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Q: multivariable function composition How exactly do I compose 2 multivariable functions?
Let's say I have $F(x,y)=x^2+y^2-1$ and $G(x,y)=y-\sin(x)$.
What would $F \circ G$ and $G \circ F$ be?
What are the rules for such a composition?
Thanks!

A: You can only compose two functions if the range of one is a subset of the domain of the other. For example, if $F, G: \mathbb{R}^2 \rightarrow [0, 1]^2$, i.e. both functions take a pair of real numbers as input and return a pair of numbers between $0$ and $1$ as output, then each can be composed with the other.
If the output of a function doesn't lie in the domain of the other function, then you can't compose them. Your functions both map from $\mathbb{R}^2$ to $\mathbb{R}$, so you can't take $F \circ G$, but this would also be true if, for example, the domain of $F$ was $[0, 1]$ since $G$ can produce values outside of that.


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The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on July 12 that a significant shift in energy-investment patterns had occurred in 2016. According to the organization's data, for the first time, electricity for the surpassed oil and gas in terms of total investment. The transfer of investment funds represents a continually unstable oil market which has been defined by an excess of supply over demand since 2015.
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Q: Retrieve data from webpage to Blue Prism I am working on creating a bot to get a list of drugs from webpage.
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The page opens a list of drugs and my next step is to retrieve the list of drugs in a table format.
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Could someone please suggest a way?

A: The ideal way to accomplish this would be to spy the table on the page and use a Read stage with the action "Get Table", which will load the data into a collection.

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Sensory issues don't mean Autism!! right?!
My 20 month old son was just evaluated by an o/t and s/t and was found to have a sensory issue and a speech delay. They kept saying he didn't seem autistic, a little shy with full eye contact with strangers but that's not that odd with toddlers. From early on, we knew he had some weird little quirks.
For one, he hated grass. He would scream and cry just standing in it. He would "check" the surface before walking on it, if he decided to walk on it at all. It took us months of work to get him comfortable with it, but still the doctor thought it was nothing to worry about.
After the early intervention case worker spent the afternoon with us, she noticed other things I never even knew were a problem. The pacing and running while watching a show, the constant jumping in his crib or on the couch, the stuffing his mouth full of food and insisting on crunchy foods only, things like that. I had thought up excuses on why each of these things were totally normal but after hearing them and other things all put together, it was hard to deny that he did seem "off."
My husband has had a fear of autism since he found out we were pregnant, because of a family friend's child who isn't very high functioning. So looking up the sensory issue and seeing questions like what spectrum does he fall in got us worried. But after finding another post on here, I'm that much more reassured that he just has the sensory issue and speech delay NOT autism.
may be behind us. I should also mention he was NOT a preemie and his birth was totally normal. and with the exception of a few bad ear infections this past fall he has been incredibly healthy, he's never even had a fever.
I'm trying very hard to understand what this all feels like to him and how this issue affects his speech and communication issues. Its all a little overwhelming to call it a "problem" but when i look back my husband and i have been doing everything the therapist is suggesting all along. So i think a lot of the stress is in the label of a "disorder."
I want to do what's best for my son. I know that he's a gift from God, as all children are, and that we were matched up for a reason. He has already taught me so much, i just want to help him the best i can.
Comments for Sensory issues don't mean Autism!! right?!
I should have stated that it was more than just the sensory issues that lead them to the nos diagnosis. after research, more evals, tons of other opinions its pretty clear that therapist were missing some stuff that psychologists notice. Things like his flapping, his social ignorance (he pretends no one is there even after months of being around kids his own age) his complete lack of personal space (sitting on top of not only me but babies and other children), unwillingness to allow any kind of interactive play, overreactions to other kids development (little friends of his have become very chatty and he reacts in anger, sometimes physically) his continues comprehension and speech delay and his ability to be so distant that he seems on another planet at times. It sounds silly to say we didn't notice these things but that's just how he has always been and we were in a little bit of a defensive denial.
But I wanted to come back and say that any parent reading this seeing that 10 months later the kid really is autistic and worried bc it doesn't fit the whole spd without autism theme of the original post, it can be like that for others it just wasn't for us. But definitely read the other comments and know that the two aren't always paired.
Well things have developed a lot since this post. He was diagnosed just after he turned 2 with PDD-NOS. They haven't formally labelled him with spd or anything but they address his sensory issues in all of his therapy. He is now getting ten hours of wraparound services a week with a tss and bsc. Two hours a week with a speech therapist and one hour on ot as well as a nutritionalist. I think in this case it does all stem from atypical autism but I do believe there's spd without autism bc I've seen it in others we've met in this journe. Thank you all for taking the time to comment.
people get it mixed up. ALOT of autistic kids have spd NOT all spd kids have autism. its that simple so take a step back and relax.
Hi! My son who is 5 and 1/2 was diagnosed with SPD about a year ago. He does not have any form of autism. Although my son was not born with SPD, he did begin showing syptoms of it within a couple of months after a very traumatic car accident. He had hit his head, and the trauma caused all the confusion to begin inside his little brain. It has been a huge challenge for us to deal with. However, along the way, we have learned many things about SPD and how to help him. It is great that you have been able to catch it early. One of the things that we have learned is that an autistic child will have SPD, but a child with SPD will not always have autism. I have also learned this in many of my early childhood classes! I hope this helps your mind rest a little better.
Hi you both sound like great parents. My now 8yr old son[ also perfect pregnancy]. Walked talked infact never stopped talking, especially to adults. A perfect child. Started nursery at 3yrs was told very bright but liked his own company. Didnt like loud unexpected noises ie;ambulances,fire engines. WE where told that he hadnt decided which hand he preferred right or left, this being the reason he wouldnt draw write exc. Started school at 4yrs and was very talkative, had trouble changing for P.E. His primary 1 teacher said to leave it and i said no. Their was an O.T. in the class to visit another child who immediately noticed my child and his difficulty changing. He was seen and reduced proprioception was his first evaluation. I was kinda left to it with an excercise plan.
I phoned my health visitor who deals with babies up to 5yrs normally. I explained all my concerns. She referred me to everyone 18months later we where given a diagnosis of aspergers syndrome. I put my head in the sand for around a month then pulled my socks up and got on with it. I am so glad, that is what my son has. He attends mainstream school, he is clever, but with all aspergers he has to be taught social interactions and skills. He still has exercise prog.at school and is doing well. Autism aint so bad, you should look into it more and you will then know one way or another yourself, no one knows a child better than its mum. I had never even contemplated autism, didnt know anyone with it, and prob didnt want too. It is wonderful, he is wonderful. Good luck and keep in touch.
I have never commented before this, but just know that sensory integration issues can occur with ADHD not necessarily autism. It sounds like you are a great parent.
Perhaps an occupational therapist who specializes in sensory issues can help.


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'use strict';

var _ = require('lodash');

var test = require('tape');
var proxyquire = require('proxyquire');

require('./unit/api/close.js')(test);
require('./unit/modules/asyncware.js')(test);
require('./unit/registrars/views.js')(test);

test('unit: lib/index.js - check api.options object is as expected', function(t) {
	var secret = 'secret';
	var api = require('../lib/index.js')({jwt: {secret: secret}});

	t.plan(6);

	t.ok(api.options);

	t.ok(api.options.jwt);
	t.ok(_.isFunction(api.options.jwt.jwtFromRequest));

	var actualJwtOptions = _.omit(api.options.jwt, ['jwtFromRequest', 'verifyCallback']);
	t.deepEqual(actualJwtOptions, {
		secret: secret,
		sign: {
			algorithm: 'HS256'
		},
		verify: {
			algorithms: ['HS256']
		}
	});

	t.ok(api.options.users);
	t.deepEqual(api.options.users, {
		anon: {
			roles: ['anon']
		},
		root: {
			roles: ['root']
		}
	});
});

test('unit: lib/index.js - check if dependencies are still in use', function(t) {
	var asyncware = function() { // eslint-disable-line func-style
		t.equal(arguments.length, 2);

		return {
			use: function() {
				t.pass();
			}
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	};

	t.plan(6);

	proxyquire('../lib/index.js', {
		'./modules/asyncware': asyncware,
		'./registrars/views.js': function() {
			t.equal(arguments.length, 3);
		},
		'./api/close.js': function() {
			t.pass();
		}
	})({jwt: {secret: 'secret'}});
});


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Election official in Arizona's Senate dispute represented figure in 'Fast and Furious' arms scandal
Posted on November 10, 2018 by America Today under Arizona, Elections
Note: Having a Democrat controlling elections is like letting a fox in the hen house:
By Lukas Mikelionis | Fox News
A county official in Arizona, whom Republicans accuse of destroying evidence to cover up "voting irregularities," has previously defended the accused ringleader of a group of gun straw buyers in Operation Fast and Furious, the federal operation that led to the death of a Border Patrol agent in the state.
Before he was elected in 2016 as Maricopa County recorder, Adrian Fontes was an attorney representing clients in narco-terrorism and firearms scandals.
He is now at the center of a contentious vote-count procedure in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, where Democrat Kyrsten Sinema suddenly took a lead over Republican Martha McSally, thanks to votes mostly in Maricopa County.
The Republican Party objected to Fontes' efforts to allow voters to confirm that they signed early ballots that were dropped off on Election Day, and criticized the official for opening emergency voting centers the weekend before Tuesday's election and for mixing disputed ballots with valid ones.
The accusations of improper procedures led to a deal between Republicans and Democrats being struck in court on Friday, giving all counties in Arizona until this coming Wednesday to address problems with ballots.
"Adrian Fontes intentionally put himself above the law and the judicial process," Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Lines said in a statement before the agreement. "Such a man cannot be trusted to administer elections in Arizona. We are reviewing all legal options at this time and will continue to protect the rights of every legal voter in Arizona."
"Such a man cannot be trusted to administer elections in Arizona. We are reviewing all legal options at this time and will continue to protect the rights of every legal voter in Arizona."
— Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Lines
Fontes, a Democrat, represented Manuel Celis-Acosta in 2011 following his arrest in Operation Fast and Furious, in which some federal officers aimed to sell firearms to Mexican drug cartels so the U.S. government could then track the weapons.
The accused man allegedly transferred around 2,000 weapons to the Sinaloa Cartel, including those that were allegedly used to kill Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.
But Fontes dismissed the role of the ringleader, saying the gun straw buyers — those who purchase weapons for those who cannot — were just "a bunch of kids" and not a "nefarious organization."
"A straw buyer is usually a kid who is 18-25, who needs a couple hundred extra bucks and knows somebody who knows somebody that has a way to make a couple extra bucks," Adrian Fontes told Fox News in 2012.
"The government wants a dramatic indictment, they want the conspiracy to sound like it's run out by highly sophisticated individuals who are involved with a particularly nefarious organization when the reality is it's just a bunch of kids," he added.
The main suspect in Operation Fast and Furious was arrested twice before, a report shows
In 2011, the attorney also represented Emilia Palomina-Robles, a woman who was part of the three-person group charged with an attempt to purchase a Stinger missile and other military weapons for a Mexican drug cartel.
Fontes accused the government at the time of "trying to see if they could make the charges stick" after the government kept the court filings sealed. "The government will have a tough time proving all the allegations," he said.
The woman was later sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the scheme to acquire the military-grade weapons on behalf of a drug cartel.
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I don't see how it is that Fontes can just give anyone a mail-in ballot. I'm on the mail-in ballot permanent list but that's because of an injury I sustained 16 years ago and to make sure my signature hasn't changed I hauled my rear end downtown and made sure that it wasn't far off what I originally signed up with in 2012. When I was there, I had to show 2 forms of ID as a drivers license wasn't the end all and be all for the situation. Since I knew this from past times dealing with the Maricopa Elections Dept, I had brought a 2nd form of ID. Wasn't hard to do. If I'm getting a mail in ballot, I can bring a 2nd ID.
Now here comes Fontes who thinks he's going to revolutionize the department. At 6:30am printers on the east side of Maricopa Co in republican districts don't work. Over 200 people at 1 polling place were told to write their phone numbers on a piece of paper they'll get a call back. REALLY. All 200 received a call? And from who? Then there was the 1 report of a place in Scottsdale where the woman reported that the ballots were already arrow linked with Democrat names. I got a screen shot of that complaint. Nobody ever followed up at that site or with her at the 9405 N. 84th St..location. Fontes revolutionized it alright. He disenfranchised republican and independent voters in Mesa, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Chandler areas but that was the plan he set out to do.
Fontes, at the morning press conference, told everyone there who had a microphone he was making a change to the way precincts would report! Instead of dialing in and uploading their information, each precinct's 'tapes' (hard drives) would be collected on a truck and brought back to Fontes for him to unpack/upload. Who knows if a precinct's votes really got added or not to the total. If the tape got wiped by magnet accidentally on purpose? But I found that Fontes, changing the reporting standards the day of the election to be highly suspicious and knew then the fix was in.
Republicans who won on election night but have flipped due to only democrat mail in ballots 4-1 (yeah what are the odds right?) Secretary of State is now Democrat, Corporation Commissioner, Superintendent of Education. And Doug Ducey who came out all for this "every vote must count" is going to find himself out of a job because right now he's only 200k ahead and there are 300,000 votes in Maricopa county to "record".

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It's been a crazy 24 hours. I'm writing this on my flight from HK to Hanoi. I was actually supposed to leave yesterday afternoon. I was on the plane and we were just about to depart from the gate. Then they announced that due to the virus, Vietnam just closed all flights coming in from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan (Becuz Taiwan is a part of China? Lol…). No one, including the airline crew knew what was going on. Everyone was clearly surprised. The pilot said that in his 20 years of flying he's never experienced something like this. All we were told was that we had to get off the plane. I was a bit annoyed, I had a whole booked itinerary planned from Vietnam, I had to figure out how I was going to get there and when, would I even be allowed to leave? Am I stuck in HK? Where am I going to stay for the night? For the week if I have to? I need to call my booking company in Vietnam, how do I do that if I can't make international calls? Should I try to fly to Vietnam via a different city? So many things to figure out. But wow, what a crazy moment to be living in. A sudden foreign policy decision in response to an epidemic in a bordering nation, and I was caught in the middle of it. How exciting! (Wow nerd alert 😂)
But first I needed to get off this damn plane. After they told us the news it took maybe another hour or so before we could actually deplane. As I was walking off, I saw a young woman crying and talking to the cabin crew, she was saying how she didn't have any money to buy another ticket and she didn't know what to do. It was at that moment where I felt the deep gratitude I had for my situation. Grateful I had the resources to be able to search for a place to stay, to buy another plane ticket, to be able to leave the current situation. Grateful that I wasn't in Hubei, or still in China for that matter. Grateful for the passport that I held.
It's been a very emotional 3 weeks here in Hong Kong. A very interesting, some would say scary, time to be here – with the protests, the virus, and CNY all in the past 3 weeks. I've had a lot of happy moments, visiting old friends and family, making new friends, eating good food :D, but I've also had some scary moments, some sad. To be honest with you I don't really know where or how to start. There's so much to say, and yet I don't quite know how to say it. So much on my mind but I can't seem to form a coherent sentence when I write or talk about it. I guess it's just really… complicated.
I arrived in Hong Kong after spending 3 months in mainland China. I was really having a nice time in China, seeing different cities, using the Chinese apps, speaking and improving my Mandarin. I kind of missed it tbh (wow, never thought I'd say that) Visiting my ancestral hometowns was also fun, not only to be able to meet one of my uncles for the first time, but also being able to distinguish between different pieces of my Chineseness – to understand which parts come from the Taishan/Guangdong side, which parts come from the Fujian parts. Before, I always just associated everything related to my Chinese identity as just that, now I am beginning to understand the regional cultural differences of my identity. It's kinda fun! I'm not gonna lie, it took a bit of adjusting to be in HK. In the beginning, I would try to speak Cantonese but sometimes Mandarin words come out 😭 (or they'd be in Mandarin tones? Lol). I missed the convenience of being able to use my phone to pay for everything, to rent a bike anywhere on the street, to find good restaurants using Dazhong Dianping 大众点评 (basically Chinese Yelp but 100x better). I also missed eating different types of Chinese food, to the extent that (wow I'm going to get so much shit for this) I began to find Cantonese food kinda boring??!? But, despite this, I was happy to be in Hong Kong. Happy because yes, I was able to freely use the internet again! (Hooray!) Happy to know that I didn't have to constantly watch my back with the Chinese government. But most of all, happy to be in a familiar place, a place which I often consider to be my Chinese cultural homeland.
I guess I say this because I've felt connected to Hong Kong since I was a child. When I was young, our family would listen to Hong Kong music, watch Hong Kong movies, speak Cantonese, go out to Cantonese restaurants, etc. Growing up, my dad would constantly tell stories about life in Hong Kong. Honestly, I don't really remember the specifics of the stories, but I remember the feeling and sound of his voice when he'd talk about it. He sounded joyful, happy, nostalgic. "Back in Hong Kong, we used to do this," "Back in Hong Kong, this tastes 10x better," "Back in Hong Kong, etc etc etc," Sounded like a great place to me! He was proud to be from Hong Kong. But he was also proud to be Chinese. I remember how excited he was the day Hong Kong reunited with China in 1997. Word on the street is that he was quite the little activist himself and would help pass out communist propaganda when he was in high school. Idk if this is true though or where I even heard it from (but I do remember hearing about it!). I remember one of the last conversations I had with my dad. He was clearly sad and depressed about his situation. I asked him what he was going to do. He told me he was going to move back to Hong Kong. He probably thought he would be happier there. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if he did moved there instead. What would he think of the current situation? Obviously my father's views of HK were romanticized and sensationalized by his growing up there and then moving away when he was 20. At that point it was 2011 and HK was a different place. But his view of HK had never left my mind. And his love for the place continues to be instilled in me today.
This was now my fourth time in HK. Mass protest, demonstration, and civil unrest have been occurring throughout the city for about six months now. Before I arrived, everyone told me to be careful. But at first glance, everything seemed pretty business as usual. No real disruptions to daily life. People out and about, going to work, traveling on the MTR, etc etc. I guess IDK what I was expecting. The media made it seem like HK was a war zone. But taking a deeper look, I began to see some small pieces of disruption – MTR exits/machines closed, business storefronts vandalized, posters/graffiti/writings on walls and streets throughout the city. And then I began to see the factions, "yellow" businesses and supporters of democracy, "blue" businesses and supporters of the police/government. Slowly began to understand why my HK friends told me that, "Hong Kong is a sad place now."
Went to one of the protests today. I don't know if I've been that scared in a long time.
I felt myself getting emotional multiple times. There were speakers in the beginning. I wish my Cantonese was better so I could understand more. Fucking A. Felt calm and peaceful in the beginning. There was a fucking stupid American bro with a muscle shirt and mask who spoke too. He said nothing substantial. Just kept screaming. He'll die for Hong Kong he yelled. He said death to the Chinese Communist Party. He said America supports you. What a fucking idiot. I'm surprised they gave him a platform, but I could understand why they did. He just sounded like an idiot. Like some anarchist bro. Even people in the crowds were laughing at him. So many Americans here and this is who's representing us? Cringe.
Then we started marching. I think we were supposed to march somewhere, but those plans seemed to end quickly. As people were marching, easily thousands, others wearing all black were out vandalizing, spray painting walls, etc. The police came immediately and people started going in all different directions. We were being surrounded. I felt scared. But also still curious. Def didn't seem like a "family friendly" march. Lot's of young people, mostly under 30 I would say. Few elderly or children. Everyone seemed to know the signs though. Lot's of experienced protesters. Police were chasing down the vandalizes everywhere. In a way, the protest felt like a cover up for people to go out and vandalize but idk. There were dogs. Well people kept saying there were. I heard multiple shots fired, it was unclear what was shot, tear gas, bullets or what. It did feel a bit dangerous. In the crowds there were US flags, Taiwan flags, British flags, German flags, I didn't really understand them. Show of support?
The young people are inspiring. The fight they are in is inspiring. What they're up against is incredibly scary. But what do the people of HK want? There are five demands, none of them are actually independence from China. They just want the freedom to elect their own government. Is that too much to ask?
Chinese New Year designs of "Free Hong Kong" and "Revolution Now"
It was starting to make sense – the sense of hopelessness, of despair, of sadness. I could see and hear it in people's voices at the protest and beyond. And also their anger. People are angry as fuck. And that's showing up not just as peaceful protest but as vandalism, destruction, and violence. The people of HK have no trust in their political and government institutions. The police are unhinged, have killed multiple people, and beaten countless more with no repercussions. They have no hope for what their futures will look like in 2047 (when "One Country, Two systems" is set to expire). Beijing continues to pull all the strings.
What's also interesting and complicated to me is the social, political, economic context of it all. High living costs, income inequality, stagnant wages. There's always this ever so looming threat of China. Chinese companies now dominate the HK market. Rich Chinese are buying up real estate in HK, which some say is causing even higher housing costs. More and more people from the mainland are immigrating to the island. Beijing continues to hold influence and power within HK's governing body. All of this has created a sense of fear, anxiety, insecurity about the future of HK. It's created a sense of tribalism and divisiveness as well, where yellow vs blue camps argue and fight (sometimes literally). It's why there hasn't been any sort of settlement of any sorts. It's also, in my opinion, created a sense of xenophobia within some Hkers towards mainlanders. And of course the Chinese and western media loves to play off this divisiveness for their own gain.
Now add on top of all this, the Coronavirus. Hkers are angry that the government isn't fully closing off their borders to prevent more mainlanders from coming in. Hospital workers are going on strike because of it, saying there aren't enough resources to help mainlanders and Hkers. Again, it's complicated. I don't know all the details about everything. But I guess this adds to the sense of anxiety in Hkers, which again to me, is coming from a place of fear and xenophobia. IMO, the fear of the virus across the world is a bit misguided. Yes, those of us close to China should be vigilant, yes we should watch out for our health, but really I think that if we're not in China we're pretty ok. So far only two out of all deaths have been outside of China. But all I see in the news is how the virus is impacting the economy, how other governments are reacting to the current situation, the rising death toll. What I wish we were talking about is the life of the people of Hubei province. The people of Hubei province are trapped, the hospitals are overwhelmed, conditions there are poor, there are not enough medical supplies, beds, nor space. Staff are overworked and have been working 24 hours a day since the virus hit. People are waiting extremely long hours for the hospital, many are being turned away. Hospital staff are being infected. Elevators in buildings are being shut off so people could not leave their buildings. People are dying in their homes. Residents who are infected in Wuhan are now being rounded up and sent to quarantine camps where… what exactly will happen to them? With this quarantine China is essentially sacrificing the people of Hubei Province in order to prevent the virus from spreading across their nation and the world. I guess you could say it's working? As of Feb 8, Hubei accounts for a whopping 97 percent of all reported deaths from the illness. In Hubei, the mortality rate is 4.1 percent as opposed to .17 percent in the rest of China. I'm sure these numbers are deflated, but for certain, a drastically higher number of people are dying in Hubei, and we also know for certain that only two people have died outside of China. Here's some more perspective, Hubei has a population of about 58 million people. The west coast of the United States – California, Oregon, and Washington – has a combined population of about 50 million. That, is how many people are under quarantine. Definitely an unprecedented feat by the Chinese government, but I wonder, if the entire west coast was under quarantine by the US government, would we allow it to happen? I think there would certainly be more outrage and news about it. So I guess that's my long way of saying, yes we should be vigilant, we should think about our personal health, but I think we're worrying about the wrong thing. We should be worried about the people in Hubei province, who desperately need all the help they can get, whose lives are essentially being sacrificed to save ours.
Ugh. Sorry, for the small digression. It was really on the top of my mind recently and I needed to write about it. Lot's of this has really been challenging my personal worldview. As someone who supports HK's fight for democracy AND believes that borders are generally shitty, I had to think twice when I heard so many Hkers want to close the borders to mainlanders (btw this sentiment existed before the virus too, just to a much lesser extent). But I actually disagree with a lot of the Hkers on this one. I think they're placing blame on every day mainlanders when I think they should be blaming the rich real estate investors, Chinese corporations, the CPC, and the HK government. I also had to think twice when I heard the term leftist used to identify supporters of communism, aka the Communist Party of China. It made me think more deeply about left wing politics and my choosing to identify with leftist politics in the United States. I'm still thinking about it, but I question what exactly makes the Communist Party of China leftist, other than the name of its party? To me, it seems and feels much more like Authoritarian Capitalism. Some would argue it's using Capitalism to achieve its socialist vision. I don't know, I guess I'm still thinking about this. But what I do know, is that this isn't the type of leftist vision of society that I believe in, with no free elections, one-party rule, state controlled media, no freedom of speech, no right to assemble. And then there's also, as I was told, a strong American right wing base of support in HK. People who are connected to the American conservative movement who are financially and politically supporting the HK democracy movement. There are other local HKers I've talked to who like Donald Trump because they say he stands up to Chinese President Xi. All this has kinda fucked with my political ideology a bit. People who, at home, I would consider to be political adversaries who are now aligned in the same fight for Hong Kong. The political camps in HK definitely fall outside of my American left vs right framework.
So I guess it's making me think about political stances that I believed in at home and now apply them in a different context – do these political stances still make sense to me? It's making me question political relationships, does working together with your political adversaries make sense even when the reasons for your end goal are very different? Who exactly are my political adversaries, and have they already been predetermined because of my association with the left? Lastly, it's making me really question what exactly a certain label means for me. Do I actually believe in leftist politics, or was it just the closest thing I had to cling on to? Do I associate myself with it because that's what a young queer organizer of color is supposed to do? Does something left or right automatically make it good or bad? Are these just predetermined frameworks that we've all subconsciously bought into? But we actually don't have to buy into it, do we? This left vs right framework is only helpful in that it continues to uphold the same power structures that keep f*cking us over. I want something else. I want something beyond this. I'm not saying my worldview has completely changed upside down. In fact, I think my worldview has has been strengthened. Knowing that I don't have to abide by the rules of what our current political discourse has given us is comforting and liberating.
Lastly, I actually I don't think HK's social/political/economic situation is so different than what we're facing in the US and in many other parts of the world. People are angry at institutions, systems, and government for failing them, for not responding to their needs. Economic anxiety is high and the wrong people are getting blamed for it. China's power and influence continues to cause anxiety and fear (obviously more so in HK but this exists all over the world). Authoritarianism looms large. Police violence goes unchecked. Political divisiveness is high. And the media (social and traditional) continues to be plagued with fake news, political propaganda, and influence that only makes people dig deeper into their respective camps.
I told you it was going to be a big cluster, didn't I? But this is very much indeed the world we live in. I guess what I'm trying to say is that HK's situation isn't actually that unique. It's no surprise, nor mistake, that HK's political/social/economic situation is so similar to ours in the United States and to many other places in the world. The one main difference is that HK had a trigger moment that set it all off, the government continued to make matters worse, and now people are just pissed off. But I think HK's fight is also the world's fight. They're not only fighting for democracy but they're fighting for a better world, and they're doing it against the most powerful authoritarian regime on the planet. At this point it makes sense to feel the sadness and hopelessness that many HKers feel. But I'm actually inspired, by the young people particularly, for their relentlessness and dedication in fighting for the home they believe in. Activists on the ground are dreaming of new ways and systems beyond the current one. They're asking questions like, What is beyond our current idea of sovereignty? What is beyond, 'One Country, Two Systems?' What is beyond Capitalism and Socialism and our current way of living? The old world order has brought us into this big fat mess and continues to fail all of us except the rich and powerful. But we can dream and think differently, for something better. That's what Hong Kong is saying. A new world is possible. Yes. Yes it is.
✌out HK, see you again soon.
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using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class FlockingUnit : MonoBehaviour {

	public GameObject manager;
	public Vector3 location = Vector3.zero;
	public Vector3 velocity;
	Vector3 goalPos = Vector3.zero;
	Vector3 currentForce;
	private Vector3 previousPosition = Vector3.zero;

	void Start() {
		velocity = new Vector3(Random.Range(0.01f, 0.01f),0f, Random.Range(0.01f, 0.01f));
		location = new Vector3 (this.gameObject.transform.position.x, this.gameObject.transform.position.y, this.gameObject.transform.position.z);
	}

	Vector3 seek(Vector3 target) {
		return(target - location);
	}

	void applyForce(Vector3 force) {
		Vector3 appylingForce = new Vector3 (force.x, 0f, force.z);

		if (force.magnitude > manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().maxForce) {
			force = force.normalized;
			force *= manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().maxForce;
		}

		this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().AddForce (appylingForce);

		if (this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity.magnitude > manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().maxvelocity) {
			this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity = this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity.normalized;
			this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity *= manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().maxvelocity;
		}

		Debug.DrawRay (this.transform.position, appylingForce, Color.red);
	}

	Vector3 align() {
		float neighbordist = manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().neighbourDistance;
		Vector3 sum = Vector3.zero;
		int count = 0;
		foreach (GameObject other in manager.GetComponent<UnitManager>().units) {
			if (other == this.gameObject) {
				continue;
			}

			float d = Vector3.Distance (location, other.GetComponent<FlockingUnit> ().location);

			if (d < neighbordist) {
				sum += other.GetComponent<FlockingUnit> ().velocity;
				count++;
			}
		}

		if (count > 0) {
			sum /= count;
			Vector3 steer = sum - velocity;
			return steer;
		}

		return Vector3.zero;
	}

	Vector3 cohesion() {
		float neighbordist = manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().neighbourDistance;
		Vector3 sum = Vector3.zero;
		int count = 0;
		foreach (GameObject other in manager.GetComponent<UnitManager>().units) {
			if (other == this.gameObject) {
				continue;
			}

			float d = Vector3.Distance (location, other.GetComponent<FlockingUnit> ().location);

			if (d < neighbordist) {
				sum += other.GetComponent<FlockingUnit> ().location;
				count++;
			}
		}

		if (count > 0) {
			sum /= count;
			return seek (sum);
		}

		return Vector3.zero;
	}

	void flock() {
		location = this.transform.position;
		velocity = this.GetComponent<Rigidbody> ().velocity;

		if (manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().obedient/* && Random.Range (0, 50) <= 1*/) {
			Vector3 ali = align ();
			Vector3 coh = cohesion ();
			Vector3 gl;

			if (manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().seekGoal) {
				gl = seek (goalPos);
				currentForce = gl + ali + coh;
			} else {
				currentForce = ali + coh;
			}

			currentForce = currentForce.normalized;
		}

		if (manager.GetComponent<UnitManager> ().willful && Random.Range (0, 50) <= 1) {
			if (Random.Range (0, 50) < 1) {
				currentForce = new Vector3 (Random.Range (0.01f, 0.1f), Random.Range (0.01f, 0.1f));
			}
		}

		applyForce (currentForce);
	}

	void Update() {
		flock ();
		goalPos = manager.transform.position;

		// look to the front
		this.transform.LookAt(this.transform.position + (this.transform.position - this.previousPosition));
		this.previousPosition = this.transform.position;
	}
}


While you are at the title screen, hold L1 and R2 then press Square.
Once you complete a world, go back to it. You will see Zoe hovering over the sign of a picture of Sparx. Go to her, and she will ask a question. Say yes. After completing the task, Sparx will have a new ability.
To use this code, you must be in the first level and have not gone to any of the other levels. Press Start and go to the inventory screen. Press Square (6x), Circle, Up, Circle, Left, Circle, Right, Circle.
Pause the game, then, press Circle, R1, Circle, L1, Circle, R2, Circle, L2, and Circle.
Pause the game and press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, X.
Pause the game and press Circle, Square, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Square.
Pause the game and press Up, R1, Up, R1, Up, R1, Circle (4x).
Pause the game and press Left, Right, Left, Right, L1, R1, L1, R1, Square, Circle.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, X.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Triangle.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Square.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Circle.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Up.
Pause the game and press Up, Left, Down, Right, Up, Square, R1, R2, L1, L2, Up, Right, Down, Left, Up, Right.
Pause the game and press Up, Up, Left, Left, Right, Right, Down, Down, Circle, Square.
Pause the game and press R2, L2, R2, L2, Up (4x), Circle. This only works in the first land.
Pause the game and press Circle, R1, Circle, L1, Circle, R2, Circle, L2, Circle.
Pause the game and press Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Square, Circle, Square, Circle, Square, Circle.
Note: You must have a GameShark version of 2.41 or higher.


The Park Hill area of Croydon is a community of over 6,000 people living within walking distance of the town centre. Park Hill is a popular location for young professionals, families and older citizens alike.
We at St Matthew's are an inclusive people embracing the joys and challenges of being human with all our differences of race, gender, sexuality and social background. Our mission is to reach out and celebrate God's unconditional love for the world with all people of our parish and with the wider community. As Desmond Tutu once said: "Christ, when he was lifted up did not say 'I draw some people to myself'. He said 'I draw all, All, ALL'.


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Q: Backup of Redmine files Does anyone know how to take a backup of Redmine files. My files are located at /data/redmine/apps/redmine/htdocs/files. I need to get them in a folder of .tgz. Is it possible? If yes please tell me the command also to unzip it.

A: Did you mean the attatchments??????????????
If yes use -tar -pzcf $BACKUP_DIR/${DATE}/redmine_files.tar.gz -C $REDMINE_HOME
You need to specify the BACKUP_DIRand REDMINE_HOME in your script.And please make a script according to your need and schedule in a crontab if you need it regurly.
Use tar zxvf redmine_files.tar.gz for unzipping.


Winter is the best time to visit the Karoo. The days are crisp and cool, and in the evenings temperatures drop way down so that there is nothing to do but snuggle up in front of the fire, glass of red in hand.
A little while back we were invited by Cape Country Routes to visit Oudtshoorn, a beautiful town at the heart of the Klein Karoo. Oudtshoorn is probably known to most of you as the home of the KKNK, the annual arts festival. When it is not beset by sokkie bokkie musician, playwrights and actors, however, it is a quaint, historic gem and an ideal home-base to explore the area.
On our first night we stayed at Wildehondekloof. This 4000-hectare game lodge was recently bought over by the owners of De Zeekoe and they are planning to transform it into a peaceful retreat.
Wildehondekloof is right in the middle of nowhere. You drive past the Cango Caves, past Kobus se Gat and then you keep going on a dirt road for about another 30 minutes before you reach the gates of the game reserve. From here it's another 5km or so until you arrive at the lodge.
We got there just as the sun was dipping behind the mountains and were welcomed by a herd of Nyala grazing calmly in front of the lodge. It felt as though we had entered a completely different reality and it was magical to sit on the porch as the evening settled in, sipping a glass of wine and watching more Nyala and Kudu strolling into the clearing.
I am incredibly excited to see Wildehondekloof once the renovations have been completed. With a nice selection of wildlife, walking trails and incredible surrounds, it is the perfect place to go if you need to escape life for a beat.
The next morning we made our way to De Zeekoe which is just outside Oudtshoorn, surrounded by wetlands, lusern farmlands and large flower zones. They are just far enough from the town's hustle so that you can escape completely if you wanted to, but it is a quick and easy drive into Oudtshoorn if you feel like exploring.
De Zeekoe offers really gorgeous accommodation options, from a selection of rooms overlooking the river, to private cabins and cottages a little way off.
We stayed in a cottage, a stone building with a stoep overlooking the Karoo vlaktes and farmlands where you can easily spend a whole day with a good book. Inside you have a cosy living room with a fireplace, a nice little kitchen, and a dreamy bedroom with a four poster bed fit for a princess. If I could, I would have stayed there for a week!
I can definitely recommend De Zeekoe. The service was brilliant, we had all the comforts we needed for a lovely stay, and the next morning we were treated to a delicious breakfast complete with freshly baked farm bread.
They also offer a nice selection of activities for nature lovers. If you're an early bird you can join their wild meerkat tours where you can see these little critters in their natural habitat. You can also go hiking, biking (they have cycles to rent), canoeing (in the rainy season) and you can join one of their private star gazing evening tours to really take in the mind blowing night skies of the Karoo.
To be honest, I think you should do as little as possible when visiting the Karoo. It is the perfect place to slow down completely, and to reconnect with the peace and calm of nature. That being said, you're on the doorstep of some incredible natural wonders like the Cango Caves and the Swarberg Mountains so you should spend at least a day exploring the area.
It is worth taking a day out to Kobus se Gat, where they offer Karoo tours and proper South African comfort food (their roosterkoek is famous for a reason!). Kobus se Gat is located just past the Cango Caves and at the foot of the Swartberg mountains. You can join them for a day tour through the Swartberg Mountain Pass (a UNESCO world heritage site), De Rust, Prince Albert, and Oudtshoorn. It is a stunning way to explore the area.
Unfortunately we were too late for their tour but we joined them for a proper braai lunch like you'd get at mom's house. You can either go for the buffet or order from their a la carte menu, and it is absolutely worth heading out there just to see the views.
I can't wait for my next visit to the area. There is something magical about the Karoo, and if you need to take a break from reality, this is where you go.
If you are heading up to the Klein Karoo soon, make sure you take the scenic Route 62. You can read all about our road trip up over HERE.
Do you have any spots close to Oudtshoorn that you can recommend? Pop you suggestions in the comments below, I would love to hear from you.


During the holiday season, the residents of Wawona Ranch Estates on Peach and Alluvial in Clovis, CA decorate their homes so that others may enjoy the fun spirit of the holiday season. During Christmastime: Drivers are encouraged to dim the lights on their cars and please watch for pedestrians. Walking is encouraged on all evenings. Please be mindful of cars and look before crossing streets. Please also be mindful of the decorations and lights in the yards.


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Video: Unknown Mortal Orchestra "Strangers Are Strange"
ByAndrew Martin
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Portland, Ore. psych-rock trio Unknown Mortal Orchestra are back with a big, albeit weird, push behind their self-titled debut, which dropped back in June 2011. And it comes by way of the above visuals for album highlight "Strangers Are Strange." The track has received a, well, strange video from director Sam Kristofski and his team, who got a bunch of actors to stalk each other for a sort of goofball-espionage short film. We could try to explain this one, but you'll just have to see it for yourself in the above clip.
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CHOICES, CHANCES AND CHANGES – TIM BAILLIE
Editor's Pick, Installer Profile
Moe Sabourin 1 year ago 1 year ago 6 Mins Read
INSTALLER PROFILE: TIM BAILLIE
Location: 930 Tupper Ave Unit 2, Coquitlam, B.C.
Shop: TFC Designs and Fabrication
Skills: Car Audio, Multimedia, Lighting
Specialties: Fabrication, Design, Wiring and CAD design
As with any sport or craft, you have an individual who comes along and defines that period all the while becoming a recognizable face for there generation.
Long before being named the 2019 Installer of the year, Time Baillie was constantly honing his craft and trying to learn from some of the best fabricators in the industry.
When you meet Tim, you quickly realize he doesn't seek accolades, he speaks from experience and he's constantly working and trying get to the next level.
Tim has had a great passion for car audio for more than 35 years; he started installing in 1985 and landed his first job as an installer in 1990.
As with any career that includes labour intensive work and long hours come bad tendencies and poor eating habits. Tim had always been overweight which made installing more difficult, but he persevered and surprised himself (and others) on many occasions at what he was able to accomplish; perseverance should be Tim's middle name…
Tim picking up his 2019 Installer of the Year Award
After 33 years of struggling with his weight as an installer and at his heaviest (454 pounds), he chose to do something about it, making a choice to change his life for the better and lose the weight. He has lost 250 pounds and is able to do much more than he ever imagined now.
"I've been blessed to work with a lot of awesome people over my years in the industry" said Baillie "They'd help me do the things I couldn't and in turn I'd do the things they couldn't. I truly love the team atmosphere."
A master and his craft
Tim's accomplishments are to be revered; not many people have accomplished as much as he has in his time in the industry. Here are a few of his accomplishments:
Over 150 first place awards in IASCA competition (from 1992-2000) including being the 1997 Sound Quality World Champion in the Expert 1-600 class.
Placed in the Top 5 in his IASCA Class at every IASCA World Finals he attended from 1992 to 2000.
He was an IASCA Certified Judge from 1995-2000 and a IASCA Judge Trainer from 1997-2000
He was the first Canadian in the Mobile Electronics Association's Top 50 Installers listing, first Canadian in the MEA Top 12 and the first (and only to date) Canadian winner of the MEA "Installer of the Year" award in 2019.
He's also won the 'Epic Installer award from Kingpin University, has had 27 magazine features of cars he's built, built 12 vehicles for SEMA including three for the Ford Motor Company.
However, he adds that his ability to lose 250 pounds and take his life back is his biggest accomplishment.
In Tim's words, karma has "kicked his butt" for past actions, but it's what he's learned from those past mistakes that has made him who he is today. "Everything in life is about one choice" Baillie continued to say "Do it or don't do it… you have to decide which is more important to you and your family."
Tim now lives by his favourite quotation "The three C's in life are Choices, Chances and Changes; choose to take a chance to make a change in your life."
CMA Interview with Tim Baillie
Q: Where did you go for your internship as an installer?
Tim: I had been installing at home and for friends since about 1985 and in 1990 I saw an ad for a stereo shop looking for an installer, no training needed. It was very difficult getting your foot in the door at a shop in those days , especially if you didn't have any formal experience. Ralph's Radio was the first shop to give me a chance and I haven't looked back!
Q: How many shops have you worked for?
Tim: A few, including Ralph's Radio, Audio Video Unlimited, Future Shop and Soundsgood Auto. I opened my own shop at one point (HzEmall Customs), and I'm now with TFC Designs & Fabrication.
Q: What's it like at TFC Designs & Fabrication?
Tim: Having bosses like Tim Lajambe and Rob makes every day at TFC so awesome; I literally can't wait to get to work every day! Brett, Luca, Greg, Sara, Pat and Kara are such an incredible team to be a part of; with what we all do, we're becoming an unstoppable force!
Q: Are there any installers/fabricators that inspire you?
Tim: Where do I begin… there are so many top installers on social media that inspire me, but those who really inspire me and why are:
Dan Leonhardt – I still do things to this day that you taught me when I first got in the industry and I pass them along to everyone I can.
Derek Friesen – you showed me 20 years ago that MDF was 'evil' and that plastics were the future, and how to use them and work with them.
Mark Fukuda – Your Blazer changed my world in 1992 when I saw it at the IASCA World Finals; everything you've built since has had a profound effect on me. Your Kangaroo boat submission for Installer of the Year in the early 1990's made me want to compete for that award!
Chris Yato – his work is 'next level'… always has been, always will be.
Steve Cornell – Judging his car at the 1996 IASCA World Finals changed my whole way of looking at 'attention to detail'. I took what I learned and applied that to my car, and won the Championship in my class the following year.
Jason Kranitz – I've known Jason for 25 years and he inspires me on so many levels.
My father, Jim Baillie – He was a mechanic on the electrical side of the shop and taught me about 12 volt. He always told me that if you can work with your hands you'll never have a problem finding a job… I think that's more true now than it's ever been.
Q: Are there any brands of equipment you really like working with?
Tim: I like Audison/Hertz and Kicker
Email – timgbaillie@gmail.com
Website – hzemall.com
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A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor
Ling Qin, Rinku Dutta, Hirofumi Kurokawa, Mitsuhiko Ikura, Masayori Inouye
Histidine kinases function as dimers. The kinase domain of the osmosensing histidine kinase EnvZ of Escherichia coli consists of two domains: domain A (67 residues) responsible for histidine phosphotransfer and dimerization, and domain B (161 residues) responsible for the catalytic and ATP-binding function. The individual structures of these two domains have been recently solved by NMR spectroscopy. Here, we demonstrate that an enzymatically functional monomeric histidine kinase can be constructed by fusing in tandem two domains A and one domain B to produce a single polypeptide (A-A-B). We show that this protein, EnvZc[AAB], is soluble and exists as a stable monomer. The autophosphorylation and OmpR kinase activities of the monomeric EnvZc[AAB] are similar to that of the wild-type EnvZ, while OmpR-binding and phosphatase functions are reduced. V8 protease digestion and mutational analyses indicate that His-243 of only the amino proximal domain A is phosphorylated. Based on these results, molecular models are proposed for the structures of EnvZc[AAB] and the kinase domain of EnvZ. The present results demonstrate for the first time the construction of a functional, monomeric histidine kinase, further structural studies of which may provide important insights into the structure-function relationships of histidine kinases.
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Histidine Kinase Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Phosphotransferases Medicine & Life Sciences 32%
glutamyl endopeptidase Medicine & Life Sciences 21%
Molecular Models Medicine & Life Sciences 17%
Dimerization Medicine & Life Sciences 15%
Histidine Medicine & Life Sciences 15%
Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases Medicine & Life Sciences 14%
Digestion Medicine & Life Sciences 12%
Qin, L., Dutta, R., Kurokawa, H., Ikura, M., & Inouye, M. (2000). A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor. Molecular Microbiology, 36(1), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01837.x
A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor. / Qin, Ling; Dutta, Rinku; Kurokawa, Hirofumi; Ikura, Mitsuhiko; Inouye, Masayori.
In: Molecular Microbiology, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2000, p. 24-32.
Qin, L, Dutta, R, Kurokawa, H, Ikura, M & Inouye, M 2000, 'A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor', Molecular Microbiology, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01837.x
Qin L, Dutta R, Kurokawa H, Ikura M, Inouye M. A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor. Molecular Microbiology. 2000;36(1):24-32. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01837.x
Qin, Ling ; Dutta, Rinku ; Kurokawa, Hirofumi ; Ikura, Mitsuhiko ; Inouye, Masayori. / A monomeric histidine kinase derived from EnvZ, an Echerichia coli osmosensor. In: Molecular Microbiology. 2000 ; Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 24-32.
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Михайло Макарович Михеєнко ( 9 вересня 1937, Довськ —  6 вересня 1998, Київ) — український правознавець, доктор юридичних наук з 1975 року, професор з 1987 року; член-кореспондент Академії правових наук України з 1993 року. Заслужений юрист України з 1996 року.

Біографія
Народився 9 вересня 1937 року в селі Довську (тепер Рогачовський район Гомельської області, Білорусь). Вищу освіту здобув у 1959 році на юридичному факультеті Київського університету.

Трудову діяльність розпочав на посадах молодшого, згодом старшого наукового співробітника в Секторі держави і права АН УРСР. З 1967 року працював у Київському університеті: доцентом, професором, заступником декана юридичного факультету, з 1988 року — завідувачем кафедри правосуддя. З 1993 року — віце-президент, а в 1995—1998 роках — президент Асоціації українських правників, одночасно з 1994 року — професор кафедри кримінального процесу Національної академії внутрішніх справ.

Помер 6 вересня 1998 року. Похований в Києві на Міському кладовищі «Берківцях».

Наукова діяльність
Досліджував проблеми кримінального процесу, судоустрою, адвокатури, прокуратури. Серед робіт:
 «Советский уголовный процесс» (1978, у співавторстві);
 «Доказування в радянському кримінальному судочинстві» (1984);
 «Кримінальний процес України: Пудручник» (1992; 1999, у співавторстві);
 «Порівняльне судове право» (1993);
 «Юридичний практикум: Навчальний посібник» (1994, у співавторстві);
 «Науково-практичний коментар Кримінально-процесуального кодексу України» (1995);
 «Адвокатура України» (1997; чотири останні — у співавтостві).
 «Проблеми розвитку кримінального процесу в Україні» (1999, у співавторстві).

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Література
 Горбатенко В. П. Михеєнко  // ;
 Чернявський С. С. Михеєнко Михайло Макарович //

Українські правознавці
Радянські правознавці
Радянські професори
Науковці Інституту держави і права НАН України
Доктори юридичних наук СРСР
Викладачі Національної академії внутрішніх справ України


A truck goes through a pothole that was cold patched on Garland and Forest. The rain and melting snow has washed out some of the patched potholes.
Bangor's roads are in a better condition than they were a week ago.
The Bangor Public Works Department last Friday shifted into high gear after the Bangor Daily News released a map marking the locations of nearly 200 potholes scattered across the city's main arteries. The department sent out six crews to work over the weekend and patch up all of the potholes within 24 hours.
Public works crews used the BDN's pothole map as a guide. As a matter of practice, they patch potholes within 24 hours of receiving reports of them.
After buying 33 tons of cold patch in bulk on a rainy Friday afternoon last week, crews got to work patching up the worst of the potholes on State Street and in surrounding areas.
However, due to the wet, rainy conditions, most of the cold patch did not stay in place and six crews working overtime on Saturday had to redo most of the repair work they had done the day before.
A pothole that was cold patched on Garland and Forest, as seen on March 15.
The expected rain this weekend might mean that crews will have to fill in additional potholes they have repaired recently. Cold patching is a temporary fix, but it's the only one available to public works crews until they can acquire asphalt from the pavement plants that open once the weather warms up around late April.
Willett said the mass patching effort required 13 public works employees to work overtime on Saturday, starting at 6 a.m. Coupled with the bulk purchase of cold patch and the cost of fuel for their trucks, the costs to the city added up, Willett said, though he didn't have a precise figure.


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Anti-aging medicine does work and can be obtained either through your physician or, alternatively, through an alternative medicine clinic or even a health food store. Be sure to do thorough research to prevent any ill effects from taking the drugs. Without this research you could easily find yourself feeling a lot worse than when you started.


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Q: Splitting a group of people into two groups I have four people and I want to split them into two groups, one with one person, and the other one with three people. There are four ways to do this.
However, if I want two groups, each with two people, there are 3 ways to do so - I first choose one person, and then I have three other choices, so $ 1 \cdot 3 = 3 $.
Why aren't there six ways?
There are four options for the first person, three choices for the second,, so  overall there are $ \frac{4\cdot3}{2} = 6 $ ways.

A: Let the four people be James, Charlie, Bodo and Wick. All the possible two teams of two are
[James, Charlie],[Bodo, Wick]
[James, Bodo],[Charlie, Wick]
[James, Wick], [Bodo, Charlie]
If you were considering one team of two individually, then there would be six possibilities($4\choose2$)
But since we are considering the two teams together, the members that were in the first team are just in the second team, so we would count them twice and hence get six. To avoid this, we get half of six, i.e., 3.


In 2017, Bob Neff planned a trip to Kentucky for 2018. It was a cool trip—full of diversity of things to see and things to ride. Since we had a smaller number of travelers on this tour, we decided to try an alternative means of travel. BNT mostly uses motor coaches, however, we've been known to use trains and planes pretty regularly as well.
For this specific trip, we decided to look into a Sprinter van. A "Sprinter van" is not just any van…it's one of those funny looking high top vans, manufactured by Mercedes, and seats twelve. We hired a professional driver, took ten great travelers, and had a fantastic trip. It's quite a different experience, and what a wonderful way to get to know each other.
Since we had five days of travel, we still rotated around the van. It seemed so much more personal. For example, we took time every morning to pray for two people, which gave us a great way to get to know one another, and also, demonstrate care. It felt more like a family as we played games, sang, and just fellowshipped along the highways and byways. What fun.
We visited many interesting place. The highlight for me was the horse world…especially as we visited the breeding stable, the auction block, and the training farm where the new 13th Triple Crown winner, Justify, came into his own. We watched beautiful horses train close to where we were standing and were awed at God's creation. They are animals of power and dignity. We donned lovely veiled hats at the Derby site and learned about this world of horses, jockeys, and owners.
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Nyren's Corner: Ranking the Final Fantasy Games I've Played
Nyren
So, now that I've beaten Final Fantasy XV and released my review of the game(Which may be hit or miss. It took me three hours to type up and I was trying a different sort of structure than I normally do, but it was probably the longest review I've ever written.) I wanted to follow it up by ranking all of the Final Fantasy games that I've played, which isn't many, but that should help keep the list focused. And obviously I'll do another one as I complete more of them because I have all of them, just never played most of them. My backlog is that large and newer games get priority. But I don't wanna bore you with these opening schticks so lets just get this train moving.
6) Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII was my introduction to the Final Fantasy franchise. A lot of people would say that it was a very bad place to start as its largely considered one of the worst entries in the franchise by longtime fans, but the fact is that I didn't have any preconceived notion about the franchise when I entered it. This was my beginning and I saw XIII for what it was rather than comparing it to previous games. All it took was one flashy story trailer with a really cool art design and I was immediately interested and wanted the game. And when I got it, I enjoyed it. Unlike a lot of people I understood the story throughout and never really got confused even with all the terminology it threw around. The gameplay wasn't very engaging to me though and some of the battles were just too damn hard. I spent the better part of an hour in a single boss fight and I was barely doing any damage to it which irritated me. Granted, I learned later that it was because I was severely underleveled, or, what passes for leveling in FFXIII. The problem was that I was being funneled down this very beautiful corridor and given the option to completely bypass enemies.
My main gripe however came with the characters. I didn't care for Lightning or Fang whatsoever, Sazh was a walking stereotype that was great for comedic relief but nothing beyond that, Vanille was kind of annoying, Snow just wouldn't shut up about Serah, I probably liked Hope the most because at least he actually had meaningful development over the course of the game. And the antagonists I was interested in came and went, leaving me with antagonists that I wasn't really sure of. I think it's because I started here that I was able to appreciate older games more.
5) Final Fantasy XIII-2
Final Fantasy XIII-2 was my second game in the series, which makes sense because it was the next to release stateside. The story and characters grabbed me a bit more and Lightning being a side character was definitely good. Lightning in moderation is better than Lightning all day every day. The time travel story made it interesting because you would see these characters at different points in time and Hope became an even better character than he was before. On top of that, the antagonist, Caius, was better than Barthandelus or Orphan from the previous game. In fact, he's one of my favorite antagonists in the entire series because he's a pretty sympathetic character, you just have to feel bad for the guy.
Gameplay wise it was improved over XIII, still kind of confusing and automated, but I was more interested in playing it this time around and that's great, just wish there were more characters than just Serah and Noel. The story was a bit short though, or at least it felt shorter. I expect long stories from games like these and so when it ends too fast I get a little irritated.
4) Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Type-0 was really interesting to me. I'm a big World War II buff and WWII was a big inspiration for the games director Hajime Tabata. He wanted to create a Final Fantasy game with an old war movie vibe, sort of like a documentary and to see this sort of massive fantasy war with an older feeling was actually pretty neat. The fact that it was M-rated meant that it was going to do it justice and it certainly did. Characters were stabbed, slashed, shot repeatedly, executed, it was very gruesome. I waited years for this game to come stateside and man was my patience rewarded. I loved this game. The controls were a little stiff, but that makes sense since it was a PSP game originally and it was really just better character models for the main characters, better lighting, and a higher screen resolution. Everything else was relatively untouched sadly. It was a 50/50 remaster, they could have done more, but they didn't.
Luckily, the story was good enough for me to forget most of the problems I had with the game like the clunky combat, blurry and flat textures, god awful English voiceover(Seriously, this was a budget dub made in 2012. I don't even think great voice direction could have saved this dub.), and Dark Souls-esque difficulty at times. Still frustrating, but it could be forgiven. The ending in and of itself was absolutely fantastic even if some plot twists came completely out of left field and you realize that you didn't even get the full story because it's impossible to get the full story on the first playthrough. You have to go through multiple times to unlock new scenes and eventually an alternate ending. It's great for replay value, but man I'd hate to be the player who picks this game up, expects to play it through once, thinks the story is unfinished and sells it not realizing that there is more.
It's great that this game did well enough that Square considers it a more experimental sub-franchise of the Final Fantasy series, one that can have whatever rating it wants and cover whatever subject matter it wants too and not have to worry about it. Tabata has already expressed interest in and even teased the next game in the Type series and I can't wait to see it.
3) Final Fantasy XV
This game has it all. It's beautiful, it's emotional, it's the culmination of 10 years of development. That doesn't save it from being a flawed product, but with many saving graces. The gameplay is absolutely phenomenal and story is held up by the four main characters alone. The story however is also criminally short and unfortunately unfinished. It can also not be entirely clear what happened in certain scenes and that holds it back despite the fantastic English voiceover and extreme attention to detail. If this game had been given another year or two of dev time, it could have been the best of the best, but Square set a deadline that had to be hit, and so sacrifices were made to get it out in time.
However, for all the games faults, it feels like a classic Final Fantasy game. It has that atmosphere about it that is unmistakable. It pays homage to games past while also bringing the franchise into the modern era. I have no idea how good Final Fantasy VII Remake will be or what Final Fantasy XVI will be like, but this is a good starting point both for the future and for first time fans.
2) Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO, but the story it tells and the world it breathes life into are unmistakably Final Fantasy to the very core. The world of Eorzea is breathtaking. Even if it isn't as graphically impressive as Final Fantasy XV, its art design brings it up to that level. And the best part is that I get to experience the adventure with valuable friends in tow. Sure, I would absolutely love to see the story painstakingly recreated as a single-player adventure with the graphics of XV combined with the art style, but that won't ever happen, and that's fine because what I have is enough for me.
The music is beautiful, the world and lore is intriguing, the characters are lovable, and there's so much to do. And despite the fact that the story gets pretty dark at times, there's enough light to break through the darkness and create a perfect balance. The original XIV may have been a disaster, but like a phoenix it arose from its ashes to become something truly extraordinary and I will never forget the adventures I had in Eorzea and look forward to returning next year for the Stormblood expansion.
1) Final Fantasy VII
Out of the six Final Fantasy games I've played thus far, VII, by far the oldest of them, is my favorite. I went into the game optimistically, but I was somewhat hesitant because I'm not big on turn-based RPG's, and full disclosure, I used the Character Booster function on PC, but it's because of that cheat that I was able to enjoy the game without the hassle and I could see what was truly special about this game. It was goofy at times, like a character getting kicked into the screen or a character jamming their block of a foot against a wall after trying to kick it and hopping around, it was classic comedy. But layered on top of that was a grim world with a lot of problems and the game was quick to remind you that it isn't all fun and games. Even the antagonists had their quirks. The duo of Reno and Rude rivaled the lovableness of the main cast. Of course, Cid takes the cake for me because he's the foul-mouthed old guy who really isn't so bad. He's rude to everyone, not just the woman living with him(Who he ends up marrying post-game because he finally took that stick out of his ass.... mostly.). And while Cloud might not be the most interesting protagonist(at least at first anyway, he gets way better once his backstory starts coming out.), he's definitely the most recognizable what with his spiky blonde super-saiyan hair and giant buster sword and he's snarky which I love.
There was just so much to love about this game and I could see why many people love it despite all of the other games in the franchise. It was charming, quirky, sad, epic, it had everything and being the first 3D Final Fantasy game put everything into a whole new context for people. Only time will tell if the remake does the original game justice, but I have faith that it will, though I also unfortunately have the feeling that certain aspects of it will be changed to fit with the times. For instance Cid's verbal abuse of Shera. The explanation for it and eventual resolution makes sense, but nowadays stuff like that is taboo because no matter how you try to explain it the argument will always boil down to something controversial and I doubt Square wants that kind of trouble. Though judging by Cindy in FFXV I'm fairly certain that Tifa is safe since Square doesn't really seem to care all that much about what people think of sexy characters, which is great.


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The product is good, But color monkey bars dial does not agree with the photography.
Watch consistent with the description.
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The Ballantyne Country Club was the perfect location to help her timeless wedding vision come to life. Their lush green golf course is the perfect back drop for a reception and fun features like a waterfall made for some beautiful photos. Paired with a sweet church ceremony, and this wedding was one for the books! We loved how cozy the reception area was with a stone fireplace and exposed wood beams. To compliment this look, Julia opted for lots of neutral roses, which was the inspiration for her paper goods and signage.
To dress the part, Julia wore a stunning + romantic lace open back dress. Her bridesmaids donned the prettiest blue-gray off the shoulder bridesmaids dresses while the groom and his guys wore classic black tuxes. The couple celebrated and danced the night away with their guests before a sweet ribbon send off to wrap up their most special day!
Congratulations Julia & Brandon and thank you, Lindsay, for sharing! For more information about Chancey Charm, please visit their WeddingLovely Vendor Guide profile or head straight to their website.
Posted in Real Wedding.Tagged blush pink and dusty blue wedding, Charlotte NC wedding planner, Southern wedding.


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Q: Form validation, missing fields background color I know how to set an alert to if the field is blank or wrong characters then it will alert them. But I don't want an alert pop up, I want all of the missing fields to be a different background color.
function allLetter(uname)
{
var letters = /^[A-Za-z]+$/;
if(uname.value.match(letters))
{
return true;
}
else
{
alert('name required');
uname.focus();
return false;
}

However, when I change the alert to,
alert(document.style.display.backgroundColor = red)

then nothing will happen at all. It wont even show the alert for the other missing fields. Also, if both the name and the email are wrong then it will only alert for the name and not the email, since the name is first

A: Here is what you want.
       function allLetter(uname)
    {
     var letters = /^[A-Za-z]+$/;
     if(uname.value.match(letters)) {
               return true;
     } else{
     uname.style.backgroundColor = "red";
      uname.focus();
      return false;
   }


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Q: Java how to parse a double value from received UDP bytes? int port = 18000;
DatagramSocket serverSocket = new DatagramSocket(port);
byte[] receiveData = new byte[8];

System.out.println("Server Listing on Port: "+port);
String x;

while (true){
  DatagramPacket receivePacket = new DatagramPacket(receiveData, receiveData.length);
  serverSocket.receive(receivePacket);

?? Double x = new Doulbe.parseBytes(recievedPacket)

A: You could use ByteBuffer
Double x = ByteBuffer.wrap(receiveData).getDouble();

A: Use java.nio.ByteBuffer
Something like:
private static ByteBuffer buffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(8);

public static byte[] encodeDouble(double x) {
    buffer.clear();
    buffer.putDouble(0, x);
    return buffer.array();
}

public static double decodeDouble(byte[] bytes) {
    buffer.clear();
    buffer.put(bytes);
    buffer.flip();
    return buffer.getDouble();
}

A: ByteBuffer.wrap(receiveData.getData()).getDouble();

A: java.io.DataInputStream.readDouble()