A Florida Uber driver lost his best shot at a five-star rating after police busted him driving a $250,000 Ferrari California T that was stolen from a dealership almost a month ago, the Gainesville Police Department announced in a savage Facebook post on Thursday.
In a series of "Pro Tips" for would-be thieves, Gainesville Police shared the story of 26-year-old Hilburn Jay Brendon Hunkins, who was arrested on Thursday morning after a poorly-timed encounter with a police cruiser on State Road 93 in Alachua County. As the post reads, "If you ARE going to steal a $250,000 Ferrari...with the window sticker still on it...DON'T drive next to a Gainesville/Alachua County Drug Task Force vehicle with a License Plate Reader." Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), he wasn't logged into Uber at the time.
WFTV News reports the officer spotted the black Ferrari driving "suspiciously" slowly next to a red Corvette on the highway, and a quick scan of the license plate confirmed the supercar had been reported stolen from Ferrari of Palm Beach back on December 9. The officer pulled Hunkins over, who told him the Ferrari belonged to a friend—though he was unable to provide a name or phone number to confirm his story. Hunkins then reportedly asked if he could use his phone during the stop, and attempted to reset the device and erase its contents before the officer stopped him and arrested him for felony grand theft.
Those are wise words from the Gainesville Police Department, especially the part about not leaving the window sticker on the $250,000 car you stole. The best part of their announcement might be the disclosure that despite the 18 miles per gallon promised on the sticker, officers were only able to eke out 10 mpg on the drive back to the station. They're kidding, of course—or are they?
Hunkins is reportedly being held without bond at the Alachua County Jail, while the Ferrari California T has since been returned to the dealership. It's not known if Hunkins had driven any Uber passengers in the stolen Ferrari over the last month, but it would appear his ride-sharing days are over.
Before you ask, yes, the Accord in question was equipped with wheel locks.


A common white butterfly with red hind-wing spots, and a frequent companion to hikers. It occupies mountain meadows and foothills where the caterpillar host plants are common. The larvae feed on plants in the bleeding heart family.
Although part the swallowtail family, the adult lacks tails. In flight it may look like a common white butterfly initially, but the flight pattern is the same as any other swallowtail butterfly.
Unlike most swallowtails, this species lays eggs in summer near dried up bleeding heart host plants. The eggs overwinter, then hatch in spring with larvae feeding on fresh bleeding heart leaves which erupt in late winter/early spring.
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Cong leaders to meet to prep for Chintan Shivar
By Press Trust of India on 1:43 am April 11, 2022 No Comment
New Delhi: After the party's drubbing in the recent assembly elections in five states, top Congress leaders will soon meet at a 'Chintan Shivir' to deliberate on measures for reviving the organisation at the grassroots level and address fresh challenges.
Sources said the party has convened a meeting of its general secretaries and in-charges on Tuesday to work out modalities for the conclave, which is likely to be held in Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel have already offered to host the Shivir in their respective states, and the party leadership may settle for Jaipur in Rajasthan, owing to its proximity to the national capital.
During the last meeting of the Congress Working Committee, when the party leadership faced fresh demands for organisational overhaul in the wake of defeat in five states, it was decided that the party will hold another CWC meet after the Parliament session and finalise details of the Chintan Shivir.
The major brainstorming session will chalk out a strategy for course correction to reverse the trend of electoral defeats as the party is now in power in only two states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and is part of the ruling coalition in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
The Congress leadership wants every Congress leader to openly discuss the shortcomings and corrective measures to be taken to help spread its ideology and make it fighting fit electorally in the next poll season, party sources said.
The party is already fighting internal challenges posed by leaders of the G-23, and Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked them to air their grievances for resolution at a party platform like the upcoming brainstorming session.
Her aim is to bring about unity at all levels of the party, which she has stressed several times in her dialogue with leaders, in order to see a strong organisation to take on the might of the BJP, they said.
The continous tussle between the old guard and the younger generation has also taken a toll and the issue is likely to be discussed, the sources said.
The party is also taking steps to address fresh challenges posed in view of the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, after which Arvind Kejriwal's party is seeking to spread its wings in other parts of the country and is seen as vying to displace the Congress as the principal rival to the BJP.
The Congress is already gearing up for assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh later this year, besides other state polls and the Lok Sabha election in 2024.
It has already accepted that it could not effectively "expose the misrule" of BJP state governments in four states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, due to shortcomings in its strategy.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has also said that she is ready "to make every sacrifice" in the interest of the party.
The top decision-making body of the Congress has, however, decided that she continue as Congress chief till organisational elections are completed.
While reposing full faith in her leadership, the CWC urged her to effect immediate corrective changes to strengthen the party and meet the political challenges ahead of the next round of elections.
The CWC had said that the recent results in assembly elections are a "cause of serious concern" for the party.
Several leaders have suggested immediate corrective measures to revamp and re-strengthen the organisation at all levels.
Sonia Gandhi also held several meetings with party leaders in the past few days, including those of the G23 who have been critical of the leadership and have demanded organisational overhaul.
The Congress' nationwide membership drive that started on November 1st, 2021, ended on March 31, 2022, but the leadership decided to continue the enrolment of fresh members till April 15 without disturbing the schedule of organisational elections.
There is already growing clamour within the organisation for Rahul Gandhi to take over the party leadership once again. Gandhi had quit as Congress chief taking full moral responsibility after the party's defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, after which Sonia Gandhi has run the party as interim president.
With the Congress organisational polls underway, the party would have a new party president between August 21 and September 20 this year and thereafter, elections to the CWC would be held by October at the All India Congress Committee Plenary session.
Cong leaders to meet to prep for Chintan Shivar added by Press Trust of India on 1:43 am April 11, 2022

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I Watched 'My Love From The Star' For The First Time And I Truly Loved It
by Lei Reyes | Jul 30, 2022
PHOTO: My Love From The Star/SBS
I know. I know. You probably have the same exact face as all my K-drama enthusiast friends when they find out that I haven't watched My Love From The Star yet—a look that says "WHYYYY??!!!" with a mix of horror and disbelief. I'm not even sure why I have never gotten around to watching this series despite its reputation of being a popular one starring two of the biggest Korean celebrities. Maybe it's because I was a little skeptical how a storyline of an alien falling in love with a human could be resolved in a believably happy ending. But My Love From The Star did. And perfectly so. Or maybe it's because Kim Soo Hyun recently visited Manila and it felt like a mortal sin not to watch this drama before going to his fan meeting. But finally, almost a decade after its release, I have finished this classic show. And here I am sharing my ~*feels*~ with you!
What is My Love From The Star all about?
For the rare humans (or should I say aliens? lol) like me who haven't watched this drama in 2022 or for those who need a refresher, My Love From The Star is about an alien, Do Min Joon (Kim Soo Hyun), who gets stuck in planet Earth for 400 years. And just when he hears good news of a chance to go back to his home planet, he meets top Hallyu star, Cheon Song Yi (Jun Ji Hyun), who happened to be his new (and noisy) next-door neighbor. Min Joon, who has vowed never to get involved in humans' lives, finds himself entangled with Song Yi and slowly caring for her.
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The My Love From The Star cast members
1. Kim Soo Hyun as Do Min Joon
The character: Do Min Joon totally changed the way K-drama fans thought of aliens forever. He is handsome, intelligent, and has super-human abilities like enhanced vision, hearing, and speed. He can also teleport at a limited distance. Over the decades, he has practiced being a doctor, a banker, and several other professions. At present, he is a college professor and by coincidence (or is it fate?), Cheon Song Yi is also his student aside from being her neighbor. He's cool and aloof, but everything changes when he grows closer to Song Yi who brings out his protective side no matter how much he tries to appear indifferent.
The actor: Kim Soo Hyun is one of the highest-paid Korean actors with several hit dramas under his belt. He is known for his roles in Dream High, Moon Embracing The Sun, and It's Okay To Not Be Okay, to name a few. He also has several endorsements including one of the Philippines' famous fashion brands, Bench. He plays the role of aloof Do Min Joon perfectly with the right balance of calm and collected without being full of himself.
2. Jun Ji Hyun as Cheon Song Yi
The character: Cheon Song Yi might seem spoiled at first with her seemingly perfect celebrity life—after all, she's South Korea's top actress and is being chased by the son of a chaebol. But deep down she has family issues and is quite lonely. She's not so book-smart and her mistakes get blown up online which gains her a lot of hate comments. The public likes to feast on her private life. But through all those, Song Yi shows her courage and ability to stand up for herself no matter what. She's adorably funny and heartwarmingly vulnerable which makes her so endearing. Not even a cold-hearted alien will be able to resist her charms!
The actress: Like Cheon Song Yi, Jun Ji Hyun is a top Hallyu star with several successful film and television projects. She rose to fame with her role in My Sassy Girl and has been an acclaimed movie actress before starring in hit K-dramas like My Love From The Star, The Legend Of The Blue Sea, and most recently, Jirisan. She has won awards throughout her career including the Best Actress award from the 41st Korea Broadcasting Awards and the Grand Prize (Daesang) from SBS Drama Awards for her role in My Love From The Star.
3. Yoo In Na as Yoo Se Mi
The character: Yoo Se Mi started off with a meek and nice impression. She's Song Yi's closest friend and their friendship is publicly known. But Se Mi hides a festering insecurity and jealousy towards Song Yi, especially since the guy she has been in love with for the longest time only has eyes for her best friend.
The actress: Yoo In Na is a South Korean actress and radio DJ. Her first lead role was in the time-slip drama Queen In Hyun's Man or Queen And I (which is one of my top favorite dramas of all time, btw). She also starred in the popular dramas Goblin and Touch Your Heart. Recently, she was part of the main cast of Snowdrop.
4. Park Hae Jin as Lee Hee Kyung
The character: Lee Hee Kyung is Song Yi and Se Mi's childhood friend. He never gives up on Song Yi and was always rejected by her, yet he still remains by her side, not noticing that Se Mi has feelings for him all along.
The actor: Park Hae Jin has a long list of projects in his acting career. Aside from his role in My Love From The Star, he is also known for his roles in Doctor Stranger, Cheese In The Trap, and his latest work, From Now On, Showtime!. He is very popular in China where he starred in a few Chinese dramas and won awards.
What makes My Love From The Star unforgettable?
1. The (literally and figuratively) out-of-this-world plot.
Just the mere presence of an alien should have made this drama weird. But it wasn't. My Love From The Star was executed with just the right amount of romance, comedy, and fantasy that made the scenes believable even if the plot sounds crazy! And the icing on the cake? Yes, we all get that happy ending!
Trailer || My Love from the Star || [ Do Min Joon ] HD
2. The hilarious moments.
And we have Cheon Song Yi to thank! Her antics are hilarious and she's not afraid to be herself. My favorite part was when she was trying to hide her feelings for Do Min Joon but just couldn't help wearing her heart on her sleeve. Sooo relatable! And when she realized that Do Min Joon doesn't age so she tried so hard to keep her youth. It's downright funny!
3. The epilogues showing Do Min Joon's perspective.
Most of the scenes are played out from Cheon Song Yi's perspective but it's exciting to see the exact same scenes through Do Min Joon's eyes and see a little bit of what he truly feels deep inside. We all know this classic snow kiss scene!
4. How the characters are connected to each other.
Even the second leads and the side characters are interwoven in the drama's story. They all have unique characteristics that make them stand out, too. One example is Lee Jae Kyung, Hee Kyung's brother, who seemed like the perfect rich gentleman but turned out to be sinister and quite scary. When he turns his ring, you know something bad is going to happen.
Hwi Kyung - I am sorry father.
5. The spectacular character that is Cheon Song Yi.
She has as many layers as a drama character could get. The way Jun Ji Hyun portrayed Song Yi's strength and vulnerability made my heart squeeze each time. She's not perfect but her imperfections make her character even better. She's a little vain but she doesn't step on other people just to get her way. She acts tough but she has a soft heart. Hints of her loneliness come out when you least expect it, and you can't help but sympathize with her. It takes a great actress to be able to express all that. Jun Ji Hyun's performance was daesang-worthy, indeed.
SBS [My Love from the Star] - Do Min-Jun's promise and proposal
Overall, My Love From The Star is a must-watch! If there's one thing I would change, though, it would be Do Min Joon's confession scene (the part where Song Yi was left alone on set at night, and he made all the lights turn on and then made Song Yi float towards him before going in for a kiss). I would have loved to see his calm exterior crack while confessing his feelings for Song Yi. And maybe I would love to see more of Do Min Joon pining for Cheon Song Yi towards the end when they were about to be separated. But maybe it's just me and my thirst for angst.
SBS [My Love from the Star] - You're so selfish that my heart beats.
So, if you haven't watched this drama yet, now I'll be one of those asking WHY with a shocked face! And if you have, what are you waiting for? This is your sign to rewatch My Love From The Star right now!
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This pie chart shows the relative value of catches in the Maine fisheries for the year 2011. Lobster far outstrips anything else with aquaculture salmon being a distant second.
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Tow truck driver says video proves unlawful arrest
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A northwest Harris County man is charged with aggravated assault for an April Fools' night confrontation with an off-duty Houston police officer. Surveillance cameras caught the whole thing from several different angles. He and his attorney believe that'll prove he's innocent. But the Houston Police Officers Union says not so fast.
Julian Carmona tells us he was rushing into the parking lot of the Exxon gas station in the 11300 block of Barker Cypress to use the restroom when he came within feet of another truck that was backing out of a parking space.
When he got out, something dropped.
"When I turned around, I see it's my gun. Because I had it in the side of my door. That's where I kept it all day," Carmona says.
And he tells us he put it back in his truck when it fell out.
The man in the other truck was an off-duty Houston police officer. He got out, pointed his gun at Carmona, and ordered him to the ground. The officer cuffed him and called in Harris County deputies to arrest him.
According to the incident report he filed with Harris County Sheriff's Office, the officer told the deputies Carmona pointed a gun at him twice.
"I know what I did. There's nothing, especially when I have my kids that I'd do to put them in any kind of danger," Carmona explains.
His attorney, Jed Silverman, went back to the gas station and got the surveillance video.
"The video shows exactly what happened, which is my client never pointed a firearm at anybody," Silverman says.
VIDEO: Officer, tow truck driver confrontation
He's taken the video to Harris County prosecutors.
"My No. 1 concern is that the Harris County District Attorney's Office dismiss this case immediately."
The DA's Office won't confirm or deny that they're looking into this, but multiple sources tell us they are.
Houston Police Officers Union President Ray Hunt says the video is not as clear cut as you might think.
"I do know that at some point between the steering wheel and the door jamb of the car, there is an object in his right hand that he appears to bring from the console over the top of the steering wheel," Hunt says. "Where that gun is pointed, I don't know."
Hunt says this may have been a big mix-up.
"I believe it's very likely that there was a misunderstanding on this guy's part (Carmona), that this was a bad guy. And a misunderstanding on the officer's part that he was about to jack the store," Hunt said.
HPD says Internal Affairs is investigating the officer.
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Q: Parallel while loop in R I would like to know if / how it is possible to parallelize a while loop in R.
If it is not possible or reasonably considered too difficult to accomplish, I would greatly appreciate an alternative, possibly using a parallel for loop instead.

A: You can use futures with any looping R construct including for() and while() loops.  Futures are implemented in the future package (I'm the author).
It is not clear what condition you want to use for your while loop.  That would have helped give a more precise answer.  Here is an example where the while condition does not depend on any of the results calculated:
library("listenv")
library("future")
plan(multiprocess, workers = 2L)

res <- listenv()

ii <- 1L
while (ii <= 5) {
  ## This is evaluated in parallel and will only block
  ## if all workers are busy.
  res[[ii]] %<-% {
    list(iteration = ii, pid = Sys.getpid())
  }
  ii <- ii + 1L
}

## Resolve all futures (blocks if not already finished)
res <- as.list(res)

str(res)
List of 5
 $ :List of 2
  ..$ iteration: int 1
  ..$ pid      : int 15606
 $ :List of 2
  ..$ iteration: int 2
  ..$ pid      : int 15608
 $ :List of 2
  ..$ iteration: int 3
  ..$ pid      : int 15609
 $ :List of 2
  ..$ iteration: int 4
  ..$ pid      : int 15610
 $ :List of 2
  ..$ iteration: int 5
  ..$ pid      : int 15611

If you want your while condition to depend on the outcome of one or more of the parallel results (in res[[ii]]) then things become much more complicated, because then you need to figure out what should happen if the future (= parallel task) is still not resolved; should you check back, say, 5 iterations later, or should you wait.  That's a design issue of the parallel algorithm and not how to implement.  Anything is possible.
PS. I don't understand the downvotes this question received. It could be that it's because your question is poorly phrased / not very clear - remember to try as far as possible to "help the helper help you" by being as precise as possible.  If the downvotes are because of the while loop, I (obviously) beg to disagree.

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Eargo shareholders may, no later than December 6, 2021, move the Court for appointment as a lead plaintiff of the Class. If you purchased shares of Eargo and would like to learn more about these claims or if you wish to discuss these matters and have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights, contact Richard A. Maniskas, Esquire toll-free at (844) 291-9299 or to sign up online, click here.
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On this news, the Company's share price fell $8.00, or over 24%, to close at $24.70 per share on August 13, 2021, on unusually heavy trading volume.
On September 22, 2021, after the market closed, Eargo revealed that "it is the target of a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (the 'DOJ') related to insurance reimbursement claims the Company has submitted on behalf of customers covered by federal employee health plans." Moreover, the DOJ is the "principal contact related to the subject matter of the [ongoing] audit" of Eargo by an insurance company that is the Company's largest third-party payor. As a result of the foregoing, Eargo withdrew its full year financial guidance.
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someone said that it is not safe to browse deep web even you use tor, is that true?
你所留下的hidden service 網站全部都上不了, 是否要用tor 才可連上這些網站?
Tor2web only protects publishers, not readers. As a reader installing Tor will give you much greater anonymity, confidentiality, and authentication than using Tor2web. Using Tor2web trades off security for convenience and usability.
請問 .onion 通常是甚麼內容的, 是一些正常網絡不被容許的內容, 還是有平常正經東西的?
想請教一下,"終點都是由使用者自願提供"的使用者是指裝了TBB client的end user? 還是說是tor公司在各地設的代理伺服器亦或是裝了TBB server的人? 這樣是說我們ISP給我們使用的ip 也會被拿出來共享嗎?


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Ritchie Valens' Image Reborn With New Licensing Deal
8/26/2016 by Judy Cantor-Navas
Ritchie Valens
Valens' branded La Bamba Cola, limited edition guitars and video games part of merchandising strategy to bring Latino rock-n-roll pioneer to young audiences
La Bamba Cola, on-line video games and limited-edition guitars are some of the products planned to bring revive the popularity of Ritchie Valens. The new licensing and merchandising deal by Southern California-based C3 Entertainment marks the first time that the image of the teenage Latino rock pioneer -- who died with Buddy Holly in a 1959 plane crash -- will be promoted through an official licensing initiative sanctioned by Valens' family.
"More than a retro endeavor, the multicultural aspect of Valens' licensing program is pivotal," Ani Khachoian, C3 Entertainment's Executive Vice President of Licensing, Merchandising and Distribution, told Billboard via email. "We want to make sure every fan has the opportunity to rediscover this rock 'n' roll icon, and that we introduce Valens to new audiences. He was a talented, positive young man, who worked hard. It's a wonderful legacy for young people."
C3 also represents the legacy of The Big Bopper, who died in the snowy crash with Valens and Holly while on their Winter Dance Party tour. In addition, C3 created the licensing program for John Mueller's Winter Dance Party, a current touring tribute show featuring Mueller -- who starred in The Buddy Holly Story stage musical -- performing as Holly, with other artists paying homage to Valens and the Big Bopper.
Valens, best known for his hit "La Bamba," signed to Del-Fi Records in 1958 and recorded two albums, releasing singles that included "Donna," which reached no. 2 on the Billboard pop chart. The 1978 movie La Bamba, starring Lou Diamond Phillips with music performed by Los Lobos, brought Valens' story to new audiences; the soundtrack album sold 2 million copies in the United States.
C3's Khachoian says that a La Bamba Cola beverage is set to be manufactured and distributed by the Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shops chain. Online games, clothing and collectibles are also in the works. "We're passionate about securing limited-edition guitars - Valens played several different models of guitars," Khachoian adds. "We are also positioning him for advertising and live events."
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Background and objectives Many aspects of CKD management rely heavily on patient self-care, including medication and dietary adherence, self-monitoring of BP, and daily physical activity. Growing evidence suggests that incorporating smartphone-based applications can support self-care in CKD and chronic disease more generally.
Design, setting, participants, & measurements We identified applications targeting patients with CKD by conducting a search of the US Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play Store (Android) using the following four phrases: "kidney disease," "renal," "dialysis," and "kidney transplant." We considered the first 50 applications for each search term on each application store. We adapted a previously described framework for assessment of mobile health applications to account for kidney disease–specific content areas and evaluated applications on their types of patient engagement, quality, usability, and safety. Engagement and quality were assessed by both a patient and a nephrologist, usability was assessed by a patient, and safety was assessed by a nephrologist. Overall, two patients with CKD and three nephrologists performed the evaluations. We examined pairwise correlations between patient, nephrologist, and consumer ratings of application quality.
Results Our search strategy identified 174 unique applications on Android and 165 unique applications on iOS. After excluding applications that were not related to kidney disease, were not patient facing, or were last updated before 2014, 12 Android-only applications, 11 iOS-only applications, and five dual-platform applications remained. Patient and nephrologist application quality ratings, assessed by the net promoter score, were not correlated (r=0.36; P=0.06). Consumer ratings on the application stores did not correlate with patient ratings of application quality (r=0.34; P=0.18).
Conclusions Only a small subset of CKD applications was highly rated by both patients and nephrologists. Patients' impressions of application quality are not directly linked to consumer application ratings or nephrologist impressions.
Patient-centered care is at the forefront of CKD management. Nearly every aspect of CKD management relies heavily on patient self-management in collaboration with providers, including medication and dietary adherence, self-monitoring of BP, and daily physical activity. Patient education and self-monitoring have historically relied on face-to-face visits with physicians, handouts, and written diaries. There is growing evidence that incorporating technology, specifically smartphone-based applications (apps), can help support self-management in CKD and chronic disease more generally (1–3). Randomized, controlled trials support the use of mobile health apps in the self-management of diabetes and obesity, yet few studies have formally evaluated apps in the context of kidney disease (4,5). One study evaluating a smartphone-based self-management system in usual care for patients with CKD showed reductions in both systolic and diastolic BP in patients using the smartphone-based intervention, with 80% of patients self-monitoring their BP on a regular basis (3). Additionally, in this study, providers perceived that patients using the smartphone app were more empowered in their CKD care than patients who did not use it.
Patients are already using apps focused on their health. Over three quarters of Americans own smartphones, and smartphone ownership is rising among older adults (46%) and those with low household incomes (67%). The number of health-related mobile apps exceeds 318,000 (6,7). In a survey of United States adults conducted by Pew Research in 2013, 69% reported keeping track of at least one health indicator, such as weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptoms, through their phones (8). Individuals with chronic illnesses are more likely to track their health information and more likely to report that tracking has a direct effect on health compared with healthy adults.
Unfortunately, nephrologists face many challenges when guiding patients to apps appropriate for their CKD self-management needs. First, nephrologists may not be familiar with which apps to recommend and may not be engaged in supporting patients in the use of technology. Second, Pew Research also shows that patients and caregivers do not routinely interact with their providers using apps. Only 18% of individuals report that they share data that they are tracking through technology with their health care provider (8). Additionally problematic is that the apps described in the scientific literature are not usually available to patients on the app stores, which creates a large barrier to providing evidence-based care (9). Third, the majority of apps that track health information may not be safe. For example, some apps do not include alerts for patients when health parameters are dangerously out of range as in the case of extremely high BP (10). Fourth, clinician evaluations of app quality correlate poorly with those from nonclinicians and consumers more broadly, which leads to additional uncertainty about which apps providers should recommend (10). Two systematic reviews of more traditional patient-centered education and support interventions showed that most education/support interventions are heterogeneous and are not necessarily replicable, with clinical effect that is often equivocal (11,12). As such, it is critical that we explore any and all means to support patients' learning about their CKD diagnosis and engagement in behaviors needed to stay healthy.
To date, there have been no systematic evaluations of CKD smartphone apps with respect to patient engagement, patient and provider evaluations of quality, usability, or safety. The purpose of this study is to identify and systematically evaluate patient-facing Apple iOS and Google Android smartphone apps across the spectrum of CKD care addressing these key areas. By including apps across the continuum of CKD care (predialysis, ESKD, and transplant), this study is designed to be an important step toward elucidating apps that can serve as additional resources for patients and providers to optimize patient support and kidney disease outcomes.
We identified apps targeting patients with CKD by conducting a search of the US Apple App Store and Google Play Store. We searched for the following four phrases on both app stores: "kidney disease," "renal," "dialysis," and "kidney transplant." We considered the first 50 apps for each search term on each app store. The search was conducted on November 21, 2016.
We removed duplicates when a single app was identified through multiple search terms. We then excluded apps that were not related to kidney disease, were not patient facing, or had been last updated before 2014. We considered apps to be patient facing if the description of the app identified patients as a potential target audience (even if the app also had a clinician-facing component). Both the iOS and Android operating systems underwent significant interface changes in late 2013 (iOS 7 and Android 4.4). We, therefore, chose to remove apps updated before 2014 to eliminate stagnant apps, consistent with prior research in this area (10).
An assessment form was designed and user tested to collect quantitative data on each app in the areas of clinical focus, patient engagement, quality, safety, and cost. We adapted a previously described framework for assessment of mobile health apps to account for kidney disease–specific content areas (10,13). Each app was reviewed by a nephrologist (K.S., C.J.D., and J.W.-N.), an experienced patient with kidney disease (P.M. and J.W.), and a research staff member (S.R., N.A.B., J.R., and Srishti Agrawal). Apps available for both iOS and Android were reviewed on either device. Either iPhones or iPads were used for iOS reviews, and a second generation Google Nexus 7 was used for Android reviews.
Apps were reviewed in their initial downloaded form without making in-app purchases. In-app purchases consist of additional features that can be purchased from within the app. In addition to using the app, reviewers gathered information from the app store pages on the iOS and Android stores and from the app's website. If these sources did not provide evidence for a particular feature, we assumed that the feature was absent. App evaluations were carried out between January 23, 2017 and August 22, 2017.
The complete evaluation forms are available here: https://kdpsingh.lab.medicine.umich.edu/datasets/ckd-apps-dataset. We ascertained information from apps related to the following areas (text in parentheses indicates which members of the research team evaluated each aspect).
We determined the kidney disease population being targeted (CKD, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or kidney transplant recipient) and whether the app referenced scientific literature or clinical guidelines (e.g., Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative and Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes).
Patient Engagement (Areas 1–4: Patient and Nephrologist; Areas 5–7: Staff).
We evaluated the intended audience for the app (adults with CKD, children with CKD, caregivers, providers, or the general public) and how useful the app was for engaging patients in one of seven areas: (1) providing educational information; (2) reminding or alerting patients; (3) tracking, displaying, and summarizing health information; (4) providing guidance on the basis of information entered by the patients; (5) enabling communication of health information with others; (6) obtaining support from peers through social networks; or (7) providing rewards to motivate and support behavior change. For areas 1–4, we asked questions about specific CKD-related content areas. For instance, 19 questions assessed education related to CKD-specific dietary recommendations, hypertension, electrolyte abnormalities, and others (full list is in Supplemental Table 1). We considered functionality to be present for areas 1–4 only if patients and nephrologists agreed.
We assessed the quality of the app through a single question with slight variations for patients and nephrologists: "How likely is it that you would recommend this app to (another patient/your patient)?" This is derived from the net promoter score question, which was originally formulated as a way of measuring customer satisfaction or loyalty as it relates to a company or a product (14,15). The net promoter score is widely used by Fortune 1000 companies and has been used as a measure of health app quality in prior work (10,16).
We asked patient reviewers to complete a system usability scale, which is a validated tool to evaluate usability (17).
For apps that track health information, we asked nephrologists to enter extremely abnormal values (e.g., extremely high BP) that would be indicative of danger to a patient's health. We considered apps to be unsafe if they did not respond at all to entry of this information.
We used descriptive summary statistics to evaluate the results. We evaluated relationships between clinician ratings, app store ratings, number of app store ratings, usability, and patient ratings using a Spearman rank correlation test. All analyses were performed in R 3.4.1 (R, Vienna, Austria). The study data are available here: https://kdpsingh.lab.medicine.umich.edu/datasets/ckd-apps-dataset.
Overall, our search strategy identified 174 unique apps on Android and 165 unique apps on iOS (Figure 1). After excluding apps that were not related to kidney disease, were not patient facing, were last updated before 2014, or could not be downloaded, five multiplatform apps, 12 Android-only apps, and 11 iOS-only apps remained (Tables 1 and 2). The majority of iOS apps were not rated by consumers, and the largest group of Android apps was rated between four and five of five stars (Table 1). Two apps offered in-app purchases. Individual developers created the majority of the apps, and the majority of apps were free to download. The largest group of apps was aimed at nondialysis, nontransplant CKD care and intended for use primarily by adults or their caregivers (Table 3).
We identified 200 Android and 178 iOS apps using 4 search terms and narrowed this to 12 Android apps, 11 iOS apps, and 5 dual-platform apps after applying inclusion/exclusion criteria. Flowchart of how applications were selected for final evaluation by patients and providers.
We found 15 apps that educate patients, one that reminds or alerts patients, seven that track health information, one that guides patients in response to tracked information, four that enable sharing of health information, five that connect patients to peers via social networks, and two that reward patients for positive health behaviors. We identified seven apps that were deemed to be high performing (greater than or equal to four of five) by both nephrologists and patients on at least one functionality related to how the app engaged patients (Table 4). The high-performing apps covered the entire spectrum of CKD, including two apps focused primarily on earlier stages of CKD (Kidney Disease Assistant and My Kidneys, My Health Handbook), one app focused on hemodialysis (Record Weight of Patients on Dialysis), two apps focused on peritoneal dialysis (C.A.P.D. Helper and Our Journey with Peritoneal Dialysis), and two apps focused on kidney transplant recipients (Syck and Transplant Hero).
Patient ratings of app quality as assessed by the net promoter score question were not correlated with nephrologist ratings (r=0.36; P=0.06). Patient ratings of quality did not correlate with consumer ratings (r=0.34; P=0.18) or the number of consumer ratings (r=−0.10; P=0.61) as shown in Supplemental Figure 1.
Four apps were rated greater than or equal to eight (of ten) on the net promoter score question by patients (How to Prevent Kidney Stones, Transplant Hero, Dialysis Maps, and Dialysis Dictionary). Of these, only one was rated greater than or equal to eight by a nephrologist (Transplant Hero).
Usability was moderately correlated with patients' overall rating of the app's quality (r=0.46; P=0.01) as shown in Supplemental Figure 2.
Of the seven apps focused on tracking health information, only two (C.A.P.D. Helper and Score Index for Haemodialysis) generated an alert or some form of response on entry of extremely abnormal values that may be considered dangerous or life threatening.
We used an established app evaluation framework, adapted with a CKD focus, to assess the patient engagement, quality, usability, and safety of apps supporting self-management of patients with CKD (10). Our approach used multiple stakeholders, including patients with kidney disease, nephrologists, and staff with expertise in information technology, to evaluate different aspects of each app. We found that most of the 28 evaluated apps were designed by individuals, were free to download, targeted adult patients with CKD not on dialysis and their caregivers, and focused on patient education. Patients, nephrologists, and consumers generally did not agree on app quality, potentially reflecting competing perspectives on what makes an app useful. Patient usability was related to app quality, affirming the value of usability assessments of apps. We identified safety as a major concern, because only two of the seven apps with tracking functionality alerted users on entry of extremely abnormal values.
Whereas prior research has shown physician and consumer ratings of apps to be poorly correlated (10), this is the first study to show that patient ratings of apps correlate poorly with both physician ratings and consumer ratings. This is not surprising, because focus groups show that patients with CKD and nephrologists often disagree on which aspects of their care are most important (18–21). Disagreement on the quality of the apps may similarly reflect competing priorities for patients and providers. This has important implications, because national efforts to evaluate apps—led in part by the American Medical Association—have focused on the content quality and security rather than patient perceptions of usefulness (22). This is also relevant in CKD, where prior efforts to evaluate apps solely on the basis of content alone led to 67 apps being recommended, none of which were considered high quality by patients or providers in our study and only one of which was rated as having high patient engagement in at least one area (My Kidneys, My Health Handbook) (23). Some commercial efforts to evaluate health apps have included a patient-derived score, but one popular app review service only included a single app in the "kidney disease" category (24). Incorporating patient input into evaluation of apps may complement efforts to assess content as physicians and medical professional societies consider which self-management tools to recommend to patients with CKD.
Usability and user satisfaction are among the most common end points measured in the scientific literature, and this study affirms their importance in the assessment of apps (9). We found usability to be closely tied to patients' overall assessment of app quality. This is not entirely surprising, because the first question on the system usability scale ("I think that I would like to use this system frequently") has some similarities to the net promoter score question used to assess quality ("How likely is it that you would recommend this app to another patient?"). Given that usability is commonly measured and reported in the literature (25–27), it has the potential to serve as a surrogate marker for app quality as long as it is assessed by patients.
Safety has previously been identified as an area of concern for mobile health apps more generally (10), and our work largely confirms this to be true in CKD. Patients using apps to track important health measures may not always know which values are dangerous or require additional attention. When apps do not respond when patients enter abnormal values, this has the potential to severely erode the trust that providers may place in apps. Coupled with the fact that most of the apps that we evaluated were developed by individuals rather than well known organizations, physicians are unlikely to implicitly trust the quality of apps, which likely is in part responsible for the low rates of adoption of some of these apps. Although our initial search did capture several apps developed by the National Kidney Foundation, these were excluded either due to lack of updates or in one case, due to a reviewer being unable to download the app.
Our study has several limitations. First, it was not designed to comprehensively review all apps for kidney disease but rather, was designed to evaluate those apps most likely to have high effect on patients. In particular, our search strategy was not designed to identify apps solely focused on complications of CKD (e.g., hypertension) if the app description did not explicitly mention CKD. Second, the evaluative team was small and may not be reflective of all stakeholders who may interface with patients with CKD. Our methods included both patients and physicians in the review process, offering key perspectives from two of the most critical stakeholders involved in patient-centered CKD management. Third, our app search was conducted in late 2016, after which new apps have entered the market, and some have been removed from the app store. We have made our study data available to facilitate ongoing evaluation of apps in the face of these changes. Lastly, the study team was composed of individuals who likely have a higher degree of health literacy (i.e., patients who are considered advocates willing to participate in this research study) and e-literacy (i.e., patients and providers in this study with interest in apps evaluation) than the general population.
Despite the limitations, we believe that our study has important implications. Although the apps that we evaluated are not necessarily a representative sample of all CKD apps, the fact that the majority focused on predialysis CKD is encouraging given that the majority of Americans with CKD—approximately 30 million people—are not on dialysis. Focusing patient-facing tools on the early stages of kidney disease affords a potential to prevent progression to ESKD. We identified seven apps with at least one high-quality area of patient engagement as determined by both patients and nephrologists—these apps span the entire spectrum of kidney disease and may serve as a template for new apps targeting patients with CKD. There are a number of engagement areas for which we found no apps at all or no high-quality apps, suggesting ample opportunities for patient-facing engagement efforts through apps. One particularly surprising finding is that the majority of apps evaluated focus primarily on patient education rather than tracking of health information, which differs from prior findings in CKD (10). This may be explained by the fact that our study evaluated more CKD apps overall compared with prior work, thus casting a wider net for apps that is more representative of the current marketplace.
In conclusion, only a small subset of CKD apps is highly rated by both patients and nephrologists, and patients' impressions of app quality are not directly linked to consumer app ratings or nephrologist impressions.
K.S. reports other funding from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan outside the submitted work. S.R. reports other funding from Caravan Health during the conduct of the study. J.W.-N. serves as a nonpaid member of the board of trustees for the American Kidney Fund and intermittently advises work with the National Kidney Disease Education Program.
C.J.D., N.A.B., P.M., J.W., J.R., and T.W. have nothing to disclose.
This article contains the following supplemental material online at http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2215/CJN.10370818/-/DCSupplemental.
Supplemental Figure 1. Correlation of evaluations (A) between nephrologists and patients, (B) between consumers and patients, and (C) between application store popularity and patients.
Supplemental Figure 2. Correlation of usability as assessed by patients and overall patient recommendation.
Supplemental Table 1. The κ and percentage agreement for application functionality (present or absent) as assessed by patient and nephrologist reviewers.
We thank Srishti Agrawal for her assistance with reviews.
K.S. received support from grant 5K12 DK111011 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. C.J.D. received support from grants K23 DK099385 and R01 DK93938 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. J.W.-N. received support from grants K23 DK097183 and R01 DK115844 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
The funding source had no role in the study design, conduct, analysis, or decision to submit the manuscript.
See related Patient Voice, "Patient Perspective of Smartphone-Based Apps for CKD Self-Care," and editorial, "Got CKD? There's an App for That!," on pages 483–484 and 491–492, respectively.


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Don't say cheese
Cheese is number-one source of artery-clogging fat in American diet
WASHINGTON - Cheese is giving Americans a heart attack, says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which is urging us to cut back. Cheese consumption has almost tripled since 1970, making cheese the nation's biggest source of saturated fat.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American eats 30 pounds of cheese a year. That compares to only 11 pounds in 1970.
"Americans are eating far too much fatty cheese," said Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy Director for CSPI. "Unfortunately, it's everywhere: on sandwiches, on lean chicken, on salads, and even on fries. And it's doing even more damage to our hearts than beef or butter."
"Many people think of calcium-rich cheese as healthful, but it's a dangerous trap," continued Wootan. "People would be better off getting their calcium from foods like fat-free (skim) or 1% milk, low-fat yogurt, low-fat cheese, or calcium-fortified orange juice."
CSPI urges people to help their heart by making simple changes, including:
Order pizza with half the regular amount of cheese. And avoid cheese-stuffed-crust pizzas like Pizza Hut's The Insider, which has an extra layer of cheese between its two crusts.
At restaurants, order sandwiches and burgers without cheese. Adding cheese to a McDonald's Quarter Pounder or Burger King Whopper adds an extra five grams of saturated fat — about a quarter of a day's worth.
Switch to lite or reduced-fat cheese.
Limit yourself to two ounces of full-fat cheese per week (the average person now eats four times as much). That would cut more than four grams of saturated fat each day from the average diet — almost a quarter of a day's worth.
"Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American men and women," said Dr. William E. Connor, professor of Medicine and Clinical Nutrition at the Oregon Health Sciences University. "Anything Americans can do to reduce their intake of saturated fat and cholesterol, such as cutting back on cheese, would lessen the risk of heart disease."
"Just one ounce of full-fat cheese can have as much as six grams of artery-clogging fat — a third of a day's worth," said Wootan. "And an ounce isn't much, just 1 1/2 slices of processed cheese, a 1 1/4-inch cube of cheddar or most other hard cheeses, or the cheese on a slice of a large pizza."
"Parmesan and Romano cheeses are just as fatty as other cheeses, but are so flavorful that a little goes a long way," continued Wootan. "A tablespoon or two are all that's needed to zip up a bowl of pasta or salad, and that means less saturated fat."
In a letter to Secretary Tommy Thompson, CSPI urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to mount national campaigns to encourage Americans to eat less saturated fat — including less cheese — and more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The letter stated, "According to HHS's estimates, between 310,000 and 580,000 Americans die prematurely every year due to poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle. Among the most important dietary factors is high intake of saturated fat."
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General election for all U.S. House of Representatives seats, 33 U.S. Senate seats, and 36 state governorships.
Mayoral elections in several major cities, including: Newark, New Jersey; Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California (special election); Washington, D.C.; Nashville, Tennessee; and Louisville, Kentucky.
Special elections for U.S. Senate seats in Minnesota and Mississippi, and for the U.S. House seat in Michigan's 13th Congressional District.


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Best Practice Guide for MPI+OmpSs Programming
INTERTWinE's latest Best Practice Guide helps application developers write MPI+OmpSs interoperable programs.
The latest in the series of INTERTWinE Best Practice Guides has just been published: the Best Practice Guide for Writing MPI + OmpSs Interoperable Programs.
OmpSs is a parallel programming model based on tasks and developed at Barcelona Supercomputing Center. OmpSs also tries to be a test bench for the OpenMP programming model in order to improve its tasking model. In particular, our objective is to extend OpenMP with new directives, clauses and semantics to support asynchronous parallelism.
OmpSs uses preprocessor annotations to express the concurrency of the application. Programmers can create tasks (through task generating constructs) and guarantee data race free programs though synchronization mechanisms (e.g. dependences, taskwaits, atomics, critical, etc.). Tasks are the smallest unit of work which represents a specific instance of an executable code and its associated data. Dependences let the user express the data flow of the program, so that at runtime this information can be used to determine if the parallel execution of two tasks may cause data races or not. Other synchronization constructs, such as critical or atomic, guarantee correct access to these variables when dependences are not completely needed.
Since its appearance in 1994, MPI has been used as one of the most widespread programming models for distributed memory environments. The API has evolved through the years in order to include more functionality, and has been adapted to take into account new hardware architectures. The standard defines a set of library routines that allow the writing of portable message-passing programs that usually follow the Single Process Multipe Data (SPMD) execution model, but also support the Multiple Program Multiple Data execution model (MPMD).
MPI programs execute multiple processes, each one executing their own code and using the MPI communication primitives in order to explicitly communicate data between nodes and synchronize sections of code running in parallel. Each process executes in its own memory address space.
As also discussed in the "Best Practice Guide to Hybrid MPI + OpenMP Programming", there are two principal reasons why a hybrid version of an application MPI plus a shared-memory programming model might be beneficial. The first is to reduce the memory requirements of the application; the second is to improve its performance. The document reference above also provides more details about the advantages and disadvantages when programming with this combination of programming models. In addition, this document can also be considered as an extension of the MPI + OpenMP Best Practice Guide in those aspects concerning the tasking model, as most of the issues discussed in this document can also be applied to OpenMP.
Read the Best Practice Guide for Writing MPI + OmpSs Interoperable Programs now.
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UAP-Old Mutual Group and Valuraha, a local company that operates at @iBizAfrica Incubation centre, based in Stathmore University. Valuraha promotes financial literacy, are set to kick off a student investment competition on Thursday. The two will organise a high school students' investment competition that will take place at the Alliance Boys High School, Kiambu County.
The competition aims at creating investment awareness at an early age, which is an area of focus for UAP-Old Mutual."We expect to start nurturing investments professionals at an early age in line with Old Mutual's goal of imparting financial education, thus the need for the group to support the competition," said UAP-Old Mutual unit trusts (Kenya) managing director Peter Ng'eno.
The competition is expected to attract close to 500 students with the top 15 students getting a combined Sh150,000.Investment professionals from UAP-Old Mutual Group and Strathmore University will be judges at the contest.
Valuraha, which has been promoting financial literacy in 10 schools, said it recently signed up another 23 schools to join the Valuraha club.UAP-Old Mutual Group was formed after Old Mutual and UAP merged their businesses in 2015. Old Mutual increased its shareholding in UAP to 60.66 per cent after buying stakes from private equity firms and Centum Investments.
Disclaimer: This story was originally posted in Business Daily. Some edits have been done.
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Today, In This Post I am going to write about Top 4 Best Linux Distros For Web Servers?
So, let's Start With Some Basic Query.
Q 1. What Is Linux?
Ans. Linux Is a Unix like Open Source Operating System. that is available for many purposes and used by millions of users. An operating system is a bunch of program that works like a interface between computer user and hardware. This interface works like a communication between hardware and user. In Simple Word, Linux Is Just like, WIndows Xp, WIndows 7/8/10 and Mac OS. But one of the major difference is, linux is completely open source. means anyone can customize and can use linux.
Linux is completely free to use for any purpose. yeah, yeah you don't need to spend money for linux.
The Defining component of linux is the linux kernal, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linux Torvalds. Linux was originally developed for personal computers but has since been ported to more platform than any other operating systems.
Ans. Servers are like a highly featured computers with special specifications. In Simple words, Server hardware's are specially design for running on maximum uptime, maximum processing power, maximum efficiency, high security and minimum power consumption.
These Servers are mostly used for hosting, storing, processing and maintaining websites and its data.
Q 3. What Is Linux Server Operating System?
Ans. Linux Server Operating Systems are specially design Linux distro for handling server requirements. With These Specially Design Linux Server Operating System, A User can Easily Use Server For Hosting, Processing, Storing Website and its Data. One of the important factor in servers are, security. And In My Opinion, Linux are One Of The Most Secure Platform Available For Servers.
There are many features of Linux but some of them given below.
Most reliable Operating System In the world.
free to run any program for any purpose.
free to redistribute copies to any one.
It's light, fast and stable.
Easy to use, less headaches.
Latest packages are always available.
Wide user-base providing great support + decent library documentation.
Fedora provides us a very good level security and many new features. Fedora comes with wide range of software. and almost all software are under free distribution license. Software Can be installed using the DNF Package Manager. Additionally, fedora also works on the latest Linux kernel and Fedora Supports wide range of architectures including Intel i686, AMD x86-x64, ARM-hfp, ARM AArch64, MIPS-64el, IBM Z, IBM Power64, IBM Power64le and much more.
CentOS is focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. CentOS is stable, solid, secure and very reliable for Server use.
Debian is a Unix-like operating system, first announced in 1993 by Ian Murdock and Debian is also The Mother Of All Other Linux Distros. Yes! Yes! Mother... Debian is One Of The Oldest, Secure, Stable Distro. As Most Of the Linux Distros, Debian Operating System Is also based on Linux kernel. Debian operating system is developed, packaged and maintained by a group of Individual participating in the Debian Projects.
Most of the programs and components are under the GNU General Public License. Means Their Source Codes are freely available online and any can use these software's for any purpose.
Debian is very stable and very reliable for personal use because Debian also works on Linux kernel. Linux kernel is world largest open source project with more than 13 million lines. and also one of the best kernel available in this world.


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Q: How to automatically signalize subproperties are updated when base property changed in C#? There is a question what I would really want to solve. I did not find good enough answer in the net, so asking there.
The situation is next. For example, I have any ViewModel with one property describing returning any object, second property describing one of this object properties, for example array and third property what returns a value, calculated from second property value. For example, boolean value, what makes it possible to press button if length of array > 0.
The problem is what this is needed this case to update automatically second and third properties if first property was changed, and update third property on second property change.
For now, the best idea I had was to make list of objects describing relations between properties and then on each property update iterate through this list and raise event for each of child properties.
Object, describing property relations
public class PropertyDependencies
{
    public string PropertyName;
    public string[] ChildProperties;

    public PropertyDependencies(string propertyName, string[] childProperties)
    {
       PropertyName = propertyName;
       ChildProperties = childProperties;
    }
}

List of these objects
List<PropertyDependencies> _dependencies = new List<PropertyDependencies>();

Setting up these relations in constructor
public TreeTaskViewModel()
{
   _dependencies.Add(new PropertyDependencies(
   nameof(SelectedItem),
   new string[]
   {
        nameof(SelectedItemExists),
        nameof(SelectedItemName),
        nameof(SelectedItemDescription),
        nameof(NewTaskCreation)
   }));
   _dependencies.Add(new PropertyDependencies(nameof(NewTaskCreation),
        new string[]
        {
             nameof(TaskCreationButtonText)
        }));
}

How it is used:
protected void OnPropertyChanged([CallerMemberName] string propertyName = "")
{
    if (PropertyChanged != null)
    {
          PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }

    PropertyDependencies? aim = null;

    for (int i = 0; i < _dependencies.Count; i++)
    {
          if (_dependencies[i].PropertyName == propertyName)
          {
                aim = _dependencies[i];
                break;
          }
    }

    if (aim != null)
    {
          foreach (string childProperty in aim.ChildProperties)
          {
                OnPropertyChanged(childProperty);
          }
    }
}

Who used to work with things like that and is there way to solve it in simplier and more optimized way? Thank you in advance.

A: This may not be the perfect way but i'd trigger the Property Changed event for sub properties from the setter of the parent property, like following:
private MyType _ParentProperty;
public MyType ParentProperty
    {
        set {
             _ParentProperty = value;
             notif(nameof(ParentProperty));
             notif(nameof(SelectedItemExists));
             notif(nameof(SelectedItemName));
             //notify about other sub properties ..
            }
        get { return _ParentProperty; }
    }

public bool SelectedItemExists //this gets notified every time the ParentProperty is assigned
    {
        get { return ParentProperty.Exists; }
    }
public string SelectedItemName //also this
    {
        get { return ParentProperty.Name; }
    }
// other sub properties

the notif() function resides in my BaseViewModel which is implemented as following:
internal void notif(string propertyName)
    {
        PropertyChanged?.Invoke(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }


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Egypt: Artifacts discovered in Cairo could be 4,000 years old
A joint mission of Egyptian and German archaeologists found several fragments of stone slabs in eastern Cairo.
Archaeologists in Egypt have seen a number of important finds in recent years [Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via AP Photo]
Archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with inscriptions that could be 4,000 years old, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said.
Some of the limestones date to the 12th (founded in 1991 BCE) and 20th dynasties, of the Middle and New Kingdoms, the ministry said on Tuesday.
German Egyptologist Dietrich Raue, the head of the mission, said one inscription referred to Atum, an important and frequently mentioned god, as being responsible for the flooding of the Nile River in the Late Period between 664 and 332 BCE.
Matariya, in eastern Cairo, was once part of the ancient city of Heliopolis, or the city of the sun.
A photo released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities shows part of a stone slab that was discovered at a dig in eastern Cairo [Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities via AP]
Egypt has seen a haul of archaeological finds over the past two years.
A sandstone sphinx dating to the Ptolemaic Dynasty was found in the southern city of Aswa in September.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty ruled Egypt for roughly 300 years - from around 320 to about 30 BCE.
In May 2017, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced the discovery of what is believed to be the 3,700-year-old burial chamber of a pharaoh's daughter in a suburb of Cairo.
Archaeologists also found 12 cemeteries that are believed to be about 3,500 years old.
Another 17 mostly intact mummies were found that month in central Egypt. These mummies were thought to be from Egypt's 600-year Greco-Roman period, which began in 323 BCE.
Egypt frequently announces archaeological discoveries, hoping this will spur interest in its ancient treasures and revive tourism, called the "lifeblood" of its economy, which declined following a failed revolution in 2011, the military coup that put President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in power and a series of extremist attacks.
Egypt: Made in China
SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies


On Sunday morning, May 29, 2005, while holding my first Indianapolis 500 press pass, I grappled with a number of important questions: How early should I leave to beat traffic? Where should I park? Could I subsist merely on the six cans of Tecate that fit in my insulated shoulder tote, or should I dump the whole 12-pack into my bulky, wheel-less cooler? And, finally—what should I wear?
I was a new journalist in the Circle City, dispatched to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to immerse myself in Indy's signature event, so I knew I had to look somewhat professional. But I didn't want to stick out. A couple of weeks earlier, I had watched scenes from another May race, two hours south in Louisville, where the men in the stands wore resplendent linen suits and the women swanned around in strapless sundresses. Even in that whiskey-soaked infield, which sees its share of mud-wrestling and breast-baring, people wore the garish, broad-brimmed Kentucky Derby hats that have been the signature look at Churchill Downs for longer than a century. But with Memorial Day still a day away, my seersucker suit—if I had one—would have been properly in mothballs (I am not a hobo), and I've never quite mastered the bowtie. Besides, this is Indiana, and north of the Ohio River, we Midwesterners are a bit more pragmatic. The forecast was for sunshine, high in the mid-70s. I laid out my estimation of racing-business-casual: blue jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt, tucked in. After all, it was Sunday.
But when I arrived at the track, I immediately realized I was overdressed. Maybe a few of the fans seated in the shaded bleachers wore pant legs, but the vast majority were in shorts. The only hats were ball caps or visors. Even the celebrities who walked the red carpet en route to their climate-controlled Pagoda suites were dressed down. Linkin Park's lead singer wore a white ribbed undershirt. Russell Crowe arrived in a black vintage racing tee. Miss freaking America had on black jeans with a leopard-print halter top (for the record, she was Miss Alabama). Then there was the infield, a carnival of bikini tops and cutoffs—unless you ventured into the turns,where clothing was altogether optional.
The track didn't always look like a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. In the sepia-toned photos of the early Spectacles, you'll find scads of race fans from the 1920s and 1930s snappily clad in three-piece suits, straw hats and fedoras, long dresses and flapper caps. It was as if they were on a Sunday jaunt in the country—and in a sense, they were, Speedway being a small rural outlet miles beyond the city limits at the time. But when the track reopened for racing after serving as a World War II airfield, the facilities tumbledown and overgrown with weeds, it seems that spectators were less concerned with ostentation. By the time the hippies of the 1960s gave way to Snake Pit savages in the 1970s, the idea of wearing anything you couldn't rip off and leave in the mud was a concept as outdated as the ride-along mechanic.
In recent years, possibly due to the influx of foreign drivers and the addition of a European-style road race (the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, in early May), the track's style quotient has shot up noticeably: more dresses and sunhats, some button-down shirts on men. That got me thinking: What is 500 style? Or, at least, what could it be? As Kightlinger pointed out, it mustn't directly knock off the Kentucky Derby, nor should it. The Derby is blue-blood, the 500 blue-collar. But might we follow Louisville's lead and go retro, to the fashions of our event's origins?
SoBro design guru and vintage-motorcycle dealer Matty Bennett would love nothing more. He'd be all about parasol-shaded women and the newsboy caps and turn-of-the-20th-century tweeds on men, but that's impractical. That's not Indy. Especially in the heat of late May in the Midwest, in the vast and uneven infield. "The first couple times at the race, my wife wore fancier shoes to the infield," he says. "Afterward, she said she'd never do that again." Besides, auto racing is about innovation, perpetual re-invention; the Brickyard was built as a testing ground for new technology. Meanwhile, horse racing doesn't look much different than it did in 1875. And let's face it—these days, the whole big hat/seersucker shtick can come off as a bit clownish.
"There really is a sense of two very different experiences happening in the same place," Pattern Magazine editor Polina Osherov, on Indy 500 Fashion.
But for the rest of us, who have to worry only about photo-bombing someone—or, worst case, a post-race mug shot—is there an article of clothing or certain material, utilitarian and distinctively Indy, that could give the 500 the signature fashion statement it's missing? Kightlinger lobbied for gussied-up flip-flops a couple years ago. Black-and-white outfits inspired by the iconic checkered flag could be reinterpreted as gingham. Bennett suggests some sort of hat, a newsboy or even a Panama for the guys, that could go with a nice pair of shorts and a button-down shirt; a parasol or sunhat for the women. Bronte Tagliani envisions a common element, like denim, that could be dressed up and down and transcend the crowds, from the Pagoda to the Snake Pit.
Personally, after sweating through my jeans, I am done with denim, at least until cut-offs for men make an unironic comeback and I have a chance to tone and tan my thighs. And the Panama hat will have to wait until I find a Hawaiian shirt that doesn't make me feel like Pavarotti. But I did take away an invaluable fashion lesson at my first 500: It's all about accessories. I immediately went out and bought a larger cooler with wheels.
Through the decades, 500 fashion has loosened up but lost some character.


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Political Prisoners in Portugal
Political Prisoners in Portugal is a letter written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Times on 13 may 1913.
The Times (13 may 1913)
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir, — Portugal is our ancient ally, and we have given each other many mutual proofs of friendship in peace and in war. We cannot believe, however, that the present Government truly represents Portugal any more than Robespierre and his Jacobins represented France. We have before us cruelty, injustice, want of chivalry, everything which is alien to the real Portuguese nature. In protesting against it we are not wronging our old friend, but rather asking to see that friend's face once more.
No one can read without pain and anger the piteous tale of the thousands of political prisoners who have been held under the most barbarous conditions, some of them not even tried after two years, under a régime which supplies no food at all to an untried prisoner. The present condition of the Lisbon prisons seems to have been equalled only by those of Naples in the days of King Bomba. The damp, reeking, vermin-crawling cells are tenanted by men who are either entirely innocent or else are guilty only of being loyal to the régime under which they were brought up. Men are flogged - sometimes to death - and no voice can be raised in protest. Surely, Sir, if we have indeed any influence it can never be used in a better cause. But only energetic action can avail. Mere remonstrance has effected nothing.
There is a precedent in the case of Servia. That nation murdered its King and Queen under atrocious circumstances. We showed our sense of the crime by withdrawing our representative. The Portuguese — or a section of them — have also murdered their late King and his son. The present Government have made the deed their own, since public demonstrations have been permitted this very year in Lisbon in honour of the murderers. Why should we not do once more what we did in the case of Servia? It would make the powers that be in Portugal realise as nothing else would do how utterly unworthy they are to belong to the comity of nations. The mere threat of such an action might bring about an amnesty. If not, we can only show our displeasure by refusing to have any dealings with people so devoid of justice and humanity.
Windlesham, Crowborough, Sussex, May 5.
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GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PROBLEM GAMBLING AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL
GAMBLING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PROBLEM GAMBLING…
I rise to also make a contribution to the debate on the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Problem Gambling and Other Measures) Bill 2007. I do not wish to spend much time on the bill due to the lack of controversy about it and the positions already put forward by other parties, but in my opening statement I believe one needs to see this as an overall package that will amend two major acts. It integrates a number of areas in relation to gambling. It integrates consumer protection and has preventive measures and early intervention and treatment of gambling-related harm. It also deals with the racing industry where interstate and overseas wagering services are involved. Mr Drum in particular went through those provisions in some detail. Essentially it means that those companies that have been operating interstate and overseas will now have to contribute to the businesses in our industry in Victoria. It will also enhance the government's ability to ensure that clubs make an appropriate contribution to direct community benefits. This is one of the areas that I do think needs to be applauded.
There has been talk about some practical measures involved in the amendments — for example, I refer to the automatic teller machines (ATMs) being 50 metres away from the area of gambling, the withdrawal limitation of up to $400 in a 24-hour period, and also the cashing of one cheque over a 24-hour period. All of that needs to be seen as a substantive improvement. It is about harm minimisation because it means that those who want to behave in an antisocial way — that is, partake in problem gambling — have to make a conscious decision to leave the machine.
They have to get off their backsides, leave their seat and go further than 50 metres. In fact they properly have to go some considerable distance from the gaming machine to get further money to partake in more gambling. I think we should applaud that practical measure of making it more difficult for people who have gambling problems to access cash on a ready basis.
I also believe it is important that we acknowledge that one of the other major changes is that the bill makes it mandatory to have a code of conduct. I suppose it is unfortunate that this is the way that things have to go, but obviously people have considered a number of issues with respect to this and have seen it as being important to put the onus on the industry to have a mandatory code. The same goes with the self-exclusion program. That also now needs to be essentially mandatory and will need to be approved.
If people think that problem gambling is not being dealt with, I think those three areas alone give a clear indication that it is being taken seriously by the government. I also welcome the moves to prevent the location of gaming machines in outdoor areas, as has been the case in some other states. I oppose the location of electronic gaming machines outside for a number of reasons, but, of course, it also undermines the smoking ban provisions that were introduced recently. It is similar to the situation of restricting access to cash. Why should we endorse a situation where ATMs are out with smokers, which encourages both of those activities to occur at the same time?
The other area that needs to be highlighted is that the instrument now allows the minister to determine more clearly what is considered to be a community benefit. It will restrict what is considered by some operators to be suitable as a definition for a community benefit and indeed restricting claimable activities to those that do provide a genuine benefit back to the community.
In response to those who say that this government is not serious about problem gambling, I would draw their attention — and this is just one example — to the Taking Action on Problem Gambling — A Strategy for Combating Problem Gambling in Victoria report of October 2006. On page 29 of the report the fourth dot point says:
Victoria has the lowest density of gaming machines of any state or territory in Australia, apart from Western Australia which has no EGMs —
that is, electronic gaming machines —
outside the casino.
I do not raise that issue in terms of wanting to support the gaming industry per se, but I think it is a salient fact that needs to be made at this point in time.
The other thing that needs to be drawn to people's attention is that there has been a ministerial advisory council responsible for dealing with responsible gambling. It is important to state for the record that its first meeting was on 18 January 2005. It has 18 members from diverse backgrounds, including the gambling industry and community advocacy groups. The council and its working groups met 75 times between January 2005 and, one would assume, October 2006.
However, they have not been meeting for the sake of meeting; they have entered into a whole range of discussions amongst themselves about issues including recommendations for gaming-venue staff training, advancement of an industry code of conduct, supporting the establishment of Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, contributing to a review of gaming machine player information materials, developing principles to help improve self-exclusion programs and developing a new Victorian gambling research agenda. I just offer those points as a reminder that this government is serious about problem gambling.
There are indeed a number of community organisations and social justice groups around Melbourne and right through regional Victoria that have an ongoing concern about problem gambling, because they see what happens to people who are addicted to gambling and the consequences of that on their families and their financial situations, which can include, in many cases, the loss of their jobs and houses. They see the downward spiralling effect that it has on the immediate family and also on the general community. However, because this government listens, it is ensuring that those views and those organisations are taken into account and represented in the formulation of policies and programs for implementation to deal with problem gambling.
I believe that the amendments contained in this bill will allow the government to respond more effectively to the challenges associated with problem gambling in this state. Therefore I commend this bill to the house.
Category: Parliament December 5, 2007
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