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Q: Is the solution that Wolfram Alpha gives really the only solution to this problem? My formula
$$(z-y)(z^2+zy+y^2)=(y-x)(y^2+yx+x^2)$$
$$z>=y+2$$
$$y>=x+2$$
$$x>=2$$
I am trying to understand a geometric problem better by plugging my formula into Wolfram Alpha. Normally I get a result which helps me understand the issue more graphically, but this time it is only spitting out a single solution.

This formula on Wolfram Alpha

The solution from Wolfram Alpha written out below:
$$x>=2$$
$$y>=\frac{\sqrt[3]{x^3+\sqrt{x^6+96x^3+256}+48}}{\sqrt[3]{2}}+\frac{8\sqrt[3]{2}}{\sqrt[3]{x^3+\sqrt{x^6+96x^3+256}+48}}+2$$
$$z=(-1)^{2/3}\sqrt[3]{2y^3-x^3}$$
My questions

*

*Is this the only solution?

*How would I know or check this?

*Since z has a complex component (-1)^{2/3} in this solution it can only ever be a complex number, correct?

Anything that improves my understanding is greatly appreciated!

A: Your equation says $x^3 + z^3 = 2 y^3$.  Note that you want $x,y,z$ to be all $\ge 2$.
With $y = ((x^3 + z^3)/2)^{1/3}$, your inequalities are equivalent to
$$ \eqalign{\frac{x^3}{2} + \frac{z^3}{2} &\le (z-2)^3\cr
             (x+2)^3 &\le \frac{x^3}{2} + \frac{z^3}{2}\cr
              x \ge 2\cr}$$
Now the resultant of the polynomials $(x^3 + z^3)/2 - (z-2)^3$ and $(x+2)^3 - (x^3+z^3)/2$ with respect to $x$ is $-108 (3 z^2 - 6 z + 4) (z-2)^3$ whose only real root is $2$.  Thus in the region $z
> 2$, the boundaries of the regions represented by the first and second inequalities don't intersect.  We can then check that the second inequality is implied by the first in this region.  So the answer can be written as
$$ \eqalign{y &= ((x^3 + z^3)/2)^{1/3}\cr
            2 \le x  &\le (2(z-2)^3 - z^3)^{1/3} \cr}$$
Note finally that $2 \le (2(z-2)^3 - z^3)^{1/3}$ if and only if $z$ is greater than the real root of $4 + z^2/2 = (z-2)^3$, which is
$$ (28 + 4 \sqrt{17})^{1/3} + \frac{8}{(28+4 \sqrt{17})^{1/3}} + 4$$


According to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), one in every two hundred California housing units received a foreclosure notice in January 2011. The hardest hit areas are in the middle of the state, starting in Riverside County, and northward through San Bernardino County, Kern County, Tulare, Fresno, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Sacramento and Solano Counties. RealtyTrac reported that one in every two hundred eighty-nine housing units Santa Barbara County received a foreclosure notice, with an average foreclosure sale price of $289,095. The areas in Santa Barbara County with the most foreclosures per housing unit are Lompoc, Santa Maria, Los Olivos, Guadalupe, and New Cuyama.
With this wave of foreclosures, it is likely that many Santa Barbara County practitioners receive numerous calls each week from individuals who are facing foreclosure. This article will discuss some of the issues which initially arise when clients face a foreclosure of their homes.
Is there a way to stop a foreclosure in a residential property?
Is a Lawsuit Always the Answer?
Not everyone facing foreclosure has a valid defense. If your potential client borrowed the money in an arm's length transaction and simply cannot afford to pay the mortgage, the best advice may be to seek refinancing or to seek a loan modification. Hiring even the most skilled lawyer cannot reverse a decision made by the client 5 years earlier in a much happier economic time. It may be time for a referral to a bankruptcy attorney. Effective strategies in a bankruptcy setting will hopefully be the subject of another article.
Another critical conversation with the client before taking legal action concerns the bond. If the borrower prevails in a hard fought injunction proceeding, a bond is mandatory. The minimum bond is $5,000. That does not mean that your client posts 10% of $5,000. Instead, bonding companies require 100% collateral plus a bond premium, which is usually a small percentage of the total, such as 2 or 3 percent. Thus, it is usually better to post cash as an undertaking.
It is very important to have the conversation with the borrower about the potential for a large bond. If there is no hope of coming up with even a minimal bond, it makes little sense to expend resources pursuing an injunction.
Does the case have what it takes to obtain a provisional remedy?
The main points to focus on when evaluating whether a case has what it takes to obtain a preliminary remedy are: (1) an inadequate remedy at law, and; (2) a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on the merits. Carefully read Code of Civil Procedure sections 525-534, particularly section 526, which specifies the grounds for issuance of an injunction as well as Court Rules 3.1150 through 3.1152.
Probing client interviews are extremely important to develop the facts which will support the complaint. The same facts will support the ex parte application for a temporary restraining order and eventually a motion for a preliminary injunction.
Frequently, the scenario begins when the borrower gets behind in payments on his or her mortgage for a variety of reasons. The borrower then tries to work things out with the lender to get current. There's frequently an interim agreement, sometimes called a forbearance agreement, loan modification or something else. Once the interim agreement is in place, the lender considers a more "permanent" loan modification. In doing so, the borrowers are frequently asked to jump through a seemingly endless array of hoops.
At this critical stage, the borrowers frequently are told a modification is imminent but the borrower must accomplish a variety of tasks which frequently include payment of large sums of money, additional collateralization, etc.
Important facts are those that show detrimental reliance on promises by the lender, e.g., "the lender told me if I delivered $20,000 by July 3, 2010, I would qualify for a loan modification." One example of detrimental reliance occurred in Garcia v. World Savings, FSB (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 1031. In Garcia, the borrowers alleged that they informed the lender that they had sought a high interest loan on another piece of property to pay the balance owed on their other property which secured the loan. The borrower claimed that promissory estoppel prevented the lender from foreclosing. The lender foreclosed and did not even tell the borrower. Id. at 1035-1036. The Los Angeles County trial court agreed with the lender and granted summary judgment. The Court of Appeal reversed, finding facts sufficient to support a finding of promissory estoppel.
Borrowers commonly report that the lender breached its oral representations. However, alleged breaches of oral contracts are typically insufficient to forestall a foreclosure since the Statute of Frauds requires these contracts to be in writing. Moreover, a written contract may generally only be modified by another written contract, in order for the modification to be valid. Civil Code section 1698.
The borrower's attorney doesn't need a complex legal argument to obtain an injunction. He or she needs a compelling factual "hook" to save a home. Discovering all of the facts is the key to this. This means extensive questioning of the client as if you are taking a deposition and thorough yet succinct declarations to support all motions and applications.
Who must be named in the complaint?
Lenders regularly use outside companies to conduct their foreclosures. For example, Chase Home Finance, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. utilize NDEX West, LLC (among others) to actually foreclose on the home. In the rush to file the complaint and the application for a TRO, don't forget to determine if another company is actually foreclosing on the home while you are pursuing the only the lender.
If you obtain a provisional remedy for a client and your client posts a bond, you have achieved a status quo during the litigation. Frequently, this provides an impetus for the lender to offer attractive refinancing to the borrower. You can also avoid a trial. The client should give this option serious consideration.


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Q: Bash: Run multiple commands in background, with options My understanding is that in Bash you can run multiple commands in the background like so:
$ (cmd1; cmd2) &

But say I want to pass options to both commands. This creates an issue where an option meant for cmd2 is passed to cmd1 instead.
$ (cmd1 --A; cmd2 --b) &
Error: cmd1 has no option "b".

Any ideas?

A: First of all, I do not share your observation. I created two shell-scrips, cmd1 and cmd2, with the following contents:
#!/bin/bash
for arg in $* ; do
    echo "$0: $arg"
done

and did:
ljm@ronsard:~/tmp$ (./cmd1 --A; ./cmd2 --b) &
[2] 23984
ljm@ronsard:~/tmp$ ./cmd1: --A
./cmd2: --b

[2]+  Done                    ( ./cmd1 --A; ./cmd2 --b )

So, you see that the arguments are passed to the correct command.
The problem is probably in your cmd2, which tells you incorrectly that it's name is cmd1. Try cmd2 --b to verify this.

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Q: Search path of symlink's source file I have my main script which sources a bash file in the same folder:
 $ cd
 $ mkdir mysrc && cd mysrc
 $ echo -e 'MY_LIB_NB=123987' > mylib.sh
 $ echo -e '#!/usr/bin/env bash\nsource mylib.sh\necho "My lib number: $MY_LIB_NB"\necho "I am in $(pwd) and I am running script $(readlink -f $0)"' > myscript.sh
 $ chmod +x myscript.sh
 $ ./myscript.sh
 My lib number: 123987
 I am in /home/me/mysrc and I am running script /home/me/mysrc/myscript.sh

So far so good. Now I symlink the script to a bin folder andrun it from there:
$ mkdir bin
$ ln -s $HOME/mysrc/myscript.sh $HOME/mysrc/bin/myscript
$ cd bin
$ ./myscript
./myscript: line 2: mylib.sh: No such file or directory
My lib number:
I am in /home/me/mysrc/bin and I am running script /home/me/mysrc/myscript.sh

I would like my original scripts to source files located in their folder. Is there a simple way to do that, without having to explicitly give absolute paths to the library file?

A: This bash script fragment should help
# get the path to the currently running script:
self=$0

# test if $self is a symlink:
if [ -L $self ] ; then
  # readlink returns the path to the file the link points to:
  target=`readlink $self`
else
  target=$self
fi

# strip off the script name from the path:
path=`dirname $target`

# $path/mylib.sh now points to the mylib.sh
# file in the folder where the original script is:
source $path/mylib.sh

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/readlink.1.html
http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/dirname.1.html


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IBM will no longer develop or research facial recognition tech
By Shubham Agarwal	 June 8, 2020
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says the company will no longer develop or offer general-purpose facial recognition or analysis software. In a June 8 letter addressed to Congress and written in support of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, Krishna advocates for new reforms that support the responsible use of technology — and combat systematic racial injustice and police misconduct.
"IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values and Principles of Trust and Transparency," wrote Krishna in the letter.
Krishna, who took over the chief executive role in April, added that it's time for Congress to begin a national dialogue on the implications of facial recognition technology and how it "should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies."
The CEO also voiced his concerns regarding racial bias that is often found in artificial intelligence systems today. Krishna further called the need for more oversight to audit artificial intelligence tools, especially when they're used in law enforcement and national policies that "bring greater transparency and accountability to policing, such as body cameras and modern data analytics techniques."
People familiar with the matter told CNBC that the death of George Floyd, a Black man, while in the custody of Minneapolis police and the attendant focus on police reform and racial inequity convinced IBM to shut down its facial recognition products.
Over the last few years, facial recognition systems have dramatically advanced thanks to developments in fields such as machine learning. However, without any official oversight in place, they've been largely allowed to run unregulated and violate user privacy. Most notably, facial recognition tech was brought to the forefront of the national conversation by a startup called Clearview AI that was able to build a database of more than 3 billion images primarily scraping social media sites. Clearview has since faced a backlash from companies such as Twitter and is currently dealing with a myriad of privacy lawsuits.
Clearview AI is also reportedly being employed by law enforcement agencies in the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S. Experts have argued that these systems can misidentify people, as they're largely trained using white male faces.
Krishna didn't say whether the company would reconsider its decision if and when Congress introduces new laws to bring more scrutiny to technology such as facial recognition. We've reached out to IBM and will update this story when we hear back.
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In case your canine has eaten a rooster bone, instantly contact your vet to search out out if he must go to the clinic. Dr. Werber additionally recommends "giving the canine one thing very cumbersome, like bread, to cowl the sharp edges, and it'll start to melt. Plus, digestive juices do a terrific job in softening the article much more, by getting the bones via the intestines and pulling it out the opposite aspect. "
Dr. Werber advises towards vomiting in case your canine has eaten a rooster bone. "As soon as a bone has reached the esophagus and the abdomen safely, it isn't advisable to let the canine throw it away as a result of we don't wish to threat a pointy bursts of bone." the esophagus going up and popping out, "he explains.
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Wait – Why are rooster bones so dangerous for canine within the first place?
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Brunel University Research Archive Test: A critical appraisal of McKinnon's complementary hypothesis: Does the real rate of return on money matter for investment in developing countries?
Title: A critical appraisal of McKinnon's complementary hypothesis: Does the real rate of return on money matter for investment in developing countries?
Citation: Economics and Finance Discussion Paper, Brunel University, 09-11.
Abstract: McKinnon's (1973) complementary hypothesis predicts that money and investment are complementary due to a self-financed investment, and that a real deposit rate is the key determinant of capital formation for financially constrained developing economies. This paper critically appraises this contention by conducting a vigorous empirical approach by using panel data for 108 developing countries over the sample period of 1970-2006. The long-run and dynamic estimation results based on McKinnon's theoretical model are supportive of the hypothesis. However, when the investment model is conditioned by such factors as financial development, different income levels across developing countries, external inflows, public finance and trade constraints, the credibility of the hypothesis has been undermined.


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Альберт Ричард Парсонс (; 20 июня 1848 — 11 ноября 1887) — один из первых американских социалистов, редактор анархистской газеты, оратор и профсоюзный активист. Со своей женой Люси Парсонс отстаивал права рабочих. Редактировал газету «Аларм». Был одним из четырех анархистов, повешенных после взрыва бомбы во время событий, известных как «бунт на Хеймаркет».

Биография

Ранние годы
Родился 20 июня 1848 года в Монтгомери, штат Алабама; один из десяти детей владельца фабрики по производству обуви.

Утверждал, что «первая семья Парсонсов» прибыла в залив Наррагансетт на территории нынешнего штата Род-Айленд в 1632 году. Один из родственников со стороны матери был с Джорджем Вашингтоном во время американской революции и сражался в битве при Брендивайне. Среди предков Парсонса был генерал-майор Сэмюэля Холдена Парсонса из Массачусетса, а также капитан Парсонса, участника битве при Банкер-Хилле.

Родители Альберта умерли, когда он был маленьким; мальчика воспитывал старший брату Уильяму Генри Парсонсу (1826—1907),, владелец небольшой газеты Tyler Telegraph в Тайлере, штат Техас. В середине 1850-х годов семья переехала из Тайлера в графство Джонсон и три года жила на границе с Мексикой.

В 1859 году, в возрасте 11 лет, Альберт покинул дом своего брата и переехал к сестре в Уэйко, штат Техас. После окончания начальной школы поступил учеником в газету Galveston Daily News.

С началом Гражданской войны записался добровольцем на стороне Конфедеративных Штатов Америки в нерегулярном подразделении, известном как Lone Star Greys.

После войны вернулся в Уэйко, штат Техас, и обменял своего мула на  кукурузы на корню. С помощью бывших рабов собрал урожай урожаем и выручил от его продажи сумму, достаточную, чтобы оплатить шестимесячное обучение в университете Уэйко, ныне известном как Бейлор. В 1868 году основал журнал Spectator и был его редактором.

В 1869 году устроился на работу в качестве разъездного корреспондента в газету Houston Daily Telegraph, в это время он познакомился с Люси Эллой Гонсалес. Пара поженилась в 1872 году, и Люси Парсонс позже стала известна как радикальный политический активист.

Социалистический период (1874—1879)
В Чикаго Парсонс устроился наборщиком в типографии газеты «Чикаго Таймс». В 1875 году вступил в Социал-демократическую партию США (СДП) и посетил 2-й съезд СДП, проходивший в Филадельфии с 4 по 6 июля 1875 года.

В качестве наблюдателя присутствовал на заключительном съезде Национального союза профсоюзов (NLU), состоявшемся в Питтсбурге в апреле 1876 года. На этом съезде NLU разделился; радикальное крыло основало Рабочую партию США, которая вскоре объединилась с Социал-демократической партией, к которой принадлежал Парсонс. Эта организация позже была переименована себя в Социалистическую рабочую партию Америки (декабрь 1877 года). На 2-м национальном съезде партии в (Аллегейни, штат Пенсильвания, Парсонс был избран одним из двух делегатов от Чикаго.

4 июля 1876 года вступил в Орден рыцарей труда и оставался им до своей смерти. Был редактором англоязычной газеты Socialist.

Осенью 1876 года стал членом городского совета Чикаго от Рабочей партии, получив на выборах шестую часть голосов.

Весной 1877 года Рабочая Партия выдвинула список кандидатов в округе Кук, включавшем Чикаго. Организация провела трех своих членов в Законодательное собрание штата Иллинойс и одного в Сенат штата Иллинойс. На этих выборах Парсонс выдвигался на пост секретаря округа Кук и набрал почти 8000 голосов, но избран не был. В течение своей жизни Парсонс трижды баллотировался на пост Чикагского городского олдермена, дважды на пост секретаря совета округа Кук и один раз в Конгресса США.

Парсонс был одним из ведущих ораторов от социалистов в Чикаго 1870-х годов. В 1877 году произошла «Великая железнодорожная забастовка». 21 июля, примерно через неделю после начала забастовки, Парсонса пригласили выступить перед огромной толпой из примерно 30 000 рабочих, собравшихся на митинг на Маркет-стрит в Чикаго. Парсонс произнес речь перед собравшимися от имени Рабочей партии, за что на следующий день был уволен из газеты Times.

После увольнения Парсонс направился в офис ведущей немецкоязычной социалистической газеты Chicagoer Arbeiter-Zeitung. Там его задержали и сопроводили в мэрию Чикаго, где начальник полиции и примерно 30 «выдающихся гражданам» города в течение двух часов прорабатывали Парсонса за то, что он «приехал сюда из Техаса подстрекать трудящихся к восстанию». Парсонс отверг эти обвинения заметив, что он призывал рабочих не бастовать, а идти на избирательные участки для избрания своих представителей в органы власти.

Забастовка 1877 года была жестоко подавлена полицией и силами народного ополчения.

Анархический период (1880—1887)
На рубеже десятилетий Парсонс отказался от участия в публичной политике. В этот период он направил свои усилия на борьбу за установление 8-часового рабочего дня. В январе 1880 года Восьмичасовая лига Чикаго направила Парсонса на национальную конференцию в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия, которая положила начало национальному движению профсоюзов за установление 8-часового рабочего дня и обеспечение его соблюдение.

В 1881 году, когда количество членов Социалистической рабочей партии резко сократилось, была создана новая организация — Международные революционные социалисты. Парсонс был делегатом учредительного съезда. Два года спустя он также был делегатом съезда в Питтсбурге, на котором была основана анархическая Международная ассоциация трудящихся, организация, в которой он состоял до конца жизни

Осенью 1884 года Парсонс начал издавать в Чикаго еженедельную анархистскую газету The Alarm. Первый номер вышел 4 октября 1884 года тиражом 15 000 экземпляров. Издание представляло собой 4-страничный листок ценой в 5 центов.

В первые месяцы 1886 года прошли массовые забастовки, вынудившие многие отрасли промышленности идти на уступки. Парсонс призвал к борьбе за «восьмичасовую работу с оплатой за десять часов». 1 мая было объявлено днем забастовки за восьмичасовой рабочий день.

1 мая 1886 года Парсонс со своей женой Люси и двумя детьми шел по Мичиган-авеню во главе 80-тысячной первомайской демонстрации в поддержку восьмичасового рабочего дня. В течение следующих нескольких дней к забастовке присоединились 340 тысяч рабочих. Во время первомайской забастовки Парсонс был приглашен в Цинциннати, где забастовало 300 тысяч рабочих. Там он принял участие в массовой демонстрации, возглавляемой членами Союза стрелков Цинциннати.

Хеймаркет

4 мая Парсонс выступил на митинге на Хеймаркет-сквер в Чикаго. Этот митинг был организован в знак протеста против произошедшего несколькими днями ранее. 1 мая 1886 года, в первый Первомайский день, в Чикаго прошла массовая забастовка в поддержку восьмичасового рабочего дня. 3 мая полиция открыла огонь по бастующим рабочим крупной фабрики McCormick Reaper Works, в результате чего было убито шесть человек. Август Спайс и другие организовали митинг на площади Хеймаркет в знак протеста против действий полиции. На площади была взорвана бомба, в результате чего один полицейский погиб, а другие были ранены. Произошла стрельба, в результате чего 7 человек погибли и многие были ранены.

Никто не знал, кто бросил бомбу. В момент взрыва Парсонс пил пиво близлежащем баре. Сразу после событий на площади власти задержали семерых подозреваемых. Эти люди были связаны с анархистским движением, и многие считали их пропагандистами радикальных идей, а это означало, что они могли быть вовлечены в заговор. Парсонс избежал ареста и переехал в г. Уокеша, штат Висконсин, где оставался до 21 июня; после этого он сдался, чтобы выразить солидарность со своими товарищами.
Защиту анархистов возглавил юрист Уильям Перкинс Блэк. Свидетели показали, что ни один из восьми человек не бросал бомбу. Однако все были признаны виновными, и только Оскар Нибе был приговорен к 15 годам лишения свободы, а остальные приговорены к смертной казни. Сэмюэл Филден и Майкл Шваб попросили о помиловании и 10 ноября 1887 года их приговоры были заменены на пожизненное заключение губернатором Ричардом Джеймсом Оглсби. Трое других были помилованы губернатором штата Иллинойс Джоном Альтгельда, и вскоре вышли на свободу.

10 ноября 1887 года, осужденный Луи Лингг покончил с собой в тюремной камере с помощью детонатора, спрятанного в сигаре. На следующий день Парсонс, Август Спис, Адольф Фишер и Джордж Энгель были казнены через повешение.

Скорее всего, приговор Парсонсу можно было заменить пожизненным заключением, но он отказался написать письмо о помиловании губернатору, поскольку это было бы признанием вины

Наследие
Парсонс был похоронен на кладбище Вальдхайм на участке отмеченном памятником мученикам Хеймаркет. Жена Парсонса, Люси Парсонс, также занималась политикой. Она была феминисткой, журналисткой и профсоюзным лидером, а также одной из основательниц организации Industrial Workers of the World.

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Proposals to charge for plastic carrier bags will be put forward in a consultation by the Scottish government.
A range of measures will be outlined in a three-month public consultation, including a requirement for retailers to charge a minimum of 5p for bags.
The proposals are part of a manifesto commitment to phasing out free plastic bags in supermarkets, and are similar to the system brought in by the Welsh Government last October.
Early indications suggest reductions in carrier bag use of between 60% and 80% in different supermarket chains as a result, according to the Scottish government.
Environment secretary Richard Lochhead said: "Carrier bags are a highly visible aspect of litter. By reducing the amount being carelessly discarded we can cut litter and its impact on our environment and economy.
"A small charge should also encourage us all to stop and think about what we discard and what can be re-used.
The number of single-use plastic bags issued by supermarkets has risen in England but dropped off in Wales following the devolved administration's decision to tax carrier bags, official estimates have revealed.
A raft of proposals to help cut waste by 15% by 2025 have been launched for consultation in Scotland.


In SQL Optimizer for SQL Server we have built a very useful test run wizard (see my blog post Test Running a Tuned SQL is Not An Easy Job") to help users select the best SQL alternatives for their specific SQL performance problems. We will soon be releasing a similar test run wizard in the Oracle version of SQL Optimizer. In this blog post, I'll provide an example of how the Oracle test run wizard can be used.
In the above screen inside the red box you will notice that the wizard is asking how the SQL is used. Some people may not be aware that a SQL that is being executed inside a PL/SQL block and a SQL being executed as a dynamic SQL sent from a client program may have different performance. I don't know if this is a bug or Oracle SQL optimizer is expected to handle them differently. The following is an example to show a SQL statement that is executed by both methods with significant performance difference. Although they have the same cost after execution, they have different actual plans.
The following screen shows you the execution plan and performance difference between these execution methods. Be sure to select the right option to test run your SQL statement next time for those SQL with significant performance variations in different programming tools or sources.


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Q: Combine columns from multiple files I have written a code that should combine multiple files into one file by combining the second column in the input files. The first column is similar across input files.  However, it gives an error that I cannot understand.
files <- list.files(path = "/Rfam/",pattern='\\.sam')

My code
lst <- lapply(files, function(x) read.csv(x,header=TRUE))
setNames(Reduce(function(...) merge(..., by='V1'),
                lst),c('ID', paste0('file',seq_along(files))) )

The error
> lst <- lapply(files, function(x) read.csv(x,header=TRUE))
 Show Traceback

 Rerun with Debug
 Error in file(file, "rt") : cannot open the connection In addition: Warning message:
In file(file, "rt") :
  cannot open file 'Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput100G.sam': No such file or directory

My files:
> head(files)
[1] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput100G.sam"
[2] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput100R.sam"
[3] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput106G.sam"
[4] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput106R.sam"
[5] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput122G.sam"
[6] "Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput122R.sam"
> length(files)
[1] 96

Example of input
DMED7013:Rfam robinm$ head Rfam_Counts_combined_SplitRfam_Counts_combinedhtseq_Rfamoutput402R.sam
Seq_../trimmed/402R.tally.fasta __not_aligned
__too_low_aQual 3
mir-10 5
Y_RNA 4
__too_low_aQual 0
__too_low_aQual 0
__not_aligned 1
mir-8 2
mir-671 3
mir-671 16


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Revolutionary Girl Utena [TV]
After being fascinated by a prince she met during her childhood, young Utena decides to be one herself. The prince left him a strange rose crest, promising that someday they would meet again.
She later discovers that the rose crest belongs to Ohtori Academy, where duelists with the same crest as hers compete for the Rose Bride. Eager to prove herself a true noble prince, Utena vows to protect the mysterious Rose Bride Anthy Himemiya from those who seek to abuse and use her powers for evil.
Revolutionary Girl Utena is a fantasy, yuri, romance anime television series written by Youji Enokido and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. Produced by J.C. Staff, the series aired a total of 39 episodes between April 2, 1997 and December 24, 1997. Its manga counterpart was created simultaneously with the anime series, but both progressed in different directions.
Utena Tenjou
Fascinated by a prince she met during her childhood, Utena decided to become one herself. Courageous, honorable, and a talented duelist, Utena possesses these qualities that win the hearts of many women in the academy. She has her attention for Anthy the most, who she thinks she has a duty to protect just like a true noble prince.
Anthy Himemiya
The Rose Bride. Mysterious and said to have no desires of her own, other people tend to abuse Anthy. Her shy, polite, and calm demeanor hide a dark and sinister past.
Akio Ohtori
Acting chairman of the Ohtori Academy, and main antagonist of the series. Akio is Anthy's older brother, but he threats her in a sensual, incestuous, and power-driven manner, explaining Anthy's unusual behavior. His desire to become Dios once again is the root of all the problems experienced by the duelists, specifically Utena and Anthy.
Touga Kiryuu
President of the Student Council, and directly works with Akio's plans. He is handsome, intelligent, and talented, Touga does not spare any of his gifts and uses them all to their full potential, in order to gain more power and influence.
Kyouchi Saionji
Arrogant, ill-tempered, and egotistical, Kyouchi Saionji is vice president to the Student Council, and captain to the kendo club. Due to always losing in his rivalry with Touga, he became obsessed with the Rose Bride as he thinks of her as a mindless doll that he can control. This puts him at odds with Utena, who he cannot defeat in duel.
Arcs Summary
Student Council Saga
Saionjo receives a love letter from Utena's friend Wakaba, but thinks of it as stupid. Instead of replying, he throws the letter into the trash bin. Later, the letter is seen to have been posted on the school wall, embarrassing Wakaba, and upsetting Utena. Assuming that it was Saionji himself who posted the letter, Utena challenges him to a kendo duel. However, seeing that Utena has a rose crest, Saionji decides to make it an official duel. Despite being the captain of the kendo club, Saionji is defeated, and Utena is engaged to the Rose Bride, Anthy Himemiya.
Later, Saionji returns and challenges Utena into a rematch, claiming that he was too confident the first time. Initially hesitant to win the duel, Utena defeats Saionji once again after gaining the desire to protect Anthy.
After seeing how others abused Anthy, Utena decides to defeat whomever duels her for the Rose Bride's possession. She defeats Miki, Juri, and Nanami. Touga defeats Utena with the help of his manipulation skills, but Utena manages to recover, and regain her title as Champion Duelist.
Black Rose Saga
Souji Mikage hosts a student counseling event in the academy, but is actually scouting for duelists to use against Utena. After revealing their problems and inner troubles, several students are put under Mikage's control after the latter uses his powers. Mikage turns his new subordinates into Black Duelists, with the goal to fight Utena in the Arena. Mikage does not want possession of the Rose Bride, but wants to replace her with an ill boy in order to save his life. However, not one of his Black Duelists manage to defeat Utena. Eventually, Utena challenges Mikage himself, in order to stop his plans once and for all.
Akio Ohtori Saga
After being given permission, Saionji returns to Ohtori from his expulsion. He immediately challenges Utena to a duel, but was defeated yet again with Utena's new weapon. Later, Akio takes Touga to a place which he called "the End of the World". They take the members of the Student Council there, in order to gain a special weapon. The power of their new weapons was determined by the strength of their bond with the bride of their choice. However, despite their enhanced weapons, Utena still defeats them all in duel.
Apocalypse Saga
Touga and Saionji discover Akio's plans, and more of the mysteries surrounding the duels are unraveled. Touga finally accepts his feelings for Utena, and decides to defeat her in duel in order to protect her from what might happen if she became the true champion.
Utena does not heed Touga's warning, and finds that the dueling arena was an elaborate illusion crafted by Akio, in order to gain her heart's sword. Still, Utena decides to fight Akio and protect Anthy, who later betrays her by stabbing her in the back. Akio fails to gain the powers of Dios, even with the help of Utena's heart sword. After the tragic event, Utena disappears from Ohtori Academy, and Anthy decides to leave.
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Fashion Campaign Analysis: Chloe FW '18
Sissy Martin July 30, 2018
As a photographer who loves movement, I can fully appreciate the Chloe campaigns. You're never visually bored with how they're captured, and the energy continues to be effervescent in their Fall Winter '18 campaign.
Chloe's Creative Director, Natacha Ramsay-Levi, was inspired by 70's cinema and mentioned Anjelica Huston, Stéphane Audran, and Sissy Spacek as the muses when the collection debuted. Ramsay-Levi has been with the label less than a year and is already making big strides. In her latest collection, she reconstructed everyday clothing such as deep v's and drop waists too elongate the female form. The fluidity of the garments is the perfect balance of editorial to streetwear.
Steven Meisel photographed and filmed the campaign that took place on a Brooklyn pier. The film opens up with a model riding a bike amidst the New York skyline then closes in on the remaining models amongst colorfully painted slabs of concrete. The muted colors and sleek hair and makeup are mesmerizing and elevate the garments. As the scene progresses you see the models strutting up a ramp and interacting with one another almost as if they're on the street. Here you see the contrast between the catwalk and everyday life that creates a friendly, neighborhood vibe. This sequence is replayed three times. The use of repetition trains the viewer's eye where to look and allows them to notice different details each time. The photographs are film stills that continue to emphasize motion. As we can see, Ramsay-Levi's vision is effectively communicated through Meisel's work.
Ramsay-Levi has carefully curated a brand that is raw and real. Instead of creating a lifestyle Chloe is shaping a feeling and capturing a moment. This works well with high fashion because it creates longevity. Older and newer generations can always connect with the brand. As the label continues to be shaped by new hands they'll never lose touch with how they make a woman feel.
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Fashion Campaign Analysis: Miu Miu FW18 "The Conversation"
The Prada sister label, Miu Miu, continues to design collections outside the traditional facets of fashion and stand for conscious femininity. Miuccia Prada brought the label into being to unleash her utmost creative ideas. Bringing order to chaos, she has created a label that is very contemporary. This is smart on her part because this is a brand that will always be relevant. As we have seen, the trend is vintage. Last year we saw 90s fashion then early 2000s, 70s, and now 80s make their comebacks. But, in order to keep having influential brands they have to modernize. It is fine to flirt with the past, but they have to evolve in some way to make it fresh. This is exactly what Miu Miu has done in their latest collection. Snaps to them.
As I mentioned, the vintage vibes are thriving, and a lot of fashion campaigns have left us feeling nostalgic. Miu Miu brought a new tone to the overly used narrative. Their most recent campaign "The Conversation" is set in a 1960's suburban home. The images captured by the talented, Alasdair McLellan, are punctual and make you feel the power within the image. These are tenacious, confident women and they don't want you to forget it. Everything from the thick eyeliner, high hair, strong gaze and posing is bold. In a way, it enchants the viewer with such striking details. You want to know what these women are up to because when they get there something big is going to happen. The spellbinding talents are Elle Fanning, Rowan Blanchard, Raffey Cassidy, Adwoa Aboah, Kesewa Aboah, Georgia Jagger, Ariel Nicholson, and Zoe Thaets. True visionaries.
It is great to be inspired by other eras. It forces people to get really creative, and it is always fascinating to see old things in new ways. I am ready for the next decade though, and I am excited to see where it takes fashion.
In fashion Tags fashion photography, Fall, fashion, high fashion, creative, contemporary, campaign, miu miu, modern, marketing, photography, prada, Vogue, f, FW18
Fashion Campaign Analysis: Gucci FW18 "The Collectors"
Gucci, Gucci, Gucci. The label has reigned supreme the past two years, and they aren't letting up quite yet. Their latest campaign "The Collectors," pays tribute to the Gucci tribe of outsiders who are "imagined as a group of collectors of art and artefacts." This group of extraordinary individuals has met at a grand dinner in Austria to celebrate their unique identities that will hopefully come to life in a fashion film that has yet to be released.
Art director Christopher Simmonds and photographer Glen Luchford were given the task of interpreting the FW18 collection. Gucci has such an eclectic, luxurious style I have a sense that the inspiration came from the idea that their clothing is a collectible in itself. Emphasizing that every person has at least one thing they indulge in, and it's something to share with pride. I think with a lot of Gucci's campaigns there is much room for interpretation, which is why it sits well with so many consumers. Not to mention, Alessandro Michele took his role of Creative Director at Gucci in 2015, which became a pivotal moment for them. Ever since Michele has re-energized and re-imagined the label. Gucci has become a leader in storytelling. Always taking it to the next level.
There is this idea of narrative that I think brings fashion to life. As an art director, photographer, stylist, hair and makeup artist, model, etc. you have to emulate the brand within its current collection. If we break it down to its core the vision often starts with the clothing including insight from someone like Michele on his inspirations for the collection. Here you see the color palettes, details, and fabrics used in the clothing that will ultimately help shape the narrative. From there every piece of the campaign must come together to tell the same story. Model casting is key. Location scouting is key. Hair and make up is key. If one thing is off it can ruin everything. Example being, 90s grunge styled hair and makeup probably won't look good on a model wearing a long chiffon dress at French château. You would want a softer, paired down look to compliment the pieces. However, something like this can be done to create contrast, but you would have to pull it off really, really well. Ultimately, all campaigns create an experience for the viewer and it can be mediocre or great. We want the latter.
Bringing together the talents of Michele, Simmonds, Luchford, and their team members is obviously going to create phenomenal work. Together they have created a brand that keeps us waiting and wanting to see more every season. And, I think that's the goal, for the story to be never-ending.
In fashion Tags fashion, high fashion, photography, Gucci, Fall, Winter, 2018, FW18, Vogue, advertising, creative, campaign, fashion photography, story, storytelling, narrative, art, style, vision
Fashion Campaign Analysis: Maje SS18 "Dream Tomorrow"
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The Maje Spring-Summer 2018 "Dream Tomorrow" campaign was my favorite of the season. The French-Parisian label celebrated their 20th anniversary with messages of love, friendship, and family. Focusing on the values and places that have shaped the brand they commissioned four different artists for each theme. Friendship in Morocco shot by Thurstan Redding, family in Paris shot by Mark Peckmezian, and love in London shot by Coco Capitan with paintings by Frances Wilks. Director Simon Cahn captured the allegorical world through video. It gave young artists the opportunity to help rewrite the future of Maje and will serve as a landmark for the label's development. After analyzing the campaign and appreciating everything it set out to do, there were three key factors that contributed to its success.
Creating a lifestyle is key to gaining a loyal customer base, a brand people can get behind. Maje promotes individuality. It is something they have always done and continue to implement well. While keeping up with current trends, Maje creates collections that are catered to an individual's passions and lifestyle. The campaign transcends itself with model Yasmin Wijnaldum, the 20-year-old muse. She is a symbol of youth evolving through change. Wijnaldum represents the woman's woman, the Maje woman. Someone who is quirky yet elegant, loves her family, is inspired by culture, and finds expression in fashion no matter what stage in life they are in. Through her, Maje is personified, that helps consumers to engage with the brand.
Brands must be authentic when crafting messages. For example, you feel the passion within the Artistic Director, Judith Milgrom, has for her craft. This helped shape the tone of the entire campaign. People react to this, which is why their tagline "Dream Tomorrow" carries much more weight than usual. Again, the three artistic mediums, photography, painting, and video, show the campaign is both raw and refined. Brands must find that balance of being authentic and keeping it professional, because at the end of the day they are still trying to sell products.
Brands go through periods of transformation, but the successful ones never dismiss their original values. Maje was built on family and love, an example being the "name is a combination of the initials of Milgrom's loved ones." From the beginning, Maje set out to be an accessible luxury brand for women. And, for Milgrom, it has always been a family affair being inspired from a child to now. Since then the label has seen much development throughout the years, which includes expanding to 350 stores worldwide. Capitalizing on their past accomplishments they can look forward to a sure future. The campaign is an ode to the places and people that have helped support, curate, and rewrite the Maje story. It is a reflection of the past twenty years and celebration of what is to come. This passage of time shows that everything starts and ends with a vision.
Maje is the perfect example of having a clear and flexible mission statement. The label had a lot to leverage with it being a twenty-year anniversary, and they used the opportunity to create something special. But, the strategies highlighted here can be applied in small ways to make any campaign stand out.
In fashion Tags fashion, high fashion, campaign, Maje, marketing, advertising, creative, principles, style, trend, photography


National media has swarmed to cover the Baltimore protesters who have taken to the streets to voice concerns about the criminal justice system following the shocking death of Freddie Gray, a young Baltimore resident whose spine was fatally severed while in police custody. Fox's Rivera was among those pundits reporting on the protests when Rose confronted the Fox personality and expressed frustration that the network failed to spotlight Gray's death in favor of hyping the unrest that ensued, an exchange that quickly found a large audience online.
Rivera later used his platform on Fox News to bash Rose as a "vandal," "annoying," and an "obstructionist" on-air. He accused Rose of displaying "exactly that kind of youthful anarchy that led to the destruction and pain in that community."
Rose also addressed the tendency of conservative media to deflect from stories about police brutality in favor of discussions of black-on-black crime, even though they "are incomparable subjects."


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All Good Things/Taking Out of Storage 4 Ltd. TimeAfter some careful consideration and (even more) soul searching, I've decided it's finally time to part ways with DeviantArt after 14 years.
Now, I know I've had some various permutations of that, but I honestly feel this is the right time to leave DA. And in all honesty, I don't think the site is the best place for me to grow an audience for my original works and projects anymore. I kind of came to this conclusion after my last journal entry, but I didn't want to jump the gun in haste.
Just a reminder I put everything back into storage and I will not ever be reposting any of it again, anywhere.
ETA 1/8/2017: Okay, so I didn't think I'd be coming back, but I guess Flavors.me is being a sack of dicks and hasn't been working for some time. Gah! Right now, I can be found on Twitter (katie_morning), Tumblr, and Instagram (katiemorning, both places). If I find another service like Flavors.me, I'll let you all know.
Please note I will primarily be posting my original characters and concepts (the only fandom stuff will be Guardians of the Galaxy), so if you're expecting fandom things, I'm sorry. I don't expect you to care or like my original concepts/OCs, but I hope you will at least give them an honest chance.
Take care, everyone (and maybe I'll see you around elsewhere)! Thanks for a good run these past 14 years!
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Summer Schools Vigilant on Air Quality Amid Big Dig
La Cañada Flintridge-area summer schools and sports camps are gearing up for the possible impact of sediment removal in connection with the controversial Devil's Gate Dam project, with officials monitoring its potential effect on air quality.
A physical education program already is slated to be moved from its usual location at La Cañada High School, not far from the so-called Big Dig.
The La Cañada Flintridge Educational Foundation Summer School for grades 9-12 is set to begin Monday, June 17, and continue through July 19. LCFEF board President Jinny Dalbeck said she recently met with LCHS Principal Jim Cartnal and asked to be kept in the loop about the monitoring of air quality for the project and have regular meetings to address any changes.
"We will continue to monitor it," said Dalbeck about the air quality as it relates to potential impacts to outdoor physical education courses, such as swimming.
Officials have said the Los Angeles County project, which began its first phase in late November, is expected to include 425 daily round trips by approximately 95 diesel trucks through the intersection of Berkshire Place and Oak Grove Drive and onto the 210 Freeway. The haul trucks are expected to meet model year 2010 emission standards as well as other requirements, officials said.
On April 2, the county Board of Supervisors agreed to retain a consultant to place air-quality monitoring devices at the site and evaluate the data publicly along with other actions.
Supervisors approved the project in November 2017 to remove 1.7 million cubic yards of sediment behind the dam at Hahamonga Watershed Park to increase flood protection and restore habitat within the Arroyo Seco Watershed. Work to clear out trees and vegetation began in late November.
Sediment removal began on May 21.
Edel Vizcarra, a spokesman for the county Department of Public Works, said on Tuesday that 60 to 65 trucks have been operating daily because the stringent standards have made it harder to find appropriate vehicles. Vizcarra said he did not think the reduced number of trucks would cause delays in the four-year timeline for the sediment removal.
"It's going well," Vizcarra said. "We did have a couple of dust issues on the west side, where the trucks were exiting. There was some dust coming off tires as the trucks headed toward the Berkshire exit during the first week. Since then, we've increased street sweepers and water trucks, and that's helped a lot. And we'll have an installation of a tire wash."
Air-quality reports, conducted from May 21-June 7, can be found on the county's website and appear to show the project is in compliance with air-quality standards.
La Cañada Unified School District Superintendent Wendy Sinnette said the LCFEF Summer School's plan is to run the first two weeks of the physical education program from LCHS and the following three weeks at the former Foothill Intermediate School, on the district offices' grounds. She said the LCUSD is working with the county's consultants, Tetra Tech, along with environmental consultants on air monitoring.
"The monitors in place right now have not registered any unhealthful air-quality conditions," Sinnette said. She said it was the county's goal to install "real time" air-quality monitors by the opening of the school year in August.
"Daily reports will be provided to the public," Sinnette said. "Current concerns related to air quality largely center on dust, and the county is working on mitigations."
She said the district is continuing to advocate for a community safety plan that would outline the decision-making process for "at-risk events" and identify appropriate responses.
Pat DeChellis, LCF's director of public works, said he hadn't seen any major issues with the project except for dust control. He said the county had agreed to do more to "control the airborne dust" after meeting with Hillside School and Learning Center last Thursday. The county Sheriff's Department is still providing traffic control at Oak Grove and Berkshire in the afternoon, he added.
Spartan Allstars Sports Day Camp director Tamar Hill said her organization — which uses the LCHS campus — felt the Big Dig had made it rethink its approach.
"In a lot of ways, the changes we made have worked out better," Hill said. For instance, check-in and checkout for the youth camp have been moved indoors, she said. They used to be in the parking lot.
Campers "stay cooler, especially since the past two days … summer has finally hit with a vengeance," Hill said. "It's very nice to not have kids sitting outside."
The sports camp also has relocated all field activities from the varsity and junior varsity baseball fields to the Stadium or Oak Grove Field (both softball fields), away from what are considered high-risk zones.
Hill said a parent group, LCF 4 Healthy Air, had done a great job in raising concerns associated with the Big Dig to help the camp prepare. LCF 4 Healthy Air includes local residents who aim to reduce safety and health hazards to the community affected by the Big Dig.
Kelly Davis, a member of the group, said on Tuesday that county officials had been "very, very responsive" in the first few weeks of sediment removal. She said the group was pleased with the response to the dust issue and that the county is continuing to look at what else it can do.
"Summer school hasn't started yet, so we'll see how things go when it's in full swing," Davis said.
Guy Fish, executive director of Tom Sawyer Camps, which has a 10-week summer day camp in Hahamonga Watershed Park above Devil's Gate Dam, said his organization does not anticipate the sediment removal will affect daily camp activities.
Bob Frank, director of the Hillside school near LCHS, said the project won't really affect summer school there because classes will be held indoors. The school has obtained air monitors for the indoors and outdoors, as well as air purifiers, he said.
"I think the parents know we'll take care of their kids," said Frank, adding that the summer session begins on Monday. "Since the project began, there's truck traffic but no more than what we've seen since it started. From my standpoint, the county has been very responsive to the concerns we've had."
LCFEF's Dalbeck noted that her physical education students will primarily be kept indoors at LCHS except in the early morning, when there will be swimming because the state mandates it and there are no similar facilities at FIS.
From July 1-19, LCUSD summer school students will move to the FIS site at Cornishon Avenue where some of the fields, the gym and tennis courts will be used, Dalbeck said.
The LCUSD closed FIS after the 1982-83 school year, though the facility continues to be used.
Anyone who has issues with the project can go to the county's website at dpw.lacounty.gov/swe/devilsgate, email devilsgateproject@pw.lacounty.gov or call the hotline at (626) 458-2507.
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We no doubt all remember that Gatwick Airport was closed by drones flying over or near the runway in the lead up to Christmas, and that Heathrow Airport was also temporarily closed bys similar activity shortly afterwards. No doubt we all felt very sorry for the passengers impacted by the closures, the delays to their trips and that maybe some missed seeing family or friends over the Christmas Holiday. So far, no arrests have been made, though police investigations are "ongoing" and airport owners have been forced to improve their detection and response to such activity. The law was about to chainge regarding the registration of drones, and the resultant outcry has led to even more restrictions being imposed.
Now news reaches us of similar activity in Thailand, but this time involving kites. On Matrch 6th it seems that Samui International Airport was closed after severl of the airport's neighbours flew kites in protest at the end of the runway. Apparently, they have been offered compensation for putting up with noise and cracks in walls but some were unhappy with the level of compensation offered. Police and the army were called in, and the protestors were eventually persuaded to bring down the kites when the police offered to mediate a meeting with the airport operators.
Let's not consider this as setting a precedent eh!


House and time at Malvern: No 7, 1908 - 1909.
Died: 23 February 1919 aged 25 in United Kingdom. Died of pneumonia.
Son of James and M.A. Fisher, Drumard, Barrow-in-Furness. B. 1894.
Upper IV B - Modern III.
Afterwards at Sedbergh School; in business; 4th Batt. Royal Lancaster Regt. 1913.
Great War, mobilised 1914 (overseas), Captain. Died February 23, 1919.
Husband of Lina Frances Fisher, of Drumard, Barrow-in-Furness.
'He was still quite a small boy when he left Malvern to go Sedbergh, but extraordinarily bright and quick. He was in the Territorial Force before the war, and did good service through the five stressful years. Early this year he contracted influenza, pneumonia intervened, and he died at Waterloo, near Liverpool, on February 23rd, leaving a widow to mourn his untimely loss. He was only twenty-four.' (Malvernian, Dec 1919).


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Pseudodaphnella leuckarti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.

Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its diameter 2.5 mm.

The shell has an ovately acute shape with 6-7 slightly convex whorls. The surface of this small monochrome brown snail is characterized by fairly dense, rounded longitudinal ribs, covered by regular raised striae, forming a coarse grid. The aperture is narrow and somewhat shorter than half the length of the shell. The siphonal canal is straight and short, in which the longitudinal ribs are still visible.

Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

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Gastropods described in 1860


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Love Island fans unimpressed as Mike has his head turned by twins
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Love Island viewers turned on Mike Boateng after he admitted he would not mind being snatched away from Leanne Amaning by one of twins Eve and Jess Gale.
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The police officer paired up with Leanne during Sunday's launch episode of the new series.
But his head was soon turned by blonde twins Eve and Jess, who were last to arrive at the villa and were given the power to pick any of the five men to couple up with.
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Leanne was worried the twins might take Mike off her but he assured her: "I have come in here to find love, to find that someone. My initial thoughts of you is that you could be that someone.
"And you're a beautiful girl."
Mike and Leanne are the love story we need and deserve in 2020 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/6p33uftb4t
However, shortly afterwards he told the twins he would be fine if one of them picked him.
Later that night, Eve and Jess bickered over which men they were going to choose.
When it was time to make their decision, Eve opted for Callum Jones and Jess went for Mike, leaving Leanne looking crestfallen.
Viewers were unimpressed, with many posting about Mike on social media.
"Mike has upset my system. words can't even describe how I feel about his brand of behaviour. #staystrongLeanne," said one person.
"Mike really just sold lies," said another, while one person posted: "He didn't even look at her?! Just got up and left. I'm vexed mike is cancelled."
"This Mike is just as shady as Michael last year," said another fan.
One viewer fumed: "Mike is a snake dog, if that hybrid ever existed that's what he would be."
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Love Island returned on Sunday with a new host in Laura Whitmore, who took over from regular presenter Caroline Flack after she stepped down following an assault charge.
The new series is being filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, and will see the winning couple in with a chance of pocketing £50,000.
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Driving the Interests of American Family Farming Directly to Our Nation's Capital
Farmers Restaurant Group welcomed our brand-new 18-wheeler to Washington, D.C. yesterday full of food supplies coming directly from North Dakota. It was our inaugural trip of what will become a regular drive to cut out the middleman and help support family farmers.
Every day, we are working to help family farmers earn a greater share of the food dollar by unbundling the industrial food chain and sourcing our food directly from those that grow and produce it. Farmers Restaurant Group is now trucking almost all of the sugar we use in our restaurants and wheat for our vodka in our very own truck, operated by the farmer owners of the North Dakota Farmers Union.
Co-Owners Dan Simons and Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, were there to meet the truck, along with Roger Johnson from the National Farmers Union. "The farmer's share of the food dollar has reached an all-time low at 14.8 cents to the dollar," said Johnson. "This is a figure that strikes a chord with family farmers and ranchers everywhere who are dealing with the sharpest decline in net farm income since the Great Depression."
What we are now calling our "food truck" couldn't have been timelier, as we will continue our work to support family farmers and educate our guests on the importance of family farming in our hope of driving the interests of family farming across our nation's capital.
Michael Curtin, CEO of DC Central Kitchen, was also in attendance. Every time our truck comes into town, not only will it be bringing supplies for our restaurants and in-house distillery, but it will also be bringing food supplies for the good people of the DC area who depend on DC Central Kitchen. Farmers Restaurant Group supports their work to provide 12,000 daily meals to those in need.
Members of the Keany family and their team from Keany Produce & Gourmet joined the Massachusetts Avenue gathering. They will continue to help us distribute our North Dakota products, as well as other family-farmed ingredients we use in our recipes, to all of our restaurants across the DC area and to our Founding Farmers in King of Prussia, PA.


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Paralympic Gold Medalist and Former World Record Holder in Jockey Campaign Defies the Odds after Spending Four Years in a Vegetative State
Jockey International (Jockey), a 142-year-old brand recognised around the world for its premium underwear and apparel, today announced the next chapter of its inspiring brand campaign "Show 'Em What's Underneath, Show 'Em Your Jockey."
The newest hero to be featured is gold medalist and motivational speaker Victoria Arlen, who shows the incredible power of keeping faith after spending four years in a vegetative state.
As a child, Victoria Arlen suffered from an illness that left her completely paralysed and unable to communicate for four years. Completely aware of what was going on, but unable to speak, eat, move or communicate, doctors believed there was little hope of survival.
Not ready to give up, Victoria began the nearly impossible fight back to life, re-learning basic human functions with faith and the love of her family motivating her to keep going.
She not only went on to recover but defied the odds by becoming an accomplished motivational speaker, actress, model, swimmer and one of the youngest on-air talents hired by ESPN.
Her victories include winning three silvers and a gold medal for swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and achieving world, American and Pan American Records.
After spending nearly a decade paralysed from the waist down, she learned to walk again and even competed on "Dancing with the Stars" fulfilling a childhood dream.
"Victoria's unwavering faith and commitment to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges, epitomises everything that the #ShowEm campaign stands for.
"We are happy to be able to share Victoria's story to inspire others to embrace what's within and never give up," said Erica Rendall, Vice President of Marketing, Jockey.
The #ShowEm campaign introduces Victoria proudly wearing the brand's product in a personal, intimate video and series of portraits illustrating what's underneath, both literally and figuratively.
#ShowEm celebrates everyday heroes who embody the brand's spirit and values and the characteristics that make them unique, including faith, perseverance, courage, family, hope and resilience.
"I'm honoured to be a part of the #ShowEm campaign because it recognises the importance of who we are at our core and what drives us to become who we want to be, no matter what obstacles we face.
"Jockey has given me a platform to show people that the impossible can be possible if you keep fighting and believing," said Victoria Arlen.
Conceived by marketing partner Pure Growth Consulting, the "Show 'Em What's Underneath, Show 'Em Your Jockey" campaign will be supported primarily by digital and social media, and also with national print ads in Elle, Women's Health, and InStyle, amongst others.
To date, the brand's campaign has shared the powerful stories of Chris Van Etten, a US Marine veteran who shows perseverance always wins; Lisa Cusimano, a firefighter who defines courage as serving something greater than yourself; Michael Cottone, an adoptive father who exemplifies the gift of family; Michaela DePrince, a war orphan turned ballerina who demonstrates that with hope, anything is possible; and Remi Adeleke, a former Navy SEAL and actor who shows people that with resilience, you can accomplish anything.
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The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) prepares the Science & Engineering Indicators report every two years in compliance with a congressional mandate. In the past, the report was primarily distributed as a printed publication with an accompanying website added in recent years. For 2016, the agency decided to change to a fully digital report. Previously, the printed report and PDF were available first, followed a few weeks later by the online version of the report; this year, for the first time, the entire report was released at one time as an online publication, with PDF download and printing options. No printed copies were distributed.
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B.Murray faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Heaton, D. singled up the middle; Guse, J. advanced to third.
Burleson, K. singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Heaton, D. advanced to third; Guse, J. scored.
Smith, J. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop.
K.Myers singled up the middle.
C.Baucom singled up the middle.
Smith, J. singled down the lf line.
Quant, L. pinch hit for Brown, A..
Wigmore, T. singled up the middle.
Webb, S. walked; Wigmore, T. advanced to second.
Kelley, K. homered down the lf line, 3 RBI; Webb, S. scored; Wigmore, T. scored.
A.Stiles pinch hit for K.Burgess.
K.Burgess to lf for A.Stiles.
B.Murray to dh for EB.Huneycutt.
EB.Huneycutt to p for B.Murray.
A.Terry singled to third base.
A.Terry stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.
M.Kovalcin singled to shortstop, RBI; A.Terry scored, unearned.
Kelley, K. singled up the middle.
A.Justice doubled to left field.
A.Justice advanced to third on a passed ball.
ED.Huneycutt doubled to right field, RBI; A.Justice scored, unearned.
K.Burgess singled to second base; ED.Huneycutt advanced to third.


At times, it seems as if there are just two types of Texans: those who have little plastic fish stuck to the backs of their cars, and those who have plastic fish that have grown legs.
The fish represent evangelical Christians, or "fishers of men," as the Bible calls them. The salamanders, some of which have "Darwin" written in them, tend to belong to staunch believers in the theory of evolution.
Call it the Magnet Wars. But it's a battle for the hearts and minds of Texans over the philosophical issue of the origins of the life. And it's being played out on highways, parking lots, and neighborhoods across the "Bible belt."
"They do pretty well," says Sam Todd, a goateed clerk, pulling a handful of plastic Darwin salamanders out of a basket at the funky Bookpeople Bookstore Cafe in Austin. "You might get people who come in here because their neighbor has a fish on the back of their car and they want to make their own statement."
The roots of this sometimes humorous debate between creationists and evolutionists go back even before the Scopes "monkey trial," when William Jennings Bryant and Clarence Darrow used eloquent arguments to make their points. But here in Texas, the debate is largely a sign of unfinished political business. In 1995, the state Legislature gave local school boards greater say in choosing the books used in schools. For Austin, the state capital, this has meant peace. For local school boards, it has meant upheaval.
"Instead of fighting the battle here, we're going to fight it 143 times in every school district in the state," says Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency. "This is just one of those issues that gets people worked up."
At The Ark Christian Bookstore in Austin, not everyone is necessarily trying to overturn Darwinism with a plastic fish. But those who want one will find plenty of options: They have fish in two sizes and in several varieties. Some have a cross where the eye should be; others have "Jesus" written inside the fish's body.
"They all have that sticky adhesive on the back, so once they're on there, they never come off," says Pat Shaffer, owner of The Ark. This permanence suits most of her customers just fine, she says, and many who like to talk about how the fish, or "ichythys," talk about how it was the first symbol of Christianity, existing even before the crucifix became prominent.
But the ichythys also seems to have added meaning here. "In my travels, to Washington, D.C., and to Oklahoma and Kansas, you don't see them as much as you do in Texas," Ms. Shaffer says.
Indeed, the Magnet Wars wouldn't be much of a fight outside of Austin. Dallas, Houston, and Amarillo are veritable seas of fish. Even in Austin's richer suburbs, fish can be seen on minivans, Suburbans, and even those sleek European convertibles with the gills on the side. Some of the fish even travel in schools, gathering every Sunday in the Lake-Huron-size parking lots of a neighborhood Baptist or Pentecostal church.
Inside city limits, it's another culture - or ecosystem - altogether. Downtown, the University of Texas campus is a mecca for sandal-clad twentysomethings communing with nature, warning about NAFTA, and protesting the Chinese occupation of Tibet. On talk radio, hosts lambaste Bill Clinton for not being liberal enough. Even the high-tech industry is peopled with ponytails. This is where the salamanders thrive.
It's hard to say who is winning the Magnet Wars - there aren't any numbers that compare the sales of fish and salamanders. But there is evidence that the battle itself is evolving. On the highways, you'll see fish with whiskers (signifying a love of catfish), and sharks (an aggressive Christian, perhaps, or an agnostic who eats door-to-door evangelicals). You'll even see an occasionally big fish eating a hapless salamander, which may be intended to show the preeminence of God over material theories.
Or perhaps just the skills of an almighty entrepreneur.
This fish can walk. What can it teach us about terrestrial evolution?