Oh yes, there's hours of fun to be had in a new Lexus IS 250. And you don't even need to pull away. Watch this. When I press the start button, keep your eyes on the dials. See that? The way the needles and the rims of the dials light up white? And did you see the needles shoot right round the dials and back? And the way the rest of the backlighting slowly fades up to illuminate the dash, but only when the needles have finished doing their business? Brilliant, no? Again? Here we go. Woo!
OK, so, on their own, needles that glow and go ping when you start the car probably don't constitute an out-and-out reason to lay down north of 25 grand. Then again, when you consider some of the things that do end up swinging people in favour of a car - its colour, its cupholders, sheer boredom with the business of looking at cars - then this little piece of theatrical pre-amble on the part of the IS 250 may not be such a bad selling point.
At any rate, I reckon it would be at least a couple of years before I tired of the needles doing their happy-to-see-me dance and started seeing if it was possible to re-route the electrics and disable it. But what joyful and amusement-filled years those would have been, for me and anyone who knows me.
So, a rip-snorting stereo and some fancy start-up electronics: the odds are stacking up in favour of the IS 250 already. This might be a good moment to pile them on still further by mentioning the car's relative cheapness. You ought to be able to buy an IS 250 for less than a Jaguar X-Type, a BMW 325i or a Mercedes C230, without sacrificing such near-essentials as 17-inch alloys, heated door mirrors and eight-way adjustable electric front seats with a memory feature. Lexus's most high-profile British customer, Alan Partridge, will be honking his approval.
Even so, there will doubtless come a time when you decide to capitalise on your investment and actually go somewhere in it. And it's at this point that the IS 250 will probably start dividing people sharply according to taste and desires. Not that the car suddenly rears up and becomes a cut-price Japanese rust-bucket the moment you select first and depress the accelerator. Nor, upon reaching 30mph in a built-up area, does it abruptly betray its origins as a social climber's Toyota. On the contrary, if the definition of luxury motoring is what the Carpenters once loosely described as "a kind of hush, all over the cabin tonight", the IS 250 couldn't be smoother, quieter or more luxurious.
Even the sun-visors have perforated skins and allegedly serve as additional soundproofing, soaking up any noise that might leak in at the top edge of the windscreen. But when you combine these levels of insulation with the slippery slickness of the gearstick, the feather-light pedals and the airy power steering, you end up with a driving experience that is so indistinct, it all but erases itself from the memory as it goes along, as if it were on a loop-tape.
Of course, this could delightfully convince you that you have crossed over into some kind of silky on-road heaven, where the ordinary contingencies of driving cannot affect you. But it could also leave you longing for some kind of bite from the Tarmac - or a hum, or even a complaint, from the engine - and wondering how it could be possible that the act of shifting around at great speed several hundred pounds of nicely slung-together metal could amount to such a non-specific event, coming and going like a Kenny G saxophone solo.
Maybe the point, though, is not to disturb the carefully achieved design equilibrium within the car. This refashioned model, Lexus informs us, has taken inspiration from ancient Japanese culture. You think the side air vents look a bit stranded and out-of-place where they are situated, but that's "hazushi", which "expresses the notion of something that is part of a whole, but at the same time retains its independence". A lot to ask of an air vent, maybe. But, hey, this is a Lexus.


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thanks! you just saved me 2 weeks of waiting!
delete the title should work fine.
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Akala kopo ung CP ko Na firefly s60 pweding maging firefly intenze razor.
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Q: Passport.js and Mongoose.js populate User on login - loses populated field on req.user Using Mongoose.js, my authenticate method populates the field "companyRoles._company," but the populated data reverts to the company reference ID when I try to access the same populated field in my req.user object.
//Authentication
UserSchema.static('authenticate', function(email, password, callback) {
  this.findOne({ email: email })
  .populate('companyRoles._company', ['name', '_id'])
    .run(function(err, user) {
      if (err) { return callback(err); }
      if (!user) { return callback(null, false); }
      user.verifyPassword(password, function(err, passwordCorrect) {
        if (err) { return callback(err); }
        if (!passwordCorrect) { return callback(null, false); }
        return callback(null, user);
      });
    });
});

//login post
app.post('/passportlogin', function(req, res, next) {
  passport.authenticate('local', function(err, user, info) {
    if (err) { return next(err) }
    if (!user) { return res.redirect('/passportlogin') }
    req.logIn(user, function(err) {
      if (err) { return next(err); }
      console.log('req User');
      console.log(req.user);
      return res.redirect('/companies/' + user.companyRoles[0]._company._id);
    });
  })(req, res, next);
});

app.get('/companies/:cid', function(req, res){
    console.log('req.user in companies:cid');
    console.log(req.user);
});

After req.logIn, logging req.user shows
- companyRoles{_company: [Object]}
But when I redirect to /companies/:id route after logging in, it is showing the id and not a populated [object]
- companyRoles{_company: 4fbe8b2513e90be8280001a5}
Any ideas as to why the field does not remain populated?  Thanks.

A: The problem was that I was not populating the field in the passport.deserializeUser function, here is the updated function:
//deserialize
passport.deserializeUser(function(id, done) {
    User.findById(id)
    .populate('companyRoles._company', ['name', '_id'])
    .run(function (err, user) {
        done(err, user);
     });
});

A: It looks like in your res.redirect you're trying to construct a URL by concatenating an object to a string. I doubt that will have the result you want. What do you expect the URL to look like?

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2nd time purchases. Suitable for my sensitive skin. After a week, my skin is slightly brighten.
Fast delivery, authentic product! Highly recommended!
Item nicely bubble-wrapped. Included a couple of samples. Thank you.
Received in good condition.Fast delivery.
received in bubble wrap and good condition.
I had been waiting for your reply with regards to my orders that made early this month, goods had been returned to you and I am waiting for a refund to be made ASAP. Numerous queries had been sent with no response, this is bad.
Could you please tell me your order number to check the status?


The Frangipani tree - Plumeria species and cultivars, are a genus of mostly deciduous shrubs or small trees from Central and South America including the Caribbean Islands. Plumeria species are easily propagated from cuttings but they have a milky latex containing poisonous compounds that irritate the eyes and skin. This often makes the favourite method of propagation for many seed germination.
Frangipani seeds are of a winged design and are best sown fresh from the pod, Before sowing place the seeds between moistened tissue papers and seal inside a resealable pot or bag. Leave for 24 hours in a suitable warm environment to allow the seeds to swell.
In the meantime fill 9 cm pots with a good quality compost such as John Innes 'Seed and Potting'. When the seeds are ready, push the swollen end of seed approximately 5 mm into the compost allowing part of this wing exposed.
Gently water in and then place inside a heated propagator at a temperature of between 20-24 degrees Celsius. Alternatively place inside a resealable clear pot or polythene bag and move to a warm bright position such as a windowsill, but one which not receive direct sunlight during the warmest part of the day.
Keep the compost moist at all times but not waterlogged and you can expect germination to occur from approximately 7-40 days depending on the seeds freshness.
Once they have emerged they can be removed from their propagator, pot etc.but kept in a warm, bright position, the embryonic seed leaves (dicotyledons) will emerge with the remains of the seed coat (with wing) still attached. This usually drops off by its own accord however as the leaves grow bigger and the seed coat (testa) is still in place spray it with a fine mist and gently remove.
When the first set of true leaves have emerges and the plant is approximately 10 cm tall it will be ready for potting on into a well-drained compost. Disturb the rootball as little as possible during this process. and moving forward, water regularly but do not allow the compost to become waterlogged. They can either be cultivated as pot grown specimens under protection, but if temperatures do not drop below 10 degrees they can be hardened off over a period of ten days to two weeks before growing outside in their permanent position.
Note. If the compost is kept too wet then fungal infections can take hold eventually killing off the seedlings. Always treat with a suitable fungicide the moment an infection is realised.


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Q: Registering star SELECT (*) @compiles for mapped class entities in a sqlalchemy ORM query so I have a requirement to replace the individual column select that sqlalchemy automatically does in its queries with a general star select (SELECT table.* FROM...) whenever the whole table or mapped class is provided to Session.query(). It shouldn't change how InstrumentedAttribute objects are compiled though.
So for example, for the ORM classes Table1 and Table2:
str(s.query(Table1, Table2.col1, Table2.col2).select_from(Table1).join(Table2))

Should display as:
SELECT table1.*, table2.col1, table2.col2
FROM table1
JOIN table2 ON table1.some_col = table2.some_other_col

I've read the sqlalchemy documentation on the @compiles decorator factory and I've tried to use it on the following expression constructs with a simple breakpoint:
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnCollection
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ClauseList
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnElement
sqlalchemy.sql.expression.TableClause

so for example:
@compiles(sqlalchemy.sql.expression.ColumnCollection)
def star_select(element, compiler, **kwargs):
    breakpoint()

but no matter which of these I pass to @compiles, the flow of execution never actually goes into the function I've decorated with @compiles. And I can't find any others that would seem to do what I want.
Does anyone have any idea which sqlalchemy class I'd have to pass to the @compiles function to override just the column select list portion of an ORM select query?
I'm feel like I'm going crazy with this.


That's right! Build a snowman for your chance to win a Disney Cruise and flights for four, valued at $11,000.
Service Experts' "Unfrozen" contest will be held from January 1st through March 4th, and during that time everyone can build a snowman and submit it via photograph. Click here for official rules and to enter.
With more than 90 locations in North America, Service Experts understands that not everyone has access to real snow – hi, Florida! – so let your artistic side go and make your best snowman using any medium – sand, paint, pipe cleaners, air filter, K-cups, whatever your unfrozen heart desires.
"In the HVAC business, we see every day that winter can be taxing on homeowners. Even after the holiday break, when winter really sets in, parents and families start to long for warmer weather," said Rob Haines, Marketing Manager at Service Experts.
"It's our aim to keep homes warm and cozy no matter how cold the temperature is outside. The best opportunity for us to fulfill that mission is our Winter Promotion, our greatest sale event of the year. This winter, along with exclusive deals on new furnaces and heating equipment, furnace maintenance tune-ups and more, we wanted to add a new, exciting way to help one family avoid winter, literally! A Disney cruise may be a distant dream for many, but Service Experts will make that dream a reality for the lucky winner," he added.
Need help getting inspired? Hop on over to Service Experts' "Unfrozen" Pinterest board and see multiple ideas for building snowmen. From marshmellows and salt dough, to pallets and bottle caps, you can make a snowman out of anything. Even snow!
So get excited, get creative and get building for your chance to win a family cruise with Disney. Disney Cruise Line® departs from 10 ports and goes all over the world. While you're on the ship basking in the sun (and in the glory of your win), enjoy great food, character meetings, live entertainment, and more. Don't forget to click here for official rules and to enter.


NEW YORK - It is no secret that smoking increases the risk for cancer, heart disease, diabetes and even blindness. But puffing on a cigarette is not associated with a higher risk of dementia, says a new study. The present study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, stands in contrast to the previous research that found a correlation between smoking and dementia.
NEW DELHI - Actress Kalki Koechlin says she has witnessed several changes in the film indusrty after the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment at workplace gained traction in India. "I think there's more awareness. I have received code of conduct drafts before doing a play. I have learnt about actors agreeing on touch before intimate scenes," Kalki told IANS over e-mail. According to the "Dev D" actress, "provision for safety" has increased.
NEW DELHI - Ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar is set to represent India in the upcoming World Cups at Baku, Azerbaijan and Doha, Qatar. She says for her, every competition is very tough but she doesn't feel pressurised. Ahead of the competitions that will start from March 14, Karmakar told IANS in a telephonic interview: "Training has been going well. I was training in Agartala (Tripura - her home state) all this while.
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's new "Dark Mode" feature for Messenger, which the company said it is still working on, can now be enabled manually on Android and iOS devices. The social media giant had announced last October that it would soon roll out the much-awaited feature. But it's been more than four months since then and Facebook still hasn't rolled out this feature to its users.
NEW YORK - Researchers have identified a novel mechanism and a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease (AD), says a new study on mice. Alzheimer's is characterised by profound memory loss and synaptic failure. Although the exact cause of the disease remains unclear, it is well established that maintaining memory and synaptic plasticity requires protein synthesis.


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  _id: string;
  scriptID: string;
  fps: number[];
}

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[ARCHIVED] The Ready Set to Headline YouthFest on June 16
The Ready Set's debut CD, I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming, was released in 2009. The single "Love Like Woe" was certified platinum on the US music charts. On May 22, 2012 The Ready Set released a new song. "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)." Fans at YouthFest will be among the first to hear the song performed live.
The force behind The Ready Set, Jordan Witzigreuter, started performing under the name The Ready Set because, as he put it, "My last name gives people trouble, so I kinda needed a band name even for my solo stuff." The Ready Set is currently signed with Decaydance Records Records, founded in 2005 by Pete Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy.
YouthFest is planned by members of the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), which includes representatives from all Loudoun County public high schools. "We are getting a great response from everyone about The Ready Set. It's going to be an amazing day", according to Yein Ha, President of YAC.
Opening for The Ready Set will be teen band Just Another Scene, the winner of the YouthFest Battle of the Bands. Also appearing on the main stage are Crush, Pulse, Solemn Company, Bombshell, News for Tomorrow, Infinity Complex, KyleRok, Catie Lee, Amanda Perez, Dusk Whales and Disengage.
YouthFest will also feature attractions, interactive exhibits, vendors, games, food and refreshments. Admission is $5. Tickets are available at the gate or in advance at any Loudound County Manhattan Pizza location or at ticketstobuy.

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Abi at 4 the Love of Books is hosting in May. Please visit her fun, inspirational blog.
Full-Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest by Sandi Doughton, published by Sasquatch Books. This is a terrifying, if accurate, explanation of why Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver are the urban centers of what will be the biggest earthquake -- a mega-quake -- in the continental United States.
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. I was in Dufur, Oregon last week for work and found this on the Take One/Leave One shelf at the charming and historic Balch Hotel.
Growing up in California I definitely think Full-Rip 9.0 looks interesting. But while growing while we had earthquake drills, and I've experience and remember a few, earthquake tend not to be something that really scares me.
I bought Edgar Sawtelle at a Borders fire sale and still haven't read it, despite the author being a fellow Coloradoan, a fact that matters to me.


"Lettuce Get Together' February 25th!
Join us for our next 'Lettuce Get Together' work party!
February 25th from 5-7pm we will meet inside the Chico Branch Library next to the CSLL area (near the reference desk).
This is a great opportunity to get to know the seed library, ask questions and check out some seeds!


Bouquet: even thug extremely young the aroma reveals elegance. Notes of woodland strawberries and blue berries and a finale of humid rock.
Palate: a juicy well balanced taste, ample flavor. Prolonged and rich aftertaste.


BELLEVUE, WA – -(AmmoLand.com)- The Second Amendment Foundation has joined in a federal lawsuit challenging Riverside County, California and Sheriff Stanley Sniff over the county's handgun carry license policies, which plaintiffs assert are unconstitutional.
Joining SAF in this legal action are the Calguns Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, Firearms Policy Foundation, and Madison Society Foundation, and a private citizen, Arie Van Nieuwenhuyzen, a legal resident alien who lives in Riverside County. They are represented by Attorney George M. Lee of Seiler Epstein Ziegler & Applegate, a San Francisco law firm.
"This is not the first time we've been involved in a legal action on behalf of a legal resident alien," noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. "Mr. Van Nieuwenhuyzen came to this country decades ago and has lived in Riverside for more than 30 years. While he retains his citizenship in The Netherlands, he has raised a family here and operated a business. He is a productive member of the community.
The lawsuit alleges that the Sheriff's Department policy of not allowing non-citizens to apply for a carry permit is unconstitutional and that it also violates California state law.
What is the status of this lawsuit? Will it be years before it is argued. Years before a final ruling? Years more before appeals are ruled on?
If the defendant in this case has not compiled with the above, then they are not eligible to carry a handgun.
Being RCWs, that is the law in Washington State, not the law in California . . . they're suing in California.


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IEC warns voters not to remove indelible ink or face jail
News 8th May 2019
The IEC has warned voters not to remove the indelible ink from their thumbs.
"The Electoral Commission has also noted media and social media reports of voters who have attempted or apparently been able to remove the indelible ink on their thumbs. The indelible ink is one of a number of security checks and safeguards built into election process," said IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo.
"The commission wishes to remind all voters that any attempt to undermine the integrity of the electoral process, including attempting to remove the indelible ink constitute an electoral offence, which is punishable upon conviction by sentence of 10-years in jail," he added.
Mambolo thanked voters for coming out to vote.
He said voting kicked off on a positive start.
It's a criminal offence to photograph a marked ballot. According to the IEC, this is to protect the secrecy of your vote and that of others. If found guilty of this offence, you could face a fine or up to a year in jail.
Source : ENCA
Saudi prince calls for boycott of Turkey
Damage reported as mini tornado barrels through Free State


It can be a scary thought, regulatory compliance. So much to get your head around, so much to make sure is done right, and what is "right" anyway.
Wouldn't it be handy to have a "crib sheet" to help you get there with less pain, in a shorter time, whilst simultaneously supporting development of a good medical device.
May sound a bizarre first step, yet it is surprising just how many projects don't adequately consider this question.
Be clear about the primary purpose for your medical device, and the mode of action.
Then, check the definition of "medical device" in the MDD (Article 1, 2 (a) through to (c)).
Does your product fit the description of a medical device? If, yes, then the MDD applies.
Does your product fit the description of an in vitro diagnostic device? If yes, then the IVD applies.
Does your product clearly not fit with any of the descriptions? You can get advice (in the UK) from MHRA on borderline cases. Similarly, you can access EU wide borderline device decisions, and the reasoning.
Remember to also consider other EU legislation that your product may need to comply with. And, if you have an eye on other markets, look at how their requirements may differ from those of the EU.
2. Are you setting out to solve the right problem?
What is the problem or clinical need that your product is intended to resolve? Is the problem widespread or isolated to a small aspect of healthcare in one country?
Answering this question will clarify the potential market size and clinical pathway(s) where the device can be used. Your focus is then narrowed onto developing a product to address a specific need. You can always expand into other clinical pathways or markets with a future version of the product.
Ultimately, you'll have started to flesh out the product's "Intended Use", the bedrock upon which development rests. Get this right, and the foundation is secure.
Arrival of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) explicitly requires a Quality Management System to be put in place for all classes of Medical Device.
The difference between the lowest risk medical devices and the higher classes is one of QMS certification. For the Class 1, non-measuring, non-sterile medical devices, a manufacturer self-certified QMS is perfectly fine. Otherwise, a Notified Body certification is needed. Make sure you adopt the correct QMS certification route for your device.
"Begin with the end in mind" as Steven Covey said. As you develop your device, picture how the documentation will come together for the submitted device.
The Design History File and Risk Management activities will tell the story of development, demonstrating why and how you arrived at the eventual solution.
The Technical File will provide the complete dossier of information that describes the medical device manufacture, assembly, testing and release requirements.
Robust, applied Documentation Control and Change Control ensure that you minimise the opportunity for surprises popping up at the end of development. Start Change Control at an early stage in development, so design decisions are captured and can be referred to easily when answering regulatory authority questions on the submission.
Traceability Matrices should be your (new) best friend – they're invaluable in ensuring that you've covered all the bases during planning, designing, testing and reporting. If they're created as you go along, headaches will be smaller than if gaps are spotted when the matrix is created at the end of development. You may even consider a matrix for the Essential Requirements, to ensure you have documented evidence of compliance with each one.
Check the most recent update to the European Commission's list of Harmonised Standards, to see which are relevant for your medical device. Manufacturers or conformity assessment bodies can use them to demonstrate that products, services or processes comply with relevant EU legislation. So following the content of a Harmonised Standard is usually the straightforward route to demonstrating compliance.
Make it easy for the reviewer to navigate your Technical File, from a high level overview through to the detailed content that they'll want to read through. Adopt a logical layout to presentation of information. There's a handy template for the content of your Technical File provided by IMDRF (for a medical device, and for an in vitro diagnostic device). The IMDRF documents are a few years old now, however the MDR contains a detailed description of Technical File content in Annex 2.
2. You have a clear picture of any Clinical testing that is required for the device, permitting realistic budgeting and planning of the project.
Ensure that your QMS incorporates a good system for Post-Market Surveillance (PMS), covering vigilance activities, steps taken for pro-active PMS as well as reactive PMS (i.e. when you're alerted of a problem, perhaps via a complaint), post-market clinical follow-up. Naturally, all this is supported by a plan for PMS, that pulls all these threads together and demonstrates how information will be used to instigate or confirm design changes, how PMS information feeds into CAPA, Change Control and Complaint Handling processes.
Remember to include activities to provide for CE Marking of your medical device prior to placing it on the market (for Class I non-measuring, non-sterile, this can be self-managed, for all other Classes, a Notified Body must be involved).
Consider what requirements you have for any servicing, maintenance and performance verification while the device is in service, and across its in-use life. These will need to be documented and tested to verify their effectiveness in ensuring continued device performance and safety.
There can be a lot to take in, working through these 9 steps. Rest assured, help is at hand, should you wish for some guidance or support along the way. Get in touch today, so we can explore how best to ensure you reach your goal of regulatory compliance, right first time.


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TDP-43 regulates early-phase insulin secretion via CaV1.2-mediated exocytosis in islets
Kunihiko Araki, … , Gen Sobue, Masahisa Katsuno
Published September 3, 2019; First published July 29, 2019
Research Article Metabolism Neuroscience
TAR DNA-binding protein 43 kDa (TDP-43), encoded by TARDBP, is an RNA-binding protein, the nuclear depletion of which is the histopathological hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting both upper and lower motor neurons. Besides motor symptoms, patients with ALS often develop nonneuronal signs including glucose intolerance, but the underlying pathomechanism is still controversial, i.e., whether it is impaired insulin secretion and/or insulin resistance. Here, we showed that ALS subjects reduced early-phase insulin secretion and that the nuclear localization of TDP-43 was lost in the islets of autopsied ALS pancreas. Loss of TDP-43 inhibited exocytosis by downregulating CaV1.2 calcium channels, thereby reducing early-phase insulin secretion in a cultured β cell line (MIN6) and β cell–specific Tardbp–knockout mice. Overexpression of CaV1.2 restored early-phase insulin secretion in Tardbp–knocked-down MIN6 cells. Our findings suggest that TDP-43 regulates cellular exocytosis mediated by L-type voltage–dependent calcium channels and, thus, plays an important role in the early phase of insulin secretion by pancreatic islets. Thus, nuclear loss of TDP-43 is implicated in not only the selective loss of motor neurons, but also in glucose intolerance due to impaired insulin secretion at an early stage of ALS.
Kunihiko Araki, Amane Araki, Daiyu Honda, Takako Izumoto, Atsushi Hashizume, Yasuhiro Hijikata, Shinichiro Yamada, Yohei Iguchi, Akitoshi Hara, Kazuhiro Ikumi, Kaori Kawai, Shinsuke Ishigaki, Yoko Nakamichi, Shin Tsunekawa, Yusuke Seino, Akiko Yamamoto, Yasunori Takayama, Shihomi Hidaka, Makoto Tominaga, Mica Ohara-Imaizumi, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Atsushi Enomoto, Mari Yoshida, Hiroshi Arima, Shin-ichi Muramatsu, Gen Sobue, Masahisa Katsuno
Fura-2 imaging and whole-cell patch-clamp recordings of Tardbp knocked-down MIN6 cells.
(A and B) Fura-2 imaging of control (A) or T1 (B) siRNA–treated MIN6 cells with KCL stimulation (control, n = 11; T1, n = 14). (C) The F340/F380 fluorescence ratio, after KCL (30 mmol/L) stimulation to KRB buffer (n = 65 each, unpaired t test). (D) The AUC of the F340/F380 fluorescence from 0 to 200 seconds after KCL stimulation (n = 30 each, unpaired t test). (E and F) Fura-2 imaging of control (E) or T1 (F) siRNA–treated MIN6 cells with glucose stimulation (n = 10 each). (G) The F340/F380 fluorescence ratio, after 50 mmol/L glucose stimulation to base line (n = 10 each, unpaired t test). (H) The AUC of the F340/F380 fluorescence from 0 to 200 seconds after 50 mmol/L glucose stimulation (n = 10 each, unpaired t test). (I) Charge (pA/pF)—voltage (V) relationships recorded in control or T1 siRNA–treated MIN6 cells (control, n = 10; T1, n = 7; mean ± SEM; P < 0.05, 2-way ANOVA). Values are mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01; ****P < 0.001.


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Hitler is informed Trump has been impeached again
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Q: Как удалить из массива повторяющиеся элементы? Например:
[8,2,2,5] => [8,2,5]

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*Массив не отсортирован.

*Повторяющиеся элементы всегда идут подряд.

Я придумал решение с двумя циклами и вторым массивом. Вот решил спросить может есть какое нибудь более элегантное решение.

A: Алгоритм с линейной асимптотикой.
В этой реализации изменяет исходный массив, но можно легко переделать на создание нового.
function doSmth(a) {
  for (var q=1, i=1; q<a.length; ++q) {
    if (a[q] !== a[q-1]) {
      a[i++] = a[q];
    }
  }

  a.length = i;
  return a;
}

A: Вариант с использованием Set из ECMA2015 и Array.from

var arr = [1,8,2,2,5,5,5,5,7];
document.write(JSON.stringify(arr),'<br/>');
var uniq = Array.from(new Set(arr));
document.write(JSON.stringify(uniq));

A: Учитывая, что повторы идут подряд, можно без дополнительного массива менять исходный: пройтись по элементам, запоминая предыдущий, и удаляя хвосты повторов:

var a = [8,2,2,5]
  ,i = 0
  ,pValue       // предыдущее значение
  ,pStart       // первая позиция пред. зн.
  ,cValue       // текущее значение
  ,length = 0   // длина фрагмента с повторами
;

while( i++ < a.length) {
  cValue = a[i];
  if( pValue === cValue) {
    length++;
    continue;
  }

  if(length) {
    a.splice(pStart,length);
    i -= length;
  }
  pValue = cValue;
  pStart = i;
  length = 0;
}
if(length) a.splice(pStart,length);

document.body.innerText = JSON.stringify(a);

A: Решение для вашего случая (все одинаковые элементы стоят рядом):
uniqArray = a.filter( (item, pos, arr) => !pos || item !== arr[pos - 1] );

Хотя я бы просто взял уже готовое решение https://lodash.com/docs#sortedUniq

A: Еще один вариант,получения уникальных элементов с помощью [спреда и сетки] т.е. [Spread & Set].
Оставлю здесь ↧ эту короткую строчку кода, может кому-то пригодится. let uniАrr = [...new Set(arr)];Эх, была не была...На всякий случай добавлю пример.

let arr = [8,2,2,5];
let uniАrr = [...new Set(arr)];

console.log(uniАrr);

A: Если вы хотите выполнить итерацию по массиву с объектами, то используйте:

let newArray = [{
  id: 1
}, {
  id: 2
}, {
  id: 3
}, {
  id: 3
}, {
  id: 3
}, {
  id: 2
}, {
  id: 2
}];
const filteredArray = [];
newArray.filter((item) => {
  if (!filteredArray.some((element) => element.id === item.id)) {
    filteredArray.push(item);
  }
});
console.log(filteredArray);

A: Короткое решение выглядит так:
uniqueArray = a.filter(function(item, pos) {
    return a.indexOf(item) == pos;
})

Чуть умнее можно так:
function uniq(a) {
    var seen = {};
    return a.filter(function(item) {
        return seen.hasOwnProperty(item) ? false : (seen[item] = true);
    });
}

Объединение этих двух подходов:
function uniq(a) {
    var prims = {"boolean":{}, "number":{}, "string":{}}, objs = [];

    return a.filter(function(item) {
        var type = typeof item;
        if(type in prims)
            return prims[type].hasOwnProperty(item) ? false : (prims[type][item] = true);
        else
            return objs.indexOf(item) >= 0 ? false : objs.push(item);
    });
}

Самое быстрое решение (без вызовов функций):
function uniq_fast(a) {
    var seen = {};
    var out = [];
    var len = a.length;
    var j = 0;
    for(var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
         var item = a[i];
         if(seen[item] !== 1) {
               seen[item] = 1;
               out[j++] = item;
         }
    }
    return out;
}

Источник со всеми подробностями: https://stackoverflow.com/a/9229821/2707359

A: По-моему самое лаконичное и красивое решение для современного JS (ES6+):
Array.from(new Set([8,2,2,5]))
В set-ах не могут храниться повторяющиеся элементы, поэтому преобразование массива в set и обратно просто выкидывает все лишние, сортировка при этом остаётся прежней.
Для IE способ не подойдёт из-за отсутствия в нём поддержки new Set(iterable), придётся перебирать вручную, либо найти полифилл.

A: *

*const unic = arr => new Set(arr)

*const unic = arr => arr.filter((i, n) => !arr.includes(i, n + 1))

A: const b = a.filter(function (item, position, array) {
  return array.lastIndexOf(item) === position; // вернём уникальные элементы
});


How perfect that award-winning children's book artist Terry Widener has done the pictures for the new picture book by Jonah Winter (just released by Schwartz and Wade) about the greatest all around baseball player ever — Willie Mays.
Terry brings a background of high level advertising and editorial illustration and something else to the many children's books he's done on sports figures: The sensibility of a gifted athlete.
Too small to play football on school teams, Widener focused on baseball and mainly golf, which he still avidly plays. In fact he attended art school at the University of Tulsa on a golf scholarship.
After graduation Terry had to choose between two job offers — one as the golf pro at a country club, the other as an ad agency art director. It could have gone either way; Terry went the advertising art route because it paid just a little more per week.
His first kids' book illustrations were for Lou Gehrig — The Luckiest Man by David Adler (Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace) named a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor book, a Texas Blue Bonnet Reading List selection, an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year and an SCBWI Golden Kite Finalist, and received the IRA Teacher's Choice Award.
Since then his books have attracted more honors and recognition, including Smithsonian Notable Book of the Year, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, the Junior Library Guild List, the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show, the Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year and other awards.
Terry paints in acrylics. He's experimented with a variety of styles in this medium, though now he works in a more painterly, naturalistic style, in the "Old School" children's book art style of N.C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle.
That he's done so many children's biographies of sports heroes is purely coincidence, he says. What's no coincidence is the sophisticated-simple design that he brings to these pictures of action and excitement in the ball field, boxing ring and competitive swim lanes — and the comfy authority with which he treats historical settings and scenes.
These videos are excerpts from an in-depth interview Terry gave me for students in the Make Your Splashes — Make Your Marks! course. For more information about this online course on illustrating children's books, or to receive e-mail news from the "Marks and Splashes" online learning community, go here.
You Never Heard of Willie Mays? by Jonah Winter (Schwartz and Wade) features a lenticular cover illustration. You know those "wiggle pictures" that seem to move when you look at them from different angles? You'd find them sometimes as surprises inside Cracker Jacks boxes. Schwartz and Wade wanted to use lenticular printing for the covers for this series of picture book sports bios.
The process required Widener to come up with three paintings for the cover. The paintings would animate Mays knocking the ball out of the park, in one of those 50 home run hits of his career.
Terry had to model himself swinging a bat to avoid relying solely on the photos and videos he'd pulled together of the real Willie Mays in the moment — lest he and the publisher end up in a battle with The New York Times and Sports Illustrated over intellectual property!
When dealing with images of sports icons and other stars, be careful to not copy your source material, Terry cautions. Your references are probably all copyrighted! He couldn't even render newspaper sports pages of the day as they were, he says. To use them in an illustration he had to change them up a bit — even the wording in the headlines!
Terry enjoys doing school visits and receives many invitations for them each year. He can often be coaxed to draw for students in a collaboration where they "art direct" his improvised sketches on the white board.
For a list of Terry's books and awards go here and to see the covers of some of his books, go here.
Terry doesn't illustrate only books on sports heroes. He takes on a variety of projects, like this series of picture books on folks songs with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary.
Mark Mitchell and Terry Widener share a chuckle at Texas Educational Service Center Region One school librarian's conference in Harlingen, Texas in September 2012.
Renowned illustrator and fine artist E.B. Lewis headlined the Austin SCBWI 2013 conference, Kick it Up a Notch! last weekend at St. Edward's University. (Below) E.B. drew for pre-K and K students at the Regents School in Austin, Texas.
He also inspired middle grades at the school.
E.B. Lewis dazzled illustrators and writers alike with an impromptu watercolor demonstration at a Sunday workshop following Kick It Up a Notch!
Austin, Texas based illustrator Patrice Barton received the SCBWI Crystal Kite award for her art for the picture book Mine! by Shutta Crum (Knopf) in the reception that kicked off the Austin conference. She and Crum presented a workshop about the making of Mine!.
See the video interview Patty did with this blog about illustrating Mine!
Caitlin Alexander won first place in the conference Portfolio Showcase that was judged by E.B. Lewis, publisher Neal Porter and agent Rubin Pfeffer. Caitlin receives full tuition to next year's Austin SCBWI conference and a $200 cash prize from the social media firm, Alter Endeavors, owned by Austin SCBWI's Nick Alter. Erin McGuire won second place and Laura Logan and Amy Farrier tied for third place in the portfolio competition. All won gift cards from Jerry's Art Supplies. Photo by author Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Sign up to see the full recording of the workshop on Google Drive and other great Google tools for illustrators, presented by Pooja Srinivas. Yes, it's free!
And finally, here is my nomination and vote for the ultimate Valentines Day book.
Mark Mitchell, who sometimes edits this blog wrote this post.
Stepping away from the news and business this evening, I poked around on YouTube for a nice Christmas video to share with you.
For some reason I started wondering if Sitka, Alaska, where I'd spent 2-3 of my childhood years still celebrates Christmas.
I remember how Christmases there would light up the dark Alaskan winter. One year it seemed like half the town turned out in the late afternoon to skate on frozen Swan Lake late and roast marshmallows around a bonfire.
Sitka lies a little closer to the North Pole than central Texas does. I hope the Davis family will not mind if I share their public video of a beautiful carol sung by them for their congregation at Sitka's Grace Harbor Church.
And I hope Nate and Genelle don't mind my sharing their sighting of a breaching humpback whale in Silver Bay last Christmas Eve.
Somehow these beautiful recordings say exactly what I wanted to express to you this evening after a terrible week. I wish for all of you and your loved ones a wonderful, restorative holiday and a joy-filled New Year.
Children's book illustrator Mary Sullivan will add "author" to her extensive illustration credits when her new picture book Ball comes out from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this Spring.
Based on the ball chasing dog Mary never had, Ball uses only one word, repeatedly to tell of a dog who dreams of chasing a certain red ball.
The Junior Library Guild, a library collection development and review service used by school and public libraries across the U.S. has selected Ball for its Spring 2013 catalog. I predict more nods like this in the coming months because the book is a treasure — a wacky treasure in the Mary Sullivan drawn-style, which is to say that it's universal and very funny.
Drawing cards led to illustrating a story for Highlights for Children magazine, which led to more assignments from Highlights and book publishers such as Scholastic, Innovative Kids, School Zone, Oxford Press UK, Pearson and other educational and trade presses.
Most recently she's completed a series of picture books for Zondervan (HarperCollins) by popular TV evangelist and author Joyce Meyer.
Below she talks about the challenge of keeping her drawings fresh as she moves them through the stages to final art.
Actually Mary did have a dog and Ball is dedicated to the memory of him. He was more interested in joining her for soulful walks in the woods than playing sports. He never played ball, but he kept Mary company while she worked long hours on deadlines.
She talked with me again recently — this time for students of the Make Your Splashes — Make Your Marks! online course. She showed F&Gs for Ball and gave us a glimpse into her illustration process that involves pulling her done-by-hand drawings into Photoshop and adding colors and shadows digitally. The videos here are a snippet from our recorded interview for the class.
Entrepreneurial artists and writers convened on the third floor of Fleck Hall at St. Edward's University October 6 to learn about tools of the "new" publishing. Guest instructor, author and consultant Kirsten Cappy, with the digerati of Austin SCBWI introduced The Nuts and Bolts of Success with WordPress, Photoshop, Book Creator, iBooks Author, social media, making video book trailers for the web and more.
Austin SCBWI assistant regional adviser Carmen Oliver set up a conference blog on Blogger on the spot to electronically seize the day of discovery, helping, fun and friendship.
A few years ago American Artist Watercolor magazine assigned me to interview E.B. Lewis for an article. His realist watercolors were so exquisitely sensitive yet seemed so effortless. I was just as struck by his passion for excellence in his work and teaching and inspiring)his fellow artists.
He insists on watercolor even when he's painting for galleries and collectors. Watercolor is an anomaly in a market fixated on oil and acrylic creations. Except for the signature Earl B. Lewis that he uses for his fine art pictures, it's hard to tell the difference between these and his children's story illustrations that are among the "finest art" ever produced for book publishers.
Lewis will deliver the keynote address for the Austin Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 2013 conference. Kick It Up a Notch, set for February 8-10 at St. Edward's University will also feature Crystal Kite award winning illustrator Patrice Barton and author Shutta Crum, Caldecott Honor author Liz Garton Scanlon, author Cynthia Levinson, editors Neal Porter, Kathy Landwehr, and Tamra Tuller and literary agents John Cusik, Erzi Deak and Rubin Pfeffer. Learn more about the gang on the conference faculty sheet.
Sign up for a special illustration intensive workshop with E.B. Lewis and/or portfolio and manuscript consults with the agent or editor of your choice (while time slots remain.) Download the complete conference info packet with registration forms.
My friend Richard Johnson is on the home stretch of his Kickstarter campaign for his novel Saving the Farm — a fictional account of a marriage counseling workshop at a bed and breakfast in Maine and the documentary crew that comes to film it.
See the video on his Kickstarter page and consider kicking in as a backer.
"Kickstarter is a funding platform for creative projects, everything from films, games, and music to art, design and technology," states the main page of this site.
If you've never explored Kickstarter, Richard's endeavor provides a fine introduction. Take a look at his video and positive proposal. For a keen understanding of the crowd-funding phenomenon, jump in with a small pledge.
National SCBWI is now accepting applications for scholarships (for full-time college or graduate school students) to the 2013 SCBWI Winter Conference in New York. For more information and instructions on how to apply, go here.
December 14 is the deadline for the 2013 Tomie dePaola Illustrators Awards 2013. It's all about classic chapter books this year. Try a black and white scene from a novel by Louisa May Alcott, Tom Sawyer or Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Read the official guidelines and learn how to send your art to the contest's "unofficial" online gallery established by SCBWI Houston Illustrator Coordinator Diandra Mae.
Children's book author-illustrator Annette Simon works hard to make her picture books playful. Or, maybe more accurately, she plays hard to make her picture books work.
Her Robot Zombie Frankenstein! (Candlewick Press) delivers an exhilarating, escalating battle of wits, creativity, costumery and dessert in 72 words.
The bright pictures suggest Colorforms — the plastic stick-ons found in kindergarten toy boxes — but they're not. Annette illustrates with her computer mouse, using QuarkXpress, an old program for creating page layouts.
To make a shape she clicks and drags the Quark "photo box" across her screen, then pops a color into the outline. She develops her characters by artfully layering these colored slices.
And somehow she makes them — her characters, the mechanical dueling bots — feel like people we know as well as our own siblings.
A savvy, award-winning creative director, Annette worked at the national advertising and graphic design firm GSD&M in Austin, Texas for several years before she and her husband moved to Neptune Beach, Florida. Today she writes and draws books for young readers and works part-time at the indie book store The BookMark.
Jump to see more of Annette's interview, including her thoughts about her process, revising and working with her long distance critique group.
The second annual Austin SCBWI Digital Symposium set for Saturday, October 6 at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, features hands on training on digital art-making, WordPress, book video-trailer making for YouTube and lots more.
These Xtra Normal guys say they definitely are going. The symposium trailer is by animator and online comics creator Erik Kuntz, who is also our SCBWI chapter's webmaster and will lead the workshops on Anime Studio and Manga Studio. You'll find details on the workshop and presenters and your registration packet here.
It's official! Renown children's book illustrator and fine artist E.B. Lewis will review portfolios and conduct a special Sunday illustrators' intensive at the Austin SCBWI 2013 Regional Conference, February 8-10 at St. Edward's University. He'll be joined by an extraordinary conference faculty that will include agents, authors, editors art directors and senior children's book publishing execs.
To drop just a few names: SCBWI Crystal Kite award winning illustrator Patty Barton and and author Shutta Crum, literary agent with S©ott Treimel NY John M. Cusick, best-selling YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith, Senior VP and publisher of Simon and Schuster Books Rubin Pfeffer, Caldecott Honor author, poet Liz Garton Scanlon, Macmillan Children's Books publisher Neal Porter.
And that's not everyone. Download your copy of the Kick it Up a Notch faculty sheet and the registration packet.
P.S. The August 26 post on Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast features E.B. Lewis' stunning illustrations for Jacqueline Woodson' s picture book on children's cruelty, Each Kindness.
Hey illustrators! If you haven't yet seen Pooja Srinivas' Google Hangout presentation, Google+ for Artists and Illustrators you'll probably want to. In her fast-moving 80-minute recorded workshop, she shows us how to find and build community, network and promote our art with free Google+ tools. Discover a fabulous, huge resource that's as close and accessible to you as your Gmail account. See Pooja's free workshop.
Annette Simon addresses a packed second floor at her signing for "Robot Zombie Frankenstein!" at BookPeople in Austin in July.


Instructions tell the data import framework how to retrieve, map and convert values from the Records and set values in the Model.
Each Instruction in the instructions array is defined by a dictionary, and executed in order for each Record.
Although Instructions are executed strictly in the order they appear in your control file, in general, Instructions are independent of each other.
Where an Instruction sets a value in a Destination, such as field, and that Instruction has the "multivalue":true option, if you use remove-values to clear the current values, that remove-values Instruction must appear first in the control file.
The within and for-each Instructions change the 'context' within the Record, execute their embedded instructions list, then reset the context. To access the expected data, Instructions like field must appear within that embedded list of Instructions.
Some properties in the definition dictionary are common to all Instructions.
action The action of the Instruction. If not specified, defaults to "field".
Other properties will depend on the action of the Instruction, and any conversions that need to be applied to the input data.


The Delft Biorobotics Lab, at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, currently focuses its work on humanoid robots. The lab has extensive experience in biped robots, with the first biped robot dating back to 1995.
The FLAME robot is the 10th generation and was completed in the spring of 2008. Flame, named after the shape of its head which represents the logo of the University, is an active walker. This means that the robot is using actuators to control its gait. Studying gait with robots is interesting to learn how a human actually walks and in order to improve power performance and stability of the robot.
Flame uses the MTi for its stability, actually as an organ of balance, its data proved to be of great importance. The MTi is lightweight and is easy to build in. The low response time of the MTi means that Flame does not fall to the ground when there is a moment of instability. If the robot should be put out of balance with a push from the right, it will detect that it is falling to the left and put the left feet a little bit more to the left. Because of the on-board processor, the MTi could be easily connected to a low-power PC104 processor.
Next, the Delft University of Technology will compete with Tulip, a robot that was jointly-developed by three technical universities and Philips in the Netherlands, which has competed in the RoboCupSoccer 2008 World Championships in China and will strive for the podium in 2009.


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Semiochemical footprints of the predaceous coccinellid beetle, Menochilus sexmaculatus, deter Zygogramma bicolorata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from feeding on Parthenium.
Patel, A. K., Vipin Singh, Priya Patel, Bhupendra Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(2), 201-205. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Prospects for biological control of cactus weeds in Namibia.
Paterson, I. D., Manheimmer, C. A., Zimmermann, H. G., (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(4), 393-399. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Laboratory and field tests of predation on the cereal leaf beetle, Oulema melanopus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
Kheirodin, A., Costamagna, A. C., Cárcamo, H. A., (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(5), 451-465. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
The influence of plant size on attack rates of Oxyops vitiosa, an introduced herbivore of Melaleuca quinquenervia.
Tofangsazi, N., Pratt, P. D., Rayamajhi, M. B., Tipping, P. W., (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(6), 610-613. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Molecular comparisons of native range collections of Gadirtha fusca, a potential biological control agent of Chinese tallowtree.
Wheeler, G. S., Dyer, K., Broggi, E., Ding JianQing, Purcell, M., Madeira, P., (2018). Biocontrol Science and Technology 28(8), 796-804. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
First record of a specialist folivore of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) in Togo, and indices of its range expansion in Nigeria: implications for biological control.
Aigbedion-Atalor, P. O., Idemudia, I., Adom, M., Day, M., (2018). Biocontrol Science and Technology 28(8), 805-810. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Biological control and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing - a case of effective due diligence.
Smith, D., Hinz, H., Mulema, J., Weyl, P., Ryan, M. J., (2018). Biocontrol Science and Technology 28(10), 914-926. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Biological control of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus): the Australian experience.
Dhileepan, K., Callander, J., Shi BoYang, Osunkoya, O. O., (2018). Biocontrol Science and Technology 28(10), 970-988. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
The thermal physiology of Stenopelmus rufinasus and Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), two biological control agents for the invasive alien aquatic weeds, Azolla filiculoides and Pistia stratiotes in South Africa.
Mvandaba, S. F., Owen, C. A., Hill, M. P., Coetzee, J. A., (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(1), 44-58. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
Effectiveness of different release rates of Trichogramma cacoeciae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) against Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in protected and open field tomato crops in Tunisia.
Cherif, A., Mansour, R., Attia-Barhoumi, S., Zappalà, L., Grissa-Lebdi, K., (2019). Biocontrol Science and Technology 29(2), 149-161. Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK. English language
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There is a camera in Humboldt County that observes a pair of nesting Bald Eagles. The nest is empty now, having served its purpose for the season. But they will be back next spring and it begins again.
Last season, I enjoyed watching the Eagles prepare for their next batch-o-babies. The male would bring a branch to the nest, spend considerable amount of time massaging it into the perfect spot, and then fly away to get another branch. While he was gone, the female arrives, notices the branch and decides it needs to go someplace else. So, she spends just as much time and effort placing the branch where she thinks it works best. When the male returns, his stick has been moved.
And so Mr. Al and I slowly unpack and adjust to our new environs…removing and replacing each other's branches.
I'm still recovering from our drive up here. Not that anything traumatic occurred along the way. It was just long…twelve hours long as we pulled a trailer laden down with things the movers wouldn't take…cleaning supplies, plants, gas for the mower, etc. Oh, and then the three dogs and four cats.
And I'm just so tired of packing, unpacking, making phone calls, arranging for various installations, etc….pretty bone weary.
Last night, I stood looking at the stars as I listened to the hoot of an owl and the lulling conversation of creek water flowing over stones.
New sounds for a new life.
Did you look up Owl yet? Animal Speak is available in ebook if you haven't dug it out yet! Lovely post. I get the t-i-r-e-d!!! Maybe some nice rest between adjusting sticks and mosses? That's the one that always cracked me up, because that male could spend hours on one small tuft of moss or lichen.
We took a drive today and also took the dogs to the creek to tire them out. And…the kitchen is done! Yay!
Thank you, Laura! Looking forward to catching up with you.
You made it! Beautiful that you can hear the creek and the owls. I love your nesting/eagle metaphor.


Flip It Game Company has launched a Kickstarter for Flip It! their board game of real-estate renovations and reselling.
In this first release of FLIP IT! Los Angeles / Orange County Edition, Players adopt the role of skilled Real Estate Investors, who buy properties at auctions with the intention of renovating and flipping them.
You are purchasing your property sight unseen, armed only with a picture of the exterior of the property and the neighborhood comparables.
Sometimes the properties require only cosmetic changes while other times they are complete tear-downs.


What's bumming your stone today?
I tell myself that I'll just store my Chi. ...but I know me. this thing will go off while I'm cleaning it, no doubt. ....it can have a hair trigger some mornings.
Ahh to be young again.
I'm still solitary location-wise though there is someone in my life I care about who lives too far away.
I'm still solitary location-wise though there is someone in my life I care about who lives too far away. Maybe that's one way I can be very very careful still.
Does this guy have a Panda suit and hang out at the old sewage lagoon?
monster's just fantasizing again. She does this from time to time. Then she realizes it is but a dream, and I am unattainable on every level.
Yeah, it's a curse. I was talking to my ex and the subject of this mutual friend came up and I told my ex that the guy's in love with me. The ex said "Well duh, who isn't?"
You just KNOW UG is.
My neighbors. They're fighting. Loudly. Profanely. Now, I got nothing against the use of profanity, hell, I'm a Pro Cusser League veteran. But, not out in public. Most of the time. This morning they were in the driveway at 7:45, full throttle. I came out on my front porch and just stared at them while they fought.
When she drove up the street, going to work I suppose, her husband gave me the stink-eye as he went toward his door. I smiled a big friendly smile, and quoted a line form "Blazing Saddles".
I said, in my cheeriest voice, mind you: "Good Morning Jerry. And isn't it a lovely morning?"
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Q: Android Studio not showing modules in project structure I am using Android studio and I want to add module to my project like
"action bar Sherlock" or jar files,
but when I opened the project structure there is no module or library in the menu :\

In intelij it's appearing:

So what's the problem? How can I add these modules in Android studio?

A: You need to add a gradle.settings file to your root project structure, after that when you "Open Module settings" you will the menu aligned to your gradle.settings. When importing a project to Android Studio, it doesn't create this file for you. Sometimes it's usually better to start a clean project and move your code there, it's usually easier to achieve.

A: This Might be help some:

To import module as library in your project.

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*File > New > Import Module

*Select Valid path in Source Dir..

*Tick on Import > Finish

Now Open Module setting:

*

*Go to File > Project Structure > Modules

*Modules > Dependency > click on Green Plus Sign.

*Click on Module Dependency > locate module > and Implement your module.

if your module is not shown in "Choose Modules Window"
Follow the below step..

*

*Open Settings.Gradle file

*include ':app', 'Put your module name here' and sync project.

Follow Open Module Setting as above.

A: As for me issue was that the first line in the build.gradle file of the OpenCV library.
It was something like this:
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
This refers to the fact that the imported OpenCV is an application and not a library. It exists for OpenCV above 4.1.0. So change it to:
Something like this:
apply plugin: 'com.android.library'.
You might get an error in ApplicationId, comment it out in the gradle file.

A: Update 19 March 2019
A new experience someone has just faced recently even though he/she did add a library module in app module, and include in Setting gradle as described below. One more thing worth trying is to make sure your app module and your library module have the same compileSdkVersion (which is in each its gradle)!
Please follow this link for more details.
Ref: Imported module in Android Studio can't find imported class
Original answer
Sometimes you use import module function, then the module does appear in Project mode but not in Android mode

So the thing works for me is to go to Setting gradle, add my module manually, and sync a gradle again:

A: Open settings.gradle and add the module as below,
include ':app',':bottomnav'

here i have added my newly imported module ':bottomnav' separated with a comma. then Sync your project. your module will be visible to dependency.
Android Studio only displays those module, which are defined in the settings.gradle file of your application.
after defining the module in settings.gradle, you will be able to add the module as dependency of your application.

A: I had the same problem, after switching to a branch that did not have my module, then switching back.
Clean Project -> Rebuild Project did not work for me.
But File -> Invalidate caches/restart did work.

A: Check settings.gradle. You'll find this : include ':app'
Just add your own module name and it should look like this :
include ':app', ':yourModuleName'

Sync.
That's it.

A: Had similar issue when running version control on a project in Android Studio (0.4.2). When pulling it down to a new location and importing the modules, only the "Android SDK" were showing in the Project Structure.
I removed the .idea/ folder from the version control, by adding it to .gitignore file, and did a fresh pull and imported the modules. Now all the settings appeared correctly in the Project Settings and Platform Settings for the Project Structure.

A: Here's what I did to solve this problem

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*Close Android Studio

*Quick Start -> Check out from Version Control

A: Please go to Module settings
and choose Modules from Project Settings
then you need to Select src and gen folders and marked them as Source folders by right-click on them and select Source

A: First, create your Module. You can do that using the default Android Studio Module Wizard (File -> New -> New Module), select Android Library, give it a Name and a package name, and finish.
After that you will see that nothing happens. Open the side Gradle Projects Section (should be somewhere on the right panel)
You should see something like this:

Expand your module gradle and run the Run Configurations task.
After that refresh the content and refresh the project structure.
It should work now.

A: Do right mouse click on your project, then select 'Open Module Settings' - then you can add modules to your project..

A: Go to File->Project Structure-> Project Settings -> Modules.
Click on the green colored + and add new module. select Application module and set the content root to your project module.
Click next and then finish.
Reference

A: First You Have To Add Name Of Your Module In setting.gradle(Project Setting) File Like This..
include ':app', ':simple-crop-image-lib'

Then You Need To Compile This Module Into build.gradle(Module app) File Like This..
implementation project(':simple-crop-image-lib')

That's all for adding module now it will be appear in android  section or project section as well.
If It's till did't appear rebuild or clean your project..

A: Although not similar to the question above,
In my case,
The module is not visible in the android tab,
I saw it in the project tab.
After deleting the .idea/workspace.xml file, (I guess there is a problem because the unloadlist list remains here?)
When I reopened the project, it worked fine.
Additionally,
When invalidate caches (clear VCS Log caches and indexes),
It shows up for new modules, not for previously deleted modules (this only worked when deleting workspace.xml).

A: If you moved the modules, modify your workspace.xml file and settings.gradle file to use the new paths of your module.
Otherwise you will need to try using the import module feature.

A: Make sure the directory name is lower case.

A: First and foremost, check that all the modules are listed in your settings.gradle file.

*

*If they are not, add them.

*If they are, change something/anything in the file so that the Sync Project prompt comes on. Sync and your project should compile fine; the modules you're looking for will appear in your project structure.

A: in my case somehow build.gradle file deleted under app i restore it


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Q: how can I hide the cmd window when running a VBScript scheduled task on Win 2003 R2 SP2 x64? I am running a VBScript (.vbs) file via Windows Scheduled Task.
On a Windows XP SP3 x86 machine, a command window is not shown when the task executes.
On a Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x64 machine, a command window is shown when the task executes.
Does anyone know why the difference in behavior and, in particular, how I can suppress the command window on the server?
Full version is Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 (5.2.3790).

A: The CMD window is being shown most likely because it is being run via cscript. The CMD window will be displayed if the user that the task is configured to run as, is logged in at the time it executes.

A: Change your scheduled task to launch via WScript similar to:
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Sibu Wins Bigs As Housemates Prepare For Easter
This afternoon the housemates were given a fun Double or Nothing task to complete, accompanied by an indulgent reward.
It was just right as the winner was awarded a trip to the spa to kick their weekend off with a bang. Sibu won this task to enjoy all on his own.
As usual the winner had to spin the Double or Nothing Wheel. If it landed on 'Nothing' the prize was forfeited, but if it landed on 'Double' the winner had to invite anyone else to join in the reward.
Things worked a little different this time around. Before Sibu spun the wheel Biggie announced that if settled on 'Nothing' – which it did - then he could go in for his spa treat but couldn't bring anyone along.
The challenges were broken down over three rounds that tested co-ordination, speed and precision.
In the first round all the housemates had to use straws to suck sweets up from one bowl into another. Once all sweets were transferred they were to run to the Big Brother mat. The first five on the mat proceeded to the next round.
The five were Tiffini, Adams, Sibu, Matthias and K2 with poor Pumba losing his place after trying his luck at sixth place. You should've seen the look on his face.
In the second round the five were to build a tower of cards and two with the tallest tower went on to the next round. Sibu and Matthias made it through with tight competition from K2 and Adams, who lost their cool when they fell out of the game.
Finally the two heavy weights had to flex their aims and shoot at Big Brother's tin cans with a slingshot. Sibu eventually knocked over more cans with bundu-basher Matthias knocking over not one single tin can.
Sibu won a luxurious spa treatment with a side-serving of sparkling wine. Oh my, don't we wish we were Sibu.
Well done to him!
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Twenty-five years on twenty estates: Turning the Tide?
STICERD and DESTIN Public Lecture:
David Nussbaum: Money versus Morality: Is Corruption Just a Matter of Mis-aligned Incentives?
LSE News:
Pensions Research
Michio Morishima Lecture:
Professor Amartya Sen: Economics as a Discipline
Robin Burgess and Dave Donaldson
The Policy Press has just published a new report in association with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Twenty-five years on twenty estates, by Rebecca Tunstall and Alice Coulter.
The report covers developments in 20 less popular and more problematic English council estates, based on four waves of research since 1980. It presents unique evidence of the impact of 25 years of social change and policy from Thatcher to Blair, a period in which the number of British council homes has halved, and social inequality and the standard of public services have become key political issues.
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STICERD and DESTIN Public Lecture
On 18 October 2006, David Nussbaum, chief executive of Transparency International, gave a lecture entitled Money versus Morality: is corruption just a matter of mis-aligned incentives?
Corruption costs upwards of one trillion dollars a year. The British government announced in June a special police squad to tackle corruption, and the World Bank publicly lists 193 named firms and individuals that have been blacklisted for corrupt acts. But how adequate are such technical measures in tackling complex human behaviour such as corruption?
Download the Transcript in Adobe PDF
LSE News
Professors Nicholas Barr and John Hills have both contributed articles to the Spring 2006 issue (Volume 22, Issue 1) of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy which focuses on pension research.
Professor Barr, of the LSE Economics Department, has written an overview of the issues and has jointly contributed an article, with Peter Diamond, on the economics of pensions.
Professor Hills, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, and a member of the Pensions Commission chaired by Lord Turner, has written on 'A New Pension Settlement for the Twenty-First Century? The UK Pensions Commission's Analysis and Proposals'.
The issue was edited by Christopher Allsop and Nicholas Barr.
To read the articles or abstracts online, see the Oxford Review of Economic Policy.
Professor Nicholas Barr on 020 7955 7482 or email n.barr@lse.ac.uk
Professor John Hills on 020 7955 7419 or email j.hills@lse.ac.uk
This article appeared on LSE News on 08 May 2006
Link to article.
Michio Morishima Lecture
On 26 January 2006, Professor Amartya Sen gave the inaugural Michio Morishima Lecture entitled Economics as a Discipline.
In a lecture interlaced with entertaining recollections relating to economists past and present, Professor Sen argued that economics only realised its full potential as a subject when it embraced normative questions as well as merely technical ones. The ensuing discussion was lively and wide-ranging, including issues of moral relativism and multi-culturalism, and touching on the subject of his recent book, 'Identity and Violence'.
The event was so over-subscribed that it was not only necessary to put in a video link through from the Old Theatre to the New Theatre, but the video was replayed to full theatres on three following occasions.
Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor and professor of economics at Harvard University. He was previously professor of economics at LSE and remains a senior research associate of STICERD. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998.
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Q: How do I change my list element types from 'NoneType' to just Integers? The following here is my code and the section where there is the issue I'm encountering is on line 19.
#Check It Out Python 3.5.2 program
import datetime
import CheckItOutprogram
counter = 1

currentYear = datetime.date.today().year
currentMonth = datetime.date.today().month
dayOfMonth = datetime.date.today().day

name = input("Please input your name: ")
postCode = input("Please enter your postcode: ")
expiryYear = int(input("Please enter the year your card expires: "))
expiryMonth = int(input("Please enter the month your card expires: "))
expiryDay = int(input("Please enter the day of the month your card expires: "))
cardNo = input("Please enter your card number: ")
checkDigit = int(cardNo[7]) / 10
cardNo = list(cardNo)
cardNo = cardNo.reverse()
cardNoOdd = int(cardNo[0]) + int(cardNo[2]) + int(cardNo[4]) + int(cardNo[6])

#The three following IF statements check the expiry date.
if expiryYear > currentYear:
    print("I'm sorry, your card has expired.")
    again = input("Would you like to start again? Press enter to exit or type anything to start again: ")
    if again != "":
        exit()
    else:
        CheckItOutprogram.start()
if (expiryMonth >= currentMonth) and (expiryDay > dayOfMonth):
    print("I'm sorry, your card has expired.")
    again = input("Would you like to start again? Press enter to exit or type anything to start again: ")
    if again != "":
        exit()
    else:
        CheckItOutprogram.start()
if (expiryYear != isinstance(expiryYear, int)) or (expiryMonth != isinstance(expiryMonth, int)) or (expiryDay != isinstance(expiryDay, int)):
    print("I'm sorry, your card has expired.")
    again = input("Would you like to start again? Press enter to exit or type anything to start again: ")
    if again != "":
        exit()
    else:
        CheckItOutprogram.start()
#This IF statement checks the amount of characters the card number contains and makes sure that it has 8 elements.
if (len(cardNo) > 8) or (len(cardNo) * 8):
    print("Please try again...\n")
    CheckItOutprogram.start()

#This checks if the card is avaliable for a 10% discount using the last number.
if checkDigit == isinstance(checkDigit, int):
    print("This card is valid! This means that you may have a 10% discount off everything!")
    print("Here are the customer and loyalty card details. Name: " + name + ". Post Code:  " + postCode + ". Expiry Date: " + str(expiryDay) + "/" + str(expiryMonth) + "/" + str(expiryYear) + ". Card Number: " + cardNo)
else:
    print("I'm sorry, your card isn't qualified for a 10% discount.")
    again = input("Would you like to start again? Press enter to exit or type anything to start again: ")
    if again != "":
        exit()

Is there any way to change the list type from 'NoneType' to an Integer because I'm getting a frustrating error saying the following:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Z:\Computer Science\Check It Out program\CheckItOutprogram.py", line 3, in <module>
    import CheckItOutprogram
  File "Z:\Computer Science\Check It Out program\CheckItOutprogram.py", line 20, in <module>
    cardNoOdd = int(cardNo[0]) + int(cardNo[2]) + int(cardNo[4]) + int(cardNo[6])
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable

Is it possible to receive any extra information on how to improve my code, in what way as well as how to convert the 'cardNo' list from a 'NoneType' to something that IS subscriptable because I have tried everything possible. Also, if there is any room for feedback to improve the code efficiency, that would be very favourable.
Thanks in advance!

A: I got a result with the addition doing the following:
cardNo = str(input("Please enter your card number: "))
cardNo = list(cardNo)
cardNo = cardNo[::-1]
print(cardNo)
cardNoOdd = int(cardNo[0]) + int(cardNo[2]) + int(cardNo[4]) + int(cardNo[6])
print(cardNoOdd)

my input: Please enter your card number: 1548315414
out: ['4', '1', '4', '5', '1', '3', '8', '4', '5', '1']
out: 17

edit (sorry, forgot to explain): I did not use reverse itself, but I used indexing to reverse the list. Additionally, I defined the input as a string.
Hope this is what you were looking for!


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The Grand Ho Tram Strip
Vietnam's beachfront entertainment spot
Billed as Vietnam's first beachfront integrated luxury resort, The Grand Ho Tram Strip certainly aims to live up to its name in both size and decadence. Set on a long stretch of isolated beach two hours southeast of Ho Chi Minh City (accessible via helicopter or a complimentary shuttle that makes the trip multiple times a day), the hotel promises non-stop entertainment with a casino, a championship golf course, three swimming pools, 11 food and beverage outlets, a night club and more.
With its unique beach/casino feel, Ho Tram gives off a Vegas-meets-Honolulu vibe, where glitz and glamour pervade in a low-key, laid-back atmosphere. It's the ideal backdrop for a Vietnamese-style Ocean's Eleven movie recently filmed there. Throw in the occasional cameos by world-class golfers like Greg Norman (who designed the adjacent golf course) and local celebrities with Vietnamese supermodels, singers and entertainers and you've got a party.
As a one-stop entertainment complex, Ho Tram has all its bases covered. The beach and swimming pools with water slides call out to families while gamblers can while away the day (and night) at 90 live tables and more than 500 electronic game positions. Non-gaming spouses can spend their partner's winnings getting pampered at the expansive spa.
With nine dining outlets plus a scenic restaurant in the palatial 21,528-square-foot club house across the road, there's no shortage of choice when it comes to eats at the Vietnam hotel.
The Bluffs, directly across the street, is a Greg Norman-designed 18-hole golf course featuring coastal sand dune topography. Elevation changes ranging from 16 to 164 feet and lightning-fast greens will have even the most skilled of golfers turning to the stunning views over dunes, jungle, sea and distant mountains for inspiration or solace.
A second 559-room tower is under construction, set to open in 2018.
Youngsters have access to a separate Kids' Corner complete with art supplies, video game stations and a nap area, and don't forget to catch a movie or try your singing skills in one of their family-friendly karaoke rooms.
The luxury hotel has 541 rooms, all in a single 20-story tower.
More than half the rooms look out over the ocean while the others have views of the sand dunes and The Bluffs golf course. The Grand rooms feel spacious at 506 square feet, courtesy of floor-to-ceiling windows and large bathrooms with two sets of sliding doors to open up the space, while muted tones of gold and purple keep things fashionably chic.
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If you answered yes to any of the questions above, there is a wealth of resources available a few mouse clicks away at the US Youth Soccer website. BAC Rec soccer has adopted the US Youth Soccer model for player and club development so these resources will also blend with those availabe via coaching license courses and BAC's own Age Group practice sessions.
Practice Activities and other development documents are available at the US Youth Soccer Document Center.
To help our coaches, Burke AC has developed a House Program Guidebook. This book does not deal with things like what drills to run. Rather, it helps introduce coaches to the rules here at the Club and the way that things work here. It looks at things like setting up fields and which sideline to use. We try to be comprehensive but we will always miss something. Let us know if you have something you would like us to add.
For additional rules that govern BAC games against BRYC and FPYC teams, please refer to the additional By Laws that BAC, FPYC and BRYC have agreed to.
For information Specific to the Spring 2015 Rec Soccer Season, see the outline of information presented at the BAC Rec Soccer Coaches meeting on March 19th, 2015.


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The Bitch Awards – Best/Worst TV of 2015 (#3-4)
December 23, 2015 by Bitch Stole My Remote
We're so close to the top! But first we need to discuss the runners up for best & worst TV of the year. Let's bitch it out…
#5 – Broadchurch S2
#4 – Eye Candy S1 / Scream S1
#3 – Flesh and Bone S1
#2 – Scream Queens S1
Courtesy of FOX
Why is it so bad? Full disclosure: I've grown to hate Ryan Murphy. He's got great business instincts and solid ideas, but his execution is abysmal. Scream Queens is the latest product from his "more is more is MORE" wheelhouse and what should have been an absolute slam dunk (horror comedy in which sorority house is stalked by serial killer) instead became one of the most aggravating, narrative-deficient and hysterical shows on TV. Just to clarify, it's not 100% terrible: Billie Lourd and Glen Powell are stars to keep an eye out for and Jamie Lee Curtis steals every scene (Dean Munsch forever!). But the rest of the cast is either awful (Abigail Breslin, Skyler Samuels, Diego Boneta), wasted (Keke Palmer, Niecy Nash) or so over the top that you can't help but hope that they die an excruciating death as soon as possible. That last category belongs to lead Emma Roberts, whose Chanel Oberlin is so overbearing, awful and goddamn annoying that every shrieky line of dialogue is like nails on a chalkboard. Throw in Murphy's trademark inability to plot out a season, random characterizations that change on a whim, pointless red herrings and stakes so low that the comedy absurdity overwhelms all of the series' other components and it's no wonder our reviewer couchpotato was driven to abandon the show after just five reviews! Apparently viewers agreed because the numbers for this schlockfest were abysmal.
Worst episode? Jebus, just one? How about the penultimate episode, 1×12 'Dorkus', wherein nothing of consequence occurs aside from a 12 minute opening soliloquy by Pete (ugh!) about SPOILER why he had to kill people
Number of episodes watched: 13
Returns: Uncertain. Strong social media statistics and a continued relationship with Murphy could be enough to convince FOX to give Scream Queens a second (revamped) go
#10 – iZombie S1/2
#9 – Transparent S2
#8 – Looking S2
#7 – Please Like Me S3
#6 – Penny Dreadful S2
#5 – You're The Worst S2
#4 – Rectify S3
Courtesy of Sundance
Why is it so good? The quietest, more introspective series on TV continued its astounding run in S3. The decision to pare the season down to six episodes brought out the best in the show. After a busy, plot-driven second season, the entirety of the third season focused on the limbo that Daniel Holden (Aden Young) and his family finds themselves living in following his decision to accept a plea deal that will force him to leave the state in 30 days. As always, Rectify is less about plot; its power comes from feeling and silences and empty spaces. In that capacity S3 was a doozy. This series is haunting in its beauty and its emotional realness, even during the most mundane day to day activities. S3 was laced with an unmistakable grief and burden, prone to moments of cathartic release almost as shocking as the silences. The cast is ridiculously talented, lending the material a gravity that doesn't hinge on histrionics or superfluous technical effects. When someone can bring you to tears simply by sitting in their car, painting a pool or sitting on the beach, you know you're witnessing something truly special. And that's what Rectify is: special, captivating and utterly original.
Best episode? They're all strong, but when I think about this season, I always return to the moment when Teddy (Clayne Crawford, never better) confesses how he lost his virginity in a dark car while spying on his separated wife in 'Thrill Ride.' It's dark, disturbing and powerfully evocative.
Number of episodes watched: 6
Change in rank: New!
Returns: Presumably summer 2016
#3 – Fargo S2
Courtesy of FX
Why is it so good? Critics and audiences alike have delighted in comparing the second seasons of anthology series True Detective and Fargo. The first seasons of both were out of the box sensations, generating substantial excitement and press coverage of their second seasons. Then came TD S2, a colossal misfire of bad writing and meandering plot (allegedly – I didn't watch). Fargo could have suffered the same fate: the entire cast was swapped out, the timeline jumped into the past and had only has a tangential connection to S1. And yet the results were…magnificent. Once again purporting to tell a true crime story, Fargo's second season expanded its scope to tell the story of two warring crime syndicates – the Gerhardts (anchored by the captivating Jean Smart) and Kansas city (represented by Bokeem Woodbine's eloquent Mike Milligan). Throw in a bumbling local couple caught in the middle (Jesse Plemons and Kristen Dunst) and the stage is once again set for comedy and surprising outbursts of violence. The all-star cast was rock solid, particularly Dunst, and despite covering a broad range of topics including Reagan's film oeuvre, UFOs and racism, Fargo never felt less than solid in its execution. With this second season, series creator Noah Hawley and his crew proved that Fargo excellence is no fluke; it's just a great show and easily one of the best of the year.
Best episode? Dunst shines in 2×08 'Loplop', an episode that deftly manages to balance comedy and drama as Peggy and Ed try to trade an abducted Dodd to secure their safety.
Change in rank: -1
Returns: Alas not until 2017 (!)
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Filed Under: Bitch Awards, Film Festivals, Rectify, Scream Queens, TV, TV - 2015 Tagged With: Best of Year, HBO, Sundance TV, The CW, Worst of Year