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Pirates Sign Jason Cooper, Wyatt Toregas, And Others
By Charlie Wilmoth Nov 11, 2011, 2:14pm EST
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The Pirates have signed a few minor-leaguers, Jenifer Langosch notes. Apparently this news is a day or two old, but I'm just now hearing about it.
C Milver Reyes - He's primarily a coach at this point, it appears, as he didn't play anywhere in 2011. He'll probably be used as a catcher in Spring Training, and that sort of thing.
C Wyatt Toregas - Ah, I swore I'd never mention him again, and here he is. He's back, and hopefully he'll stay in the minors this year.
2B Keoni De Renne - He last appeared as a player in 2010 and spent three years in independent ball before that. He'll coach somewhere.
3B Vince Harrison - Another coach. Got to Class AA with the Rays, Marlins and Mets, then spent four years playing for Schaumburg, Joliet, Winnipeg and York, all with independent league teams. That's how you know you know a guy just loves to play baseball. He's Josh Harrison's brother.
OF Jason Cooper - Was drafted by Neal Huntington's Indians in the third round in 2002 and became a top hitting prospect for them, but appeared to be maxed out in Class AAA. Has spent most of the past few years playing independent ball, which means he either has to love baseball or be kicking himself for not finishing that last year at Stanford. Assuming he's a player, he'll likely be a bench guy at Altoona or Indianapolis.
OF Michael Ryan - He's spent most of his pro career with the Twins, but he was with Indianapolis in 2007. He's from Indiana, PA. I'm not sure if he played professionally at all last year.
UPDATE: Apparently they'll all be player-coaches.
Langosch notes that Steve Pearce is now officially a minor-league free agent.


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It was announced in December of 2017 that Oscar Rendon had plans for several documentary films/series involving professional wrestling. We decided to take that info and create a poll on twitter to see what type of documentary our readers, viewers and listeners wanted to see. The vote was won by a landslide as you voted for a documentary on the rise of women's wrestling. Shortly after we asked you the people to help us decide who should be part of such a special project. In the past few days efforts have been made to reach out to several women in hopes of participating in this documentary. Before we can make any official announcements on who will be involved we are still contacting many more to help round out this film and give it fresh and multiple perspectives. So far this is what we can release to the public about the film.
1. The project will film in the course of a year. Filming is set to start as early as late March of 2018.
2. The story will be surrounding the rising popularity of Women's Wrestling.
3. The story will follow 3 types of women: Rookie, Veteran, and Retired. Reason for this is to capture the full picture of the topic at hand.
Our goal in all of this is to capture candid moments on and off the road. What it means to be a woman with power in an industry that much like others wasn't always that way. To share the passion for this business these women have and in the midst of this discover an answer to the question "When was the Women's Revolution?" Was it long before the term 'Women's Revolution'? Was it as recent as a few years ago when we could hashtag it all over social media and make people take notice? Or, has it always been there? Quietly climbing up into the front to take the spotlight. I guess you'll have to watch this film when it's released to take that ride with us.
Stay tuned tomorrow as we announce the narrator of the film! Thank you for your support, and if you didn't know, this entire film is being funded at an extremely low budget. Just enough for cameras, mics, and lights which when filming a documentary is all you need. The film is being directed by Oscar Rendon who is currently finishing up a short-film documentary set to be released this April.
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6 former APNU/AFC Govt Ministers facing multimillion-dollar lawsuits
January 10, 2022 -- Source -- https://www.inewsguyana.com/6-...ion-dollar-lawsuits/
Former Ministers Basil Williams, Jaipaul Sharma, Khemraj Ramjattan, Annette Ferguson, Winston Jordan, and David Patterson.
Six former APNU/AFC Government Ministers are facing lawsuits before the Demerara High Court. Ranging from claims for defamation and malfeasance in public office, the former Ministers are being sued for tens of millions of dollars by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, who has also filed proceedings against them on behalf of the State, as well as in his personal capacity.
They are former Ministers Basil Williams, Jaipaul Sharma, Khemraj Ramjattan, Annette Ferguson, Winston Jordan, and David Patterson.
Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan is being sued by the State for more than $300 million over the sale of lands located at Water or Mudlots 1 and 2; Lot F of Mudlot 3 and Lots A, B and D, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, to BK Marine. Nandlall contended that the sale of the lands is illegal, unlawful, null, void, repugnant, and contrary to public policy as they were sold at a price below the market value.
"The property was sold at a gross undervalue and way below market value in relation to comparable and competitive facilities of a similar nature, form, and usage which was sold consistent with the market value," he contended. According to the Attorney General, the management of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) "…acted recklessly and without obtaining a Certificate of Value for the property in order to ascertain the current market value."
As such, the Attorney General is seeking to repossess the lands.
In a Statement of Claim filed on April 4, 2017, Nandlall is seeking over $25 million in damages for slanderous statements made by his predecessor Basil Williams, SC, in which he said that he would be charged criminally for law books unaccounted for during his previous tenure as Attorney General between 2011 and 2015. Nandlall was subsequently charged in 2017 with the offence of larceny by bailee.
The charge, which was withdrawn by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in October 2020, had alleged that between May 18 and May 29, 2015, while being a bailee in his capacity as Attorney General, Nandlall fraudulently converted 14 Commonwealth Law Reports valued at $2.3 million, property of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, to his own use and benefit.
Nandlall had always denied the allegation, stating that the charge was politically motivated and as a result of him constantly criticising Williams's performance as Attorney General. Williams, on the other hand, had always denied the libel action, and in his defence, contended that at the time of the making of the statements, he was speaking in his capacity as Attorney General, the custodian of State assets, and had a duty to give transparent answers.
Former Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson, a Jamaican company Nevpro Realisation Limited, and two former officials of the said Ministry are being sued by the State over three weigh-in-motion scales valued at $72 million that was paid for under the APNU/AFC Government, but never delivered.
Nandlall is asking the High Court to order Nevpro Realisation Limited of Haining Road, Kingston, Jamaica, to pay $50 million for loss and damages resulting from a breach of a contract dated December 6, 2016, for the supply and delivery of three Mettler Toldeo weigh-in-motion scales. He is also asking the court to order the company to return $72,450,000 that had been paid for the items as well as liquidated damages of $7,245,000.
Further, Patterson, former Permanent Secretary at the then Public Infrastructure Ministry, Balraj Balram and then Engineer/Manager of the Special Projects Units Lawrence Mentis are being sued for $50 million for loss and damage due to negligence, malfeasance in public office, misuse, misapplication, and improper disposal of monies in violation of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act.
Moreover, the Attorney General is also suing former APNU/AFC Minister Jaipaul Sharma for libel and is seeking more than $25 million in damages over posts made about him via Facebook. Court documents state that on November 17, 2020, Sharma, a former junior Minister of Public Infrastructure, referred to the PPP/C Government as "hypocritical" for going after coalition officials and others for questionable land deals using the office of the Attorney General.
In the Facebook post, Sharma claimed that Mohabir Nandlall & Associates, a law firm for which Nandlall was the senior and managing partner, was involved in some of these land transactions in which a large plot of land was transferred a few days after David Granger was sworn in as President in 2015.
Nandlall's lawyers had written to Sharma, informing him that the post was not only libellous, but malicious and completely false, and is causing damage to the standing, integrity, and reputation of the law firm and Nandlall's reputation. The Attorney General's counsel had also demanded that Sharma retract the offensive publication and issue an apology immediately to their client and the law firm.
Sharma, however, did not even bother to issue the apology. Instead, Nandlall said, Sharma aggravated the libel by publishing another post reciting a conversation he had with him about the source of the information contained in his statement about the land transfer.
Nandlall submitted that the ordinary meaning of the publications gives the impression that he is dishonest, unprofessional, engaged in corrupt land deals and criminal activity, that the law firm engages in dishonourable and unlawful activities, and that he has taken steps to intimidate and threaten Sharma.
As a result of the publications, Nandlall deposed that he has suffered public humiliation, ridicule, odium, and anguish. In relation to the law firm, he added that it has suffered irreparable financial loss and damage resulting from the damage to his and its reputation.
Former Junior Housing and Infrastructure Minister Annette Ferguson is being sued for $20 million by the Attorney General, who claims that she defamed his character in statements she made about him on March 22, 2020, in the presence of electoral observers, members of the diplomatic corps, and the media.
According to Nandlall, in the statements, Ferguson accused him of distributing identification cards on election day last year. In its natural and ordinary meaning, Nandlall said the words uttered by Ferguson mean that he has committed electoral fraud – a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment.
Moreover, the Senior Counsel argued that her statements infer that he was actively aiding and abetting persons to commit electoral fraud, that he perverted the electoral process, and is unfit to hold public office.
Former Government parliamentarian Charrandas Persaud has sued former Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan for in excess of $30 million over alleged libellous statements he made about him after he voted in favour of the December 2018 No-Confidence Motion brought against the coalition Government.
Persaud, through his lawyer, contended that the statements complained of meant and were understood to mean that he was a traitor, dishonest, and had accepted monetary or other inducements or benefits for his vote on a PPP-sponsored motion of no-confidence against the then Government to which Ramjattan was allied.
In addition to these six, former Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence is among several persons before to courts on electoral fraud charges pertaining to the 2020 General and Regional Elections.
Simona Broomes resigns from PNCR
January 10, 2022 -- Source - https://www.inewsguyana.com/si...s-resigns-from-pncr/
Simona Broomes
Former Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister within the Natural Resources Ministry Simona Broomes, who only recently came up empty in her attempts to run for Chairmanship of the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), has resigned from the party.
According to a reliable source, Broomes wrote to the party notifying them of her resignation in a letter dated January 7, 2021. According to the source, Broomes informed the party that her reasons for resigning were personal.
Nevertheless, Broomes extended her best wishes to the party in its future endeavours. When contacted, recently elected PNCR General Secretary Geeta Chandan-Edmonds could not confirm the resignation claiming that she will have to confirm this today.
In addition, efforts to contact Broomes proved futile.
During the PNCR biennial congress and electoral race last month that resulted in Aubrey Norton being elected the leader of the party, Broomes had run for the Chairmanship of the party – one of 10 party members who contested for the post.
The race for the Chairmanship of the party subsequently turned into a convincing victory for A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament (MP) Shurwayne Holder, who secured 407 votes. Analysts have explained that this was due primarily to him being on Norton's slate.
However, Holder's closest rival was Member of Parliament and Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde, who at one point deputised for Harmon as Opposition Leader earlier this year. Forde could only secure 256 votes. Fellow MP Amanza Walton-Desir, who shadows the Foreign Affairs Ministry, also only mustered 217 votes against Holder.
Former Chief of Staff turned PNCR politician Gary Best was the only other challenger to reach triple figures, securing 156 votes. Christopher Jones, who serves as APNU/AFC's Chief Whip in Parliament, secured 51 votes, while former Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon secured 36. Broomes, meanwhile, mustered 13 votes.
Prior to her entry into politics, Broomes was a vocal activist and President of the Guyana Women Miners Association (GWMA). At one point, she actively participated in raids to rescue Trafficking In Person (TIP) victims from the hinterland and was recognised for her work by the United States (US) State Department back in 2013.
Once in Government, Broomes served as Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, before being shuffled to the post of Minister within the Natural Resources Ministry. She last served as Minister within the Ministry of the Presidency with responsibility for Youth Affairs, under the former APNU/AFC Government.
The PNCR and APNU/AFC in general, have been touched by a number of resignations since their exit from the Government in 2020. Last year, Attorney-at-Law Thandi McAllister, Shawn Hopkinson, and Brian Smith either resigned or chose not to renew their membership with the PNCR.
Executive PNCR Member Basil Blackman also resigned from the party's Central Executive Committee back in 2020, citing his disappointment with the lack of consultation on a number of decisions.
Following his election as leader of the PNCR, Norton had promised to do his best in unifying the party and had urged all to put the race behind them and join him in rebuilding the PNCR, noting that there would be no vindictiveness under his leadership.
He had also said that under his stewardship, the party will return to the grassroots politics it once practiced, going into every village and feeling the pulse of the base. According to Norton, the party's work will not be based in Congress Place but rather, will be out in the villages interacting with the people.
"It is clear that our work is cut out. We intend to do the work on the ground. We intend to be on the ground. And we intend to be in every village, so we can feel the pulse. Because we are elected to represent the people. And we will."
"I recall being a General Secretary of this party and Congress Place use to be a hive of activity. It will return. But I wanna say this. The focus won't be so much on people coming to Congress Place, though people must come. The focus will be on us going out to meet our people and work with them," he had said.
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PPP = Persecution Persecution Persecution!
PNCR == Prime Nosed for Corruption and Riots --
AFC == Always For Chuppidiness --
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Dem people are above the law. Dem ain't afraid to break the law on the streets or in the parliament. The judiciary is part and parcel of the PNC. How can you expect justice from a system that's favors friends, family, and political affiliates?
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That is a question for your legal hero Anil.
If you all AFC/APNU people truly desire a fair and just Guyana the first thing you would do is to fight to remove all those biased judges from the judiciary.
@Billy Ram Balgobin posted:
They were all appointed by your PPP/Curroptokrats.

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Q: Setting min-height in grid container in IE11 I'm trying to set
display: -ms-grid;
min-height:##px;
height:auto;

It seems IE doesn't support min-height in CSS Grid.
Is there any alternative way for achieving the same thing?
Thanks in advance. ❤

A: It seems that IE has a min-height bug when using CSS Grid. We can use css-tricks to fix it in IE. You could give the parent a grid column container like below:
display: -ms-grid;
-ms-grid-columns: 100%;

Then the min-height property will work in IE.


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Q: Wordpress: show category posts I have 3 boxes that i have at the bottom of my home page, i want to display in each of them a wordpress post.
Each of these posts will be under a category special1, special2, special3, how do i do this?
I have tried

        <?php query_posts('tag=special3');?>

But this does not work
Any ideas? I tried this, but it replaced all of my other content with just the post, which is not what i want
This is outside the wordpress loop:
<?php

$special1 = query_posts('category_name=special1');
?>
This is inside:

        <?php echo $special1 ;?>

A: This new query will show the latest post from a category and can be used more than once on a page/post (with php excecution enabled) and within the standard WP loop:
<?php $my_query = new WP_Query('category_name=special1&showposts=1'); ?>
<?php while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?><?php endwhile; ?>

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A: An alternative would be using the category number (doesn't matter). But This code is easier:
<?php wp_reset_query(); ?>

<?php query_posts('cat=5'); ?>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
    <?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>

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RBS appoints Ed Mount as Head Of Technology
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Mount as head of FX Technology Based Trading in its Global Banking & Markets division in London, reporting to Tim Carrington, head of global FX.
Mr Mount spent 10 years on the buy-side with Elysium Capital Fund before launching the spin-off, Elysium Technology, where he was CEO since 2007. In addition, he has over a decade of experience in FX and metals derivatives trading initially with SBC and later with UBS.
In this newly created role, he will be responsible for both technology based trading products across FX spot and options, including high frequency and algorithmic trading.
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The horror of 20 children being shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School shocked the nation and the world.
But Colorado researchers — who initially set out to study playground accidents — found that gun violence is harming children every day. Very few people know about these gun injuries because federal law has prohibited funding for research on gun accidents and fatalities.
The Colorado researchers combed through every single injury over an eight-year period at Denver's two primary trauma hospitals that serve children, Denver Health and Children's Hospital Colorado. They expected to find information about playground injuries and were surprised to learn that violence was harming a significant number of children every year.
On average, at least 14 children between the ages of 4 and 17 were suffering gun injuries every year between 2000 and 2008 in the Denver area alone. That doesn't include the number of children who died of gunshot wounds or those who didn't seek emergency care for their injuries.


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Q: How to create a memory efficient Ruby Pipe class with lazy evaluation? I would like to create a Pipe class to emulate Unix commands in Ruby in a two step fashion. First step is to compile a pipeline by adding a number of commands, and the second step is to run that pipeline. Here is a mockup:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

p = Pipe.new
p.add(:cat, input: "table.txt")
p.add(:cut, field: 2)
p.add(:grep, pattern: "foo")
p.add(:puts, output: "result.txt")
p.run

The question is how to code this using lazy evaluation, so that the pipe is processed record by record when run() is called without loading all of the data into memory at any one time?

A: Take a look at the http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/Enumerator.html class. The Pipe class will stitch together an Enumerator, e.g. add(:cat, input: 'foo.txt') will create an enumerator which yields lines of foo.txt. add(:grep) will filter it according to regexp etc.
Here's the lazy file reader
require 'benchmark'

def lazy_cat(filename)
  e = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
  e.lazy
end

def cat(filename)
  Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
end

lazy = Benchmark.realtime { puts lazy_cat("log.txt").map{|s| s.upcase}.take(1).to_a }
puts "Lazy: #{lazy}"

eager = Benchmark.realtime { puts cat("log.txt").map{|s| s.upcase}.take(1).to_a }
puts "Eager: #{eager}"

Eager version takes 7 seconds for 10 million line file, lazy version takes pretty much no time.

A: For what I understood you can simply read one line at a time and move this single line thought the pipeline, then write it to the output. Some code:
output = File.new("output.txt")
File.new("input.txt").each do |line|
    record = read_record(line)
    newrecord = run_pipeline_on_one_record(record)
    output.write(dump_record(newrecord))
end

Another much heavier option would be create actual IO blocking pipes and use one thread for each task in the pipeline. This somewhat reassembles what Unix does.
Sample usage with OP's syntax:
class Pipe
    def initialize
        @actions = []
    end
    def add(&block)
        @actions << block
    end
    def run(infile, outfile)
        output = File.open(outfile, "w")
        File.open(infile).each do |line|
            line.chomp!
            @actions.each {|act| line = act[line] }
            output.write(line+"\n")
        end
    end
end

p = Pipe.new
p.add {|line| line.size.to_s }
p.add {|line| "number of chars: #{line}" }
p.run("in.txt", "out.txt")

Sample in.txt:
aaa
12345
h

Generated out.txt:
number of chars: 3
number of chars: 5
number of chars: 1

A: This seems to work:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'pp'

class Pipe
  def initialize
    @commands = []
  end

  def add(command, options = {})
    @commands << [command, options]

    self
  end

  def run
    enum = nil

    @commands.each do |command, options|
      enum = method(command).call enum, options
    end

    enum.each {}

    enum
  end

  def to_s
    cmd_string = "Pipe.new"

    @commands.each do |command, options|
      opt_list = []

      options.each do |key, value|
        if value.is_a? String
          opt_list << "#{key}: \"#{value}\""
        else
          opt_list << "#{key}: #{value}"
        end
      end

      cmd_string << ".add(:#{command}, #{opt_list.join(", ")})"
    end

    cmd_string << ".run"
  end

  private

  def cat(enum, options)
    Enumerator.new do |yielder|
      enum.map { |line| yielder << line } if enum

      File.open(options[:input]) do |ios|
        ios.each { |line| yielder << line }
      end
    end.lazy
  end

  def cut(enum, options)
    Enumerator.new do |yielder|
      enum.each do |line|
        fields = line.chomp.split(%r{#{options[:delimiter]}})

        yielder << fields[options[:field]]
      end
    end.lazy
  end

  def grep(enum, options)
    Enumerator.new do |yielder|
      enum.each do |line|
        yielder << line if line.match(options[:pattern])
      end
    end.lazy
  end

  def save(enum, options)
    Enumerator.new do |yielder|
      File.open(options[:output], 'w') do |ios|
        enum.each do |line|
          ios.puts line
          yielder << line
        end
      end
    end.lazy
  end
end

p = Pipe.new
p.add(:cat, input: "table.txt")
p.add(:cut, field: 2, delimiter: ',\s*')
p.add(:grep, pattern: "4")
p.add(:save, output: "result.txt")
p.run

puts p

A: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20049201/3183101
require 'benchmark'

def lazy_cat(filename)
  e = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
  e.lazy
end

def cat(filename)
  Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
end

lazy = Benchmark.realtime { puts lazy_cat("log.txt").map{|s| s.upcase}.take(1).to_a }
puts "Lazy: #{lazy}"

eager = Benchmark.realtime { puts cat("log.txt").map{|s| s.upcase}.take(1).to_a }
puts "Eager: #{eager}"

This could have been simplified to the following, which I think makes the diff between the two methods easier to see.
require 'benchmark'

def cat(filename, evaluation_strategy: :eager)
  e = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
  e.lazy if evaluation_strategy == :lazy
end

lazy = Benchmark.realtime { puts cat("log.txt", evaluation_strategy: :lazy).map{ |s|
  s.upcase}.take(1).to_a
}
puts "Lazy: #{lazy}"

eager = Benchmark.realtime { puts cat("log.txt", evaluation_strategy: :eager).map{ |s|
  s.upcase}.take(1).to_a
}
puts "Eager: #{eager}"

I would have just put this in a comment, but I'm too 'green' here to be permitted to do so.  Anyway, the ability to post all of the code I think makes it clearer.

A: This builds on previous answers, and serves as a warning about a gotcha regarding enumerators. An enumerator that hasn't been exhausted (i.e. raised StopIteration) will not run ensure blocks. That means a construct like File.open { } won't clean up after itself.
Example:
def lazy_cat(filename)
  f = nil  # visible to the define_singleton_method block
  e = Enumerator.new do |yielder|
    # Also stored in @f for demonstration purposes only, so we examine it later
    @f = f = File.open filename
    s = f.gets
    while s
      yielder.yield s
      s = f.gets
    end
  end
  e.lazy.tap do |enum|
    # Provide a finish method to close the File
    # We can't use def enum.finish because it can't see 'f'
    enum.define_singleton_method(:finish) do
      f.close
    end
  end
end

def get_first_line(path)
  enum = lazy_cat(path)
  enum.take(1).to_a
end

def get_first_line_with_finish(path)
  enum = lazy_cat(path)
  enum.take(1).to_a
ensure
  enum.finish
end

# foo.txt contains:
# abc
# def
# ghi

puts "Without finish"
p get_first_line('foo.txt')
if @f.closed?
  puts "OK: handle was closed"
else
  puts "FAIL: handle not closed!"
  @f.close
end
puts

puts "With finish"
p get_first_line_with_finish('foo.txt')
if @f.closed?
  puts "OK: handle was closed"
else
  puts "FAIL: handle not closed!"
  @f.close
end

Running this produces:
Without finish
["abc\n"]
FAIL: handle not closed!

With finish
["abc\n"]
OK: handle was closed

Note that if you don't provide the finish method, the stream won't be closed, and you'll leak file descriptors. It's possible that GC will close it, but you shouldn't depend on that.


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An Appropriate 4 Letter Word!
As I continue to think about this game and this industry and share my brain over the World Wide Web I can't help but to marvel at its influencers! The people that are in the game of golf have established its culture, which is what I find to be the most unique and greatest culture in major sports. We saw this past weekend a Professional Golfer win the PGA Championship that was raised by PGA Member for the 7th time in this events history. The previous 6 were, Jack Burke Jr., Dave Marr, Raymond Floyd, Davis Love III, Rich Beem, and Keegan Bradley. Early on the back nine for Justin he was in a 5 way tie at 7-under with Francesco Molinari, Chris Stroud, Kevin Kisner, and his playing partner Hideki Matsuyama. On the 15th hole Francesco made birdie to get to 7-under and Justin had just made birdie on the 10th to get to that same number. What happened after that was Justin focused on his own game. He was playing with Hideki who had been at 8 under after 10 but gave one back on the 11th to set up the 5 way tie at 7-under. Hideki had a back nine with only one par, 5 bogeys and 3 birdies…what a rollercoaster. Chris Stroud finished the event at 1-under after getting into that tie and Kisner finished at 4-under for the event. Molinari was the closest opponent finishing 2 off the lead at 6-under. What we saw with Justin Thomas is a microcosm of how I try to live in this world and is why I think the game of golf is so sticky to those that have been affected by it. If you take care of your own business, things just tend to work out. I have seen this to be true in life also. Life and Golf, 2 great 4-letter words are much more of an internal competition. We all live in a society that challenges each of us to want more, have more, crave more and above all else compare ourselves to each other. Justin focused on his own game and for that he was rewarded by winning the PGA Championship, a third generation PGA Professional.
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Conway's Game of Life: Early Personal Recollections
When the October 1970 issue of Scientific American arrived, I had no idea the extent to which Martin Gardner's article in that issue would affect my life. For as long as I can remember, my custom would be to seek out the Mathematical Games column in search of Gardner's latest topic with the usual reader challenges. My first reaction to that particular article introducing a new pastime titled "The fantastic combinations of John Conway's new solitaire game 'life"' was only mildly interesting. A couple of days later, still curious about the outcome of random patterns, I located an old checkerboard and a small jarful of pennies to investigate this new game. The simplicity and unpredictability of Life were intriguing and I realized that using coins was too cumbersome and left no record of the succession of generations. At that time, as a systems analyst for a large firm in Manhattan, I had access to an IBM mainframe computer and the following week wrote a program to "play" Life. Gardner had posed several challenges in his column and I set about to check them. My primary interest, however, concerned tracking the outcome of large areas randomly populated with "bits".
Late in October, I was delighted to receive a response (my first ever) from Gardner. In his letter, he thanked me for solving one of the challenges and was awaiting confirmation from other readers. He mentioned that this was a common strategy for verifying the validity of material from readers responding to his monthly challenges. I also learned that Gardner did not work in an office at Scientific American headquarters on Madison Avenue but rather out of his home in nearby Westchester County. The geographic proximity offered an opportunity to personally meet with him, and on several occasions, we did so to discuss developments readers were.
Seminal telegram from Gosper to Gardner
Finding a finite pattern that endlessly replicates. The telegram contained coordinates for a small set of starting "bits" that would evolve into a glider gun. Gardner had no way of knowing whether or not Gosper's claim was valid and asked if I could verify this for him. Around mid-November, I input this starting configuration into the program which produced several dozen generations confirming that Gosper's claim was indeed true. This information pleased Gardner who in turn notified Conway of the discovery. Gardner also said that this particular column had generated an unprecedented volume of reader response including many discoveries of which some were new to Conway himself. He felt that a second column would soon be necessary and had to convince the magazine editors to agree to this. About this time, I suggested possibly starting a newsletter to serve as a clearinghouse to handle a large number of inquiries. Both Gardner and Conway agreed to this idea. In February 1971, Gardner wrote a column about cellular automata which presented more of the technical background upon which Life was based.
A field in which all cells are inactive remains so; such quiescence was deliberately included in the definition of Life. Examination of the evolution of random Life fields reveals many still lifes formed from small clusters of live cells; the simplest is a 2×2 square in which each cell has exactly three neighbors, and thus persists from one generation to the next. Cells outside the cluster have at most two live neighbors, which is never enough for any additional cells to be formed. Thus the conditions for a still life are met. An empirical search of random fields reveals configurations that are easily formed, especially if a very limited sample is taken. It needs to be supplemented by a more thorough procedure, so it is not surprising that much of the response to Gardner's article consisted in carefully recording the evolution of all the small objects that it was possible to form. Gradually a consensus was built up concerning the catalog of still lifes up to twelve pixels, including the existence of several families of still lifes and rules for generating them.
The structures called blinkers, consisting of three live cells in a row, alternate in form between three horizontal cells and three vertical cells. Next to square clusters of four blocks, they are the most common debris remaining after evolution has run its course. They exemplify structures with period two, which, like the smaller still lifes, often arise during the evolution of random fields. Alternators, or period two oscillators, tend to be rather fragile. Nevertheless, they are easily constructed, once the basic technique has been grasped. There are two different kinds of alternators, depending on whether cells disappear from isolation or overcrowding. Of course, a large configuration can incorporate both kinds of alternators. Figure 3.2 shows an assortment of alternators that depend on overcrowding. The neighbors of the deceased remain in place, giving birth to a new cell which they promptly crush, repeating the cycle indefinitely.
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People and security forces gather at the site of a bombing in Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq, Monday, July 19, 2021. A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi security officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb Monday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market, Iraqi medical officials said.
The attack took place in the Wahailat market in Sadr City, Iraq's military said in a statement. Two medical officials said at least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded in the powerful explosion. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
The blast happened a day before the Eid al-Adha holiday when the market was busy with shoppers looking for gifts and groceries.
Piles of merchandise lay on the ground after the explosion. Shopkeepers recounted to security forces how the blast occurred as they salvaged what items they could.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but the Islamic State group has claimed similar attacks in the area before.
Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi placed the commander of the federal police regiment responsible for the area of the market place under arrest, the military statement said. It also said an investigation was launched.
It was the third time this year that a bomb hit a market in the densely populated neighborhood in eastern Baghdad.
In June, 15 people were wounded when a bomb placed under a kiosk in another Sadr City market detonated. In April, at least four people were killed in a car bomb attack in Sadr City. That blast was caused by an explosive device attached to a parked car at the market.
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Home › Football grounds › Pittodrie – from gallow hill and dung yard to cemetery and football ground
It is almost surreal. It is February, the sun is beaming down, it is hot – and I am sweating on my way up the sloping Park Road in Aberdeen. A green bus stop marks the summit. Standing out against the blue sky. As I approach, the landscape on the other side gradually unfolds. The sea, the coastline, a cemetery – and the giant eastern stand of Aberdeen's ground, Pittodrie! Like a scenery from the movie "Bagdad Café". An strange but awesome sight.
The basic no-nonsense of the scenery is captivating. I love football grounds surrounded by terraced housing and small gardens. The day before, I visited Tannadice with allotments in the back yard. Grounds where the neighborhood over a century has evolved around the ground – football ground and neighborhood growing together organically. But this is somehow raw. As though the cold winds from the sea have prevented nice little gardens and terraced housing from growing.
I check a map of the area from 1879. This area was very much out of town. There were two hospitals – an epidemic and a boys' hospital. A militia depot with a rifle shooting range right on the edge of the current football ground – and there used to be a police dunghill. There was no cemetery yet in 1879, but a gallow hill at what is now the western corner of the cemetery. A map from 1883 shows that the western half of the cemetery had been established by then – and the gallow hill had been converted to a powder magazine. In 1894, a huge gasholder was built between the cemetery and the shooting range. According to Simon Inglis, Pittodrie football ground was established in 1899 – and in the 1902 map, you can see how the football ground has taken over part of the rifle range and all of the dung hill. The golf club has also set up its club house, although the golf course itself is not marked on the map yet.
Simon Inglis suggests that the name Pittodrie might derive from a celtic word for "place of manure", but point out that it could also refer to a village 20 miles north-west of Aberdeen. Looking at the maps, the latter seems to be the most likely explanation. Pittodrie Street might lead to the site of the old dung hill, but a map of 1897 shows Pittodrie Place slightly to the north, whereas the road leading to the dunghill has been named Merkland Road East – and in fact continues around the dunghill where you now find Pittodrie Street. It seems as though Pittodrie doesn't originate from the dunghill. Whatever the origin of the name, it adds to the magic of the place. Pittodrie. It is just as captivating as "Tannadice".
Maybe it is the setting with a cemetery and the sea – and the history with a gallow hill, a rifle range and a dunghill – but as I walk around the ground, I feel that there is certain rawness to it. The towering Eastern (or Richard Donald's) Stand, for instance, is so overwhelmingly huge. It has the appearance of a giant bulwark against the cold winds and floodings from the sea. It absolutely dwarfs the rest of the ground – or shelters it.
The Richard Donald Stand is the only stand at Pittodrie built after the Taylor Report. It was opened in 1993. Most clubs have built one or more stands since 1990, trying to comply with new ground regulations including all-seaters. But Aberdeen were not really forced into building a new stand. Pittodrie had been an all-seater stadium since 1978 – the first all-seater ground in Britain. So the Richard Donald Stand was mainly a statement, a testimony to the club's status as the challenger to Celtic and Rangers during the 1980's under Alex Ferguson.
Continuing around the ground down Pittodrie Street, I find the oldest stand – the main stand from 1925. It is the age of Archibald Leitch, although the great man wasn't behind this one. But it does have the appearance – just a little more raw. There are no fancy sandstone ornaments in the bricks like at Craven Cottage; no club crests; no elegant doorways or window openings like at Ibrox. Just plain red bricks with raw steel framework, factory-like leaded windows, and very basic entrance gates.
The eastern end of the stand was ravaged by a fire in 1971, and had to be rebuilt. It is quite visible from the outside. The rebuilt section has the same bricks and windows, but does not feature the same steel framework. Also, it is slightly higher, because – as can be seen from the inside – the roof construction is slightly different. The main stand entrance also stands out. It may just be that they have rebuilt the original main entrance – but I would have thought it would have featured right in the middle of the stand like at Ibrox or Dens Park – and not at the eastern end of it.
The overall impression of the original main stand has thankfully been preserved, but nevertheless the old part has a little bit more character. It seems more authentic. Especially at the end of it. I think it is mainly due to the steel framework which seems more ornamental than functional here.
The stand-out ornamental feature of Pittodrie, though, is the granite entrance gate at the Western (Merkland Road) End of the ground. I curse the beaming sunshine as it casts a shadow of the neighboring house down the middle of it. But with no clouds in the sky, I figure out I will have to wait quite a long time for the chance of taking a decent photo of it. So I have to settle for this.
The gate is almost just as old as the main stand – it is from 1928. The terraced embankment behind the wall was roofed as early as 1934 – another proof that Aberdeen was well ahead of the rest when it came to cater for their crowd. Probably a reflection of the rough weather conditions with Pittodrie not only next to the North Sea but also one of the most northern grounds on the British Isles.
To my knowledge, it is still the original embankment, but in the early 1970's Aberdeen put benches on to it, making it a seated area. During the 1980's the roof was replaced by a new one, and the benches replaced by plastic seats.
In comparison to the other stands, the South Side looks rather dull. Like the Merkland Road End, it used to be a terraced embankment. But whereas the Merkland had a roof long before the seats, seats were installed here in 1978, completing Pittodrie as an all-seater stadium – before a roof had been put up. The untenable in this was quickly realized, and two years later the current cantilever roof was built. But it doesn't extent all the way to the corners of the stand. You still have the possibility of enjoying a seat in the rain.
As I walk back around the ground, there is a gate open, and I take the opportunity to have a look inside. Seen from the South Side, there is a marked difference between the roof at the western and eastern end of the main stand. And oddly enough, it is the roof over the original western end that looks new and bright. I find the explanation when I am allowed a walk around the ground in the evening before the match.
The main stand was – like almost any main stand of the time – divided into roofed seats at the back, and an uncovered standing paddock at the front. As seats were installed in the paddock in 1968, it became necessary to extend the original roof to cover the paddocks. An extension was added on top of the original roof, probably in connection with the rebuilding after the fire 1971.
The difference is even more apparent, when I take my seat at the back of the stand for the match. But it also strikes me that just as the outside is devoid of ornamental features, the roof construction and pillars look basic and raw compared to Archibald Leitch's work at the time. The functional structure, though, is basically the same. But without the little extras. It may be that they have disappeared. I have seen photos showing that the roof used to have a Leitch style gable. And the Craven Cottage-like pavillon that used to be in the north eastern corner of the ground next to the main stand, also had one. As though the cold winds from the sea have swept any ornaments away.
Whereas the front of the main stand was upgraded from standing paddock to seating in 1968, the back of it was upgraded from seats to executive boxes in the early 1980's. I guess the visitors must be celebrities guarding their privacy, as all of them have white curtains drawn down right until kick-off.
Apart from being the first all-seater stadium in Britain, Pittodrie was the first ground to erect a dugout for their trainer, so he could keep his notebook dry. That was in the late 1920's. But with no substitutes in those days, he would probably only have needed one or two chairs. Not a bench long enough for 8 or 9 men. So I guess the current dugouts are modern constructions.
Another kind of dugout has been constructed for wheel-chair users on the South Side of the ground to shelter them. But there are no such comfort for people visiting the Y-section in the south-western corner of the ground (background of the photo).
Nor to a section of the visiting supporters. If you as a home supporter chose to go in the uncovered Y-section, you can save £2 on your ticket. I wonder if the away fans getting an uncovered seat get a similar reduction. Or whether it makes much of a difference, because I can imagine that quite a few of the away supporters under the roof get soaked as well during bad weather, as the wind from the sea is likely to sweep under the cantilevered roof of the stand, as it has no wind shield at the end.
I take another look at the ground from Broad Hill before going back to my hotel to get some rest before the evening's match – the Dons against the Academicals. Whereas Hamilton's Academical is a link to the club's roots as a school team, I guess Aberdeen's nickname refers to the river Don, though – and not to the university. Anyway, my expectations are high. When I saw Aberdeen play less than two years ago, they won 7-0 away to Dundee FC, with their away support in full voice. I know they have had a few disappointing home results of late, but Hamilton seems to be in an even worse state than Dundee FC were – and they have a fresh 5-0 defeat against Rangers from the weekend.
Approaching the ground in the dark is quite spectacular. There is always something special about a floodlit football ground. Two things make this more spectacular than most. Seagulls keep flying around in the floodlight over the ground. They glow in the air from afar. It is almost like the 1978 World Cup confetti in Argentina.
And the floodlit cemetery is also a spectacular if not a spooky sight.
But the ground is also an enjoyable sight. Especially the main stand, where the glassed windows glow and the floodlights beam from the pylon in the corner.
And the granite gate of the Merkland stand looks impressive in the lights.
Inside the ground, the Richard Donald stand looks even bigger with the lights on along the roof.
From my seat in the eastern end of the main stand, I can look right across to the away support. A yellow fence and yellow stairs separate them from the home fans. I wonder if the away fans section is extended to the yellow gangway when Celtic or Rangers visit with their massive away support. Hamilton have only brought 32 fans. Even though the weather is dry, none of them opt for the open-air seats in the away section. Usually, away support gather as one single group, however few they are. But the Hamilton fans scatter out in 4 or 5 groups.
After my visit, I regret that I didn't try to map out the concourse – to find out why the ceiling is sunk in part of it. I almost bang my head into it. Again, it is not like Archibald Leitch at his best, but I love it. With lots of redpainted doors and staircases, and at the same time pretty spacious.
For some reason the queues at the kiosks are not that long, not even at halftime. One explanation, of course, could be poor quality – but that is not the case. I have a good pie as well as a nice cup of coffee. I can only assume that the ratio of kiosk per spectator is higher than usual. Especially because the concourse of Pittodrie is much more appealing than the stands before kick-off.
Not really for keeping warm, as I had expected going to a match in Aberdeen in February. It is 6 or 7 degrees in the evening. It is more the loudness of the music played over the tannoy in the stands. It is absolutely deafening. I try to have a conversation with the season ticket holder in the seat next to me – but it is next to impossible because of the loud music.
When the music finally is turned off at kick-off, the crowd respond with – silence! At last, they seem to think. Or is it just that I have been deafened by the music? I don't think so. When I visited Tannadice the previous day, fans grouped in the stand irrespective of seat numbers. There was a constant din of talking – with ooohhhss and aaaahhhs rising from the crowd whenever a promising seemed to be under way. But everything seems so quiet inside Pittodrie, despite the crowd being 3 times bigger than at Tannadice. I can hear some talking in the distance – it sounds almost like whispering from one or two people. And it takes a very big chance for Aberdeen to raise the crowd to an oooohhhhh. Most of the time, you only hear some groans over poor control and misplaced passes.
At the same time, the Aberdeen players look like a team short of confidence – and the groaning and moaning seem to get under their skin. Aberdeen have the majority of possession, and they do create some decent chances. But, somehow, lowly Hamilton with their 32 supporters look the more likely team right from the start. Especially the wee Miller up front seems to give Aberdeen all sorts of problems with his movement. And suddenly, Hamilton's Oakley fires in a stunning volley from the tightest of angles – with shades of Marco van Basten in the 1990's. Although Aberdeen still create a number of chances, they seem to lack belief, whereas Hamilton grow in confidence.
For the second half, someone has taken out a drum in the Family Stand at the Merkland end. I didn't hear it in the first half. Normally, I hate drumming at matches, but in this case, I can understand the need to do something break the silence that hangs thick in the air. Even though the drumming is not particularly good, and nobody joins in to clap, sing or chant.
It is not really a surprise, when Hamilton go two up in the second half. Silence. The 32 Hamilton supporters don't make much nice – even though they dance around wildly. The season ticket holder next to me gets up. "For f***'s sake, take a good look at yourself, Aberdeen!" he yells. It rings out loudly amidst the silence. There is still the odd Aberdeen chance, but a comeback doesn't seem to be on. Not even some unsporting behavior by Hamilton's Oakley, as he wins a very soft free-kick and laughs in the face of the penalized Aberdeen player sparks a reaction from the crowd.
By the end of the match, security gathers by the gangway in the away section to prevent a pitch invention. The 32 Hamilton supporters, seeing that they are outnumbered, abstain.
The difference between the Aberdeen performance against Dundee two years ago and tonight is beyound belief. Not just the performance of the team – which oozed confidence and belief – but also the supporters, who were having a carnival time, singing and chanting. It may be that it is just the lack of belief and confidence after five home games without a win. Or maybe there is more to it. Maybe more than 40 years as an all-seater stadium has created a more restrained fan culture. Or is it the noisy pre-match music that makes the fans long for some silence. Or the usually cold weather, which makes fans want to wrap up in some warm clothers over a cup of hot coffee? Or have I just witnessed one of those off-days that every experiences?
I ask the season ticket holder next to me and a couple of other fans about their thoughs on the new ground. One of them is quite convinced that this is, what the club needs. It is embarrassing that they don't have proper training facilities – and you need a modern ground in the modern game. The season ticket holder is not sure. He can see the point of improving training facilities, but it is a big step to leave behind all the heritage at Pittodrie. The last fan is negative. At the end of the day, it doesn't make any difference if a football match is played in a modern or an old ground. But moving away from the city will spoil the match day of having a drink in the pub before walking to the ground.
From a groundhopper's perspective, I identify with the latter views. It is the heritage of Pittodrie and the place that have made me make the trip to visit the ground. And will make me attempt to throw in another match at Pittodrie on my next trip to Scotland. Whereas the new Kingsford Stadium will find itself way down the list of football grounds, I wish to visit. But, of course, Aberdeen have to cater for their own fans, not groundhoppers.
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About Waterford
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1875 Map drawn for Charles Janney
1875 Map of the village
Waterford timeline
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Waterford is a Quaker settlement
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The village in the 1930s
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Waterford Foundation History
About Waterford Virginia
Why Waterford became a National Historic Landmark
Known as Janney's Mill until the 1780s, the early commercial center then became the village of Waterford. See below on how Wateford got its name.
Waterford's stagnation as a commercial center after the Civil War meant it was not worth demolishing the old to make way for new development. The old town and its surrounding farms were able to slumber undisturbed, like Rip Van Winkle, for many years, By 1937, when the Historic American Buildings Survey was completed in Waterford, most buildings in the village were falling into disrepair – or falling apart.
That same decade, members of old Waterford families, beginning with brothers Edward and Leroy Chamberlin, began buying and restoring buildings. These restorationists established the Waterford Foundation in 1943 to "revive and stimulate a community interest in re-creating the town of Waterford as it existed in previous times with its varying crafts and activities.
The Foundation has played an important role in revitalizing the physical fabric of Waterford as well as increasing the public's knowledge of life and work in an early American rural community. In 1970, Waterford and 1,420 surrounding acres were designated a National Historic Landmark.
Another 1943 milestone was the creation of the Waterford Fair (Homes Tour and Crafts Exhibit) . This annual event now draws some 10,000 visitors the first weekend every October.
How Waterford got its name
Waterford had two or three names in colonial times; Janney's Mill, Fairfax, and Milltown. While the first two names are part of the historical record, the third's textural appearance in found first in 1915, the anonymous writer asserting that "Mill Town" was a name for the village in its founding era. ... the same anonymous writer, who in 1915 first called the early hamlet "Mill Town," also forwarded to us the origin of the village's present name: "One of the most enterprising citizens an Irish Shoemaker by the name of Thomas Moore had emigrated this country from or near Waterford in Ireland. And he very patriotically named the rising city for the place of his birth..."* As to when the name changed, my property, on the Old Wheatland Road west of Waterford, is described in a 1770 deed as on "the Great Road to Janney's Mill." Twelve years later the farm is on "the Great Road from The Gap [later Hillsboro] to Janney's Mill, now Waterford." Thomas Moore might have had persuasive powers, for the bustling seaport city of Waterford has little in common with the village, save for the latter's two fords and water. Waterford, Ireland, though, did have a substantial Quaker community.And there were several Janney's mills in Loudoun County.
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* Although, Thomas Moore is generally credited with naming the village of Waterford after his hometown in Ireland, this is unsubstantiated. It is at least as likely that the village was named for the critical ford which crossed Catoctin Creek at the present location of the Mill bridge. The ford would have been an important feature as the village expanded over the terrace area adjoining Janney's Mill.
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Strategy fans won't be able to play XCOM 2 anytime soon. Firaxis Games announced on their website today that they're pushing back the sequel's launch date by months.
My first reaction when I read about the delay was, "Huh, maybe they're going to make the game multiplatform after all?" XCOM: Enemy Unknown and expansion Enemy Within were released on Xbox 360 and PS3 along with mobile devices. It seemed plausible that the sequel would be as widely released.
When we looked at what we wanted to do with the sequel, we had all these very, very ambitious goals.To do that, we had to use all of our studio expertise … and our expertise here is PC. That's our home, and that's where we're really comfortable.
While turn-based strategies arguably work best on PC, Firaxis made the first XCOM work pretty well on consoles and mobile devices. If the sequel sells well, I imagine Take-Two will push for ports to push its commercial potential.
XCOM 2 is set 20 years after the first game. In this future, aliens have successfully taken over the world. The XCOM agency is now an underground resistance movement, striking at the alien government. They're headquartered in a stolen alien ship that lets them launch attacks throughout the globe.
The sequel will build on the original game's mix of base management and turn-based strategy. Players will have access to new weapons and gadgets to take on never-before-seen enemies.


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Next Year In Mumbai : The Blog
"Next Year in Mumbai" is a documentary project about the contemporary story of the Bene Israel, a Jewish community settled in India for more than 2000 years, and who only counts 4000 people still living in and around Mumbai (ex-Bombay) today. This Blog is a Diary of the 3 months shooting of the documentary.
Did you know that since 1995 Mumbai is the official name of Bombay?
A week with the Bene Ephraim of Andra Pradesh
It has been exactly a month since we first arrived...
http://www.NextYearInMumbai.com
Last week we followed one of our main characters, Sharon Galsulkar, on his journey to meet with the Bene Ephraim community, settled for generations in the central state of Andra Pradesh.
Last summer, the American organization Kulanu sent a rabbi and his wife (Bonita and Gerald Sussman) to visit the Bene Ephraim. They met Sharon on their way back as they were stopping in Bombay, and told him about this community, lost in the plains of the Deccan. For Kulanu, finding out about an Indian Jewish educator, fully qualified and living a few hours away from the Bene Ephraim, was a great opportunity. He agreed to go on their behalf, they paid his trip. His mission was to develop the contact with the community and try to understand better their socio-economic needs on one hand, spiritual and religious ones on another hand. On our side, we wanted to follow this Bene Israel educator going to help a community reconnecting with their Judaism, a process through which his own community underwent. The challenge for us was to not be swallowed by the interesting story of the Bene Ephraim but rather focusing on Sharon's approach to the situation.
Sharon, 33, is married to Sharona, the mother of his two young daughters. He is in charge of the Jewish Education department at O.R.T. India, which agenda is to provide professional training to needy Jews. He had the same kind of job at A.J.D.C., the other American Jewish organization holding office in Bombay. He also gave Torah classes in several synagogues in the city. Sharon enjoys a special authority in the community as he is one of the very few Bene Israel who studied in a yeshiva (Talmudic class) in Jerusalem and came back to India afterwards. He and his wife follow orthodox customs, making it often uneasy to lead an integrated life in Bombay. They want to do Aliyah to Israel, where their daughters will have the chance to receive a proper Jewish education. But Sharon is strongly attached to his city and country, developing a true passion for the fantastic Indian wildlife. On another note, his professional perspectives in Israel are still uncertain.
The Bene Ephraim community counts around 30 families, and most of its members work in the surrounding fields of chili and cotton, or in the buffalo farms, which milk is used in the preparation of curd (plain yogurt) or lassi (sweet yogurt to drink). Sadok Yacobi, the leader of the community, his wife and three children, are the only English-speakers. In Andra Pradesh the main language is Telugu. None of the Bene Ephraim can speak Hindi, the Indian official language; Sharon had to communicate with them through Sadok or his daughter Kezia.
This community lives 30 Kms away from Guntur, a growing city, about which nothing could be said beside that it is located 300 Kms from Hyderabad, itself 700 Kms East of Bombay. Their village, Chebrole, is basically a bunch of cheap businesses along the main road, from which smaller tracks go towards the fields and farmers' houses. While commercial and residential constructions are common and a bit ugly, the landscape is gorgeous, offering to the spectator a great variety of greens, yellows and oranges. Animals, vegetation and women's multicolor saris animate this relaxing décor.
As for Jewishness, the Bene Ephraim would be Jews settled in the Telugu region for generations. Like Bene Israel, they would have lost almost all the Jewish rituals, but not the belief in their belonging to a people whose origin is not in India. It seems that for a while they followed Christian customs, without forgetting their roots. For instance, they would have always circumcised their first-borns and would have always eaten beef, which is a great sacrilege in a Hindu country. For several generations they have been put apart of the majority and have lived side by side with the untouchables. Last but not least, they don't work on Saturdays, although most of them are very poor farmers. Their Jewish rebirth seems to have started by Sadok's grandfather onward.
We stayed at Sadok's house, renovated in 1991 thanks to American funds, and which is also used as the community synagogue. Every evening Sharon met with the kids, aged 5 to 15, and taught them basic elements of Judaism through drawing, singing but also bird watching. At 8 pm adults came to listen to lectures about monotheism, the Jewish mitzvot (prescriptions) or the Jewish calendar.
It would have taken more than six days for Sharon to really understand the community's needs, and even more to start figuring out solutions. However, during an interview on camera he declared that the ideal solution would be to send the whole community to Israel. It is definitely far from happening as their Jewishness is not recognized by the Hebrew State. But more importantly, one can doubt about the chances of social promotion for Telugu-speaking farmers.
On a personal note, this trip was unforgettable. We were welcomed with great hospitality and generosity. Sadok's family treated us as if we were part of them, cooking breakfast, lunch and diner for us – and the several chai (tea) it takes to spend a normal day in India. Still, these people are far from being wealthy. Listening to their Shema Israel resonating and reaching heaven was another illustration of their sincere and hopeful faith, leaving us moved and speechless.
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1. Albany, N.Y., an incorporated city during 200 years, will hold its bicentennial celebration July 18 to July 22, 1886 : programme
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2. Memoirs of an American lady: with sketches of manners and scenery in America, as they existed previous to the revolution
Grant, Anne MacVicar, 1755-1838
Name: Grant, Anne MacVicar, 1755-1838
Published: London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme [etc.], 1808
3. Report of the minority of the Select Committee on relation to removing the Capitol
New York (State). Legislature., Assembly
Name: New York (State). Legislature., Assembly
Published: S.l : s.n.], 1839
4. Souvenir of Albany, N. Y. : photo-gravures
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5. Vivid panorama of the flood
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6. The colonial laws of New York from the year 1664 to the Revolution : including the charters to the Duke of York, the commissions and instructions to colonial governors, the Duke's laws, the laws of the Dongan and Leisler Assemblies, the charters of Albany and New York and the acts of the colonial legislatures from 1691 to 1775 inclusive
New York (Colony)
Name: New York (Colony)
Published: Albany : J.B. Lyon, state printer, 1894
7. A discourse, delivered in the North Dutch Church, in the city of Albany, occasioned by the ever to be lamented death of General Alexander Hamilton, July 29, 1804
Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866
Name: Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866
Published: Salem : Printed by J. Cushing, 1804
8. The future development of the New York state library. Report of the select committee made to the trustees January 9, 1879, on the report of the librarian of the general library
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Published: Albany : C. Van Benthuysen & sons, 1879


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EA-05-158 - Mountainside Hospital
Lydia Tarta
Director of Oncology
Mountainside Hospital
Bay and Highland Avenues
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
SUBJECT:NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Ms. Tarta:
This refers to an in-office NRC inspection conducted on July 25-26, 2005, to review the circumstances involving the loss of control of NRC licensed radioactive material in the form of sealed sources contained in a nuclear imaging camera (Siemens Model ECAM) which was removed from your facility on June 30, 2005. You reported this event to the NRC Operations Center on July 1, 2005. At the time of your report, the camera was in transit to the MedX facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois. On July 2, 2005, the camera was returned to your facility in Montclair, New Jersey, and the sources, located in their protective housings at all times, were removed and placed in safe storage. As described in the NRC inspection report sent to you on September 15, 2005, two apparent violations of NRC requirements were identified during the inspection.
Based on the findings from the inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). The first violation involves the failure to secure, control or maintain constant surveillance of the imaging camera containing NRC licensed material while in transit, contrary to the requirements of 10 CFR 20.1801 and 10 CFR 20.1802. In a telephone conversation on August 10, 2005, Ms. Pamela Henderson of my staff informed you that this violation was being considered for escalated enforcement action, and the NRC did not need any additional information to make an enforcement decision. However, Ms. Henderson provided you an opportunity to attend a predecisional enforcement conference or to provide a written response, prior to the NRC determining appropriate enforcement action. During this conversation, you declined the opportunity to attend a conference or to provide a written response.
In this case, the failure to maintain constant surveillance and control of the camera did not result in removal of the sources from their shielded position, nor did it result in any leakage from the sources. Furthermore, there is no evidence that unauthorized persons came into direct contact with the material during the time that it was in transit. Nonetheless, this violation is of concern to the NRC because (1) the failure to control radioactive material could result in the loss or theft of the material; and (2) unintended radiation doses to members of the public could occur if the sources were removed from their shielded position. Therefore, this violation is categorized at Severity Level III in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy.
In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $3,250 is considered for a Severity Level III violation involving the loss of control of radioactive material with this level of radioactivity. Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement action within the last two years or two inspections, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance with the civil penalty assessment process in Section VI.C.2 of the Enforcement Policy. Credit for corrective actions is warranted because your corrective actions were considered prompt and comprehensive. These corrective actions, which you described during the inspection, included, but were not limited to: (1) immediately contacting the carrier in transit and returning the camera to your facility; (2) verifying that the sources had remained in their protective housings during transit, thereby not exposing any member of the public; (3) removing the sources from the camera, once back in your facility, and placing them into safe storage; (4) taking disciplinary action against the responsible staff member; (5) re-instructing appropriate staff members in the proper procedures for shipping licensed material; and (6) instituting a policy that no nuclear medicine imaging equipment or ancillary device containing radioactive material will be shipped for disposal without obtaining the consent of the Radiation Safety Officer or his designee.
Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations and in recognition of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement, not to propose a civil penalty in this case. However, you should be aware that significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance of this Severity Level III violation constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection effort.
The second violation involved the failure to provide packaging for transportation according to the requirements of 10 CFR 71.5(a), 49 CFR 173.421(a), and 49 CFR 173.410. Although the violation was neither repetitive nor willful, and it was corrected in a timely manner, issuance of a citation for this violation is consistent with Section VI.A.8 of the NRC Enforcement Policy, because it was identified as a result of an event and not because of any special self-monitoring effort by your management or staff. In accordance with Supplement V.D.4 of the NRC Enforcement Policy, this violation has been classified at Severity Level IV.
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reasons for the violations, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violations and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved is already adequately addressed on the docket in this letter and in the inspection report issued on September 15, 2005. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response (if you choose to provide one) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library.
We appreciate your cooperation with us in this matter.
/RA/ Marc L. Dapas Acting For
Samuel J. Collins
cc w/encl.:
State of New Jersey
Montclair, NJ Docket No. 03002470
During an in-office NRC inspection conducted on July 25-26, 2005, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the violations are listed below:
10 CFR 20.1801 requires that the licensee secure from unauthorized removal or access, licensed materials that are stored in controlled or unrestricted areas. 10 CFR 20.1802 requires that the licensee control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that is in a controlled or unrestricted area and is not in storage. As defined in 10 CFR 20.1003, controlled area means an area, outside of a restricted area but inside the site boundary, access to which can be limited by the licensee for any reason; and unrestricted area means an area, access to which is neither limited or controlled by the licensee.
Contrary to the above, the licensee did not secure from unauthorized removal or access, licensed materials that were stored in controlled or unrestricted areas, nor did the licensee control and maintain constant surveillance of licensed material that was in a controlled or unrestricted area and was not in storage. Specifically, on June 30, 2005, a nuclear medicine imaging camera was removed from the licensee's premises and placed in a truck for transport to the MedX facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois. At that time, the camera contained NRC licensed radioactive material in the form of 28 sealed sources that were not removed and secured by the licensee prior to the camera being shipped from the licensee's facility.
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement IV).
10 CFR 71.5(a) requires that a licensee who transports licensed material outside of the site of usage, as specified in the NRC license, or where transport is on public highways, or who delivers licensed material for transport, comply with the applicable requirements of the regulations appropriate to the mode of transport of the Department of Transportation (DOT) in 49 CFR Parts 170 through 189.
49 CFR 173.3(a) requires the packaging of hazardous materials for transportation by air, highway, rail, or water to be as specified in 49 CFR Part 173.
49 CFR 173.421(a) permits the shipment of certain packages containing limited quantities of radioactive materials, excepted from the specification packaging, labeling, and marking requirements, provided, among other things, that each package meets the general design requirements in 49 CFR 173.410.
Contrary to the above, the licensee delivered an excepted package of Class 7 (radioactive) material for transport and the packaging was not as specified in 49 CFR Part 173 and the package did not meet the general design requirements in 49 CFR 173.410. Specifically, on June 30, 2005, a nuclear medicine imaging camera containing NRC licensed radioactive material in the form of 28 sealed sources was delivered for transport to the MedX facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the licensee did not provide the required packaging.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement V).
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violations, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violations and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance was achieved, is already adequately addressed on the docket in the NRC letter transmitting this Notice, and in NRC Inspection Report No. 030-02470/2005-001 issued on September 15, 2005. Therefore, no response to this Notice is required. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation, EA 05-158" and send it to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
If you choose to respond, your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). Therefore, to the extent possible, the response should not include any personal privacy or proprietary information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at the Public NRC Library.
Dated this 21st day of September 2005


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Storm Gareth: What to expect when it hits the North on Tuesday
Andrew Quinn
Published: 12:59 Monday 11 March 2019
The Met Office has issued a list of scenarios that the public should be aware of before Storm Gareth strikes the North of Ireland in the coming days.
A tree is brought down on top of a car by Storm Erik in the North of Ireland last month. (Photo: Pacemaker)
It's likely that some coastal routes, sea fronts and coastal communities are affected by spray and/or large waves.
There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris.
There is a slight chance of some damage to buildings, such as tiles blown from roofs.
There is a small chance of longer journey times or cancellations as road, rail, air and ferry services are affected.
There is a small chance that some roads and bridges could close.
There is a slight chance that power cuts may occur, with the potential to affect other services, such as mobile phone coverage.
There is a small chance that injuries and danger to life could occur from large waves and beach material being thrown onto sea fronts, coastal roads and properties.
The yellow status weather warning issued by the Met Office is valid between 3:00pm on Tuesday and 12:00pm on Wednesday.
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Background
Angie Drobnic began her career in journalism at Albuquerque's NuCity (now Alibi) in 1994, and left in 1998 to pursue her degree in journalism from Columbia University. She also earned a master's degree in library science from the University of South Florida. More recently she has worked as a business reporter for the Mobile Press-Register, a news reporter for the Tampa Tribune, and a news researcher for the Tampa Bay Times, where she became an expert on the Affordable Care Act. She has also taught undergraduate courses in reporting and writing at the University of Tampa and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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THE RESULTS of the experimental trials for Stegobium paniceum and its various developmental stages are given in table 1. In general, mortality increased with exposure time. Eggs and pupae appeared to be the most resistant developmental stage, though complete mortality was observed for all developmental stages after 2-hour exposure to −20°C.
No attempt was made to determine mortality at temperatures other than −20°C, given that this temperature can be readily achieved using domestic freezers and therefore has immediate application. Indeed, it is precisely for this reason that this temperature is commonly used in museum practice.
Though only a brief exposure to −20°C is necessary to achieve high mortality rates for unprotected Stegobium paniceum, under practical working conditions insects may well be insulated against the cold, and thus much longer exposure periods may be required. Under these circumstances various forms of freeze-resistance such as cold acclimation may occur, in which case it would be difficult to establish the appropriate exposure period without first determining the effects of low-temperature acclimation on the developmental stages of Stegobium paniceum. In the absence of such information the rate of cooling should be maximized, as recommended by Florian (1986).


SHANDA ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS Ltd boosted its position in Avis Budget Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CAR) by 341.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 529,957 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 409,957 shares during the quarter. Avis Budget Group makes up about 2.2% of SHANDA ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. SHANDA ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS Ltd owned approximately 0.69% of Avis Budget Group worth $11,913,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Loeb Partners Corp acquired a new position in Avis Budget Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Pearl River Capital LLC acquired a new position in Avis Budget Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Avis Budget Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Avis Budget Group by 2,182.1% in the third quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,390 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $205,000 after acquiring an additional 6,110 shares during the period. Finally, Cerebellum GP LLC boosted its stake in Avis Budget Group by 7,427.9% in the fourth quarter. Cerebellum GP LLC now owns 9,711 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $218,000 after acquiring an additional 9,582 shares during the period. 99.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
CAR has been the subject of several analyst reports. Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Avis Budget Group from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $35.00 in a research report on Monday, February 11th. BidaskClub downgraded Avis Budget Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 12th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Avis Budget Group from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 8th. ValuEngine upgraded Avis Budget Group from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, February 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Avis Budget Group in a research report on Monday, February 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $39.50.
In other Avis Budget Group news, EVP Michael K. Tucker sold 4,796 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.50, for a total value of $170,258.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,906 shares in the company, valued at $2,375,163. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, major shareholder Srs Investment Management, Llc purchased 4,189,300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $35.33 per share, for a total transaction of $148,007,969.00. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company's stock.
Shares of NASDAQ CAR traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $35.22. 8,573 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,125,693. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 33.24. The company has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.62 and a beta of 1.95. Avis Budget Group Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.63 and a twelve month high of $50.88.
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 20th. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.05 billion. Avis Budget Group had a return on equity of 66.29% and a net margin of 1.81%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Avis Budget Group Inc. will post 3.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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