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   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   You may obtain a copy of the License at

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   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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import remi.gui as gui
import remi.server
from remi import start, App
import os #for path handling

class ResizeHelper(gui.Widget, gui.EventSource):
    EVENT_ONDRAG = "on_drag"

    def __init__(self, project, **kwargs):
        super(ResizeHelper, self).__init__(**kwargs)
        gui.EventSource.__init__(self)
        self.style['float'] = 'none'
        self.style['background-color'] = "transparent"
        self.style['border'] = '1px dashed black'
        self.style['position'] = 'absolute'
        self.style['left']='0px'
        self.style['top']='0px'
        self.project = project
        self.parent = None
        self.refWidget = None
        self.active = False
        self.onmousedown.do(self.start_drag, js_stop_propagation=True, js_prevent_default=True)

        self.origin_x = -1
        self.origin_y = -1

    def setup(self, refWidget, newParent):
        #refWidget is the target widget that will be resized
        #newParent is the container
        if self.parent:
            try:
                self.parent.remove_child(self)
            except Exception:
                #there was no ResizeHelper placed
                pass
        if newParent==None:
            return
        self.parent = newParent
        self.refWidget = refWidget
        try:
            self.parent.append(self)
        except Exception:
            #the selected widget's parent can't contain a ResizeHelper
            pass
        #self.refWidget.style['position'] = 'relative'
        self.update_position()

    def start_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        self.active = True
        self.project.onmousemove.do(self.on_drag, js_stop_propagation=True, js_prevent_default=True)
        self.project.onmouseup.do(self.stop_drag)
        self.project.onmouseleave.do(self.stop_drag, 0, 0)
        self.origin_x = -1
        self.origin_y = -1

    def stop_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        self.active = False
        self.update_position()

    @gui.decorate_event
    def on_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        if self.active:
            if self.origin_x == -1:
                self.origin_x = float(x)
                self.origin_y = float(y)
                self.refWidget_origin_w = gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['width'])
                self.refWidget_origin_h = gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['height'])
            else:
                self.refWidget.style['width'] = gui.to_pix(self.refWidget_origin_w + float(x) - self.origin_x )
                self.refWidget.style['height'] = gui.to_pix(self.refWidget_origin_h + float(y) - self.origin_y)
                self.update_position()
            return ()

    def update_position(self):
        self.style['position']='absolute'
        self.style['left']=gui.to_pix(gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['left']) + gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['width']) - gui.from_pix(self.style['width'])/2)
        self.style['top']=gui.to_pix(gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['top']) + gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['height']) - gui.from_pix(self.style['height'])/2)

class DragHelper(gui.Widget, gui.EventSource):
    EVENT_ONDRAG = "on_drag"

    def __init__(self, project, **kwargs):
        super(DragHelper, self).__init__(**kwargs)
        gui.EventSource.__init__(self)
        self.style['float'] = 'none'
        self.style['background-color'] = "transparent"
        self.style['border'] = '1px dashed black'
        self.style['position'] = 'absolute'
        self.style['left']='0px'
        self.style['top']='0px'
        self.project = project
        self.parent = None
        self.refWidget = None
        self.active = False
        self.onmousedown.do(self.start_drag, js_stop_propagation=True, js_prevent_default=True)

        self.origin_x = -1
        self.origin_y = -1

    def setup(self, refWidget, newParent):
        #refWidget is the target widget that will be resized
        #newParent is the container
        if self.parent:
            try:
                self.parent.remove_child(self)
            except Exception:
                #there was no ResizeHelper placed
                pass
        if newParent==None:
            return
        self.parent = newParent
        self.refWidget = refWidget
        try:
            self.parent.append(self)
        except Exception:
            #the selected widget's parent can't contain a ResizeHelper
            pass
        #self.refWidget.style['position'] = 'relative'
        self.update_position()

    def start_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        self.active = True
        self.project.onmousemove.do(self.on_drag, js_stop_propagation=True, js_prevent_default=True)
        self.project.onmouseup.do(self.stop_drag)
        self.project.onmouseleave.do(self.stop_drag, 0, 0)
        self.origin_x = -1
        self.origin_y = -1

    def stop_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        self.active = False
        self.update_position()

    @gui.decorate_event
    def on_drag(self, emitter, x, y):
        if self.active:
            if self.origin_x == -1:
                self.origin_x = float(x)
                self.origin_y = float(y)
                self.refWidget_origin_x = gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['left'])
                self.refWidget_origin_y = gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['top'])
            else:
                self.refWidget.style['left'] = gui.to_pix(self.refWidget_origin_x + float(x) - self.origin_x )
                self.refWidget.style['top'] = gui.to_pix(self.refWidget_origin_y + float(y) - self.origin_y)
                self.update_position()
            return ()

    def update_position(self):
        self.style['position']='absolute'
        self.style['left']=gui.to_pix(gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['left']) - gui.from_pix(self.style['width'])/2)
        self.style['top']=gui.to_pix(gui.from_pix(self.refWidget.style['top']) - gui.from_pix(self.style['height'])/2)

class FloatingPanesContainer(gui.Container):

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        super(FloatingPanesContainer, self).__init__(**kwargs)
        self.resizeHelper = ResizeHelper(self, width=16, height=16)
        self.dragHelper = DragHelper(self, width=15, height=15)
        self.resizeHelper.on_drag.do(self.on_helper_dragged_update_the_latter_pos, self.dragHelper)
        self.dragHelper.on_drag.do(self.on_helper_dragged_update_the_latter_pos, self.resizeHelper)

        self.style['position'] = 'relative'
        self.style['overflow'] = 'auto'

        self.append(self.resizeHelper)
        self.append(self.dragHelper)

    def add_pane(self, pane, x, y):
        pane.style['left'] = gui.to_pix(x)
        pane.style['top'] = gui.to_pix(y)
        pane.onclick.do(self.on_pane_selection)
        pane.style['position'] = 'absolute'
        self.append(pane)
        self.on_pane_selection(pane)

    def on_pane_selection(self, emitter):
        print('on pane selection')
        self.resizeHelper.setup(emitter,self)
        self.dragHelper.setup(emitter,self)
        self.resizeHelper.update_position()
        self.dragHelper.update_position()

    def on_helper_dragged_update_the_latter_pos(self, emitter, widget_to_update):
        widget_to_update.update_position()

class MyApp(App):
    def __init__(self, *args):
        res_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'res')
        super(MyApp, self).__init__(*args, static_file_path=res_path)

    def idle(self):
        pass

    def main(self):
        self.floatingPaneContainer = FloatingPanesContainer(width=800, height=600, margin='0px auto')
        self.floatingPaneContainer.append(gui.Label("Click a panel to select, than drag and stretch"))

        pane1 = gui.Container(width=100, height=200)
        pane1.style['background-color'] = 'yellow'
        self.floatingPaneContainer.add_pane(pane1, 10, 100)
        pane1.append(gui.Label("Panel1, drag and stretch"))

        pane2 = gui.VBox(width=100, height=200)
        pane2.style['background-color'] = 'green'
        self.floatingPaneContainer.add_pane(pane2, 150, 100)
        pane2.append(gui.Label("Panel2, drag and stretch"))

        # returning the root widget
        return self.floatingPaneContainer

if __name__ == "__main__":
    start(MyApp, debug=False, address='0.0.0.0', port=0, update_interval=0.01)

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Alan, well done for researching these, which are going to be a big thing that we'll all benefit from I reckon, so it would be a shame if any negativity was dumped on them, especially with zero justification. So let's make it clear - no-one ever suggested they will replace normal text so there's no reason to point the fact out, as if it's a problem to be overcome - it's a bit like saying beware buying a radio, it won't replace books! Also, there are 30K Scheduled monuments so alleged phone problems at one of them is hardly an issue - especially as the info can be captured and used later.
There's so much bad going on in heritage at present, with the funding cuts, this is a 100% Good News story that's going to be great. EH and NT et al need nagging and encouraging to embrace it. Arguably, this very website will play a massive part in it.


"If we look at cycling as a pyramid, professional racing is at the very top and occupies a very small portion. Everything that comes below this is the amateur side of the sport and involves impressive numbers of riders. These enthusiasts are part of the UCI family and it's time for them to race for a World Champion title."
Another aim of this new initiative is to contribute to the international promotion of the UCI's "Cycling for All" events. All races on the UWCT calendar must meet strict organizational and sporting criteria, and provide a certain touristic interest.


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A discussion guide to empower young girls through play.
Ewy Rosqvist is an inspiration and role model to women throughout the world, proving there are no limits to what anyone – regardless of gender - can accomplish.
In 1962, she triumphed in one of the world's most difficult races, the Argentinian Touring Car Grand Prix. Her determination and historic win shattered the world record and the stereotype that women couldn't compete in the sport.
Background: Tackling Gender Stereotypes
Research shows that gender associations are shaped at an early age. For girls, certain stereotypes may impact their self-perceptions and potentially their decisions about education, careers and contribution to society later in life.
The way children play impacts the social and cognitive skills they develop.
Toys typically associated with girls, like tea sets and dolls, encourage communication and social skills. Toys traditionally for boys, like building sets, sports equipment and puzzles, encourage visual and spatial skills that teach complex problem solving important to careers in science, math and technology. When asked their reasons for not majoring in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), girls often cite lack of support and encouragement, as well as the limited number of other female role models.
It is hoped that the gap in females' self-confidence in these areas can be closed if they are encouraged to play with toys usually associated with boys.
Derailing one stereotype (e.g. toy cars are for boys), can call other stereotypes into question.
No Limits - Empowering Through Play
Short film "No Limits"
Stimulate Discussion
Share the Ewy Rosqvist film
Create a teachable moment about female heroes through the eyes of a child.
Review short film "No Limits" without children (shown here).
Gather a grab bag* of five or more toys – perhaps a stuffed animal, a tea set, ball, puzzle and a car. Ensure two are traditionally associated with girls, two typically associated with boys and one gender neutral.
Ask the child to pick the toy they would most like to play with and discuss.
Then hold up each individual toy and discuss. Make sure the car is last so it can lead into a discussion about female heroes and set up the video.
*You can also do this with pictures of toys which may work better in a group setting.
Suggested questions to stimulate discussion:
Which toy would you like to play with? Why?
Tell me about the others. Would you like to play with this? Why?
Who normally plays with this toy?
What about the car? Who drives a race car like this?
Do you want to see a video I saw today?
If they select the car first, continue through the above questions and return back to it last.
Share the film and engage with questions.
What do you think of Ewy Rosqvist?
How did Ewy's story make you feel?
If you could be anything, what would you choose?
Use this as a segue to discuss other paths and fields.
Downloadable Discussion Guide
Mercedes-Benz hopes that by changing the gender narrative starting with toys, it will help convince young girls that there are no limits — they can be anything — do anything. They should dream big. Dream bold. And never give up on that dream.
Download Discussion Guide

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Memphis basketball is 5-4 heading into the marquee game on its non-conference schedule against in-state rival Tennessee this Saturday.
Beat writer Drew Hill and columnist Mark Giannotto preview the big game and discuss Penny Hardaway's appearance at the Lakers game.
If you cannot see the player below, click here.


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Home / Publications & Reports / Capital Sentencing Guide	/ Mitigating Circumstances / GOOD CHARACTER
[This category consists of cases where the defendant argued that he was a good person prior to the murder or had done good things before the murder. Included are cases where the defendant argued that he had not done bad things prior to the murder. This is in contrast to cases where the defendant argued that he has been on good behavior or done good things while incarcerated or at trial. Those cases, and cases arguing current changed character can be found in the model prisoner section. See also the criminal history section for cases concerning the defendant's lack of a criminal history in general or of a particular type of crime.]
This mitigation was not established. Letters were written on behalf of the defendant to the effect that he was essentially a peaceful person. The Court found these to be of little value in light of the evidence. The defendant exhibited his willingness to use violence during the prison breakout and during subsequent criminal activity. The psychological report also indicated his potential for violence.
The defendant's standing as a responsible citizen and good father might ordinarily be a "possible" mitigating circumstance. In this case it was not because the court learned from the trial and the testimony of the defendant's wife that he was "an adulterer, a violent wife beater, and a liar." The defendant argued on appeal that the trial court erred in not finding the mitigating circumstances proffered by the defendant. The Court concluded, "whatever mitigation evidence appellant offered, it was not sufficiently substantial to call for leniency."
The defendant argued that the trial court's failure to find good reputation as a mitigating circumstance was error. The defendant pointed to numerous letters written by family members and acquaintances attesting to his good reputation. But this evidence was contradicted by the defendant's prior conviction. The trial court reasoned that the defendant's reputation was not mitigating because it was falsely built. In light of the conflicting evidence, the Court concluded that the defendant had not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that good reputation was a mitigating circumstance.
The defendant argued that the trial court erred in not finding good reputation as a mitigating circumstance. The Court disagreed. The defendant presented many letters from family members and acquaintances attesting to his good character. This was contradicted by evidence at trial where the defendant admitted that he engaged in numerous criminal activities including robbing drug dealers and selling illicit gems. Although the jury did not believe his explanation that he was engaged in such a transaction at the time of the murder, the Court can still consider this admission that he at times has been engaged in other criminal conduct.
The trial court found three separate things to be mitigating factors: (1) that the defendant was an adequate family man; (2) that the defendant had attempted to rehabilitate himself from marijuana and alcohol abuse problems; and (3) that the defendant had exhibited very little violent behavior or spousal abuse. The trial court concluded that this mitigation was insufficient to require leniency and the Court agreed with that assessment.
The defendant proffered in mitigation the fact that during various periods of his life he was a productive person. The Court noted this, but did not discuss it. The Court concluded that this was insufficient to warrant leniency.
The defendant's mitigation consisted of evidence presented that the defendant was a good parent and that he cared for children and never acted inappropriately with them. However, the defendant had been arrested for child molestation in December 1988. He beat to death his one-year-old son in August 1989, ten days before he was sentenced to 22 years in prison for that child molestation charge. The trial court properly found that the record refuted the proffered mitigating circumstances.
The defendant argued that when he is drug free, he is nonviolent and law-abiding, and has good work skills. Even if these claims were true, the evidence was not mitigating in this case, given the defendant's repeated rejection of opportunities to enter drug rehabilitation.
The defendant proffered the fact that he had saved lives in the past as mitigation. The Court simply noted that the trial judge considered this factor, and properly concluded that it was entitled to little or no weight.
The record does not indicate evidence of good character that would constitute a mitigating circumstance. The defendant had four prior felony convictions and a long criminal record as a juvenile. He was on parole at the time he committed this murder. The defendant offered testimony from various family members who indicated that they got along with the defendant, trusted him, did not consider him violent, and would maintain a relationship with him in prison. This was more evidence of family support as opposed to evidence of good character. However, the Court determined that this evidence did not have any mitigating weight.
The defendant presented many witnesses at his sentencing hearing who testified that he had been a generous and compassionate coworker, friend, neighbor and family member. He offered money and moral support to several people without any expectation of repayment. He was an active member of his church and considered by his mother-in-law, prior to the murder, to be a good parent and provider. Many people portrayed him as being a substantial contributor to their community. The trial judge found this evidence credible. A psychological evaluation completed for the trial court indicated that the defendant was essentially self-centered with certain aggressive impulses to control other people. The psychologists who wrote the report concluded that the apparently altruistic acts were probably manifestations of these defenses to loss of control. The trial court thus concluded from this report that the defendant was not a good man gone bad, but that the altruistic acts were manifestations of the character traits which eventually led him to plan and execute the murder of his wife. The Court indicated that it believed that proof of a great number of past good deeds, even if prompted by impure psychological motives, has considerable mitigating value and is entitled to substantial weight. In this case, however, it was not sufficient to overcome the strong aggravating factor of pecuniary gain.
Stokley failed to prove good character by a preponderance of the evidence. Two former wives of Stokley testified that he had physically abused them, threatened them with death, and threatened that their bodies would be thrown down a mineshaft.
State v. Aryon Williams, 183 Ariz.368, 904 P.2d 437 (1995)
The defendant displayed good character prior to murdering the victim. He was law abiding and had a peaceful reputation. He performed CPR on someone having a heart attack and saved two people from possible drowning when he was a lifeguard. The trial court correctly found this to be a relevant nonstatutory mitigating circumstance.
The defendant offered evidence that he was involved in organized sports, coached little league, was a good athlete, received good grades two years in high school, is held in high regard by his friends and family, and served in the military until he received a general discharge after trying to pass a bad check. After reviewing this evidence, the Court found that alone, or with the other evidence proffered in mitigation, it was not sufficiently substantial to call for leniency.
The Court simply listed the defendant's previous reputation for nonviolence as a nonstatutory mitigating circumstance without discussion. The Court noted that the state did not contest this finding. The Court accepted it as given, but found it insufficient to warrant leniency.
The defendant's family and acquaintances testified that he was a nonviolent person before these crimes. The Court found that the defendant had proven his good character by a preponderance of the evidence. However, the Court gave it little weight given the violent nature of the Lee murders.
The Court agreed with the trial court that Thornton's 23 felony convictions since 1978 are not reflective of a person of good character. His life showed a consistent disregard for the rights of others and his character was not a mitigating circumstance.
The defendant argued that after the murders he changed his lifestyle, quit using drugs and alcohol, held a steady job, and was repairing his relationship with his oldest daughter. The Court concluded without discussion that this mitigation was not sufficiently substantial to call for leniency.
Henry argued that the trial court erred in failing to give mitigating weight to the fact that he had saved the lives of four people during his lifetime. Without further discussion, the Court noted that in Henry I, it upheld the trial court's conclusion regarding this factor, and nothing presented since that decision had persuaded it to do otherwise.
The defendant argued that he was kind, caring, and steadily employed until he became involved with Hunt. The Court rejected this as mitigation without any specific discussion.
The trial court considered the defendant's lack of contact with the criminal justice system prior to assaulting his wife, in addition to the defendant's positive activities as a youth. He participated in writing and speaking programs in high school, and was involved in internships, enrolled in a university and some additional community activities. The Court agreed that the defendant's early youth exhibited promise and accorded some mitigating weight to these elements.
Greene argued that he had been a positive influence on his stepbrother. Greene's stepbrother, a middle school teacher, testified that Greene taught him new perspectives and self-reliance. Although past good conduct and character is a relevant mitigating circumstance, a single good deed, removed in time from the crime, does not rise to that level and is not mitigating.
The defendant asked the trial court to find the murder to be aberrant behavior by the defendant and pointed to his lack of a prior felony record or any record of violent behavior. The absence of such a record may be mitigating. The trial judge in both sentencings, however, considered that. The Ninth Circuit created the aberrant behavior concept as an exception to the federal sentencing guidelines. The doctrine has been applied in cases that would result in a fundamentally unfair sentence, but not in a capital case. Even if this were to be considered a mitigator, the defendant's behavior in this case would not qualify as aberrant behavior. Looking to the federal cases, the lack of a criminal record is not synonymous with aberrant behavior. See criminal history section and aberrant behavior in the miscellaneous section.
The Court agreed with the trail court that good character was not proven in this case. While the defendant provided evidence that he was extremely polite, this was contradicted by evidence of his involvement in other crimes. The defendant committed crimes as a juvenile, and had been in and out of prison for felony convictions since that time. In fact, he was on parole when these murders were committed. The defendant also argued that he had a history of providing emotional and financial support to his mother and sister. The evidence presented indicated that the defendant protected his mother and sister from beatings by a stepfather once he grew big enough to do so. The trial court properly found this to be scant evidence of good deeds given all the crimes the defendant had committed.
State v. (Ruben) Garza, 216 Ariz. 56, 163 P.3d 1006 (2007)
Garza called 27 friends and family members who testified in the penalty phase to his good character and absence of prior criminal behavior. The court accorded this mitigation less weight because the crime was planned in advance.
State v. Harrod ("Harrod III"), 218 Ariz. 268, 183 P.3d. 519 (2008) The defendant's lack of criminal history, past good conduct, absence of violent acts, educational accomplishments, the fact that the offense was out-of-character, and good conduct during trial were collectively considered as evidence of good character. These factors deserved less weight in a case involving a murder planned in advance. ¶61.
State v. (Shad Daniel) Armstrong (Armstrong III), 218 Ariz. 451, 189 P.3d 378 (2008)
Evidence of the defendant's compassionate nature was entitled to little weight because it was far removed from the crime and the facts of the crime rebut that the defendant is a compassionate and loving person.
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Italy: German woman dies in climbing accident on glacier
Posted: Jul 4, 2019 / 07:06 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 4, 2019 / 07:40 AM CDT
ROME (AP) — A 55-year-old German woman has died after falling into a crevasse on the Forni glacier in Italy's northern Lombardy region.
The alpine rescue services said that two other German climbers were seriously injured in Wednesday morning's accident.
The woman and the two men were part of a group of 21 climbers from Stuttgart, who were taking part in a rescue training session at around 3,100 meters (10,171 feet.) The three that fell in the crevasse were roped together.
Two helicopters were sent to the spot as soon as the weather allowed, after two members of the group raised the alarm.
Officials warn that alpine climbers should be aware of the risks posed by melting snow due to the high temperatures recorded recently.
More National & World News Stories
by SAMYA KULLAB and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that sanctions on Iraq were still a possibility in a bilateral meeting with Iraq's president Wednesday, the first since a U.S. drone strike on Iraqi soil killed a top Iranian general, straining Washington-Baghdad ties.
Iraq's President Barham Saleh met with Trump on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland amid threats from Iran-backed militia groups promising to exact revenge should he sit down with the American president.
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court on Wednesday convicted two German men of murder in the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Polish woman.
German news agency dpa reported that the court concluded that the defendants had "wanted to see what it's like when somebody dies."


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Villagonzalo è un comune spagnolo di 1.368 abitanti situato nella comunità autonoma dell'Estremadura.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni della provincia di Badajoz

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UNSW Arts and Social Sciences is highly regarded, with staff recognised globally for excellence in teaching and research. The Faculty has a number of multi-disciplinary schools and research centres with strong external links and engagement with the community, as well as large enrolments of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Two postdoctoral positions in philosophy or related discipline are available to contribute to the research program of the Practical Justice Initiative. One position is partly funded by an Australian Research Council Grant on 'Egalitarian Approaches to Climate Justice'.
The positions have been created as part of the Practical Justice initiative in Arts & Social Sciences (Climate/Justice Stream), which has been funded through the University's Strategic Priorities Fund. During the 2-year fellowship, the Postdoctoral Research Fellows will be responsible for developing and undertaking new research projects in collaboration with Professor Jeremy Moss. Topics covered by the program include: ethical issues in resource use and renewable energy, models of how to distribute the burdens of climate change between and within nations, carbon budgets and energy ownership models as well as egalitarian discussions of climate change.


Just a year ago Hastings' newest senior football team was gearing up to play its first match in division three of the East Sussex football league and club chairman and team manager Neil Sutcliffe was feeling just a little bit nervous.
For much of the first season the responsibility of running South Coast Athletico – known affectionately as the Chopbacks – has fallen to Neil and his right hand man Tony Cook and they've been on a steep learning club because in addition to their commitment to league matches they have taken part in three cups and came close to winning one of those.
In addition the team finished third in the league, ahead of some much more established teams, and they really made their mark.
"Our first season was such a roller coaster of emotion. While I knew the team was good we were still the new kids on the block, so to finish third in the league in our first full season and to do as well as we did in the cup competitions was just an amazing feeling and it fills us with confidence for what we can do this year," Neil told Hastings In Focus.
But while Neil and Tony have been learning some of the technical lessons on how to run a football team and have been helping fitness guru Luke O'Donnell knock the lads in to shape, some of the practical lessons of running the club have been a real eye-opener.
It's a young team but there is tremendous team spirit and a great sense of camaraderie within the Chopbacks squad.
Some of the cash the club needs is generated from the players and members of the squad through their registration fees and monthly subs but the club still needs to find somewhere in the region of £2,500 from sponsors and that's a tough job.
Hire of the a pitch for their matches in a season is more than £1,000 and hiring pitches for training sessions is another £1,300. Then there is the cost of referees, the team's kit and practical things like insurance. At the end of the day it all adds up.
"Last year we got all the lads together and we walked from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne Pier and got people to sponsor us. We kept half of what we raised and gave the rest to a children's hospice, so that helped pay the bills," Neil explains.
Between now and the first match of the season the heat is on the management team not make sure the team is scoring goals but to make sure the team is scoring with local businesses and developing those sought after commercial partnerships.


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Q: Return multiple row's column values as columns of linked item I have a (simplified) table that is structured like so:
Table: ItemData

PK | ScanCode | StoreFK | Retail | ReceiptAlias
1  | 100101   | 1       | 4.99   | Milk
4  | 100101   | 2       | 4.99   | Milk
7  | 100101   | 3       | 0.99   | Milk
2  | 100102   | 1       | 6.99   | Eggs
5  | 100102   | 2       | 6.99   | Eggs
8  | 100102   | 3       | 6.99   | Eggs
3  | 100103   | 1       | 7.99   | Bread
6  | 100103   | 2       | 8.99   | Bread
9  | 100103   | 3       | 9.99   | Bread

I can use the following SQL query to get the following return results, which shows all the items that have a different retail at one or more stores: see this previously asked question
SQL Query:
SELECT   im.INV_ScanCode     AS ScanCode,
         name.ItemData AS im
GROUP BY ScanCode, Receipt_Alias
HAVING   COUNT(DISTINCT im.Retail) > 1
ORDER BY ScanCode

Current Return Results:
ScanCode | Receipt_Alias
100101   | Milk
100103   | Bread

I would like to return all the items that have a different retail at one or more stores AND the retail at each store location:
Desired Return Results:
ScanCode | Receipt_Alias | Str_1 | Str_2 | Str_3
100101   | Milk          | 4.99  | 4.99  | 0.99
100103   | Bread         | 7.99  | 8.99  | 9.99

How would I change my SQL query to include the retail at each store location?

A: SELECT  ScanCode as ItemID,
        ReceiptAlias,
        MAX(CASE WHEN StoreFK = 1 THEN Retail ELSE NULL END) Store_1,
        MAX(CASE WHEN StoreFK = 2 THEN Retail ELSE NULL END) Store_2,
        MAX(CASE WHEN StoreFK = 3 THEN Retail ELSE NULL END) Store_3
FROM    ItemData
GROUP   BY ScanCode, ReceiptAlias
HAVING  COUNT(DISTINCT Retail) > 1

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*SQLFiddle Demo

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While a majority of Canadians say they don't care about a politician being a visible minority when voting for the country's leader, a new Angus Reid poll suggests about three-in-ten voters also say being a practising Sikh might hurt new NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's chances in an election.
The study looked to gauge how Canadians feel when it comes to voting for the new federal NDP leader based on his religion and visible characteristics as a Sikh man.
Singh won the federal New Democratic Party leadership in September, becoming the first visible minority to lead a major Canadian political party. He won without holding a seat in the House.
Of about 1,400 people surveyed, seven-in-ten Canadians out of B.C., Alberta and Ontario responded to the poll saying they themselves would consider voting for a national party leader who wears a turban and carries a kirpan.
Respondants out of Quebec showed the greatest hesitancy in voting for a Sikh man, with about half saying they wouldn't vote for such a person, regardless of their policies.
Broken down by age, almost 40 per cent of those aged 55 and older said they couldn't support such a leadership, as well as 40 per cent of Conservative Party supporters.
The survey also touched on perceptions Canadians as a whole feel towards a Sikh prime minister.
Asked to think about how their close friends and family members would vote, half said either "most" or "some" of the people in their lives wouldn't favour a visible minority leader. When asked about "society as a whole," respondents said they suspect 80 per cent would not show their support in the voting booth.
Visible aspects aside, when asked if Singh's religion will hurt the NDP's electoral chances, 54 per cent of respondents said it would.
The pushback was found to be strongest in Quebec, where debates over public officials wearing religious symbols and accommodating religious minorities are part of both recent history and an ongoing political process.
Two-thirds of that province agree with the statement about Singh's religion hurting his party's electoral standing. Atlantic Canada is the only other region where more than 50 per cent agree.


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John Paul DeJoria's rags-to-riches story exemplifies the American dream - once homeless, he struggled against the odds to achieve success, launching three global enterprises and paying it forward, living by his motto, "Success Unshared is Failure." With just $700 he started John Paul Mitchell Systems, converting it into the largest privately held salon hair care line, and later turned a passion into success by founding Patrón, the world's number one ultra-premium tequila. A longtime activist for sustainable business practices and corporate responsibility, John Paul makes these practices paramount as he continues to evolve and grow his businesses, and inspire others.
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A Fuzzy Approach for Component Selection amongst Different Versions of Alternatives for a Fault Tolerant Modular Software System under Recovery Block Scheme Incorporating Build-or-Buy Strategy
Author(s) P. C. Jha, Ritu Arora, U. Dinesh Kumar
Software projects generally have to deal with producing and managing large and complex software products. As the functionality of computer operations become more essential and yet more critical, there is a great need for the development of modular software system. Component-Based Software Engineering concerned with composing, selecting and designing components to satisfy a set of requirements while minimizing cost and maximizing reliability of the software system. This paper discusses the fuzzy approach for component selection using "Build-or-Buy" strategy in designing a software structure. We introduce a framework that helps developers to decide whether to buy or build components. In case a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) component is selected then different versions are available for each alternative of a module and only one version will be selected. If a component is an in-house built component, then the alternative of a module is selected. Numerical illustrations are provided to demonstrate the model developed.
Modular Software, Software Reliability, Software Components (COTS and In-House), Fault Tolerance & Fuzzy Optimization
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[3] P. K. Kapur, A. K. Bardhan and P. C. Jha, "Optimal Reli- ability Allocation Problem for a Modular Software Sys- tem," OPSEARCH, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2003, pp. 138-148.
[4] R. E. Bellman and L. A. Zadeh, "Decision-Making in a Fuzzy Environment," Management Science, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1970, pp. B141-B164. doi:10.1287/mnsc.17.4.B141
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Q: Calculate how many elements will fit on image when spaces are involved I need to render N items that are x pixels wide with N-1 spaces y pixels wide between them.
I need to calculate how many items will fir on the screen. What I'm doing is rendering an array of amplitudes as columns. This is my test produce without spaces:

I first calculate how many items will fit, then resample the original array to get exactly the number of values that will fit on the screen. This is the same with 5 pixels per column, you can see that the original array has been resampled:

The formula I use now is no_items = Math.floor(canvasWidth/(barWidth+spaceWidth)):
/**
 * Recalculates waveform data for given width of canvas
 * @param {number} canvasWidth Image width in pixels
 * @param {number} barWidth Width of waveform bars
 * @param {number} spaceWidth Width of spaces between bars
 * @returns {Uint8Array} recalculated bytes
 */
recalculateForWidth(canvasWidth, barWidth, spaceWidth) {
    const no_items = Math.floor(canvasWidth/(barWidth+spaceWidth))
    const result = new Uint8Array(no_items);
    // Resampling code follows
    ...
    return result;
}

But that clearly assumes one extra space at the end of the data - it simply calculates with item width being bar width+ space width.
I want to render bars without space at the end, so how do I calculate how many will fit with spaces but without space at the end?

A: To simplify, let's make a small example. Say you have 103 pixels, and you want bars 5 pixels wide and spaces of 2 pixels between them.
As you say, there is 1 more bar than spaces. You want this last bar to be at the end of your screen, so reduce your width by this amount, that is, 98px.
Then, the rest of the width will be divided by pairs bar-space, each with total length barWidth + spaceWidth. That is, you have 98/7 = 14 of these pairs. In total, you have 15 bars.
So, your formula should be
(canvasWidth - barWidth) / (barWidth + spaceWidth) + 1

where the final +1 is for the last bar.
Hope that fixes it for you.

A: Your total width will be:
barWidth(NumberBars) + spaceWidth(NumberBars - 1) = TotalWidth

which expands to:
barWidth(NumberBars) + (spaceWidth)(NumberBars) - spaceWidth = TotalWidth

add spaceWidth to both sides:
barWidth(NumberBars) + spaceWidth(NumberBars) = TotalWidth + spaceWidth

Factor left side:
NumberBars(barWidth + spaceWidth) = TotalWidth + spaceWidth

and divide:
NumberBars = (TotalWidth + spaceWidth) / (barWidth + spaceWidth)


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Brookfield police chief announces retirement
Petrak will leave 31-year career in law enforcement on July 12
by BOB UPHUES June 8, 2021 June 9, 2021
Edward Petrak
Brookfield Police Chief Edward Petrak made it a trifecta of retirements among villages covered by the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, announcing Monday he was stepping down as chief effective July 12 after serving as a police officer for 31 years.
He follows in the footsteps of Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel, who retired May 20, and North Riverside Police Chief Carlos Garcia, who confirmed he's retiring later this summer.
"I started young," said Petrak, 54, who was hired as a Brookfield police officer in 1990 at the age of 23. "I had thought about it last year, but I wanted to wait at least two years after being named chief."
Petrak, a Riverside native, had been promoted to chief in April 2019 after serving as deputy chief under Chief James Episcopo since 2015. Episcopo personally recommended Petrak to be his successor.
"That I got to go out and be able to hand it off to him means a lot to me," Episcopo told the Landmark in 2019. "He and I are like brothers."
Like Episcopo, Petrak's demeanor is quiet and thoughtful, traits Village Manager Timothy Wiberg, whose job it will be to pick Petrak's successor, said were "invaluable."
"In the two years Ed has been chief – through a pandemic, potential civil unrest, an uncertain economy and the public attention placed on police departments – Ed's been unflappable," Wiberg said. "He's low-key, thoughtful, reflective. You couldn't ask for a better chief. He's shown a remarkable ability to lead his staff."
Petrak graduated from Quigley South High School and graduated in 1989 with a degree in administration of justice from Southern Illinois University. He joined the Brookfield Police Department the following year.
"When I became the juvenile officer here, it changed my path."
Edward Petrak, Brookfield Police ChieF
What impacted his approach to policing the most, he said, was being named the department's youth officer. He ran the department's DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program for a decade and later started and won Proviso Township grant funding for the LETS WIN (Law Enforcement Teachers Students Working Interacting Now) program at S.E. Gross Middle School, where it continues to aim to provide positive interactions between police and kids and their families.
"When I became the juvenile officer here, it changed my path," Petrak said. "In teaching DARE, it wasn't so much keeping kids off drugs but connecting with kids and their families in a way that made a difference."
Petrak said he is exploring other opportunities outside of sworn law enforcement, and indicated he has already applied for at least one job that could begin later this summer.
Since being named as chief, and knowing that he likely would be retiring within a couple of years, Petrak has also spent time making sure his command staff are prepared to pick up the torch.
Petrak said he's recommending that Deputy Chief Michael Kuruvilla as his successor, though he knows Wiberg has the final word.
"Tim asked for my thoughts, and in the end it's Tim's decision," Petrak said. "We just have a great, talented bench of people here and for years and years to come."
Wiberg told the Landmark he intends seek applications from inside the police department, for now.
"I'm not ready to announce anything yet, but [Kuruvilla] would sure seem to be the logical way to go," Wiberg said. "I'll be posting the job internally first and see what that results in."


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In the summer of 1983, two teenagers were senselessly killed in Chicago's Washington Park, leading to the arrest of known thief and criminal, Anthony Porter. Porter was convicted by the evidence against him and sentenced to death, but a group of students led by their journalism professor fought to reverse this decision in 1998. In what appeared to be an inspiring case of injustice corrected, Porter was eventually pardoned and another suspect was arrested. It seemed as though these students had done what the justice system had failed to accomplish the first time around, until the details about their investigation began to come to light.
Alstory Simon replaced Porter as the primary suspect, sentenced to 37-years on a videotaped confession he was coerced into making. The film begins to peel back the layers of the investigation that led to this confession, discovering the fallacy in the new evidence and ulterior political motives for wanting Porter to be released when he was. Simon seemed to be an unfortunate pawn in a larger scheme to abolish the death penalty in Illinois, and there are plenty of supposed advocates for truth who were unwilling to be interviewed for this film. Their shame about the situation speaks volumes.
The first hour or so of A Murder in the Park remains engaging with each of the narrative twists, though it does feel like the final third of the film starts to go in circles. The material starts to repeat somewhat and there is no resolution satisfying enough to match the set-up, so that it feels like filmmakers Shawn Rech and Brandon Kimber are scrambling to find an ending. While this doesn't take away from the elements that work, there were moments that I wondered if there was enough material to warrant a feature film.


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Q: What does the value of Predict's "L2Regularization" correspond to? What does the value supplied to the Predict Method option "L2Regularization" correspond to?
It does not seem to correspond to the conventional definition of $\lambda$ in the context of linear regression:
$$J(\mathbf{w})= \text{MSE}(\mathbf{w})+\lambda \mathbf{w}^{T}\cdot\mathbf{w}$$
For example
Predict[dmat -> y, Method->{"LinearRegression", "L2Regularization"->lambda}, PerformanceGoal->"Quality"]

does not produce the same predictions as a function generated from
Minimize[Mean[(dmat.w-y)^2] + lambda*w.w, w]

unless there's no regularization (lambda = 0).
Moreover, I can't see how to use Predict with "L2Regularization" to regularize only weights, but not bias (as is common on NN applications), as in
p=Prepend[w, b];
Minimize[Mean[(dmat.p-y)^2] + lambda*w.w, p]

where dmat is of the form DesignMatrix[...,IncludeConstantBasis->True].
What value should I use for "L2Regularization" to match the effect of lambda? What options or other changes do I need to make to have Predict only regularize weights?

(*
Generate things for an MWE
*)
x = Partition[ RandomReal[{0,10},200], 2];
f = #1-4#2+2*#1^3-50*#1 Sin[#1]Cos[#2]&;
y = MapThread[f ][Transpose@x]+RandomReal[{-400,400},Length@x];
basisFuncs = {1, x1, x2, x1^2, x2^2,  x1^4, x2^4, x1^5, x2^5,x1 Sin[x1]Cos[x2]};
weights = Symbol/@(ToString[StringForm["w``",#]]&/@Range[Length[basisFuncs]-1]);
bias = Symbol@"b";
params = Prepend[weights,bias];
dmat = DesignMatrix[MapThread[Append,{x, y}],basisFuncs, {x1, x2},IncludeConstantBasis->False];

(*
With no regularization, the fit matches, though the Predict soluton has an extra, near-zero term that appears to be a side effect of the biases column in dmat.
*)

lambda=0;

Minimize[Mean[(dmat.params-y)^2] + lambda*weights.weights,params][[2]]

PredictorInformation[Predict[dmat->y,Method->{"LinearRegression","L2Regularization"-> lambda}, PerformanceGoal->"Quality"],"Function"]

PredictorInformation[Predict[Rest/@dmat->y,Method->{"LinearRegression","L2Regularization"-> lambda}, PerformanceGoal->"Quality"],"Function"]

(*
With regularization, the fits don't match, even if all params are regularized.
*)

lambda=50;

Minimize[Mean[(dmat.params-y)^2] + lambda*weights.weights,params][[2]]

PredictorInformation[Predict[dmat->y,Method->{"LinearRegression","L2Regularization"-> lambda}, PerformanceGoal->"Quality"],"Function"]

PredictorInformation[Predict[Rest/@dmat->y,Method->{"LinearRegression","L2Regularization"-> lambda}, PerformanceGoal->"Quality"],"Function"]

Minimize[Mean[(dmat.params-y)^2] + lambda*params.params,params][[2]]

A: I think this is a partly answer.
There are some questions in my understanding.

*

*How can I reproduce the result of Predict by Minimize?
If your question is that, another title is better.

*Why lambda in Minimize doesn't gives the same result in Predict?

*Does L2Regularization in Predict work like that in lambda in Minimize?

Answer for question1:
I cann't reproduce now, is it possible?
Answer for question3:
My answer is Yes now, L2Regularization is corresponding to lambda.
By tune parameters of L2, the weights decay and converge, though it's not like the case in Ridge, most values decay to nearly zero. L2Regularization is so-called weight decay, though in some context, we can say L2Regularization is Ridge[from context of PRML], but that will confuse someone and think L2Regularization should give the same result like Ridge Regression in SKLearn or other implementation like Minimize.

Answer for question2:

*

*Predict can use many methods to solve or train, like SVD, or Cholesky, SAG, and so on. L2 form is so called Ridge Regression, I've tested with SKLearn's Ridge, you may try it, and change the solver with sag and svd with alpha[Lambda/L2Reg] setting. And coefficients of model is not fixed and uniq, even the dataset is fixed. Bad thing is Mathematica maybe use ElasticNet or some other object functions or processing tricks with L2 norm.

*There is no methods options, and detail method description in Minimize, so the results to compare is not rigid. When lambda is 0, they gives the same result, because they use the simplest OLSE least square methods.

*Predict is going on a complex workflow, like encoding and data standardize and DimensionReduce and other manipulations. one example
In this my example, I've spent some time to control some conditions, and find out this fact. Some methods like PCA will also need Standardize, sometimes ghost knows where and when Mathematica does it.

*In different implements, the parameters scope is different and varying even with the same method. I've played with many ML packages, this is very normal in the ML packages. Maybe the L2Regularization works like this : L2Regularizeation=f(alpha)?, alpha is an lambda parameter in other implement.

*Even in different object functions, we can get the same value when lambda=0.
I can reproduce SKLearn's Ridge in Mathematica by setting L2Regularizeation and normalize in some datasets. And I can reproduce Ridge in SKLearn by Minimize also.
Since OP edit the question, and add some Datasets and Minimize method to compare,
so I also edit something.
In different datasets, result will be not the same, that's why I say:
What's your dataset? it's very important in doing experiments, becuase Predict treat different data with different workflows.

*

*In my first dataset, Mathematica's Predict doing some Normalize manipulation, and I can reproduce the result by SKLearn's Ridge with parameters: normalize=True and alpha. In OP's dataset, I can only reproduce Minimize's result by SKLearn's Ridge with normalize=False and alpha, since OP use Mean, In Ridge we can use Total.

So, I'm sensitive to OP's thought: But in MMA, "L2Regularization" clearly does not have this meaning.How clearly?

code show the reason 3
    trainingset={1,2,3,4,5,6}->{2,3,5,8,9,7};
    linear=Predict[trainingset, Method->"LinearRegression"];
    Options[linear][[1]]["Models"][[1]]

I have some problem reproduce the OP's result of Minimize
Minimize[Mean[(dmat.w-y)^2]+lambda*w.w,w] General::stop: Further output of NMinimize::nnum will be suppressed during this calculation.

Reproduce Ridge result of SKLearn in Mathematica.
from sklearn import linear_model
reg=linear_model.Ridge(alpha=0.01, copy_X=True, fit_intercept=True, max_iter=None,
normalize=True, random_state=None, solver='svd', tol=0.001)

reg.fit(
[[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10]], [0.0783993, 1.06691, 2.02407, 3.65314, 4.14089, 5.51513, 6.75203, 7.06544, 8.17167, 9.13125]
)
print(reg.coef_)
print(reg.intercept_)
[ 1.00262068]
-0.754520809274

model=Predict[dmat->y,Method->{"LinearRegression","L2Regularization"->.1},PerformanceGoal->"Quality"];
PredictorInformation[model,"Function"]
-0.754521 + 1.00262 #1 &

So here, as you see, alpha 0.01 in SKLearn's Ridge gives the same result with L2Regularization 0.1 in Mathematica.


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Prionapteryx amselella is een vlinder uit de familie van de grasmotten (Crambidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1965 door Bleszynski.

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"Fast Cars, Perfect Waves, and Fancy Flowers"
Greater Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2003 through January 18, 2004
Story by Debbie
By late in our stay the simulator was finally running well enough that Carey was able to take off a couple of weekend days. One of the things we made a point of going to was the big Los Angeles Auto Show, which quickly revealed itself to be an all-day affair. Carey has coveted a Lotus Elise for some time [since 1995 - ed], but until now they've been available only in Europe. The 2004 L.A. Auto Show was the long-awaited debut of the U.S. model of the Elise. Lotus had a display of several of them together in all different colors, and it looked like someone had left all his toy cars strewn about.
This was the diminutive car that we had envisioned using along with the Toyhouse-type RV with the 12-foot garage in back when we were trying to decide what RV to get. But since we decided to go with a motorhome instead of a trailer, and therefore don't have a big pickup truck to serve as a utility vehicle, having the little Lotus be our only car is not practical now; while the Elise could theoretically be towed, it's just not the cargo hauler that the M-Coupe is.
Faced with having to forgo a perfectly cute little car simply car due to its inability to accommodate the big pile of equipment needed for windsurfing, we realized the solution was to take up "regular" surfing instead and have a lot less junk to have to tote around. Well, not really. We just thought it would be fun. And it was!
We took a lesson from Paul at Ventura Surf School. The night before, I practiced lying on my stomach and tucking my legs under and jumping up to a standing position, just to be sure I could do it--it's one thing to suck at something, it's entirely another not to be able to even approach doing it because you can't haul your carcass up to the proper position. Anyway, I could do it and I issued myself a medical clearance for lessons the next day.
We headed out early in order to drive along the coast a bit. It was the weirdest weather. There were these fog banks that just appeared out of nowhere, and seemed to have completely discrete edges. But nobody along the road seemed alarmed, so we figured it was business as usual. But I knew I didn't want to surf in such low visibilty and rotten weather.
But it turns out that the clouds just do that along the coast there. Here's a photo of a cloud just sitting there, right where we were going to surf. Half a mile down the road, it was socked in completely. (That's me on the left. It was cold, but it was January, for heaven's sake. I'm not complaining.)
Those gigantic pastel things on the shore are our boards. They're made of foam, which is relatively kind to skulls and other body parts that are likely to get in the way.
We didn't get any pictures of us surfing, but here are some other folks out there that day, enjoying the waves that turned out to be pretty much ideal for novice surfers like us.
I think this was some sort of weenie surfer area, which suited me just fine. On the beach, we learned how to paddle by lying on the board and digging in the sand, and practiced the critical maneuver of hopping up onto the board. Then it was time to hit the water. The 57-degree water. And I just have to believe that windsurfing on a tippy board out on choppy, gusty Lake Travis has finally done me some good because I was up and surfing on the first ride! Admittedly, Paul was helping--he'd have us lie on the board ready to start paddling toward shore, and when a suitable wave came he would push us forward. But you could tell when the wave started pushing, too, which is when it's time to pop up. And ride! It was a blast.
We both did far better than we expected, although the cold water eventually took its toll on our feet, which stay in the water all the time except when actually riding the board standing up. And that's not all that much time. We windsurf in water this temperature, but our feet aren't submerged as much.
Eventually, our feet felt like blocks of ice, and Carey's were really numb. Makes it just a little harder to balance.
Perhaps we could have exerted ourselves a tiny bit more (and made ourselves warmer AND kept our feet out of the water a little bit) if we'd paddled back out to the waves every time after a ride. Instead, we figured out we could walk the board back out there, which was a LOT less effort. Paddling is way too hard to be considered any kind of fun. (And I now understand why people wait and wait and wait for the right wave--you really don't want to have to paddle back after riding a crummy one. But then you're sitting there with your feet dangling in the water.)
I noticed that nobody else walked their boards out, and didn't think that we were the only ones clever enough to figure it out. So I asked Paul if it was a faux pas to walk the board out rather than paddle, and he assured me that it most certainly was. At which point I decided, appearances be damned, I don't want to exhaust myself in the next ten minutes, I'm walking the board.
I told Paul that in order to preserve his reputation among the shore denizens, he was welcome to report to them, "I told them to paddle those boards, and they just wouldn't do it."
Finally, we were spent. We decided, "Next good ride I get, I'm going all the way in." Yes, we talked not only about our next ride, but our next good ride. We were surfing.
ROSE PARADE FLOAT VIEWING
One other classic Southern California-ish thing we did was to see the floats from the Rose Parade. We didn't dare brave the parade itself (we were still reeling from the Christmas Day crowd at NBC Seafood), although we accidentally ran across the route when we were poking around Pasadena on Christmas. But they put the floats out on display for a couple of days after the parade, and you can get up real close to see them. If you can get through the throngs of people, that is--being early really pays off.
It was unseasonably cold this year, which was good for the flowers but not so good for the people making the floats, who were freezing in the warehouses where the floats are built. The floats are required to be covered by flowers or plant material. They grind up seeds for the flat-looking areas, and use leaves and things like that. And millions of flowers.
We found out that there are professional float builders whose entire industry is, well, building the floats. The Rose Committee has this byzantine selection process for which proposed floats get in the parade, based on the theme (this year it was "Music Music Music"--pretty generic, and I think the float builders sometimes stretch to make the designs fit the theme) and overall scheme for how they want the parade to look ("No, we already have a jukebox float"). The float-building companies engage in tactical maneuvers for when they want to present which floats, to increase the odds of getting in. After that, the sponsors are matched up with the approved floats. It's certainly not the Indio Tamale Festival Parade.
But the results are pretty impressive.
However, Cal Poly University enters an all-volunteer float designed and made by its students. And it's great! So take that, all you professional float builders!
To open a new window and see our full photo gallery of the Tournament of Roses Parade Floats, click this link.


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November 18, 2016 By Dominic Ellis Reviews
Hollywood has dropped its annual big-budget, brooding science-fiction flick around this time for the past three years now. Gravity started the trend in 2013, followed by Interstellar in 2014, while last year gave us The Martian. Critics snootily call them 'sci-fi flicks for thinking people' and they usually garner fairly large followings, charming mainstream moviegoers with forceful but effective emotional subtext. Arrival is the latest of the sort, and while it's far from a behemoth like Interstellar in scale, it tries for a similar equipoise between personal meditation and hefty sci-fi spectacle. For the most part, it succeeds.
Arrival tells of a mysterious alien incursion, whereby twelve extra-terrestrial spaceships touch down across Earth with unknown intentions. The plot resembles The Day the Earth Stood Still on paper, but comes closer to Close Encounters of the Third Kind when we meet a linguist, Louise Banks (Amy Adams), who is employed by the American government to learn how to communicate with the aliens—dubbed heptapods, on account of their sevens arms. Louise proceeds to learn their language as a diplomatic breakdown between the invaded countries looms, even as she's haunted by memories of her daughter dying of a rare disease.
Director Denis Villeneuve has made a name for himself with films like Prisoners, Sicario and his strongest work Enemy, and each have a unique, edge-of-your-seat chemistry. Villeneuve is an adept collaborator, complementing his tense filmmaking style with artists that provide stunning cinematography and eerie scores. Arrival's aesthetic components are no different: . DP Bradford Young and composer Jóhann Jóhannsson contribute impressive work, as do the production designers, with both the modernist architecture of the ships and the claustrophobic corridors of the military tents.1
Arrival is at its best early on, when everything is—figuratively speaking—up in the air. Adams nails Louise's initial trepidation and emotional anxiety, followed by her growing obsession. The film's opening, from the first sightings to the expedition into the spacecraft, is masterful, feeling both very real and very intimate. Mystery is Villeneuve's friend; narrative, less so. While it's fascinating at first to see Adams interact with the aliens and go through the building blocks of language, the paradox of so-called 'smart' sci-fi films is that they feel the need to explain their plots unremittingly, and unfortunately that's what happens here. Whiteboard explanations and montages ensue and—just in case you missed anything—we're granted an abrupt voice-over catch up from scientist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner), a character so underwritten that he feels like a parody of the underdeveloped woman who traditionally occupies the love interest in this sort of film. And for a film about linguistics, a lot of screenwriter Eric Heisserer's dialogue comes off as laughably corny. Donnelly and Forest Whitaker's Colonel Weber are the worst offenders, but the clichés are shared around.
Before you know it, Louise has developed a Google Translate for the alien's language and we're thrust into a final third that is bogged down in international diplomacy. The story is based on a novella by Ted Chiang called Story of Your Life, which is where it inherits its basic premise and philosophical themes, but the geopolitical conflict is a rather unfortunate appendage created for the film. Arrival would have been better off sharpening its focus on Louise and Montana (where the ship landed in America; strange choice), but at least the international relations elements aren't too overbearing. It's also an opportunity for Villeneuve's trademark understated socio-political commentary, as Louise stands up to the macho echelons of the US military—much like Emily Blunt's character does in Sicario.
Chiang's novella plays with tense and determinism throughout, which the film emulates by way of visions, flashbacks and, ultimately, rug-pulling. The structure is quite effective, particularly early on, when Villeneuve plays intimate, moving moments between Louise and her daughter against the immensity of an alien invasion. Yet while it's refreshing to have a science fiction film not go down the derivative action movie route for its ending, it's hard to tap into the emotional resonance of the concluding montage when so much convoluted plot has just been thrown in your face in the final third. Villeneuve aims for the solemnity of Malick with his conclusion but, for better or worse, ends up far closer to Nolan.
Despite its problems, Arrival is an effective take on an increasingly familiar subgenre. It demands reflection, even if you find yourself nitpicking over the intricacies of the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. The film's coherency relies heavily on Adams, and it's a compelling performance, especially given that she has to navigate her way through two simultaneous, overlapping stories: one personal and one downright massive. And while neither are perfectly executed, the gravitas that Villeneuve and his creative team bring ensure that it's hard not to feel engrossed. If nothing else, Arrival confirms that Villeneuve's forthcoming sequel to Blade Runner, a film so loved for its atmosphere and immersive qualities, is in safe hands.
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Max Richter's "On the Nature of Daylight" is used in place of Jóhannsson's score for the flashbacks and denouement—it's sweet, but boy is it maudlin.
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Variation in establishing a diagnosis of obesity in children
Iris R. Mabry, Sarah J. Clark, Alex Kemper, Kiesha Fraser, Sharon Kileny, Michael D. Cabana
Consensus guidelines provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of obesity. We conducted a medical record review of children initially diagnosed with obesity at a general pediatrics visit. The diagnosis was made most often at health maintenance visits (46%). Body mass index was documented in 5% of initial visits; 74% had documentation of obesity-related history; 64% had documentation of counseling. In multivariate analysis, male patients were more likely to have diet history documentation; female patients were more likely to have weight loss program referrals. Future research should assess pediatricians' perceptions about obesity to better understand clinical practice patterns.
Clinical Pediatrics
10.1177/000992280504400305
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Mabry, I. R., Clark, S. J., Kemper, A., Fraser, K., Kileny, S., & Cabana, M. D. (2005). Variation in establishing a diagnosis of obesity in children. Clinical Pediatrics, 44(3), 221-227. https://doi.org/10.1177/000992280504400305
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#include "minilibc.h"
#include "raspihw.h"
#include "bootproto.h"

struct FILE pc_io;
unsigned int saved_r0;
unsigned int saved_r1;
unsigned int saved_r2;

extern uint32_t run_addr;
extern uint32_t run_end;

void start_kernel(unsigned int r0, unsigned int r1, unsigned int r2, void *address) __attribute__((noreturn));

void send_response(uint32_t code, uint32_t data)
{
    struct bp_rsp rsp;
    rsp.code = code;
    rsp.data = data;
    kwrite(&pc_io, &rsp, sizeof(rsp));
}

bool validate_target_addr(uintptr_t addr, size_t size)
{
    uintptr_t run_s = (uintptr_t)&run_addr;
    uintptr_t run_e = (uintptr_t)&run_end;
    uintptr_t addr_e = addr + size;

    run_s -= 4096; // stack (one page should be enough)

    if (run_s <= addr && addr < run_e) return false;
    if (run_s <= addr_e && addr_e < run_e) return false;

    return true;
}

void handle_load(struct bp_hdr *hdr)
{
    if (!validate_target_addr(hdr->address, hdr->size))
    {
        send_response(BPR_ERR, BPE_OVR);
        return;
    }

    kread(&pc_io, (void *)hdr->address, hdr->size);

    uint32_t c_crc = crc32(0, (const void *)hdr->address, hdr->size);

    if (c_crc == hdr->crc32) {
        send_response(BPR_ACK, 0);
    } else {
        send_response(BPR_ERR, BPE_CRC);
    }
}

void handle_zero(struct bp_hdr *hdr)
{
    if (!validate_target_addr(hdr->address, hdr->size))
    {
        send_response(BPR_ERR, BPE_OVR);
        return;
    }

    memset32((void *)hdr->address, (hdr->flags & BPF_BEEF) ? 0xDEADBEEF : 0, hdr->size);
    send_response(BPR_ACK, 0);
}

void handle_exec(struct bp_hdr *hdr)
{
    if ((hdr->flags & BPF_NOWD) == 0)
        wdog_start(0xFFFFF);
    send_response(BPR_ACK, 0);
    uart_waitidle();
    start_kernel(saved_r0, saved_r1, saved_r2, (void *)hdr->address);
}

void handle_reboot(struct bp_hdr *hdr)
{
    wdog_start(0x186a); // timeout in 0.1s
    send_response(BPR_ACK, 0);
}

void handle_unknown(struct bp_hdr *hdr)
{
    /* There's one tricky cause for unknown commands: UART missed
     * a byte for some reason and software now is out of sync from
     * data flow. To make things worse, this error handler is called
     * while out-of-sync data is still coming in.
     *
     * To correct this we should wait a little, so the data flow stops.
     * And then throw it all away. The current operation will, of course,
     * fail but bootloader returns to good state.
     */
    timer_delay(100000); // 0.1 seconds should be enough
    uart_drain_rx();
    send_response(BPR_ERR, hdr->p_type);
}

void pc_io_init()
{
    pc_io.getc = &uart_getc;
    pc_io.putc = &uart_putc;
}

int kmain(unsigned int r0, unsigned int r1, unsigned int r2)
{
    // save Atags, etc if entered
    // for the first time
    if (saved_r1 != 0) {
        saved_r0 = r0;
        saved_r1 = r1;
        saved_r2 = r2;
    }

    okled_init();
    uart_init();
    pc_io_init();
    timer_init();

    wdog_stop();

    struct bp_hdr hdr;

    for (;;) {
        okled_switch(true);
        kread(&pc_io, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
        okled_switch(false);

        switch (hdr.p_type) {
        case BPT_PING:
            send_response(BPR_RDY, 0);
            break;
        case BPT_LOAD:
            handle_load(&hdr);
            break;
        case BPT_ZERO:
            handle_zero(&hdr);
            break;
        case BPT_EXEC:
            handle_exec(&hdr);
            return 0;
        case BPT_REBOOT:
            handle_reboot(&hdr);
            break;
        default:
            handle_unknown(&hdr);
            break;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}


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The dust has barely settled in the courthouse here in Washington, but the rabid Bush-hating left is proclaiming Vice President Cheney guilty, and in the case of Andrew Sullivan, calling for Cheney's impeachment. The momentary rush of the guilty verdict apparently has been replaced by a bitter-sweet "is that all there is?" sensation.
Patrick Fitzgerald has told the press that the Libby conviction will indeed be "all there is." And what is it? A conviction, in essence, for making false statements to the grand jury. That's a serious offense, but not one that Cheney committed.
The haters of Bush and Cheney will argue, as one of the leftists at the AOL blog does, that Libby's false statements have prevented Cheney's alleged misdeeds in "outing" Valerie Plame from seeing the light of day. But it's known that Richard Armitage "outed" her and he has not been prosecuted. The reason is that there's no crime there.


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T-Mobile USA filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, which had recently switched over from T-Mobile to AT&T. AT&T offering free WiFi at Starbucks locations is putting the hurt on T-Mobile's WiFi business, prompted the lawsuit. T-Mobile, the coffee chain's pre-existing wireless Internet service partner, has presented a lawsuit in New York state court.
In the lawsuit, filed late on Thursday in New York state court, T-Mobile alleges that AT&T and Starbucks Corp are not living up to an agreement the three companies reached over how Starbucks should transfer from its T-Mobile partnership to a new partnership with AT&T announced earlier this year.
"T-Mobile had made a very significant investment in the technology and equipment necessary to provide Wi-Fi service in the many thousands of Starbucks stores in the United States," the lawsuit said. Moreover, "Starbucks and AT&T … secretly developed a promotional plan under which they would offer 'free' AT&T/Starbucks Wi-Fi even in stores."
These were just last week. In a swift surprising and unexciting way, the 3 companies are already in talks and nearing an agreement. There seems to be no blood in this lawsuit (which I was hoping for actually.. dang!).
Starbucks, AT&T and T-Mobile have reached a deal to resolve T-Mobile's claim that the coffee chain secretly colluded with AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access in its cafes despite an exclusive agreement with T-Mobile, Starbucks said in a statement on Wednesday.
"T-Mobile, AT&T and Starbucks have entered into a memorandum of understanding to resolve their disputes and are committed to providing a high quality Wi-Fi experience for customers," Starbucks spokeswoman Stacey Krum said in the statement e-mailed to reporters.
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The 1912 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1912, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

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Edith Daley Salsina Packing article
From Packing Houses of Santa Clara County
Workers at Salsina Plant Smile Easily
By Edith Daley
July 24, 1919 San Jose Evening News
Salsina isn't a man's name. I know, because I inquired for him at the Salsina Canning and Packing company's plant. Salsina is Italian for the delicious basil and paprika-flavored tomato paste that gives the factory its name. This big canning plant is one of San Jose's new industries. It commenced operations last year with the tomato pack and over 30,000 cases of Salsina, 200 cans to the case. That output gave the machinery the habit of moving and this year with only 30 days' preparation the apricots began their seasonal itinerary from box to tin can. Over 300 employes are handling an average of 2500 cases every day. The installation of peelers and slicers for taking care of the peaches is under way.
Salsina's present quarters are already outgrown. Plans have been made for a new two-story warehouse and the attractive Mission style office will soon be ready for occupancy. The company is well "officered." Gus Lion is president; A. Lambrosa, vice-president; and William J. Leeet treasurer and general manager. On the way to the cannery some one gave me a particularly nice "side light" on this manager. "He's a prince to work for," said an employe. "He doesn't forget to drop a little word of commendation now and then. That's the kind of thing that counts." Evidently, "Bill" Leet doesn't lose his geniality in the rush of big business. Those "words of commendation" may account for the satisfied lot of employes. They smile easily and they're a bright lot of folks. Most of the "first families" are represented. There's a dignified high school professor from San Francisco happily at work on the fruit grader. There are sons and daughters of doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief, and they are making from $20 to $25 per week.
The Salsina company has experienced no labor difficulty. Help is plentiful, the very best kind of help, and the very capable forelady, Mrs. L. Addington, speaks in high praise of her efficient workers.
S. Taconi[1], who is in charge of the office, and J. Turner, who is the "reception committee" for the fruit, find the apricots of superior quality. They tell you that while it is thought a good average to get 50 per cent of the three high grades of fruit in the day's pack, the apricots are running 80 to 82 percent high grade stuff.
On the top floor of the factory there are eight enormous copper kettles, each with a capacity of 200 gallons, where the "solid pack" apricots are cooked for "pie". This method disposes of all the 'cots that are too ripe for high grade canning. Later these copper kettles play an important part in the manufacture of Salsina. Twenty times more tomatoes than last year have been contracted for, and the Salsina pack will be tremendous. Most of this unique and highly concentrated product in its attractively labeled cans go to the east. It is sold principally to the Italian trade, but the Americans are discovering the piquancy of Italian flavors. Up-to-date kitchen cupboards are incomplete without Salsina for gravies, soup, and all dishes requiring tomato flavoring.
The Salsina Canning and Packing corporation is in its infancy, but it is a decidedly lusty infant Over 2500 cases of 'cots a day is a good record—one that compares rather favorably with the older canneries. It is a live enterprise and evidences plans looking to the future. These plans include not only warehouses and an artistic office, but cafeteria and kindergarten. Nothing is to be left undone that will add to the comfort and convenience of the employes.
The plant is sunny, well-ventilated, and a pleasant place in which to work. The management has a way of making things comfortable and keeping folks happy. One hot day recently the ice cream wagon stopped at the Salsina cannery—and everybody had a treat—on the office! Who says that "Billy" Leet isn't a good manager? Happy people do the most and the best work—and everybody smiles at this plant. I had a nice time even if I didn't get to meet "Mr. Salsina."
↑ Possibly Tony S. Taconi, who in 1915 shows up as a bookkeeper at Central California Canneries. Polk-Husted 1915 San Jose City Directory. Taconi lived at 344 North 3rd Street.
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