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Bowel irrigation probe
A probe for use with a bowel irrigation system that is suitable for use by persons suffering from limited limb movement. The probe includes a shaft with a liquid supply duct passing therethrough for supplying irrigation liquid from a proximal end of the shaft to an outlet on the distal end thereof. A flexible element having a liquid absorbent material is positioned near the outlet and expands upon contact with liquid to ensure retention of the probe when in use.
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MAIORINO, ROZ
JACOBSON HOLMAN PLLC (Washington, DC, US)
1. An probe comprising a shaft having proximal and distal ends, the shaft having a liquid supply duct therethrough for supplying irrigation liquid to an outlet adjacent said distal end, and expandable means on the shaft adjacent said outlet, characterised in that the expandable means comprises a flexible expandable enclosure (14) with a liquid absorbent material (20) therein which expands when contacted with a liquid.
2. A probe as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the shaft (7A) has an outlet (21) therein to allow irrigation liquid fed therethrough to flow into contact with the expandable material (20) in the flexible enclosure (14).
3. A probe as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the expandable enclosure (14) is made of a liquid impermeable material.
4. A probe as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that rupture means (23) are provided on the expandable enclosure (14) which are operable to puncture the enclosure (14) and allow the contents (20) thereof to disperse to the exterior of the enclosure (14) and thereby collapse said enclosure.
5. A probe as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that the expandable enclosure (14) comprises two discrete chambers (18,19) separated by a releasable seal (16B).
6. A probe as claimed in claim 5 characterised in that the releasable seal (16B) is a rupturable weld attaching an annular region of the enclosure (14) to the shaft (7A) intermediate the opposite ends thereof.
7. A probe as claimed in claim 5 or claim 6 characterised in that release means (22) are connected to the seal (16B) which are operable to break the seal and allow the two discrete chambers (18,19) to become a single larger chamber into which the expanded liquid absorbent material (20) can disperse to allow the enclosure (14) to be collapsed for removal of the probe (7) from the user's anal opening.
8. A probe as claimed in claim 7 wherein the release means is a pull string 22.
9. A probe as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that the expandable enclosure (14) is a stretchable balloon.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a probe for use with a bowel irrigation system and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a probe which can be easily used by disabled persons suffering from limited limb movement, for instance due to a spinal cord injury or being spina bifida or MS sufferers.
[0002] In order to successfully carry out an anal irrigation procedure, a probe which is connected to a source of irrigation liquid needs to be inserted into the user's anal opening and retained therein until the required amount of liquid has been fed into their bowel. In prior art probes, locating the probe in the anal opening is usually achieved by means of a balloon on the probe which can be inflated once it has been inserted in the anal opening. However, the pressure applied to rectum while the balloon is being inflated can sometimes set off a reflex action in the bowel which causes it to empty prematurely and additionally eject the probe. This is most unsatisfactory and distressing for the user as the evacuated contents of the bowel have to be cleared up and the procedure repeated.
[0003] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a probe with expandable means on it which is easy and simple to use and which overcome or substantially reduce the above mentioned problems.
[0004] According to the invention, there is provided a probe comprising a shaft having proximal and distal ends, the shaft having a liquid supply duct therethrough for supplying irrigation liquid to an outlet adjacent said distal end, and expandable means on the shaft adjacent said outlet which are operable, in use, to retain the probe in the user's anal opening and make a fluid tight seal therewith, the invention being characterised in that the expandable means comprises a flexible expandable enclosure with an absorbent material therein which expands when contacted with a liquid. In connection with this invention, the distal end of the probe is understood to be the insertable end of the probe.
[0005] Preferably the shaft has an outlet therein to allow irrigation liquid fed therethrough to flow into contact with the expandable material in the flexible enclosure.
[0006] In a preferred embodiment, the expandable enclosure is water impermeable and comprises two discrete chambers separated by a releasable seal. The enclosure can however be water permeable. Conveniently, release means are connected to the seal which are operable to break the seal and allow the two discrete chambers to become a single larger chamber into which the expanded liquid absorbent material can disperse to allow the enclosure to be collapsed for removal of the probe from the user's anal opening. In the preferred embodiment, the release means is a pull string and the releasable seal is a rupturable weld attaching an annular region of the enclosure to the shaft intermediate the opposite ends of said enclosure
[0007] Alternatively, rupture means can be provided on the enclosure which are operable to puncture the enclosure and allow the expanded contents thereof to disperse to the exterior of the enclosure and allowing it to collapse.
[0008] The expandable enclosure is preferably a stretchable balloon. It could however be a non-stretchable balloon of the required expanded capacity, said balloon being collapsed prior to insertion of the probe in the user's anal opening.
[0009] It is an advantage of the probe of the invention that the expandable cuff can be increased in size to make the required seal with the user's anal opening without the need for the user to carry out any additional step other than opening the supply of the irrigation liquid to the probe. It is therefore extremely easy and convenient to use.
[0010] The invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable bowel irrigation system incorporating a probe of the invention;
[0012] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the system of FIG. 1 in use;
[0013] FIG. 3 is a side view of a probe for use with the system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the balloon in its normal collapsed condition;
[0014] FIG. 4 is a side view of the probe shown in FIG. 3 but with the balloon in its expanded condition; and
[0015] FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic cross section of the probe shown in FIG. 3.
[0016] Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in FIG. 1 a bowel irrigation system which comprises a free-standing reservoir 1 for irrigation liquid with a top 2 fitted thereto having an inlet therein closed by a screw cap 3. The top 2 makes an airtight seal with the reservoir 1 to provide a sealed container for the irrigation liquid. A pressure relief valve 3A is mounted on the lid 2 for reasons to be explained hereafter. The sidewall of the reservoir 1 can have an optical sight glass 9 in it to indicate the level of liquid inside the reservoir 1.
[0017] A flexible tube 4 is connected to the sidewall of the reservoir 1 and the outlet therefrom opens into the interior of the reservoir 1 above the upper level 8 of the liquid therein. A compressible member in the form of a rubber bulb 5 is attached to the end of the tube 4.
[0018] A second tube 6 is also connected at one end to the reservoir 1 via a one-way valve 6A which opens into the bottom thereof below the liquid level 8. A probe 7 is attached to the free end of tube 6. A tap or clamp 15 is fitted in the tube 6 intermediate its ends. The probe 7, which preferably is provided having a relatively small diameter to ease insertion of the probe into the body opening, has an outlet 13 for irrigation liquid and an expandable cuff 14 which will be described in more detail hereafter with reference to FIGS. 3-5.
[0019] The way in which the bowel irrigation system shown in FIG. 1 is used by a user, carer or helper will now be described with reference to FIG. 2.
[0020] As can be seen from the drawing, user 11 must first sit on toilet 10. If the user is in a wheelchair, it will be appreciated that this should not be too difficult as they can slide from the wheelchair onto the toilet. The liquid reservoir is placed on the floor opposite the user and the user 11 can then insert the tube 6 with probe 7 at its distal end into position in their anal opening. The user now repeatedly squeezes the bulb 5 to pressurise the container 1 and thereby displace the liquid through the tube 6 to the probe 7 where it exits via outlet 13 into the user's colon. So long as the user continues to squeeze the bulb 5, the irrigation liquid will continue to flow. Pressure 3A prevents over-pressurisation of the container 1 and thus the pressure of the liquid entering the user's bowel. The valve 3A is set to vent at approximately 2.5 m of water. The valve 3A can be a simple pressure relief valve of known type which releases at the pre-set pressure or it could be a simple stopper which pops out of the lid at the required predetermined pressure. Initial pumping of the water through the probe 7 encloses the cuff 14 which locates it in the user's anal opening and makes a seal therewith.
[0021] FIGS. 3-5 of the drawings show in more detail the probe 7 of the invention which has just been described briefly with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The probe 7 comprises a hollow shaft or tube 7A made of a moulded plastics material such as polyethylene, pvc or polyurethane having an outlet 13 adjacent its distal end for irrigation liquid supplied to it from the reservoir 1 (not shown). The expandable cuff 14 comprises two individual cuffs 14A and 14B which are sealing secured in known manner e.g. by welding at 16A, 16B and 16C to the shaft 7 to provide first and second chambers 18 and 19 (see FIG. 5). The cuff 14 is preferably made of a bicomponent non woven material made from polyethylene fibres with a polypropylene core. Other non woven materials e.g. PU could be used. Elastic impermeable materials such as PU or latex could also be used. Holes 21 in the wall of the shaft 7A open into the first chamber 18 which is filled with a liquid absorbent material 20 which expands when it comes into contact with liquid.
[0022] A preferred liquid absorbent material 20 is sodium polyacrylate. It can be provided in different ways e.g. such as in a powder form or laminated into a sheet between papers. Alternative absorbents can be chosen from a group comprising inorganic materials, such as liquid gels, or organic compounds, such as cross linked polymers, or alginates, reticular carboxymethylcelluloses, grafted starches, natural modified polysaccharides or synthetic derivatives of acrylamides, acrylonitriles or polyacrylates.
[0023] A pull string 22 is attached at 23 to the weld 16B. The proximal end of the tube 7A has a series of axially spaced annular ribs 17 on it onto which the tube 6 can be fitted.
[0024] The probe 7 operates in the following manner. When irrigation liquid is supplied to the probe from the reservoir 1, it flows through the interior of the shaft 7A as indicated by the arrows and passes through apertures 21 into the first chamber 18 where it contacts the super absorbent material 20 which swells and expands to a diameter of e.g. approximately 60 mm to enlarge the cuff 14A to its configuration shown in FIG. 4. Expansion of the absorbent, and thereby of the cuff, will occur concurrently with expansion of the diameter of rectum during administration of the irrigation liquid thereby constantly providing a liquid tight sealing between the cuff and the wall of rectum.
[0025] In order to avoid diffusion of superabsorbent material into the cavity of the shaft 7A a layer of liquid permeable material (not shown) may present covering holes 21.
[0026] It will be understood that the cuff may be constructed to reach a diameter of appropriate size, be it larger or smaller than the suggested 60 mm depending of the size needed to seal the relevant body opening of a specific user.
[0027] Once the cuff 14A is fully expanded, the probe 7 makes a seal with the user's anal opening and should not be intendedly removed therefrom until the cuff 14 is collapsed. Because the liquid absorbent material 20 expands gradually when it comes into contact with the irrigation liquid, it exerts very little pressure on the user's colon so there is little or no risk of it stimulating a reflex action which could cause the bowel to accidentally or prematurely evacuate its contents.
[0028] Irrigation water continues to be pumped into the user's bowel through the probe 7 via outlet 13 until the user is ready to empty their bowel. To do this, they pull on the string 22 which ruptures the weld 16B and pulls it away from the shaft 7A thereby opening a passageway between the first and second chambers 18 and 19. Because of the elasticity or resilience of the stretched cuff 14A, it applies a radially inwardly directed force on the expanded liquid absorbent material 20 which is now in a gel form so it can disperse axially of the probe into the second chamber 19 thereby allowing the first cuff 14A to contract back to its original configuration shown in FIG. 3. The user can then easily withdraw the probe from their anal opening and evacuate the contents of their bowel into an appropriately placed container (not shown).
[0029] Instead of the pull string 22 being used to rupture the weld 16B, the weld could be made to rupture automatically when the pressure in the first chamber 18 reaches a predetermined level. Alternatively, seal 16B could be created using a noose on the end of the string 22 which releases when the string 22 is pulled. As a further alternative, the seal 16B could incorporate a frangible tear line which opens when the string 22 attached thereto is pulled by the user.
[0030] Instead of providing a tearing force to rupture the seal between the two chambers of the cuff 14A and 14B, a force can be exerted on a cuff-sealing member encircling the probe between the two chambers thereby causing the sealing member to slide coaxially along the probe and allowing the volume of the absorbent filled chamber to increase. This will allow for the swelled superabsorbent material now in the form of a gel to disperse axially, thereby allowing the first chamber to contract back to its original configuration shown in FIG. 3. The user can then easily withdraw the probe.
[0031] As a further alternative, a tear strip could be incorporated into the wall of the cuff 14A with a string 22 connected to it so that when the string is pulled, the wall of the cuff 14A is punctured and the contents of the first chamber 18 can exit from the first cuff 14A into the user's bowel thereby allowing the cuff 14A to contract to its original configuration shown in FIG. 3.
[0032] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the superabsorbent material can be present in the cuff-member 14A situated adjacent the outlet 13 of the probe 7. In an alternative embodiment (not shown) the superabsorbent material is provided in the cuff-member 14B and in stead of apertures 21 the probe is provided with apertures situated in relation to cuff member 14B thereby enabling liquid communication with the superabsorbent for swelling thereof. Before removing the probe from the body opening the cuff member, axially dispersion of the formed gel is enabled as described above. This dispersion can now even occur during withdrawal of the probe due to the force exerted on the cuff from the tissue or from the muscle of the body opening.
[0033] Although the probe has been described for use with the irrigation system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is not specifically designed for use with such a system and can be used with any form of bowel irrigation system. It should also be noted that the probe is intended to be used only once and thereafter thrown away.
[0034] Although the irrigation system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and described above is primarily intended for use by a user without outside assistance, it is to be understood that the probe of the invention can be used with systems which require third party insertion of the probe into the patient or user or other outside assistance.
[0035] Although the invention has been described in relation to its use in a retrograde irrigation procedure, i.e. one in which the probe is inserted into the user's anal opening, it could be used in any irrigation procedure be it e.g. a stomal, ileostomal or an antegrade irrigation procedure in conjunction with a Malone irrigator whereby the probe is inserted into the exposed end of a stoma protruding through the user's stomach wall and connected to the user's bowel.
[0036] The irrigation medium to be used with the system of the invention can be any suitable medium e.g. tap water, isotonic salt water, sterile water or oily substances.
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Julio Sanguily Garritte was a Cuban independence activist and patriot. He was a Major General of the Cuban Liberation Army during the Cuban War of Independence. He was appointed head, in commission, of the division of Cuba and Bayamo . Major General. He landed with Maceo for "Duaba". He participated in the Ten Years' War and protested with Maceo in Baraguá in defense of the total and definitive independence of Cuba.

Origins
Julio Sanguily Garritte was born in Havana, on November 9 , 1845 . He was the second of three male children of a marriage of French origin.

His older brother, Guillermo Sanguily, emigrated from Cuba years before the outbreak of the Ten Years' War.

His younger brother, Manuel Sanguily, would participate with Julio in the Ten Years' War and in the preparations for the Cuban War of Independence.

Ten Years' War
He participated in the Ten Years' War in December 1868 , landing in Camagüey, together with his brother Manuel, on the Galvanic expedition .

Being brigadier, was captured by the Spanish on the 8th of October of 1871 and rescued by the forces of Major General Ignacio Agramonte to the next day which would later be known as the .

He reached the rank of Major General of the Liberation Army of Cuba on May 1 , 1872 . He then received a cut by a machete in the foot, being crippled for the rest of his life, despite which, he continued in the war. As a result of these injuries, his assistants had to help him mount and dismount the horse.

He left the country with his brother, Manuel Sanguily in 1876 , to recover from his injuries and to search for weapons and supplies in the United States.

Fertile Truce and Cuban War of Independence
During the Fertile Truce, he remained linked to the Cuban independence clubs in the United States. Over time, he acquired American citizenship. He participated in various conspiracies, including the failed conspiracy that is historically known as the Manganese Peace, which occurred in 1890.

He could not participate in the Cuban War of Independence, as he was captured by the Spanish before the uprising in 1895. He was only released in 1898 and joined an expedition that landed in Cuba that year, towards the end of the Spanish-American War.

Later Years
During the Cuban Republic he did not intervene in politics, nor did he hold public office, unlike his brother Manuel. He died in Havana on March 23 , 1906, at the age of 60.

References

Bibliography
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Military History of Cuba. Part 1 (1510 - 1898) Volume I Biographies. Olive Green Editions. City of Havana, 2004.

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Q: Convert PNG image (using pypng) for use in matplotlib with figure.figimage I need a little help. I have a chart that is produced with matplotlib, and the last requirement is to display the company logo (.PNG file) on the chart. However, I cannot use the Python Image Library (PIL) for this task and so am using pypng to read the logo, but after much searching, I cannot find a way to convert the image to a matplotlib 'compatible' one for use with figmimage (to overlay the logo on the chart).
The pypng docs show how to convert an image using numpy for use with matplotlib, but their examples are Python 2.x and I don't know how to convert the example (itertools.imap) for use with Python 3).
Here's what I have so far:
import png
import numpy
from matplotlib.figure import Figure

fig = Figure(figsize=(8.5, 4.1))

r = png.Reader('/home/jm/Desktop/logo.png')
r.read()

rows, cols, pngdata, d = r.asFloat()

rows=28, cols=500, d['planes']=4
There are 500 columns because I think this the png is in RGBA format, ie. 4 values per pixel
rows.
# My poor attempt to map the pypng image to numpy
img = numpy.reshape(pngdata, (rows, cols, d['planes']))

fig.figimage(img, 0, 0)

I get garbage pixels on the chart in case you're wondering... I've read the docs, but I'm clearly missing something, but I don't know WHAT.
ANY help would be appreciated!
Thanks,
JM

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Szapur I (? – 272) – władca Persji z dynastii Sasanidów, syn Ardaszira I. Panował samodzielnie w okresie 241–272. Wcześniej prawdopodobnie współrządził z ojcem. Dążył do odbudowania dawnej potęgi Persji, przyjął tytuł szachinszach eran ud aneran (król królów Ariów i nie-Ariów). Rozpoczął likwidację niezależnych księstw powstałych w czasach panowania dynastii Arsacydów osadzając w nich swoich krewnych jako namiestników. W roku 241 rozpoczął wojnę z cesarstwem rzymskim podbijając prowincję Mezopotamia i Syrię. W 243 Rzymianie zdołali odzyskać część utraconego terytorium. Po roku 253 wojska Szapura podbijają Antiochię oraz część Kapadocji. W 256 podbił Armenię.

W wygranej bitwie pod Edessą Szapur I pojmał cesarza Waleriana I, jedynego cesarza rzymskiego, który dostał się do niewoli i w niej zmarł. Jako niewolnik Walerian służył Szapurowi za podnóżek, gdy ten wsiadał na konia.

W czasie swego panowania zbudował wiele miast. Za jego czasów działał w Persji prorok Mani.

Bibliografia
 Praca zbiorowa pod redakcja Aleksandra Krawczuka, 2005, Wielka Historia Świata Tom 3 Świat okresu cywilizacji klasycznych, ss. 583, Oficyna Wydawnicza Fogra, .

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Based on the findings, leading United Kingdom clinicians and researchers suggest that regular screening in women identified at moderate or high risk of breast cancer could be lowered to women aged 35-39. Currently, NHS screening starts at the age of 40 for the category of women who had a family history pertaining to the disease. "The best possible long-term effect of our findings would be to help women recognize that early detection and modern, personalized breast cancer treatment saves lives and to encourage more women to get screened annually starting at age 40".
Niki Kollia, 43, was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer exactly a year ago after a mammogram detected tiny calcium deposits.
Breast cancer is the UK's most common cancer, with around 55,000 women and 350 men being diagnosed each year in the United Kingdom - and it is estimated that around 5-15% of cases are linked to a family history of the disease. Of the 35 invasive breast cancers, 80% (28/35) were detected by screening when the tumour was 2cm or smaller in size, and only 20% (7/35) had spread to the patients' lymph nodes.
"Early detection remains absolutely critical to stopping women dying from breast cancer".
Prof Gareth Evans, the lead author of the study said that for women who did not undergo screening had fewer of the cancers discovered when they were still small.
"These are the first significant data on the benefits of screening in women aged 35-39 who are at increased risk of breast cancer due to a family history, and the results are very promising".
He noted that now, only about half of US women over 40 years of age receive regular screening mammography.
Experts believe that around 5% to 15% of breast cancers are linked to a family history of the disease. More cancers had spread to the lymphatic system. But those reports have also often neglected "the most important aspect of screening - that finding and treating breast cancer early saves women's lives", Hendrick said. The NHS offers all women aged 50 to 70 breast x-ray screening every three years.... The researchers also said that by allowing the annual mammograms for this age group of women in all four of the UK's NHS services, it could affect around 86,000 women.
"Breast cancer survival is at its highest ever and with improved screening a key focus of the NHS long term plan, even more cancers will be diagnosed earlier", she added.
He was told he had taken too long and the decision was not sent to television umpire Ian Gould . Sri Lanka successfully reviewed a not-out decision by umpire Richard Kettleborough.
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Q: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'id') I have a auth.js file And a middleware named as fetchuser code given beolow
Can anyone please tell me why am i getting this error.
I am using express js and mongoose but this error is occured during sending token to the user and verify the user whether is user logged in or not.
auth.js
const express = require('express');
const User = require('../models/User');
const router = express.Router();
const { body, validationResult } = require('express-validator');
const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'); // it is used for password hashing
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
const fetchuser=require('../middleware/fetchuser');

// Route:1 - Create a User using :POST.  "/api/auth/createuser".   NO Login Required.
router.post('/createuser', [
  body('email', 'Enter valid email').isEmail(),
  body('name', 'Enter valid email').isLength({ min: 3 }),
  body('password').isLength({ min: 5 })
], async (req, res) => {
  // Check fo vaidation whether is any rule(defined in User model) breaked or not
  const errors = validationResult(req);
  if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
    return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
  }

  // Check Whether user with same email id exist or not
  try {
    let user = await User.findOne({ email: req.body.email });
    if (user) {
      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Sorry user with same email id already exist" });
    }

    // hashing of password
    const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(10);
    const securePassword = await bcrypt.hash(req.body.password, salt);

    // create A new User
    user = await User.create({
      name: req.body.name,
      email: req.body.email,
      password: securePassword
    })

    // returning user id in Token
    const JWT_secret = "Rishiisa@boy";
    const data = { user:{id: user.id} };
    const auth_token = jwt.sign(data, JWT_secret);
    res.json({ auth_token });
  }
  catch (error) {
    console.error(error.message);
    res.status(500).send("Internal server error");
  }
})

// Route:2 - Login a User using credential.  "/api/auth/login".   NO Login Required.
router.post('/login', [
  body('email', 'Enter valid email').isEmail(),
  body('password', 'password can not be blank').exists(),
], async (req, res) => {
  // Check for vaidation according to the rule defined at line no. 53, 54;
  const errors = validationResult(req);
  if (!errors.isEmpty()) {
    return res.status(400).json({ errors: errors.array() });
  }

  // destructure the email and password from body request
  const { email, password } = req.body;

  try {
    // Checking whether email is exist or not
    let user = await User.findOne({ email });
    if (!user) {
      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Please try to login using correct credentials" });
    }

    // Now Comparing password with help of bcryptjs
    const comparepassword = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
    if (!comparepassword) {
      return res.status(400).json({ error: "Please try to login using correct credentials" });
    }

    // Now if user enter coorect password and login then user got logged in;
    // And We will send authtoken to user;
    // returning user id in Token
    const JWT_secret = "Rishiisa@boy";
    const data = { user:{id: user.id} };
    const auth_token = jwt.sign(data, JWT_secret);
    res.json({ auth_token });
  }
  catch (error) {
    console.error(error.message);
    res.status(500).send("Internal server error");
  }

})

// Route:3 - Get Loggedin User details using:POST  "/api/auth/getuser"  Login required
router.post('/getuser', fetchuser, async (req, res) => {
  try {
    const userid = req.user.id;
    const user = await User.findById(userid).select("-password");
    res.send(user);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error.message);
    res.status(500).send("Internal server error");
  }
})

module.exports = router

middleware:
fetchuser.js
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
const JWT_secret = "Rishiisa@boy";

const fetchuser = (req, res, next) => {
  // Get the user from jwt token and add user id to req object
  const token = req.header('auth_token');
  if (!token) {
    res.status(401).send({ error: "Please authenticate using a valid token" });
  }
  try {
    const data = jwt.verify(token, JWT_secret);
    req.user = data.user;
    next();
  } catch (error) {
    res.status(401).send({ error: "Please authenticate using a valid token" });
  }

}

module.exports = fetchuser;

A: In auth.js, where you wrote: "const data = { user:{id: user.id} };" Try changing user.id to user._id, since in MongoDB the user id is referred to as '_id'.
Let me know if that works.
I've had problems sending jwt token back and even verifying it, but all is good on my side now.
Also, below is my (inspired) method of going about this:
router.post('/register', (req, res)=>{
    const { username, password } = req.body;

    const user = new User({
        username,
        password
    });

    bcrypt.genSalt(10, (err, salt)=>{
        bcrypt.hash(user.password, salt, (err, hash)=>{
            if(err) throw err;
            user.password = hash;
            user.save()
                .then(user=>{

                    jwt.sign(
                        { id: user._id },
                        process.env.jwtSecret,
                        { expiresIn: 3600 },
                        (err, token) =>{
                            if(err) throw err;
                            res.status(200)
                        }
                    )

                })
        })
    })

})


That's what you finally understand; there are very few good listeners with wisdom attached on planet Earth.
Too many people with agendas of their own. Too many organisations with core beliefs that differ markedly from what's needed.
If you are limited financially you also find yourself stepping back from everything you love and everyone who can afford the normal things of life that TV-displayed 'social ways' show should be yours if you are a part of society.
You stop being part of society around you after a while... it might take years of increasing isolation, or the onset of a lifelong disability, the deaths of too many beautiful friends.... the death of a single kindred spirit found on your life's journey, damage done while you were young.
If you are very, very lucky whatever happened to you did no damage to your self esteem.
If you have little or no belief in yourself then things get tough.
You start to withdraw; you don't realise it at first. Decisions about joining in with trip a or party b start altering in your mind, reasoning is getting skewed even as you sit and think 'clearly' about why you don't want to go.
You can't admit its because you can't pay your way as others so easily do.
If, or more likely when, you realise you need help it's needle in a haystack time.
Finding good help that actually helps with your problem whatever that is, especially if it is a screwed up life type problem, is hard if you have to rely on charity and government funded help.
Funny really... how many people out in the big, wide world know what's best for you... even if they don't actually have a clue who you are.
It's also funny to find out how many of the organisations which are set up to help you get on with your life can only help you if you make your life more like theirs... "Join our club and be one of us and the keys to the kingdom are yours!"
And then there are the 'gatekeepers', note the deliberate lowercase.
The gatekeepers are the ones who spot the hidden wrongness in your soul, according to their own strange sense of whatever, or see the glow of goodness and help you gain 'worthiness' in the society he/she has let you enter.
Or stands glowering at the temerity of your request for help when you have not the slightest of intentions of changing who you are in any way at all!
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Q: Confusion with unpacking in python This is basically a code golf problem I was solving. The statement goes like so:

Given N, X and a line with X numbers between 0 and 9. Print all valid numbers between 0 and N inclusive. A number is valid if all of your digits are in line. If the sequence is empty, print NONE.

And this was my first attempt:
    n,x=map(int,input().split())
    d=set(input().split())
    print(*[v for v in range(n+1)if not set(str(v)).difference(d)]or'NONE')

Why does python unpack the string 'NONE' here? Isn't this supposed to be a simple short circuit where python prints the unpacked list if it is not empty or otherwise print the full string intact?

A: If you try a simpler example, e.g.:
print(*[] or 'Test')

you'll see:
T e s t

It's because the call is actually parsed as:
print(*([] or 'Test'))

Due to precedence rules. Otherwise, the expression print((*[]) or 'Test') wouldn't even make any sense. Instead, try:
print(*[] or ['Test'])

and that will work like you expected.

A: Apparently, Starred has higher precedence:
>>> import ast
>>> print(ast.dump(ast.parse("print(*[] or 'NONE')"), indent=2))
Module(
  body=[
    Expr(
      value=Call(
        func=Name(id='print', ctx=Load()),
        args=[
          Starred(
            value=BoolOp(
              op=Or(),
              values=[
                List(elts=[], ctx=Load()),
                Constant(value='NONE')]),
            ctx=Load())],
        keywords=[]))],
  type_ignores=[])

As you can see, Starred is applied to BoolOp, which is the or operator with two operands: the list and the string 'NONE'. So you could put parentheses like this:
print(*( [] or 'NONE'))

In words, unpacking will be applied to the result of [<your list here>] or 'NONE'.
Note: I've replaced your list comprehension with an empty list [] for the sake of brevity.


"This is the first time an 11-year-old has dragged his parents to come on the tour," says Irishwoman Catherine Howley, who runs Spanish Civil War tours of Barcelona. A Trinity College graduate with a Master's in Museum Studies from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Howley has been revealing Barcelona's history for the past six years. The tours are based loosely on George Orwell's experiences during the conflict and his writings in Homage to Catalonia, and many of the group, including the Orwell-obsessed 11-year-old, have read his absorbing book. The book provides the framework for the tour. Where Orwell stayed, his thoughts and his military record are all discussed. The Barcelona of Orwell's experience is unrecognisable today and the tour rubs shoulders with the beer bikes and hen parties that are so popular in the city.
The tour reveals a painful and agonising side to Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, which ran from 1936 to 1939. The alphabet soup-like groupings in Barcelona during this period are explained slowly and simply. Franco's nationalists fought – and won – against the republicans, who had formed an alliance of convenience with anarchists, and it is this passionate history that has shaped Barcelona and Catalonia's politics to this day.
In the heart of Barcelona, where the tourists are catching their tours or reaching the top of La Rambla, there was a bloody battle. Dead horses in Plaça de Catalunya. Antagonists fought alongside each other to fight off Franco's insurgency. For a time, until Franco's forces entered the city in January 1939, Barcelona was a workers' city. Capitalism had disappeared. Howley reads out quotes from Homage to Catalonia that captures the mood in a city where everyone was equal and anarchism ruled. Tipping, for example, had been forbidden, and Howley reveals that Orwell received a ticking-off by a hotel manager for attempting to tip a lift boy. It's hard to imagine the huge banners of Lenin and Stalin that hung from the roof of what is now the Apple store on Plaça de Catalunya.
A few hundred metres from La Rambla, a haunting history of the city is revealed. At Santa Maria del Pi, Howley describes the thousands of clergy that were killed, a key motivation for Gen Eoin O'Duffy's Christian crusade from Ireland. Churches were ransacked and the remains of nuns desecrated. Some Irish newspapers supported Franco's insurgency and published articles detailing the grisly murders of nuns and priests. It's true there were horrendous murders, and the tour does not shy away from the anti-clerical violence that happened in Barcelona and across Spain. Howley passes images around the group on her iPad to whispered gasps and shocked faces.
Irish connections to the civil war are introduced on the tour. Irish soldiers volunteered for both the International Brigades and Franco's forces. Indeed, descendants of the volunteers have taken the tour, says Howley, including relatives of Charles Donnelly and Gen Eoin O'Duffy, and non-Irish tourists are surprised to hear that Ireland had soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
There is a tangible link, Howley argues in Bar Llibertària, where the tour finishes, between the Spanish Civil War and the second World War, that in part started in the streets of Barcelona. Bar Llibertària feels like a shrine to anarchism and has excellent tapas downstairs. Its walls are covered in photographs of a forgotten Barcelona and propaganda posters from the conflict – including Mickey Mouse and Popeye. Tourists are keen to learn, explains Howley, especially considering "the political situation in the US and Europe at the moment".
"I find the groups lately are really keen to reflect on the past and the importance of historical memory as to avoid the rise to Fascism that was witnessed in the 1930s." Not only did Franco's Fascist victory bring Spain into the Fascist sphere but some defeated Republican soldiers helped Allied forces fighting Nazi Germany. It was Republican soldiers who led the Allies into Paris. For them, the fight was not lost when Barcelona fell to Franco's forces in April 1939. The fight against Fascism continued.
Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Iberia fly to Barcelona from Dublin.
The Spanish Civil War tour meets in front of Café Zurich on Plaça de Catalunya. It takes four hours and costs €25 for adults, €11 for ages 11-15, under-11 free.


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Q: Can a quiet zip still show warnings for missing files? I often use zip with the -q flag (actually -r -q) for a quiet operation at the command line. Routinely I also then unzip each file I create, and check by eye whether the contents look correct; before I send the file on.
Without -q there is too much information; however in this case warnings are issued in situations I care about. For example, without -q missing files or directories are reported. An example is shown below.
$ touch readme1.md
$ zip test.zip readme1.md readme2.md
    zip warning: name not matched: readme2.md
  adding: readme1.md (stored 0%)

Is there a flag or simple method which will mainly keep zip quiet, but still show warnings (as above) for missing files?

A: I don't know of a way to do that with zip (other than logging as suggested and parsing/reading the logs afterwards) but p7zip has the -bs option that allows you to disable certain streams e.g.
7z a -bso0 -bsp0 test.zip readme1.md readme2.md

disables stdout and progress but prints warnings/errors, if any:
WARNING: No such file or directory
readme2.md

Scan WARNINGS for files and folders:

readme2.md : No such file or directory
----------------
Scan WARNINGS: 1


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182 F. 2d 146 - Kam Koon Wan v. E E Black Limited
182 F2d 146 Kam Koon Wan v. E E Black Limited
KAM KOON WAN
E. E. BLACK, LIMITED.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
May 3, 1950.
Samuel Landau, Honolulu, T. H. (Alfred G. Goldberg and Saul Cooper, Padway, Goldberg & Previant, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, of counsel), for appellant.
J. Garner Anthony, William F. Quinn, Honolulu, T. H. (Robertson, Castle & Anthony, Honolulu, T. H., of counsel), for appellee.
William S. Tyson, Solicitor, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Bessie Margolin, Asst. Sol., William A. Lowe, Helen Grundstein, Attorneys, all of Washington, D. C., Kenneth C. Robertson, Regional Attorney, San Francisco, Cal., for Administrator of Wage and Hour Div., U. S. Dept. of Labor, amicus curiae.
Before MATHEWS and BONE, Circuit Judges, and MATHES, District Judge.
MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal was taken in an action brought against appellee, E. E. Black, Ltd., on November 14, 1945, to enforce causes of action, hereafter called claims, for unpaid overtime compensation and liquidated damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201-219. The action was brought by appellant, Kam Koon Wan, an employee of appellee, for and in behalf of himself and other employees similarly situated.
Appellant was specifically named in the complaint as a party plaintiff to the action. Other employees similarly situated filed motions to intervene. There were three such motions. The first motion was filed by 245 employees1 on April 8, 1946, and was granted on April 10, 1946. The second motion was filed by 51 employees2 on May 13, 1946, and was granted on May 20, 1946. The third motion was filed by 16 employees on June 3, 1946, and was granted on the same day. By the filing and granting of these motions, the 311 employees who filed them became parties plaintiff to the action.3 In the District Court, they were sometimes called intervening plaintiffs and were sometimes called interveners. For brevity's sake, we shall call them interveners.
Appellee filed an answer on March 27, 1946, an amended answer on January 31, 1947, a motion for a summary judgment on August 15, 1947, and a second amended answer on August 26, 1947. The motion for a summary judgment was heard on September 12, 1947. An opinion entitled "Ruling upon motion for a partial summary judgment" was filed on February 5, 1948.4 A stipulation was filed on May 18, 1948. An opinion entitled "Ruling upon coverage pursuant to stipulation" was filed on August 12, 1948. A trial was had on January 14, 1949.5 Two so-called judgments — one entitled "Partial summary judgment" and one entitled "Judgment" — were filed on January 20, 1949. Appellant appealed6 on February 15, 1949.
The appeal purports to be "from the final judgment entered in this case on the 20th day of January, 1949." There was no such judgment. The first so-called judgment filed on January 20, 1949 — the one entitled "Partial summary judgment" — was an order made pursuant to Rule 56(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. It did not adjudicate appellant's claim or any of the interveners' claims.7 Obviously, it was not a final judgment.
The second so-called judgment filed on January 20, 1949 — the one entitled "Judgment" and hereafter called the judgment — adjudicated appellant's claim and the claims of 161 of the interveners. The other 150 interveners were not mentioned in the judgment or, if mentioned, were designated by names which differed from those by which they were designated in the motions to intervene. We therefore cannot say that the judgment adjudicated the claims of all the interveners.
Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides: "When more than one claim for relief is presented in an action, whether as a claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, the court may direct the entry of a final judgment upon one or more but less than all of the claims only upon an express determination that there is no just reason for delay and upon an express direction for the entry of judgment. In the absence of such determination and direction, any order or other form of decision, however designated, which adjudicates less than all the claims shall not terminate the action as to any of the claims, and the order or other form of decision is subject to revision [by the district court] at any time before the entry of judgment adjudicating all the claims."
The "determination and direction" mentioned in Rule 54(b) were absent in this case. We therefore cannot say that the judgment was, as to appellant or anyone else, a final judgment.8
Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides: "* * * The notation of a judgment in the civil docket as provided by Rule 79(a) constitutes the entry of the judgment; and the judgment is not effective before such entry. * * *"
Rule 79(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides: "* * * All papers filed with the clerk, all process issued and returns made thereon, all appearances, orders, verdicts, and judgments shall be noted chronologically in the civil docket on the folio assigned to the action and shall be marked with its file number. These notations shall be brief but shall show the nature of each paper filed or writ issued and the substance of each order or judgment of the court and of the returns showing execution of process. * * *"
The judgment in this case was not noted in the civil docket as provided by Rule 79(a). There was, it is true, a notation in the civil docket reading as follows: "Entering proceedings at Entry of Judgment Filing Partial Summary Judgment (McLaughlin) Filing Judgment Entered at 1:30 p. m. 1-20-49." That, however, was not a notation of the judgment as provided by Rule 79(a), for it did not show the substance of the judgment as provided by that rule. It therefore did not constitute an entry of the judgment.
No final judgment having been entered, the appeal must be dismissed.9
On April 6, 1950, a motion for leave to amend the complaint was filed in this court by appellant. After the appeal is dismissed, plaintiffs (appellant and interveners) will have an opportunity to file such a motion in the District Court. The motion of April 6, 1950, is denied without prejudice.
Appeal dismissed.
Including Marcelo Pequero, Manuel Ornellas, Juichi Ralph Hirai (also called Jinichi Ralph Hirai), two employees called Yoshimi Fujiwara and two employees called Masaru Yamamoto. The parties have stipulated that the name "Manuel Ornellas," which appeared twice in the first motion, was intended to designate one employee; that the names "Juichi Ralph Hirai" and "Jinichi Ralph Hirai," both of which appeared in the first motion, were intended to designate one employee; that the name "Yoshimi Fujiwara," which appeared once in the first motion, was intended to designate two employees; and that the name "Masaru Yamamoto," which appeared twice in the first motion, was intended to designate two employees
Including Marcelo Pequero (one of the 245 who filed the first motion) and Ekiso Jike (also called Jike Ekiso). The parties have stipulated that the name "Marcelo Pequero," which appeared once in the first motion and once in the second motion, was intended to designate one employee; and that the names "Ekiso Jike" and "Jike Ekiso," both of which appeared in the second motion, were intended to designate one employee
See § 16(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.A. § 216(b)
Kam Koon Wan v. E. E. Black, Ltd., D.C. Hawaii, 75 F.Supp. 553, 556. The opinion stated that, "After filing its second amended answer, the defendant (appellee) moved for a partial summary judgment." Actually, appellee moved for a summary judgment before filing its second amended answer and did not at any time move for a partial summary judgment
The District Court did not, on January 14, 1949, or at any time thereafter, "find the facts specially and state separately its conclusions of law thereon," as provided by Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
None of the interveners appealed
Plaintiffs (appellant and interverners) claimed overtime compensation for the period from November 14, 1939 to November 14, 1945. The so-called partial summary judgment determined that plaintiffs were not entitled to recover for the period from December 7, 1941, to November 14, 1945. As to the period from November 14, 1939, to December 7, 1941, the so-called partial summary judgment made no determination
See Lockwood v. Hercules Powder Co., 8 Cir., 172 F.2d 775; Kuly v. White Motor Co., 6 Cir., 174 F.2d 742; Prickett v. Consolidated Liquidating Corp., 9 Cir., 180 F.2d 8
See cases cited in footnote 8


Handout/Postmedia NetworkOne of the several official scorers from the Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife on hand at a previous Big Buck Sportsmen's Show measures a set of antlers for the annual competition.
The Southwest Outdoors Club's Big Buck Sportsmen's Show at the Tilbury arena will be held Saturday, April 13, and will feature more than 50 vendors, as well as a fishing pond for children, a falconry show and other demonstrations.
The annual show will feature taxidermy displays, along with the Beasley Brothers of Monster Whitetail magazine, who will be on hand to score deer and moose racks, bear skulls and turkey beards.
Admission is $5. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free.
Raffle tickets will be sold in the club's Side-By-Side ATV. The winning ticket is to be drawn at 3 p.m.
As well, there are other raffles being held throughout the event and more than $2,500 in door prizes will be given away.
Trophies for the winning racks, skulls and beards will be presented at 3:30 p.m.
The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Money raised from the club's Big Buck Show allows the 154-member club to support a wide array of initiatives that involve the outdoors and youth.


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HomeSocietyHow Kerala's print media defied corona blues to become the urban reader's choice
How Kerala's print media defied corona blues to become the urban reader's choice
May 8, 2020 N V Ravindranathan Nair
MEDIA IN TIMES OF COVID-19
Representational image from archives. Pic: T R Gopalakrishnan
Kerala's print media can claim for itself a unique distinction: It remains the most credible source of news and information for Keralites, and Malayalis outside the state. It is not just that it has successfully fought against the electronic and digital challenges. It has had to survive through severe natural disasters that ravaged the state these past few years. The COVID pandemic is only the latest of such challenges that the print media has faced, and overcome successfully.
Nowhere else in the country have daily newspapers instilled the kind of courage and hope among citizens that Kerala's newspapers have done. It is the only state where print enjoys undiminished primacy even today. Reaching over 30 million readers, including in the gulf countries, the 20 plus newspapers published from the state are adopting ingenious methods to remain relevant and necessary even as they suffer revenue loss from advertisements and circulation lost.
The state's two largest circulated dailies, Malayala Manorama and Mathrubhumi (combined circulation over 3 million copies per day) continue to lead the way, helping readers locked in their homes stay safe and channel their energies by trying their hands at different activities from cooking to agriculture, practicing transcendental meditation or online learning of new subjects.
The next line of newspapers like Madhyamam (which had once showed great growth among the pro Jamaath-e-Islami sections of the Muslim community but is not that vibrant now, though it has a circulation of nearly three lakh copies) and Kerala Kaumudi are also offering readers a wide variety of informative content. Other publications like Deepika, Varthamanam, Mangalam and Siraj, though small in terms of sales, still enjoy the patronage of its traditional readers in their pocket boroughs.
Party mouth pieces like Deshabhimani of the CPM (circ 5 lakh, mainly party subscribers), the RSS sponsored Janmabhumi and the CPI mouthpiece Janayugam have also taken a break from 100 per cent political reportage to publish stories on subjects and issues that matter to readers at this time.
Focus shift
Corona turned life literally upside down for readers of Kerala's newspapers, the main source for quenching their unending thirst for political news. The dailies quickly realised that they needed to take a break from focusing on political controversies.
Subaida, a 63-year-old woman running a tea shop at the port area in the Kollam city, decided to sell her two goats to pay her rent and electricity bill, which left her with a surplus of Rs 5510. Despite having to take care of her husband recuperating from a heart surgery, and a brother, also a heart patient, she donated the money to the chief minister's relief fund.
Her generous donation found mention in the chief minister's daily news briefing which is widely followed by Malayalis across the globe, and Subaida became a star overnight. What followed was unprecedented media and public support for such humble efforts. Subaida was gifted five goats by a benefactor from Kozhikode.
Subaida's story is not an exception. Such proactive stories become the trend. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's request to children to donate their 'Vishu kaineettam', the customary gift being given to children by the elderly on the auspicious occasion of Vishu, evoked encouraging response as the print media started publishing photos of children handing over the money they got to district collectors or ministers. Even though a fortnight has passed since Vishu, children and their parents continue to queue up to hand over Vishu kaineetom to the district collectors.
Such anecdotes became staple news, like that of 105-year-old Bhagirathi Amma from Kollam, the country's oldest student who passed the fourth standard equivalency exam and got the Naari shakthi award this year and donated 10 per cent of her award amount ( Rs.10,000) and her first instalment of old-age pension to the PMCare and CMDRF respectively.
And 96-year-old Karhtyayani Amma of Alapuzha, who had shared the Naari Shakthi award with Bhageerathi Amma, also contributing her old age pension to the CMDRF. Minister for Local Self Government A C Moideen went to her house to receive the amount. Ports Minister Kadannappally Ramachandran donated a box of old coins which he inherited from his mother to the chief minister's relief fund. Several people abandoned the traditional funeral rites of their near and dear in view of the lockdown and donated the amount meant for the rites to the CMDRF.
All these got wide coverage in print media. Even political party mouthpieces are shying away from publishing political controversies. "A joint press conference by opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, former chief minister Oommen Chandy and IUML leader PK Kunhalikutty on the Sprinklr controversy (a deal with a foreign company to analyse covid data) did not make page one of even Malayala Manorama, a hardcore UDF fan" said Ajith Sreenivasan, bureau chief, Madhyamam and president Kollam press club.
The fact is corona has trumped politics in Kerala. "Being a political daily, we cannot totally avoid politics," said P Sreekumar, senior news editor Janmabhumi. "But it is a fact that we have shifted our editorial focus to corona". All papers have been generously supporting government's anti-corona initiatives.
Readers prefer print
In the initial days of the lockdown and corona scare, print did concede space to the electronic media, especially when it was falsely touted that newspapers could be corona carriers. But as days passed and readers got more stressed over the TV channels endless coverage of virus death and lockdown issues, "people returned to their favourite routine of newspaper reading" said Anil Mangalath, a senior editor at Malayala Manorama.
Though papers had to reduce the number pages, readers were not complaining. "in a way it's easy to read the paper as advertisement space has reduced" said K M Raveendra Pillai, a college principal. "Compared to visual media we still depend on print media to get authentic information about the Corona virus and its potential threat," added Pradeep Kumar , an auditor from Attingal. "While electronics media sensationalise the issue, newspapers continue to give a balanced view."
He however felt that English newspapers were giving more informative, research-oriented reports on corona compared to the vernacular dailies. "Malayalam papers are just filling their local pages with pictures of those who contribute to the CMDRF."
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British Gas owner invests in new boiler technology
The owner of British Gas has announced plans to invest in a company developing new energy efficient boiler technology.
Under the new agreement, Centrica is buying shares in Ceres Power and is planning to help the firm in its manufacture of new household boilers which can cut carbon emissions by 50 per cent.
In addition, British Gas is to provide funding to the company to help in its preparations for the launch of its latest products.
Gearoid Lane, the director of British Gas New Energy, said that the technology could play a major role in helping the government hit carbon emission targets.
"If the government's target to reduce CO2 emissions is to be met, households and property developers must look at ways of reducing emissions and this technology will play an important part in doing this," he explained.
British Gas recently launched a new initiative to research the best ways in which UK households can reduce their emissions, including the use of insulation and energy efficient light bulbs.


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Q: Unique_copy not returning expected output I have this simple code, i know i must be doing some silly mistake :
#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<string>
#include<algorithm>
#include<iterator>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
vector<string> coll{"one", "two", "two", "three", "four", "one"};
vector<string> col2(coll.size(), "");
unique_copy(coll.cbegin(), coll.cend(), col2.begin());
for(const auto& ele : col2)
    cout<<" - "<<ele;
cout<<endl;
return 0;
}

Output -  - one - two - three - four - one -
I was expecting :-  - one - two - three - four - -
What am i missing?
EDIT: As pointed out in aswer - Damn, i was missing the definition of unique_copy itself.
Is there any function to do what i expectecd (delete unique elements irrespective of adjacency), other than inserting them in ordered set or sorting before unique copy as i want to keep the ordering.

A: std::unique_copy :

Copies the elements from the range [first, last), to another range beginning at d_first in such a way that there are no consecutive equal elements.

one is not consecutive in your case.
Try:
vector<string> coll{"one", "one", "two", "two", "three", "four"};

you will find the output as
- one - two - three - four -  -


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|In Theater
|By Ifat
Dybbuk 1937-2017 is a new work based on the classical play. This year the play shall be staged at the Israel Festival in Jerusalem on Saturday, June 2 at 21.00. The play will be in Yiddish with Hebrew and English subtitles. The play was written by S. Ansky at the beginning of the 20th century and deeply penetrated the world of Jewish theater. It became a source of inspiration for adaptation, research and performances. In the "1937-2017 Dybbuk" the authors create a number of references to the Yiddish-language Polish movie "Der Dybbuk" which was shot in 1937 by Michał Wyszyński: the original soundtrack was silenced and instead the Jerusalem Street Orchestra got unto the stage and, conducted by Ido Shpitalnik, performed the work of Bedrich Smetana. Members of the Salamanca group that dub in Yiddish the main characters: Adi Kaplan, Shahar Carmel, Lea Moas and Diego Rotman who create special effects and background sounds and the singer Ann-Elisabeth who sings on the stage. The performance movie is a complex event which in many ways reflects a dialogue with death which takes place in the original play and also with the Yiddish culture which is about to vanish.
Israel Festival, the Henry Caravan Hall. Jerusalem Theatre.
Special discount code (20%) for friends of the Polish Institute: 2026. NIS 120/100 – ticket price prior to the discount.
Additional information available on the Israel Festival website.
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A critique by Effy Bat Ilan
In order to present the contemporary Polish culture, the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv initiates and supports various events in all areas of education and the arts; Cinema, visual arts, music, design, dance and theater. Since 2000, the Polish Institute has been an enthusiastic partner to Israel's leading cultural institutions. Initiates workshops, professional tours and encounters between Israeli and Polish creators, in order to facilitate a multi-cultural dialogue and to bring the two societies closer together. In addition, the Polish Institute offers Polish language courses, and an active library for books and films from Poland.
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31st Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow
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My pictures may have captured only a small measure of the scenic beauty, but I'm presenting them here anyway: my sole souvenirs from my Monday trip to Santa Cruz Island.
I've lived in Santa Barbara since 2000, but only just recently did I set foot on any one of the Channel Islands. They've been there the whole time, however, looming in the distance like clouds. I even remember the day I realized that my freshman dorm, San Nicholas, took its name from one of them — the setting of Island of the Blue Dolphins, no less.
Nine years later, I can report back that those cloud islands feel every bit as firm underfoot as the mainland, though practically every other aspect of them makes them seem farther away from California than the two-hour boat ride would indicate. As far as topography and plant life, they look superficially similar to those of rural Santa Barbara or even the grassy backwoods areas I grew up around in Hollister. The biggest difference, aside from the lack of oak trees: Those familiar places boast rolling hills upon rolling hills. On the island, the grass abruptly gives way vast expanses of ocean — dark blue panorama nearly as far as I could see.
Despite being the very definition of a natural setting, the island felt downright unnatural to this person now accustomed to people and noise. I hiked up a small hill, high enough to escape the barking sea lions and could feel quiet pressing in my ears, like a presence. Even the occasional bird didn't make much noise. Why would it, if it had grown accustomed to not having much else around to hear it?
Down below, reporters and visitors milled about, but the only regulars are rangers and park workers who maintain the island. These workers stay in old buildings, at least some of which exist as remnants from the days during which ranch operations called Santa Cruz Island home. I'm sure island fever strikes, but I can't imagine ever stepping off the boat and not feeling a profound sense of tranquility. Just you and nature, with the distance to the next person over being limited only by how far you're willing to walk in a given direction.
I lost track of time during the hike. That means nothing — I lose track of time during walks to the grocery store. But even a person with a better awareness of what's happening around him could easily float about chronologically. The old buildings take you back to a time when white people were still new to the place — and, by extension, a time white people were new to any place.
Though I didn't happen across any that I recognized as such, many Chumash artifacts still remain on Santa Cruz Island. The idea that these enduring bits and pieces hide just under the surface is enough to take you back further — thousands and thousands of years, to the point that the people who braved the ocean to get to there would have been barely recognizable as the Chumash we now associate with inhabiting the place. I can't help myself from forming an entirely incorrect association with Limuw, the Chumash name for the island, and that number one Candace Waid word, liminal.
And because the work being done on the island aims to restore it ecologically — that is, to make it as much as possible like it was before anyone set foot on it, with rare animals and plants interacting with each other in the balanced fashion that humans so famously ruin — you can go back to a point that I'm not sure I can properly imagine: a world without us, where trees would theoretically fall noiselessly. I'm not sure any place has ever made me this: timeless, removed from time, and altogether stuck in my time with only the vaguest hints of any possible alternative.
Candace Waid's number one word is "grotesque." However, as "grotesque" itself represents a liminal construct, I'd say it's definitely in the ball park.


Even though portable turntables aren't selling as well as iPhones and iPods, the truth of the matter is that they're becoming more popular these days, mainly in part to the vinyl revival that has taken place in the past five years. The best portable turntables are not only sought after by producers and DJ's and other types of music professionals but now, audiophiles are making it a point to bring their music along with them during their trips abroad.
In order to choose a high-quality model, you'll need to consider certain aspects of the turntables currently on the market, including the model, size, and manufacturer. The technical information is also important. This can include the tonearm, drive type, media supported, and speed. Additionally, the ports, audio, and dimensions can also help you to determine which model will work for you and your travels.
Before we head into the Guide section, we wanted to give you a list of the top turntables for this year along with a comparison chart illustrating their features.
Audio Technica have been on top of their game for quite some time now. Their LP60BK portable turntable is no exception. It is a great model which checks all the boxes. It is relatively lightweight, has a ton of features, looks great, and most importantly is cheaper than its competition. It is easy to carry around if you move a lot and is ideal for family trips. All you will need here is a pair of speakers and you will be all set for a great experience.
Apart from the Audio Technica Turntable, this one made by 1ByOne is a close second place. It is just as affordable but lacks some of the features found on the LP60BK. Overall, it is a great introduction into the world of portable turntables. It has a stylish look, sturdy construction, and great sound quality. It is one of the lightest models we have reviewed as well, making it super easy to carry around.
If you have an eye for retro turntables this one made by Wockoder will blow you away. It has an eye-catching design but beneath its shell it packs a full array of modern features such as Bluetooth, a headphone jack, RCA, and others. Unlike the other portable turntables on this list this one comes in a wide range of colors for you to choose from. That adds to the overall uniqueness which Wockoder offers you. Its only downside is that the construction isn't as sturdy as some other models in this price range.
This easily recognizable turntable classic made by Stanton is one of the best professional turntables out there. It does everything you could think of and has a best-in-class sound. Still, the lack of a closing lid and the weight of this model make it a less desirable option for ordinary audiophiles. If you are looking for something to play at parties and even maybe earning money with, this is the model to go with.
The main advantage that the Pyle Pro offers you is the fact that you can record your collection of old vinyl collection to any type of digital format. This allows you to store them better and keep them for years to come without worrying about breaking or scratching them. The PTT25UBT is a relatively sturdy turntable which has the 1960s feel to it. All that in a body which weighs less than 2 pounds, which makes it the lightest turntable in the world.
Consumers are searching for travel-friendly portable record players because they can be the perfect addition to any trip, instead of just an accent piece in the home. Obviously, a full sized turntable wouldn't be practical for travel, but a compact, portable model will have the same types of features traditional models do, but now, you can enjoy your vinyl wherever you are in the world.
When you're shopping for a portable turntable, you'll need to pay attention to certain features including built-in speakers, playing speeds, power source, and overall versatility.
The first question you need to ask yourself is whether or not built-in speakers matter to you. There are many models of portable record players that don't come equipped with speakers, however, you can set up external speakers or use headphones. If you choose a portable turntable with built-in speakers just keep in mind that many of these models aren't very loud.
Another basic feature to look for are the playing speeds available. Usually, you'll get a few playing speeds at thirty-three, forty-five, and seventy-eight RPM. The platter and cartridge arm should be constructed from high-quality materials in order to avoid scratching your vinyl.
Some models of portable turntables are able to do more than just play records. There are some that can be connected to your PC or laptop, allowing you to convert your records into digital files. Other turntables have built-in AM and FM radio. Other popular features include adjustable pitch control and automatic speed selectors.
Power source options are also important. Most models can be directly plugged into an outlet, however, the best models can be charged when hooked up to your PC via a USB port. There are also some types of portable turntables that run on batteries or have built-in rechargeable batteries. If you end up with an electric powered model, make sure you bring along the proper outlet adapter if you're traveling overseas.
Size will also be important. Obviously, you're looking for a record player that's travel-friendly, but even portable options have their limitations. Make sure the model you're interested in will fit inside your checked baggage. Many models come in a type of briefcase style design, so you can just lock the cover when not in use and transport it around using the built-in handle. Because record players, in general, can be damaged easily, these briefcase style turntables can be easily taken on an airplane and stored in the overhead bin.
Finally, anyone searching for a portable turntable needs to understand the different drive types. There are a couple of types of drive: belt and direct. Direct has a motor located under the platter which makes it turn. The advantage here is that it can stop or start easily. When stopped, it's much easier to place the stylus in the correct position. The big disadvantage is that the platter in direct drive models is often much lighter compared to belt drive options. This means that the vibration of the platter can cause unwanted noise. Belt models work to minimize noise and offer speed consistency. With the belt drive record player, you'll need to manually place the needle once the platter starts spinning.
For most audiophiles, if you love the crisp and at times, raw sound that you can enjoy from listening to your favorite music on vinyl, then you're definitely going to want to bring a portable turntable along if you plan on spending several weeks or months away from home. There's just something about listening to music on vinyl, whether it's the large artwork, musty smell, or flipping a disc from one side to the other, that brings about feelings of nostalgia. A record player can really set the tone for any type of gathering. Not only that, but how amazing would it be to wake up early in the morning and listen to your favorite album as you look out your hotel room window to the streets of Florence below?
If you're going on an expensive trip abroad, it has to be perfect. And how can it be perfect without your favorite albums going along for the ride?
As we've mentioned, turntables have experienced a surge in popularity over the past few years and it seems ironic given the major explosion of digital music. However, there are many music lovers who recognize the many benefits of playing their favorite music on vinyl instead of listening to digital files. MP3s and CDs use digital sound, while a turntable will deliver analog playback. A record player can produce a much deeper, richer, and even purer sound quality compared to digital devices. The best portable turntable for your next trip will be a model that's easy to transport, offers great sound quality and offers a few play speeds. It should also be a record player that works with your budget, especially considering your trip is already costing you thousands of dollars. Fortunately, many manufacturers are now producing the best portable turntables that offer high quality, ease to use, and they're bound to work with any budget.
What's a trip around the world without the music you love? Learn what to look for in a travel-worthy turntable you can rely on for all your music needs!


In just a few short months, many of baseball's rising stars will descend on the desert for the annual Arizona Fall League.
The AFL released its schedule Friday for the 2016 season, which will feature six prospect-heavy teams and run from Oct. 11 to Nov. 19.
Games will be played Monday through Saturday at the various Spring Training facilities in the Phoenix area. Surprise Stadium returns in 2016 as an AFL venue and home to the Surprise Saguaros after it was closed for renovations last year. The other five ballparks -- Scottsdale Stadium, Camelback Ranch-Glendale, Salt River Fields, Sloan Park and Peoria Sports Complex -- remain unchanged.
The popular Bowman Hitting Challenge is scheduled for just before the season on Oct. 8. The fourth annual home-run derby features one batter from each participating Major League organization vying for an American League and National League cash prize.
The AFL stars will again come together for the 11th Fall Stars Game on Nov. 5 at Surprise Stadium. The season will culminate with its annual championship game on Nov. 19 at Scottsdale Stadium.


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Which is the country with consume the most natural resource?
All countries consume its natural resources. However, most countries allowing other countries to squeeze dry their natural resources belong to the third world. One cannot particularly pinpoint a specific country because of their differences in area, population, climate, geographical location, economy and political stability.
We just loves the resources !!
What you got -- we want-- especially if it tastes good-- looks good --runs good-- wiggles good or costs a lot of money !!
We only care the slightest bit if it depletes or is unretrievable in nature--- if it tickles our fancy--- we want it and actually as soon as we can get it !
All the countries tend to use the maximum possible natural resources they posses. But the so called affluent or developed nations tend to use their resources as well as other countries resources.
USA. They have a very wasteful attitude e.g. toilet paper, packed food, using plastic bags etc. and thus consume much more than many other countries.
Is it really possible that both 'theHaarp' and 'theScalar Weapons' can play with the weather?
Can anyone tell me about the tsunami?
What are some possible sources of energy and why?
does water kill grey aliens?
what can we do to prevent warming?
Explain the benefit of daylight savings?
Do you think humankind has already lost the struggle against global warming?


The 2017 Asian conference of Women's Shelters has been held from August 28 – 30 in Paipei, Taiwan. The theme of the conference was: "Continental shifts in shelter management. Cross-regional dialogue on transforming women's shelters".
Held in the context of a discussion on shelter transformation in Taiwan and other countries in Asia, experts from Europe and North America were invited. The event has brought together shelter heads, domestic violence professionals and community partners from over a dozen Asian countries and many more organizations. They shared innovative models of shelter management and combatting domestic violence – including the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention and the Oranje Huis (Orange House) model from the Netherlands.