He was also the only world leader to enter backed by a marching band.
The comment prompted some scorn from the room.
Separately, Wynn reportedly has no plans to step down from his position as finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
New tax rules are hastening automation and modernizing in U.S. factories, giving manufacturers an incentive to buy machinery and boost productivity in a tight labor market. For the next five years, the revised tax code allows companies to immediately deduct the entire cost of equipment purchases from their taxable income. Previously, companies generally were allowed to write off only a portion of the cost in a single year. The change is encouraging manufacturers to install robots and replace aging machines sooner than planned.
Without the incentives provided by the bill formerly known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," Ken Mathas, Cornell Forge Co. president, says his company "probably would have put it off another year." Now, he plans to spend a minimum of $1.5 million to add at least three robots to a production line, in place of human workers. JOBS!
"I think it's a gimmick," Summers told CNBC on Friday. "I think in many cases the firms have to raise wages because labor markets are tight, and so why not curry some favor with the White House by linking it to the tax cuts?" Why not, indeed.


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Q: Returning a max integer value from a pandas list of string numbers I have a df like this where df['value_list'] has dtype object:
                     value_list
0             ['200000.00', '100.00', '25.00']
1                       ['860000.00']
2                  ['148000.00', '25.00']

I want a new column max_value which will be the max integer numerical value of the string numbers inside this list. So expected results for above:
                     value_list                              max_value
0             ['200000.00', '100.00', '25.00']                 200000
1                       ['860000.00']                          860000
2                  ['148000.00', '25.00']                      148000

What I did:
# covert strings to numerical values
df['value_list'] = df['value_list'].apply(lambda x: ast.literal_eval(x))
# get max values from list and if list is empty temporarily assign -1
df['max_value'] = df['value_list'].apply(lambda x: max(x) if len(x) >= 1 else -1)
df['max_value'] = df['max_value'].apply(lambda x: round(float(x)) if x != -1 else None)

Which seems to have worked but I didn't actually get the max values. The results I got:
                     value_list                              max_value
0             ['200000.00', '100.00', '25.00']                  25
1                       ['860000.00']                          860000
2                  ['148000.00', '25.00']                       25

Is there a better and more correct way to do this? Please advise.

A: One approach:
import pandas as pd

# input toy data
df = pd.DataFrame([[['200000.00', '100.00', '25.00']],
                   [['860000.00']],
                   [['148000.00', '25.00']]], columns=["value_list"])

df["max_value"] = df["value_list"].apply(lambda x: max(float(e) for e in x))
print(df)

Output
                   value_list  max_value
0  [200000.00, 100.00, 25.00]   200000.0
1                 [860000.00]   860000.0
2          [148000.00, 25.00]   148000.0

If you have empty lists and want to return -1, just do:
df["max_value"] = df["value_list"].apply(lambda x: max(float(e) for e in x) if x else -1)

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Sport / Phakaaathi / Local Soccer
Tshepo Ntsoelengoe
Football Writer
Zinnbauer content with Maritzburg win
Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer attributed the team's 1-0 win over Maritzburg United to working together as a team and good defending at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday night.
Josef Zinnbauer, head coach of Orlando Pirates (Photo by Michael Sheehan/Gallo Images)
The Buccaneers, however, needed something special to win the game and it did coming from a beautifully well struck shot by substitute Gabadinho Mhango in the later stages of the game.
READ: Mhango magic hands Bucs second successive win
The striker finally ended his goal drought having been misfiring in front of goals in the club's previous games since the return of football.
"I think we had a good first half, we had good chances. We knew that Maritzburg is a good team and we had to see in the second half. They came more and more as we got closer to the goal. But we had a good defensive structure today and we had Gabadinho back," said the Bucs coach.
"I think for the whole team it was all about working together against the opponents and that's the reason we won the game today."
Mhango last scored for the Buccaneers in their 2-1 victory over Chippa United back in February.
He has now taken his goal tally to 15 goals, level with Peter Shalulile of Highlands Park and Bradley Grobler of SuperSport in the race for the PSL Golden Boot award.
With the club's second successive win, they have now improved their chance of finishing the season in third place on the log and qualifying for a spot in the Caf Confederations Cup.
They sit on position four on the League standings with 49 points, level with Bidvest Wits going into the last round of the PSL fixtures.
The Soweto giants will be looking to end the season on a high with a third straight win they host Stellenbosch FC at the Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday.

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CONTROP Announces Appointment of Doron Zalts as its New VP for International Marketing & Business Development
July 27, 2021 Hod Hasharon, Israel	Photo(s): By CONTROP
Doron Zaltz - VP International Marketing & Business Development
CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. - a company specializing in the field of electro-optics and infrared (EO/IR) defense and homeland security solutions - announced today the appointment of Doron Zalts as its Vice President for International Marketing &Business Development.
"In the 13 years that Doron has been with CONTROP, he has gained extensive experience in our business, marketing and legal activities, and has led strategic initiatives of the company," says Mr. Hagay Azani, CONTROP's CEO. "As VP of International Marketing & Business Development of a successful, constantly growing company, with exceptional technology and a leading position in its field of expertise, Ihave no doubt that he will play a key role in further expandingour significant global spread, successfully driving it to greater achievements."
Doron served in a special operations unit of the Israeli Navy. He is a certified lawyer and has aBachelor's degrees in Business Administration, from IDC Herzliya.Doron also graduated a Director and Officers Course at Lahav (Tel Aviv University).


Open Banking is in motion — launched on the 13th of January 2018, it means the nine largest banks in the UK need to follow new regulations introduced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). A report by the CMA showed that the UK's major banks weren't having to compete hard enough while challenger banks, fintechs and other third-party providers struggled to enter the market. Open Banking is designed to change all that.
Customers can now choose to give third parties access to the financial data held by their bank, paving the way for a small business banking revolution. But what exactly does Open Banking mean for accountants and their business clients? Here's what you need to know.
The fundamental idea behind Open Banking is that the financial data in your bank account is your data, and it should also be your choice how to use it, and who is allowed to access it.
It works using application programming interfaces (APIs), a proven and secure way of moving information from one piece of software to another. There is a standard API for Open Banking, which is important because it means third party providers can develop products using this data in the knowledge that whatever they build will be compatible with all the major banks.
To boost Open Banking, the global innovation foundation Nesta started the Open Up Challenge, offering a £5 million prize fund to fintech companies, challenger banks, consumer groups, and third party providers. My firm Funding Options is one of ten finalists developing new apps, tools, and services that'll help small businesses use this financial data to their benefit.
We expect that Open Banking will make the process of finding the right business loan quicker and easier because of reduced administration — even the most technology-focused lenders are forced to manually review bank statements, and Open Banking could automate away this friction point.
Open Banking has the potential to remove many other administrative burdens that weigh small companies down. For instance, your business clients won't need so many diverse systems to run their business any more, and it will be possible to combine banking and accounting services into one system.
Additionally, accountants and bookkeepers using Open Banking software will be able to access their clients' financial data instantly, which will make the process much faster and easier. Reconciliation can be a struggle in accountancy, and waiting for documents to be sent over or data to be entered manually can cause low efficiency and frustration. Instant access will allow accountants and bookkeepers to do their job more efficiently, which will also be a benefit for their business clients.
In short, Open Banking is encouraging third party providers and developers to create online services that can help the 5 million small and medium businesses in the UK to tackle real problems they're facing in the day-to-day running of their business.
Whether it's expense tracking, cash flow prediction, or automated accounting, business owners will soon be able to do it all with just one or two service providers online. Whatever service they choose, instant access via API will make the process more efficient.
Clients will have to give authorisation by logging in with their online banking account details. The third party never gets the login credentials like username and password — instead, Open Banking uses the same industry-standard method that you may have seen as "Login with Facebook".
In general, administrative processes will become more automated, more accessible, and more transparent for both service providers and companies. It's also very likely that more ideas will be developed now that there's a standard API for accessing the data.
Open Banking is a first step to give firms more control over their financial data. By giving approved third parties access to this financial data, they can offer straightforward options to understand it, to benefit from it, and to tackle financial issues faster and easier. Furthermore, Open Banking could make everyday work a lot easier for accountants and bookkeepers.
It remains to be seen exactly how Open Banking will turn out in the long run, but fundamentally we're moving from a world where the bank controls the data they hold on customers to one where customers get to control it — which could lead to innovative new services in the next few years.
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Should motorists face fines for driving too close to cyclists?
Speak to any cyclist who faces the daily commute to and from work in busy city centre rush hour traffic and they'll tell you drivers have little concern for their safety on the roads.
However, on the other side of the coin, if you speak to vehicle drivers, they'll no doubt refer to cyclists as an increasing nuisance, holding up their journeys and causing further delays with inconsiderate positioning on roads which are already frustratingly congested and slow.
Currently, the UK Highway Code calls for motorists to give cyclists 'plenty of room' – guidance left open far too much to interpretation and opinion.
Speak to a cyclist and I can bet their opinion of 'plenty of room' is vastly different to that of a London-based double decker bus driver!
Cyclists are by the very nature of their mode of transport in a very vulnerable position, and from my own experience, I know they often have to deal with aggressive driving styles from motorists who are simply keen to get from A to B as quickly as possible. It can be very intimidating, causing many to ditch the bikes and get behind the wheel and further add to congestion!
Now, Transport minister Robert Goodwill has confirmed the Government is reviewing the success of a change in approach in South Australia, where the law now says drivers must always remain at least a metre away from cyclists on the roads.
It comes as the latest statistics released by the Department for Transport underlined the need for change over here.
It revealed that cyclists were 17 times more likely to be killed on the road than those travelling in cars, and that for every one billion miles travelled on UK roads, 35 cyclists are killed in collisions, compared to just two motorists.
Many new cyclists are taking to the roads – fuelled by a drive for healthier lifestyles and with the aim of helping the environment – and probably have little experience of riding amongst busy traffic. This is only going to result in an increase in accidents and injuries without significant change.
We've recently seen superhighways launched in London and a ban on lorries entering the capital without the required safety equipment. Now this could be the next step nationally.
Talk at present is of drivers facing maximum fines of up to £5,000, if their infringement is viewed as careless driving, a figure which seems a little high given mobile phone use at the wheel – the biggest danger of the roads at present – is £1,000 for car drivers and £2,500 for drivers of buses or goods vehicles.
I'm sure the introduction of a new law over safe distances, no matter what size the fine, would make an immediate impact on the attitude of drivers towards cyclists, further educating them of the serious injuries they can cause.
As an expert in supporting people injured in road accidents to secure compensation and vital rehabilitation and treatment through my work for Hudgell Solicitors, I know accidents involving cyclists often lead to serious, long-term and life-changing injuries.
Injured parties need a great deal of support to help them not only recover physically, but often financially too, as they can face lengthy periods off work due to the injuries they suffer, or maybe left unable to work again.
Therefore any moves to improve safety are to be welcomed, openly debated, and if we think they will save lives, introduced.
Safety of cyclists on UK roads must be addressed as statistics show accidents and injuries are on the rise
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Road Safety Week has made headlines across the country, with the focus this year being on our over-reliance on our cars, leading to increasingly busier roads, more accidents, and greater levels of pollution.
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Cruise Passenger S.O.S., Cruise Ship Accidents, Cruise Ship Law
Father Of Autistic Boy Blames Norwegian Cruise Line For "Losing" Him
Written by Michael A. Winkleman
Michael A. Winkleman is one of the nation's top maritime lawyers. An active trial and appellate attorney, Mr. Winkleman is also a frequent contributing expert on maritime and cruise ship law. He has made more than 100 national television appearances regarding cruise ship law.
There are times in which the cruise ship accident attorneys here at Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. have represented passengers who have been injured while onboard a cruise line. However, one recent incident aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line vessel has authorities wondering whether the terms that define an "accident" might be reevaluated.
Months after taking a cruise vacation aboard the Norwegian Epic, the father of an 11-year-old autistic boy is still searching for answers after his son disappeared from the vessel's Kid's Club.
The incident took place on Nov. 23, 2012, after Richard Zelden and his wife dropped off their three children at the ship's Recess Kid's Club before going to dinner. When they returned to their cabin two hours later, they found their eldest son, an 11-year-old autistic boy, in a cabin two doors down where the cabin steward watched over him. The Zeldens are now asking for an explanation as to how the crew could have possibly failed to notice that a young boy disappeared from the Kid's Club.
"We were taken aback as we knew he had been signed into the Kid's Club and did not have signing privileges to exit alone," said Zelden to Cruise Critic.
The steward explained he had been cleaning the Zeldens' cabin when the boy came into the room alone. Unsure of what to do, he called his supervisor to report the child's arrival and was told to take care of him until his parents arrived.
Immediately after discovering their son, Richard Zelden went to the Kids' Club to get some answers and the reaction he received was nothing short of appalling.
"They were dumb-founded," said Zelden of the crew's reaction. "They didn't even know he was missing."
Zelden went on to explain that the youth director offered his apologies, but had no explanation as to how his son could have possibly escaped without being noticed.
Norwegian did follow up with an investigation of the incident, and explained those who were negligent in taking care of the child have been reprimanded.
"We have conducted an extensive review of the situation and took corrective action with the crew members who were involved. We have extended our sincerest apology to the family and offered them compensation," said AnneMarie Mathews, a Norwegian spokeswoman.
Perhaps the worst part about the incident is that the young boy could have suffered extensive injuries or may have even fallen overboard. The fact that he is autistic should have led the crewmembers of the club to take extra care of him and ensure he didn't get hurt. The Zeldens may have a case against Norwegian and might benefit from the expertise of a cruise ship accident lawyer.
Zelden told Cruise Critic he is still searching for an explanation as to how his son could have possibly gotten out of the children's facility and found his way from Deck 14 Forward to the cabin on Deck 11 Aft. His main concern is the fact that he and his wife are outraged that their son was not protected.
"This is the safety of a child that's involved," argued Zelden. "We are grateful that he didn't go up to Deck 15 to the pool area."
Zelden was only given a $1,500 voucher for future cruise credit, which he will never collect because the credit was only offered if the family signed a nondisclosure agreement.
This isn't the first time a cruise line has been found guilty of negligence. Luckily, the young boy wasn't hurt, but the family may still be able to recover damages for pain and suffering. Anyone who has been involved in a similar situation has the right to turn seek legal assistance to file a negligence claim against the cruise line in question.
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Think tank: What is the ideal standpoint for security decisions?
Are security decisions in companies made from an economic, organisational or technological standpoint and what is the ideal?
Technology is dream but responsibility means organisation wins
Raj Samani, ISSA UK
Technology is cool. It's new, innovative, and the acquisition of the latest technology does add an element of leading-edge thinking. Such psychology is de facto among security professionals (compare the number of industry colleagues who have the iPad, with your friends outside the industry, for example).
Traditionally such an approach was the modus operandi for all security decisions, with trade exhibitions the platform to pitch new and not so new products. There has, however, been a gradual shift from feature-driven decision making, to security decisions falling into line with the needs of business.
Although many would argue it always has been about business requirements, the fundamental difference is that security is devolving to the business. More specifically, allocation of responsibility is being distributed to different areas of the business, rather than simply paying lip service to the 'security is owned by the business' principle.
Many organisations have (or are) allocating responsibility for individual security areas to different parts of the business. These areas are concerned with risk management, with decisions borne out of economic good sense, through empowerment from organisational changes. Such changes are supported with regulatory and legal changes that demand accountability (ownership) for the management of information and ultimately risk.
The term accountability is important; with emphasis placed on accountability versus responsibility. Security subject matter experts are moving from being accountable for the management of risk, to now being responsible, but acting as advisers to individual business areas who are ultimately accountable.
The net result to such changes is that security decisions are being made by the business, with support of technology-driven security professionals. However, ultimately all decisions are now carefully scrutinised to ensure they meet a satisfactory ROI, and of course that it satisfies the new organisational context.
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Does your organisation have an appetite for risk?
John Colley,
Managing director EMEA, (ISC)2
Security decisions should, ideally be based on a risk standpoint. In reality, a risk-based standpoint will contain economic, organisational and technology elements. A decision usually involves some sort of commitment of resources which implies the economic. These resources may be expenditure to buy hardware, software or services. Alternatively they may be people resources required to implement some people-based controls such as separation of duties or background checks on individuals. The amount of economic resources committed should be a balance of the amount of risk an organisation is prepared to take and the resources it is prepared to commit to mitigate that risk.
From an organisational standpoint, different organisations have widely different attitudes to risk and even within a single organisation, different parts of the organisation will have a different attitude to risk. This attitude is often called 'risk appetite'. It should be a key requirement of any information security professional to understand the risk appetite of the organisation they are working for. A retail bank will have a much more conservative approach to risk than say an investment bank which is used to taking high risk decisions.
Finally, when making security risk decisions the technology aspects should not be ignored. This includes the maturity of the technology, the proven track record, how efficient and how effective the technology is in dealing with the risk and, of course, the cost of the technology. One aspect that is often overlooked is the total cost of owning the technology, which goes well beyond the cost of initially purchasing it. For example, intrusion detection technology needs not only purchasing but also on-going licensing agreements so that it is kept up to date, it needs resources to implement it and also resources to examine the output and take action on the output.
Decisions should never be taken based on one single factor but, as many things in life, a balance and trade off between a number of differing and quite often conflicting things. This is what makes being a security professional such a challenging and interesting occupation.
Wrong to use technology viewpoint
Tom Scholtz
Research vice-president at Gartner
The reasoning behind an organisation's security decisions largely depends on the maturity of the security practices within that entity. In Gartner's experience, too many organisations still make their key information security decisions primarily from a technological viewpoint.
The reasons for this are complex. It is often a symptom of the stature of information security within the organisation: security is viewed as an IT problem, to be solved by IT. This in itself is an indication of dysfunctional accountability structures for security within the leadership of an organisation. As long as the business believes that protecting its information resources is not its responsibility, it is nearly impossible for the security manager to make meaningful decisions based on economic and organisational factors.
In a perfect world, security decisions should be made primarily from the risk management perspective, taking cognisance of all the relevant economic, organisational and technological aspects.
Some economic factors that should be considered include:
The financial risk exposure of the given process, application or information set.
The cost of alternative security controls versus the expected value and risk reduction.
The availability of resource and skills to implement and manage a controls solution.
From an organisational perspective, the following issues could have an impact:
The risk appetite of the organisation as a whole, and of any individual process, application or information owners.
The organisational culture with regards to implementing and enforcing policy and controls. For example, is it hierarchical and top down, or more collaborative and federated?
The awareness and behaviour of employees and contractors.
The maturity and nature of relationships with external service providers. For example, existing contractual agreements might complicate certain security controls solutions being implemented by service providers.
The maturity of existing security management processes. An example might be an immature, ill-defined security incident response process makes it difficult to integrate effectively with existing IT service management processes such as problem management.
The technological aspects that could influence the decision-making process might include:
The existence of known technical vulnerabilities and risks in the technology stack.
The complexity and functionality of potential product solutions.
The availability and reputation of potential managed security service providers for administrating potential security solutions.
Depending on the context of a given security decision, all the relevant economic, organisational and technological aspects should be considered in order to derive the best risk-based decision under the circumstances.
Security choices often a grudging acceptance of cost
Peter Wenham
Committee member of the BCS Security Forum strategic panel and director of information security consultancy Trusted Management
In my experience, very few companies base their security decisions on a well thought through understanding of their need. Generally, I see security decisions based on a grumpy acceptance that it's a cost that has to be borne with the result that what is purchased is either under specified, incorrectly specified, not properly maintained or unnecessary because the power of existing products has not been realised.
A variant of the grumpy acceptance is the company that during economic good times allows the IT department a budget feast leading to the purchase of the latest whizzy security toys and in times of economic belt-tightening a budget famine leading to essential security tools not being properly maintained both in the operational and technical sense.
Ideally, I would like to see is all companies basing their infosec decisions on an understanding of the business risks both at the company (eg industrial espionage, high value information etc) and those arising from the use of ICT and the company's appetite for risk eg how much risk to its business is a company prepared to accept?
No consideration of the big picture
CEO at First Base Technologies, an ethical hacking firm based in the UK, and a member of the ISACA conference committee
Wearing my cynical head, I would say security decisions are often made from a standpoint that ignores the big picture. The love affair with silver bullets continues unabated in many firms - "if we buy this new security product, data loss will be a thing of the past" - while ignoring any attempt at analysis of who may be attacking the organisation, why and how.
Technology remains a big driver simply because it appeals to us as a straightforward solution. If we're worried about malware, buy anti-malware products. If we're concerned about data loss, buy a data loss prevention solution. Yet this ignores the complexity of an organisation's information infrastructure and of today's criminal attacks.
As long as the people tasked with defending an enterprise fail to think like an attacker - fail to think outside the box - we will throw money at point solutions and still get hacked. If you stop someone from copying data on to a USB stick, they'll send it to their home e-mail account. If you block those e-mails, they'll use a VPN, and so on. People will find a way to bypass your controls in order to get the job done, unless you understand what they're trying to achieve and make it easy for them to do it securely.
When decisions are made from a purely budgetary perspective, things can be even worse. Retailers who committed resources to PCI compliance, then shelved the project and fired the contractors when the economy rocked, will find that it will cost them even more to pick up the pieces and find new people with the right skills to help them become compliant.
A purely cost-based approach to selecting a firm to test your web application may seem attractive, but how do you know you are comparing equally effective solutions? Some companies do little more than run an automated scanner, while others combine this with skilled analysis and manual testing which will inevitably cost more but may actually find the security holes before the criminals do.
A combination of technology and budget, informed by an intelligent threat analysis, can provide the most effective strategy for securing the organisation if only we can take the time to do it properly.
Security needs to built-in not bolted-on
Ollie Ross
Head of research, Corporate IT Forum
Where security sits, and where the responsibility for security decision-making lies, is undoubtedly evolving in the large organisation today. Obviously, there can be no one-size-fits-all take on this but, inside the Corporate IT Forum, we are increasingly aware that reaching a high level of maturity in security awareness, management and application means growing an organisation-wide, built-in rather than bolt-on approach.
Security is becoming a culture, as opposed to a function. Decisions that affect the security of a business; its operations, brand, effectiveness, etc, proceed from a thorough assessment of potential risk. Therefore, economic, organisational and technological standpoints will be taken into account, with the 'ideal' model individual to the specific requirements and business of the organisation.
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Shawnigan Lake, BC: The SRA is extremely disappointed in the decision by the Ministry of Environment to grant a contaminated soil permit to South Island Aggregates (SIA) within the Shawnigan Lake Watershed.
The BC Government has approved a 50-year plan to allow 5 million tons of contaminated soil to be dumped on SIA property, putting the Shawnigan Lake watershed and its drinking water at risk.
The permit is based on limited scientific study and has no fail-safe plan that can ensure the safety and protection of Shawnigan drinking water. Despite significant scientific evidence against the SIA permit, the Ministry has decided to ignore the concerns of multiple leading experts in the field and proceed in the face of many uncertainties.
"We are deeply troubled by this decision. The short and long term impact on our environment and drinking water has the potential to cripple our community. Clearly the best interests of the people of Shawnigan Lake were not the top priority in this case. We will fight this decision" said SRA Director Calvin Cook.
The SRA has retained Robert Anderson QC and Sean Hern of Farris LLP who will be opposing the permit in front of the Environmental Appeal Board (EAB). "We will be requesting an immediate stay from the Environmental Appeal Board to ensure that no contaminated soil is dumped until this matter is heard and decided. We are hopeful that the Board will see that the risks presented by this project are simply unacceptable in the face of the potential consequences to the watershed and drinking water of Shawnigan Lake," said Sean Hern of Farris LLP.
The SRA calls on the CVRD and the Provincial Health Officer to join the SRA in taking the necessary legal steps in opposing this decision to ensure the safety of Shawnigan Lake's drinking water. The SRA also asks for the public's help to fight the permit - contributions can be made at www.thesra.ca.


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Q: Why is my JavaScript for calculator not working?
I don't know why my calculator isn't working and i have no idea what's
wrong. I tried to find answer even here on stackoverflow, but didn't find anything. I think there might be some problem in JavaScript code. Also there is some error in JavaScript, but i can't find what is it. I think it could be the integerDisplay part. Could you please help? I put my code below. I'd be super
grateful for any help or advice, beacuse I have no clue where's the issue.

class Calculator {
    constructor(previousOperandTextElement, currentOperandTextElement) {
        this.previousOperandTextElement = previousOperandTextElement
        this.currentOperandTextElement = currentOperandTextElement
        this.clear()
    }

    clear() {
        this.currentOperand = ''
        this.previousOperand = ''
        this.operation = undefined
    }

    delete() {
        this.currentOperand = this.currentOperand.toString().slice(0, -1)
    }

    appendNumber(number) {
        if (number === '.' && this.currentOperand.includes('.')) return
        this.currentOperand = this.currentOperand.toString() + number.toString()
    }

    chooseOperation(operation) {
        if (this.currentOperand === '') return
        if (this.previousOperand !== '') {
            this.compute()
        }
        this.operation = operation
        this.previousOperand = this.currentOperand
        this.currentOperand = ''
    }

    compute() {
        let computation
        const prev = parseFloat(this.previousOperand)
        const current = parseFloat(this.currentOperand)
        if (isNaN(prev)  || isNaN(current)) return
        switch (this.operation) {
            case '+':
                computation = prev + current
                break
            case '-':
                computation = prev - current
                break
            case '*':
                computation = prev * current
                break
            case '÷':
                computation = prev / current
                break
            default:
                return
        }
        this.currentOperand = computation
        this.operation = undefined
        this.previousOperand = ''
    }

    getDisplayNumber(number) {
        const stringNumber = number.toString()
        const integerDigits = parseFloat(stringNumber.split('.')[0])
        const decimalDigits = stringNumber.split('.'[1])
        let integerDisplay
        if (isNaN(integerDigits)) {
            integerDisplay = ''
        } else {
            integerDisplay integerDigits.toLocaleString('en', {
            maximumFractionDigits: 0 })
        }
        if (decimalDigits != null) {
            return `${integerDigits}.${decimalDigits}`
        } else {
          return integerDisplay
        }
    }

    updateDisplay() {
        this.currentOperandTextElement.innerText =
            this.getDisplayNumber(this.currentOperand)
        if (this.operation != null) {
            this.previousOperandTextElement.innerText =
                `${this.previousOperand} ${this.operation}`
        } else {
            this.previousOperandTextElement.innerText = ''
        }
    }
}

const numberButtons = document.querySelectorAll('[data-number]')
const operationButtons = document.querySelectorAll('[data-operation]')
const equalsButton = document.querySelector('[data-equals]')
const deleteButton = document.querySelector('[data-delete]')
const clearAllButton = document.querySelector('[data-clear-all]')
const previousOperandTextElement = document.querySelector('[data-previous-operand]')
const currentOperandTextElement = document.querySelector('[data-current-operand]')

const calculator = new Calculator(previousOperandTextElement, currentOperandTextElement)

numberButtons.forEach(button => {
    button.addEventListener('click', () => {
        calculator.appendNumber(button.innerText)
        calculator.updateDisplay()
    })
})

operationButtons.forEach(button => {
    button.addEventListener('click', () => {
        calculator.chooseOperation(button.innerText)
        calculator.updateDisplay()
    })
})

equalsButton.addEventListener('click', button => {
    calculator.compute()
    calculator.updateDisplay()
})

clearAllButton.addEventListener('click', button => {
    calculator.clear()
    calculator.updateDisplay()
})

deleteButton.addEventListener('click', button => {
    calculator.delete()
    calculator.updateDisplay()
})
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@500&display=swap');

        *, *::before, *::after {
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
            font-weight: bold;
        }

        body {
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(to right, orange, yellow);
        }

        .calculator-grid {
            display: grid;
            justify-content: center;
            align-content: center;
            min-height: 100vh;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 100px);
            grid-template-rows: minmax(120px, auto) repeat(5, 100px);
        }

        .calculator-grid > button {
            cursor: pointer;
            font-size: 2rem;
            border: 1px solid white;
            outline: none;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75);
        }

        .calculator-grid > button:hover {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .9);
        }

        .span-two {
            grid-column: span 2;
        }

        .output {
            grid-column: 1 / -1;
            background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .75);
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            justify-content: space-between;
            flex-direction: column;
            padding: 10px;
            word-wrap: break-word;
            word-break: break-all;
        }

        .output .previous-operand {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .75);
            font-size: 1.5rem;
        }
    .output .current-operand {
        color: white;
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

    <title>Calculator</title>

        <button data-clear-all class="span-two">AC</button>
        <button data-delete>DEL</button>
        <button data-operation>÷</button>
        <button data-number>1</button>
        <button data-number>2</button>
        <button data-number>4</button>
        <button data-operation>*</button>
        <button data-number>4</button>
        <button data-number>5</button>
        <button data-number>6</button>
        <button data-operation>+</button>
        <button data-number>7</button>
        <button data-number>8</button>
        <button data-number>9</button>
        <button data-operation>-</button>
        <button data-number>.</button>
        <button data-number>0</button>
        <button data-equals class="span-two">=</button>

A: Button hasn't any event Event Listener to change and update/action method
Please check original source.
Or add for each control(*, -, del ...) events.
For example for buttons with number
for (let i = 0; i < numberButtons.length; i++) {
  const btn = numberButtons[i];
  btn.addEventListener('click', function () {
    calculator.appendNumber(this.innerText)
    calculator.updateDisplay()
  });
}
// better to add event for parent block instead of for each child


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Home»Reviews»SISTER STARDUST
SISTER STARDUST
by Jane Green | Read by Fiona Hardingham
Fiction • 8.75 hrs. • Unabridged • © 2022
Narrator Fiona Hardingham portrays an aging woman named Claire, whose mind drifts back and forth between the present day and her memories of wilder times in the 1960s. Young, innocent Claire crosses paths with the magnetic socialite Talitha Getty one night in London. Soon, Talitha and her rich and famous friends bring Claire to Marrakesh. Claire is shocked and intrigued by their sex and drug-fueled lifestyle but is reluctant to forgo the adventure, even when a darker side is revealed. The novel is inspired by a true story, and Hardingham's lively performance depicts hedonism but also a time of tender intimacy and emotional exploration. The languid pace of a group's conversation while smoking opium contrasts with the excited shrieks of teen girls as they encounter famous musicians. A.L.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2022]


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Q: Where to place global functions in codeigniter I have created a few utility functions like one h() that acts as echo htmlentities($var) . I want theses functions to be available everywhere . so where do i put it.

A: You should include your global variables file in your /application/config/constants.php file. Then move your global function file to /application/helpers folder. Then you should autoload the global functions file. /application/config/autoload.php
$autoload['helpers'] = array('your-global-function-file.php');

I would suggest not moving anything inside of the system folder project, as upgrading would be an absolute nightmare. Sometimes refactoring your code to conform to CI logic, maybe faster in the long run rather than trying to copy/paste stuff all over the place.

A: As @david barker said, you might use an helper. Create a file named, for example, "site_helper", that contains all the functions.
be aware you need to check if the function already exists, though, or you'll get an "function already declared" error.
So, something like:
file site_helper.php (in application/helpers/ )
if(!function_exists('h'))
{
  function h($value)
  {
   return htmlentities($value);
  }
}

if(!functin_exists('other_function')
//....etc.

And then you can autoload it in config/autoload.php:
$autoload['helpers'] = array('site');

^--  note how you only use the part before the underscore to call the file. Also, helpers are not classes, but a collection of functions.

A: This is exactly what Helpers are for.
Create a new helper (remember to append it with _helper.php) and put it in your helper folder.
You can either auto load it in your config (so you can use it anywhere), or just manually load it when needed.

A: Use codeigniter-kint and a custom file for global Functions.
This will give you a more helpful and beautiful Output like:

File: application/helpers/globalfunctions_helper.php
<?php
    /**
     * @file Global Helper Functions
     *
     */

    if(!function_exists('pr'))
    {
      function pr($value=false){
       $CI = get_instance();
       $CI->load->library('kint');
       return @Kint::dump($value);
      }
    }
    if(!function_exists('dp')){
      function dp($value=false)
      {
       $CI = get_instance();
       $CI->load->library('kint');
       Kint::dump($value);
       die();
      }
    }

See also: http://raveren.github.io/kint/


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The students of Northland Preparatory Academy, number 3300 Sparrow Avenue, are proud to say that they are perfectly abnormal after hosting an event unlike any other in the school's 23-year history.
To introduce the school's outgoing eighth-graders to high school, the campus was transfigured into a scene seemingly pulled out of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world, complete with a Quidditch match and Yule Ball, among other Harry Potter icons.
This August, the school is starting a new character education program called Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS has been used throughout the nation to improve school climate, student safety and academic achievement. The program features all staff agreeing upon common behavior expectations, teaching students these expectations and then recognizing students when they demonstrate them.
Williams Elementary-Middle School hosted an Open House Aug. 23 offering parents a chance to meet with teachers and get an overview of what the 2018-2019 school year will look like for their student. Parents met with faculty and teachers and visited classrooms.
Williams Unified School District is sponsoring an English class for parents of Williams Unified School District (WUSD) students.
WUSD resource teacher Anna Torrez will cover English vocabulary, grammar and conversational skills.
Gov. Doug Ducey's (R-Arizona) key points in his state of the state address Jan. 8 included curbing the opioid epidemic affecting the state, reforming education, providing stricter penalties for drunk wrong way drivers, reducing recidivism rates in state prisons and providing income tax exemptions for veterans.
Diego Pedraza is a three-sport senior at Williams High School (WHS). He has played baseball, basketball and football at WHS.
Pedraza was the starting quarterback for the 2017 State Champion Vikings. He quickly transitioned to basketball this fall and hopes the basketball team will also do well in the state playoffs.
Williams Unified School District hosted its annual holiday concert Dec. 6.
The Williams Unified School District (WUSD) budget override is headed toward approval, according to the Nov. 7 election results.
As of 11:30 p.m. Nov. 7, the unofficial final tally showed 58.21 percent, or 656 voters, voting "yes" to the override, and 41.79 percent, or 471 voting "no".
There are still an unknown number of provisional and uncounted ballots that need to be counted, but most likely not enough to change the outcome of that proposition.
Friends and employees of Grand Canyon Railway held a vigil Oct. 22 at the Babbitt-Polson Stage in Williams to honor Cathryn Gorospe, a Glendale kindergarten teacher who was reported missing Oct. 6. Cathryn worked as a seasonal employee for the Grand Canyon Railway. Her remains were found in Mayer Oct. 13.
Concerned military veterans converged at the Williams Unified School District (WUSD) Governing Board meeting Sept. 13 over rumors of anti-American teaching at Williams High School (WHS).


City Interior, by Charles Sheeler (USA) 1936.
The painting is precise, photographic. It features industrial buildings with paned windows, a few propped open to release fetid air. It shows aluminium pipes and rivets, steel cables and junctions. The brickwork is meticulous. The perspective is definitive: five railroad tracks converge a third of the way up the picture - linking the world outside this painting to the dead centre of the canvas - and then they slip away into the bright indistinctness of the distance. This is a street in the heart of Detroit depicted in grey and sepia.
The people in the painting are almost invisible by virtue of both size and colour. One by one they emerge, three men heading away along the front of the building on the left hand side, two men lower down to the right - a white man glancing back at an African American man. Starting a conversation? Ending one? Staring blankly through him? And then there's the man anyone would miss, high overhead in the centre of the painting, walking across a gantry.
The hatching on one of the steel cross members is detailed, the shadow of a window intricate, yet the people are indistinct pokes of a brush, almost incidental. This is the 1930s when Ford's mechanisation of manufacture is king and men are ten a cent. While agricultural land decays into dust, this street in Detroit is pristine.
Imagine a woman coming into the bottom right hand of this picture, an African American woman in a place where even the men barely belong. Perhaps she is heading towards the African American man - his wife or sister? But she ignores him, as though he is invisible, and steps over each of the tracks with a flick of her heel. And just as we think she is going to speak to the man in white shirt, we are startled to discover a seventh man, one with only one leg and one arm protruding from behind a vertical iron girder, his face barely visible under the peak of his cap. He is painted from the same blend of grey oils as the girder he is half-concealed by, and now we have seen him we wonder how we could ever have missed him, for it is this man that the woman is staring at as she purposefully crosses from right to left.
"Frank." The woman calls the name that she has used ever since the days when he delivered blocks of ice cut in winter from the great lakes and transported south by cart, by wagon, by train till they finally reached Plainfield. On the back stoop of Mrs Kennedy's house she waited to watch as he took a saw to the dripping giant on the back of his truck, resting the off-cut on the wet piece of sackcloth slung over the shoulder of his leather vest.
And she searches the grey face shaded by the cap for a reaction, remembering when that face was sun-reddened, when the eyes reflected the blue sky and the cheek bones the white sun. She remembers the time before refrigerators reached Plainfield when ice came with a kiss and a tingle, when hands were held out of sight, the time when people had food in their ice boxes and stomachs. But the man won't look at her.
"Ain't he dead?" he says.
Hattie twitches her elbows to her sides, holding her purse firmly in her gloved hands, and notices the indent of a bristle across his forehead which speaks of guilt. He hasn't written to his family back in Plainfield, not since who knows when. Now Hattie is here she partly understands why. Things are different here. There can't be much to say about attaching fenders to automobiles, about precision. She's got plenty she could tell this Mister Finch about Plainfield if he wanted to know, how the store's closed down, how the cattle are all gone, how Mrs Kennedy moved to live with her sister somewhere in this city.
The man straightens, but still remains in the shadow where he has been painted. His brother isn't dead. All is well. No need to talk to her any more. He stares over her hat and Hattie is caught between one leg and the other, not comfortable on either. Not happy at being here in this painting at all.
The man pushes tightly to the girder. The man in the white shirt moves on obliviously, permanently in half-step, and the man on the gantry looks down on the scene, tapping the ash of a Marlboro. He doesn't really have a role to play, just stuck up there by the painter to break the skyline.
"I thought you might, you know, after, well," she looks down. She wouldn't be asking at all if it weren't Minny, barely grown up enough to work let alone anything else, all skin and bones as it is.
"Nooo," he says slowly, shaking his head. Plainfield is as far away as the other side of the gallery. What happened back there, back then, means nothing, not here.
"She's carrying your blood," Hattie says.
He shifts, as though deciding on something.
He settles back. He belongs here now, this is his world.
"Makes no odds to me," he says.
Hattie looks around at the scene depicted in this barely more than monochrome painting. The almost incidental people pictured are here for good, stuck together for ever, each alone. Who here cares about anything beyond the frame? And even though he is the man and she is the woman, he is white and she is African American, he has money and she has none, she feels sorry for the half-man the ice man has become.


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29 September — 10 December 2018
This exhibition is now closed
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"A stupendous odyssey through the superb art and fascinating culture of the Pacific... A blockbuster and then some."
"An ambitious, astonishing exhibition."
Play Michael Parekowhai's piano
See for free
Marking 250 years since Cook's first voyage to the Pacific, we celebrate the dazzling and diverse art of the region of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary.
The year is 1768, and Britain is in the throes of the Age of Enlightenment. As a group of artists agrees to found the Royal Academy, Captain James Cook sets sail on a voyage of discovery to track the transit of Venus and search for terra australis incognita – the unknown southern continent, as Europeans called it. What Cook and his crew encounter on arrival is a vast number of island civilisations covering almost a third of the world's surface: from Tahiti in Polynesia, to the scattered archipelagos and islands of Melanesia and Micronesia.
The indigenous populations they met came with their own histories of inter-island trade, ocean navigation, and social and artistic traditions. This spectacular exhibition reveals these narratives – celebrating the original, raw and powerful art that in time would resonate across the European artistic sphere.
Oceania brings together around 200 exceptional works from public collections worldwide, and spans over 500 years. From shell, greenstone and ceramic ornaments, to huge canoes and stunning god images, we explore important themes of voyaging, place making and encounter. The exhibition draws from rich historic ethnographic collections dating from the 18th century to the present, and includes seminal works produced by contemporary artists exploring history, identity and climate change.
Oceania continues the RA's tradition of hosting outstanding exhibitions exploring world cultures, which have included Africa: The Art of a Continent (1995), Aztecs (2002), Turks: A Journey of a Thousand Years (2005), China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795 (2005) Byzantium 330-1453 (2008) and Bronze (2012).
Oceania has been organised by the Royal Academy of Arts, London and Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris, with the participation of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.
Research towards this exhibition was supported by a research grant, 'Pacific Presences: Oceanic art and European museums', which received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) / ERC grant agreement n° 324146.
This exhibition includes many objects that Pacific Islanders consider living treasures. Some may pay their respects and make offerings through the duration of the exhibition. Please be aware that this exhibition contains human remains.
Entry to the exhibition is free for New Zealand and Pacific Island passport holders. Show passport at exhibition entrance. No need to book in advance. There may be a short wait at busy times.
Tickets to the exhibition come with a free universal audio guide. Free for ticket buyers, RA Friends and their guests. Reciprocal, corporate, and school groups can hire a guide at a discounted cost of £2.50.
Daily 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 10pm
£20 (without donation £18). Concessions available. Under-16s free with a fee-paying adult. Free for Friends of the RA, no booking required. Free for all New Zealand and Pacific Island passport holders (show passport at exhibition entrance).
Main Galleries, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Supported by The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts.
Exhibition trailer
Watch the exhibition trailer
Here's a taste of what to expect at this incredible exhibition.
Read more and watch videos
Artists of Oceania: John Pule
Artist John Pule, who is from Niue and New Zealand, introduces his five-panel painting 'Kehe tau hauaga foou (To all new arrivals)' in our Oceania exhibition.
Artists of Oceania: Lisa Reihana in conversation
With her panoramic video installation currently on show in our Oceania exhibition, watch acclaimed New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana discuss her practice with the RA's Artistic Director Tim Marlow.
Video: Learn about this spectacular headdress in Oceania
This huge feather headdress from Papua New Guinea is 100 years old and has rarely been shown in public due to its delicate nature.
Artists of Oceania: Mata Aho Collective
New Zealand's Mata Aho Collective introduce their spectacular 11-metre installation 'Kiko Moana', which hangs in the opening room of our Oceania exhibition.
Artists of Oceania: Yuki Kihara
Sāmoa-based artist Yuki Kihara introduces her mesmerising video work 'Siva in Motion', which is on display in the Memory and Commemoration room of our Oceania exhibition.
"It ties us back to our ancestors": one family's Oceania story
Shown together for the first time, two historic carvings in our Oceania exhibition tell the story of a voyaging past that connects the Māori people of New Zealand to their ancestors from far across the Pacific.
Video: Oceania and the art of tattooing
Tattoo has a long history in the South Pacific, as shown by a number of historic treasures and contemporary artworks in our Oceania exhibition. In this video, a traditional tā moko (Māori tattoo) artist talks about his work.
Oceania Live! Catch up on our video tour of the exhibition
Take a look inside our Oceania exhibition in this video tour, hosted by the RA's Artistic Director Tim Marlow, which features a very special musical performance in the galleries.
Video: Oceania opening procession and performances
Our major exhibition Oceania celebrates the dazzling and diverse art of this vast region. To mark the opening of the exhibition, a special ceremonial welcome took place at the RA.
A journey through the art of Oceania
As the RA mounts its groundbreaking exhibition on the art of the peoples of the Pacific Islands, Maia Jessop Nuku introduces its themes of voyaging, encountering and place-making.
The art of Oceania: seven stories
Curators and scholars give us a glimpse of the remarkable diversity, ancient and modern, that marks out Oceania on the world's art map.
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Introducing 2018 at the Royal Academy of Arts
Next year's exhibitions will take us from a legendary British collection to the far seas of the South Pacific, and from centuries past to a glimpse into the future of art. The RA's Artistic Director introduces the programme for our 250th anniversary year.
Installation view of the Gods and Ancestors room, in the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018
Photo credit: David Parry
In Pursuit of Venus (infected), 2015-17, by Lisa Reihana in the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018
© Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Patrons of the Auckland Art Gallery, 2014. Additional support from Creative New Zealand and NZ at Venice Patrons and Partners © Image courtesy of the artist and ARTPROJECTS; photo credit: David Parry
Installation view of the The Spirit of the Gift room, in the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018
Installation view of the Introductory room, in the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018
Installation view of 'He Kōrero Pūrākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: story of a New Zealand river', 2011, by Michael Parekowhai, in the 'Oceania' exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018
Collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, 2011-0046-1/A-N to N-N © Michael Parekowhai, courtesy Michael Lett; photo: James Harris
"There is no object I could make … that could fill a room like sound can." – Michael Parekowhai, 2011.
New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai's sculpture He Kōrero Pūrākau mō te Awanui o te Motu: Story of a New Zealand River is a carved Steinway grand piano that's designed to be played. We're inviting visitors to book a slot to play this spectacular instrument, which is on display in Oceania, and fill the galleries with music. Terms and conditions apply.
There are four time slots available each day: 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm. You will need to be able to play comfortably for 15-30 minutes.
Become a Friend to see for free
Order our Oceania catalogue
Take an early voyage into our Oceania exhibition and explore one of the world's most extraordinary and diverse regions.
This book, available to order now in softback or hardback, showcases the rare beauty and craftsmanship of Oceanic art. Discover how the region's history and cultures were shaped by many astonishing journeys across the seas, starting with Captain Cook on his search for terra australis incognita 250 years ago.
Delve into 'Oceania' through our teacher resources, suitable for KS1 and KS2, KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Download KS1 and KS2 teacher resource
Download KS3, KS4 and KS5 teacher resource
Art detectives
Delve into 'Oceania' through our teacher resource, suitable for KS3, KS4 and KS5.
Download the Oceania Art Detectives
For partially sighted visitors
We offer large-print lists of works in all of our exhibitions for partially sighted visitors, available online or at the galleries for the duration of the show.
Download a large-print list of works in 'Oceania'
List of objects proposed for protection under Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (protection of cultural objects on loan).


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Q: R ggplot2 the names of the biggest values on x axis Hi there) can anybody help me. I have a big DF with two columns Country_dest and SumTotal (is value), trying to use qplot function
qplot(country_dest, SumTotal, data=Africa)

Brunei       58
Aruba        73
Cuba         95
Nicaragua    97
Turkmenistan 99
Saint Lucia  102
Honduras    153
Barbados    161
Haiti   165
Montenegro  175

And I would like to draw a plot, but on x axis put the name of the countries (for example 7 or 6 of them) with the highest value of SumTotal, is it possible to do?)
Thank you in advance!

A: using ggplot, just reorder by population:
ggplot(data = Africa, aes(x= reorder(country_dest, -SumTotal), y= SumTotal)) + geom_bar(stat = "identity")

if you just wanna take say the top 5 use arrange and then subset:
require(dplyr)
Africa.ordered <- arrange(Africa, -SumTotal)
Africa.top5 <- Africa.ordered[1:5,]

and then draw your plot


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require 'test_helper'

class PasswordResetsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
  setup do
    ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear
    @user = users(:test_user)
    @ghuser = users(:github_user)
  end

  # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
  test 'password resets' do
    get new_password_reset_path
    assert_template 'password_resets/new'
    # Invalid email
    post password_resets_path, params: { password_reset: { email: '' } }
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_template 'password_resets/new'
    # Valid email, github user
    post password_resets_path, params: { password_reset:
      { email: @ghuser.email } }
    assert_equal 0, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to login_url
    # Valid email
    post password_resets_path, params: { password_reset:
      { email: @user.email } }
    assert_not_equal @user.reset_digest, @user.reload.reset_digest
    assert_equal 1, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to root_url
    # Password reset form
    user = assigns(:user)
    # Wrong email
    get edit_password_reset_path(user.reset_token, email: '')
    assert_redirected_to root_url
    # Inactive user
    user.toggle!(:activated)
    get edit_password_reset_path(user.reset_token, email: user.email)
    assert_redirected_to root_url
    user.toggle!(:activated)
    # Right email, wrong token
    get edit_password_reset_path('wrong token', email: user.email)
    assert_redirected_to root_url
    # Right email, right token
    get edit_password_reset_path(user.reset_token, email: user.email)
    assert_template 'password_resets/edit'
    assert_select 'input[name=email][type=hidden][value=?]'.dup, user.email
    # Invalid password & confirmation
    patch password_reset_path(user.reset_token), params: {
      email: user.email,
      user: {
        password:              '1235foo',
        password_confirmation: 'bar4567'
      }
    }
    assert_select 'div#error_explanation'
    # Empty password
    patch password_reset_path(user.reset_token), params: {
      email: user.email,
      user: {
        password:              '',
        password_confirmation: ''
      }
    }
    assert_select 'div#error_explanation'
    # Valid password & confirmation
    patch password_reset_path(user.reset_token), params: {
      email: user.email,
      user: {
        password:              'foo1234!',
        password_confirmation: 'foo1234!'
      }
    }
    assert user_logged_in?
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to user
  end

  test 'expired token' do
    get new_password_reset_path
    post password_resets_path, params: { password_reset:
      { email: @user.email } }

    @user = assigns(:user)
    @user.update_attribute(:reset_sent_at, 3.hours.ago)
    patch password_reset_path(@user.reset_token), params: {
      email: @user.email,
      user: {
        password:              'foo1234',
        password_confirmation: 'bar5678'
      }
    }
    assert_response :redirect
    follow_redirect!
    assert_match 'expired', response.body
  end
  # rubocop:enable Metrics/BlockLength
end

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Mass of Christian Burial will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 24, 2018, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. Mike Quinn will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand View Burial Park.
Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 23, 2018, at the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel.
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Louis expresses concerns that if the jobs report is good today that the Fed would have justification to taper it quantitative easing (QE) program and notes that this would create imbalances among the world economies. This would create an even stronger dollar and create an even further U.S. trade imbalances.
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Louis announces that the jobs report was 195,000 and notes that in people's minds tapering is on the cards, and predicts that mortgage rates will shoot up and gold and silver will head down.
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Louis notes that the U6 number is bad news but is being ignored.
Louis notes that if mortgage interest rates rise to 6% home prices will drop.
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Ryan gives the credit tip of the week.


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Q: Weirdly different output after splitting string with very similar regular expressions I played around with some code and ran into strange behaving of it. Can you explain to me why these expressions produce different outputs?
const a = 'abcd';

const b = a.split(/\b|\B/);
console.log('b: ', b);

const c = a.split(/(\b|\B)/);
console.log('c: ', c);

const d = a.split(/(\b|\B){0}/);
console.log('d: ', d);

const e = a.split(/(\b|\B)(?=(\b|\B){0})/);
console.log('e: ', e);

const f = a.split(/(\b|\B){0}(?=(\b|\B){0})/);
console.log('f: ', f);

The output is:
b:  [ 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd' ]

c:  [ 'a', '', 'b', '', 'c', '', 'd' ]

d:  [ 'a', undefined, 'b', undefined, 'c', undefined, 'd' ]

e:  [ 'a', '', undefined, 'b', '', undefined, 'c', '', undefined, 'd' ]

f:  [ 'a',
  undefined,
  undefined,
  'b',
  undefined,
  undefined,
  'c',
  undefined,
  undefined,
  'd' ]

A: From ECMA:

String.prototype.split (separator, limit)
If separator is a regular expression that contains capturing parentheses, then each time separator is matched the results (including any undefined results) of the capturing parentheses are spliced into the output array.

The results from the capture groups are being spliced into the resulting array in each of your examples c, d, e, and f


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Near this site lived William Austin Burt, inventor, legislator, surveyor and millwright. Born in Massachusetts in 1792, Burt settled in this area in 1824, after spending several years in Erie County, New York. There he had been a justice of the peace, a school inspector, and a postmaster. In Michigan he worked as a land surveyor and a millwright, building over eight mills. He was a member of the Michigan Territorial Legislature in 1826-27. He served as Mount Vernon's first postmaster (1832 - 1856), a Macomb County Circuit Judge (1833), A state legislator (1853) and a deputy U.S. surveyor (1833 - 1853). Between 1833 and 1857 he and his five sons won acclaim for their accurate work on public land surveys. In 1857 Burt moved to Detroit, where he died in 1858.
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