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bneGREEN: Renewables to overtake coal in electricity generation soon
Renewables to overtake coal in electricity generation soon / Statista
By Martin Armstrong for Statista January 12, 2023
With hundreds of protesters currently trying to halt the continued development of a coal mine in Germany, which would involve the destruction of the now abandoned village of Lützerath, the further pursuit of fossil fuels in a country ostensibly seeking to phase them out is under the spotlight, Statista reports.
The main justification used by the German government is that the country's hand has been forced by the massive gap left by Russian oil and gas. At least in the short to medium term, coal has been selected as one answer to Germany's significant problem.
Longer term, it's renewables that are planned to dominate Germany's electricity mix, and this is something reflected by an International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast. As this infographic shows, global use of coal for electricity generation outweighed that of renewables by 8 percentage points. By 2027, this is predicted to flip, with renewables accounting for 38% of global electricity production against 30% from coal.
The IEA report, released since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, says that the war has led countries "to increasingly value the energy security benefits of renewable energy." Although some of the shorter-term solutions may be focused by necessity on fossil or nuclear sources, the future is looking more green. An additional factor in this ongoing shift quoted in the report were the "high fossil fuel and electricity prices resulting from the global energy crisis" that have "made renewable power technologies much more economically attractive".
You will find more infographics at Statista
#bneGreen #ClimateCrisis #EUgreendeal #Fitfor55 #renewables #electricity #utilities
'Cooperation in a fragmented world' was the theme at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but Europe is still struggling to catch up with the cleantech policies of the US and China.
More than 10,000 cubic metres of waste including packaging, trees and discarded refrigerators cover sections of the Drina.
Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here's how it happens in Central Asia.
bneGREEN: River of waste clogs Serbia's Lake Potpec after heavy rains
Packaging waste, household appliances, dead animals and other debris swept down Lim River to gather behind barrier protecting Potpec hydropower plant.
Bulgarian parliament orders caretaker government to renegotiate closure of coal-fired plants
Sofia wants to renegotiate recovery and resilience plan with European Commission after Russia cut off gas deliveries, prompting return to coal.


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Department of Otolaryngology, Department of Medicine, Nashville, TN USA.
8Present Address: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Heaven, CT USA.
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Nashville, TN USA.
9Present Address: Department of Computational Science, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN USA.
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, the Department of Medicine, Nashville, TN USA.
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, & Immunology, and the Department of Medicine, Nashville, TN USA.
10Present Address: Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX USA.
6Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Heaven, CT USA.
7Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA.
11Present Address: The Center for Precision Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX USA.
Proliferating tricholemmal tumors (PTTs) are rare benign neoplasms that arise from the outer sheath of a hair follicle. Occasionally, these PTTs undergo malignant transformation to become malignant proliferating tricholemmal tumors (MPTTs). Little is known about the molecular alterations, malignant progression, and management of MPTTs. Here, we describe the case of a 58-year-old female that had a widely metastatic MPTT that harbored an activating PIK3CA mutation and was sensitive to the PI3K inhibitor, alpelisib (BYL719). We review the available literature on metastatic MPTT, detail the patient's course, and present a whole genome analysis of this rare tumor.
KBD has received consulting fees from Kadmon and was an invited speaker for Illumina. RGA has receivedconsulting fees from Icon Medical Imaging and GI Reviewers LLC. WGY serves as a consultant for Olympus. CML has served as a consultant for Pfizer, Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Genoptix, Sequenom, Clovis, ARIAD,Takeda, Blueprints Medicine, and Foundation Medicine; an invited speaker for Abbott and Qiagen; and has received research funding (to her university) from Novartis, Astra Zeneca, and Xcovery.


The Mighty Moose sign is to be a double sided sign. The owner asked that it be old weathered wood, which suits the theme perfectly. First up we created the lettering. I added an outline around the letters in EnRoute using the offset drawing tool.
I then drew a rough broken board using a bitmap of the driftwood from the TEXTURE MAGIC collection. I created a flat relief and then used the bitmap to add some woodgrain.
I sized the lettering to fit on the background I sized the lettering for the l=panel and then created a duplicate of the background. I flipped it to create the back piece of the sign. I then duplicated the lettering and positioned it on the second copy.
The outline of the letters was created as flat reliefs. I positioned the reliefs vertically on relation to the woodgrain and then merged highest to the wood background.
The MIGHTY MOOSE letters was created using the bevel tool. The bevelled lettering was created with a 0.2″ vertical base.
The letters of ice cream were created with a slight rounded top.
With that the files were ready for tool patching and routing.
Stay tuned as I route and glue them up on top of the moose.


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Special Issues » The People Issue
The Brewer: John Linardos
Artist; proprietor, Motor City Brewing Works
by Michael Jackman
Photo by Jacob Lewkow
John Linardos, 47, honcho at Motor City Brewing Works, is hanging out in the green alley behind his taproom. It's hard to believe this is where he started his rough-and-tumble brewing operation back in 1994.
"This is where Johns would score," he says. "That lot right there between the green garage and that building, cars would pull in there and do their business and pull out. It was nuts. In the last three, four years, the change has been really dramatic. And now we're all just kind of like, 'What the fuck?' There's dog bowls with plumbed-in water on the sidewalk."
Born in Trenton, Linardos came to the Cass Corridor neighborhood right after high school. As a younger teenager, he'd sneak away to shows at the Old Miami and played in a few bands, so he knew what he was getting into when he moved to the neighborhood in 1985 to attend the College for Creative Studies and study sculpture. What hooked him about the disinvested neighborhood was its tight community of bohemians, artists, activists, and musicians.
"One of the reasons I stayed was because there was a very strong sense of community," Linardos says. "Detroit was probably the biggest small town in America. I used to say you could move to Detroit and meet everybody you needed to meet for whatever your project was within a year, whether it was politics, art, anything."
Nobody was more surprised by the swiftness of change in Midtown than Linardos.
"We've got the high-end retailers coming in and we've kind of gone from 0 to 100," he says. "I worry that a lot of the types of restaurants where the owner greets you at the door or the owner's looking over asking how your food is, that's kind of going away in this neighborhood. We used to have regulars all the time. Not so much anymore. You get the tourists on the weekends, and the regulars still come in — they know when it's empty — but it's nothing like it used to be in the beginning. We had amazing nights in the taproom, with that horseshoe bar. And you'd have your regulars and you'd have your six or seven people from the 'burbs or from outside of the neighborhood come in and they would all be talking. There were amazing conversations. Of course, our lights would get turned off the next morning because we hadn't paid the bills. You know, looking back on it, even then, a lot of us knew that was a special time."
But Linardos admits change is a double-edged sword. Only last year did the business manage to pay off all its liabilities and become steadily profitable. He can accept the change "because it also comes with streetlights and people walking all over the place on a Sunday instead of tumbleweeds blowing down the street," he says. "I was bemoaning to [a friend] the fact that the good old days are gone. He was like, 'Hey, Johnny, you really wanna go back to '83?' And I was like, 'Uh, maybe not.'"
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import { inject } from '@angular/core/testing';
import { CarService }        from '../shared/car/car.service';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';

import { Car }               from '../shared/car/car.model';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-lista',
    templateUrl: './lista.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./lista.component.styl']
})
export class ListaComponent implements OnInit {

    cars:        Car[]      = [];
    carService:  CarService = new CarService();
    showMessage: boolean   = false;

    constructor() {}

    ngOnInit() {
        this.cars = this.carService.getAll();
    }

    removeCar(index) {
        this.carService.remove(index);

        let newCars = this.cars.slice(0);

        newCars.splice(index, 1);
        this.cars = newCars;
    }

}

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The culture of a city is the pattern that at once represents the city as a whole and the semantic atmosphere or context in which it develops and evolves. In this respect, a city's culture is nothing other than its system of meanings – of meaningful symbols or symbolic meanings – and their formal/physical patterns. An essential strategy to identify an urban culture is to take account of the various types or forms of urban spaces as well as their meanings and concepts. Therefore, it seems necessary to gain a comprehensive understanding of the stages of development/evolution of urban spaces as well as the relation between representations of meaning and culture in a given period. With a cultural approach to the research subject and an exploration of the city from a cultural point of view, we aim to categorize the effects of culture on the formation of urban structures and forms. By analyzing the meanings and concepts of structural urban elements, we intend to present a reading of the formal/physical concepts and meanings of the case, i.e., the city of Ardabil. Urban spaces are thought of as influential cultural environments that may be effective in shaping community infrastructure. Throughout history, there have been many cities across the world that used to be important for short or long periods due to political, social or cultural reasons, thus, ranking high among cities. One of them is Ardabil, which used to be of special importance for its political and cultural status and reached its culmination in the Safavid era. Ardabil was deemed a sacred place by the Safavid Dynasty. Because of Sheikh Safi al-Din's Shrine, the religious status of the city was multiplied. It should be noted that Ardabil acquired a new and quite unprecedented significance in the Safavid era. The present research addresses the conceptual position of the city of Ardabil during the Safavid era, which is considered by many Iranians as the era of the resurgence of Shiite Islam. The main question is: How did culture manifest itself in the formation and development of the city of Ardabil in the Safavid era? To answer this question, we represent the meanings of culture in three major urban spaces of Ardabil, including Sheikh Safi al-Din's Shrine, the Bazaar and Jom'e (Jame') Mosque. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the meanings of prominent spaces in Ardabil city from a cultural perspective, in particular, through representing the meanings and concepts of the city's culture in the Safavid era. The study uses an exploratory method and literature review procedures to present an analysis based on Stuart Hall's "Circuit of Culture" for representations of meanings. The findings indicate that the holy concept of Sheikh Safial-Din's shrine as Safavid governance origin; bazaar as a main part of urban life and city magnificent; and Jom'e mosque as a religious center conceptually consolidating urban spaces represent the meaning of urban spaces. Representation of spatial meanings in the Safavid-era Ardabil was closely linked to power relations and, thus, the city's culture reflected the religious system, which was based on the legitimacy of the Shiite Safavid rule.
Keywords: Representation, culture, Ardabil city, Sheikh Safi al-Din's Shrine, the Bazaar, Jom'e (Jame') Mosque, the Safavid era.
4. Esposito, John L. 2003. The Oxford dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press.
9. ———. 1997. Representation: Cultural representations, and signifying practices. London: Open University Press.
14. Rizvi, Kishwar. 2000. Transformations in early Safavid architecture: The shrine of Shaykh Safi al-din Ishaq Ardabili in Iran (1501-1629). PhD Diss. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
15. Rostamzadeh, Yavar, Mohammad Ranjazmai Azari, Seyyed Majid Naderi, and Mansour Yeganeh .2010. Methods of assessing citizenship behaviors in urban spaces in the meta-analysis. Science and technology environment 12(3): 175‒90.


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Q: Fortran and c interoperability I have been writing a Fortran and C interface, but there always appears errors. I'm not sure why there is the problem. The original C code is following:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_multiroots.h>

void gsl_vector_setvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index, double value)
{
   gsl_vector_set(v, index-1, value);
}

double gsl_vector_getvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index)
{
   return gsl_vector_get(v, index-1);
}

int rosenbrock_f (const gsl_vector * x, void * params, gsl_vector * f)
{
   double x0 = gsl_vector_get (x, 0);
   double x1 = gsl_vector_get (x, 1);
   double y0 = 1. * (1 - x0);
   double y1 = 10. * (x1 - x0 * x0);
   gsl_vector_set (f, 0, y0);
   gsl_vector_set (f, 1, y1);
   return GSL_SUCCESS;
}

int print_state (size_t iter, gsl_multiroot_fsolver * s)
{
    printf ("iter = %3zu x = % .3f % .3f " "f(x) = % .3e % .3e\n", iter, gsl_vector_get (s->x, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->x, 1), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 1));
}

void gsl_multiroots(int rosenbrock())
{
   const gsl_multiroot_fsolver_type *T;
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver *s;
   int status;
   size_t i, iter = 0;
   const size_t n = 2;
   //struct rparams p = {1.0, 10.0};
   struct rparams *p=NULL;
   gsl_multiroot_function f = {rosenbrock, n, p};
   double x_init[2] = {-10.0, -5.0};
   gsl_vector *x = gsl_vector_alloc (n);
   gsl_vector_set (x, 0, x_init[0]);
   gsl_vector_set (x, 1, x_init[1]);
   T = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_hybrids;
   s = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_alloc (T, 2);
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver_set (s, &f, x);
   print_state (iter, s);
   do
   {
      iter++;
      status = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_iterate (s);
      print_state (iter, s);
      if (status) break;
/* check if solver is stuck */
      status = gsl_multiroot_test_residual (s->f, 1e-7);
   }
   while (status == GSL_CONTINUE && iter < 1000);
   printf ("status = %s\n", gsl_strerror (status));
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver_free (s);
   gsl_vector_free (x);
}

int main()
{
   gsl_multiroots(rosenbrock_f);
   return 0;
}

And when I compile and link it, it can run and have the correct result.
But when I write rosenbrock_f in a Fortran code and use the intrinsic mode iso_c_binding to make them interoperable, it can't have the result, only say
> Program received signal SIGSEGV: Segmentation fault - invalid memory
> reference.
>
> Backtrace for this error:
> #0  0x7FCE7F618777
> #1  0x7FCE7F618D7E
> #2  0x7FCE7F270D3F
> #3  0x7FCE7FCF68AD
> #4  0x400BAE in gsl_vector_getvalue
> #5  0x400E45 in rosenbrock.1876 at multiroot.f90:?
> #6  0x7FCE7FC4A923
> #7  0x400D6F in gsl_multiroots
> #8  0x400F0D in MAIN__ at multiroot.f90:? Segmentation fault (core dumped)

here is the C and Fortran code:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_multiroots.h>

void gsl_vector_setvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index, double value)
{
   gsl_vector_set(v, index-1, value);
}

double gsl_vector_getvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index)
{
   return gsl_vector_get(v, index-1);
}

int print_state (size_t iter, gsl_multiroot_fsolver * s)
{
    printf ("iter = %3zu x = % .3f % .3f " "f(x) = % .3e % .3e\n", iter, gsl_vector_get (s->x, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->x, 1), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 1));
}

void gsl_multiroots(int rosenbrock())
{
   const gsl_multiroot_fsolver_type *T;
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver *s;
   int status;
   size_t i, iter = 0;
   const size_t n = 2;
   struct rparams *p=NULL;
   gsl_multiroot_function f = {rosenbrock, n, p};
   double x_init[2] = {-10.0, -5.0};
   gsl_vector *x = gsl_vector_alloc (n);
   gsl_vector_set (x, 0, x_init[0]);
   gsl_vector_set (x, 1, x_init[1]);
   T = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_hybrids;
   s = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_alloc (T, 2);
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver_set (s, &f, x);
   print_state (iter, s);
   do
   {
      iter++;
      status = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_iterate (s);
      print_state (iter, s);
      if (status) break;
/* check if solver is stuck */
      status = gsl_multiroot_test_residual (s->f, 1e-7);
   }
   while (status == GSL_CONTINUE && iter < 1000);
   printf ("status = %s\n", gsl_strerror (status));
   gsl_multiroot_fsolver_free (s);
   gsl_vector_free (x);
}

fortran module:
MODULE gsl_interfaces

USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING

IMPLICIT NONE

TYPE, BIND(C) :: gsl_block
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: size
   TYPE(C_PTR) :: data
END TYPE gsl_block

TYPE, BIND(C) :: gsl_vector
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: size
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: stride
   REAL(C_DOUBLE) :: data
   TYPE(C_PTR) :: block
   INTEGER(C_INT) :: owner
END TYPE gsl_vector

TYPE, BIND(C) :: gsl_matrix
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: size1
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: size2
   INTEGER(C_SIZE_T) :: tda
   REAL(C_DOUBLE) :: data
   TYPE(C_PTR) :: block
   INTEGER(C_INT) :: owner
END TYPE gsl_matrix

TYPE, BIND(C) :: rparams
   REAL(C_DOUBLE) :: A
   real(c_double) :: b
END TYPE

INTERFACE
   SUBROUTINE GSL_VECTOR_SETVALUE(V, ROW_INDEX, V_VALUE) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_vector_setvalue')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      import gsl_vector
      TYPE(c_ptr), VALUE :: V
      INTEGER :: ROW_INDEX
      REAL(C_DOUBLE), VALUE :: V_VALUE
   END SUBROUTINE GSL_VECTOR_SETVALUE
   REAL(C_DOUBLE) FUNCTION GSL_VECTOR_GETVALUE(V, ROW_INDEX) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_vector_getvalue')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      import gsl_vector
      TYPE(c_ptr), VALUE :: V
      INTEGER :: ROW_INDEX
   END FUNCTION GSL_VECTOR_GETVALUE
   SUBROUTINE GSL_MULTIROOTS(ROSENBROCK) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_multiroots')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      type(c_funptr), value :: ROSENBROCK
!      TYPE(c_ptr), value :: x
   END SUBROUTINE
!   INTEGER(C_INT) FUNCTION ROSENBROCK(x, params, f) BIND(C, NAME='rosenbrock_f')
!      USE ISO_C_BINDING
!      import gsl_vector
!      IMPORT rparams
!      TYPE(gsl_vector), target :: x, f
!      TYPE(C_PTR), target :: params
!   END FUNCTION ROSENBROCK
END INTERFACE
END MODULE gsl_interfaces

fortran program:
PROGRAM MULTIROOT

USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
USE GSL_INTERFACES
IMPLICIT NONE
integer(c_int), parameter :: GSL_SUCCESS=0
type(gsl_vector), target :: x, f

CALL GSL_MULTIROOTS(c_funloc(ROSENBROCK))

contains
   integer(c_int) function rosenbrock(x, params, f) bind(c)
      use iso_c_binding
      use gsl_interfaces
      type(c_ptr) :: x, f
      type(c_ptr) :: params
      real(c_double) :: x0, x1, y0, y1
      !a=params%a
      !b=params%b
      x0 = gsl_vector_getvalue (x, 1)
      x1 = gsl_vector_getvalue (x, 2)
      y0 = 1. * (1 - x0)
      y1 = 10. * (x1 - x0 * x0)
      call gsl_vector_setvalue (f, 1, y0)
      call gsl_vector_setvalue (f, 2, y1)
      rosenbrock=GSL_SUCCESS
   end function rosenbrock
END PROGRAM

Can someone help me out? I don't know why there is memory invalid reference.

A: Note: M. S. B. pointed out that there exists a Fortran wrapper for the GNU Scientific Library already.
Here is what works for me with gcc 5.2.
I modified your C code to align with the example given in the gsl documentation, because I was not sure, wether the ordering of your function description matched the interface. Also, I changed the function pointer declaration to match, what the gsl is expecting.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_vector.h>
#include <gsl/gsl_multiroots.h>

void gsl_vector_setvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index, double value)
{
  gsl_vector_set(v, index-1, value);
}

double gsl_vector_getvalue(gsl_vector* v, size_t index)
{
  return gsl_vector_get(v, index-1);
}

int print_state (size_t iter, gsl_multiroot_fsolver * s)
{
  printf ("iter = %3zu x = % .3f % .3f " "f(x) = % .3e % .3e\n", iter, gsl_vector_get (s->x, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->x, 1), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 0), gsl_vector_get (s->f, 1));
}

void gsl_multiroots(int (*rosenbrock)(gsl_vector *x, void *p, gsl_vector *f))
{
  const gsl_multiroot_fsolver_type *T;
  gsl_multiroot_fsolver *s;
  int status;
  size_t i, iter = 0;
  const size_t n = 2;
  void *p = NULL;
  gsl_multiroot_function f;
  f.f = rosenbrock;
  f.n = n;
  f.params = &p;
  double x_init[2] = {-10.0, -5.0};
  gsl_vector *x = gsl_vector_alloc (n);
  gsl_vector_set (x, 0, x_init[0]);
  gsl_vector_set (x, 1, x_init[1]);
  T = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_hybrids;
  s = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_alloc (T, 2);
  gsl_multiroot_fsolver_set (s, &f, x);
  print_state (iter, s);
  do
  {
    iter++;
    status = gsl_multiroot_fsolver_iterate (s);
    print_state (iter, s);
    if (status) break;
    /* check if solver is stuck */
    status = gsl_multiroot_test_residual (s->f, 1e-7);
  }
  while (status == GSL_CONTINUE && iter < 1000);
  printf ("status = %s\n", gsl_strerror (status));
  gsl_multiroot_fsolver_free (s);
  gsl_vector_free (x);
}

In the interfaces I added the value attribute for the integers, that are expected as call by value parameters:
MODULE gsl_interfaces

  USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING

  IMPLICIT NONE

  INTERFACE
    SUBROUTINE GSL_VECTOR_SETVALUE(V, ROW_INDEX, V_VALUE) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_vector_setvalue')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      TYPE(c_ptr), VALUE :: V
      INTEGER,value :: ROW_INDEX
      REAL(C_DOUBLE), VALUE :: V_VALUE
    END SUBROUTINE GSL_VECTOR_SETVALUE

    REAL(C_DOUBLE) FUNCTION GSL_VECTOR_GETVALUE(V, ROW_INDEX) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_vector_getvalue')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      TYPE(c_ptr), VALUE :: V
      INTEGER,value :: ROW_INDEX
    END FUNCTION GSL_VECTOR_GETVALUE
    SUBROUTINE GSL_MULTIROOTS(ROSENBROCK) BIND(C, NAME='gsl_multiroots')
      USE ISO_C_BINDING
      type(c_funptr), value :: ROSENBROCK
    END SUBROUTINE
  END INTERFACE
END MODULE gsl_interfaces

And in the rosenbrock function, I added missing value attributes for the c_ptr arguments:
PROGRAM MULTIROOT

  USE, INTRINSIC :: ISO_C_BINDING
  USE GSL_INTERFACES
  IMPLICIT NONE
  integer(c_int), parameter :: GSL_SUCCESS=0

  CALL GSL_MULTIROOTS(c_funloc(ROSENBROCK))

contains
  integer(c_int) function rosenbrock(x, params, f) bind(c)
    use iso_c_binding
    use gsl_interfaces
    type(c_ptr),value :: x, f
    type(c_ptr),value :: params
    real(c_double) :: x0, x1, y0, y1
    !a=params%a
    !b=params%b
    x0 = gsl_vector_getvalue (x, 1)
    x1 = gsl_vector_getvalue (x, 2)
    y0 = 1. * (1 - x0)
    y1 = 10. * (x1 - x0 * x0)
    call gsl_vector_setvalue (f, 1, y0)
    call gsl_vector_setvalue (f, 2, y1)
    rosenbrock=GSL_SUCCESS
  end function rosenbrock
END PROGRAM

When running this, I get:
iter =   0 x = -10.000 -5.000 f(x) =  1.100e+01 -1.050e+03
iter =   1 x = -10.000 -5.000 f(x) =  1.100e+01 -1.050e+03
iter =   2 x = -3.976  24.827 f(x) =  4.976e+00  9.020e+01
iter =   3 x = -3.976  24.827 f(x) =  4.976e+00  9.020e+01
iter =   4 x = -3.976  24.827 f(x) =  4.976e+00  9.020e+01
iter =   5 x = -1.274 -5.680 f(x) =  2.274e+00 -7.302e+01
iter =   6 x = -1.274 -5.680 f(x) =  2.274e+00 -7.302e+01
iter =   7 x =  0.249  0.298 f(x) =  7.511e-01  2.359e+00
iter =   8 x =  0.249  0.298 f(x) =  7.511e-01  2.359e+00
iter =   9 x =  1.000  0.878 f(x) = -2.653e-10 -1.218e+00
iter =  10 x =  1.000  0.989 f(x) = -2.353e-11 -1.080e-01
iter =  11 x =  1.000  1.000 f(x) =  0.000e+00  0.000e+00
status = success

I hope this is somewhat useful and helps you to get to what you actually would like to achieve. I would stay away from declaring Fortran types for the C structs if possible. If you can just use the c_ptr as handles in the caller, that should be much less pain.

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HB 1200 Relating to the registration of voters at a polling place during early voting by personal appearance and related procedures. SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042), Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265), Elections--Administration (I0277), Elections--Early Voting (I0260)
HB 1210 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
HB 1036 Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in real property sales; providing a civil penalty. Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), HOME SALE PRICES (S0672), Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)
HB 1179 Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for Medicaid recipients with increased household income from employment. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
HB 192 Relating to electronic voter registration. INTERNET (S0130), SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042), Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265), Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
HB 672 Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers to ultimate consumers for consumption off the brewers' or manufacturers' premises. PERMITS (S0011), Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025), BEER, BREWERIES, & BREWPUBS (S0757)
HB 455 Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools. EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941), Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230), Minors--Health & Safety (I0533), Education--School Districts (I0220)
HB 2308 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all persons for whom federal matching funds are available. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), Human Services--General (I0920)
HB 2309 Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for Medicaid recipients with increased household income from employment with a small business. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
HB 2313 Relating to a Medicaid buy-in program for employees of small businesses. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
HB 1645 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of preexisting conditions. Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383), Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)
HB 1337 Relating to the sale of wine and beer on Sundays. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025), WINE & WINERIES (S6719), BEER, BREWERIES, & BREWPUBS (S0757)
HB 1182 Relating to personal financial literacy courses for high school students in public schools. EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086), Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228), Financial--General (I0365)
HB 694 Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. State Employees (I0626), Elections--Administration (I0277), IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074), Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265), Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance (I0257)
HB 188 Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression and to the enforcement of that prohibition. DISCRIMINATION (S0052), CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION (V0638), GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767), Housing--General (I0405), SEXUAL ORIENTATION (S0085)
HB 590 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
HB 2312 Relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of Transportation of right-of-way landscaping installed by utilities. AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF (V0566), Utilities--General (I0830), TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796), Highways (I0390)
HB 4093 Relating to requiring a duty-free lunch period for certain public school personnel. Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242), DUTY-FREE LUNCHES (S0020), Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
HB 209 Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees. Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540), Crimes--Drugs (I0185), Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383), PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251), MARIHUANA (S3105), Health Care Providers (I0387)
HB 185 Relating to a study of the impact, feasibility, and advisability of adopting a property tax system in which the disclosure of the sales price of real property is required by law. Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), Property Interests--Real Property (I0595), HOME SALE PRICES (S0672), COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
HB 1816 Relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property. Taxation--Property-State Administration (I0791), Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608), Taxation--Property-Appeal of Tax Decisions (I0796)
HB 4099 Relating to information and contraceptives provided to a sexual assault survivor. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375), Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171), Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)
HB 241 Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294), Women (I0925)
HB 4095 Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads. Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246), CUSTODIAL SERVICES & WORKERS (S0488), Education--School Districts (I0220), Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)
HB 633 Relating to the allocation of money associated with delays of transportation projects. Electronic Information Systems (I0311), TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796), Transportation--Miscellaneous (I0824)
HB 4098 Relating to reports of sexual assault made to public or private institutions of higher education. Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171), SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375), Safety (I0740), Family--Family Violence (I0353), HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280), Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223), PEACE OFFICERS (S0007), Law Enforcement (I0510)
HB 4066 Relating to repealing provisions prohibiting a physician assistant from serving as a governing person or officer of certain business entities. Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540), PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (S0081), Business & Commerce--General (I0050), Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
HB 4068 Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public school students. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227), Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383), IMMUNIZATIONS (S4341), Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)
HB 4096 Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services. CUSTODIAL SERVICES & WORKERS (S0488), EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941), Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246), Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)
HB 4094 Relating to school district grace period policies and the provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or meal accounts. Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230), FOOD (S0761), Education--School Districts (I0220)
HB 1713 Relating to requiring a person convicted of an offense involving family violence or a felony or a person who is the subject of a protective order to surrender firearms owned by the person. Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170), Family--Family Violence (I0353), PROTECTIVE ORDERS (S0495), Weapons (I0887), COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (V8690), Law Enforcement (I0510)
HB 1855 Relating to restrictions on hours of employment for children; creating criminal offenses. Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230), Minors--General (I0537), Labor--General (I0500)
HB 309 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense. Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171), SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375), CRIME VICTIMS (S0046), Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205), COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
HB 2461 Relating to the territory of and fees imposed by certain emergency communication districts. County Government--General (I0096), Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous (I0770), Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384), City Government--General (I0060)
HB 2319 Relating to certain coordinated county transportation authorities. County Government--General (I0096), Transportation--Mass Transit (I0823), City Government--General (I0060)
HB 3022 Relating to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties. ALERT SYSTEM (S0523), City Government--General (I0060), County Government--General (I0096), PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2335 Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program. Human Services--Food Programs (I0910), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2310 Relating to the information necessary to appropriately title certain flood damaged vehicles that have been repaired with federal financial assistance. Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845), EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (V0318), FLOODS (S0327), Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865), MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0812), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2305 Relating to a work group on enhancing the training and credentialing of emergency management personnel. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (V0318), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211), State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749), Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
HB 2320 Relating to services provided during and following a disaster. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (V0318), Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828), Utilities--General (I0830), PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2315 Relating to evidence of ownership of temporary housing provided by a government agency in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency. MOTOR VEHICLES, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0812), TRAILERS (S0244), Transportation--Miscellaneous (I0824), HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0008), Housing--Manufactured Housing (I0408), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2330 Relating to a study of an intake system and state case management system for state and federal disaster assistance. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY (V0318), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211), Human Services--General (I0920)
HB 2345 Relating to resources to facilitate disaster mitigation, response, and recovery. FLOODS (S0327), Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223), TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (U0030), Interim Studies (I0448), WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS (V2481), Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
HB 2394 Relating to the expiration of the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance in certain municipalities. City Government--Roads (I0066), Taxation--Sales (I0800), City Government--Finance (I0062)
HB 26 Relating to the notification of affected persons of certain releases of water from certain dams. ALERT SYSTEM (S0523), Safety (I0740), ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334), TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796), Water--Rights (I0870), Water--Development (I0875), Water--General (I0885)
HB 3676 Relating to the eligibility of an injured employee for lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system. Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370), Disabilities, Persons with (I0380), Labor--Workers' Compensation (I0470)
HB 4352 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, a reduction in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect the increased exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793), Taxation--School District (I0785), Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250), Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792), Taxation--Property-Assessment & Collection (I0798), Property Interests--Homestead (I0616)
HB 291 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue a building construction permit or final certificate of occupancy for a building or facility required to meet certain accessibility standards; providing an administrative penalty. Political Subdivisions (I0588), BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (S0426), PERMITS (S0011), Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
HB 1111 Relating to maternal and newborn health care. MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294), MATERNAL MORTALITY & MORBIDITY TASK FORCE (V0983), STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463), TELEMEDICINE (S0219), Women (I0925), Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383), State Finances--Management & Control (I0748), COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
HB 1110 Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy. Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905), MEDICAID (S4885), HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177), PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294), Women (I0925)


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The Famous Falcon Hospital of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital is unique and is immensely popular among people. It is the first public institution in the UAE that is d
The Mighty Dubai Desert
There rarely are cities in the world that are blessed with both the beach and the desert. One of such rare cities is Dubai and it
Splendid Heritage Village in Abu Dhabi
One of the most important and fascinating cultural attractions of Abu Dhabi is the Heritage Village. This is a re-creation of an E
The Beautiful Miracle Garden Of Dubai
The Miracle Garden of Dubai is a highly visited tourist spot bursting with vibrant displays. Located in the center of Dubailand di
Ferrari World is first of its kind theme park built exclusively on the side profile of a Ferrari GT sports car. The largest indoor theme park in the world has a 164 feet (50 M) high roof and covers an area of 200,000 m2. The Ferrari logo installed on the top of the roof alone measures 65 m x 48.5 m and covers 3,000 m2, enough area to accommodate 7 basketball grounds. The facility opened in November 2010 was constructed using 12,370 tons of steel.
The park has exclusive theme rides for the family, kids and for the thrill seekers. The fastest roller coaster that reaches the maximum speed of 240 Km will make your adrenaline rush when you go up 52 meters high and comedown flying from there wearing the special sports goggles. The whole family will enjoy the thrill of travelling across the planet through 4-D fantasy dreamscapes.
You will experience the wetness of the bottom of a ocean, chillness of the ice caves, thrill over the crumbling cliffs, the danger of a dense jungle and hover over the volcano to watch the fury of lava below. Let your kids drive with pleasure the scaled-down Ferrari F1™ racer like a real Ferrari driver through the straights, tunnels and hairpin bends at the Ferrari world. Visit Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to experience the most thrilling rides of your life.
Racing Cars at Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
The tour offers a chance to eat a range of Italian delicacies and an exclusive shopping experience.
Pleasure of witnessing the Formula 1 Grand Prix facility at Abu Dhabi
Experience the rare joy of travelling in 1950s Ferrari 250 through the miniature model of Italy.
Get the feel of driving a range of Ferraris in the installed Virtual Yas Marina Circuit at Scuderia Challenge
View a 1920 Italian cinema showing the raw power of a road race in Italy.
Let your children to drive cars at the Junior Grand Prix race track
Some of the attractions at the park are suitable for sick people with high blood pressure, heart problem, asthma, epilepsy, neck pains, back pains and spondylitis.
People with heart problem, pregnant ladies and those who underwent surgery recently are asked avoid the rides.
The park does not allow the intake of alcohol and wearing of jewels.
Car Display at the Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi
Park Timings
The Park opens from 10.00 AM to 6.00 PM on all the days.
Related Attractions
Legoland – Bursting Colors & Buzzing Activities
Popular Location: Location : Yas Island, U.A.E., Abu Dhabi


Damien Trainor Muay Thai Documentary: The Return of Damien Trainor (Part 7) – After a hiatus of about four years, Damien Trainor returned to fighting via Muay Thai Grand Prix for a very special reason after losing his enthusiasm and love for his Muay Thai career after previously fighting Thailand's, Rungravee Sasiprapa.
Damien Trainor vs. Adrian Lopez featured as one of the greatest returns of a British Muay Thai legend at Muay Thai Gand Prix 3 on March 26, 2016. This story tells a father's bond with his infant son and being proud (and fortunate enough) to share such a unique experience that will live with them both, forever.
This video is Part 7 of The Damien Trainor Muay Thai Documentary series.
Additional footage courtesy of, Muay Thai Grand Prix.


A new research article published in Future Science OA has attempted to answer the challenge of discovering the best process for creating a natural scaffold for tooth tissue engineering.
Luciana Aparecida de Sousa Iwamoto et al. from UNIFESP- Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo- Escola Paulista de Medicina (Brazil) evaluated 4 different methods in 50 premolar teeth, evaluating them via SEM and x-ray, and for weight and colour. The results imply PBS, EDTA, hydrogen peroxide and Ryozime® enzymatic detergent to be the best method available, but it is by no means perfect.
You can read the full, open access piece here.
Future Science OA, FSO121, doi:10.4155/fsoa-2016-0016 (2016).


Behaviors started as a child can last a lifetime. Once a child reaches adolescence, it can increasingly difficult to change unhealthy behaviors.1 That's why teaching children at an early age how to live a healthy lifestyle is so important.
2. Start meals off with smaller servings. Do not use adult-sized plates for younger children, as it encourages them to eat oversized portions. Let your child ask for more if they are still hungry. It is important for children to pay attention to feelings of hunger and satiety for themselves, so that they learn how to control portion size and avoid overeating.
3. Eat healthy snacks. Processed snack foods tend to be high in calories, but low in nutrition. They often contain refined grains, added sugars, and excessive levels of sodium. Choose nuts, fruits, or unsweetened yogurt instead.
4. Drink water and avoid sugary drinks. Drinking sugar sweetened beverages has been linked to obesity in children.6 Drinking clean water is always a healthy choice. Moderate amounts of dairy (up to 2 servings a day) is optional.
5. Get at least an hour of physical activity each day. It doesn't need to be all at once. Several short bursts of physical activity throughout the day can be just as good as an hour-long stretch. Any activity that causes a noticeable increase in heart rate can help to improve health and prevent diseases later in life, so unstructured play at an appropriate place, such as on a playground or at a park, is a great way for children to get their daily hour of exercise.
6. Limit screen time. This includes use of computers, smart phones, and tablets, playing video games, and watching television. Too much screen time has been associated with higher risk of becoming overweight or obese.7-8 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children have no more than 2 hours per day of screen time. For children less than 2 years of age, exposure to screen media should be completely avoided.9 Keeping televisions and other electronic devices outside of children's bedrooms, especially at night, may help to limit their screen time and improve their sleep.
8. Maintain a healthy weight. There is a strong link between excess body weight and diabetes.12 It's easier to prevent weight gain than to lose weight, so encourage children to eat a balanced diet with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy sources of protein (such as fish, chicken, nuts, beans, and tofu). Limit refined grains, red and processed meats, and sugar in children's diets.
Also, as a final note, remember that children model their parents' behaviors. By eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, keeping a regular sleep schedule, and not smoking, parents can encourage children to model these healthy behaviors and enable them to enjoy a lifetime of benefits from living healthily.
1 Kelder SH, Perry CL, Klepp KI, Lytle LL. Longitudinal tracking of adolescent smoking, physical activity, and food choice behaviors. Am J Public Health. 1994 Jul;84(7):1121-1126.
2 Farshchi HR, Taylor MA, Macdonald IA. Deleterious effects of omitting breakfast on insulin sensitivity and fasting lipid profiles in healthy lean women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81(2):388-396.
3 Mekary RA, Giovannucci E, Willett WC, van Dam RM, Hu FB. Eating patterns and type 2 diabetes risk in men: breakfast omission, eating frequency, and snacking. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012;95(5):1182-1189.
4 Cahill LE, Chiuve SE, Mekary RA, et al. Prospective Study of Breakfast Eating and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Male US Health Professionals. Circulation. 2013;128:337-343.
5 Nurul-Fadhilah A, Teo PS, Huybrechts I, Foo LH. Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with higher body adiposity and abdominal obesity in Malaysian school-aged adolescents. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(3):e59297.
6 Ruyter JC, Katan MB, et al. A trial of sugar-free or sugar-sweetened beverages and body weight in children. N Engl J Med. 2012;367:1397-1406.
7 Andersen RE, Crespo CJ, Bartlett SJ, Cheskin LJ, Pratt M. Relationship of physical activity and television watching with body weight and level of fatness among children: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. JAMA. 1998;279(12):938-942.
8 Sugimori H, Yoshida K, Izuno T, et al. Analysis of factors that influence body mass index from ages 3 to 6 years: A study based on the Toyama cohort study. Pediatr Int. 2004;46(3):302-310.
9 Media and Children. American Pediatrics Association Web site. http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Pages/Media-and-Children.aspx.
10 Patel SR, Hu FB. Short sleep duration and weight gain: a systematic review. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008;16(3):643-653.
11 Adopt Good Sleep Habits. Get Sleep: Harvard School of Medicine School Division of Sleep Medicine. http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/what-can-you-do/good-sleep-habits.
12 Ley SH, Schulze MB, Hivert MF, Meigs JB, Hu FB. "Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes." Diabetes in America. In press.


There is an art to getting the best out of people. Steve knows that a highly engaging and inspiring learning environment will help achieve this. Steve has a background in the education and financial services sectors. With a Bachelor of Commerce in Management and an adult learning qualification, Steve brings a real passion for leadership development to his work with the Learning Wave.
He has improved business outcomes by working with a wide variety of clients such as Carter Holt Harvey, Sky TV, Veolia, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail.
Steve believes that real learning happens when skills are put into action back on the job, and to this end he ensures that learning is relevant and can be applied immediately. Steve has delivered a wide range of learning programmes to both small and large groups. These include presentation skills, front line operator, train the trainer and supervisor/leadership workshops.
When you meet Steve, you'll find him to be warm and very approachable. He will listen to what your needs are, and accordingly tailor the programme to take your people on an inspiring and enriching learning journey. They will love it!!


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Motorcycle Racing News Repsol MotoGP: Inside Pit Lane
Repsol MotoGP: Inside Pit Lane
MotoGP Garage
When Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso go out on the Jerez track next Friday at 1:55 pm, an atypical week in which the postponement of a Grand Prix and the shipping of all the material across three continents has kept the large MotoGP family on tenterhooks after the eruption of the Eyjafjalla volcano will have been left behind.
Fortunately, the Repsol Honda RC212Vs sporting the numbers 4 and 26, will eventually start up again in the heart of a box that has been given a facelift in this recently inaugurated 200 season.
The times when the teams set up in ramshackle garages in which grease, oil, chains and pistons were the most common objects in the environment of mechanics and their bikes are long gone. In the MotoGP World Championship, the box of a team like the Repsol Honda Team has become little less than an operating theatre, a laboratory in which accuracy, cleanliness and state-of-the-art technology join together to put the fastest bikes in the world on the track.
The professionalisation of the MotoGP World Championship has led to truly luxurious garages being setup and dismantled especially for the event at the eighteen circuits on the World Championship calendar, in which the most modern technology in the world of bikes carries out its magic to put an unparalleled show.
For this reason, the Repsol Honda Team has brought out a new and completely renovated design this season, which integrates a work space for the mechanics, technicians and riders in an environment measured down to the millimetre.
To do this, for the teams each Grand Prix starts two days before the bikes go out on the track – on Wednesdays – when the Repsol Honda Team box starts taking shape, starting with the carpeting and the side panels.
Ten people assemble, piece by piece, the tables, tool boxes, monitors and even the pit lane cabin, where the team follows the progress of the riders on the track and give them the necessary instructions using the board.
Cleanliness and organisation are essential in the box for the meticulous fine tuning task carried out in every race. Nowadays, every millimetre counts, and the engines are only opened in the factories, which was unthinkable in the days when Ángel Nieto's mechanics even filed the cylinders to win those first titles with the unmistakeable and legendary "R" on the fairing.
Everything runs like clockwork, with extreme thoroughness from the moment the first screw is placed until the tank is filled ready to go out on track. In this respect – refuelling -, this year, the Repsol Honda Team box will use a new refuelling system for the fuel prepared by the Spanish company.
In total, over 18,000 KG of material allow us to see Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso start up from the Repsol Honda Team box race by race, material that, on this occasion arrives in Spain with special follow up due to the uncertainty created in European air space. After the Qatar Grand Prix finished, the teams packed all the material into boxes and it was sent directly to Japan.
Once there, the eruption of the Icelandic volcano and the famous ash cloud that paralysed European air traffic not only forced the Japanese race to be postponed but also put the following race at risk, which will start this weekend at the Jerez Circuit.
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Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, announced Wednesday that its inaugural Holiday Hoops Fest basketball invitational will be played on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in southeast D.C.
The doubleheader will feature the Hampton University Pirates, Howard University Bison, High Point Panthers and Richmond Spiders.
The High Point Panthers will travel from North Carolina, alongside legendary basketball coach, Tubby Smith, to face the Richmond Spiders in the first game of the evening.
The long-standing "Battle of the Real HU" returns to DC when rivals the Hampton Pirates and Howard Bison meet on the court for the second game of the evening.
For more information and to purchase tickets for the Events DC Holiday Hoops Fest, go to dcholidayhoopsfest.com.


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The History of the Princess-Cut Diamond
One of the most popular diamond shapes for engagement rings is the princess cut, a square-shaped diamond with sharp corners. When looking down on a princess-cut diamond, they can appear to be square, however from the side, they resemble more of an inverted pyramid. Women have long been a fan of the princess cut because of its clean and modern shape that is sure to be a classic for years to come.
Even though they are popular in engagement rings, this versatile cut can be used in a variety of different settings, whether it be earrings, bracelets, or necklaces. How did this modern day style come to be? What is the history behind the brilliant princess-cut diamond?
Many believe that the princess cut traces back to 1971 when Basil Watermeyer patented a new diamond shape called the Barion cut. This cut proved to be very difficult to create because of the need to cut incredibly symmetrical lines. The Quadrillion, patented in 1979, was similar to the Barion cut, however it had 49 facets as opposed to the Barion, which had over 80 facets.
Although it's important to acknowledge the Barion and Quadrillion, the true introduction of the princess cut goes back even further, to 1961, when Arpad Nagy, a diamond cutter based in London, created a "profile" cut, but often referred to it as a princess cut. Years later, Ygal Perlman, Betzalel Ambar and Israel Itzkowitz made the "princess cut" name popular.
What Makes a Princess-Cut Diamond
The modern day princess cut was formed after years of research to determine what was missing from the market, and what women wanted. The result? A square stone with 58 facets in a similar position to a round brilliant-cut diamond. This unique cut was designed to really show off the diamond's unique sparkle, offering a similar shine to the round brilliant diamond due to their similar facet positions.
What sets the princess cut apart from a round brilliant diamond is not just it's square shape. Princess-cut diamonds also use up to 80% of the rough stone. What does this mean? On average, diamond cutters can only use about 40-50% of a rough cut, meaning that 50-60% of each rough diamond is wasted. The less the cutter can use, the more expensive the diamond will be for customers to purchase!
Because the princess cut uses such a high percentage, especially compared to its similar cut round brilliant diamond, this is a great option for couples who want to spend a little less, but get a high quality look. Typically, a carat of a princess cut will sell for about the same as 0.80-carat round brilliant diamond.
Want a princess-cut diamond in your engagement ring? Check out our Princess Engagement Ring Buying Guide! Many styles suit the princess cut well, from solitaire stones to a center princess-cut diamond surrounded by side stones. Whichever style you choose, be sure to pick a setting that fits the princess cut well and protects its corners. Because of the sharp way each corner was cut, these are the areas most prone to damage or chipping. A well-crafted setting will be able to prevent this from occurring to your dream engagement ring!


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COST BM1408 is organizing a new workshop: The molecular and cellular basis of plasticity in sensory processing. The aim of this workshop is to discuss and exchange ideas on neural circuit plasticity and techniques to interrogate circuits in C. elegans. Discussions will be kept informal, highlighting pros and cons of the different approaches to investigate sensory processing and behaviour as well as alternative interpretations of current models of plasticity. An important focus of the meeting will be to get the participants to interact and learn about each other's work with the goal to foster collaborations. For details, visit the meeting page here.


On Friday 29th March we are inviting moms, big sisters, aunties, nans and female carers into school to work alongside the children on a Mothers' Day kite flying challenge.
Doors will open from 9:00am until 12:30pm and 1:30pm until 3:00pm for female loved ones to come into class with the children and build kites that they can later fly and adapt. Entrance will be through Main Reception.
How big? What shape? 2d or 3d? What materials?
Once again the PTA have worked hard to source, buy and wrap a variety of gifts for children to purchase for their moms.
Gifts, including cards, can be purchased on Thursday 28th March for £1.50, £3.50 or £5.00. Please send money with your child on the day in a named envelope.


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'The Unquiet Dead' (TV)
'THE UNQUIET DEAD'
Victorian Cardiff
'The Unquiet Dead' is a very scary ghost story by Mark Gatiss. It's set in Victorian Cardiff, 1869. The Doctor and Rose meet Charles Dickens and fight against aliens made out of gas called the Gelth.
It was nice to watch a 'Doctor Who' episode set in Victorian times and in Cardiff. The actual episode was filmed in Swansea. The atmosphere, the period costumes and the set designs are very good.
The episode is also set at Christmas time when the Doctor and Rose visit Victorian Cardiff. This was a nice touch and it fits well when Mr. Dickens performs 'A Christmas Carol' to a theatre audience.
Mark Gatiss (best known for 'The League of Gentlemen' TV series) wrote a story aimed to scare the living daylights out of you. It's also a sweet story of how the Doctor inspired Charles Dickens.
Simon Callow delivers a wonderful performance as Charles Dickens. I love the scene where the Doctor meets and realises it's Mr. Charles Dickens. He's thrilled to bits about it and is a big fan of his.
Eve Myles guest stars as Gwyneth, the house maid. Eve delivers a lovely performance as Gwyneth and she went on to play her descendant, Gwen Cooper, in the spin-off series 'Torchwood'.
Gwyneth is a sweet Welsh girl in Victorian Cardiff who is sensitive to her ghost surroundings. She can see into the future and has the ability to make contact with the Gelth when they come.
Alan David guest stars as Mr. Sneed, who runs the funeral parlour where Gwyneth works. He and Gwyneth cover the 'dead bodies walking about' situation since he doesn't want anyone to know.
The monsters are the Gelth, voiced by Zoe Thorne. They are aliens made of gas that take over the departed at a funeral parlour in Cardiff. The corpses become zombies and it's pretty creepy.
Christopher Eccleston is excellent as the Doctor in this episode. He clearly relishes showing the wonders of Victorian Cardiff to Rose, even though it wasn't the right time and destination he wanted.
I liked it when the Doctor has scenes with Charles Dickens and how he encourages him to see more of the world than he already knows. His views on the Gelth and with Gwyneth were interesting.
Billie Piper is wonderful as Rose. She gets to dress up in a nice Victorian dress for the occasion on Christmas in Victorian Cardiff. I liked Rose's scenes with Gwyneth and how she connects to her.
It was interesting when Rose objected to the idea of the Gelth using the corpses at the funeral parlour to walk about in. The Doctor seems to accept it as necessary, but Rose disagrees on this.
I like how Rose and the Doctor have developed in terms of their relationship together. I also liked it when it seemed like they were going to die at the end but they were glad to have met each other.
In this episode, Cardiff has a rift in time and space that becomes important to the 'Torchwood' spin-off series. Gwyneth closes the rift to prevent the Gelth causing trouble at the cost of her own life.
'The Unquiet Dead' by Mark Gattis is a very creepy episode to watch indeed. Simon Callow is brilliant as Charles Dickens and I do like it that the Doctor and Rose work well together as a TARDIS duo.
The DVD/Blu-ray special features for this episode are as follows. There's 'Waking the Dead' and 'Laying Ghosts – The Origins of 'The Unquiet Dead'. There's also an audio commentary on the episode with Simon Callow, director Euros Lyn and writer Mark Gattis. There's a BBC Breakfast interview with Christopher Eccleston that I found very interesting and there's 'Making 'Doctor Who' with Russell T. Davies. There's also the 'Doctor Who Confidential' episode 'TARDIS Tales'.
The first three episodes of the new series of 'Doctor Who' are very good with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler. For those who haven't met the Doctor and Rose before in 'Doctor Who', I recommend the complete DVD box set of Series 1 as the best place to start.
'The Unquiet Dead' rating – 7/10
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Timelord 007 June 4, 2019 at 6:43 am
Brilliantly reviewed Tim, this is another of my favourite episodes from season 1, i like that the Doctor & Rose clash over his idea to use dead bodies as vessels for the aliens & Rose reaction it showcases the alien aspects of the Ninth Doctor although i couldn't see the Tenth or Eleventh consider this idea.
Tense, scary, Simon Callow brilliant performance as Charles Dickens walking corspes equals my type of Doctor Who episode.
Tim Bradley Post author June 4, 2019 at 9:22 am
Glad you enjoyed my review on 'The Unquiet Dead'. I guessed this is another one of your favourite episodes from Series 1.
That scene between the Doctor and Rose clashing over the idea of dead bodies used as vessels for the Gelth clearly highlights how different the two are with the Doctor being Time Lord and Rose being human. I enjoyed how Chris Eccleston plays out that scene as the Doctor with Billie Piper as Rose. Yeah, I guess the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor would be against this idea especially in how Rose has made the Ninth Doctor 'better' during his healing process. I would like to write a short story featuring the Ninth Doctor and Rose to explore more of their relationship.
Yes Simon Callow is brilliant as Charles Dicken and the episode does feel tense and scary throughout. I know how much you like your gothic horror and I'm sure dead walking corpses in this episode fit the bill. 😀


In this episode of Behind-the-Scene @NTSB, we talk with Kenny Bragg and Rafael Marshall, Senior Human Performance Investigators, in the NTSB Office of Highway, about the collision of a pickup truck and medium-size bus, on March 29, 2017, near Concan, Texas. Kenny and Rafael talk about the circumstances of the crash, the probable cause, and the safety recommendations issued to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.
To learn more about the NTSB investigation of the Concan, Texas collision visit: https://ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/HAR1802.aspx.


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Q: Android relations between functions Now I have been searching for how to get Touch X and Y and what I found is :
1.I can implement the OnTouchEventListner and use the implemented method
2.I would override the OnTouchEvent method then get the X and Y from the (event)
3.another way is to use my RelativeLayout View and use its OnTouchListner
and all of these solutions give the same result and all are working.
NOW the question is :
                WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN THESE SOLUTIONS ?
AND WHAT IS THE CONCEPT THAT I DON'T KNOW ?
I wanna be able to understand how to use these ways without searching for each one alone and memorize the code each time I type something new


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The Indie Bestseller List – Published Wednesday, September 28, 2022 (for the sales week ended Sunday, September 25, 2022). Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
Wolf Hall Author Dame Hilary Mantel Dies
Dame Hilary Mantel, the author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher has confirmed. Her longtime agent Bill Hamilton said she died days after suffering a stroke on Monday, September 19, but that has not been confirmed. According to the...
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State puppet theater – Plovdiv, 14 Hr. G. Danov str.
But why the artist has to talk about his/her art at all? Does it go without saying; doesn't his/her art talk instead about him/her? Not really. The artists don't use the same well-known means that you will impeccably recognize as art any more. The artist can tell you what you have to see. Sometimes artists have something different in mind, not the thing you think. And finally, what sort of a person is the painter, we will see on the stage of "15 minutes of fame.
Vera Mlechevska is a curator and art critic. She graduated from the National Academy of Arts and the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm. She has curated the following exhibitions: Persona, Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia, 2010; Transgressions, Credo Bonum Gallery, 2011; The End and Beyond, Centre for Contemporary Arts / Ancient Baths, Plovdiv, 2011; Rituals of the Habitual, 2012, and others. Mlechevska is a board member of the Art Affairs and Documents Foundation, where she co-directs its educational and cultural projects. She has published in Kultura, Lik and Blistermagazine.com.


If you look at major companies nowadays, you would see they captivate their customers by the use of effective story-telling. Stories are used to tell why your brand is suitable for your potential customers. Your life experiences can be what your target audience has experienced, too. Take this chance to build a strong connection with them on an emotional level.
If you have successfully triggered their emotions, your brand would be more memorable and relateable.
People love to learn about facts that has something to do with their lives. You can share some facts for example about social media statistics and so on which can catch the readers attention. Research is one way to do this or you can cite some companies that actually collect these kind of data. To make it more interesting, you can create some inforgraphics that can be easily shared on different platforms.
Admit it, most of us get easily bored when you have to go through a lot of words which doesn"t make any sense. Consumers often want to get the information that they need immediately. Most people just skim through an article and one way to make your content engaging, is to make it easier to read. Follow reader-friendly formats by breaking down your content into sub headers.
When writing an article, you need to think whether your content can answer your target"s questions in a clear way. Firstly, you need to figure out what your audience like to spend time reading about. Would they like to learn some tips? Would they want to know something new? Is it something that could improve their skills? If you can give some answers to these questions, then you"re going in the right direction.
If you want your content to shine, try to distribute it to various channels. With more channels, the more audience will take notice of it. In order to make it more noticeable though, you should not just focus on written content but consider a combination of interesting visuals such as images and videos. You also need to take note of where, who and when you would share it.
Creating new content can be time-consuming especially if you run a business as well. To add, you might not also have the resources to have some people to create wonderful content for you. To always have some regular content, you can recycle some of your old content and make it better. In short, you need to revamp old content to make them look like their something new. You can improve the content by adding more information that could make it more interesting.
Now, this is vital as your content would be personalized according to who actually reads it. Understand where your audience is more prominent and active. Take note of what they are interested in or what makes them hooked.
With tips like these, you would be generating great amount of leads in no time.


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package rere.ql.values

import rere.ql.options.Options
import rere.ql.ql2.Term.TermType
import rere.ql.rasterization.{recursive, trampolined}
import rere.ql.types.{ReqlDatum, ReqlObject}

class ReqlMakeObjFromMapQuery(reqlObj: Map[String, ReqlDatum]) extends ReqlObject {
  def command = TermType.MAKE_OBJ
  def string = "make_obj"
  def arguments = Nil
  def options = Options.empty

  override def recursiveRasterizer: recursive.Rasterizer = {
    new recursive.ObjRasterizer(reqlObj)
  }

  override def trampolinedRasterizer: trampolined.Rasterizer = {
    new trampolined.ObjRasterizer(reqlObj)
  }
}


House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy have issued a very promising report about President Trump so far in his presidency. Compared to his immediate predecessors, Mr. Trump is forging ahead in his bid to better the nation and move forward.
"To date, President Trump has signed 37 bills into law, placing him ahead of the last four administrations," the two Republican leaders noted in a report issued Thursday.
At this point in his presidency, President Obama had signed off on 24 bills. President George W. Bush signed 15, President Clinton 33 bills and President George H.W. Bush 35.
The two leaders had other news of interest to voters weary of a do-nothing Capitol Hill.
"The Republican-led House has passed 158 bills, making it the most productive in the modern-era," the pair said in their report, noting that during the equivalent passage of time in the Obama administration, the House passed 131 bills.


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5 Things You Didn't Know About Wilt Chamberlain
By Ethan Trex
Wilt Chamberlain. The mere mention of the Big Dipper's name evokes images of hoops dominance and romantic impossibilities. The man who once scored 100 points in a single game and claimed to have bedded 20,000 women was a fairly enigmatic figure, though, as his huge athletic gifts made him something of a loner throughout his career. As we continue our new series of five things you didn't know about famous people, let's take a look at Wilton Norman Chamberlain.
1. He Wasn't Just Great At Basketball
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After his basketball career ended in 1974, the Big Dipper picked up a new hobby: volleyball. That year he became a board member of the International Volleyball Association, a fledgling pro coed volleyball league that only lasted until 1979, and brought his intimidating 7'1" frame to the Seattle Smashers' front line. Chamberlain's presence brought enough attention to the league that the IVA's All-Star game was televised. (Of course Wilt won the MVP of the game.) His contributions to volleyball earned him a spot in the sport's Hall of Fame.
2. He Nearly Boxed Muhammad Ali
Chamberlain was notorious for always seeking out a new challenge, but he missed out on one that became one of the great "what if?" scenarios in sports history. According to Don Cherry's biography Wilt: Larger than Life, legendary boxing trainer and promoter Cus D'Amato approached Chamberlain in 1965 with a lucrative offer to box heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali. Philadelphia 76ers owner Ike Richman eventually talked Chamberlain out of the match, but the idea just wouldn't die.
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It was in 1971, though, that it looked like this throwdown was really going to finally happen. Wilt signed a contract to fight Ali at the Houston Astrodome on July 26, 1971, potentially for the heavyweight title if Ali could beat champion Joe Frazier that March. However, Ali dropped the Frazier fight for his first professional loss, and Chamberlain ended up backing out at the last minute thanks to an escape clause in his contract.
3. He Knew How to Fix a Car Problem
Chamberlain loved cars, and he was known for cruising around in his Cadillac convertible or a custom-made lavender Bentley he'd imported from England. What Chamberlain craved, though, was speed. The only hitch was that he couldn't fit his giant frame into any of the sports cars on the market; he allegedly had to take the seat out of his Lamborghini Countach and replace it with a padded mat just so he could fit behind the wheel.
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Most people would just resign themselves to driving some big boxy ride with plenty of legroom in this situation. This was Chamberlain, though, and his solution to this conundrum was characteristically over-the-top: he designed and built a fully custom Le Mans-style racecar. The yellow ride, called Searcher One, was built for Chamberlain in 1996 at a reported cost of $750,000.
4. He Trotted the Globe
Most people think of Chamberlain as a member of the Lakers, Warriors, or 76ers, but his first pro basketball gig was actually with the Harlem Globetrotters. After losing in the finals of the NCAA tournament during his junior year at Kansas, Wilt wanted to make the leap to the NBA. NBA rules didn't allow players who hadn't finished college, though, so Wilt signed up with the Globetrottters.
Financially, Chamberlain probably made out like a bandit by skipping the NBA to head to Harlem. At the time, the average NBA player made less than $10,000 a season, while Wilt's deal guaranteed him $65,000 each year. Chamberlain immediately became the team's top draw; who wouldn't want to watch a seven-footer play shooting guard? After a season of enthusiastically throwing himself into the Globetrotters' skits and shooting, Wilt jumped to the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA.
5. That 20,000 Number May Have Been Exaggerated
Chamberlain's famous claim that he slept with 20,000 women first appeared in his 1991 autobiography A View From Above. While Chamberlain was indeed renowned as an incredible pick-up artist and ladies' man, for him to hit such a lofty number he would have needed to bed 1.2 women a day every single day from the age of 15 until he wrote the book.
Although the 20,000 feat would have been logistically difficult, Chamberlain allegedly told his on-and-off girlfriend Lynda Huey, "What's a zero between friends?" to imply that the number was actually more like 2,000. According to David M. Pomerantz's exquisite must-read Wilt, 1962, lifelong friend and confidante Lynda Huey thought that number sounded about right.
'5 Things You Didn't Know About...' appears every Friday. Read the previous installments here..
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Q: Is there a way to download a video from a webpage with python? I would like to pull the video from this website.
http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Meisa-Kuroki---Bad-Girl/eec457785fba1b9bb35481f438cf35a7
I can access it with python and get the whole html. But the video's url is relative, i.e. looks like so:
<source src="/images/media/eec457785fba1b9bb35481f438cf35a7_1351466328.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
Is there a way to pull it from the website using python?

A: Found the function below here
I think this'll do it:
import requests

def download_file(url):
    local_filename = url.split('/')[-1]
    # NOTE the stream=True parameter
    r = requests.get(url, stream=True)
    with open(local_filename, 'wb') as f:
        for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
            if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks
                f.write(chunk)
                #f.flush() commented by recommendation from J.F.Sebastian
    return local_filename

download_file("http://www.jpopsuki.tv/images/media/eec457785fba1b9bb35481f438cf35a7_1351466328.mp4")


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Kajsa Fredholm (born 1961) is a Swedish politician. She was elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She represents the constituency of Dalarna County. She is affiliated with the Left Party.

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