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Mesenchytraeus solifugus, commonly called an ice worm, is a species of oligochaete worm that inhabits coastal glaciers in northwestern North America. M. solifugus is dark brown and grows to about 15 mm long and 0.5 mm wide. It has a high population density and is common in suitable habitat. It can only survive at temperatures of approximately –7 °C to 5 °C. The ice worm is studied for its ability to survive in low temperatures. It has heavy pigment, absorbing most colors; however, it burrows into the glacier to avoid strong sunlight.

History and taxonomy
This species was first reported from Muir Glacier in Alaska. Carlo Emery named it solifugus in 1898, meaning "fleeing from the sun". Phylogeny suggests that it evolved from an aquatic ancestor.

Description
Ice worms are the only known psychrophilic annelids. Adult ice worms are approximately  long. They live their entire lives in snow or ice. The ice worm's dark pigmentation helps protect it from solar ultraviolet radiation. Their fluid and flexible body are able to squeeze through air holes and tiny crevasses in ice. Their lifespan is believed to be five to ten years.

Ice worms have an elongated head pore, with sensing organs located on their prostomium and ventral surface. These organs are responsible for chemo-, thermo, and photorecepetion. However, the worms lack eyes or eyespots. They have setae that curve at the tips, unlike those of related organisms.

Little is known about the life cycle of the ice worm; it is thought to be unusually slow. It requires temperatures of 0 °C for a successful reproduction. Cocoons are dispersed by birds. Not much is known about the ice worm's diet, but it is thought to eat snow algae, as well as some bacteria.

Habitat
Ice worms inhabit glaciers and can be found in snowfields, avalanche cones, and glacier rivers and pools. These environments have temperatures near the freezing point and are nutrient poor. The organisms require permanent glacial environments for survival and reproduction.

As well as the northwestern United States, ice worms have been found in glaciers of southern Alaska and certain parts of British Columbia. They can be abundant, with typical densities of about 100 per square meter and peak recorded densities of up to 6,000 per square meter. Though they are found in snowfields, rivers and pools, they are not found on dirty snow or rock.

Ecology and behavior

M. solifugus have a very narrow acceptable temperature range. Their metabolisms have adapted to cold temperatures., and they are the only known worm to spend their entire life in temperatures near 0 C (32 °F), where they are most active and their ability to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is at its peak. They freeze at around −6.8 °C (19.8 °F), and their bodies decompose after continuous exposure to temperatures above 5 °C (41 °F). This decomposition process, known as autolysis, occurs when the cells produce digestive enzymes and self-destruct. The body, figuratively, melts.

Even if other places are equally cold, ice worms never venture onto any other terrain. They eat the abundant snow algae and pollen carried by the wind.

Ice worms are most active in late spring. In the summer, they follow a diurnal cycle—at the first light in the morning, they sink into the glacier. A few hours before sunset, they poke out from the snow. In this respect they resemble some other oligochaetes that avoid strong radiation but are attracted to dim light.

Little is known about the ice worm during the winter as the inaccessibility of glaciers prevents further study. Since in the winter the surface temperature on a glacier can reach −40 °C (−40 °F), the worms most likely remain below the surface. They may burrow as deep as several feet into the glacier in search of an area with a favorable temperature. The snowfall provides insulation, and the temperatures below remains a stable 0 C (32 °F). Ice worms can still find plenty of algae in the firn layer, the layer of packed snow in transition to ice.

In glacial ponds or small streams, ice worms can be found in broad daylight. The freezing water provides the worms with a comfortable temperature, countering any heating of their dark bodies from the sun. In fast-flowing glacial streams, ice worms cling to the ice surface. Researchers have observed the worms gyrating their heads in the stream, possibly catching algae and pollen carried by the water. In still ponds, ice worms gather in bundles. Researchers speculate this is reproductive behavior. Ice worms do not graze in groups on the surface, so the contact in still ponds provides the rare opportunity for breeding.

Ice worms move on the surface of ice at about 3 m/h (meters per hour) and move through snow by squeezing between the grains. Lateral movement is usually along the surface of the glacier and they penetrate the glacier vertically.

Research studies and medical uses
Researchers are investigating what prevents the worm from freezing at temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) and are looking at the evolutionary steps by which the ice worm diverged from related species. Understanding the ice worm's physiology could suggest means by which to preserve organs for transplantation and could aid in the understanding of potential extraterrestrial life on cold planets, as well as species on Earth which survive in climates colder than previously thought possible.

References

Sources
 Hartzell, P. (2003). Glacial Ecology: North Cascades Glacier Macroinvertebrates. Retrieved on Oct. 21, 2005, from: https://web.archive.org/web/20051212000121/http://nichols.edu/departments/Glacier/bio/index.htm
 Pelto, M. S. (2003). Ice Worms (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) and Their Habitats on North Cascade Glaciers. A study by North Cascade Glacier Climate Project. Retrieved on Sept. 28, 2005, from https://web.archive.org/web/20090209012557/http://www.nichols.edu/departments/glacier/iceworm.htm
 Shain, D. H., Carter M. R., Murray, K. P., Maleski, K. A., Smith, N. R., McBride, T. R., et al. (2000). Morphologic Characterization of the Ice Worm Mesenchytraeus solifugus. Journal of Morphology, 246, 192-197.
 Shain, D. H., Mason, T. A., Farrell, A. H., & Michalewicz, L. A. (2001). Distribution and behavior of ice worms (Mesenchytraeus solifugus) in south-central Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79, 10, 1813-1821.

External links
Dr. Daniel H. Shain @ Rutgers University
North Cascade Glaciers ice worms research
World Glacier Biology Program @ Clark University
Jason Project XIII 2001-2002
The Ballad of the Ice-Worm Cocktail by Robert W. Service @ U.S. Geological Survey

Enchytraeidae
Animals described in 1898
Taxa named by Carlo Emery
Fauna of the Northwestern United States
Fauna of Western Canada


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Microsoft buys FSLogix to improve Office 365 virtualization
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FSLogix is a next-gen app-provisioning platform that optimizes the ingredients — hardware resources, time, and human resources — needed to offer virtualization support when deploying and scaling Windows and Office on Azure. As usual, the financial details have been left out of the spotlight.
Codrut Nistor, Published 11/20/2018
Business Software Linux / Unix Windows
Back in September 2018, Microsoft announced the Windows Virtual Desktop service, which allows its users to run a modern desktop experience on Azure. Right now, Windows Virtual Desktop is the only cloud-based solution capable of providing a multi-user Windows 10 experience optimized for Office 365 ProPlus. Thanks to Microsoft's latest corporate acquisition, the Office 365 virtualization experience promises to become even better.
FSLogix is a modern app-provisioning platform that is now a part of Microsoft. According to the message recently posted on the homepage of its website, FSLogix is joining the Redmond-based giant "to provide the best virtualized Windows and Office 365 experience delivered on Microsoft Azure." Microsoft's angle is about the same, and it only sounds a bit different, since the blog post about the acquisition claims that the target of this move is to "help extend our virtualization capabilities and provide an even richer experience for Microsoft 365 customers."
Most home users do not need the benefits of a virtualized environment, but Microsoft's improvements for its business customers — at least some of them — end up enhancing the experience of many home users — sooner or later — as well. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
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"State Building in Reverse: The Neo-Liberal "Reconstruction" of Iraq. Middle East Report, Summer 2004.
"Financing Terrorism or Survival? Informal Finance, State Collapse and the US War on Terrorism." Middle East Report, Summer 2002.
Identity in Sudan's Foreign Policy (with Francis M. Deng) Africa in the New International Order, eds. Edmond J. Keller and Donald Rothchild (Lynn Reiner Press, 1996).
"Sudan's Human and Political Crisis," Current History, May, 1993.
Funding Fundamentalism: Sudan, Review of African Political Economy, September-October, 1991.
"Informal Economies, Identities and Islamic Extremism," Sociology Lecture Series, Yale University, March 31, 2005.
"The Political Economy of Religious Fundamentalism: A Comparative Perspective,' Paper delivered at the American Political Science Association, Chicago, September 3, 2004.
"Globalization and Islamic Militancy: Giving some context to the attacks of 9/11," paper delivered at the 45th Annual International Studies Convention. "Hegemony and its Discontents," Montreal, March 17-20, 2004.
"Informal Markets and the Changing Face of Political Islam: the View from Cairo," paper delivered at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, September 2-5, 2003.
"US Policy in Iraq: Prospects and Perils," Paper delivered to the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISC), Stanford University, May 2003.


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Q: (Visual C++) Get PID From Thread I'm trying to track a certain applications behaviour, I've grabbed the visible thread that draws the Window, having that thread is there any way to determine the process it belongs to?

A: You can use GetProcessIdOfThread api for newer versions of windows.
For older versions you have to find it manually using the ToolHelp library functions Thread32First/Thread32Next searching for the threadid and getting the process id from the THREADENTRY32 structure.

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Home » Classified spotlight: Jaguar E-type Low Drag Coupé
Classified spotlight: Jaguar E-type Low Drag Coupé
May 8th 2015 - Last updated: September 19th 2019
Continuing the Jaguar theme on our classified spotlights, this week we turn our attention from D-type to E-type. The Jaguar focus is appropriate, given that the marque celebrates its 80th birthday this year. To mark the occasion, Jaguar Heritage is fielding nine of its most famed 1950s models in next week's Mille Miglia. Derek Bell, Mike Cross and Jodie Kidd will be among the privileged few to pilot the fleet from Brescia to Rome and back again.
Although E-types, produced from '61-75, are a little modern to compete in the 1000-mile event, they remain Jaguar's most recognisable creation to date. Designed by Englishman Malcolm Sayer, the E-type has always turned heads. Based on a '63 Series 1, this example on offer from Runnymede Motor Company now exists in low-drag specification. No E-type could be described as anything less than beautiful, but dressed in low-drag bodywork the curvaceous design surely hit its zenith.
Prepared for the 1962 racing season, the original E-type Low Drag Coupé prioritised weight reduction and an improved aerodynamic profile over the standard car. The body shell was produced using light gauge steel while the doors, bonnet and differential castings were all manufactured from aluminium. Unsurprisingly, the LDC also spent time in a wind tunnel. Data revealed the body shape was 10 per cent more aerodynamically efficient than a Ferrari 250 GTO and up to 20 per cent improved over the standard E-type. The 'Low Drag' moniker is well deserved.
Despite the LDC's existence, Jaguar soon shifted focus to an all-aluminium, 'Lightweight' version of the E-type. Only 12 of 18 planned Lightweights were built in period. Keen to complete the planned production run, Jaguar are now in the process of hand-building the final six Lightweights to the exact specification of the '63 cars, right down to the original chassis number series.
As the original Lightweights became Jaguar's priority in the '60s, the LDC morphed into a slow-burning after-hours project. It was eventually purchased by privateer driver Dick Protheroe who successfully campaigned the car (registered CUT 7) in '63 and '64. Now owned by Viscount Cowdray, CUT 7 continues to make regular appearances at the Goodwood Revival. Perhaps surprisingly, only once did the Jaguar factory fit low drag panels to a Lightweight E-type. The Low Drag Lightweight was produced for Peter Lindner and raced at Le Mans in '64 before a significant accident at Montlhéry put an end to its racing career.
The Runnymede Low Drag Coupé has a racing history of its own, winning the French FIA championship in 1991 with Thierry Gay. Although currently presented in road-legal form the car could be easily reverted to FIA specification for participation in historic competitions. It certainly has a build sheet worthy of a racing paddock.
Up front, the car uses a 3.8-litre unit with an alloy block, a balanced crank, lightweight pistons and a race-ready camshaft. The engine produces 345bhp with dyno charts available to support the claim. Clothed by Jaguar specialists RS Panels, it's also lighter than the Series 1 car on which it's based. In December 1961, Car and Driverdescribed the Series 1 E-type as 'a great crowd drawer and a terrific ego booster'. On what was an evidently enjoyable day for the road test team they also recorded the car at 145mph with 'luggage in the trunk and, most importantly, even with the top down'.
Lowering the canvas hood is not possible on this example but that seems a small price to pay for the drag-reducing, race-bred and timelessly stylish silhouette. Happily, the E-types spiritual successor, the F-type (available in coupé or convertible format) has been a major success since its launch in 2013. Let's hope we're talking favourably about the I-type in another 80 years' time. Happy birthday Jaguar.
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Almost four years ago, I wrote a blogpost about whether disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools really did make less progress than similar pupils in similar schools away from the coast.
The answer seemed to be no: the low progress scores for schools in coastal areas were probably due to demography rather than geography.
How did that prediction turn out?
In order to find out, we have to do some data crunching. This is because the calculation of Progress 8 has changed since 2016. This analysis recalculates P8 for 2016 using the 2017 rules, and uses the same rules to calculate P8 scores for 2014 and 2015.
Coastal schools are defined here as in the previous post – those located within 5.5km of the coast. There were 510 with published KS4 data each year from 2014 to 2016, increasing to 518 in 2017 and then 523 in 2018.
However, the number of pupils included in the P8 measure at a coastal school fell from 89,000 in 2014 to 79,000 in 2018. Expressed as a percentage of all P8 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools these figures represent 17.0% and 16.2% respectively.
Between 26% and 27% of pupils at coastal schools are classified as disadvantaged, i.e. eligible for free school meals at some point between Year 6 and Year 11; the same percentage as at other schools.
Progress 8 among coastal schools improved (but remained negative overall) between 2014 and 2016 as entries in qualifications that count in Attainment 8 increased.
However, since the introduction of reformed GCSEs, P8 scores have started to decline, as the chart below shows.
The pattern for disadvantaged pupils is similar to that for all pupils.
Between 2014 and 2016, P8 scores improved by a greater margin in coastal schools than in other schools. The number of filled P8 'slots' increased from 8.4 to 9.2 in coastal schools (an increase of 0.8) compared to an increase from 8.7 to 9.3 in other schools (an increase of 0.6).
However, from 2016, P8 then deteriorated at a faster rate in coastal schools, as can be seen below. We're not talking a huge difference: a change of 0.1 is equivalent to one grade lower per pupil in one of the ten slots of Attainment 8 (including double-counted English and maths).
In particular, disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools have been disproportionately affected by a) reforms to GCSE English and b) the removal of the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) from the open slots.
First of all, English. Between 2016 and 2018, the P8 score for disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools fell by more than 0.2, equivalent to a fifth of a grade. Disadvantaged pupils in other schools appear, on the surface, to have been less affected.
Secondly, ECDL. Like in English, P8 in the 'open' slots for disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools also fell by more than 0.2 between 2016 and 2018, although in this case all the decline took place between 2017 and 2018. In total, 43% of disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools were entered for ECDL in 2017 compared to 32% of those in other schools.
P8 scores for the maths and EBacc slots fell only marginally (around -0.05) between 2016 and 2018 for disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools.
So, disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools have been disproportionately affected by GCSE reforms, particularly in English, and by the removal of ECDL from the calculation of Attainment 8 and Progress 8.
At this point, I might tentatively put forward another hypothesis. These differences may well be related to differences in characteristics among disadvantaged pupils in coastal schools compared to other schools. For example, over 90% in coastal schools are from what we have called "high impact" disadvantaged groups – those for whom the impact of disadvantage appears to be greater than for some other groups – compared to 65% in other schools. We'll be doing more on this in the coming months.
1. Firstly, reformed GCSEs began to be introduced in 2017, which resulted in a different points scale for legacy GCSEs.
2. White British, white Irish, Gypsy/Roma, Traveller of Irish Heritage, black Caribbean, mixed white/black Caribbean.
Is 5.5km from the coast the 'official' definition of a coastal school? Thanks.
Hi Bill. Not sure there is such thing as an official definition. I chose 5.5km for no other reason that it included all the schools on the Isle of Wight.


Marrakech is one of the most alluring cities in Morocco. It is known as the Red City for its rosy-hued walls and buildings, which seem to glow at sunset, and is dramatically set against the Atlas Mountains. Only 3 and a half hours by plane from the UK, it feels like a completely different world, making it perfect for a city break. The souks are a whirl of noise and colour, and the main square, Jemaa-el-Fna is full of food stalls, while acrobats and fire-eaters entertain the crowds. You can escape the hubbub in the heavenly Majorelle Gardens, treat yourself to a massage in a hammam, or relax in a charming courtyard café. Get the best out of your city break with our unmissable local guide: 48 hours in Marrakech!
Plunge into the carpet and spice souks to get the full Marrakech experience, full of sounds, scents and bustle. Visit the Ben Youssef Madrasa, the largest madrasa (Islamic college) in all Morocco. It was built in the 16th century, and is a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. You might also fancy popping into the amazing Maison de la Photographie, which has fabulous photo exhibits and an excellent rooftop restaurant.
Take a taxi to the Gueliz district, the modern part of the city, which was built by the French in the first years of the 20th century. The broad elegant boulevards are full of shops and cafés, and shaded with trees and bougainvillea. Don't miss rue de la Liberté, where you'll find lots of boutiques selling affordable high-quality leather goods and ceramics, and rue des Vieux Marrakchis, which has several excellent art galleries such as the David Bloch Gallery. Finish the day in style with drinks at the gorgeous Grand Café de la Poste, which has barely changed since it was established in the 1920s.
Jump in a taxi and head to the Jardin Majorelle, delicious gardens full of lily ponds and shady trees that were laid out by the painter Jacques Majorelle. He painted the walls and plant pots in vivid colours, including the famous 'Marjorelle Blue'. It later became Yves Sant Laurent's studio, and now has a museum dedicated to the French designer. After exploring these blissful gardens, take a look at the shop which showcases art and crafts from local designers.
Return to the medina, where you could book yourself in for a relaxing hammam session, complete with steam baths and a massage. There is a huge range of options, from the neighbourhood hammams, which are perhaps the most authentic Moroccan experience but don't offer much in the way of privacy to the luxury hammams, which are more like spas. After emerging, sparkling clean and wonderfully relaxed, you could have a mint tea at one of the lovely courtyard cafés. In the evening, hit the amazing night food market on the spectacular main square, Jemaa el-Fna, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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Review of LATE FOR THE WEDDING by Amanda Quick (see her website)
Bantam Books, May 2003
They may have attended the country party seeking the opportunity for a little lovemaking, but when an aging Lord falls to his death, Lavinia Lake and Tobias March believe they have a murder on their hands. Unfortunately, they are the only ones who believe this and are promptly sent back to London. But the clues point to an old link in Tobias's life--a friend had once become a professional assassin. While the friend is dead, someone seems to have followed in his footsteps. With the friend's ex-fiancee as client, Tobias and Lavinia use their investigative talents to search for a killer who leaves behind a ring with a death-head mask.
Set in regency England, LATE FOR THE WEDDING details the social structure of the day, an emerging tendency toward prudery in the younger generation (leading to the Victorian era?), and the difficulties and risks facing a woman who is contracted to the wrong marriage. Because marriage is firmly in the mind of Tobias, Lavinia, Ermeline and Anthony (Lavinia having abandoned the idea of a 'suitable' marriage for her niece). The mystery is well done, with dangerous moments and heroic rescues.
LATE FOR THE WEDDING is the third in a series of novels about Tobias and Lavinia. Talented author Amanda Quick (see more BooksForABuck.com reviews of novels by Amanda Quick) makes the stories interesting, but the banter between Tobias and Lavinia is starting to run a little thin--perhaps in creating the title, Quick realized that this should be the end of a fine series and that she might even have been a little late resolving the romantic issues. But then again, perhaps we will see this couple again.
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Sheriffs in Los Angeles confirm a second shooting at Malibu Creek State Park where Tristan Beaudette was killed early Friday inside his tent while camping with his two young daughters. His daughters, ages 2 and 4, were unharmed.
The victim's brother told our Los Angeles station KCBS there were two holes in Beaudette's tent, one in the top and one on the side. Police have not confirmed if the holes were bullet holes. Sheriff's detectives say they still don't know why Beaudette was killed or who was responsible, reports CBS News correspondent Carter Evans.
Beaudette was shot at about 4:45 a.m., sleeping in a tent with his daughters.
"They found that the victim sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene," Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Wally Bracks said.
Malibu Creek State Park covers some 8,000 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains about 30 miles west of Los Angeles. Officials say the park's 63 campsites were nearly full. Investigators were seen focusing on two campsites in particular – 49 and 51 – near the north end of the camping area. Sheriffs confirm there was another shooting in the area around the same time Monday morning when a man's car was hit with a gunshot.
Last year, Meliss Tatangelo had a similar experience.
"I walked around in the back, and at first I thought it was a joke," Tatangelo said.
She posted a video to Facebook in January of 2017 showing where her Honda was shot while she was at the park.
"Then my boyfriend walked around and he was like, 'That's a bullet hole.' And I was like, 'It is, right?'" Tatangelo said.
So far investigators are not linking any of the incidents.
"So they are aware there were other shootings. However, it doesn't seem to be related," Bracks said.
"I saw the pride that he felt, the big smile, the joy, he loved them so much," Rabbi Arnold Rachlis said. He remembered Beaudette as a man devoted to his wife and two young daughters.
"Whether it was intentional or random, it's still a horrible tragedy and represents the loss of a husband, the loss of a father," Rachlis said.
Beaudette was married to his high school sweetheart, Erica Wu. In a statement, the family said "Tristan was happiest out in nature and spent every chance he could hiking, biking and camping with his family." They said their grief is "indescribable."
The campgrounds are closed after two shootings in the last five days.


Vicar of St Mary, Chalgrove and St Helen, Berrick Salome for 53 years until his death in 1885.
Born in 1807, Laurence was educated at Christ Church and Vicar of St Mary, Chalgrove and St Helen, Berrick Salome for 53 years until his death in 1885. He opened a school for the villagers and taught there himself, but he is best remembered for fighting for better cottage accommodation for agricultural labourers and the small thatched cottages he built remain to this day. His campaigning on behalf of the poor farm workers brought him into conflict with the landowners (including some of the Oxford Colleges) and he was secretary of the local agricultural labourers'trade union. He is mentioned in Bishop Anthony Russell's The Clerical Profession. He died in 1885.


Today's Daily Briefs: launch trailer for Disgaea 5 Complete, a look at the classic Bowser statue in Super Mario Run, Puyo Puyo Tetris tournament @ Anime Expo 2017, and latest Tool Assisted Speedrun video!
a look at some Nintendo Switch accessories from Japan, and sales milestone for the Disgaea series!
Today's Nintendo Switch news: overview trailer and demo for Disgaea 5 Complete, and trailer + screenshots for Yoku's Island Express (to be published by Team17)!
In an interview with MCV UK, the president of NIS America revealed that Disgaea 5 Complete pre-orders have already topped 114 000 units in the US and Europe!
Today's Nintendo Switch news: first trailer for the Nintendo Switch version of Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Witch, short interview and screens for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a Joy-Con Charging Stand from Hori, second character trailer for Disgaea 5 Complete, and footage + screenshots for Sonic Forces!
Today's Nintendo Switch: some more footage for Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, livestream recording for Minna de WaiWai Spelunker, screenshots for ACA NeoGeo Fatal Fury: King of Fighters, sweepstakes for Disagaea 5 Complete, and SIMS Co. Ltd working on game(s) for the Nintendo Switch!
Today's Nintendo Switch news: new trailer and soundtrack preview video for Ultra Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, character trailer for Disgaea 5 Complete, and a retailer bonus for Puyo Puyo Tetris in the United States!
In this post, you will find various tidbits from today's Nintendo Direct presentation, that didn't really warrant a separate post.
Today's Nintendo Switch news: latest trailer for Syberia 3, opening movie trailer for Disagaea 5 Complete, another stretchgoal reached for Battle Princess Madelyn on Kickstarter, and launch trailer for Has-Been Heroes!
Today's Nintendo Switch news from Japan: pictures of the Japanese launch, launch trailers for Super Bomberman R, and more screenshots for Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power-up Kit and Disgaea 5 Complete!
This week, the Nintendo Switch is releasing worldwide. To celebrate this launch, Famitsu is having a special issue a special issue, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the cover!


In one of the largest fines in recent history, Bank of America has been slapped with a $1.3 billion penalty from a federal judge in connection with the so-called "Hustle" mortgage program.
Following a jury verdict, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff ordered the nation's second's largest U.S. bank to cough up the cash for its role in a fraud over shoddy mortgages sold by the former Countrywide Financial Corp.
Only one individual was charged in the scam—former Countrywide executive Rebecca Mairone—who was also found guilty and ordered to pay $1 million.
The U.S. Department of Justice actually sought a $2.1 billion fine in the Hustle scam, which included expedited loans through a "High Speed Swim Lane" and then sold off to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, backed by public funds. Bank of America assumed full legal responsibility of the loans and the program when it purchased Countrywide Financial in 2008. That purchase has caused Bank of America tens of billions of dollars in litigation, loan buybacks and writedowns.


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Michael J. Obringer
Trucking & Transportation Liability
Hospitality and Liquor Liability
mjobringer@mdwcg.com
200 W. Forsyth Street
Michael has been practicing law for over 35 years, of which the last 20 have been devoted to insurance defense litigation. He tries significant product liability cases where there is catastrophic damage and/or serious injury or death. Michael also defends doctors, dentists, hospitals, and their employees, as well as other professionals such as lawyers, in malpractice suits and claims brought against them. To date, Michael has tried over 300 cases to verdict.
Michael has also handled matters in trucking and transportation litigation. He is currently approved counsel for AIG Transport South and has tried multiple vehicle matters with two cases to verdict.
After serving in the United States Army Reserve, Michael began his law career as a prosecutor in Florida. For nine years he served as an assistant state attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Michael was later designated as a special assistant United States attorney where he handled the largest racketeering case ever tried in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Significant Representative Matters
Represented doctor in medical malpractice case involving a fractured femur following total knee replacement surgery. Femur fracture occurred during manipulation of the knee after total knee replacement. After a five-day trial, jury found for the doctor and his professional association.
Defense verdict for doctor sued in medical malpractice case. Wife died as a result of Crohn's disease on the morning she was scheduled to have a colonoscopy by defendant. Plaintiff/husband claimed doctor should have hospitalized patient/wife after initial office visit. Plaintiff claimed that the colonoscopy should have been performed much sooner and that patient was hospitalized after initial office examination.
Catastrophic accident resulting in serious burn injuries and death to multiple plaintiffs after a concrete pole was installed and came into contact with an overhead electrical conductor. Claim was brought by manufacturer of concrete electrical pole. Plaintiff's theory was an alleged failure to warn and provide insulation to protect electrical workers from shock. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense.
Plaintiff/pilot lost the use of his left arm and filed suits against multiple defendants. Represented home healthcare company in medical malpractice and nursing malpractice claims. Prior to the announcement of the verdict, claim settled for $900,000. Initial demand before trial was $5 million.
Retrial of claims against funeral home and for cremation services for lost remains of parent. Original trial was handled by another law firm and resulted in plaintiff's verdict in the amount of $9 million. The case was set for a second trial on the issue of damages only. Jury returned a verdict of $160,000 after plaintiffs refused final settlement offer of approximately $1 million.
The Borrowed Servant Doctrine in Florida: The Legal Implications of Loaning Out Employees
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015
Classes/Seminars Taught
Ethics Seminar for newly-admitted members of Florida Bar, 2008
Search and Seizure Law, University of North Florida, 1998
Joint and Several Liability, Jacksonville Defense Lawyers, 1990
Cross-Examination, Florida Defense Lawyers, 1985
Current Trends In Evidence, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 1980
Trial Testimony, Drug Enforcement Administration, 1976
"The Borrowed Servant Doctrine in Florida: The Legal Implications of Loaning Out Employees," Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
University of Florida (J.D., 1973)
University of Notre Dame (1971, B.B.A.)
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American Board of Trial Advocacy, Certification, 2000
Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Jacksonville Bar Association
Jacksonville Defense Lawyers Association
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Целью основания Харьковского социально-экономического института является подготовка специалистов профсоюзного движения в области социальной работы, организации труда, организации и управления персоналом предприятия, экономики предприятия.

Для реализации этой цели в институте сосредоточены высококвалифицированные преподавательские кадры: доктора и кандидаты социологических, экономических, технических, исторических, философских и психологических наук.

История

Институт создан на базе высшего учебного заведения системы профессиональных союзов, которое было организовано в 1929 году. Поэтому институт также является основным учебным заведением в системе подготовки кадров для руководящих органов и организаций профсоюзов Украины. Направления научной деятельности — история международного и украинского профсоюзного движения; теория и практика социального партнерства; социальная конфликтология.

Сейчас институт имеет ІІІ уровень аккредитации (Лицензия Министерства образования и науки Украины АА № 902970 от 20.04.2004 г.), является членом Международной Кадровой Академии (МКА), постоянным участником разнообразных международных конференций по проблемам образования, занятости, труда, вопросам кадровой и социальной политики.

Материально-техническая
Материально-техническая база института позволяет осуществлять учебный процесс на уровне современных требований.

Библиотека ХСЭИ в состоянии удовлетворить потребности студентов не только в литературе по общим дисциплинам, а и по социологическим и экономическим наукам, психологии, конфликтологии, социальной работе. Библиотечный фонд института считается наиболее полным из подобных специализированных направлений, постоянно пополняется новыми поступлениями.

Профессиональной подготовке благоприятствуют современно оборудованные компьютерные классы. В зависимости от того, какой иностранный язык студент изучал раньше, ведется изучение английского, немецкого или французского языка. Кабинеты иностранных языков оборудованы современной аудио и видео аппаратурой.

Работники кабинета технических средств обучения обеспечивают учебную и методическую работу, а именно: обеспечивают преподавателей демонстрационным материалом; проводят консультации и практические занятия с применением ТСО; отвечают за изготовление, приобретение и накопление фонда демонстрационных материалов.

Ректоры института
 Дубровский, Михаил Лейбович — ректор ХСЭИ (1996 — 2005), с 1974 года — методист филиала ВШПД, кандидат исторических наук, профессор.
 Волков, Сергей Геннадиевич — ректор ХСЭИ (2005 — 2013), с 1996 года — заведующий кафедрой, проректор, доктор философии, профессор.
 Каревик Александр Александрович — ректор ХСЭИ (с 2013 года), с 2003 года — заведующий кафедрой, декан экономического факультета, проректор, доктор философии.

Факультеты

В структуре института функционируют четыре факультета — экономический, социального партнерства, повышения квалификации профсоюзных кадров, последипломного образования.

ХСЭИ проводит подготовку специалистов по направлениям:

Факультет социального менеджмента

Социальная работа (специальность 7.040.202)

(Лицензия Министерства образования и науки Украины АА № 902970 от 20.04.2004 г.).

Социальный работник действует в системе социальной политики государства, может работать в руководящих звеньях органов Министерства труда и социальной политики, пенсионных фондах, комитетах социальной защиты, профсоюзных органах, центрах работы с молодежью, в службах занятости, социально-психологических и экологических службах, отделах кадров организаций и учреждений социальной, учебной и научной сфер, найти своё место в туристико-экскурсионных структурах национального и международного уровней.

Экономический факультет

Экономика предприятия (специальность 7.050.107)

(Лицензия Министерства образования и науки Украины АА № 902970 от 20.04.2004 г.).

Специалист в этой области подготовлен к планово-экономической, организационно-управленческой, аналитической и научной деятельности в разнообразных организациях всех форм собственности. Подготовка по бухгалтерскому учету, аудиту, управлению людскими ресурсами значительно повышает конкурентную способность специалистов на рынке труда.

Факультет повышения квалификации

На факультете повышения квалификации профсоюзных кадров для управленческого состава профсоюзов Украины проводятся семинары, имеющие целью углубление базы знаний в специфических областях и развитие навыков, необходимых в повседневной деятельности руководителей.

Факультет последипломного образования

(Лицензия Министерства образования и науки Украины АА № 902970 от 20.04.2004 г.).

Осуществляет обучение по специальностям "Экономика предприятия" и "Социальная работа" на базе диплома специалиста.

Обучение проводится на дневной и заочной форме обучения.

Подкурсы
В институте открыто подготовительное отделение, целью которого является углубление знаний будущих абитуриентов и подготовка для вступления в высшие учебные заведения (Лицензия Министерства образования и науки Украины АА № 902970 от 20.04.2004 г.).

Ссылки
 Высшие учебные заведения Харькова
 Федерация профсоюзов Украины
 Профессиональные союзы

Образование в Харькове

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Q: How to add comma in dropdown list values? I try to build a dropdown list with PHPExcel (v1.7.9), but values with comma are not exported correctly
For example : if i want to export these two values : "12" and "5,9", the dropdown list I want is :
12
5,9

But i Obtain this :
12
5
9

And i found none answer on the web to this problem.
Have you an idea ?
$objValidation = $excel->getActiveSheet()->getCell($nextLetter . $beginLine)->getDataValidation();
$objValidation->setType(PHPExcel_Cell_DataValidation::TYPE_LIST);
$objValidation->setErrorStyle(PHPExcel_Cell_DataValidation::STYLE_INFORMATION);
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$objValidation->setShowErrorMessage(true);
$objValidation->setShowDropDown(true);
$objValidation->setErrorTitle('Erreur');
$objValidation->setError('Cette valeur n\'est pas dans la liste');
$objValidation->setPromptTitle('Sélectionner la valeur :');
$objValidation->setPrompt('Merci de choisir une valeur dans la liste :');
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A: One solution would be to have a series of cells containing the possible values, and set the formula to that range:
// Set cells containing our possible list values
$objValidation = $objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
    ->setCellValueExplicit('A1', "12");
$objValidation = $objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
    ->setCellValueExplicit('A2', "9,5");

// Set the data validation list
$objValidation = $objPHPExcel->getActiveSheet()
    ->getCell("B1")->getDataValidation();
$objValidation->setType(PHPExcel_Cell_DataValidation::TYPE_LIST);
$objValidation->setErrorStyle(PHPExcel_Cell_DataValidation::STYLE_INFORMATION);
$objValidation->setAllowBlank(false);
$objValidation->setShowInputMessage(true);
$objValidation->setShowErrorMessage(true);
$objValidation->setShowDropDown(true);
$objValidation->setErrorTitle('Erreur');
$objValidation->setError('Cette valeur n\'est pas dans la liste');
$objValidation->setPromptTitle('Sélectionner la valeur :');
$objValidation->setPrompt('Merci de choisir une valeur dans la liste :');
// Set the formula to the range of cells containing the list values
$objValidation->setFormula1('=A1:A2');

Another alternative would be to use a Unicode full width comma between 9 and 5 using U-FF0C


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ABIA STATE - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Historical Development
"Abia" is an acronym formed from the initial letters of four groups of people, namely: Aba, Bende, lsuikwuato and Afikpo. These constituted the major groups in the state at its creation. At the country's independence in 1960, Abia was part of the then Eastern Region. From 27th May, 1967, it became a part of the East Central State, created by the then Head of the Federal Military Government, General Yakubu Gowon. On 3rd February, 1976, East Central State was split into two states(Anambra and Imo) by the Federal Military Government headed by General Murtala Mohammed.
On 27th August, 1991, the Federal Military Government under General lbrahim Babangida carved out Abia State from Imo State, bringing to thirty the number of states in Nigeria. Furthermore, in October, 1996, the Federal Military Government under General Sani Abacha created six more states bringing to thirty-six the number of states in the federation.
During this exercise, four local government areas (LGAs) namely, Onicha, Ohaozara, Afikpo North and Afikpo South, which occupy the northeastern corner of the state, were transferred to the (newly created) Ebonyi State.
Located in the southeastern region of Nigeria, Abia State lies within approximately latitudes 4? 40' and 6? 14' north, and longitudes 7? 10' and 8? east. The state shares common boundaries to the north with Ebonyi State; to the south and southwest with Rivers State; and to the east and southeast with Cross River and Akwa lbom States respectively. To the west is Imo State, and to the northwest is Anambra State.
The state covers an area of about 5,243.7 sq. km which is approximately 5.8 per cent of the total land area of Nigeria. With its capital at Umuahia, it has seventeen LGAs, namely: Aba North, Aba South, Isiala Ngwa North, Isiala Ngwa South, Ukwa West, Ukwa East, Obingwa, lkwuano, Bende, Arochukwu, Ohafia, lsuikwuato, Umuahia North, Umuahia South, Ugwunagbo, Osisioma and Nnochi.
Administrative Areas:
Each of the seventeen LGAs in the state is headed by the Local Government Chairman who is the Chief Executive Officer of the local government. He is usually assisted by a Secretary, Supervisory Councillors and Councillors. Most local government councils in the state have five departments viz: Administration, Agriculture, Health, Education and Works.
Abia Tower - located in the centre of Umuahia
The administrative headquarters of the local government area is located in one of the urban or semi urban areas within the local government area. High courts are found in Aba and Ohafia local government areas as well as Umuahia, the state capital. Magistrate courts are located in Aba, Arochukwu, Ohafia, Bende, lsuikwuato and Ukwa LGAs. Customary courts are also found in Ukwa, lsuikwuato, Bende, Ohafia, and Arochukwu LGAs. Each autonomous community has a traditional head, the Eze, that has been identified, selected, appointed and installed by the people according to their own tradition and presented to the government for recognition.
Selection may be hereditary, elective or rotatory. For such an Eze to be recognised, the local government chairman has to endorse the documents presented to him by the Eze before for- warding the documents to the governor for recognition. The Eze also has to be presented by the autonomous community at an appointed date and time to the governor or his representative, for recognition.
The government also appoints one Eze from each autonomous community. An election is usually conducted amongst recognised Ndi Ezes for each local government to select members to serve at the council of Ndi Eze at the state level.
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Administrative Structure:
The Abia State Executive Council is headed by the Executive Governor. It comprises the Deputy Governor, the Secretary to the state government and fourteen Commissioners. The Legislative arm of the gov- ernment allows the Governor to appoint a minimum of three and a maximum of five special advisers.
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The Legislature is made up of elected members of the state House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Majority leader, Majority whip, Minority leader, Minority whip and a number of House Functionaries There is also the staff of the House led by the Clerk of the House.
The Judicial arm of the government comprises the Chief Judge of the state, the President of the Customary Court of Appeal and the other Judges who presides at the Magistrate Courts, High Courts and Customary Courts in the state.
The following Ministries are headed by Permanent Secretaries; Finance, Local govern- ment and Chieftaincy Affairs, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Commerce and Industry, Works, Public Utilities, Information, Women Affairs, Justice, Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, and Health.
Other non-ministerial departments include the Local Government Service Commission, the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, the Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, the Bureau of Political Affairs, the Bureau of Special Services, the Housing Corporation, the Bureau of Economic Affairs, the Bureau of Budget and Planning and the Bureau of Establishment, Training and Pension.


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My library supports the most common JPEG output color spaces:
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with quality=90 takes just 2.4 (YCbCr420) or 3.6 seconds (YCbCr444) on a standard x64 machine - faster than other small JPEG encoders.
The compiled library enlarges your binary by about 7kb (CLang x64) or 12kb (GCC x64) in -O3 mode.
Far more details can be found on the project homepage: https://create.stephan-brumme.com/toojpeg/

# How to use

1. create an image with any content you like, e.g. 1024x768, RGB (3 bytes per pixel)

```cpp
   auto pixels = new unsigned char[1024*768*3];
```

2. define a callback that receives the compressed data byte-by-byte

```cpp
// for example, write to disk (could be anything else, too, such as network transfer, in-memory storage, etc.)
void myOutput(unsigned char oneByte) { fputc(oneByte, myFileHandle); }
```

3. start JPEG compression

```cpp
TooJpeg::writeJpeg(myOutput, mypixels, 1024, 768);
// actually there are some optional parameters, too
//bool ok = TooJpeg::writeJpeg(myOutput, pixels, width, height, isRGB, quality, downSample, comment);
```


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Recently, Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge, the 1917 battle that gave Canada a seat at the table as an independent power. However, this remembrance is about someone on the other side of that war.
It actually all begins 50 years before World War I. With all of Jutland occupied by Prussia and Austria, King Christian IX of Denmark signed the Treaty of Vienna on October 30, 1864. Denmark had gone to war over the Duchy of Holstein and ended up losing both Holstein and the Duchy of Schleswig to Prussia, which was to become the nation of Germany under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.
What does this distant event have to do with family history? The Bendixens were living in Brørup at the time, which meant it was on the Denmark side of border with the new German Empire. However, other ancestors were not so fortunate, and it had tragic consequences.
Map of territorial changes (provided by NordNordWest/Wikipedia)
A Bendixen cousin in Denmark, Peter, has provided me more information about the family of Anna Hansen, the paternal grandmother of my sister-in-law, Paula. I have found a few records confirming Peter's research but I have a lot more work to do. However, Peter certainly appears to be a very diligent and passionate genealogist and I trust the thoroughness of his research.
My sister-in-law's grandparents were Christian Bendixen, born in Brørup, and Anna Marie Hansen. According to Peter, Anna's parents were Andreas Christian Hansen and Hansine Magdalene Pederson. While I haven't yet found a record that proves this relationship, Paula's memories of her grandmother's family stories match the records very well.
Hansine was born March 24, 1891 in the town of Nyby, Læborg Parish, Malt Hundred, in the County of Ribe. Læborg Parish is only a few kilometers from Brørup, where the Bendixens lived at that time.
Hansine was the first child of Mikkel Pederson, 35, and Anne Marie Schmidt, 38. However, this was Anne's 2nd marriage, she was a widow of Hans Petersen Lund, and she had several previous children.  It's very likely that the Bendixens still have many distant cousins living in this area.
Hansine appears on the 1906 census with her parents and siblings. However, she is absent from the home on the 1911 census, possibly because she was no longer in Denmark. She may have been working in a home as a servant or staying with other family. Regardless, she married Andreas Christian Hansen in 1912.
While Andreas was Danish, he lived in Haderslev, about 70 kilometers southeast of Læborg, which was in the Duchy of Schleswig, which meant that he was a subject of the Emperor of Germany, Wilhelm II.
Andreas and Hansine had at least 2 children together: Kristine and Anna. Since they are absent on any Danish census at this time, it's likely that they lived in Haderslev or some place nearby. Andreas worked as a miller and helped operate the machinery to grind up grain into flour. Sadly, their family life would be very harshly interrupted.
On June 28, 1914, a Serbian, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir of the Austrian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. This spark lit the fuse of the war to end all wars, which later became known as World War I.
Denmark was to remain neutral throughout the war, although it faced a small German invasion near the end of the conflict. However, the Hansens did not live in Denmark but inside the borders of Germany and, consequently, faced the prospect of mandatory military service. Andreas avoided conscription into the regular forces but instead had to serve 12 years in the ersatz (supplementary) reserve.
Unfortunately, as the war dragged on, Germany called up all their reserves, including Andreas. All told, thirty-thousand Danish men were called up into service.
Andreas served as infantry in the 394th regiment, 7th company, in the 2nd Ersatz Reserve division. He was called up in late 1916 or early 1917 to become one of the millions of men digging an endless network of trenches across France. He would have hid down in the bottom of the trench when the Allied artillery pounded his location with fire and shrapnel. He would have leaned out of his trench, firing his rifle, when thousands of Allied soldiers and tanks swarmed his position. And, when his officer blew his whistle, he would have crawled over the top of his trench to crawl through a kilometer of barbed wire, mud, and bodies to rush into Allied machine gun fire.
The regiment had its first man killed in March, 1917, as the British attacked their positions on their withdrawal back to the Hindenburg Line. Two months later, on May 13, 1917, near the French town of Pargny, Andreas, the 28 year old son, husband, and father of 2 girls was killed in action.
After Andreas was returned to Haderslev and buried, Hansine and her family returned to Denmark to live near the rest of her family.
Less than 18 months after Andreas' death, Germany collapsed, formally surrendering to the Allies on November 11, 1918. Denmark remained outraged over the deaths of 6,000 Northern Schleswigers "forced to fight for a cause that was not their own". In 1920, Denmark "reunified" with Northern Schleswig, claiming they already paid the price for the territory with the lives of their sons.
After the unification, Denmark set up a commission to provide pensions to invalids, widows, and orphans. Hansine was one of the first to apply, with application 13. That application appears to indicate that as of 1920, Hansine had not remarried. If I can locate that file, hopefully without having to travel to Denmark, perhaps we can learn more details.
In 2013, Danish historians compiled a list of all the Schleswigers killed in the war and placed new plaques at the The South Jutland Cemetery in Braine, France.
If anyone has any further details or family stories that could add to or correct any information here, I would love to hear it!


John McAfee has confirmed his participation in CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise, which will be held during September 7 to 11, 2018.
Despite numerous threats and cancellation at Blockchain conference in Atlantic City, Mr. McAfee is not going to change his plans and will deliver a speech at the Blockchain Cruise organized by CoinsBank.
This is the second time John McAfee is listed as a speaker at Blockchain Cruise. In January 2018, at Blockchain Cruise Asia, he spoke about the emergence of new crypto-currencies and their impact on business and Bitcoin, held numerous meetings with start-ups and conference participants.
As cryptocurrency becomes more accepted worldwide, stability will enter the market and fiat currencies will become less and less used. Within ten years fiat currencies will be collectible items only and cryptocurrency will be the basis of all transactions.
Apart from John McAfee, the headliners of Blockchain Cruise Europe are Bobby Lee, BTCC co-founder and Bitcoin Foundation Board Member, Roger Ver, Bitcoin Cash CEO, Brooke Pierce, Entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist. Bitcoin Foundation (the USA), Tony Weiss, Block Consultant, Taavi Roivas, Member of Parliament, former Prime Minister of Estonia. In total, more than 100 experts with a worldwide reputation will give presentations at the Cruise.
The third Cruise held by CoinsBank will depart from Barcelona, Spain, visiting Monte Carlo (Monaco) and Ibiza. In addition to the conference, panels, business meetings, and networking events, participants are welcome to enjoy the unique entertaining program and surprises from the organizing team.
The most significant Blockchain event – CoinsBank Blockchain Cruise – is taking place from September 7 to 11, 2018. To find out more about the event agenda, ticket prices, accommodation, and booking, please visit the official website.


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package net.sf.taverna.t2.activities.wsdl;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import javax.wsdl.WSDLException;
import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;

import net.sf.taverna.t2.reference.ExternalReferenceSPI;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.reference.ReferenceService;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.reference.ReferenceServiceException;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.reference.T2Reference;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.workflowmodel.OutputPort;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.workflowmodel.processor.activity.AbstractAsynchronousActivity;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.workflowmodel.processor.activity.ActivityConfigurationException;
import net.sf.taverna.t2.workflowmodel.processor.activity.AsynchronousActivityCallback;
import net.sf.taverna.wsdl.parser.TypeDescriptor;
import net.sf.taverna.wsdl.parser.UnknownOperationException;
import net.sf.taverna.wsdl.parser.WSDLParser;

import org.apache.axis.EngineConfiguration;
import org.apache.axis.configuration.XMLStringProvider;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;

/**
 * An asynchronous Activity that is concerned with WSDL based web-services.
 *

 * The activity is configured according to the WSDL location and the operation.

 * The ports are defined dynamically according to the WSDL specification, and in
 * addition an output

 * port attachmentList is added to represent any attachements that are
 * returned by the webservice.
 *

 *
 * @author Stuart Owen
 */
public class WSDLActivity extends
		AbstractAsynchronousActivity<WSDLActivityConfigurationBean> {
	private WSDLActivityConfigurationBean configurationBean;
	private WSDLParser parser;
	private Map<String, Integer> outputDepth = new HashMap<String, Integer>();

	private static Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(WSDLActivity.class);

	/**
	 * Configures the activity according to the information passed by the
	 * configuration bean.

	 * During this process the WSDL is parsed to determine the input and output
	 * ports.
	 *
	 * @param bean
	 *            the {@link WSDLActivityConfigurationBean} configuration bean
	 */
	@Override
	public void configure(WSDLActivityConfigurationBean bean)
			throws ActivityConfigurationException {
		this.configurationBean = bean;
		try {
			parseWSDL();
			configurePorts();
		} catch (Exception ex) {
			throw new ActivityConfigurationException(
					"Unable to parse the WSDL", ex);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @return a {@link WSDLActivityConfigurationBean} representing the
	 *         WSDLActivity configuration
	 */
	@Override
	public WSDLActivityConfigurationBean getConfiguration() {
		return configurationBean;
	}

	/**
	 * Provides access to the TypeDescriptor for a given input port name.
	 *

	 * This TypeDescriptor represents the Type defined in the schema for this Activities
	 * WSDL.
	 *
	 * @param portName
	 * @return the TypeDescriptor, or null if the portName is not recognised.
	 * @throws UnknownOperationException if the operation this Activity is associated with doesn't exist.
	 * @throws IOException
	 *
	 * @see TypeDescriptor
	 */
	public TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptorForInputPort(String portName)
			throws UnknownOperationException, IOException {
		List<TypeDescriptor> inputDescriptors = parser
				.getOperationInputParameters(configurationBean.getOperation());
		TypeDescriptor result = null;
		for (TypeDescriptor descriptor : inputDescriptors) {
			if (descriptor.getName().equals(portName)) {
				result = descriptor;
				break;
			}
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Provides access to the TypeDescriptor for a given output port name.
	 *

	 * This TypeDescriptor represents the Type defined in the schema for this Activities
	 * WSDL.
	 *
	 * @param portName
	 * @return the TypeDescriptor, or null if the portName is not recognised.
	 * @throws UnknownOperationException if the operation this Activity is associated with doesn't exist.
	 * @throws IOException
	 *
	 * @see TypeDescriptor
	 */
	public TypeDescriptor getTypeDescriptorForOutputPort(String portName)
			throws UnknownOperationException, IOException {
		TypeDescriptor result = null;
		List<TypeDescriptor> outputDescriptors = parser
				.getOperationOutputParameters(configurationBean.getOperation());
		for (TypeDescriptor descriptor : outputDescriptors) {
			if (descriptor.getName().equals(portName)) {
				result = descriptor;
				break;
			}
		}
		return result;
	}

	private void parseWSDL() throws ParserConfigurationException,
			WSDLException, IOException, SAXException, UnknownOperationException {
		parser = new WSDLParser(configurationBean.getWsdl());

	}

	private void configurePorts() throws UnknownOperationException, IOException {
		List<TypeDescriptor> inputDescriptors = parser
				.getOperationInputParameters(configurationBean.getOperation());
		List<TypeDescriptor> outputDescriptors = parser
				.getOperationOutputParameters(configurationBean.getOperation());
		for (TypeDescriptor descriptor : inputDescriptors) {
			addInput(descriptor.getName(), descriptor.getDepth(), true,
					new ArrayList<Class<? extends ExternalReferenceSPI>>(),
					String.class);
		}
		//TODO: for a wsrf service, add an additional input port for EndpointReference
		//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
		boolean isWSRFService = false;
		String wsrfOperationName = "GetResourceProperty";
		String wsrfOperationActionURI = "http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsrf/2004/06/wsrf-WS-ResourceProperties/GetResourceProperty";
		String wsrfURI = null;
		try{
			wsrfURI = parser.getSOAPActionURI(wsrfOperationName);
		}

		catch (Exception e){
			wsrfURI = null;
			System.out.println("NOT a WSRF Service.");

		}
		if(wsrfURI!=null){
			System.out.println(parser.getSOAPActionURI(wsrfOperationName));
			if (wsrfURI.equals(wsrfOperationActionURI)){
				isWSRFService = true;
				System.out.println("This is a WSRF Service. \n An additional input port will be added.");
				//parser.setWSRF(true);
			}
			if (isWSRFService ==true){
				addInput("EndpointReference", 0, true,
						new ArrayList<Class<? extends ExternalReferenceSPI>>(),
						String.class);
			}

		}

		//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

		for (TypeDescriptor descriptor : outputDescriptors) {
			addOutput(descriptor.getName(), descriptor.getDepth());
			outputDepth.put(descriptor.getName(), Integer.valueOf(descriptor
					.getDepth()));
		}

		// add output for attachment list
		addOutput("attachmentList", 1);
		outputDepth.put("attachmentList", Integer.valueOf(1));
	}

	/**
	 * {@inheritDoc}
	 */
	@Override
	public void executeAsynch(final Map<String, T2Reference> data,
			final AsynchronousActivityCallback callback) {

		callback.requestRun(new Runnable() {

			public void run() {

				ReferenceService referenceService = callback.getContext()
						.getReferenceService();

				Map<String, T2Reference> outputData = new HashMap<String, T2Reference>();
				Map<String, Object> invokerInputMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();

				try {
					for (String key : data.keySet()) {
						invokerInputMap.put(key, referenceService
								.renderIdentifier(data.get(key), String.class,
										callback.getContext()));
					}
					List<String> outputNames = new ArrayList<String>();
					for (OutputPort port : getOutputPorts()) {
						outputNames.add(port.getName());
					}

					T2WSDLSOAPInvoker invoker = new T2WSDLSOAPInvoker(parser,
							configurationBean.getOperation(), outputNames);
					WSDLActivityConfigurationBean bean = getConfiguration();
					EngineConfiguration wssEngineConfiguration = null;

					if (bean.getSecurityProfileString() != null) {
						wssEngineConfiguration = new XMLStringProvider(bean
								.getSecurityProfileString());
					}

					Map<String, Object> invokerOutputMap = invoker.invoke(
							invokerInputMap, wssEngineConfiguration);

					for (String outputName : invokerOutputMap.keySet()) {
						Object value = invokerOutputMap.get(outputName);

						if (value != null) {
							Integer depth = outputDepth.get(outputName);
							if (depth != null) {
								outputData.put(outputName, referenceService
										.register(value, depth, true, callback
												.getContext()));
							} else {
								System.out
										.println("Depth not recorded for output:"
												+ outputName);
								// TODO what should the depth be in this case?
								outputData.put(outputName, referenceService
										.register(value, 0, true, callback
												.getContext()));
							}
						}
					}
				} catch (ReferenceServiceException e) {
					logger.error("Error finding the input data for "
							+ getConfiguration().getOperation(), e);
					callback.fail("Unable to find input data", e);
				} catch (Exception e) {
					logger.error("Error invoking WSDL service "
							+ getConfiguration().getOperation(), e);
					callback.fail(
							"An error occurred invoking the WSDLActivity", e);
				}

				callback.receiveResult(outputData, new int[0]);
			}

		});

	}
}


Chapter's trout stocking in the Pennypack Creek in the Pennypack Trust Friday, March 23, 2007.
We put out 200 Rainbows in the Trust today. The section we stocked is above the section we usually stock and has some real nice looking riffle waters.


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GMG Classical Music Forum
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Topic: The Guitar Corner: A Place Where Fellow Guitarists Can Talk Shop
Author Topic: The Guitar Corner: A Place Where Fellow Guitarists Can Talk Shop (Read 3455 times)
Re: The Guitar Corner: A Place Where Fellow Guitarists Can Talk Shop
Very nice. What are those switches on the side for?
I don't remember if I showed you the guitar I got recently...
https://www.schecterguitars.com/guitars/hellraiser-c-8-fr-detail
I still need to take it to a guitar tech since it came with some problems right out of the box and is unplayable.
But... despite that I can still tell that this is going to be my new favorite guitar. Very few guitars come with 8 strings and a floyd rose pre-installed. And the scale length doesn't feel too long, so it's fairly comfortable to play. Unlike my 9 string... thinking of trading it in eventually because the scale length makes it uncomfortable to play and the 9th string itself sounds really dull for some reason.
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie
drogulus
Gypsy, 1970
Location: Watertown, MA
Long ago I had a guitar that was a merciless Les Paul killer. It was Japanese, it had "flying finger" pickups, it was double cutaway, it was an Ibanez Artist 2617, like this one:
I bought it new in 1979, I think. I didn't know then that this was better than what Gibson was making because I never had a Les Paul to compare it to.
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Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Location: Northeast GA, US
...Mist floating above the water...
Quote from: greg on April 19, 2019, 06:58:50 AM
On this Fender Squier Jaguar, the switches on the side allow you to have a different tone depending on the position you put them in. Very nice Schecter guitar, btw. I don't think I've ever actually played on one of their guitars before, but, then again, I don't like going to guitar stores very much because of the loudness factor. I can't even hear myself think in one! Once you get it properly setup, you'll have to post yourself playing it.
« Last Edit: April 19, 2019, 07:27:27 PM by Mirror Image »
"Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art." - Claude Debussy
Quote from: Mirror Image on April 19, 2019, 07:22:39 PM
That's a lot of options then! That's like six extra switches compared to the average guitar.
I sure will post videos and such, eventually...
(now I'm vaguely remember i think i posted about this guitar already a month or two ago on another thread, oh well lol)
Speaking of guitar shop, there's a youtube channel called Said Too Much Productions where he does some really interesting experiments with guitar construction, such as making a soprano guitar that can actually hit the highest C note on a piano. It involved making a shorter scale length, insanely low gauge strings ordered from some special online shop, and 3d printing a fretboard extension that went up over 30 frets (meaning that he couldn't include a neck pickup, only a bridge pickup).
Quote from: greg on April 19, 2019, 09:39:37 PM
That's pretty cool about the soprano guitar. I'd love to get a baritone guitar at some point or a guitar with 7-strings (just for the added option of more tonal colors). I'm not a metal guitarist, so the appeal of a 7-string guitar may be strange (or not?), but I do think it could add a new dimension to one's own sound.
Quote from: Mirror Image on April 20, 2019, 05:47:12 AM
Not strange at all. Whenever I've talked about extended range guitars with someone else, either they or I have mentioned how it is also good for such things as playing more unusual chord shapes that might be found in jazz, for example. I've heard extended range guitars being used enough in clean context by now, even if originally they were created for distorted riffing.
Finding unique chord voicings seems to be something I'm constantly interested in and, yeah, the 7-string guitar would be a great way to extent the possibilities of finding these voicings. I used to think I was a rock guitarist, then I thought I was a jazz guitarist, but now I'm just a guitarist. I really prefer to think of myself, if I may be so obliged to do so, as a sculptor of sound. I feel affiliated with no certain genre and with this kind of mindset I'm free to think more creatively about the guitar and music in general.
Elgarian Redux
I was drawn in by the title of the thread, but so far this all looks fearsomely electric, so I'm not sure if I'm a fit contributor. All my guitars are acoustic. All of them are hugely better at being guitars than I am at playing them. Here's the list:
Martin HD28V
Taylor 914ce
Taylor 810e
Taylor 210e DLX
Taylor 214ce QM DLX (gives the definitive disproof of the idea that laminated woods all sound alike)
Sigma SG200 (I wanted a Gibson SJ200, but not to the tune of £3000, and with this remarkably fine Sigma copy, I can pretend.)
I have a little acoustic amplifier but I hardly ever use it.
Quote from: Elgarian Redux on April 20, 2019, 03:44:40 PM
Nonsense. You are welcomed here with open arms, Elgarian. You own some fine acoustic guitars. The Taylors that I've played on have been exquisite. I came very close to buying one of their 12-string models many years ago. Do any of the acoustic guitars you own have an electric pickup in them or are they are all purely acoustic?
Well, I caved, I ended up buying a Strymon Mobius effects box. Hopefully, it'll be here later on in the week.
The choruses and flangers are why I bought this unit:
https://www.youtube.com/v/jvH4ovLIUk0
https://www.youtube.com/v/78QcxnXGJGA
They all have a pickup except the Martin. I once bought a cheap Fender Mustang amp so I could play with the effects, but it never caught on. More recently I bought a little Roland AC 33 acoustic amp which has had a bit more use. But after 50 years of playing purely acoustically, I'm not likely to change now!
I've tinkered with recording, using a little 8 track Tascam 'portable studio', which is easy to use, even for me; but mostly I just pick up a guitar and play, without bothering with anything electronic.
I've owned a couple of 12-string guitars, and much as I love the sound of them, I find they are a pain to live with. I still have a Taylor 150e, but though I have tried and tried, it just isn't for me, and it sits in its case, silently whispering 'Mistake! Mistake!'
That's great. Yeah, the important thing to remember about effects is they should never control you. I only use them because they enhance my playing, but also because I just like them and always have. Interestingly enough, I learned to play on an acoustic guitar (an old Gibson or Washburn acoustic model which slips my mind at the moment), but I have always been attracted to the electric guitar for it's potential for building sonic masses of sound. I love the acoustic guitar (esp. nylon string classical guitar) as they provide a great rhythmic backdrop to a piece of music, but they've never been a part of the sound I hear in my mind that I've been trying for 22 years to get out. All the more power to you for sticking to your guns and playing nothing but acoustics.
Like you, I've fooled around with recording, but I don't have a keen interest in recording that much as a lot of what I play is based on pure improvisation and not on some kind of structure. I might think about getting something in the future as there have been several occasions where I wished I had recorded myself and another musician or musicians. I remember playing with a cellist and thinking "Boy, if only I had recorded this!" I forget how I met this cellist, but we did a church gig together if I'm not mistaken, but I do remember what we played at the time was loosely structured and had a lot of improvisation. After the church service was over, some guy walked up to me and the cellist and said what we played was 'extremely beautiful'. That kind of compliment has stayed with me to this day and I've been pursuing beauty in music ever since.
« Last Edit: April 21, 2019, 06:01:31 AM by Mirror Image »
Quote from: San Antone on April 21, 2019, 03:21:19 AM
A George Lowden guitar has been my main instrument since 1986 and I love it, it has done nothing but gotten better sounding through the years.
I've played some Lowdens and they all sounded absolutely wonderful - rich harmonics, and apparently infinite sustain. The only thing that stopped me from trying to get one myself was - apart from the price - they just didn't feel quite right for me. Truth is, I'm just a wannabee pop singer, and the Lowdons weren't a good personal fit to that.
I don't like acoustic guitar pickups, since they distort the sound so much
Oh yes, I quite agree. It's not that I'm a purist; it's just that having striven to get the finest-sounding acoustic guitars I could find and afford, it seems bonkers to electronically make them sound worse. My Taylors have all been carefully chosen for their specific acoustic qualities - but they all pretty much sound the same through an amp.
All the more power to you for sticking to your guns and playing nothing but acoustics.
As I said above, it's not a purist thing for me. I do have a cheap electric guitar in fact, but neither it, nor any other electric I've tried, has ever come alive in my hands. I don't feel any kind of relationship with them. I'd love to be able to, but it doesn't happen.
Like you, I've fooled around with recording, but I don't have a keen interest in recording that much
My interest in the recording process itself is virtually zero. I never yet managed to make a recording that didn't make me wince to some degree. But I like to be able to make some sort of record of the songs I write, or to be able to compare different arrangements of them. I do the recordings in the kitchen, and they sound like it.
Basically same here.
Also, the reason for the amount of pedals for me is that I don't just want one or two go-to sounds, but at least 10-20.
I think the goal of second guitar-based album will be that people listen to it and feel so utterly disturbed that they start hallucinating and eventually go crazy and kill themselves. Music like that generally requires many different effects.
(or not, you could just turn on some pop music for the same effect )
Well, there is good pop music you know. I'm thinking here of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, and Björk. These artists push the musical envelope and create worlds of sound that are unique and individualistic. Getting back to the tones and sounds we get from pedals (or rack mount units), I think if a musician isn't allured by their own sound, then they're not going to feel inspired to continue to play. I think once I receive this Strymon Mobius effects unit, I will have the last ingredient to my sound and this is something that I can add in or subtract, because, as you mentioned, it's nice having those options there in the event that you would like to add a different element to your sound or the music you're playing.
you could just turn on some pop music for the same effect )
and Mirror Image:
Well, there is good pop music you know.
I'd like to speak up in defence of pop music. When I was a young lad, I could not decide whether I wanted to be a physicist or a pop singer. I earnestly desired to be both, but they seemed to be in two compartments. One was trivial; the other serious. (And there was also the problem that although I was good at science, I couldn't sing, but let's set that aside for now.)
What nonsense it all was, to suppose that pop music was not really worthy of attention.
It took me a long time to realise it, as a conscious thought, but thank goodness I did eventually. All my adult life, running alongside everything else I've done, there has been an acoustic guitar, and I have used it to play pop music. It's been a source of joy, and sometimes a lifeline. I owe Bobby Vee and Elvis Presley just as much of a debt as I do Elgar or Sibelius. Just not the same sort of debt.
The songs I write myself are pop songs. They usually have some sort of serious intent - because I want to mean what I sing, when I sing - but still, they are pop songs. Pop music isn't by definition bad music. It does its own thing. Take it away from me, and I lose half my lifeblood.
No argument from me. I love pop music as there are so many great musicians that have given their all to producing some remarkable music. Like San Antone, I'm beginning to be able to drop the whole attitude of this genre is better than this genre, etc. and just listen. Music is a language of its' own and there's so many different vernaculars, but the end result is it's all music, but as to whether you like it or not is, of course, boils down to personal preference.
I hope this thread does not digress into that debate over genres.
You're right, and that wasn't my intention. I suppose I was explaining that my love of my guitars is intimately connected with my love of pop music. I wouldn't know how to separate them. And what I decide to play at any one moment is pretty unpredictable, although - to some extent it's determined by which guitar I happen to pick up. The Taylor 210 DLX is the most amazing rock and roll machine, and so sooner or later I give in to what it really wants, and let it rip.
I wonder which comes first? Do I pick up the guitar that suits my mood of the moment? Or Does the guitar I pick up dictate the mood of the moment? I don't know which. It's something of a recent luxury. Most of my life I've owned only one guitar at a time. For years it was an Eko Ranger 6, built like a tank and sounding much like one. Then it was a Martin DM, for about 15 years (oh my, that was a great guitar. I thought I would never need another.)
The idea of having more than one guitar is relatively recent, starting from about 5 years ago. There was an easing of finances with fewer responsibilities; and also a realisation that if I was ever going to experience the possession of really fine instruments, I ought to do it now before my fingers succumb to arthritis or whatever. It is, I must admit, a glorious luxury to have them.
I was just playing my Green Thing guitar with my newest amp. They sound beautiful together.
Green Thing
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Q: Qualitative data analysis for statisticians? Occasionally in my professional work, I've run into the need to analyze qualitative data. Because of some assistance I've had from non-statistician colleagues, I've learned about techniques such as thematic analysis that I was never taught in my statistical coursework.
Are there any good references (preferably textbooks) that people recommend for statisticians who wish to learn qualitative research techniques? I have never seen a single statistics class which covers such material - such classes that seem to teach this material are primarily focused in the social sciences.

A: In multivariate time series analysis, "statistical factors" (identified by empirical methods such as SVD or PCA) and "fundamental factors" (identified by a qualitative attribute such as company industry) are competing approaches to modeling multivariate data. The "factor analysis" chapter in Johnson and Wichern discusses rotating empirically defined factors to qualitative factors.

Johnson, Richard Arnold, and Dean W. Wichern. Applied multivariate statistical analysis. Prentice Hall.

"Latent class analysis" combines qualitative and quantitative concepts, see the R package poLCA and related article.

Linzer, Drew A., and Jeffrey B. Lewis. "poLCA: An R package for polytomous variable latent class analysis." Journal of Statistical Software 42.10 (2011): 1-29.


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Published on Princeton Alumni Weekly (https://paw.princeton.edu)
By Marilyn H. Marks *86
Published in the April 23, 2008 Issue
Michael Pratt, University Orchestra conductor
David Carpenter '08, the young violist profiled in our cover article, is unique among Princeton orchestral musicians for attempting to carve out a career as a soloist. But he is just one example of the gifted classical musicians who bring their years of practice to Princeton. Michael Pratt has been conducting the University Orchestra for the last 30 years and says that there has been steadily increasing interest in Princeton and the orchestra from top music students. "The Class of 2011 is very strong, and I can say that the applicant pool for the Class of 2012 is much deeper than it ever has been," Pratt observes. The talent, he says, is "astonishing."
Competition for an orchestra seat can be intense: Between 150 and 175 musicians audition for the 95 or 100 spots. So many talented students were being turned down that years ago, Pratt started a second orchestra — the Sinfonia — so that these students, too, could have a chance to perform.
If you want to hear the orchestra perform, its last concerts this academic year take place April 25 and 26. On the program is Mahler's Ninth Symphony — probably, Pratt says, "the most difficult symphony in the repertory." You also can hear the orchestra play outdoors at Reunions, when it is scheduled to precede the traditional fireworks display — with musical fireworks of its own. With sadness, PAW reports on the death of President Robert F. Goheen '40 *48 (page 8), who in many ways built the Princeton that we know today. In the fall of 2006, Princeton marked 70 years since Goheen arrived on campus as a freshman. At the time, PAW contributor Merrell Noden '78 spoke at length with the former president, who seemed frail but mentally sharp. Noden's story (Nov. 8, 2006) recounted the life of the man who had so changed Princeton: making a smooth transition to coeducation (at first he had opposed it), diversifying the student body, overseeing construction that nearly doubled the size of the campus, strengthening the faculty, and guiding Princeton through an era that tore many universities apart. After the interview, Noden commented upon Goheen's great humility, which was striking in a man who had accomplished so much.
Source URL: https://paw.princeton.edu/node/11661


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Q: 'CGContextAddLineToPoint' is unavailable : Swift What is replace of the CGContextAddLineToPoint this is what I'm trying to do
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     //0.5f offset lines up line with pixel boundary
    CGContextMoveToPoint(context, self.bounds.origin.x, self.font!.lineHeight * CGFloat(x) + baselineOffset)

    CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, CGFloat(self.bounds.size.width), self.font!.lineHeight * CGFloat(x) + baselineOffset)
 }

and I'm getting the following error. I know they clearly mention using move(to:) but how to use that?

'CGContextMoveToPoint' is unavailable: Use move(to:) instead

A: In Swift, you can simply use directly from your context because it methods is part of CGContext.
So CGContextMoveToPoint(context, x, y) will be context.move(to:CGPoint(x, y))
As same as, CGContextAddLineToPoint(context, x, y) will be context.addLine(to: CGPoint(x, y))
So your code will be
guard let context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext() else { return }

for i in aerr {
     //0.5f offset lines up line with pixel boundary
    context.move(to: CGPoint(x:  self.bounds.origin.x, y: self.font!.lineHeight * CGFloat(x) + baselineOffset))

    context.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: CGFloat(self.bounds.size.width), y: self.font!.lineHeight * CGFloat(x) + baselineOffset))
 }

A: you can do it like this
context.move(to: .init(x: self.bounds.origin.x, y: self.font!.lineHeight * CGFloat(x) + baselineOffset))


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