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Q: Pausing hover script, when hovering over overlapping, absolutely positioned element I have a bunch of elements that trigger a tooltip on hover. The problem is that the tooltip overlaps the element, so if I mouse over the tooltip, it will effectively mouse off the element. I then end up in a situation where the tooltip fades in and out continuously as I mouse on and off the trigger. I need to somehow pause the script, so that it does not fire the second part (mouseleave), so long as I hover over the tooltip.
The kicker is this: the tooltip is not and cannot be a child element, as the trigger element is an area in an imagemap, so I cannot simply use mousenter() and call it a wrap. The entire image is covered in hotspots, so it is also possible for the mouse to travel from the area, over the tooltip, to a different area, which should then fadeOut the first tooltip, and fade the new tooltip in.
I know it has something to do with event bubbling, but that entire topic is clouded in deep mystery for me, and I'm hoping for a simple solution.
Here's some random code pasta:
HTML:

<map name="Map" id="Map">
   <area shape="poly" coords="x,y,z,w" href="#tt01" />
   <area shape="poly" coords="a,b,c,d" href="#tt02" />
</map>

JS:
$("area").hover(function () {
      var i = $(this).attr("href").split("#");
      var i = "." + i[1];

      $(".tooltip").removeClass("glue");
      $(i).fadeIn();
   }, function () {
      var i = $(this).attr("href").split("#");
      var i = "." + i[1];

      $(i).hover(function () {
         $(this).addClass("glue");
      }, function () {
         $(this).removeClass("glue");
      });

      setTimeout(function () { $(".tooltip:not(.glue)").fadeOut(); }, 200);
   });

As you can see, I've tried toggling some classes (after toggling a custom attribute didn't work). This works, but as soon as I move from one area, over the tooltip to a different area, or if I move from the tooltip back to the area, and onto a new area... fun things happen.

A: EDIT: Make the tooltip follow the cursor and position it absolutely:
HTML:

    <map name="Map" id="Map">
       <area shape="poly" coords="x,y,z,w" alt="text for this area" />
    </map>

JS:
$('area').hover(function(){
    $('.tooltip').fadeIn('fast').html('Hovering over : ' + $(this).attr('alt'));
},function(){
    $('.tooltip').hide().html('');
});

$(document).bind('mousemove', function(e){
    $('.tooltip').css({
       left:  e.pageX + 20,
       top:   e.pageY
    });
});

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/AlienWebguy/h8AYF/

A: I spoke with the client, who wanted to be working on mobile devices as well, so what I did was to make it trigger on click instead. Much more simple, as I don't have to worry about where the mouse travels.

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It's no secret I live in a whirl of semi organised chaos, some days I feel super orderly and so on top of things, then I get a day like last week when it becomes apparent that I can be an organisation failure.
This happened 2 weeks ago, you see I don't like letters, they bug me, I think it all stems back to a letter I received last year, that rocked my life, it was delivered in such a clinic cold way that still makes me shiver when I think of it. As a result getting a letter addressed to me just irritates me, to the point I don't even open them. I rely on Chris to open what is necessary and deal with it.
Lets face it nothing interesting ever comes in a letter, when I comes to emails I am super organized, but letters, no. So when a letter came a couple of months ago from the DVLA I dismissed it, it would only be junk. Big mistake, it was actually the renewal notice for Jack private registration. I just assumed Chris would open it and sort it, he knows I hate mail. Unless it's a lovely parcel with a lovely gift tucked inside.
Letters just look scruffy, I hate bits of paper everywhere, and they are much better stuffed in a drawer never to see the light of day again. Unless of course it is a very important document that needs dealing with, which in my opinion would have been so much better being sent as an email, think of all those trees, and might have had a chance of being read.
My brother Terry bought the registration for Jack, as a gift when he was 2. At the time I remember thinking wow it is ages before he will ever use this. For a while I had it on my car, but when I bought my last car the garage would not put it on when they registered the car, so to be fair I hold them partly responsible. In fact while I am ranting about said garage, I also wanted sat nav and never got that either. What happened to optional extras?
Terry actually offered to look after the plate until Jack was old enough to put it on his first car, I remember rolling my eyes and saying I am perfectly capable of looking after a number plate. This memory flooded through my mind when I eventually opened the dreaded letter to find I had let the plate expire, I felt sick. How was I going to tell Jack that I had let the number plate he had waited all his life to use expire?
Or should I just re buy it and tell no one, that was an ok plan, apart from the price tag of over £1000. So I set about writing to the lovely people at the DVLA, I told them what a bad parent I felt and explained all the circumstances leading up to the event, and how traumatized I had been the last time I had opened a letter. In fact that letter turned out to be the letter that changed my life for the better, but at that time in October I never knew that. I am so lucky that they took pity on me and the plate was renewed, I never quite got the bad parent badge I was so ready to accept.
This was such a rude awakening for me, I so needed to organise myself, find somewhere to store mail and correspondence that needed dealing with, and then just like magic, as if they were reading my mind The House Network sent me a beautiful parcel of goodies that resolved my problem immediately.
Beautiful storage boxes to store and organise all my papers, yet fit in with my decor. You see interior decor and storage does not have to cost the earth. A few simple well coordinated pieces can be used to store and organise paperwork and essential items yes fit in with you home-style choices. With these cleverly chosen boxes, and beautiful scented candles that fit perfectly into our home I was able to solve storage problems yet fit in with our home colour palette.
And with the addition of some large comfy cushions was able to create a reading corner, with a box to store all the books that seem to be continuously float around our lounge from one surface to another. Whilst I encourage reading wholeheartedly, Joe can read 4 or more books at any given time, they then circulate around the house until I lose the will to live and put them back on a bookshelf.
And for me a supply of gorgeous scented candles to fill the room with the aroma of sweet sticky caramel. I actually get a bit panicky when my candles start to get low; I must have a constant supply so these should keep me happy for a while.
But in all, I have learnt a valuable lesson, not every sender of letters is out to get you, in fact some are quite helpful and will do all they can to assist you. And some days the sender of parcels can make your day and make your home look gorgeous.
I thought once you'd bought a plate that was it, it was yours. I'm shocked that you have to renew it!
Storage boxes and scented candles – a dream parcel. You must have been thrilled!
I think that is inane that a plater runs out, I never knew that, I hope it gets sorted.
Until 3 years ago I was crazy organised then this past 14 months I have not touched a letter, similar reason to yourself, this is fatal when you have a disabled child.
I like you need to get my S*** together, thanks for writing this post as I think it will knock me into shape.
I often leave mail for Paul because it's never anything exciting. Parcels, however?! No parcel is safe with me. The postman tends to leave any for the neighbours with me because I'm at home more often, and I have to stop myself from sneaking a look at what's in them. Gorgeous photos, Sarah!
I enter competitions so I've come to thoroughly enjoy getting the mail every day as I never know when it might be a lovely competition win!


How many times have you attempted to lose weight, get into shape, or just start exercising? I am sure like many people on earth, you have started, maybe stuck at it for a while, but stopped. It is common, according to a 2013 study, 80% of Americans do not get the minimum amount of exercise recommended (Which is 1-2 hours per week).
The problem that many people have is that they decide to start exercising, they go to the gym 7 times per week, they drastically change everything in their life, and it lasts for 2 weeks. If this describes you, don't be disheartened, you are more than capable of regular exercise, all we need to do is dig a little deeper. So let us walk through a few simple steps you can take right now to get you on the path to regular exercise, and that you stick on it. Oh and take out a pen and paper now. I'll wait.
This is the fundamental building block to achieving anything. Exercise isn't always easy, and many times you will not want to do it. If you have no solid reason why you should exercise, you will start to skip training, this will eventually lead to you stopping all together.
So why do you think you should exercise? Because the health authorities recommend it? Because you "feel you should"? We need to do better than that.
With your pen and paper you need to write down 3 reasons you need to exercise. Dig deep. Could it be that you have children? By not exercising you will be able to enjoy their company less throughout your life. Do you have low self-esteem? Exercise has been proven again and again to improve your self esteem. Are you concerned about your long term health? Exercise reduces the rates of thousands of illnesses. Whatever things are hugely important to you, write them down. Take your time.
Now, take this list and do some thinking. What would happen if you don't stick to these goals? Think about 5 or 10 years from now. How will your life be affected by the decision to not follow through with this? Write those bad consequences down, imagine them vividly.
Don't let the "what ifs" get you down. Now we are going to do the opposite. Imagine what you will be like in 1 year if you commit to exercising. Imagine 5 years, 10 years. Write it all down, visualize it. Realize that can be your reality.
We've created the right reasons for you to train. This should help motivate you when you can't find it within you to exercise. Write them out every day, repeat them out loud, think about them. These reasons need to become tattooed into your brain. It takes more than just the will to succeed. These motivations need to be transformed into habits. Let's see how we can do this.
Next you need to honestly appraise where you are in your health right now. What are your measurements? How far from your ideal physique are you? What is your fitness level? Are you out of breath walking up the stairs? Be specific.
Take all of these points, now write what you are going to change them to. What will you look like in the mirror? How many centimeters are you going to reduce? How much will you be able to walk/run? Which activities will you be able to do that you struggle to do now? Be specific, and again, visualize these things.
You are not going to drop 6 sizes in 2 weeks. So let's make clear that you goals should be realistic, but exciting. First, pick a goal for 1 year from now. Secondly, pick a goal 28 days from now. Choose a maximum of 3 goals. The less you have, the easier it is to focus on it. Every 28 days, you are going to set a new goal for the next 28 days. This will keep your progress moving fast.
How are we going to achieve these goals? Firstly, you need to find something you can do everyday. The best suggestion is walking. If you have time, walk for 30 minutes before breakfast. Or take a walk in the evening. But make sure that you add something in to your schedule that happens every single day.
Secondly, you need a proper training routine. This doesn't mean that you need to train 7 times per week. To start with, why not train 2 times per week. It doesn't have to be much, but exercising twice per week is the important thing.
If you hate the gym, don't go there. If you hate basketball, don't play it. Choose something that you know you can enjoy. If you hate all exercise, then pick something you don't hate that much. Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Try hiking! The trick is, if you get in to a routine of simply doing some activities, in time you will be able to attack much harder and more demanding training. Check out some of these articles for inspiration.
• What is my long term motivation for training?
• What goals will I be not hitting if I don't train?
• What will happen to me in the long run if I don't train?
• Remind yourself of what you have planned for yourself, be true to it.


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The fifth installment of this year's series looking back at the football series between Michigan and Ohio State takes us back to 1999. The economy was roaring, and on the football front, the Wolverines were maddeningly close. So close, but yet so far.
Much of that distance was due to an embarrassment of riches at the quarterback position. Michigan had two excellent quarterbacks. Tom Brady was a fifth-year senior who had a tremendous final season, while sophomore Drew Henson was the top quarterback recruit in the nation in the 1998 recruiting class. In the beginning of the 1998 season, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr let the two players split time at quarterback, which contributed to losses against Michigan State and Illinois. In hindsight, had Tom Brady played the entire way in both of those games, the Wolverines would likely have won both, and there's a very good chance the Wolverines would have finished with their second perfect season in three years, and their second national championship in three years.
Brady nearly led Michigan back against Michigan State, which led Carr to pick Brady as the starter for the rest of the season. Suddenly, Michigan's offense became one of the most clutch units in the nation down the stretch. Brady developed a knack for making big plays at big times, and his performance in the final three games of his Michigan career was arguably the most impressive three-game stretch by any quarterback in Michigan history. Against Ohio State, the Wolverines started slowly, and on several occasions, they appeared to be in serious trouble. With fewer than five minutes remaining in the third quarter, Ohio State running back Jonathan Well broke a tackle and ran from the Buckeyes' 18-yard line to the Michigan 5-yard line, where cornerback Todd Howard saved the day, tackling Wells from behind. Michigan trailed by seven points at the time, and it appeared that Ohio State was on the verge of taking a commanding lead. That's when the Michigan defense rose up and produced a series for the ages. On third down, Michigan safety Tommy Hendricks sacked Ohio State quarterback Steve Bellisari, who fumbled the ball. Still, Ohio State recovered, and had a shot at a field goal that would a comeback very difficult for Michigan. Following a bad snap, Dan Stultz missed the field goal, and Michigan had dodged a bullet. Suddenly, the Wolverines had new life, and a little momentum.
In the final minute of the third quarter, Michigan linebacker Ian Gold intercepted Bellisari, and returned the ball to the Ohio State 8-yard line. Brady wasted no time; connecting with tight end Shawn Thompson on a play action pass for the tying touchdown. With one quarter to go, the game had the feel of a classic contest between the two arch rivals.
On the ensuing possession, Michigan cornerback James Whitley tackled the football on an Ohio State pass, forcing a fumble that was recovered by safety Cato June. Once the Wolverines took possession, Brady was masterful; deftly mixing the pass and the run. On second down and nine yards to go, Brady connected with sophomore wide receiver Marquise Walker, who dove into the end zone for a touchdown, giving Michigan its first lead of the game. Finally, Michigan had given its defense a lead to protect, and the defense wasn't about to let this game slip away. On Ohio State's next possession, Michigan linebacker Dhani Jones sacked Bellisari, grabbing one leg and holding on until his teammates swarmed over Bellisari. On fourth down, Bellisari threw a pass for receiver Reggie Germany, but it fell harmlessly incomplete, as Dhani Jones waved his arms like a referee to signal the incomplete pass. Now, with just over two minutes remaining, the Michigan offense had the chance to put the game away, and the Wolverines delivered, with Brady sneaking for a first down on 3rd and 1 to cement the victory.
In the final moments of the game, several reporters in the press box remarked that this had started slowly, but wound up being a very good game. In essence, the 1999 Wolverines were much the same, finishing the season with five consecutive wins, including three consecutive comeback victories to end the season. Many players went on to prominent careers in the NFL, but this team will always be remembered for being so close to winning so much more. Yet, on the other hand, Michigan fans over the past 20 years would crave that kind of ending to their season. Ultimately, I think most historians will consider the 1999 Wolverines to be successful. On a personal note, this was the second time I attended a game at Michigan Stadium, and the only time I've attended a Michigan-Ohio State game. I flew in the day before with a press pass, and arrived at the Pioneer High School parking lot shortly before 9 a.m. I walked on the field before pre-game warmups had even started, and saw a couple of Ohio State players in their sweats, casually throwing a ball around. The day was in the low 40s, with a constant dampness in the air, and a morning dew on the stadium grass. After the game, I was in the postgame press conference in the then Crisler Arena (now the Crisler Center). I stood within a few feet of Brady while he was being interviewed, and I was next to massive guard Steve Hutchinson while he asked an assistant coach how Michigan State had done that day. For obvious reasons, the 1999 game was one of the most memorable in my opinion.
Thanks to ABC Sports, YouTube, and YouTube poster WolverineHistorian. As always, I own nothing, I do not profit in any way from this blog post.
Michigan Football vs Michigan State — Looking Back — 1998
The fourth installment of this year's series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State takes us back to 1998. The offseason preceding the 1998 football season was arguably the most enjoyable of the modern era of Michigan football. The previous season, Michigan finished with a perfect record, a Big Ten championship, a Rose Bowl championship, and even a share of the national championship. Michigan Stadium had been expanded by 5,000 seats to reclaim its status as the nation's largest on-campus stadium, and the Wolverines had landed the top overall player in the 1998 recruiting class, quarterback Drew Henson, and a very explosive running back, Justin Fargas. The offseason party lasted a long time in Ann Arbor. Unfortunately, a little too long.
The Wolverines started the season with losses to Notre Dame and Syracuse. Charles Woodson had left early for the NFL, and Marcus Ray had been suspended for dealing with an agent. By the time the Wolverines finally woke up from their offseason party, it was clear the Wolverines still had lampshades from the party on their heads, when they should have been wearing the winged helmet.
By the fourth game of the season, those helmets were on, and they buckled tightly. Michigan State roared into The Big House, and following a Bill Burke touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress, the Spartans led, 10-3. After a fumble on the ensuing kickoff, Michigan State got the ball back, but Paul Edinger missed a field goal, giving the ball back to Michigan. Tom Brady then put the ball in the very capable hands of Anthony Thomas, who rumbled 69 yards to tie the score. The Wolverines led by three at the half, but Michigan State had the momentum, and the ball starting the second half. That's when the Wolverines regained their identity. The defense shut out Sparty in the second half, Jay Feely kicked his third field goal of the day, and 49-yard pass from Brady to Marcus Knight set up a Brady sneak, and Michigan went on to beat Michigan State, 29-17, highlighting all the usual strengths of a Lloyd Carr team.
The Wolverines finished 10-3 in 1998, losing to Ohio State, but topping Arkansas in a bowl game. The shame is that if the Wolverines had started the season with the same focus they had the previous year, things might have turned out much better.
Thanks to YouTube, ABC Sports, and YouTube poster CMB 7686 for the video. As always, I own nothing, and I do not profit in any way from this blog post.
2019 Michigan Football Commentary- Jim Harbaugh vs Lloyd Carr
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The fifth and final installment of the series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State takes us back 20 years, to 1997. The economy was roaring, the world was starting to take an interest in this new thing called the Internet, and Michigan entered the season facing arguably the toughest schedule in the country, while critics snickered not so quietly that the Block M stood for mediocrity.
The good news is that everyone in Maize and Blue heard that criticism, and by the beginning of the season, they were seething with anger, and they were absolutely determined to prove their critics wrong. Lloyd Carr, who proved to the best master motivator in 1997, had just finished reading "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer, a book about a harrowing ascent of Mount Everest in the most dangerous storm in the history of Mount Everest climbs. Carr found out that Lou Kasischke, a member of the climbing party, lived nearby, and he persuaded Kasischke to talk to the Michigan team about the challenges he faced while climbing Everest.
Michigan entered the game with a perfect record, while Ohio State entered with the perfect opportunity for revenge. The last two seasons, Michigan had ruined perfect seasons for the Buckeyes by upsetting Ohio State. Throw in the fact that Ohio State wide receiver David Boston had taken a potshot at Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson in the media, and it's easy to see why there was so much tension in the pre-game build-up.
Midway through the second quarter, the game was locked in a scoreless tie when Michigan quarterback Brian Griese found Woodson on a post-pattern for a 37-yard gain. Two plays later, freshman Anthony Thomas crossed the goal line to give Michigan the lead. By the middle of the third quarter, the Wolverines had extended that lead to 20-0. That's when things got a little bit nerve-wracking. Boston finally beat Woodson for a touchdown, and then OSU linebacker Jerry Rudzinski forced a fumble from Griese, and all of a sudden, Michigan's lead was down to 20-14. That's when every Michigan fans started to sweat during a game in which the temperature was in the low 20s.
Fortunately for Michigan, the defense stood tall at the most critical moments, and a huge hit by Marcus Ray on Boston changed the momentum. Just a few minutes later, Michigan's defense had held, and Griese took the snap and ran out the clock. The final score was Michigan 20, Ohio State 14. The win gave Michigan the Big Ten championship with an 11-0 record, and Michigan went to the Rose Bowl, where the Wolverines topped Washington State to finish the perfect season and capture the Associated Press National Championship.
In my 54 years, that was the biggest Michigan-Ohio State game of them all, and I doubt I'll see any victory bigger than that one in my lifetime. That win serves as the bar for every Michigan win over Ohio State.
Thanks to ABC Sports and YouTube posters Stephen Barnett and Dr. Sap. As always, we own nothing, and this blog and video are posted strictly for the enjoyment of readers.
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St Frances MD August 24, 2019
Watching our 4 recruits destroy Miami Central another national powerhouse high school.
4 star 2020 LB Savage January 25, 2019
Committed today from Baltimore. He is considered the number 15 outside LB.
OT Sasha Obama attending Michigan. December 22, 2018
Can't say I voted for her dad and its kinda just a funny little thing but word is she will be attending in Fall 2019 and its good publicity for the school.https://bckonline.com/2018/12/21/college-bound-is-sasha-obama-headed-to-the-university-of-michigan/
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starting to trend way up Blue crystal ball now higher than OSU. Also heard Crouch loves Michigan, but doesnt like the cold and concerned about winning against rivals. My thing with that is that Michigan even more so than Bama, OSU and Oklahoma have the national televised game. Even in the south they would put […]
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From an insider source Harbaugh will be visiting Julian Fleming today at 2:30pm at his High School. 247 has him rated as a 5 Star, #1 rated WR and #9 Overall prospect for the 2020 recruiting class. Helluva recruiting prize for whoever lands this kid. Michigan has extended an offer. https://247sports.com/Recruitment/Julian-Fleming-103328/RecruitInterests/
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Blue flipped him from Tennessee.... wouldn't be surprised if Harrod and 2 other players very close to pulling the trigger
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Sounds like Michigan will get 16 of their 18 guys locked in today...not having their #1 guy (Otis - LB from GA) sign early...probably an indicator he'll be going elsewhere.And Michigan flips Julius Welschof (6-6, 250), a 4-star DE from Germany after committing to Georgia Tech back in October. Go Blue!!
Taylor Upshaw November 25, 2017
welcome aboard.... flipped from Florida
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2019 OT Logan Brown (6-6, 280) from Grand Rapids (MI) East Kentwood os VERY, VERY high on Michigan. He's the #5 OL and #28 overall player in 2019 class (according to Rivals). Michigan has 3 players in top 30 for 2019 and lead for 3 more, including #1 OL Devontae Dobbs (6-4, 270) from Belleville […]
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Q: Forecast with ARIMA model using specific months and years in R? I want to train my model using specific years and months (which are not a continuous sequence). Then use the fitted model coefficient along with data from July 10 to August 31 of the year 2017 to forecast Yr20 July 10 to August 31 Flow data
library(tidyverse)
library(dplyr)
library(lubridate)
library(tseries)
library(forecast)

set.seed(1500)

DF <- data.frame(Date = seq(as.Date("2010-01-01"), to = as.Date("2018-12-31"), by = "day"),
                            Flow = runif(3287,25,75)) %>%
  mutate(Year = year(Date), Month = month(Date), Day = day(Date), JDay = yday(Date)) %>%
  filter(Year %in% c(2011,2012,2015,2017)) %>%
  filter(between(Month, 7,8))

Yr20 <- data.frame(Date = seq(as.Date("2020-01-01"), to = as.Date("2020-07-09"), by = "day"),
                  Flow = runif(191,20,60))

# acf(DF$Flow)
AA <- auto.arima(DF$Flow) # this will gave me order of the model
fitModel <- arima(DF$Flow, order = c(1,1,1)) # fit the model
#Forecast_flow <- forecast(fitModel, h = 10) # just a rough example using forecast function

A: You will find it much easier to use the fable package rather than the forecast package for this, not least because it handles daily data much better. Here is some code that I think does what you want.
library(tidyverse)
library(lubridate)
library(tsibble)
library(fable)

# Generate artificial data and create a tsibble object
set.seed(1500)
DF <- tibble(
    Date = seq(as.Date("2010-01-01"),
               to = as.Date("2020-07-09"),
               by = "day"),
    Flow = runif(length(Date), 25, 75)
  ) %>%
  mutate(
    Year = year(Date),
    Month = month(Date),
  ) %>%
  as_tsibble(index=Date)
DF
#> # A tsibble: 3,843 x 4 [1D]
#>    Date        Flow  Year Month
#>    <date>     <dbl> <dbl> <dbl>
#>  1 2010-01-01  56.2  2010     1
#>  2 2010-01-02  73.6  2010     1
#>  3 2010-01-03  58.0  2010     1
#>  4 2010-01-04  42.1  2010     1
#>  5 2010-01-05  40.5  2010     1
#>  6 2010-01-06  37.9  2010     1
#>  7 2010-01-07  44.8  2010     1
#>  8 2010-01-08  73.1  2010     1
#>  9 2010-01-09  72.5  2010     1
#> 10 2010-01-10  65.7  2010     1
#> # … with 3,833 more rows

# Fit model to July/August from 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
modelFit <- DF %>% filter(
    Year %in% c(2011, 2012, 2015, 2017),
    between(Month, 7, 8)
  ) %>%
  # Add NAs to fill in the missing observations
  fill_gaps() %>%
  # Estimate non-seasonal ARIMA model
  model(
    ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0,0,0))
  )
modelFit
#> # A mable: 1 x 1
#>   `ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0))`
#>                        <model>
#> 1       <ARIMA(1,0,0) w/ mean>

modelFit %>%
  # Apply to all data up to 9 July 2020 without re-estimating parameters
  refit(new_data = DF) %>%
  # Forecast to end of August 2020
  forecast(
    new_data=tsibble(Date = seq(as.Date("2020-07-10"),
                        to = as.Date("2020-08-31"),
                        by = "day"),
                     index=Date)
  )
#> # A fable: 53 x 4 [1D]
#> # Key:     .model [1]
#>    .model                     Date             Flow .mean
#>    <chr>                      <date>         <dist> <dbl>
#>  1 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-10 N(49, 208)  49.4
#>  2 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-11 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  3 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-12 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  4 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-13 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  5 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-14 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  6 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-15 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  7 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-16 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  8 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-17 N(50, 208)  49.6
#>  9 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-18 N(50, 208)  49.6
#> 10 ARIMA(Flow ~ PDQ(0, 0, 0)) 2020-07-19 N(50, 208)  49.6
#> # … with 43 more rows

Created on 2020-07-10 by the reprex package (v0.3.0)


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What are multiple primary malignancies?
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Over the past 30 years, the incidence of cancer in Poland has more than doubled. Advances in technology, early diagnosis and improved treatment make more and more malignancies curable. An increase in the survival of cancer patients has also been observed. An increased rate of survival leads to the development of subsequent malignancies. Their cause is yet unclear however, chemotherapy as well as genetic and environmental factors may be involved in the process. The key prognostic factors for patients who were once diagnosed with cancer are: type of cancer, its stage and available treatment options. The aim of this work is to introduce the issue of multiple primary malignancies, with particular emphasis on their epidemiology. From the perspective of the whole population, the occurrence of multiple malignancies is quite rare. Triple or quadruple malignancies are even less common. Multiple malignancies may develop at any age, although, as it is shown in this paper, the type of cancer, its stage and location vary depending on the age at which the first and later subsequent cancers have presented. The most frequently found subsequent cancers are: colon cancer, lung cancer, cancers of the genital system and breast cancer. Based on statistical analysis and current literature, we discuss the risk of developing a second malignancy depending on the type of cancer that was diagnosed first.


The condition of benign prostatic hyperplasia of the prostate area is becoming increasingly common among male's patients around the world. Often, the ailment affects elderly patients which makes surgical treatments such as prostatectomy risky, owing to complications arising from the presence of coexisting medical issues.
As a result, alternative treatments including balloon dilation, transurethral thermal therapy, and laser beam therapy, among others are rapidly gaining interest in terms of research and clinical trials. Moreover, factors such as poor lifestyle choices and hereditary health conditions are also playing key roles in the increased risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia and consequently, steadily increasing incidences among men are likely to remain instrumental in growth of the benign prostatic hyperplasia prostate treatments market in the near future.
Rapid advances in medical technology are encouraging the use of non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures in different sectors of the healthcare field. This trend has also encouraged researchers studying benign prostatic hyperplasia to develop similar procedures.
For example, the researchers in the Health Dept. of the University of California – San Diego have initiated the services offering non-surgical solutions to men who are suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia. This is one of the first medical centers to provide prostate artery embolization, a procedure that uses catheters in arteries to block blood flow to the prostate, thereby relieving symptoms and reducing the size of the prostate. This procedure is claimed to be a comparative alternative to surgery, while reducing operating cost, pain, and completely eliminating the need for hospital stay.
On a similar note, the use of greenlight lasers are also gaining popularity as a minimally invasive treatment process, which involves the use of high powered lasers integrated with specialized fiber optics to vaporize the excess growth of prostate tissue in a controlled manner. The process takes very little time, relieves symptoms, and boosts urinary flow without lasting side-effects.
For patients with small to medium sized prostates, or those with a large median lobe, the procedure of using holmium laser vaporization is widely being considered as an effective treatment option, which provides the advantages of being minimally invasive, in addition to causing relatively lesser bleeding during the procedure.
The UroLift procedure is another cutting edge, minimally invasive treatment. Its unique approach is aimed towards patients with prostate volumes up to 80 grams, provided that the median lobe is not obstructing or protruding. The process involves the pinning of the excess tissue to the sides of the prostate capsule, instead of the conventional practice of physically getting rid of the extra prostate tissue.
Aside from surgical practices, therapeutic and pharmaceutical products are also expected to play a larger role in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in mild to moderate stages of the disease. Alpha blockers are some of the most commonly used medications for treating this ailment. They are effecting in relaxing muscle fibers in the prostate allowing easier urination.
Alternatively, healthcare providers are also prescribing long-term administration of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors, by minimizing or stopping the effects of body hormones that affect the growth of the prostate. Moreover, combined drug treatments including 5-alpha reductase inhibitors with alpha blockers are also showing promise.
While minimally invasive procedures and drug therapy are comparatively cheaper to open surgical procedures, costs for benign prostatic hyperplasia are far from affordable. The growing number of geriatric males around the globe, and consequently the higher incidences of benign prostatic hyperplasia are anticipated to create a spike in the prices for surgical procedures and treatments.
Depending on the severity of the condition, the cost for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia can vary greatly. These factors are projected to create significant challenges in the industry, and limit growth in the market for the foreseeable future.


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On August 27, 2015, Ramsey and Washington counties made a significant move toward improving the environment and achieving their common vision to increase recycling and get the most value out of trash, when a joint board of commissioners recommended that the two county boards take the final steps to purchase the trash processing facility located in Newport from the private owner.
This move would improve a very successful system: For the past 33 years, the two counties have worked together to build and improve a solid waste management system that protects public health, taxpayers and the environment — and grows jobs here in the East Metro. Working with others, we have developed a system that includes waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and energy-recovery to handle most of the trash produced.
A top priority over these three decades has been recycling. From 1980 to 2014, we've seen the amount of recycling change from almost zero to a rate of more than 50 percent — over half of the items discarded today are recycled.
A key part of that success has been a privately owned facility located in Newport, which processes about 80 percent of the trash that residents and businesses in the two counties throw away, removing some recyclables and producing a fuel. That fuel is used by Xcel Energy in two power plants to generate electricity — enough electricity to power about 20,000 homes.
When we look at where we have arrived, last year 86 percent of trash was recovered for recycling or energy — that means only 14 percent of trash went to landfills.
Ramsey and Washington counties have a legal requirement and public expectation to plan and oversee increasing recycling, as well as where and how our trash is processed. The counties also have the legal responsibility to manage risks associated with how our trash is handled. This includes economic risks, such as making sure that trash collected in our counties is processed safely and cost-effectively, and that we're not putting today's trash processing costs on the backs of future generations.
The contract with the current private owner of the facility expires at the end of 2015 and the counties have an exclusive right to purchase the facility. For more than two years, commissioners of both counties have been studying how the facility in Newport could be used along with new technologies to modernize the East Metro's trash handling system to make sure it maximizes the use of trash as a resource, to the benefit of taxpayers, households and businesses. To this end, the top priority moving forward is to increase recycling at homes and businesses in order to meet and exceed a 75 percent recycling goal set by the state. And, looking at the next 20 to 30 years, we want to expand on our successes and build a modern trash management system that makes use of new technologies that permit us to get even more value out of trash.
The Newport facility can be the foundation for the future waste management system in the East Metro. The counties envision building on the demonstrated successes of the past and moving to the next generation of recycling, technology and environmental responsibility.
Members of the Ramsey/Washington County Resource Recovery Board, after weighing the pros and cons of purchasing and owning the Newport facility, have determined that public ownership offers numerous benefits, including ensuring that small and mid-sized trash hauling companies can compete and support jobs in the East Metro. Most important, it would provide a foundation for making the changes to derive greater value from trash.
Financial projections show that the costs of owning and operating the Newport facility could save taxpayers each year, and eventually be funded solely by trash disposal fees with no subsidy needed. In fact, studies show public ownership may save millions of dollars annually for county taxpayers, and households and businesses that generate trash.
If the counties did not purchase the facility, it is quite possible that the facility would close. This would have an economic and environmental impact on the East Metro region, including the loss of jobs in Newport and other jobs related to its operation, such as the two power plants in southern Minnesota. A significant environmental loss would occur: A lot of trash would be buried in landfills and we would lose the resource value of that waste. The Project Board did not come to its recommendation about purchasing the facility lightly, but after weighing the risks and benefits, it was evident that owning the facility is not only important to ensure that jobs remain at the facility itself, but also to preserve the trash management system in the East Metro.
And, while it is an older facility with old technology, there is value in using it as a foundation for the future. There are newer, emerging technologies that we can implement to improve recycling and energy recovery from trash. And, while we are taking this action to keep a successful system intact, we have chosen to advance, rather than retreat or start anew. Acquiring this facility presents the East Metro area with that opportunity.
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People say real estate activity in Dubai slows down during the Holy month of Ramadan, but activity in the market has so far proven otherwise. Dubai's hospitality sector is gaining strength by the day and such is its potential that two noted developers have joined hands to launch a new hotel project.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Majid Al Futtaim have joined hands to open an Aloft hotel directly connected to Middle East's first integrated shopping, leisure and entertainment destination, City Centre Deira. The new hotel is scheduled to open in 2018 and will not only offer quality hotel rooms to tourists, but also bring a vibrant social scene and tech-forward outlook to the emirate's hospitality.
Per project details, the new hotel would offer 304 spacious guest rooms, including 29 suites, with plush platform beds, large walk-in showers and complimentary Bliss amenities, upon completion. An outdoor rooftop VOX Cinema and a cinematic themed floor of rooms and suites will take care for the entertainment needs of the guests and Starwood's industry-first keyless entry system will enable guests to use smartphones or Apple watches as a room key. The hotel will also feature free high speed Wi-Fi throughout the property.
Barlow said the agreement between the two companies would set their hotels apart from the rest in Dubai and fulfil their vision of creating great moments for everyone, every day.
With Aloft Dubai City Centre Deira, the total number of hotels operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the country will rise to 11. The agreement between the two companies would also strengthen Starwood's position across the UAE where it currently operates 26 hotels with 17 additional properties in pipeline.


What are you doing these days to feed your soul? With technology being what it is, many of us tend to think in terms of how much we can accomplish and how quickly it can be done. To make sure you don't neglect your spiritual side, here are some simple and effective mental and physical routines which can help tend your inner being.
Treating yourself to items that aren't absolute must-haves can seem like an outright indulgence, but some gifts can give back by helping you maintain your health and well-being year around.
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Death of Jean-Luc Delarue: 6 years later, the strange inconsistency raised by his father
Six years have passed since the death of Jean-Luc Delarue, but his family and loved ones are yet to come to terms with his death. There are still numerous unanswered questions surrounding his death. Jean-Luc Delarue's father always highlights certain aspects that he considers inconsistent. These questions are still trotting in his mind and he hopes to find answers.
Cancer got the better of Jean-Luc Delarue. The man passed on August 23, 2012 after fighting his illness like a warrior. His demise hurt his fans almost as much as his family. Today, the family of Jean-Luc Delarue is still in total disarray given the painful loss they had to endure.
Post-mortem mail; an unresolved question
Jean-Claude Delarue, the star's father, is still plagued with many questions. According to this father who cannot accept the departure of his son, the enigma is still unresolved. The man declares: « My son Jean-Luc Delarue would have been 54 years old today. Almost 6 years after his death, I do not know how he managed to die in the morning and send two abusive emails in the afternoon » . Below is the statement that Jean-Claude Delarue posted on Twitter.
His father is pained by the conflict which came about after his son's death. In simpler terms, some of Jean-Luc Delarue's relatives have argued over the legacy left by the man. These conflicts are always on his mind as most of the parties are still unsatisfied.
Today, the truth is still a mystery. Following the reactions of Jean-Luc Delarue's father, doubt has plagued all of France. What really happened? Surviving cancer is a difficult feat, but when you have a fighting spirit, you can always get by, and Jean-Luc was a real fighter at heart.
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Jigger Cruz
from 01-04-2016 to 30-05-2016
Born in 1984 in Malabon City, Manila, Philippines. Lives and works in Manila, Philippines.
Jigger Cruz explores the primitive memory of the figurative in contemporary painting. The paintings rework many of the stylistic quirks and formal concerns of classical painting, employing their basic composition and approximating their processes. His pursuit of the idea that a painting is also an installation results in exposing the canvas stretcher bars and revealing all aspects and surfaces in the final artworks.
Jigger's artistic approach plays with ideas of defacement and vandalization. The traditional painted landscapes that are visible underneath Cruz's layers of oil and spray paint give the impression that an Old Master painting has been destroyed. The destruction of these figures becomes integral to our aesthetic understanding of the piece. His paintings become assemblages of recognizable objects and obscure shapes which interlace, envelope and unfurl within one another.
Jigger Cruz studied Fine Arts at the Far Eastern University in the Philippines and Design at De La Salle-College of St. Benilde.
Selected exhibitions and fair venues include: "Smudging Dirty Little Touch", Albertz Benda, New York, USA (2016), "SUBTRACTION PARADISE", solo show at ARNDT Singapore, 2015, "Art Stage Singapore" (2015) "Depth Circus" at the West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines (2013), "Glitch Habitation" at the Primae Noctis Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland (2012), "Dead End" at the West Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines (2011), "Watching the Wheels" at the Ayala Museum, Philippines (2010), "Tabi Tabi Po, a charity art event" at the 1:AM Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA (2010), "Constructing Deconstruction" at the Tala Gallery, Tomas Morato, Philippines (2009), "Swing" at the Blanc Art Space, Makati City, Philippines (2008) and "Pink Fumes" at the Pablo Gallery, Cubao, Araneta Center, Quezon City, Philippnes (2007).
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Q: Dual values of optimal bases Suppose that we have a linear program (LP) that has at least two optimal bases B1 and B2. Are the dual values associated with B1 equal the dual values associated with B2? In other words, can we associate to each constraint of LP a unique dual value even if this program admits more then one optimal basis?

A: No, you cannot. With a degenerate optimal solution, i.e. when there is more than one optimal basis, there can also be different primal and dual solutions. What will always be equal among all optimal bases is the corresponding solution value.


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"Village of Penland" real-estate scheme examined by Wall Street Journal
Posted on July 25, 2007 July 25, 2007 by Nelda Holder
The Wall Street Journal has highlighted the ill fate of a plan by Spruce Pine real-estate developer Tony Porter and others at his company, Peerless Real Estate Services Inc., for a project near the Penland School of Crafts in Mitchell County. The Village of Penland development was supposed to provide housing and work spaces for artists, who could then cater to baby boomers and retirees flocking to the area. Porter, according to the Journal, promised to arrange loans of as much as $2 million to investors in his plan to take 1,200 acres of land and subdivide it into 2,000 lots. Now Porter, Peerless and a number of associates are under federal and state investigation, and investors who bought lots for as much as $125,000 have been told by appraisers their actual worth is no more than $20,000.
The complicated scheme, which allegedly involved a number of Spruce Pine development companies and several lenders in the Southeast, was halted in June by N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper. Cooper, who won a court order to stop the venture, alleged there was a pattern of deceptive business practices, artificial inflation of land value, and submission of multiple applications for loans secured by the same property. Cooper charges that the developers received more than $100 million in loan proceeds by marketing to consumer investors.
"I feel like an idiot now," says Cary resident Henry Gerrits, who reportedly worked with Porter to borrow $375,000 and, in turn, invest that sum in the purchase of four Penland lots. Porter, through his lawyer, Douglas Kingsbery, disputes the allegations in the suit.
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Accessibly sporty coming of age drama.
Released in 2004, certified UK-12. Reviewed on 23 May 2005 by Scott Morris
I must warn you, this film does feature American Football quite heavily. As the barely noticeable NFL Europe showed, the sport so beloved of those damn Yankees doesn't play quite so well outside of U.S. territory. This shouldn't stop you extracting a goodly amount of enjoyment from this coming of age sporting drama, as it's actually rather good.
Smalltown, Texas seems a grim place to spend your formative years. Reliance on the surrounding oilfields makes many of them feel like remote outposts far from the glittering lights of the capitals. Distractions are needed and for Permian, the Smalltown that's the subject of this based-on-a-true-story that's high school U.S. football. The kind that you don't play with your feet.
Expectations for the Permian Panthers run high, with versatile superstar James 'Boobie' Miles (Derek Luke, sadly no explanation is forthcoming for his nickname) threatening to win the state championships on his own. That is, until he's judiciously flattened by an opposing team in a pre-season game suffering major ligament damage. Suddenly Coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton)'s main tactic of 'get ball to Boobie' doesn't seem like such a great plan. With opinions on the phone-in shows turning sour at a rate of knots, Gaines has to instill enough confidence in the remaining team deprived of their star player to give them a fighting chance of making the finals.
Of course, they've all got their own problems. Quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black) has an ill mother to care for, and at times it seems like his supposedly glorious position in the team isn't worth the hassle. Running Back Don Billingsley (Garrett Hedlund) is afflicted with a nightmare of a father (Tim McGraw), a previous state champion winner who's heaping expectations on his kid, and also the odd beating.
Pathos agogo. As coming-of-age dramas go, which is primarily the point of Friday Night Lights, there's few finer examples. Thornton's understated performance provides a welcome stability compared to the hormone addled mood swings of the troubled leads, who in turn play their emotions with an intensity that's entirely warranted and often touching.
You can't really separate it from the action on the field, that being the rest of the point. Thankfully, this is good American football. If you're anything like me, and if you are you have my commiserations, you first experienced the sport through Channel 4's highlight shows where they'd thankfully excised all the boring, inconsequential drives and much of the between-down setups and timewasting. This proved to be a winning formula, providing exciting end-to-end match-ups. Once Channel 5 bought the rights and relied on showing live games, interest levels went south rapidly. Hours and hours of very little happening? It's like watching The Phantom Menace.
To cut short this rambling side story, the point I'm limping towards is that you don't need to know anything about American football to understand what's going on in Friday Night Lights, and some clever explanation by the featured game announcers should keep even the most clueless clued up. Even if you can't stand the game there's a good chance you might find yourself excited by the action here, as Welcome to the Jungle director Peter Berg takes the Channel 4 route and not only shows just the dramatic plays, but has license to use the best angles to capture it. It's quite an impressive showing from the man behind the megaphone, as capturing this combination of action and borderline melodrama is quite a tricky tightrope to walk, but he's negotiated it admirably.
Best supporting act in this film goes to the town of Permian itself, or it's cinematic stand-in. In a town where everyone knows everyone's business and football is next to godliness, it's not difficult to feel the walls closing in on the characters featured here. It had the horrible ambience of a town where everyone wants out but with no means to do so, where lives can feel wasted if people's priorities get knocked out of line. Perhaps Friday Night Lights best trick is to tap into this feeling of hopelessness before showing the ways out without descending into cornball sentimentality. At least, not too badly.
All told, Friday Night Lights is really rather good. By it's nature it's quite a masculine film, and if you want a fun game for all the family you could try the difficult 'spot the significant female presence' game. However, even if you hate American football and, erm, are female there's still an easily accessible relationship drama and character study underneath the odd spots of macho posturing. I'm quite fond of this film, and I'm fairly sure you will be too.
Were I in the business of passing quantifiable judgements, I'd award this 4/5 TippyMarks.
Billy Bob Thornton (Coach Gary Gaines)
Lucas Black (Mike Winchell)
Garrett Hedlund (Don Billingsley)
Derek Luke (Boobie Miles)
Jay Hernandez (Brian Chavez)
Lee Jackson (Ivory Christian)
Lee Thompson Young (Chris Comer)
Tim McGraw (Charles Billingsley)
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Harry Nuss
Date of Death: May 13, 2014
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Harry Charles Edwin Nuss, 88 of Endwell passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 13, 2014. He is predeceased by his parents, Lucy and Charles Nuss, his wife, Gladys Y. Nuss and his sister Marjorie Heimbach. He is survived by his daughters Debbie and Will Kimbell of Midlothian, TX, Cathy and Don DeCicco of Denver, CO and Tammy and Jim Kocak of Binghamton, NY He is also survived by his only son William H. Nuss of Waverly, NY. He is also survived by his two grandsons, Justin Kocak of Pittsburgh, PA and Nicholas Kocak of Binghamton, NY. Harry served in the US Army Marine Corps, graduated from Lehigh University and retired from IBM Owego.Harry's journey started in Allentown, PA and his life's journey took him from Pennsylvania, to Hawaii while serving in the Army. There he met his future wife Gladys and they settled in California while he attended UCLA. After his father Charles passed away, Gladys and Harrymoved to Allentown, PA to help care for his mother Lucy while he finished his Bachelor's degree at Lehigh University. Gladys and Harry then moved to Endicott, NY to pursue his employment at IBM Owego, as an Electrical Engineer. Harry's passions were his woodworking, which he so loved and spent his retirement enjoying his passion. Anyone associated with Harry was gifted with a memento of his woodworking capabilities. These mementos will be cherished forever.
Funeral Services will be provided by the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott, NY on Friday May 16th. Calling hours will be from 10 am – 12 pm at the Vestal United Methodist Church, 328 Main Street, Vestal. Funeral and burial services will be immediately following. In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to Achieve, 47 Riverside Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790. The family wishes to thank Lourdes Hospital and the Good Shepard Village for all of your thoughtfulness and kindness during Harry's final months.


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Q: How to refactor an application with multiple switch cases? I have an application which takes an integer as input and based on the input calls static methods of different classes. Every time a new number is added, we need to add another case and call a different static method of a different class. There are now 50 cases in the switch and every time I need to add another case, I shudder. Is there a better way to do this.
I did some thinking and came up with this idea. I use the strategy pattern. Instead of having a switch case, I have a map of strategy objects with the key being the input integer. Once the method is invoked, it will look up the object and call the generic method for the object. This way I can avoid using the switch case construct.
What do you think?


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Doug Smith: A "Better Deal" with whom?
Doug Smith: Free State Patriot history and society editor
So, the Democrats, party of the New Deal, The Great Society, All this and World War, too, have decided to solve their problem (nobody votes for them anymore) with a "Better Deal".
Hmm. Really?
Well, I have not written a book about deals, nor have a stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently, but I have made and observed a few deals in the past 60 years and offer some observations and lessons learned.
Who you make a deal with matters. I have made business deals with people I had reason to mistrust, but a desire to trust; an alcoholic, a thief, a chronic liar. (not all the same person!) Those deals have, predictably, gone south.
Examine your motivation. I made those bad deals because they promised a lot that I wanted. I wanted those things badly, for reasons of my own, but they were a little too good to be true. In perfect hindsight, I should have passed.
If a deal sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. Trust your gut.
Deals offered by Democrats have a poor track record. (The 7 years of broken promises by my own party, the GOP, is a subject for another time.)Wilson ran on a strong anti-war platform: "Too Proud to Fight. ", "He Kept us out of the War" (WW1, if you were wondering.) He was inaugurated Jan, 100 years ago, for his second term. And in April, he went to Congress to launch the US into WW1.
Reagan made a deal with the Democrats in 1983 for $ 1 of tax increases for every $ 3 in spending reductions. So, the Dems promised, and sent him a budget including the tax increases, which he signed. Reagan noted in his memoirs, and I note now, 34 years later, that we are still waiting for any Democrats, anywhere, at any time, to ever reduce spending on anything.
Bush 41 made a deal with Ted Kennedy that he, Bush, would break his "Read my Lips, No New Taxes" pledge, in exchange for which Democrats would lower spending a commensurate amount. (Note that at that time, they still had not come through on those promised to Reagan, Bush's predecessor.) As noted, we are still waiting on those spending decreases.
Since I have written at length about it, I won't belabor the point too much, but Barack Obama s shovel ready jobs, which he laughed off, are still not done or filled, the 2500 a year savings never happened, we cannot keep our Doctors or plans, and whatever else it may have done, the "Affordable Care Act did not make Health Care either more affordable, or more available. Indeed, it had nothing whatsoever to do with "Care" but a great deal to do with "Insurance. "(Also, worth noting that the Insurance companies heartily signed on to a deal with a Dem that promised to assure them that 350 million people, under force of law, would be customers. And how did that work out for them?)
Which brings us to a lesson learned by observations: if you make a deal with someone who does not keep their word with others, don't expect them to keep their deal with you.
Deals made with other people's money are easy for the deal maker, (the Dems), enticing for the beneficiaries (their voters), brutal for the people whose money they spend (Me. You, if you pay taxes.) and once again, too good to be true. (See 3, above. See also Detroit, Illinois, black youth unemployment, minimum wage workers in Seattle.
There is no real wealth, other than the fruits of labor. That is what we work and do. We assign an arbitrary value to gold and diamonds, yet if I were to lock you in a room with all the gold and diamonds you wanted, and nothing else, you would starve. You could not build a car with it, except if you used it to build a factory, buy raw materials, and hire workers. The Gross Domestic Product, the yardstick of the wealth of a nation, is not about the number of zeros at the Federal Reserve, (on the ledger, not the people. Yea, I know, cheap shot.) It is about the goods and services we produce, and the value that potential buyers assign to them, and are willing to pay, in their own valuta, time, or work to obtain them.Only in the Garden of Eden was all that a man and woman needed available to reach out and take. Only in the Garden of Eden was sex available, commanded, and totally without consequence, all the time. Only in the Garden of Eden was there no need to work, and produce.
There, and in the yearning for that which was lost, which comes to be expressed in the Utopian fantasies from Plato to Marx to Wilson to Obama. And time and again, throughout history, there have been those who try to overturn the natural order, and operate on Eden Standard Time, the way we wish things were, instead of the way they are. Every attempt has been met with failure, and disaster, and misery.
So, the Democrats' promises are based on the Utopian ideal: we can replant the abundance of Eden and make it grow, we can go back to how it was, and make it happen again, just put us in charge.
And they reject the promises attached to the Eden story, because they contain unpleasant realities they wish to reject: By the sweat of your brow will you eat bread, until you return to the dust, for of dust you were made, and to dust you shall return.
To accept that means to accept that men will not be perfect, that we are subject to a higher power, and that we must obey certain rules. Progressives, notably Democrats, do not want any rules but their own, and certainly not those rules.
But that pronouncement is not all bad. You Shall eat bread, by the sweat of your brow. Not such a terrible thing. You no longer get the Eden deal, because you broke that one. But you do get this one: You won't go hungry, but you must work for it now. But the Democrats keep trying to establish the Eden Deal, and, failing the power to do so, find it to fail over and over.
Tragically, the lesson they learn is not that it won't work, which is has not for millennia. No, they come away saying, if we do the same thing over and over, we will eventually get a different result.
Einstein called that insanity. So, it is. And so, is making a deal with the Democrats, whether you are a President or a voter.
Tags: democrat better deal, DOUG SMITH, free state patriot, LIBERALISM, progressivism
Categories Democrats, DOUG SMITH, FREE STATE PATRIOT, FSP
Doug Smith: Pity the Liberal
Doug Smith is an author, historian and regular contributor to Free State Patriot.
Pity the modern liberal. He, no, sorry, she, no wait we can't use gender centric language. Well, She-it. Ok, She-It has to defend some pretty difficult positions.
To be a Liberal Democrat (henceforth LD), you must argue your Bills carefully. Clinton's abusive treatment of women is excused, and he is an advocate of women's rights because he "feels their pain" (and supports abortion.) Cosby's behaviors toward women are not excused, because his positions are at odds with the Liberal dogma.
But pity the poor liberal, who must defend Willy and condemn Cos for the same moral failings. While we are at it, we must accept Hillary as an advocate for women, despite paying women on her staff less than men, and acting as the attack dog on women who were objects of Bill's predilections. All for the good of the cause. Pepto Bismol, anyone?
The LD must defend Planned Parenthood, because it is the sacrament of the religion of liberalism. Sheit must defend it as a "Women's Health" organization helping with Breast Cancer, ignoring that is does no such thing, and attacks another organization which does so for withholding money. Extortion, anyone? Vito Corleone would be proud. LD s must defend PP for "keeping women out of back alleys, and in the hands of butchers, while ignoring and defending unsafe clinics and abortionists who do indeed, even in the 21st Century of Roe V Wade, maim and kill women with impunity. No criticism or attack can be tolerated. Hence, the LD has to somehow defend an abortionist cutting through the face of a living baby to remove his brain. He is, apparently, a blob of tissue, until he can be enrolled in a LD approved, state sponsored Head Start program. Wow. Pepto?
The LD must turn hits (in Appalachia that is proper grammar. For the gender confused LD it is an amalgam of his her its, and one more reason to reach for the Pepto) logic inside out to insist that Obamacare, which is on the approved list, is the "law of the Land" and must be obey, nay, praised, Nay Worshipped!, but yet Barack Obama can unlawfully alter it dozens of times, fail to implement troublesome parts, and that is an acceptable heresy.
The LD must revere, rightly so, the work and dream of Martin Luther King, yet at the same time eschew criticism of Barack Obama's failings, and his reversals of the gains won by MLK based not on the content of his character, but on the color of his skin. For no criticism of Obama is accepted and debated, rather, the critic is loudly labeled a racist for his disagreements. Pity the LD, and pass hit the Pepto. MLK must come to Sheit in hits dreams and thunder "Were you not listening?"
Pity the LD, who, supporting the law, turns on law enforcement; who, supporting black lives, must be blind to hundreds killed the right way; who, ( oh my poor aching belly, ) must condemn every shot fired at a black criminal, and, by silence, condone every killing by a black criminal, whether of a white or ( most frequently,) another black. Sheit must condemn blacks who say "We have got to stop killing each other", and put the blame on, who? Sheit must check with Josh Earnest to see who is at fault this week for the 2000 shootings and 350 murders so far this year in Chicago. Sheit must suspend common sense, and the evidence of hits eyes. Pepto?
The LD must be ok with the lawlessness of ignoring property rights, and rewarding the UAW over bondholders in GM, by Obama, not by, as 100 years of precedent dictates, by a judge, and publicly deriding investors who protest getting pennies on the dollar as greedy, while rewarding the greed of UAW contracts with a company in default. Sheit must be ok with suspending the law, and committing robbery on private individuals, to reward the friends of a corrupt politician. It's the pink bottle, right there in the front of the fridge.
In short, Sheit must be ok with suspending common sense and the law when it serves "the greater purpose."
Yet, there is a problem with that suspension of conscience. As Robert Bolt has Sir Thomas More state it in "A Man for All Seasons",
"And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned round on you—where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws from coast to coast—man's laws, not God's—and if you cut them down—and you're just the man to do it—do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I give the Devil benefit of law for my own safety's sake. "
And there is, perhaps, the crux of the problem. The LD sees the law as a hindrance to do what Sheit wishes, instead of the protection against the worst urges and greed of barbarians, bandits, and tyrants.
And it is not working for her. Him. It.
Well, Sheit! Pepto?
Tags: DEMOCRATS, DOUG SMITH, free state patriot, LIBERALS, PROGRESSIVES
Categories Democrats, DOUG SMITH, FREE STATE PATRIOT, LIBERALISM, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT
Big review set by Democrats after election losses
By KEN THOMAS Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are planning an extensive review of what went wrong in the 2014 and 2010 elections, hoping to find ways to translate success in presidential campaigns into future midterm contests.
A party committee will conduct a "top-to-bottom assessment" of the Democrats' performance in recent midterm elections and try to determine why they have struggled to turn out its core voters in nonpresidential elections.
"It's apparent that there are increasingly two separate electorates: a midterm electorate and a presidential electorate. We win one and we don't seem to be able to win the other," said Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who leads the Democratic National Committee, in an interview Saturday. "That is a fundamental dynamic that we have to change."
Democrats suffered heavy losses in last week's elections, ceding Senate control to the Republicans and surrendering more seats in the already GOP-majority House as Republicans ran against an unpopular President Barack Obama.
Republicans picked up governor's offices in a number of Democratic-leaning states like Massachusetts, Maryland and Illinois and strengthened their grip on state legislatures.
Democrats have been successful in turning out an Obama-led coalition of minorities, women and young voters in presidential elections, but have struggled in midterm races when turnout is lower and the electorate tends to be older and whiter, favoring Republicans.
Wasserman Schultz said the new committee, whose membership will be announced in the coming weeks, will look at the party's tactics, messaging, get-out-the-vote operations and digital efforts in recent nonpresidential elections. The group plans to report back in February at the DNC's winter meeting.
Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski said last week's elections underscored GOP momentum.
"When Republicans came to the table and played their game, they lost and that's a problem," Kukowski said. "We have said from the beginning that Obama 2012 wasn't the standard for us. The midterms showed that and we are going to keep building on our successes."
The DNC's postelection review has parallels to a postmortem that Republicans conducted after Mitt Romney was defeated by Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
The report urged Republicans to shift its focus to year-round, on-the-ground political organizing in the states and recommended that the GOP embrace a comprehensive immigration overhaul. That recommendation quickly hit resistance from congressional Republicans who rely on primary voters who oppose creating a path to citizenship for immigrants living illegally in the U.S.
"Our party has a problem," Wasserman Schultz said in a video announcing the project. "We know we're right on the issues. The American people believe in the causes we're fighting for. But the electoral success we have when our presidential nominee is able to make a case to the country as a whole, doesn't translate in other elections. That's why we lost in 2010, and it's why we lost on Tuesday."
Wasserman Schultz said she discussed the need for a review with Obama on election night and both agreed on the need to move forward. She also spoke about her plans Saturday with Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California and Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the party's leaders in Congress.
"We need to understand everything that went wrong so that we can address all the potential problems and prepare for future elections," she said.
Tags: DEMOCRATS, MID-TERM ELECTION
Categories Democrats, mid-term elections
Trouble Looms for Obama, Democrats with Election Day 2014 Approaching
By Gary Langer
(Evan Vucci/AP Photo | Danny Johnston/AP Photo | Melinda Deslatte/AP Photo)
Barack Obama and his political party are heading into the midterm elections in trouble. The president's 40 percent job approval rating in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll is the lowest of his career – and the Democratic Party's popularity is its weakest in polling back 30 years, with more than half of Americans seeing the party unfavorably for the first time.
The Republican Party is even more unpopular. But benefitting from their supporters' greater likelihood of voting, GOP candidates nonetheless hold a 50-43 percent lead among likely voters for U.S. House seats in the Nov. 4 election.
See PDF with full results, charts and tables here.
These and other results are informed by an array of public concerns on issues from the economy to international terrorism to the Ebola virus, crashing into a long-running crisis of confidence in the nation's political leadership. Almost two-thirds say the country is headed seriously off on the wrong track. Even more, three-quarters, are dissatisfied with the way the political system is working.
Scorn is widely cast: Among those who are dissatisfied with the political system, two-thirds say both sides are equally to blame, with the rest dividing evenly between Obama and his party, vs. the Republicans in Congress, as the chief culprits. But as a nearly six-year incumbent president, Obama – and by extension his party – are most at risk.
Beyond his overall rating, Obama is at career lows in approval for his handling of immigration, international affairs and terrorism (long his best issue) in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. Approval of his handling of the conflict with Islamic State insurgents in Iraq and Syria has plummeted by percentage 15 points in the last two weeks, amid questions about the progress of the air campaign now under way.
Further, while Obama's negative rating on handling the economy has eased, more Americans say they've gotten worse off rather than better off under his presidency; the plurality is "about the same" financially, for most not a happy outcome. Even with the recovery to date, 77 percent are worried about the economy's future, and 57 percent say the country has been experiencing a long-term decline in living standards – all grim assessments as Election Day looms.
Categories BIG GOVERNMENT, Democrats, POTUS
These days, Democrats aren't talking much about Obama in congressional speeches.
File: Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) (center) and other Democrats including Rep. George Miller D-CA (at right with hands to his mouth) react as President Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress on Capitol Hill on Jan. 27, 2010 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
When President Obama took office in 2009, congressional Democrats were euphoric. With control of the House, Senate and the White House, and high public approval for their new party standard bearer, Democrats eagerly embraced Obama and all the long-awaited policy initiatives he'd surely help them achieve.
In that first month, congressional Democrats mentioned Obama during floor speeches 200 or so more times than Republicans. In the next year and a half, the parties referred to the president at similar rates, sometimes with the Republicans having more to say, other times the Democrats.
One can reasonably assume that when the Democrats speak of the president publicly it's in a favorable way and when Republicans do it's, well, not quite as glowing. As positive public opinion of Obama began to dip after his first year, the spread between how often Republicans and the Democrats invoked Obama grew wider. Put simply, the Democrats weren't mentioning Obama by name nearly as much as Republicans.
The gap is particularly notable in the last year as seen in the chart above by the Sunlight Foundation, which measures how often any given word is spoken against all words in floor speeches and debates collected by the Congressional Record. Last fall, at the height of the government shutdown and the Obamacare rollout, Republicans were predictably discussing (bashing) Obama more.
But the trend has continued.
Much has been written this election cycle about the Democrats distancing themselves from Obama ahead of the midterm elections. Some Democratic candidates in tough races regularly emphasize their differences with the president. And Obama is persona non grata on the campaign trail (unless it's inside private high-dollar fundraiser dinners).
If the number of times they bring him up in front of the C-SPAN cameras is a measure, the Democrats detachment from the president is even evident on Capitol Hill – where every spoken word is recorded forever, so it's especially crucial to choose them carefully.
As my grandmother always said, "You can't take back the spoken word."
She also often said, "If you can't say anything, nice don't say anything at all." And perhaps Democrats simply don't have very many nice things to say.
Tags: Barack Hussein Obama
Categories CRISIS IN AMERICA, Democrats
Mark Caserta: Have Republicans again abandoned abortion message?
Apr. 24, 2014 @ 12:00 AM
It appears that once again, abortion may be missing from the national debate in an election year. And Christian conservatives have a legitimate question for GOP candidates:
Will you continue to refuse to make the issue of life or death for the most vulnerable among us table stakes for your candidacy simply for fear of alienating voters?
Please understand that while Article VI of the Constitution clearly states there shall be "no religious test" qualifying a Congressional candidate for office, this does not exempt you from certain "qualifications in principle" that Christian conservatives will refuse to compromise in November — and abortion is one of them.
And burying your pro-life position deep in your on-line profile isn't bringing the topic to the table for discussion. It's unacceptable that progressives have been allowed to move the standard far beyond the provisions of Roe v. Wade.
In a 7-2 opinion, the court ruled that a right to privacy under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees a woman's right to an abortion. The due process clause protects a broad right to privacy that is also found in the Ninth Amendment and the penumbras of the Bill of Rights. This "substantive due process" right to privacy permits a woman to terminate her pregnancy for any reason during the first trimester. However, subsequent to approximately the end of the first trimester (about 3 months) the state may reasonably regulate abortions in ways related to maternal health.
Our nation has dreadfully exceeded the parameters set by the Supreme Court of the United States. In fact, according to a recent report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the United States has one of the most permissive abortion policies in the world (7 out of 198 countries) and is one of seven countries in which late-term abortions after 20 weeks (about 5 months) are allowed.
Sadly, many studies have shown that by this stage of development, a child is capable of feeling pain and women are at a greater health risk.
Often we hear pro-choice activists espouse rape, incest, genetic disability or health of the mother as primary consideration for supporting abortion on demand. But of 1,260 women surveyed in a 2004 study by The Guttmacher Institute, only 7 percent cited health concerns as their most important reason for choosing to abort their child. The majority of women actually stated a financial or lifestyle challenge as a top reason for their choice.
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requests voluntary abortion data from across the country. While 756,651 abortions were reported in 2010, many suspect the number to be closer to 1 million babies aborted every year in the United States.
How many of God's children who were destined to become world changers were never given the chance? How many brilliant scientists, skilled physicians or prominent leaders never escaped the womb?
Human life is a frail and precious gift of God. If GOP candidates refuse to re-introduce abortion into the discussion, then who will?
It's time to stand up for life.
Tags: Abortion, Christian Conservatives, Religion
Categories Abortion, Democrats, FAMILY, FSP, GOD'S WORD, GOP, Marxists, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, Republicans