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package vu.de.urpool.quickdroid;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;

public class Searcher extends Handler {
	public static final int MIN_CORE_POOL_SIZE = 1;
    private static final int MAX_POOL_SIZE = 6;
    private static final int MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 14;
    private static final int KEEP_ALIVE = 10;

    private static final AtomicInteger sNumSearchers = new AtomicInteger(0);

    private static final BlockingQueue<Runnable> sWorkQueue =
    	new ArrayBlockingQueue<Runnable>(MAX_QUEUE_SIZE);

    private static final ThreadFactory sThreadFactory = new ThreadFactory() {
        private final AtomicInteger mCount = new AtomicInteger(1);

        public Thread newThread(Runnable runnable) {
        	Thread thread = new Thread(runnable, "Searcher #" + mCount.getAndIncrement());
        	return thread;
        }
    };

    private static final ThreadPoolExecutor sExecutor = new ThreadPoolExecutor(MIN_CORE_POOL_SIZE,
    	MAX_POOL_SIZE, KEEP_ALIVE, TimeUnit.SECONDS, sWorkQueue, sThreadFactory, new ThreadPoolExecutor.DiscardOldestPolicy());

	private static final int MAX_SUGGESTIONS_PER_QUERY = 8;
    private static final int MSG_PUBLISH_SUGGESTIONS = 1;

	private final Launcher mLauncher;
	private final SearchResultComposer mSearchResultComposer;
	private AsyncSearcher mAsyncSearcher;
	private String mSearchText;
	private int mNumSuggestions;
	private int mSearchPatternMatchingLevel;
	private int mOffset;

	private class AsyncSearcher implements Runnable {
		private SearchResult mSearchResult;
		private String mSearchText;
		private int mSearchPatternMatchingLevel;
		private int mOffset;
		private int mLimit;

		public AsyncSearcher(String searchText, int searchPatternMatchingLevel, int offset, int limit) {
			mSearchResult = new SearchResult();
			mSearchText = searchText;
			mSearchPatternMatchingLevel = searchPatternMatchingLevel;
			mOffset = offset;
			mLimit = limit;
			mSearchResult.searchText = mSearchText;
			mSearchResult.patternMatchingLevel = mSearchPatternMatchingLevel;
		}

		@Override
		public void run() {
			mSearchResult.suggestions = mLauncher.getSuggestions(mSearchText, mSearchPatternMatchingLevel, mOffset, mLimit);
			Message msg = obtainMessage();
			msg.what = MSG_PUBLISH_SUGGESTIONS;
			msg.obj = mSearchResult;
			msg.sendToTarget();
		}

		public void cancel() {
			mSearchResult.searchText = null;
		}
	}

	private class SearchResult {
		public String searchText;
		public int patternMatchingLevel;
        public ArrayList<Launchable> suggestions;
    }

	public Searcher(Launcher launcher, SearchResultComposer searchResultComposer) {
		int numSearchers = sNumSearchers.incrementAndGet();
		setThreadPoolSize(numSearchers + 1);
		mLauncher = launcher;
		mSearchResultComposer = searchResultComposer;
	}

	public void destroy() {
		int numSearchers = sNumSearchers.decrementAndGet();
		setThreadPoolSize(numSearchers + 1);
		// post an empty runnable to the thread pool in order to shrink its size immediately
		sExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
			}
		});
	}

	public void search(final String searchText) {
		if (mAsyncSearcher != null) {
			sExecutor.remove(mAsyncSearcher);
			mAsyncSearcher.cancel();
			mAsyncSearcher = null;
		}
		mSearchText = searchText;
		mNumSuggestions = 0;
		mSearchPatternMatchingLevel = SearchPatternMatchingLevel.STARTS_WITH_SEARCH_TEXT;
		mOffset = 0;
		doSearch();
	}

	public void cancel() {
		mSearchText = null;
		if (mAsyncSearcher != null) {
			sExecutor.remove(mAsyncSearcher);
			mAsyncSearcher.cancel();
			mAsyncSearcher = null;
		}
	}

	protected void doSearch() {
		mAsyncSearcher = new AsyncSearcher(mSearchText, mSearchPatternMatchingLevel, mOffset, mLauncher.getMaxSuggestions() - mNumSuggestions);
        sExecutor.execute(mAsyncSearcher);
	}

	@Override
    public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
		SearchResult searchResult = (SearchResult) msg.obj;
        int event = msg.what;
		if (event == MSG_PUBLISH_SUGGESTIONS) {
        	if (searchResult.searchText != null) {
        		mSearchResultComposer.addSuggestions(mLauncher, searchResult.searchText, searchResult.patternMatchingLevel, searchResult.suggestions);
        		int numSuggestions = (searchResult.suggestions != null) ? searchResult.suggestions.size() : 0;
        		mNumSuggestions += numSuggestions;
        		if (numSuggestions < MAX_SUGGESTIONS_PER_QUERY) {
        			mSearchPatternMatchingLevel = SearchPatternMatchingLevel.next(mSearchPatternMatchingLevel);
        			mOffset = 0;
        		} else {
        			mOffset += numSuggestions;
        		}
        		boolean done = (mSearchPatternMatchingLevel < mLauncher.getSearchPatternMatchingLevel() || mNumSuggestions >= mLauncher.getMaxSuggestions());
        		if (!done) {
        			doSearch();
        		} else {
        			mSearchResultComposer.onDone(this);
        		}
        	}
        }
	}

	private static void setThreadPoolSize(int size) {
		int corePoolSize = (size < MIN_CORE_POOL_SIZE) ? MIN_CORE_POOL_SIZE : size;
		corePoolSize = (corePoolSize > MAX_POOL_SIZE) ? MAX_POOL_SIZE : corePoolSize;
		sExecutor.setCorePoolSize(corePoolSize);
	}
}

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This saw was painted by me in my younger days when I owned and operated JAM's Hobby Shop in Fairmont, West Virginia.
The first picture shows this saw hanging above a closet door.
I know this oil painting hand saw would be lovely in your country or farmhouse home.


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News Campaigners contest Local Plans, claiming University will retain affordable housing for own...
Campaigners contest Local Plans, claiming University will retain affordable housing for own use
Catherine Dema
Oxford and Cherwell Local Plans are being contested by Green Belt campaigners, including 25 councillors, campaigners, and Layla Moran MP. The Oxford Local Plan – recently agreed by independent planning inspectors – is set to build almost 11,000 homes in Oxford by 2036. The Cherwell Development Watch Alliance (CDWA), who is contesting the plan, claims the University of Oxford is at the forefront of the planning and will be a primary beneficiary of the new housing.
The stated purpose of the Local Plans is to address the Oxford housing crisis, with a particular emphasis on providing affordable housing. The CDWA claims the University and its Colleges intend to retain the majority of affordable housing for their own use.
Oxford City Council argues there is not room in Oxford to meet the city's housing needs. Many of the proposed new homes have been assigned to other district councils. 4,400 new homes were assigned to the Cherwell District Council – which is the entirety of new housing proposed in a partial review of its Local Plan.
A letter written by Alan Lodwick of the CDWA – addressed to the Secretary of State for Housing – claims that the Oxford City Council overestimates the city's need for 28,000 new homes over the next 20 years. Such a development would be approximately as large as the existing city of Oxford. CDWA claims the Office for National Statistics' projection of a decline in population over the time frame supports their evidence for the City Council's overestimate.
CDWA opposes the Local Plans because they argue it will bring the demise of the Green Belt separating Oxford from Kidlington, and Kidlington from Yarnton and Begbroke. The letter points out that the election-winning Conservative manifesto pledged to prevent building on Green Belt land unless there was a justifiable need for it.
The letter argues that the Local Plans are not supported by local residents and that there is unprecedented objection to the Cherwell Council plans. Local residents have resisted Oxford City Council's expansion into surrounding areas. The letter was undersigned by Layla Moran, County Councillors, all local District Councillors, all local Parish Council Chairs, planning professionals and local organisations opposing the Oxford and Cherwell Local Plans.
In a statement to Cherwell, CDWA said: "Oxford University together with Christ Church, Merton and Exeter Colleges have invested heavily in the Cherwell Local Plan in order to get their land allocated for development… The University and Colleges own plenty of land within the city, much of it under-utilised, but are striving to push development into the countryside around Oxford in the name of meeting Oxford City's housing need. They are also doing the same on an even bigger scale in the Green Belt in South Oxfordshire District."
CDWA claims the University already owns underused land that is either protected or promoted for commercial use. They say the University could use this land for purposes essential to have in Oxford City. CDWA recommends the use of satellite locations for the University to protect the green spaces in and around Oxford.
"CDWA disputes Oxford's claimed unmet housing need and opposes Cherwell District Council's plans to build 4,400 homes for Oxford's unmet need entirely on the Green Belt to the north of Oxford. This will lead to urban sprawl, coalescence of existing distinct settlements, the removal of a strategic gap and destruction of the countryside, precisely the things that the Green Belt is intended to prevent. The University and Colleges and their well paid agents and lawyers have worked hard to make the most of this opportunity to concrete over an important part of the Oxford Green Belt – and to swell their coffers," the CDWA statement said.
The CDWA statement alleges the University's role in the Local Plans evidences a contradiction in its approach to climate change: "On the one hand it has a huge skill base working to address climate change whilst on the other it is decimating the Oxford Green Belt that provides an opportunity to protect the City of Oxford. This includes the destruction of a 113 year old 'green lung' in the form of the North Oxford Golf Course with thousands of trees most of which will be destroyed."
CDWA argues that, despite the stated purpose of the plans to address unmet housing needs in Oxford, the University will retain the majority of affordable housing. The Local Plans do not state the University's role, and the CDWA calls on the plan to do so. "[At] least one half – and probably much more – of the new housing will be market housing, which will do nothing to meet the need for affordable housing in the City. Instead it will be highly profitable for the University and Colleges and their commercial partners and, most likely, aimed at the London commuter market. The University and Colleges will effectively be behaving as property development companies to provide this market housing, which has nothing to do with their purpose and charitable aims."
The letter from the Green Belt campaigners recognises the importance of the University and its world-class research. While they acknowledge a desire to see the University thrive, they claim this could happen without the proposed "destruction" of the Green Belt.
CDWA welcomes student support for their efforts and recommends students reach out to the Vice Chancellor and principals of Christ Church, Merton, and Exeter to voice their concerns.
Despite the controversy, the Oxford Local Plan was agreed by inspectors who concluded the plan was legally sound and justified in building into the Green Belt. They agreed that for Oxford to meet its goal of building approximately 678 affordable homes per year, approximately 1,400 total homes would need to be built per year.
The inspectors, Jonathan Bore and Nick Fagan, concluded: "The situation in Oxford, with its stark inequalities and a very large and growing number of households unable to access market housing, clearly justifies the plan's approach."
The University of Oxford and Oxford City Council were contacted for comment on the objections to the Oxford and Cherwell Local Plans.
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Is Ketamine or Its Preservative Responsible for Neurotoxicity in the Rabbit?
Jean-Marc Malinovsky, M.D.; Jean-Yves Lepage, M.D.; Antoine Cozian, M.D.; Jean-Marie Mussini, M.D.; Michel Pinaudt, M.D., Ph.D.; et al Rémy Souron, M.D.
Jean-Marc Malinovsky, Jean-Yves Lepage, Antoine Cozian, Jean-Marie Mussini, Michel Pinaudt, Rémy Souron; Is Ketamine or Its Preservative Responsible for Neurotoxicity in the Rabbit?. Anesthesiology 1993;78(1):109-115.


Our project was motivated in part by the body-part or skeleton-tracker that is supplied with the open-source libraries for the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Their algorithm uses the depth map provided by the Kinect and prior knowledge about the human body to map the 3D information from the sensor onto a dynamic model of an observed human body. It can e.g. extract the lower and upper arms or legs, and track their movement over time. This algorithm has been successfully used in the CogRob project, but our motivation was to create a neuromorphic equivalent that uses a fast, low-data rate silicon retina instead of the Kinect's infrared laser sensor, which burns a lot of power, and produces huge amounts of data that need to be processed.
In our approach we decided to implement a small, event-based visual system with three interconnected layers. The first layer would consist of multiple small circular regions, that follow movements within their receptive fields. In the second layer, connections between these regions are learned, based on the information of which regions move together. In the third layer, finally, 2D regions modeled as multivariate Gaussians with arbitrary covariance matrix are tracked, and the algorithm tries to establish virtual "joints" between regions, without being told about the final expected model.
The following image shows a snapshot of the events recorded by the DVS for an artificial joint that we constructed as a test case for the system. One can see that basically only the edges of the two "arms" are detected, as the object moves.
In the lowest level, we used between 50 and 100 units with small, circular Gaussian receptive fields, that change their positions based on the events that they receive within their receptive field, and on competition between nearby regions. Whenever a region detects an event within its receptive field, it shifts the center of the receptive field slightly into the direction of that event. If this would result in two regions being closer to each other than some threshold, the receptive field centers do not move. In addition we randomly position units if they do not receive any input in their receptive field for more than 500 ms.
The effect of this system is that the little regions cluster around regions of high activity (i.e. a lot of change in the scene). This is typically enough to see individual body parts, and track them very quickly. The following snapshot shows the result of the low-level tracking for the artificial joint. One can see that the small regions (each region has a distinct color) cluster around the edges that produce the most events.
Whereas the Gaussian units in the lowest level tracked clusters of events independently of each other, we try to establish bonds between regions in the second layer, keeping regions that belong to the same body part together. This means that for every low-level unit we have another unit in the second layer, which receives all events from the corresponding low-level cells. We also have an all-to-all connectivity matrix between the second-layer units, which are trained with a Hebbian (or symmetric STDP) rule. Whenever two neurons in the second layer fire in close successsion (irrespective of the order), we strengthen the synapse between the two units, otherwise we reduce the synaptic weight. Second-level units that have a strong weight between them, move slightly towards each other. We can think of the meaning of the synaptic strength as an analog to a mechanical spring force between the receptive field centers, which is proportional to the weight.
Tracking in the first- and second-level typically finds body regions that move in synch with each other. However, the connections move and change rapidly, so it is still tricky to find a complete body regions, and/or find joints between two regions. The image shows the result of the second- and low-level tracker for the artificial joint after connection weights have been learned. The olive green circles represent the low-level trackers, and a red line is drawn between the centers of any two regions that are connected with a weight that exceeds a threshold of 0.5. One can see that the lines connect locally, and meaningful clusters are found.
In the (currently) highest layer, we want to extract the shape of larger regions, and also want to learn the relationships between regions that are attached to each other via a joint. We use a small number of regions (3 in the example image), which learn their position in exactly the same manner as the lowest-level regions (with the exception that input spikes come from the second-layer, not directly from the DVS), i.e. whenever an event occurs within their receptive field, the center is moved slightly towards that event. In addition, each region learns a covariance-matrix for a 2D multivariate Gaussian distribution, which is also updated online by each event. Furthermore, each region repells the other regions in the direction of its main axis.
One problem with learning high-level regions this way was that regions would quickly change their position and shape completely under some circumstances, e.g. when a limb does not move for some time (and thus does not produce events). We therefore introduced the concepts of joints in the algorithm: whenever the probability mass of the intersection of two regions exceeds a threshold, we say they are connected, and the intersection of their main axes is the joint. Once two regions are connected, instead of purely translating a region, we also rotate a region around the joint, whenever the position and covariance are updated. Furthermore, whenever a region translates, it drags the regions connected via a joint into the same direction. This mechanism helped in stabilizing the high-level region extraction, although more parameter tuning would have been required for better performance.
The following image shows the results obtained for the artificial joint. One can see that three meaningful regions (in terms of position and shape) are extracted (two for the arms and one for the joint), and meaningful joint-connections are learned (represented by the extensions of the main axes and their intersection points).
We are very satisfied by the results we obtained during the three weeks, and think that this is a promising approach for the future. Clearly, the algorithm can be improved, but we have shown as a proof of concept that a simple, very fast, neuromorphic algorithm can achieve body-part tracking with input from a silicon retina, instead of an expensive 3D depth sensor. The low-level and second-level algorithms also perform very well on videos of full-body movement, if the background is not too noisy. A nice feature of the algorithm is that it never uses prior knowledge of the human body structure, so the same algorithm can be used for tracking arbitrary body shapes (e.g. animals, robots). On the other hand, inclusion of prior knowledge can potentially improve the performance of our algorithm significantly. We will continue to explore these questions, and will continue this fruitful collaboration that has started at the Telluride workshop.


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J.P. Stevens claims fourth straight GMC tennis title
Jimmy Allinder
By Jimmy Allinder
When the conversation is about the best boys tennis teams in the history of the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC), it always includes John P. Stevens High School — and for good reason.
The Hawks won their fourth consecutive conference tournament championship April 25, scoring 46 points to top runner-up East Brunswick High School by six points. In GMC regular-season matches, J.P. Stevens (12-2) has also been dominant. With the exception of 4-1 and 3.5-1.5 victories over East Brunswick, the Hawks have twice beaten opponents by 5-0 scores and once against six others.
"[This streak] began when an extremely talented group of freshmen arrived in 2013," J.P. Stevens coach Ellen Pisano said. "They are seniors now, and it's due to their success that more quality players have been drawn to the program. We're fortunate the Garden State Racket Club is right around the corner from the high school, and that's where the players train during the offseason."
Along with junior Alex Telson, the senior contingent helped the Hawks score enough points in the final day of GMC Tournament to enable them to beat East Brunswick, their chief rival. The Bears' defending state singles champion, Josh Marchalik, defeated Vishal Walkia, but the Hawks prevailed at second singles (Gokul Murugesan), third singles (Telson) and first doubles (Gouttham Chandrasekar and Arjun Krishnan). Second doubles (Tarush Aneja and Nihar Prabhala) finished runner-up.
Yash Gogri is an additional member of the vaunted team who has contributed to its success.
This special class has not only excelled on the tennis court, but also in the classroom and will matriculate at a number of prestigious colleges in the fall. Walkia is attending New York University, Murguesan will head to The College of New Jersey, Chandrasekar is attending Duke University, Aneja will attend Indiana University and Gogri plans to enroll at Rutgers University.
With the departure of the seniors, Pisano will need to make lineup adjustments with current underclassmen in the lineup (Telson, Krishnan, and Prabhala are juniors) but will draw from a talented sprinkling of sophomores, freshmen and a new crop that will enter high school next year. She is excited about the team's possibilities.
"There have been cycles of players coming and going here, but this group of seniors has proven their greatness," she said. "Next year, we plan to reload and go after another title."
The highly competitive J.P. Stevens girls golf team is currently 8-2 in dual meets, including a victory over last season's GMC champion, East Brunswick. And it appears the Hawks will continue to be winners for the foreseeable future.
Only senior Riya Juneja (16 over par for nine holes) graduates from the team whose top two players, Grace We (10 over par) and Victoria Tan (14 over par), are juniors. Vritti Vizirani (15 over par) and Roshni Shenoy (16 over par) are sophomores, and Vidisha Jha (15 over par) is a freshman.
J.P. Stevens girls are in good hands with former veteran boys and girls volleyball coach Patti Savulich at the helm.
The Hawks' boys team is facing a more difficult challenge against a number of quality teams in the conference and is 6-10 overall (3-8 in the GMC Red Division). The top two players are seniors Rohit Iyer (6 over par) and Dan Defilippo (9 over par). A pair of sophomores, Larry Xing (15 over par) and Justin Liang (15 over par), round out the regulars on the team.
It is highly unusual for a Group I school to sponsor both boys and girls golf teams, but the sport is so popular at Metuchen High School that head coach Rich Stoner has had no problem attracting players.
Last season's boys team finished with a 14-0 dual-match record and is 5-2 thus far this season. The lineup for any given match (foursome) and tournament (fivesome) features only underclassmen. A junior, Colin Gaven, owns the best stroke average (9 over par), followed by sophomores Tom Resko (10 over par), Corey Williams (12 over par), Spencer Peyrot (12 over par), Jack Bradley (15 over par) and John Spera (15 over par).
The girls team (3-2) also features a wealth of underclassmen. Junior Haley Nugent and sophomore Katie Nugent are tied for best stroke average (8 over par), followed by sophomore Nina Chung (10 over par) and juniors Siya Zhang (15 over par), Morgan Switzer (20 over par) and Hannah Small (20 over par).
Stoner, a former basketball coach at Metuchen, says one of the reasons why the high school has experienced a wealth of golfers is that he is constantly promoting the sport to prospective players.
"Once [they] come out, it's a matter of teaching and development," he said.
Sabio's game-winning field goal in overtime helps Edison stun Manalapan in state football tournament
Middlesex College soccer players receive postseason honors
East Brunswick defeats Metuchen, 4-0, to win fifth consecutive GMC soccer crown


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Sarah Holden appointed hotel director at the Pig near Bath
19 October 2015 by Janet Harmer
Sarah Holden has been promoted from restaurant manager to hotel director at the 30-bedroom Pig near Bath.
She replaces Tom Ross, who has been appointed operations director overseeing the Bath hotel and sister property, the Pig at Combe, near Honiton, Devon, which is currently being redeveloped from Combe House hotel. The Pig at Combe is due to open in summer 2016 with around 33 bedrooms.
A law graduate, Holden entered the hospitality industry in a part-time job at the Revolution vodka bar while studying at the University of Leicester. "Somehow I still got my degree but I had also got the bug for hospitality," she said.
After graduating, Holden moved to the Bell Inn at Horndon, Essex, where she was promoted to restaurant supervisor and was encouraged by the owner, John Vereker, who became her mentor.
Stints followed at the Star Inn in Harome, North Yorkshire, with Alan Murchison, and for Malmaison before she joined Jamie's Italian in Bath in 2008 as a department manager. After five years with Jamie Oliver, during which she was promoted to general manager in 2010 and won GM of the Year, Holden moved to the Pig near Bath as restaurant manager ahead of the opening of the hotel in early 2014.
Holden has been shortlisted in the Hotel Restaurant Manager of the Year award at the Hotel Cateys 2015. The winner will be announced on 27 November.
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Q: How to do an action when a checkbox is checked with jQuery? I want to do an action when a user checks a checkbox, but I can't get it to work, what am I doing wrong?
So basically, a user goes to my page, ticks the box, then the alert pops up.
if($("#home").is(":checked"))
{
      alert('');
}

A: you need to use the .click event described here: http://docs.jquery.com/Events/click#fn
so
$("#home").click( function () {
    if($("#home").is(":checked"))
    {
      alert('');
    }
});

A: What you are looking for is called an Event. JQuery provides simple event binding methods like so
$("#home").click(function() {
    // this function will get executed every time the #home element is clicked (or tab-spacebar changed)
    if($(this).is(":checked")) // "this" refers to the element that fired the event
    {
        alert('home is checked');
    }
});

A: $("#home").click(function() {
    var checked=this.checked;
    if(checked==true)
        {
         // Stuff here
        }
    else
        {
        //stuff here
        }
});

A: $( "#home" ).change(function() {
    if(this.checked){
        alert("The Check-box is Checked"); // Your Code...
    }else{
        alert("The Check-box is Un-Checked"); // Your Code...
    }
});

A: Actually the change() function is much better for this solution because it works for javascript generated actions, such as selecting every checkbox via a script.
$('#home').change(function() {
   if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
      ...
   } else {
      ...
   }
});

A: for some cases, when you have a dynamic content you can use this code:
$(function() {
  $(document).on('click','#home',function (e) {
    if($(this).is(":checked")){
      alert('Home is checked')
    }else{
      alert('Home is unchecked')
    }
  });
});

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namespace hiqdev\thememanager\menus;

/**
 * Abstract Main Menu.
 *
 * @author Andrii Vasyliev <sol@hiqdev.com>
 */
abstract class AbstractMainMenu extends AbstractMenu
{
}


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DAVID HAMMONS MAKES A HOOD STAND FOR A RACE – AND RACISM
By Blake Gopnik
THE DAILY PIC (#1537): Concision is the word I'd use to describe the best work of David Hammons. Although he's often addressing the terrible complexities that come with being black in America, he does it with an incredible economy of means.
In this 1993 piece titled In the Hood, from his show at Mnuchin Gallery in New York, all Hammons has done is nail the hood from a sweatshirt up on the wall, and let it stand for what it's like to be young and black and male. It's just a scrap of industrial cloth, but hanging it on high evokes lynchings and maybe even Christ. The crude severing of hood from hoodie – as calculated a move as any brushstroke by Titian – evokes a body torn limb from limb. (Another calculated move: Hammons has inserted a wire in the hood to open a space for an absent head.)
The hood itself becomes a metonym for all the black bodies in this country – or maybe it stands for how we, as a society, are willing to condense all those very different bodies and souls into a single image of them. That's what's called racism. It's an act of metonymy. Who'd have thought a trope from classical rhetoric would help us get at the problem?


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Pass the Word
Interview with Samuel Robinson
Date of Interview:
Betsy Brinson
Samuel Robinson
1999OH01.75
Dr. Robinson's heritage helped him to choose the intellectual life and he continued in college and got his masters' degree. He tells about being involved in an integrated church group while in college, as well as the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), which did test-runs of drive-in restaurants in Nashville. Whitney Young, Sr. hired him to come to the Lincoln Institute, a boarding school in Simpsonville. He soon became the Principal of the Institute, and when it closed, the Principal of the Lincoln School. This was a national pilot residential school for gifted, disadvantaged students which lasted for three years. Robinson describes how Young worked to make the Lincoln Institute a Teachers Center for Kentucky State and thus to secure the school. In the process he deeded the land to the state in 1945. Mr. Tiding of the Lincoln Foundation separated from the Institute in the 60's and moved his office to Louisville. Robinson describes some of the outstanding students at the Lincoln School, but also how it was "too far out" to survive more than 3 years. Robinson became principal of Shawnee High School and then took some time to complete his doctorate. When he moved into a white neighborhood in 1970, he found unfriendly neighbors. He tells about his contact with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Whitney Young, Jr. Transcript available.
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Prior to DAS, Chang was in charge of the procurement organization at Honeywell International and worked at AstraZeneca as SVP of purchasing. She also held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble, American Express, and United Technologies.


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"""
General info about these tests

The tests assusme that the nodes are in the <from_project> which is set to be the
"slurm" project, since that is what we are testing here.

If all tests pass successfully, then nodes are back in their original state.

Class TestHILReserve moves nodes out of the slurm project and into the free pool;
and TestHILRelease puts nodes back into the slurm project from the free pool

run the tests like this
py.test <path to testfile>
py.test hil_client_test
"""

import inspect
import sys
import pytest
import requests
from os.path import realpath, dirname, isfile, join
import uuid

libdir = realpath(join(dirname(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())), '../common'))
sys.path.append(libdir)

import hil_slurm_client

# Some constants useful for tests
nodelist = ['slurm-compute1', 'slurm-compute2', 'slurm-compute3']
hil_client = hil_slurm_client.hil_init()
to_project = 'slurm'
from_project = 'slurm'

bad_hil_client = hil_slurm_client.hil_client_connect('http://127.3.2.1',
                                                     'baduser', 'badpassword')

class TestHILReserve:
    """Tests various hil_reserve cases"""

    def test_hil_reserve_success(self):
        """test the regular success scenario"""

        # should raise an error if <from_project> doesn't add up.
        with pytest.raises(hil_slurm_client.ProjectMismatchError):
            random_project = str(uuid.uuid4())
            hil_slurm_client.hil_reserve_nodes(nodelist, random_project, hil_client)

        # should run without any errors
        hil_slurm_client.hil_reserve_nodes(nodelist, from_project, hil_client)

        # should raise error if a bad hil_client is passed
        with pytest.raises(requests.ConnectionError):
            hil_slurm_client.hil_reserve_nodes(nodelist, from_project, bad_hil_client)

class TestHILRelease:
    """Test various hil_release cases"""
    def test_hil_release(self):
        # should raise error if a bad hil_client is passed
        with pytest.raises(requests.ConnectionError):
            hil_slurm_client.hil_free_nodes(nodelist, to_project, bad_hil_client)

        # calling it with a functioning hil_client should work
        hil_slurm_client.hil_free_nodes(nodelist, to_project, hil_client)

        # At this point, nodes are already owned by the <to_project>
        # calling it again should have no affect.
        hil_slurm_client.hil_free_nodes(nodelist, to_project, hil_client)


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Tag: Panama
More Things Are Different
More Stuff That's Different
#1 My friends have been known to shake their heads and remark how youthful I seem – "and that's because half the time Jadi still acts like a kid". With the corona virus now governing behavior, I have to make myself stop and think before I act like I normally do. Because our world is in a new normal…
We live on the third floor of an apartment building. Without ever noticing that I do it, as I head down the steps at every landing I grab the railing and swing myself around to the next set of stairs. Germs! Germs! Germs! Now I reach the second floor and catch myself doing this, yet again; I consciously remove my hand from where I've wrapped it around the railing, and slow myself down. I descend the rest of the stairs like a grown-up.
#2 I'm a list-maker. You know that joke about the first list? Someone made two columns a piece of paper and wrote that the world is divided into two groups: 1. those who makes lists and 2. those who don't. Ahem. I'm a list-maker or I have a crap memory, take your pick.
A drawer in our kitchen contains an ever-longer grocery list. Our town has two butcher shops, plenty of bakeries, and vegetable and fruit vendors. I can still buy those items spontaneously. Uwe makes a run to a larger supermarket for stuff like toilet paper (hello there, all you other corona virus shut-ins!) and pasta, and rice, and canned tomatoes, etc. Gone are the days where I grab him before he can get out the door and suggest, "Since you're going to the store anyway…." I guard that shopping list until it contains enough stuff that someone 'has' to make a shopping run. Because I'd rather go without spaghetti than have to go without Uwe.
Food shopping has become a high-risk activity. WTF.
#3 I don't like the phone much, and I hate Skype. Who's that old hag in the upper corner of the screen? Oh, right, that's me, ouch, and where did this incarnation come from? Some things I can't blame on the corona virus. I got old all by myself.
#4 Where was I?
#5 The phone, and Skype, and Zoom. I'm learning to love them. I miss all my friends and loved ones more than I can say. If talking through a stupid computer screen is the closest I can get to the real thing I'll take it. Even if it's painful to remove that piece of masking tape from the little camera on the screen. It's like ripping a bandage off to reveal reality. *(See #3)
#6 I nominate the sloth as the official animal mascot for my lockdown. Uwe photographed these gorgeous sloths in Panama and Costa Rica less than 3 months ago. It really does feel like Edgar Allan Poe's words from 1859 :
All that we see or seem
Stay safe everyone. Stay healthy.
NOTES: Text © Jadi Campbell 2020. Quotation from The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe Volume II. Poems and Tales A Dream within a Dream. wikisource.org Photos © Uwe Hartmann. To see Uwe's pics from our trips go to viewpics.de.
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Author Jadi CampbellPosted on May 7, 2020 May 2, 2020 Categories Art, Culture, Death, Family, Humor, Relationships, Tragedy, Travel, WritingTags Costa Rica, dreams, Edgar Allan Poe, lists, lockdown, novel corona virus, Panama, shopping, Skype, sloth, three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth, Zoom10 Comments on More Things Are Different
Me and La Corona
I have a strange relationship with this novel corona virus. The virus first broke out in December in a Chinese city. I was in China, visiting my nephew who lives in the New Territories just forty-five minutes outside of Hong Kong. Then my sister and I flew to Mumbai, India for ten days. From there I flew to Germany for a few weeks before climbing back on another plane and heading to Costa Rica and Panama at the end of January. The pandemic and I had been circling one another around the globe for quite some time.
I got home at the start of March, finishing my longest concentrated period of traveling ever. It's been about three weeks since the lockdown began. I thought I was coming back to my old routines after being on three different continents.
There were things I'd been meditating on while I was away. What did I want to do with my life when I got home again? Where should I focus? Instead, I've gone inward. I don't mean contracting, or shrinking… I'm home, but the world I planned to return to is gone. Is it gone for another month? Longer? Forever? How do I mark the transition? Yeah, I feel myself going inward. This is the planet's new milestone: before the virus, and after.
How can we honor earlier milestones? April 1st marked 28 years that I've been in Europe. A plane left America on March 31st twenty-eight years ago and landed in Frankfurt on April Fool's Day. I've appreciated the joke (the joke on me, that is!) ever since.
This year is different. I've pretty much lost all concept of what day it is, much less what day of the month. The lockdown seems like it's only lasted a few days – or an eternity. Such a long time; such a short time.
The other night I had no idea what the date was, the 3rd of April? The 4th? Maybe the 5th already? I thought it was the 5th, and that meant that for the first time I'd forgotten when our wedding anniversary rolled around. So I asked Uwe, "Isn't today the 5th? Do you know?"
He had to check. "Sunday's the 5th," he answered. Uwe hadn't seen the date creep up on us either.
After we established what day it was, we watched a film. It was my turn to pick, because we have to be really fair about this whole whose-turn-is-it-to-choose thing, there are so few things we can choose right now! I settled on The Tailor of Panama. It seemed like a good night for an escapist Le Carré thriller, because really his plots and writing are so damned good. I love his books but find him depressing, knowing that he describes a world all too close. Never mind. Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis and Pierce Brosnan are brilliant, you feel the relish they bring to their roles, I mean really they're fantastic, and so is the film. The characters are all chasing lies, and money, and bodies: it's pure escapism.
Nothing like the way the virus and I still play tag. I'm not going to be coming out for a while to see if it's still waiting for me though.
NOTES: © Jadi Campbell 2020. A To see Uwe's animal photos and pics from our trips go to viewpics.de.
Author Jadi CampbellPosted on April 8, 2020 April 8, 2020 Categories Culture, Death, Family, Humor, Relationships, Tragedy, TravelTags April Fool's Day, China, Costa Rica, eoffrey Rush, Hong Kong, India, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Le Carré, milestones, Mumbai, New Territories, novel corona virus, Panama, Pierce Brosnan, The Tailor of Panama, transitions, wedding anniversary8 Comments on Me and La Corona
The United Buddy Bears
Many people feel Berlin is now the cultural heart of Europe. Creative impulses come from Germany's capitol and spread from there. One of the quirkiest is the Buddy Bears.
Circle of United Buddy Bears, Stuttgart
The Buddy Bears creators were inspired by the cow parades in New York and Zurich. Eva and Klaus Herlitz of Berlin wanted to initiate a similar street art project. The bear is the icon of Berlin, and thus in 2001, the Herlitzes created the first bear with a sculptor named Roman Strobl.
Their projected expanded, and in 2002 it went international. They had a bear created for every country the UN acknowledges, all designed by artists native to each country. To date 148 2-meter high fiberglass United Buddy Bears have been painted. The bears have their arms raised as if they're holding hands. (This can also be described as the laughing Buddha pose.)
The first display took place in a circle around Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. One and a half million people saw the exhibit, always free of charge. The circle symbolizes the Art of Tolerance. Since then, they've toured 5 continents and stood in an alphabetical circle in the centers of 17 host cities.*
Uzbekistan and Uruguay
In 2008 the Buddy Bears came to the Schlossplatz in downtown Stuttgart. (Read my post The Year the World Came to Party about how the 2006 Soccer World Cup transformed Germany. The Schlossplatz is where Uwe and I went each night with friends to watch the games on big screens.)
The United Buddy Bears send a message about peace, understanding, love and tolerance among the world's nations, cultures and religions. Each bear is painted with images of the culture, history, landscape, economy, art and music of its country.
When new bears are commissioned, the older ones are auctioned off. All monies go to UNICEF and other childrens' charities. To date (December 2013), over 2 million Euros have been raised for charities such as Eva Herlitz's Buddy Bear Help!
Over 240 artists have been involved in the project, and more than 30 million visitors have seen the United Buddy Bears. A smaller circle of United Buddy Bears-The Minis (1 meter high) also tours.
South and North Korea, side by side
Brazil and Bulgaria
The United Buddy Bears exhibitions are always opened by national and foreign dignitaries. They even have a Special Ambassador: the actress Dennenesch Zoudé. After he saw the bears in Berlin, actor Jackie Chan made sure the bears came to Hong Kong. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir Peter Ustinov saw them and he insisted that Iraq be represented.
There is one very special grey and white bear, a polar bear. He has the image of Albert Einstein and the following quote: 'Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding'.
Kirgyzstan, Columbia, Congo and Congo-Brazzaville
NOTE: * It's fascinating to consider that United Buddy Bears change their order as they travel. The circle is always organized in the language of the host country. Buddy Bears may suddenly hold hands with distant or hostile neighbors…
http://www.buddy-baer.com/en.html
Selected Bibliography:
Herlitz, Eva & Klaus, United Buddy Bears — Die Kunst der Toleranz. Bostelmann & Siebenhaar Publishers, 2003. ISBN 3-936962-00-6.
Herlitz, Eva & Klaus, United Buddy Bears — World Tour. NeptunArt Publisher, 2006. ISBN 3-85820-189-8.
Herlitz, Eva & Klaus, United Buddy Bears — The Art of Tolerance. 384 pages, English/German, December 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-029417-4.
Photos Copyright © 2013 Jadi Campbell. (All photographs can be enlarged by simply clicking on the image.)
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Popular places in Larnaca
Larnaca, Cyprus
The resort city of Larnaca is located on the southern coast of Cyprus. In the old days, this town was the city-state of Kition, founded by the grandson of Noah, and later called Larnaca due to the found numerous ancient sarcophagi.
The mild Mediterranean climate of the resort attracts many tourists, for whom the beach season lasts from May to October. Winters are mild, but rainy. Not far from the airport on the Salt Lake Aliki pink flamingos winter, which turn this place into a magical kingdom. Neighboring swans add color.
Popular sights of Larnaca
The city covers an area of only 1,129 km2, but due to its geographical location and rich history, it offers curious travelers a wide choice of attractions that you can see during the entire vacation.
Quimon Quay
Larnaca Quay stretches along the largest sandy beach Finikoudes. It is widely known as the "palm tree", but it bears the name of General Cimon, the hero who managed in the V century to defend the city against the invading Persians. The main street of the city is decorated with a bust of the hero, made of white marble. Not far from it there is a monument to Zeno of Kition, a native of Larnaca, who founded the philosophical school of the Stoics. Marble sculpture of a lion with wings serves not only as a reminder of the times of the domination of the Venetian Republic, but also for the secret business card of Larnaca.
Larnaca Castle
At the end of the Finikoudes beach there is a medieval castle, erected in the XIV century by the Europeans and reconstructed at the beginning of the 17th century by the Turks, who used it to protect the harbor of Larnaca. The castle overcame Ottoman rule, was used as a British prison, and now it houses the District Museum of Larnaca's medieval history, as well as an observation post and artillery crew. The courtyard of the fortress is used as an open-air theater and can accommodate up to two hundred spectators.
Church of St. Lazarus
In the 9th century, an Orthodox church was built in Larnaca in the Byzantine architectural style, named after the righteous Lazarus of Bethany. According to the gospel, after his death Jesus Christ resurrected. This event led to persecution, so Lazarus was forced to leave Judea. At 33, he moved to Cyprus, where at the age of 45 the apostles Paul and Barnabas appointed him as the first bishop of Kition.
After 30 years of life after the resurrection, Lazar died in Cyprus at the age of 63 years. A church named after him was erected on the burial place of the saint. In addition to the relics of St. Lazarus and the miraculous icon with its image, the walls of the church have Byzantine frescoes and a luxurious iconostasis created in the 18th century.
Stavrovouni Monastery
The male monastery of the Cypriot Metropolitan Church of Cyprus was founded by Empress Helena in 327.
The walls of Stavrovouni store valuable relics:
• part of the cross on which they crucified Jesus Christ;
• a nail hammered into its flesh;
• The Cyprian icon of the Mother of God, found at the end of the 4th century at the burial site of the righteous Lazarus.
About 30 hermit monks live in the monastery, who personally prepare incense and write icons, observing the traditions of the ancient Byzantine school. On the territory of the monastery is not allowed to enter women. In the bookshop you can buy literature and colorful booklets.
Convent of St. Mina
In the picturesque mountain valley in the northern neighborhood of Larnaca the female monastery of St. Mina is located, built in the XV century. Many pilgrims come to the monastery not only to admire its architecture and the surrounding landscape, but also ask St. Mina, whose image is on the right side of the iconostasis, to bestow health and material well-being. Pilgrims claim that he helps everyone. Proof of this are the products of gold with precious stones, which people leave as a sign of gratitude near the image of the saint.
Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque
Located on the shores of the Salt Lake, surrounded by majestic palms and fountains, the architectural complex of Hala Sultan Tekke consists of a mosque, a mausoleum, a minaret, as well as buildings for servants and dervish pilgrims. The complex was built in honor of the aunt and, concurrently, the adoptive mother of the prophet Muhammad - Umm Haram, who died in 649 as a result of an unsuccessful fall from a mule on the outskirts of Larnaka. In 1760, a mausoleum was built on the site of its burial, and in 1816 a mosque was erected and a lush garden with large fountains was built around it. Until 1914, passing by Turkish vessels lowered flags and made volleys as a token of honor of this shrine.
Jami Kebir Mosque
Next to the ancient castle of Larnaca there is the Jami Kebir mosque. Initially the building was used as a Catholic cathedral, but during the Ottoman rule it was reconstructed. The mosque is well preserved to this day and is popular, although the Muslim community in Larnaca is relatively small. Jami Kebir is available for visiting tourists wishing to explore this sample of ancient architecture. Visitors will need to leave their shoes at the entrance, and women will need to cover their heads with a scarf additionally.
Aqueduct Kamares
It is a structure that served to transport water from the source to the locality. The aqueduct located in the vicinity of Larnaca was erected during the period of Ottoman rule in the middle of the 18th century on the initiative and at the expense of the Governor Abu Bekir Pasha. The aqueduct has a length of more than 10 km and includes three sections consisting of a total of 75 arches. This design ensured the maintenance of water level in places where ravines were encountered along the path of the aqueduct. Citizens used this system until the construction of a new modern water supply system in 1939.
Popular beaches of Larnaca
Sand and pebble beaches of Larnaca in combination with clear water, a gentle entrance to the sea and a well-developed infrastructure contribute to comfortable rest for both adults and children.
Finikoudes beach
Located near the central promenade of Finikoudes Beach is considered the most famous in Larnaca. It is littered with fine, slightly grayish sand and is equipped with everything necessary for comfortable rest: toilets, shower cabins, sun beds with umbrellas, wheelchair ramp and other amenities. The equipped zone has a length of 500 m, and the width of the sandy strip varies between 30–100 m. The main advantages of Finikoudes are clear transparent water and a gentle entrance to the sea.
Mackenzie Beach
Not far from the airport there is Mackenzie Beach, awarded with the Blue Flag for immaculate order and well-developed service. In addition to comfortable conditions for sunbathing and swimming in the sea, guests can enjoy a wide range of beach activities, including water-skiing, speedboat and skiing, windsurfing and diving in coastal waters. Shallow water contributes to comfortable rest with children. Numerous cafes and taverns serve fresh grilled fish, meat meze, moussaka and other traditional Cypriot dishes.
Faros Beach
On the Kiti Peninsula in the vicinity of Larnaca there is an equipped beach that attracts holidaymakers not only with clean fine sand and a well-developed infrastructure, but also with a picturesque lighthouse, next to which tourists take memory photos. Blue flag-awarded Faros beach provides optimal conditions for families with children. The breakwaters located near the shore make the sea calm, so children can swim in the water freely. Showers and changing rooms, toilets, deck chairs with umbrellas, equipment for outdoor activities are available for vacationers.
In addition to attractions and beaches, Larnaca offers tourists a wide range of hotels, which take into account all the wishes of travelers. Saunas, fitness centers, tennis courts, babysitting services and other facilities are available to guests. Thanks to the quality service Larnaca is among the best resorts in Cyprus.


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Cute 'dumbo' octopus baby seen on video for the first time
If Dumbo was a tiny ocean-dwelling animal, he would look like this adorable and rare octopus hatchling that stars in a fascinating video.
Amanda Kooser
Feb. 20, 2018 11:23 a.m. PT
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.
The hatchling is under an inch long in this photo taken shortly after it left the egg capsule.
Timothy M. Shank, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Deep beneath the ocean waves lurks a creature so cute it's been compared to the big-eared flying elephant from Walt Disney's 1941 classic "Dumbo."
Dumbo octopuses sport a pair of rounded fins that resemble the animated elephant's famously large ears. They are also rare and mysterious since they live at deep-sea depths on the ocean floor.
An international team of scientists is excited about the first video ever captured of a dumbo hatchling. It's super cute, but it's also a welcome window into the birth and development of these elusive creatures.
Researchers brought the egg capsule, which was attached to a branch of coral, on board a vessel exploring off the East Coast of the US in 2005. A remotely operated underwater vehicle had collected the coral sample, which came from a depth of 6,600 feet (2,000 meters).
In the video taken on the research vessel, you can see the freshly hatched baby wiggling around. The team released the video and published a paper on its findings this week in the journal Current Biology.
"Witnessing the hatching upon its emergence from its egg case was a one of a kind observation, a watershed moment that casts the first light on a completely unknown portion in the life cycle of dumbo octopods in the deep sea," says Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution deep-sea biologist Tim Shank, a co-author of the study.
Interesting sea creatures
Baby sea turtles prove their stamina on tiny treadmills
Is this the world's most adorable octopus?
According to the Delaware Museum of Natural History, observations of the critter and an MRI investigation of its anatomy showed "that the hatchlings are fully formed from the start, with all the features required for fin swimming, visually and chemically sensing their environments, and capturing prey."
The research paper concludes by highlighting the importance of conserving the octopuses' natural habitat and protecting the deep-sea coral that hosts the eggs.
These far-out animals fascinate and amuse scientists
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The hype about hydrogen - why a biofuels future is more realistic
In this Public Interest Report published by the Journal of the Federation of American Scientists, Joseph J. Romm, author of The Hype About Hydrogen, explains why the hydrogen economy will not come about and why it is much more feasible, rational and climate friendly to take the biofuels path:
Hydrogen cars are being hyped today as few technologies have ever been. In his January 2003 State of the Union address, President George W. Bush announced a $1.2 billion research initiative, �so that the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen, and pollution-free.� Since then, the U.S. Department of Energy has made hydrogen and fuel cells the central focus of its transportation R&D funding. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said California will build a "hydrogen highway" of 200 fueling stations up and down the state.
Yet, for all this effort, hydrogen cars are very unlikely to actually be good for the environment through at least 2035, and they may well increase pollution. Also, absent multiple major scientific breakthroughs, hydrogen cars will remain inferior to the best clean cars available today, gasoline-electric hybrids such as the Toyota Prius, in cost, range, annual fueling bill, convenience, and safety.
Don't get me wrong. I am a strong proponent of keeping the hydrogen option open. I helped oversee the Department of Energy�s program for clean energy and alternative fuels, including hydrogen, for much of the 1990s�during which time we increased funding for hydrogen technologies tenfold. I believe continued research into hydrogen remains important because it is one of several fuels that might plausibly provide a pollution-free substitute for oil post-2035.
But going beyond R&D at this point to actually build regional or national hydrogen infrastructure and to deploy hydrogen cars is both unjustified and unwise. Let�s see why.
First, hydrogen cars make sense only as a long-term strategy, as most independent studies have shown. Even two well-known California hydrogen advocates, Joan Ogden and Dan Sperling of U.C. Davis, acknowledge in a new article: �Hydrogen is neither the easiest nor the cheapest way to gain large near- and medium-term air pollution, greenhouse gas, or oil reduction benefits.� In that sense, focusing on hydrogen is a misdirection of resources away from strategies that can achieve greater environmental and energy benefits, at less cost, in the next few decades.
Hydrogen cars can actually be more polluting than the gasoline cars they replace. Hydrogen is not a primary fuel, like oil, which we can drill for. It�s bound tightly in molecules of water, or in hydrocarbons like natural gas. Much energy must be used to unbind it. Making that energy causes pollution.
Two Bad Bait-and-Switch Moves
Officialdom must avoid two bait-and-switch moves whereby they promise cleaner vehicles but deliver dirtier ones.
The first dangles the hope of an affordable fuel cell vehicle � supposedly using a combustion-free process that might have higher efficiency than internal combustion engines, plus zero tailpipe emissions�but then subsidize inefficient, polluting hydrogen-burning cars. California�s South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is doing this; it is spending millions to turn clean, efficient gasoline-burning hybrid cars into dirty, inefficient hydrogen-burning hybrids.
The other bait-and-switch move is when politicians talk up hydrogen from clean sources of energy, like solar and wind, but then subsidize polluting hydrogen filling stations. Note: Renewable hydrogen generated at a fueling station is likely to cost more than $10 per gallon of gasoline equivalent. Delivering renewable hydrogen to a fueling station might cost less; but, note again: Virtually all hydrogen deliveries today are by diesel truck; when the added diesel emissions are factored in, they cancel out most of the air quality benefits of hydrogen.
The vast majority of hydrogen fueling stations built through 2035 are unlikely to be green. Today approximately 95 per cent of hydrogen in the United States is made from natural gas, a fossil fuel. Making large quantities of hydrogen from natural gas is so impractical that a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded last March that it �is highly likely that fossil fuels will be the principal sources of hydrogen for several decades.�
So why don�t we use renewables such as solar and wind as our main future source of hydrogen? Even if the costs of renewables dropped sharply, it is bad policy to rely on them to make hydrogen for the transportation sector. We would achieve far greater reduction in pollution by using renewables to displace coal or natural gas power plants. By using renewables for power generation directly, we achieve benefits without massive new investment in hydrogen infrastructure. A 2004 analysis by Jae Edmonds et al. of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory concluded that even �in the advanced technology case with a carbon constraint �hydrogen doesn�t penetrate the transportation sector in a major way until after 2035.�
H2 for the Fleet?
Hydrogen cars are probably technological dead-ends, like Betamax or gas turbine cars, absent at least two major scientific breakthroughs. Amajor review of research, chaired by MIT�s Mildred Dresselhaus, for DOE�s Basic Energy Sciences program, noted that the cost of transportation fuel cells is currently 100 times that of internal combustion engines.
As for DOE�s research on high-pressure tanks and cryogenic liquid storage, the National Academy panel which reported last March concluded: �The DOE should halt efforts on [these]�. They have little promise of long-term practicality for light-duty vehicles.� The same month a report by the American Physical Society said �a new material must be discovered� to make onboard hydrogen storage practical.
Generally, the gap between current hydrogen production, storage, and fuel cell technology and what is needed for hydrogen vehicles to be competitive �cannot be bridged by incremental advances of the present state of the art. Bridging the gap requires not only creative engineering, but also revolutionary conceptual breakthroughs,� concluded the Dresselhaus panel reviewing DOE research.
An analysis in the May 2004 issue of Scientific American stated, �Fuel-cell cars, in contrast [to hybrids], are expected on about the same schedule as NASA�s manned trip to Mars and have about the same level of likelihood.� So we will have a long time to wait before hydrogen cars are practical or before we deploy significant infrastructure.
Finally, questions of public safety must be addressed. Russell Moy, a chemical engineer who oversaw hydrogen storage and refueling facilities at Ford Motors, wrote last November, �it is difficult to imagine how hydrogen risks can be managed acceptably by the general public when wide-scale deployment of the safety precautions would be costly and public compliance impossible to ensure.�
Hybrids and Plug-ins
We must keep exploring other alternatives to gasoline for the period after 2035. These include advanced hybrids, biofuels, and clean diesels running on zero-carbon fuel. Government programs have helped introduce ultra lowemission hybrid vehicles, like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape. Hybrids are almost certainly the platform from which all future clean vehicles will evolve. For instance, if fuel cells ever prove practical, they will be inserted into hybrids.
As battery technology continues to improve, we will see hybrids that can be plugged into the electric grid, allowing the car to run as a pure �zero emission vehicle� in cities. Since most vehicle use is for relatively short trips, such as commuting, which are followed by an extended period of time during which the vehicle is not being driven and could be charged, even a relatively modest all-electric range of 20 or 30 miles could allow these vehicles to replace a substantial portion of gasoline consumption and tailpipe emissions.
The potential greenhouse gas benefits of plug-ins are significant, if a source of zero-carbon electricity can be utilized for recharging. Plug-ins have an enormous advantage over hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in utilizing zero-carbon electricity. That is because of the inherent inefficiency of generating hydrogen from electricity, transporting hydrogen, storing it on board the vehicle, and then running it through the fuel cell. The total well-to-wheels efficiency with which a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle might utilize renewable electricity is roughly 20 per cent .(That number could rise to 30 per cent or possibly a little higher with the multiple technology breakthroughs required for a U.S. hydrogen economy.) The well-to-wheels efficiency of charging an onboard battery and then discharging it to run an electric motor in a plug-in, however, is 80 per cent (and could be more efficient in the future)�four times more efficient than current hydrogen fuel cell vehicle pathways.
As Dr. Alec Brooks, who led the development of the Impact electric vehicle has shown: �Fuel cell vehicles that operate on hydrogen made with electrolysis consume four times as much electricity per mile as similarly-sized battery electric vehicles.�
Hydrogen and Climate Change
A central focus of our energy and transportation policy must be global warming. And that means addressing emissions from coal and natural gas power plants. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that in the electricity sector �112 gigawatts of new coal-fired generating capacity will be constructed between 2003 in 2025� in part because rising natural gas prices improve the cost competitiveness of coal-fired technologies.
At the same time, utilization of existing coal plants is projected to rise, so that by 2025, U.S. coal consumption by electric generators will be 50 per cent higher than today.
These EIA projections underscore the need for increasing production of power from other sources, rather than increasing coal use for making alternative fuels such as hydrogen, for at least the next two decades.
Domestic policy must consider the global implications. The EIA projects that more of this country�s growing demand for natural gas will be met from imported liquefied natural gas, rather than increased domestic in production. Thus, we should start thinking of natural gas as a global resource, when we contemplate using it for purposes other than displacing coal. A basic reason is that projected growth in worldwide coal consumption poses an even bigger greenhouse gas problem than projected U.S. growth in coal use. The International Energy Agency projects that coal generation will double between 2000 and 2030. Over their lifetimes, new coal plants will raise global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions by some 500 billion metric tons, an amount roughly half again the total emissions of all fossil fuel plants during the past 250 years. Thus, added coal plants would dramatically increase the chances of catastrophic climate change.
Our optimum climate strategy through 2030 is straightforward. In transportation, push hard for efficiency, especially hybrid vehicles. In other end-use sectors like buildings and industry, we should also push hard for efficiency. In the power sector, we must aggressively pursue low-carbon sources, especially renewables. Until the electric grid is virtually carbon-free, we should not divert substantial amounts of natural gas or renewables to make hydrogen for vehicles.
At this point, hydrogen is the most technically challenging of all alternative fuels and the least likely to be cost-effective as a climate change solution. Other strategies deserve at least as much attention and funding.
Joseph J. Romm is former Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy and author of �The Hype about Hydrogen: Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate.� Island Press, 2004. He is at the Global Energy Technology Foundation.
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Q: 500 Internal Server error when trying to pass messages between SignalR self-hosted server and client I'm trying to work up a simple example of a SignalR self hosted server on a Mono solution to demo to our executive department. I've followed the github example code, and I have half of the functionality working. When the 'broadcast' button is pushed, the message in the text box is echoed in the server console, but it does not get broadcast back to the client.
The server code:
    public class Global : System.Web.HttpApplication
    {
        void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //Initialize your application
            new AppHost().Init();

            WebApplication.Start<Startup>("http://127.0.0.1:10000");
        }

        protected void Application_BeginRequest(object src, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Context.Response.AddHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "accept,origin,authorization,content-type");

            #if DEBUG
            Profiler.Start();
            #endif
        }

        protected void Application_EndRequest(object src, EventArgs e)
        {
            #if DEBUG
            Profiler.Stop();
            #endif
        }
    }

    class Startup
    {
        public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app)
        {
            app.MapHubs(new HubConfiguration { EnableCrossDomain = true });
        }
    }

    public class Chat : Hub
    {
        public void Send(string message)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(message);
            Clients.All.addMessage(message);
        }
    }
}

The client code:

    <input type="text" id="msg" />
    <input type="button" id="broadcast" value="broadcast" />

When I start the client up, I do get a strange error in the negotiation process, which seems strange since the client can successfully push messages to the server.
[17:13:54 GMT-0400 (EDT)] SignalR: Auto detected cross domain url. jquery.signalR.min.js:10
[17:13:54 GMT-0400 (EDT)] SignalR: Negotiating with 'http://127.0.0.1:10000/signalr/negotiate'. jquery.signalR.min.js:10
[17:13:54 GMT-0400 (EDT)] SignalR: SignalR: Initializing long polling connection with server. jquery.signalR.min.js:10
[17:13:54 GMT-0400 (EDT)] SignalR: Attempting to connect to 'http://127.0.0.1:10000/signalr/connect?transport=longPolling&connectionToke…kjVpNzqCLDXzDDRkE&connectionData=%5B%7B%22name%22%3A%22chat%22%7D%5D&tid=2' using longPolling. jquery.signalR.min.js:10
GET http://127.0.0.1:10000/signalr/connect?transport=longPolling&connectionToke…D&tid=2&callback=jQuery191021586751635186374_1366665233871&_=1366665233874 500 (Internal   Server Error) jquery-1.9.1.min.js:5
send jquery-1.9.1.min.js:5
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[17:13:54 GMT-0400 (EDT)] SignalR: Longpolling connected

Any help would be greatly appreciated.