Analog vs. Digital Learning – is it a choice or a partnership?
I've just realized that our journey through homeschooling is like a marriage of the analog & digital worlds. While I have a long standing love of all things paper, my son is living in a digital age and for him the paper world is not often his first choice.
I've noticed that while he'll happily turn to the ipad or itouch to play games, he's also entranced by a deck of cards. Instead of seeking out the ipad to play Mastermind he reaches to the analog version. Playing Minecraft seems to revitalize Lego creativity. Sometimes the watching of a movie inspires reading of a book. He likes to be read to from a real book rather than from a digital one. A surprising thing in this age.
The digital keyboard hooked up to Garageband seems to only render the piano in the other room more respect. The curiosity which is piqued spills over into anything related. Why didn't I see it? It makes sense that it is really not important how the sparks are created as long as they fly and ignite other quests and explorations. The trip we take is a mental resource book, filed on the shelf. The TV show I detest spawns a new understanding of how to deliver a one-liner.
In this digital web-driven world we are living in, I wonder how to keep the analog fresh, inspiring and alive? But perhaps I shouldn't be that concerned. My love of analog things seems to have been adopted by osmosis, rather than abandoned as I feared.
He might not be interested in the subject matter right now, but all that happens, which goes by, in his world, is noticed. If I share a new passion, it might not currently be of interest, but it's as if it's filed for future reference. The potential energy, the empowerment is created too. The old adage that knowledge is power, doesn't mean you have to be an active participant through the acquisition process. To plant a seed and pluck a pea or tomato, to smell the roasting coffee in the oven, or see the rising loaf on the counter. Taken for granted, but not ignored. The analog is noticed even if it's just around. The power of knowing.
Every once in a while, I panic. I evaluate what we do, or don't do, or could be doing, and I find holes. What is important in the reality of it all, is the learning, experience, wisdom and knowledge itself. The achievement through analog or digital or some of each is party of the journey in which we are always learning. The key to the partnership of Analog & Digital, is making sure they are both around and accessible.
Love your new blog. Somehow, I am only now discovering it. And, really great to read your thoughts on this analog v. digital. Kids are amazing in how much the can absorb. I wonder if adults become too regimented in the way we learn over time. It's amazing to observe T in this process I'm sure.


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The story of how river Ganga came to Earth
The river Ganga is the holiest river in India, possibly in the world. One famous king is responsible for giving us humans this treasure. This river used to flow in the heavens, but this king was able to bring the river Ganga down to Earth. His name was Bhagiratha. He was from the Suryavansha dynasty, and thus ruled over Kosala Kingdom with his capital at Ayodhya. He was the son of King Dilipa I. Bhagiratha was able to bring down the river Ganga and liberate his ancestors, a task that had been passed for five generations.
It took years for Bhagiratha to achieve what he wanted, but a valuable gift from Devi Parashakti opens a path for us all….The path of liberation of the pitrus.
River Ganga is considered as a river which is there in the higher lokas. It was there with the kamandalu of Brahma; means, this is the energy, this is the water energy of the Existence. Brahma means a Creator, the energy which creates the whole Existence. If you see Brahma, you can see four things with Him, one is the kamandalu – means the water energy, another one is the palm leaves – Veda, knowledge, wisdom and aksha mala – means japamala. Aksha mala represents the vibrations, sounds. Then the swan will be there – hamsa vahana. The swan – hamsa represents continuous meditation. Ganga is the water energy of Brahma. She was there in His kamandalu.
For some reason, Bhagiratha's forefathers (pitrus) had been cursed by some Rishi and they all died; they had been burnt, reduced to ashes. All their ghosts were living in pitru loka, struggling, suffering. They were not liberated. So, they beg King Bhagiratha to help in some way. The king decides, "I have to do something to liberate them." Bhisma-Parva Chapter 6 Verse 4 of the Mahabharata mentions that King Bhagiratha started meditating, doing penance, doing Tapasya towards Lord Brahma.
Bhagavan Paramashiva darshan
Bhagavan Brahma appears and gives darshan and he says – "Yes, I can send the River Ganga to the planet Earth. No problem. But be very clear – can planet Earth hold River Ganga's speed? First, do something about that. Arrange for it. Then I will send the Ganga."
Then, again King Bhagiratha starts doing penance, doing tapasya. After the tapasya, Bhagavan Paramashiva appears. Then King Bhagiratha explains "Now Lord Brahma accepts to send the River Ganga to planet Earth. But He says the whole planet Earth will be washed away. Planet Earth cannot withstand the speed of Ganga. Please do something, You have to protect us, You have to take care of us."
Paramashiva says, "Alright, I will take care. Don't worry. Tell Bhagavan Brahma to send River Ganga. I will take care." Then again King Bhagiratha meditates.
Now Lord Brahma appears and says, "I am ready to send. But devatas are not ready to depart with River Ganga. They like to take baths in Ganga every day. It is their life source. Ganga is not simple water. It is an energy. By bathing in that only every day they rejuvenate their body and mind."
Then King Bhagiratha says, "Alright, I will arrange all the facilities for devatas to stay on the planet Earth. Just on the banks of River Ganga, I will create cities where all Gods and Goddesses can live and have baths every day and have their regular routine as they have in the other loka, as they have in the Brahma loka."
Then King Bhagiratha comes and does tapasya towards Himachala, the Hima hills, Himaparvatha, the Himaraj. Himaraja appears and asks, "What do you want?"
Creating path for Ganga
King requests "I want you to be the host for Mother Ganga and the place where I can create a city for all the devatas. From you only Ganga can flow. Only you can be the base on which Ganga can flow towards the planet Earth. Himaraja says, "How can I host her? She is my daughter's competitor."
Then King Bhagiratha does tapas towards Devi Parvati. Mother appears and asks, "What do you want?" Then King says, "Ma, I wanted Ganga to come to the planet Earth. I wanted your father to be a host. But he says Ganga is your competitor, How can he host Ganga?"
Devi Parvati says, "Who said she is my competitor? I am She. She is me." She says, "River Ganga is the feminine aspect of me. I am the Mother aspect of her." Then she goes and tells Himaraja "Host Her." And Himaraja accepts.
Then King Bhagiratha starts building the whole city throughout the route in which Ganga is supposed to travel. He meditates on every hill and takes permission. He prays to every hill. Every hill says "Yes, I will give the way for Ganga". So, the whole route is cleared.
Then he goes and prays to Lord Kalabhairava, who is the in-charge of city Varanasi. Kalabhairava appears and says, "What do you want?" " Please give us the way to Ganga. You should receive Ganga and give us the way."
Kalabhairava says, "Surely, I will give. Don't worry. But this is such a holy city. Tell Ganga to take a full Pradakshina of this city and go, do Pradakshina of this city and go." And Ganga accepts that… Bhagavan Kalabhairava's command and she takes the U-turn, means the Uttar Vahini. She is called Uttar Vahini in Kashi.
Then the King started meditating towards Lord Vishnu. And Bhagavan Vishnu appeared, "What do you want?" The king shares "I wanted the Ganga to come down to the planet Earth. Unless you agree, unless you give blessings it will not be possible. Please bless me."
Bhagavan Vishnu says, "Alright I bless you. Ganga will come to the planet Earth. She will come just out of My feet." Then He says a beautiful one more sentence"Whomsoever has realized the Vishnumaya, means the Universal Consciousness, whatever water comes out of their feet will be Ganga." From this word only, the tradition of pada puja starts. Pada puja of Enlightened masters starts from this tradition.
Coming down of Ganga
Then now the king again meditates towards Lord Brahma. Bhagavan Brahma appears with all His glory and compassion… blesses the Bhagiratha. Then he prays to Ganga Ma, then he does tapasya towards Ganga Ma, meditates and invites the Ganga Mother.
Ganga with Her all compassion. Not only compassion, the wild energy, she just comes out of Brahma's kamandalu, with all the power she straight away started moving towards the planet Earth. The moment she came out of the kamandalu and started moving towards the planet Earth. All the 14 worlds are shaken.
All the Devatas, all the Rishis, all the Munis, simply escaped from the planet Earth and ran away because they got frightened that pralaya is going to happen, which means the end of the world has come.
Such a power, they simply ran away from their world, they escaped. Now Parmashiva beautifully appears and puts his head in between the Ganga. She straight away lands into Shiva's head, into the matted lock. The next thing she gets locked in the hair itself. She is blocked.
Here King Bhagiratha is sitting, sitting, sitting waiting for Ganga for one kalpa. What has happened? Already she has started, but not landed here. What happened?
Again, he meditates towards Paramashiva, Paramashiva appears and says, "Yes, she's there in my head. Now what do you want me to do?"
Bhagiratha says, "Please just send her a little bit. Don't hold the whole thing." Then Shiva says, "Oh, is it so. Alright, then just He moves one hair; just He does, only one hair moves and from that one hair gap just Ganga comes out and lands on the Himalayas.
Understanding from the dimension of Spiritual Enlightenment
Now we will understand the whole happening of Ganga from the dimension of a spiritual Enlightenment. Actually, the whole happening is a metaphysical expression of Bhagiratha's Enlightenment. First thing, Bhagiratha is tortured by the past samskaras, engrams; that is the elders who are not liberated, still they are hanging around him. He is continuously tortured by the past samskaras, engrams.
So, King Bhagiratha does tapasya towards the creator of the whole Universe. He wants the knowledge, the energy to be flooded on him so that all the engrams will be washed away, all the engrams will be destroyed. And one more important thing, when Ganga came she washed all the ashes of Bhagiratha's forefathers and liberated all of them and ultimately gave Enlightenment to Bhagiratha and She is here liberating people.

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A refugee in one's own land
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 23, 2008 | Opinion
How can one be a refugee in his own land? It happens in the Promised Land every day, as the Israeli government, in the name of security, continues to build new settlements that encroach on Palestinian territory, and to construct a monstrous wall that divides Palestinians not only from Israelis, but often from their own land and families.
The Freedom and Justice Study Commission of the Baptist World Alliance met to discuss the issue July 23, with several members relating personal stories and experiences from their visits to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Speakers acknowledged the dangers of terrorism and the Israeli concern for security, but expressed deep concern at the way innocent Palestinians are made to suffer in the process.
Rosemary Kidd (right), who works with Baptists in the United Kingdom, recently spent two weeks at the Tantur Center in Bethlehem. She spoke of how Palestinians – Christians as well as Muslims – are persistently harassed and delayed at hundreds of checkpoints, making it very difficult for them to travel to work or school. Evangelical free Christians, Baptists among them, are a tiny minority in Israel, and often overlooked, with no one to stand up for them.
Kidd spoke of a 17-year-old Muslim boy she met whose father had been gunned down without a trial by Israeli soldiers. He showed her pictures, taken on his cell phone, of a bloody pool and his father's body slumped in a taxi. Kidd showed a picture of his beautiful six-year-old sister who cries herself to sleep every night.
Though built in the name of security, the huge wall that snakes through the land often senselessly separates Palestinian communities from each other, from their hospitals, from their olive groves, and their fields, she said. There is a great feeling of oppression there, she said: "The raw injustice of the wall leaves me deeply angry."
Tony Peck, general secretary of the European Baptist Federation, noted that Baptists in the Middle East are too small to make up their own region, and are considered a part of the European Baptist Federation. There are 27 small Baptist churches in Israel proper, he said, and 16 Baptist or Baptist-like churches in the West Bank and Gaza. The 16 Palestinian churches have officially formed a union, but cannot meet together because of travel restrictions.
Bethlehem Bible College, a non-denominational school that has several Baptists on its staff, is struggling to provide educational opportunities for Christians, he said. That can be especially difficult when students have their travel permits arbitrarily revoked. Cupit cited one Palestinian Christian who needs just one more credit to graduate, but is no longer permitted to travel to the school.
Toma Magda, of Croatia, said the experience of living through the Serbian-Croatian conflict came back to him when visiting Israel, where there were lots of people with guns and a widespread sense of uncertainty. "I met Jesus there," he said, but not at the holy sites visited by tourists. "I met Jesus at every checkpoint," he said, "suffering with the Palestinians." If the Wise Men came to visit the baby Jesus today, he said, they would not be allowed through the checkpoints.
Regina Claas, who leads German Baptists, said she found it odd that the same people who had been forced into ghettos in Eastern Europe now build walls to fence others in. As a German, Class said, having lived many years with the Berlin Wall before seeing it come down, she found it interesting to see that the Israeli's security wall is twice as tall as the Berlin Wall.
Other participants added a variety of comments related to their own experiences and the pain they feel for the Palestinian people, and for the Christians in particular. As Christians go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, they said, they should strive to meet with Palestinian Christians as well as seeing the sacred sites, that they might get a truer picture of what life is like in today's Israel, where there is more than enough suffering to go around.
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A brief history of crime and punishment from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Wakefield House of Correction, Rothwell Debtors' Prison and York Castle Prison are highlighted. The article gives family case histories of those who skirted the edges of the law and were sometimes punished.
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Being overweight linked to psoriatic arthritis
By Dermot - 17th Jul 2019 | 13 views
The results of a study presented at EULAR 2019 demonstrate significant correlation between body mass index (BMI) and disease severity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Although PsA has been associated with an enhanced prevalence of obesity and being overweight, few studies have assessed the relationship between weight and the severity of disease in these patients.
Results of this study demonstrate BMI is independently correlated to disease activity (p=0.026), patient-perceived disease impact (p<0.0001), and disability (p<0.0001). In patients with PsA classified as obese or non-obese, disease activity measure cDAPSA (range 0-154) was 33.4 vs 27.7, patient-perceived disease impact measure PsAID-12 (range 0-10) was 6.3 vs 5.3, and disability measure HAQ-DI (range 0-3) was 1.36 vs 1.03 respectively.
"Our results highlight the impact of obesity and need for lifestyle-directed approaches to manage weight in psoriatic arthritis in parallel to joint and skin focused treatments," said Dr Stefan Siebert, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Inflammation and Rheumatology, University of Glasgow, UK.
The study included 917 patients across eight European countries as part of the PsABio study, an ongoing prospective observational study evaluating patients with PsA receiving ustekinumab or tumour necrosis factor inhibitors. Data were collected on disease severity and impact, and analysed using multiple regression models adjusted for age, sex, smoking, body surface area, C-reactive protein, disease duration and biologic treatment.
"There is growing evidence describing how fat tissue acts as an active organ involved in metabolic and inflammatory disorders," said Prof John D Isaacs, Chairperson of the Abstract Selection Committee, EULAR.
"Furthermore, with fixed-dose drug regimens, as with self-injected biologics, obesity can reduce efficacy for pharmacokinetic reasons. These factors, alongside the global epidemic of overweight and obesity, makes research in this area of great relevance and interest."
Another study presented at EULAR 2019 provides evidence for the adipokine, adiponectin, in predicting the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in overweight subjects.
Adipokines are signalling molecules that are secreted by fat tissue and act in a similar way to hormones. Raised levels of adiponectin, a type of adipokine, have been shown in subjects with RA, however, results of this study suggest it could have a role in predicting the onset of disease.
"Early detection and management of rheumatoid arthritis is very important to improve disease outcomes in patients," said Dr Cristina Maglio, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. "Our analysis suggests that serum adiponectin in overweight patients might have a role as a biomarker for early rheumatoid arthritis."
The analysis included two studies – the first included 82 subjects with obesity and available measurements of adiponectin before the development of RA and 410 matched controls and demonstrated a 10 per cent increased risk of developing RA in those with raised serum adiponectin at baseline. The second study included 88 sex- and age-matched pairs and demonstrated a 20 per cent increased risk, but only in those with a BMI greater than 25.
Finally, another interesting study presented at EULAR 2019 looked at overweight and obesity in young patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Results found the rate of being overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with JIA is comparative to the general population.
However, further analysis revealed a number of factors are significantly associated with being overweight in the JIA group including increasing age (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 1.04-1.09), male gender (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.04-1.44), functional limitations (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.04-1.59), therapy with biological DMARDs (OR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.22-1.80), and systemic glucocorticoids (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.14-1.71).
The implications of these findings on the long-term outcome of JIA requires further study.
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You might expect the world not ending to be a cause for celebration. But for believers in doomsdays like yesterday's supposed Mayan apocalypse, the continued existence of the planet can be quite traumatic.
Yesterday (Dec. 21) was widely rumored online to be the end of the world, a misunderstanding of a calendar used by the ancient Maya people. Although the Maya made no doomsday predictions, some modern individuals and groups claimed they had foretold the end on Dec. 21, 2012.
"It appears that believers in the Mayan calendar apocalypse range from troubled individuals to groups following charismatic leaders," Kent told LiveScience. "Consequently, the fallout could be very complicated."
After a failed doomsday, believers respond with a range of reactions, from disavowing their former apocalyptic beliefs to, surprisingly, believing more than ever. One classic reaction is the one made by Harold Camping, a radio preacher who first predicted Judgment Day in 1994. When that date didn't pan out, Camping made a common claim among doomsday prophets — the math had been wrong, but the ultimate prophecy would still prove true. He then predicted a widely publicized Judgment Day in May 2011, which also failed to occur. After that failure, Camping claimed the Judgment Day had been "spiritual" in nature and that the world would still end in a few short months.
When that claim also failed, Camping finally admitted his error. Rationalizing and attempting to explain away failure is common among failed doomsday groups, said Lorenzo DiTommaso, a professor of religion at Concordia University in Montreal. In some cases, groups even claim that their prayers saved the world.
The Mayan apocalypse is likely to be different, if only because the Internet is bursting with dozens of contradictory prophecies about the day, DiTommaso told LiveScience.
"There are so many different predictions ridered onto the 2012 phenomenon, everyone's going to have a different response," DiTommaso said. "And because it's not a leader or a church or a doctrine or Karl Marx forecasting what the future is going to be like, there's not going to be a leader against whom you can forecast your dissatisfaction."
Doomsday believers tend to pick up and get on with their lives more successfully if they have strong networks of family and friends, Kent said. The grassroots nature of the Mayan apocalypse predictions is therefore troubling, he said.
"The isolated individuals who encounter these predictions on the Internet may be terribly alone," he said. Some may be "really quite lost" in the wake of the uneventful day.
"It's not just the usual suspects," said DiTommaso of the 2012 apocalypse believers. "Lots of people can buy into 2012 for different reasons."
Part of the reason that failed doomsdays can be so traumatic, Kent said, is that they appear to be a way that people grapple with their mortality. Believers usually think they'll survive the end, whether by being one of God's chosen people, by building an underground bunker, or by hitching a ride on a friendly UFO. If you survive the end of the world, Kent said, you never have to face your own death.
"The believers always predict that their special knowledge will allow them to survive, that they will escape the mortality that all of us face," Kent said. "And so far, everyone's been proven wrong on that fact."
However, hope springs eternal. Matching the dates of the Mayan calendar to our modern calendar is not an exact science, offering doomsday believers a "we got the math wrong" rationalization for the failed prediction.
Already, "there's a bit of chatter for 2015," DiTommaso said.


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Why Everyone Thinks Prince William Was Ignoring Meghan Markle in This Video
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It wasn't long ago that Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle were all smiles every time they were seen together and even dubbed the "Fab Four" or the "Core Four" of the royal family. But then came rumors of a rift between them.
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First, there were reports that the Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex were at odds, which the Palace denied. Then, there were claims that the relationship between the princes had turned rocky and that's the reason they will have separate courts and not a joint office as they have in the past. Now, a video that emerged of the family on Christmas morning hasn't helped quiet those reports. Instead, it has many convinced that there is certainly some tension as it appears to show Prince William completely ignoring his sister-in-law.
Here's more on the video that has everyone talking and whether the future king of England really did snub his brother's wife.
The video seen around the world
The internet was buzzing after a video of the family outside of church on Christmas Day showed what some think was Prince William intentionally snubbing Markle.
At the very beginning of the clip, William is adjusting his scarf and looking right at the Duchess of Sussex who appears to try and speak to him. However, he doesn't offer any reaction or acknowledgment that she is about to say something. Markle did look a bit stunned after that, leading many to believe he was ignoring her.
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What's really going on?
While royal fans have continued to draw conclusions from the video, body language expert Judi James told The Express that there may be more to the story.
"This sense of distancing could be caused by tensions but it could also primarily be prompted by William's aversion to royal 'soap operas,'" James explained. "After the tragic dramas of his parent's marriage William has always appeared keen to avoid any public emotional displays that might draw too much ongoing attention from the press and it could easily be this, rather than Meghan herself, that he's keen to avoid."
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James also noted that Markle may not have even been trying to talk to the Duke of Cambridge.
"The 'moment' between William and Meghan did depend on their proximity and her eye gaze," James said, adding, "On the surface it looked as though she turned around to smile at William while he kept himself busy tucking his scarf into his coat and her face did appear to have dropped as she turned back. But she could have been smiling at Kate rather than William, meaning he might genuinely have been out of the conversational loop at that particular point."
Of course, there's always the other possibility that the prince may not have heard her which certainly isn't an intentional snub.
Read more: How Meghan Markle's Life Will Change Once Prince William Becomes King?
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Celebrate! Chinese Holidays Through the Eyes of Children
Stephanie Yu, "The Family's New year's Eve", Wedgeworth Elementary School Art, Age 8
November 5, 2006- April 8, 2007
The Chinese American Museum and the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), a pioneering national civil rights organization, present Celebrate! Chinese Holidays Through the Eyes of Children—an exhibit of original artworks about Chinese festivals and celebrations made by school children across the United States. Ten years after the CACA's original 1995 National Art Competition, these vibrant winning images are brought together again in Celebrate! to signal the exciting return of this nation-wide art contest in 2007, a joint project between CAM and the CACA.


If you're lucky enough to live near a great neighborhood restaurant, you immediately claim it as your own. It's not your roommate's or your boyfriend's or your neighbor's who waxes his back on the front stoop. It's yours and anyone who steps foot inside is a declared threat to its very existence.
We're probably being a little dramatic right now, but the fact is that people like keeping their local spots to themselves. On rare occasions, however, a neighborhood restaurant opens up that's so exciting and different, you want to show it off. It simply makes you cooler because you live nearby. On a stretch of Sunset Blvd that people from both Silver Lake and Los Feliz claim as their own, Ma'am Sir is that kind of neighborhood spot.
Green vines hang from the open rafters and leafy wallpaper makes you feel like you're on vacation at a resort in Miami. It's crowded, you'll have multiple waiters, and there's a ribeye on the menu. All of these details can make Ma'am Sir feel like a big-deal restaurant - but unlike most big-deal restaurants, a meal here is never a chore.
What is a big deal at Ma'am Sir is the food. The menu is broken into three sections - starters, ulam (main dishes), and pica pica (small plates) - and is full of Filipino classics. But each of those classics has a creative twist that makes it completely unique. Like the shrimp lumpia (deep-fried spring rolls), which is topped with big dollops of uni, and the sweet longganisa, on a Hawaiian bun with grilled pickled papaya, and the pork sisig, served in a skillet with sweetbread. These dishes feel like straight-up comfort, but they also give you the opportunity to taste something new. Which is even more reason to bring your friends - you're going to want to try everything.
You can hide your dimly-lit coffee shop or family-run cinnamon store from as many people as you want. Ma'am Sir, on the other hand, is ready for the show.
These deep-fried spring rolls are thinner than traditional lumpia, but they aren't any less flavorful. Also, they come with a dollop of uni on top. This should be the first thing you order.
The albacore itself is fresh and fantastic, but it's the charred pepper vinaigrette that makes this ceviche dish memorable. It's also a nice change of pace from the rich flavors in many of the other dishes.
Topped with atchara (pickled papaya) and kewpie mayo, this sweet sausage sandwich is perfectly balanced and will probably disappear very quickly once it hits the table.
Mixed in with sweetbreads and served on a skillet, this classic pork dish is funky, earthy, and an absolute must-order off the pica pica section.
Served whole, this giant fish is our favorite thing on the menu. The sweet saltiness of the soy glaze combined with the mild milkfish works incredibly well.
You're going to eat a lot of bold and earthy flavors at Ma'am Sir, so this verrine is the ideal change-up your body needs at the end. It's definitely tart, but the creamy coconut-jackfruit tapioca balances it all out.
1739 Public House is a bar/restaurant on Vermont in Los Feliz with typical pub food and over 80 beer taps.
A Filipino lunch spot in Chinatown, Ord & Broadway is a good place for a quick weekday meal.


The United States and Mexico have a long, intertwined history, with both countries prominently featured in each other's politics and agendas. The war on drugs, immigration and trade issues have taxed the relationship over the years. What impact will new leadership in both countries have on this crucial partnership?


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Royal Highland Showcase goes global
Lisa Paton
Tuesday 1 June 2021 - 15:53
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) is gearing up to host a world first - the Royal Highland Showcase.
Taking place over the week of 14th to 20th June, the Showcase will see the best in livestock judging, equestrian, food & drink and rural skills streamed live and in high definition from the Ingliston showground in Edinburgh to a global audience online. The Showcase was created following the cancellation of the Royal Highland Show (RHS) earlier this year.
Thousands are expected to tune in online to watch farm animals, witness Scotland's delicious larder and experience the country's vibrant culture including music, traditional crafts and rural skills – all from the comfort of their home.
All online access will be free, and with four live streams providing nine action-packed hours on each of the seven days, the Showcase will give the audience an unprecedented 'behind closed doors' view of the RHS.
The Showcase will also have hours of on-demand content which can be accessed throughout show week, including pre-recorded features on the Scottish Championships for Bread, Dairy & Handcrafts alongside Sheep Shearing, Forestry and Farriery skills, and a range of presentations and industry talks provided by partner organisations.
Educational content from the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) will include engaging videos, suggested activities to do at home or the classroom, a teacher-focused webinar, and meeting their volunteers. Over 5,000 schoolchildren have already signed up to participate in the Showcase direct from their classrooms.
For food lovers there is a host of well-known celebrity chefs lined up for presenting live cookery demonstrations. The chefs selected for the cookery shows have all featured at previous Shows and come from across Scotland with a fantastic range of dishes to inspire you at home.
The announcement follows detailed planning in collaboration with the Scottish Government to develop an event that highlights the best of farming, food and rural life, both for a domestic audience and internationally, reinforcing Scotland's reputation as the 'perfect stage' for major events.
Work will continue in the run up to the event to ensure that strict Covid-19 protocols are in place for staff and participants making the event happen.
All content will be free to view and can be accessed via www.royalhighlandshow.org from Monday 14th June.
RHASS Chairman Bill Gray commented:
"Our farmers never stopped through the pandemic, and neither will we. We know how much the Show means to our members, the wider agricultural community and the show-going public. This innovative event will act as a bridge between the no-Show year of 2020 and the planned 180th Show in 2020, the bicentennial anniversary of our very first Show.
"I'd encourage everyone to log on for what will be a truly unique showcase of the best rural that Scotland has to offer, wherever you are in the world."
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon said:
"The innovative week-long Royal Highland Showcase will highlight the very best of Scottish agriculture and rural to an international audience and it's great to see events like this starting to take place again. As one of the first major events to take place after lockdown, I'm sure that a lot of people will be excited to get involved and the packed agenda means that there is a lot to offer people of all ages and all tastes.
"I know that people across the Scottish agri-sector enjoy meeting friends and colleagues every year at the Show and while we can't all meet in person, the Showcase event will allow them to meet virtually in a common and familiar space where they can socialise, share and experience the content together, alongside new visitors from across the globe. I can't wait to witness this one-of-a-kind event that will highlight to the world the fantastic and sustainable work that our farmers, crofters and rural producers do."
Paul Bush OBE VisitScotland's Director of Events added:
"The 2021 edition of the Royal Highland Showcase will harness the power of the digital world by opening its 'virtual' gates to audiences both at home and further afield.
"The innovative programme, which includes a wide-range of familiar and much-loved show elements, will provide a wonderful insight into the work of our farmers and local producers, as well as the opportunity to get up close to the country's top-quality livestock, exceptional larder and vibrant culture from the comfort, and safety of our own homes over the seven days."


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Казарма 30 км или Казарма 30-й км — населённый пункт в составе Пермского городского округа в Пермском крае России.

Географическое положение
Населённый пункт расположен в лесной местности, при остановочном пункте пригородных поездов «30 км».

История
Поселение возникло при строительстве железной дороги от Перми.

Представляет собой участок лесного фонда в квартале № 46 Левшинского лесничества Пермского лесхоза, где располагается кооператив пчеловодов «30 километр».

Согласно Закону Пермского края от 16.10.2009 № 499-ПК «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты
Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа» Казарма 30 км вошла в состав территории Пермского городского округа.

Население

Инфраструктура
Путевое хозяйство Пермского региона обслуживания Свердловской железной дороги.
Кооператив пчеловодов «30 километр».

Транспорт
Железнодорожный транспорт.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Пермского городского округа

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Q: While using angular js with web2py which method to include file should be preferred - using ng-include or using python include and why? My project has front-end in angular and backend in web2py. Partials can be included using web2py include as well. Is there some gain to python over angular or angular over python in speeding up the page load time.

A: This is tricky to answer because it may depend on the nature of the content (and how it is being served) and whether you're interested in time to first byte or time to full page render (or something in between). Your best bet is to do some testing (keeping in mind that the results may differ when the server is under heavy load, as processing web2py templates consumes CPU time).
Note, all {{include}} statements in web2py templates are processed on the server before the full HTML page is returned to the browser. This means there is only one network request, though some additional processing on the server to handle the included templates (note, compiling the views, which should be done in production, will speed things up quite a bit).
The ng-include directive, on the other hand, is executed via Javascript in the browser, so it results in an additional network request back to the server, which will take additional time.

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Cartesianator
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An OS X that measures cartesian coordinates from images.

Cartesianator is used to measure calibrated cartesian coordinates of user selected points.  Once calibration is complete Cartesianator will step though the specified images and extract the points in the images that use use clicks on.

It is intended to be used to easily extract numerical data (i.e. coordinates in the image space) from still images.

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"""Write worksheets to xml representations."""

# Python stdlib imports
from StringIO import StringIO  # cStringIO doesn't handle unicode

# package imports
from openpyxl.cell import coordinate_from_string, column_index_from_string
from openpyxl.shared.xmltools import Element, SubElement, XMLGenerator, \
        get_document_content, start_tag, end_tag, tag

def row_sort(cell):
    """Translate column names for sorting."""
    return column_index_from_string(cell.column)

def write_worksheet(worksheet, string_table, style_table):
    """Write a worksheet to an xml file."""
    xml_file = StringIO()
    doc = XMLGenerator(xml_file, 'utf-8')
    start_tag(doc, 'worksheet',
            {'xml:space': 'preserve',
            'xmlns': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main',
            'xmlns:r': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships'})
    start_tag(doc, 'sheetPr')
    tag(doc, 'outlinePr',
            {'summaryBelow': '%d' % (worksheet.show_summary_below),
            'summaryRight': '%d' % (worksheet.show_summary_right)})
    end_tag(doc, 'sheetPr')
    tag(doc, 'dimension', {'ref': '%s' % worksheet.calculate_dimension()})
    write_worksheet_sheetviews(doc, worksheet)
    tag(doc, 'sheetFormatPr', {'defaultRowHeight': '15'})
    write_worksheet_cols(doc, worksheet)
    write_worksheet_data(doc, worksheet, string_table, style_table)
    if worksheet.auto_filter:
        tag(doc, 'autoFilter', {'ref': worksheet.auto_filter})
    write_worksheet_hyperlinks(doc, worksheet)
    if worksheet._charts:
        tag(doc, 'drawing', {'r:id':'rId1'})
    end_tag(doc, 'worksheet')
    doc.endDocument()
    xml_string = xml_file.getvalue()
    xml_file.close()
    return xml_string

def write_worksheet_sheetviews(doc, worksheet):
    start_tag(doc, 'sheetViews')
    start_tag(doc, 'sheetView', {'workbookViewId': '0'})
    selectionAttrs = {}
    topLeftCell = worksheet.freeze_panes
    if topLeftCell:
        colName, row = coordinate_from_string(topLeftCell)
        column = column_index_from_string(colName)
        pane = 'topRight'
        paneAttrs = {}
        if column > 1:
            paneAttrs['xSplit'] = str(column - 1)
        if row > 1:
            paneAttrs['ySplit'] = str(row - 1)
            pane = 'bottomLeft'
            if column > 1:
                pane = 'bottomRight'
        paneAttrs.update(dict(topLeftCell=topLeftCell,
                              activePane=pane,
                              state='frozen'))
        tag(doc, 'pane', paneAttrs)
        selectionAttrs['pane'] = pane
        if row > 1 and column > 1:
            tag(doc, 'selection', {'pane': 'topRight'})
            tag(doc, 'selection', {'pane': 'bottomLeft'})

    selectionAttrs.update({'activeCell': worksheet.active_cell,
                           'sqref': worksheet.selected_cell})

    tag(doc, 'selection', selectionAttrs)
    end_tag(doc, 'sheetView')
    end_tag(doc, 'sheetViews')

def write_worksheet_cols(doc, worksheet):
    """Write worksheet columns to xml."""
    if worksheet.column_dimensions:
        start_tag(doc, 'cols')
        for column_string, columndimension in \
                worksheet.column_dimensions.iteritems():
            col_index = column_index_from_string(column_string)
            col_def = {}
            col_def['collapsed'] = str(columndimension.style_index)
            col_def['min'] = str(col_index)
            col_def['max'] = str(col_index)
            if columndimension.width != \
                    worksheet.default_column_dimension.width:
                col_def['customWidth'] = 'true'
            if not columndimension.visible:
                col_def['hidden'] = 'true'
            if columndimension.outline_level > 0:
                col_def['outlineLevel'] = str(columndimension.outline_level)
            if columndimension.collapsed:
                col_def['collapsed'] = 'true'
            if columndimension.auto_size:
                col_def['bestFit'] = 'true'
            if columndimension.width > 0:
                col_def['width'] = str(columndimension.width)
            else:
                col_def['width'] = '9.10'
            tag(doc, 'col', col_def)
        end_tag(doc, 'cols')

def write_worksheet_data(doc, worksheet, string_table, style_table):
    """Write worksheet data to xml."""
    start_tag(doc, 'sheetData')
    max_column = worksheet.get_highest_column()
    style_id_by_hash = style_table
    cells_by_row = {}
    for cell in worksheet.get_cell_collection():
        cells_by_row.setdefault(cell.row, []).append(cell)
    for row_idx in sorted(cells_by_row):
        row_dimension = worksheet.row_dimensions[row_idx]
        attrs = {'r': '%d' % row_idx,
                 'spans': '1:%d' % max_column}
        if row_dimension.height > 0:
            attrs['ht'] = str(row_dimension.height)
            attrs['customHeight'] = '1'
        start_tag(doc, 'row', attrs)
        row_cells = cells_by_row[row_idx]
        sorted_cells = sorted(row_cells, key = row_sort)
        for cell in sorted_cells:
            value = cell._value
            coordinate = cell.get_coordinate()
            attributes = {'r': coordinate}
            attributes['t'] = cell.data_type
            if coordinate in worksheet._styles:
                attributes['s'] = '%d' % style_id_by_hash[
                        hash(worksheet._styles[coordinate])]
            start_tag(doc, 'c', attributes)
            if value is None:
                tag(doc, 'v', body='')
            elif cell.data_type == cell.TYPE_STRING:
                tag(doc, 'v', body = '%s' % string_table[value])
            elif cell.data_type == cell.TYPE_FORMULA:
                tag(doc, 'f', body = '%s' % value[1:])
                tag(doc, 'v')
            elif cell.data_type == cell.TYPE_NUMERIC:
                tag(doc, 'v', body = repr(value))
            elif cell.data_type == cell.TYPE_BOOL:
                tag(doc, 'v', body = '%d' % value)
            else:
                tag(doc, 'v', body = '%s' % value)
            end_tag(doc, 'c')
        end_tag(doc, 'row')
    end_tag(doc, 'sheetData')

def write_worksheet_hyperlinks(doc, worksheet):
    """Write worksheet hyperlinks to xml."""
    write_hyperlinks = False
    for cell in worksheet.get_cell_collection():
        if cell.hyperlink_rel_id is not None:
            write_hyperlinks = True
            break
    if write_hyperlinks:
        start_tag(doc, 'hyperlinks')
        for cell in worksheet.get_cell_collection():
            if cell.hyperlink_rel_id is not None:
                attrs = {'display': cell.hyperlink,
                        'ref': cell.get_coordinate(),
                        'r:id': cell.hyperlink_rel_id}
                tag(doc, 'hyperlink', attrs)
        end_tag(doc, 'hyperlinks')

def write_worksheet_rels(worksheet, idx):
    """Write relationships for the worksheet to xml."""
    root = Element('Relationships', {'xmlns': 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships'})
    for rel in worksheet.relationships:
        attrs = {'Id': rel.id, 'Type': rel.type, 'Target': rel.target}
        if rel.target_mode:
            attrs['TargetMode'] = rel.target_mode
        SubElement(root, 'Relationship', attrs)
    if worksheet._charts:
        attrs = {'Id' : 'rId1',
            'Type' : 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/drawing',
            'Target' : '../drawings/drawing%s.xml' % idx }
        SubElement(root, 'Relationship', attrs)
    return get_document_content(root)


It should be a big PAX for Nintendo, as the company is planning on bringing their best new stuff for gamers to go hands on with.
The world of Diablo is about to enter the comics universe with a new mini-series from Titan Comics. The Burning Hells are coming some time this year.
An eccentric mix between Diablo's hack and slash formula and the traditional tower defense genre; is it crazy enough to work?
Tactical team based combat, with some interesting mechanics.
Blizzard has a new trademark, but what could it be for?
I've played a number of dungeon-crawling, hack'n slash games on the iOS, and my hope was that this one would bring something new to the table. It didn't.
The splendid action RPG is getting a sequel.


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Garau, M., Shah, K., Sharma, P. and Towse, A.
Sussex, J., Rollet, P., Garau, M., Schmitt, C., Kent, A. and Hutchings, A.
The purpose of this research is to identify the attributes to include in a value framework for orphan medicinal products (OMPs), determine their relative importance using a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) process, and test whether an MCDA approach can support decision making in practice.
O'Neill, P., Mestre-Ferrandiz, J., Puig-Peiro, R. and Sussex, J.
Medicines account for less than 10% of total NHS expenditure in the UK. Because spending on medicines is easy to separate out, however, this sector continues to come under particular scrutiny in efforts to manage costs. Forecasting spending on medicines can be useful in planning NHS resource allocation. Simple extrapolations of past trends in medicines expenditure, however, are insufficient because they cannot account for shifts in the mix of medicines available on the market or the appearance of generics.
Forecasters predict that the population of people aged 65+ in the UK will double by 2050, constituting a quarter of the total population. This will seriously challenge the NHS and the social care system. The ageing population is expensive: average NHS spending on 65+ households is nearly double that on households under 65 years of age. Formal care provided by the state, however, is not the only resource on which the elderly rely. England alone has nearly six million informal carers.
Shah, K. and Devlin, N.
The UK Government is proposing to include "burden of illness" criteria in its scheme for value based pricing of branded medicines, potentially according higher rewards to medicines that treat more burdensome diseases. The 2010 Consultation Document includes a definition of burden of illness that incorporates both severity (length or quality of life) and "unmet need" (whether and what treatment exists). Little empirical evidence is available, however, on societal attitudes towards these definitions.
Shah, K., Tsuchiya, A., Risa Hole, A. and Wailoo, A.
In 2009, the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice that its Appraisal Committees are to consider when assessing treatments that extend life at the end of life. This includes an option for approving such treatments for use in the NHS if certain criteria are met, even if base case cost-effectiveness estimates exceed the range usually considered acceptable.
Feng, Y., May, A., Farrar, S. and Sutton, M.
In April 2006, payment thresholds were raised for GPs who participate in Scotland's Ouality and Outcomes Framework. GPs were required to meet new, higher thresholds on some indicators to receive maximum levels of payment. In this paper, OHE's Yan Feng and her colleagues examine whether this change in fact improved GP performance and whether the impact differed across GPs. Specifically, they examine whether low-, mid- and high-performing GPs changed behaviour and, if so, to what extent.
Feng, Y., Parkin, D. and Devlin, N.
The NHS Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme, introduced in April 2009, is a significant development in the routine collection and use of patient reported outcome data. Data currently are collected for patients both before and after surgery for four elective surgical procedures in the NHS, with plans to expand the practice.
Shah, K., Tsuchiya, A. and Wailoo, A.


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Q: OutputStream and InputStream for inter-thread communication I have the following problem:
I am given a module with the following API:
    public void start(InputStream input, OutputStream output,
        InputStream error, PipeListener<T> listener)

The purpose of this module is to facilitate communication between the main system and external processes (in this case, instances of Process).
What I am trying to do is to implement a "mock process", which actually is a Thread instance, but has its own pseudo input, output and error streams. The key thing here is the nature of the streams themselves, for example, I want the stream implementation returned by
((MockProcess)mockProcess).getInputStream()

to be functionally identical to
((Process)realProcess).getInputStream().

For all intents and purposes, they should be completely interchangeable.
Which InputStream and OutputStream implementation (respectively) should I use to achieve this? The only suggestion I have been able to find is to use piped streams...but is this really the best option?

A: I would say they are the best option because pipes are used for interprocess communications on unix. You should avoid any form of I/O on disks. And you should avoid all heavy tcp/ip overload. So pipes are really the best option.


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September 2, 2019 MIUC Latest News 0
MIUC was honoured to host a charity event for the Triple A Animal Shelter, an organisation based here in Marbella, that seeks to rescue, rehabilitate, and find homes for stray animals in the area.
The event was organised by the MIUC Charity Club, and was covered by Nicole King from Marbella Now. This was an awesome day that shows what a difference can be made when young entrepreneurs come together with charity organisations; as Nicole says, we are #bettertogether!
Marbella Now interviewed two representatives from MIUC; one of our students, Gerald Sata, and our International Recruiter and member of the Admission Committee, Hitch Amiar.
Gerald began his interview with a beautiful rendition of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".
"I love this place so much," Gerald told Nicole after the song was over.
Gerald is a first-year Psychology student here at MIUC, who originally comes from Zambia. He has been in Marbella for almost a year now, and says that he finds MIUC to be a very comforting environment, with amazing students, and wonderful teachers.
When Gerald finishes his degree at MIUC, he wants to set up his own firm back home in Zambia. This is because, according to Gerald, the country has very few mental health institutions, and he wants to help people in his country who are suffering from a mental illness but have nowhere to go.
The youth have the answers, points out presenter Nicole King.
"Let them lead the way!" she says.
This is a sentiment shared by Hitch Amiar, he refers to the work that MIUC student Davidson Wakairu is doing, and tells Nicole that Davidson reflects the excellence MIUC wishes to cultivate.
Hitch has been in Marbella for 5 years now, and says that he loves the multicultural environment of the city, something that MIUC replicates in its student body, which is made up of many different nationalities and personalities.
"Students who come from overseas have the opportunity to experience the Spanish culture," Hitch adds, "not only the language, but the culture at the same time."
Another aspect of Marbella that Hitch appreciates is the professional opportunities it offers, with foreign investors and business people from all over the world finding themselves in this beautifully sunny city. This is why MIUC's programmes in business, marketing, and international relations are so important.
"We want to make sure that our students are very well-surrounded and have the ability to penetrate the international job market," says Hitch.
MIUC is also devoted to providing students with the opportunity to be part of clubs that align with their interests, helping them integrate at the university when they arrive for the first time, while also preparing them to work in international companies and global organisations in the future.
Marbella International University Centre would like to thank the MIUC Charity Club and the Triple A Animal Shelter for organising such a worthwhile and heart-warming event.
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Q: Intersecting Hamming spheres: is $|A\stackrel k+E|\ge|A|$? Since my original posting some ten days ago, I discovered an amazing
example which changed significantly my perception of the problem.
Accordingly, the whole post got re-written now.

The most general form of the question I am interested in is as follows:
Given integers $n\ge k\ge 1$ and $N\le 2^n$, for a collection of $N$
Hamming spheres in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$ of radius $1$, what is the smallest
possible number of points in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$ covered by at least $k$
spheres?
Denote by $F_0$ the set of all even-weight points of ${\mathbb F}_2^n$,
and suppose that all our spheres are centered at the points of $F_0$.
(The motivation here is that even-centered and odd-centered spheres are
disjoint; hence, the sets they $k$-cover are disjoint, too.) It is not
difficult to find a linear subspace $L < F_0$ of co-dimension $\lceil
\log_2 n/(k-1) \rceil$ such that no point in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$ is covered
by $k$ (or more) spheres, centered at the elements of $L$. Therefore, if
the number of spheres is $N\lesssim2^{n-1}k/n$, then the set of
$k$-covered points can be empty. On the other hand, by a simple double
counting, for any system of $N$ even-centered spheres, the number of
$k$-covered points is at least
  $$ \Big(1-\frac{2^{n-1}k}{nN}\Big) \, N. $$
To what extent can this trivial estimate be improved, assuming that $N$
is reasonably large (say, $N>2^{n-2}$)? Is it true, for instance, that
the number of $k$-covered points is at least $N$? Here is a rather
surprising construction which places some limits on what one can expect
in this direction.
Suppose that $n=(k+1)2^k$. Partition the index set $[n]$ into a union
$I_1\cup\dotsb\cup I_{2^k}$, with every set $I_s$ of size $k+1$, and let
$B$ denote the set of all those points $(x_1,\ldots,x_n)\in{\mathbb F}_2^n$ such
that for each $I_s$, there is an index $i\in I_s$ with $x_i=1$. (Loosely
speaking, $B$ consists of all those vectors which do not vanish on any of
the coordinate blocks determined by the sets $I_s$.) Next, let $C:=B\cap
F_0$ and consider the system of $N:=|C|$ unit spheres, centered at the
points of $C$. An easy computation confirms that $N>2^{n-2}$, and the
number of odd points in $B$ is exactly $N-1$. Furthermore, every odd
point in $B$ is covered by lots of spheres (at least $k2^k$ of them),
while every odd point not in $B$ is covered by at most $k+1\le\log_2 n$
spheres. Thus, we have just $N-1$ points, covered by "really many"
spheres.
Another example to keep in mind: fix $I\subset[n]$ with $|I|=k$, let $B$
consist of all vectors $(x_1,\ldots,x_n)\in{\mathbb F}_2^n$ such that there exists
$i\in I$ with $x_i=1$, and consider the system of $N=(1-2^{-k})2^{n-1}$
unit spheres centered at the points of the set $C:=B\cap F_0$. There are
exactly $N$ odd points in $B$, and every odd point not in $B$ is
covered by only $k$ spheres. Therefore, we have $N$ points covered by
many spheres, whereas all other points are covered by a very small number
of spheres (for $k$ small).
These constructions suggest two questions.

Is it true that for any collection of $N>2^{n-2}$ even-centered unit
  spheres in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$, there are at least $N-1$ points, covered by $cn$ or
  more spheres (for some absolute constant $c>0$)?

Is it true that for any collection of $N>2^{n-2}$ even-centered unit
  spheres in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$, there are at least $N$ points, covered by $c\log n$
  or more spheres (for some absolute constant $c>0$)?

Here lies an argument showing that there are at least $N$ points,
covered by two or more spheres. Unfortunately, this argument does not
seem to extend onto three or more spheres.

A curious observation is that if $C$ and $\overline C$ are complementary
subsets of $F_0$, and $S$ is the set of all points $k$-covered by the
spheres centered at the elements of $C$, then the set of all points
$(n-k)$-covered by the spheres centered at the elements of $\overline C$
is exactly the set of all odd points not in $S$. This allows one to
equivalently restate the two questions above; say, the first of them gets
the following shape:

Is it true that for any collection of $N<2^{n-2}$ even-centered unit
  spheres in ${\mathbb F}_2^n$, there are at most $N+1$ points, covered by
  $(1-c)n$ or more spheres (for some absolute constant $c>0$)?

A: A counterexample to the first question can be found along the same lines.
Let $k>2$, $n=kM$; we will choose the value of $M$ later. Partition $[n]=I_1\sqcup\dots\sqcup I_M$, $|I_s|=k$. Let $B$ be the set of all points $x$ such that for each $s\leq M$, there exist two indices $i,j\in I_s$ such that $x_i=x_j=1$. Set $B_0=B\cap F_0$, $B_1=B\cap F_1$. Then
$$
  |B_0|-|B_1|=\left(\sum_{i=2}^{k}(-1)^i{k\choose i}\right)^M=(k-1)^M.
$$
Now let us center the spheres at the points of $B_0$. Then each odd point which is not in $B_1$ will be covered at most $k-1$ times, hence the number of points covered at least $k$ times is (at most) $|B_1|=|B_0|-(k-1)^M$. Moreover,
$$
  |B_0|>|B|/2=(2^k-k-1)^M/2=2^{kM-1}\left(1-\frac{k-1}{2^k}\right)^M>2^{kM-2}
$$
if, for instance, $M\approx \frac{2^k}{2(k-1)}$ and $n\approx 2^{k-1}$. Hence we have found a counterexample for the first question. Moreover, we have shown that in the second one, we should have $c\leq 1$.


Was it really a fortnight since the last release? It seems like much longer – probably the cold weather and staying in drinking tea and writing code.
Here's the round-up of everything that's new in OpenTrainTimes this release.
First up – schedule linking. Where a map shows a train description in white, you can click on that description and bring up the schedule for the train. However, due to a long-standing (and now really obvious) coding fault, trains were frequently linked to completely the wrong schedules. This is a persistent problem that lots of people have reported, but I've never quite been able to work it out.
The good news is that I've mostly fixed this and dropped back to a more pessimistic mode of "If you're not sure, don't link it". This means some trains will be running around the network unlinked and you won't be able to click on them, but the trains that are linked will be much more accurate. However, where a train starts its journey outside an area covered by a train describer, it won't always be linked – a fix for that is coming in the next few weeks. There are also some problems where a train steps out of one train describer and then steps in to an adjacent one without a period of the train appearing on both. Three Bridges appears to be one of them, and a fix for that will be coming soon.
And finally, we'll be dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 in a few months time. Older versions of web browsers make it really difficult to keep the site up-to-date and limit the new features I can roll out. If you're going to be affected by this, please get in touch via email and let me know.
That's it – enjoy the new maps and keep your feedback coming!
There's more coming in the next release in a fortnight or so – including some analytics and updates to the real-time digrams.
As always, please keep your feedback coming in to support@opentraintimes.com. Whilst I can't get everything done each week, I really do look at every email and make a note of your feedback and comments.
Christmas is a time for relaxation for some, but not everyone wants to spend their entire day drinking wine and eating mince pies. However, I seem to have been able to combine both, and I've spent the holiday season working on a load more tweaks and improvements to the site.
Today's update was due yesterday, but our service provider, Linode have been hit by DDoS attacks, which meant that OpenTrainTimes appeared to be down. If these attacks continue to happen, I'll look at moving the OpenTrainTimes infratsructure elsehwere, possibly on to multiple servers on different providers.
On to more positive news – Linode appears to be stable again, so I've seized the opportunity to release the code I've been working on over the past week or two.
Trains which started from 2200-0200 didn't have their progress tracked on the site, and didn't appear on the location pages for the next day. This has been fixed.
There are also a number of minor fixes to maps – mis-labelled junctions, signals and missing crossovers in particular.
Thanks to everyone who got in touch with comments, suggestions and feedback in 2015. Long may it continue in 2016 – a year when the site will be even bigger, better and loved than it is now!
It's been two months of silence – or so it seems. Busy working in the background has been yours truly, working on some massive behind-the-scenes updates to the site to optimise it and make it faster.
The biggest change you'll see is that maps load faster. A lot faster. The previously bulky (sometimes several megabytes) maps are now a few hundred kilobytes, meaning that if you're using them on a mobile device, you'll really notice the difference.
Next, a much-requested feature – inter-map links. Between maps, you'll see that some labels, such as "To/From London Euston", are now clickable and have a coloured border. Clicking one of these will take you to the adjacent map. Right now, it'll just load the map and you'll have to find the right part yourself – but in the coming weeks, the map will take you exactly to the right place.
Another new feature – every location in blue on the maps can now be clicked and will take you to the timetable for that particular location. Neat, huh?
The rest of the changes are under the hood – some maps have been tidied up, others have been extended slightly, and most of the foundation for the next year's worth of updates to OpenTrainTimes is in there and ready.
Enjoy the faster site and please get in touch and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep bang up-to-date with the latest news.
In the mean time, Happy Christmas – and look out for the new maps of Charing Cross/Cannon Street, plus the Lincolnshire freight lines which are coming over Christmas!
OpenTrainTimes is popular, and keeps getting more and more visitors!
To allow the site to keep running smoothly, there will be an hour of downtime on Wednesday 21st October from 2000 to around 2100 so that we can upgrade one of the servers.
I use f.lux to automatically dim the screen on my phone and laptop when it starts to get dark outside. It's starting to get dark around 6pm now, which means autumn is here and winter's not far around the corner.
It wasn't long ago that the 50th map appeared on the site, and we're up to 65 now – and still growing.
Finally, I say this every week – please keep your emails coming in with bugs, problems, suggestions and comments. I try to keep on top of my email, but working across a number of projects in the rail industry at the moment, it's sometimes hard to keep up.
The Stafford map now has route indications covering both the north and south end of the station. This is no easy thing to do – there are over 108 of them!
Time for a well-earned dinner and glass of wine, I think!
There are also a couple of back-end changes which you won't notice, but will help linking headcodes to train schedules which, unfortunately, still isn't perfect. Rest assured, I'm working on it.
Until next time, enjoy the site and please do keep emailing in your feedback!
Exciting news this week – we have real-time train tracking. This is a feature I worked on several years ago but left to one side so as not to steal anyone else's limelight. It's not yet perfect – VSTP movements aren't included, and there are some performance-related bits to tune up, but it's a good start. Feedback on this feature is really appreciated – drop me a mail.
The changes to the Crewe map to make signal aspects visible a couple of weeks ago has now kicked in, a little later than expected.
There are just two pieces of news this week.
First, the Rugeley Trent Valley to Crewe map and the Wolverhampton map have been updated to reflect the resignalling this weekend at Stafford. Both Stafford No 4 and Stafford No 5 signalboxes have been taken out of service, with control now at the Rugby Railway Operating Centre (ROC).
Further south, the London Bridge map has been updated to reflect the work carried out under the Thameslink programme. I've also taken the opportunity to put on some route indications on the low level side of London Bridge, although some of the data is unclear and at times, it may appear as though conflicting routes have been set. If you spot this happening, please get in touch and let me know the date and time so I can fix it.
There are also some invisible changes which will help the site run better and smoother. There were problems on Friday afternoon with maps freezing, making for a frustrating train journey for me, trying to fix them whilst suffering from poor mobile reception.
I've not been in good health for most of this week, laid low for most of the week and unable to do much. However, I'm feeling better now and I've just pushed out a minor release to fix a few issues.
Last Sunday's release accidentally rolled out a new feature that wasn't quite ready – real-time train tracking. I decided to leave this on, but later found all trains queried on-the-day or historically were an hour out from their actual timings. This highly irritating bug (affecting me too, as I use my own website for getting around) should be fixed now, and trains from tomorrow onwards will display correct timings. It didn't affect any future schedules, and many people use the website for looking up future planned changes.
There were also some problems with the real-time maps lagging behind reality during peak times. This is fixed too – although if you still notice maps lagging, please let me know.
Finally, good news if you run IE8 – some of the code on the site is now lighter and uses more basic technology, which means features such as the location selection dropdown on the front page will now work.
That's it for another week. Next week's release, which will probably be on Tuesday evening, will see an updated map of the Stafford area.


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