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Ray Emery during his time with the Philadelphia Flyers. Photograph: Chris Szagola/AP
Tributes paid to Ray Emery after NHL champion drowns at age of 35
Goaltender won title with Chicago and reached final with Ottawa
Police were called after incident early on Sunday morning
Mon 16 Jul 2018 07.50 EDT
Former NHL goaltender Ray Emery, who helped the Ottawa Senators reach the final in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, has drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. He was 35.
Hamilton Police said Emery was identified as the victim of a swimming accident on Sunday morning. Staff sergeant Paul Evans said police received a call just after 6am that an adult swimmer did not surface and that the Niagara Police assisted in the recovery effort. A cause of death will be confirmed after a post-mortem.
Nicknamed "Razor" for his aggressive style, Emery played parts of 11 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks from 2003-2015. He helped the Senators reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2007 and won it as a backup with the Blackhawks in 2013.
Mike Hoffman traded by Senators after fiancee accused of cyberbullying
"Ray was an outstanding teammate and an extremely gifted goaltender," Flyers president Paul Holmgren said. "Ray's talent, work ethic and determination helped him enjoy a successful 11-year NHL career."
Emery battled avascular necrosis, the same serious hip ailment that ended two-sport star Bo Jackson's career. He and fellow Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford combined to win the William Jennings Trophy for allowing the league's fewest goals during the lockout-shortened 2013 season. "The Blackhawks will fondly remember Ray as a fierce competitor, a good teammate and a Stanley Cup champion," the team said in a statement. Emery played in 326 NHL regular-season and playoff games. He went 145-86-28 with a 2.70 goals-against average and 16 shutouts during his career.
I will always remember Ray as a good person first & foremost. I envied his demeanor. He had a contagious personality. People were drawn to him. I made close friendships bc of him @DaveBolland I will never forget his selflessness. Man this hurts. Rest easy Uncle Ray Ray pic.twitter.com/hWsl9SNVwE
— Daniel Carcillo (@CarBombBoom13) July 15, 2018
Throughout his career, Emery dealt with off-ice problems, including an incident of road rage, assault of a trainer in Russia and behavior that led to him being sent home from Ottawa's training camp. "Ray had many highs and lows in his personal life and his career," his longtime agent, JP Barry, said. "He never let things that would derail most of us stop his forward momentum. He had a big heart and a fun loving personality. He was someone we all rooted for to succeed."
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas, who knew Emery from junior hockey, echoed that sentiment of rooting for him to succeed through his ups and downs. Dubas said Emery's "smile and intelligence made him a magnetic personality."
Emery played in a charity hockey game on Saturday night in Hamilton. After word of his death spread, condolences poured out from the hockey community.
"I will always remember Ray as a good person first & foremost," friend and former teammate Dan Carcillo wrote on Twitter. "I envied his demeanor. He had a contagious personality. People were drawn to him. ... I will never forget his selflessness. Man this hurts. Rest easy Uncle Ray Ray."
Former teammates lauded Emery's mentorship and leadership, especially in his final professional season in the AHL in 2015-16. Enforcer-turned-analyst Paul Bissonnette, a teammate with the AHL's Ontario Reign, said Emery would treat other players to dinner almost every night. "I'd heard nothing but great things before meeting him and it was true," Bissonnette said. "He was awesome. Great in the locker room and just made life enjoyable."

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As the title says, i have never done PHAT and probably never will, but im curious, how the heck do you who run it manage to recover and how does your shoulders feel?
In total the front delts gets 21 working sets (1-2 shy of failure as Layne recommends) through dips, chest presses and shoulder presses over 7 days with very little rest between the workouts (~70h after upper power, ~46h after back/shoulders hyper and ~46h after chest/arms hyper).
And then there's chest, there is no way in hell that the pecs will recover in ~46h after 8 working sets and 6 sets of 3 reps with 65-70% of normal 3-5 rep max before getting hit again.
Im young, 24 years old, been lifting for ~5 years and if i take 6 sets (3x6-10 bench and 3x8-12 db flyes) to 1 rep shy of failure i need ATLEAST 3-3½ days of rest before i can hit that muscle again if i want to progress and stay whole, on a calorie surplus ofc.
If i up my frequency more with that intensity/volume my progress stalls and i get all kinds of minor injuries such as sprains and tendinitis.
So im curious, how can you natural lifters that follow this routine manage to recover?
Do you really take your sets to 1 rep from real failure?
Basically, the first month or two of PHAT is DOMs HELL. You will be sore almost constantly. Now 7+ months in I rarely get sore and if I do it's only for a day or so. If I'm sore during a workout usually simply working that muscle with a lighter weight for a warmup set or two completely alleviates any soreness.
The Simplyshredded template is meant to be tampered with depending on your weak points or what you like. My shoulders are rarely sore but that's because I changed up the shoulder hyper portion to include work for the posterior delt as well as swapping out incline pressing.
As for chest, the speed sets have been hugely beneficial to my form and explosiveness from the bottom of the lift. I notice that pushing from my chest is BY FAR easier since I've started doing those.
Eating and sleeping really, once your body gets used to the heavy days and volume days I find that nothing really impedes your progressive overload.
I try to avoid repping to intentional failure - it will happen though. After a couple months you'll know what you can rep at what weight, so you just account for progressive overload and go from there. It's hard to explain avoiding and working around failure for the rep ranges without going into a huge spiel.
PHAT is hard, but your body gets used to the volume and power days eventually.
Ah ok, i wonder what Layne means with 1 rep shy of failure thought, does it mean that you stop your set when the next rep would result in failure (cant get the weight up no matter what) or the rep before that?
If it's the last one then how can you know when to increase the weight if you never push yourself to the limit (not failure but the one before)?
Also, what is the progression method in PHAT?
There's all kind of set rep ranges (3-5, 6-10 etc) but it doesn't say how to use these.
Do you start with a weight that you can perform for example exactly 5 reps with and keep it untill you reach 3 reps and then lower the weight to be able to work within the set rep range (increasing when able to do 6 in the first) or do you use the same weight through all the sets and increase it when you can stay within the set rep ranges in all the sets?
The rep ranges are there so you can finish your sets within those reps. It's not an exact "5-4-3." In terms of when to move up, even if you don't go to failure, you should have a pretty good idea of, "I could do 2 more next time with this weight," or "last week I had to stop at 6 reps because 7 would have been failure, but this week, I got 8 and 9 would have been failure."


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40 Years of Jingmen Literature
Source: Hubei Writers Network Published: 2019-10-17 Author: Chi Tak
40 Years of Jingmen Literature (Fiction. Poetry. Prose Volume)
Chief Editor Li Shide
Wuhan Publishing House
First print in August 2019
Poem rolls are priced at 56 yuan
Prose volume pricing 68 yuan
Fiction volume pricing 74 yuan
Books totaling 198 yuan
40 Years of Jingmen Literature, edited by Li Shide, now published
The "Jingmen Literature for 40 Years" series aims to present artistically the development and changes of Jingmen in the 40 years of reform and opening up in the form of literature, to truly record the extraordinary roads taken by the people of Jingmen in the 40 years of reform and opening up, and to fully demonstrate the spiritual outlook of the city And cultural heritage. The works selected in this book take literary character as the most important selection criterion, and strive to select some representative authors and works from different periods in the development of Jingmen literature, clarify the context of Jingmen literature development, and show the development prospect of Jingmen literature.
All works are the creations of Jingmen native writers or Jingmen national writers and 166 authors who have worked and lived in Jingmen. The preface was written by Zhang Aiguo, secretary of the Jingmen Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Li Xiuwen and Zhang Zhihao, winners of the Lu Xun Literature Award, gave enthusiastic contributions. This book embodies the writers' attention and love for their hometown, and pours their enthusiasm and expectations for their hometown.
(Contributed by Li Lin)
The "Jingmen Literature for 40 Years" series aims to present artistically the development and changes of Jingmen in the 40 years of reform and opening up in the form of literature, to truly record the extraordinary roads taken by the people of Jingmen in the 40 years of reform and opening up, and to fully demonstrate the spiritual outlook of the city. And cultural heritage. The works selected in this book take literary character as the most important selection criterion, and strive to select some representative authors and works from different periods in the development of Jingmen literature, clarify the context of Jingmen literature development, and show the development prospects of Jingmen literature.
All works are the creations of Jingmen native writers or Jingmen national writers and 166 authors who have worked and lived in Jingmen. The preface was written by Zhang Aiguo, Secretary of the Jingmen Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Li Xiuwen and Zhang Zhihao, winners of the Lu Xun Literature Award, warmly contributed to the draft. This book embodies the writers' attention and love for their hometown, and pours their enthusiasm and expectations for their hometown.


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Rosemount Techy, Austin Alexander Burridge, Reviews Tech Trends to Watch in 2020
Tue November 12, 2019
2019 has seen the rise of smart speakers, digital assistants, and chatbots among several other salient changes. As voice search continues to grow to the point that it's expected to attain a $40B market share by 2022, 2020 will bring us several other innovations to watch for.
Although based out of a humble suburb in Illinois, Rosemount, Austin Alexander Burridge has built a reputation as an innovative and passionate techy on the world stage. For the past several years he has dedicated much of his spare time to investigating and analyzing rising tech trends in various fields. Notably, Austin Burridge has a unique talent in easily breaking down technical knowledge in layman terms.
Below, Austin Alexander Burridge of Rosemount reviews innovative tech trends to watch for in 2020.
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5G Networks Coming to More US Cities
Most US carriers are still using 4G networks, but Sprint and T-Mobile, among others, launched 5G in select cities in 2019. The number of 5G coverage areas is expected to significantly grow in 2020 as data at the speed of light has become expected by most mobile users. 5G networks will not only provide faster speeds but even function with drones and driverless cars to lay the foundation for smart cities and the next major step in IoT.
Progressive Web Apps Edging Out Native Apps
While the app economy is still flourishing, it's drastically changed from the early days of the App Store. Native apps can be challenging to find and present a significant investment in terms of updates and providing support. Progressive web apps (PWAs) are in-between mobile versions of websites and native apps where they have quick and reliable load speed but feel very similar to using a native app that responds quickly and intuitively to user interactions. Just like native apps, PWAs can also be added to a mobile home screen. Since people consume twice as much content on mobile devices than they do on computers today, 2020 will see more PWAs covering more ground.
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As this list only scratches the surface, 2020 is slated to bring about several exciting new changes in technology that will be game-changing for large enterprises and individual users alike.
About Austin Alexander Burridge:
From an early age, Austin Alexander Burridge of Rosemount, Illinois enjoyed exploring the imaginative worlds offered via video games as well as the internet and soon developed a keen interest in both tech hardware as well as innovative software design. As a self-taught coder in constant pursuit of digital knowledge, Austin has built a reputation as a resourceful and innovate problem-solver. When he's not utilizing his skillset writing code from his hub in Rosemount, Austin Burridge can be found reviewing the latest tech, gadgets, and software developments online.
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Peter Landstorfer (* 1961 in München) ist ein deutscher Rechtsanwalt und Theaterautor.

Peter Landstorfer, lebt in München und schreibt seit 1987 fast jährlich ein Theaterstück, das von seiner Bühne "Das Landstorfer Ensemble"
uraufgeführt wird. Sein Erstlingswerk "Der bayerische Protectulus" wurde 1988 vom Wilhelm Köhler Verlag veröffentlicht und war auf Anhieb
ein sehr großer Erfolg. Seine Liebe gilt dem Theater als Schauspieler, Autor und Regisseur.

Landstorfer ist ein Vertreter einer anderen Art des Volkstheaters, denn seine Werke kommen ohne die üblichen Klischees aus, verlieren aber
dadurch weder an Humor noch an Durchschlagskraft. Seiner Überzeugung nach sind die Elemente und Grundregeln des klassischen Theaters auch
auf das Volkstheater anwendbar. Er zählt bereits in seinen jungen Jahren zu den meistgespielten und beliebtesten Autoren in Bayern.

Vom Bayerischen Fernsehen wurden in den Jahren 2008 bis 2017 einige seiner Werke aufgezeichnet und spielte bei allen Fernsehproduktionen
selbst mit. Im Juni 2020 folgte die Fernsehaufzeichnung "Da Austrags-Schwindel" für den Komödienstadel mit seinem eigenen Ensemble und ihm
als Regisseur.

In München hat er das Theater Gut Nederling aufgebaut. Im November 2004 wurde Landstorfer von der Stadt München mit der "Ehrenmedaille für Verdienste um die Münchner Volkskultur"
für sein Theaterschaffen geehrt. 2012 erhielt er von der Tiroler Landesregierung in Innsbruck den "Tiroler Adler-Orden" für seine besonderen kulturellen Verdienste für Tirol.

Stücke
 1988 – Der bayerische Protectulus
 1990 – Da Roagaspitz
 1991 – Da Wolpertinger
 1992 – Bayerische Prohibition
 1992 – Mascara
 1994 – Komödianten
 1995 – Da Rauberpfaff
 1996 – Elädrische
 1996 – Wahl-Lump'n
 1997 – Da Weltverdruß
 1998 – Theater
 2000 – Ratsch und Tratsch
 2001 – Da Kufern
 2001 – Hoffnung Dreizehnlinden
 2002 – Umdraaht
 2004 – Zu wenig und zu viel
 2005 – Wob-baba-luba
 2006 – Wias lafft, laffts
 2007 – G'wandlaus
 2008 – Bezahlte Urlaub
 2008 – Was Neis nach Schiller
 2009 – Da Schippedupfer
 2009 – Glaube – Hofer – Heimat
 2010 – Da blaue Kruag
 2011 – An Engel spui i net
 2011 – Da kahle Krempling
 2011 – Narrnbacher Almabtrieb
 2012 – Da Pfenningfuchser
 2012 – Dreikinitag
 2012 – Gscheide Spitzbuam
 2013 – Da Austrags-Schwindel
 2013 – Da Zeitbscheißer
 2013 – Standlgschichten
 2013 – Weihnachtswichtl
 2014 – Durstige Christbaum
 2014 – Gmoaweihnacht
 2015 – Da Leftutti
 2015 – Staade Zeit
 2015 – Wann is denn Weihnachten?
 2016 – Bixlmadam
 2016 – Desmoi schenk ma uns nix
 2016 – Weihnachtszug
 2017 – Da Schandstich
 2019 – Da Grantlhuaber
 2019 – Der Schnaps der Kaiserin
 2020 – Da Haftlmacher
 2022 – Da Muhackl

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 https://www.wilhelm-koehler-verlag.de/peter_landstorfer.html

Rechtsanwalt (Deutschland)
Theaterleiter
Theaterregisseur
Theatergründer
Darstellender Künstler (München)
Deutscher
Geboren 1961
Mann
Bühnenautor

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So you've probably heard and read one to many "new year, new me" status' and posts over the last week or so, I will promise you now that this isn't another one of them!
I always find January so motivating in making changes and starting a fresh, whether it's a small change or something big in your life, it's great to turn over a new leaf as cheesy as it is and focus on the fun year ahead!
So I've come up with a list of things for you guys to maybe try out to get your new year off to a great start!
Been umming and arring over a certain celeb style for months now? Go for it!
Want to go for the chop, or try a fringe out? Maybe you're thinking of turning those blonde locks brown? Even if it's a new snazzy shampoo and conditioner to treat yourself with, give it a go! A new do can make you feel a million dollars!
Starting a new hobby is a great way to opening up yourself to different experiences in 2015! Whether it's joining an exercise class, starting up your own blog or maybe even a cheeky bit of baking! Set aside time each week for it and see your skills progress... you never know you could be on The Great British Bake Off before you know it!
Music can have a huge affect on your emotions, there are some songs out there that make me so happy that I can listen to them on repeat over and over and I will never get bored and I BET you have songs like this too!
So.... get those favourite songs in a playlist and listening to it whenever you can! When your getting ready in the morning, when your driving, when your running, when you're feeling down - and it will instantly get you in a funky fresh mood! Add and remove songs whenever you want and always keep it on shuffle so it's not predictable!
There's nothing nicer than buying yourself a new perfume! Get yourself in the right frame of mind with a gorgeous new perfume so that every morning when you put it on you have a feeling of positiveness - is that even a word?!
I recently bought Katy Perry's Royal Revolution in the boxing day sales and I LOVE it! I've worn it everyday since buying it!
I did this on New Years Eve and it made me feel so so much better about myself and the surroundings I live in!
Messy home, messy mind - that is how I work. If my flat is messy it makes my brain scatty and I just can't think straight! On NYE I went on a full-on mission to get rid of all the products and unnecessary crap that I have accumulated over the last year or so!
I boxed and bagged most of it up and gave half to my lovely mummy and the other half to some of my lovely friends! It felt so good to get it out of the way knowing that it was going to be used and enjoyed by my nearest and dearest instead of sitting in a box waiting to one day maybe be used or to be chucked away!
Happy New Year guys and once again thank you so much for reading and supporting A Yellow Brick Blog - hopefully 2015 will be the best year yet!
Such great ideas! I'm such a hoarder but REALLY need to get throwing things out so I can feel less cluttered! I'm off to go and make a happy playlist right now - thanks for the idea!
Great little list. I love the aim a day - makes it a little more manageable - and I definitely need to unsubscribe to some emails!!
Great tips. I always have a good tidy on Nye.
Amazing list and I have to try these out especially the hair makeover as I want to try something new.
I think one small aim a day is a fantastic goal.
Is it sad that all of the above scare me? Although I do seriously need a clear out.
Great post! I can definitely do at least a few of these. Some I've already done!
Aim a Day is such a great idea! It's so easy to get lost and overwhelmed with our big resolutions, when small and consistent is the way to go!
An aim a day sounds great, doing one thing a day is better than nothing.
I am going home tonight and making a happy play list!! This is a fab post babe :) Getting my hair done next week and hopefully going blonder!!!
i love this! really need a new wardrobe. new year new wardrobe right?
These are so fab. I am aiming to do something each day, writing it all down in my diary so I can reflect at the end how good this year has been.
Loved reading this! Has some excellent ways to mix things up a bit; things that I never even considered.
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In today's ever-evolving, and often-tumultuous, social and political landscape of America, Maz Jobrani, 48, boldly stays his own course – with refreshingly frank political humor, an ability to adapt to life's curveballs, and a little time away from technology. The Iranian-American comedian and actor cemented himself as a household name in 2007 with his boundary-breaking comedy group and international tour: the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. Repurposing and reclaiming a term originally intended to stoke up fear and create separation, he used his sense of humor to make the immigrant experience universal and touchingly relatable. But he wasn't always on the course towards a career in the spotlight.
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import org.spongepowered.common.world.extent.ImmutableBiomeViewDownsize;
import org.spongepowered.common.world.extent.ImmutableBiomeViewTransform;
import org.spongepowered.common.world.extent.worker.SpongeBiomeVolumeWorker;

/**
 * Mutable view of a {@link BiomeType} array.
 *
 *
Normally, the {@link ByteArrayMutableBiomeBuffer} class uses memory more
 * efficiently, but when the {@link Biome} array is already created (for
 * example for a contract specified by Minecraft) this implementation becomes
 * more efficient.

 */
public final class ObjectArrayImmutableBiomeBuffer extends AbstractBiomeBuffer implements ImmutableBiomeVolume {

    private final BiomeType[] biomes;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     *
     * @param biomes The biome array. The array is not copied, so changes made
     * by this object will write through.
     * @param start The start position
     * @param size The size
     */
    public ObjectArrayImmutableBiomeBuffer(BiomeType[] biomes, Vector3i start, Vector3i size) {
        super(start, size);
        this.biomes = biomes.clone();
    }

    @Override
    public BiomeType getBiome(int x, int y, int z) {
        checkRange(x, y, z);
        return this.biomes[getIndex(x, z)];
    }

    /**
     * Gets the native biome for the position, resolving virtual biomes to
     * persisted types if needed.
     *
     * @param x The X position
     * @param y The Y position
     * @param z The X position
     * @return The native biome
     */
    public Biome getNativeBiome(int x, int y, int z) {
        checkRange(x, y, z);
        BiomeType type = this.biomes[getIndex(x, z)];
        if (type instanceof VirtualBiomeType) {
            type = ((VirtualBiomeType) type).getPersistedType();
        }
        return (Biome) type;
    }

    @Override
    public ImmutableBiomeVolume getBiomeView(Vector3i newMin, Vector3i newMax) {
        checkRange(newMin.getX(), newMin.getY(), newMin.getZ());
        checkRange(newMax.getX(), newMax.getY(), newMax.getZ());
        return new ImmutableBiomeViewDownsize(this, newMin, newMax);
    }

    @Override
    public ImmutableBiomeVolume getBiomeView(DiscreteTransform3 transform) {
        return new ImmutableBiomeViewTransform(this, transform);
    }

    @Override
    public BiomeVolumeWorker<? extends ImmutableBiomeVolume> getBiomeWorker() {
        return new SpongeBiomeVolumeWorker<>(this);
    }

    @Override
    public MutableBiomeVolume getBiomeCopy(StorageType type) {
        switch (type) {
            case STANDARD:
                return new ObjectArrayMutableBiomeBuffer(this.biomes.clone(), this.start, this.size);
            case THREAD_SAFE:
            default:
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(type.name());
        }
    }

    @Override
    public ImmutableBiomeVolume getImmutableBiomeCopy() {
        return this;
    }

}

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Title: Deviations of the distributions of seismic energies from the Gutenberg-Richter law
Authors: V. Pisarenko, D. Sornette, M. Rodkin
(Submitted on 3 Dec 2003)
Abstract: A new non-parametric statistic is introduced for the characterization of deviations from power laws. It is tested on the distribution of seismic energies given by the Gutenberg-Richter law. Based on the two first statistical log-moments, it evaluates quantitatively the deviations of the distribution of scalar seismic moments from a power-like (Pareto) law. This statistic is close to zero for the Pareto law with arbitrary power index, and deviates from zero for any non-Pareto distribution. A version of this statistic for discrete distribution of quantified magnitudes is also given. A methodology based on this statistics consisting in scanning the lower threshold for earthquake energies provides an explicit visualization of deviations from the Pareto law, surpassing in sensitivity the standard Hill estimator or other known techniques. This new statistical technique has been applied to shallow earthquakes (h < 70 km) both in subduction zones and in mid-ocean ridge zones (using the Harvard catalog of seismic moments, 1977-2000), and to several regional catalogs of magnitudes (California, Japan, Italy, Greece). We discover evidence for log-periodicity and thus for a discrete hierarchy of scales for low-angle dipping, low-strain subduction zones with a preferred scaling ratio g=7+-1 for seismic moments, compatible with a preferred scaling ratio of 2 for linear rupture sizes, and consistent with previous reports. We propose a possible mechanism in terms of cascades of fault competitions.
Comments: 20 pages, 1 table, 33 figures
Subjects: Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an); Geophysics (physics.geo-ph)
Journal reference: Computational Seismology 35, 138-159 (2004)
From: Sornette [view email]
[v1] Wed, 3 Dec 2003 13:53:51 GMT (830kb)


TUCSON – The final Super Moon of the year will be "mostly" visible across SE Arizona tonight. According to Chief Meteorologist Matt Brode there will be plenty of clouds in the sky tonight so visibilty won't be nearly as good as early versions this year.
A Super Moon is when the elliptical, not circular orbit, matches up with a full moon near its perigee. The perigee is the point of the orbit where the moon is farthest away from the Earth. The result is that the full "super" moon appears slightly larger and slightly brighter in the sky. This occurs about one in every 14 full moons.


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What is, What was, What will be America?
To borrow from Frank Zappa, America is not a time or place,it's a state of mind. (OK, OK I know,Zappa said it about High School, not America). But he did sing, "Mr America,Try to hide the emptiness that's you inside". That was from Freak Out!, recorded in 1966. You can hear it on Wikipedia. If that's what Zappa saw in 1966, I am glad he was spared seeing what the zeitgeist in America is today.
For the last year or so, my mind has often wondered to some of my experiences living near London in 1991 and 1992. I spent a lot of time hanging out with locals, at work, at the pub, and every Sunday with The Downs And Wealds Rambling Club, hiking all over the region and talking about whatever was on our minds each quiet Sunday.
As I got to know my erstwhile British neighbors, I was at first confused, then alarmed at the fatalistic outlook toward life, the universe, and everything that put a negative bias into almost every one's thinking. Fatalism was like the fog, always there in the background, undeniably British, but not very pleasant.
I feel like a similar mass fatalism has settled into the minds of Americans over the last few years. My feelings are similar to this article in The Spectator, a British magazine. In the article, Patric Allitt, a British expatriate who is a History professor at Emory University, comes to a similar conclusion. His short article coincides with what I've been thinking, with the exception that he is a lot more erudite.
I hope we're both wrong. Or else America's troubles are just beginning.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Bible Study Moment: Putting The Fun,The Duh,and The Mental Back in Fundamentalism
At Yesterday's AROW rehearsal, a plaguing question entered my mind and it just wouldn't leave.
The question was, "What exactly was Rachel's role in the Bible?"
Why would anyone care about that, you ask?
The question arose because we are playing a Renaissance piece Called "Auf Dem Gebirge" by Heinrich schutz. The text, from the Prophet Jeremiah, is about Rachel mourning for her children. Since I had remembered Rachel only as Jacob's beloved wife, and shoplifter of idols, I just had to get to the bottom of this. What was she doing lamenting along with Jeremiah, shouldn't she have been already hundreds of years dead?
So what do a long dead woman's lamentations sound like when they echo auf dem gebirge, you may ask? They sound like this, I guess.
I did a little homework, resulting in the following email thread:
On Feb 20, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Steve wrote:
About Rachel.
A little research has cleared this up for me.
The reason the Rachel reference confused me was that, as a figure in the Bible, Rachel shows up in more than one time and place.
In The Book of Genesis;
Rachel was Jacob's wife. This story holds some significance in 20th Century Feminist thought. When Jacob and Rachel and Leah (Leah was Rachel's sister and Jacob's other wife, thems was different times, y'know) fled from Leben, the wives' father, Rachel snatched two idols from Leben's house. I recall the Hebrew text describes the idols as "Kitchen Pillars". This theft caused a lot of trouble for everybody, and eventually Rachel had to rid herself of the idols. Some sources of Feminist Orthodoxy claim that moment to be the final battle whence Wonderful Gynocentric Goddess worship was subjugated by Phallocentric and otherwise yucky Patriarchy. Discuss amongst yourselves.
In the OT Prophets - Jeremiah (This is where Auf Dem Gebirge comes in);
Jeremiah brings up an image of Rachel weeping at the pains her children (i.e., the Children of Israel) are suffering upon exile from Jerusalem, many centuries after Rachel's death. In Jeremiah's reckoning, Gd hears Rachel's laments and promises that her children will someday return to Jerusalem. Note how well Rachel has learned to play the Patriarchy since her Goddess - loving, idol swiping days. I always forget that people were already telling Bible stories in Biblical times.
Jeremiah's story comes up again in Matthew's Gospel. In this retelling, Jeremiah's story becomes a prophesy of Herod's very nasty Massacre of the Innocents (Remember the Coventry Carol?).
I probably read too much.
On Sat, 20 February, 2010 20:48:35, X Replied:
Thanks for the illuminating research, Steve. Your scholarship is immaculate.
I believe that the debate between the adherents of Phallocentric and Gynocentric ritual mythos should never die, but remain central to the tenet that such debates are one of the most important, if not the sole purpose of funding seminaries and seminarians. In addition, the whole idea of idol swapping simply reeks of biblical transgenderism, and as such needs to be explained in very simple terms to the Westboro Baptist Church.
(Notice the clever swapping of swapping for swiping)
On Sat, February 20, 2010 9:32:29 PM, Y replied:
Ok, now that I've pulled myself off the floor from laughing so hard, I have to thank you both for all your fastidious research and expressions of opinion. No wonder I love you guys so much!
On Feb 21, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Steve replied:
I was careful in trying to express the existence of the gender-centric debate while withholding judgment. Guess I blew it on the withholding part ( I imagine the word "yucky" only rarely appears in Western Civilization's greatest intellectual discourse).
Many learned Medievalists apply Goddess - related principals about gender to their studies. There is overlap between these folks and our community of recorder players, so I need to be politic. I do not at all dismiss the Goddess Hypothesis in my mind, rather I find it, as well as other arcane scholarly hypotheses, to be a vehicle for combining cheap laughs with a somewhat forced semblance of erudition. This works better than jokes about Math.
Perhaps the occasional periodicity (i. e., cycles of 28) observed in Gothic Architecture is about more than just the Lunar Calendar and Euclidean Geometry. Perhaps not. Who knows?
On Sun, February 21, 2010 11:33:42 AM, X replied:
Of course I agree, especially with the implication that any and all erudition can serve as a vehicle for cheap laughs. Why else would I have substituted "swapping" for "swiping?" I certainly believe that a substitute definition for arcane is "fodder for bullshit."
What can I say after that, beyond...
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News For Busy and Important People
Hangininsac is proud to announce ExpressNews, a cyber-clipping service for Very Important and Busy People.
For today's installment, Hangininsac presents a summary of Tiger Wood's announcement earlier this morning. This clipping service will give you everything relevant without the need to listen to any long and whining public statements or read reams of fact- free commentary.
If you listen to the first 10 seconds of this video, you'll have the complete story.
Putter! Hole! Putter! Hole!
Sorry, I just had to say it. Glad I finally got that off my chest.
Posted by Steve at 9:46 AM 0 comments
Oh, Those Fighting Flyweight Economists
In the latest editions of two of the Chattering Classes' favorite weekly readers:
OMG, OMG, China's sky is falling.. .
Forbes magazine tells us that China's economy is in bubble status. The article is full of examples of truly f#&*ed up mega deals between local governments and state owned industries. Certainly this kind of shenanigans, on top of whack-a-doodle crazy rising real estate prices does smell foul. Boys and Girls, can you say "Peoples Glorious Fanny Mae"? "Tibet your life" I can.
Can a productive real economy survive a royally messed up financial economy? That is the question. Looking at Japan's collapse in the 1980s, the answer appears to be a resounding "noooooooh!".
OMG, OMG, China is at the start of an economic 1,000 year Reich. . .
The Economist Magazine (BTW,who can resist a magazine with such a spicy title?) tells us not to worry. They follow the rather long winded argument that since China is not exactly identical to japan in the 1980's, everything should be just fine. Have some warm milk and go to bed. These Economist writers go on about China like a teenage boy in the throws of his first crush.
My prediction. . .
No matter what happens in China over the next few years, it will be a pain in the ass for us Americans. At least until we figure out that hegemony is not our shared birthright.
We've been having beautiful spring-like weather for the President's Day & Chinese New year holiday, and we expect the same for a few more days.
We took a couple of walks by the American River, and ran into a couple of Walt Whitman's old friends.
To all my readers in the northern Midwest, I say,"In your face!"
A Thoughtful Immigrant's Perspective
Sometime the perspective of a thoughtful American who himself immigrated from Post-War Europe can really "blow my mind".
This afternoon I listened to an exchange between an older retired physician and Tom, a friend who is a recently retired State University Professor. Tom grew up in post-war Holland, and he has lived and worked in California long enough to have a clear view of what America and Americans are all about.
As soon as he found out Tom was a professor from the State University, the retired doctor and his wife repeatedly asked Tom questions like, "So, what's REALLY behind this anti-university trend we see in the Legislature and the budget."
It seemed to me the older couple was pimping Tom for some kind of anti-intellectual conspiracy theory, or maybe a short lamentation about American anti-intellectualism.
The first few times the question was mildly paraphrased and completed, Tom's answers were rather bland and politic, since, after all, who wants to get into a debate when there's no winner's prize.
After several exchanges of conversation Tom said something like this,"Well, you see, there are a lot of Government programs we'd like to pay for. We were once a rich country and we paid for all these programs, prisons, university, and other programs. Now, we are not so rich, and we can't pay for all these programs."
Tom's blog, The European-American Blog, is full of pretty thoughtful stuff. It's a good blog.
Recorder Players Go Everywhere. . .
. . . And get to meet the most interesting people. . .
NewsFlash: Google Finds Resistance Worldwide
I am sensing a spontaneous world-wide uprising against the Self Appointed Rulers of Cyberspace.
Dateline Iran:
In its ever increasing actions to transform itself into an isolated island of irrelevance, Iran recently announced its intention to permanently block Google services. What's even better, is that the infinitely wise experts on regional medieval religious writings (more commonly known Ayatollahs and Mullahs) who run Iran have promised to deliver a State run national email system.
This raises a nagging question; could bad tech support lead to revolution?
Dateline Australia:
Proving once again that even a stopped click is right twice a day,Google announced it will not cooperate with Australia's demands that Google censor videos according to Australia's very strange recently proposed rules.
Unlike China, Australia has been debating its proposed censorship rules.
WARNING - The next link contains NSFW language, but no images.
My favorite proposed rule, technically known (only by me) as the Full-Cup Clause, would ban any "adult" images of any woman who cannot demonstrate that she requires a B-Cup or larger bra.
With this kind of Government, maybe it's time to demote the Land Down Under from Continent to Island status. Australians be warned! It happened to Pluto, it could happen to you! Keep it up, and you'll find yourself living on a Dwarf Continent before you can say "g'day maite".
Dateline Norway: Unknown semi-amphibious anti-Google terrorists in Norway have taken to the street, attacking Google Map photo vans.
Will the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy in Cyberspace prevail? Only time will tell.
What is The Superbowl Beyond a Man Crunch?
The chattering classes are at this very moment going on about the latest banned Superbowl add: a thirty-second spot for ManCrunch, a (ahem) social website for gay men.
Well, although the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy at CBS won't let you see this, Hangininsac will.
This is definitely worth watching.
This made me laugh twice.
First, I chuckled at the would-be Romeos in their opposing Packer and Viking style jerseys,
Second, I laughed out loud at the third guy trying to pretend like nothing's happening.
No need to worry about ManCrunch. The NPR story claims the website's traffic has doubled since the commercial's rejection was announced.
Except in China, I imagine.
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger
Too True To Not Be Funny
Thanks to The Onion
That's my story and anyone who says otherwise is a phony.
The Packers' Future
What's in the future for Packers' fans?
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
Packers Fan Announces He Will Return To Drinking For Another Season
That's (way too close to) my story and I'm sticking to it.
San Rafael - Another Day, Another Mission
Last Friday was Furlough time, so time for a road trip.
We decided to work toward our goal of visiting all the California missions by visiting Mission San Rafael, in San Rafael., a city in Marin County, and the former home of Jerry Garcia.
The mission was nestled into a hillside on the edge of the San Rafael's current downtown. Non of the original mission buildings survived and the only surviving relics are a few roof tiles and pottery shards you can see in the combination museum-gift shop.
A large Church Parish has been built on the old mission grounds. They built their church in the early 20th century to reflect memories of the old mission's look.
The Church's front features a statue of the Arcangel Rafael, the church's namesake. I thought the wings were pretty cool. However, I would have ordered a flaming sword if it was up to me.
Look at the abs on that guy!
Once I realized that Mission San Rafael was named after the Arcangel Rafael, I got pretty confused. How can an other-than-human entity become a Saint? If they can, then why isn't there a "Saint God"?
The volunteer Church Ladies in the in the gift shop - museum heard me discussing this deep theological dilemma with K and looked at me like I was a lunatic. I'm sure Luther got the same treatment about 500 years ago.
As long as we're on the Catholic imagery subject, the church had an awesome illuminated Guadeloupe shrine.
A Vietnamese virgin stood in the narthex. Seemed pretty subdued after the Guadeloupe.
Having exhausted the mission's sights, we made a small side trip to the Marin Civic Center. The Civic center, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (although his firm finished the work after his death) caused a ruckus during its construction. Some more conservative folks had envisioned a more traditional County Courthouse building and were shocked by a giant network of flying saucers and tubes.
The entry lobby was as grimy as any Government office, but it had a very cool grill to look at while we waited for the elevator.
SciFi movie fans might recognize the Civic Center as the set for George Lucas's THX1138. Lots of chase scenes in the strange - looking hallways.
Imagine the Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy chasing you down this hallway.
Fantasy Trophies
Finally, a Heisman Trophy for the Armchair Quaterback!
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U.S.-Taliban peace talks continue amid the release of "The Afghanistan Papers," the trade feud between the United States and China goes on as the House of Representatives faces an important vote on t…
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Question: Non-profit wants to run 3 levels of membership, plus microloans and fund accounting – Can this all be done with QuickBooks? One of my concerns is also having an easy way of tracking & invoicing renewals of memberships spread across the twelve months. I might use memorized transaction list for this. I had thought to run a separate company only to track the detail for Membership A/R. Could also do the same for Microloans. Deposits could be booked in total directly into the appropriate income account. Any thoughts about this?
Membership and Microloans are probably programs, though Membership could also be Fundraising.
One thing to keep in mind is QB 2011 Premier/Enterprise is the first time you can get any sort of decent balance sheet by class. It's still not perfect but it's closer than you'll get with 2009.
Not sure why you'd need two A/R accounts, but it's easy enough to setup. I really don't recommend a separate file. If you're going to enter the detail, you might as well enter it in your real file and having separate files opens up the opportunity of accidentally using the incorrect file.
Memorized invoices are definitely the way to go. Also, if you're using QB merchant services, you can also setup recurring credit card charges.
Gosh, I wish I would have had that information earlier when our 501c3 was struggling with track accounting on QuickBooks.
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Name: Pádraig Redmond

Student Number: C15755659

## Video
[![Video](http://img.youtube.com/vi/DzMRd3_q96k/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzMRd3_q96k)

## Screenshots
### System view
![System](screenshots/system.png)
### Large planet view
![Large](screenshots/largeplanet.png)
### Exploding planet
![Explode](screenshots/explode.png)
### System post-purge
![Purged System](screenshots/purged_system.png)

## Description
NOTE: If you're running the program several times, replace intro.txt with a blank text file to avoid having to wait through the opening sequence each time.

### Introduction
I planned very early for my UI to be based on a solar system. I created an [experimental project](https://github.com/Red350/Solar_system_experiment) in the first few weeks of the module, which consisted of a solar system simulation that could be sped up, slowed down, and even reversed. I ended up starting completely from scratch with the actual assingnment, though I learned a lot from that which I applied to the current version.

This UI is loosely inspired by Star Wars, mostly just the names and the idea of blowing up planets. It's intended to be a computer system on the death star, with the screen being a window out to space, which is why there are always stars visible in the background.

### String Parser
To give the illusion of typed text, I wrote a string parsing class. It effectively prints characters to the screen at a set rate, but also adds the functionality of delay and backspace.

The '^' symbol, followed by two numbers, e.g. "^10" is used to make the terminal wait before adding more characters to the display string. During this wait time an underscore is added and removed from the display string to make it look like the cursor is flashing, waiting for input. The delay number must be even, and the delay time is equivalent to half the delay number in seconds, so "^10" would wait for 5 seconds.

A '$' character is interpreted as a backspace, and will clear text already printed to the screen.

### Colour Fade
Every screen transition fades the old screen out and the new screen in, which posed a bit of a challenge due to how processing handles colours.

Colours in processing are not objects, they are simply 32 bit integers, with 2 bytes each referring to the alpha and RGB values of the colour in the following format: AARRGGBB. This made fading colours in and out a bit more complicated than I thought it would be.

I wrote a colour handler class that can be used to set the rgb or alpha of a colour to a specific value. It uses bit operations on a processing color value to clear the relevant bits and then set them to the new value.

Each screen has an associated ColorHandler array that stores any colour used for that screen. When fading, there are two other arrays, fadeIn and fadeOut, which unsurprisingly point to the respective arrays to be faded in and out.

### Sun
The sun in the centre of the system view consists of a circle, surrounded by 150 "satellite" circles. Each satellite remains at a static angle relative to the centre point of the sun, but appears to rotate in a sin wave pattern around the sun. Changing some of the fields in the sun class, such as numPeaks, can result in very interesting patterns.

### Large planet
The large planet view is intended to give the illusion of a 3d rotating planet, using only 2d drawing.

The rotation consists of arcs, all of which have a centre point at the centre of the planet and end points at each of the poles. The arcs either shrink or grow their width by 1 pixel every frame depending on which side of the planet they are on. After 100 frames, they move back to their starting position and begin moving over the same 100 pixel range again. Since they are all spaced by 100 pixels, and as they all move at the same time, it gives the illusion that each arc travels the full width of the planet, though this is not the case.

## Asset Credits

### Font
* Star wars font - [STARWARS.TTF](http://www.fonts2u.com/starwars.font) by Jose Gonzalez Pareja

### Audio
* Background music - [deepspace.mp3](https://www.freesound.org/people/keinzweiter/sounds/161615/) by keinzweiter
* Background music - [space1.mp3](https://www.freesound.org/people/alaupas/sounds/176685/) by alaupas
* Button click - https://www.freesound.org/people/kwahmah_02/sounds/256116/ by kwahmah_02
* Button mouse over - https://www.freesound.org/people/DrMinky/sounds/166186/ by DrMinky


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An exciting year ahead for FDI
For my first Letter of 2017, I would like to express my confidence that FDI can keep up the momentum of 2016 in all aspects of its work. We have a number of exciting campaigns, projects and events underway, which will serve to once again enhance the reputation of FDI as the go-to organization for oral health worldwide.
For our worldwide membership, I wish you the greatest success for your national plans and projects in 2017 – and remember, tell us what you have in mind. Of course, you send your reports to the Member Support and Liaison Committee and it's always a pleasure to read of your achievements. Your plans for the year ahead are, however, equally valuable to us because they give us a better idea of your future priorities and actions and how FDI could support your efforts on a global level.
In this regard, you will shortly be receiving a survey from the head office, asking a series of questions about FDI, its activities and priorities. I would ask you all to respond within the deadline because we very much need your input to develop the next FDI strategic plan, covering the period 2018-2021.
Exceptional contributions
Thank you to the FDI Standing Committees, Task Teams and Working Groups: your contribution in 2016 was truly exceptional and preliminary reports on your work programme in 2017 suggest that you will equal or even better that performance. The quality of work and your commitment to FDI is much appreciated: an example of this is the striving for excellence in the development of the Policy Statements and ensuring their relevance for the dental community around the world.
I would like to address a message to our industry partners – Colgate, GC Corporation International AG, Henry Schein, Ivoclar-Vivadent, Morita, Philips, Planmeca Oy, Wrigley - who are actively participating in our campaigns, projects or oral health advocacy. Thank you for believing in and supporting the work of FDI and for helping us achieve our objectives in oral health worldwide.
A special word of thanks to Unilever, with whom we have just renewed our long-term partnership dating back twelve years. And a warm welcome to GSK and Electro Medical Systems (EMS). With the support of GSK, we can move forward in areas such as the Oral Health Observatory and, together with EMS, the Global Periodontal Health Project (GPHP).
At the top of the list is the World Oral Health Day 2017 campaign 'Live Mouth Smart', which we will roll out in the next two months, culminating on 20 March, World Oral Health Day itself. First launched in 2007 in Dubai, and following a hesitant start, the campaign was fully activated in 2013, reaching some 6 million people, and has grown exponentially since, with an estimated more than 140 million in 2016. Now we have the audience, the aim is to deepen the messaging so the campaign evolves from raising awareness about oral health to changing behaviour to protect the functions of the oral cavity.
In 2017, our World Dental Congress moves to Madrid, hosted by our good friends at the Spanish Dental Association. Madrid itself is an exceptional venue: in any year, it is in the top three of the world's congress destinations. For the Scientific Programme, we're looking at an exceptional turnout of international and national experts and a wide range of subject areas. For those among you who wish to submit an abstract, remember that the abstract submission deadline is 3 April. Also, when you're promoting FDI Madrid 2017 to your members, it will be useful to advise them that Madrid is a prime tourist destination and that the Congress dates are still high season. It will therefore be worthwhile to remind them to register early and at the same time benefit from the early-bird rate.
Regional and CEP
I am very pleased to announce that the first FDI Persian Regional Dental Congress was so successful – some 12,000 participants – that FDI and the Iranian Dental Association have signed an agreement to hold an FDI Middle Eastern Regional Dental Congress in 2017, 2018 and 2019. I attended the 2016 event in Tehran in May. It was opened by the Minister of Health - and I was very impressed by the efficient organization and the quality and content of the scientific programme (FDI fielded nine international speakers) as well as by the congress exhibition, EXCIDA 56.
We are also looking to develop our worldwide Continuing Education Programme (CEP), which is taking place in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East in 2017. As you can see, no CEP courses will be available for the moment in Africa and Latin America: we hope to remedy this situation once the new regional directors are in place. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners the International Conference on Oral Implantologists (ICOI) who are committed to supporting courses in six countries. Other partners have also shown interest in this initiative.
Strategy and advocacy
The first FDI Regional Congress for Africa will be taking place in Marrakesh, 27–29 April, and we have great hopes that it will be a true platform for debate, uniting the Mediterranean region to the north with the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to the south. It follows closely on the publication in July 2016 of WHO regional oral health strategy for Africa 2016–2025, which, in line with the FDI approach, addresses oral disease within an overall strategy for NCDs. The Marrakesh Congress will also no doubt be the high point of FDI's Strategy for Africa in 2017.
Meanwhile, the first challenge of the year comes at the end of January, when FDI will once again address the Executive Board of the World Health Organization. There are three items of specific relevance to FDI on this year's agenda. First, antimicrobial resistance – and you may recall that this was the subject of a special hot topic session during the FDI World Dental congress 2016. Second, noncommunicable diseases, notably Preparation for the third High-level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, to be held in 2018. Third, progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
We look forward to pushing the oral health agenda on a global level to help support your efforts at a national level.
I wish all readers a happy and productive year ahead.


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Q: Why didn't anyone care that Harry was treated terribly by Dursleys? This has been bothering me ever since the first book. Why didn't anyone from the magic world (especially those around Dumbledore) care that Dursleys treated Harry badly?
I refuse to believe that Dumbledore just dropped the baby at Dursley's doorstep and then forgot about the boy for the next 10 years. The only moment I recall of him actually standing up to Dursleys is when he sends a howler to Petunia when she wants to kick Harry out. Why only then? Why not send one when Dursleys made Harry live under the stairs and many other situations? I get that he would probably react if they were straight up physically beating & abusing him (I even know some people who think that Harry's situation wasn't bad at all...). Did Dumbledore (being all hippie like with his "love is the strongest force" approach) not consider psychological abuse a form of abuse?
I'm not talking about Dumbledore forcing Dursleys to treat Harry like a king and love him, but there's a line between having an okay-ish relations within the family and forcing a child to live under the stairs and abusing him.
I get that Harry's situation and the way his "family" treated him had a big impact on his personality. I am also not asking why he was put under their care in the first place, I understand it was necessary for Lilly's protective magic to work properly and the fact that Harry was living with Muggles helped to protect him more.
I haven't read the books in a while so I might miss some subtle (or not so subtle) clues about this that were included in the books. So this is more of a "was it ever explained" question rather than "why?" subject open to debate (although if there is a debate going on that issue please direct me to it!)

A: Because it would be illegal, highly inappropriate or completely pointless.
Lets start with following premises:

*

*The Dursleys DO NOT like Harry or the magical world.

*Harry has to live with them so that the protection cast by Dumbledore works.

So the options to help Harry would be:

*

*Warn the Dursleys that if Harry is not well treated, they will get in trouble.

This would be very hard to control and enforce. Assuming that there is a wizard who is in charge of monitoring the behaviour of the Dursleys - when is he/she supposed to intervene? Where is the difference between abuse and asking a kid to behav? Remember - neither Vernon, nor Petunia did physically abuse Harry.
There is also the issue with the "corrective" actions of the wizards in case of clear mistreatment. What would they be? Taking Harry away is not possible due to premise 2.
Even if there is a clear set of rules about treating Harry and these rules are enforces there is still our premise 1 - the Dursleys do not like Harry. No rule can change that.
So in this case Harry will have to grow up surrounded by passive hate. The Dursleys will treat him well out of fear but will show their despite at any possible occasion.
Honestly this would be even worse. At least with the current situation Harry knows that they are jerks and it is not his fault.
Additionally - the Dursleys got several treats and punishments from wizard for their behaviour - Dudley's pig tail, the (unintentional) destruction of their kitchen etc. This did not change their attitude a lot.

*Mind-control the Dursleys with Imperio and make them "nice"

Besides being illegal, this will be also very hard to maintain. How to make a person be "nice"? Maybe the Dursleys think that they are nice to Harry by just giving him food and shelter despite their hate for what he stands for?
Also this will also practically destroy their personalities which is more or less equal to killing them or at least putting them in prison for the period of the mind-control.

A: Dumbledore cared, but Harrys protection trumped a happy life.
Dumbledore felt massive regret for having left Harry with the Dursley's, but the protection they provided trumped all. Below are some big chunks of the book, but they really explain fully why Dumbledore accepted the mistreatment for the greater good.

'Five years ago you arrived at Hogwarts, Harry, safe and whole, as I
  had planned and intended. Well – not quite whole. You had suffered. I
  knew you would when I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I
  knew I was condemning you to ten dark and difficult years.'
'You might ask – and with good reason – why it had to be so. Why could
  some wizarding family not have taken you in? Many would have done so
  more than gladly, would have been honoured and delighted to raise you
  as a son.
'My answer is that my priority was to keep you alive. You were in more
  danger than perhaps anyone but I realised. Voldemort had been
  vanquished hours before, but his supporters – and many of them are
  almost as terrible as he – were still at large, angry, desperate and
  violent. And I had to make my decision, too, with regard to the years
  ahead. Did I believe that Voldemort was gone for ever? No. I knew not
  whether it would be ten, twenty or fifty years before he returned, but
  I was sure he would do so, and I was sure, too, knowing him as I have
  done, that he would not rest until he killed you.
'I knew that Voldemort's knowledge of magic is perhaps more extensive
  than any wizard alive. I knew that even my most complex and powerful
  protective spells and charms were unlikely to be invincible if he ever
  returned to full power.
'But I knew, too, where Voldemort was weak. And so I made my decision.
  You would be protected by an ancient magic of which he knows, which he
  despises, and which he has always, therefore, underestimated – to his
  cost. I am speaking, of course, of the fact that your mother died to
  save you. She gave you a lingering protection he never expected, a
  protection that flows in your veins to this day. I put my trust,
  therefore, in your mother's blood. I delivered you to her sister, her
  only remaining relative.'
'While you can still call home the place where your mother's blood
  dwells, there you cannot be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed
  her blood, but it lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became
  your refuge. You need return there only once a year, but as long as
  you can still call it home, whilst you are there he cannot hurt you.
  Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done in the letter I
  left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows that allowing you houseroom
  may well have kept you alive for the past fifteen years.'

He even yelled at the Dursleys himself, late of course, but he did express his displeasure.

'You did not do as I asked. You have never treated Harry as
  a son. He has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at
  your hands. The best that can be said is that he has at least
  escaped the appalling damage you have inflicted upon the
  unfortunate boy sitting between you.'
'The magic I evoked fifteen years ago means that Harry has powerful
  protection while he can still call this house home. However miserable
  he has been here, however unwelcome, however badly treated, you have
  at least, grudgingly, allowed him houseroom. This magic will cease to
  operate the moment that Harry turns seventeen; in other words, the
  moment he becomes a man. I ask only this: that you allow Harry to
  return, once more, to this house, before his seventeenth birthday,
  which will ensure that the protection continues until that time.'

As to everyone else, no one but Dumbledore was aware of the treatment Harry received, other then Mrs. Figg, who again was under orders by Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry but to not really intervene. See Mrs. Figg's assignment here Why did Dumbledore instruct Mrs. Figg to not tell Harry about the Wizarding World, even up to when he was ready to be admitted?
After coming to Hogwarts we have Hagrid, Sirius, Mr. Weasley, and other members of the order all threaten the Dursleys and comment to them about how they are mistreating Harry, and his home life does improve slightly, mostly by just being completely ignored.

A: One should consider in a case like this that it might have just not been all that well thought out.  The plot device is "Harry is miserable with the Muggles, it's consequently a huge joy to enter the magical world."  One should consider the fact that authors don't always think everything completely through.  The more miserable Harry is, the stronger the contrast is when he's at Hogwarts.  It adds tension.  It's believably repeatable in book after book since it's naturally recurring every summer.  It's a great setup, because you get the next book thinking "I wonder if he'll be able to escape the Dursleys this time."--you're already eager to read the very first chapter to see how that goes in this year.
Also, we read the books from Harry's point of view.  Harry is the most important thing in Harry's, and therefore, the reader's, point of view.  Dumbledore has a lot of other stuff on his mind.  Having a safe place for Harry crosses that very, very big item off the list.  He can move on to the next thing he needs to find some non-ideal compromise on.

A: Something that I feel everyone forgets is that, other than the blood wards, Dumbledore had other motives for placing Harry with the Dursleys, which he implicitly states. Of course, he probably didn't anticipate they would be as bad as they were- or perhaps he did and sought to take advantage of it. Or maybe I've been reading too much fanfiction.
Anyway. Here's a passage from the Philoshpers Stone:

'I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're the only
    family he has left now.'   'You don't mean – you can't mean the people who live here ?' cried Professor McGonagall, jumping to her
    feet and
    pointing at number four. 'Dumbledore – you can't. I've been watching
    them all day. You couldn't find two people who are less like us. And
    they've got this son – I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the
    street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!'  'It's
    the best place for him,' said Dumbledore firmly. 'His aunt and uncle
    will be able to explain everything to him when he's older. I've
    written them a letter.'  'A letter?' repeated Professor McGonagall
    faintly, sitting back down on the wall. 'Really, Dumbledore, you think
    you can explain all this in a letter? These people will never
    understand him! He'll be famous – a legend – I wouldn't be surprised
    if today was known as Harry Potter Day in future – there will be books
    written about Harry – every child in our world will know his name!'
    'Exactly,' said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his
    half- moon glasses. 'It would be enough to turn any boy's head. Famous
    before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won't even
    remember! Can't you see how much better off he'll be, growing up away
    from all that until he's ready to take it?'  Professor McGonagall
    opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed and then said, 'Yes –
    yes, you're right, of course. But how is the boy getting here,
    Dumbledore?'"

Anyway, this infers that Dumbledore somewhat knew that Harry would be mistreated,or, at least, that his placement wouldn't be ideal. I do wonder, though, why Dumbledore hadn't thought so far as to anticipate Harry turning into a second Dudley. But then again, most wizards don't possess even a shred of logic, and Dumbledore, great though he may have been, certainly fits into the category.
But! This begs many questions, like, when Dumbledore saw the letter addressed to the Cupboard Under The Stairs (though the general consensus seems to be that they are written by an automated quill) or that Harry was underweight, why didn't he, or anyone else, for that matter, do anything?
Well, as we see from Harry's point of view, his earlier years, save for the bullying and occasional cuffing by his aunt and uncle, aren't too unbearable. For him, anyway. He loathed going back to the Dursleys, but he was assured that they thought he could cast spells (which is also something I've wondered about; via Lily, Petunia should definitely know about the summer prohibition; she must have cared marginally for Harry) and therefore scare them to avoid any physical abuse.
Plus, even though Harry was small for his age, he was not starved. I haven't the time to find the exact quote, but it goes somewhere along the lines of the Dursleys never "exactly starving" him, and that Dudley would just take anything Harry wanted to eat. Harry was small perhaps because of never eating more than was needed, and running a lot, completing chores, and maybe sleeping in a cupboard somewhat stunted his growth. Since he was only slightly small, and a first year, most probably could ignore that. The wizards, not knowing much of muggles, would most likely think that the Dursleys were horrible muggles, yes, but not much more could be done. I suspect that the term "muggle" after "horrible" made them form a sort of disassociation towards it? And as for Hermione, well, for all her book smarts, they were only eleven at the time.
And so the cycle was cursed to continue. Harry had, in fact, told people that he didn't want to go back, but he was told that he had to. Harry, at that point, had exactly zero trust in adults, McGonagalls stint with ignoring him about the stone withstanding.
Second year; the abuse worsened, and the Weasleys knew. But, what could they do? Let's not fool ourselves into thinking Dumbledore wasn't aware of why and when Harry was "rescued." And but of course, the bars were fixed onto the windows, visible. The neighbors already knew of Harrys criminal status. So Arabella Figg obviously saw the bars, and reported them.
Harry stayed with the Weasleys for the rest of the summer, so relieved and of course heading to Hogwarts, that he forgot.
As much as I'd like to psychoanalyze every single summer, I'm running out of time, so I'll cut it short. Harry was a child, emotionally abused. He didn't trust adults to tell them what awful actually meant; of course they could assume that awful muggles simply meant that they were awful because they lacked magic and Hogwarts was better.
Later, Harry was a rather prideful (as we see from the Blood Quill incidents) teenager. He's used to it, and usually spends the rest of the summer with the Weasleys. And he understands the importance of the Blood Wards.
Dumbledore is tricky. His actions can either waylay him as a manipulative, power hungry old man, wanting to keep his pawn emotionally dependent on the Wizarding World so that he could sacrifice himself "for the Greater Good" when the time was ripe, or he could have been an old man who was tired, and couldn't do much in the grand scheme of things; after all, the blood protections, relating to Lilys sacrifice, were imperative, and he couldn't attack nor simply imperio the muggles. It would be terrible for young Harry, but it was necessary. This Dumbledore wouldn't know of the abuse until it was too late, and by then Voldemort was becoming alarmingly active as the Howgwarts years went by, and Harry was older, and there was nothing to be done.
So!That was my long, uninteresting take! Hope you enjoyed it, I wasted like an hour. Or two. Shit.

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/**
 * User    : Suresh
 * Date    : 21/11/15
 * Version : v1
 */

/**
 * Demonstrates printing of HelloWorld with two threads
 */
public class HelloWorldTwoThreads {

    private final Object monitor = new Object();
    private volatile boolean isFirstThread = true;

    public void printHelloWorld(int loop) {
        Thread t1 = new Thread(new HelloRunnable(loop));
        Thread t2 = new Thread(new WorldRunnable(loop));

        t1.start();
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Q: mapReduce and sequential approach I have some confusion on how data is retrieved in hadoop.

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*Is mapReduce meant to retrieve data from hadoop cluster (HDFS) or it is only confined to aggregation.

*Hadoop supports sequential search, than how can we say that hadoop process data parallelly, How is search different from processing while traversing through each node?

*Correct me If I am wrong:
Is it that The blocks per node are read sequentially but many nodes are processed parallally in the cluster. I mean two jobs run parallelly on two different nodes with each job doing sequential search for all the relevant blocks per node at the same time.
For example: Node1: Block A. Block B, Block C
            Node2: Block D, Block E, Block F
my assumption:
             Block A-> Block B-> Block C || Block D, Block E, Block F
where -> is sequential
      || is parallel.

*

*Suppose I want to search the one employee out of the four who got maximum benefits (cash) from the company for the last 2 years. How will the search and retrieval work here.

A: *

*MapReduce jobs can read data from HDFS. Other data sources are possible as well.

*Please take a look at the MapReduce tutorial and analyze the map reduce workflow.

*It strictly depends on the input data size and number of available workers (map / reduce tasks) that will run in parallel on a given node. If you have 3 workers per node, then all three blocks (A, B, C and D, E, F respectively) could be processed in parallel. The data in the block itself is read sequentially from disk.
As far as the example is concerned, your approach could be similar to the following:

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*map task: processes all employees and computes local maximum benefits among the employees in a single data chunk and outputs this maximum (i.e. as a pair [local_max_benefits, employee_id]

*reduce task: iterates over the local maxima from the map tasks and computes the global maximum as [local_max_benefits, {employee_id1, ..., employee_idN}].