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Usman Hammawa Malabu, Rozemary Karamatic, Gillian Mahy, Kunwarjit Singh Sangla, "Malignant Range Elevation of Serum Chromogranin A due to Inadvertent Use of Proton Pump Inhibitor in a Subject with Pancreatic Incidentaloma", Case Reports in Endocrinology, vol. 2011, Article ID 342480, 3 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/342480
Malignant Range Elevation of Serum Chromogranin A due to Inadvertent Use of Proton Pump Inhibitor in a Subject with Pancreatic Incidentaloma
Usman Hammawa Malabu,1 Rozemary Karamatic,2 Gillian Mahy,2 and Kunwarjit Singh Sangla1
1Department of Endocrinology, Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814, Australia
2Department of Gastroenterology, The Townsville Hospital, 100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814, Australia
Academic Editor: C. Capella
Received15 May 2011
Accepted10 Jun 2011
Published10 Jul 2011
We present a case of highly elevated tenfold rise of serum chromogranin A in a young, morbidly obese, hypertensive female being investigated for pancreatic mass, weight loss, and elevated ESR. Following extensive noninvasive investigations, an ultrasound-guided pancreatic biopsy confirmed benign haemorrhagic cyst. A clue to the etiology of the hyperchromogranin A was the elevated serum gastrin level leading to suspicion of proton pump inhibitor administration confirmed by admittance to its use. Withdrawal of the medication led to dramatic resolution of the neuroendocrine tumor marker.
Chromogranin A (CgA) has shown to be a useful marker in the diagnosis and followup of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Its reliability in correctly diagnosing NETs is a growing concern [1]. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) being widely used for treating upper gastrointestinal disorders including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) may cause serious differential diagnostic problems with elevation of serum CgA in suspected NETs [2]. As far as we know, there is no report of this artefact causing diagnostic interference in subjects with pancreatic mass requiring further characterization. We report a case of highly elevated serum CgA in a patient with pancreatic incidentaloma caused by PPI therapy.
A 46-year-old morbidly obese Caucasian female was referred by her general practitioner (GP) to rheumatologist for further evaluation of 25 kilograms weight loss over a period of one year associated with persistently elevated ESR of 60 mm/hr. Her history was remarkable for hypertension, depression, and GORD. Medications disclosed at initial consultation included verapamil SR 240 mg/day for a well-controlled hypertension. Clinical examination at presentation revealed an obese woman with a body mass index of 58 kg/m2 without clinical features of Cushing's syndrome. The rest of the physical examination was normal. All rheumatologic and vasculitic studies were unremarkable. As part of the work-up, an ultrasound and CT scan showed pancreatic head mass measured 3.6 × 2.4 cm diameter. The radiological differentials were cystoadenoma and adenocarcinoma. Followup liver function test showed no evidence of biliary obstruction. Joint gastroenterological and endocrine biochemical assessment revealed normal serum glucose, glucagons, and vasoactive intestinal peptide. Other tumor markers were undetectable. Further investigations included normal findings for cortisol rhythm and low dose dexamethasone suppression. Urinary catecholamine and 5-hydroxy indole acetic acid excretion did not suggest elevated hormonal activity. An initial serum CgA measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (0.5 U/L detection limit; Dako, Denmark) was noted to be moderately elevated 46.0 U/L (normal < 17.2 U/L) and rose to 176 U/L in 4 months (Figures 1 and 2). Simultaneous serum gastrin level was elevated twice upper limit of normal 198 ng/L (normal < 100 ng/L). Further clinical review highlighted previously undisclosed usage of PPI, rabeprazole 40 mg once daily dating back to the twelve-month period of work-up. This medication was then subsequently suspended resulting in normalization of CgA (Figure 2) and subsequent 6-month followup confirmed consistently undetectable serum CgA levels while off the PPI. 131I-MIBG scintigraphy did not show pathologic isotope accumulation and serial CT scan of abdomen revealed no increase in size of the pancreatic mass. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy confirmed the lesion to be a benign pancreatic hemorrhagic cyst.
Marked escalation of serum chromogranin A levels 4 months after initial sampling on proton pump inhibitor rapid normalisation after 3 weeks of its withdrawal.
CT scan of the abdomen showing a 3.6 × 2.4 cm cystic lesion within the uncinate process of the pancreas extending into the pancreatic head.
We have demonstrated another evidence for dramatic rise and fall of CgA in a patient who had been investigated for marked weight loss and elevated ESR. Other biochemical profiles were unremarkable, yet, elevation of the tumor marker in the malignant range eventuated in significant anxiety for both patient and doctors. It was not known to us that the patient had been on PPI introduced during the period of work-up by her GP for GORD. This was complicated by an apparent weight loss possibly from anorexia due to exacerbation of depression symptoms. The serum ESR remained high throughout with no cause identified during the course of investigation. While rising level of CgA is not new in the literature [1, 2], the progressive rise of CgA in association with symptoms particularly in an individual with pancreatic mass was an interesting aspect of our report. Igaz et al. reported a 7-fold rise of CgA due to PPI which was normalized upon stoppage of the medication [3]. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a very high level of serum CgA of 10-fold magnitude due to ingestion of PPI.
Another interesting phenomenon highlighted by this case is the report of rapid normalization of CgA after withdrawal of PPI in a subject presenting with a pancreatic non-functioning incidentaloma. Similar findings were reported in subjects with bilateral adrenal incidentaloma in which persistently elevated CgA after adrenalectomy for phaeochromocytoma was normalized only following suspension of PPI [3]. Our report as well as others observations serve as a reminder to clinicians to pay great attention to confounding factors before pursuing invasive and costly procedures in suspected cases of NETs. The fact that the serum gastrin level was elevated in our patient pointed to a possible usage of PPI which was confirmed on reviewing her medication history.
The pathogenesis of increased levels of CgA by PPI is not clear. For instance, although hypergastrinemia induced release of the tumor marker was hypothesized as a possible explanation [4, 5], Gori et al. in fact reported lack of concomitant elevation of serum gastrin levels associated with the use of PPI [6]. We measured this peptide simultaneous with CgA and it was modestly elevated in keeping with others findings [4, 5]. Furthermore, other nonmalignant endocrine conditions leading to hypergastrinemia were reported to cause increased serum CgA [7]. Interestingly, recent reports have suggested that chronic use and dose escalation of PPI correlates with increased level of both CgA and serum gastrin [3, 5]. Our patient was maintained on the same dose of PPI throughout the period of use yet; in the last 4 months there was an alarmingly marked elevation of CgA. Another possible reason for this might be poor preparation for the CgA sampling such as nonfasting state [8]. Other confounding factors including use of non-PPI medications such as glucocorticoids were not contributory. On the other hand, the period from withdrawal of PPI to subsequent CgA decline was suggested in a recent report to be one week [3] while others earlier proposed 7–10 days [2]. In our subject, the decisive fasting serum CgA was analysed after complete suspension of the PPI for a period of 3 weeks which led to dramatic normalization of the tumor marker.
This case suggests that despite the potentially complex pathophysiologic and biochemical pathways resulting in increased CgA associated with a pancreatic mass in the context of PPI usage, prompt normalization of CgA levels was achieved upon PPI withdrawal. In order to save patients from invasive, risk prone, and costly investigations, it is crucial that guidelines are formulated that recommend that meticulous scrutiny of confounding factors is invoked. This should include comprehensive review of medications with particular attention to undisclosed acid-suppressant therapy [9]. This will certainly reduce the incidence of false positive diagnoses of NETs and avert unnecessary anxiety and investigations. We add this case to the growing list of reports of elevated CgA in neuroendocrine incidentaloma and for the first time report on the finding in a patient with a worrying pancreatic mass hoping to better define the clinical work-up of NETs and promote awareness to avoid unnecessary anxiety potentially relating to misdiagnosis.
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Copyright © 2011 Usman Hammawa Malabu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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On July 16, 2005, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK) informed the OIE of an outbreak of a virulent form of Newcastle disease (ND) in a flock of 11,000 pheasants on a farm in West Horsley, Surrey. In addition to the culling of affected pheasants, control measures include movement restrictions and the establishment of a surveillance zone. This is the first outbreak of ND in the UK since 1997.
The UK houses approximately 181 million poultry and exports a variety of poultry products, including live chickens and turkeys, various poultry meat and offal products, and eggs. UK exports of these products are sent to numerous countries worldwide, however over one half of the UK's poultry product exports are shipped to just four countries; Ireland, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. Poultry meat production in the UK totaled 1.52 million metric tons during 2004. The USDA considers the UK to be free of exotic Newcastle disease. Given the UK 's response to the outbreak and because commercial poultry operations do not appear to be affected, this status is currently unlikely to change.
The US imported relatively small amounts of processed eggs and bird skins and feathered parts from the UK between the beginning of 2004 and May of 2005.
How extensive is Newcastle disease in the United Kingdom , and what was the United Kingdom 's disease status prior to the outbreak?
On July 15, 2005, the United Kingdom (UK) confirmed an outbreak of Newcastle disease (ND), virulent sequence of "RRQRRF" in a flock of about 11,000 pheasants intended for game shooting at a holding in West Horsley Surrey, England . The affected two-week-old pheasants were imported from France two weeks prior to showing clinical signs. At this time, the source of the infection has not been officially identified, however an OIE alert dated July 20, 2005, states that 20 pheasants housed at the source flock in France have test positive for ND. Virological test results on these pheasants are pending. French authorities are cooperating with the UK in investigating the source of this outbreak and have stopped further exports of pheasants to the UK .
Control measures in the UK include stamping out of birds on the holding, establishment of a protection and surveillance zone of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), export bans of live birds, hatching eggs, meat and eggs outside the EU, and prophylactic vaccination of poultry. This is the first outbreak of ND in the UK since 1997. The USDA considers the UK to be free of exotic Newcastle disease and this status is unlikely to change at this time due to the UK 's response to the outbreak and because UK commercial poultry operations do not appear to be affected.
Source: OIE Disease Information Report; UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
What is the United Kingdom 's place in the international market for poultry and poultry products?
In 2004, the UK 's poultry stocks amounted to 181 million chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese (Table 1). Chickens, totaling 170 million head in 2004, comprised the majority of the UK 's poultry stocks, followed by turkeys, ducks, and geese. The UK 's poultry stocks comprised 1% or less of world stocks except for turkeys which accounted for about 3% of world turkey stocks. Chicken meat production, at about 1.24 million metric tons in 2004, makes up the majority of the UK 's poultry meat production. As a share of world chicken and turkey meat production, the UK respectively contributed 1.8% and 4.4% during 2004. In addition to its poultry meat production, the UK produced about 720,000 metric tons of eggs per year during 2003 and 2004.
Table 1: Poultry Stocks and Production, United Kingdom , 2003 and 2004
(1,000 head)
% of World Stocks
<0.1%
(Metric Tons)
% of World Production
Chicken meat
Turkey meat
Source: United Nations FAO
During 2003, the UK exported 29.4 million live chickens valued at $95.1 million and 2.7 million live turkeys worth $20.6 million (Table 2). By volume, these exports comprised between 4% and 5% of world live chicken and turkey exports, however by value, the UK 's share of world live chicken and turkey exports was much higher at 11% and 18%, respectively. In addition to live poultry exports, the UK exports chicken, turkey, duck, and pigeon meat. The UK 's chicken meat exports (fresh, frozen, and canned) amounted to over 209,000 metric tons, or about 85% of the UK 's total poultry meat exports for 2003. As a proportion of world chicken, turkey, and duck meat exports, the UK contributed between 2.4% and 4.1%, while its share of pigeon meat exports comprised over 16% of world exports of pigeon meat during 2003. The UK also exported 17.2 thousand metric tons of eggs, 35.9 thousand metric tons of poultry offal products, and small amounts of prepared poultry liver during 2003. The UK exports poultry products to numerous countries around the globe, however more than one half of all UK poultry product exports are sent to Ireland , France , the Netherlands , and Germany .
Table 2: Exports of Live Poultry and Poultry Products, United Kingdom , 2002 – 2003
% of World in 2003
(1000 head or mt)
(1000 $)
Live Birds (1,000 head)
Fresh or Frozen Meat, Offal, and Eggs (mt)
Chicken meat, not canned
Chicken meat, canned
Pigeon meat
Offal of chicken
Offal of duck
Eggs, in the shell
Eggs, liquid and dried
What are the US imports of live birds or poultry products from the United Kingdom ?
Between the beginning of 2004 and May of 2005, the US imported a relatively small amount of poultry products from the UK (Table 3). The US imports of UK poultry products were limited to processed egg products and small amounts of bird skins and feathered parts.
Table 3: US Im ports of Live Birds and Poultry Products from the United Kingdom , 2004 – May 2005
2005 (January—May)
(dozen or kg)
Fresh table eggs in shell, preserved or cooked (dz)
Bird eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked, frozen, or preserved (kg)
Bird skins, other feathered parts, and down (kg)
Source: World Trade Atlas; VS Import Tracking System
What are Canada and Mexico 's imports of live birds or poultry products from the United Kingdom ?
In 2004, Canada imported from the UK small amounts of: bird skins, feathered parts, clean, disinfected and preserved feathers and egg yolks (not dried). In the first five months of 2005, Canada imported: articles of feathers/down, bird skins, and other feathered parts. No live birds, meat or eggs were imported from the UK in 2005.
Mexico imported 12,161 breeder chickens in 2004 but no breeder chickens have been imported into Mexico from the UK in the first four months of 2005. No other live birds, meat or eggs were imported from the UK into Mexico in 2004 and 2005.
What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States from the United Kingdom ?
In 2004, 4,302,737 UK residents arrived on flights to the US . As part of APHIS-PPQ's agriculture quarantine inspection monitoring, 15,735 air passengers from the UK were sampled for items of agricultural interest in fiscal year 2004. One passenger was found to be carrying one egg; the passenger did report plans to visit a farm or ranch while in the US .
Source: Office of Travel & Tourism Industries, US Department of Commerce, USDA APHIS-PPQ Agricultural Quarantine Inspection databases, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) — (the Meritorious Service Medal — Military) Rules 1981
SL 255/1981
Enacting Formula
No. S 255
Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) —
(Meritorious Service Medal — Military)
It is hereby notified for general information that the President having been pleased to approve the institution of a medal to be styled the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) or "the Meritorious Service Medal (Military)" hereby makes the following Rules:—
1. These Rules may be cited as the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) — (the Meritorious Service Medal — Military) Rules, 1981, and shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1981.
2. In these Rules, "member of the Singapore Armed Forces" means any person who is rendering —
(a) full-time service in the Singapore Armed Forces whether regular, mobilized or national service;
(b) voluntary service in the division of the Singapore Armed Forces known as the People's Defence Force; or
(c) reserve service in the Singapore Armed Forces.
3.—(1) The Medal which is one level below The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) — (The Distinguished Service Order — Military), may be awarded to any member of the Singapore Armed Forces for exceptionally distinguished service or extraordinary merit in military command or staff work.
[S 214/2005 wef 04/04/2005]
(2) In special circumstances, the Medal may be awarded to any person for his outstanding service in the promotion of good relations between the Singapore Armed Forces and the military force of his country.
[S 165/87 wef 04/06/1987]
4. The Medal shall consist of a neck ribbon with a medal attached to it. The Medal shall be silver-based, 45 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres in thickness. On the obverse side, the Medal shall consist of seven white enamel gold rimmed limbs and a gold rimmed enamel green centre piece medallion on it. The gold rimmed enamel green centre medallion shall have a gold-plated tri-service design embedded in it. On the reverse side of the Medal, it shall have the inscription "PINGAT JASA GEMILANG (TENTERA)" on it.
5. The Medal shall be worn as a neck decoration pendant. It may be worn with the working dress but in this case only the Medal ribbon is to be used.
6. Nominations for this award may be submitted to the Armed Forces Council which shall process them and make recommendations to the Cabinet for approval.
7. The names of the persons to whom the Medal is awarded shall be published in the Gazette and a register of such names shall be kept in the office of the Minister of Defence.
8. The name of the recipient and the date of the award shall be inscribed on the back of the Medal.
9.—(1) If a person to whom the Medal has been awarded under these Rules is convicted of a criminal offence or is dismissed or discharged from the Singapore Armed Forces for disciplinary reasons, the President may, on the advice of the Cabinet, order the forfeiture of the Medal.
(2) An award so forfeited may be restored by the President at his discretion.
(3) [Deleted by S 214/2005 wef 04/04/2005]
10.—(1) Where a Medal has been lost or destroyed and it is desired to replace it, a statutory declaration by the person to whom the Medal belonged stating the circumstances under which the loss or destruction occurred, his rank, name and the unit to which he belongs shall be forwarded to the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence through the usual channel of correspondence in the case of a serving officer, and direct to the Permanent Secretary (Defence) in the case of a person which has retired.
(2) If the explanation as to the loss or destruction of the Medal is considered satisfactory, the Medal shall be replaced on payment being made by the recipient to cover the cost thereof.
11. The Medal shall be of the design set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
Made this 31st day of July, 1981.
By Command,
A. SANKARAN
Acting Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
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Inflation Cools in November: What the Experts Are Saying
The November inflation report, which showed consumer price growth continued to ease, comes ahead of a key Fed meeting.
By Dan Burrows
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The Consumer Price Index rose just 0.1% last month (opens in new tab) vs. a 0.4% gain in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Economists forecast prices to rise 0.3% month-over-month, according to a survey by Bloomberg (opens in new tab). Year-over-year, prices increased 7.1% last month, which was the smallest 12-month increase since the period ending December 2021. Economists were looking for a jump of 7.3%.
Excluding volatile food and energy prices from the equation likewise supports the argument that peak inflation (opens in new tab) is now behind us. So-called core CPI rose 0.2% in November after rising 0.3% in October. Economists projected month-over-month core prices to gain 0.3%. Year-over-year, core CPI increased by 6% vs a forecast of 6.1%.
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As we noted in our November report (opens in new tab) preview, a nasty upside surprise in inflation had the potential to send stocks into a tizzy. Happily, the opposite came to pass. Markets jumped (opens in new tab) on the CPI report, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, broader S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite all gapping up sharply at Tuesday's opening bell.
The inflation data comes just a day before the Federal Reserve makes its last policy decision of 2022. The central bank is expected to raise the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, or 0.5%, on Wednesday, which would represent a significant slowdown from an unprecedented string of 75 basis point hikes. Although today's CPI print wasn't expected to change the central bank's calculus, the data could very well prompt the Fed to adopt even smaller interest rate (opens in new tab) hikes in future meetings, experts say.
To get a sense of what today's inflation report means for monetary policy, markets and macroeconomics, we've compiled a selection of commentary from economists, strategists and other market pros on the last CPI release of 2022.
"This morning's CPI report adds to the case that inflation has peaked, and importantly, overall services inflation continues to slow. This won't alter the Fed's 50 basis point hike coming tomorrow but increases the likelihood of another step-down in the pace of hikes at the February meeting to 25 basis points. It also reduces the upside surprise potential in the Fed's updated 'dot plot' of projections for the Fed funds rate. However, broad inflation and wage gains are still running well above levels consistent with the Fed's 2% target, necessitating an extended period of restrictive monetary policy." – Jeff Hibbeler, director of portfolio management and senior portfolio manager at Exencial Wealth Advisors (opens in new tab)
"Inflation is behind us. The question now is whether or not the Fed will follow the data into slowing and stopping rate hikes. CPI prints like this do not a wage-price spiral make." – Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group (opens in new tab)
"While continued pressures in the sticky/labor-intensive components are still a concern, they were more than offset by deflation in the goods economy. This will be the dynamic to watch moving forward. Headline CPI was also below expectations. U.S. inflation has likely peaked but now must find out whether it will be sticky on the way down. Overall, this print should create visibility that the Fed will hike only 25 basis points in February (after 50 basis points tomorrow) which further slows the hiking campaign. A peak rate in either February or March is becoming more likely. Better visibility on the peak rate is good for risky assets (multiples) but doesn't change the view that the yield curve should maintain its inversion if not invert further. We assume it will take more proof that inflation is indeed coming down quickly and the more likely scenario is that the Fed will stay at peak for the remainder of 2023 unless the economy weakens a lot." – John Luke Tyner, fixed income analyst at Aptus Capital Advisors (opens in new tab)
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"We continue to believe that inflation will remain stubbornly high and above the Fed's 2% target in 2023. Even with consecutive 0.1% month-over-month core-inflation prints next year, this doesn't put us at the Fed's year-over-year inflation target until late 2023 or early 2024. What hints does this CPI print provide in thinking about tomorrow's FOMC decision as well as potential policy shifts in 2023? A 0.5% rate hike is almost certain for tomorrow, especially after Chair Powell's recent speech at the Brookings Institution (opens in new tab), where he cited that now might be the time to slow the pace of rate hikes. Since inflation continues to remain elevated and recession risks (opens in new tab) are becoming clearer, we expect Chair Powell to provide a hawkish press conference to reign-in equity prices and push back on the rate cuts priced in for late 2023. Next year, we think the Fed will settle at a terminal rate of around 5% and keep policy rates higher for longer." – Gargi Chaudhuri, head of iShares Investment Strategy, Americas (opens in new tab)
"Santa is coming after all. Given the better-than-expected inflation data this morning, with the year-over-year number coming in lower than expected and the month-over-month number slowing considerably, markets have a green light to rally into year-end. In addition to more room for the Fed to operate in (because of the lower inflation reading), investors have been positioned so bearishly (opens in new tab) that there is going to be a rush to cover shorts and the bulls will press their advantage. The short-term moves seem obvious, but the bigger question for 2023 will be whether or not the Fed will need to go higher than expected in order to bring inflation back down to 2% (or possibly even 3%) as bringing inflation from 9% to 7% has already been accomplished, but how easy will it be to get all the way back down to normal levels?" – Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance (opens in new tab)
"The equity and Treasury market alike are applauding the CPI report, which is clearly indicating that inflation has peaked and is edging lower at a faster-than-expected pace. While the Fed still has to 'keep at it,' its job is becoming easier as demand has begun to soften in the face of higher prices. This report should offer Chairman Powell the opportunity to acknowledge that finally inflation has plateaued, if not fully peaked." – Quincy Krosby, chief global strategist at LPL Financial (opens in new tab)
"Inflation is easing and the Fed is on track to downshift the pace of rate increases. We expect the Fed to increase the fed funds rate by 0.5% at the upcoming meeting. The November deflator will be released on Dec. 23, which will also play a role in the expected path of rate hikes. Most importantly, the Fed will release updated projections on the 14th which will likely include upward revisions to both next year's inflation rate as well as the peak fed funds rate. However, in the near term, investors should respond favorably to these encouraging moves in consumer prices." – Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial
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"Just in the nick of time, the Santa Claus rally seems to have begun this morning with today's CPI report which was cooler than expected. Both equities and fixed income markets are soaring on the news. While this is the second consecutive month of softer-than-expected inflation, we don't think this will change anything at tomorrow's Fed meeting. We still expect a 50 basis points hike but what matters is guidance. Powell now has tough choices, and the Fed has its job cut out for them as they balance taming inflation in a tight labor market. While today's numbers show a good trend, investors shouldn't overreact. The last time the market rallied over softer inflation data, we experienced the Jackson hole jolt, where Powell pushed back and reiterated hikes. Guidance is pivotal because the markets are pricing in rate cuts. Markets expect the fed funds rate to get to 5% but the market doesn't expect it to stay there." – Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group (opens in new tab)
"While Tuesday's report showed a deceleration in inflation, which is great news, inflation is still very elevated and is over three times greater than the Fed's 2% target, so this isn't time for the Fed to take a victory lap. While it is certainly possible that we have now passed peak inflation, if we keep up this pace of decline, price increases will continue at levels that are still very painful for consumers. Tuesday's number won't likely change anything for the Federal Reserve ahead of its meeting this week, as its decision was likely made weeks ago. The Fed is facing a tricky dynamic in 2023, as the market is expecting the Fed to end its hiking cycle, and the Fed certainly wants to end its hikes early in 2023 before any significant economic damage occurs, but there is a possibility that inflation continues to run much higher than its 2% target even after it stops raising interest rates." – Nancy Davis, founder of Quadratic Capital Management (opens in new tab) and portfolio manager of the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge Exchange-Traded Fund (IVOL (opens in new tab))
"The subdued November CPI report fully paves the way for the Fed to scale back the pace of rate hikes tomorrow (to 50 basis points). And, assuming further moderation ahead, provides more confidence that the Fed may only need to tap the brakes lightly in the new year to cap this tightening cycle. If so, it will go some ways to increasing the odds of a soft landing. With the bulk of the policy effects to hit home next year, we still see a shallow downturn, but the better inflation news of late greatly reduces the chances of a more severe outcome." – Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets (opens in new tab)
"Based on the massive reaction to the CPI data, it is clear that the markets were fearing another hot inflation number. But instead of the expected, the headline inflation rate receded. This affords Powell to sound less hawkish tomorrow, that much is for sure – but the damage has been done already as far as the economic outlook for 2023 is concerned." – David Rosenberg, founder and president of Rosenberg Research (opens in new tab)
"Today's CPI report offers further evidence that core inflation is slowing and that the peak in inflation this cycle is behind us. A directionally slower but still elevated core inflation rate argues for a directionally slower but still aggressive monetary policy response, and that is what we expect from the FOMC tomorrow. A 50 basis point rate hike is all but assured, and such a move would be a step down from the 75 basis point pace that marked the previous four FOMC meetings. That said, a core inflation rate of 4.3% over the past three months is still roughly double the Fed's 2% target. Furthermore, not all sources of deflationary pressure will be sustained on a permanent basis. Our expectation for tomorrow is still that the FOMC will signal that there is still work left to be done in the fight against above-target inflation." – Sarah House, senior economist at Wells Fargo Economics (opens in new tab)
"What the November CPI report showed is that this is no longer a 'one datapoint doesn't make a trend' story and that inflation is now on a clear disinflation trajectory. This disinflationary trajectory will probably cement itself in the coming quarters as we expect shelter prices (opens in new tab), which represent about a third of the weight on the CPI index, to start weakening. This CPI report will not change this week's Federal Reserve (Fed) decision to increase the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, but it may help keep the Fed from over-tightening monetary policy. We remain in the camp that the Fed will end its tightening campaign at 5.0% for the terminal fed funds rate during this cycle, but we will have more confirmation about this once the Fed ends this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday." – Eugenio Alemán, chief economist at Raymond James (opens in new tab)
"All eyes are now on the Fed's interest rate decision tomorrow afternoon. With a tamer inflation rate known, traders have baked in a high 80% chance of a 50-basis-point rate hike, up from a 73% probability yesterday. The all-important terminal rate inched down to about 4.85% from 4.98%, according to the futures market. While this morning's CPI data is positive news, Powell will likely keep his hawkish tone Wednesday afternoon, but be on the lookout for comments from the Fed." – Brian Overby, senior markets strategist at Ally Invest (opens in new tab)
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Senior Investing Writer, Kiplinger.com
Dan Burrows is Kiplinger's senior investing writer, having joined the august publication full time in 2016.
A long-time financial journalist, Dan is a veteran of SmartMoney, MarketWatch, CBS MoneyWatch, InvestorPlace and DailyFinance. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Consumer Reports, Senior Executive and Boston magazine, and his stories have appeared in the New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily, among other publications. As a senior writer at AOL's DailyFinance, Dan reported market news from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and hosted a weekly video segment on equities.
Once upon a time – before his days as a financial reporter and assistant financial editor at legendary fashion trade paper Women's Wear Daily – Dan worked for Spy magazine, scribbled away at Time Inc. and contributed to Maxim magazine back when lad mags were a thing. He's also written for Esquire magazine's Dubious Achievements Awards.
In his current role at Kiplinger, Dan writes about equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, funds, macroeconomics and more.
Dan holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College and a master's degree from Columbia University.
Disclosure: Dan does not trade stocks or other securities. Rather, he dollar-cost averages into cheap funds and index funds and holds them forever in tax-advantaged accounts.
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Q: Hang at connect() So, I have a client that attempts to connect with a server.  The ip and port are retrieved from a configuration file.  I need the program to fail smoothly if something in the config file is incorrect.  I connect to the server using the following code
if (connect(sockfd, p->ai_addr, p->ai_addrlen) == -1)
{
    perror("client: connect");
    close(sockfd);
    continue;
}

If the user attempts to connect to a server on the subnet that is not accepting connections (i.e. is not present), then the program fails with No route to host.  If the program attempts to connect to a server that is not on the subnet (i.e. the configuration is bad), then the program hangs at the connect() call.  What am I doing incorrectly?  I need this to provide some feedback to the user that the application has failed.

A: You're not doing anything wrong. TCP is designed for reliability in the face of network problems, so if it doesn't get a response to its initial connection request, it retries several times in case the request or response were lost in the network. The default parameters on Linux result in it taking about a minute to give up. Then it will report a failure with the Connection timed out error.
If you want to detect the failure more quickly, see C: socket connection timeout

A: Normally we don't use continue inside an if statement, unless the if statement is inside a loop, that you are not showing. Assuming there is an outer loop, this would be responsible for what happens next .. either keeps re-entering the if block ( to try to connect again) or skipping past it.
Note also you are closing sockfd inside the if block so if your loop is re-entering the if block to do retries, then it needs to create a new socket first.
I suggest reading some sample code for client and server side socket connections to get a better feel for how it works http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~moorthy/Courses/os98/Pgms/socket.html
If all fails, please provide the code around the if block and also state how you want to "fail smoothly". One way to fail "abruptly' would be to swap the continue statement with a call to exit() "-)
EDIT: After reading Barmar's answer and his comment you also need to be aware of this:

If the initiating socket is connection-mode, then connect() shall
  attempt to establish a connection to the address specified by the
  address argument. If the connection cannot be established immediately
  and O_NONBLOCK is not set for the file descriptor for the socket,
  connect() shall block for up to an unspecified timeout interval until
  the connection is established. If the timeout interval expires before
  the connection is established, connect() shall fail and the connection
  attempt shall be aborted.

also..

If the connection cannot be established immediately and O_NONBLOCK is
  set for the file descriptor for the socket, connect() shall fail and
  set errno to [EINPROGRESS], but the connection request shall not be
  aborted, and the connection shall be established asynchronously.
  Subsequent calls to connect() for the same socket, before the
  connection is established, shall fail and set errno to [EALREADY]

When you say "the program hangs" did you mean forever or for a period that might be explained by a TCP/IP timeout.
If this and Barmar's answer are still not enough, then it would help to see the surrounding code as suggested and determine if blocked or non-blocked etc.

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The second The Predator trailer has arrived and it looks as though things are getting pretty weird down here on Earth. As if a regular Predator wasn't dangerous enough, it's time to genetically mess with them as well.
We're still not entirely clear why humans would feel the need to mess with the genetic makeup of a Predator. Because a race that are nearly perfect killing machines really don't need to be even bigger and stronger, do they?
The Predator will hit theaters on Sept. 14.


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On Tour Brewery is under construction.
A brewery that will produce barrel-aged beers is joining the red-hot Near West Side brewing scene. On Tour Brewing, which plans to open the week of Nov. 14 at Hubbard Street and Hermitage Avenue, will join Like Minds Brewing, Une Annee Brewery, All Rise Brewing and Goose Island. A production brewery that will brew beers on contract, Great Central Brewing, is also opening here.
Owner Mark Legenza, a Chicago native, caught the homebrewing bug while living in Denver, where he made it to the finals in the 2013 and 2015 National Homebrew Competition and decided Chicago needed another brewery. He tapped Mark Poffenberger, who worked at Fat Head's Brewery in Portland, Ore., and Sun King Brewing in Indianapolis, to be head brewer at the 4,600-square-foot facility.
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Jamie Carragher did not hold back while criticising the Manchester United players after their defeat to Tottenham. The Liverpool legend ripped into Victor Lindelof especially while analysing the game.
The Swedish defender came on for Phil Jones in the 58th minute after the Englishman went off with an injury. The score was already 2-0 by then but Carragher believes that Lindelof could have done better and stopped Spurs' 3rd goal.
Lindelof also made a dubious error 5 minutes after coming on. His back pass to De Gea was slow & it intercepted by Dele Alli who almost made it 3-0.
He [Lindelof] should not be playing at this level.
The former English defender said that United still are an incomplete team and need to get better players. He believes that the Old Trafford side have to spend another £200 million before they can challenge for the title.
"What has happened at Man Utd in terms of buying two £30m+ centre-backs? I mean Victor Lindelof, I can't criticise Lindelof because it gets to the stage where I just think he is out of his depth, I actually feel a little bit sorry for him, he should not be playing at this level," said Carragher.
United are currently 13th with just three points from 3 games. They face Burnley this coming weekend but after the International break, they head to high-flying Watford then host the newcomers, Wolverhampton.


While Michael West's opportunity to serve in the military was cut short due to a combat injury, his passion for service launched him into a second career as a personal trainer and rehabilitation specialist.
West's call to serve is in his blood. His father is a U.S. Navy veteran and his grandfather, a U.S. Army veteran. So it made sense when, after getting a sense of what each branch was like in the Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Army ROTC, West began training as a 19 Delta reconnaissance scout for the Army his junior year of high school.
His more than 20 years in the Army included serving as a vehicle mechanic, a cavalry scout and a drill sergeant. He had multiple overseas tours, including to Iraq, for which he received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart medal after breaking his back in a firefight.
Though West was told he was not deployable because of the injury, breaking his back didn't break his dedication to his career. He received some treatment and continued on to train National Guard and Reserve forces on Humvee gunnery, small armed ranges and sniper training.
His back injury also didn't break his love for fitness.
After retiring from the Army as a platoon sergeant first class, West decided to pursue a second career in fitness. He received his personal training certificate and then chose Metropolitan State University of Denver for his bachelor's degree in Human Performance and Sport.
The transition back to college was hard for West, who has suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He's a nontraditional student, and he was still learning to cope with normal civilian life.
But after some time, West says he stopped hiding out on the second floor of the library to study. He slowly began to mingle and interact with the people he met in his classes, and the amount of medication he was on to treat his PTSD began to wane.
He also began to flourish in his next career path.
After his Comparative Fitness course took a field trip to West Metro Fire Rescue, he secured an internship opportunity with the group in August to help eight to 10 clients per week with rehabilitation, personal training, stress management and nutrition counseling.
Last month, he was offered to continue on in a permanent position as the head fitness director for the fire academy and assistant director of the wellness department. He will be training his own set of interns from instate and out-of-state colleges after he graduates this month.


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Proactivity and curiosity for the craft – Natalie Morse
Meet Natalie Morse, our independent Distribution Partner and Highlight of the month. Her consistency and discipline have helped her rise like a star!
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Natalie Morse from Leamington, Ontario, Canada is our Distributor Spotlight for November! Her quick growth and tireless dedication to her business made her a Sapphire in a matter of two years. Let's discover her story!
Natalie is a Pharmacist, she graduated from the University of Toronto in 2005 and became a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner in 2014. She enrolled in ORGANO in early 2018 when she attended her first event.
According to Natalie, the key to success in OG is discipline and commitment, "I live 4 hours away from Toronto. Every time there is a Super Sunday or larger Organo event in Toronto, I get there! It has been my mission since the first one I attended in May 2018 to always have at least 1 new guest with me. I firmly believe the key is committing to and investing in learning."
A lot of hard work in activities to grow her mindset and learn the tools of the trade, "this included attending meetings, and larger training events and conferences. Reading books to learn about this new business I was entering. Watching videos, listening to podcasts or audiobooks that would help me grow my business".
Then, when Natalie felt ready, she started giving back, making her network grow exponentially, "I have freely shared with our OG team what I have learned and have created training videos and resources for other distributors. Patience and persistence are very important. Knowing how the system works, and that by committing to daily practices that will grow your business, It will work! But you have to persist with action, and supporting your customers."
For Natalie, events have presented some of the biggest opportunities to grow her business, keeping it social ensures that she is always moving forward, "I make it a priority to attend training events like UTX, UNITE and other events." The importance of sampling is something she also makes emphasis on, "I'm ALWAYS prepared with stock! This way I never miss a sale or opportunity to sample to someone."
In her short, yet fruitful OG career she's been able to reap the benefits of consistent work, not only for her but also for her family, "this is a business I can build as a single mom that will give myself and my children opportunities we never had before. Like attending the OG getaway at a beautiful, luxury resort. My kids have received the chance to be inspired by wonderful leaders as well and that's what I want to pass on to them."
For any newbie independent Distribution Partner, her pieces of advice are pretty simple, "The most effective way to grow is to keep on learning and taking action. Your skills, beliefs, and success will improve through repetition and practice. Don't wait for someone else to do the work for you. If you want to host a mixer, do it. If you want to have a meeting with your team, do it. The only way you will ever be ready for these events is to book them and get ready."
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R.A. Dickey isn't exactly celebrating the fact he will be pitching in a smaller home ballpark for the Mets next season, but he is willing to keep an open mind on the subject.
The veteran knuckleballer told The Post yesterday that maybe the best part about the configuration changes planned for Citi Field before next season is they aren't necessarily permanent.
He was referring to the fact the Mets will erect a new 8-foot fence in front of the permanent structures in left field and right field that served as the previous home-run boundaries.
"They are building it in such a way that maybe you can undo it if it turns out to be a joke," Dickey said. "Let's say it turns out to be Yankee Stadium. We don't want that, obviously.
"First, because we don't want to be like the Yankees, and second because it wouldn't be great for anybody, I don't think. It looks like you're going to be able to manipulate [the fences] over the years, which is smart."
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The Mets unveiled blueprints on Monday that call for the playing field at Citi Field to shrink by about 2 percent, in an effort to increase the number of home runs. The 16-foot "Great Wall of Flushing" in left will no longer be factor — it will be positioned behind the new fence — and the "Mo's Zone" cove in right virtually will disappear.
The dimensions in right-center will also shrink by about 11 feet. Dickey said that actually could help pitchers more than hurt them.
"If you hit a ball into that right-center gap, it was a triple for Ike Davis, let alone Jose Reyes," Dickey said. "I mean, Yadier Molina was going to get a triple to right-center."
"This gives you the option to not need three stellar, athletic outfielders in the outfield. Now you can hide a guy in a certain position in the outfield, because he doesn't have as much room to cover."
Dickey said the fact he, Jon Niese and Mike Pelfrey primarily are groundball pitchers should help keep in check the number of home runs hit by opponents.
But the shorter dimensions will also make Dickey less of a gambler.
"You had in the past the ability to challenge the hitter behind in the count and get away with it more than you have on the road," Dickey said.
"A guy might hit a triple or a double in the gap, but the chances of him hitting a bomb out of left-center are probably pretty slim.
"I remember a few times where I would roll the dice and say, 'Here's a 3-1 fastball. I'll take my chances of you hitting it at somebody. I know you're probably not going to hit it out'. A couple of times it would burn me, but sometimes it paid off."
Dickey said the 3.28 ERA he posted for the Mets last season might translate into a 3.50 or 3.60 pitching half his games in the smaller Citi Field. But he's willing to take that tradeoff if it means the Mets scoring more runs.
"You can do all the metrics and all the measurements and make all the hypotheses, but until you start playing games, you don't know what this thing is going to mean," Dickey said. "There's this element of mystery to it, and I think even [general manager] Sandy Alderson would admit, 'Hey, we never know.'"
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This is the Christmas I capture (…) to discover and reveal what holiday magic, or mania, compels so many to devote thousands of hours to hanging lights, to carving and painting figurines, to building miniature villages, to converting their homes, yards, garages and cars into monuments to merriness.
"Christmas in America" is an unvarnished examination of the ways people mark the holiday's meaning.
The series shows thru December 30th at the Newspace Center for Photography. I attended the post-opening artist lecture with Rieser, who walked the 20-plus-strong crowd through each photograph's as well as the entire series' backstories. He said he'd aimed to "show images of people who live for Christmas and for sharing their museums of merriness with their community".
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As in other locations where he'd showed his photographs, Portlanders suggested places for Rieser to visit to add to his collection, including Peacock Lane, "Oregon's only Christmas street" (I'll post a report soon).
Accompanying "Christmas in America: Happy Birthday, Jesus" at Newspace is a display of Chris Willis's personal collection of vintage holiday characters, including Santas, snowmen, reindeer, and elves, all ranging in size from 13 to 46 inches tall. According to the exhibit description, all the figures were manufactured in the late 1960's and 1970's by Empire Plastics Corp., a now defunct Tarboro, North Carolina-based company.
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Recognizing those who shaped Stockton
Jasmine George, Columnist
Growing up in a city like Stockton, you're very limited to people who you can look up to. Your inspiration comes from the desire of not wanting to become the people who live here. Well, I have great news for you. There are people who you can look up to. People who made history for the town we live in. We have both people we can look up to, who led and followed to make a difference. A difference that shows today.
Known for his great efforts to receive better working conditions for THOUSANDS of workers who labored on farms under severe conditions and little pay, Cesar Chavez was a community organizer, Latino American civil rights activist, and American labor leader. He was inspired by the tactics of nonviolent resistance performed by Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Cesar Chavez founded what's now known as the United Farm Workers of America. What's originally known as the National Farm Workers Association, Chavez used this to win a raise in pay and improve working conditions for farmers during the 1960s and 1970s.
She's an inspiration for every woman, a civil rights leader, and the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association. Moments before Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, he acknowledged Dolores helping him secure the 1968 California Democratic Presidential Primary. Her mother's entrepreneurial and independent spirit was one of the reasons she became a feminist. Dolores Huerta continues even at age 89 years old to work tirelessly developing leaders and helping the poor, children, and women. She did good deeds like offering rooms at her hotels at low costs for the low-wage workers, often waiving the fee altogether.
Coming from a traditional upbringing and limited education, Helen Fabela Chavez was a devoted activist for the National Farm Workers Association, mother of 8, and partner to Cesar Chavez. She is best known for having a critical role in establishing the National Farm Workers Association.
Having met with former President Barack Obama over the President's executive order on immigration, Arturo S. Rodriguez is also one we can look up to. President of the United Farm Workers, Rodriguez led negotiations with the nation's major grower associations. Arturo S. Rodriguez continues to build the union Cesar Chavez founded into a strong voice for workers by increasing its membership and pushing historic legislation on immigration reform and worker rights.
Hunger strikes, marches, and boycotts led in the past in our city have shaped what we call Stockton today. Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, Helen Fabela Chavez, and Arturi S. Rodriguez, and many more deserve the recognition they worked so hard for. Putting their lives, reputation, and health at risk for the people who needed it the most. All we can really say to all of them is thank you.
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namespace scarphase {
namespace internal {
namespace util {

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

Signature::Signature(size_t uv_size, value_type uv_weight)
    : fv(),
      uv(uv_size, value_type(0)),
      uv_weight(uv_weight)
{
    Reset();
}

Signature::Signature(const value_type *fv, size_t fv_size,
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        std::copy(uv, uv + uv_size, this->uv.begin());
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}

Signature::~Signature()
{
    // Do nothing
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

void
Signature::Reset()
{
    std::fill(fv.begin(), fv.end(), value_type(0));
    std::fill(uv.begin(), uv.end(), value_type(0));
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

template<typename vector_t>
Signature::value_type
ManhattenDistance(const vector_t &v0, const vector_t &v1)
{
    BOOST_ASSERT(v0.size() == v1.size());

    Signature::value_type distance = 0;

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    {
        distance += std::abs(v0[i] - v1[i]);
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}

Signature::value_type
Signature::ManhattanDistance(const Signature &signature) const
{
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    Signature::value_type uvd = ManhattenDistance(uv, signature.uv);

    return (1.0 - uv_weight) * fvd + uv_weight * uvd;
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

template<typename vector_t>
void
NormalizeVector(vector_t &v)
{
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        v.begin(), v.end(),
        Signature::value_type(0),
        std::plus<Signature::value_type>());

    // If zero, just make sure the manitude is 1.
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    {
        std::fill(v.begin(), v.end(), 1.0 / SIGNATURE_SIZE);
    }
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    else
    {
        for (size_t i = 0; i < SIGNATURE_SIZE; i++)
        {
            v[i] /= m;
        }
    }
}

void
Signature::Normalize()
{
    NormalizeVector(fv);
    NormalizeVector(uv);
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

template<typename vector_t>
void MergeVector(vector_t &v0, const vector_t &v1, double weight)
{
    BOOST_ASSERT(v0.size() == v1.size());

    // c = c + (1/count) * (x - c)
    for (size_t i = 0; i < v0.size(); i++)
    {
        v0[i] = v0[i] + (v1[i] - v0[i]) * weight;
    }

}

void
Signature::Merge(const Signature &other, double weight)
{
    MergeVector(fv, other.fv, weight);
    MergeVector(uv, other.uv, weight);
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//

} /* namespace util */
} /* namespace internal */
} /* namespace scarphase */

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