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package org.apache.flink.table.examples.java.hybrid;

import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.FilterFunction;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.functions.MapFunction;
import org.apache.flink.api.java.DataSet;
import org.apache.flink.api.java.ExecutionEnvironment;
import org.apache.flink.api.java.functions.KeySelector;
import org.apache.flink.api.java.tuple.*;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.datastream.DataStream;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.environment.StreamExecutionEnvironment;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.functions.windowing.WindowFunction;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.windowing.time.Time;
import org.apache.flink.streaming.api.windowing.windows.TimeWindow;
import org.apache.flink.util.Collector;
import org.apache.jena.graph.Triple;

import java.util.List;

public class HybridQuery_Triple_TimeWindow_01 {
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

		//************ Create Environments: DataSet and StreamTable ************
        ExecutionEnvironment bEnv = ExecutionEnvironment.getExecutionEnvironment();
		StreamExecutionEnvironment sEnv = StreamExecutionEnvironment.getExecutionEnvironment();

		//************ Environment: DataSet ************
		// This section load source from static RDF dataset
		DataSet<Tuple3<String, String, String>> staticRDFDataset = bEnv.readRDFFile("/Users/oscar/myapps/data/mr0_sibdataset1000.ttl");

		// This section create n solution mappings according to number of tp in the bgp
		DataSet<Tuple3<String, String, String>> solutionMappingB = staticRDFDataset
			.filter(new MyFilterFunctionBatch());

		// This section tranform a DataSet to List
		List<Tuple3<String, String, String>> solutionMappingBEvn = solutionMappingB
			.collect();

		//************ Environment: DataSteam ************
		// This section load source from port 5555 -- cat rdfPhotoStream1000.nt | nc -l 5555
		DataStream<Tuple3<String, String, String>> rdfDatastream = sEnv.socketRDFStream("localhost", 5555, '\n');

		// This section create n solution mappings according to number of tp in the bgp
		DataStream<Tuple3<String, String, String>> solutionMappingStreamEvn = rdfDatastream
			.filter(new MyFilterFunctionStream())
			.keyBy(new MyKeySelector())
			.timeWindow(Time.milliseconds(400))
			//.timeWindow(Time.milliseconds(400), Time.milliseconds(100))
			.apply(new MyWindowFunctionStream(solutionMappingBEvn));

		DataStream<Tuple3<String, String, String>> queryResult = solutionMappingStreamEvn
			.project(0, 1, 2);

		//************ Sink  ************
		// This part project the elements solicited
		queryResult.print();
		sEnv.execute();
	}

	public static class MyMapFunction implements MapFunction<Triple, Tuple3<String, String, String>> {
		@Override
		public Tuple3<String, String, String> map(Triple in){
			return new Tuple3<>(in.getSubject().toString(), in.getPredicate().toString(), in.getObject().toString());
		}
	}

	public static class MyFilterFunctionBatch implements FilterFunction<Tuple3<String, String, String>> {
		@Override
		public boolean filter(Tuple3<String, String, String> tuple) {
			return tuple.f1.equals("http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns#account_of"); //&& tuple.f2.equals("http://www.ins.cwi.nl/sib/person/p941");
		}
	}

	public static class MyFilterFunctionStream implements FilterFunction<Tuple3<String, String, String>> {
		@Override
		public boolean filter(Tuple3<String, String, String> tuple) {
			return tuple.f1.equals("http://www.ins.cwi.nl/sib/vocabulary/usertag");
		}
	}

	public static class MyKeySelector implements KeySelector<Tuple3<String,String,String>, String> {
		@Override
		public String getKey(Tuple3<String, String, String> in) throws Exception{
			return in.f1;
		}
	}

	public static class MyWindowFunctionStream implements WindowFunction<Tuple3<String, String, String>,
		Tuple3<String, String, String>, String, TimeWindow> {

		List<Tuple3<String, String, String>> tb = null;

		public MyWindowFunctionStream(List<Tuple3<String, String, String>> tb) { this.tb = tb; }

		@Override
		public void apply(String key, TimeWindow window, Iterable<Tuple3<String, String, String>> ts, Collector<Tuple3<String, String, String>> out) throws Exception{
			for(Tuple3<String, String, String> tupleBatch : tb) {
				for(Tuple3<String, String, String> tupleStream : ts) {
					if(tupleBatch.f0.equals(tupleStream.f2)) {
						out.collect(new Tuple3<>(tupleStream.f0, tupleStream.f1, tupleBatch.f0));
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}


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Apollo 17: 50th Anniversary of the Most Successful Manned Space Mission… So Far
David Middleton
Guest "What a field trip!" by David Middleton
On December 7, 1972 (a date which should no longer solely "live in infamy") at 12:33 a.m. EST astronauts Gene Cernan, Harrison "Jack" Schmitt and Ronald Evans lifted off Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, atop a massive Saturn-V rocket (SA-512) to begin the final (so far) manned space mission to the Moon. This mission is considered by many to be the most successful manned space mission on record.
Apollo 17 Crew
Commander (CDR) Eugene A. Cernan (left)
Command Module Pilot (CMP) Ronald E. Evans (center)
Lunar Module Pilot (LMP)Harrison H. Schmitt (right)
On Aug. 13, 1971, NASA formally announced the crew for Apollo 17, the sixth and final Apollo Moon landing mission, planned for December 1972. The prime crew consisted of Commander Eugene A. "Gene" Cernan, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Ronald E. Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Harrison H. "Jack" Schmitt. Cernan, selected as an astronaut in 1963, would be making his third trip into space, having flown on the Gemini IX mission in 1966 and Apollo 10 in 1969 – the dress rehearsal flight for the first Moon landing. He also served as the backup commander for Apollo 14, but did not fly on the mission. Evans, selected as an astronaut in 1966, would be making his first spaceflight. He served on the support crews for Apollo 7 and 11, and as the backup CMP on Apollo 14. Schmitt, selected in the first group of scientist astronauts in 1965 and making his first trip into space on Apollo 17, served as the backup LMP on Apollo 15. He was the first geologist selected to land on the Moon.
On Dec. 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 crew returned to Earth. Apollo 17 was the sixth and last Apollo mission in which humans walked on the lunar surface. On Dec. 11, Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt and Commander Eugene A. Cernan, landed on the moon's Taurus-Littrow region in the Lunar Module, while Command Module Pilot Ron Evans continued in lunar orbit. During their stay on the moon, the astronauts set up scientific experiments, took photographs and collected lunar samples.
In this image, Schmitt, Evans and Cernan are photographed with a Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) trainer during the rollout of the Apollo 17 rocket. This, the last of the Apollo/Saturn missions launched Dec. 7, 1972.
Image Credit: NASA
As I write this post, I am 63 years old… I was 13 when Apollo 17 lifted off and totally enthralled with the space program. I still recall the grainy video of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the Moon in 1969 and the better resolution videos of the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 landing crews riding around in the lunar rovers. I still find it hard to accept that we abandoned the Apollo program right when NASA was perfecting the missions. Apollo 15 was the first true science mission J-missions). Apollo 15 and 16 were very successful J-missions, in no small part due to the fact that geologist Jack Schmitt played a huge role in training the crews in field geology. However, Apollo 17 was, in my opinion, the most successful of the J-missions. In 2011, I had the great pleasure in actually meeting Jack Schmitt at the American Association of Geologists (AAPG) convention in Houston, Texas. As a geologist, Apollo 17 holds a special place in my heart (possibly the only space not occupied by Mrs. Middleton and our 12 dogs).
If you have the time, this site is worth tuning in to…
APOLLO 17 IN REAL TIME A real-time journey through last landing on the Moon.
NASA has a brief, but, nice summary of the mission here:
Of course, as a geologist, my primary interests are the geological aspects of the mission. The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) maintains an incredible inventory of lunar regolith and rock samples returned by Apollo and the Soviet-era Luna missions.
Left: The night launch of Apollo 17. Right: The Taurus Littrow valley as seen from the Lunar Module a few hours before landing. The landing site in the center of the valley is indicated by a diamond. SM indicates the South Massif, studied on EVA 2, and NM and SH indicate the North Massif and Sculptured Hills, studied on EVA 3. The flat region at the top of the image is Mare Serenitatis west of the landing side. (LPI)
The Taurus-Littrow landing site was chosen because it was thought that it would provide opportunities to study mare basalts, deeper crustal rocks and possibly evidence of more recent volcanism.
The Valley of Taurus-Littrow
The Apollo 17 landing site is in a spectacular location called The Valley of Taurus-Littrow on the southeastern edge of the Sea of Serenity (Mare Serenitatis). Sometime about 3.8 to 3.9 billion years ago, a mountain-sized asteroid or comet hit the Moon and blasted out a basin nearly seven hundred kilometers in diameter. Around the rim of Serenitatis, great blocks of rock were pushed out and up, forming a ring of mountains. In places, the blocks quickly fell again, and left radial valleys among the mountains. Taurus-Littrow is one such valley, located just south of Littrow Crater in the southwestern Taurus Mountains ( 0.9 Mb ) that form the highlands east of Serenitatis.
About 100 to 200 million years or so after Serenitatis formed, lavas welled up from the lunar interior and began to fill the low places. Many of the flows first reached the surface at the weak, fractured margins of the basin; and, as Schmitt and Cernan discovered, at some stages the flows were accompanied by fire fountains that blanketed their surroundings with tiny glass beads. Some of the beads were orange in color, but most were very dark. Even from Earth, the borders of Serenitatis look dark and, prior to the mission, there were many who speculated that this was an indication of recent volcanic eruptions.
Taurus-Littrow is elongated on an axis that points northwest toward the heart of Serenitatis. At its inner, southeastern end, the valley butts up against a large, blocky mountain called the East Massif. Toward the south, a narrow outlet – partially blocked by a large crater – leads off to another valley. On the west side of this outlet, a second blocky mountain called the South Massif forms the southwestern wall of Taurus-Littrow. North of the East Massif, across an outlet into another small valley, the Sculptured Hills and farther to the west, the North Massif form the remaining walls of Taurus-Littrow. Between the North and South Massifs, the main exit from the valley leads out toward Serenitatis. This exit is about seven kilometers wide and is partially blocked by a kilometer-high hill called Family Mountain and, also, by a fault scarp that stretches between the North and South Massifs. In places, the scarp is 80 meters high.
The inherent geologic variety of Taurus-Littrow was a major reason for the selection of the site. From a landing point out in the middle of the valley, the crew could sample the dark soil, collect samples of the valley-filling lavas dug out by impacts, and sample pre-Serenitatis crustal material in both the North and South Massifs. Of particular interest were a number of large boulders seen in Apollo 15 orbital photographs of the lower slopes of the Massifs. Some of these boulders are sitting at the ends of tracks which show that they had rolled down from outcrops high on the mountains. Additional points of interest included a South Massif avalanche that drapes across the southern end of the scarp, and an intriguing crater called Shorty which sits like a dark blemish at the northern tip of the landslide outflow. Here, some of the geologists thought, might be a young volcanic vent. And finally, there were the Sculptured Hills which, from orbit, look as though they are not directly related to the Massifs and the Serenitatis impact but, rather, it was thought, might represent ejecta from the more recent Imbrium impact.
During the preceding missions, none of the crews that attempted pinpoint landings actually landed farther than about a half-kilometer from their target. Of course, as had happened in case of Apollo 11, larger errors were possible, particularly if the flight-path could not be updated during the powered descent; and NASA wanted to be sure that Cernan would be able to land even if Challenger were headed as much as four kilometers long or short of the target and as much as three kilometers to either side. Taurus-Littrow is not a large valley; and, indeed, the Apollo 17 crew was able to cover nearly half of it during their three geology trips. Still, it is large enough to contain the landing ellipse and several more besides. The actual target point was on the valley's central axis, well away from the Massifs, and about six kilometers short of the scarp. This northwestward placement was chosen so that the crew would fly over the Sculptured Hills at substantial altitude as they entered the valley and, later, could drive to the foot of the South Massif without violating walkback constraints. In detail, the target area is a relatively smooth patch of ground in the midst of a cluster of large craters. The largest of these is Camelot Crater, about 600 meters across, and it promised good samples of the valley fill. Camelot is about a kilometer west of the target and provided Cernan with a visual fix at pitchover. Closer at hand, he had a trio of small craters called Punk, Rudolph, and Poppie to show him exactly where to land. He wanted to land midway between Poppie and Punk and just south of Rudolph.
Corrected Transcript and Commentary Copyright © 1995 by Eric M. Jones.
The rocks and regolith samples collected by Cernan and Schmitt generally fell into three categories: basalts, breccias, and highland crustal rocks.
Mare Volcanism: Apollo 17 basalt 75015, collected at Camelot Crater, has a mass of 1.0 kilograms and consists primarily of the minerals pyroxene, plagioclase, and ilmenite. It has relatively coarse mineral grains, 1-2 mm across, reflecting its cooling and solidification below the lunar surface. The reference cube in this and the other photographs on this webpage is 1 cm across. LPI
Impact Melt Breccias at the North and South Massifs: Left: Apollo 17 sample 73255 from Station 3 is a fine-grained impact melt breccia with a mass of 394 gm. In addition to the impact melt, it contains numerous clasts of various compositions that pre-date the impact event that created the breccia. Right: Apollo 17 sample 76215 is an impact melt breccia from the large boulder at Station 6. It has a mass of 644 gm. It contains numerous vesicles, which are small holes in the rock created when the material was melted during either the Imbrium or Serenitatis impact events. LPI
Rocks from the Deep Crust: Left: Apollo 17 sample 76535 is a troctolite with a mass of 155 gm. It is an igneous rock and consists primarily of plagioclase (grayish-white) and olivine (greenish-brown), whose coarse grain size (2-3 mm) indicates crystallization and cooling at great depth in the crust. It was collected as part of the rake sample from the regolith at Station 6. Right: Apollo 17 sample 78235 is a 199 gm norite sample from a small boulder at Station 8. It consists primarily of yellow-brown orthopyroxene and bluish-gray plagioclase. The plagioclase has mostly been converted to maskelynite glass. The coarse grain size indicates crystallization at significant depth in the crust and the maskelynite indicates that the rock reached shock pressures of at least 300-400 kilobars when ejected to the lunar surface by the Serenitatis impact. LPI
Some of the deep crustal rocks were fairly unusual compared to other crustal samples.
The Apollo 17 crew also collected several rare types of lunar rock, including norite, troctolite, and dunite, at stations 2, 6, and 8 near the base of the North and South Massifs and the Sculptured Hills. Norite consists primarily of the minerals plagioclase and orthopyroxene. Troctolite consists primarily of plagioclase and olivine, and dunite is nearly pure olivine. Many of these rocks originally formed in the lower half of the Moon's crust during the solidification of the Moon's magma ocean. These rocks formed between 4.2 and 4.5 billion years ago (the solar system formed about 4.56 billion years ago). They were later brought to the Moon's surface by large meteorite impacts, such the impact that formed the Serenitatis basin.
One of the most interesting discoveries was the "Orange Soil", initially interpreted by Schmitt as the result of a fumarole and evidence of recent volcanism.
Apollo 17 surface photo showing orange soil discovered during the 2nd EVA near Shorty Crater at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on the Moon. Upon close examination on Earth, the soil was seen to contain many orange volcanic glass particles, giving it its distinctive color. The tripod at left center is a gnomon and photographic reference chart. This picture was taken on 12 December 1972. (Apollo 17, AS17-137-20990) NASA
However, it turned out to be ancient volcanic glass.
Mare basalts were emplaced as fluids that flowed easily across the Moon's surface. However, photographs taken from lunar orbit suggested that some explosive volcanic activity had also occurred in this region, and some geologists thought this activity might have occurred recently in lunar history. Shorty Crater was explored to determine if it was actually a volcanic vent. Orange and black volcanic glass (the famous "orange soil") was found near the rim of Shorty Crater and did form in an explosive volcanic eruption. On Earth, such eruptions are sometimes called fire fountains. However, the relationship between Shorty Crater and the volcanic glass is just coincidental. The glass formed 3.64 billion years ago from material that melted about 400 kilometers below the surface. Shorty Crater turns out to be an ordinary impact crater, and the lack of degradation of its features indicates that the crater is much younger than the glass.
The Geologic Investigation of the Taurus-Littrow Valley: Apollo 17 Landing Site
Setting records on the Moon
Gene Cernan and "Jack" Schmitt set records that have stood for 50 years: 75 hours on the lunar surface, with three extra-vehicular activities (EVA's) in the lunar rover (LRV), comprising over 22 hours. The second EVA was truly remarkable.
The second EVA was the longest of the Apollo program both by duration, 7 hours and 37 minutes, and by traverse distance, 20.4 km roundtrip, reaching a maximum distance of 7.6 km from the Lunar Module at Station 2. It was likely also the most complex EVA of Apollo based on the diversity of the geologic targets. Cernan and Schmitt began by repairing the right rear fender of the rover using laminated maps and small clamps. The fender had been damaged when snagged by a rock hammer during EVA 1. The repair substantially reduced the amount of dust that the rover kicked up while driving. Stations 2 and 3 were on a landslide at the base of the South Massif. The mountains surrounding the landing site were uplifted by the impact that formed the Serenitatis impact basin, and the boulders on the landslide gave the crew to access to material that had originally been located far up the South Massif slope. Stations 4 and 5 were on the valley floor while returning to the Lunar Module. Shorty Crater (Station 4) was suspected prior to the mission to be a possible volcanic vent due to the dark halo surrounding the crater. Schmitt discovered orange soil, which turned out to be 3.6 billion-year-old pyroclastic glass from an ancient volcanic eruption. Camelot Crater (Station 5) is 600 meters in diameter with a very rocky rim. The ejecta at the edge of the crater provided samples of basalt that was originally more than 100 meters below the valley floor.
Diagram based on Apollo 17 Traverses Lunar Photomap, Edition 1, Sheet 43D1S2[25]. Air & Space Museum.
In addition to the successful geological traverse, Commander Cernan also managed to both damage and repair the rover…
At 118:51:20, while doing final Rover preparations before driving out to meet Jack Schmitt at the ALSEP deployment site, Gene Cernan accidentally caught the hammer he had stowed in his calf pocket under the right rear fender, tearing off the rearward extension. He used grey duct tape to re-attach the fender extenstion but, at about 122:47:48 during the drive back to the LM from Station 1 at the end of the EVA, the tape failed and the fender extension fell off.
Gene and Jack did not stop to retrieve the fender extension and, during the rest period after EVA-1, support personnel in Houston designed a replacement fender that Gene and Jack could make from tape, unneeded maps, and some clamps they had in the cabin. See the discussion at 137:19:09.
A detail from AS17-137-20979 is presented at the top of this page, showing the replacement fender on the Rover just before Gene and Jack leave Station 2. At the time Gene took the picture, the replacement fender had been tested during 9.1 km of driving.
At about 167:41:11, during the drive to Station 9 late in EVA-3, the replacement fender began to fail, perhaps due to the combined effects of prolonged solar heating and the dust and rock fragments thrown against its underside during the total of about 29 km of driving they'd done since Gene installed it.
Later, after parking the Rover east of the LM so that the world could watch LM liftoff with the Rover TV, Gene removed the replacement fender and brought it back to Earth. As of September 2005, it was still on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
Apollo 17 Replacement Fender
In just over 22 hours of EVA's, Cernan and Schmitt traveled over 22 miles across the lunar surface. Only Lunokhod 2 and Opportunity traveled farther. However, Lunokhod 2 operated on the lunar surface for four months and Opportunity spent about 14 years covering 28 miles on the surface of Mars.
Every rover, ranked by distance traveled on the moon and Mars. Mashable com
Don't hit the Lem!
Shortly before departing the lunar surface, Jack Schmitt probably set the record for the longest rock hammer throw in geological history…
170:29:49 Schmitt: Let me throw the hammer? Please.
170:29:50 Cernan: It's all yours.
170:29:51 Schmitt: You got the gravimeter
170:29:52 Cernan: You deserve it. A hammer thrower…You're a geologist. You ought to be able to throw it.
170:29:56 Schmitt: You ready?
170:29:57 Cernan: Go ahead.
170:29:58 Schmitt: You ready for this? Ready for this?
170:30:00 Cernan: Yeah. Don't hit the LM. Or the ALSEP. (Pause)
[Jack throws the hammer with a discus motion. It is visible against the sky for a long time. Gene's picture of Jack, AS17-143-21941 may have been taken just after he threw the hammer.]
170:30:07 Cernan: Look at that! Look at that! Look at that!
170:30:12 Schmitt: Beautiful.
170:30:14 Cernan: Looked like it was going a million miles, but it really 't.
170:30:17 Schmitt: Didn't it?
Where on the Moon is Jack Schmitt's Hammer?
Everything but the hammer…
In 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter took photos of the Apollo 17 landing site from lunar orbit. You can see the tracks of the lunar rover, astronaut footpaths, and the lunar module descent stage. Air & Space Museum
Tags: Apollo 17, Apollo Program, Jack Schmitt, Lunar geology
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I still have the feeling Apollo was curtailed because Nixon hated Kennedy, and thought Apollo brought up favorable memories of Kennedy, not good press for Nixon.
I don't think so… All of the Apollo descent stages have plaques on them, all of which feature the signature of the current POTUS. Richard Nixon's signature is on all 6 descent stages.
Reply to David Middleton
I am a few years older than you(67), and Nixon was never enthusiastic for Apollo. Partly it was that the media always associated John Kennedy with the program, despite it reaching it's goal under Nixon.
Nixon always struck me as being petty.
Hard to argue with that statement.
I am 76 years old. I stood near President Nixon on the Sabre Heliport runway at DiAn, Vietnam, in 1969, as he handed out medals and gave a speech. I took his picture, and nothing about him struck me as "petty".
My understanding is that Congress cut the funding on a very expensive project. The American public were also getting bored.
Reply to michael hart
It was also that the Democrats had been taken over by the McGovern wing, which had no real interests but "domestic programs".
Mondale had tried to ax the program since its inception.
And Carter shut down the ALSEP's.
Tom in Florida
Yes they cut the funding. Mainly because liberals questioned the expenditure when there we "many poor" that could be saved with the money. Of course that never happened.
" getting bored "
I remember listening to the ping or beep from the first Sputnik and reading about the stray dog Laika that went up with #2. She died in space. Those were in 1957. I do agree that after the 1972 moon flight many of us had new things to occupy our time, such as marriage, jobs, and house payments.
However, I know exactly where I was when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
And when Columbia exploded on reentry… I heard it.
Hivemind
Nixon's signature policy was solving cancer. The money was needed for that. But also, the Russians had withdrawn from the space race & so the major impetus was gone. Few people these days understand how important values like 'beat the Russians' was then.
sturmudgeon
"Pocket Change" compared to the 'projects' occurring now!
"Project Orion", by Freeman Dyson's son George, details how for a time the Project Orion nuclear drive was considered for the Apollo missions.
Project Orion was a conceptual ship powered by nuclear bombs. The drive was so powerful that its most extreme configuration could have reached a small percentage of the speed of light, fast enough to power a hundred year trip to Alpha Centauri. Less extreme configurations could have affordably delivered thousands or even millions of tons of payload to anywhere in the solar system.
The project exposed engineered structures to real nuclear bomb blasts, discovering if they coated the steel with a thin spray of oil, the plasma created when the oil was vaporised protected the steel from the extreme heat, preventing scorching and erosion. A small conventional explosive powered scale model was also built and tested.
Instead of a trip to the moon, the nuclear powered Apollo project would have been a tour of the inner solar system, with landings on the Moon and Mars, and a visit to Venus.
If the Orion missions continued, by now we would have had permanent bases on the moon, orbital factories and possibly orbital colonies, a colony on Mars, and possibly settlements on Ceres and Titan.
I don't in any way want to detract from the amazing achievement of Apollo, but when I think of Apollo, I can't help also thinking of what could have been.
Last edited 1 month ago by Eric Worrall
Absolutely Eric, "what could have been."
Premium Cracker
Now that is a load of bullshit. What would all of these colonists be doing exactly? Who would financially support all of this? No democratic society is going to allow lawmakers to spend the boat load of money needed to support these activities. The economics simply do not work. It would not have happened years ago and it will not happen in the future. Your silly space fantasies will never be reality.
Reply to Premium Cracker
Lunar or asteroid mining, for one probable return.
Spemding for social workers and other hangers on will always exhaust the income of any country if not inhibited.
There were technical issues….a nuclear detonation once a second, far enough away from a shock absorber plate so that the plasma temperature was "only" 15000 C was a possible problem, considering we can't make a shock absorber for cars that lasts through a North Dakota winter…..
Lunar mine for supporting construction in orbit.
Mars – living space, and long term terraforming.
Asteroid mines because if you can bring a 5 mile asteroid into Earth orbit, you can mine that cheaper than the moon. And the ability to move Asteroids opens the possibility of a space elevator, which would really cut the cost of getting to space.
A lot of the good stuff like Platinum is in the Earth's core, but some Asteroids appear to be made of dense metals.
Titan – long term stay scientific base.
The only thing holding back all this stuff is launch cost.
Are you purposefully ignoring the trillions governments are truly WASTING at the present time? Likely the 10%-to-the-big-guy would pay for much of what "could have been".
What the hell has happened to NASA? I've read the Nixon vs Kennedy comments below, but Nixon has been long gone. What has NASA done since 1971? That's 51 years ago and the space programme is just restarting. I'm also old enough to have watched Armstrong live. Perhaps the most exciting TV footage ever. The world was enthralled, at least that part of the world that could watch. And now so little since 1971. Sure there are a couple of great satellites that have been launched since, but to not to back to the Moon in so long just beggars belief.
Reply to John Kelly
"What the hell has happened to NASA?"
They cancelled the remaining Apollo flights.
They launched Skylab and then allowed it to fall back to Earth.
They developed the space shuttle based on many promises, the economics of which all failed, two blew up and killed a bunch of people.
They developed a bigger, more expensive space station, also made a lot promises which never came true. Just as it was completed, the space shuttle was retired. For the second time in the short history of NASA, they had a space station and no space vehicle to reach it.
Now they are building a new moon rocket to go back to the moon because…
NASA is an example of Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy. Those who were expert in the internal politics of the organization took control, and totally ignored the purported goals of the group. Education is a fair example of this effect, as was General Motors as a car company.
But NASA did do Muslim outreach during the Obama years.
My theory has always been that the aliens told us not to venture off our planet. Mechanical probes OK but humans in space no way. It was the aliens that took out Kennedy because he defied them.
That's my theory and I am sticking to it.
Great report, David. I was in DiAn, Vietnam, in July, 1969 when Neil Armstrong stepped down the ladder from Apollo 11, and onto the moon. It was night time in Vietnam, so I went outside, put my biggest telephoto lens on my Pentax Spotmatic,and some extenders to boot, and took a picture of the moon. For several years afterward I showed people the photo and told them Neil was in the picture, until my wife asked me "have you noticed how people look at you when you tell them this?".
sciguy54
Thanks for putting this together, David. Such a trove of Apollo and scientific information.
I was attending the Florida Institute of Technology at the time of Apollo 12 and 13. I saw both launches in person. The Saturn V rocket still rates with me as the most awesome man made thing I have every witnessed.
Reply to Tom in Florida
I got back from a run down to BSAF beside the airport at Huntsville, AL at 04:30 yesterday morning. That big Saturn V that stands configured as for an Apollo mission at the Space Center there never fails to impress. I drive by several of the gates for Redstone along the way.
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December 7th will remain a day that will live in infamy.
However, as bad as the attack on Pearl Harbor was, there were bright spots which took some time to recognize.
Had the US fleet been alerted to the attack and sailed to meet the Japanese they almost certainly would have been severely beaten. The ships, later salvaged from the shallow waters of the anchorage would have been lost in deep water where salvage was impossible. And that could well have included the aircraft carriers. Out of the 100 commissioned Navy ships at Pearl Harbor when the attack came, only the battleships Arizona and Oklahoma were total losses. All the others that were sunk were salvaged or at least had their major equipment salvaged for new construction.
Nagumo sailed off having failed to do the job he was to do. Despite the damage, the facilities at Pearl were relatively quickly repaired and then expanded upon.
Key among the facilities not attacked were the huge fuel storage tanks which stood plainly in view. Nimitz believed that had those tanks been destroyed it would have been a year before the US Navy could engage the Japanese with anything coming out of Pearl except submarines. As a result the Japanese could have taken Midway, Port Morsby, and the islands necessary to effectively isolate Australia and possibly invaded that country. Even submarine operations in the central Pacific and Japanese home waters would have been far less effective without Midway available for them to top off their fuel before proceeding west.
The submarine docks and the vessels docked there were not attacked.
The dry docks, essential for major repairs and maintenance, suffered little damage.
The very nature of the attack motivated the people of the US to unite in a way that had heretofore in our history had never occurred before and probably never will again. The resolution, determination, a spirit of cooperation, and yes, pure hate, that surprise attack fostered spelled the doom of Imperial Japan and the Axis. American industry, in less than two years, became an irresistible force unlike anything ever seen before on this earth. A legacy which most of us here are old enough to have enjoyed the benefits which sprang from it.
Yes. 😔 Thank you for that, rah. The author's sweeping aside the significance and horror of that "date" troubled me. December 7th was also my grandma's birthday. Our family, yet, also considered it a "date which will live in infamy."
And considers it so.
And, yes, indeed. That tragedy was used by God for good — America was now in. And that meant good would, in the end, triumph over evil.
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Good and evil must remain in balance the Karmatic version of Newton's third law.
When Kincaid "crossed the T" at Surigao Strait, five of his six battleships were survivors of Pearl Harbor…
https://ww2thebigone.com/2016/11/01/crossing-the-t-at-the-surigao-strait/#:~:text=The%20Japanese%20ships%20would%20pass,enemy%20in%20a%20broadside%20attack.
As you pointed out, those battleships would not have been salvageable, had Kimmel sortied them to try to intercept the IJN fleet.
We were also fortunate that our carriers were not in port.
Not knowing where the US carriers were, was the primary factor which influenced them to not make a third attack. The Enterprise was less than 300 miles from Pearl.
USS West Virginia
The West Virginia suffered the third-highest number of casualties, having lost 106 sailors during the attack. The vessel suffered two bomb strikes and seven torpedo hits before sinking. Thanks to the shallow waters of the harbor, the West Virginia was later refloated and returned to service in July of 1944.
USS California
By the time the Japanese pulled back and left the harbor, 100 crewmen were left dead on the California. After two bomb and two torpedo strikes, the California sank. By January of 1944, the California had been refloated and returned to service.
USS Maryland
As the smoke cleared from Pearl Harbor, the Maryland had lost four crewmen. Two bombs damaged the lower part of the vessel's hull. The Japanese reported that the Maryland had sunk, but in February of 1942, she returned to service after repairs.
USS Pennsylvania
After being struck by one bomb, the Pennsylvania lost nine crewmen and suffered minor damages. She is believed to be the first battleship to fire on the Japanese bombers and fighters.
USS Tennessee
Five sailors perished aboard the Tennessee during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Though the battleship was struck by two armor-piercing bombs, neither detonated completely and the ship suffered mostly from debris from the Arizona and the West Virginia. By February of 1942, the Tennessee began taking part in training exercises.
One might wonder why, the less damaged Battle Ships that could be repaired quickly, like the Tennesse, did not take part in the Guadalcanal Campaign. The struggle to take that island saw the most sustained and violent ship to ship surface actions in the history of the US Navy and the shortage of major fleet units from Aircraft Carriers to cruisers became acute.
The primary reason was that all the older battleships were fuel hogs and the logistical arrangements for their operation in the area of the Solomons were not in place yet. And thus, it was only the newer and more fuel efficient "fast battleships" which were sent into that fray.
I modified the comment to make it less "sweeping."
It is a very rare occasion when I have disagreed with anything you write.
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For all the space exploration fans, i recommend "For All Mankind' tv-series, It has a wonderfull alternate "what if"-plot.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7IeyVb31zHQ
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(TV_series)
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My parents bought a television set just so we could watch the lunar landings. Up until then, they'd never allowed one in the house.
Dec 7. A date that will live in …..
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The Little Hours: Movie Review
A nun sex comedy goes crazy and sometimes funny.
The Little Hours is a medieval satirical farce, a sex romp through a nunnery and its countryside. The movie looks exactly like it could have been a Monty Python sketch. An idea that probably should have remained just that, but writer and director Jeff Baena and the cast with a background in sitcoms were able to stretch it out with enough laughs to keep the audience's attention. 2017
Directed by: Jeff Baena
Screenplay by: Jeff Baena
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, John C. Reilly
The script is very thin – the actors don't have much to work with apart from make the current scene as funny as possible, and the big problem with this is that sometimes that scene just isn't funny. Much of the humour in the first third of the film revolves around the fact that these nuns curse. They swear, they scream, and they are rude just for the fun of being rude. We've all seen Aubrey Plaza do that many times and putting her in a nun's habit doesn't make it any funnier.
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Our main characters are three nuns: Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza) who will spend who entire day cussing out people with a dour look on her face – that's her entire reason of being; Ginerva (Kate Micucci) she likes screeching and will spend her days being hysterical about nothing; Alessandra (Alison Brie) just wants to get married – her character is actually quite cute because she has a genuine earnestness for such a modest goal. Paul Reiser shows up as Alessandra's father for one scene where he tells her daughter that unfortunately he can't get a dowry worked out for her potential husband because he was just asking for too much money, so perhaps her goal in life should be for embroidery rather than marriage.
The film takes a turn for the better when it introduces characters on the other side of the river from the nunnery. Nick Offerman has a few very funny scenes where he launches into diatribes about his richness and the terribleness of the Croatians and Welch. His wife sits there rolling her eyes while she sneaks off to have sex with the servants; it's her inability to care about actually sneaking off that finally gets us to main plot, and the best character of the movie. When she's caught with Massetto (Dave Franco) and her husband wants to torture him, Massetto runs off and finds refuge with Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly) who takes him back to the nunnery.
A lot of the humour is just subverting the expected decorum for church officials. Father Tommasso is a drunk and his drinking gets him into trouble, but decides if Massetto can pretend to be a deaf mute, then he can work at the nunnery and they can help each other out. Franco is great with the humour in this film. As much as he is just the hot servant guy that every girl (and wife and nun) wants to have sex with, he brings a lot to the character and makes the fake deaf mute role very funny.
The Little Hours isn't trying to be funny by being offensive, it's just trying to be funny by being unexpected. It is very funny in some scenes, unsubtly not funny in other scenes, and it really only works for the few characters that can bring some heart – notably Franco as Massetto and Brie as Alessandra. The film attempts to go full-on crazy at the end, but probably should have been toned down a bit.
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The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is a unified force managed by thousands of connected computers running an Ethereum client. Still, it cannot explain its physical manifestation as one might gesture to a cloud or an ocean wave. The sole aim of the Ethereum protocol is to maintain the constant, unbroken, and irrevocable operation of this unique state machine. All Ethereum identities and consensus mechanisms are within it. Ethereum only has one "canonical" state at any point in the chain, and the EVM establishes the procedures for calculating a new legal configuration from transaction to block.
The Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) is "the heart of Ethereum." An EVM enables developers to produce payment systems and DApps in the Solidity programming language, just like the heart pumps blood that carries oxygen and nutrition throughout the body. What sets it apart from Bitcoin and other blockchain technology is that it's responsible for the bulk of DApps produced today. We'll go deep into Ethereum virtual machines in this post, explaining what they are, how they operate, and how they contribute to the development of DApps and Web 3.0.
In this article, we will discuss the following:
What Is Ethereum Virtual Machine?
What does EVM do?
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How EVM Works?
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Developers utilize an Ethereum virtual machine, often known as a "virtual computer," as a software platform to build decentralized applications (DApps) and to run and distribute digital currencies on the Ethereum network. You've heard of Ethereum virtual machines, whether you're a programmer interested in DApps or an investor curious to learn more about the constantly changing world of EVM cryptocurrency. It is helpful first to become familiar with an EVM's history to comprehend it better. It was the original Achieve sustainable competitive advantage, thus according to Ethereum's founder Vitalik Buterin.
A single machine in every home worldwide must turn off to effectively stop BitTorrent. It is a virtual machine free from physical limitations. The Ethereum virtual machine shares the same characteristics. The EVM is an excellent platform for developing web applications because it does not require compelling hardware. However, to comprehend EVM-compatible code and the Ethereum virtual servers in particular, it is necessary to have some familiarity with bytes, stacks, and blockchain fundamentals like cryptographic techniques and proof of work.
To ascertain the status of each block in the Ethereum blockchain, use the Ethereum virtual machine. While EVMs and other blockchain-based networks employ a distributed ledger to manage transactional information, EVMs' reference implementation characteristics provide them with an extra layer of functionality. This second layer is a "distributed state machine."
An Ethereum virtual machine is a sizable database that stores all of Ethereum's transactions and balances. It is also a machine state that may run machine code and evolve with each new block contributed to the blockchain ledger. The EVM defines the rules that control how the EVM will alter with each new block.
An Ethereum virtual machine, to put it another way, is a software platform and computational engine that works like a decentralized computer. Manufacturers use the Ethereum virtual machine to build DApps predicated on Ethereum and its EVM-compatible java programming, Solidity, including DeFi and EVM crypto applications, games, and markets like OpenSea. An Ethereum virtual machine is a sizable database that stores all of Ethereum's transactions and balances. It is also a machine state that may run machine code and evolve with each new block contributed to the blockchain ledger. The EVM defines the rules that control how the EVM will alter with each new block.
An Ethereum virtual machine, to put it another way, is a software platform and computational engine that works like a decentralized computer. Manufacturers use the Ethereum virtual machine to build DApps predicated on Ethereum and its EVM-compatible java programming, Consistency, including DeFi and EVM crypto applications, entertainment, and markets like OpenSea.
It is helpful to go back to the fundamentals and consider how computer programs operate so that you will further appreciate the idea behind the EVM. They use a programming language, such as Java or C++, to write their software. Unfortunately, CPUs cannot read Java and C++, so the code is processed and converted into bytecode.
Ethereum is a distributed global network with 100 CPUs executing the EVM concurrently, not a CPU. However, the Go Ethereum, or "Geth," application uses the EVM as a virtual CPU or "machine" that runs in the background. Developers use a programming language to create DApps and implement smart contracts, much like they do with other software products. Ethereum's programming language is Solidity, not Java or C++. Each computer (node) operating Geth receives a compilation of the Solidity code into bytecode.
Every node obtains a duplicate of a consensus mechanism when deployed, executes its bytecode, and then passes the code to the person who requested the distribution, causing a "state change." So this indicates that the status of the blockchain has changed, which happens with the approval of every node. Thus, a "distributed state machine" describes an EVM. It keeps track of how the blockchain is changing with each transaction.
If you've ever used BitTorrent to download a music, a movie, or software, you are already aware of the power of a decentralized network. Even the most formidable governments in the world cannot eliminate it because doing so would necessitate turning off every computer connected to the network.
Virtual machines are one of the finest methods for growing a decentralized network. Somebody can use EVM to run on various operating systems and computers and from any location, acting as a layer between the machines and the programs they execute. Although they are nothing more than pieces of code, virtual machines like the EVM perform operations that actual machines with CPUs, memory, and storage do. Virtual machines theoretically allow for the versatility and adaptability that decentralized networks require because anyone can run them.
Smart contracts are carried out by the Ethereum virtual machine using a decentralized nodal network. Each Ethereum node contains a dynamic, virtualized virtual stack that runs reference implementation bytecode that is EVM compliant. Remember that digital currencies are written in Solidity and other relatively high languages, transcribed to bytecode, and then compressed to the EVM while learning about EVMs and what they do for crypto in situations like DeFi financing. So this indicates that it separates the machine code from the host computer's filesystem, activities, and network.
More on a Working of EVM
To carry out the same commands, every node in the Ethereum network needs to concur with the one after it. As a result, the Ethereum virtual machine is now Turing Complete, meaning it can carry out data processing for high-performance computing. The EVM assigns a cost to each instruction it executes, permitting the program to record the processing costs.
We can attain Completeness by establishing an economic dependence on fees for executed instructions rather than fees for modeling and transactions like Bitcoin. So this indicates that the Ethereum virtual machine is a participant, globally networked computer that can produce smart contracts, P2P fundraising activities, disc economies, and more. So the future is open for grabs, much like the internet during the early 1990s.
There are currently about 150 distinct opcodes that an EVM can use. So, what are opcodes, and why are they necessary to comprehend EVMs? The Ethereum virtual machine's capacity to carry out machine language, known as opcodes, is a significant factor in why it is Turing Complete.
The EVM completes specific tasks relating to EVM crypto operations or smart contracts using EVM-compatible opcodes. We use Opcodes for various activities, including arithmetic, data recording, memory access, and block information gathering. Opcodes aren't, however, entered into an EVM directly. Instead, EVMs are created in the Solidity computer program to enable developers to quickly design and engage with intelligent contracts.
It's crucial to weigh both the advantages and disadvantages of EVMs when attempting to comprehend what they are. However, despite its benefits, EVM technology has certain drawbacks. For starters, running an Ethereum virtual machine necessitates a certain amount of technical proficiency. Therefore, it is essential to know Java, Solidity, and other software platforms.
Second, EVMs are notorious for charging exorbitant petrol prices. Third, no matter how clever an EVM may be, it cannot prevent its success and complete data saturation, which leads to higher transaction costs than other chains. Finally, the Ethereum virtual computer isn't decentralized, to sum it up. Web Services from Amazon currently power around 25% of the Ethereum nodes. EVMs and the DApps they enable would be adversely affected if AWS was offline for an extended time or stopped offering its services.
We are merely at the beginning of the Ethereum blockchain and EVMs. The speed, complexity, and capabilities of the Ethereum virtual machine will only rise in the nearest future, much like how PCs from the 1990s developed into the computing behemoths of today. The system is still experiencing issues with bandwidth utilization and throughput. These problems are now the focus of the Ethereum planning profession, and resolving them will pave the way for Ethereum's success and continued use. Ethereum will benefit from changes made to the protocol if it is to deliver on its promise of transforming how people communicate and transact with one another.
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Q: Android App in kotlin keeps crashing Android App built with Kotlin keeps crashing. I have a search bar with a Menu Item(Search Icon) in my App.
when the user clicks on the Search Icon in the Action bar. A new Activity is opened which has an EditText that gets focused automatically.
But when the user clicks the back button in Action bar just after opening the activity. the app gets crashed after finishing Search Activity.
this is the function that is executed when the user clicks the back button.
Note The back button here is not from the navigation buttons instead it is from the toolbar (Action bar).
Also This crash occurs only in API Level 22 Lollipop, API LEVEL 23 Marshmallow.
The App works perfectly in Jellybean, KitKat, Oreo.
override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
        if (item!!.itemId == android.R.id.home) {
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Here is the exception that is being displayed in Android Studio.
07-21 16:35:01.299 11145-11145/? E/SamsungIME: getMethod(): java.lang.NoSuchMethodException: changeFullInputMethod []
    invoke(): method is null
07-21 16:35:01.354 14763-14763/com.dealsshutter.www.dealsshutter E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.dealsshutter.www.dealsshutter, PID: 14763
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'boolean android.view.inputmethod.InputConnection.finishComposingText()' on a null object reference
        at android.view.inputmethod.InputConnectionWrapper.finishComposingText(InputConnectionWrapper.java:78)
        at com.android.internal.view.IInputConnectionWrapper.executeMessage(IInputConnectionWrapper.java:362)
        at com.android.internal.view.IInputConnectionWrapper$MyHandler.handleMessage(IInputConnectionWrapper.java:78)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7402)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
07-21 16:35:01.354 14835-14913/? E/Finsky: [15052] com.google.android.finsky.an.c.a(34): Unable to build selector: /storage/emulated/0/Download/marketenvs.csv: open failed: ENOENT (No such file or directory)

A: try deleting .gradle folder in your project directory and then rebuild your project after clearing build cache.

A: You have a NullPointerException. You are using Kotlin so you are not supposed to get this. Unless you are not using Kotlin null safety properly. Read thiis Kotlin Null Safety

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The history of ketamine goes back to 1962, when it was first synthesized by American scientist, Calvin Stevens, at the Parke Davis Laboratories. The drug was known as a fast acting anesthetic and, eventually, a recreational hallucinogen. However, in the late 1990s, its antidepressive benefits were discovered. Research performed over the last two decades suggests that ketamine infusions could rapidly and effectively ease symptoms of depression and anxiety in up to 70% of patients, a discovery which marked the beginning of ketamine clinics popping up all over the country.
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The Correlation Between Migraine Headaches, Depression & Anxiety
Migraines are extremely widespread in the United States, and much more debilitating than people realize. There are about 39 million people who struggle daily with this neurological disease, which makes it the 3rd most prevalent illness in the world. Not only do these severe and persistent headaches affect daily life, but they may be connected with mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety. Current research is being performed to figure out what the link may be. For example, do migraines lead to depression and anxiety? Or is it psychiatric illness that leads to migraines?
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Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Depression Treatment: How Celebrities Help Change the Stigma of Depression
One of the leading causes of disability in the U.S. is major depressive disorder (MDD), affecting more than 16.1 million adults each year. Another perhaps more shocking statistic is that about 80% of those people never seek treatment, for various reasons. However, one of the main reasons why so many individuals fail to seek treatment is because of the stigma associated with having a mental health condition. A stigma that, unfortunately, is alive and thriving in our society today.
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Ketamine Saves Lives, In More Ways than One
Last year, on June 23, twelve young boys—members of the Wild Boars youth soccer team—and their coach were unexpectedly trapped inside an underground cave system in Thailand. When flood water quickly and unexpectedly rose, their exploration went from fun and exciting to frightening and dangerous...and fast. The water blocked off their exit and trapped them inside, with their only option to go deeper into the cave. They were trapped in the cave for over two weeks before cave rescue teams from China, Myanmar, Laos, Australia, the UK, and the United States finally reached them on July 10.
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Postpartum Depression: From New Medications to Ketamine Infusions, Hope is Available
An expectant mother is about to experience extreme lifestyle changes, on top of the immediate emotional and physical stress of childbirth. Dealing with these newfound challenges—sleep deprivation, the responsibility of nurturing a newborn, and the underlying stress of unrealistic expectations—can send a new mother into a debilitating downward spiral.
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Spravato is FDA-Approved...and Here's What You Need to Know
The recent FDA approval of the use of esketamine for treatment-resistant depression means many Americans suffering will soon find relief. The drug, Spravato, was approved for patients who have failed to respond at all to at least two other antidepressant medications. After years of clinical trials, the decision to officially approve Spravato took a month before a panel of experts voted in favor of the new treatment. Since treatment-resistant depression plagues so many among us, this new treatment has generated tremendous hope for depression sufferers, their loved ones, and their mental health clinicians.
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Depression and Suicide in Young Adults: The Role of Social Media
Depression is a mental disorder that affects 350 million people world wide. According to a medical paper published by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, people in the United States 18 years and older make up 4.6% of those 350 million. The study, which surveyed 600,000—or 0.1836%—of the US population, concluded that those who spend more than 6 hours in front of a screen were at a greater risk for depression.
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The Impending FDA Approval of Esketamine and What It Means for Depression Treatment
Since it was developed in 2016, we've blogged several times about esketamine—the isomer of ketamine being developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, designed to rapidly alleviate the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression. Esketamine, which will be administered intranasally, was granted breakthrough medication status by the FDA and fast-tracked for approval. And the time for approval is here.
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The Discovery of Hope: How Ketamine for Depression Came to Be
Over the past several years, ketamine has received a growing amount of media attention. As a treatment for depression, no other medication has shown this much promise since Prozac was discovered in the 1980s. Ketamine has been hailed as "miraculous," and a "wonder drug," alleviating depressive symptoms in up to 70% of patients…even those who failed to respond to depression treatment after depression treatment. What's even more spectacular is the speed in which ketamine works—patients know whether ketamine will work for them after only 1-2 infusions.
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Predicting Postpartum Depression: 4 Factors to Determine Risk & the Severity of Symptoms
For many women, giving birth is the most joyous event of their lives. But, every year, for more than 3 million women in the U.S., child birth results in the development of postpartum depression—and it can be devastating for mother and child alike. Most cases of postpartum depression are resolved within a matter of months, with such treatments as talk therapy, antidepressants, and ketamine infusions. However, some cases of postpartum depression can worsen in time, ultimately increasing the mother's risk for developing chronic, severe depression.
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Non-Pharmacological Solutions for Treatment-Resistant Depression
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for depression. Even though 17% of people will suffer from depression over the course of their lives, modern medicine is still searching for a comprehensive solution. Traditional antidepressant medications are the first line of treatment for depression, though they are only effective for about 40-70% of patients, depending on what source you quote. In recent years, ketamine infusions have emerged as one of the most effective depression treatment available, offering hope for even the most debilitating cases of depression and providing relief to 70% of patients. Inspired by the way ketamine works to treat depression, several pharmaceutical companies are well underway developing new medications that may revolutionize the way we treat this mental health disorder.
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The Impact of Depression & Anxiety on Physical Health
The importance of diagnosing and treating mental health disorders is incontestable: with the country's suicide rate growing at a faster rate than ever—and with a number of celebrity suicides bringing much-needed awareness to the matter—there is no argument that mental wellbeing is an important health concern that deserves our attention and care. However, the physical implications of depression and anxiety are much less talked about—even though a new study shows that they can be as severe as the health concerns caused by obesity or smoking.
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Ketamine for Depression: One of the Top Mental Health Discoveries of 2018
As one of Colorado's leading ketamine clinics, we see first-hand the impact that mental health disorders can have on an individual. We see the pain that prevents a patient from engaging in their favorite hobbies or activities, or that keeps them home in bed rather than at the office, or that lets the dishes pile up in the sink day after day because they just can't bring themselves to perform even the most mundane of household tasks.
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ANXIOUS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: THE IMPACT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON ON ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
The holiday season evokes something different in everyone. Some people experience a childlike elation, enjoying the well-wishes and whimsy of the season. Others look forward to time spent with family, the freedom to check out of work and surround themselves with those they love. However, for many people, the holidays are a major trigger for anxiety and depression.
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Innovations in PTSD Treatment: PTSD Patients May Find Hope in MDMA
For those suffering from PTSD, traditional treatments oftentimes fall short when it comes to alleviating symptoms. Antidepressants are effective in only about 40 percent of patients, and benzodiazepines—while commonly prescribed as a treatment for PTSD may actually worsen symptoms. A study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry revealed that PTSD patients who were prescribed benzodiazepines were almost twice as likely to attempt suicide. It goes without saying that PTSD patients need and deserve a more effective suite of treatment options.
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Lifting the Barriers to Depression Treatment: Making Depression Treatment More Accessible
More than 300 million people in the world suffer from clinical depression, but 50% of them will never seek treatment. Rather, these people suffer from such symptoms as sadness, inability to concentrate, and loss of appetite—with limited hope for improvement. Many individuals diagnosed with depression never admit that they need treatment in the first place. However, there are still others who recognize that they need depression treatment, but feel it is inaccessible to them.
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Going Rogue: The Ethics of Running a Ketamine Clinic
The discovery of ketamine for depression is absolutely the biggest breakthrough we've seen in depression treatment in over 50 years. Since the early part of the century, study after study has demonstrated ketamine's substantial rapid-acting effect in reducing depressive symptoms. Not surprisingly, the media have taken notice:Time Magazine, Scientific American, Business Insider, Forbes, Psychology Today, and National Public Radio are only a few of the media outlets that have reported on the use of ketamine for depression and the advancements that have been made as a result of ongoing research. It seems that, every day, there is a new discovery about how ketamine works to treat depression…
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Do No Harm: Taking a Closer Look at Suicidality in Physicians
In the United States, at least one physician commits suicide every day. It's the highest suicide rate of any profession, taking the lives of up to 40 physicians per every 100,000—a rate that is twice the national average. And until now, no one has really talked about it. However, a new documentary seeks to take a closer look at the deadly trend in medical care.
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This post duplicates a précis and audio interview published at the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective.
This Echo Chamber  interview with Professors Georg Theiner and Orestis Palermos was conducted by SERRC member Gregory Sandstrom in Torún, Poland at the Avant – Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies conference on 9 November 2013.
The interview focuses on the Extended Mind Thesis (EMT ), that was featured in no less than six presentations at the conference. It starts by hearing about the historical contact by Theiner and Palermos with the EMT of Andy Clark and David Chalmers. The main topics of the interview are cognitive science, psychology, philosophy of mind, science and technology studies, epistemology and the relevance of the EMT in interdisciplinary collaboration.
Theiner mentions that he had some hesitations at first to the EMT, which he learned about in a presentation by Andy Clark. At the end of the talk, Clark brought up René Descartes' view of trying to empower the human mind by 'shrinking' it into something immaterial; "to save it from materiality" instead of allowing it to be 'extended.' Yet Theiner believes that instead of shrinking our minds down to just the material level, it is rather the extension of our minds and cognition into the world, into the physical, social and cultural environment that makes human beings special.
Showing my position upfront, I admit that I am not an ideological 'naturalist,' nor am I a 'naturalist' in the sense of that being my professional occupation (as Charles Darwin was on the Beagle or David Attenborough is today). That is to say, there are (at least) two distinct meanings of 'naturalist': 1) as an ideology (i.e. 'naturalism'), and 2) as an occupation or vocation (i.e. working as a 'naturalist'). What this means is that my academic activities are focussed on things other than purely 'nature,' except for the rather ambiguous concept duo of 'human nature,' which is of course part of the human-social sciences and humanities.
This short message contends that one way to articulate the distinctiveness of the human-social sciences in contrast to the natural-physical sciences is to replace or substitute (or simply provide a suitable alternative to) the phrase 'the nature of' with the phrase 'the character of' (tCo). This linguistic move displays a 'personalist' instead of a 'naturalist' approach. But why should others adapt their language this way and for what purpose?
The purpose of this thread is to offer a communicative massage. The main questions are first, whether or not people think they need such a massage and second, whether they will allow them-self to be massaged communicatively by unknown 'hands' on the internet, i.e. by someone they don't know and thus likely will find hard to immediately trust. Can I influence the way people speak and think simply by highlighting a feature of English language expression that often goes unnoticed or is taken for granted?
My opponent is the ideology of 'naturalism.' Why do I choose it as an opponent? Because I am a human-social scientist and don't wish to accept the argument put forward by many naturalists that 'social' things are actually 'natural' simply by virtue of society being constructed out of our 'human nature.' I reject the ideology of naturalism for its encroachment on the sovereign territory of human-social sciences and their objects/subjects of study and argue that there is an alternative and more accurate way to discuss what naturalists actually mean in one particular phrase they commonly use.
The argument I would like to make here is so simple and straightforward that it will be easily accepted by some, while it will be immensely tough and thought as challenging to others, primarily those employed in natural-physical sciences. The main point is this: the phrase 'the nature of' is one of the emptiest in the English language.


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Call for Essays: Women and the Art and Science of Collecting: Eighteenth-Century Collecting Beyond Europe
Edited by Dr. Arlene Leis and Dr. Kacie Wills
We are inviting chapter abstracts for a collection of essays designed for academics, specialists, and enthusiasts interested in the interrelations between art and science in women's collections and collecting practices beyond Europe in the long 18th century. This volume will follow our forthcoming compendium on the topic entitled, Women and the Art and Science of Collecting in Eighteenth-Century Europe, published by Routledge. This book recovers women's histories through numerous interdisciplinary discourses pertaining to the subject of collecting, and it examines their interests, methodologies, and practices in relation to cultures of art and science. In the second volume, we continue this discussion and consider women's relationships to collecting of European and non-European objects, gathered, exchanged ,and displayed within colonies and with indigenous cultures beyond Europe. Responding to ideas about indigenous collecting raised by Nicholas Thomas, Jennifer Newell, Greg Dening, Anne D'Alleva, Adriana Craciun, Mary Terrall, and others, we also aim to consider intercultural exchanges and collections of objects relatively unknown to Europeans. European collecting often traces its roots to Biblical mythologies, such as the stories of Adam (naming and owning) and Noah (rescuing and preserving). What are the histories of collecting beyond Europe? And in what ways did women actively participate in or challenge those stories?
We hope to explore a diverse range of theoretical contexts, such as art historical, material culture, feminist, social, performance, gender, colonial, archival, and literary. We welcome essays that take a material culture approach and are particularly keen on research that makes use of new archival resources. We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives and are especially interested in essays that reveal the way in which women's collections outside of Europe participated in cultures of art and science.
The compendium will consist of around 10 essays of 6,000-6,500 words (with footnotes), each with up to four illustrations. In addition to these more traditional essays, we are looking for shorter (circa 1,000 words) case studies on material objects of interest from the period. The subject of women's collections and art and science is also central to these smaller contributions, and each will include one illustration. We aim to address the following topics and questions:
The practice of collecting as cultural construct
Decolonizing collecting
What motivated women to collect in places outside of Europe? What were they collecting? How were women's collections beyond Europe similar or different to their European counterparts?
Women's travel, immigration, exploration and the mobility of objects
Classification, taxonomies and methodologies of collecting outside of Europe
Religious collections
Collecting for power and status
Preservation, creation and learning
The aesthetics of collecting beyond Europe
Women's exchanges/interactions with indigenous populations
Collections formed as a means of making sense of the world
All inquiries should be addressed to Arlene Leis, aleis914@gmail.com or Kacie Wills, kacie.wills@gmail.com
Essay abstracts of 500 words and 300 word abstracts for smaller case studies are due July 1, 2020 and should be sent along with a short bio to: kacie.wills@gmail.com and aleis914@gmail.com. Finished case studies will be due Oct 31, 2020, and long essays will be due December 1, 2020.
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It's day three of the annual COFFIN HOP where horror authors and artists from around the globe come together to share their dark works and invite you to join in the fun and win some great horror prizes, all for just for a few mouse clicks!
And right here, you can win free copies of my horror novel The Dark Horde - 3 copies in ebook (pdf) format are up for grabs, and if you win the grand prize, I'll mail you a signed copy of the paperback version completely free! Or if you'd prefer, you can get a ebook (pdf) copy of Evermore: An Introduction instead (or a signed copy of the paperback version mailed free if you win the grand prize).
Want more? Of course you do haha... Well how about I throw in a free copy of my gamebook Infinite Universe (published by Tin Man Games) that you can read and play on PC, Mac, Linux or Android platforms for every winner? Done!
And continuing the "Terrible Myths & Legends" theme for the Kintsugi Poets Society where myself and fellow poets are sharing their dark, delicious delights as part of COFFIN HOP, here's another Arabian legend (with a little inspiration from the gamebook Sultans of Rema written by Gaetano Abbondanza and published by Tin Man Games)... Enjoy!
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I'll leave you now with my first poem for the Kintsugi Poets Coffin Hop... With a little inspiration from the gamebook Sultans of Rema that I worked on (written by Gaetano Abbondanza and published by Tin Man Games), I've decided to share some terrible myths & legends with an Arabian theme... Enjoy!
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I have been working as a therapist for 23 years. I trained in Core Process Therapy at the Karuna Institute, and followed this by 3 years of Group Analysis, to what was then pre-diploma level. I would describe the work I do as mindfulness-based psychodynamic psychotherapy, but that, of course, is only the headline, and doesn't help people (especially those who have had no previous experience of counselling and therapy) know what happens in the room with me.
The simplest way to describe this is to say that as we begin to talk together, I will gently encourage you to be aware of what is happening in your body and your feelings. We might say that your body holds all of your experience, everything that has happened to you, and in working with the body, we gradually get to know what we need to know, in order that healing may happen. Of course, we already know, and have always known, but, for very important reasons, we've 'forgotten', we don't wish to know or remember.
I might talk about how, when we're more aware of our bodies, we become aware of a 'something'; feelings that aren't readily understood or identified. When we sit awhile with this 'something', then images, associations and feelings may start to arise.
I will also talk about the importance of relationship. We might say that, for human beings, the damage happens in relationship, often quite early, and the place for that damage potentially to be healed is in relationship. But for that to happen in therapy, the relationship has to feel safe, so that trust can gradually grow. That is the heart of therapy.
I work with couples, and also offer clinical supervision for groups, and for individuals. I am a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and work in the centre of Edinburgh and also in the West End of Glasgow
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The cell method returns the value of the cell with listed row and column indexes.
For example, for the first iteration, retrieve the value of the cell that is contained in the first row and the fourth column. It has the value IJAN.
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One of London's famous historical bridges – and just a few moments from The Ivy Tower Bridge – Tower Bridge is over 120 years old, and is to this day considered an engineering marvel. Since 1982, the Tower Bridge Exhibition has told the history of the bridge and how it came into existence. Visitors to the exhibition can explore the Victorian engine rooms, and experience an exciting glass floor and spectacular panoramic views from the high-level walkways.
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