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Премію засновано 1997 року та названо на честь засновника і першого директора Фізико-технічного інституту низьких температур АН УРСР, академіка АН УРСР, лауреата Державної премії СРСР та УРСР в галузі науки і техніки Вєркіна Бориса Ієремійовича.

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Q: Rails 4 searchkick with many-to-many relationsip How to implement a Category filter for searchkick. Basically I have an input field that takes the query term, but I also want a dropdown that users can pick a category to search from or search in ALL categories. There is a many-to-many relationship between posts and categories
My models are:
-- post.rb
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
 has_many :post_categories
 has_many :categories, through: :post_categories
 searchkick text_start: [:title]
end

-- category.rb
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
    has_many :post_categories
    has_many :posts, through: :post_categories
end

--post_category.rb
class PostCategory < ActiveRecord::Base
    belongs_to :post
    belongs_to :category
end

Now in my posts_controller index action, I have the following, which works so far by returning all posts that match the query parameter, or returns all posts if no query parameter is provided in the search input.
class PostsController < ApplicationController

    def index
        query = params[:q].presence || "*"
        @posts = Post.search (query)
    end
end

This works well so far. But I also want to add a category filter in the view, so that the user can choose to search  for the query string within a particular category, or search in all categories if no category is selected. Thanks in advance.

A: As per searchkick documentation, you can add parameters to .search query - see here section Queries, specifically where. Sample from docs:
Product.search "apples", where: {in_stock: true}, limit: 10, offset: 50

Should be smt like
Post.search query, where: {category: [some_array]}

Note - searchkick gem converts conditions from where statement to ElasticSearch filters (see here)
Update - for searching by attributes of related objects (not model itself), you should include its fields into search_index - see sample here
Add the category titles to the search_data method.
class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
  def search_data
    attributes.merge(
      categories_title: categories.map(&:title)
    )
  end
end

Also this question on related topic
By default search_data of searchkick is return of serializable_hash model call -see sources for reference.
def search_data
  respond_to?(:to_hash) ? to_hash : serializable_hash
end unless method_defined?(:search_data)

Which does not include anything of associations by default, unless passed with :include parameter - source
 def serializable_hash(options = nil)
    ...
    serializable_add_includes(options) do ..
 end

 def serializable_add_includes(options = {}) #:nodoc:
   return unless includes = options[:include]
 ...
 end

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in elderly, Caucasian populations. There is strong evidence that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress play a role in the cell death found in AMD retinas. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of the Caucasian mitochondrial JTU haplogroup cluster with AMD. We also assessed for gender bias and additive risk with known high risk nuclear gene SNPs, ARMS2/LOC387715 (G > T; Ala69Ser, rs10490924) and CFH (T > C; Try402His, rs1061170).
Total DNA was isolated from 162 AMD subjects and 164 age-matched control subjects located in Los Angeles, California, USA. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction enzyme digestion were used to identify the J, U, T, and H mitochondrial haplogroups and the ARMS2-rs10490924 and CFH-rs1061170 SNPs. PCR amplified products were sequenced to verify the nucleotide substitutions for the haplogroups and ARMS2 gene.
The JTU haplogroup cluster occurred in 34% (55/162) of AMD subjects versus 15% (24/164) of normal (OR = 2.99; p = 0.0001). This association was slightly greater in males (OR = 3.98, p = 0.005) than the female population (OR = 3.02, p = 0.001). Assuming a dominant effect, the risk alleles for the ARMS2 (rs10490924; p = 0.00001) and CFH (rs1061170; p = 0.027) SNPs were significantly associated with total AMD populations. We found there was no additive risk for the ARMS2 (rs10490924) or CFH (rs1061170) SNPs on the JTU haplogroup background.
There is a strong association of the JTU haplogroup cluster with AMD. In our Southern California population, the ARMS2 (rs10490924) and CFH (rs1061170) genes were significantly but independently associated with AMD. SNPs defining the JTU mitochondrial haplogroup cluster may change the retinal bioenergetics and play a significant role in the pathogenesis of AMD.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among the elderly population in the developed world and it is anticipated that its prevalence will rise. Risk factors for AMD include Caucasian race, smoking and family history. Clinical characteristics of early AMD are subretinal drusen and loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Late AMD exists in two forms: dry AMD (atrophic, stage 4) which has progressive loss of RPE cells and overlying photoreceptors and wet AMD (neovascular, stage 5) which makes up approximately 15% of the cases and is characterized by choroidal neovascularization and disciform scar formation. Both forms can result in severe central vision loss.
Mitochondria are critical organelles that provide energy to the cell via oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Mitochondria are unique in that they have their own DNA (mtDNA) which is highly polymorphic with 16,569 nucleotide pairs that code for 37 genes including 13 OXPHOS protein subunits, 2 ribosomal RNAs and 22 transfer RNAs [1, 2]. The mtDNA lacks histones and has poor DNA repair systems so it is at greater risk of damage compared to nuclear DNA. Human retinal cells are very metabolically active and have evidence of oxidative damage in the retinal mtDNA, including high degrees of pathologic heteroplasmy, large deletions and nucleotide substitutions. Recently, studies have shown that aging and AMD retinas have increased mitochondrial structural abnormalities and elevated levels of mtDNA damage [3–7].
Another mechanism by which diseases can occur is through the association of mtDNA haplogroups which represent different ethnic populations of the world. A specific haplogroup is defined by variations in mtDNA sequences within the maternal lineages that have accumulated over thousands of years and represent the geographic origin of that population. The oldest haplogroups (L1-L3) originated from Africa (130 K-170 K years) while the most recent haplogroups (A, B, C, D, X) originated within the North and South American continents (18 K-34 K years) (http://www.mitomap.org). The European haplogroups (H, I, J, K, T, U, V, W and X) are approximately 30 K-50 K years old. It is likely that the haplogroup single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants may have functional consequences. Since mitochondria are critical for energy production, the haplogroup-related SNPs may be related to partial uncoupling of OXPHOS and decreased efficiency of ATP production [8–10]. This means that each haplogroup, with its different set of SNPs, can have unique bioenergetic properties and responses to oxidative stressors. The haplogroup defining SNPs may modify the required mitochondrial energetics of that population to meet the needs of their environment  and therefore may have varying biological effects on the cells.
Studies have shown that the age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, are associated with specific haplogroups [12–15]. Large soft drusen, retinal pigment abnormalities and the wet forms of AMD, an age-related eye disease, have also been shown to be associated with some European haplogroups [16–20]. Correlations between other ocular diseases and haplogroups are also being reported. Susceptibility to pseudoexfoliation glaucoma is decreased in patients with a U haplogroup but increased with T or L2 haplogroups [21, 22]. In a Saudi Arabian population, there is an increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with the African L haplogroups, excluding L2 haplogroup . In addition, there is a higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients with the mtDNA T haplogroup background .
There are two major susceptibility genes associated with AMD in certain populations. The CFH gene polymorphism (rs1061170), T1277C (Tyr402His) has been associated with the development and progression of AMD [25–29] in Caucasian populations but not Asians [30–32]. The CFH protein blocks C3 to C3b activation, causes C3b degradation, and thereby regulates the alternative complement pathway. Both aging and smoking can decrease the CFH plasma levels  and which can lead to increased inflammation [34, 35]. The ARMS2/LOC387715 gene polymorphism (rs10490924) is a missense SNP transversion from G > T (Ala69Ser). In a North American population, TT homozygosity is associated with the wet and dry forms of advanced AMD, showing an allele-dose effect . Studies based on Japanese AMD populations have found that the SNP (rs10490924) in the LOC387715 gene is associated with the wet form of AMD, [37–39] which has been confirmed in both American [40–42] and Indian populations . Fritsche and coworkers expressed the LOC387715 mRNA  and reported a mitochondrial association  although this has not been found by others . Some investigators suggest that the ARMS2 gene codes for a secreted protein that binds to extracellular matrix . Baas and coworkers have shown significant association for three SNPs of the glucose transporter gene (SLC2A1) in a single cohort, but when applied to additional study populations, the results showed an inconsistent, non-significant association . Based upon these findings, they suggest that across populations there is heterogeneity of AMD risk factors which exists as the rule rather than the exception.
It has already been shown that the clinical phenotypes of diseases can be influenced through synergistic effects of nuclear genes with the mitochondrial genome [49, 50]. For example, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) individuals harboring the milder mutations at positions 11778, 14484, and 10663 have increased severity and probability of blindness if they have a J haplogroup background [49, 51]. The LHON patients with the 3460 mutation on a Uk mtDNA haplogroup background were higher risk for vision loss  while the H haplogroup protected from the disease . In contrast, the J haplogroup background in HIV infected patients protects them against progression of neuroretinal disorder (NRD) . The present study was designed to assess the frequency of the JTU haplogroup cluster in our AMD population and examine the potential additive associations of the ARMS2-rs10490924 and CFH-rs1061170 risk alleles.
The subjects underwent a complete dilated ophthalmic examination by Board certified ophthalmologists (D.S.B., A.B.N., K.S., M.C.K.) including both slit lamp examination and an indirect ophthalmic exam with a 90 diopter lens or a fundus contact lens. Fundus photos, fluorescence and/or indocyanine green angiography were performed. The photos and angiograms were read by masked graders who were board certified retinal specialists . Subjects were graded according to the Clinical Age-Related Maculopathy Staging System (CARMS) . Grade 3 had large soft drusen or several intermediate size drusen or drusenoid retinal pigment epithelial detachments and for this study is referred to as Early AMD. In this study the term Late AMD is the combination of Grade 4 which is geographic atrophy and grade 5 which is neovascular or serous exudative AMD. No stage 1 or 2 AMD patients were included in this study.
Institutional review board approval was obtained from the University of California in Irvine (#2003-3131) and from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (#1708) with prior patient consent. This study examined DNA samples obtained from 162 AMD patients and 164 age-matched controls (Table 1). The patients with AMD were mainly from a private practice retina specialist office (Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group) and the controls were from a private general ophthalmology office (American Eye Institute). The offices are approximately 2 miles apart and serve the same demographic and ethnic populations, which is predominantly European haplogroup Caucasian. There was no statistical difference in the ages between the case and control populations (78.03 ± 0.68 versus 76.4 ± 0.56, p = 0.06). When analyzed according to gender, the mean ages were not significantly different (female-AMD, 78.29 ± 0.85 versus female-control, 76.61 ± 0.72, p = 0.14; and male-AMD, 77.32 ± 1.17 versus male-control, 76.1 ± 0.90, p = 0.40). In the AMD population there were twice as many females as males (109 versus 53) but the mean ages were similar (female-AMD 78.29 ± 0.85 and male-AMD, 77.32 ± 1.17, p = 0.72). The control population had 94 females to 70 males with similar ages (female-control 76.61 ± 0.72 and male-control, 76.10 ± 0.90, p = 0.65). 10 ml sample of peripheral blood was collected in tubes containing 10 mM EDTA. DNA extraction was performed with a DNA extraction kit (PUREGENE, Minneapolis, MN).
SEM, standard error of the mean; n, number of samples.
Samples were analyzed using PCR, restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing of the mtDNA to identify the mitochondrial haplogroup of each patient as described previously . The SNPs defining the J haplogroup were G13708A, C16069T and T16126C (Figure 1). The T defining SNPs were A4917G and G13368A. The U defining SNPs were positive for A12308G but negative for G9055A. The H defining SNPs were T7028C and G73A.
Schematic of circular mtDNA showing SNPs that define the H, J, T and U haplogroups. Cyt B, Cytochrome B; ND, NADH dehydrogenase; CO, Cytochrome c oxidase; ATPase, ATP synthase; D-loop, non-coding region between 16024 and 576.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was used to amplify desired DNA regions from 100 ng of DNA. The PCR reaction for the region flanking the G > T SNP of rs10490924 in the ARMS2 was performed with an annealing temperature of 60°C (forward primer sequence 5′GCACCTTTGTCACCACATT3′ and reverse primer sequence 5′GCCTGATCATCTGCATTTCT3′). The primers and PCR conditions for the CFH-rs1061170 gene were described previously .
For ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP (product size 257 bp), PvuII will digest the wild type G allele into fragments of 129 and 128 bp, while an allele with the G > T SNP does not cut and appears as a band at 257 bp (Figure 2). Accordingly, bands appear at 257, 129, and 128 bp in a GT heterozygote.
Sequencing and restriction enzyme digestion of the ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP. Panel: Left – Sequence chromatogram of the GG homozygote, GT heterozygote and TT homozygote of the ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP. Right - 1.5% agarose gel showing the single lower band representing GG and the single higher band being TT. The double band represents heterozygous GT after PCR and digestion with PvuII. M = marker.
The PCR product for CFH-rs1061170 SNP was digested with NlaIII restriction enzyme as described previously . The uncut product is 469 bp and the length of the restriction fragments for the T allele are 6, 74, 89 and 300 bp while the C allele appears as 6, 74, 85, 89, and 215 bp (data not shown).
Once genotypes were assigned by means of restriction digest, samples of PCR product were taken from each of the alleles for the ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP in order to confirm the validity of the genotypes as determined by the digests. These samples were treated with ExoSAP-IT (USB Corp. Cleveland, OH) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The samples were then sequenced at the UCLA Sequencing and Genotyping Core, Los Angeles, CA. All sequenced samples matched the genotypes obtained by restriction digest.
Statistical analysis was performed using Simple Interactive Statistical Analysis (SISA) internet software (Quantitative Skills, The Netherlands) and the Fisher's exact test using GraphPad Prism software (San Diego, CA).
A cohort of 162 case and 164 control subjects were genotyped for individual Caucasian mitochondrial haplogroups J, T, U and H. Genotypes were determined according to the specified migration pattern of the digested products and the data were used to assign the representative haplogroups (Table 2). Statistical analyses were carried out for the occurrence of each haplogroup within the case and control populations. The occurrence of the common Caucasian H haplogroup was similar in the case (31%, 51/162) and control populations (30%, 50/164, p = 0.94, Table 2). In contrast, the northern European/Caucasian haplogroup JTU cluster was 34% (55/162) of the total AMD population but only 15% (24/164) of the age-matched normal population (OR = 2.99; 95% CI = 1.74-5.15; p = 0.0001). These findings show that AMD is more commonly found in subjects with the JTU mitochondrial haplogroup cluster than in subjects with the H haplogroup. We then segregated the samples based on their gender and analyzed the distribution. The JTU cluster was slightly higher for AMD in males compared to controls (OR = 3.98, p = 0.005) than females versus controls (OR = 3.02, p = 0.001) but this may be related to the smaller numbers of males in the case population.
In the total (early + late) AMD population, the ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP, was represented in a frequency of allele distribution of 45% high risk T allele while the normal population was 28% T allele (p < 0.00001, Table 3). The early AMD subset had 42% T allele frequency (p = 0.007) and the late AMD subset had 48% T distribution (p < 0.00001) compared to the 28% T allele in the control group. The allele distribution for the CFH SNP was 42% high risk C allele in the total AMD group compared to 29% in the normal populations (p = 0.0006), while the late AMD population had 44% C allele distribution (p = 0.0.0006). In the early AMD populations the C risk allele distribution was 39% (p = 0.06).
The dominant odds ratios (OR) were calculated by determining the prevalence of the risk allele (heterozygous + homozygous risk alleles) compared to normal subjects with no copy of the risk allele (homozygous wildtype; Table 4). Assuming a dominant effect, the T risk allele for the ARMS2-rs10490924 SNP was significantly associated with AMD (OR = 4.72; p = 0.00001). This high risk allele was also associated in the late AMD (OR = 3.13, p = 0.0001) but not the early AMD group (OR = 1.81; p = 0.07). With respect to C risk allele of the CFH-rs1061170 SNP, assuming a dominant risk, the OR was 1.71 for the total AMD population compared with the control population (p = 0.027). The increased association for the C allele was also found in this late AMD population (OR = 2.05; p = 0.014). This demonstrates that our case population had ARMS2-rs10490924 and CFH-rs1061170 high risk alleles associated with AMD which is similar to results found in the literature .
We then examined the association of the high risk nuclear alleles for subjects that had mitochondrial backgrounds of either H haplogroup or the JTU haplogroup for the case and control populations (Table 5). For the ARMS2 gene, we found 18% of the AMD subjects had the homozygous T with the H haplogroup (9/50) while 18% had the JTU cluster haplogroup (10/55). The homozygous high risk C allele of the CFH gene was associated with 23% of the H haplogroup (11/47) and 18% of the JTU cluster haplogroup (9/51). Then we analyzed the likelihood of increased risk for the ARMS2-rs10490924 or CFH-rs1061170 SNPs on the JTU cluster background versus the H background in AMD subjects (Table 6). There were weak odds ratios and no significant differences when we compared the H and JTU cluster backgrounds, indicating that having a JTU background may not have additive risk for the ARMS2-rs10490924 or CFH-rs1061170 SNPs when compared to the H haplogroup background. However, additional studies using larger populations are needed to investigate the interactions between risk factors and "mtDNA defined" genetic backgrounds since the power of our study is low.
Increasing evidence shows that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in development and progression of AMD. Haplogroups are defined by an accumulation of SNPs that have over thousands of years become representative of that specific geographic population. The most common Caucasian European haplogroups is H and it is the basis for the Cambridge reference sequence by MitoMap (http://www.MitoMap.org). The J, T, and U haplogroups have their own defining SNPs, some of which are non-synonymous (amino acid changing) and others which occur in the non-coding MT-Dloop, a region critical for replication and transcription. Different SNP variants may change retinal bioenergetics and energy production levels causing a) decreased OXPHOS efficiencies; b) increased ROS production; c) elevated oxidative stress and apoptosis and d) elevated levels of cell death, which may contribute to AMD and other retinal diseases. It is well recognized that oxidative stress is associated closely with aging and age-related diseases. Therefore, it must be noted that while investigating the mtDNA variants that define the haplogroups, it is important to assess the ages of the case and control populations because minor age differences may lead to false positive associations.
The present study showed the mitochondrial haplogroup cluster JTU was significantly associated with the development of AMD (p = 0.0001) while H, the most common Caucasian haplogroup, had no risk association with the disease. Our results support previous findings that the haplogroup T-associated SNP A4917G is an independent predictor of AMD  and two variants of the T2 haplogroup, A11812G of MT-ND4 and A14233G of MT-ND6, are 2.5 times more likely to be associated with advanced AMD than the age-matched control subjects . Analyses of Middle European Caucasians showed that the haplogroup J was associated with wet AMD while the H haplogroup was protective . In an Australian population, the early AMD signs of large soft drusen and retinal pigment abnormalities have been associated with J and U haplogroups . The OXPHOS "uncoupling" of mtDNA associated with the J, T and U haplogroups are more commonly found in populations that originated in Northern European colder climates and these are the ones that are often associated with altered risk in the aging-related disorders of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and now AMD. Recent studies have shown that haplogroup J cybrids (cytoplasmic hybrids) and Uk cybrids differ in the mtDNA content, levels of ATP production and OXPHOS capacity compared to H haplogroup cybrids [57, 58]. This has led to speculation that mtDNA variants that define haplogroups might mediate cellular signaling pathways and influence the susceptibility to different diseases.
Upon recalculation of the risks based on gender, we also found a slightly higher Odds Ratio associated with males as compared to females but further analyses with larger numbers of subjects are needed to definitively make this association. It is possible that nuclear modifier elements may influence gender bias associated with aging and/or diseases. One study showed that cells with the J haplogroup backgrounds can increase mtDNA copy numbers more rapidly than the H haplogroups . It has been proposed that the SNPs that define the JTU clusters may partially "uncouple" OXPHOS and alter the mitochondrial energy production efficiency . Sperm with the T and U haplogroups showed lower motility than the sperm with the common European haplogroup H . This type of "uncoupled" change means that more calories would be consumed for the same amount of ATP produced and as a result, the mitochondrial ROS levels would be higher [9, 10]. These elevated ROS levels could in turn lead to higher levels of oxidative damage to DNA, lipids and proteins. As the retina is one of the most metabolically active tissues in the body, even a partial decline in the energy production efficiency might significantly affect the retinal function.
Rivera et al. implicated the G > T (Ala69Ser) SNP in exon 1 of LOC387715 (ARMS2-rs10490924) as a possible susceptibility candidate for AMD, accounting for linkage to the 10q26 region . Shortly thereafter, Schmidt et al., conducted a study that also identified the G > T polymorphism in ARMS2-rs10490924 as an AMD-susceptibility allele . Further studies revealed a strong association between AMD populations and the number of G > T alleles at ARMS2-rs10490924 [63, 64]. Assuming a dominant effect, we found that the ARMS2-rs10490924 risk allele is associated with the late form of AMD but not the early form. Our findings agree with Ross and coworkers who also showed LOC387715 associated with the more advanced clinical-based cases but not the early AMD cases . It is also consistent with two other studies that show that the presence of the T risk allele for the LOC387715 gene is associated with the more severe, wet form of AMD [39, 41]. From our case–control study, we found that the association between the T allele for the ARMS2 gene (rs10490924) and AMD is independent of the patient's mtDNA haplogroup background. However, our population numbers are relatively small and our results need to be corroborated with a larger size population.
Our results show strong evidence for the CFH risk allele C (rs1061170) to be a susceptibility allele for AMD in our population. As the allele T is more common in the control population, it indicates that tyrosine at residue 402 may have a protective function. In addition to the compelling CFH genetic studies, there is additional biological evidence, such as localization of complement protein in drusen deposits in AMD patients that implicate inflammation in the pathogenesis of AMD. The association of AMD with nuclear high-risk genes varies among the European, Japanese, Chinese and other ethnic populations [30, 66–68]. As ethnic variations can be identified through the evolutionary SNPs that categorize a variety of ancestral mitochondrial haplogroups and migration patterns, [9, 10, 69, 70] we hypothesized that SNP variations of mtDNA may interact differently with the high risk nuclear genes in AMD. We analyzed both the high risk nuclear genes and the Northern European JTU haplogroup cluster with respect to AMD. Our data shows that the mitochondrial JTU haplogroup cluster was an independent risk factor for AMD and not additive to the risk alleles of ARMS2-rs10490924 and/or CFH-rs1061170 SNPs. However, future studies with larger populations will need to be conducted to determine if the individual J, T or U haplogroups have additive risk to the nuclear risk genes or environmental factors such as smoking and obesity [62, 64].
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the major cause of vision loss in the elderly, Caucasian population. In this study, analyses of 326 individuals showed that the JTU haplogroup cluster occurred in 34% of AMD subjects versus 15% of normal subjects (OR = 2.99; p = 0.001). This association was slightly greater in males (OR = 3.98, p = 0.005) than the female populations (OR = 3.02, p = 0.001). Assuming a dominant effect, the risk alleles of two known nuclear genes, ARMS2 (G > T; Ala69Ser, rs10490924) and CFH (T > C; Try402His, rs1061170), were significantly associated with the AMD populations (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.0.027). However, we found there was no additive risk for the ARMS2 or CFH SNPs on the JTU haplogroup backgrounds. Our findings are significant because this data suggests that (1) both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes are significantly but independently associated with AMD, and (2) the Northern European ancestral mtDNA sequence variants may have SNPs that contribute to altered mitochondrial efficiency associated with AMD.
We thank the individuals who donated blood samples to be used in this study and the research coordinators who worked on the study. This research was supported by the Discovery Eye Foundation, Lincy Foundation, Beckman Macular Research Initiative, Henry Guenther Foundation, Polly and Michael Smith Foundation, and Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation.
The authors declare they have no competing interests. This research was conducted in accordance with institutional review board approved procedures.
MCK helped to design the study, interpret data, performed statistical analyses, and write the manuscript. DH, GC, NK, KS, EY, MC, FZ, MM, JK, JL and AN participated in mtDNA haplogroup identification by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion and analyses of the CFH and ARMS2 genotypes. SRA performed PCR and sequencing analyses. KS performed clinical examinations on the patients and provided blood samples. ABN performed clinical examinations on the patients and provided blood samples. DSB performed clinical examinations on the patients and provided blood samples. NU designed primers, performed statistical analyses, helped to conceive the study and write the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


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Doll House is the story of an 11-year-old runaway who arrives at a care home with her only possession a dolls house. She refuses to speak and won't ever let go of her doll. The other children tease her. People start to disappear and seem to appear as tiny dolls inside the doll house. An evil entity haunts the doll and doll house and is collecting the souls of the children for its ultimate cause, to be alive.
Director: Steven M. Smith
Actors: Jake Taviner, Kate Lush, Louisa Warren, Luke Stevenson, Lxa Lynch, Mark Wingett, Paul Danan, Sarah Dorsett, Saskia Sheridan, Steven M. Smith, Toyah Willcox
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Q: Radix sort implementation I am trying to make radix sort function that calculates the number of digits of integer numbers using the radix sort as a base, and then sort the numbers from least significant to most significant.
I am using an array that holds random integers.
How can I make this method works well?
I am using this code:
public static void sort( int[] a, int radix)
    {
        int i, m = a[0], exp = 1, n = a.length;
        int[] b = new int[10];
        for (i = 1; i < n; i++)
            if (a[i] > m)
                m = a[i];
        while (m / exp > 0)
        {
            int[] bucket = new int[10];

            for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
                bucket[(a[i] / exp) % 10]++;
            for (i = 1; i < 10; i++)
                bucket[i] += bucket[i - 1];
            for (i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                b[--bucket[(a[i] / exp) % 10]] = a[i];
            for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
                a[i] = b[i];
            exp *= 10;
        }
    }

A: I am just pointing out the most obvious problems and leave the details to you.
Each bucket will have to hold a list of numbers so using just an int as a bucket is not going to work. Use something like this instead:
List<Integer>[] bucket = new List<Integer>[10];

The array used to collect the elements in the new order needs to be the same size as the original array. You just have made it 10 long.

A: Try
    int[] b = new int[a.length];

or since n = a.length
    int[] b = new int[n];

A: Statement in last for loop
a[i] = b[i];

tells that size of b must be equal to or greater than a. Hence go for @rcgldr answer. Also the value of radix passed to your function is lying unused. You can also make your function a tad faster by swapping array pointers instead of copying the elements i.e. avoiding the last for loop.
int swap[] = a;
a = b;
b = swap;

then finally after all the loops are over, return the array a
return a;

Above is your program for sorting in ascending order. I am giving below the program to sort in descending order. The only change that was required was to start adding frequencies from the end of the base array( in this case Z ) to index zero.
public static int[] DSC(int A[], int radix, int base)
{
    int length = A.length ;
    int B[] = new int[length] ;
    int div = 1 ;
    int swap[] ;
    int i ;
    while(radix > 0)
    {
        int Z[] = new int[base] ;
        i = 0 ;
        while(i < length)
        {
            Z[( A[i] / div ) % base]++ ;
            i++ ;
        }
        i = base ;
        while(i > 1)
        {
            i--;
            Z[i-1] += Z[i] ;
        }
        i = length ;
        while(i > 0)
        {
            i-- ;
            B[--Z[( A[i] / div ) % base]] = A[i];
        }
        swap = A;
        A = B;
        B = swap;
        div *= base;
        radix--;
    }
    return A;
}

A: For non-negative integers, using binary instead of decimal, might be more efficient & intuitive for machine.
Here is an implementation I wrote, with test case:
RadixSort.java
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Radix sort.
 *
 * @author eric
 * @date 3/12/20 12:05 PM
 */
public class RadixSort {
    /**
     * Sort given array, the array will be modified.
     *
     * @param data array of integer of non-negative integers,
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if input contain negative integer,
     */
    public static void sort(int[] data) {
        int numSys = 2;
        int bits = validAndfindHighestBit(data); // find highest bit,

        // create queues,
        List<List<Integer>> queues = new ArrayList<>(numSys);
        for (int i = 0; i < numSys; i++) queues.add(new LinkedList<>());

        // sort bit by bit, low to high,
        for (int i = 0; i < bits; i++) {
            // re-init queues,
            for (int j = 0; j < numSys; j++) queues.get(j).clear();

            // array -> queues,
            for (int x : data) {
                int bit = (x >> i) & 1; // get the i-th bit,
                queues.get(bit).add(x);
            }

            // queues -> array,
            int t = 0;
            for (List<Integer> queue : queues) {
                for (int x : queue) data[t++] = x;
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * Valid input number, and find highest bit that has 1.
     *
     * @param data
     * @return
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if input contain negative integer,
     */
    private static int validAndfindHighestBit(int[] data) {
        // find max number,
        int max = 0;
        for (int x : data) {
            if (x < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("negative integers are not supported");
            if (x > max) max = x;
        }
        System.out.printf("max number: %d, ", max);

        // find highest bit,
        int highestBit = 0;
        while (max != 0) {
            highestBit++;
            max >>= 1;
        }
        System.out.printf("highest bit: %d\n", highestBit);

        return highestBit;
    }
}

RadixSortTest.java
(Test case via TestNG)
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;

import static org.testng.Assert.*;

/**
 * RadixSort test.
 */
public class RadixSortTest {
    @Test
    public void testSort() {
        int[] data;
        // generated un-sorted random array,
        do data = genRandomArr(); while (data.length > 1 && isSorted(data));
        System.out.printf("input arr:\t%s\n", Arrays.toString(data));
        if (data.length > 1) Assert.assertFalse(isSorted(data));

        // sort
        RadixSort.sort(data);
        System.out.printf("output arr:\t%s\n", Arrays.toString(data));
        Assert.assertTrue(isSorted(data));
    }

    // corner case,
    @Test
    public void testSort_corner() {
        int[] dataEmpty = new int[0]; // empty array,
        RadixSort.sort(dataEmpty);
        Assert.assertTrue(isSorted(dataEmpty));

        int[] dataSingle = new int[]{5}; // single element,
        RadixSort.sort(dataSingle);
        Assert.assertTrue(isSorted(dataSingle));
    }

    // invalid input,
    @Test(expectedExceptions = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void testSort_invalid() {
        int[] dataSingle = new int[]{1, -1}; // negative number,
        RadixSort.sort(dataSingle);
    }

    /**
     * generate random array, of size 10, in range [0, 1024),
     *
     * @return
     */
    public static int[] genRandomArr() {
        return genRandomArr(10, 100);
    }

    /**
     * generate random array,
     *
     * @param size  array size, default to 10,
     * @param bound upper bound, default to 100,
     * @return
     */
    public static int[] genRandomArr(int size, int bound) {
        if (size <= 0) size = 10;
        if (bound <= 0) bound = 100;
        ThreadLocalRandom rd = ThreadLocalRandom.current();
        int[] arr = new int[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) arr[i] = rd.nextInt(bound);
        return arr;
    }

    // check whether array is sorted,
    private static boolean isSorted(int[] a) {
        for (int i = 0; i < a.length - 1; i++) {
            if (a[i] > a[i + 1]) return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
}


A funny thing happened in recent days: Even as Donald Trump appears to have some momentum in the presidential race, the GOP's odds of holding the Senate appeared to diminish — at least somewhat.
The GOP's effort to hold the Senate has always been a tough slog, even if it remained competitive at the top of the ballot. And sure enough, despite Trump not appearing to have dragged down his fellow Republicans too much (if at all), the GOP finds itself with what seems to be an increasingly uphill battle to retain the Senate, with five days left.
Today we're making no major adjustments to our Senate race ratings, but some of our "toss-up" races seem to be getting a little friendlier for Democrats.
Starting with Nevada. We're not quite moving this to "lean Democratic," but we were tempted. Public polling there remains very competitive; Republican Rep. Joe Heck even led in one poll — from CNN — this week, and he was up by seven points in an NBC-Wall Street Journal-Marist poll last week. But Republicans, Democrats and those watching the race closely feel as if this one nominally favors Democrats and former Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto right now. It's a state where Trump appears to be losing ground, and Democrats have done very well in all-important early voting — about on par with how they did in 2012, when President Obama won the state by six points.
Southern firewall for Dems at 55.5K, just as it was in '12.
Of course, it bears noting that in that same 2012 election that Obama carried the state, appointed GOP Sen. Dean Heller also won, by one point. So it's clear Heck still has a shot. But those numbers certainly don't help him.
Were Cortez Masto to win the seat, which retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D) is vacating, it would prevent Democrats from losing any seats in the 2016 election and make their path to a majority in the chamber significantly easier. From there, they would have to win only two of the five other seats we currently rate as "toss-ups," or only one of the five if they can pull an upset and defeat Sen. Marco Rubio (R) in Florida, which we currently rate as "lean Republican" but is close.
The second seat that is looking tough for the GOP is Pennsylvania. Democrat Katie McGinty has led in the past nine polls here — including by three to six points in a trio of good polls released this week.
It's a little more difficult to push this into the light-blue column, though, for a couple of reasons: 1) Sen. Pat Toomey (R) has the advantages of incumbency, and 2) the presidential race here is tightening. And sure enough, a poll out Thursday from Quinnipiac University has him within one point — his closest result in 10 polls.
The third "toss-up" seat that is giving Republicans heartburn right now is that of Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). It has steadily climbed our list of the 10 Senate races most likely to change parties, and since we put it at No. 6 last week, two new high-quality, nonpartisan polls show Blunt leading Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander by just one point. One of those polls even had Trump carrying the state by 14 points, and were Blunt to lose a state that Trump carried, it would be a particularly hard pill for the GOP to swallow.
It's entirely possible that Republicans could still hold the Senate come Tuesday. But the races that are going to decide that just aren't moving in the right direction for them right now.


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Founded in 1989 by David Lester, Impressions Software was based in the U.K. and specialized in strategy games. In 1992 it opened a branch in the U.S., originally based in Connecticut but later moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sierra On-Line purchased Impressions in 1995 and moving forward it was known as Impressions Games. Sierra was eventually acquired by Vivendi Universal and Impressions was closed in 2004. The developer is best known for its Caesar, Civil War, and Lords of the Realm games.
Incredible Technologies was founded in 1985 by Elaine Hodgson and Richard Ditton in Illinois. The company developed arcade games for its first 20 years and is still in business today primarily making casino games. Its first arcade game was a bowling title for Capcom simply titled Capcom Bowling (1988). In 1989 Incredible Technologies released the game Golden Tee Golf, which went on to become a hugely popular series of arcade golf games. There are numerous title variations when it comes to the Golden Tee games; some of the others include Golden Tee Golf II (1990), Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee 3D Golf (1995), Golden Tee Fore (2000), and Golden Tee Live (2005).
When gamers think of text-based adventures one of the first names to come to mind is surely Infocom. Founded in 1979, Infocom was based in Cambridge, Massachusetts as it was created by MIT staff and students. Undoubtedly, its most popular game series is Zork while other well known titles include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (based on Douglas Adams' books), Planetfall, and Cutthroats. Due to financial difficulties the company merged with Activision in 1986. Activision, which was known as Mediagenic from 1988-1992, closed the Cambridge office and laid everyone off in 1989 and thus, the original development team was gone even if the Infocom name lived on.
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Camel vs Dromedary – What is the Difference?
Written by Elise McDonald in Mammals
I bet most of you might have never heard of Dromedaries before. And then out of the blue, you hear that there are these camels knows as the dromedary camels. For most of us, the image that conjures up when we hear the word camels are the giant animals with a big lump walking through the vast desert.
So what are camels and dromedaries? Are they different from one another, or are they the same?
Camels are mammals with long legs, a slender snout, and a distinguishable hump on their back. There are two types of camels viz; The Dromedary camels and The Bactrian camels. It Is important to note that what we generally call as a camel is the Dromedary camel.
The main difference between a camel and dromedary lies in the number of humps they have on their back. Bactrian camels have two humps, while the Dromedary camels have only one hump on their back.
Apart from the differences in the number of humps, there are other notable differences too. For instance, the length and thickness of their fur differ. Though both the Bactrians and Dromedaries belong to the family of camels, the geographical regions they live in differs. Owing to which their adaptations differ.
In this article, we will have an in-depth look at the differences between a Bactrian camel and dromedary and also try to understand why these differences happened.
Bactrian Camels – Facts and Info
Dromedary Camels – Facts and Info
Differences Between a Dromedary and Bactrian Camel
Bactrian Camels Vs Dromedary Camels Comparison Table
As said earlier, Bactrian camels are the species of camels known for their two large humps. These camels are the largest among the family of camels and can grow up to 8ft tall and 11ft long while weighing a staggering 2000 pounds.
Bactrian camels are endemic to the steppes of Central Asia, and they have had an essential role in the history of the region. There are pieces of evidence to prove that the Bactrian camels were domesticated and were commonly used as pack animals since ancient times.
Unlike the camels that you see in the Arabian deserts, Bactrian camels are very different from them.
The climate in the steppes of Central Asia can be quite unforgiving. During summer, the temperature can easily cross 100 °F, while during winter, it can drop down to -20 °F.
Due to this, Bactrian camels have some unique adaptations compared to the dromedary camels.
For instance, compared to the dromedary camels, the Bactrians have a long thick coat of fur that provides enough insulation during winters. It is interesting to note that the thick hair of the Bactrian camels falls easily during summer to cope with the extreme heat.
Similar to other camels, Bactrian camels store fat in their two humps. It is this stored fat they break down into water and energy during their long trips. It is the same adaptation that helps the Bactrian camels survive long icy winters without water.
Other than these, the Bactrian camels have all other features that are unique to camels. For instance, the Bactrian camels can close their nostrils in the sandstorm to keep the sand at bay. They also have bushy eyebrows and two long and layered eyelashes to protect their eyes.
A striking difference from the dromedary camels lies in the footpad of Bactrians. Compared to the dromedary camels the Bactrians have big and fat footpads. Because of this footpad, the Bactrians can traverse the rocky terrains in the geographical region they live in with ease.
Due to the adaptation mentioned above, Bactrian camels were primarily used as pack animals in ancient times. And these camels were also the primary goods carrier on the old silk road.
It is also interesting to note that the Bactrian camels are the only wild camels to exist now. Due to habitat loss, global warming, poaching, and excessive domestication, Bactrian camels are categorized as endangered species by IUCN. It is estimated that there are only less than 1000 wild Bactrian camels in the world.
Dromedary or the legendary Arabian camels are the one-humped camels that are commonly found in Northern Africa and deserts of South West Asia.
These one-humped camels are indeed the lifeline of the hot, unforgiving deserts. The Dromedary camels can be almost 7ft tall and weigh more than 1600 pounds.
Clues are pointing out that the Dromedary camels were first domesticated around 3500 years back and has since remained a valuable pack animal.
It is rather interesting to note that the Dromedary camels were once considered to be an indication of how wealthy a person was. Many Arabian cultures judged a person's wealth based on the number of camels he/she owned.
Owing to the unique geographical conditions the Dromedary camels live in, they have different features than Bactrian camels.
Unlike the Bactrian camels, the Dromedary camels don't have to face extreme winters, and hence they don't have thick and long fur. Instead, they have small and loosely packed fur. They also have large, tough lips that enable them to forage and eat from thorny landscapes.
Like the Bactrian camels, the Dromedary camels also have thick & long eyelids to protect their eyes during a sandstorm. They also have a special membrane to close their nostrils to keep the sand away.
The Dromedary camels also have thick and flat footpads that help them easily navigate through the desert sand and dunes.
A striking adaptation that is unique to the Dromedary camels is that their body can tolerate losing more than 30% of its total water content. It is this ability that helps them survive in the unforgiving landscapes. A thirsty Dromedary camel can drink almost 100L water in less than 10 minutes.
As said earlier, the Dromedary camels have only one hump, but that doesn't make them any less efficient. Dromedary camels can store up to 80% of their body fat in their hump. It is this stored fat that fuels them on long journeys through the unforgiving deserts. This stored fat breaks down into energy and water to keep them running.
Dromedary camels are not considered to be wild animals anymore. It is estimated that there hasn't been a significant population of Dromedary camels for the last 2000 years.
In many parts of Arabia, especially in the north Arabian tribal region, the Dromedary camels are the main lifeline. These tribesmen live off the various products from the Dromedary camels such as milk and meat.
The primary difference between a Dromedary and Bactrian camel lies in the number of humps. The former has one hump while that latter has two.
This difference in the number of humps doesn't mean that one of them is efficient than the other. In fact, biologists are yet to identify the exact reason as to why the Bactrian camels have two humps while the Dromedary camels have only one.
It is important to note that both the camels are born without humps at the time of their birth. The hump that we see is, in fact, a storage facility for fat.
Camels in general store water and energy in the form of fat in their humps. Only when the baby starts eating do the humps starts forming. Similarly, as the camels consume the water and energy stored in their humps it constricts proportionally.
Another difference lies in the type and thickness of their fur. Owing to the harsh winters and extreme summers in the region where the Bactrian camels live in, they have thick and long furs to give them enough insulation.
These fur sheds away when nearing summer and small furs take its place. This isn't the case with the Dromedary camels that are found only in hot deserts. The have thin fur.
Dromedary Camels Bactrian Camels
Kingdom Animalia Animalia
Family Camelidae Camelidae
Genus Camelus Camelus
Order Artiodactyla Artiodactyla
Average Height 1.7–2 m 1.8 to 2.3 m
Average Length 2.25 to 3.5 m 2.25 to 3.5 m
Average Body Weight 750kg 900kg
Number of Humps 1 2
Diet Herbivorous Herbivorous
Area Steppes of Central Asia Northern Africa and deserts of South West Asia
Adapted to live in extreme winters No Yes
Adapted to live in extreme Summers Yes Yes
Lifespan 40 Years 50 Years
Conservation status Least concerned Endangered
Found in wild No Yes
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How Long Can Camels Go Without Water?
Are There Any Wild Camels in the United States?


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Q: HTMLUnit does not read any cookie other than JESSIONID after login My application adds a cookie 'XYZ' to the response after a successful login. This cookie determines a certain behaviour of the app post login.
I use shiro FormAuthenticationFilter and this is how the cookie is added.
@Override
public boolean onLoginSuccess(AuthenticationToken token, Subject subject, ServletRequest
   request, ServletResponse response) throws Exception {
       Cookie cookie = new Cookie('XYZ', '123');
       cookie.setPath("/");
       cookie.setMaxAge(-1);
       response.addCookie(cookie);
}

Functional tests to assert this behaviour using HTMLUnit fail because this cookie is not set properly. It works perfectly fine when I use the app in Chrome. Debugging the HTMLUnit test proved that after successful login the following method,
driver.manage.getCookies()

returns only the JESSIONID cookie and not the additional cookie 'XYZ' set by the application.
Note: If I set this cookie on any page other than post login, htmlunit picks it up.
Thoughts please?

A: It is very hard to guess why something works in on any page other than post login but not in the login itself, which is just another page. Particularly if you haven't provided any code.
The obvious non-code answer is: the login is doing something different than the rest of the page. Find what it is and fix it.
Applying my imagination, and just mentioning one of the hundred things that might be happening here, I bet the issue is that you're setting that cookie based on an AJAX call that is not being performed or received properly.


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Bikuškis Manor is a former residential manor near Sudeikiai, Utena district.

References

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Q: Getting Error when uploading .ipa file to application loader I am developing Xamarin Ios app.I am getting the below error when upload .ipa file to application loader.And i dont have Ipad pro in my Info.plist like below:

how can i solve this please help me.

A: I've encountered some weird behaviour with this icon size as well related to Visual Studio.
Make sure you have another icon named Icon-83.5@2x.png in your Resources folder and set the build action to BundleResource.
Now rebuild your project. Check in the info.plist file if you have a entry like this: <string>Icon-83.5@2x.png</string>.
If you do you can submit that ipa. If it isn't in there, put it in manually under the CFBundleIconFiles key and then rebuild again.
<key>CFBundleIconFiles</key>
    <array>
        <string>Icon-72@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-72.png</string>
        <string>Icon@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon.png</string>
        <string>Icon-60@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-76.png</string>
        <string>Icon-76@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-83.5@2x.png</string>
        <string>Default-568h@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small-50@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small-50.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small-40.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small-40@2x.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small.png</string>
        <string>Icon-Small@2x.png</string>
    </array>

Double-check that the entry wasn't erased by the build process. If it wasn't submit your ipa to the store.
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Teens arrested after posting Snapchat threat to 'shoot up' Florida high school, authorities say
17-year-old suspect says it was 'just a prank,' according to arrest report
Two teens were arrested early Thursday morning after posting a threat on social media to "shoot up" Martin County High School, the sheriff's office said.
By: WPTV Staff
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WPTV) — Two teens were arrested early Thursday morning after posting a threat on social media to "shoot up" Martin County High School in southern Florida, authorities said.
According to an arrest report, several students in a Snapchat group saw the post late Wednesday night. It reportedly showed a young man holding a handgun, along with the caption, "[expletive] county I'm gonna shoot up the school."
Those students notified their parents, who then called 911.
Around 3 a.m. Thursday, deputies took two teens, ages 17 and 13, into custody. Authorities said the older teen is the one who posed with the weapon.
Martin County Chief Deputy John Budensiek said the 13-year-old admitted to investigators the gun was his. When authorities went to his home, they found a loaded black Beretta 92x 9mm handgun hidden behind a dresser in his bedroom.
Budensiek said the weapon had been stolen during an unrelated burglary.
"They not only made the threat, but they had the apparent ability to carry out that threat if they so desired to," Budensiek said.
According to an arrest report, the 17-year-old told detectives "he took pictures of the gun on Snapchat because he thought it was 'cool'" and admitted it was "just a prank."
The teen said he posted the photo without the caption to "shoot up" Martin County High School, and the 13-year-old later added the threat in. The 13-year-old, however, said he "never posted any statements on Snapchat," the arrest report stated.
Budensiek said neither teen attends Martin County High School.
"The 13-year-old suspect appears to have had an issue with someone or something going on at Martin County High School," Budensiek said. "We have not vetted out yet exactly what the issue was or who the person was in the school."
The 13-year-old — who authorities said has a criminal background — is under arrest for a misdemeanor of possession of a firearm by a minor and has been released to his guardian. The 17-year-old is facing a felony charge of making written electronic threats to kill and is currently in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice in Fort Pierce.
Budensiek praised the students who noticed the troubling post and notified their parents.
"Those children on Snapchat and on social media all day, every day, they see things that we don't even have the ability to see," Budensiek said. "Those teenagers coming forward could've potentially saved a disaster."
This story was originally reported by Matt Papaycik , Scott Sutton on WPTV.com.


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RD.COM Arts & Entertainment Royal Family
Why Straws Are Banned from Buckingham Palace
Marissa LaliberteUpdated: Jul. 20, 2021
You'll want to follow Queen Elizabeth's lead.
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It all started with a movie. Queen Elizabeth II worked with Sir David Attenborough on a documentary about creating forested parks in the Commonwealth in conservation efforts, and rumor has it the film sparked Her Majesty's interest in going green.
Almost 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, but they take more than 400 years to biodegrade. Over the last 60 years, only 9 percent of plastics has been recycled, while 79 percent—5.5 billion tons—is sitting in landfills or littering the environment.
In an effort to cut plastic waste, the Queen is taking matters into her own hands with some new house rules. "Across the organization, the Royal Household is committed to reducing its environmental impact," a Buckingham Palace spokesman told the Telegraph. "As part of that, we have taken a number of practical steps to cut back on the use of plastics." Guess that's just one more thing to add to these 15 surprisingly frugal habits of the royal family.
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[Source: New York Post]
Originally Published: March 15, 2019
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Kiteworks Releases Its 2023 Forecast for Managing Private Content Exposure Risk Report
By myinadmin November 30, 2022
15 predictions on data privacy and compliance that provide guidance to IT, security, risk, and compliance leaders in 2023
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kiteworks, which delivers data privacy and compliance for sensitive content communications through its Private Content Network, released its 2023 Forecast for Managing Private Content Exposure Risk Report that reveals 15 predictions for private content and sensitive content communications based on cybercrime, cybersecurity, and compliance insights.
Managing private content exposure risk is a crucial priority today—and one that is growing in scope. Organizations must have comprehensive security and compliance capabilities in place to protect the sends, shares, receives, and stores of sensitive content. They must also demonstrate compliance with robust security frameworks and standards, such as SOC 2, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), and ISO 27001, as well as governmental and industry regulations, such as the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC 2.0), Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2), and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Managing private content exposure risk poses a significant undertaking for IT, security, risk, and compliance leaders. "Our team meets with thousands of private and public sector organizations during the year, and the 15 cybercrime, cybersecurity, and compliance areas we identified in the report will play an increasingly important role in how organizations manage risk in 2023," said Yaron Galant, Chief Product Officer at Kiteworks. "As the exchange of private digital data becomes more ubiquitous and bad actors embrace attack vectors that are increasingly advanced and complex, the risk of data theft, ransomware attacks, and compliance violations grows. In response, organizations require a content-defined zero-trust approach that protects private data while demonstrating compliance with cybersecurity frameworks and standards and data privacy regulations."
Some notable trends in the 2023 Forecast Report include:
Organizations increasingly recognize multitenant cloud hosting provides cyberattackers with fertile ground for pinpointing software vulnerabilities, developing complex exploits, and ultimately intercepting sensitive content moving through the software supply chain.
Content-defined zero trust is becoming the standard for businesses to protect their unstructured data, using policy-driven tracking and controls, from cybercriminals and rogue nation-states.
Organizations storing private content in the public cloud, and therefore only co-managing their encryption keys, will increasingly seek out private cloud alternatives to mitigate snooping by law enforcement and security agencies.
Artificial intelligence (AI), used to detect anomalous data shares and transfers, will see broader adoption by organizations looking to better govern and protect their sensitive content.
Risk management professionals will further embrace adding layers of security that make it harder for bad actors to infiltrate networks and exfiltrate sensitive content.
To learn more about these and the remaining data exposure risk forecasts for 2023, IT, security, risk, and compliance leaders can access the report and other content related to it, including register for a webinar panel discussion, here.
About Kiteworks
Kiteworks' mission is to empower organizations to effectively manage risk in every send, share, receive, and save of sensitive content. The Kiteworks platform provides customers with a Private Content Network that delivers content governance, compliance, and protection. The platform unifies, tracks, controls, and secures sensitive content moving within, into, and out of their organization, significantly improving risk management and ensuring regulatory compliance on all sensitive content communications.
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VP of Corporate Marketing
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The 1990s: Rewind & Forward. Towards Art's Public Accountability Course in contemporary art and culture
February 8th, 2018 to March 22nd, 2018
From different points of view, the course explores a number of displacements that have occurred since the 1990s. Most important is the one that affects public accountability in creative practices: how, during that decade, we see a growing interest in rethinking art practice such that it relates to the wider public domain, to social life, to the media, and to the world of politics and micropolitics, with the ultimate goal of favouring a culture of social processes rather than capital gain. In the nineties, a whole range of phenomena emerges that holds to question the commercial, nationalist and subjectivist culture of the eighties, linking with practices of the seventies and advancing formats, procedures and inquiries that become central from 2000 onwards: activisms of all kinds, new interpretations of the public space, political declarations, historical memories, mediations, dislocations, new corporalities; all this within the framework of a great mutation within the audiovisual spectrum, with universal digitalisation and the emergence of the Internet, together with a general process of aestheticisation and viral deregulation of the political economy and the public sphere.
The course includes the active mediation of the participants: thus, the aim of widening the 'public accountability' of what is discussed in the sessions will be given a concrete platform of expression. To this end there will be a publication in which all participants will be free to express their responses, elaborations, critiques and ideas regarding each session.
Contributions must be prepared specifically for this context and be directly related to the topics covered in the course. The format of the texts is open. They will be published in the original language, unedited, and under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 ES). The publication will be for sale at a nominal price.
Directed by Jorge Luis Marzo. With the participation of Tere Badia, Cabello/Carceller, Joan Fontcuberta, Joana Masó and Patricia Mayayo.
MACBA's contemporary art and culture courses are a meeting place and forum for people who are not specialised in art, but interested in knowing its history, the discourses it generates and the narratives that formulate it. The thread running through these courses is the desire that drives some viewers to want to know more and to share their knowledge of art. To this aim, the methodology of the courses is based on the collective construction of discourse. Each session is divided into two parts: a presentation by a guest speaker, followed by a collective discussion and exercise. These classes are accompanied by other types of experimental proposals that invite the participants to become involved in different ways. In this case, it will be through creative writing related to the course (essays, fiction, poetry or visual material) and the production of a collective publication.
Selección de Euskadi de Arte Conceptual (SEAC): "Acciones de presentación", Bilbao, 1994. Artium de Álava. Vitoria-Gasteiz. Depósito SEAC
Participant's biographies
Course brochure
8 FEBRUARY – 22 MARCH 2018, 7 pm.
Price for full course: 20 €. Students: 10 €. Price per session (only if seats are available): 5 €. Friends of MACBA, free.
Venue: Meier Auditorium. Access for people with reduced mobility through the Meier building (museum reception) THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY, 7 pm
Jorge Luis Marzo
The 1990s. From the moss under the happy steamroller
In the 1990s, and especially since 1992, annus mirabilis of Spanish and European neoliberalism, a whole range of artistic practices emerged with the explicit intention of abandoning the mellifluous formalist tendencies of the previous decade and formulating new discourses linked to the political, social, sexual and working reality concealed under the steamroller of an institutional culture at the service of consensus. The dynamics of the 1990s viewed culture through the complex social processes that comprised it, in rejection of a culture that served merely to tame and subdue all sensitivity. Undoubtedly, these dynamics were in many cases paradoxical and subject to strong tensions: how to define the collective versus individualism? How should the aesthetic and productive autonomy of art be regarded when there is a need for public accountability, for inclusion in common life?
How should working in art be explored at a time of precarisation and work aestheticisation? How to adopt new technologies without falling into mere spectacularisation? Where should socio-aesthetic experiences be located in a decade in which the ever-expanding number of art museums in Spain merely responded to the politics of tourism and urban speculation? And yet, these questions and their answers are still relevant today, underlying current debates on the role of art in an aesthetic capitalism that devours signs, affections, bodies and memories.
THURSDAY 15 FEBRUARY, 7 pm
Patricia Mayayo
Feminist and LGTBI 'artivisms' in the Spain of the nineties
In the 1990s, while the artistic institutions began to incorporate feminist discourses in their programming, a wide range of creative practices linked to feminist and LGTBI groups was developed, which, following the terminology coined at the time, could be called 'Artivists'. Sometimes produced in collaboration with art centres, but usually outside them, these practices explore the political and activist potential of creativity and opt for collective forms of expression with a marked anti-market character: fanzines and independent publishing, performances and street action, video and photography, the production of posters, pamphlets and graphic materials, the design of websites and blogs, and the organisation of festivals... We will see how this flowering of feminist and LGTBI artivism runs parallel to a series of broader social changes: the institutionalisation of the feminist movement in the previous decade, the emphasis of the classical feminist agenda on the 'woman' as the central political subject of feminism and the obsession with conquering power, give way to new identities and new issues such as the rights of sex workers, the vindication of the counter-hegemonic possibilities of peripheral sexualities, sexual diversity, the interrelation between colonialism, classism, homophobia, sexism and the precarisation of women's work in the context of globalisation.
Joana Masó
Light after the lights. Contemporary women artists on language
Perhaps since the late nineties, some artistic practices have developed an unprecedented relationship with the political. They no longer identify with recognisable forms of militancy, commitment or activism. They explore other less visible ways of politicising that are linked to critique, contemporary philosophy and the work on language, along with its forms of domination and deconstruction.
Appropriating some of the questions that were opened in contemporary thinking by philosophers such as Jacques Derrida and Jacques Rancière, we will analyse the work of some contemporary women artists who – not only in language, but also in one's mother tongue – place the battle for the sense of who we are as subjects who speak and from where: from which bodies and cultural imaginaries. How are we to read from there the consensus of artistic practices on 'globish', at a time when the artistic action itself moves towards the problematics of language? What sense does it make to speak, in artistic practices, of the multiple forms of domination found in English, in Kikuyu or in Catalan caló? To what extent and in what ways has the materiality of language become a working tool for artists where the forms of normality, globality, authorisation and consensus on artistic practices and the world are in litigation? What implicit and default decisions frame and limit the power of artistic practice with respect to decisions and commitments acquired through language?
THURSDAY 1 MARCH, 7 pm
Photoshop and Google: the new demiurges
Photoshop was born in 1989, Google in 1998. Throughout the nineties, the image processor and the search engine became the main tools of digital culture and were incorporated into our cultural and social habits thanks to their obvious functionalities: universal knowledge without effort, the alteration of visual information made available to everyone. But this free-for-all utopia masks effects both in the metaphysical and in the political that will give rise to new regimes of truth and certainty. Photoshop and Google are not innocent devices. Numerous Spanish artists, from Juan Urrios to Andrés Galeano, have persisted in pointing out the self-interested mirages that they generate.
WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH, 7 pm
Bodies in rebellion, disputed genres
Around 1993, after the end of the Transition and in the midst of a devastating economic crisis, a radical change of attitude took place in a small group of artists who decided, them and us, to abandon formalist aesthetics and its associated discourses to give themselves/ourselves a voice as 'infected' subjects, as dissenting and thinking bodies: beyond objectification, closer to abjection. While in the international context an art anchored in the search for identity had just emerged, in ours those identities emerged re-politicised as part of what could have been a 'post-feminist' art, or of the third wave of feminism – if, before the nineties, there ever was an openly feminist art in our country – and as part of a newborn queer movement with few aesthetic references. After finally clashing with the country's narrow-minded artistic context, made to feel inferior for its past away from the northern democracies, a number of aesthetic practices arose from the fight against the stigma of AIDS and the awareness of death, and from the need to break the silence of dissident subjects at the centre of the new sexualities and investigate new subjectivities. These practices promoted a change of attitude and tried to influence the way in which this was received. Afterwards, feminism would lead to transfeminism in which queer poetics/politics tried to assimilate... But there is still a long way to go.
THURSDAY, 15 MARCH, 7 pm
An atlas of alteration. The displacement of the structures, rudiments and elements of the art system in Spain through the cultural practices of the nineties
During the last decade of the twentieth century, some of the debates that began during the 1980s to stress the conditions of art production in our context began to materialise in Spain. Against the individualism and the cult of genius inherent in the interpretation of artistic practices, the nineties initiated collective responses that affected both the creative processes and the infrastructures that sustained them: alternative spaces, production centres, professional associations, independent projects, etc., began to populate the peripheries and interstices in contexts as diverse as cities and universities. Even though, in the short term, they had little impact on the construction of the discourse on the public and common in art, or on the hegemony of the academic space, these practices, influenced by models seen in other countries, not only transmitted other ways of achieving what was considered necessary for the functioning of the cultural system or for the development of artistic activity, but also inoculated the value of the processual, the trans-disciplinary and intersectoral, the cognitariat and the precarious.
THURSDAY 22 MARCH, 7 pm
Working session with interested participants. Delivery of texts and start of the process of defining the publication.
FONS ÀUDIO #28 Joan Fontcuberta
Essay books
La dècada de 1990: Rewind & Forward. Cap a una competència pública de l'art
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Philosophy Now is a bimonthly philosophy magazine sold from news-stands and book stores in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada; it is also available on digital devices, and online. It aims to appeal to the wider public, as well as to students and philosophy teachers. It was established in 1991 and was the first general philosophy magazine.

History
Philosophy Now was established in May 1991 as a quarterly magazine by Rick Lewis. The first issue included an article on free will by then atheist philosopher Antony Flew, who remained an occasional contributor for many years.

The magazine was initially published in Lewis' home town of Ipswich (England). Peter Rickman soon became one of the most regular contributors. In 1997, a group of American philosophers including Raymond Pfeiffer and Charles Echelbarger lobbied the American Philosophical Association to start a similar magazine in the United States. The then APA executive director Eric Hoffman arranged a meeting in Philadelphia in 1997, to which Lewis was invited. At the meeting, it was decided that the American group should join forces with Lewis to further develop Philosophy Now. Since that time, the magazine has been produced jointly by two editorial boards, in the UK and US. The magazine is distributed in the US by the Philosophy Documentation Center.

In 2000 Philosophy Now increased its frequency to appear bimonthly. Lewis is now the Editor in Chief, while Grant Bartley is Editor of the print edition and Bora Dogan edits the digital editions.

Philosophy Now won the Bertrand Russell Society Award for 2016.

Contents
The magazine contains articles on most areas of philosophy. Most are written by academics, though some are by postgraduate students or by independent writers. Although it aims at a non-specialist audience, Philosophy Now has frequently attracted articles by well-known thinkers.

Philosophy Now also regularly features book reviews, interviews, fiction, a film column, cartoons, and readers' letters. Its regular columnists include Raymond Tallis (Tallis in Wonderland) and Peter Adamson (Philosophy Then). For some years there was a philosophical agony-aunt column called Dear Socrates, allegedly written by a reincarnation of the Athenian sage. The magazine's contents are discussed in an online discussion forum.

Scoops and controversies
The philosophy Professor Antony Flew, noted for his arguments in favour of atheism, published a letter in Philosophy Now'''s August/September 2004 issue in which he first indicated that his position regarding God's existence had changed. The news of Flew's change-of-mind was carried in many newspapers worldwide, most of them referencing Flew's Philosophy Now letter.

A Philosophy Now interview with the Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor in 2009 created controversy in Canadian newspapers because of Taylor's dismissive remarks about an atheist poster campaign on buses.

 Abstracting and indexing
The magazine is abstracted and indexed in:
 British Humanities Index International Bibliography of Periodical Literature (IBZ)

 Philosophy Now Festival

In 2011, the magazine organised a philosophy festival for the general public. The venue was Conway Hall in central London. Since then the Philosophy Now Festival has become a regular biannual event. The second Philosophy Now Festival was held in 2013, the third in 2015 and the fourth in January 2018. Each festival was a one-day event involving contributions from a large number of philosophy organisations including Philosophy For All and the Royal Institute of Philosophy. The next festival will be held on 18 January 2020.

 Against Stupidity Award
Also in 2011, the magazine launched an annual award, the Philosophy Now Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity. The first winner was the philosopher Mary Midgley. Each year since, there has been an award ceremony at Conway Hall, including an acceptance speech. In 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 this was part of the Philosophy Now Festival.

In October 2015 Philosophy Now announced that the 2015 Award would for the first time be given to a children's author, Cressida Cowell. The full list of winners is:

 2011:  Mary Midgley
 2012:  Ben Goldacre
 2013:  Raymond Tallis
 2014:  Noam Chomsky
 2015:  Cressida Cowell
 2016:  Peter Singer
 2017:  James Randi
 2018:  Robert Sapolsky
 2019:  Angela Phillips
 2020:  Jon Ronson

See also
 Newton's flaming laser sword
 The Death of Postmodernism and Beyond''
 Think
 Café Philosophique

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