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TIME TO DELIVER action for the prevention and control of NCDs
In preparation for the UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in September, the UN held an interactive civil society hearing to provide the opportunity for global stakeholders to make suggestions and share priorities while negotiations are currently taking place over the proposed draft for a Political Declaration.
By Elizabeth Snouffer
In preparation for the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) scheduled for 27 September 2018, the UN held an interactive civil society hearing on July 5 2018 to provide the opportunity for global stakeholders to make suggestions and share priorities while negotiations are currently taking place over the "Zero Draft"–the proposed draft elements paper for a Political Declaration. The President of the General Assembly, with the support of the World Health Organization, presided over the hearing with participation of senior-level representatives of Member States, observers of the General Assembly, parliamentarians, representatives of local government, relevant United Nations entities, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, invited civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academia, medical associations, the private sector and broader communities.
The WHO Independent High-Level Commission on NCDs prioritises NCDs (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and respiratory diseases) and their risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and harmful alcohol consumption) as well as mental health, and air pollution as a risk factor for NCDs.
The International Diabetes Federation, in attendance at the hearing, calls on leaders and health ministers of the 193 United Nations Member countries to reduce the burden of diabetes and its risk factors, including unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.
UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák opened the interactive hearing and called for more efforts to control NCDs. "We are not on track for the 2030 deadlines. For the first time in history, NCDs are killing more people than infectious diseases," he said. "NCDs are now responsible for two-thirds of all global deaths." Opening speakers included, Dr. Svetlana Axelrod, Assistant Director-General for NCDs and Mental Health, World Health Organization (WHO); Dr. Sania Nishtar, Co-chair, WHO independent High-level Commission on NCDs, and James Chau, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for SDGs and Health who in a passionate plea for stronger advocacy asked, "Are we not all being too polite? SDG 3.4 is a citizen, customer and consumer. It is all of us. Health is a fundamental core of our human rights. NCDs are rooted in inequality." On the matter of affordable treatment Chau asked the assembly, "Why is insulin not accessible or affordable? Why can't we help the more than 400 million people with diabetes?"
In recent years, awareness of the NCDs crisis has been growing with the UN and WHO calling for action on the issue in several international forums. The UN high-level meeting on NCDs in 2011 resulted in a Political Declaration, in which multiple commitments were made for the prevention and management of NCDs by countries, and multilateral and donor agencies. WHO member states agreed to a 25% reduction in premature NCD mortality by 2025. In 2014, Member States adopted an Outcome Document of the UN General Assembly, which included four time-bound commitments using 10 progress indicators for implementation in 2016-2017. Unfortunately, progress towards fulfilling commitments has been disappointing with 83 countries having made poor or no progress. In 2015, countries agreed to the "SDG target 3 – "to ensure healthy lives and general well-being" with a specific NCD target: a one-third reduction of premature NCD mortality by 2030 through prevention and treatment of NCDs and the promotion of mental health and well-being (SDG 3.4). SDB target 3b calls for support for research and development of, and provide access to vaccines and medicines that primarily affect developing countries. Countries made an additional commitment to act on nutrition and unhealthy diets, including actions to reduce the consumption of sugars, sodium and fats. In summary, it is widely accepted by the Independent High-level Commission on NCDs that unless there is a serious change in approach and more action, SDG 3.4 will not be attained, adversely affecting the health of future generations. Obstacles for many proven interventions for NCDs include: lack of political will, commitment, capacity and action; lack of policies and plans for NCDs; and the impact of economic, commercial and market factors.
"Are we not all being too polite? Health is a fundamental core of our human rights. NCDs are rooted in inequality." James Chau, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for SDGs.
Dr. Chamari Warnapura, Deputy Medical Director, National Diabetes Centre for the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka, was an invited speaker on the prevention and control of diabetes. Dr. Warnapura emphasized the need for implementing 'Best Buys' on diabetes by 2020. "Best Buys" cover six policy areas: tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol; unhealthy diet; physical inactivity; management of cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and the management of cancer. In her address, she said, "When it comes to 'Best Buys', we need to consider focusing on primary prevention as it is the most effective way to reduce the disease burden of diabetes globally. This incorporates interventions to reduce unhealthy diets to overcome obesity at all ages especially in childhood, increase physical activity due to current sedentary lifestyles, reduction of stress and harmful use of tobacco and alcohol which are all main risk factors of diabetes and other NCDs." One such intervention that Dr. Warnapura, other invited speakers and stakeholders strongly advocated is a tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). "Absence of tax on sugar is a major drawback. Deaths due to diabetes equal that of tobacco as indicated in the DASL awareness campaign #1every6seconds which was the basis of the IDF Framework on Sugar in May 2016." An SSB tax is implemented in Sri Lanka.
Dr. Warnapura also focused on secondary prevention, the need for early detection, strategies to prevent diabetes complications and management of stress. "Accessibility, affordability and availability to essential medicine and quality care should be based on best practices formulated on evidence based research," she said.
The final session of the day focused on political leadership and accountability with a strong emphasis on the need for driving and implementing national NCDs policies to reach the SDG target 3.4 by 2030. Panel speaker, Dr. Llona Kickbusch, Director of the Global Health Institute, declared, "Health is a political choice. The present Zero Draft doesn't express the willingness to act ambitiously enough. It doesn't include any reference to real world pressures and real world conflicts as we deal with the largest and most influential industries in the world who put pressure on politicians and governments. They are part of investor gains, and part of the unhealthy products that go into our body. We need a strong declaration!"
Spread the word on social media using the hashtag #beatNCDs
Make your voice heard and urge governments, the private sector and other those who play major roles in promoting health and reducing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to meet commitments to reduce premature deaths from NCDs by 25% by 2025 and, in line with the Agenda for Sustainable Development, one-third by 2030. #BeatNCDs
Elizabeth Snouffer is Editor of Diabetes Voice
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Der Sender Felsberg-Berus war ein Langwellensender des Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), einer Tochtergesellschaft der RTL Group in der Gemeinde Überherrn im Landkreis Saarlouis im Saarland. Er strahlte bis zum 31. Dezember 2019 das Programm von Europe 1 aus. Seit dem 1. Oktober 2016 ist die Gemeinde Überherrn Besitzer der markanten alten Senderhalle. Am 27. Oktober 2020 wurden die letzten verbliebenen Masten gesprengt.

Geographische Lage
Der Sender befand sich zwischen Felsberg im Nordosten, Altforweiler im Osten und Berus im Süden kuppennah auf der Westflanke des unbewaldeten Saubergs (). Die Grenze zur französischen Region Lothringen verläuft rund 750 m westlich. Etwas nördlich vorbei an der Sendeanlage verläuft die Bundesstraße 269, von der die den Sender direkt westlich passierende Landesstraße 351 in ihrem Abschnitt Ittersdorf–Berus nach Südsüdosten abzweigt. Der Gegenanflug der Platzrunde des Verkehrslandeplatzes Saarlouis-Düren (EDRJ) verläuft nur wenige 100 m leicht nördlich versetzt, parallel zur Hauptmastengruppe in 2000 ft MSL (Masten 2100 ft MSL). Durch die markante rot-weiße Farbe waren sie sehr gut erkennbar und ideale Anflugpunkte.

Sender

Der Sender, der seine Entstehung dem besonderen Statut des Saarlands in den 1950er Jahren verdankte, begann 1955 mit 400 kW und war ab 1976 mit 2 MW Sendeleistung der stärkste Rundfunksender auf dem Territorium Deutschlands und eine der größten Rundfunksendeanlagen der Erde. Gesendet wurde zunächst auf der Frequenz 182 kHz, ab 1960 auf 180 kHz, ab Ende der 1970er Jahre 183 kHz.

Der Sender war schon im Zweiten Weltkrieg geplant: an diesem Standort sollte ein Rundfunksender mit einem 170 m hohen Stahlrohrmast errichtet werden. Wegen der fortschreitenden Kriegsereignisse konnte dies nicht verwirklicht werden.

Nach dem Krieg waren in Frankreich private Rundfunksender verboten, daher wurde ein Geschäftsmodell verwirklicht, einen Sender im Saarland zu errichten und zugleich auch Frankreich von dort aus zu bedienen. Als Antenne kam eine aus vier gegen Erde isolierte und als selbststrahlende Sendemasten ausgeführte Richtantenne mit einem Abstrahlmaximum in südwestlicher Richtung zum Einsatz. Die etwa im Abstand von 350 m entlang einer Linie aufgestellten Masten wurden durch Reusenleitungen vom Sendehaus aus gespeist. Durch die starke Richtcharakteristik der Antenne war der Empfang des Senders in ganz Frankreich und sogar in Nordafrika möglich. Nordöstlich des Senders hingegen, also im größten Teil Deutschlands, war der Sender schlecht bzw. verzerrt zu empfangen.

Die Masten waren 270 m, 276 m, 280 m und 282 m hoch. Die Masten 1 bis 3 wurden 1954/55 errichtet, 1964 kam Mast 4 hinzu. Dem Bau dieses Mastes musste der jahrhundertealte Karlshof weichen, der in einer Erzählung des saarländischen Dichters Johannes Kirschweng eine Rolle spielte.

Im Jahre 1959 wurde Mast 1 (270 m), der einzige auf Felsberger Gemarkung befindliche Sendemast, in lotrechtem Zustand um 102 m versetzt, um eine bessere Richtwirkung bei 182 kHz zu erreichen – man hatte nach der Angliederung des Saarlandes eine Auflage der Deutschen Bundespost zu erfüllen, die auf gleicher Frequenz arbeitenden Sender Reykjavík (Island), Lulea (Schweden) und Ankara (Türkei) nicht weiter zu stören. Der Mast wurde dazu auf einen Transportwagen gehoben und die Abspannung wurde während des Transportes durch Winden sichergestellt. Der Sendebetrieb über die anderen Masten wurde nicht eingestellt, daher mussten die Räder und Schienen des Transportwagens geerdet werden.

Daneben existierte seit 1975 eine Reserveantenne, die aus zwei 234 m hohen, gegen Erde isolierten abgespannten Stahlfachwerkmasten bestand (Masten 5 und 6). Diese befanden sich etwa einen Kilometer nordwestlich der Sendehalle.

Am Morgen des 8. August 2012 gegen 10 Uhr brach ein ca. 80 Meter hohes Teil des 280 Meter hohen Sendemastes aufgrund eines abgerissenen Halteseils und schlug unmittelbar neben dem Mastfuß auf dem Sendegelände zu Boden. Verletzt wurde niemand. Dadurch wurde die ursprüngliche Anlage unbrauchbar. Der beschädigte Sendemast wurde am 19. November 2012 mit gezielten Sprengladungen zum Einsturz gebracht, allerdings nicht gleich entsorgt und lag bis mindestens Juli 2013 auf dem Sendergelände. Bis zum Umbau im Sommer 2013 übernahm die Reserveantenne mit zwei 234 Meter hohen Masten die Übertragung. Auf Luftbildern sind im Mai 2015 keine Mastreste mehr sichtbar, die Sockel für die Masten und deren Abspannseile sind noch vorhanden.

Mast 1 wurde am 13. Juni 2013 gegen 16 Uhr im Zuge eines Umbaus gesprengt, bei dem der Betrieb mit den zwei noch vorhandenen Sendemasten der Hauptantenne (Mast 2 und Mast 4) ermöglicht wurde. Da zwischen Mast 1 und den beiden anderen Masten durch den Wegfall von Mast 3 im Sommer 2012 eine zu große Lücke entstand, war ein Betrieb der Restantenne mit Mast 1 nicht mehr möglich, sodass man sich dazu entschied, nur noch zwei Masten zu verwenden. Im Mai 2014 wurde die Sendeanlage an die RTL-Tochterfirma Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) übergeben, da der Europe-1-Eigentümer Lagardère eine Lösung suchte, um den weiteren Betrieb des Senders sicherzustellen. Hierzu ersetzte BCE 2015 den alten Röhrensender aus dem Jahr 1975 durch einen neuen mit Transistoren bestückten Sender, der in einem kleinen, neu errichteten Sendegebäude direkt neben der 1975 errichteten Reserveantenne untergebracht wurde, die fortan als Hauptantenne diente. Diese Anlage war nicht mehr ständig mit Technikern besetzt, sondern wurde aus Luxemburg ferngesteuert.

Am 31. Dezember 2019 wurde der Sender wegen der geringen Wirtschaftlichkeit abgeschaltet und am 20. und 27. Oktober 2020 wurden die verbliebenen Sendemasten gesprengt.

Sendehalle

Das Gebäude, in dem die Sendegeräte untergebracht sind, war ursprünglich auch für große Publikumsveranstaltungen des nie verwirklichten Fernseh-Senders Europa 1 Television geplant gewesen. Es diente jedoch stets nur als Sendehalle, d. h., es beherbergte die technischen Einrichtungen des Senders. Es war daher für diesen Zweck überdimensioniert. Die Sendehalle steht heute leer, ein Nutzungskonzept fehlt.

Das Gebäude ist eine Hängedachkonstruktion (Seilnetz mit Beton) ohne Stützpfeiler und steht unter Denkmalschutz. Es handelt sich um den weltweit ersten Großbau mit einem aus Beton gegossenen Dach, das auf vorgespannten Seilen hängt. Der Bau wurde am 15. Juni 1954 begonnen und im darauffolgenden Jahr fertiggestellt. Er hat eine Länge von 86 m, eine Breite von 46 m, eine maximale Höhe von 16,22 m, eine Oberfläche von 2700 m² (hiervon 1770 m² Glasfläche) und ein Volumen von 31.000 m³.

Als man sich bei der Suche nach einem geeigneten Sender für den Saargau entschied, wählte man wegen des hier vorkommenden Muschelkalks für das Gebäude die Form einer Jakobsmuschel. Anders als vergleichbare, zuvor realisierte Konstruktionen besitzt das Dach nur eine Symmetrieachse.

Die ursprüngliche Konstruktion des Baus stammte von Jean François Guédy Architekt) und Bernard Laffaille (Tragwerkplaner), wies aber verschiedene Planungsfehler auf. Zusätzliche Mängel bei der Bauausführung führten in der Nacht vom 8. zum 9. September 1954 zu mehreren Rissen in der Dachschale, die dadurch in Einzelteile zerriss. Daraufhin übernahm im Oktober 1955 Eugène Freyssinet die Überarbeitung der Konstruktion und die Bauleitung; er ließ zur Verstärkung in Querrichtung sechs zusätzliche Zugbänder einbauen. Nach dem Teileinsturz der Berliner Kongresshalle am 21. Mai 1980 wurde die Sendehalle im September 1980 durch die Frankfurter Sachverständigen Eberhard Schaeffer und Ludwig Cezanne auf ihre Standsicherheit hin untersucht. Dabei wurden erhebliche Betonschäden und Korrosionsschäden an der Bewehrung und an den Spanngliedern der Zugbänder festgestellt, so dass der Einbau einer vollkommen neuen Stützkonstruktion und zeitweise sogar der Abriss des Gebäudes in Erwägung gezogen wurde. Im September 1980 übernahm die Baufirma Freyssinet International, die vom Namensgeber gegründet wurde, die Verantwortung für das weitere Vorgehen. Unter Leitung des Mitarbeiters Pierre Xercavins wurde 1981 ein umfangreiches Ertüchtigungskonzept entwickelt und 1982 umgesetzt. Am 24. September 2021 wurde die Sendehalle wegen der einmaligen Konstruktion in die Reihe der Historischen Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland aufgenommen.

Die Heizung des Gebäudes erfolgte durch die Abwärme der Sendegeräte.

Vor diesem Gebäude befindet sich noch ein Fernmeldeturm aus Stahlbeton, der ursprünglich der Verbreitung des Fernsehprogramms Telesaar dienen sollte. Seit dem 30. November 2020 wird er vom Saarländischen Rundfunk zur Ausstrahlung von digitalem Antennenfernsehen DVB-T2 HD und digitalem Radio DAB+ genutzt.

Trivia
Nachdem die Gemeinde Überherrn im Jahr 2016 die Sendeanlage erworben hatte, begann sich der Begriff "Gillodrom" für die Halle im Volksmund zu etablieren. Der Name ist eine Anspielung auf den Überherrner Bürgermeister Bernd Gillo, der trotz hoher Gemeindeverschuldung den Kauf für 120.000 € durchsetzte. Der Begriff wurde in der Hexennacht 2019 Teil von Maischerzen, bei denen an verschiedenen Stellen in der Gemeinde Schilder aufgestellt wurden, die das "Gillodrom" auswiesen.

DVB-T2 HD
Seit dem 30. November 2020 strahlt der Saarländische Rundfunk von diesem Standort einen DVB-T2 Multiplex aus.

DAB+
Ebenfalls seit dem 30. November 2020 strahlt der Saarländische Rundfunk von diesem Standort auch einen DAB+ Multiplex aus.

Siehe auch
 Liste von Sendeanlagen im Saarland
 Liste der Hörfunksender
 Liste der höchsten Hochhäuser der Welt
 Feierabendhaus Knapsack

Literatur

 Oranna Dimmig: Das ehemalige Sendezentrum des privaten Langwellensenders Europe 1, ein Bau der französischen Nachkriegsmoderne, hrsg. vom Institut für aktuelle Kunst im Saarland, Kunstlexikon Saar, Saarlouis 2020.

 Axel Böcker, Axel u. Schreiber, Rupert: La cathedrale des ondes – Die Kathedrale der Wellen. In: Saargeschichte|n, 4/2016, S. 12ff
 Lorenz, Werner u. Espion, Bernard: Die Sendehalle von Radio Europe 1 in Berus. Publikation der Bundesingenieurkammer e.V., Schriftenreihe zu den historischen Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst, Band 28, ISBN 978-3-941867-38-3

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 sarrelibre.de: Wie die Saarländer das Privatfernsehen erfanden … (2018)
 (private Seite)
 (franz.)
 http://www.saar-nostalgie.de/europeno1.htm
 http://www.moderne-regional.de/europaeische-schoenheit/

Baudenkmal in Überherrn
Versetztes Bauwerk im Saarland
Bauwerk in Überherrn
Historisches Wahrzeichen der Ingenieurbaukunst in Deutschland

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Q: SQL Server: query for getting TOP X groups of records which have highest subsequent values I'm querying each SQL Server DB CPU usage (based on query from here  -- Get CPU utilization by database (Query 29) (CPU Usage by Database)) every 60 seconds and storing this information in dedicated table for that purpose with columns:
id, dbname, date, usage

Now I'm interested in querying this DB for databases which are using most CPU usage but only if DB usage X subsequent reads where higher than Y (so I'm not interested in DB which had CPU usage spikes).
Example:
DB1:
time1 - 0
time2 - 35
time3 - 0
time4 - 1

DB2:
time1 - 9
time2 - 8
time3 - 7
time4 - 11

In this example I'm not interested in DB1 because it had only one CPU spike and it's average CPU usage is low. DB2 on the other hand has average higher CPU usage in subsequent reads and this type of DB I'm trying to find in my usage table.
Thank you
EDIT: My mistake. Version 2012

A: If you run this:
select dbname, AVG(usage), STDEV(usage) from <your table> group by dbname

You'll notice that while the average is the same for both databases, the one you'd be interested is the one where the standard deviation is lower.  So what you'd want to do is then filter this by a certain threshold average usage or higher and a certain standard deviation or lower.

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Bug #584667 "More simple way to discover dependencies for plugin..." : Bugs : Getting Things GNOME!
I agree. The "about plugin" should list the authors of the plugin, and a description, not why it's not working.
Right now I don't have any smart idea on how to change the UI to reflect that. Anyone?
Just a "on the fly" idea, more a clarification than a solution.
description, to make it visible.
It didn't occur to me to open the about dialog.
> description, not why it's not working.
> contributors, which is subscribed to Getting Things GNOME!.
I requested a merge for this bug, which I hope I did right.


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Q: Cannot access numpy in cmd I have Anaconda3 installed with Python3.7.1 in C:\Anaconda3. I have set following as my environment variables: C:\Anaconda3; C:\Anaconda3\Scripts; C:\Anaconda3\python.exe; C:\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages.
On Windows10, cmd recognises python and runs simple programs but throws ImportError when I try to access numpy. Numpy shows as installed in Anaconda GUI and I can access it through conda Command Prompt.
I need help to run my programs from cmd.
Edit: pip install recognises numpy as -
Requirement already satisfied: numpy in c:\anaconda3\lib\site-packages (1.15.4)`

A: In Anaconda 5.3.0 the numpy version accesses libraries that are on the system PATH set by conda when you use start the Anaconda Prompt or when you run:
conda activate base

from the CMD prompt.  This sets a handleful of environmental variables, but the important one is what conda adds to PATH.  There are a handleful of ways around this.  One is you can simply use the Anaconda Prompt to run your script, or you can run the above command before running your Python code.
Alternatively, you can also add a batch file to your Anaconda installation that activates the activates the environment and then passes any additional arguments to python.
Here is the content of the batch file
# file name:
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call C:\Anaconda3\Scripts\activate.bat base
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Rob Lowe stars as a sophisticated New York cop who, along with his son, re-locates to Austin, and must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life.
Latest/Next UK TV Air Date: 22 September 2020 at 9:00 pm
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9-1-1 spin-off series starring Rob Lowe as a sophisticated New York cop who re-locates to Austin, Texas.
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Breeds of Livestock - Polypay Sheep
The Polypay was born out of frustration and a dream in the the late 1960's. The frustration was in needing more productive sheep to make a profit. The dream was to develop sheep which would produce two lamb crops and one wool crop per year. Led by Dr. C.V. Hulet, the scientists at the U.S. Sheep Experimentation Station in Dubois, Idaho developed five primary goals for the dream breed:
High lifetime prolificacy
Large lamb crop at one year of age
Ability to lamb more frequently than once per year
Rapid growth rate of lambs
Desirable carcass quality
The gene pool was developed from four existing breeds: Finnsheep with their high prolificacy, early puberty and short gestation; Rambouillet with their adaptability, hardiness, productivity and quality fleeces; Targhee with their large body size, long breeding season and quality fleeces and Dorset with their superior mothering ability, carcass quality, early puberty and long breeding season.
The first crosses were made in 1968 and the first 4-breed composites were made in 1970. The name Polypay was coined in 1975 from poly, meaning multiple, and pay, meaning return on labor and investment. The American Polypay Sheep Association was organized in 1980. Polypay sheep have shown themselves to be adaptable to diverse operations from range flocks to farm flocks. There are now Polypay breeders throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Recently Polypay breeding stock have been exported to South America. Polypay sheep and their breeders continue to work hard to live up to their motto: "Tomorrow's Sheep Today".
American Polypay Sheep Association, 1557 173rd Ave., Milo, Iowa 50166 641-942-6402
Dr. Jerry Fitch, Extension Sheep Specialist, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, email: jfitch@okway.okstate.edu
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That might be the most horrible website I've ever seen this week.
Also the demo is quite horrible, too.


The summary of research report «Determining the climate impacts on water resources in Ivie district of Grodno region» which was prepared on a basic study of Ivie district rivers.
The full version of the report is available at IPO "Ecopartnership" office.
This document presents conclusions for policy makers and local authorities made on the lessosns learnt during the project "Developing multi-stakeholder cooperation in the areas of water, waste and energy efficiency in Belarus".


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Home News Car Launch X-raid built a 2WD MINI John Cooper Works Buggy for Dakar
X-raid built a 2WD MINI John Cooper Works Buggy for Dakar
You'd think that 4WD kicks 2WD butt in rallying all day, any day specially in cross country events. But in the last 2 years of the Dakar Rally, buggies built by Peugeot hauled ass to end MINI's 4-year winning-streak. So following the old adage 'if you can't beat them, join them', MINI and the X-raid Team will enter the world's toughest off-road race next year in a rear-wheel-drive John Cooper Works Buggy.
According to the team, current rules "give 2-wheel driven cars certain advantages," which they probably figured out after none of their cars made it into the top 5 in 2017.
Work immediately began in February starting a new tubular steel chassis. This was then clothed in a carbon fiber and kevlar body that, despite their best efforts, no longer resembles a MINI. Not even close no matter how you look at it. A 3.0L inline-6 diesel with BMW's TwinPower Turbo technology sits up front, one that makes 340 hp and 800 Nm of torque. However, what makes the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy really unique is how power is now only sent to the rear wheels instead of all 4.
MINI will race 3 John Cooper Works Buggies at the Dakar Rally 2018. One will be piloted by Mikko Hirvonen, another by Bryce Menzies, and the last by Yazeed Al-Rajhi. But these guys aren't putting all their eggs in one basket. They'll also have 4 entries of the all-wheel-drive John Cooper Works Rally occupied by Orlando Terranova, Jakub Przygonski, Joan "Nani" Roma, and Boris Garafulic.
With a huge 7-car lineup, it would be shame if at least one of these MINIs did't make it onto the podium, whether it's 2WD or 4WD. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will take place from the 6th to the 20th of January, passing from Peru to Argentina through Bolivia.
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2003–04 AHL season
Sports season
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy
Season MVP
Jason LaBarbera
Pavel Rosa
Calder Cup playoffs
Calder Cup playoffs MVP
Wade Flaherty
Finals champions
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
AHL seasons
← 2002-03
2004–05 →
The 2003–04 AHL season was the 68th season of the American Hockey League. The league introduces the Willie Marshall Award in honour the career points leader in the AHL, and awards it to the annual top goal scorer.
The AHL changes from a six division alignment to four divisions within two conferences. The Eastern conference consists of the Atlantic and East divisions, and the Western conference consists of the North and West divisions. Twenty-eight teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Milwaukee Admirals finished first overall in the regular season, and won the Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the finals.
1 Team changes
2 Final standings
2.1 Eastern Conference
2.2 Western Conference
3 Scoring leaders
4 Calder Cup Playoffs
5 All Star Classic
6 Trophy and award winners
6.1 Team awards
6.2 Individual awards
6.3 Other awards
Team changes[edit]
The Saint John Flames suspend operations, becoming dormant.
The Hamilton Bulldogs and Quebec Citadelles merger dissolves, remaining as a Montreal Canadiens affiliate.
The Edmonton Oilers affiliation resumed operations as the Toronto Roadrunners, based in Toronto, Ontario, playing in the North division.
All teams playing in the 2002-03 North Division (Lowell Lock Monsters, Manchester Monarchs, Portland Pirates, Providence Bruins and Worcester IceCats) play in the new Atlantic Division.
The Hartford Wolf Pack and Springfield Falcons switch from the 2002-03 East Division to the new Atlantic Division.
All teams playing in the 2002-03 South Division (Hershey Bears, Norfolk Admirals, Philadelphia Phantoms and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) play in the new East Division.
The Albany River Rats, Binghamton Senators and Bridgeport Sound Tigers continue to play in the (new) East Division.
The Hamilton Bulldogs, Manitoba Moose and St. John's Maple Leafs switch from the Canadian Division to the new North Division.
The Cleveland Barons, Rochester Americans and Syracuse Crunch switch from the Central Division to the new North Division.
All teams playing in the 2002-03 West Division (Chicago Wolves, Houston Aeros, Milwaukee Admirals, San Antonio Rampage and Utah Grizzlies) continue to play in the West Division.
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Grand Rapids Griffins switch from the Central Division to the new West Division.
Final standings[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points;
Eastern Conference[edit]
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 80 44 22 12 2 102 198 153
Manchester Monarchs (LA) 80 40 28 7 5 92 223 181
Worcester Ice Cats (STL) 80 37 27 13 3 90 207 186
Providence Bruins (BOS) 80 36 29 11 4 87 170 170
Portland Pirates (WAS) 80 32 27 13 8 85 156 160
Lowell Lock Monsters (CAR/CGY) 80 32 36 6 6 76 208 242
Springfield Falcons (PHX) 80 26 43 9 2 63 179 234
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 80 46 25 7 2 101 216 168
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 80 41 23 12 4 98 178 140
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) 80 34 28 10 8 86 197 197
Binghamton Senators (OTT) 80 34 34 9 3 80 210 216
Norfolk Admirals (CHI) 80 35 36 4 5 79 172 187
Hershey Bears (COL/TB) 80 33 34 8 5 79 203 218
Albany River Rats (NJ) 80 21 39 11 9 62 182 257
Western Conference[edit]
Hamilton Bulldogs (MON) 80 41 25 10 4 96 235 191
Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) 80 38 25 10 7 93 239 235
Rochester Americans (BUF) 80 37 28 10 5 89 207 188
Cleveland Barons (SJ) 80 37 28 8 7 89 235 220
Toronto Roadrunners (EDM) 80 35 34 8 3 81 219 224
Manitoba Moose (VAN) 80 32 35 11 2 77 214 232
St. John's Maple Leafs (TOR) 80 32 36 8 4 76 225 265
Milwaukee Admirals (NAS) 80 46 24 7 3 102 269 191
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) 80 44 28 8 0 96 195 166
Chicago Wolves (ATL) 80 42 26 9 3 96 246 208
Houston Aeros (MIN) 80 28 34 14 4 74 197 220
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (ANA) 80 29 37 13 1 72 188 211
San Antonio Rampage (FLA) 80 30 42 8 0 68 191 231
Utah Grizzlies (DAL) 80 27 42 6 5 65 162 230
Scoring leaders[edit]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Pavel Rosa Manchester Monarchs 77 39 49 88 32
Domenic Pittis Rochester Americans 75 20 57 77 137
Miroslav Zalesak Cleveland Barons 72 35 40 75 80
Eric Perrin Hershey Bears 71 21 54 75 49
Kirby Law Philadelphia Phantoms 74 32 41 73 139
Brad Boyes Cleveland Barons/Providence Bruins 78 31 41 72 51
Steve Kelly Manchester Monarchs 59 21 49 70 117
Craig Darby Albany River Rats 77 21 48 69 44
Jeff Hamilton Bridgeport Sound Tigers 67 43 25 68 26
Donald MacLean Syracuse Crunch 77 27 41 68 45
Calder Cup Playoffs[edit]
Main article: 2004 Calder Cup playoffs
A4 Providence Bruins 0
A5 Portland Pirates 2
E4 Binghamton Senators 0
E5 Norfolk Admirals 2
W4 Houston Aeros 0
W5 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2
N4 Cleveland Barons 2
N5 Toronto Roadrunners 1
Division Semi-finals Division Finals Conference Finals Calder Cup Finals
A1 Hartford 4
A5 Portland 1
A3 Worcester 0
A2 Manchester 2
E3 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4
E1 Philadelphia 4
E5 Norfolk 2
E2 Bridgeport Sound 3
W1 Milwaukee 4
N1 Hamilton 4
N4 Cleveland 2
N3 Rochester 4
N2 Syracuse Crunch 3
W5 Cincinnati 3
W3 Chicago 2
W2 Grand Rapids 0
All Star Classic[edit]
The 17th AHL All-Star Classic was played on February 9, 2004, at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Team Canada defeated team PlanetUSA 9-5. In the skills competition held the night before, team PlanetUSA defeated team Canada 18-9.[1]
Trophy and award winners[edit]
Team awards[edit]
Calder Cup
Playoff champions: Milwaukee Admirals
Richard F. Canning Trophy
Eastern Conference playoff champions: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Robert W. Clarke Trophy
Western Conference playoff champions: Milwaukee Admirals
Regular season champions, League: Milwaukee Admirals
Frank Mathers Trophy
Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference: Hartford Wolf Pack
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy
Regular Season champions, Western Conference: Milwaukee Admirals
Emile Francis Trophy
Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division: Hartford Wolf Pack
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Regular Season champions, East Division: Philadelphia Phantoms
Sam Pollock Trophy
Regular Season champions, North Division: Hamilton Bulldogs
John D. Chick Trophy
Regular Season champions, West Division: Milwaukee Admirals
Individual awards[edit]
Les Cunningham Award
Most valuable player: Jason LaBarbera - Hartford Wolf Pack
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Top point scorer: Pavel Rosa - Manchester Monarchs
Willie Marshall Award
Top goal scorer: Jeff Hamilton - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Rookie of the year: Wade Dubielewicz - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Eddie Shore Award
Defenceman of the year: Curtis Murphy - Milwaukee Admirals
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goaltender: Jason LaBarbera - Hartford Wolf Pack
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Lowest Goals Against Average: Wade Dubielewicz & Dieter Kochan - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award
Coach of the year: Claude Noel - Milwaukee Admirals
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
Sportsmanship / Perseverance: Ken Gernander - Hartford Wolf Pack
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
Community Service Award: Kurtis Foster - Chicago Wolves
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the playoffs: Wade Flaherty - Milwaukee Admirals
Other awards[edit]
James C. Hendy Memorial Award
Most outstanding executive: Jeff Eisenberg, Manchester Monarchs
Thomas Ebright Memorial Award
Career contributions: Roy Boe & Jack Kelley
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards
Outstanding media coverage: Mike Fornabaio, Bridgeport, (newspaper)
John Walton, Hershey, (radio)
Comcast Cable, Chicago, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award
Outstanding marketing executive: Chris Schwartz, St. John's Maple Leafs
Michael Condon Memorial Award
Outstanding service, on-ice official: Dan Murphy
List of AHL seasons
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This CPR training course is for current in-hospital volunteers who require it for their volunteer position. This class is not open to the general public or hospital employees.
The American Heart Association's Heartsaver CPR is a comprehensive course designed to teach the lifesaving skills of CPR, how to relieve choking, and how to use an AED (automated external defibrillator) for adults, children and infants. You will receive a Heartsaver CPR card at the end of the class.
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If you have a volunteer badge it should open the door if you lay it over the gray, badge reader.
Withdrawal and cancellation procedures and information:Cancellations require a minimum of 72 hours notice. The $25.00 registration fee is non-refundable if you do not cancel 72 hours before class time.


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Google says new AI model allows for near 'instantaneous' weather forecasts
Daily Mail - Science & tech Jan-14-2020, 20:37:16 GMT
Google is throwing the power of its AI and machine-learning algorithms behind developing faster and more accurate weather forecasts. In a blog post, Google describes a new model developed by the company called'nowcasting' which it says has shown initial success in being able to accurately predict weather patterns with'nearly instantaneous' results. According to a new paper, the method is able to produce forecasts for up to six hours in advance in only five to 10 minutes - figures that it says outperform traditional models even in early stages. While some traditional forecasts generate massive amounts of data, they can also take hours to complete. 'A significant advantage of machine learning is that inference is computationally cheap given an already-trained model, allowing forecasts that are nearly instantaneous and in the native high resolution of the input data,' Google writes.
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Google's AI predicts local precipitation patterns 'instantaneously'
#artificialintelligence Jan-14-2020, 09:44:39 GMT
Google hopes to tap AI and machine learning to make speedy local weather predictions. In a paper and accompanying blog post, the tech giant detailed an AI system that uses satellite images to produce "nearly instantaneous" and high-resolution forecasts -- on average, with a roughly one kilometer resolution and a latency of only 5-10 minutes. The researchers behind it say it outperforms traditional models "even at these early stages of development." The system takes a data-driven and physics-free approach to weather modeling, meaning it learns to approximate atmospheric physics from examples alone and not by incorporating prior knowledge. Underpinning it is a convolutional neural network that takes as input images of weather patterns and transforms them into new output images.
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How Google's New Weather AI Will Make Sure You Never Get Caught in the Rain
Among the many things we've become addicted to on our smartphones is checking the weather. If you're anything like me, you open a weather app at least twice a day: in the morning to know what to expect for the day ahead, maybe before your commute home so you can prepare for possible rain or snow, and sometimes before bed to get an idea of what to wear or what activities to plan for the next day. Depending where you live, how much time you spend outside, and how prone your area is to rapid weather changes, maybe you check the forecast even more frequently than that. The fact that our phones now contain hour-by-hour breakdowns of temperature and likelihood of precipitation means we can be well-informed and well-prepared. But these forecasts are coming at a greater cost than we know, and they're not always right.
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Google AI model trumps traditional methods of weather prediction – small tech news
A few weeks ago, Google's artificial intelligence (AI) used a machine learning model to improve screening for breast cancer,media reported. Now, the company has used convolutional neural networks (CNN) in instant forecasts of precipitation. Google AI researchers mentioned its use of CNN in short-term precipitation forecasts in an article called Machine Learning for Precipitation Now Fromcasting Radar Images. The results look promising, and according to Google itself, the results are better than the traditional method: this precipitation forecast focuses on 0-6 hours of forecasts, which produce a resolution of 1 km and a total delay of only 5-10 minutes (including data collection delays). Even in the early stages of development, it outperforms traditional models.
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Machine Learning for Generalizable Prediction of Flood Susceptibility
Sidrane, Chelsea, Fitzpatrick, Dylan J, Annex, Andrew, O'Donoghue, Diane, Gal, Yarin, Biliński, Piotr
arXiv.org Machine Learning Oct-15-2019
Flooding is a destructive and dangerous hazard and climate change appears to be increasing the frequency of catastrophic flooding events around the world. Physics-based flood models are costly to calibrate and are rarely generalizable across different river basins, as model outputs are sensitive to site-specific parameters and human-regulated infrastructure. In contrast, statistical models implicitly account for such factors through the data on which they are trained. Such models trained primarily from remotely-sensed Earth observation data could reduce the need for extensive in-situ measurements. In this work, we develop generalizable, multi-basin models of river flooding susceptibility using geographically-distributed data from the USGS stream gauge network. Machine learning models are trained in a supervised framework to predict two measures of flood susceptibility from a mix of river basin attributes, impervious surface cover information derived from satellite imagery, and historical records of rainfall and stream height. We report prediction performance of multiple models using precision-recall curves, and compare with performance of naive baselines. This work on multi-basin flood prediction represents a step in the direction of making flood prediction accessible to all at-risk communities.
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mother detained in a concentration camp.
Ada and Ruth's interactions, which begin warily and flourish into sisterhood and trust, portray a perceptive look into othering; it's Ada who first sees Ruth is more than her German heritage. Bradley sensitively portrays Ada's journey to accept selfless kindness and love after years of neglect in a poignant and satisfying story of found family that will stay with readers.
and the musical end on upbeat notes.
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BOONE, NC Feb. 20, 2013 – Senior Cathryn Hardy led the College of Charleston women's basketball team with 17 points, including 12 in the second half, but the Cougars fell on the road at Appalachian State, 74-65 on Wednesday.
Junior Afreyea Tolbert scored in double-figures for her seventh straight game with 15 points and junior Alyssa Frye scored in double-digits for her 10th consecutive game with 11 points.
Junior point guard Jillian Brown added eight assists and Hardy also grabbed nine rebounds, seven of them offensive boards.
In the first half the Cougars (12-14, 8-9) gave up nine offensive rebounds, which Appalachian State (18-6, 12-4) converted into 15 second chance points. The Mountaineers had a 15-2 advantage second chance points and a 37-30 lead going into halftime.
In the second half the Cougars grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, which they converted into 20 second chance points, but they gave up an additional 10 second chance points to the Mountaineers on eight offensive rebounds.
Appalachian State, led by 18 points from Anna Freeman opened the second half on an 8-2 run to push their lead to 13. The Cougars responded with a 7-1 run and cut the deficit back to seven on a three-pointer from Frye. Appalachian State would go right back up by 13 as they answered with a 6-0 run in two and a half minutes to go up 52-39 with 10:13 left in the game.
In a game that had three ties and six lead changes, the Cougars trailed by as many as 19 at 67-48 with 4:10 left to go in the game. They would not go down without a fight as they went on a 13-4 run to close the gap to 10 on a Cathryn Hardy offensive rebound and put back, to put the score at 71-61 with only 44 second left to go.
The Cougars got 18 points from their bench, including nine points and a season-high eight rebounds from sophomore Mikaela Hopkins.
With her seven offensive rebounds Hardy moved into fourth-place on the Cougars DI record list for offensive rebounds in a single season. She now has 104 on the season and is 10 offensive boards away from tying that record.
Up next the Cougars return home for senior night on Monday Feb. 25 at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars will honor their three seniors: Cathryn Hardy, Latisha Harris and Megan Fischer.


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Q: How can I create the XML::Simple data structure using a Perl XML SAX parser? Summary: I am looking a fast XML parser (most likely a wrapper around some standard SAX parser) which will produce per-record data structure 100% identical to those produced by XML::Simple.
Details:
We have a large code infrastructure which depends on processing records one-by-one and expects the record to be a data structure in a format produced by XML::Simple since it always used XML::Simple since early Jurassic era.
An example simple XML is:
<root>
    <rec><f1>v1</f1><f2>v2</f2></rec>
    <rec><f1>v1b</f1><f2>v2b</f2></rec>
    <rec><f1>v1c</f1><f2>v2c</f2></rec>
</root>

And example rough code is:
sub process_record { my ($obj, $record_hash) = @_; # do_stuff }
my $records = XML::Simple->XMLin(@args)->{root};
foreach my $record (@$records) { $obj->process_record($record) };

As everyone knows XML::Simple is, well, simple. And more importantly, it is very slow and a memory hog—due to being a DOM parser and needing to build/store 100% of data in memory. So, it's not the best tool for parsing an XML file consisting of large amount of small records record-by-record.
However, re-writing the entire code (which consist of large amount of "process_record"-like methods) to work with standard SAX parser seems like an big task not worth the resources, even at the cost of living with XML::Simple.
I'm looking for an existing module which will probably be based on a SAX parser (or anything fast with small memory footprint) which can be used to produce $record hashrefs one by one based on the XML pictured above that can be passed to $obj->process_record($record) and be 100% identical to what XML::Simple's hashrefs would have been.
I don't care much what the interface of the new module is; e.g whether I need to call next_record() or give it a callback coderef accepting a record.

A: XML::Twig has a simplify method which you can call on a XML element which according to docs says:

Return a data structure suspiciously similar to XML::Simple's

Here is an example:
use XML::Twig;
use Data::Dumper;

my $twig = XML::Twig->new(
    twig_handlers => {
        rec => \&rec,
    }
)->parsefile( 'data.xml' );

sub rec {
    my ($twig, $rec) = @_;
    my $data = $rec->simplify;
    say Dumper $data;
    $rec->purge;
}

NB. The $rec->purge cleans out the record immediately from memory.
Running this against your XML example produces this:
$VAR1 = {
          'f1' => 'v1',
          'f2' => 'v2'
        };

$VAR1 = {
          'f1' => 'v1b',
          'f2' => 'v2b'
        };

$VAR1 = {
          'f1' => 'v1c',
          'f2' => 'v2c'
        };

Which I hope is suspiciously like what comes out of XML::Simple :)
/I3az/

A: As the author of XML::Simple, I'd just like to correct some misconceptions in your question.
XML::Simple isn't a DOM parser, in fact it isn't a parser at all.  It delegates all parsing duties to either a SAX parser or XML::Parser.  The speed of parsing will depend on which parser module is the default on your system.  When you run 'make test' for the XML::Simple distribution, the output will list the default parser.
If the default parser on your system is XML::SAX::PurePerl then it will be slow and more importantly buggy too.  If that's the case then I'd recommend installing either XML::Expat or XML::ExpatXS for an immediate speed up.  (Whichever SAX parser is installed last will be the default from that point).
Having said that, your requirements are a bit contradictory, you want something that returns your whole document as a hash and yet you don't want a parser that slurps the whole document into memory.
I understand your short-term goals, but as a longer term solution, I'd recommend migrating your code to XML::LibXML.  It is a DOM parser but it's very fast because all the grunt work is done in C.  Best of all the built-in XPath support makes it even simpler to use than XML::Simple - see this article.

A: Take a look at XML::LibXML::Reader.


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/*
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Written (W) 2012-2013 Heiko Strathmann
 */

#ifndef __MEANSHIFTDATAGENERATOR_H_
#define __MEANSHIFTDATAGENERATOR_H_

#include <shogun/lib/config.h>

#include <shogun/lib/common.h>
#include <shogun/features/streaming/StreamingDenseFeatures.h>

namespace shogun
{

/** Class to generate dense features data via the streaming features interface.
 * The core are pairs of methods to
 * a) set the data model and parameters, and
 * b) to generate a data vector using these model parameters
 * Both methods are automatically called when calling get_next_example()
 * This allows to treat generated data as a stream via the standard streaming
 * features interface.
 *
 * Streaming based data generator that samples from a distribution that is a
 * multivariate isotropic Gaussian in a certain dimensions, where one selected
 * dimension has its mean shifted by some value.
 */
class CMeanShiftDataGenerator: public CStreamingDenseFeatures<float64_t>
{
public:
	/** Constructor */
	CMeanShiftDataGenerator();

	/** Constructor
	 *
	 * @param mean_shift Selected dimension is shifted by this amount
	 * @param dimension Number of dimensions
	 * @param m_dimension_shift Dimension that gets shifted
	 */
	CMeanShiftDataGenerator(float64_t mean_shift, index_t dimension,
			index_t m_dimension_shift=0);

	/** Destructor */
	virtual ~CMeanShiftDataGenerator();

	/** @return name of SG_SERIALIZABLE */
	virtual const char* get_name() const
	{
		return "MeanShiftDataGenerator";
	}

	/** Set the mean shift model
	 *
	 * @param mean_shift Selected dimension is shifted by this amount
	 * @param dimension Number of dimensions
	 * @param m_dimension_shift Dimension that gets shifted
	 */
	void set_mean_shift_model(float64_t mean_shift, index_t dimension,
			index_t m_dimension_shift=0);

	/** get the next example from stream */
	bool get_next_example();

	/** release the example when done w/ processing */
	void release_example();

private:
	/** registers all parameters and initializes variables with defaults */
	void init();

protected:
	/** model of data to generate */
	float64_t m_mean_shift;

	/** dimension */
	index_t m_dimension;

	/** Dimension that is shifted */
	index_t m_dimension_shift;
};

}

#endif /* __MEANSHIFTDATAGENERATOR_H_ */


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State Pier's future — wind or no wind?
Workers at Gateway Terminal in New Haven unload steel rebar Wednesday, April 10, 2019, from the Portugal-flagged cargo ship Sider Venture. Gateway takes over operations at State Pier in New London on May 1. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
New Haven — Gateway Terminal's 75-acre footprint in and around this city's deepwater port is a sprawling operation involving ships, barges, trucks and trains. This past week, piles of scrap metal and salt — the port's main commodities — were low after a ship picked up scrap for export, and a busy winter depleted the salt supply.
A large warehouse on the property sat mostly empty except for some rows of steel coils following "a mad rush that flooded the inventory" in December and January due to the European Union adopting quotas as a result of wide-ranging steel tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, operations manager Mark Augur said.
While not a bustling day at the port, officials say business is good. The company, which employs 105 people, generated more than $50 million in revenue last year. In a given year, more than 200 vessels and barges come in to New Haven's port. Gateway typically handles about 2 million net tons of cargo and 2,000 railcar loads per year.
By comparison, in 2018, then-terminal operator Logistec predicted it would handle 30 vessels and more than 400,000 metric tons of cargo at State Pier in New London, in what it expected to be a record year.
A fixture on New Haven's waterfront for more than three decades, Gateway has been growing, and New London has long been seen as a logical place to expand.
"We've been chasing New London for a very long time," Augur said.
Gateway, the state's largest port terminal operator, will oversee operations at State Pier in New London starting May 1, after reaching a 20-year agreement with the Connecticut Port Authority at the start of this year.
What Gateway's operations will look like in New London largely will depend how aggressive the state is in making the facility a major staging area for the development of offshore wind farms. Connecticut has secured 300 megawatts from Orsted's offshore wind farm in federal waters south of Martha's Vineyard, scheduled to be operational by 2023.
"Gateway's proposal included an option for partnering with offshore wind and those negotiations are currently underway," Evan Matthews, head of the port authority, said in a statement Friday.
The port authority's board, at its April 3 meeting, went into executive session to discuss the portion of Gateway's proposal dealing with offshore wind.
Gateway is awaiting more information from the state and port authority that would spell out how the facility would be used by the offshore wind industry.
"Part of what we're waiting to understand is if this goes full offshore wind, we have to get a lot smarter on the supply chain management, understand the ship traffic and acreage availability," said Matt Satnick, co-CEO of Enstructure, Gateway's financial partner in State Pier.
The first real opportunity to expand into New London came last year, when the port authority — in charge of marketing and developing Connecticut's maritime industry, including its three deepwater ports — sought proposals for an operator at State Pier. Montreal-based Logistec has run the pier for the past 20-plus years. Logistec put in a bid to continue its operations but Gateway was selected instead.
In its bid to be pier operator, Gateway had highlighted its "extensive customer relationships" and the diversity of the products it handles, many of which are not being handled in New London. The company outlined a vision of increasing the volume of cargo coming into New London's deepwater port, especially steel coils, steel rebar, steel beams and salt. Gateway also proposed introducing a weekly, short-line container-on-barge service.
"Our view is we can do anything. We can do conventional cargo, offshore wind. We're very comfortable with bigger projects and properly training our guys, sending people over to Europe, if necessary, to train," Satnick said, referring to the expensive, specialized equipment used by the offshore wind industry.
The company anticipates employing between eight and 10 full-time employees in New London, and expects to have an agreement in place by May 1 with the local longshoremen union to continue unloading cargo coming in to State Pier. The company is hoping to maintain existing business at the pier, including the salt distribution business operated by DRVN Enterprises.
"The big question still remains wind versus non-wind, and how do you think about utilizing the property, which very much depends on the broader vision around offshore wind," Satnick said.
Following the footsteps of several Northeast states, Connecticut lawmakers are pushing for a heavy long-term procurement of offshore wind power. A proposal in the General Assembly calls for 2,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind farms in the next decade. Gov. Ned Lamont has submitted his own bill, which sets a goal of up to 1,000 megawatts of offshore wind power.
"Wind power is going to be a significant piece of our future, and New London is at the very front of the line," Lamont said in New London in January. "State Pier is about clean energy and what that means for our future, but it's also about what this port means. And this is going to be one of the most important ports in New England."
j.bergman@theday.com
A payloader moves sand Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Gateway Terminal in New Haven. Gateway takes over operations at State Pier in New London on May 1. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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With a subtle smile on her face, Elena dismounted from her horse and stood before Ryouma.
However, Ryouma could feel the malice hidden behind that smile..
Hearing her words, Ryouma couldn't help showing a bitter smile.
Ryouma immediately understood her intentions for coming here as soon as he saw the expression on her face.
Just like Ryouma, she also predicted that Hodram will attempt to flee.
Her grudge with Holdram has to be settled sooner than later.
Within Elena's heart, revenge has become her reason for living.
The total number of soldiers under her direct control is around 300.
Judging by how she brought almost everyone of her close associates, it was clear as day that she has no intention of stopping until Holdram is dead and gone.
Even if Hodram chooses to surrender, she would most definitely execute him regardless.
The color of anxiety crossed Elena's face.
This possibility was outside of her expectation.
However, she's not so naive to think that her expectation is always right.
However, she can't afford any mistake this time.
Because her grudge will never be settled if Holdram died that way.
Elena said those words as if she was spitting on Hodram.
Ryouma received a map from Sara and spread it in front of Elena.
Ryouma's traced his index finger around the map.
The nobles who were hostile at the beginning will attempt to curry favor with the princess to save themselves.
It would be a suicidal act if Hodram chose east.
Everyone would want to take Holdram's head to please the princess.
Elena's analysis was similar to what Ryouma has in his mind.
In fact, her expression shows that she is quite sure about it.
Ryouma couldn't help but wonder if there's a reason behind that.
Ryouma nodded his head silently.
Elena said those words with confidence.
A country located roughly 100 Km south of Irachion.
Certainly, if his wife is from that country, then it would be a safer choice as an escape destination.
Since his family has such connection, there is a good chance that they would be happy to shelter him.
Ryouma is by no means trying to find faults with the plan itself.
Elena's theory is already quite convincing.
However, based on his experience from escaping from the Ortomea Empire, the most ideal solution may not always work out best.
This is because the most ideal option is the easiest to predict.
Hence, a good strategist would usually go with the second best option instead.
Elena's finger pointed to the territory next to the Thalluja Kingdom.
Elena shook her head in response to Ryouma's question.
If what Elena has said is correct, then Hodram would definitely escape to the Thalluja Kingdom.
For Hodram, a country where his wife has some degree of influence is much preferable to one that he has no connection with whatsoever..
However, Ryouma has a new concern after he heard Elena's explanation.
He previously did not have any concern towards Holdram's wife, since she was not an important factor.
However, Elena's revenge is not just Hodram's life alone.
She wants to get rid his entire family.
Naturally, that also includes Hodram's wife.
By killing Holdram's wife, it could create an international dispute between Rozaria and Thalluja kingdom, resulting in a new hostile relationship..
He intended to make Elena's revenge a top priority.
Elena moved her finger to a nearby spot on the map as she answered Ryouma.
According to the map, the place she had pointed to are mostly covered by forest.
It is a good place for setting up an ambush.
Ryouma knew exactly what Elena wants, and his suggestions clearly reflect it.
And Elena understood Ryouma's intention.
Those words represent all of her heart.
And also the fate of Hodram and his entire family.
Kyle glanced back one more time before answering.
Kyle deeply lowered his head.
After Hodram had cashed in on all his assets, he gathered a few of his aides in his mansion and waited for the right timing.
They all waited for an opportunity to escape Irachion.
And the time is today.
The time when Princess Lupis begins her assault on Irachion.
Huge panic broke out in Irachion.
While Holdram is well aware that Gerhardt had changed his allegiance to side with Princess Lupis, this information has yet to be known to the public.
As a result, the residents thought that the princess is marching her army to purge the duke.
Regardless of what the ruling class did, it has nothing to do with the citizen.
However, if the city is under attack by a large army, the citizen will, without a doubt, suffer damage.
With the city being under dire situation, the citizens attempt to escape the city to protect their wealth and lives.
And Hodram took full advantage of the window created by the confusion to escape.
Feeling relieved that no pursuers are after them, Hodram began to curses his enemies.
His words had no trace of respect whatsoever.
Usually, it is extremely disrespectful to address a royal family member by their name without any honorifics.
However, he had already given up his position within the Rozeria Kingdom.
Hodram has thrown away all of his status as ruling class within the Rozeria Kingdom.
However, even with all of the things that happened to him, there's no justification to his grudge.
The princess was not the cause that costed him his status.
If anything, it was him who betrayed the princess first, and then tricked by Gerhardt.
Karma came back to bite him hard.
But he could not accept the reality.
All of his hardship was caused by others and none of it was his fault.
And because being that kind of man, he is even willing to abandon everything and flee to another country.
Hodram turned his eyes to the carriage behind him.
Inside, his family members are on board.
The surrounding knights voiced their agreement in unison.
Hodram's trump card can also be regarded as everyone's trump card.
Just like Hodram, everyone who is present here are people who cannot live within the Rozeria Kingdom anymore.
They are the people who have benefitted from Hodram's influence in the past.
That is why they did not betray Hodram.
If Hodram became influential, then so would they. And vice versa.
It was not a loyalty relationship, but rather a mutual benefit and survival.
Hodram's last trump cards are his wife and his daughter who are nobles within the Thalluja Kingdom.
He wants to set himself up by marrying his daughter to the prince of Thalluja.
This was what Hodram had planned for since the beginning.
After all, he does not have much influence within the Thalluja Kingdom's nobility and the royal family yet.
In order to gain more control, he needs more backings. And there are only a few possible options to do so.
And among them, the prince is the likeliest to provide Holdram the platform he needs to gain power.
His heart has yet to give up.
Such aggressive thoughts from a former general, drunk in former power.
The pleasure of being the person in power.
It is similar to that of narcotics, devouring one's heart and mind.
Holdram's eyes reflected nothing but darkness.


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← Fr. Paul Florensky on Sin
'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' →
Fr. Seraphim Rose on the Characteristics of the "New Man"
Fr. Seraphim Rose of Platina
What, more realistically, is this "mutation," the "new man"? He is the rootless man, discontinuous with a past that Nihilism has destroyed, the raw material of every demagogue's dream; the "free-thinker" and skeptic, closed only to the truth but "open" to each new intellectual fashion because he himself has no intellectual foundation; the "seeker" after some "new revelation," ready to believe anything new because true faith has been annihilated in him; the planner and experimenter, worshipping "fact" because he has abandoned truth, seeing the world as a vast laboratory in which he is free to determine what is "possible"; the autonomous man, pretending to the humility of only asking his "rights," yet full of the pride that expects everything to be given him in a world where nothing is authoritatively forbidden; the man of the moment, without conscience or values and thus at the mercy of the strongest "stimulus"; the "rebel," hating all restraint and authority because he himself is his own and only god; the "mass man," this new barbarian, thoroughly "reduced" and "simplified" and capable of only the most elementary ideas, yet scornful of anyone who presumes to point out the higher things or the real complexity of life.
* This excerpt is from "Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age" by Eugene (later Fr. Seraphim) Rose.
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HomeTsetse FAQCatching tsetseShould I treat the trap with insecticide?
If you are using traps to assess the distribution and abundance of tsetse then you do not need to treat your trap with insecticide. However, you will find that ants will soon discover flies in the cage and eat them. So you need to prevent this from happening. One way of doing this is to spray the interior of the cage with a persistent pyrethroid such as deltamethrin. This will rapidly kill all the insects that make their way into the cage - tsetse and ants included.
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The Ministry of Culture repeals the use of the tender system in the film industry
Presently, operating by the 94th federal law, filmmakers can no longer make calls for tenders.
According to the Ministry of Culture, the ban on calling tenders "ensures greater transparency in the procedures for allocating funds", in which representatives of cinema audiences would take part in. Details on the mechanisms of the new allocation were not disclosed. Earlier, members of the film community had been involved in financial decisions as experts, for example, they played a large role in the film "pitching" to the Ministry of Culture and the Cinema Fund.
Representatives of the Russian film industry reacted differently to the initiative of the Ministry of Culture. Producer and director of "STV" Sergei Selyanov, welcomed the new subsidy system:
"In comparison with the old crooked and ugly system, the new 94th law on subsidies is a very good thing. I was witness to the issues involved in the production of animation studios and art schools. In these institutions they receive grants at a smaller price due to the old system. Over time entire businesses having a hold on these guys, order and win the tenders from real export organizations, keeping the shares themselves."
Eduard Pichugin, CEO of Lenfilm Studios, considers this and other decisions of the Ministry of Culture "tactful, but not strategic" and therefore cannot dramatically change the state of affairs in Russian cinema:
"The situation needs to change in order to increase funding. I recall that the general line of the budget to support the cinema is virtually unchanged. If you add up all the funds allocated by the Ministry of Culture and the National Cinema Fund the value would be equal to that of an American blockbuster."
The Ministry of Culture plans to take other measures to increase the share of the Cinema Funds' capitals from 31% to 40%, and plans to increase the amount of state production of short documentary films (39-44min)-up to 2 million rubles.
In addition to the Ministry of Culture's establishment of funding the national production of animated films, they now, excluding the Cinema Fund, represent 15% of the total budget limit. Furthermore, all kinds of films (fiction, non-fiction, animation) determined that the amount of state support will not be more than 65% of the total cost of production. The Ministry of Culture will continue to monitor the shares of the Russian films at the box office. In 2014 the predicted amount is no less than 18%. A high bar has been set in the past year, considering the top ten highest grossing Russian projects included three domestic films— «Stalingrad», «Elki 3» и «Legend № 17».
There is also an effort to support national cinema due to the missed quotas, an effort that has been described by the authorities as necessary. One of the measures will be the Ministry of Cultures' promotion of Russian cinema trailers, which will primer at the beginning of ever season in every theater of the country. The first such film will be advertised at the end of 2013.
Source: http://filmpro.ru/business/64969070


Chocolate Snickers Cookies have it all. They have the most wonderful crunchiness from chopped Snickers bars which, of course, are filled with peanuts and caramel nougat. Plus, since they are chocolate cookies to begin with you get that extra chocolate flavor that chocolate lover's enjoy. Since my husband had stocked up on Snickers bars for Halloween and we had BAGS of the stuff left over, it seemed a marriage made in heaven to combine a chocolate cookie with Snickers bars. Yes, indeed. Chocolate Snickers Cookies are awesome.
I love baking cookies at this time of the year and can't wait to share with you all the new and exciting recipes I tried over the past few weeks. If you're looking for inspiration for your own holiday baking, then stay tuned to my blog for the next week or so as I post recipe after recipe after recipe of festive and beautiful Christmas cookies for your enjoyment!
I had been thinking about ways to use up all those Snickers bars when John overbought for Halloween. Then I realized that John had Snickers bars stashed everywhere. No kidding. I found them in several drawers in our garage refrigerators, in multiple places in our pantry, and a couple of bags in his office. Well, I had no mercy. I scooped up all those Snickers bars (waiting to do a number on his waistline), and used up almost all of them when I made ten batches of this recipe for our Christmas cookie collection this year.
Chocolate Snickers Cookies are crispy on the outside and crunchy on the inside. If your mouth waters at the taste of Snickers bars, you'll love these cookies. While I scooped my cookie dough with an ice cream scoop, these cookies can just as easily be rolled into balls.
Because mine were pretty large, they took longer to cook than a normal cookie so keep that in mind when you bake them in your oven. The only time consuming thing about this recipe is chopping up the Snickers bars. Other than that, they're pretty quick and easy. Why not give them a try this Christmas?
Chocolate Snickers Cookies are outrageous! Your family will love eating these amazing cookies this holiday season.
Each cookie is filled with chopped Snickers bars. Yum.
Making a batch of Chocolate Snickers Cookies is a great way to use up all that leftover Halloween candy.
Soften butter. Add sugar, cocoa, eggs, baking soda, salt and vanilla.
Mix ingredients with an electric mixer until creamy.
Add UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add chopped Snickers bars.
Stir mixture very well with a wooden spoon.
Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Scoop dough with a one-quarter cup ice cream scoop and place on greased cookie sheets. You can also roll the mixture into balls.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until cookies test done. These were whopper-sized cookies so they took longer. Check your baking time. If you are only cooking one rack at a time these may be done in 10 minutes!
Chocolate Snickers Cookies are great for Tailgating and Super Bowl parties.
Every bite of these lovely chocolate cookies is filled with chopped Snickers bars providing wonderful peanut butter and caramel flavor.
These lovely cookies are filled with Snickers bars providing a wonderful, crunchy peanut butter and caramel nougat-flavored taste in each bite! Great for tailgating or holiday baking. This is also a great way to use up leftover Halloween candy.
Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Stir in UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour and chopped Snickers bars.
Scoop cookie dough with a one-quarter cup ice cream scoop and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for about 15-20 minutes or until cookies test done.
Cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheets onto wire racks.
NOTE: Be sure you do NOT use a dark pan to make these cookies or the reflection causes them to scorch on the bottoms, yet not be baked thoroughly.
NOTE: These cookies were whopper sized. If you make smaller cookies they may take less time to bake. I was also baking 5 racks of cookies at a time so mine took longer to bake.
NOTE: You can also roll cookie dough into balls before baking.
Be sure you do NOT use a dark pan to make these cookies or the reflection causes them to scorch on the bottoms, yet not be baked thoroughly.[br][br]These cookies were whopper sized. If you make smaller cookies they may take less time to bake. I was also baking 5 racks of cookies at a time so mine took longer to bake.[br][br]You can also roll cookie dough into balls before baking.
Chocolate Snickers Cookies are great for Christmas cookie exchanges or any holiday party.
Don't Chocolate Snickers Cookies look marvelous?


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Information on Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
This life-threatening neurological disorder is usually caused by an adverse reaction to anti-psychotic, or neuroleptic drugs.
What is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?
Is there any treatment?
What is the prognosis?
What research is being done?
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a life-threatening, neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs. Symptoms include high fever, sweating, unstable blood pressure, stupor, muscular rigidity, and autonomic dysfunction. In most cases, the disorder develops within the first 2 weeks of treatment with the drug; however, the disorder may develop any time during the therapy period. The syndrome can also occur in people taking anti-Parkinsonism drugs known as dopaminergics if those drugs are discontinued abruptly.
Generally, intensive care is needed. The neuroleptic or antipsychotic drug is discontinued, and the fever is treated aggressively. A muscle relaxant may be prescribed. Dopaminergic drugs, such as a dopamine agonist, have been reported to be useful.
Early identification of and treatment for individuals with neuroleptic malignant syndrome improves outcome. If clinically indicated, a low potency neuroleptic can be reintroduced very slowly when the individual recovers, although there is a risk that the syndrome might recur. Another alternative is to substitute another class of drugs for the neuroleptic. Anesthesia may be a risk to individuals who have experienced neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
The NINDS supports research on neurological disorders such as neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Much of this research focuses on finding ways to prevent and treat the disorder.
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