biden has said, are unbreakable," Nides continued. "There is no greater privilege than what I have been asked to do, to represent the United States of America to the State of Israel."
Nides was received at the airport by the US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Jonathan Shrier, and Gil Haskel, the Foreign Ministry's chief of protocol.
Shrier signed a transfer of authority certificate to the new envoy.
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Nides, a former deputy assistant secretary of state and longtime Democratic party operative, was confirmed earlier this month after Senate Republicans temporarily held up the nomination process.
After my first trip to Israel, I wrote in my local newspaper that "the moment I put my feet on the ground, I had a feeling which I will never forget." Landing today in Israel to be U.S. Ambassador is another moment I'll never forget. pic.twitter.com/3md0AooCfg
— Ambassador Tom Nides (@USAmbIsrael) November 29, 2021
The confirmation ended a nearly 10-month period in which the US had no ambassador to Israel, after David Friedman stepped down in January. Former Jerusalem consul general Michael Ratney has been running the US Embassy in Jerusalem as interim chargé d'affaires since June.
US President Joe Biden formally tapped Nides for the position in June, and while the 60-year-old wasn't seen as a controversial candidate, the nomination — along with dozens of others — became another victim of Washington's partisan politics, with Democrats accusing Republicans of prolonging the process.
New US envoy to Israel Tom Nides (L) gets tested for COVID-19 after he lands in Israel (David Azagury/ US Embassy Jerusalem)
Nides assumes the post as disagreements between Jerusalem and Washington threaten to put stress on a publicly warm relationship between the Biden and Bennett governments. Israel and the US are at odds over Biden's plans to reopen a consulate in Jerusalem that focuses on Palestinian affairs. The consulate was closed by Trump when he moved the US embassy to Jerusalem, placing the Palestinian affairs unit under the embassy.
Indirect talks between the US and Iran over a return to the 2015 nuclear deal are set to begin on Monday as well. Israeli leaders have publicly expressed their opposition to a return to the deal, while Biden has been clear about his desire to find a way back to the agreement.
Nides is a former deputy secretary of state for management and resources, who most recently served as managing director and vice chairman of Morgan Stanley.
US President Biden's Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 22, 2021. (Screen capture/Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
While he doesn't have the same Israel-focused background as some of the previous US ambassadors, Nides is no stranger to the issue either. As deputy secretary of state, Nides built effective working relationships with several Israeli officials and played a key role in the Obama administration's approval of an extension on loan guarantees for Israel worth billions of dollars.
He also helped carry out Obama's policy against congressional efforts to limit US support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNWRA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Nides was born in 1961 to a Jewish family in Duluth, Minnesota. His father, Arnold Nides, was the president of Temple Israel and the Duluth Jewish Federation, as well as the founder of finance company Nides Finance.
Jacob Magid contributed to this report.
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Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
This story will eventually get along to news of a potential original film from Robert Rodriguez but first of all, we need to tidy up a lot of loose ends regarding his ever mounting pile of in-the-works sequels. He's a franchisomaniac.
All of this info comes from the fact that a number of online press were last week invited down to the set of Predators and they duly squeezed Rodriguez for all they could. We'll take it one franchise at a time.
Here's the man on future Machete movies:
We always talked about making him a franchise character. Danny and I talked about it in '94…maybe Desperado that's when I first mentioned the Machete character. So imagine that…he's been bugging me since '94.
Add into the mix a bit of light, hype-building and pot-stirring by Machete himself, Danny Trejo:
We want Machete, Machete Kills, and Machete Kills Again. [Laughter] That's mine and Robert's standards, you know? Every time I text him, he'll text me back, Machete 2, coming up. [Laughs]
I'm sure we'll see more Machete if it's a hit and won't if it isn't. Of course, that's like pretty much every other action picture, so… no news here.
How about Sin City 2, then? Is there something more solid on that front?
When asked if the film will ever happen, Rodriguez offered:
I can't say no because I don't know its no. I know Frank wants to do it, I know I wanna do it and its always a sort of 'time permitting' kind of thing but it's not like I can tell you definitely we're starting. It's not my next picture, I know that. Doesn't mean that its not the picture right after because that's still a possibility.
Do remember that these interviews took place before yesterday's sad news about the passing of Brittany Murphy, Sin City's Shellie.
After those predictable maybes, is there anything on Rodriguez' plate that's a little more certain? Indeed there is. It would seem he's about to shoot the previously announced fourth Spy Kids film, gearing up for a March or April start date. What we didn't know until now, though it was fairly reasonable to assume this was the case, is that he's going to be starting the franchise over again with the next installment:
Well I know I owe The Weinsteins another movie and I've already turned in a script for Spy Kids, another Spy Kids, which is a reboot of Spy Kids. It's different kids not the old kids and that one is really cool.
Waitaminute – he owes the Weinsteins another movie? That sounds like yet another door closed on Sin City 2, if he's just seeing out contractual obligations to the brothers.
Rodriguez seems keen to let us know this next Spy Kids will be more like the first than the second and third:
What I like about this Spy Kids it reminds me of the first one where is not so much just the kids in fact it leans more towards the parents because you become a parent, you get a lot of ideas on where you can put some of this, you really couldn't put some of this stuff on a R rated movie that you want to put in a film…. The Weinsteins really wanted to do another one and I had an idea for one. I even went back and pilfered off my old original first script and found some ideas that I couldn't bring to life back then I was like 'Wow these are good ideas.' So they get to finally come back up.
All in all, he seems as productive as ever but what about something fresh? There's a glimmer of something, but I'll be darned if I can decipher what he really means:
I'd probably do [Spy Kids] in the early part of next year, March or April, and then I do have something for later in the year. I can't say what that one is though.
It could be just another sequel. It certainly doesn't seem to be Nervewrackers, a previously announced project which appears to have gone right back up on the shelf. Disappointingly, there's no mention of it in any of these interviews where the questions do seem to be very sequel and franchise obsessed. Seeing as Nervewrackers is a movie Rodriguez was supposed to be making for the Weinsteins I'm guessing we'll never see it.
I liked the first Spy Kids a great deal, the second one a touch less and the third less again so I can see exactly why Rodriguez was trying to sell the links between the next film and the original, and to put a break between it and the follow ups.
Incidentally, there's a Blu-ray box set of the Spy Kids films available in Canada right now but I really should warn you that the picture quality is atrocious. A 'real' release with decent image and sound and some extras must be forthcoming at some point, surely?
Better disc news is that Rodriguez did confirm that he's working on Blu-ray discs for the Mariachi trilogy and that they'll be out 'sometime next year'.
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