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Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Poombarai near Kodaikanal in Dindigul.

10/12 centuries When Bogar returned from China after completed Palani andavar statue he built one more Navabasanam Statue at mid of Palani and PoombariWestern gates nowadays the place is called as Yanai Gejam(Bogar Forest). As per inscriptions in the temple which temple has built by king of Chera dynasty

Legend

POOMBARAI KUZHANTHAI VELAPPAR TEMPLE.
Kulanthai Velappar temple is situated in the village of Poombarai near Kodaikanal in Dindigul. There is a song- poem( Poombarai Velan) by sage Arunagiri Nathar. It was this Murugan who saved Arunagiri Nathar from a demon by taking the form of a child. Hence the main deity of this temple is called Kuzhanthai Velappar. The temple was built by a Chera King as per inscription. After completing Palani Andavar statue, Bogar built one more navabasanam (amalgam of nine poisons) idol at this place between Palani and Poombarai. This place is also called as Yanai Gejam (Bogar kadu).

There are also some people who believes this idol is made up of dasaphasanam (amalgam of ten poisons). A shrine to Sithar Bogar is present in the south western corridor of this temple.

History
The idol of the Muruga in Poombarai, was created and consecrated by sage Bogar, one of aaseevaham's (Ancient Tamil Culture) eighteen great siddhas out of an amalgam of nine poisons or navapashanam. The legend also holds that, the sculptor had to work very rapidly to complete its features, but that he spent so much time in creating the face, he did not have time to bestow but a rough grace upon the rest of the body, thus explaining the contrast between the artistic perfection of the face and the slightly less accomplished work upon the body. A shrine to Bhogar exists in the southwestern corridor of the temple, which, by legend, is said to be connected by a tunnel to a cave in the heart of the hill, where Bhogar continues to meditate and maintain his vigil, with eight idols of Muruga.

The deity, after centuries of worship, fell into neglect and was suffered to be engulfed by the forest. One night, Perumal a king of the Chera Dynasty, who controlled the area between the second and fifth centuries A.D., wandered from his hunting party and was forced to take refuge at the foot of the hill. It so befell, that the Murugan, appeared to him in a dream, and ordered him to restore the idol to its former state. The king commenced a search for the idol, and finding it, constructed the temple that now houses it, and re-instituted its worship.

Architecture

The idol of the deity is said to be made of an amalgam of nine poisonous substances which forms an eternal medicine when mixed in a certain ratio. It is placed upon a pedestal of stone, with an archway framing it and represents the god Kuzhanthai Velappar in the form he assumed at Poombarai - that of a very young recluse, shorn of his locks and all his finery.

The temple is built in a typical South India temple architectural style. There is no tower. The sanctum sanctorum faces towards the east direction. The main idol, Kulandai Velappan is present in the standing posture in the sanctum sanctorum. His mount (vahanam) peacock is found near the Bali peetham and flag staff facing towards the main shrine.

There is a sub-shrine where the metal Utsava idols of Ganesha and Subramanya with his consorts are placed. It is found near the sanctum sanctorum.

The wall around the main shrine has Nataraja and Dattatreya as the Koshta idols. It is very rare to find Nataraja and Dattatreya in the form of carvings as the Koshta idols. Moreover, it is also rare to find the carving or idol of Dattatreya. The temple also houses many sub-shrines of various deities such as Shiva Linga, Ganesha, Navagraha, Bhairava, Idumban, Dakshinamurti and Nagas.

The sanctum of the temple is of early Chera architecture

Religious practices

One of the main traditions of the temple, is the tonsuring of devotees, who vow to discard their hair in imitation of the Lord of Poombarai. Another is the anointing of the head of the presiding deity's idol with sandalwood paste, at night, prior to the temple being closed for the day. The paste, upon being allowed to stay overnight, is said to acquire medicinal properties, and is much sought after and distributed to devotees, as rakkāla chandaṇam.</ref>

Festivals and religious practises
Every year Poombarai celebrates Ther Thiruvizha (car festival) for Lord Muruga. It falls on Kettai nakshatra which comes after Thai Poosam. Normally it comes in Thai or Maasi month.
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Religious importance
There is a song-poem(Poombarai Velan) by Aruna giri nathar who lived during the 15th century while visited this temple this god has saved Arunagiri nathar from one devil by acted as a Baby(Kulanthai), The peoples is trusting because of this incident only Poombarai Murugan has called as Kuzhanthai Velappar Also some of others trusting this idol is made up of Dasaphasanam which is Ten different herbals. And this abhishegam cures more diseases like cancer and sugar etc. By scientifically more 'Siddhar' lived around western-gates so this Temple location also Middle of western-gates only so we can confirm the stories of Bhogar idols</ref>

Notes

References

External links
Official website of Arulmigu Dandayudhapani Swami Devasthanam, Palani
Temple legends

Hindu temples in Dindigul district
Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu
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Q: Trying to get environment variables from a Widget widget.system() I'm attempting to write some Dashcode to but can't seem to get the environment variables when I run the /env command.  The environment doesn't appear to be sourced because it always returns "Undefined".  Below is my code and I'm open for any suggestions (I need more than just LANG, LANG is just the example).
var textFieldToChange = document.getElementById("LangField");
var newFieldText = widget.system("/usr/bin/env | grep LANG").outputString;
textFieldToChange.value = newFieldText;
Is there an easy way to source my environment and cache it in Dashcode or do I need to attempt to write something that will cache the entire environment somehow?
Thanks for any ideas!

A: Have you allowed Command Line Access? Go to Widget Attributes (in the left hand menu) , then extensions and check Allow Command Line Access else the widget is prevented from talking to the system. Not sure if this is what is causing the problem though.

A: I know this thread is quite aged, but anyway, the question is still up to date :-)
Just having started with Dashcode and widgets myself, I did a quick hack on this:
function doGetEnv(event)
{
    if (window.widget)
    {
        var out = widget.system("/bin/bash -c set", null).outputString;
        document.getElementById("content").innerText = out;
    }
}

For my experimental widget, I did use a scroll area and a button. The doGetEnv(event) is fired upon onclick, set via inspector. The Id "content" is the standard naming of the content within the scroll area.
The out var containes a string with '\n' charaters, to transform it into an array use split().
function doGetEnv(event)
{
    if (window.widget)
    {
        var out = widget.system("/bin/bash -c set", null).outputString;
        out = out.split("\n");
        document.getElementById("content").innerText = out[0];
    }
}

The first entry is "BASH..." in my case.
If you search for a particular item, use STRING's match method (see also http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_match.asp) along with the following pages on regular expressions:

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*http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_obj_regexp.asp

*http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_obj_regexp.asp
To cache the environment, you can use:
var envCache = "";

function cacheENV()
{
    envCache = widget.system("/bin/bash -c set", null).outputString;
    envCache = envCache.split("\n");
}

This will leave an array in envCache. Alternative:
function cacheENV()
{
    var envCache = widget.system("/bin/bash -c set", null).outputString;
    envCache = envCache.split("\n");
    return envCache;
}

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As readers might be aware, NDORS and the Government have claimed that the police only receive the administration costs associated with the provision of speed awareness courses (allegedly a fixed fee of £35 now). It is likely that this fee more than covers their actual costs, but apart from that there are other ways they receive money from the course providers. Some evidence of this is already on our web site, but more evidence came to our attention recently.
In addition, it says "Essex Police are able to recover their costs for the detection and processing of offences captured which includes the highway authorities recovering the majority of the costs incurred maintaining the permanent safety camera installations within their area".
So in summary, this directly contradicts what NDORS and the Government have been saying. And it is this money that is driving the increase in speed cameras and their use by the police.
NDORS claim "that the provision of ….educational courses has been deemed lawful". But all they have done is obtained a QC's opinion. That does not make it lawful, and we have also taken a QC's opinion and ours gave a contrary opinion. (Note: QC's opinions are not law and their views may be swayed by the questions their clients pose and the answers they are looking for. Nobody argues that the police can waive prosecutions where appropriate but turning it into a money making opportunity is another matter altogether).
NDORS also repeat the false allegation that all the police recover is their administration costs which is definitely wrong. They generate a surplus which finances more cameras, more staff to operate them, etc, etc. It's a money making scheme in essence.
Our manifesto advocates the offer of training course as an alternative to other penalties after conviction, not for the police to tout waivers to collect money. Nowhere do we support that the police should profit from waiving prosecution.


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The Justice Department indicated its concern about the acquisition in a lawsuit that it filed Monday against ValueAct Capital, a hedge fund that had bought more than $2.5 billion in stock of Halliburton and Baker Hughes.
The department said in the lawsuit that a Halliburton-Baker Hughes merger "threatens to substantially lessen competition in numerous markets." Some investors have questioned the deal for different reasons.
"The timing of the deal was not ideal and many shareholders have questioned the richness of the $19 per share cash component" and a long process to combine the two companies, Evercore analyst James C. West said in a note to clients. Under terms of the deal, Halliburton agreed to pay Baker Hughes a $3.5 billion breakup fee if it failed to get antitrust approval. It promised billions in divestitures to satisfy regulators.
Low oil prices have led oil and gas companies to seek price concessions from the services companies, which in turn have cut jobs. When Halliburton completes layoffs announced in February it will have eliminated about 26,000 jobs since its workforce peaked above 80,000 in 2014. Halliburton shares rose 40 cents to close at $34.40, while Baker Hughes shares fell $2.11, or 5.1 percent, to $39.36.
Since the last trading day before their deal was announced, Halliburton shares have lost 38 percent and Baker Hughes stock has fallen 34 percent. Both companies are based in Houston.
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Ketones, TBI, and brain function
I'm not a doctor of any sorts. Hell, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. In fact, on my trip back home to see my family we ended up staying at the Hampton Inn on two separate occasions (which promoted fat baybay to say on the drive home "we better not stay at another freaking Hampton Inn!").
Nevertheless, I read an enormous amount of studies and research articles to do my best at understanding the various facets of hypertrophy, nutrition, and of course as of late, all the benefits that come with the intake of exogenous ketones.
I've documented much of the success I've had with them in regards to physique competitors in the depleted stages of contest prep. I've used them to help people get over nagging injuries, and even helped people overcome hypoglycemia with them.
But as of late, the one area I've spent the most time reading about in regards to them, is how they function in regards to those that have suffered a traumatic brain injury, or TBI.
The reason for this is because it has become a serious issue with players in the NFL. And from my outside view, the league has done very little to actually address the seriousness of the issue.
Let me be clear here about one of my biggest problems with the NFL before I delve into this.
I abhor the NFL's policies on performance enhancement drugs. But all the while having no problem prescribing narcotic drugs to their players, some of who end up with serious addiction and dependency issues on them well after their careers are over. I'm going to put on my tin foil hat here and just take a stab that the NFL somehow is in cahoots with big pharmacy from a financial perspective. I mean it just makes too much sense to me.
We can't have players taking growth hormone, or peptides. Which have been proven to speed up healing and would get them back on the field faster. But it's fine to load them up with a various cocktail of drugs that numb them down but don't actually address the problem causing the pain. Players know their livelihood depends on playing, and playing at a high level. So they will do whatever it takes, and play through a litany of injuries to keep their jobs because they are all aware that their time in the league most likely, is going to be very short lived. The average NFL career I believe, is a little less than three years. So if a guy is always in the trainers room, he won't be on the roster for very long.
The NFL has made some rules now about players and concussions. As they are required to leave the field and get clearance before they can return to play. However, even if the doctor rules they can't return to play that day, it doesn't take away the fact that the player is going to deal with the aftermath of said concussion.
Even worse, by the time a guy reaches the NFL, it's very likely he's already suffered concussions all the way from high school, through college.
There's actually a list of former players who, upon post post-mortem inspection, were found to have suffered from something called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
From wiki..........
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive degenerative disease found in people who have had a severe blow or repeated blows to the head. The disease was previously called dementia pugilistica (DP), i.e. "punch-drunk", as it was initially found in those with a history of boxing. CTE has been most commonly found in professional athletes participating in American football,rugby, ice hockey, boxing, professional wrestling, stunt performing, bull riding, rodeo, and other contact sports who have experienced repeated concussions or other brain trauma.
This hits slightly home with me, because one of the players who was diagnosed with CTE was a friend of mine. Jovan Belcher. The middle linebacker for the Chiefs, who was involved in a murder-suicide. He killed his girlfriend at the time, then drove to the Chiefs facility where he shot himself.
Junior Seau, the all time great for the San Diego Chargers, shot himself in the chest, so that his brain could be examined.
On January 10, 2013, Seau's family released the NIH's findings that his brain showed definitive signs of CTE. Russell Lonser of the NIH coordinated with three independent neuropathologists, giving them unidentified tissue from three brains including Seau's. The three experts along with two government researchers arrived at the same conclusion. The NIH said the findings on Seau were similar to autopsies of people "with exposure to repetitive head injuries."
Seau had no prior reported history of concussions. Junior was a football warrior. Anyone that ever watched him play knew the kind of wreckless abandon he played with and he was admired and feared as a tenacious player. But in the end, his brain just couldn't take the damage that had been caused by all the human car wrecks he had subjected himself to.
Neither Jovan or Junior are alone in this regard. All it takes is a google search to find all of the players whom, upon autopsy, suffered from CTE.
Sports related concussions occur when there is a sudden acceleration or deceleration or rotational forces imparted to the brain. The connection between TBI and CTE is clear. CTE is caused by those who have suffered repeated concussions or traumatic brain injuries, such as those in contact sports, and even our military personnel.
http://www.protectthebrain.org/Brain-Injury-Research/What-is-CTE-.aspx
The brain of an individual who suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy gradually deteriorates and will over time end up losing mass. Certain areas of the brain are particularly liable to atrophy, though other areas are prone to becoming enlarged.
The symptoms of CTE can be debilitating and may have life-changing effects for both the individual and for his or her family. Some of the most common include loss of memory, difficulty controlling impulsive or erratic behavior, impaired judgment, behavioral disturbances including aggression and depression, difficult with balance, and a gradual onset of dementia. An individual with CTE may mistakenly ascribe the symptoms to the normal process of aging, or might receive a wrong diagnosis due to the fact that many of the symptoms are similar to other conditions such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. CTE has been diagnosed in several notable cases which received widespread media attention, including the suicide deaths of NFL player Junior Seau, and professional wrestler Chris Benoit who committed suicide after murdering his wife and son.
Obviously, this is a very disheartening thing to read. And it's one of the reasons I detest when people start talking about how "watered down" the NFL has become because they don't allow people to "spear" people anymore, or lead with their head in tackling. I mean, I played ball. At no one was I ever taught to lead with my head in tackling drills. The guy sitting on the couch drinking his Coors Light on Sunday afternoon complaining about how "pussy" the league has become, will never ever sit in a trainers room after the game wondering what his name is, where he is, or deal with the incredible migraines that come in the post concussive state.
With all that said, one of the things I happened across when I became involved in using exogenous ketones was the fact that the brain uses ketones in a very preferable way for fuel.
So what's the tie in here, you ask?
During a TBI, glucose metabolism is depressed.
Mild traumatic brain injury results in depressed cerebral glucose uptake: An (18)FDG PET study.
Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans and rats induces measurable metabolic changes, including a sustained depression in cerebral glucose uptake. However, the effect of a mild TBI on brain glucose uptake is unclear, particularly in rodent models. This study aimed to determine the glucose uptake pattern in the brain after a mild lateral fluid percussion (LFP) TBI. Briefly, adult male rats were subjected to a mild LFP and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)FDG), which was performed prior to injury and at 3 and 24 h and 5, 9, and 16 days post-injury. Locomotor function was assessed prior to injury and at 1, 3, 7, 14, and 21 days after injury using modified beam walk tasks to confirm injury severity. Histology was performed at either 10 or 21 days post-injury. Analysis of function revealed a transient impairment in locomotor ability, which corresponds to a mild TBI. Using reference region normalization, PET imaging revealed that mild LFP-induced TBI depresses glucose uptake in both the ipsilateral and contralateral hemispheres in comparison with sham-injured and naïve controls from 3 h to 5 days post-injury. Further, areas of depressed glucose uptake were associated with regions of glial activation and axonal damage, but no measurable change in neuronal loss or gross tissue damage was observed. In conclusion, we show that mild TBI, which is characterized by transient impairments in function, axonal damage, and glial activation, results in an observable depression in overall brain glucose uptake using (18)FDG-PET.
In contrast to dietary approaches to re-establish TBI-induced deficiencies in brain metabolites, diets have also been used to replace or redirect essential brain substrates. TBI-induced impairments of the glucose metabolic machinery may make glucose a less favorable energy substrate. In fact, hyperglycemia has been long associated with poor outcome after TBI. Early administration of glucose after severe TBI suppresses ketogenesis, increases insulin and increases lactic acid production (Robertson et al., 1991). TBI patients who were fasted or maintained on a ketogenic-like diet to minimize hyperglycemia showed significantly lower plasma glucose and lactate concentrations, elevated ß-hydroxybutyrate levels and better urinary nitrogen balance compared to standard fed patients (Ritter et al., 1996). Similar plasma substrate changes were observed with 24-hr starvation in the adult rodent after controlled cortical impact injury. The fasted animals showed significant cortical tissue preservation, improved cognitive outcome and improved mitochondria bioenergetics (Davis et al., 2008).
As I've had to read through all of these very, very scientific/medical studies, what I learned was that post TBI there is an immediate but transient elevation in cerebral glucose metabolism, followed by a prolonged period of glucose metabolic depression. The brain is metabolically flexible. So it has to ability to tab into various fuels for different needs.
For example, during fasting (not starvation, but fasting!) two thirds of the brain fuel is derived from ketones. The rest come from lactate, pyruvate, amino-acids, glycerol and other gluconeogenic precursors.
Post TBI, we have seen in studies on rats (and humans) that there is a tremendous demand for energy to restore homeostasis. To repeat myself, there is a depression in glucose metabolism during this period. Meaning, the brain cannot use glucose as needed in order to meet the demands required for said repair. This is something seen in studies over and over again.
So where does it try to derive fuel from?
Apparently, lactate and ketones.
TBI-induced impairments of the glucose metabolic machinery may make glucose a less favorable energy substrate.
But what I found interesting, is that the brain had no problem using ketones and lactate as the fuel sources to help return it to homeostasis, and that the ketones also had neuroprotective effects after a TBI had occured.
Whether ketosis is achieved by starvation or administration of a ketogenic diet, the common underlying conditions of low plasma glucose in the presence of an alternative substrate (ketones) have consistently shown neuroprotective effects after various types of brain injury.
Allow me to lead you down a rabbit hole for just a second, but I promise I'll round you back to the main point in all of this eventually.
A dietary therapy for pediatric epilepsy known as the ketogenic diet has seen a revival in its clinical use during the past decade. Although the underlying mechanism of the diet remains unknown, modern scientific approaches, such as the genetic disruption of glucose metabolism, are allowing for more detailed questions to be addressed. Recent work indicates that several mechanisms may exist for the ketogenic diet, including disruption of glutamatergic synaptic transmission, inhibition of glycolysis, and activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels. Here, we describe on-going work in these areas that is providing a better understanding of metabolic influences on brain excitability and epilepsy.
I bolded that part for a reason. Because it is related to the cascading issues that come with brain injuries.
Glycolysis and TBI -
The postinjury period of glucose metabolic depression is accompanied by adenosine triphosphate decreases, increased flux of glucose through the pentose phosphate pathway, free radical production, activation of poly-ADP ribose polymerase via DNA damage, and inhibition of glyceraldehyde dehydrogenase (a key glycolytic enzyme) via depletion of the cytosolic NAD pool. Under these post-brain injury conditions of impaired glycolytic metabolism, glucose becomes a less favorable energy substrate. Ketone bodies are the only known natural alternative substrate to glucose for cerebral energy metabolism. While it has been demonstrated that other fuels (pyruvate, lactate, and acetyl-L-carnitine) can be metabolized by the brain, ketones are the only endogenous fuel that can contribute significantly to cerebral metabolism.
ATP and TBI -
http://dmm.biologists.org/content/6/6/1307
Glucose is the primary fuel source of the adult brain and its processing through the glycolytic pathway provides carbons for the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle for energy production in the form of ATP.
Comparison of glucose metabolic changes in TBI between different age groups within the pediatric population, or a comparison between adults and children, has not yet been made in humans. Regardless of age, the prolonged glucose metabolic depression reflects a period of time during which glucose uptake into the brain is compromised. This could cause downstream negative effects if the energy demands of the brain are not sufficiently met.
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) is the enzyme that connects the glycolytic pathway to the mitochondrial TCA cycle. Phosphorylation of the E1 subunit of PDH, which inhibits PDH function and therefore carbon entry into the mitochondria, has been shown to occur at a higher frequency than normal at 24 hours after CCI injury (Xing et al., 2009). These TBI-induced alterations in glycolytic enzyme functioning ultimately decrease the ability of glucose to be efficiently processed for oxidative metabolism, and thereby contribute to the post-TBI energy crisis, reflected by reductions in ATP production (see poster, panel D).
Free radicals and inflammation -
The other issue involving TBI is the increase in both inflammation, and free radicals.
In addition to increasing ATP production while reducing oxygen consumption, ketone body metabolism can also reduce production of damaging free radicals [14,16,48]. The semiquinone of Q, the half reduced form, spontaneously reacts with oxygen and is the major source of mitochondrial free radical generation [14,51]. Oxidation of the Q couple reduces the amount of the semiquinone form thus decreasing superoxide production [14]. Since the cytosolic free NADP+/NADPH concentration couple is in near equilibrium with the glutathione couple, ketone body metabolism will increase the reduced form of glutathione thus facilitating destruction of hydrogen peroxide [14]. The reduction of free radicals through ketone body metabolism will also reduce tissue inflammation provoked by reactive oxygen species. Thus, ketone bodies are not only a more efficient metabolic fuel than glucose, but also possess anti-inflammatory potential.
Ok so where am I going with all of this?
First off, despite the fact that death via TBI is a major issue in this country, and a major issue in contact sports, believe it or not it's not at the forefront of research in regards to finding the most effective therapeutic solutions for it.
What we have, for the most part, is a lot of research done on rats, and some research done on humans. This is quite puzzling to me because TBI is, once again, a major cause of death in the world.
But even if someone doesn't die, the amount of damage done after repeated bouts of TBI like in Rugby, boxing, football, hockey, etc means that those athletes tend to live an exceptionally poor quality of life after sports. With many, such as Jovan and Seau actually resorting to suicide.
I'm not saying that exogenous ketones will fix all the problems associated with TBIs. But if you look at the fact that they reduce free radicals, reduce inflammation, and provide the brain with a more preferred fuel source while glucose metabolism is depressed, then I can't understand for the life of me why more people who are responsible for the health and well being of our pro athletes aren't at least including exogenous ketones as part of dietary therapy for their players who have or do suffer from brain injuries.
What we're currently doing is not working. And when you add up what evidence we do have, I do see promise in regards to the inclusion of exogenous ketones as part of therapy to help players suffer minimal damage in the post TBI stages.
Or they can just keep feeding them prescription pills from big pharma. That's clearly working. /sarcasm.
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The modalities of training efficiently
Specific goal prioritization - Decide on one thing
Wanting to squat more weight and wanting bigger quads are not the same goal. Squatting more weight might not even be an efficient means to that end. And yet so many guys that say they are interested in growing get caught up in the trap that if they aren't hitting PR's at every training session, that they weren't stimulating growth, or getting better.
Strength and hypertrophy are more like, distant cousins than identical twins. Basically there are some connective ideologies but there's also a lot of things that make them very dissimilar. I mean ping pong is called table tennis but I doubt Serena Williams is going to challenge any Olympic level ping pong players.
Training for maximal strength in order to grow is a lot like trying to get better at tennis in order to be better at ping pong. Yeah, you might find some carryover but for the most part you're not maximizing what is most effective.
A good example of this would be someone who say, does distance running. They might throw in some track work intervals once a week or twice a month, but the majority of their training is built around doing the things needed to get better at distance running. That's because whatever it is you are trying to maximize with training has to be geared towards maximal responses.
Strength training has a large neurological base associated with it. Training for size, does not.
One can actually train with relatively low intensities (as little as 30% of 1RM) and stimulate growth via muscle protein synthesis. But you cannot develop maximal strength at loads that low.
There's at least a dozen other things I could write out that separate training for strength vs size, from training frequency, to volume, to how the movements are even executed, but without doing that I am just going to say that your training should always be focused on a singular goal to achieve as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
If you are training for strength, training for strength. Do not plan on getting "ripped" at this time. There might be some growth as a side effect, but again it absolutely will not be maximized because training for maximal strength is not training for maximal growth. Generally this means training in low to moderate rep ranges using intensities between (give or take) 75-90%. Volume can be waved throughout periodized blocks all depending on where the intensity zone is being utilized at the present time. Training should be centered around being explosive, refining technique and motor patterns and not generating fatigue through training to failure.
If you are in a fat loss stage, then muscle retention is a priority. That means you must give your body a reason to hold on to the amount of lean tissue it is currently in possession of, while using your diet and probably some form of conditioning to put yourself into a hypocaloric state. This means you should still train hard, but understand two things - neither increased mass (you cannot get big and ripped at the same time) nor increased strength should be counted on at this time.
If you are training for maximal growth, then (obviously) you will have to have an excess of calories coming in to support the growth process. Training should reflect the fact that you are training for maximal growth via efficient training modalities like increased time under tension. Emphasis should be placed on putting the muscles into fully lengthened and shortened positions (through various movement selection) and generating as much tension as possible on the muscles you are trying to work. Generally speaking this also means rep ranges of 8-20 or possibly even more. Generating fatigue in some fashion (where failure is hit, or something close to failure is achieved) is also highly desired as well.
As you can see, whatever phase you feel like you need to concentrate on, they have very different approaches in order to maximize efficiency. Of course, none of these are completely set in stone or are "rock hard facts" but through both anecdotal evidence and what we've seen through research these are solid starting guidelines for most.
Cognizant selection - Know why you are doing what you are doing
A training program or methodology is generally made up of a myriad of properties. And you should be able to answer the questions under each one without hesitation.
Training volume.
Why are you using X amount of sets?
Training frequency.
Why are you training Y number of times per week?
Training intensity (both perceived effort and percentage of 1 rep max).
Why are you using certain loading in your training or training with a certain RPE?
Movement selection.
Why are you performing each movement in the manner that you are?
Rep range (which could also fall under the volume umbrella).
Why are you using certain rep ranges for both warm ups, and working sets?
Movement execution.
For every single part of your training, you should have a clear understanding of what you are doing what you are doing. Why you are training X number of days per week, why you are doing your chosen rep range, why you are using Y amount of volume, and why you are using certain training intensities.
All of these variables should be defined by you for very specific reasons. Even to the point of having variation within training sessions built on how you feel for the day. For example, if you got very little sleep or nutrition was sub par for the day (or the day before) or you're just generally feeling very under the weather, then "going for it" on such a day is probably not a good idea.
Being aware of your own natural recovery rhythms is a huge factor in sustaining progress. Getting injured because you refused to deviate from a plan that called for you to do a max set of 10 reps on bench press, when you could "feel" things were off that day, means you refused to leave your training ego at the door.
This too means you know why you are pulling back on training intensity for the day. So you backed off because you knew you your body was not going to be capable of putting forth a significant amount of effort. This is not an excuse to be lazy. It simply means that you're aware that the nitro button shouldn't be pushing during a time when the engine was sounding clunky.
This is where so many people lose out on months, years, potentially a decade or more of productive training. Because they often just copy what someone else is doing without ever questioning why they themselves are doing it and/or never learn what would be best for them. Copying what someone else is doing means you've decided to put your logical reasoning to the side and just be a training zombie.
I'm not saying you can't borrow something from someone else that does in fact work well for you, but using wholesale routines "because that big dude trains that way" doesn't make a lot of sense. You're not that big dude. And he probably didn't become that big dude training the way he does now.
One of the most important aspects of creating an efficient training program or ideology that paves a faster way to goal actualization is to breakdown every facet of what you're doing, and identify the reasoning for it.
If you cannot answer the questions provided, then take some time to think about it until you can. Then start to apply the answers in your own training, and see what it produces.
Individual bias - What resonates with you
Perhaps the single most important factor in regards to training efficiently, or shall we say, maximizing results, is to embrace what resonates with you.
Some people will find that some sort of DUP or block methodology will really appeal to them. And some won't. Some people will love training lower volume with brutal all out intensity techniques. And some will prefer a much higher degree of volume in their training, avoiding failure all together.
Despite all the studies you will ever read, the one thing none of them can take into account is what resonates with each individual. In regards to pretty much everything. That's life, and training.
Some people like cats. Some people like dogs. Some like both. Some don't like either.
If you asked each person their reasoning for such, you'd likely get some simple answers as to why, but believe it or not, most of those things are just surface level responses and the majority of people cannot really tell you the deep meaning of why they gravitate towards certain things in life. They know they do, and they have their own answers, but they cannot explain to you why they like "red headed women".
"Because I'm attracted to them."
Yes, that's a really surface level answer, but truthfully people can't really tell you the why behind their answers. And let's be clear, with everything in life you don't have to. The person who loves country music, and hates metal can't tell you why they do. They just do. And vice versa. Again, one person may say "it's all a bunch of screaming I can't understand" or the metal guy may say "country sucks because it's a bunch of whining."
Again, surface level answers.
People can't really answer the "why" to those answers.
"Why don't you like all that screaming in metal music?"
"Because I don't."
To them, that's enough. And it is. No one has to justify their reasoning for their preferences. But there tends to be reasons deeper than "I do/don't like..." certain things. But I'm not a psychologist and I don't intend to ask you about your relationship with your mom/dad or your childhood fears.
Training is no different. People are going to gravitate towards certain training "styles" because it speaks to them and they enjoy it. There's probably a deeper reason "why" to all of that, but I can't answer those things for every person. Some people are more analytical in their approach to things, and like structure. Some people gravitate towards a more haphazard brutality style approach and tend to often live their life with a bit more edge to it as well.
That's just my own observations and is in no way factual. I'm just never surprised when I have a chance to get to know someone personally, what training style they tend to favor. It's almost always a reflection of the actual person I know.
But here's the thing. You will be the most consistent with whatever training program resonates with you the most. Even if the training program is sub-par in some aspects, if you're applying it will consistency and exceptional effort, then results will manifest themselves in some way.
Dieting is no different. People have been debating low fat/low carb for fat loss for decades now and there have been a zillion studies done with each side trying to prove one is more effective than the other. When the fact is, the most effective one, is the one someone can use on a consistent basis because they enjoy it (I mean to whatever degree you can REALLY enjoy dieting). From satiation to food selection, people will be more likely to stick to the diet that for whatever surface level reasons, resonate with them.
Conclusion -
These three things are basically the pyramid or trinity or trifecta in regards to outlining a complete training/diet strategy to reach your goals the fastest. Within each of these there is of course, a complicated set of questions and answers that you must ask, and be willing to answer. Once you can effectively "fill in the blanks" to all of that, you'll be well on your way to smashing through roadblocks and understanding how to apply the things that best suit you and your individual needs.
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I tried using Vine 2.1 on my Macbook with RealVNC 4.2 on a Windows XP. Both computer were connected to our college internet network, Macbook through wireless and the remote desktop through ethernet. Normally, both connections have over 1MB real transfer speed. The responsiveness, however, was really bad and it was pretty much unusable. What can I do to make it run faster?
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Q: How can I open multiple Chrome tabs from python? I want to open multiple Chrome tabs from within a program
The following command works perfectly from the terminal
google-chrome-stable www.google.com www.yahoo.com

How ever, when I run a python program containing
tabs = 'www.google.com www.yahoo.com'
subprocess.run(['google-chrome-stable', tabs],
                       stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                       shell=False)

then urls get converted to
http://www.google.com%20www.yahoo.com/

How can I fix this?
I have tried
tabs = ['www.google.com', 'www.yahoo.com']
for tab in tabs:
    subprocess.run(['google-chrome-stable', tab],
                           stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                           shell=False)

But the program halts after each tab is opened and will not start again until the Chrome window containing the url is closed.
[Edit]
Chrome is not my default browser and I don't want it to be, but I must use it for this application as there is a bespoke plug-in that I need to use

A: Try this it may work
import webbrowser
websites = ['www.google.com', 'www.reddit.com']
for url in websites:
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents and abortion rights supporters on Friday previewed arguments they'll make to voters if lawmakers put a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution on the ballot. House and Senate committees heard testimony on a proposal to overturn a Kansas Supreme...
Kansas expects protests; governor limits Statehouse access
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is restricting access to the Kansas Statehouse due to the possibility of an armed protest, telling state lawmakers Thursday that an event is planned for Sunday with "other potential gatherings" next week. The Democratic governor's chief of staff, Will...
Kansas lawmakers move quickly on local tax 'transparency'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators moved quickly Thursday to try a different approach in seeking to limit city and county taxes after Gov. Laura Kelly and a key group signaled that they're not as opposed to the concept as they once were. The Senate voted 34-1 for a proposed transparency law that would...
Kansas Senate votes to extend COVID emergency, limit Kelly
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-led state Senate on Thursday approved a bill that would extend Kansas' state of emergency while limiting Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's power to direct the pandemic response, as workers sought to speed up the pace of coronavirus vaccinations. A law enacted in June...
Kansas COVID-19 hospitalizations fall from last month's peak
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Coronavirus hospitalizations have fallen in Kansas from their high last month and staffing is under less strain as the shaky vaccine rollout gains momentum, although overall case numbers remain stubbornly high. Kansas Department of Health and Environment data shows that 889 adults were...
Kansas governor's budget includes proposals GOP has rejected
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly outlined a proposed annual budget Wednesday that includes a tax increase and two other major initiatives likely to be rejected by the Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature. Kelly's $20.9 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1 would...
Kansas man ordered to pay $81K in securities fraud case
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Frustrated because he couldn't get a clean shave with products designed for non-ethnic hair, Tristan Walker launched Bevel. Mike Dubin and Mark Levine started Dollar Shave Club because they were done struggling to supply themselves with razors. Sandy Lerner and then-boyfriend Len Bosack were outraged that the growing internet had no secure private protocols. They co-founded Cisco Systems to solve it. Today, it has a $143B market cap.
From enterprise platforms like Cisco to ecommerce legends like Dollar Shave Club, getting fed up with the status quo has inspired many of today's biggest business successes. Here's how you can turn what bugs you into a business.
"Frustration is not an interruption of the process, frustration is the process," says Elizabeth Gilbert. Her new book Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear is about living life to the fullest. It can be tempting to try to distract yourself from what frustrates you, but if it keeps coming back--it probably has a message. Serial founder Sandy Lerner, who co-founded Cisco and then later when on to found and sell cosmetics brand Urban Decay for $312 million, says, "The first thing I'm looking [in founders] for is outrage." That's because she explains that burning need to change the world is just the kind of fire in the belly you need to create a game-changing company.
2. Outrage = opportunity knocking.
"Are you hanging out in left field, or did some marketplace assumptions just leave a big holes?" asks Lerner. She urges people to examine their response and decide if it's a tantrum--something you'll get over--or an opportunity. Don't be concerned if no one else understands how much this bugs you. "I'm a fan of big markets no one else wants," she says.
3. Work it instead of worrying.
4. Get on with it to get over it.
Frustrations you can't shake often signal unmet needs. Psychologists suggest that if we avoid our frustrations by taking no action or distracting ourselves from them, over time, it can lead to depression. If you take action, though, you're moving in a positive direction--even if your business doesn't succeed, you're taking charge of meeting your needs.
Lerner says keep this in mind: "To be successful you have to be someone who can build a system and not just respond. I spend too much of my younger life in response mode, and too little of my life thinking of a systems approach to solve a problem once. You don't get what you expect. You get what you inspect." Inspect what's bothering you and see if there isn't something in there to build on. Like Gandhi encouraged, be the change you want to see in the world.


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The Scoop: November 20, 2019 Edition
A look at state-level headlines regarding individual health insurance and health reform
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BYU-Idaho students push back over school's rejection of Medicaid
Colorado unveils final recommendation for State Option health plan
Connecticut lawmakers work on plan for reinsurance program
Pennsylvania selects exchange vendor, publishes a reinsurance proposal
John Bel Edwards wins reelection in Louisiana, keeping Medicaid expansion intact
North Carolina transition to Medicaid managed care indefinitely delayed
Welcome to this week's round-up of state-level health reform headlines:
Medicaid expansion takes effect in Idaho in January, and nearly 40,000 residents have already enrolled. But as we discussed last week, BYU-Idaho has decided to no longer allow students with Medicaid to waive the school's health plan (which is not considered minimum essential coverage). The school has thus far refused to provide an official explanation for the change, and it does not apply to other BYU campuses. So students at BYU-Idaho have started a petition – which has more than 6,000 signatures – asking the school to allow students to select their own health coverage, including Medicaid if they're eligible for it. Reclaim Idaho, which was instrumental in passing Idaho's Medicaid expansion ballot initiative last year, has added its support to the students' petition.
Colorado officials have published their final recommendations for a state option health plan that's slated to become available to Colorado's individual-market consumers in the fall of 2021, for coverage effective in 2022. The proposal calls for the plans to be offered by private insurers, but with standardized plan designs, medical loss ratios of at least 85 percent, and state regulations for hospital reimbursement amounts. These plans will have lower premiums, benefitting people who pay full price for their coverage. But the lower premiums will also result in smaller premium subsidies. So the state is recommending a 1332 waiver to recapture the subsidy savings and use the money to provide better benefits and/or more financial assistance to people who get premium subsidies in Colorado's exchange.
In a related article, Andrew Sprung suggests that states could consider public/state option plans, but only offer them outside the exchange. That would achieve the goal of providing lower-cost options for people who don't get premium subsidies, but would avoid the subsidy reductions that are triggered when lower-cost plans are introduced on the exchange.
Lawmakers in Connecticut considered legislation to create a reinsurance program in 2018 and again in 2019. Neither bill passed, however, as lawmakers were unable to agree on how to fund the state's portion of the cost. But a legislative panel has been working recently to sort out the details of a reinsurance program, in hopes that legislation can be enacted during the 2020 session. Twelve other states have already used 1332 waivers to create reinsurance programs that are bringing stability and lower premiums to their individual insurance markets.
Since 2014, Pennsylvania has had a fully federally run health insurance exchange. But the state has transitioned this fall to a state-based exchange using the federal platform (SBE-FP), and will transition to a fully state-run exchange next fall. The Pennsylvania exchange board has selected GetInsured as an exchange vendor, and the state insurance department has published its proposed 1332 waiver for a reinsurance program that's expected to take effect in 2021. Pennsylvania's insurance department is accepting public comments on the 1332 waiver proposal through December 14.
When John Bel Edwards became governor of Louisiana nearly four years ago, his first executive order was to get the ball rolling on Medicaid expansion in the state. The expansion took effect in mid-2016, and nearly 467,000 people have coverage as a result. Gov. Edwards narrowly won reelection last weekend. His GOP opponent, Eddie Rispone, had said during the campaign that he would "freeze" Medicaid expansion eligibility as governor. The logistics of that were unclear, but freezing enrollment would likely have faced legal challenges, and would certainly have put low-income Louisiana residents at a disadvantage in terms of access to health coverage.
North Carolina's transition to Medicaid managed care indefinitely delayed
In 2015, North Carolina enacted legislation that called for the state to transition to a Medicaid managed care program. Enrollment in the managed care system began this fall – 70,000 people had already selected a plan – and the contracted private insurers were slated to take over enrollees' coverage as of February. But the transition has been halted indefinitely because the legislature has adjourned for the year and funding for the transition to Medicaid managed care had not been allocated. (Enrollees will continue to receive Medicaid fee-for-service coverage, just as they have in the past.) Lawmakers did pass a funding package this year, but refused to include Medicaid expansion. So Gov. Roy Cooper – who has long pushed for Medicaid expansion in the state – vetoed the measure, and there has been an impasse ever since.
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The syntax checker module frosted has a bug for Python 3.5 if args and *kwds arguments are used in python scripts. This is, since the AST module of Python changed a little bit.
In order to not being bothered by this bug, execution errors of frosted are only displayed in debug mode of itom (pythonEngine::pythonSyntaxCheck). This might change if frosted is fixed.
Reported to frosted and placed a pull request under https://github.com/timothycrosley/frosted/pull/62 .
A corrected python package (whl) can be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/itom/files/all-in-one-build-setup/Optional-3rdParty/frosted-1.4.1.post2-py2.py3-none-any.whl/download .
frosted can be replace by pyflakes. frosted is now officially deprecated and recommends the usage of pyflakes. frosted was a fork of pyflakes, therefore the syntax is the same for both packages.


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A bambuszgyűjtő öregember meséi (竹取物語 Taketori Monogatari), amely Kaguja hercegnőként (かぐや姫 Kaguja Hime, 赫映姫 vagy 輝夜姫) is ismert, egy tizedik századi japán népmese. A legrégebbi japán prózai elbeszélésként tartják számon.

Főként a Kaguja hercegnőnek nevezett titokzatos lány életét részletezi, akit csecsemőként találtak egy ragyogó bambusz szárában.

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Egy nap, az idős, gyermektelen Taketori no Okina (竹取翁, "bambuszszedő öregember"), miközben a bambuszerdőben sétált, rábukkant egy fénylő bambuszszárra. Miután felvágta azt, belsejében egy hüvelykujj méretű csecsemőt talált. Látván, milyen szép, úgy megörült, hogy rögtön haza is vitte a lányt. Feleségével Kaguja hercegnőnek (かぐや姫, vagyis Najotake-no-Kaguja-hime "hajlékony bambuszok szórt fényének hercegnője") nevezték el, és saját gyermekükként nevelték fel. Attól kezdve Taketori no Okina, akármikor levágott egy szál bambuszt, belsejében csöppnyi aranyrögöt talált. Hamarosan meggazdagodott. Kaguja hercegnő pedig kisbabából hétköznapi méretű nővé cseperedett, természetfeletti szépséggel. Apja eleinte próbálta őt távol tartani a külvilágtól, azonban szépségének híre hamar elterjedt.

Egyszer öt herceg érkezett Taketori házához, hogy megkérjék a hercegnő kezét. Addig győzködték a bambuszgyűjtőt, míg az végül rávette vonakodó lányát, hogy válasszon közülük. Kaguja hercegnő lehetetlen feladatokat talált ki kérői számára, és beleegyezett, hogy feleségül megy ahhoz, aki teljesíti kérését. Aznap este az öt herceg megtudta, mit kell megszereznie. Az elsőnek Buddha kőből készült kolduló tálát Nepálból, a másodiknak egy drágakövekkel ékesített ágat Hórai szigetéről, a harmadiknak a legendás tűzpatkány köpenyét Kínából, a negyediknek a Sárkány nyakának ékkövét, míg végül az utolsónak egy tengeri csiga házát kellett elhoznia, amelyet fecskék talizmánként használtak költésnél.

Miután észrevette, hogy lehetetlen a feladat, az első herceg egy drága tállal tért vissza, azonban mikor az nem ragyogott szent fénnyel, Kaguja hercegnő átlátott a csaláson. Ahogy az első, úgy a következő két herceg is megpróbálta átverni a hercegnőt hamisítványokkal, szintén sikertelenül. A negyedik kérő egy viharral való találkozás után adta fel, míg az utolsó életét vesztette (más verziókban súlyosan megsérült) a küldetés közben.

Később maga a japán császár látogatta meg a különösen gyönyörű Kaguja hercegnőt, és nemcsak, hogy beleszeretett, de feleségül is kérte. Ugyan a császárnak nem kellett kiállnia olyan lehetetlen megpróbáltatásokat, mint a hercegeknek, Kaguya mégis visszautasította őt, mondván nem a császár országából származik, ezért nem mehet vele a palotába. A hercegnő kapcsolatban maradt a császárral, de továbbra is elutasította minden egyes ajánlatát.

Azon a nyáron, valahányszor a teliholdra tekintett, Kaguja hercegnő szemei könnyekkel teltek meg. Nevelőszülei hiába aggódtak érte oly' nagyon, hiába kérdezték, mi bántja, nem tudta megmondani. Viselkedése egyre inkább szeszélyessé vált, mígnem kijelentette, hogy nem e világból való, és vissza kell térnie népéhez a holdra. A történet egyes verzióiban úgy tartják, hogy Kaguja hercegnőt a Földre küldték, ahol elkerülhetetlenül anyagi kötődést alakít ki, ideiglenes büntetésként egy elkövetett bűn miatt. Más változatokban saját biztonsága érdekében küldték a Földre egy mennyei háború idején. Az arany, amit Taketori no Okina talált, valójában fizetség volt a holdon lakóktól, amelyet Kaguja hercegnő eltartására küldtek.

Ahogy közelgett Kaguja hazatérésének napja, a császár katonákat küldött a házához, hogy megvédjék őt a hold népétől. Azonban, mikor a "mennyei lények" küldöttsége megérkezett Taketori no Okina házának ajtajához, az őröket elvakította egy különös fény. A hercegnő kijelentette, hogy bár oly' sok barátját szerette a Földön, mégis vissza kell térnie a hold embereivel valódi otthonába. Szüleitől és a császártól szomorú bocsánatkérő üzenettel búcsúzott, köpenyét szüleinek ajándékozta emlékül. Ezután vett egy kis ízelítőt az élet elixírjéből, és a császárnak írt leveléhez kötötte, majd odaadta egy katonatisztnek. Amint odaadta, tollpalást szállt vállaira, így elfelejtett minden bánatot és szánalmat, amit a földi emberek iránt érzett. A mennyei kíséret visszavitte a hercegnőt Tsuki-no-Miyakoba ("A hold fővárosába"), könnyek közt hagyva nevelőszüleit.

Szülei nemsokára belebetegedtek a szomorúságba. A tiszt, akit a hercegnő utolsó halandó cselekedetével megbízott levelének kézbesítésével, visszatért a császárhoz, majd beszámolt a történtekről. A császáron eluralkodott a szomorúság, ahogy a hercegnő levelét olvasta. Megkérdezte szolgálóit; "Melyik az a hegy, ami legközelebb van a Mennyhez?", amelyre az egyik azt felelte: a Nagy Hegy Szuruga tartományban. Remélve, hogy üzenete így majd eléri a távoli hercegnőt, a császár parancsba adta embereinek, hogy vigyék a levelet a hegy csúcsára és égessék el. A császár a levéllel együtt a halhatatlanság elixírjének megsemmisítését is elrendelte, mivel nem akart örökké élni, anélkül, hogy láthatná Kaguja hercegnőt. A legenda szerint a halhatatlanság szóból (不死 fusi vagy fudzsi) származik a Fudzsi hegy neve. Valamint a hegy kandzsija 富士山 (szó szerint "Harcosoktól nyüzsgő hegy") a császár hadseregétől származtatott, akik megmászva a hegy meredek emelkedőit, teljesítették a parancsot. Úgy tartják, hogy az égetés füstje még a mai napig is száll fel. (A múltban a Fudzsi hegy vulkanikusan aktívabb volt.)

Irodalmi vonatkozások

A mese alkotóelemei régebbi történetekből származnak. A főhős, Taketori no Okina neve felbukkan a korai Man'yósú versgyűjteményben, ahol találkozik egy csapatnyi nővel, akiknek elszaval egy verset. Ez azt mutatja, hogy korábban létezett már egy bambuszgyűjtőról és mennyei vagy misztikus nőkről keringő ábrázolás.

Egy hasonló változat a 12. századi Kondzsaku Monogatarisúban (31. kötet, 33. fejezet) jelenik meg, azonban kapcsolatuk vitatott.

Egyesek szerint a bambuszgyűjtő öregember meséi a kínai Csang-o legenda adaptációja, és A hattyúk tavával áll összefüggésben. Ez valószínűleg a Kaguja hercegnő holdra emelkedésekor viselt hagoromo (羽衣 "tollpalást") miatt van. A hagoromo kiemelt szerepet a hagoromo dentetsuként ismert mesékben kap (ilyen például az Ómi-no-kuni Fudoki, amelyben egy férfi megbízza kutyáját nyolc mennyei szűz tollpalástjának ellopásával, amíg azok fürdenek, majd egyiküket rákényszeríti, hogy legyen a menyasszonya). Az előbb említetthez hasonló a kínai tradicionális Qixi fesztivál tündérpárjának legendája. Valamint Völund, a kovács és testvéreinek története, akik "hattyúleányokat" vettek feleségül.

Pancsu Kuniang

1957-ben megjelent a Csinjü Fenghuang (金玉鳳凰) című tibeti mesékről szóló kínai könyv. A korai 1970-es években japán irodalomkutatók felfedezték, hogy a könyvben található egyik mese "Pancsu Kuniang" (班竹姑娘) bizonyos pontjain hasonlít a bambuszgyűjtő történetéhez. Azonban az 1980-as években kutatások kimutatták, hogy a kapcsolat nem olyan egyszerű, mint azt eleinte gondolták. Az Okacu alapos áttekintést nyújt a kutatással kapcsolatban, valamint megjegyzi, hogy a Csinjü Fenghuang gyeremekeknek készült, így a szerkesztője megengedte magának a mesék átalakítását. Nem létezik több olyan tibeti mesegyűjtemény, ami tartalmazná a történetet.

Adaptációk

Az 1957-es Manga Nyihon Mukasi Banasi japán tv-sorozatban szerepel a történetnek egy 10 perces feldolgozása, Kodoma Takao rendezésével, Higucsi Maszakazu animációjával és Abe Kodzsi rajzaival.

Macumoto Reidzsi műve a Sin Taketori Monogatari: Szennen Dzsoó mangasorozat lazán követi a történetet. Toei Dóga később készített belőle egy 42 részből álló anime sorozatot, amelyet 1981-82 között adtak a Fudzsi TV-n, valamint Németországban, Franciaországban, Spanyolországban, Olaszországban, Mexikóban és Chilében. A tv-sorozat befejeződése után nem sokkal, 1982-ben megjelent egy színpadias anime film, amely a sorozat összefoglalójaként szolgált.

Icsikava Kon készített a történetből egy filmet Taketori monogatari címen 1987-ben. Robert Moran zeneszerzőt megihlette a film, és komponált egy rajta alapuló opera darabot From the Towers of the Moon címmel.

1988-ban Isí Maki, japán zeneszerző felkérte Jiří Kylián cseh koreográfust, hogy készítsen balettet a Kaguya hercegnő nevet viselő zenei művéhez. A darab Kagujahime: the Moon Princess néven kortársbalett volt, melyben a nyugati és a japán kultúra elemei keveredtek.

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La Sociedad Deportiva Cultural Michelín (Michelin Kirol Kultur Elkartea en euskera), es un club deportivo desaparecido de España, de la ciudad de Lasarte-Oria en Guipúzcoa, País Vasco. Fue fundado en 1947 y desapareció en 1995.

Historia

La Sociedad Deportiva Cultural Michelín es un club deportivo fundado en 1947 en la localidad de Lasarte, por aquel entonces un barrio dividido entre Hernani y Urnieta.

El club fue fundado en 1947, fue impulsado por la fábrica de neumáticos de la multinacional francesa Michelín, instalada en las cercanías de Lasarte desde 1934. El club estuvo siempre bajo el patrocinio y mecenazgo de esta empresa. Michelín era (y es todavía) la principal empresa de Lasarte, habiendo crecido la ciudad a su sombra.

La edad de oro de la SDC Michelín de fútbol fue la década de los años 70, cuando jugó 4 temporadas en la Tercera división española: 1970-71, 1974-75, 1975-76 y 1977-78. También participó en dos ediciones de la Copa del Generalísimo: 1970-71, siendo eliminado por el Real Oviedo en primera ronda y 1975-76. En 1978 se vio obligado a renunciar a la categoría a pesar de haber obtenido la mejor clasificación de su historia.

En la década de los 80 se asiste a una decadencia del club, mientras que Lasarte-Oria se constituye en municipio independiente y surgen en la ciudad nuevos clubes de fútbol como Lasarte-Oria KE, CF Texas u Ostadar KT.

A mediados de la década de 1990 la SDC Michelín desaparece como club deportivo poniendo fin a casi 50 años de historia.

Otros deportes

El equipo contó con secciones deportivas de otros deportes, como natación o remo.

La sección de remo, en modalidad de trainera, estuvo en la élite de la modalidad durante la década de 1970, bajo el nombre de Lasarte-Michelín. Obtuvo este palmarés:

 2 Banderas de La Concha: 1969 y 1973.
 1 Campeonato de España de Traineras: 1969 (resultando siete veces subcampeona).
 6 Campeonatos de Guipúzcoa de Traineras: 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 y 1979.
 3 Campeonatos de España de Trainerillas: 1973, 1974 y 1978

Uniforme

 Uniforme titular: Camiseta azul con raya horizontal amarilla, pantalón azul y medias azules.
 Segunda equipación: Camiseta amarilla, pantalón azul y medias azules.

Estadio

La SDC Michelín jugaba en el Campo de Fútbol de Michelín situado a las afueras de Lasarte junto a la fábrica. Después de la desaparición del club el campo de fútbol pasó a ser municipal y se integró en un Complejo Deportivo Municipal remodelado en 1997. Actualmente el Campo de Michelín es utilizado por los restantes equipos de la ciudad y es de hierba artificial.

Datos del club

 Temporadas en 1.ª: 0
 Temporadas en 2.ª: 0
 Temporadas en 2.ªB: 0
 Temporadas en 3.ª: 4
 Mejor puesto en la liga: 9.º (3.ª, Grupo II temporada: 77-78)

Deporte en Guipúzcoa
Equipos de fútbol fundados en 1947
Michelín
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Q: Simplify nested exponentials and logs with sympy How can I get sympy to simplify an expression like log(exp(exp(x))) to exp(x)? It seems to work on simpler expressions like exp(log(x)) => x. This is a minimal example showing what I've tried so far:
import sympy
from sympy import exp, log

x = sympy.symbols('x')

a = exp(log(x))
print a

# Gives `x` automatically, no call to simplify needed

b = log(exp(exp(x)))
print sympy.simplify(b), sympy.powsimp(b,deep=True)

# Gives `log(exp(exp(x)))` back, expected `exp(x)`

A: This is happening because of lack of information. I think you want to do this:
In [7]: x = Symbol('x', real=True)

In [8]: (log(exp(exp(x)))).simplify()
Out[8]: exp(x)


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A Plug-Ugly Relaxes And Plays Hookey, Or,
An Unnoticed Dutch Invasion
Even those who know little about the history of English realize what a debt (I don't say what a debt of gratitude: just what a debt) English owes to French and Latin. On some pages of a comprehensive English dictionary, most words go back to Romance. More exposure to the subject makes people aware of the Scandinavian element in the vocabulary of English. We may have forgotten the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, but the language remembers them very well. If we keep reading the dictionary, preferably an etymological dictionary, as though it were a novel (an excellent idea, for few books can offer a more absorbing plot), we will soon notice the ever-recurring phrase: "Perhaps from Low German or (Middle) Dutch." The bulk of words featured in such entries appeared in English between the 14th and the 17th century; some are now domesticated, while others are obsolete or rare. There was no Dutch military invasion of England, but at the close of the Middle English period and the beginning of what we today call modern history contacts (friendly and hostile) between Great Britain and the continental north were so intense that hundreds of Dutch words flooded English.
A terminological remark is in order here. Northern Germany speaks dialects subsumed under the name Low German. They are sometimes close to and sometimes quite different from the dialects of Dutch, but the proximity between them makes it hard to tell whether the word that penetrated English is a tribute from the speakers of the Hanseatic League or the Dutch. Sometimes the generic term Low Dutch is used to cover Dutch, Low German, and Frisian. Although common in our books, this term has little to recommend it, for once we start from Netherlands, how can we go any lower? Be that as it may, a combined Low German-Dutch linguistic invasion of English is a fact.
Since later I will say something about plug-ugly, I will list a few widely known words beginning with the letter P that almost certainly came to English from Dutch or its nearest neighbors: pack "bundle," pick (the verb), pad, paddle, peck, plump (the adjective), plunder, poke (the verb), poll (first "head," then "counting by heads," as in our interminable polls), prate, and pea-jacket (the name of a garment that has nothing to do with peas) However, before engaging plug-uglies, it may be worthwhile to look at words for truancy. In England, irresponsible schoolchildren used to play the wag, play the jolly, leg it, and play hookey (with the variant play hookey walker), but only play truant was dignified enough for official use: the others, the "vulgar" ones, could be repeated in a whisper. Children also miked and did a mickey. American students bagged school (and of course cut it); one of the New England phrases was Hook Jack. This school slang showed surprising tenacity. A common synonym for "miss school without permission" was mooch. From "play truant" it developed into "play truant in order to pick blackberries," so that the berries themselves eventually got the name moochies. Considering how many variants and related forms mooch has (for example, mouch, modge, and miche, the latter as in Hamlet's miching malicho "sneaking mischief"; Shakespeare also knew micher "truant"), I wonder whether mike ~ mickey belong with it. Mug (the verb) and -mudge- in curmudgeon most probably do.
Dictionaries hedge when it comes to the origin of play hookey. The verb hook "steal" and the idiom hook it "escape, make off" are cited. The value of other clues is questionable. For example, in Essex (and perhaps not only there) Hookey meant "devil"; hence the expression as black as Hookey. Then there is the card game blind hookey. Yet play hookey is pure Dutch, where its counterpart is hoekje spelen (spelen "play"), and this fact is not a secret. An informative article by John R. Sinnema (American Speech 45, 1969, 205-210) partly settles the question, and our dictionaries should have gone further than repeating the safe but uninspiring formula "of unknown origin." The root of Dutch hoekje (a diminutive) is hoek "corner." The original meaning of Engl. hook, a cognate of hoek, was "curve, bend," which explains the idiom by hook or by crook.
There is only one hitch here: as Sinnema explained, hoekje spelen means "play hide-and-(go)-seek," not "cut school." The origin of the idiom is clear: someone hides round the corner, and It must find that person. But why "play truant" in American English (later, as we have seen, the phrase crossed the ocean and became popular in Britain)? Sinnema devoted some space to the possible reasons for the change of meaning, but a satisfactory explanation may perhaps hide round the corner. In Volume 3 of the Dutch Archief voor Nederlandsche Taalkunde (1851-53, pp. 339-400), A. de Jager, a distinguished scholar, wrote a few lines on schoolverzuim ("missing school") and mentioned the dialectal expressions hooikes ketsen and hooikes kuiteren "play truant." I assume that hooikes is a variant of hoekje. Ketsen means "to misfire," and kuiteren is probably "to spawn." In the speech of some speakers, hoekje spelen and hooikes ketsen (kuiteren) must have merged, unless all three could always mean both things. The hybrid reached the New World, and hoekje spleen, later Anglicized as play hook(e)y, triumphed with the sense "cut school." However vague the picture may be, lexicographers would be justified in saying: "Play hook(e)y. From Dutch." Jager also mentions Dutch dialectal plenken "play truant"; this word made its way to Scotland and stayed there in the form plunk with the same meaning. The editors of the OED knew the early Dutch verb plencken but not its modern dialectal reflex.
And now an addendum on plug-ugly, another Americanism and another word "of unknown origin." According to the extant evidence, plug-uglies began their activities in Baltimore. The most interesting quotation from the OED (reproduced here in part) runs as follows: "…derived from a short spike fastened in the toes of their boots, with which they kicked their opponents in a dense crowd, or, as they elegantly expressed it, 'plugged them ugly'." We have no way of knowing whether this is a true derivation of plug-ugly or a folk etymology produced in retrospect, to justify the name. In any case, plug is a borrowing from Dutch. A word for "plug" can easily develop a figurative meaning ("something unimportant"), and plug "subordinate, servant" is indeed current in the dialect of Groningen. Plug-ugly surfaced in printed texts only in the middle of the 19th century. Yet slang is hard to date, and the earliest "ugly plugs" may have been wicked underlings in the eyes of their victims. Even if Groningen plug is not related to plug-ugly, here, in the capacity as its Dutch uncle, it will do no one any harm.
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Book Calendar 19th November 2008
I thought the term was pug ugly like the pug dog in reference to how ugly some dogs are. I'm probably wrong, maybe pug got changed into plug through a slip in the language. It is just a wild guess.
Wander Frota 20th November 2008
I cannot but agree with you 100% that Low German, Dutch and Norse are important to the development of English and all. But, first of all, I insist: who brought literacy to the Dutch, to the German, and to the Old-Norse speaking peoples? Wasn't it Roman missionaries who did it? I still think this contact situation between the missionaries and the many still-illiterate among those peoples was responsible for a great many deal of missing links there are in the history of those languages mentioned above. If I am not asking too much, I was hoping you could enlighten us more about this. If I may ask, have you ever searched Vatican archives and libraries on this?
mollymooly 25th November 2008
"mitching" school is still common in Ireland.


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Q: coordinate free Segre embedding Is there a coordinate free description of the Segre embedding ? Is there a relation between $\mathbb P(W)$, $\mathbb P(V)$ and $\mathbb P(V \oplus W)$ ? I don't find a reference for this.

A: The Segre embedding is simply the projective version of the map $V \times W \to V \otimes W$.
For answer to your other question, there are two maps $i : V \to V \oplus W$ and $j : W \to V \oplus W$ which embedd $\mathbb P(V)$ in $\mathbb P(V \oplus W)$ and similarly for $\mathbb P(W)$.
I think the book of Harris, A first course in algebraic geometry, is a good reference


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Detail, Plate; Metalwork, Vessel; 4th century; Sasanian period; Silver and gilt; H x Diam: 5 x 24 cm (1 15/16 x 9 7/16 in); Iran; Purchase; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; F1934.23
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Ewer with female figure
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Silver and gilt; height 35.5 cm (14 in.)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler S1987.117
When Alexander the Great and his armies sacked the Achaemenid Persian capital of Persepolis in 330 B.C.E., one ancient historian reported, they found gold, silver, and valuables in such quantities that ten thousand mules and five hundred camels were needed to carry away the spoils. Like the stories of Midas's golden touch and the riches of Croesus, this ancient account reminds us that the metallic wealth of Near Eastern kings was legendary, arousing both envy and awe.
Northwest Iran, Iron Age II, 1000-800 B.C.E.
Bronze and stone; height 26.0 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler S1987.18
In the Near East, the region stretching from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea to present–day Afghanistan, mountains and river valleys provide abundant sources of clays, metal ores, and iron–rich pigments. These natural resources helped to nurture some of the earliest sophisticated developments in metalworking and pottery–making anywhere in the world. By 3500 B.C.E., metalworkers had established methods for extracting metal from its ores. They also knew that copper could be mixed (alloyed) with other metals to achieve materials of varying hardness, color, and working properties. By 2900 B.C.E., metalworkers had developed the basic techniques that were used until the modern era. The principal metals used by ancient Near East metalworkers were copper, silver, lead, and gold. Iron, a relative latecomer, was introduced around 1800 B.C.E.
Iran, Sasanian period, ca. 300–400 C.E.
Silver and gilt; dia. 24.0 cm (9 1/2 in.)
F1934.23
Most of the precious metal at Persepolis was probably in the form of vessels, which could serve as royal tableware, be stored in the treasury, or be given away as gifts. Rulers not only accumulated gold and silver, but also fostered high crafting standards in palace workshops and promoted new styles as well as new techniques of making and decorating metalwork. Occasionally, they even monopolized sources of precious metals. A later Persian dynasty, the Sasanians (ca. 224–651), controlled the supply of silver, which court artisans fashioned into works of art often embellished with royal images. A silver plate depicting the Sasanian king Shapur II (ruled 309–379) hunting boars was probably a royal gift, announcing the ruler's heroic strength as well as his vast stores of silver.
Iran, Iron Age II-III, ca. 1000–600 B.C.E.
30.4 x 31.2 cm (11 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge
S1998.22
At first, metalworkers would have copied shapes of vessels fashioned from materials that boasted still older craft histories: stone, wood, and clay. Potters in the Near East began making and firing clay vessels before 6000 B.C.E. The oldest method for making pottery is by hand, using a lump, slabs, or coils of clay. The potter's wheel was invented before 4000 B.C.E. Common techniques of decorating pots included painting selected areas, covering the surface with a thin slip made of iron–rich red clay, and burnishing (compacting the surface with a hard, smooth tool such as a pebble). Potters first fired vessels in hearths, but soon afterward in kilns, special constructions made of brick or stone in which temperatures could reach about 1,050 degrees Celsius. Firing pots at a high temperature improved their durability and impermeability, and also offered further opportunities for changing the surface color.
Spouted jar
Iran, Iron Age I–II, ca. 1400–800 B.C.E.
Burnished earthenware
40.1 x 25.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 in.)
Gift of Joan and Frank Mount
The beginnings of metallurgy brought about a dramatic change in ceramic production, a craft that also drew on the application of heat in manipulating the properties of materials. The uneven availability of ore sources and the complex steps involved in smelting and producing metal artifacts established metallurgy as an elite technology. As a result, metal became the principal prestige material for many objects, including vessels, whose shapes and decorative approaches clearly served as models for many of the finest class of ceramic vessels. Particularly striking examples of interaction between these media come from the Iron Age I to the Iron Age III period in northern and western Iran (circa 1400–600 B.C.E.). The practice of burnishing produced a lustrous, almost metallic sheen after firing. Another link to metal prototypes are the colors of ceramic vessels, reflecting the manipulation of firing conditions to produce red, brown, gray, and black wares. These wares most likely represent attempts to reproduce the appearance and gleaming surfaces of bronze, silver, and gold. Little wonder, then, that the ancient Near East impressed its neighbors as a vast royal treasury filled with incalculable amounts of precious metal, whose kings possessed wealth beyond imagination.
Gunter, Ann C., and Paul Jett. Ancient Iranian Metalwork in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1992.
Kawami, Trudy S. Ancient Iranian Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. New York: Arthur M. Sackler Foundation and Harry N. Abrams, 1992.
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