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The satire of Downing Street trying to fly the saltire
With the news that the 'Yes to Independence' campaign had overtaken the 'Better Together No to Independence' campaign in the polls, the Yes campaign went on the offensive trying to paint the No campaign as panicking.
To counter this at the time, unfounded accusation, the No campaign launched itself into full panic mode.
Firstly, they cancelled Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) so the three party leaders could take a completely unplanned and, let's be honest, unwelcomed trip to Scotland to try and 'love bomb' the Scots.
I can't see that going wrong…
While I feel little sympathy for Cameron, I do feel a bit bad for Clegg as once again he fights in a referendum where he does more harm than good. He is, whether he likes to admit it or not, now part of the three figureheads of conventional Westminster politics who are to the No campaign what the Liberal Democrats were to the AV campaign.
Alex Salmond must have been laughing at the news that all three of them were heading north.
As if trying to write a satirical sketch for the 'Thick of it', it got worse. Someone somewhere decided to try and fly the saltire over Downing Street and impressively manged to get it wrong. Truly a wonderful moment – the satire of the saltire.
Watch this video:
It has been a long time since I have seen a collective political flap as big as this. Will the Scots find this late attempt to love-bomb them lovable? Or, and perhaps more likely, will they see through these latest twists and turns of political posturing?
I suspect the latter but I guess we won't find out until the 18th September when Scots go to the polls.
Tagged as Better Together, saltire downing street, Scotland, video, Yes Scotland
The Scottish vote for independence should be a celebration – change is happening.
This is a guest post from a good friend and current Phd student, Charlie Langan.
A quick disclaimer to start: I will not be voting in the Scottish referendum. When there was the possibility of having a postal vote, I believed that neither side had provided any substance to vote for . Since then however, I believe that the Yes campaign has provided a story to believe in. Given the opportunity, I would vote Yes.
Yes for a chance to change both Scotland and the UK for the better.
The starting point of the debate though, which is often overlooked, is whether there is a problem with the state of the Union.
There is evidence that the system is not currently working. I am more and more ashamed of the news stories about the UK that make it to Uganda where I live. Despite not being patriotic, I find myself with, increasingly regularity, volunteering my Scottish status to separate myself from these stories. This is something I have never done before.
The turn to aggressive, confrontational and emotive attitudes and policies on immigration, the European Union, tax and social welfare among other issues coming from the UK, seems to me at odds with the progressive political agenda coming from Scotland.
As an environmental economist working on climate change, I recognise the strength of Scotland's devolved policies based and founded upon science. However, I do believe that Scotland is running to the limit of its powers and is being constrained. Without being able to set taxes and create incentives, it is difficult to nudge people into making decisions that are better for the society we want to be.
Scotland has shown ability and aptitude to develop strong policies giving, at least me, assurances that Holyrood could probably handle sectors such as the economy (and by most measures better than the current UK government performances in health, education and environment sectors).
I think there is a lot of similarities between the current debate on independence and climate change.
Climate change is a problem, but it took a long time to really understand how it affects us all. Scottish and UK society, national priorities and policies aren't in harmony, and the differences are perhaps becoming irreconcilable.
In this light, the debate boils down to do we need to change or not. It is a lazy argument that change is too risky just because it's change. Those who refute change on the principle of change are often those have gained too much power under the status quo and don't want the boat rocked (the equivalent big oil lobby against the green economy and taking action on climate change). The argument heard is often it's too expensive to change, and closer examination such claims are generally unfounded.
If there is a consensus that a problem exists and there is a need for something to be done, the debate turns to what is the solution for a better Scotland and a better UK?
The problem here is evaluating any solution, as this requires making predictions of the future, or a new future or a new paradigm. Climate models using hundreds and thousands of years worth of data are made to look like child's play compared to trying to model the complexity of economies. Those who claim certainty are un-honest, and there are many uncertainties making definitive answers difficult. But we are quite good and familiar at managing the risk of unknowns.
In many respects the Yes campaign has been taking a systematic approach to think through the key issues and logically trying to plot the best course that Scotland could follow if independence is chosen; i.e. identifying risks and proposing management. I don't like Alex Salmond, nor do I attribute all the successes of the Scottish parliament to him, but I have become to believe that he and the Yes campaign continues to capture the progressive nature that exists within many Scottish policies. Drawing upon the scientific wisdom, it's not the result that counts, but the method used that shows your success.
The Better together campaign have never unpacked themselves; is it "we are better together" or "we would be better together"? I have already dismissed for the former, but the latter – how – what could Scotland gain? What could the UK gain? What can both parties bring to the table that is not already there? What solutions is the no camp providing? Why have we never seen a better together vision for the future of Scotland? What will be on the table if a no vote is returned in the referendum and discussions turn to devolution max? How valuable would UK membership be to Scotland, if we all find ourselves outside the EU?
The nature of the independence and climate change debates has also been similar in that: the no campaign has been taking on the role of the climate sceptics, focusing on trivial or false corner stones of the debate (the hypothetical currency), distorting the wider picture of the debate (its all about the economy), and resorted in threats (you can't depend on oil). I look forward to future comparisons with the UK debate and eventual referendum on the EU membership; will it also focus on these boring issues?
But here perhaps we are better together, working toward building commonality between Yes and No, then we can rationally and logically take the final step to spilt or not. I would like to see real discussions on pros and benefits of both camps visions' for the future of Scotland.
Scotland should be giddy with the opportunities in front of it, not cowed into worrying about making the wrong choice. After all, the debate should be a celebration, change is already in motion and in this sense Scotland has already won!
Filed under Climate Change, Politics
Tagged as Change, Charlie Langan, Independence, Indy ref, Scotland
Video: Highlights from Scottish Independence TV debate
With just weeks left until Scotland votes on independence, the leaders of the opposing campaigns took to our TV screens last night to debate the pros and cons of independence.
Here are the highlights from the debate:
After watching the highlights I would be interested in your views. If you had a vote, how would you use it? Do you think we are 'Better Together' or that Scotland should vote 'Yes to Independence'?
Tagged as best bits of TV debates, debate highlights, Independence, poll, Scotland, video
Scotland: No to independence campaign lumbered with George Galloway
If ever there was a way to sway an undecided voter in the up-coming Scottish independence vote, it would be to place George Galloway, in all his odious rape apologizing, Assad excusing, conspiracy theory believing self, on the opposite side of the debate.
It must have been with great cheer then within the Yes to Independence campaign that The Guardian today highlighted Mr Galloway's previously little noticed "Just say 'naw'" campaign – his months of campaigning for a no vote to independence.
Already those supporting the no vote have responded with dismay:
George Galloway is campaigning against Scottish independence. Speaking as someone who supports the No campaign, can he please not?
— James Bloodworth (@J_Bloodworth) March 26, 2014
He is a laughing stock to most, but to the 'better together' campaign, he is a walking liability.
In such a tightly contested vote, could Galloway be what weights the scales towards a yes vote?
Think I am overplaying this? Well…remember when he described North Korea as a 'Cohesive, pristine, innocent culture'.
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In a position statement released today during Community and Primary Health Care Nursing Week (21-27 September 2015), ACN (Australian College of Nursing) identifies the need for primary health care policy and funding allocations to address the changing health profile of Australia's population and identifies nursing as a key partner for governments.
Australia's health care system should fully utilise the skills and knowledge of Community and Primary Health Care (C&PHC) nurses in response to changing population health needs, such as the increasing rate of chronic disease, an ageing population and a rising need for drug and alcohol services.
Kathleen McLaughlin, Acting CEO of ACN, explained community and primary health care nursing roles are integral to ensuring optimal health outcomes for people across their lifespan.
"Australia's health care system has always relied on the wide range of community and primary health care nursing roles to provide health promotion, rehabilitation, education, and direct care to individuals, families and communities, often in the hardest to reach places and to the most marginalised people.
"Population ageing, emerging infectious diseases, the increasing burden of chronic and complex disease and health inequalities between Australian populations all require a community and primary health care response.
"The skills and knowledge of C&PHC nurses enables them to make a large and substantive contribution to the delivery of community and primary health care," stressed Ms McLaughlin.
A C&PHC nursing approach addresses the health needs of individuals while considering the social, economic and environmental factors impacting their health, making the profession a "key partner" for governments in achieving an effective health care system.
"C&PHC nursing is able to respond to a wide range of population health needs because the profession is so wide spread, it provides a wide range of expertise and is able to reach such a high proportion of the Australian population.
"For this reason, C&PHC nursing is a key partner for governments and the community in actualising primary health care that effectively responds to peoples' and communities' primary health care needs," concluded Ms McLaughlin.


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Hey, AHIP, Who Is The Enemy?
October 22, 2009 4:03 pm ET — Melinda Warner
As reported by Huffington Post, the lobbyist for America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) has instructed Congressional Republicans to fight against health care reform by not "giving comfort to the enemy."
Steve Champlin, the AHIP lobbyist purchased for at least $400,000, said:
"There is absolutely no interest, no reason Republicans should ever vote for this thing. They have gone from a party that got killed 11 months ago to a party that is rising today. And they are rising up on the turmoil of health care...So when they vote for a health care reform bill, whatever it is, they are giving comfort to the enemy who is down."
Let's clear this up a little bit.
If this is a war, the Republicans are sacrificing hard working Americans in favor of protecting the sacrosanct private insurance corporations.
The various factions the Republicans (and AHIP) refuse to "comfort" include women, children, seniors, doctors, and ethnic minority groups.
The Democrats, who AHIP views as the "enemy," are defending Americans who work hard but are still hung out to dry by the insurance companies who see them as financial liabilities instead of human beings. Democrats, unlike Republicans, are infuriated that women are told to be sterilized, children are denied basic coverage for being anything other than a "normal" size, seniors can't pay for their prescriptions, doctors are receiving less than adequate payments for treating Medicare patients, and ethnic groups all over the country cannot receive the same level of care as their white counterparts.
So, which side are YOU on?
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Geoffrey A. Wilson
Geoffrey Wilson is an international business leader with more than 25 years in the multimodal transportation, shipping, infrastructure and aviation businesses. Having held senior executive roles throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, with companies such as Triton Container International Inc., Budget Car and Truck Rental, and Kerr Steamship Agency Inc., Mr. Wilson brings a unique skill set and global perspective to his role as CEO of PortsToronto. A government business enterprise, PortsToronto owns and operates Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada's ninth busiest airport, the marine Port of Toronto, the Outer Harbour Marina, and several commercial properties along Toronto's waterfront.
Mr. Wilson's professional experience includes global infrastructure and asset management, international market development and strategic alliances. Prior to his current role, Mr. Wilson served as Chief Operating Officer of Cartel Communications Systems Inc., Canada's leading wireless equipment distributor and integrator.
Mr. Wilson holds his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors through the Rotman School of Management. He serves on the advisory board of Toronto Global Forum, associated with the International Global Economic Forums of the Americas, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Empire Club of Canada, the Council of the Great Lakes Region, and Neuchâtel Junior College.
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Executive Vice President, PortsToronto and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Gene Cabral joined PortsToronto in 2011. He has more than 26 years' experience in the aviation industry, prior to joining PortsToronto he was Director of Service Delivery Central Region for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). He has also worked for several Airlines including 11 years at Air Canada, in Senior Roles which included director planning and cost management. An industry leader, Mr. Cabral also serves as a director on the Canada Airport Council's Canadian Policy Council, representing the Ontario region.
In addition to contract and stakeholder management, Mr. Cabral has extensive experience in customer service, organizational planning, change management and labour relations. He also holds Six Sigma certifications (Black and Green belts).
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Alan Paul is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PortsToronto. He joined the PortsToronto in 1986 and has also worked in the PortsToronto Works Departments and at the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toronto majoring in Accounting and Economics, and is a CPA, CGA.
Mr. Paul is currently a member of the Finance Committee of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities ("ACPA"). Mr. Paul is a past Board member of the ACPA and past Chair of both the Audit and Finance Committees of the ACPA. He is also a past member of the Audit Committee of the Credit Institute of Canada and a Board member of the Canadian National Exhibition.
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Craig Manuel is Vice President and General Counsel for PortsToronto. Prior to joining PortsToronto, Mr. Manuel was a partner in the Business Law and Capital Markets Groups at McMillan (formerly Lang Michener) focusing on business law with specific expertise in mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and financings.
Mr. Manuel joined Lang Michener in 1999 and became a partner in 2006. In addition to his successful commercial practice over the years, he has been a member of McMillan's professional development group, and has authored several articles and papers on corporate and commercial topics. Mr. Manuel received his law degree from Queen's University and holds an undergraduate degree in commerce from University of Toronto.
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Deborah Wilson is Vice President Communications and Public Affairs for PortsToronto. An accomplished business strategist and communications executive with more than 18 years experience, Ms. Wilson has worked in a range of industries including broadcasting, banking, professional services and technology for such companies as Astral Media, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Scotiabank and American Express.
Ms. Wilson holds an undergraduate degree from The University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts degree in Communications, Culture and Public Policy from York University. She is a past IABC Gold Quill recipient for Excellence in Communications Management and a former board member of the AV Preservation Trust, Canadian Women in Communications and Youth Media Alliance.
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Researchers use artificial intelligence to predict which COVID-19 patients will need a ventilator to breathe
September 16, 2021 FeaturedHealth & WellnessResearchScience & Tech
Case Western Reserve University lab reports 84% accuracy in predicting from initial chest scan which patients will need breathing help; planning website for UH, Cleveland VA physicians to upload scans
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator.
The tool, developed through analysis of CT scans from nearly 900 COVID-19 patients diagnosed in 2020, was able to predict ventilator need with 84% accuracy.
Anant Madabhushi
"That could be important for physicians as they plan how to care for a patient—and, of course, for the patient and their family to know," said Anant Madabhushi, the Donnell Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve and head of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD). "It could also be important for hospitals as they determine how many ventilators they'll need."
Next, Madabhushi said he hopes to use those results to try out the computational tool in real time at University Hospitals and Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center with COVID-19 patients.
If successful, he said medical staff at the two hospitals could upload a digitized image of the chest scan to a cloud-based application, where the AI at Case Western Reserve would analyze it and predict whether that patient would likely need a ventilator.
Figure depicting regions of shape differences between COVID-19 patients with mild and severe disease. The blue regions indicate areas in the lung with no shape differences between the patients and yellow to red indicates areas with significant differences in the lung shape between the two.
Dire need for ventilators
Among the more common symptoms of severe COVID-19 cases is the need for patients to be placed on ventilators to ensure they will be able to continue to take in enough oxygen as they breathe.
Yet, almost from the start of the pandemic, the number of ventilators needed to support such patients far outpaced available supplies—to the point that hospitals began "splitting" ventilators—a practice in which a ventilator assists more than one patient.
While 2021's climbing vaccination rates dramatically reduced COVID-19 hospitalization rates—and, in turn, the need for ventilators—the recent emergence of the Delta variant has again led to shortages in some areas of the United States and in other countries.
"These can be gut-wrenching decisions for hospitals—deciding who is going to get the most help against an aggressive disease," Madabhushi said.
To date, physicians have lacked a consistent and reliable way to identify which newly admitted COVID-19 patients are likely to need ventilators—information that could prove invaluable to hospitals managing limited supplies.
Researchers in Madabhushi's lab began their efforts to provide such a tool by evaluating the initial scans taken in 2020 from nearly 900 patients from the U.S. and from Wuhan, China—among the first known cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
Madabhushi said those CT scans revealed—with the help of deep-learning computers, or artificial intelligence (AI)—distinctive features for patients who later ended up in the intensive care unit (ICU) and needed help breathing.
The research behind the tool appeared this month in the IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.
Amogh Hiremath, a graduate student in Madabhushi's lab and lead author on the paper, said patterns on the CT scans couldn't be seen by the naked eye, but were revealed only by the computers.
"This tool would allow for medical workers to administer medications or supportive interventions sooner to slow down disease progression," Hiremath said. "And it would allow for early identification of those at increased risk of developing severe acute respiratory distress syndrome—or death. These are the patients who are ideal ventilator candidates."
Further research into 'immune architecture'
Madabhushi's lab also recently published research comparing autopsy tissues scans taken from patients who died from the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu) and from COVID-19. While the results are preliminary, they do appear to reveal information about what Madabhushi called the "immune architecture" of the human body in response to the viruses.
"This is important because the computer has given us information that enriches our understanding of the mechanisms in the body against viruses," he said. "That can play a role in how we develop vaccines, for example."
Germán Corredor Prada, a research associate in Madabhushi's lab who was the primary author on the paper, said computer vision and AI techniques allowed the scientists to study how certain immune cells organize in the lung tissue of some patients.
"This allowed us to find information that may not be obvious by simple visual inspection of the samples," Corredor said. "These COVID-19-related patterns seem to be different from those of other diseases such as H1N1, a comparable viral disease."
Eventually, when combined with other clinical work and further tests in larger sets of patients, this discovery could serve to improve the world's understanding of these diseases and maybe others, he said.
Madabhushi established the CCIPD at Case Western Reserve in 2012. The lab now includes more than 60 researchers. Some were involved in this most recent COVID-19 work, including graduate students Hiremath, Pranjal Vaidya; research associates Corredor and Paula Toro; and research faculty Cheng Lu and Mehdi Alilou.
For more information, contact Mike Scott at mike.scott@case.edu.
This article was originally published Sept. 2, 2021.
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I grew up eating peanut butter constantly. There were pretty much two kinds — the sweet salty sticky stuff in brightly-labeled jars that tasted like a cross between peanuts and cotton candy, and the bland hard gritty "natural" stuff that came with an inch of oil at the top that never seemed to go away, no matter how much I stirred. As I grew older, I learned about the perils of the brightly-labeled jars, and even the perils of the natural stuff, menacing with moldy aflatoxins and legume-induced leaky gut. So I turned to the universe of alternative nut butters — almond, cashew, sesame. I searched for a nut butter that would bring me back to the innocence of childhood, when a snuck spoonful of Skippy or Jif tasted like pure sweet pleasure, and as far as I knew, I was eating the healthiest food in the world. Unfortunately, the nut butters I found had more in common with the hard oily gritty bland stuff than with the sweet smooth stuff I craved. Worse, their blandness — unmasked by salt or sugar — usually gave rise to rancid notes, bitter planty notes, and weird off tastes that I tried to ignore.
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If you've ever made nut or seed milk from scratch, you know how time-consuming it can be. Plus, there's the waste factor (all those sad lumps of solid left behind), and the fact that you're missing out on all that nutrition and fiber, no matter how much you aspire to use those hard-squeezed lumps for something one day. Pre-packaged nut and seed milks, convenient as they are, have their own set of issues: they use lower grade ingredients, unfiltered water, additives and synthetic vitamins, gums, thickeners and flavoring agents, and they pasteurize it all for shelf stability.
What's the solution? Make an instant pumpkin seed milk by blending Dastony pumpkin seed butter with purified water. You don't even need a special high-speed blender for this — just put some pumpkin seed butter in the blender with some water (a good ratio to start with is one tablespoon of nut butter per cup of water), whirr at top speed for a few seconds, and you've got a gorgeous silky-smooth full-bodied pumpkin seed milk, ready to drink or add to your favorite primal cereal. (Holy Crap is a special favorite.) Because the stone-grinding creates such a small particle size, there's no gritty residue or odd separation, just a perfect creamy pale green milk, like it just came fresh out of the pumpkin. Plus, unlike made-from-scratch nut milks, there's no waste, no lost nutrition. You're getting the whole nut.
You totally don't need to do this, but sometimes I like to take my Dastony nut/seed milks even further by adding a pinch of salt and a few pinches of coconut sugar. Warning: if you do this, you'll probably end up drinking the milk immediately before it makes it into your cereal bowl. If you dare take things further still, be lavish with the salt and coconut sugar, and add some cinnamon for the best horchata you've ever had.
Pro tip: make a big batch of basic Dastony pumpkin seed milk (no salt or sugar) and freeze it in ice cube trays. Add a few cubes to your smoothies. Instant milkshake! For a primal mint chocolate chip smoothie with an insane superfood boost, blend a cup or so of fresh nut milk, six sesame milk ice cubes, a little honey or coconut sugar, a pinch of salt, and a sprig of mint leaves. Stir in cacao nibs at the end. Mmmmmmmmm.
The inspiration for Dastony came from a desire to share what we feel is the healthiest and by the far the smoothest nut and seed butters. We are a family owned company with uncompromising standards of purity, taste, and integrity. Our values are in place due to our deep understanding of the benefits that can be achieved through quality ingredients, and when it comes to taste, well, we work tirelessly in this respect. Our integrity is unwavering and our loyal customers and fans would testify to this.
We use only the highest quality, organic nuts and seeds in the making of all of our Dastony's Gourmet Nuts and Seeds. We take it one step further by never adding any preservatives to our products. From farm to jar, Dastony is always chemical free.
It is critical that the fats found in nuts and seeds are never heated to "cooked" above 118 degrees Fahrenheit. Doing so will transform highly sought after 'healthy fats' into avoid-at-all-costs 'bad fats'. Dastony's unique process never subjects the ingredients to temperatures that exceed this threshold.
Stone grinders have been in use for over 2 million years from making olive oil to sesame paste. In ancient times people would use animals like elephants and mules to help push the large granite wheels.
The famed Dr. Gabriel Cousens, (of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center) has found that when stone-grinding nuts and seeds, the energetic frequency actually goes up and enzymes are kept stable.


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Celebrating Charles Dickens – 9. Dickens' literary connections, part 2…
by exploringlondon April 4, 2012
In which we continue our look at some of London's connections with Dickens' writings…
• 'Oliver Twist' workhouse, Cleveland Street. The building, recently heritage listed following a campaign to save it, is said to have served as the model for the workhouse in Oliver Twist and was apparently the only building of its kind still in operation when Dickens wrote the book in the 1830s. Dickens had lived as a teenager nearby in a house in Cleveland Street and was living less than a mile away in Doughty Street (now the Charles Dickens Museum) when he wrote Oliver Twist. Thanks to Ruth Richardson – author of Dickens and the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor – for mentioning this after last week's post.
• Clerkenwell Green. It is here that Mr Brownlow first comes into contact with Oliver Twist and, mistakenly suspecting him of stealing from him, chases him through the surrounding streets. Interestingly, the grass (which you would expect when talking about a green) has been gone for more than 300 years – so it wasn't here in Dickens' time either.
• Barnard's Inn, Fetter Lane. It was here, at one of London's Inns of Court, that Pip and Herbert Pocket had chambers in Great Expectations. Barnard's Inn, now the home of Gresham College, is only one of a number of the Inns of Court with which Dickens and his books had associations – the author lived for a time at Furnival's Inn while Lincoln's Inn (off Chancery Lane) features in Bleak House and the medieval Staple Inn on High Holborn makes an appearance in his unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. And, as mentioned last week, Middle Temple also features in his books.
• 'Dickens House', Took's Court. Renamed Cook's Court in Bleak House, the house – located in a court between Chancery and Fetter Lane – was where the law stationer Mr Snagsby lived and worked in the book. It's now occupied by music promoter and impresario Raymond Gubbay.
• London Bridge. The bridge, a new version of which had opened in 1831 (it has since been replaced), featured in many of Dickens' writings including Martin Chuzzlewit, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. Other bridges also featured including Southwark Bridge (Little Dorrit) and Blackfriars Bridge (Barnaby Rudge) and as well as Eel Pie Island, south-west along the Thames River at Twickenham, which is mentioned in Nicholas Nickleby.
We've only included a brief sample of the many locations in London related in some way to Dickens' literary works. Aside from those books we mentioned last week, you might also want to take a look at Richard Jones' Walking Dickensian London, Lee Jackson's Walking Dickens' London or, of course, Claire Tomalin's recent biography, Charles Dickens: A Life .
10 London sites to celebrate Charles Dickens Charles Dickens City Clerkenwell Dickens 2012 Holborn The Thames Twickenham VictorianBarnaby Rudge Barnard's Inn Bleak House Chancery Lane Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Museum Clerkenwell Green Cleveland Street Cook's Court David Copperfield Dicken's House Dickens and the Workhouse: Oliver Twist and the London Poor Doughty Street Eel Pie Island Fetter Lane Furnival's Inn Great Expectations Gresham College High Holborn Lincoln's Inn Hall Little Dorrit London Bridge Martin Chuzzlewit Middle Temple Mr Brownlow Mr Snagsby Nicholas Nickleby Oliver Twist Raymond Gubbay Staple Inn The Mystery of Edwin Drood Took's Court
by exploringlondon March 28, 2012 April 4, 2012
London is redolent with sites which appeared in the books of Charles Dickens and, having had a look at his life, it's time we turn our attention to some of the sites relevant to his writing. For the next two weeks, we're looking at just a few of the many, many sites which feature in his novels. So, here's seven places to get us going…
• Saffron Hill, Clerkenwell. Once a notorious slum akin to St Giles (see last week's entry) and the city's Italian Quarter, Saffron Hill is where Fagin and his gang of thieves operate in Oliver Twist and have their den.
• Chancery Lane, Holborn. Much of the novel Bleak House is set around this narrow street between High Holborn and Fleet Street – Tom Jarndyce kills himself in a coffee shop here in the novel and Lincoln's Inn Hall – formerly home of the High Court of Chancery – also features.
• The Old Bailey. Some have suggested Dickens worked here as a court reporter although there is no compelling evidence he did so. But the the Old Bailey (the current building dates from the early 20th century, well after Dickens' death) and Newgate Prison certainly featured in his books – it is here that Fagin is eventually hung in Oliver Twist.
• Child & Co's Bank, Fleet Street. While the present building dates from 1878, Dickens is believed to have used the bank as the model for Tellson's Bank in A Tale of Two Cities.
• St Dunstan-in-the-West, Fleet Street. In David Copperfield, David and his aunt, Betsy Trotwood, make a special trip to see the giants Gog and Magog strike the church bells. It also features in Barnaby Rudge and Dickens dedicated his Christmas story, The Chimes, to the church.
• Garden Court and Fountain Court (pictured), Middle Temple. Garden Court is where Pip lived in Great Expectations and where Abel Magwitch turned up to reveal himself as Pip's benefactor. Fountain Court features in Martin Chuzzlewit as the site for the romance of Ruth Pinch and John Westlock.
• Golden Square, Soho. Mentioned in Nicholas Nickleby – Nicholas' uncle, Ralph Nickleby, was thought to live in a previous building at number seven.
There's some great books about London sites which appear in Dickens' books – among them are Ed Glinert's Literary London: A Street by Street Exploration of the Capital's Literary Heritage and Michael Paterson's Inside Dickens' London as well as Paul Kenneth Garner's
A Walk Through Charles Dickens' London .
10 London sites to celebrate Charles Dickens Books Charles Dickens City Clerkenwell Dickens 2012 Fleet Street Soho Victorian West EndA Tale of Two Cities A Walk Through Charles Dickens' London. Abel Magwitch Bleak House Chancery Lane Charles Dickens Child's Bank David Copperfield Ed Glinert Fagin Fleet Street Fountain Court Garden Court Gog and Magog Golden Square Great Expectations High Court of Chancery High Holborn Holborn Inside Dickens' London Lincoln's Inn Hall Literary London: A Street by Street Exploration of the Capital's Literary Heritage Martin Chuzzlewit Michael Paterson Middle Temple Newgate Prison Nicholas Nickleby Old Bailey Oliver Twist Paul Kenneth Garner Pip Ralph Nickleby Saffron Hill St Dunstan-in-the-West St Giles Tellson's Bank The Chimes


Forget Aditya, it's wedding bells for Uday!
It's ironic how just a few days ago the media was running in overdrive with speculation over Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji's non-existent engagement. All the while, it's been Ali aka Neal aka Uday Chopra who had a marriage announcement to make. And who's the lucky lady? His Nikki of course!
Though an official announcement has not been made, various media outlets have reported that Uday Chopra is set to wed Tanisha Mukherjee, younger sister of Kajol. Unlike other star couples (I don't really know if we can call them 'stars'!), these two have shunned cameras and kept their relationship on the down-low for two years. They began dating after meeting on the sets of box-office and critical washout Neal N' Nikki.
Looks like after Abhishek and Ash, it's shaadi season in Bollywood! Bring on the celebration!
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Bayern Munich midfielder Javi Martinez has been visiting migrants at Munich train station to offer his support.
On Thursday Bundesliga giants Bayern announced they would set up training camps for youths as well as feed them.
The club also revealed they would provide German lessons and soccer equipment as well as donate €1million to other refugee projects.
And Bayern midfielder Martinez took to Twitter on Friday to show he was taking a hand on approach to help the vulnerable youngsters.
About 2,400 migrants arrived at Munich main train station on Tuesday. Germany expects about 800,000 to arrive in the country this year, a fourfold increase from last year.
The club says it is especially looking forward to welcoming the children living in the reception area of Hamburg's exhibition hall.
Some 21,000 tickets were sold by Friday for the game.


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import { Context as ApiContext } from "../interfaces/api/context";
import * as resources from "../interfaces/api/resources";
import * as httpIo from "../interfaces/io";
import * as nativeMessageResources from "../interfaces/native-api/message-resources";
export declare function parseContactId(contactId: string): ParsedConversationId;
export declare function formatRichTextResource(nativeResource: nativeMessageResources.RichText): resources.RichTextResource;
export declare function formatTextResource(nativeResource: nativeMessageResources.Text): resources.TextResource;
export declare function formatControlClearTypingResource(nativeResource: nativeMessageResources.ControlClearTyping): resources.ControlClearTypingResource;
export declare function formatControlTypingResource(nativeResource: nativeMessageResources.ControlTyping): resources.ControlTypingResource;
export declare class MessagesPoller extends EventEmitter {
    io: httpIo.HttpIo;
    apiContext: ApiContext;
    intervalId: number | NodeJS.Timer | null;
    constructor(io: httpIo.HttpIo, apiContext: ApiContext);
    isActive(): boolean;
    run(): this;
    stop(): this;
    protected getMessages(): Promise<void>;
}
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Game Summary: Senators vs. Sabres – 2/6/2014
Anderson41 February 7, 2014 2013 Season, Highlight, Home, Post Game, Video Gallery
Anderson Postgame:
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Senators top Sabres on late Michalek goal
Thursday, 02.06.2014 / 11:53 PM
Sean Farrell – NHL.com Correspondent
OTTAWA — Milan Michalek and Erik Karlsson helped send the Buffalo Sabres off to the break for the 2014 Sochi Olympics with yet another loss.
Michalek's second goal of the game with 20.9 seconds left in the third helped the Ottawa Senators recover from blowing a two-goal lead and earn a 3-2 home win against Buffalo on Thursday.
Craig Anderson made 30 saves for the Senators, who improved to 4-1-1 in their past six games.
Buffalo (15-34-8) rallied from a two-goal deficit to tie the game at 2-2 on third-period goals by Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford.
"We get a quick goal in the third to make it 2-0 and then I think maybe they turned up the intensity a little bit, and they started to play a little better," Anderson said. "We weathered it pretty good for the most part, and give them credit, they were able to get a couple of goals there, but we found a way to win, and at this point in the year that's all that matters."
Michalek scored the game-winner after taking a feed from Jason Spezza, his wrist shot from the left hash marks beating Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth high to the blocker side.
"We kind of let up and they scored two goals," said Michalek, who will play for the Czech Republic in Sochi. "These games are the toughest to play because they have nothing to lose, and so we are happy we won."
Karlsson, who had a goal and an assist in the Senators' 5-4 shootout win against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, scored his 15th goal at 3:12 of the second period to put Ottawa up 1-0. He fired a wrist shot past Enroth into the top right corner from the top of the far side of the right faceoff circle.
Michalek, who also scored Tuesday, made it 2-0 with his ninth goal 10 seconds into the third period. He slipped behind Buffalo defenseman Jamie McBain to tip home a pass from Spezza on an odd-man rush off the opening faceoff in the third.
"I think we controlled the game from the start and just couldn't really put the puck behind the goalie, and they came back in the end and had us scrambling for a bit," said Karlsson, the Senators' second Olympian, "but we never stopped and just kept going, and it's nice to see [Michalek] scored some goals."
Ennis scored at 10:25 of the third period to pull Buffalo within one. Stafford drew the Sabres even at 2-2 at 15:46 with his 10th goal.
"I thought we worked really hard and we came back from two goals down there in the third period, so it was a really good third period from us, but unfortunately it wasn't enough for us," Enroth said.
Karlsson, who will make his first Olympic appearance for Sweden in Sochi, leads all NHL defensemen with 54 points.
Michalek's first goal was not the fastest to open a period in Ottawa franchise history. That mark is held by Alexandre Daigle, who scored seven seconds into the second period of a 3-3 tie against the New York Islanders on Jan. 22, 1995.
Stafford just failed to click with Ville Leino on the Sabres' best scoring chance of the first period near the 12-minute mark. Leino, who was a healthy scratch for Buffalo's previous two games, fed a pass to Stafford, who got tangled up with McBain as his tipped shot went wide of an open right side.
"Drew's been really good for us for the last month or so, and Tyler Ennis has been the same, but you can't win many games when you have two or three players going good," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said.
Enroth, who will play for Sweden in Sochi, stopped 33 shots for Buffalo, which lost its fourth in a row in its final game before the Olympic break.
"It's frustrating, definitely, so frustrating, but it should be shut down," said Sabres defenseman Henrik Tallinder, who will play for Sweden in Sochi. "Everything in front of our net should have been shut down. We're not quite there. We have to be there, and we're not, so we have a lot to work on."
Enroth and Tallinder will be joined in Sochi by two Sabres teammates, United States goalie Ryan Miller and Latvian center Zemgus Girgensons.
All six Olympians from both teams were introduced to the crowd at the end of the game along with Nolan, who will coach Latvia.
"It's a classy thing," Nolan said. "The players work extremely hard to get to the Olympics. I mean, the Olympics are not like just an ordinary tournament; it's probably the best tournament in the world."
Ottawa (26-21-11) will play its final game before the break Saturday at the Boston Bruins.
"We wanted the points," Karlsson said. "That's what we had played this game for and we just couldn't move on. We play a tough team on Saturday and it's the last game before the break and we're just going to focus on that try and get another two points."


This paper reports new distributional record of Gymnema montanum (Roxb.) Hook.f. – an endemic liana to Odisha State. Detailed description and photographs are provided for easy identification and future conservation programme.
Distribution; endemic liana; Gymnema montanum; new record; Odisha; East India.
Ananthan R, Baskar C, NarmathaBai V, Pari L, Latha M, Ramkumar KM, Antidiabetic effect of Gymnema montanum leaves: effect on lipid peroxidation induced oxidative stress in experimental diabetes. Pharmacol Res, 2003, 48(6):551-556.
Karthikeyan S, M Sanjappa, Moorthy S, Flowering plants of India: Dicotyledons (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae). Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata, 2009, 1, 170-171.
Saxena HO, Brahman M, The flora of Orissa. Orissa Forest development corporation Ltd. Bhubaneswar, 1990, 1, 28.


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Wagner és un cràter d'impacte en el planeta Mercuri de 134 km de diàmetre. Porta el nom del compositor alemany Richard Wagner (1813-1883), i el seu nom va ser aprovat per la Unió Astronòmica Internacional el 1976.

Referències

Vegeu també
 Llista de cràters de Mercuri

Cràters d'impacte de Mercuri

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NZ fishing industry wants damaging videos suppressed
Michael Morrah
New Zealand's commercial fishing industry is accused of trying to hide evidence of dolphins, sea lions and birds being caught in trawl nets. Credits: Newshub.
The commercial fishing industry wants to stop the public getting access to videos and images of fish being discarded and seabirds being caught by fishing boats because they say it could be bad for New Zealand's reputation.
The industry has asked the Government to change the law so that the Official Information Act could not be used by journalists, competitors and other groups to access such information.
Fishing industry in ethical dilemma
Minister of Fisheries faces a big job inspecting the sector
Dolphins, sea lions and seabirds being scooped up in trawl nets is sometimes a reality for crews on commercial fishing boats.
But the industry doesn't want the public seeing photos or videos of it.
Forest & Bird Chief Executive Kevin Hague says the New Zealand fishing industry is trying to cover up the evidence of what's really going on in our waters.
"They are trying to prevent the public from really seeing the terrible toll that their industry takes," he told Newshub.
Dr Jeremy Helson, Fisheries Inshore New Zealand Chief Executive, says that's not accurate.
"It's not about trying to hide information, it's about trying to protect people's rights and interests."
A letter signed by fishing industry leaders was sent to MPI last year. It warns that the planned rollout of video cameras on boats will "raise significant risks for MPI and for 'New Zealand Inc'".
It goes on to recommend that the Government change the law to stop video and data generated by the monitoring equipment from being released under the Official Information Act.
"We suggest that the Fisheries Act be amended to clarify the purpose for which the IEMRS information (and other information on commercial fishing activities) will be obtained by MPI, and to expressly provide for the OIA to not apply to this information," the letter reads.
The document raises concerns about video revealing secret fishing spots, and that "potentially embarrassing" footage of paua divers getting undressed and changed into their wetsuits would be held by MPI.
Dr Helson says the fishing industry doesn't want to deny the public information, but privacy must be taken into account.
"What we want MPI to do is engage in a conversation with us about how we respect people's rights and interests, and get the balance right between transparency and releasing what's potentially quite sensitive information."
But the letter also highlights industry concerns about footage being used in what it calls "anti-fishing campaigns" by some groups.
It warns video of seabirds being caught and other unintended bycatch "would provide those opposed to commercial fishing or to government with a powerful tool for their propaganda".
"New Zealand's international reputation as a reputable source of quality, sustainably-produced seafood could be significantly impaired."
Mr Hague says trying to conceal the impact of commercial fishing on New Zealand's oceans is the wrong approach.
"The way to deal with that reputational risk is for the industry to change its practices, not to cover them up."
Despite telling MPI there are organisations that campaign against commercial fishing, the industry wouldn't tell Newshub who exactly they're referring to.
"[We're] not talking about anyone in particular," says Dr Helson. "It's just a hypothetical."
MPI says it has reviewed the industry's proposal but is yet to make a decision.
It points out, however, that clear protections already exist under the OIA for private and commercially sensitive information.


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Q: Convert an Icon to IPicture in .NET 4.0? One of the standard and (somewhat) supported answers was to use Support.IconToIPicture from the Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility assembly.  However, in .NET 4.0, "This API is now obsolete".
Yes, there are various solutions out there, but I would think that if Microsoft was obsoleting this method, there would be another "supported" alternative.

A: I believe, this API is obsolete, because IPicture is an OLE interface. By working with it, you dive into the unmanaged world which Microsoft doesn't want you to. You could reproduce the behavior by calling
IntPtr aHIcon = Icon.GetHicnFromIcon(yourIcon);
Then you need to pass this handle to OleCreatePictureIndirect (the code is in C++):
PICTDESC aDesc;
aDesc.cbSizeofstruct = sizeof PICTDESC;
aDesc.picType = PICTYPE_ICON;
aDesc.icon.icon = aHIcon;

IPicture * aPict = 0;
OleCreatePictureIndirect(&aDesc, __uuidof(IPicture), TRUE, (void **) &aPict);

The only difficulty -- you will need to provide a COM interop code for wrapping the C++ structure and function call.

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Centre for Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (DIMAP)
University of Warwick, UK
A workshop on Algorithmic Game Theory was held at the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and its Applications (DIMAP), University of Warwick, UK, March 25 - 28, 2007.
Algorithmic Game Theory is a rapidly developing area of research that deals with various game-theoretic and economic problems in computational and algorithmic settings. Its explosive growth is principally due to the wide spread of computers and the Internet, which requires many classical game theoretical and economic problems to be considered from the computational perspective. The main topics include computation aspects of game theory, applications of algorithmic design and analysis techniques to game theoretic problems, algorithmic mechanism design, applications of economic design to computer science problems, quantifying the inefficiency of equilibria, and resource sharing in the Internet.
The main focus of the workshop was on the subjects discussed in a new book »Algorithmic Game Theory«, edited by four of our keynote speakers: Noam Nisan, Tim Roughgarden, Éva Tardos, and Vijay V. Vazirani, Cambridge University Press, to appear in 2007.
The purpose of the workshop was to bring together researchers in Algorithmic Game Theory to present and discuss recent advances and new research directions in this rapidly developing area. The workshop also stimulated research on this topic in the academic community in the United Kingdom.
Final schedule (with slides to all of the talks!) is available.
Pictures from the workshop are available.
Artur Czumaj
Marcin Jurdzinski
Mike Paterson
Rahul Savani


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Nickname "Pink Pig"
It's pink, has a tail and a snout: The 917/20 coupé does not get its nickname for nothing. How Porsche came to have a pink pig.
The Porsche 917/20 takes a special place among the various 917 versions. It remains a unique one-off. Porsche engineers together with the French company SERA undertook the attempt to combine the advantages of the short and long tail 917. Its body was extremely wide and it had extremely rounded wheel cut-outs. As the track width remained unchanged, the wheels were hidden deeply in the wheel housings. The nose was equally low and flat like that of the new long-tail coupé, but shorter.
But the best part was the fanciful paintwork which let the 917/20 go down in Porsche history as the "Pink Pig", "Big Berta" or even "Truffle Hunter". Porsche designer Anatole Lapine decided in favour of the pink body colour and labelled each of the body parts according to the butcher-style cuts. Porsche caused a sensation at Le Mans 1971 with the Pink Pig. It was the fastest car during the pre-race qualification session, although it was totally untested. But during the main race, the 917/20 running in fifth position dropped out shortly before the end due to an accident.
935/78, "Moby Dick"
Pink Pig is not the only animal nickname at Porsche. Due to its special body shape, the 935/78 is fondly known as "Moby Dick". It is the most powerful race car based on the 911 – and a true winner. Read more about this – and about other successful motor racing 911 models – here.
Siegertypen des 911
Visit the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
A glorious, colourful mixture: the different liveries of the 917 models
In the Porsche Top 5 series, the company looks back on five historical colour combinations of the various 917 models.
Ice cold: Through Swedish Lapland with the Porsche 964 C2
Tracing circles on a frozen lake in a Porsche 964 C2. What a fantastic dream! Beautiful! A daydream for cooling down.
Model name: The Genesis of the Porsche "Taycan"
Taycan: What the name of the first fully electric Porsche means—and how it came to be.
Technology 01/17/2020
Test drives on the computer
Developers are creating a virtual world in which to test, train, and validate driver assistance systems and autonomous driving functions.


I recently visited my best friend in NYC, and after seeing the closing night performance of The Boys in the Band, our discussion centered on how one goes about leaving a legacy. During the show, each of the characters had a defining moment where we as the audience had a mere glimpse into what would potentially be their legacy or lack thereof. As gay people, we get to choose our families, and that can play a vital role as we work to leave something meaningful for those we love.
The idea of leaving a legacy is the need or the desire of remembrance for what you have contributed to the world. In some cases, that contribution can be so extraordinary that it unalterably changes the universe. However, for most mere mortals walking this earth, they will leave a more modest legacy that doesn't necessarily change the world but does leave a lasting footprint.
You hope your life matters in some way. I know I do. I have spent my life doing things that small-minded people claim to be impossible. Every time I chased a dream, I tried to leave a path for others denying the nay-sayers to follow. When you review your life's journey, several ideas may come to mind: Did you grow and perhaps transform your life, make changes when you needed to, find your truth, inspire others, become a leader or influence others? Touching lives and exemplifying a correct path is paramount to living a joyful and purposeful life. Your legacy will live on.
Your passions are your legacy. Passion comes from an outpouring of the interests and ideas that make a difference in your life. Finding and pursuing your passion allows you to see your destiny. That's what happened to me with yoga and dancing tango. I can attest that life won't be any fun if you don't pursue your passions to the fullest. It's contagious. It's religious. And don't miss the opportunity to pursue your passions and then continue to look for new adventures. While you may never be revered in the eyes of the world, the adventures you experienced lives on with those who witnessed you living your destiny.


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The Pueblo linguistic area (or Pueblo Sprachbund, Pueblo convergence area) is a Sprachbund (group of languages with similarities due to language contact) consisting of the languages spoken in and near North American Pueblo locations. There are also many shared cultural practices in this area. For example, these cultures share many ceremonial vocabulary terms meant for prayer or song.

Language membership

The languages of the linguistic area are the following:

 Zuni language
 Tanoan family
 Keresan language
 Hopi language
 Navajo language

The languages belong to five different families: Zuni, Tanoan, Keresan, Uto-Aztecan (Hopi), and Athabaskan (Navajo, from the Apachean subfamily). Zuni is a language isolate. Navajo is only a marginal member of the Sprachbund and does not share all its linguistic features. This is because the ancestors of the Navajo originate from the Athabaskan region (located in modern-day Canada and Alaska), and as a result they were relatively late in arriving to the Southwest compared to their Puebloan neighbors. Languages in the Tanoan and Apachean families, and additionally Hopi, can be compared to relatives not affected by this particular region's areal features as a reference for changes due to contact.

Tanoan consists of Taos, Picurís, Tewa, and Jemez. Keresan consists of Eastern Keres and Western Keres.

Shared linguistic traits and areal features

The following are the shared linguistic traits of the Pueblo Sprachbund:

 tones, absent only in Zuni
 SOV word order (though inherited from proto-languages in the case of Navajo (Proto-Athabaskan) and Hopi (Proto(-Northern)-Uto-Aztecan))
 ejective consonants
 aspirated consonants
  vowel systems
 final devoicing of vowels & sonorants
 dual number
 ceremonial vocabulary
 labialized velar stops

Most languages have ejectives. Zuni may have developed ejectives due to contact with Tanoan and Keresan which both have complete series of ejectives: Zuni has  but lacks the ejectives  found in the other languages. Taos and Picurís (both Tanoan) have ; Tewa (Tanoan) has ; Jemez (Tanoan) has ; Keresan has  (as well as glottalized sonorants ). Hopi lacks ejectives completely. Navajo has .

Navajo may have acquired the stop /kʷ/  from Puebloan contact. Sherzer suggests that contact led to Acoma Keres sharing glottalized sonorants and glides with Navajo.

Zuni may have obtained its partial glottalized set and aspirants via contact with Tanoan and Keresan, which both have fully integrated series of glottals.

Other shared traits include Santa Clara acquiring retroflex sounds from Keresan and the Navajo acquiring /hʷ/ from Tanoan contact. Keresan may be the common source of glottalized nasals and semivowels in Navajo, and the development of /r/ in dialects of Tewa and Tiwa and possibly Hopi.

Linguist Paul Kroskrity argues for diffused Apachean traits in Tewa, such as the passive marked by prefixes that are structured differently from those of other Tanoan languages. In these languages the verb is made intransitive by allowing an agent argument in the verb structure. This also includes patient subjects and cases where the subject must be animate, including raising animate objects to the place of inanimate subjects. Further, Navajo and Tewa are the only languages in this group to have a "recognizable anaphor as a relativizer" when forming relative clauses. Kroskrity also finds similarity in the Tewa possessive suffix -bí, which parallels the third person possessive prefix bi- found in Apachean languages. This can be seen in the following example provided by Kroskrity:

Diffused bi Morpheme

This paralleling morpheme is also used in these languages' postpositional constructions. The reason for this diffusion has been attributed to trade networks and Apachean settlements near Pueblos in winter months.

Vowels
Sherzer suggests that the 2-2-1 vowel system found in Tanoan languages (i u - e o - a) may be a result of contact with Zuni and Keresan language families. Sherzer states, "A 2-2-1 vowel system is a Pueblo-centered regional areal trait. Its development in some Tanoan languages may be due to contact with Zuni and Keresan."

See also
Linguistic areas of the Americas
Puebloans

Notes

Bibliography

 Campbell, Lyle. (1997). American Indian languages: The historical linguistics of Native America. New York: Oxford University Press.
 Hale, Kenneth L. (1967). Toward a reconstruction of Kiowa–Tanoan phonology. International Journal of American Linguistics, 33 (2), 112-120.
 Hoijer, Harry. (1945). Navaho phonology. University of New Mexico publications in anthropology, (No. 1).
 Kroskrity, Paul V. (1985). Areal-historical influences on Tewa possession, IJAL 51, 486-489.
 Kroskrity, Paul V. (1982). Language contact and linguistic diffusion: the Arizona Tewa speech community, in Bilingualism and language contact: Spanish, English, and Native American languages, 51-72.
 Kroskrity, Paul V. (1993). Language, history, and identity; ethnolinguistic studies of the Arizona Tewa. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
 Mithun, Marianne. (1999). The languages of Native North America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 Newman, Stanley. (1965). Zuni grammar. University of New Mexico publications in anthropology (No. 14). Albuquerque: University of New Mexico.
 Newman, Stanley. (1967). Zuni grammar: Alternative solutions versus weaknesses. International Journal of American Linguistics, 33, 187-192.
 Sherzer, Joel. (1976). An Areal-Typological Study of American Indian Languages North of Mexico. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company.
 Trager, Felicia. (1971). The phonology of Picuris. International Journal of American Linguistics, 37, 29-33.
 Trager, George L. (1942). The historical phonology of the Tiwa languages. Studies in Linguistics, 1 (5), 1-10.
 Trager, George L. (1946). An outline of Taos grammar. In C. Osgood (Ed.), Linguistic structures in North America (pp. 184–221). New York: Wenner-Green Foundation for Anthropological Research.

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I am very simple & my family also.So we want a decent & non demanding type homely girl.We believe strongly in our traditional values.We are also non demanding type.
I have a middle class family background with moderate values. My family is settled in West bengal. My father has retired while my mother is a homemaker. I am the single child to my parents.


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Гербът на Кюстендил е официален отличителен знак на гр. Кюстендил.

Герб (1960 – 1976)

Първият герб на Кюстендил е изработен през 1960 г. в Художествената академия в София, по проект на художника Теофил Кемилев през 1960 г. Разработен е във формата на пресечен "испански щит".

Щитът е разделен на две полета от хоризонтален златен пояс с надпис КЮСТЕНДИЛ. В горното червено поле е изобразена златна ябълка, символизираща плодородието, а вляво от нея е изобразена малка златна петолъчна звезда. В долното синьо поле е разположено стилизирано изображение на кюстендилските минерални извори. Горната страна на щита е назъбена в стилизирана крепостна стена, символизираща славното историческо минало на града.

Настоящ герб

Настоящият герб на Кюстендил е създаден през 1976 година от художника Кирил Гогов.

Кирил Гогов проектира герба във формата на т.нар. "френски щит", какъвто съобразно правилата на хералдиката имат право да носят градове с хилядолетна история.

Щитът е разделен на четири полета, в които са изобразени крепостна кула, лилия, ябълков цвят и храмът на древногръцкия бог-лечител Асклепий. Щитът е увенчан с крепостна корона.

Крепостната кула и короната символизират средновековното минало на Кюстендил, когато той е бил укрепен град и столица на Велбъждското деспотство. Бялата хералдическа лилия е символ на Света Богородица. Ябълковия цвят символизира плодородието на Кюстендилското поле, наричано "Овощната градина на България". Изображението на римския храм на Асклепий олицетворява значението на града като балнеоложки център от древността до наши дни.

По диагонала полетата на щита са в синьо и червено. Червеният цвят е символ на героичното минало, на пролятата кръв от жителите му през хилядолетната история на града. Синият цвят символизира небесната синева и чистотата на минералните извори.

Бележки

Кюстендил
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Култура в Кюстендил
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A Vivid Imagination invited over 50 people who have been closely associated with LCGA to select pieces from the Collection which particularly engage them. The title references Sean Keating's speech when awarded Freedom of the City on the launch of the West Gallery extension in March 1948. Keating praised Limerick Corporation for its foresight to inaugurate a municipal gallery and expressed his impression of Limerick as 'a city of dignity and manners', whose 'people had a vivid imagination and only needed a vivid vocabulary to be entirely distinctive'.[i] This exhibition responds to Keating's words, inviting the people of Limerick to delve into both imagination and vocabulary in describing how the LCGA Collection engages them.
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Q: Do aws php sdk supports athena queries? I working on a laravel application with aws athena integration. Please let me know if aws-php-sdk (https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-php-laravel) can be used for querying athena data.

A: Yes you can refer to AWS PHP SDK where you will find relevant API calls for Athena .For example if you want to run a query you can use below syntax. Refer to this for all Athena API calls.
Parameter Syntax
$result = $client->startQueryExecution([
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    'QueryExecutionContext' => [
        'Database' => '<string>',
    ],
    'QueryString' => '<string>', // REQUIRED
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        'EncryptionConfiguration' => [
            'EncryptionOption' => 'SSE_S3|SSE_KMS|CSE_KMS', // REQUIRED
            'KmsKey' => '<string>',
        ],
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    ],
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Manifest - Season One thread *spoilers*
I really like the show and can't wait for Season 2.
CBS is my go-to channel. I watch 8 shows on it, and they're all cop shows.
I didn't know that was happening, either. I was so surprised and sad. I liked his character.
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I had this same problem, but with other shows. It won't allow me to set a new series recording.
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The first document of the Second Vatican Council, issued in 1963, called for the laity to take a more active role in the celebration of the liturgy. Various liturgical ministries provide this opportunity for the laity to assist the clergy in their role of leading God's people in prayer.
Altar servers assist the priest in the celebration of the liturgy. Besides weekend Masses, altar servers also minister at special liturgies throughout the year such as the Easter Triduum, weddings and devotional services.
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The choir sings at the 10:30AM Mass on Sunday mornings. The choir also sings for the holy days of Christmas, an Epiphany concert in January, the Paschal Triduum, and concludes their season of singing around the festival of Pentecost.
Many of our sisters and brothers are unable to be with us at Sunday Mass, but they are still a part of our community, the Body of Christ. Aware of the need for us to share the Word of God and the Eucharist with our sisters and brothers who are unable to be with us, we invite parishioners to visit them and share with them the Bread of God's Word and the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Some parishioners are visited weekly and others are visited monthly.
To help with the Communion Ministry to the Homebound please contact Pat Policastro at 724-335-9877, ext. 210.
If you would like to receive Holy Communion at home, please contact Pat Policastro at the parish office at 724-335-9877 ext. 210.
The ministry of the usher is a ministry of hospitality. The ushers assist at all weekend Masses to provide a sense of welcome, distribute worship aids and bulletins, take up the collection and facilitate the processions within the liturgy.
The ushers meet annually for a social and to review guidelines and elect officers.
The role of the cantor is one of the most important liturgical roles in the liturgy. The cantor leads, inspires, and prayerfully animates the assembly to sing forth God's praise at each liturgy.
A high level of preparation is needed for this ministry so that both the liturgical and musical demands of this ministry can be carried out with love and dignity for God's people.
The ministry of the Resurrection Choir is one that provides great comfort for families in their time of loss as they sing at the funeral liturgy.
Members of the Resurrection Choir are called several days before the funeral and invited to come to sing at the funeral liturgy. The Resurrection Choir rehearses once a month.
Each liturgical season and festival requires a different use of color, plants, and environment. From the festival of Christmas to the Pashcal Triduum, the Environment and Art Committee strives to enhance our worship space to further engage us in our celebration of the church year. The committee is responsible for developing a plan, coordinating the volunteers needed to enhance the space, and evaluating the design after each liturgical season.
The committee meets once a month. To join, please contact Monica Pallone at 724-335-6733.
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion have an important role at Mass. They assist the priest in the distribution of the Body and Blood of Christ.
This ministry is done with great care and reverence for the Eucharist as well as a sense of love for God's holy people as they come forward to receive the Body and Blood of Christ.
The lector proclaims the Word of God to the assembly at the celebration of the Mass each Sunday.
The ministry of the lector requires a person to love the Word of God and be eager to proclaim the Word with sensitivity to the text and the delivery to the assembly.
Any member of the parish who is the tenth grade or older is welcome to join.


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Q: out of bound exception in spark using scala I'm a beginner to scala and what i'm doing is to map dataset into (k, v) pairs where kv(0) and kv(1) are Strings and kv(2) is a list. The code is listed below:
val rdd_q1_bs = rdd_business.map(lines => lines.split('^')).map(kv =>
  (kv(0), (kv(1), kv(2))))

But here's the problem, there are some empty lists for kv(2) in the dataset. So when I use .collect() to gather all the elements, there can be an out of bounds exception.
What I'm thinking is to define a function and check the length of kv. Is there any simple way I can ignore the exception and keep the process, or replace kv(2) by a String?

A: lines => lines.split('^') function suggests that rdd_business rdd are all RDD[String] and you are splitting the strings with ^ which would give you RDD[Array[String]] and from that you are trying to extract the elements of Array using kv(0), kv(1) and kv(2). The exception you are getting is because there might be only one ^ in one of the RDD[String] (rdd_business object).
So what you can do in such case is to use Try or Option.
import scala.util.Try
val rdd_q1_bs = rdd_business.map(lines => lines.split('^')).map(kv =>
  (kv(0), (kv(1), Try(kv(2)) getOrElse("not found"))))

For better safety you can apply Try or Option on all the elements of the Array as
val rdd_q1_bs = rdd_business.map(lines => lines.split('^')).map(kv =>
  (Try(kv(0)) getOrElse("notFound"), (Try(kv(1)) getOrElse("notFound"), Try(kv(2)) getOrElse("not found"))))

You can proceed the same way for Option as well.
I hope the answer is helpful


The heart has its own language.
kindness, a deep held feeling of genuine compassion.
people whom you perceive a difficult relationship with.
This is an opportunity to cultivate and uncover the love and compassion that is already in your heart. We are not making something new, purely bringing the heart to life, giving it chance to shine. When we feel into the heart rather than the mind we feel the truth of the matter.
Perhaps there is pain, a sense of darkness, or perhaps very little felt? Just noticing what is there is enough; each compassionate practice will allow a beautiful and gentle change to take place. This is the beauty of meditation; we are not forcing things to be anything other than what they are. Once we allow ourselves to feel things exactly as they are they naturally change or dissipate. The heart just wants to be acknowledged and felt. Society teaches us to live in the head, but spending more time in the heart reveals the truth and much opportunity for healing.
Some of the best spiritual way -showers that I know always work with the heart, and in fact reminded me that to develop further on my own spiritual path I needed to feel into my heart. This is a lifelong practice, and one of constant change. It is an opportunity to release any held hurt, to develop more confidence in your own sense of self and also to be clearer on what you want.
Whatever is happening in your life take it into the heart; meditate on it by just feeling into your heart. You want to know yourself better? Practice compassion. You want to remedy difficult or challenging relationships? Practice compassion. The interesting thing is that whatever in your life doesn't feel good, the remedy starts with you. Just sitting in meditation and noticing your intention is the way to start. How does your heart feel?


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The Rotary Piston Machine () is a proposed (still in development) form of machine. It can be used either to transform pressure into rotational motion (an engine), or the converse - rotational motion into pressure (pump). It is still in development, but has possible applications in fields requiring oil, fuel or water pumps, as well as pumps for non-abrasive fluids when moderate or high pressure is required. For instance: Hydraulics, fluid and gas transport systems, presses, fuel injection, irrigation, heating systems, hydraulic lifts, water jet engines, hydro- and pneumatic engines, and medical pumps.  The machine's inventor is Boris I. Schapiro, along with co-inventors Lev B. Levitin and Naum Kruk.

Design
All versions of the RKM incorporate a working chamber formed by smoothly conjugated circular arcs. The piston, shaped to conform to the chamber's walls, "jumps" from wall to wall, thus performing a rotary motion. The piston has an appropriately shaped aperture fitted with a gear structure, and this drives the power shaft (or two power shafts in some models).

The piston, its aperture and the working chamber of the RKMs represent, in their cross sections, multi-oval figures which, mathematically, are related to the class of figures of equal width. Those multi-ovals are non-analytical figures with a discontinuous second derivative of the contour line (the curvature). Hence, generally speaking, the trajectories of their centers of curvature are also non-analytical and, within the RKMs' geometry, have to have singular points.

In relation to the piston, the trajectory of the power shaft axis has corner points, which correspond to extreme positions of the piston as related to the working chamber. Those corners, which represent singular points of the power shaft's trajectory, cannot be avoided or rounded to provide for the kinematically closed functioning of the gear.

The reason why until now the geometry of curves of constant width could not be put to practical use in the gear design is that no conventional gear structure with the regular rolling on of the gears would permit the exact rolling-on of the singularities. The RKMs solve this problem by introducing the inversely conjugated gear system, which makes it possible to have singular trajectories of the axes of rolling-on gears and, thus, allows the transfer of the angular momentum during the passage of the piston through its stop positions.

In simple words, the gear mechanism introduces corrections to the piston's motion, correcting the axis of rotation as it leaves the stop positions, so as to create a smooth motion.

Possible configurations
In theory, there is no limit to the number of "sides" that a working chamber may have. However, in practice, it is likely that configurations incorporating no more than seven arcs will be used.

In addition, there can be either one or two power shafts in the aperture in the center of the piston.

Of course, the exact configuration of every model depends upon its use. For instance, internal combustion engines would include injection valves and after-burning chambers. These, however, are not part of the RKM concept.

Applications

Potential areas of application for the RKM engines include:
Pumps: medium-, high-pressure, and pre-vacuum pumps for use in power machinery, refrigerators, elevators, lifts, cranes, road-building machinery, automobiles, aircraft, and other applications, including those for domestic water and heating systems, and scientific research.
Compressors: medium- and high-pressure compressors for a wide range of industrial and consumer applications.
"Cold" motors: hydraulic and pneumatic motors for use in automobiles, air-, space- and marine craft, and in a number of other applications in industrial and consumer products.
Power tools: a new class of power tools for drilling, cutting and surface treatment of materials in various ranges (from super-large to micrometre).
Internal and external combustion engines, including Diesel, for all types of wheeled or tracked motor vehicles (from motorbikes to automobiles and trucks, to Mars explorers), marine craft of all sizes (from pleasure boats to supertankers), helicopters and propeller-driven aircraft (including super-light platforms).
Electric power generators for agriculture and industry, including oil and gas production, air & space industry, large stationary and vehicular power generators, compact emergency generators, etc.
Compact sources of electrical power for portable computers and other electronic devices, etc.

One area where RKMs offer very high potential is in the pump market. RKM pumps can be as, or more efficient than today's preferred pump technologies, while offering overall advantages in pricing, size, reliability and energy efficiency.

Comparison to the Wankel engine
Despite their apparent geometrical similarity, the RKM and the Wankel engine are quite different in design. The main similarities between them are the shape of the working chamber and the use of rotary motion.

However, there are many differences between the two. The Wankel engine working chamber is mobile  while the RKM chamber is stationary. The axis of rotation in the Wankel engine moves in a circle while that of the RKM is fixed (in the single power shaft version, temporarily with two possible positions). In the RKM motor, the ignition takes place in a compact recess, while the Wankel's is in the work chamber itself. The RKM's sealing elements are in surface contact with the work chamber and pistons, as opposed to the Wankel's line contact. This makes for a number of advantages of the RKM motor over the Wankel:
Easier adaptation to diesel fuel.
Support of forced afterburning of gases, which is not feasible with the Wankel geometry.
Longer life, lower fuel consumption and higher efficiency.

One application that the two may indeed have in common is miniaturization. A miniature Wankel engine has been successfully constructed, and it stands to reason that the same can be done for an RKM.

Although developed in the 1960s, today there are no runnable RKM engine demonstrated.

See also
 Pistonless rotary engine
 Quasiturbine

References

External links
 Movies of RKM engines and compressors
 MIT Technology Review (German edition), 7 August 2007, "Der Anti-Wankelmotor" (The anti-Wankel engine)
    Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 28 Oktober 2007, "Und er dreht sich doch noch" (And yet it turns)
 Наука и Жизнь (Science and Life), № 5 2008, "Овальные поршни, треугольные цилиндры" (Oval pistons, triangular cylinders)
  ICSAT2008: International Conference on Sustainable Automotive Technologies (see Schapiro abstract)

Pistonless rotary engine
Gas compressors