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The Subs Club (Belen's Review)
Re-Published, Review	 December 9, 2015 0 COMMENTS BWT (Belen)
4 stars, BDSM, Contemporary, J.A. Rock, Self Published, The Subs Club series
Title: The Subs Club (The Subs Club, #1)
Author: J.A. Rock
Buy link: Amazon.com (Second Edition)
Release Date: Dec 7th 2015
Genre(s): M/M Contemporary
A year ago, my best friend Hal died at the hands of an incompetent "dom." So I started the Subs Club, a private blog where submissives can review doms and call out the douche bags.
A perfect example of the kind of arrogant asshole I mean? The Disciplinarian. He has a pornstache. He loves meat, stoicism, America, and real discipline. And he thinks subs exist to serve him.
But…not everything about him is awful. His Davy Crockett act just seems like a cover for his fear of intimacy, and part of me wants to show him it's okay to get close to people. And, I mean, sue me, but I have fantasized about real discipline. Not role-play, but like, Dave, you're gonna be thirty in four years and you still work in a mall; get your ass in gear or I'll spank it.
Not that I'd ever trust anyone with that kind of control.
I'm gonna redefine "battle of wills" for the Disciplinarian. Or I'm gonna bone him. It's hard to say.
I feel like I have to confess to a few things:
I know only the most peripherally available information about the BDSM, D/s scenes, and domestic discipline. I don't usually read a lot of books with it as the main storyline, because it's just not my bag. Not in any judgmental way, but more in a, "I don't roll that way myself, but you have fun and be safe!" kind of way.
That being said, I thought the story handled what could go wrong and why, trust, privacy and the whole Safe, Sane, and Consensual pretty well.
I don't kink shame. Ever. I don't care what it is you're into. If you're into it and you're safe about it, I am 100% "It's your life!" and believe it has absolutely nothing to do with me or is any of my business.
So I didn't understand David's penchant or inner monologuing of kink shaming he did, especially with the furries and ponies. I kept waiting for an explanation of why he was so against it, but nothing ever really came from it.
I absolutely loved and spent the entire book picturing David (AKA The Disciplinarian, AKA PORNSTACHE!) like a younger Burt Reynolds.
Told entirely from the POV of twenty-six year old David who works in a tea store in the mall, loves his friends fiercely and would do anything for them, and enjoys being dominated and disciplined (except sometimes when he doesn't). David was, to me, a study in contradictions. He was a complete dichotomy. He advocates for safer BDSM but regularly played in an unsafe manner before the death of his friend (and still not very safe after, truth be told). David wants to be a hair stylist, but can't focus long enough to fill out the forms to sign up for cosmetology school. He wants to be disciplined, but does whatever he can to trigger and run off potential Doms. The list goes on and on and on.
David is also snarky, bitchy, and hysterically funny, which is like a spoonful of sugar for me. It helps everything else go down really smoothly.
The story begins with David returning to Riddle – one of two BDSM clubs in the city, with his three best friends, Miles, Kamen, Gould for an event for the first time since their friend Hal was killed during a scene gone very wrong. David has got a lot of residual guilt about Hal's death (he was there with him the night it happened, but had been arguing with Hal, stepped outside for a cigarette, and ultimately not been there when Hal was killed during breath play with an incompetent Dom).
In the club, David immediately spots, and is inexplicably drawn to, a man sporting an epic PORNSTACHE! at the bar drinking a root beer.
Big-boned, a little paunchy even. Fucking pornstache, which normally would have been a deal breaker, but his was combined with some additional rugged facial hair that mitigated the situation. And he was mountain man-ish enough that the 'stache seemed not only right, but also necessary.
David wants him, but doesn't…
Come on, Pornstache. I know you want to spank me.
And then marry me and become my forever companion—except don't, because relationships are doomed and marriage is an outdated and restrictive institution and hope is futile.
…and is disappointed when Pornstache disappears.
Pornstache vanished into the crowd without so much as burying his face in my ass and giving me mustache burns on my taint. Life was cruel.
Just before the event starts though David spots Bill Henson, the Dom responsible for Hal's death. When he confronts the club's owners, Kel and GK, he's told they've reinstated Bill's membership because "He wants a chance to be part of the community again."
"Aren't you afraid he'll hurt someone again?" I demanded.
"Bill has made a huge effort over the past few months." Kel was intensely interested in her mug. "We're keeping an extra-close eye on him to make sure he plays safely and responsibly."
"Hal's death was tragic," GK said. "But it was an accident."
"I know. I can't count how many times I've accidentally strangled someone during a sex game." I looked around and offered an air high-five to several people in the café who were staring at me. "Amiright?"
David's rage over this perceived injustice ends up sparking the idea that eventually turns into The Subs Club, a website David creates for the sole purpose, at first, of allowing Subs to communicate in a private environment the concerns and issues that face Subs in their communities, but evolves into Subs rating their Doms.
David finds Pornstache's FetLife profile; known as "The Disciplinarian" Pornstache ironically requests only those in good shape under 30 need apply when he is obviously neither of those things. When David first contacts him with what he thinks The Disciplinarian wants to hear, David's blown off. When he responds being more honest and open he's given an opportunity to meet with The Disciplinarian for coffee. He finds out The Disciplinarian is thirty-eight, also named David (so he gets the nickname of D) and basically snarks his way into getting to scene with D.
This book has basically two sides: first, David's scenes and time spent with D and second, the handling of the BDSM scene, with all the communication and trust issues, and the privacy issues with creating a website that basically rates Doms like they're items for sale on Amazon.
I loved David and wanted him to find the tethering he needed to be the man we really wants to be. But he's also childish and spiteful and a mess.
The whole situation was ridiculous.
I'd let Hal get hurt. Because of this part of me. The part that was childish and spiteful and needed to push back when someone pushed me. Hal had wanted to annoy me by playing with Bill, and he had, so I'd left him.
I'd left him, and he'd died alone, and maybe he'd been scared. I'd never fucking know.
I grabbed the paper out from under me, un-balled it, and wrote at the bottom I'M SORRY.
I loved how patient D was with David, even at David's most obstreperous and recalcitrant.
I loved D and how he interacted with David and David's friends and am not ashamed to say I was hoping for a better ending. I definitely got the glimmer of a HFN, but was hoping for a HEA. That's really just my romantic's heart speaking, because the way it ends with their burgeoning relationship is actually pretty perfect for the story. Also pretty perfect for the story, but which also made me sad, was that the heat level is pretty low. I was expecting quite a bit more, but with the exception of one sex scene and a few discipline scenes…there was nada.
I didn't love the BDSM portion, mostly because it didn't make a lot of sense to me. There are two overt occasions when David deliberately disobeys D, but instead of being disciplined then (for an actual wrongdoing) D is gentle with him and sends David on his way. It confused me. I was also confused why the club didn't have monitors in the scene rooms. I mean, the whole reason for the story is because a member was killed during a scene gone wrong, and the owners are all about "keeping an eye" on things, but I didn't see anything that showed that was happening.
In the end, I enjoyed the story overall. I highlighted a good portion of this book and while most of it is hysterical, it also got me to think about consequences, discipline, and communication. The Subs Club has made me that much more excited for the other stories in the series. I'm really looking forward to them!
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Over the years, if I have learnt anything, it is that my ignorance is fundamental.
This may surprise many who speak with me, as people report that I often exude a confidence and certainty that they admire. They look at some of the things that I have done. such as a 28 day hunger strike and publicly Tripping with LSD on the Steps of Victoria's Parliament House and think that I must be very certain of what I know.
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Q: Pandas Apply with Idmax Incorrectly Converts Mixed Object Columns to Floats So I have various columns in my dataset that are a mix of integers and strings. Trying to remove duplicates, I convert each column in the row to a string, get the length of it, and add that length as an extra column:
import pandas as pd
import datetime

r1 = [datetime.date(2016, 7, 10), 'M']
r2 = [datetime.date(2014, 11, 26), 0]
r3 = [datetime.date(2015, 8, 13), 'M']
r4 = [datetime.date(2015, 5, 11), 'OPSTC']
r5 = [datetime.date(2014, 1, 31), 'FMS']
df = pd.DataFrame([r1, r2, r3, r4, r5], columns=['date', 'mix'])
df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])

def f(row):
    return(row.apply(lambda x: len(str(x))).sum())

df['width'] = df.apply(f, axis=1)
df

    date        mix     width
0   2016-07-10  M       20
1   2014-11-26  0       20
2   2015-08-13  M       20
3   2015-05-11  OPSTC   24
4   2014-01-31  FMS     22

for column in df.columns:
    print(column, df[column].dtype)

date  datetime64[ns]
mix   object
width int64

This does not create any problems. The problem happens when I group the rows and eliminate those that don't have the highest row total:
def f(rows):
    rows.applymap(str) # Even putting this in here has no effect!

    return(rows.ix[rows['width'].idxmax()])

df = df.groupby(['date'], as_index=False).apply(f)
df = df.reset_index(drop=True)
df

    date        mix width
0   2014-01-31  NaN 22
1   2014-11-26  0.0 20
2   2015-05-11  NaN 24
3   2015-08-13  NaN 20
4   2016-07-10  NaN 20

It is converting the mixed object columns to floats. You can group by either mix or date to reproduce the problem. Converting the columns to strings (either by using .apply(str) or .astype(str)) has no effect.
I am using Python 3.5.2.final.0 and Pandas 0.18.1.

A: There are a few points of failure here

*

*failed to assign to variable
def f(rows):
    rows.applymap(str)  # this doesn't get assigned
    return rows.ix[rows['width'].idxmax()]

*don't use ix.  Doesn't effect anything here.  But it will be deprecated.

*Super subtle and dangerous point... row.ix[rows['width'].idxmax()] returns a pd.Series.  Why is this important?  At the moment I can't nail down the entire story (I'm working on it).  But, when you return a pd.Series pandas is conducting some inferrecne and determined that 'mix' ought to be numeric.  The apply method for a groupby object passes a pd.DataFrame object to the function being applied.  You can fix this by changign the scalar rows['width'].idxmax() to the array-like [rows['width'].idxmax()]
def f(rows):
    return rows.loc[[rows['width'].idxmax()]]

print(df.groupby(['date'], as_index=False).apply(f))

           date    mix  width
0 4 2014-01-31    FMS     22
1 1 2014-11-26      0     20
2 3 2015-05-11  OPSTC     24
3 2 2015-08-13      M     20
4 0 2016-07-10      M     20

*Ok, so the dtypes make sense again, but you haven't eliminated anything because you grouped by date which where all unique.  Not sure what you wanted here but this is a guess.
df.query('width == @df.width.max()')
# equivalently
# df[df.width == df.width.max()]

        date    mix  width
3 2015-05-11  OPSTC     24

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5G Security
The transition to 5G networks, the growth of IoT networks, and the expansion of other advanced technologies raises questions about security safeguards, particularly with regard to access and authentication protocols. Some IoT devices employ lighter security measures in an effort to allow simple connection and communication; this is particularly common for IoT technologies that pose lower risks to users and networks. 5G technology can support more connected devices on cellular networks, which will increase the number of potential vulnerabilities. But the 5G technology may include security improvements as well.
Work is under way to determine the best practices for securing 5G networks in various applications. Experts expect that faster speeds and higher capacity of these networks to allow for more sophisticated threat assessment measures and more secure authentication frameworks; both aspects of 5G which could improve network security. The nature of the 5G network is a shift from a centralized system to distributed, virtual networks. The carriers developing these systems are embedding security functions at multiple stages of deployment, including virtual protections as well as those which are hardware-based. Additionally, some techniques that work for 4G networks can be translated to 5G networks, as advanced 4G networks follow many of the same technological principles as 5G. While 5G may exacerbate some existing risks or create new security challenges, the technology may also provide for new, effective ways to secure data and devices through more sophisticated networks and algorithms.
Global Use of 5G
5G standards are largely stable and interoperable in the United States. However, stakeholders have not yet agreed on a single standard for worldwide interoperability of 5G networks. The telecommunications industry is working to identify and reach agreement on connectivity standards for global 5G connectivity. The current global standard for cellular connectivity is known as "3GPP." This standard reflects the agreement of a consensus-driven oversight body that includes partners from Asia, Europe, and North America. The standards setting process is handled by working groups formed within larger technical specification bodies. Both individual company capabilities as well as regional balancing are priorities. All countries and companies will need to adhere to an agreed-upon standard for the manufacture and operation of 5G networks, as non-conforming equipment will not be interoperable across networks. The transition to a 5G network reflects a greater number of suggestions for standards, by both operators and manufacturers, than in the past, because of the obvious importance of interoperability.
Privacy Impacts of 5G
Faster speeds and lower latency may mean better products and services, but the transition to 5G will likely create privacy risks associated with new devices, data collection, and use of personal information. 5G access will enable individuals to have more smart devices that can reliably connect and interact with online services; at the same time, the technology can also create more detailed personal data sets for device manufacturers and service providers.
For video platforms, 5G promises to provide higher image quality with less lag time; this also means that facial recognition technology will have clearer images to analyze. Similarly, public video surveillance networks can transmit more detailed video of an individual's activities and can be more easily analyzed by artificial intelligence systems to identify and track individuals in public. The ability to collect and share data more quickly is likely to result in more useful, personalized services; at the same time, increased data collection can increase users' concerns about the creation of more detailed profiles on individuals.
5G promises to be a revolutionary improvement in cellular network technology. Better connections for users and faster speeds with lower latency for data intensive computing will likely lead to improvements in existing products and services, as well as the development and implementation of new technologies. However, such changes will include the need to consistently prioritize individual privacy in this new context; 5G technology will not eliminate existing privacy and security challenges. While including beneficial services, a faster, more efficiently connected digital world will continue to pose data risks and will require continued meaningful privacy safeguards to ensure appropriate handling and protection of personal information.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: https://fpf.org/2019/09/17/what-is-5g-cell-technology-how-will-it-affect-me/

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Embers to debut at Ellerslie
Tony Pike will have four runners at the Ellerslie's Boxing Day meeting, with Embers, a well-bred two-year-old filly by Darci Brahma (pictured), set to debut in the Stella Artois 1100.
"She looks a really nice filly," Pike said. "We were tempted to run her at Taranaki on Friday for an easy kill, but lucky we didn't as they cancelled that race.
"I threw a nom in for Ellerslie and she's come up with the perfect gate for a two-year-old on debut in barrier two.
"She's only had the two trials this time in and she was really impressive at Te Aroha. She's still learning and she'll take a lot experience from the run. There are no winners in the race and I would suggest off the barrier trial form she should be competitive on debut."
Embers is owned and raced by The Oaks Stud, being out of the Group 2 winning mare Smoulder.


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Q: Showing that $\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}x_n$ exists, where $x_{n} = \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}}$ Let $x_{n} = \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}}$
a) Show that $x_{n} < x_{n+1}$
b) Show that  $x_{n+1}^{2} \leq 1+ \sqrt{2} x_{n}$
Hint : Square $x_{n+1}$ and factor a 2 out of the square root
c) Hence Show that  $x_{n}$ is bounded above by 2. Deduce that $\lim\limits_{n\to \infty} x_{n}$ exists.
Any help? I don't know where to start.

A: a) Note that $0<u<v$ implies $0<\sqrt u<\sqrt v$. This allows you to show the claim by starting from $0<n<n+\sqrt {n+1}$ and walking your way to the outer $\sqrt{}$.
b) Follow the hint
c) By induction: $0<x_1<2$ and $0<x_n<2$ implies $1+\sqrt 2 x_n<1+2\sqrt 2<4$

A: Hints: Induction on
$$\bullet\;\;x_n<x_{n+1}\iff 1+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3\ldots+\sqrt n}}<1+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+\ldots+\sqrt{n+\sqrt{n+1}}}}\iff$$
$$2+\sqrt{3+\ldots+\sqrt n}<2+\sqrt{3+\ldots\sqrt{n+1}}\iff\ldots$$
$$\bullet\bullet\;x_{n+1}^2=1+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+\ldots+\sqrt{n+1}}}\le 1+\sqrt2\left(\sqrt{1+\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt n}}\right)=1+\sqrt2\,x_n$$
$$\iff\left(\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+\ldots+\sqrt{n+1}}}\right)\le\sqrt{2+2\sqrt{2+\ldots+\sqrt n}}\iff\ldots$$
For (c) you're already done with (a)-(b) since then you have a monotone ascending sequence bounded from above, so the sequence's limit equals its supremum...

A: 10 days old question, but .
a) Is already clear, that $ \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}} < \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n+1}}}}$ , because $\sqrt{n} <\sqrt{n} + \sqrt{n+1}$ which is trivial.
My point here is to give some opinion about b) and c), for me it's better to do the c) first. We know that : $$ \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}} < \sqrt{p+\sqrt{p+\sqrt{p+ ... }}} $$
But it is only true for $q\leq p<\infty $ for  $q \in \mathbb{Z}^{+}$. Because it is trivial that
$$ \sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}} > \sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+\sqrt{1+ ... }}} $$
Let $x=\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+ ... }}}$, then $x^2=2+ \sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+ ... }}} \rightarrow x^2-x-2=0 $, thus $x=2$, because $x>0$.
Now let's probe this equation :
$$\sqrt{1 + \sqrt{2 + \sqrt{3 + ...+\sqrt{n}}}} \leq \sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2+ ... }}}=2 \tag{1}$$
2 is bigger than 1 , with their difference is 1. so for $x_{n}$ to be bigger than 2, it is required for  $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+\sqrt{4+ ... \sqrt{n}}}} \geq 3$
but if square both sides of (1) and substract, we get that $\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+\sqrt{4+ ... \sqrt{n}}}} \leq 3$.
for (b) , first square both sides, the '1' is gone , square again until the '2' is gone, and we arrive to this equation :
$$\sqrt{3+\sqrt{4+...\sqrt{n}}} \leq 2.\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+...\sqrt{n}}}$$
which is true, because from (1) we know that $\sqrt{3 +\sqrt{4 ...+\sqrt{n}}} \leq 2$ and $ \sqrt{2+\sqrt{3+...\sqrt{n}}} >0 $
 In fact, if you can prove (b) then (c) is trivial and vice versa.


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Fans of music, film, theatre, art and fashion will be able to unwind after a hard day with scores of entertainment on offer, including one of the UK's largest collections of public art. Speaking of large, Canary Wharf is also home to one of London's biggest roof gardens. Whether you want to enjoy a leisurely weekend, fine-dine or try outstanding whiskies, our apartments in Canary Wharf provide the perfect tonic for your stay.
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Planning what you'll wear in your Gold Coast professional family photos is part of the fun of having these photos taken. It can also be quite a challenge. What colours should you wear, and how can you coordinate without matching too closely? Here are some things to consider so that you can all look your best and end up with fantastic pictures you'll always cherish.
One thing to think about when deciding what to wear is where you plan to hang the portraits. What colours are already in the room where you will display them? Also, would you like to embrace a certain theme – say, spring, or fall, or the ocean? If your home contains mostly neutral colours, you might want to carry this colour scheme over into your photos, or you might want to use your photos to add a brighter accent.
Shop for or pick out a patterned piece of clothing you love to be the focal piece of the portrait. It might be a plaid shirt, a floral dress, or something else. Whatever you choose, it can help to plan all other articles of clothing around this focal piece. Keep in mind that this piece won't necessarily stand out after you finish accessorising, but it will help tie everything together nicely.
An easy way to coordinate is to choose three main colours for your Gold Coast family portrait photos, and allow neutral colours such as white, black, and grey as freebies. Consider limiting your "freebie" colours to one or two that work with your three main colours.
Use layers and accessories such as scarves, hats, ties, jewellery, and cardigans to add dimension and texture to your Gold Coast professional family portraits. Try to coordinate accessories so that the colours are spread out. For example, avoid putting two girls in blue headbands; instead, have one wear a blue headband and the other, a yellow scarf. You can use undershirts on boys to provide another layer of colour.
Good Gold Coast family photographers can tell you that your photos will look more interesting and more natural if you avoid everyone wearing the same colour on top and the same colour on the bottom. For example, if you have three main colours, have some family members wear them on top and some on the bottom, and then complete the outfits in neutral colours such as black or white.


Kickstart the morning with a refreshing green smoothie. Packed with spinach, coconut water and ginger this healthy smoothie is a perfect breakfast.
If you need a quick morning refresh, this refreshing green smoothie is the perfect recipe for you. I've been needed a bit of an extra boost in the mornings because I've been up working a little later than usual these days. Did you know that there is quite a bit of behind the scenes work that goes into a food blog? Because guess what, there is.
A lot more than I had ever anticipated when I started this blog, mind you, for the most part, the extra work is all good things. I think that any blogger will tell you that the most important thing about any blog, whether it's a food blog, a craft blog or a fashion blog, is the content. So that's what I focus on the most here, even though I do love all the other things can come with blogging like social media (Twitter and Instagram are my favourites).
I find that there are so many things that can pull you in a million different directions, but it's focusing on the content which is the most important. That said, keeping that in the forefront can be challenging sometimes.
With good content comes planning. Editorial planning is what I'm talking about in this case. When I'm planning my editorial calendar, I like to plan it in a way that will have the least amount of food waste possible. For example, if I'm working on a new recipe that uses spinach, I'll plan to work on a couple of other recipes at the same time that use similar ingredients.
A unique twist on the classic green smoothie combines spinach with frozen pineapple, fresh cilantro and ginger for the perfect morning wake-up call.
Over the years, I've found that this "block" kind of development works pretty well for me. This refreshing green smoothie came around pretty organically when I was testing my Shrimp and Spinach salad, I woke up one morning craving a smoothie and this is what I came up with. At first this wasn't destined for the blog but it was just such a delicious and healthy breakfast I knew I had to share.
I've never been one to share too many smoothie recipes on here (though I have shared a couple this year), I felt as if this green smoothie was unique enough to warrant a post. With frozen pineapple and banana for sweetness, freshly grated ginger for an extra boost and a fresh pop of cilantro, this green smoothie is unlike any you have ever tasted. If you're looking to eat healthily this summer, I recommend starting your days with this green smoothie, trying my summer quinoa salad for lunch and five ingredient turkey burgers for dinner.
Up until my European travels (I'm currently relaxing on the beach and filming my documentary in Greece – be sure to follow along on Instagram for all the fun), this green smoothie was my go-to breakfast this summer.
Kickstart your morning with a refreshing green smoothie!
In a blender, combine banana, pineapple, spinach, coconut water, yogurt, cilantro, ginger and honey (if using).
Get your day started on the right foot with this healthy refreshing green smoothie.
I hope you're having a great time in Greece, Louisa, and it isn't too hot for you! I can't believe how many fabulous ingredients there are in this smoothie ... definitely a great way to start the day!
Thanks, Helen. It really is a great way to kickstart the morning.
Lou you sound so organised with your calendar, my gosh I need to take some notes! And a documentary?!?! Sounds exciting!!!!
Me too, Olivia! Let me know if you give it a try.
Such a refreshing start to the day, THANK YOU Louisa!
Thanks, Christina! Glad you liked it.


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Only thing I can think of is I used insmod/modprobe under the original account to insert the *.ko module file, maybe the permissions for the module need to be changed to read from all users?

A: @steeldriver got me on the right track.  I used the command 'groups originaluser' and 'groups newuser' to compare what groups they belonged to.  I had to add the 'adm' group to the new user in order to access the serial port.


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L.A. County sees largest one-day spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases
Caleb Lunetta
Los Angeles County saw the largest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, with 1,843 cases being reported in the past 24 hours. The latest update brings the total number of cases countywide to 47,822.
Officials said that while Tuesday's number was the largest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic, a number of the newly confirmed cases could be attributed to a backlog of test results.
The number of cases within the Santa Clarita Valley, including the numbers from an outbreak at Pitchess Detention Center, has grown by 21 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 1,132.
Countywide there were 27 new deaths reported related to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 2,143.
Of those who died in the past day, 26 were over the age of 65 years old; six people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old, and one person who died was between the ages of 18 and 40 years old.
Seventeen people had underlying health conditions, including 11 people over the age of 65 and six people ages 41 to 65.
The mortality rate is now at 4.45% among confirmed cases countywide.
On May 18, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital officials reported 1,332 patients were tested, with 197 of those returning positive, while 1,245 were negative and 35 were still pending, according to hospital spokesman Patrick Moody, who added that the disparity in figures is from patients being tested more than once. A total of 14 people remain in the hospital for treatment and 68 have recovered and been discharged as of May 18. No additional updates have been provided by the hospital since then.
Public Health reported Tuesday the number of SCV cases, including all area health care providers' daily figures and Pitchess Detention Center, totaled 1,132, which, broken down by region, is as follows:
City of Santa Clarita: 690
Unincorporated – Acton: 11
Unincorporated – Agua Dulce: 7
Unincorporated – Bouquet Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – Canyon Country: 36
Unincorporated – Castaic: 21 (with 300 cases from Pitchess Detention Center)
Unincorporated – Lake Hughes: 1
Unincorporated – Newhall: 1
Unincorporated – Placerita Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – San Francisquito Canyon/Bouquet Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – Sand Canyon: 0
Unincorporated – Saugus: 4
Unincorporated – Saugus/Canyon Country: 0
Unincorporated – Stevenson Ranch: 33
Unincorporated – Val Verde: 21
Unincorporated – Valencia: 7
Pitchess Detention Center, including all four of its jails, had a total of 300 inmates who had been diagnosed as COVID-19 positive and have been included in Castaic's numbers, while the 40 staff who tested positive are reported to the region in which they reside, according to Public Health's latest figures.
Public Health officials have said the number of cases reported in Castaic can fluctuate due to the numbers reported for Pitchess Detention Center being out of alignment with the outbreak investigation counts.
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Since the Republican Party and it's voters have decided that they have a strong desire to be ruled, there is only one alternative for me. The Libertarian Party. Recently I have come to the realization that I am a Libertarian, however, for those who supported Cruz and Rubio and others, there is an alternative.
The best Libertarian candidate for you is Austin Peterson. He's the only pro-life candidate left in the race. While others may want to leave the abortion question to the states, he wants to give alternatives to women before the baby is conceived. Abortion, however, is not the only issue.
Petersen consistently advocates for a small, bite size government that leave the people alone and allows the free market to flourish. This radical idea is something we Americans have not had since Calvin Coolidge. If this man gets any sort of attention, we can change the political scene for a long time.
Libertarians would have more access to the ballot, and freedom and liberty would be given a voice. To those who say a vote for the Libertarian Party is a vote for Clinton, I would ask, is a vote for the Green Party a vote for Trump? The answer is no.
We have a chance here to put Liberty back in the mainstream debates. We have a chance to make sure the Constitution isn't completely shredded. We must not blow this chance to make a loud statement to the two statist parties. I voted for Romney last time, and I'm not settling this time.
Those of you still on the fence, please do research on Austin Petersen, and others in the race and make a decision consistent with your principles. If the goal is a smaller government, then Petersen is your man. Otherwise, do as you see best in this great free country of ours.


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Prospective traders seeking space in the 920-store capacity Aba Mega Hall, Abia State, may lose their investment in the edifice as the contractors who executed the jobs, estimated at more than N2 Billion, have threatened court action to forestall moves to rent the shops.
They warned traders to steer clear of the structure until alleged fraudulent payments that trailed the projects are addressed and their contract sum is paid to them in full.
The mega mall was executed as a Private Public Partnership (PPP) project between the Abia State Government, Greenfield Assets Limited and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) on a tripartite arrangement with the Abia State Government providing the land at Osissioma Park, Aba, while the Greenfield Assets Limited is the developer and the FCMB the financier.
Spokesman of the contractors, Mr. Willie E. Ureki, told Journalists that the contractors resolved for a court action as recent development indicated that the developer had a game plan to defraud them of more than 80 percent of their investment in the project.
According to him, the 10 contractors that executed 92 shops each at the sum of N128.4 million, have received just a paltry sums, adding that the Group Managing Director of Greenfield Assets Limited, Mr. Paul Obanua, was allegedly informing the public that the company was not owing the contractors.
He explained that the Abia State Government has initiated moves to give out the shops on the strength of the information from Greenfield Assets Limited and warned that the contractors would frustrate plans to sell the shops.
Mr. Ureki, giving an insight into the entire deal, recalled that the fear of the contractors was heightened by the use of soldiers to chase some of them out of the site when they were being owed millions of naira.
The spokesman revealed that at the onset of the contract work, payment milestone for cash disbursement in advance was agreed upon with the contractors, stressing that sooner than construction works started at the site than Greenfield unilaterally altered the terms of payment from the first initial cash payment of N24.1million to mere N7million.
"Not too long, the contractors began to smell a rat when invoices were submitted and no payment was forthcoming", he stated, adding that the contractors were also reduced to mere labourers as Greenfield Management allegedly stopped them from bringing materials to site as all materials were to be supplied by them.
He said it has been proved that management of FCMB has recently released the entire funds to Thomclem Limited's Account from where it was transferred to Greenfield Assets Limited, alleging that top management of FCMB was part of the fraud as they kept mute and fail to respond to the complaints of the contractors who had alerted them of the fraudulent intentions.
Mr. Ureki used the medium to appeal to Abia State Government, who is asking traders to take up the shops, to investigate the alleged fraud and step in and ensure that the contractors are paid to avoid litigation that would mar efforts to occupy the mall.


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On the weekend we went to visit family in the country and one of their friends had some fantastic citrus trees. We were lucky enough to bring home a great big bag of lemons as well as the biggest grapefruit I have ever seen! Given I already had some grapefruit at home, I was thinking of a good way to use some up, apart from just eating them each day (which I love to do too). So here's a little cake I whipped up.
My oversized grapefruit next to an ordinary sized apple.
Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Grease and line a spring from pan with baking paper. I then put a slice of the huge grapefruit I was using on the bottom so that when I tipped the cake out it had a big ring of grapefruit on the top. Set aside whilst you prepare the batter.
Combine all dry ingredientsin large bowl and set aside. In a food processer, add the egg yolks, grapefruit zest and pulp, honey, vanilla & crystallised ginger. Process until combined and not too lumpy. Add the dry ingredients and process until a thickish batter is formed. Tip back into the large bowl.
In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites and vinegar with electric beaters until stiff. Gently fold the egg whip into the batter and pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30-40 minutes depending on your oven (mine is fan-forced so cooked in about 30 mins). Turn on to cooling rack whilst hot and allow to cool before slicing.


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Q: Run time polymorphism with pointers in C++ I am stuck with a problem of runtime pointer assigning in C++. I have a
base class with 2 members thread and threads.
class base {

    struct base_struct {
        int a;
    };
    base_struct thread;
    std::vector<base_struct> threads;

    void fn () {}

};

derived1 is derived from base and has the same two members (thread and
threads) but of different type.
class derived1 : public base {
    struct derived_struct11 : public base_struct {
        int b;
    };
    derived_struct11 thread;
    std::vector<derived_struct11> threads;

    void fn () {
        printf();
    }

};

derived2 is also derived from base and has the same two members (thread
and threads) but of different type.
class derived2 : public base {
    struct derived_struct22 : public base_struct {
        int c;
    };
    derived_struct22 thread;
    std::vector<derived_struct22> threads;

    void fn () {
        printf();
    }

};

Only at runtime can I know whether derived1 or derived2 should be used. So I
did it in following way :
base base_obj;
derived1 derived1_obj;
derived2 derived2_obj;

base *ptr ;

In runtime function :
{
    if (condition == yes)
        ptr = &derived1_obj;

    else
        ptr = &derived2_obj;
}

Problem is that I can access the functions coreectly with this pointer. But
the value of threads (e.g: threads.size() is always shown as that of base
class.
I want to know of some better way to implement this.

A: The direct problem is that data members can't be virtual, so you can't override threads in derived classes. One solution may be to have only one threads in the base class, and store all struct instances in there.
However, you would then run into the problem of slicing: you are storing objects by values in an std::vector<base_struct>. This means that whenever you put an object into it, it will get copied into the vector, using the (generated) copy constructor of base_struct. Which means that the derived part of the original object will be sliced off, and you will only get a base_struct element.
To enable polymorphism you should store only pointers to base_struct in your vector:
std::vector<base_struct*> threads;

Another way would be to provide a virtual getter for threads, which you can then override in derived classes to return the desired collection. However, having several data members with the same name in a class hierarchy is IMO not a good idea. It can confuse people and result in subtle bugs. So I would prefer the first solution unless there is a very pressing reason to keep a separate collection in each class.

A: One way around would be
base_struct* thread;
std::vector<base_struct*> threads; // <- hmmmmmmm

Then in your derived classes, set the base members appropriately (rather than defining two new members in the derived class - which I think is not what you are looking for anyway)


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Paulin de Périgueux (Paulinus Petricordis, parfois Paulinus Petrocorius ou Paulinus Petrocoriensis)
est un écrivain poète, peut-être un clerc, qui vivait en Gaule au . Il est notamment connu pour une biographie de saint Martin de Tours, en partie inspirée de celle de Sulpice Sévère. On suppose que sa période de rédaction se situe vers 470. L'œuvre est dédiée à Perpetuus, sixième évêque de Tours.

Biographie
Sidoine Apollinaire mentionne dans ses Lettres un Paulin de Périgueux, éminent rhéteur de son temps. Il s'agit sans doute de lui, quoique le bénédictin Rivet de La Grange, dans son Histoire littéraire de la France (tome 2, 1733) soit d'avis qu'il s'agit plutôt de son père.

Il était lié à Perpetuus, évêque de Tours d'à peu près 460 à 490, qu'il appelle son « patron ». Sans doute sur la demande de celui-ci, il écrivit vers 470 une Vie de saint Martin versifiée en six livres, inspirée de celle de Sulpice Sévère, et qui est dédiée à ce Perpetuus. Il écrivit aussi la courte dédicace en vers sur les murs de la première basilique Saint-Martin à Tours achevée en 473, sans doute aussi sur la requête de Perpetuus, et un autre poème nommé de Visitatione Nepotuli Sui où il évoque la guérison miraculeuse de son petit-fils. Il est sans doute aussi l'auteur de quelques-uns des nombreux ouvrages attribués à Paulin de Nole.

Œuvres
  Paulinus Petricordiensis, Paulini Petricordiae Carmina / rec. M. Petschenig. Orientii Carmina / rec. R. Ellis. Paulini Pellaei eucharisticos / rec. G. Brandes. Claudii Mariivictoris Alenthia et probae cento / rec. C. Schenkl, Mediolani, Ulricus Hoeplius, 1888.
   Paulin de Périgueux, Vie de Saint Martin, Paris, Les éditions du Cerf, 2016.

Bibliographie
 .
 .
  Antonio V. Nazzaro, Il "De Vita sancti Martini" di Paolino di Périgueux e le lettere di dedica a Perpetuo, en Auctores nostri. Studi e testi di letteratura cristiana antica, 2010, p. 251-294.  Relazione tenuta al Convegno Internazionale di Studio su "San Martino di Tours: culto, storia e iconografia tra Italia ed Europa", celebrato a Tolmezzo (UD) nei giorni 24 e 25 giugno 2006.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Lien externe
  Paulin de Périgueux, A Dictionary of Early Christian Biography, StudyLight.org

Périgueux, Paulin de
Poète mystique
Hagiographe
Rhéteur du haut Moyen Âge
Personnalité du haut Moyen Âge par nom
Antiquité tardive

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Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes and thousands of people are falling prey to it every year. ID thieves use a person's personal information like name, address, credit card number, and driver's licence number etc. to obtain a credit card or loan in victim's name. Despite the security measures taken by tech companies, today hackers can sneak into almost every device to get their hands on personal information and use it to their advantage.
Some people don't even realise that they have become victims of identity theft until they are rejected for loans because their name entered loan defaulter's list. Identity theft victims have a hard time to get their credit report rectified and restore their good credit. Here we outline 5 steps that you can take to avoid falling prey to such a situation.
Do not give out your personal information to any stranger who contacts you through phone or email. Many a times you may receive an email asking you to verify your password, account information or credit card numbers or click on certain links to avoid your account from getting locked. Do not click on any such links in emails. Remember legitimate financial institutions will not ask such information over email. ID thieves pose as bank representatives to obtain information to access your accounts. Winning lottery, receiving low loan interest rates on refinancing are other scams that ask for your personal information. These must surely be avoided. Before you enter any personal data while surfing make sure that you are on a secure and legitimate website.
A regular check of your credit report is a must for timely identification of any fraudulent activity on your accounts. Though you get one free credit report every year, it is advised to check your report more often. If you leave too much time to pass before you check your report again, you may fall prey to identity thefts during that time. Check your report for unfamiliar accounts, credit inquiries or defaults and delinquencies that you do not recognize. If you think that you are at a greater risk, you may even sign up for identity theft protection services. By doing so, all your credit reports will be checked periodically, to notify you of any major change that takes place on your report. The sooner you detect any fraud the easier it will be to repair the damage. If there is any inaccurate information the service provider will also assist in getting the errors removed.
You must make it a habit to verify the statements that your receive for all your bank accounts, loan accounts and credit cards. Instead of just keeping it aside and forgetting about it each month, verify each and every transaction. Make sure that you recognize the transactions recorded. Any unfamiliar entry signals the possibility of potential fraud. Report such issues to the bureau immediately. Do not give the hackers any opportunity to misuse your identity.
Shop only at reputed and trusted websites. Before entering any credit card information, make sure that you are using a secure website. The URL for secure websites begin with HTTPS, which means that the data you submit will be encrypted and only the intended recipient can read it. Use strong passwords for banking transactions and other financial accounts. Don't use PIN numbers that are easy to guess. Change your passwords and PINs regularly. Never share them with anyone. Avoid using same passwords for multiple accounts. Protect your devices by using the latest antivirus software, anti-spyware program and firewalls. Do not store sensitive private information on your laptops. Shred documents with personal information before dumping them in the garbage.
There isn't any guarantee that one will never fall prey to identity theft frauds. So take the precautionary measures outlined above and save yourself from such hassles.


Turkey's referendum on constitutional changes, which could greatly expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, will take place on 16 April, the election board officially confirmed on Saturday.
High Election Board head Sadi Guven said in a televised speech that the date was fixed after the law was published on the Official Gazette.
Erdogan signed the contentious law on Friday, clearing the way for public vote.
Guven said two colours - white and brown - would be used in ballot papers, representing "yes" and "no" respectively.
The 18-article new constitution could create an executive presidency for the first time in modern Turkey.
The president would have the power to appoint and fire ministers, while the post of prime minister would be abolished.
The government says the far-reaching changes are needed for more effective leadership, but opponents fear they will drag Turkey into one-man rule.
Erdogan is seen by critics as increasingly autocratic after 14 years in power as both prime minister and president.
Erdogan's supporters, however, see the plans as a guarantee of stability at a time of turmoil, with Turkey's security threatened by the wars in neighbouring Syria and Iraq, and by a spate of Islamic State and Kurdish militant attacks.
Seeking the support of nationalist voters, Erdogan has warned that those who vote against the changes will strengthen Turkey's enemies, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group, which has fought the state for more than three decades from camps in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq.
"Who says no? The PKK says no. Who says No? Qandil says no. Who says no? Those who want to divide this country say no. Those who are against our flag say no," Erdogan told members of a pro-government think-tank in Istanbul, his speech frequently interrupted by chants of his name from the conference hall.
The executive presidency was needed, Erdogan said, to avoid the fragile parliamentary coalitions of the past. He said the 65 governments in the 93 years of the modern republic had each lasted an average of just 16 months.
The two main opposition parties - the secularist CHP and the pro-Kurdish HDP - say the change would strip away balances to Erdogan's already considerable influence over government.
As in almost all of his speeches, Erdogan's comments on Saturday were broadcast live on multiple television channels and, as campaigning gets under way, opposition politicians fear they will be crowded out.
"This is definitely not going to be a fair referendum. We know that the pro-Erdogan media will have a broadcasting policy that completes ignores the opposition," CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu told a roundtable with journalists in Ankara.
The CHP is Turkey's main opposition party and opposes Erdogan's proposed changes to the constitution.
"It will be presented as if we are running against the state," he said, adding that 90 percent of Turkey's media outlets were under government influence.
Devlet Bahceli. the veteran leader of the nationalist MHP, the fourth party in parliament, supports the plans, as do many of the party's MPs.


To look at the letter (which appears in full below), the signatories, and the potentially vast list of undisclosed recipients, it's hard to believe nothing of this new campaign existed a week ago.
Nossel's even longer reply drew on her 18 months working for Obama's State Department, part of it spent fighting anti-speech laws — perhaps not the wisest point of emphasis, considering that those opposed to Hebdo tend to frown on the current State Department, too. (Journalist Chris Hedges resigned from PEN two years ago over Nossel's past work.) But for all its freedom-fighting rhetoric, PEN has always been less a radical alliance than a big-tent liberal organization. Pairing a singular focus on free speech with a membership restricted to published professionals, PEN is part ACLU, part social club. (I'm a member.) Past president Salman Rushdie, PEN's strongest defender this week, is the perfect exemplar — once hunted for blasphemy, now a social butterfly of the Establishment. But there is no typical member; PEN is a large, occasionally fractious family.
News stories on Sunday referenced Eisenberg's letter as an unrelated example of brewing dissent. In fact, her exchange had made the rounds of sympathetic writers, and she shared her dismay with others early on. Her letter had proposed Edward Snowden go-between Glenn Greenwald as an alternative PEN honoree, and Greenwald was looped into conversations this past weekend. Cole and Greenwald had both written pieces questioning the lionization of Charlie Hebdo. They and Kushner are vocal critics of Western policies that, they argue, kill and suppress far more people than terrorists in Europe; their protest is a dissent of the literary left from the liberal middle. Greenwald was given Eisenberg's communications with Nossel, which he published on his crusading website, the Intercept, the day after the Times broke the story.
So why did all those letters come out in a rush a little more than a week before the May 5 gala, leaving PEN scrambling? Last week, PEN began checking in with hosts on the details of their attendance; it's possible that the writers (some separate, some together) finally saw that the time had come to act.
The memoirist and novelist Porochista Khakpour heard from PEN last Friday; an organizer asked for the name of her date. (Naturally, security will be very tight this year.) She had actually heard the previous day from Kushner, whom she'd met once before, who asked whether Khakpour would consider withdrawing in protest if she knew that other writers would do the same. Then she forwarded Khakpour the Eisenberg exchange, drawing attention to Nossel's former work for the U.S. government. The words "conscience" and "hegemony" came up.
Kushner wrote to me that she acted more or less independently. "I was in touch with one or two people, who were themselves in touch with others." Carey, she said, withdrew on his own. "It was to some degree a complete and utter coincidence that some withdrew just at the moment that others were on the verge of doing so." But the effort had certainly grown coordinated by Friday, when Kushner rushed off her own letter, and today's public letter of protest has been in the works since Sunday at the very latest, when Cole wrote to Khakpour about it.
But the decision had already been made; Kushner insisted that more withdrawals would send a clearer, stronger message. On Saturday evening, after five writers had already sent letters, Cole wrote a second appeal to Khakpour. He told her he was reaching out to writers individually to see if they'd join the dissidents. (Cole declined to comment for this story.) She replied that she had already expressed her disapproval of Hebdo to PEN, vowing not to applaud as the magazine accepted the prize — and reiterating that she planned to attend. One last writer did withdraw, though: Taiye Selasi, a young author of British African descent. PEN says no other writers have withdrawn since.
On Monday, Solomon and Nossel both wrote to support Khakpour's refusal to applaud. (One of several statements on PEN's website read, "At PEN, we never shy away from controversy nor demand uniformity of opinion across our ranks.") By then, the story was everywhere. A panel discussion was scheduled for the morning of the gala, featuring Thoret and others. Though billed as a forum to address the controversy, it was planned in advance of the weekend; PEN spokesperson Sarah Edkins reported last night having "a number of strong leads" on anti-Hebdo panelists, but no one confirmed.
It's typical of such minor controversies among otherwise very like-minded people that the sides are never as clearly drawn as they seem. The few PEN table hosts who've agreed to comment to me on the affair ranged in their reactions from categorical support to deep discomfort.
All the writers who've withdrawn are still members of PEN; three are participating in the PEN World Voices Festival, next week's series of talks and appearances by 100 international writers. On Monday night, several members convened in Montclair, New Jersey, for a reading from Mohamedou Ould Slahl's book Guantánamo Diary; among the hosts was Suzanne Nossel, and among the readers was Deborah Eisenberg. In that crowd, at that moment, the indignities of Guantánamo were a refreshing subject to address — the kind on which everyone agreed.
If you are in sympathy with the following statement from some of your fellow members of PEN, please reply, and your name will be added to the list of signatories.
In March it was announced that the PEN Literary Gala, to be held May 5th 2015, would honor the magazine Charlie Hebdo with the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award in response to the January 7 attacks that claimed the lives of many members of its editorial staff.
It is clear and inarguable that the murder of a dozen people in the Charlie Hebdo offices is sickening and tragic. What is neither clear nor inarguable is the decision to confer an award for courageous freedom of expression on Charlie Hebdo, or what criteria, exactly, were used to make that decision.
In the aftermath of the attacks, Charlie Hebdo's cartoons were characterized as satire and "equal opportunity offense," and the magazine seems to be entirely sincere in its anarchic expressions of disdain toward organized religion. But in an unequal society, equal opportunity offense does not have an equal effect.
Our concern is that, by bestowing the Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award on Charlie Hebdo, PEN is not simply conveying support for freedom of expression, but also valorizing selectively offensive material: material that intensifies the anti-Islamic, anti-Maghreb, anti-Arab sentiments already prevalent in the Western world.
In our view, PEN America could have chosen to confer its PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award upon any of a number of journalists and whistleblowers who have risked, and sometimes lost, their freedom (and even their lives) in service of the greater good.
PEN is an essential organization in the global battle for freedom of expression. It is therefore disheartening to see that PEN America has chosen to honor the work and mission of Charlie Hebdo above those who not only exemplify the principles of free expression, but whose courage, even when provocative and discomfiting, has also been pointedly exercised for the good of humanity.
We the undersigned, as writers, thinkers, and members of PEN, therefore respectfully wish to disassociate ourselves from PEN America's decision to give the 2015 Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award to Charlie Hebdo.
*This article has been updated to clarify a quote from Porochista Khakpour and to note that Khakpour and Rachel Kushner had met once before Kushner contacted Khakpour about the boycott.


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layout: post
title: "Javascript Fundamentals - Objeto Math #1"
date: 2016-11-07 15:00:00
image: '/assets/img/'
description: 'Uma jornada pelo objeto math, seus métodos e propriedades.'
tags:
- javascript
categories:
- Javascript
twitter_text: 'Uma jornada pelo objeto math, seus métodos e propriedades.'
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O objeto Math, como o próprio nome sugere, é responsável por oferecer métodos e propriedades do universo matemático. Algumas coisas são bem específicas para quem está fazendo cálculos complexos ou trabalhando com conceitos matemáticos avançados, não muito comuns no dia a dia. Por isso optei por não abordar tudo que a linguagem oferece e focar nos métodos que são mais utilizados.

`ceil()`, `floor()` e `round()`.

### ceil()

Método usado para **arredondar** um número para cima.

{% highlight js %}
var num = 41.25;

// The answer to life, the universe and everything
var answer = Math.ceil(num);

console.log(answer);
> 42
{% endhighlight %}

### floor()

Método usado para **arredondar** um número para baixo.

{% highlight js %}
var num = 42.87;

// The answer to life, the universe and everything...again.
var answer = Math.floor(num);

console.log(answer);
> 42
{% endhighlight %}

### round()

Método usado para **arredondar** um número.

{% highlight js %}
var num = 42.36;

// Última vez, prometo!
var answer = Math.round(num);

console.log(answer);
> 42
{% endhighlight %}

Diferente dos dois métodos anteriores, esse arredondará para o inteiro mais próximo. Sendo um pouco mais específico: `0.5` ou maior arredonda para cima e, se for menor que isso, o número é arredondado para baixo.

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Q: How to find text files with a certain phrase (including quotation marks) on mac? I want to find all text files containing source-code like class="some class". When using the Finder search, it is not working, seems like Finder is looking for "some class". Recommendations to other programs are welcome, too.

A: Try this in the Terminal:
grep -r 'class="some class"' .

You can replace that "." with any dirname you want, or a filename pattern like *.css, etc.

A: I'd try EasyFind, freeware on the App Store. Can check inside packages & also use strict or fuzzy search. It's not massively fast, but it does get there.

A: I would try escaping the quotes with one or two backslashes:
class=\\"some class\\"

From the command line could be easier:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25275

As in traditional BSD unix, the backslash character, "\", may be used
  before an illegal character to cause it to be parsed as part of the
  search string:
find / -name Mac\\ NC\\ # -print &


For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutations, adding MRI screening to mammography screening for breast cancer can be cost effective even though MRI is so expensive, according to Sylvia K. Plevritis, Ph.D., of Stanford (Calif.) University and her associates.
It also produces more false-positive results, which generate further costs for unneeded diagnostic workups.
"Because cost may be the greatest barrier to broader evaluation and dissemination of breast MRI screening, its cost-effectiveness is a critical consideration," the investigators noted.
Currently there are no randomized clinical trials examining the cost-effectiveness of MRI screening for women at high risk of breast cancer.
And even if such a trial were initiated today, "mortality outcomes would not be available for at least 15 years," Dr. Plevritis and her associates noted (J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2006;295:2374–84).
They estimated the cost-effectiveness of adding breast MRI screening to mammographic screening in women carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations using a computer simulation model that incorporated health benefits as well as expenses.
The model projected the long-term effects on clinical and economic outcomes of no breast cancer screening, annual mammography alone for women aged 25–69 years, and annual mammography plus MRI for specific age groups.
The model used a simulated cohort of women carrying the BRCA mutations who were aged 25 in 2005.
MRI screening was found to reduce breast cancer mortality by 23% over that obtained by mammography alone in women carrying either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations.
For women with the BRCA1 mutation, "adding MRI increases the sensitivity of annual screening from 35% to 85%, the proportion of axillary lymph-node-negative cancers from 57% to 81%, the mean lead time from approximately 1.5 to 3 years, and the false-positive rate from approximately 5% to 25%." Outcomes for women with the BRCA2 mutation were similar.
"With MRI, life expectancy increases from 71.2 to 73.3 years for BRCA1 mutation carriers and from 78.2 to 79.6 years for BRCA2 mutation carriers," Dr. Plevritis and her associates wrote in their article.
Adding MRI to mammography was found to be cost effective for women aged 35–54 years.
It was not cost effective for the younger women in the simulation model (those aged 25–34 years) because of their lower incidence of the disease, and added MRIwas not cost effective for the older women (those aged 55 and older) because of the competing risk of death from other causes.


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Elsbeth Charlotte Katharina Focke z domu Friedlaender (ur. 8 października 1922 we Bonn, zm. 10 lipca 2016 w Kolonii) – niemiecka polityk i politolog, od 1972 do 1976 minister młodzieży, rodziny i zdrowia, deputowana Bundestagu i posłanka do Parlamentu Europejskiego I i II kadencji.

Życiorys
Córka publicysty i polityka Ernsta Friedlaendera oraz lekarz Franziski Schulz. Od 1929 do 1931 mieszkała w Stanach Zjednoczonych, od 1931 do 1934 w Szwajcarii, następnie do 1946 w Liechtensteinie. W 1946 zdała egzamin maturalny w Davos. Studiowała następnie ekonomię narodową na Uniwersytecie Zuryskim oraz germanistykę, historię i anglistykę na Uniwersytecie Hamburskim. Od 1951 studiowała nauki polityczne na uczelni w Oklahomie, w 1954 obroniła doktorat z politologii na hamburskim uniwersytecie. Od lat 40. pracowała w redakcjach gazet "Merian" i "Die Zeit". Od 1961 do 1969 kierowała europejskim centrum edukacji politycznej w Kolonii. Autorka publikacji naukowych dotyczący polityki europejskiej, tłumacz z języka angielskiego.

Od 1964 należała do Socjaldemokratycznej Partii Niemiec, a od 1966 do Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft. W latach 1966–1969 zasiadała w landtagu Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii, a w latach 1969–1980 w Bundestagu VI, VII i VIII kadencji. Od 1969 do 1972 była sekretarzem stanu ds. parlamentarnych w kancelarii kanclerza, następnie do 1976 ministrem młodzieży, rodziny i zdrowia w gabinetach Willy'ego Brandta i Helmuta Schmidta. W 1979 i 1984 wybierano ją do Parlamentu Europejskiego. Przystąpiła do frakcji socjalistycznej, kierowała Komisją ds. Rozwoju i Współpracy. Po 1989 przeszła na emeryturę.

Życie prywatne
Od 1954 była żoną polityka i prawnika Ernsta Güntera Focke (zm. 1961).

Odznaczenia
Odznaczona Wielkim Krzyżem Zasługi (1972) i Wielkim Krzyżem Zasługi z Gwiazdą i Wstęgą (1974) Orderu Zasługi Republiki Federalnej Niemiec oraz Orderem Zasługi Nadrenii Północnej-Westfalii (1993).

Przypisy

Absolwenci i studenci Uniwersytetu w Zurychu
Absolwenci Uniwersytetu w Hamburgu
Ludzie urodzeni w Bonn
Ludzie związani z Kolonią
Niemieccy dziennikarze
Niemieccy ministrowie
Niemieccy politolodzy
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Niemieccy posłowie do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Niemieccy publicyści
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Politycy SPD
Wykładowcy uczelni w Niemczech
Urodzeni w 1922
Zmarli w 2016