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COVID19 in Pakistan: Test Positivity Rate and Deaths Declining
Percentage of people in Pakistan testing positive for coronavirus is going down along with declining deaths, according to data from multiple independent sources. The effective transmission rate Rt continues to be less than one, indicating that each infected person is infecting fewer than one person, according to data from London's Imperial College. However, this is no time to relax. Pakistanis need to continue to take all precautions, including wearing face masks, to ensure that COVID19 fades out in the country.
COVID19 Effective Reproductive Rate. Source: Imperial College, London, UK
Pakistan's coronavirus transmission rate of less than 1.0 is among the lowest in its region. Neighboring India's Rt is 1.2, Iran's 1.12 and Bangladesh 1.05 are all significantly higher than Pakistan's 0.74.
Positive Test Rate Declines to 12.7% From Peak of 22.4% on June 4, 2020
Seven-day rolling average of people testing positive for COVID19 is at 12.7% now, down from 22.4% on June 4, 2020. Biweekly deaths have declined 23.57%.
Pakistan COVID19 BiWeekly Deaths Decline 23.7%
London's Imperial College estimates that COVID19 pandemic in Pakistan is "on course to fade out", a testimony to Prime Minister Imran Khan's government's effective handling of the the ongoing global health crisis.
COVID19 World Map Shows Pakistan Stable. Source: Imperial College
At just 0.74, the effective coronavirus reproduction rate (Rt) in Pakistan is among the lowest in the world. An Rt of less than 1 indicates each infected person is infecting fewer than one person. Only Italy (0.63), Netherlands (0.62), Canada (0.50) and Spain (0.02) have lower reproduction rates than Pakistan's. However, this is no time to relax. Pakistanis need to continue to take all precautions, including wearing face masks, to ensure that COVID19 fades out in the country.
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#IMF predicts #economic recovery in #Pakistan next year. Measures include: Rs1.2 trillion relief package, cash transfers to 6.2 million daily wagers, fast tax refunds for #exports, financial support to #SMEs & #farmers, #construction industry incentives. https://www.dawn.com/news/1568043
A gradual recovery in Pakistan is expected in the fiscal year 2021 as the country's economy reopens, says a report released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The report — "Policy Actions Taken by Countries" – reviews various steps Pakistan has taken since March to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
The IMF notes that the near-term economic outlook of the country has worsened notably, and growth is estimated at –0.4 per cent in FY 2020.
According to this report, since mid-April, the federal government, in coordination with the provinces, has been gradually easing lockdown arrangements, by allowing 'low-risk industries' to restart operation and 'small retail shops' to reopen with newly developed Standard Operating Procedures.
In addition, restrictions on domestic and international movements have been lifted and educational institutes are expected to restart on July 15. 'Selective' lockdown arrangements remain in place, through the closure of shops on weekends and the sealing of specific areas of high risk.
A relief package worth Rs1.2 trillion was announced on March 24, which is now being implemented and will be pursued in the fiscal year 2020-21. The report then details various measures taken by both federal and provincial governments to ease the economic impact of this pandemic.
Key measures by the federal government: elimination of import duties on emergency health equipment; cash transfers to 6.2 million daily wage workers, cash transfers to more than 12m low-income families; accelerated tax refunds to the export industry, out of which 65pc have already been disbursed, and financial support to SMEs and the agriculture sector.
The report notes that the economic package also earmarks resources for an accelerated procurement of wheat, support for health and food supplies, an emergency contingency fund, and a transfer to the National Disaster Management Authority for the purchase of Covid-19 related equipment.
The report also mentions the provision of tax incentives to the construction sector to address the acute employment needs generated by the lockdowns.
The provincial governments, according to this report, have been also implementing supportive fiscal measures, consisting of cash grants to the low-income households, tax relief and additional health spending.
ICRA Sees #India's Real #GDP Shrink By Almost Double Digits In FY21. Rating agency now expects FY21 GDP to contract by 9.5%, a sharp downward revision from earlier forecast of 5% decline. Why: Rising #Covid19 and local lockdowns. #Modi https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/icra-sees-india-real-gdp-contract-by-almost-double-digits-in-fy21 Via @Bloombergquint
ICRA Ltd. has sharply cut its forecast for the Indian economy in FY21, citing localised lockdowns and rising Covid-19 cases. Its forecast is now the most pessimistic among major institutional forecasters.
The rating agency now expects FY21 real GDP to contract by 9.5%, a sharp downward revision of its earlier forecast of a 5% contraction. The climbing Covid-19 infections have resulted in a spate of localised lockdowns in some states and cities, arresting the nascent recovery that had set in during May-June 2020, it said in a statement on Thursday.
"The Indian economy had started to recover from the troughs experienced in April 2020, when the lockdown was at its severest, and many sectors seemed to be adjusting to a new normal. However, the unabated rise in Covid-19 infections in the unlock phase and re-imposition of localised lockdowns in several states, appear to have interrupted this recovery," said Aditi Nayar, principal economist at ICRA.
Given the severity of the pandemic and the duration of the safety measures that need to be employed, we now expect a deeper pace of GDP contraction in Q2 FY21 relative to our earlier forecast, ICRA said. The agency said the economic impact would also be more uneven, as different regions move in and out of lockdowns and persisting labour supply mismatches affect supply chains and consumption patterns.
India recorded nearly 32,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday with the total number of cases rising to 9.6 lakh.
As a result of the spreading infections, economists, who were earlier anticipating the economic recovery to begin in the second quarter and strengthen in the third quarter, are now revisiting that assumption.
The timeline for a firmer recovery out of the contractionary phase is now being pushed ahead to at least Q4 FY21 from Q3 FY21. This presumes that a vaccine will be widely available by then, which now appears necessary for discretionary consumption to recover in certain sectors such as travel, hospitality and recreation.
Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist, ICRA
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ICRA expects the Indian economy to have contracted by 25% in Q1 FY2021. It now expects a shallower recovery in subsequent quarters than estimated earlier.
GDP is estimated to contract by 12.4% in Q2 FY21 as compared to a contraction of 2.1% estimated earlier.
GDP is estimated to contract by 2.3% in Q3 FY21, compared to an earlier estimate of GDP growth at 2.1%.
GDP forecast for Q4 FY21 too has been revised to a growth rate of 1.3% from 5% as per ICRA's previous estimates.
The agency, however, does expect the rural economy to remain a bright spot. High frequency indicators in the rural economy such as kharif acreage and tractor sales continue to strengthen. "ICRA, thus, continues to expect agricultural gross value added to rise by 3.5-4.0% in FY21, supporting rural sentiment," it said.
Despite the revised GDP forecasts, ICRA said it doesn't see significant fiscal support due to the revenue pressures being faced by various levels of government.
#Lockdowns being reimposed in parts of #India. 30,000 new #COVID cases & 582 more deaths, bringing totals to over 936,000 cases and over 24,000 fatalities. The actual numbers are likely far higher due to limited testing. #Modi #BJP #economy #Hindutva https://ti.me/2ZvBFrL
In Bangalore, a key technology hub in southern India where offices for major tech companies like Amazon and Apple are located, the government ordered a weeklong lockdown that began Tuesday evening.
The initial boost that India's economy received in June after the nationwide lockdown was relaxed is being halted by these localized lockdowns in high-risk areas, experts say. Economic indicators like labor participation rates and electricity consumption are down this month compared to June, according to the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy, an independent think-tank.
India's minister for small and medium businesses, Nitin Gadkari, said last week that experts were predicting a loss of $133.3 billion in the next year.
As India's coronavirus caseload approaches 1 million, lockdowns are being reimposed in parts of the country as governments try to shield the health system from being overwhelmed.
India on Wednesday reported nearly 30,000 new virus cases and 582 more deaths, raising its totals to more than 936,000 cases and over 24,000 fatalities. The actual numbers, like elsewhere globally, are likely far higher due to limited testing and poor surveillance, experts say.
A two-week lockdown that starts Thursday has been imposed in Bihar, an eastern state with a population of 128 million that is marred by a fragile health system. Since Saturday, Bihar has recorded over 1,000 cases each day, despite limited testing.
Nearly 2.5 million poor migrant workers who had been stranded during India's initial lockdown of the entire country have returned to the state after they lost their jobs in large cities.
Authorities are now increasingly trying to focus their lockdowns to shield the economy from further losses, and nearly a dozen states are turning to localized clampdowns in areas where many cases have been detected. Referred to as "containment zones" by public health officials, these can be as small as a few houses on a street in New Delhi, the capital.
Jayaprakash Muliyil, an epidemiologist at Christian Medical College in southern India, warned that the country's actual death toll from the coronavirus could be much higher due to the absence of a robust mechanism to report deaths in rural areas. "We don't have the infrastructure," he said.
Dr. Ashish Jha, director of Harvard's Global Health Institute, said that with new cases accelerating, India's strategy must focus on keeping case numbers as low as possible and saving as many lives as it could.
"The standard stuff is the standard stuff: You have got to continue testing and isolation … make sure there are few to no indoor gatherings," he said.
Experts have pointed out that India will see multiple peaks in different parts of the country.
Jha warned that India has to ensure that it continues building on supplies and that it has enough beds for people who will need to be hospitalized in the coming days. "You can't overprepare," he said.
#Pakistan has flattened its #coronavirus curve, but officials fear upcoming holiday could lead to spike. Nobody in the government is breathing a sigh of relief with #EidAlAdha in 2 weeks. #Covid_19 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-coronavirus-eid-al-adha/2020/07/17/aef4f67a-c78c-11ea-a825-8722004e4150_story.html
"I urge the nation to continue observing [precautions] essential to sustain our positive trend. Eid ul Azha must be celebrated with simplicity so as not to repeat what happened last Eid," Khan said in tweets Friday, using an alternate spelling for Eid al-Adha.
Two months ago, even with the novel coronavirus lurking, Pakistanis were eager to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, after a long month of prayer and fasting. The virus had barely affected the country, so officials decided to lift some health restrictions, allowing people to shop and socialize freely.
Within weeks, the price of this relaxation had become starkly clear: Cases of the coronavirus soared in the impoverished Muslim-majority nation of 230 million, and hospitals were overwhelmed. By June, infections reached 6,000 per day, and some days saw nearly 150 deaths. Overall, more than 260,000 Pakistanis have become infected, over 200,000 have recovered, and more than 5,500 have died.
A sterner official attitude now prevails. Prime Minister Imran Khan, while reluctant to impose a nationwide lockdown, initiated a policy of two-week "hot spot" lockdowns in hundreds of communities where the virus had spiked. Khan also asked the military to assist in the fight, and its involvement in logistics, security and surveillance helped to flatten the coronavirus curve. The past several weeks have seen fewer than 2,200 new cases and 70 deaths on an average day.
But nobody in the government is breathing a sigh of relief. Two weeks from now, the nation will celebrate Eid al-Adha, a different Muslim holiday of sacrifice, which draws millions to crowded livestock fairs, shopping bazaars, mosques, family gatherings and ritual animal slaughtering.
With public fears of the virus ebbing, officials worry that people will abandon masks and social distancing and rush into crowded holiday settings. And with the economy badly damaged and provincial governments imposing repeated closures of restaurants, wedding halls and entertainment venues, many Pakistanis are also desperate to get back to work and business.
Sacrificial animals for #EidulAdha: Online buying picks up in #Pakistan amid #Covid_19 pandemic with big makeshift markets banned. Many meat brands & cattle farm owners have websites taking orders. They're reporting 5X more orders than in past. #ecommerce http://v.aa.com.tr/1916015
Traditionally, Karachiites visit the Sohrab Goth Maweshi Mandi – claimed as Asia's largest cattle market – to buy the animals of their choice to sacrifice on Eid al-Adha, one of the two main Muslim festivals which takes place between the 10th and 13th of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah.
Pakistan is expected to start celebrating Eid on on July 31, subject to the sighting of the moon.
But the conditions this year are entirely different due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has infected millions and changed the global lifestyle altogether.
"We expect a 50% fall in the number of buyers this year, mainly because of the coronavirus fallout," Zaki Abro, an organizer of the cattle market in Karachi, told Anadolu Agency.
While citizens' purchasing power has fallen due to virus restrictions, he said, sellers, on the contrary, want to make up for the losses they have incurred during the months-long lockdown, leading to a significant increase in animal prices.
Last year, nearly 500,000 animals were sold for 6 billion Pakistani rupees ($35.8 million) in the Sohrab Goth market alone.
"There is no shortage of animals. A higher number of cattle are available this year but the problem is the lack of ability to buy," Abro said, adding that sales are also likely to drop by half compared to last year.
Marking the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son on Allah's command, financially-able Muslims slaughter animals such as cows, sheep and goats. The meat is then shared among family and friends, and also donated to the poor.
Online platforms and charities
Platforms providing online buying and sacrificial services have existed in Pakistan for years. However, the pandemic situation coupled with new restrictions have increased their popularity by manifold this year.
Unlike in the past, authorities have banned the setting up of small makeshift cattle markets within cities, and slaughter of animals in open spaces, fearing a spike in a relatively dwindling virus infection ratio, is also prohibited.
Taking advantage, scores of meat brands, and cattle farm owners have launched websites offering citizens "manageable," and "convenient" ways of sacrificing cattle. So much so, several companies are providing online sacrifice services to overseas Pakistanis, mainly in the US and Europe, as well.
"We have booked orders five times higher than in 2019," Arshad Hussain, an official of a popular countrywide online sacrificial service provider, told Anadolu Agency.
"A majority of them will simply collect the meat on the first, second, and third day of Eid as per their booking. Few have bought animals that we will deliver on their doorstep before Eid," he said.
Most of the orders, he added, had been received from big cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.
With the virus being highly contagious, people have been advised to avoid large crowds.
Even though many are visiting the markets to buy animals after inspecting them physically, things have changed.
Aamir Hussain, a Karachi-based system developer, would usually bring goats home a week before Eid as his children enjoy taking care of them. But not this time.
"I have booked qurbani [sacrifice] through an online website this year as I am not comfortable with the idea of exposing myself by visiting the cattle market, and slaughtering the cattle outside my house," he told Anadolu Agency. "I am not going to do that this time. It will be too risky for myself, and my family."
#Covid19 Attacks #India's Vast #Rural Heartland. #Coronavirus cases mount after #migrant workers returned home to poor areas with weak #healthcare. #Modi #BJP #Hindutva - WSJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-attacks-indias-vast-rural-heartland-11595518230
Across much of rural India, home to 900 million of the country's 1.3 billion people, the story is similar. Nationwide, infections have surged, passing 1.2 million confirmed cases, ranking India behind the U.S. and Brazil in the global pandemic. On a daily basis, India announced a record 45,720 new infections Thursday, with 1,128 deaths, putting it behind the U.S. for daily increase in infections.
India's urban centers—particularly Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai— have been hit the hardest so far, but poorer rural states have been leading recent new-case growth.
West Bengal, where Dokangora is, for example, has seen new cases rise more than two times the national average during the past two weeks. It is reporting more than 2,000 new cases a day now, up from fewer than 500 a day last month.
Official figures likely greatly undercount the number infected, experts say, because so few tests are happening, particularly in rural areas.
The main vector, health experts say, has been migrant workers bringing the virus home with them to swaths of the country that have very little health-care infrastructure.
"The movement from urban to rural India has set the stage for the rural wave," said T. Jacob John, a retired professor of virology at the Christian Medical College in the southern city of Vellore.
Everyone, it seems, is scared. Mohammad Akhibul said he hasn't dared to step out of his tiny house for two weeks. His family's eight members have been sharing one bar of soap to wash their hands. Local authorities provided two bars, but the family has decided to save one for later.
Mr. Akhibul said he and his relatives can't work and are surviving on government food rations that neighbors drop at their door.
Mr. Akhibul, 31 years old, lost his job as a machine operator at a factory in New Delhi when Covid-19 hit. He returned to the village with his wife and two children. Despite being quarantined for 14 days at a rural center, his family is being shunned, he said.
"We are not allowed to get water from the village pump," he said. "They don't allow their kids to play with our children." The family gets water once a day from the pond where farm animals drink, he said.
The village (Dokangora, West Bengal) is still in the early phases of the outbreak, but officials from the rural district of Purba Medinipur, where the village is located, say they are already overwhelmed. The district has had to manage the return of more than 70,000 people from other states, often from India's current coronavirus epicenters of Mumbai and New Delhi.
The district has set up more than 70 centers for screening and quarantining returnees who have to be taken care of for two weeks before they are allowed to go back to their villages.
District officials said they had to quell protests at the schools being used as quarantine centers as parents were worried the virus would spread to the schools and infect their children.
The local coronavirus hotline has been ringing constantly with questions from residents who have all types of symptoms and concerns, not knowing what to do. Villagers often call the hotline to report on their neighbors who have come home from the big cities.
"They panic if someone coming from outside has a mild cough or is sneezing," said Tulika Banerjee, a local government officer who helps oversee Dokangora village. "They call our help line to say they have coronavirus."
A nightly #talkshow circus plays out on TV channels in #Pakistan and the favorite target is #ImranKhan. Personal opinions trump unbiased analyses on TV with varying degrees of harshness & hostility. Hearsay shoves verification aside. #PTI #rumor #innuendo https://gn24.ae/a3619a804da9000
Every night, there is the circus with some familiar faces. The formations of panels differ. A host, three panellists, and one topic worded in varying degrees of harshness and hostility.
A host, one PTI politician acting as the spokesperson of the party, and two guests, either both from the rival Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, or one politician and an analyst. A host and three "analysts", mostly active or retired journalists.
And just as I settle down in my comfy old couch to take a much-needed hiatus from political commentary on Twitter, and in my columns, something jolts me un-dead in my typing tracks. While I look for Mufti Menk's beautiful advice to retweet, lyrics to subtweet, movies to tweet-review, and gorgeous people and dogs to gush over, my weird luck pushes me to something I avoid like coronavirus-ridden droplets. I go on a binge watching of Pakistani prime time talk shows. My mind is in a tizzy now. And that, my darlings, is not a good thing in the time of coronavirus.
Retracing my TV viewing of the last two decades – as going further back is a waste of my carefully chosen words and the reader's attention –here is my honest confession: I was and am a news and panel discussions and interviews junkie. Having been unusually interested in politics and movies all my life, print and electronic media was my curious and constant peep into the world of people I wished to be, some I idolised, many I couldn't relate to, and some I didn't like. Post the year 2000, Pakistan's private TV channels opened a world of desi information and debate that I mostly liked, and occasionally criticised. I found it all utterly fascinating.
The power of nascent media spelled a new era of freedom in a country that had seen draconian measures of military dictators and civilian behemoths to control the "suitability" of news and promulgation of what and how much the public needed to know. Private media houses boomed as an interesting mix of the money-making corporate and the responsible journalist. Freedom of expression was the new mantra, guarded with an earnestness that appeared sincere and unapologetic. Like all good things, that earnestness had an expiration date.
The 24/7 news unfolded a new TV dynamic, and without much ado, strengthened the inevitability of the electronic media journalist assuming the shape of the new power wielder. Politics and media tiptoed into a union that was based on mutual need. The liaison engendered a new entity: the kingmaker.
Imran Khan's government has had many missteps and feeble policies. That is in addition to the wreck of a country Khan inherited. What his government is doing simultaneously: undo the damage done by the previous governments, implement new policies, initiate new projects, and make amends for its own weak implementation of some of its promises. Talk show hosts of Pakistan, in their recent avatars of being the guardians of public's wellbeing, refuse to show the full picture. They are gleeful about their power to construct new narratives. They are unabashed about their audacity to contort the reality.
Giving the impression of having numerous subjects but in reality only one theme, on the nightly theatrics of talk shows, what is invisible to the perpetrators of cacophony and chaos is that it is not Prime Minister Imran Khan who is being harmed.
The first and the final victim is one: Pakistan.
50 different interventions. 2300 smart lockdowns covering 47mn people based on data driven evidence. A fall in positivity from over 22% to below 10%, & excluding Sindh, near 5% for the country.
@MBilalLakhani
talk with SAPM Zafar Mirza on controlling C19
https://youtu.be/CEafplkFuUc
https://twitter.com/javedhassan/status/1287063746976849920?s=20
2300 smart lockdowns covering 47 million people is just the beginning of the story
Here's the inside scoop on how 🇵🇰 flattened its Corona curve, ahead of expectations, with no shortage of hosp beds, ventilators or PPE
Full video: https://youtu.be/CEafplkFuUc
One of the key factors in cutting down COVID19 infection rate has been change in people's behavior, according to Dr.Zafar Mirza. They's wearing masks and taking other precautions to prevent transmission. He said the mass hysteria stirred up in the media came mainly from the rich and the upper middle class. The voices of the ordinary people and daily wage earners were not part of public discourse reported by the media.
Excepts of Wall Street Journal Story Why Youthful, Conservative Pakistan Is a Coronavirus Bright Spot
Two months ago, Pakistan was drawing unfavorable Covid-19 comparisons with Brazil
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-youthful-conservative-pakistan-is-a-coronavirus-bright-spot-11596297600
"Major hospitals report beds are freeing up in previously overflowing coronavirus wards, even in Pakistan's biggest and hardest-hit city, Karachi," the Wall Street Journal said in a report from Islamabad. "The tally of patients on ventilators has halved over the past month," it adds.
"This is all happening as Pakistan's neighbours to the east and west — India and Iran — are still reporting that infection rates are climbing steadily," the Journal said.
Even more surprising, the report added, was how the progress in Pakistan — where coronavirus was spreading out of control some two months ago — came after Prime Minister Imran Khan resisted the World Health Organization's (WHO) advice, declaring in May that lockdowns are too costly for the poor and reopening the economy.
"We charted the tough course between a strict lockdown and completely opening up," Dr Faisal Sultan, an infectious diseases physician brought in by PM Imran Khan as his adviser for COVID-19.
The report about Pakistan's success comes when even the US — a superpower with enormous resources at its disposal — struggles to control the pandemic, with 4.7 million cases and 157,000 deaths.
PM Imran started wearing a mask in public
Pakistani health officials have not declared a win, the report said, adding they worry that progress could be undone, particularly with the current Eid-ul-Azha holiday and the upcoming Muharram, both of which traditionally attract public gatherings across the country.
Relatively low testing levels in Pakistan have also raised questions about the scale of the decline, the Journal noted, but quoted medical experts as saying that the turnaround trend is clear. Tellingly, the proportion of tests coming back positive has more than halved, it said, citing official figures.
Pakistan locked its economy down in March, early on in its outbreak, which kept the virus from spreading widely while the population stayed home, the WSJ stated. However, after the restrictions were lifted in May, many Pakistanis celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramazan with shopping sprees and visits to family, unleashing a burst of infections.
The rapid spread jolted people into changing their behavior, with more mask-wearing, hand-washing, and maintaining social distance, Dr Sultan was cited as saying. The preventive messages increased from the government and public service campaigns.
The prime minister also started wearing a mask in public, the report highlighted
Just 4% of Pakistan's population is over 65 — compared with 16% in the US and 23% in Italy, according to United Nations data. The average age in Pakistan is 22, more than a decade younger than Brazil, and 25 years younger than Italy, noting also that there are no bars and nightclubs.
There are also no institutionalised homes for the elderly, sites of deadly outbreaks elsewhere. Women tend not to go out of the home to work, meaning the workforce is overwhelmingly made up of men who are mostly young, it was pointed out.
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Miami Spice has long come to a close, but there's no reason for foodies on a budget to be deprived of a good value. Luckily, there are plenty of eateries offering a selection of great bites at reasonable prices, with prix-fixe menus to turn to for a fine meal.
Listed below are ten places where you can dine on all kinds of excellent cuisine without a major wound to your wallet. Prices do not include tax or gratuity.
1. Atlantikos. At this Greek eatery in the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, find a $23 three-course meal of authentic Mediterranean flavors. Lunch starts with a Greek salad, homemade muhammara, or tuna tartar with avocado, followed with a hearty main course of lamb kebabs, fire roasted chicken breast, or an oven-baked yellowfin branzino. Dessert is the real Greek yogurt with thyme honey, candied pecans, bee pollen and preserved quince paste. Noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, at 9703 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour; 305-993-3300; atlantikosresaurant.com.
2. Zest Miami. Head to this downtown Miami restaurant's patio for your lunch break, the perfect spot to enjoy chef Cindy Hutson's cuisine of the sun. Zest has a daily prix-fixe lunch, priced at $24 for two courses and $28 for three. Offerings change daily; expect dishes like the cauliflower bisque and charred shishito peppers for a starter and entree choices of pan-seared mahi-mahi and pasta, including a vegetarian option. The dessert list includes a cortadito pot de creme,hummingbird cake, and a homemade tropical fruit compote with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 200 S Biscayne Blvd, Miami; 305-374-9378; zestmiami.com.
3. Spiga. Chef Roberto Legrand's charming Italian eatery in the heart of South Beach is serving up a special Autumn dinner menu. Start with a mozzarella alla Caprese as an appetizer, then go for a main course of sauté chicken paillard, homemade gnocchi al pomodoro, or grilled pork chop. Finish up with the homemade tiramisu or the heart-warming Italian flan. The meal costs $39.95, and it includes a glass of Chardonnay or Cabernet house wine. 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily at 1228 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. spigarestaurant.com.
4. Cantina La Veinte. Known for its fresh take on Mexican cuisine and enchanting water views, Cantina La Veinte in downtown Miami offers a special $25 lunch featuring all kinds of goodness. Guests can choose from 12 options of starters and main courses, from tuna tostadas to soft shell crab tacos to grilled octopus with pineapple salsa, and a filet mignon with french fries. Dessert options include churros, a vegan blueberry panna cotta, and rum walnut cake with banana ice cream. Additional starters cost $10 each, entrees $12, and extra desserts $6. Noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 495 Brickell Ave, Miami, 786-623-6135; cantinala20.com.
5. Novikov Miami.Treat yourself to lunch at this hot spot in downtown Miami with a $23 special lunch menu. Begin with miso soup or a seaweed salad, followed by appetizers such as saffron sweet corn dumplings or a salmon avocado roll. Entrées include tofu with seasonal vegetables and mango cashew chicken. Make it a four-course affair with a dessert for an additional $6. Noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at 300 S Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-489-1000; novikovmiami.com.
6. Bulla Gastrobar. This Spanish gastrobar in Coral Gables has compiled a great value lunch menu. Whether you go with the $18 two-course or the $23 three-course option, you will be savoring favorites like the garbanzo frito with chorizo and kale and the croquetas de jamón with fig jelly for starters. For the main course, choose from the pintxto and tostada de aguacate, cumin marinated chicken skewers with avocado toast and a tomato salad, or the Bulla burger with papas bravas. Don't miss the churros con chocolate for dessert. Noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at 2500 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Coral Gables; 305-441-0107; bullagastrobar.com.
7. Scarpetta. This fine Italian eatery by Scott Conant has launched a four-course menu featuring ten of the restaurant's most iconic signature dishes. The experience includes a creamy polenta with fricassee of truffled mushrooms, spaghetti with tomato and basil, and duck and foie gras ravioli with marsala reduction. For dessert there's the chocolate zeppole and the tiramisu affogato. The anniversary-themed menu is priced at $55 per person. 6 to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 877.326.7412,; fontainebleau.com/Scarpetta.
8. Gianni's at the Villa.Normally beyond the reach of budget diners, this Italian Mediterranean eatery, located inside the historic Villa Casa Casuarina (better known as the Versace Mansion), has debuted a new $29 lunch menu featuring selections like grilled Spanish octopus, spaghetti alla chitarra, mushroom truffle risotto, and Australian lamb chops. Noon to 3.p.m., Daily at 1116 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach; 786-485-2200; vmmiamibeach.com.
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This casserole has its origins in Greece where it is made with either chicken or rabbit. With slow cooking, the baby onions become sweet and tender, while the lentils swell up to provide great nutritious texture. To cook in a crock pot, add all the ingredients from step 4, cover and cook for 5-6 hours.
Heat oven to 150C. Heat 2 Tbsp olive oil in a large frying pan. Gently fry baby onions over medium heat for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and set aside.
Season chicken thighs with salt then dust with flour. Fry chicken in the same pan, adding extra oil if necessary for 5 minutes until brown. Remove and set aside.
Gently fry diced onion in the same pan with extra oil if necessary for 5 minutes until translucent. Add garlic and tomato paste, cook for 10 minutes on a low heat.
Add tomatoes, herbs, spices, wine and stock. Bring to the boil and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Transfer to a casserole, add chicken and baby onions then stir through the lentils.
Cover with a tight-fitting lid and place in the oven for 2 hours. Serve with a sprinkling of sliced fresh parsley and lemon zest. Drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.


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Is it possible to re-license under a compatible license without making changes?
Please please reconsider using a CLA .. and instead consider using a FLA instead.
Why have a CLA for MIT licensed code? It will just be another hurdle for contributors.
I don't think that the Foundation is likely to do this, but what binding restrictions are there in the CAA that ensure that the Foundation always adheres to the spirit in which the code was written and donated? Or do contributors have to take it on faith that the Foundation will never decide to monetize by closing the source?
True but this is really a big miss?
Best news ever! The quicker we get people off of GPL the better software world will be. We need real free software instead of software with conditions. GPL is a parasite when people ask me about I say skip it and find something that is BSD licensed.
Personally I've always seen GPL as unnecessary unless there's a big incentive for commercial entities to exploit the code without giving anything back.
There is a CLA floating around that is refenced by Hacker news (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4515362) but it would be good to have both the CLA and the CAA present somewhere and referenced by this message.
Does this license change apply to the previous versions of jQuery? Can I re-license them just under MIT?


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Two innovative programs supported by AT&T give young people early exposure to tech skills that could change their lives
By Michael Stahl - September 10, 2018
Students participate in a Girls Who Code program in Montclair, N.J., in November 2017 (Photo by Carey Wagner, courtesy of Girls Who Code)
Taneyah Jolly, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, knows about the gender gap in technology, but she has already acquired her first tools to overcome it. In a six-week program offered by the non-profit Girls Who Code, Jolly has learned how to write code in more than one language, how to design a website, and even how to program a robot to make its way through a maze—her personal favorite new skill.
During the program, hosted in corporate settings such as AT&T's office at Rockefeller Center, Jolly learned about the real world of the tech industry as well, through field trips and guest speakers. "We've had a lot of women speak about their experiences in a male-dominated field," she said. Such an opportunity "is always helpful," she continued, "because as girls from Girls Who Code continue these courses in college, and pursue these careers, there's less people like us."
Changing that picture, however, is what Girls Who Code is all about. The tech industry in the U.S. needs more highly skilled workers, which means drawing on candidates as demographically diverse as possible. The U.S. is lagging behind other countries in terms of educating young people about technology and preparing them for careers. Even if a student doesn't grow up to be a systems analyst or a web developer, learning technology skills improves problem-solving capabilities and all-around career potential.
Eric Foster teaching a class at All Star Code. "I tell everyone this is the best gig ever," he said (Photo by Natalie Keyssar, courtesy of All Star Code)
That's why there's been a cultural push to incorporate coding into classrooms across the country. Among tech giants, AT&T enthusiastically endorses this movement, which has inspired the company to provide funding and other support for Girls Who Code and All Star Code, two outstanding programs that give high-school students a jump start in technology through after-school and summer programs.
"AT&T is committed to bridging the opportunity gap in tech for populations that have been traditionally excluded from the field, including women, students of color and low-income students," said Marissa Shorenstein, president of AT&T New York. "We are proud to collaborate with these innovative programs that help to instill students with the skills and confidence they need to succeed."
Girls Who Code is "trying to close the gender gap in technology and the computing sector by running programs that educate, equip and inspire girls to pursue 21st-Century opportunities," said Chrissy Ziccarrelli, director of education for the nonprofit. The nonprofit has served more than 90,000 young women so far.
"Girls in elementary school are just as interested in science and technology as boys," Ziccarrelli said, adding that there's a significant drop-off in enthusiasm around middle school, perhaps due to perceived social norms and pressures to conform. "We really try to focus on not only building a community aspect," Ziccarrelli continued, "but providing role models [so girls can] identify with someone who's already doing this work."
At the Girls Who Code Clubs program in Montclair, the group held a graduation day and presentation for family and supporters (Photo by Carey Wagner, courtesy of Girls Who Code)
Encouraged by positive outcomes, AT&T has given Girls Who Code $4.3 million in funding since its launch in 2012 and more than $1 million to All Star Code over the past three years. "AT&T is one of our oldest and largest partners," Ziccarrelli says. "Not only have they provided space for girls to learn, but they provide in-person role models who really bring to life the idea of what the technology industry is and the people who do it."
All Star Code, for its part, offers coding classes to underserved young men in the African-American and Latino communities, addressing their individual needs as well as society's gaps in wealth, income and opportunity. The technology industry employs fewer black and Latino workers compared to national workforce averages, and people of ethnic minorities represent a fraction of collegians who study computer science. All Star Code enrolls hundreds of young men each year, giving the teenagers a launching pad for college and beyond.
Eric Foster, lead instructor of a cohort of 21 students aged 15 to 18 from the New York metropolitan area, says watching the students grow across this summer's seven-week intensive program in Manhattan has been extremely rewarding. "I tell everyone this is the best gig ever," Foster said. The element of the program he appreciates most is its holistic approach. Classes run weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an hour break for lunch, while an additional "office hour" until 5 p.m. allows students to get one-on-one time with teachers and continue working on their individual projects.
Not only are the young men learning computer programming languages like JavaScript, along with how to build web and mobile applications, but also the "soft skills" needed for advancing their careers. This includes networking, personal finance, and the college-application process.
"It's unique," Foster says of the curriculum. "It's not just learning and regurgitating code, it's really about creating well-rounded young men." His observation is borne out in the projects his students have chosen. They're building "tools for their communities," he says, citing examples such as an app that connects local mentors to prospective mentees and a website that helps people find others in their area who might be able to help out with particular tasks.
"It's a great introduction into the code world," said Blake Simpkins, a 17 year old from Montclair, N.J. "It's also shown me what it's like to have a work schedule and a job life."
Simpkins, who wants to be an entrepreneur after college, is looking forward to "demo day," when he and his classmates will present the apps they've built to representatives from dozens of high-profile companies, an invaluable opportunity. Many guests from the tech world have also shared their inspirational stories of overcoming adversity to rise in the ranks. "It teaches you [that] if you apply yourself, you can actually do this," Simpkins says of All Star Code. "I think I will carry this experience forever."
Michael Stahl is a freelance writer and editor. A former high school English teacher, he has written for Rolling Stone, Vice, the Village Voice, Narratively, Splitsider, Outside Magazine and other publications.
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Stark Support. The Hound Returns. The High Sparrow Sets His Sights on Olena. Jaime is a Disappointment. Arya Gets a Bellybutton Piercing.
Warning: This podcast contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones episode, "The Broken Man."
Well, it was bound to happen. In a fast-paced season in which we've enjoyed some incredibly satisfying episodes, we were given a slower and somewhat lighter episode of Game of Thrones this week with, "The Broken Man."
Not to say that Arya getting her stomach aerated and the Hound returning from the "dead" weren't notable, it's just that comparatively speaking there just wasn't a lot of story movement this week.
We were introduced to some compelling new characters – and had one of them taken away almost as quickly as they were introduced. Jon builds an army. Cersei get's dissed, hard, and Sansa has to ask for help from the one person she doesn't want to.
I'm feeling a bit under the weather this week, so I'll keep this short and leave all of the fascinating discussion of "The Broken Man" episode to the podcast, as we continue to dissect every Game of Thrones episode this season within moments of their airing, including comparison to the books, online fan theories, and our own speculation about where the season is headed.
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Croatian Navy test-fires Saab-built RBS15 anti-ship missile
The Croatian Navy has successfully test-fired Saab-built RBS15 anti-ship missiles from a naval vessel during a military exercise in the Adriatic Sea.
The latest test marks the Croatian Navy's second firing of an RBS15 anti-ship missile this year.
In May, the navy conducted an RBS15 test firing from one of its land-based launchers.
"We showed that the Croatian Navy is ready to defend every part of the territorial sea and target any enemy ship that jeopardises our national territory."
During the recent test, the missile was fired from the Kralj-class missile boat Dmitar Zvonimir, which was the country's first firing of an RBS15 from a warship since 1994.
Saab business unit missile systems head Stefan Öberg said: "The target was completely destroyed by the missile, in a testament to the maintainability and reliability of the RBS15, and the Croatian customer's expertise and technical know-how.
"This level of expertise will surely mean that these missiles will remain in service with the Croatian Navy well into the future.
RBS15 Mk3 surface-to-surface missiles (SSM), the latest variant of the RBS15 anti-ship missile family, is a fire-and-forget, subsonic cruise type missile designed for launch from ships and trucks.
The missile can be used for both anti-ship missions and land strikes, and it is available in three versions, namely ship-launched, truck-launched, and air-launched varieties.
Croatian Army general staff chief general Drago Lovric said: "The RBS15 missile is the primary armament of our missile gunboats and the firing of this missile indicates the purpose of the existence and the ability of these gunboats.
"Furthermore, we showed that the Croatian Navy is ready to defend every part of the territorial sea and target any enemy ship that jeopardises our national territory."
According to Saab, the latest was part of the wider Exercise Joint Force 15, which was held in the Eugen Kvaternik military training area, Slunj, and on the naval ranges at Dugi otok.
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Running to Find a Cure for Ovarian Cancer – Unleash the SHE Rochester
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When I first wrote about the Unleash the SHE series last fall, I learned it wasn't a "girl power" event. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but to find out that SHE is an acronym – Strength, Health, Empowerment – makes this event, and the organizations behind it, all that more impressive.
The Unleash the SHE Rochester 5K, 10K walk/run is taking place Sunday, May 1 at 9 a.m. in Rochester Minnesota. Over 1,000 women will show their support by running and walking to alter the impact of ovarian cancer in Minnesota, and around the world.
$5 from every entry goes to the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA). MOCA is a statewide non-profit dedicated to raising awareness and funding research needed to detect ovarian cancer early and treat it properly. This is critical because there is currently no test or early screening for ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all gynecological cancers.
I didn't know much about this disease before looking into this. All I knew was that my grandmother passed away from this, but that's about it. Learning the sudden impact this can have on women of virtually any age, is really tragic. Runners tend to be a supportive group of people, and as I've learned, this event has helped multiple people deal with this disease.
Running to Support
Katie Anderson has been a huge supporter of this event since she first ran it in 2012 when her mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Katie told me how hard it was because it felt so sudden. Her mom had a stomach ache for about two weeks, but didn't think much of it. When she finally went to the doctor, they found out she had Stage III C ovarian cancer.
This was really hard on her. Knowing there wasn't anything physical she could do for her mom, she began researching support groups. She found MOCA, and as an avid runner, was instantly drawn to Unleash The SHE.
She said,
Watching my mom go through this hurt me so badly… I couldn't help her… at least I could help raise money, and maybe that could lead to something that would impact myself, my daughter or other women.
One week before they were set to run the race, Katie's mother passed away.
"I cried the whole race, but I knew my mom wanted me to do it anyway." She wore a t-shirt in memory of her mom, and said people were coming up to her the whole racing, giving their support and crying with her.
Katie is dedicated to running this race every year, not to set PR's, or for a shiny medal, but to make progress towards finding a cure for this brutal disease.
Now that my mom has passed… I still want to run the race to help another daughter not have to go through this… I don't want my daughter to go through what I did… I want to keep doing this to raise money and awareness… I guess I'll keep running it until they find a cure.
The course itself is pretty flat. Starting at Rochester Community and Technical College, it winds through a wooded area, next to a big road, through some residential streets, and finishes by crossing a bunch of grassy athletic fields.
The 10k is similar, but adds an extra loop that crosses the river near the Mayo Civic Center and back. Everyone I've talked to about this event has said that, while there are some people who truly race this, it's more about getting together to support the survivors and victims of this nasty disease.
Last fall, Maggie DeMars, one of the race organizers told me,
It's not just about running the race… it's about coming together around this cause… sometimes the survivor is running/walking and others are walking along side… there is a lot of emotion that comes along with it.
To accommodate the growing field of participants, the event now takes place at the Rochester Community & Technical College. If you've been part of this event in the past, you'll greatly appreciate this! Also, men now have their own event. As more and more men wanted to show their support, an untimed 5K called the "Support the SHE" will give them the opportunity to walk and run in solidarity with the women they love. Children can also participate in a 1K Kids Fun Run.
All timed finishers will receive an Unleash the SHE stained glass race medallion to remember the race, and ultimately, the reason they participated.
About MOCA
The Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance (MOCA) was founded in 1999 by a small group of ovarian cancer survivors. Today, MOCA has grown to an organization of more than 1,000 survivors and more than 45,000 supporters with a full range of programs encompassing awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms, education, support and research.
MOCA has provided more than $5 million to ovarian cancer research funding, with the goal of an early detection test, better treatment, and hopefully one day, a cure for ovarian cancer. They work hard to educate the medical community on the signs of ovarian cancer, so more women are diagnosed accurately and promptly. They offer a wide variety of support groups throughout the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota, while offering programming for survivors and their families.
Ovarian Cancer by the Numbers
Ovarian cancer doesn't get the hype of breast cancer, but it is the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths among women, and the deadliest of all gynecologic cancers.
Since there is no test available, fewer than 20% of patients are diagnosed early and early detection is huge in the treatment process. A woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer is 1 in 72. On average, 22,000 women are diagnosed and 15,000 will die from ovarian cancer each year. This year alone, nearly 400 Minnesota women will be diagnosed.
Research has shown that surgery by gynecologic oncologist is one of the top factors in increasing ovarian cancer survival rates, as well as decreasing rates of recurrence. MOCA works to educate healthcare providers about the importance of a gynecologic oncologist.
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DEATH ANGEL Drummer: 'When You Get The Lead Singer Of STRYPER Backing You Up, You Know That There's Something Wrong'
DEATH ANGEL drummer Will Carroll says that it's "unfortunate" that some mainstream news outlets "mangled" his story of how he dreamt of visiting the afterlife before waking up from a 12-day coma after testing positive for coronavirus.
The 47-year-old musician was hospitalized at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco after catching the virus on a European tour in March. While comatose at the facility, Carroll said he saw himself leave his body and plummet down to hell, where Satan — a woman in his case — punished him for the deadly sin of sloth, morphing him into a Jabba The Hutt-like-monster who vomited blood until he had a heart attack.
A number of mainstream news outlets picked up Carroll's story and focused on the "Satan" angle, with the New York Post running the headline "Death Angel Drummer Says He Met Satan During Near-Death Coronavirus Coma"
In a new interview with March Lowe of Mosh Mag, Carroll was asked what he thought about some of the sensationalistic headlines that made the rounds regarding his experience at the hospital. He responded: "The visions I had when I was in my coma were pretty scary, and when I woke up, they were just as clear as day in my mind. They were so vivid. I asked the nurse if I was still in hell right when I woke up. She just kind of just looked at me and walked away. So, yeah, that's a small part of a bigger story, you know, like surviving the COVID and being in a coma for 12 days and the doctors thought I was going to die. They were shocked when I was awake and when I came to. So that's definitely stuck with me a little more than just the visions of going to hell. But it's unfortunate that those news outlets mangled my story, regurgitated it and changed it for their own agenda. When you get the lead singer of [openly Christian band] STRYPER backing you up, you know that there's something wrong. [Laughs]"
Asked if he was blown away by the outpouring of support, Will said: "Yeah, that was a shocker. Actually, it took a couple of days for the hospital to give me back some of my personal effects. So I didn't have my phone for the first day or two when I was awake. But when they finally gave it to me, I turned it on and I couldn't believe how many people from the local community and abroad, and people from all over the world, were reaching out to me. People that I don't even know, like Jay Jay French from TWISTED SISTER. Yeah! I love TWISTED SISTER! It was really cool, man. I was overwhelmed and speechless. So that's part of my spiritual awakening, if you will. I never really believed in the power of prayer or karma or any of that kind of stuff and this experience has made me re-evaluate some things. I'm not born-again Christian or anything like the fucking New York Post wants wants to portray me as. But now I believe in the power prayer. I really do."
Carroll also addressed the documented spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases across the U.S. due to the easing of lockdown restrictions just weeks ago.
"I can tell everyone is getting impatient, and I am too," he said. "You wanna get moving, get back to your daily routine, go to shows, and do whatever you love doing, but it seems that a lot of people are getting impatient and ignoring the rules, and not wearing masks. I go out on walks every day in my neighborhood and I see tons of people without masks on. It's upsetting, and I wouldn't want to wish this on my worst enemy, what I went through. I was the sickest I've ever been in my life. It was an awful feeling and I felt like I was gonna die. It's a shame that people have been either ignoring it all along or they are starting to think that it's okay now to walk around without a mask and intermingle with everyone. It's very disheartening and very alarming."
Carroll woke up from a medically induced coma on March 30 after spending nearly two weeks on a ventilator. Doctors told the San Francisco Chronicle he was in critical condition and came close to dying.
On March 22, TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Several days later, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt also said that he was infected with the new coronavirus. Both had spent more than a month on the road with DEATH ANGEL as part of "The Bay Strikes Back 2020" European tour in February and March.
DEATH ANGEL had been touring in support of its ninth album, "Humanicide", which came out in May 2019 via Nuclear Blast.
Carroll joined DEATH ANGEL in 2009 as the replacement for the band's original drummer, Andy Galeon.
Will can be heard on the last four DEATH ANGEL studio albums: "Relentless Retribution" (2010), "The Dream Calls for Blood" (2013), "The Evil Divide" (2016) and the aforementioned "Humanicide".
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Auraiya mishap: J'khand govt announces compensation for kin of migrant workers
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New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi meets Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren in New Delhi, on Feb 7, 2019. (Photo: IANS/AICC). Image Source: IANS News
Ranchi, May 17 : Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the 11 migrant workers from the state, who died in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya on Saturday.
According to a press statement, the state government has also announced Rs 50,000 as compensation for those injured in the mishap.
Soren expressed unhappiness over the way the bodies have been dispatched from Uttar Pradesh to Bokaro district of the state.
He said that he was extremely pained by the incident.


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001
002
005
006package org.jsimpledb.kv.raft.msg;
007
008import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
009
010import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
011
012import org.jsimpledb.kv.raft.Timestamp;
013import org.jsimpledb.util.LongEncoder;
014
015/**
016 * Sent from leaders to followers to probe the follower's log state and/or append an entry to their log.
017 *
018 * <p>
019 * Instances also provide the {@linkplain #getLeaderLeaseTimeout leader's lease timeout} value (if any),
020 * which is used to commit read-only transactions, as well as a {@linkplain #getLeaderTimestamp leader timestamp}
021 * which should be reflected back in the corresponding {@link AppendResponse}.
022 */
023public class AppendRequest extends Message {
024
025    private final Timestamp leaderTimestamp;        // leader's timestamp for this request
026    private final Timestamp leaderLeaseTimeout;     // earliest leader timestamp at which time leader could be deposed
027    private final long leaderCommit;                // index of highest log entry known to be committed
028    private final long prevLogTerm;                 // term of previous log entry
029    private final long prevLogIndex;                // index of previous log entry
030    private final long logEntryTerm;                // term corresponding to log entry, or zero if this is a "probe"
031
032    private ByteBuffer mutationData;                // serialized mutations, if not a probe and not from follower transaction
033    private boolean mutationDataInvalid;            // mutationData has already been grabbed
034
035// Constructors
036
037    /**
038     * Construtor for a "probe" that does not contain a log entry.
039     *
040     * @param clusterId cluster ID
041     * @param senderId identity of sender
042     * @param recipientId identity of recipient
043     * @param term sender's current term
044     * @param leaderTimestamp leader's timestamp for this request
045     * @param leaderLeaseTimeout earliest leader timestamp at which leader could be deposed (or null)
046     * @param leaderCommit current commit index for sender
047     * @param prevLogTerm term of the log entry just prior to this one
048     * @param prevLogIndex index of the log entry just prior to this one
049     */
050    public AppendRequest(int clusterId, String senderId, String recipientId, long term,
051      Timestamp leaderTimestamp, Timestamp leaderLeaseTimeout, long leaderCommit, long prevLogTerm, long prevLogIndex) {
052        this(clusterId, senderId, recipientId, term, leaderTimestamp, leaderLeaseTimeout, leaderCommit,
053          prevLogTerm, prevLogIndex, 0, null);
054    }
055
056    /**
057     * Constructor for a request that contains an actual log entry.
058     *
059     * @param clusterId cluster ID
060     * @param senderId identity of sender
061     * @param recipientId identity of recipient
062     * @param term sender's current term
063     * @param leaderTimestamp leader's timestamp for this request
064     * @param leaderLeaseTimeout earliest leader timestamp at which leader could be deposed (or null)
065     * @param leaderCommit current commit index for sender
066     * @param prevLogTerm term of the log entry just prior to this one
067     * @param prevLogIndex index of the log entry just prior to this one
068     * @param logEntryTerm term of this log entry
069     * @param mutationData log entry serialized mutations, or null if follower should have the data already
070     */
071    public AppendRequest(int clusterId, String senderId, String recipientId, long term, Timestamp leaderTimestamp,
072      Timestamp leaderLeaseTimeout, long leaderCommit, long prevLogTerm, long prevLogIndex, long logEntryTerm,
073      ByteBuffer mutationData) {
074        super(Message.APPEND_REQUEST_TYPE, clusterId, senderId, recipientId, term);
075        this.leaderTimestamp = leaderTimestamp;
076        this.leaderLeaseTimeout = leaderLeaseTimeout;
077        this.leaderCommit = leaderCommit;
078        this.prevLogTerm = prevLogTerm;
079        this.prevLogIndex = prevLogIndex;
080        this.logEntryTerm = logEntryTerm;
081        this.mutationData = mutationData;
082        this.checkArguments();
083    }
084
085    AppendRequest(ByteBuffer buf) {
086        super(Message.APPEND_REQUEST_TYPE, buf);
087        this.leaderTimestamp = Message.getTimestamp(buf);
088        this.leaderLeaseTimeout = Message.getBoolean(buf) ? this.leaderTimestamp.offset((int)LongEncoder.read(buf)) : null;
089        this.leaderCommit = LongEncoder.read(buf);
090        this.prevLogTerm = LongEncoder.read(buf);
091        this.prevLogIndex = LongEncoder.read(buf);
092        this.logEntryTerm = LongEncoder.read(buf);
093        this.mutationData = this.logEntryTerm != 0 && Message.getBoolean(buf) ? Message.getByteBuffer(buf) : null;
094        this.checkArguments();
095    }
096
097    @Override
098    void checkArguments() {
099        super.checkArguments();
100        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.leaderTimestamp != null);
101        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.leaderCommit >= 0);
102        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.prevLogTerm >= 0);
103        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.prevLogIndex >= 0);
104        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.logEntryTerm >= 0);
105        Preconditions.checkArgument(this.mutationData == null || this.logEntryTerm > 0);
106    }
107
108// Properties
109
110    public Timestamp getLeaderTimestamp() {
111        return this.leaderTimestamp;
112    }
113
114    public Timestamp getLeaderLeaseTimeout() {
115        return this.leaderLeaseTimeout;
116    }
117
118    public long getLeaderCommit() {
119        return this.leaderCommit;
120    }
121
122    public long getPrevLogTerm() {
123        return this.prevLogTerm;
124    }
125
126    public long getPrevLogIndex() {
127        return this.prevLogIndex;
128    }
129
130    public boolean isProbe() {
131        return this.logEntryTerm == 0;
132    }
133
134    public long getLogEntryTerm() {
135        return this.logEntryTerm;
136    }
137
138    /**
139     * Get the serialized data for the log entry, if any.
140     * Returns null if this is a probe or follower is expected to already have the data from a transaction.
141     *
142     * <p>
143     * This method may only be invoked once.
144     *
145     * @return log entry serialized mutations, or null if this message does not contain data
146     * @throws IllegalStateException if this method has already been invoked
147     */
148    public ByteBuffer getMutationData() {
149        Preconditions.checkState(!this.mutationDataInvalid);
150        final ByteBuffer result = this.mutationData;
151        this.mutationData = null;
152        this.mutationDataInvalid = true;
153        return result;
154    }
155
156// Message
157
158    @Override
159    public boolean isLeaderMessage() {
160        return true;
161    }
162
163    @Override
164    public void visit(MessageSwitch handler) {
165        handler.caseAppendRequest(this);
166    }
167
168    @Override
169    public void writeTo(ByteBuffer dest) {
170        Preconditions.checkState(!this.mutationDataInvalid);
171        super.writeTo(dest);
172        Message.putTimestamp(dest, this.leaderTimestamp);
173        Message.putBoolean(dest, this.leaderLeaseTimeout != null);
174        if (this.leaderLeaseTimeout != null)
175            LongEncoder.write(dest, this.leaderLeaseTimeout.offsetFrom(this.leaderTimestamp));
176        LongEncoder.write(dest, this.leaderCommit);
177        LongEncoder.write(dest, this.prevLogTerm);
178        LongEncoder.write(dest, this.prevLogIndex);
179        LongEncoder.write(dest, this.logEntryTerm);
180        if (this.logEntryTerm != 0) {
181            Message.putBoolean(dest, this.mutationData != null);
182            if (this.mutationData != null)
183                Message.putByteBuffer(dest, this.mutationData);
184        }
185    }
186
187    @Override
188    protected int calculateSize() {
189        Preconditions.checkState(!this.mutationDataInvalid);
190        return super.calculateSize()
191          + Message.calculateSize(this.leaderTimestamp)
192          + 1
193          + (this.leaderLeaseTimeout != null ?
194            LongEncoder.encodeLength(this.leaderLeaseTimeout.offsetFrom(this.leaderTimestamp)) : 0)
195          + LongEncoder.encodeLength(this.leaderCommit)
196          + LongEncoder.encodeLength(this.prevLogTerm)
197          + LongEncoder.encodeLength(this.prevLogIndex)
198          + LongEncoder.encodeLength(this.logEntryTerm)
199          + (this.logEntryTerm != 0 ? 1 + (this.mutationData != null ? Message.calculateSize(this.mutationData) : 0) : 0);
200    }
201
202// Object
203
204    @Override
205    public String toString() {
206        return this.getClass().getSimpleName()
207          + "[\"" + this.getSenderId() + "\"->\"" + this.getRecipientId() + "\""
208          + ",clusterId=" + String.format("%08x", this.getClusterId())
209          + ",term=" + this.getTerm()
210          + ",leaderTimestamp=" + this.leaderTimestamp
211          + (this.leaderLeaseTimeout != null ?
212            ",leaderLeaseTimeout=" + String.format("%+dms", this.leaderLeaseTimeout.offsetFrom(this.leaderTimestamp)) : "")
213          + ",leaderCommit=" + this.leaderCommit
214          + ",prevLog=" + this.prevLogIndex + "t" + this.prevLogTerm
215          + (this.logEntryTerm != 0 ? ",logEntryTerm=" + this.logEntryTerm : "")
216          + (this.mutationData != null ?
217            ",mutationData=" + this.describe(this.mutationData) : this.mutationDataInvalid ? ",mutationData=invalid" : "")
218          + "]";
219    }
220}
221

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Solar Web Page > Categories > Solar Hot Air Collectors > Pop can collector question.
A friend's son is making a pop can solar heater, and asked me if it is better to cut the whole top and bottom off each can in a stack effectively ending up with a simple tube, or to make a smaller hole in top and bottom of each can, which I thought would be better since it will, I guess slow convective air flow through the assembly and allow the air to pick up more heat as it passes through.
Has anyone any thoughts on the subject? Thanks!
5 years ago pop can heaters were the biggest thing going until matrix-style heaters became more popular. The big thing about pop can heaters is how time consuming they can be to build. A lot of people switched to downspout or matrix heaters after building can heaters. My first heater WAS going to be a can heater. I was saving my cans, but before I had enough, I switched to downspout, and then matrix-style.
If this is going to be a passive heater you need good airflow to move the air at an effective rate. So a more open design might be better. But if there will be a fan helping the airflow, a more restricted design might be better. One popular alteration to the cans is to have an open top and the bottom has vanes cuts to help swirl the air inside the tube. This helps to break up the laminar flow and allows more of the air to come in contact with the hot exterior of the tubes.
My suggestion would be to make a few test stacks using different openings both top and bottom. Too much restriction will give you higher output temps, while a more wide open design may not heat up enough depending on the length of the stack. Place the test units inside an empty collector box to keep them out of the wind and measure the heat and flow from each test stack. The one with the highest BTU output is the winner.
Thanks Greg, if they do try the experimental route of various configurations I'll post the resulting conclusions here! Colin.
Colin, Welcome to the solar heating community! I did build a soda/beer can heater and it works great. After 5 years it is still keeping my 1400 sq/ft shop between 58 and 65 degrees all winter. Granted, I live in the high desert of So Cal and the shop is 2x6 insulated walls. Our low temp are teens and twenties. To answer your question: I cut the entire top and bottom out of the cans. It was so labor intensive just to do that, I didn't want to add more work. I figured the narrowing of each can would disrupt the air plenty. My output temp is near 140. I power the air flow with an 80 cfm computer fan.
If you click on my name you can see my profile I think. Look for my project and you can see more about it. I don't recommend anyone ever building a can heater! Recycle the cans and use the money to build a two layer screen unit!
Hello there from the UK, not been on here for a while (hibernating). On my profile you should find links to a 2'x2' panel water heater I built from soda cans. I got very respectable temperatures at the outlet just with it heating air, so much so I had a perfect 22mm diameter burn on the palm of my hand when I decided to foolishly "test" how hot the outlet pipe was!
I cut the can's top and bottom out fully using hole saws. Tbh once you get going it's pretty quick. A case of "just do it".
If I make another or continue experimenting I may try a test column with a spiral of smaller holes up the outside to try and achieve some sort of self sustaining Venturi effect. No science behind this just guesswork and gut feel!
Hi Onoff, Are you heating water? Your picture confuses me (easily done!).. How are you making the exchanger from air to water?
The hot air in the can columns heat the copper tubes that are water filled. The stacked cans are sealed but probably not airtight per se. I took my cue from evacuated tubes and this was my poor man's version. Probably get some silly temperatures in the space between can and 15mm pipe.
Someone on here reckons I've invented a new type of ARETHA (AiR Exchange Thermal Assembly).
Check my content "An Englishman's First Foray..." for the whole build. Got some good temperatures imo for a 2'x2' panel.
Really I need to build a bfo 8'x4' version and see how it performs just for the fun of it!
Been away from the forum for a while but now Spring's approaching I might have another play. (I even bought a roll of aluminium insect mesh for a zero pass one).
If it works with pop cans it'll probably work with downspouts, too. It'll be interesting to see how a bigger one performs!
Is the air inside the cans hotter than the surface of exposed, black painted pipes? If so, how much?
I'm not sure whether 110degC would be high enough?


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Kawasaki To Launch 2022 Z900RS In New Two-Tone Colorways
Sleek and subtle is the name of the game.
Aug 10, 2021 at 12:17am ET
By: Enrico Punsalang
It seems that Kawasaki is adopting the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" to its 2022 model range. Don't get me wrong, this is by no means a bad thing, as Kawasaki's current model range is pretty stellar as it is. Nearly all bikes in its model range offer solid value for money, and have, for many years now, been strong performers in the market. One bike in particular, the Z900RS, seems to be pretty special, though.
I've always looked at the Z900RS as a bike that sits one level above all the neo-retro, café racer-inspired bikes of the modern era. While machines like the Yamaha's XSR range and Honda's Neo Sports Café bikes in its present-day CB model range are good bikes themselves, they are just pretty much modern machines just dressed up to, quite frankly, look old. The Z900RS on the other hand has a more bespoke look and feel—everything from the way the frame has been constructed, the seamless bodywork, and yes, the analogue instrument cluster. It just seems a lot more deliberate.
The Z900RS boasts, in my opinion, at least, truly timeless styling in a package that delivers modern-day performance.All that being said, the fact that no other updates to the Z900RS, other than new colorways, are being made isn't really a bad thing. In fact, the new colorways are pretty stunning.
For the 2022 model-year, Kawasaki will be introducing two two-tone color options, and one solid colorway for the Z900RS. The first of the two-tones has already been revealed before, and that's the Blue/Gold colorway. The next one is an equally subtle and sleek Green/White two-tone finish. Finally, those who prefer solid finish can opt for the all black color option which features a very subtle blue streak on the side of the fuel tank.
As mentioned, apart from the updated color options, the Z900RS retains its technical specifications, including its powerful 948cc inline four-cylinder engine which pumps out 111 horsepower. The Z900RS tips the scales at a hefty 215 kg, and will feature some basic rider aids such as Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC) and dual-channel ABS as standard.
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import six.ca.droiddailyproject.browser.CustomTabActivityLifecycleCallbacks;
import six.ca.droiddailyproject.fragment.InfoManager;
import six.ca.droiddailyproject.fragment.SixUnCaughtExceptionHandler;

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There is no reason why I should hold a bird photo monopoly on Ducati.MS. Post your (non Duc) bird photos here. Pack your camera with you on your next ride and start snapping away.
I'll start out with some photos of a leucistic crow I photographed locally in Marina Park. A leucistic bird looks like an albino, but has normal (not pink) eyes.
Although they are rare, this is the second leucistic bird I have photographed. I photographed a leucistic Canada goose at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Christmas day last year.
How are you liking that 7D?
I like the 7D. I think its best feature is the "Q screen", which allows me to change any setting quite easily.
It is hard to bring out the feather detail when photographing large, dark birds like eagles in good light, and very difficult to bring it out in the lousy light I often find up here. The Q screen allows me to experiment with aperature/shutter speed/ISO settings easliy.
The main drawback I find is trying to hold focus on flying birds. The "AI Focus" autofocus feature is supposed to do this, but you can tell from some of my photos that it has not. I am not above admitting that it may be operator error.
AI Focus isn't known for its accuracy. It should really be avoided. It's leaving critical decisions (is the target moving or not) to the camera. Like "green box" mode, forget it's there. For BIF, AI Servo is really your best bet. AI Servo is predictive. It sets focus for where the target will be at the next shutter click, so you need to be tracking before you click. Cameras like your 7D can establish that lock lightning fast, but it is still something that you need to be aware of. The other thing to try, if you're not already, is manually selecting a focus point. If you leave that up to the camera to decide, it may grab something with more contrast in the background. Pick a point, put it on the bird, lock focus, fire away! As I said, BIF and wildlife isn't my thing, but I do shoot ice hockey. These methods have worked well for me to be able to lock on and track one player in a mess of activity. BTW, you have some nice shots!
Here are some first photos. Things should get better in another month when they have to dive for fish more frequently off Sunset Ave. to feed their young.
These aren't exactly "travel" shots but at least they are birds. Shot from my front porch.