My relationship with CSS is some kind of a love-hate one and I think that is a sentiment a lot of web-devs share with me.
My biggest issue with it is, that it is really counterintuitive and most of the time it feels a bit like solving puzzles to make things align the way you want it to.
In general there are too many quirks you need to just know. Unless you work with it every day, you need to google every second line in order to write your stylesheets.
There you can find all sorts of guidelines, help, blogposts with a nice mix of bad-practices and outdated information.
What helped me a lot is the website css-tricks.
One of the most common things I use is the almanac.
What I also really appreciate is the amount of additional information you get for each property and the way the information is presented.
You can easily find all of the info you are looking for and a lot of cool and useful stuff that you can also do with it.
Everything is nicely sorted with code examples and demos in which you can also try out your ideas.
In the comments are a lot of FAQ to the specific topic and can be pretty helpful too.
The page also has a section called 'guides'.
Most of the guides are grouped by topic.
Just to name a couple of topics: there are 'form validation', 'how to center elements', 'colour guides' and 'how to efficiently use flexbox', just to name a few.
Reading those guides has become one of my favourite pastime activities. I really enjoy wrapping my head around complex problems and having those ah-hah moments!
I feel like my understanding of those mysterious CascadingStyleSheets grows day by day, and working with it is becoming a smoother process in general.
CSS-tricks really helped me a lot with finding my way into web-development and I still use it for its excellent explanations.


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Q: Event Dispatching Thread execution With Java Swing, is it possible to pause the current thread Runnable and give room to the Event Dispatching Thread to update the gui?
I know it is possible with multi-threading (SwingWorker class) but I was wondering if there's an easier way to achieve this for single threaded programs (aka: all my code is in the gui's Run()).
E.g. Matlab has the very convenient drawnow; method
If not: how can I split the updating task to a second thread without having to rewrite anything? Would that be the Updating the gui from a running thread from this link?

A: The short answer is no.  If you pause the current thread (which according to you is the EDT) then you pause the EDT...
You can make requests that the UI be updated using methods like repaint, but this also assumes you are not blocking the EDT with things like loops and pauses, as the EDT will need time to process these requests.
And no, I wouldn't follow the link's advice, as it violates the single thread of Swing by updating the components outside of the of EDT
Depending on your needs you would either need to use a javax.swing.Timer or SwingWorker.  Yes, you can use a Thread, you become responsible for ensuring that all updates to the UI are synced back to the EDT, which the other two suggest provide mechanisms for.
Take a look at Concurrency in Swing for more details

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Cannabis Consumption While Pregnant: Is it Dangerous? You may be surprised
Consuming Cannabis During Pregnancy: Here's What the Science Says
by Alexa Peters for Leafly.com
In Dec. 2017, a research letter published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, reported that marijuana use among pregnant women had increased by several percent between 2009 and 2016. Reuters published a story headlined, "Pot-Smoking on the Rise Among U.S. Pregnant Women."
The news went national, spreading worry among health professionals and confusion among pregnant women.
'Pot-Smoking on the Rise Among U.S. Pregnant Women' said a recent headline. But that's not what the study actually found.
The scariest quote in the story was provided by Dr. Marcel Bonn-Miller, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, who was not involved in the JAMA study: "The more we study cannabis use during pregnancy," said Bonn-Miller, "the more we are realizing how harmful it can be."
But if you read through the actual JAMA study, you'll find that it didn't cover pregnant women in the United States, but rather a small set of women in Northern California—many of whom may not have realized they were pregnant when they consumed cannabis, and some of whom may have stopped once they confirmed they were pregnant.
In that same Reuters story, Bonn-Miller acknowledged that "we are just scratching the surface in terms of understanding cannabis use in pregnancy."
The entire story was alarming and confusing.
The concern is understandable: The major component in marijuana, delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has been shown to cross the placental barrier and enter the fetal bloodstream. So it's not unreasonable to wonder how THC and other cannabinoids affect a developing fetus.
The confusion among pregnant women speaks to a pressing and difficult question: How do THC and other cannabinoids affect pregnant women and the long-term health of their children?
The three-word answer to that question is this: We don't know.
There are no easy or definitive answers when it comes to the relative safety or advisability of cannabis consumption during pregnancy. Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are typically reticent when it comes to conversations about cannabis. They either don't want to discuss it or sternly reject all consumption out of hand. Some immediately turn the conversation into a lecture on criminal behavior.
With little to no information coming from their doctors, it's not uncommon for pregnant women to turn to personal friends and acquaintances, or the internet, for answers.
Too many doctors won't discuss it rationally, so pregnant women are left to do their own research.
One Woman's Experience
That's what Andrea did. A 26-year-old college student in North Carolina, Andrea gave birth six months ago to a healthy daughter. During the first half of her pregnancy, she took cannabis microdoses from a water pipe to help with early-term nausea and insomnia.
"Marijuana can definitely be a tool," she told me, "but using marijuana while you're pregnant is more than just smoking and doing what you did before you were pregnant."
"You're taking care of another being, and you need to treat it as such. Like, the cleaner the better. Some marijuana users are constantly smoking joints and blunts, and you know that's not as clean as it would be in a water pipe, which is what I smoked out of. And, if tobacco's involved, that's a whole different ball game… and then there are many more things that you to be paying attention to, like: Have you eaten today? Did you drink water? How are you smoking? Who are you around while you smoke? Does it make you be around a bad crowd? Are you putting yourself in a dangerous situation to go and buy it?"
These are the sorts of questions a health care provider should be able to discuss with a pregnant woman. But Andrea said she had to find most of her information elsewhere.
Divulging cannabis use, especially in prohibitionist states, can carry enormous risk for pregnant women.
"I'm three years into a biology degree," she said, so she knows how to read a research study. "But there's no long-term evidence based on studies done on marijuana and the [holistic] effects on babies. There's a lot of anecdotal evidence, so I was just looking for that [when I was making the decision to consume cannabis.] I dove in online I did some research and asked some people in my life that had smoked with their kids. And, you know they were like, 'We have had no problems.'"
Online, Andrea said she found a lot of women writing that they and their babies were going to be fine.
Though they offered little advice to her about how to manage her cannabis consumption during her pregnancy, Andrea did tell her doctors about her use. "When I first went to the OBGYN I was assigned to in my county, I did let them know that I was smoking marijuana because I was worried about the social services aspect. And they said really, they never really care or check for that. The doctor said for the most part they're really checking for harder things that are obviously going to affect the child, the things [that have] a grand amount of evidence [to back it up]," she said.
Why Don't We Know More?
That's one woman's experience, and it should not be taken as universally applicable. The lack of conclusive scientific information regarding the effects of cannabis does not mean that women should smoke marijuana during pregnancy. As with any unknown, it makes sense to proceed with caution.
Andrea's story, though, led me to ask more questions about cannabis and pregnancy. Why don't we know more about the effects?
My search for answers sent me to the University of Washington's Health Sciences Library, where an extensive search through its PubMed database and stacks of medical journals helped me realize that research on cannabis and pregnancy is itself in its infancy. Peer-reviewed studies on the subject only extend back to the late 1980s. By contrast, research on the effects of alcohol on pregnant women goes back as far as the late 1880s.
Playing Scientific Catch-Up
So, we're starting from a deficit. The first research into cannabis use and fetal health began less than 30 years ago.
Moreover, the nature of that research itself has been doubly limited. For decades, scientists interested in studying the effects of cannabis have had to overcome significant roadblocks set up by the federal government.
What's more, directly tampering with a fetus or a pregnant mother's health in the name of scientific research crosses into problematic ethical territory, and is not allowed by the rules of most credible professional associations and institutional review boards (which review the ethical implications of proposed research studies).
Inconsistent Data From Studies
As a result, scientists are left to rely on self-report surveys and biochemical analyses. These are the two least invasive research methodologies, but both methods introduce complications in the study data that can produce inconsistent or downright misleading results.
The authors of a 2002 study in the International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology noted:
"Although the literature on the effects of maternal cannabis use during pregnancy has been steadily growing, it has a number of limitations which include: the use of relatively small samples; the failure to provide estimates of the extent of maternal cannabis use; lack of prospectively collected measures of cannabis use; and failure to control for factors that may potentially confound the association between cannabis use and pregnancy outcomes."
Drawbacks in Self-Report Studies
Self-report studies often derive data from questionnaires filled out by expectant mothers, as was the case with Kaiser study referenced in the Reuters report last year. In this methodology, data is entirely dependent on the honor system: Researchers proceed on the hope that expectant mothers will be honest about their own personal cannabis use.
Any mention of cannabis use was, in most cases, ignored or treated as the confession of a crime. The doctor's response changed depending on the pregnant woman's skin color.
Divulging that information, especially in prohibitionist states like Kansas, Idaho, or Texas, can carry enormous risk for the expectant mother. In many states, cannabis use by a parent has resulted in arrest and custodial loss of his or her children. As a result, many pregnant women underreport, leaving the researchers with flawed data.
"Self-reports are less invasive and permit the evaluation of substance use over longer periods in time, but are influenced by possible reporter social desirability and forgetfulness," wrote the authors of a 2011 study inEuropean Addiction Research that compared self-reporting by expectant mothers to the results of their urinalysis exams. "Although multiple studies on consistency and validity of multiple assessment methods among adults and adolescents have been reported, little information is available on the agreement between self-reported cannabis use and urinalysis in pregnancy."
The Risks of Self-Reporting
By mentioning "social desirability," that 2011 article touched on another confounding part of the study of cannabis and pregnancy: socio-demographics.
The risks of self-reported cannabis use are much higher for mothers of color. In the United States, African-Americans are four times more likely than white people to be arrested for cannabis, despite similar consumption rates. That affects a study subject's decision to provide, alter, or withhold data. Moreover, for those with lower socioeconomic status, marijuana may be one of the only viable options for treating first-trimester nausea, sleep problems during pregnancy, and other issues.
Troubling Racial Differences
Take, for instance, the alarming data found in a 2017 study by researchers out of University of Maryland and Virginia Commonwealth University, which explored the way medical providers counseled expectant mothers during prenatal visits. Any mention of cannabis use was, in most cases, ignored or treated as the confession of a crime. The medical providers' response changed depending on the pregnant woman's skin color.
'Medical providers do not appear to provide adequate counseling' about cannabis use during pregnancy.
-2017 study, University of Maryland
"Indeed, providers do not appear to provide adequate counseling," the researchers found. "In a recent study evaluating providers' responses when patients self-disclosed cannabis use during a prenatal care visit, 23% of providers did not even acknowledge the disclosure and 48% provided no specific counseling regarding cannabis and its effects on pregnancy. 70% of the time was spent on punitive content such as legal implications and investigations by child protective services. Notably, African American patients were nearly 10 times more likely to receive punitive counseling."
Conversely, women in higher socioeconomic brackets who report marijuana use may have healthier pregnancies for reasons completely unrelated to their cannabis consumption.
"For example,"wrote the authors of a 2011 Pediatric Research study out of The University of Queensland and Mater Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia," it can happen that those who are not typical cannabis users (e.g., those from a higher socioeconomic background) may be more likely to underreport drug use. If this is the case, underreported cannabis use among women who maintain better birth outcomes may lead to overestimation of the association between cannabis use and adverse birth outcomes."
About That JAMA Research
With all that in mind, let's circle back to the JAMA research letter reported by Reuters in Dec. 2017. There's a lot to unpack there.
In that study, researchers examined four million pregnant women throughout California, treated in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) network.
The location of the study immediately raises cultural, historical, and socioeconomic questions.
California features an unusually progressive, racially mixed, and socioeconomically diverse population. Also, California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, and California's residents, on average, embrace legalization at a much higher level than the rest of the country. (On the 2016 ballot, 57% of Californians voted to legalize marijuana.) Plus, Northern California—where the study's lead author, Kelly Young-Wolff, and senior author, Dr. Nancy Goler, are located—was the locus of early pro-legalization activism.
And yet, headlines accompanying stories about the Northern California-based research seemed to imply that the results applied to pregnant women throughout the entire country.
NorCal Does Not Equal America
Though only three states prohibit both recreational and medical marijuana outright, cultural attitudes towards the use of the drug are different in more conservative states. According to the 2016 SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health, "Based on 2013-2014 data, 7.22 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 across the nation used marijuana in the past month. Adolescent marijuana use ranged from 4.98 percent in Alabama to 8.74 percent in California."
In other words, not accounting for variable demographics—either during the study or after, as news of the study is consumed by the public—can drive unreliable conclusions about the effects of cannabis.
Pregnancy Awareness Also Matters
There's another dynamic at play here. The Reuters headline, "Pot-Smoking on the Rise Among U.S. Pregnant Women," clearly implied that more American women were sparking up during the full term of their pregnancy.
Many women may be consuming cannabis before they realize they're pregnant.
In fact, the data implied nothing of the sort.
The Kaiser Permanente patients in the study were asked about and tested for cannabis use only once—during their initial screening for prenatal care. That screening came at approximately 8 weeks' gestation time (earlier for some, later for others). Most women don't realize they may be pregnantuntil they're 4 to 7 weeks along. In other words: Many of the women in the study may not have known they were pregnant when they consumed cannabis.
A urine screening, meanwhile, can turn up cannabis use from two to three weeks previous.
So, subjects in the Kaiser Permanente study might have consumed cannabis weeks prior to realizing they were pregnant. Some may well have continued to use cannabis after their pregnancy confirmation—but many may have chosen to stop. We don't know, because the Kaiser study did not test for cannabis use after that first prenatal screening.
So, What's a More Reliable Study?
Ready for more complications? Large-sample longitudinal studies using biochemical sampling (analyses of blood or urine), like the Kaiser Permanente study, are the most trustworthy research designs. And these aren't without their own issues. Prenatal cannabis consumption can often correlate with tobacco and alcohol use, making it difficult to isolate the effects of cannabis use alone.
A mother's cannabis tolerance, and the lingering detectability of cannabis, can affect the data.
Also, a mother's tolerance, and the lingering detectability of cannabis, can affect the data. Cannabis can linger in blood and urine weeks to months after use, picking up use that may have happened before the mother was even pregnant. Additionally, these sorts of biochemical studies are expensive, which can impair the research even further.
Some of the limitations on these studies "include small or highly selected samples; lack of prospectively collected measures of cannabis use; and lack of control for potential confounders, e.g., socioeconomic status and maternal health, and also use of other substances (cigarettes, alcohol, and other drugs)," wrote the authors of a 2011 study from The University of Queensland and Mater Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia. "Cannabis users differ from nonusers in a range of ways and any observed association with ever using cannabis may be indicative of residual or uncontrolled confounding."
"Consistent and Inconsistent"
Even the best research literature often leaves medical providers with conclusions like this one, from a 2012 study also conducted in Brisbane, Australia, on fetal birthweight and cannabis:
"The findings of this study are consistent with previous research, which has suggested that smoking cannabis during pregnancy may lead to lower birth weight, increased rate of premature birth, and shorter birth length. However, our data are inconsistent with findings of studies that have not found a significant association between cannabis use in pregnancy and birth outcomes. The existing discrepancy between the findings might be due to the difference in the study design and assessment of cannabis use (e.g., retrospective vs. prospective) or level of adjustment for confounders." (This study was published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.)
To paraphrase in plain English: Our study agreed with some previous findings, and disagreed with others. We attribute this to the problems associated with obtaining reliable data on the actual consumption of cannabis among pregnant women, and the difficulty of isolating cannabis use from other factors like tobacco and alcohol use.
Enter the Precautionary Principle
When the science falls short on hard conclusions and specific details, medical professionals often fall back upon the precautionary principle, which is a risk management strategy used in situations where scientific understanding is incomplete.
One common definition of "precautionary principle" strategy is:
When human activities may lead to morally unacceptable harm that is scientifically plausible but uncertain, actions shall be taken to avoid or diminish that harm. Morally unacceptable harm refers to harm to humans or the environment that is threatening to human life or health, or serious and effectively irreversible, or inequitable to present or future generations, or imposed without adequate consideration of the human rights of those affected.
When medical practitioners apply the precautionary principle to cannabis and pregnancy, the most common recommendation is to abstain, or to avoid mention of cannabis in prenatal visits all together. That leaves pregnant women like Andrea back at square one—turning to friends and the internet for information.
What About Lower Birth Weight?
One of the few areas that has seen more extensive study is the effect of cannabis on birth weight. Even there, though, the research is complex and inconclusive.
One study says birth weight is affected by cannabis consumption. Another says it isn't.
One of the most respected studies to date is "The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids," a comprehensive report released by the National Academy of Sciences in 2017. In that report (which Leafly science director Nick Jikomes discusses here), the authors conclude that smoking cannabis during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weights, while the relationship between cannabis use and other outcomes is unclear.
That conclusion was contradicted, however, by a 2016 study in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, which concluded that cannabis poses no significant risk to birth weight and preterm delivery. That finding was consistent with a previous 2010 study funded by the Centers for Disease Control.
The authors of the 2016 study wrote:
"We found that maternal marijuana use during pregnancy is not an independent risk factor for low birth weight or preterm delivery after adjusting for factors such as tobacco use. There also does not appear to be an increased risk for other adverse neonatal outcomes such as SGA and placental abruption once we account for other influencing factors."
One thing to keep in mind: The National Academy's 2017 report specified that it wasn't necessarily the cannabinoids in the smoked cannabis that led to lower birth weight. The authors of that report pointed out that non-cannabinoid byproducts of combustion commonly found in smoke (including carbon monoxide) can impair fetal growth.
How About Cannabis and IQ?
Although this newest review may help relax concerns relating to birth weight and preterm delivery, there may still be other complications attributable to maternal cannabis use, especially in regards to neurological and behavioral development.
One study found that prenatal THC exposure had no effect on IQ, but may have had subtle effects on attention and memory.
A 2013 study in Pediatrics, conducted by researchers at the University of Florida and Harvard University, "indicates that prenatal marijuana exposure is associated at 10 years of age with inattention and impulsivity and with subtle learning and memory deficits. Prenatal marijuana exposure does not appear to affect overall IQ, but it has been associated with underachievement in reading and spelling at age 10 years.
As well, a 2017 Toxicology study from University of Sao Paulo found evidence that THC exposure during pregnancy affected brain development in mice on the molecular level. As their research showed, fetal development is an intricate process involving specifically-timed signaling and THC may have some impact on that process, leading to impairments later in life. Several other studies have echoed these concerns.
These studies also acknowledged that "the literature available evaluating academic achievement is limited." They also noted that "no independent effect of prenatal marijuana exposure on growth has been documented throughout early childhood and adolescence."
Tough to Isolate the Effects of Cannabinoids
So we're back to the issue with confounding variables, and an inability to isolate just for marijuana's affects as the child in question matures. Many kids who are slow to hit a few academic milestones go on to lead productive and happy lives, which begs the question: How does one measure achievement and so-called normalcy? Clearly, human-made IQ tests are as rife with error and subjectivity as self-reported marijuana use.
On top of that, a 1992 study from Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, found that prenatal marijuana exposure had no measurable impact on a baby's development, and one groundbreaking study done in Jamaica by Dr. Melanie Dreher in the 1980s discovered babies who were exposed to marijuana prenatally actually performed better on tests of their reflexes than babies in the control group.
So now marijuana could actually be beneficial to a pregnant woman and her baby?
And Then, Add Politics to the Mix
Confused? Well, along with the aforementioned methodological complications, there's a more political reason why that the research around maternal marijuana use is so baffling.
The circumstances around Dr. Dreher's study showed a conscious suppression of research that didn't indicate the "right" things for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). According to Herb, after Dr. Lehrer found some positive effects of marijuana use prenatally, her research was defunded, and other factors were put in place that would ensure the results the institute was hoping for:
"Dreher's research was originally funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), but after the results of the five-year study showed no statistical difference between the two studied groups, NIDA took away her funding…Instead, NIDA suggested that she continue her research under the supervision of approved scholar, Peter Fried, who's previous work had found that marijuana harms fetal development."
This situation implies there could be a more sinister reason why mothers and providers are being jerked around with contradictory research: Big Pharma profits from marijuana's continued marginalization.
Real-Life Decisions
All these hedged, contradictory, and sometimes confusing studies leave pregnant women in a difficult situation: Wanting to do the right thing, but unable to find conclusive information on which to base their health decisions.
In the case of Andrea, the 26-year-old North Carolina student, she decided to taper off her cannabis consumption later in pregnancy because she was nervous about the effects THC could have as more neurodevelopment occurred.
"I slowed down there at the end especially when development gets a little bit more important, I guess you could say. More neurodevelopment and just like bigger growth steps in shorter amount of time," she said.
No Easy Answers: Weigh the Evidence
Do we need to have this immense fear reaction if a pregnant woman decides to consume cannabis? That seems like the criminalization of weed rearing its ugly head, especially as other expectant mothers continue to consume substances like caffeine, with effects on fetuses that are similarly fuzzy.
Andrea's daughter was born weighing a healthy 9 pounds, 6 ounces, and has hit all her developmental milestones since birth. It's impossible to know how healthy this little girl will be as she grows up, but for now, things look positive.
"We've had literally no problems," said Andrea. "My pediatrician even said out of all the babies that she sees, my daughter is probably one of the most aware. She says she's 'one of those little aware geniuses.'"
Despite all the hype in the media, Andrea says she doesn't regret a thing. "I would totally do it again. It was so helpful during the beginning of my pregnancy…I don't think marijuana [in moderation] is dangerous at all."
That's one thought. Here's another:
A report released by the University of Washington's Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) in 2016 said, "The science is incomplete, but the public health message is clear: To have the healthiest baby possible, avoid using marijuana, alcohol, and tobacco during your pregnancy."
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By Joe Capraro/Updated: July 28, 2022 10:37 am EST
Although today's youngest generations are more likely familiar with "The Andy Griffith Show" from repeating airings on networks like TVLand, older audiences might remember that the series originally ran from 1960 to 1968 on CBS. Throughout its time on the network and for many decades after, the series proved a popular and enduring piece of American pop culture. In fact, according to Classic TV Hits, the show never fell below seventh place in its year-to-year Nielsen ratings and finished No. 1 in its last two seasons.
Griffith starred in the series as Andy Taylor, Sheriff of the fictional hamlet of Mayberry, North Carolina. In a 1965 interview with the New York Times, Griffith credited the show's longevity to the positive vibes it put out. "I think it is because we — everyone on the show — have a real sense of community, of kindness toward one another," he said. "The basic rule by which we live comes through on the program, kindness comes through."
As would be expected of a show of that vintage, almost all of the actors who appeared in the series have moved on to that great green room in the sky, but many of the children and one notable adult are still with us. Among the departed are screen legends Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier, Jim Nabors, and George Lindsey, but who is still alive from the cast of "The Andy Griffith Show?"
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Elinor Donahue played Mayberry pharmacist Ellie Walker, Andy's first of many love interests throughout the series. She appeared in 11 episodes in Season 1 before asking to be let out of her three-year contract. She later told Closer Weekly that moving from a teenage role in "Father Knows Best" directly to an adult one in "The Andy Griffith Show" was a bit disorienting. "I felt like a bird out of a nest," she said. "I didn't feel like I had all my feathers yet and I didn't feel capable … I was just not a happy camper and there was no point in my trying to continue with it."
In 2012, This Was Television writer Sabienna Bowman noted that Donahue's progressive-minded character may have also been a poor fit for the fictional idyllic town. "She was a constant reminder of the turbulent changing world beyond Mayberry, which contradicted The Andy Griffith Show's mission statement to provide viewers with an escape from the messy political and social climate of the time," she wrote.
Notably, Donahue said Andy Griffith himself later confessed partial fault for her quick exit from the show. "He said they just didn't know how to write for me," Donahue said. "That could have been part of it. I didn't think there was any real chemistry there." She would later go on to appear in such legendary TV series as "The Odd Couple," "Fantasy Island," and "The Love Boat," and even guest starred on one episode in the final season of "Happy Days," although it was after Ron Howard had left the show.
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Without a doubt, the brightest and most recognizable remaining star of "The Andy Griffith Show" is Ron Howard, who played Andy's son Opie. Howard was born into an acting family in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1954 and made his film debut at just 18 months old in "Frontier Woman." American TV audiences learned life lessons through Opie's eyes as he grew from a freckle-faced lad of six into a teenager; he was a month past his 14th birthday when the series finale aired.
Howard would go on to star as Steve in 1973's "American Graffiti." Of course, he's also well known for his role as earnest Milwaukeean Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days," a series in which he starred from 1974 to 1984. In the decades since, Howard has most prominently left his mark on Hollywood as a director and producer. The 33 films he has directed have grossed more than $2 billion domestically, placing him among the highest-grossing directors of all time.
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Howard's work behind the camera spans a multitude of genres: comedy ("Splash," "Arrested Development"), action ("Backdraft," "Rush"), drama ("Parenthood," "Far and Away"), science fiction ("Cocoon," "Solo: A Star Wars Story"), and docudrama ("Apollo 13," "Frost/Nixon"). "A Beautiful Mind" earned him Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture in 2001, and he also has two Emmys on his mantle: 2003's Best Comedy Series award for "Arrested Development" and 1998's "Outstanding Miniseries" trophy for "From the Earth to the Moon."
He remains busy at age 68, with 21 ongoing projects as a producer or director. In 2020, Howard told The Guardian that growing up in an acting family "does create a kind of bubble. So I look for projects that lead me to life experiences I wouldn't have otherwise had – and on my own, I'm an introverted, risk-averse individual. But, when there's a story to be told, it gets me out of the house, talking to people, learning things."
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Ron Howard's brother Clint was just 2 years old when he made his first appearance on "The Andy Griffith Show" as Boy at Church Social in Season 2, Episode 17 ("The Jinx"). His blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance didn't win him any Emmys, but he did earn a character name, Leon, for his next four appearances on the show. In each brief scene, the youngster offers no lines and simply appears covered in peanut butter and jelly from a sandwich he clutches in his grubby little fingers.
Clint Howard got his first major role at 4 years old in the short-lived 1964 sitcom "The Baileys of Balboa" and his first-star turn as Mark Wedloe in 1967's "Gentle Ben." He went on to enjoy a long and steady career as a character actor, racking up a staggering 253 acting credits. He has appeared in such iconic franchises as Star Wars ("Solo: A Star Wars Story"), Star Trek (4 different shows), and Austin Powers (all three films).
Unsurprisingly, the Howard brothers have worked together on several film and television projects — including two episodes of "Happy Days" — and even teamed up for a memoir about their childhood called "The Boys." In 2021, Clint told Entertainment Weekly that his supportive family was a big part of his success. In fact, he credited his and his brother's careers to their parents' "unique way of operating."
Clint also sought to dispel any rumors of jealousy in the family, saying, "I'm so grateful to be their son, and I just have a tremendous amount of gratitude being Ron's little brother. It's such a beautiful cool place to be, to be Ron Howard's brother … People think that there's envy or there's conflict, and there really isn't."
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Between Seasons 3 and 6 of "The Andy Griffith Show," actor Richard Keith made 13 appearances as Johnny Paul Jason, a friend of Opie Taylor's. In 2015, he told the Archive of American Television, "It doesn't matter who you were or what you were on that show, you're a part of Mayberry forever."
Notably, Keith's name may be familiar to you because "The Andy Griffith Show" isn't the only classic sitcom he appeared on in his early years. His first acting role saw him play Little Ricky Ricardo, the son of Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz) in "I Love Lucy." In fact, Keith was reportedly given his stage name by Arnaz himself, who thought his real name — Keith Thibodeaux — was too hard to pronounce. He later reprised his role in "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour," which ran for three years after "I Love Lucy" left the airwaves. As of 2022, Keith is the only living prominent cast member of "I Love Lucy."
In the decades since the series ended, Keith has spoken glowingly of his experience working with Andy Griffith and his co-stars. "[They were] very much like their characters," he said. "They were really nice to work with. [We] played checkers with the makeup man back there, played guitars, and sung songs … Ron and I played catch and ate hamburgers at the commissary together."
Interestingly, Keith has just two acting credits as an adult, in the 1975 TV movie "A Shadow in the Streets" and the 2009 flop "C Me Dance," which boasts a 0% Tomatometer reading and 21% audience score. After leaving the acting world, Keith played drums for David and the Giants, a secular-turned-Christian rock band. He now lives in Jackson, Mississippi with his wife Kathy and together they run Ballet Magnificat!, a touring Christian dance company that was featured heavily in "C Me Dance."
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Dennis Rush played another of Opie's friends, Howie Pruitt, in eight episodes from Seasons 3 through 5. His appearances on "The Andy Griffith Show" came near the end of an acting career that spanned 10 years and included stints on "Wagon Train" and guest roles on "Perry Mason," "The Lucy Show," and "My Favorite Martian." Like Richard Keith, Rush has very fond memories of life on "The Andy Griffith Show" set.
"There was hard work to be done, but son of a gun, everyone just enjoyed their time there, enjoyed working with one another," he told Andy Griffith's hometown paper, the Mt. Airy News. "It was just a genuinely fun situation … Ron Howard and [Richard Keith], these were the two giants of kid acting and two of the nicest guys you could ever imagine."
Rush's acting career ended when he was just 14 years old, but he has no regrets about leaving Hollywood when he did. "There is a time you just say bye to the industry," Rush said. "I graduated from high school, I was in the Marines three months later, that chapter of my life just ended so clean and so directly." According to Rush's LinkedIn, he recently retired after 36 years as the Director of Operations at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club in San Diego, California.
Opie's best friend on the series was Arnold Bailey (Sheldon Collins), who appeared in nine episodes. In four of those, he was credited under his given name — Sheldon Golomb — and he returned as Arnold for two episodes of the follow-up series "Mayberry R.F.D." Collins was just 7 years old when he landed his first role on "Naked City" and added guest spots on legendary shows like "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Star Trek," and "I Dream of Jeannie" to his resumé before giving up acting in 1972 at the age of 17.
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Similar to Dennis Rush, Collins found himself caught in the trap that snares many child actors as they move into adulthood. In an appearance at the Mayberry Squad Car Rendezvous in 1998, he said, "You go through this stage where you're too old for kid parts but you're not mature enough for adult parts … in college, I started getting into science and I really liked it." That interest ultimately led the former child actor to a career in dentistry, a profession in which he continues to work to this day.
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Sumary: CBS aired "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 to 1968. These are the actors from the show who are still living more than 50 years after the end of the series.
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Intro: The Only Actors Still Alive From The Cast Of The Andy Griffith Show DFree/Shutterstock By Joe Capraro/Updated: July 28, 2022 10:37 am EST Although today's youngest generations are more likely familiar with "The Andy Griffith Show" from repeating airings on networks like TVLand, older audiences might remember that the series originally ran from 1960 to 1968 on CBS. Throughout its time on the network and for many decades after, the series proved a popular and enduring piece of American pop culture. In fact, according to Classic TV Hits, the show never fell below seventh place in its year-to-year Nielsen ratings and…
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Sumary: Thanks to a varied cast and a number of regular character actors, we still have a number of Mayberry citizens still with us.
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Intro: The Andy Griffith Show: Who's still alive?(The Andy Griffith Show)The Andy Griffith Show: Who is still alive?(Editor's note: This story was published in 2016. We have updated it at several points since, but anyone who died more recently may still show up among the surviving members of the cast)Thelma Lou reportedly passed away Oct. 16, 2021.That is, Betty Lynn, whom everybody knows as Barney Fife's girlfriend on The Andy Griffith Show, passed away in October 2021, according to The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, N.C.Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle), meanwhile, passed away Nov. 29, 2017.The show ended almost 50 years ago,…
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Matching Result: Donahue is one of the show's cast members who is still alive today. Although she may not have been part of the main cast on Griffith, she was …
Intro: 'The Andy Griffith Show': Are Any of the Main Cast Members Still Alive? Article updated on Oct. 18, 2021 Without question one of the most enduring comedies in television history, The Andy Griffith Show boasted a top-notch cast of actors including Griffith himself, Don Knotts, and Ron Howard who infused their characters with folksy likeability and personality. Over 60 years later, the classic show regularly continues to capture new generations of viewers. (left to right): Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, and Frances Bavier of 'The Andy Griffith Show' | CBS via Getty Images Find out which cast members are still alive,…
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Sumary: Younger viewers are more likely aware with "The Andy Griffith Show" because to reruns on channels like TVLand, while older viewers may recall that the show's original run on CBS from 1960 to 1968. The series established itself as a well-liked and enduring part of American popular culture both during…
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Intro: The Cast Of The Andy Griffith Show : Which Actors Are Still Alive In 2022? – DotComStories Younger viewers are more likely aware with "The Andy Griffith Show" because to reruns on channels like TVLand, while older viewers may recall that the show's original run on CBS from 1960 to 1968. The series established itself as a well-liked and enduring part of American popular culture both during its run on the network and for many years after. In actuality, according to Classic TV Hits, the programme finished first in each of its final two seasons and never dropped below seventh…
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Sumary: When Betty Lynn died at 95 this week, it left Ron Howard, who played red-haired little-boy Opie, as the only Andy Griffith cast member still alive.
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Intro: An evening on the porch swing with Thelma LouTeddy Allen | Shreveport TimesShe lived alone but was a friend to all in a small North Carolina town an hour's drive from Mount Pilot, worked at an office in town, stayed in a small and neat home (number 830) with a front porch swing, had a head of auburn hair and a heart of gold, and eventually married the town deputy who always said she was "the cat's."Thelma Lou. Like Madonna or Cher or Pink or Beyonce, she doesn't need a last name. Not when you're "the cat's."Not when you're Thelma…
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Sumary: She played Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend on the long-running sitcom and was remembered by fans with fondness more than 50 years later.
Matching Result: Ms. Lynn never married and did not leave any immediate survivors. Among regular cast members of "The Andy Griffith Show," only the director Ron …
Intro: Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Dies at 95She played Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend on the long-running sitcom and was remembered by fans with fondness more than 50 years later.Credit…CBS, via Everett CollectionOct. 19, 2021Betty Lynn, who portrayed Thelma Lou, the patient girlfriend of Barney Fife, the bumbling deputy sheriff of the homespun town of Mayberry in the long-running 1960s sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show," died on Saturday in Mount Airy, N.C. She was 95.The death was announced by the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, Mr. Griffith's hometown and the inspiration for fictional Mayberry.Ms. Lynn joined…
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Griffith's secretary on four episodes of his dramatic series, ?Matlock,? in which he played a lawyer. Ms. Lynn never married and did not leave any immediate survivors. Among regular cast members of ?The Andy Griffith Show,? only the director Ron Howard, who played Opie, Sheriff Taylor's son, is still alive
The Darlings Denver Pyle (Briscoe) and Doug Dillard (Doug) have passed away. Not so for Maggie Peterson (Charlene), Rodney Dillard (Rodney), Mitch Jayne (Mitch) and Dean Webb (Dean). Doug, Rodney, Mitch and Dean formed The Dillards, a real-life bluegrass band.
Corsaut battled cancer in her later years, and sadly died of the disease on at the age of 62. She will be remembered as Helen Crump.
When Betty Lynn, who appeared as Thelma Lou in 26 episodes of ?The Andy Griffith Show? in the early 1960s, died at 95 this week, it left Ron Howard, who played red-haired little-boy Opie, as the only regular cast member still alive. (?Opie? is 67 now, which means that some of us are ?getting on up there.?)
Thus, Burt Mustin made his screen debut at the age of 67 in 1951. He went to appear in dozens of television shows, from Our Miss Brooks to All in the Family.
Only one black actor ? Rockne Tarkington ? ever had a speaking role on ?The Andy Griffith Show.? The story went like this: Opie was starting piano lessons. Aunt Bee was into it, but Andy wasn't too keen. Opie then met the cool new football coach who was a black ex-NFL player.
Knotts, already bound by his contract with Universal, left the show. They never mention what happened to Opie's mother. Opie was said to be just "a speck of a boy" when she died. Her first name is never given, her picture is never shown in Andy's house, nor anywhere else, and her grave is never shown.
Thelma Lou appears in the 1986 television reunion movie Return to Mayberry. Her marriage in 1965 is revealed to have lasted only a year before ending in divorce. Barney finally marries Thelma Lou.
There are two explanations of the origin of the character's name. One is that Opie was named after bandleader and radio actor Opie Cates; the other is that he was named for Opie Shelton (1915?1999), a childhood friend of Griffith, who went on to become president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.
W.W. Answer: ?All actors from the show received standard residuals as negotiated by the Screen Actors Guild at the time, generally for the original broadcast and six reruns for regular cast members,? said Jim Clark, co-author of ?The Andy Griffith Show Book? and ?Presiding Goober Emeritus? of the show's fan club.
The episode premiered about half a year before the spinoff hit the scene. In the program, Taylor says that Opie's mother died when he was very, very young.
'The Andy Griffith Show' was the 60th most watched TV show. In 2016. According to Howard himself, who once explained the origin of the name to Jay Leno, Opie was named after bandleader and actor Opal ?Opie? Taft Cates, a popular clarinetist from swing-era Arkansas.
Griffith and Barbara Bray Edwards were married on , and they adopted two children: a son named Andy Samuel Griffith Jr. (born in 1957 and better known as Sam Griffith) and a daughter named Dixie Nann Griffith. They divorced in 1972. Sam, a real-estate developer, died in 1996 after years of alcoholism.


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When the Court Has a Duty to Raise Issues Independently
By M. Jonathan Hayes | November 30, 2015 | Courts | No comments
I have been fooling around with my materials for my bankruptcy class coming up next semester. I was rereading In re Carnduff, a student loan case that confirms that bankruptcy courts can grant a partial discharge of student loans. The case has a lesson for courts and practitioners on the scope of the court's right to use its own independent knowledge to reach a conclusion.
Suppose the court says at trial "I know you can your property taxes online contrary to the evidence you presented." Shouldn't the court then give the party a chance to rebut this "evidence"?
In Carduff the court commented, at the end of the trial, that someone with the debtor's experience could find jobs. To which the BAP said:
We are also concerned that the way in which the bankruptcy court drew on its own experience and rejected Debtors' contrary evidence may not have given Debtors a fair opportunity to rebut its concerns about alternative employment.
From the excerpts of record, however, it seems to us that Debtors had little warning that the bankruptcy court was not satisfied with the answers to its questions and would override the only evidence before it based on its own view that Debtors could earn more outside of their fields. The bankruptcy court should consider on remand whether additional procedures are required to assure that Debtors have had a fair opportunity to present rebuttal evidence.
In a footnote, the BAP said,
In the analogous context of fee applications, in which the bankruptcy court has a duty to raise issues even if no party in interest does so, the Ninth Circuit has cautioned that the bankruptcy court sometimes "simulates the role of an adversary, albeit to a circumscribed degree," and it should apprise parties of "the particular questions and objections it harbors" and give them "an opportunity to rebut or contest the court's conclusions."
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Anderson's Early Exit Opens Door For Cleveland
By baseballgirl Mar 20, 2009, 4:33pm PDT
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Cleveland 7, A's 6
Obviously the big--and concerning--story of the day is the possible injury to Brett Anderson, as he exited the game after pitching two great innings, allowing only a perfect bunt and a walk. Anderson complained of a "tight forearm", an injury he has apparently had in the past.
The A's jumped on the board early in support of Anderson, as Pennington cleared the bases with a triple in the second, and was driven in by Rajai Davis, who was 3 for 5 in the leadoff spot with a stolen base. Davis is probably flirting with a .400 batting average during this spring contest.
Anderson was replaced by James Simmons, who was awful. His line read like a football score; 2.2 IP, 7H, 6 ER. The Indians had nearly the same scoring pattern as the A's, as they cleared the bases with a triple of their own from Asdrubal Cabrera (you know I just like saying his name).
The A's jumped back on top with a double-changed-to-a-homerun by Aaron Cunningham (the correct call, unlike a later dropped catch that was ruled an out against Hannahan) who had a perfect day; 2 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 RBI's, but Cleveland would tie the game at 6, and after Wuertz and Bailey kept them off the board in the sixth and seventh innings, Jay Marshall gave up the eventual winning run in the bottom of the eighth.
It is worth noting that Landon Powell had another good start, racking up a long double, and throwing out a would-be base-stealer in his outing. Bobby Crosby was also 1-2 with a walk and a double.
Injury Update
Billy Beane had surgery on his knee, said Geren. He is fine.
Eric Chavez is taking 'simulated swinging practice', whatever that is.
Look for your Spring Training action all weekend, and WBC action continues with Korea/Venezuela on Saturday and USA/Japan on Sunday.


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Yammer Ignites the Race for the Social Workplace
To view a PDF of this First Cut, click here.
Author: Jim Lundy
Topics: Content Management, Social Software
Issues:: What are the best practices for managing content across the enterprise?
Who are the social software providers and how will they navigate a crowded market?
Summary: On April 11th, Yammer announced the acquisition of Scotland-based OneDrum, which offers desktop file sync and real-time, multi-author content editing and collaboration for Microsoft Office documents.
Event: Yammer announced the acquisition of OneDrum on April 11th via a press release. Terms were not disclosed.
Analysis: Content is the secret sauce of an enterprise social network (ESN), and the acquisition of OneDrum will make it easier for Yammer users to access, edit and collaborate on Microsoft Office documents without having to leave their Yammer ESN Group. While this move will enhance Yammer's core ESN offering, it will also position them to be a social workplace provider, and when combined with existing content authoring tools, will allow them to compete with other workplace offerings such as Google Docs and Microsoft Office 365.
While OneDrum's feature set was not complete at acquisition, Yammer indicated that the feature set and integration with Yammer ESN would be completed with the Yammer Summer Release for file sync, and the Yammer Fall Release for real-time collaborative editing of Microsoft Office documents.
The announcement by Yammer comes on the heels of similar announcements by Box (See Aragon Research First Cut 2012-FC5, "Box OneCloud will Challenge Google and Microsoft") and others, such as the 2011 acquisition of Versly by Cisco.
Enterprises have often looked at content creation, content management and social networking as separate and distinct initiatives. Cloud computing and new technology are helping to change that, since users can now collaborate and edit content on the fly, and automatically store the updated content in the ESN group they are working in (i.e., round-trip editing/storage).
Users will be attracted to this new way of working, given the reduced complexity and higher speed of interaction that it makes possible. For geographically dispersed teams, it can significantly enhance productivity.
The long-term roadmap for ESNs is to be the core of a collaboration architecture, and this move by Yammer represents a trend that others should emulate. Aragon Research believes it also represents a shift to a social workplace in which an ESN, authoring capabilities, real-time collaboration and content management are merged. This shift also represents a threat to the old way of working, and should make enterprises rethink how they license office suites in the future.
Given this shift, enterprises can begin to segment users, since not all users will need to have the same class of authoring tools (e.g., some can stay on older versions, while others can use lightweight editors on tablets). All of this has the potential for significant savings for enterprises.
Aragon Advisory: The shift to a social workplace is underway and with it will come simpler and more efficient ways of working. Enterprises should take a hard look at their overall approach to work and the tools they are using to enable their people to accomplish that work.
Enterprises should evaluate Yammer and other ESN providers who are making investments in their suites that can help enterprises make the shift to a cloud-enabled social workplace.
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package top

import (
	"github.com/mesanine/mesos-cli/config"
	"github.com/mesanine/mesos-cli/filter"
	"github.com/mesanine/mesos-cli/helper"
	"github.com/mesos/mesos-go"
	agent "github.com/mesos/mesos-go/agent/calls"
	"github.com/mesos/mesos-go/httpcli/operator"
	master "github.com/mesos/mesos-go/master/calls"
	"github.com/vektorlab/toplib"
	"github.com/vektorlab/toplib/sample"
	"github.com/vektorlab/toplib/section"
)

func getContainers(profile *config.Profile, caller operator.Caller, namespace sample.Namespace) ([]*sample.Sample, error) {
	msgs, err := filter.FromMaster(caller.CallMaster(master.GetAgents()))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	samples := []*sample.Sample{}
	// TODO: Reduce several redundant calls here
	for _, agnt := range filter.AsAgents(msgs.FindMany()) {
		ac := helper.NewAgentCaller(profile, agnt)
		// TODO: Handle concurrently, will choke with many agents
		resp, err := ac.CallAgent(agent.GetContainers())
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		if resp.GetContainers != nil {
			for _, container := range resp.GetContainers.Containers {
				smpl := sample.NewSample(container.ContainerId.Value, namespace)
				if stats := container.GetResourceStatistics(); stats != nil {
					smpl.SetFloat64("CPU_USR", *stats.CpusUserTimeSecs)
					smpl.SetFloat64("CPU_SYS", *stats.CpusSystemTimeSecs)
					smpl.SetFloat64("MEM_RSS", float64(*stats.MemRssBytes))
					smpl.SetFloat64("MEM_AVL", float64(*stats.MemTotalBytes))
				}
				samples = append(samples, smpl)
			}
		}
	}
	return samples, nil
}

func getTasks(caller operator.Caller, namespace sample.Namespace) ([]*sample.Sample, error) {
	msgs, err := filter.FromMaster(caller.CallMaster(master.GetTasks()))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	samples := []*sample.Sample{}
	filters := []filter.Filter{filter.TaskStateFilter([]*mesos.TaskState{mesos.TASK_RUNNING.Enum()})}
	for _, task := range filter.AsTasks(msgs.FindMany(filters...)) {
		smpl := sample.NewSample(task.TaskID.Value, namespace)
		smpl.SetString("NAME", task.Name)
		smpl.SetString("AGENT", task.AgentID.Value)
		resources := mesos.Resources(task.Resources)
		cpus, _ := resources.CPUs()
		mem, _ := resources.Memory()
		disk, _ := resources.Disk()
		smpl.SetFloat64("CPU", cpus)
		smpl.SetFloat64("MEM", float64(mem))
		smpl.SetFloat64("DISK", float64(disk))
		samples = append(samples, smpl)
	}
	return samples, nil
}

func getAgents(caller operator.Caller, namespace sample.Namespace) ([]*sample.Sample, error) {
	msgs, err := filter.FromMaster(caller.CallMaster(master.GetAgents()))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	samples := []*sample.Sample{}
	for _, agent := range filter.AsAgents(msgs.FindMany()) {
		smpl := sample.NewSample(agent.ID.Value, namespace)
		resources := mesos.Resources(agent.Resources)
		cpus, _ := resources.CPUs()
		mem, _ := resources.Memory()
		disk, _ := resources.Disk()
		smpl.SetFloat64("CPU", cpus)
		smpl.SetFloat64("MEM", float64(mem))
		smpl.SetFloat64("DISK", float64(disk))
		samples = append(samples, smpl)
	}
	return samples, nil
}

func getFrameworks(caller operator.Caller, namespace sample.Namespace) ([]*sample.Sample, error) {
	msgs, err := filter.FromMaster(caller.CallMaster(master.GetFrameworks()))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	samples := []*sample.Sample{}
	for _, framework := range filter.AsFrameworks(msgs.FindMany()) {
		smpl := sample.NewSample(framework.ID.Value, namespace)
		smpl.SetString("NAME", framework.Name)
		smpl.SetString("ROLE", *framework.Role)
		smpl.SetString("HOSTNAME", *framework.Hostname)
		samples = append(samples, smpl)
	}
	return samples, nil
}

func Run(profile *config.Profile) error {
	caller := helper.NewCaller(profile)
	// TODO: Add more sections like Agents, framework, etc.
	namespaces := map[string]sample.Namespace{
		"containers": sample.Namespace("containers"),
		"tasks":      sample.Namespace("tasks"),
		"agents":     sample.Namespace("agents"),
		"frameworks": sample.Namespace("frameworks"),
	}
	sections := []toplib.Section{
		section.NewSamples(namespaces["containers"], "ID", "CPU_USR", "CPU_SYS", "MEM_RSS", "MEM_AVL"),
		section.NewSamples(namespaces["tasks"], "ID", "NAME", "AGENT", "CPU", "MEM", "DISK"),
		section.NewSamples(namespaces["agents"], "ID", "CPU", "MEM", "DISK"),
		section.NewSamples(namespaces["frameworks"], "ID", "NAME", "ROLE", "HOSTNAME"),
	}
	top := toplib.NewTop(sections)
	return toplib.Run(
		top,
		func() ([]*sample.Sample, error) { return getContainers(profile, caller, namespaces["containers"]) },
		func() ([]*sample.Sample, error) { return getTasks(caller, namespaces["tasks"]) },
		func() ([]*sample.Sample, error) { return getAgents(caller, namespaces["agents"]) },
		func() ([]*sample.Sample, error) { return getAgents(caller, namespaces["frameworks"]) },
	)
}

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Live comfortably in this Fully Furnished 2 Bedroom apartment with roomy open-fitted kitchen, huge lounge with ample room for dining, a master bedroom with built in wardrobe space and amazing bathroom.
This apartment in Al Hasser – Shorelines is managed by IFA offering access to RIVA beach club including beach side swimming pools and fully equipped gym, the building is also situated with direct access to the Palm Jumeirah Park and The Galleria with its upscale retail outlets including supermarkets, pharmacies and restaurants, is yet another distinct advantage. In these serviced residences, owners enjoy valet parking, concierge services and the option of additional 'ala carte' services.


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MiFID - Investor Protection X MiFID - Secondary Markets X Credit Rating Agencies X Sustainable finance X Vacancies X Joint Committee X Short Selling X Fund Management X Technical Standards X
22/12/2011 2011/461 Final report- Regulatory Technical Standards on the presentation of the information that credit rating agencies shall disclose in accordance with Article 11(2) and point 1 of Part II of Section E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
22/12/2011 2011/462 Final Report- Draft RTS on the assessment of compliance of credit rating methodologies with CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
22/12/2011 2011/463 Final report- Regulatory technical standards on the information for registration and certification of credit rating agencies Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
22/12/2011 2011/464 Final report- Draft RTS on the content and format of ratings data periodic reporting to be requested from credit ratings agencies for the purpose of on-going supervision by ESMA Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
30/03/2012 2012/228 Draft technical standards on the Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps Short Selling Technical Standards PDF
1.02 MB Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the Regulation) requires ESMA to develop draft regulatory (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) in relation to several provisions contained in Articles 9, 11, 12 and 16 of the Regulation. The draft RTS and ITS will be submitted to the European Commission by 31 March 2012. The Commission has three months to decide whether to endorse ESMAs draft technical standards. A further regulatory technical standard, on the method of calculation of the fall in value of a financial instrument required under Article 24(8) of the Regulation will be submitted together with the technical advice in the course of April 2012.
02/04/2013 2013/413 Final Report- Draft regulatory technical standards on types of AIFMs Fund Management Technical Standards PDF
116.08 KB The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) to determine types of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), where relevant in the application of the AIFMD. The draft RTS distinguish AIFMs managing alternative investment funds (AIF) of the open-ended type and AIFMs managing AIFs of the closed-ended type, in order to apply the rules on liquidity management, the valuation procedures and the transitional provisions of the AIFMD. ESMA was required to develop these RTS by Article 4(4) of the AIFMD and they are aimed at ensuring uniform conditions of application of the AIFMD across the European Union.
29/07/2013 JC 2013/01 Final Draft Regulatory Technical Standards Joint Committee Technical Standards PDF
20/02/2014 2014/160 Draft implementing technical standards on notification- EuVECA Fund Management Technical Standards PDF
20/02/2014 2014/161 Draft implementing technical standards on notification- EuSEF Fund Management Technical Standards PDF
24/06/2014 2014/685 Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the CRA3 Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
2.39 MB The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required under the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA3) Regulation regarding information on transparency of structured finance instruments, the European Rating Platform and periodic reporting of fees charged by credit rating agencies. The draft RTS, which complement the existing regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs), cover: •	disclosure requirements on structured finance instruments (SFIs); •	the European Rating Platform (ERP); and •	the periodic reporting on fees charged by CRAs.
19/12/2014 2014/1571 Final Report on draft Implementing Technical Standards on main indices and recognised exchanges under the Capital Requirements Regulation MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
281.16 KB The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has developed draft Implementing Technical Standards specifying main indices and recognised exchanges as required under Paragraph 8 of Article 197 of Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (Capital Requirements Regulation). These have now been submitted to the European Commission submitted for endorsement of the draft ITS.It has 3 months to make this decision.
23/12/2014 JC/2014/092 Draft RTS on risk concentration and intra-group financial transactions under Financial Conglomerates Directive Joint Committee Technical Standards PDF
18/09/2015 2015/1409 Draft Implementing Technical Standards on penalties and measures under Directive 2009/65/EC (UCITS Directive) Fund Management Technical Standards PDF
28/09/2015 2015-ESMA-1464 Final Report- draft RTS and ITS on MIFID II and MiFIR MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
28/09/2015 2015-ESMA-1464 Annex I 2015-ESMA-1464 Annex I- draft RTS and ITS on MiFID II and MiFIR MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
09/02/2017 ESMA70-872942901-3 Revised ESMA draft MiFID ITS — position reporting of commodity derivatives MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
28/02/2017 ESMA70-872942901-21 - annex Final Draft RTS on packaged orders MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
21/09/2018 esma70-156-769 ESMA opinion on MiFID II RTS 1 MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF
11/12/2019 ESMA70-156-1535 Final Report amending ITS on main indices and recognised exchanges under CRR MiFID - Secondary Markets Technical Standards PDF


ARK Estates has developed residential properties for sale or lease in the past. We have built homes for sale and we have developed land for housing under our own auspices but more commonly, we would be involved in the procurement and development of a site for a third party, such as Highland Council or the Highland Housing Alliance.
The projects show a variety of different types of housing and building styles in different locations in the Highlands which we have taken from the initial concept through to becoming homes.
We do not have any residential properties currently available for lease or for sale.
This wonderful Victorian building is the focus of many local memories for its past life as a beachfront hotel and latterly as a nursing home on the Black Isle. We purchased the beautiful stone building and tried to retain many interesting features as we transformed it into eleven luxury apartments.
In recent years, this historic site had become a drug and drinking den within sight of Inverness Castle, with disused and burnt out buildings. It is an exceptionally steep site but we have designed new homes for affordable housing and worked with different agencies to make the location work in the city centre. William Gray Construction built the apartments, working with Highland Council, Scottish Government and Highland Housing Alliance. The project has just won the Inside Housing Development Award for Best Residential Development 2018.
This lovely old bank building was converted to social housing and is on long term lease to Highland Council.
Accommodation on long term lease to Highland Council.


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Created new global scientific body about biodiversity
The UN General Assembly meeting in New York this week decided to create this new international body and it is expected that the first meeting will take place next summer
The creation by the UN of a new scientific body on biodiversity is a major step forward in the global battle to stop the loss of animal and plant species and restore ecosystems, says Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. The UK has pledged £2 million over the next four years to help support the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which was announced by the UN this week.
With biodiversity decreasing at an alarming rate, and ecosystems continuing to be degraded, there is an urgent need for sound and trusted scientific evidence with which to tackle the growing threats to our environment. IPBES will provide independent advice and scientific evidence on our biodiversity and ecosystems for governments and policy makers across the world.
The UN General Assembly meeting in New York this week decided that the UN Environment Programme should take the first steps to create this new international body and it is expected that the first meeting will take place next summer.
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Caroline Spelman, said:
"The loss of biodiversity is one of the greatest threats we face and we need the best scientific evidence to tackle it. IPBES will give trusted, independent advice to governments and policy makers across the world, helping them take the best action to protect the world's natural environment.
"The creation of IPBES is a triumph of many people's hard work and a great way to bring the International Year of Biodiversity to a close. I am particularly grateful to our chief scientific adviser, Professor Bob Watson, who has played a leading role in ensuring the negotiations on IPBES were a success."
Defra Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Bob Watson, said:
"Biodiversity is important in its own right but it is also essential to maintaining the ecosystems on which we all depend. If biodiversity loss continues we risk destabilising ecosystems which may have serious implications for human well-being, especially in Developing Countries. This new platform will help to mobilise the world's scientific community, and bring scientists and policy-makers together, to find solutions to these problems."
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06 december 2010, Food & Fun > Nature


Race betting and casino operator Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has been expanding its land-based operations with the most recent one being its acquisition of two properties in Mississippi and Pennsylvania. Churchill Downs Inc. officially announced on Wednesday 28 that it had struck deals to acquire the Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg in Mississippi and the Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both properties are being acquired from the Reno-based Eldorado Resorts. Also, the two properties will cost Churchill Downs Inc. $229.5 million in cash with the Presque Isle deal taking up a bigger chunk of the amount, that is, it will cost $179 million.
Presque Isle has both racing and casino offerings – the casino option offers players a poker room, 32 gaming tables as well as 1,600 slots. Lady Luck Casino, on the other hand, features nine gaming tables, 620 slots, and an 89-room hotel. Between the two, the Presque Isle sale is expected to close earlier within the second quarter of this year with Lady Luck trailing slightly behind with the possibility of the deal closing in the fourth quarter of 2018.
The purchase of a Pennsylvanian casino seems to be CDI's entry point into the state's online sports betting and online gaming as a whole.
"Presque Isle will give us a foothold in Pennsylvania which has recently passed legislation authorizing real money online gaming," explained Churchill Downs Inc. CEO, Bill Carstanjen.
The state of Pennsylvania in October 2017 passed a law that legalized online poker, sports betting and casino games among other forms of gambling. This opportunity was quite appealing to CDI which already operates an online race betting offering via its TwinSpires advance deposit wagering site. The operator has for a long time had a keen interest in venturing out of the racing sector and becoming a key player in other sectors like online casinos.
Online casinos in Pennsylvania could go live in late 2018 as there are a number of regulations that have not been implemented yet but CDI's entry into the market implies that they already have a deal lined up or they at least have an idea about what to do as far as online gaming in the state is concerned.


As part of its strategy to approach the Brazilian public, MAC Cosmetics, a leading brand in professional makeup, launches a national profile on the Instagram: @maccosmeticsbrasil.Mac has a huge amount of fans in Brazil and now with the new page in the social network, customers will have another portal of information and connection with what is happening in the universe of the main cultural and artistic references of the country. Gathering material on trends, tutorials, new collections and backstage of fashion weeks, the new channel provides exclusive content and local relevance to Brazilian followers.
The launch of Mac's Brazilian profile on Instagram is part of a global brand alignment to get even closer to customers and fans. Social networking has a lot of popularity among Brazilians, who are among the most connected in the world and currently represent 18% of Mac's global profile followers on Instagram. Because of this digital behavior, Brazil was the first country elected to have a local page on Instagram and thus become increasingly accessible to consumers distributed in a country of continental proportions.
Exalting the individuality in all of us, the Brazilian profile of MAC on Instagram will highlight the diversity of the country with its best sellers products in Brazil. Following the official mantra "All Races, All Sexes and All Ages" (artists, all races, all sexes), artists will be encouraged to test the products in various skin tones to value all the ethnicities present in the country, democratizing access to the beloved and iconic products.
MAC (Make-up Art Cosmetics) is the preferred makeup brand for brush artists. Here at Hollowaywishlist you can get more MAC makeup products. One of the most influential names in the world, MAC was created in 1984. It is currently part of the Estée Lauder Group and is sold in 75 countries. In Brazil, MAC arrived in November 2002 and today has 53 stores in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Campinas, Porto Alegre, Brasilia, Recife, Salvador, Vitória, Florianópolis, Goiânia, Belém, Campo Grande and Sorocaba.


It shows categories of footprint and descendant items. Implemented in dojo gfx (SVG/VML).
In computational complexity theory, the bin packing problem is a combinatorial NP-hard problem. In it, objects of different volumes must be packed into a finite number of bins of capacity V in a way that minimizes the number of bins used.
There are many variations of this problem, such as 2D packing, linear packing, packing by weight, packing by cost, and so on. They have many applications, such as filling up containers, loading trucks with weight capacity, and creating file backup in removable media.
Since it is NP-hard, the most efficient known algorithms use heuristics to accomplish results which, though very good in most cases, may not be the optimal solution. For example, the first fit algorithm provides a fast but often nonoptimal solution, involving placing each item into the first bin in which it will fit. It requires O(n log n) time. The algorithm can be made much more effective by first sorting the list of elements into decreasing order (sometimes known as the first-fit decreasing algorithm), although this does not guarantee an optimal solution, and for longer lists may increase the running time of the algorithm.
Got an idea to use the treemap widget in Ganglia project.
a) use treemap to visualize metrics, so it is more compact and doesn't poll every X amount of time.
Dojo's SVG support is still experimental though (i think it is a wrapper interface for both SVG implementations).
I'm planning on implementation of another approach which uses curves instead of rectangles (based on Voronoi tesselations).