A scheme to hand over 10 of the city's libraries to community ownership will not be scrapped - but it is set to take longer and cost the taxpayer an extra £400,000.
The scheme came to a sudden halt in July after libraries in Sinfin, Allestree, and Spondon were transferred to charity Direct Help and Advice (DHA).
The council's aim was previously to get all 10 handed over by Christmas to save the authority hundreds of thousands of pounds, but a review found this was "too ambitious".
It is now planning to continue with the scheme but that it now expects the libraries to all be handed over by February 2020.
This will mean a cash injection of £400,000 is needed.
According to the review, snags the scheme hit included a problem with the physical opening and closing of the libraries each day.
Originally, it was envisaged that volunteers would carry out these tasks on a rota, but finding and developing people to do these and other jobs has taken longer than the council envisaged.
Some of the additional money will be used to create volunteer coordinator roles in order to build better training programmes for volunteers and also to potentially resolve the problem of volunteers being able to access data on the library computer systems independently of council library staff in order to remain compliant under the Data Protection Act.
Council officers are looking into the possibility that library users may have to be contacted individually to give their consent for volunteers to access their data.
Currently, existing library staff are continuing to operate the library management system.
The new vision for city libraries, which was approved by the then Labour-led council in July 2017, was intended to save £673,000 by next year. The revised plan means the full saving will not be made until 2021-2022.
The Conservative council leadership is expected to approve handing over the remaining seven libraries between February 2019 and February 2020 at a meeting next Wednesday.
Councillor Alan Grimadell, cabinet member for leisure, culture and tourism, said: "Upon reviewing the inherited community managed libraries scheme, we felt it was overly ambitious, unachievable and under-funded.
"The proposed revision will give a better chance for a sustainable and financially viable library service that's delivered in a more realistic and manageable timeframe."
The libraries remaining to be transferred to Direct Help and Advice are: Allenton, Blagreaves, Chaddesden, Chellaston, Derwent, Mackworth and Springwood.
The remaining five libraries - Alvaston, Mickleover, Pear Tree, Riverside and Local Studies - are still run by council librarians and are not part of the hand over project.
Central Library in Wardwick was closed after 139 years and transferred to the Council House.


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Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde
Labour Peer
A selection of Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde's votes
Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011
Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011
We have lots more plain English analysis of Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde's voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde's full vote analysis page for more.
NHS: Cancer Treatments - Question for Short Debate 25 Jan 2018
My Lords, I join other noble Members of this House in thanking sincerely Tessa, my noble friend Lady Jowell, for this debate. Rightly, people have talked about her courage. Those of us who know her know that she has had that for years. As a politician in the other place she would dare to tread where others would not even think of. I was pleased that the Sure Start scheme was mentioned,...
Vulnerable Children - Motion to Take Note 14 Dec 2017
I thank the Minister for that reply. He has been a Member of the House for such a short time that I must congratulate him on quickly learning the ability to sidestep questions that Members put in debates, but I think a little longer will prove that Members are also pretty experienced at making sure that that does not last and that they come back in on those issues, as I am sure we will. One...
My Lords, I apologise to the House for not speaking from my usual place. Unfortunately, my back and the rest of me are not getting on very well together at the moment, although it is only temporary. I thank Black Rod's office, our marvellous attendants and the usual offices for enabling me to introduce this debate from a sedentary position. As a former trade union general secretary in the...
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Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
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Member, EU Sub-Committee B (22 Nov 1994 to 19 Nov 1998)
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Tipperary Man Appears In Court Following €1.26m Cocaine Seizure on Oct. 10th.
A Tipperary man, named as Mr John Carey, aged 54 years, and with an address at Rathanny, Golf-links Road, Tipperary Town, Co Tipperary, has been remanded in custody, following his appearence in court yesterday afternoon.
Mr Carey, who appeared before Judge Ms Paula Murphy at Dublin District Court yesterday afternoon, stands accused of unlawful possession of cocaine, with an estimated value of €1.26m, same intended for sale or supply at New Customs House, Promenade Road, Dublin Port on Monday, October 10th, last.
The arrest followed ongoing investigations, involving a joint intelligence-led operation, conducted by the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau and personnel from the Revenue Customs Service.
The search of a vehicle resulted in the discovery of 18kgs of cocaine, same detected by the use of Customs Service sniffer dog "James".
Initially a woman aged 43 years was also arrested with both accused of drug trafficking offences, however we understand that the woman has since been released without charge.
Mr Carey made no reply when charged and defence solicitor Ms Claire Finnegan confirmed that there was no application for bail at this time.
Judge Murphy remanded Mr Carey in custody to appear via video link at Cloverhill District Court on Tuesday, October 18th.
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Recently I was searching for a backup solution, and ended up rolling my own. The result is Stasis a Perl program that uses tar and gpg to compress and encrypt files.
Stasis takes a list of file and directory paths and builds a temporary compressed gzip archive using tar. It then encrypts the temporary archive with gpg using AES 256-bit, saving it to a new location and removes the temporary archive. Stasis supports backups using a passphrase or a GPG key.
Ignore the files matching patterns in .stasisignore. This is useful if I wanted to ignore certain types of files, like OSX .DS_Store index files or more broadly, all hidden files: .*.
Stasis suits my needs but it has several drawbacks which mean it might not be ideal for you. For one thing, it creates a standalone, encrypted archive every time it runs instead of incremental backups. Although this is simple, it also wastes space, so consider the implications if you intend to keep many backup copies. Because Stasis creates a temporary copy of the data it archives, it also requires enough disk space to create two compressed archives of the data.
As Stasis creates a new archive every time, it can be a resource intensive process to backup. On my ultrabook, it takes Stasis about 20 seconds to create a new 400MB new archive. If you are intending to archive large amounts of data, you may need another solution.
Archive names are fixed and should not be changed. Stasis creates encrypted archives with the ISO 8601 datetime in the filename like:stasis-0000-00-00T00:00:00.tar.gz.gpg. To detect previous backup files, Stasis looks for files matching this pattern in the backup directory. This comes into play of you use the --limit option.


While reviewing Josh Radnor's mouthful of a freshman feature, happythankyoumoreplease, I described it as a dramedy that "carries the best of intentions while showing courtesy to the anxiety that accompanies shifting between life's stages". This theme has clearly sunk its claws into the director, because his latest film, the much more manageably-titled Liberal Arts, touches on similar observations while taking a guy back to his college years after being "out there": a degree of anxiety over reluctant maturation; a desire to experience the joys of the past; confusion over which path(s) to take into the future; and, of course, what a relationship looks like in his older years. The difference between Radnor's pair of growing-up portraits lies in the concise, emotionally relaxed focus that drives Liberal Arts, an earnest and occasionally amusing play on a stunted thirty-something's desire for clarity and rejuvenation.
Again shouldering the responsibility as writer and director, The How I Met Your Mother actor funnels personal authenticity into his subject, a conflicted mid-30s higher-ed admissions advisor named Jesse, by also putting himself in the spotlight as the lead. There's both bravery and honesty behind him doing so, mixed with a little internal fantasy: after receiving a call from a favorite college professor (Richard Jenkins) to attend his retirement dinner, Jesse goes back to his alma-mater and, while there, meets a confident, abnormal undergrad student, Zibby (Elizabeth Olsen), who's fascinated with books, improv, and things from the past. Through coffee shops and cramped dorm rooms, the two form a bond that transcends their age and place in life, where Zibby reintroduces Jesse to the learning and awakening that accompanies a liberal arts college experience. That experience, and Zibby herself as a kindred spirit, seems to be exactly what he needed; however, when their link turns more intimate, they're forced to deal with their difference in life experience.
Alongside the comedic romance mannerisms built around Jesse and Zibby's meet-in-the-middle maturity, Liberal Arts focuses on discovering and rediscovering that spark some people lose when they're boxed into modern adulthood and find comfort in their own heads (or books). That awakening of sorts becomes one of Radnor's key strengths when telling Jesse's story; he discovers music of years past, reads books he thought he'd never read, and becomes more attuned to the beauty of the world around him, reminiscent of what some students experience (or wish they'd had) while roaming the halls of college. With that, though, also comes an interesting outlook on an idea recently explored by Woody Allen in Midnight in Paris: "golden age thinking", or that things -- art, music, people, ways of living -- were better in a simpler, more deeply-felt time. Jesse and Zibby might be guilty of that, getting lost in old music and handwritten letters, but does it matter if they've found kindred spirits in one another?
Radnor's reflection really only serves an outward purpose, though, enough to enhance the blossoming relationship between Jesse and Zibby, but it makes the age-defying romance feel somewhat distinctive as they meld minds over classical music and literature. Part of that lies in the chemistry between Radnor and Elizabeth Olsen, where his inherent hangdog charisma tugs-'n-pulls with her assertiveness and barefaced wisdom. They're an enjoyable pair to watch in the college environment, if a bit reliant on their natural personas; while it's expected for Jesse to be something of a man-child, especially considering the underdeveloped emotional state of Radnor's protagonists (both those he's written and whom he plays elsewhere), his stunted temper communicates well with the way Olsen gives Zibby a forward-thinking energy. Jesse's interaction with others around his college campus also creates a cluttered but enriching mosaic that informs his growth: he befriends a bipolar literature wiz (John Magaro), rubs elbows with a philosophical hippy (Zac Efron), and even trades glances with the romantics professor (Allison Janney) who ignited his passion for literature.
Despite its earnestness, Liberal Arts constantly fights against the déjà vu nature of its relatively by-the-numbers journey through Jesse's "awakening" and internal dilemmas -- another tweaked, not-so-humorous take on Garden State's formula about breaking barriers and defeating adulthood's tedium, largely sparked by a girl who comes severely close to "manic pixie dream girl" territory. Radnor shows comfort in this emotional wheelhouse, as if he's creating a direct line to his own train of thought about pushing through the barriers of growing up, which could've easily surrendered to a thirty-something's wish fulfillment and easy emotional catharsis. But it doesn't, and that's what elevates his sophomore film: Liberal Arts shifts gears and takes an unexpected route towards sincere self-discovery at a crucial point. This doesn't make it great, but couple that with leads wearing their roles like comfortable blankets and you've got a small, well-felt expression of maturity that's worth some consideration.


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Evidence for young planets in stellar discs
Astronomers may have potentially solved a longstanding question as to why gaps appear in some dusty discs that surround young stars.
An artist's impression of the central gap in a disc surrounding a young star, with dust in brown and gas in blue. The illustration shows a planet creating the gap as it orbits. Image Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
The discs that form around young stars contain dust and gas from which planets will later be formed, indicating the very early beginnings of new planetary systems.
But there is a class of discs called 'transitional discs' that contain large gaps in the dust surrounding the young star.
Two theories so far have been put forward to explain these gaps: either that radiation and stellar winds are blowing away and destroying the material, or that young planets forming around the star are clearing away the dust as they orbit.
Because these discs are relatively small and far from Earth, a team of astronomers have used ESO's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to observe the process up close.
Nienke van der Marel from Leiden Observatory led the team, who used ALMA to map the distribution of gas and dust in four of these discs.
How the Solar System formed
ALMA discovers trio of exoplanets
Newborn planet captured orbiting star
New images show that there is a significant amount of gas and dust still present within the gaps around the star, but also show that there are gaps in the gas itself.
The team concluded this could only mean that newly formed planets are indeed clearing the gas as they orbit the star, trapping the dust particles that are located further out.
"Previous observations already hinted at the presence of gas inside the dust gaps," says van der Marel.
"But as ALMA can image the material in the entire disc in much greater detail than other facilities, we could rule out the alternative scenario.
The deep gap points clearly to the presence of planets with several times the mass of Jupiter, creating these caverns as they sweep through the disc."
Further observations will now be required to enable astronomers to learn more about the planetary formation process.
"All the transitional discs studied so far that have large dust cavities also have gas cavities.
So, with ALMA, we can now find out where and when giant planets are being born in these discs, and compare these results with planet formation models," says Ewine van Dishoeck of Leiden University and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics.
"Direct planetary detection is just within reach of current instruments, and the next generation telescopes currently under construction, such as the European Extremely Large Telescope, will be able to go much further.
ALMA is pointing out where they will need to look."
Protoplanetary discs
Pulsar punches hole in companion star disc
Spiral arms could solve planet formation problem
Organic molecules found round distant star
Dusty disc reveals young planets


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@chriz "Sending their kids wherever they think is best for them" is funny. Eighteen year old kids aren't super great at simply doing what they are told because an adult thinks it's best for them. But certainly parents play an important role in recruiting and they should share praise and blame for when things work out and when they don't.
As humans with brains and consciences they are capable just like the rest of us of making mistakes and letting money talk more than it should.
@jayballer73 In finance they talk about present vs future value of money. It's understood that the present value of a dollar is always more valuable than that same dollar in the future. Same reason why everyone who wins the lottery should take the lump sum.
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@approxinfinity I don't think people are losing the ability to be impartial but it is certainly less valued in our current environment. With everything being about money you'd think being impartial and open to everyone would be ideal but advertisers have figured out is that targeted advertising is so much more bang for the buck than a broad appeal.
@dylans I think you're right that true impartiality is pretty much impossible but people can get continually closer by examining those biases your pointed out and others.
Seems like impartiality is a choice that fewer are making. Take the recent tournament for example. Sports casters always strive to be impartial but Charles Barkley was purposefully not. It was well documented and celebrated. I personally also enjoyed watching him cheer on his alma mater as I do.
Similarly most "news" channels are abandoning the goal of impartiality for ratings. Passion sells. I think it's more about the money than the tech. Technology is a tool that for the most part does what people want it to do. It could just as easily be used to create an environment supporting impartiality as it has been to take us where we are now.


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SANDYA SURI's film, 'The Field' which also comes to London Film Festival (October 10-21) next month scooped the best short film award at the Toronto International Film Festival, which officially drew to a close on Sunday (September 16).
The filmmaker receives $10,000 courtesy of the sponsors, watchmakers IWC Schaffhausen.
Suri spoke to acv earlier this year about a film she made for the BFI.
Bala's Midnight Madness winning film, 'The Man Who feels no pain' is funny, entertaining, and extremely well executed.
A fan of the Kung Fu genre and with a more than a solid grounding in both Indian and western B-movie aesthetics, the director of the hard-hitting and authentic 'Peddlers' has produced a movie with much charm, verve and much humour. It deserves to be widely seen and will almost certainly become a cult classic. It's win as the best of the Midnight Madness selections is not a shock. It was the first film from India to ever appear in such a TIFF category.
Bala talked to acv in Toronto, about only his second film and why he wanted to make a step change from what he had done before. The interview should be out later this week.
'Green Book' is the tale of a gifted black musician and his white Italian American chauffeur and set in the 1960s.
It is inspired by the true story of Dom Shirley, a Jamaican immigrant who goes onto carve out a particular genre defying space as a pianist between classical, jazz and popular music. But Shirley, played by Oscar winner Mahershala Ali, just can't pitch up anywhere in the south without facing segregation laws and discrimination. Viggo Mortensen plays his tough, and not always on message, chauffeur – expect this movie to pick up some Oscar nominations now it has been earmarked as an audience favourite.
Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian takes home $30,000 for her prize. "'Fig Tree' is a stunning and illuminating debut," the jury remarked. "Based on her own experiences, Ethiopian-Israeli writer-director Aäläm-Wärqe Davidian takes us on an unsentimental journey and shows us the tragic effects of civil war on ordinary people. Confidently directed with grit and compassion, 'Fig Tree' is a beautifully rendered, big-hearted story about a Jewish teenage girl's attempt to save those she loves, but it's also an intimate coming-of-age story of self-discovery and female empowerment," commented the jury.
One of the world's great documentary makers was in town too for his latest film, 'Reason'. Anand Patwardhan is like the liberal conscience of India and he delves into a spate of murders of left-wing activists. In an interview with us, he also discusses some highly provocative inconsistencies around the Mumbai attacks which occurred outside the Taj Hotel on 26/11/2008.


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Göte Sigfrid Grimma, före 1962 Carlsson, född 3 mars 1928 i Motala, död 12 juni 2017, var en svensk målare.

Grimma studerade för Lennart Rodhe och Pierre Olofsson vid Académie Libre i Paris 1950–1953 och för Olle Nyman vid Konstakademien i Stockholm 1954–1959 och företog därefter studieresor till Italien och Spanien. Han har varit mycket sparsam med utställningar och har istället visat upp sin konst i sin ateljé i Huddinge.

Bland hans offentliga arbeten märks en utsmyckning för Huddinge vårdcentral.

Han har tilldelats vistelsestipendium vid San Michele, Stockholms stads kulturstipendium och Axelsson Johnsons fond. Hans konst består av stilleben, människor och miljöbilder utförda i akvarell. Vid sidan av sitt eget skapande drev han Sigfrid Grimmas Konstskola i Huddinge.

Grimma är representerad vid Moderna Museet och Västerås konstmuseum.

Tryckta källor

Svenska konstnärer, Biografisk handbok, Väbo förlag, 1987, sid 174,

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Svenska målare under 1900-talet
Födda 1928
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James Gunn's ambitious DC plans have a 'Black Adam' problem
James Gunn is making sure it's all connected.
Since November 1, filmmaker James Gunn has held the reigns of DC's ongoing film and television productions. He splits duties with longtime producing partner Peter Safran, with Gunn managing the creative side of adapting DC's comics and Safran managing business and production.
Being this early in the game, it's hard to say for sure what Gunn has planned for this new era of the DC cinematic universe. But now, Gunn has made the big picture of his plans publicly known — and it will undoubtedly shape the current and future fate of the DC Universe.
On November 27, Gunn made a compelling declaration about his new reign over DC Studios — in a rather casual way.
On Twitter, a fan simply asked the new co-chair of DC Studios if there are plans by Gunn and Safran to "give more DC character [sic]" their own TV shows to "add to the story for the DCEU." Gunn's reply was an emphatic yes, and then some.
"Yes, most definitely," Gunn responded, "the DCU will be connected across film and TV (and animation)." Gunn did not elaborate much further, although he did mention he will also write and direct a few DC projects and Booster Gold happens to be the "MOST requested" character for a movie.
Although a cross-media superhero shared universe is not so ambitious in 2022 — and not that new even for DC — it is interesting how and especially when Gunn is making his intentions known.
James Gunn, the new co-chair of DC Studios, will continue writing and directing DC movies and promises more unity across the DC franchise. But do any of his plans include Black Adam? Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images
Besides the extremely casual nature that is Twitter (which is on its deathbed, any day now), Gunn is outright confirming something critical about the future of DC at a time when that future is the most uncertain it's ever been.
Pre-Gunn and Safran, DC's cinematic and television efforts have been disparate and only loosely connected. Tapping into the freedom (and complexity) that is the multiverse, DC's numerous productions — from shows like Arrow, The Flash, and Doom Patrol, to movies like Wonder Woman, Joker, and The Batman — have taken place in different canons. If you weren't already a fan, making sense of how it all maps out is overwhelming. Almost nothing crosses from film to TV either, save for Peacemaker and that one meeting of two Flashes that one time.
But now, Gunn is making sure things will be a unified whole. It's already known that future productions that spin from the 2019 hit Joker (like the sequel Joker: Folie à Deux) and this year's The Batman will not proceed under the creative supervision of James Gunn. But anything else from the DCEU will be Gunn's to handle. That includes new seasons of Peacemaker (which Gunn created as a spin-off to his own film, The Suicide Squad) to sequels starring Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Shazam, and more. And now, it's even more possible for these characters to show up in these different projects.
But will Gunn's DC encompass everything? Does Gunn have the power to make sure all the toys in DC's toy box can collide?
Black Adam, produced by and starring Dwayne Johnson, sets up future conflicts like Black Adam versus Superman. But will that showdown even happen under James Gunn? Beatriz Velasco/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
Gunn's comments on the future of DC comes just days after Black Adam star and producer Dwayne Johnson said something interesting of his own. In a November 23 video posted on his social media, Dwayne Johnson talked about recruiting Henry Cavill back in the role of Superman for the DC franchise. Johnson confirmed what producing partner Hiram Garcia already told Inverse during the release of Black Adam: Warner Bros. did not want Cavill back as Superman.
"This has been years in the making regarding bringing Henry Cavill back and years of strategic conversations and we were not going to take no for an answer," Johnson said in his video. "There was no way … no viable logical way that you can attempt to build out the DC Universe without the most powerful force and the greatest superhero of all time sitting on the sidelines. It's impossible to do."
Johnson added, "So that's why we fought hard to bring Superman back, Henry Cavill, and there was no other Superman … Henry Cavill is our generation['s] Superman and in my opinion, the greatest Superman. And I mean that respectfully to the other actors, especially Christopher Reeve, but the greatest Superman of all time."
Dwayne Johnson moved mountains bigger than his shoulder muscles to get Cavill back as Superman, and is clearly invested in a cinematic showdown featuring the characters. But is such a thing in the cards for someone like James Gunn? While the idea sounds irresistible on paper, it remains to be known if Gunn is actually creatively aligned with Johnson over the direction of Black Adam in the DC franchise.
Peacemaker, created by James Gunn, is confirmed for a second season on HBO Max. The series inhabits the DC cinematic universe, which means it shares space with movies like Justice League and even Black Adam. HBO Max
The buck at DC now stops at James Gunn. But Dwayne Johnson's involvement in the DC Universe predates Gunn's ascension. Remember: Black Adam exists as a co-production between DC, Warner Bros., New Line, and Dwayne Johnson's own Seven Bucks Productions. And Johnson is famously heavily involved in all Seven Bucks movies.
While Johnson likely won't have a say about a Booster Gold movie, Johnson absolutely has a vise grip on Black Adam. But so does James Gunn, ostensibly. Gunn has inexplicably not made any mention of Black Adam on his social media. The movie has done modestly well at the box office — its worldwide gross is currently north of $378 million — which is theoretically something worth cheering for as the new head of a comic book movie studio.
Like Black Adam and Superman, the meeting of Dwayne Johnson and James Gunn — if such a thing hasn't happened already — is sure to be a meeting of Hollywood titans. Whether their meetings end peacefully, or if peace was ever an option, is unclear for now. But maybe it'll be apparent if and when Black Adam is still the most powerful force in James Gunn's new DC Universe, or crushed completely under the might of someone more powerful.
James Gunn is making sure it's all connected. Since November 1, filmmaker James Gunn has held the reigns of DC's ongoing film and television productions. He splits duties with longtime producing partner Peter Safran, with Gunn managing the creative side of adapting DC's comics and Safran managing business and production. Being this early in the…
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It could not have been a more beautiful day for the wedding of Kiersten and Felix on the river at The Water Works Restaurant. This location included a restaurant, pavilion and gazebo all located at the edge of the Schuylkill River and below the Philadelphia Art Museum. Kiersten and Felix had their ceremony at the gazebo followed by their cocktail hour and reception under the pavilion with adjoining tents on both sides to accommodate 160 guests for a sit-down dinner. As you can see in the pictures, two 50-inch plasma televisions were under each tent running a slide show that Kiersten and Felix made for everyone to see during cocktail hour and dinner.
Prior to the event Paul met with Megan Kline as well as Sophia Agorastos, facility director,who were on hand for most of the event to make sure all the important logistics and catering played out. Kiersten and Felix had many guests from New York in attendance. They wanted a diverse music selection with some NYC Hip-Hop and cool grooves as well as Latin and dance club hits. There was also quite a bit of Salsa and Merengue Dancing throughout the course of the evening.
DJ Paul Evans, MC Jean Jacques and his brother Sam Jacques all had the distinct pleasure of taking turns dancing with the beautiful bride on her wedding day. All were impressed with the salsa dance moves of the groom Felix Garcia. Knowing that Felix and Kiersten wanted to have a very exciting dance party, Paul brought an extra assistant who then doubled as a dancer on the dance floor. Manny is seen break-dancing at one point and one of the guests couldn't resist joining him on the floor. After that Felix was breaking it down while everyone circled around him.
DJ Paul Evans was surprised to look up and see Kiersten airborne followed by Felix and grabbed some quick pics as they rode above the crowd in the seated position. MC Jean Jacques, who joined Paul Evans to pump up the crowd, gave this wedding everything he had. It was discovered later that he ended up losing his voice until the following Monday!
Special thanks to Paul's assistant Bill Burns and Jeans brother Sam for most of the photographs and video below. Congratulations to Kiersten and Felix Garcia on their new life together!
Silver Sound at Waterworks Restaurant from Paul Evans on Vimeo.


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Carroll County Animal Protection League-CCAPL - WHO WE ARE-DONATE TODAY!
WHO WE ARE, OUR GOALS, OUR MISSION STATEMENT, OUR MOTTO and HOW YOU CAN HELP US!
We, of the Carroll County (Ohio) Animal Protection League, (CCAPL), are wanting to build a greatly needed no-kill animal shelter for our county. There is only one animal shelter within a sixty mile radius of our county. We are trying to raise funds to build an animal shelter on the 5.393 acres of land we purchased July 1st, 2009. We are also seeking grant funding with diligence and vigor for construction, maintenance and all other needs. Plus, with what we can generate from public contributions and fund-raising activities, we know we can get the project done.
Our mission statement is: "To provide, through an animal shelter, love and care to domestic animals until they acquire their forever homes."
Goals: To build and maintain an animal shelter for Carroll County, Ohio. To provide temporarily, a safe haven for domestic animals which will come under our care.
The Carroll County Animal Protection League organized and started at the first meeting January 18, 2007.
Won't you join us today in our efforts to raise the money and build and maintain a no-kill animal shelter for Carroll County?
There is such a great need for an animal shelter in our rural Appalachian area. By having an animal shelter to work out of to facilitate organized adoption and viewing animals to be adopted in an organized manner is the best solution. It is the only way to accomplish this goal and to be effective and make not only an impact on the overpopulation of unwanted dogs and puppies, but especially cats and kittens. Although there is a county dog pound, doing the best they can, there is nothing available in our area to rescue or take in the numerous cats and kittens. Euthenasia will only occur by veterinarian recommendation for humane purpose of a suffering animal.
STATISTICS: (HSUS) - In six years, one female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 other cats. In six years, one female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 other dogs. With these staggering statistics, and lack of an animal shelter in our area, many are faced with starvation, being dumped along a rural road, hit on the roads, and also dying a slow and painful death. For every puppy or kitten that is going to be born, hundreds, even thousands of dogs and cats have to be destroyed due to lack of a home.
EDUCATION: Another goal we have is to educate the public in the overpopulation epidemic in this country, by providing educational programs to adults and youth, civic organizations, and providing educational printed materials given through an animal shelter. Yes, we can do some of that now, but would not it be a great thing to talk to prospective adoption families as they come into our shelter on the overwhelming statistics and all the great reasons to spay and neuter? Plus, we would also like to hold classes on pet care, dog obedience classes, and so much more.
CAN YOU HELP US ACCOMPLISH OUR GOAL?
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HELP US GET OUR DREAM ACCOMPLISHED SO WE CAN ACHIEVE IT AND SAVE LIVES OF SO MANY ANIMALS THAT MAY COME UNDER OUR CARE?
If you can send in any amount of funds, (tax deductible) regardless of the size, it all adds up to accomplish our goals. We are registered with the Internal Revenue Service (501 (c) (3) non-profit status), the State of Ohio and the Ohio Attorney General's office.
On behalf of our Officers, Board of Directors, and member, we thank you for visiting our site and for caring so much about those wonderful animals that make such a difference in our everyday lives!
We meet the first Thursday of each month at the Carrollton Friendship Center - Rt. 9- (south end of the Carroll County Fairgrounds), Carrollton, Ohio, at 6:30 p.m., unless inclement weather cancels a meeting, we will go to the next month's meeting. Our annual meeting is held in December of each year.
Visit often please as we are updating new information on our site weekly.
Our land we purchased in 2009!
Help us raise the funds to build our no-kill shelter and save precious lives of animals when they come under our care! We will not euthanize for space, but only by veterinarian recommendation.


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Blue Crabs Top Patriots In Series-Finale
August 6, 2017 Marc Schwartz General 0
Bridgewater, NJ – The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (13-16, 51-47) defeated the Somerset Patriots (14-14, 56-42) 6-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday evening.
The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Kyle Roller.
The Blue Crabs took the lead with a big five-run inning, highlighted by a grand slam by Ryan Wiggins (4) that made the score 5-1.
Southern Maryland added a run to the lead in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single by Edwin Garcia.
Drew Hayes (6-5) earned the win after he allowed just one unearned run over six innings of work. Will Oliver (4-3) yielded six runs over six and 1/3 innings to suffer the loss.
The 2017 Somerset Patriots Season presented by Ford will continue at home on Monday night with a 7:05 pm game against the York Revolution. The game features Star Wars Night with a special appearance by Darth Vader, R2D2, Stormtroopers, and more. For tickets, visit www.somersetpatriots.com.
About The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)
The Atlantic League has been a leader in professional baseball and a gateway to Major League Baseball since 1998. Over 37 million fans have attended Atlantic League games and more than 800 players and 50 managers and coaches have joined MLB organizations directly from the ALPB. The Atlantic League emphasizes winning baseball games, showcasing the talent of top-caliber players and offering affordable family entertainment to metropolitan markets serving nearly 15% of the US population.
For more information, please visit www.atlanticleague.com.
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Mark Trinder is our 2019 Abstract Competition 1st Place Winner. As we prepare for his upcoming webcast on April 10, 2019, we wanted to give our community a little bit of a background on him!
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#include <cstddef>
#include <functional>
#include <map>
#include <mutex>
#include <numeric>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <vector>

#include "tensorflow/core/framework/op_kernel.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/resource_mgr.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor_shape.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/gtl/optional.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/lib/strings/strcat.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/env.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/mutex.h"
#include "tensorflow/core/platform/thread_annotations.h"

namespace tensorflow {
namespace {

// Partial Ordering Comparator for Tensor keys containing scalar int64's
struct KeyTensorLess {
  bool operator()(const Tensor& lhs, const Tensor& rhs) const {
    return std::less<int64>{}(lhs.scalar<int64>()(), rhs.scalar<int64>()());
  }
};

// Key Equality operator for Tensor keys containing scalar int64's
struct KeyTensorEqual {
  bool operator()(const Tensor& lhs, const Tensor& rhs) const {
    return std::equal_to<int64>{}(lhs.scalar<int64>()(), rhs.scalar<int64>()());
  }
};

// Hash for Tensor keys containing scalar int64's
struct KeyTensorHash {
  std::size_t operator()(const Tensor& key) const {
    return std::hash<int64>{}(key.scalar<int64>()());
  }
};

// Primary template.
template <bool Ordered, typename Data>
struct MapTraits;

// Partial specialization for ordered.
template <typename Data>
struct MapTraits<true, Data> {
  using KeyType = Tensor;
  using DataType = Data;
  using MapType = std::map<KeyType, Data, KeyTensorLess>;
};

// Partial specialization for unordered.
template <typename Data>
struct MapTraits<false, Data> {
  using KeyType = Tensor;
  using DataType = Data;
  using MapType =
      std::unordered_map<KeyType, Data, KeyTensorHash, KeyTensorEqual>;
};

// Wrapper around map/unordered_map.
template <bool Ordered>
class StagingMap : public ResourceBase {
 public:
  // Public typedefs
  using Tuple = std::vector<Tensor>;
  using OptionalTensor = gtl::optional<Tensor>;
  using OptionalTuple = std::vector<OptionalTensor>;

  using MapType = typename MapTraits<Ordered, OptionalTuple>::MapType;
  using KeyType = typename MapTraits<Ordered, OptionalTuple>::KeyType;

  using IncompleteType = typename MapTraits<false, OptionalTuple>::MapType;

 private:
  // Private variables
  DataTypeVector dtypes_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  std::size_t capacity_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  std::size_t memory_limit_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  std::size_t current_bytes_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  tensorflow::mutex mu_;
  tensorflow::condition_variable not_empty_;
  tensorflow::condition_variable full_;
  IncompleteType incomplete_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);
  MapType map_ GUARDED_BY(mu_);

 private:
  // private methods

  // If map is configured for bounded capacity, notify
  // waiting inserters that space is now available
  void notify_inserters_if_bounded() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    if (has_capacity() || has_memory_limit()) {
      // Notify all inserters. The removal of an element
      // may make memory available for many inserters
      // to insert new elements
      full_.notify_all();
    }
  }

  // Notify all removers waiting to extract values
  // that data is now available
  void notify_removers() {
    // Notify all removers. This is because they are
    // waiting for specific keys to appear in the map
    // so we don't know which one to wake up.
    not_empty_.notify_all();
  }

  bool has_capacity() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    return capacity_ > 0;
  }

  bool has_memory_limit() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    return memory_limit_ > 0;
  }

  bool would_exceed_memory_limit(std::size_t bytes) const
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    return has_memory_limit() && bytes + current_bytes_ > memory_limit_;
  }

  bool is_capacity_full() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    return has_capacity() && map_.size() >= capacity_;
  }

  // Get number of bytes in the tuple
  std::size_t get_tuple_bytes(const Tuple& tuple) {
    return std::accumulate(tuple.begin(), tuple.end(),
                           static_cast<std::size_t>(0),
                           [](const std::size_t& lhs, const Tensor& rhs) {
                             return lhs + rhs.TotalBytes();
                           });
  }

  // Get number of bytes in the incomplete tuple
  std::size_t get_tuple_bytes(const OptionalTuple& tuple) {
    return std::accumulate(
        tuple.begin(), tuple.end(), static_cast<std::size_t>(0),
        [](const std::size_t& lhs, const OptionalTensor& rhs) {
          return (lhs + rhs.has_value()) ? rhs.value().TotalBytes() : 0;
        });
  }

  // Check that the index is within bounds
  Status check_index(const Tensor& key, std::size_t index)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    if (index >= dtypes_.size()) {
      return Status(errors::InvalidArgument(
          "Index '", index, "' for key '", key.scalar<int64>()(),
          "' was out of bounds '", dtypes_.size(), "'."));
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  Status copy_or_move_tensors(OptionalTuple* map_tuple, const Tensor& key,
                              const Tensor& indices, Tuple* output,
                              bool copy = false) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    auto findices = indices.flat<int>();

    // Return values at specified indices
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < findices.dimension(0); ++i) {
      std::size_t index = findices(i);

      TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index(key, index));

      // Insist on a value present at the specified index
      if (!(*map_tuple)[index].has_value()) {
        return Status(errors::InvalidArgument(
            "Tensor at index '", index, "' for key '", key.scalar<int64>()(),
            "' has already been removed."));
      }

      // Copy the contained tensor and
      // remove from the OptionalTuple
      output->push_back((*map_tuple)[index].value());

      // Clear out the entry if we're not copying (moving)
      if (!copy) {
        (*map_tuple)[index].reset();
      }
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  // Check that the optional value at the specified index
  // is uninitialized
  Status check_index_uninitialized(const Tensor& key, std::size_t index,
                                   const OptionalTuple& tuple)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    if (tuple[index].has_value()) {
      return Status(errors::InvalidArgument(
          "The tensor for index '", index, "' for key '", key.scalar<int64>()(),
          "' was already initialized '", dtypes_.size(), "'."));
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  // Check that the indices are strictly ordered
  Status check_index_ordering(const Tensor& indices) {
    auto findices = indices.flat<int>();

    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < findices.dimension(0) - 1; ++i) {
      if (findices(i) < findices(i + 1)) {
        continue;
      }

      return Status(
          errors::InvalidArgument("Indices are not strictly ordered"));
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  // Check bytes are within memory limits memory limits
  Status check_memory_limit(std::size_t bytes) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    if (has_memory_limit() && bytes > memory_limit_) {
      return Status(errors::ResourceExhausted(
          "Attempted to insert tensors with combined size of '", bytes,
          "' bytes into Staging Area with a memory limit of '", memory_limit_,
          "'."));
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  // Insert incomplete data into the Barrier
  Status put_incomplete(const KeyType& key, const Tensor& indices,
                        OptionalTuple* tuple, tensorflow::mutex_lock* lock)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    auto findices = indices.flat<int>();

    // Search for the key in our incomplete set
    auto it = incomplete_.find(key);

    // Check that the tuple fits within the memory limit
    std::size_t tuple_bytes = get_tuple_bytes(*tuple);
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_memory_limit(tuple_bytes));

    // Wait until we don't exceed the memory limit
    while (would_exceed_memory_limit(tuple_bytes)) {
      full_.wait(*lock);
    }

    // This key isn't present in the incomplete set
    // Create OptionalTuple and insert
    if (it == incomplete_.end()) {
      OptionalTuple empty(dtypes_.size());

      // Initialize empty tuple with given dta
      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < findices.dimension(0); ++i) {
        std::size_t index = findices(i);
        TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index(key, index));

        // Assign tuple at this index
        empty[index] = std::move((*tuple)[i]);
      }

      // Insert into incomplete map
      incomplete_.insert({key, std::move(empty)});

      // Increment size
      current_bytes_ += tuple_bytes;
    }
    // Found an entry in the incomplete index
    // Update with given data and insert complete entries
    // into the main map
    else {
      // Reference existing incomplete tuple
      OptionalTuple& present = it->second;

      // Assign given data
      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < findices.dimension(0); ++i) {
        std::size_t index = findices(i);
        TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index(key, index));
        TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index_uninitialized(key, index, present));

        // Assign tuple at this index
        present[index] = std::move((*tuple)[i]);
      }

      // Increment size
      current_bytes_ += tuple_bytes;

      // Do we have values at all tuple elements?
      bool complete =
          std::all_of(present.begin(), present.end(),
                      [](const OptionalTensor& v) { return v.has_value(); });

      // If so, put the tuple in the actual map
      if (complete) {
        OptionalTuple insert_tuple = std::move(it->second);

        // Remove from incomplete
        incomplete_.erase(it);

        TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(put_complete(key, &insert_tuple));
      }
    }

    return Status::OK();
  }

  // Does the insertion into the actual staging area
  Status put_complete(const KeyType& key, OptionalTuple* tuple)
      EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu_) {
    // Insert key and tuples into the map
    map_.insert({key, std::move(*tuple)});

    notify_removers();

    return Status::OK();
  }

 public:
  // public methods
  explicit StagingMap(const DataTypeVector& dtypes, std::size_t capacity,
                      std::size_t memory_limit)
      : dtypes_(dtypes),
        capacity_(capacity),
        memory_limit_(memory_limit),
        current_bytes_(0) {}

  Status put(KeyType* key, const Tensor* indices, OptionalTuple* tuple) {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);

    // Sanity check the indices
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index_ordering(*indices));

    // Handle incomplete inserts
    if (indices->NumElements() != dtypes_.size()) {
      return put_incomplete(*key, *indices, tuple, &lock);
    }

    std::size_t tuple_bytes = get_tuple_bytes(*tuple);
    // Check that tuple_bytes fits within the memory limit
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_memory_limit(tuple_bytes));

    // Wait until there's space for insertion.
    while (would_exceed_memory_limit(tuple_bytes) || is_capacity_full()) {
      full_.wait(lock);
    }

    // Do the put operation
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(put_complete(*key, tuple));

    // Update the current size
    current_bytes_ += tuple_bytes;

    return Status::OK();
  }

  Status get(const KeyType* key, const Tensor* indices, Tuple* tuple) {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);

    // Sanity check the indices
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index_ordering(*indices));

    typename MapType::iterator it;

    // Wait until the element with the requested key is present
    while ((it = map_.find(*key)) == map_.end()) {
      not_empty_.wait(lock);
    }

    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
        copy_or_move_tensors(&it->second, *key, *indices, tuple, true));

    // Update bytes in the Staging Area
    current_bytes_ -= get_tuple_bytes(*tuple);

    return Status::OK();
  }

  Status pop(const KeyType* key, const Tensor* indices, Tuple* tuple) {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);

    // Sanity check the indices
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index_ordering(*indices));

    typename MapType::iterator it;

    // Wait until the element with the requested key is present
    while ((it = map_.find(*key)) == map_.end()) {
      not_empty_.wait(lock);
    }

    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
        copy_or_move_tensors(&it->second, *key, *indices, tuple));

    // Remove entry if all the values have been consumed
    if (!std::any_of(
            it->second.begin(), it->second.end(),
            [](const OptionalTensor& tensor) { return tensor.has_value(); })) {
      map_.erase(it);
    }

    // Update bytes in the Staging Area
    current_bytes_ -= get_tuple_bytes(*tuple);

    notify_inserters_if_bounded();

    return Status::OK();
  }

  Status popitem(KeyType* key, const Tensor* indices, Tuple* tuple) {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);

    // Sanity check the indices
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(check_index_ordering(*indices));

    // Wait until map is not empty
    while (this->map_.empty()) {
      not_empty_.wait(lock);
    }

    // Move from the first element and erase it

    auto it = map_.begin();

    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(
        copy_or_move_tensors(&it->second, *key, *indices, tuple));

    *key = it->first;

    // Remove entry if all the values have been consumed
    if (!std::any_of(
            it->second.begin(), it->second.end(),
            [](const OptionalTensor& tensor) { return tensor.has_value(); })) {
      map_.erase(it);
    }

    // Update bytes in the Staging Area
    current_bytes_ -= get_tuple_bytes(*tuple);

    notify_inserters_if_bounded();

    return Status::OK();
  }

  Status clear() {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);
    map_.clear();
    incomplete_.clear();
    current_bytes_ = 0;

    notify_inserters_if_bounded();

    return Status::OK();
  }

  std::size_t incomplete_size() {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);
    return incomplete_.size();
  }

  std::size_t size() {
    tensorflow::mutex_lock lock(mu_);
    return map_.size();
  }

  string DebugString() const override { return "StagingMap"; }
};

template <bool Ordered>
Status GetStagingMap(OpKernelContext* ctx, const NodeDef& ndef,
                     StagingMap<Ordered>** map) {
  auto rm = ctx->resource_manager();
  ContainerInfo cinfo;

  // Lambda for creating the Staging Area
  auto create_fn = [&ndef](StagingMap<Ordered>** ret) -> Status {
    DataTypeVector dtypes;
    int64 capacity;
    int64 memory_limit;
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(GetNodeAttr(ndef, "dtypes", &dtypes));
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(GetNodeAttr(ndef, "capacity", &capacity));
    TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(GetNodeAttr(ndef, "memory_limit", &memory_limit));
    *ret = new StagingMap<Ordered>(dtypes, capacity, memory_limit);
    return Status::OK();
  };

  TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(cinfo.Init(rm, ndef, true /* use name() */));
  TF_RETURN_IF_ERROR(rm->LookupOrCreate<StagingMap<Ordered>>(
      cinfo.container(), cinfo.name(), map, create_fn));
  return Status::OK();
}

template <bool Ordered>
class MapStageOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapStageOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);
    typename StagingMap<Ordered>::OptionalTuple tuple;

    const Tensor* key_tensor;
    const Tensor* indices_tensor;
    OpInputList values_tensor;

    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("key", &key_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("indices", &indices_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input_list("values", &values_tensor));

    // Create copy for insertion into Staging Area
    Tensor key(*key_tensor);

    // Create the tuple to store
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < values_tensor.size(); ++i) {
      tuple.push_back(values_tensor[i]);
    }

    // Store the tuple in the map
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, map->put(&key, indices_tensor, &tuple));
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapStage").Device(DEVICE_CPU), MapStageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapStage").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapStageOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("MapStage").HostMemory("key").HostMemory("indices").Device(DEVICE_GPU),
    MapStageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapStage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapStageOp<true>);
#endif  // GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM

#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapStage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapStageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapStage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapStageOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapUnstageOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapUnstageOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  // Using this op in such a way that it blocks forever
  // is an error.  As such cancellation is not handled.
  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);
    typename StagingMap<Ordered>::Tuple tuple;

    const Tensor* key_tensor;
    const Tensor* indices_tensor;

    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("key", &key_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("indices", &indices_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, map->pop(key_tensor, indices_tensor, &tuple));

    OP_REQUIRES(
        ctx, tuple.size() == indices_tensor->NumElements(),
        errors::InvalidArgument("output/indices size mismatch: ", tuple.size(),
                                " vs. ", indices_tensor->NumElements()));

    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < tuple.size(); ++i) {
      ctx->set_output(i, tuple[i]);
    }
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstage").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapUnstageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstage").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapUnstageOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapUnstageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapUnstageOp<true>);
#endif
#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapUnstageOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstage")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapUnstageOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapPeekOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapPeekOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  // Using this op in such a way that it blocks forever
  // is an error.  As such cancellation is not handled.
  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);
    typename StagingMap<Ordered>::Tuple tuple;

    const Tensor* key_tensor;
    const Tensor* indices_tensor;

    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("key", &key_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("indices", &indices_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, map->get(key_tensor, indices_tensor, &tuple));

    OP_REQUIRES(
        ctx, tuple.size() == indices_tensor->NumElements(),
        errors::InvalidArgument("output/indices size mismatch: ", tuple.size(),
                                " vs. ", indices_tensor->NumElements()));

    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < tuple.size(); ++i) {
      ctx->set_output(i, tuple[i]);
    }
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapPeek").Device(DEVICE_CPU), MapPeekOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapPeek").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapPeekOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("MapPeek").HostMemory("key").HostMemory("indices").Device(DEVICE_GPU),
    MapPeekOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapPeek")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapPeekOp<true>);
#endif

#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("MapPeek").HostMemory("key").HostMemory("indices").Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
    MapPeekOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapPeek")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapPeekOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapUnstageNoKeyOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapUnstageNoKeyOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  // Using this op in such a way that it blocks forever
  // is an error.  As such cancellation is not handled.
  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);

    // Pop a random (key, value) off the map
    typename StagingMap<Ordered>::KeyType key;
    typename StagingMap<Ordered>::Tuple tuple;

    const Tensor* indices_tensor;

    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->input("indices", &indices_tensor));
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, map->popitem(&key, indices_tensor, &tuple));

    // Allocate a key tensor and assign the key as the first output
    ctx->set_output(0, key);

    // Set the rest of the outputs to the tuple Tensors
    OP_REQUIRES(
        ctx, tuple.size() == indices_tensor->NumElements(),
        errors::InvalidArgument("output/indices size mismatch: ", tuple.size(),
                                " vs. ", indices_tensor->NumElements()));

    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < tuple.size(); ++i) {
      ctx->set_output(i + 1, tuple[i]);
    }
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstageNoKey").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstageNoKey").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstageNoKey")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstageNoKey")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<true>);
#endif

#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapUnstageNoKey")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapUnstageNoKey")
                            .HostMemory("key")
                            .HostMemory("indices")
                            .Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapUnstageNoKeyOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapSizeOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapSizeOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);

    // Allocate size output tensor
    Tensor* size = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->allocate_output(0, TensorShape({}), &size));

    // Set it to the actual size
    size->scalar<int32>().setConstant(map->size());
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapSize").Device(DEVICE_CPU), MapSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapSize").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapSizeOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapSize").Device(DEVICE_GPU).HostMemory("size"),
                        MapSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("OrderedMapSize").Device(DEVICE_GPU).HostMemory("size"),
    MapSizeOp<true>);
#endif
#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapSize").Device(DEVICE_SYCL).HostMemory("size"),
                        MapSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("OrderedMapSize").Device(DEVICE_SYCL).HostMemory("size"),
    MapSizeOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapIncompleteSizeOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapIncompleteSizeOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);

    // Allocate size output tensor
    Tensor* size = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, ctx->allocate_output(0, TensorShape({}), &size));

    // Set it to the actual size
    size->scalar<int32>().setConstant(map->incomplete_size());
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapIncompleteSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapIncompleteSizeOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("MapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_GPU).HostMemory("size"),
    MapIncompleteSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("OrderedMapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_GPU).HostMemory("size"),
    MapIncompleteSizeOp<true>);
#endif
#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("MapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_SYCL).HostMemory("size"),
    MapIncompleteSizeOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(
    Name("OrderedMapIncompleteSize").Device(DEVICE_SYCL).HostMemory("size"),
    MapIncompleteSizeOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

template <bool Ordered>
class MapClearOp : public OpKernel {
 public:
  explicit MapClearOp(OpKernelConstruction* ctx) : OpKernel(ctx) {}

  void Compute(OpKernelContext* ctx) override {
    StagingMap<Ordered>* map = nullptr;
    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, GetStagingMap(ctx, def(), &map));
    core::ScopedUnref scope(map);

    OP_REQUIRES_OK(ctx, map->clear());
  }
};

REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapClear").Device(DEVICE_CPU), MapClearOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapClear").Device(DEVICE_CPU),
                        MapClearOp<true>);

#if GOOGLE_CUDA || TENSORFLOW_USE_ROCM
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapClear").Device(DEVICE_GPU), MapClearOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapClear").Device(DEVICE_GPU),
                        MapClearOp<true>);
#endif
#ifdef TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("MapClear").Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapClearOp<false>);
REGISTER_KERNEL_BUILDER(Name("OrderedMapClear").Device(DEVICE_SYCL),
                        MapClearOp<true>);
#endif  // TENSORFLOW_USE_SYCL

}  // namespace
}  // namespace tensorflow

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Q: NSURLConnectionDownloadDelegate destinationURL I am currently developing an iPad iOS 6 Application which uses async downloads.
To receive progress information i used the delegate NSURLConnectionDownloadDelegate.
The download and the progress received by
– connection:didWriteData:totalBytesWritten:expectedTotalBytes:

works just fine.
However once the download is finished, i do not know how to extract the data out of the NSURL destinationURL provided by the delegatemethod
– connectionDidFinishDownloading:destinationURL:

The destinationURL received in String looks like
"/private/var/mobile/Applications/7CB3B194-9E79-4F0B-ACFD-7B87AA8C7BAF/tmp/filename.mp4"
Then i try to extract the data from the given NSURL:
NSData *data = [[NSData alloc] initWithContentsOfURL:destinationURL];

The data however is empty...
NSLog(@"data Size: %@", data.length);     //prints out 0

Has someone the same issue by using NSURLConnectionDownloadDelegate? Any ideas how to solve?

Edit: I tried to copy the file first, and then use [NSData initWithContentsOFFile] as suggested, but the data size is still 0.
- (void) connectionDidFinishDownloading:(NSURLConnection *)connection destinationURL:(NSURL *)destinationURL
{

[[NSFileManager defaultManager] copyItemAtPath:destinationURL.path toPath:DEST_PATH error:nil];

NSData *data = [[NSData alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:DEST_PATH];

NSLog(@"data Size: %i", data.length); //still returns 0..
}

Edit2:
I can extract the NSData when using sendAsynchronousRequest method of NSURLConnection. However like this, i am not able to determine the progress of the download...
[NSURLConnection sendAsynchronousRequest:theRequest queue:[[NSOperationQueue alloc] init] completionHandler:^(NSURLResponse *response, NSData *data, NSError *error){
if (data){
NSLog(@"Size of the data: %i Bytes(s)", data.length); //works fine
[data writeToFile:DEST_PATH atomically:YES];
//From this point i can use the file at DEST_PATH

NSLog(@"Succeeded!");
}
else if (error)
NSLog(@"%@",error);
}];

A:
/private/var/mobile/Applications/7CB3B194-9E79-4F0B-ACFD-7B87AA8C7BAF/tmp/filename.mp4

is a path, not a URL. Try initWithContentsOfFile: instead.

A: Check if the file exists.
I have the same problem and I have to use NSURLConnectionDataDelegate and save the data manually and that's why:
There is an error with NSURLConnectionDownloadDelegate related with some file extensions.
Also you could see answers to the same question here:
NSURLConnectionDownloadDelegate file issue

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Hurd Peninsula glaciers, Livingston Island, Antarctica, as indicators of regional warming: ice-volume changes during the period 1956–2000
C. Molina (a1), F.J. Navarro (a1), J. Calvet (a2), D. García-Sellés (a2) and J.J. Lapazaran (a1)...
1 Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, ETSI de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain E-mail: fnv@mat.upm.es
2 Dept. Geodinàmica i Geofísica, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès, s/n, ES-08028 Barcelona, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3189/172756407782871765
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 September 2017
Johnsons and Hurd Glaciers are the two main glacier units of Hurd Peninsula ice cap, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. They presently cover an area of about 10 km2. Johnsons is a tidewater glacier, while Hurd Glacier ends on emerged land. In this paper, we estimate the changes in ice volume during the period 1956–2000, and compare them with the regional meteorological records. The volume-change estimates are based on the comparison of digital terrain models for the glacier surface, constructed from aerial photographs taken by the British Antarctic Survey in 1956 and from our geodetic measurements in 1999/2000. The total volume estimates are based on an ice-thickness map constructed from radio-echo sounding profiles (18–25 MHz) done in 1999–2001, showing maximum ice thickness of about 200 m. We estimate the changes in ice volume during the period 1956–2000 to be –0.108±0.048km3, which represents a 10.0±4.5% decrease from the 1956 total volume of 1.076±0.055km3 and is equivalent to an average annual mass balance of –0.23±0.10mw.e. during 1956–2000. Ice-thickness changes range from –40 to +20 m, averaging –5.5±4.4 m. Most areas show ice thinning; the thickening is limited to a small area within Johnsons Glacier. All glacier fronts, except Johnsons' calving front, show retreat. These changes are consistent with the regional meteorological records for mean summer temperature, which show a trend of +0.023±0.005˚Ca–1 during the period 1956–2000.
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C. Molina (a1), F.J. Navarro (a1), J. Calvet (a2), D. García-Sellés (a2) and J.J. Lapazaran (a1)
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