The GWPF Responds To New IPCC Report | Watts Up With That?
London: For many decades to come, and probably longer, mankind's influence on the frequency of extreme weather events will be insignificant.
According to a preliminary report released by the IPCC, there will be no detectable influence of mankind's influence on the Earth's weather systems for at least thirty years, and possibly not until the end of this century.
The Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, is in stark contrast to other statements made by the IPCC. It shows that mankind's influence on the weather is far smaller than natural factors.
Even making the questionable assumption that our computer models are good enough to predict what will happen in the future, for projected changes by the end of the 21st century, the uncertainties in those computer models, and the range of natural climatic variability, are far larger than any predicted human-influenced effects.
Extreme weather events have always been with us, and will continue to be so. It is the international community's responsibility to make those likely to be subjected to them become more resilient.
"Natural Variability To Dominate Weather Events Over Coming 20-30 Years"….
aaaaannnndddd pretty well all the years before. That is all, thanks.
Just like during the previous 4.5 billon years.
I was just watching BBC News, their report was just man made GW propoganda it is a disgrace!
These masters of the new Lysenkoism shouldn't be given an inch.They are trying to make it survive by going under water for a while until the idiots like Gore are forgotten.
The reality is that net CO2-AGW could even be slightly negative now and the real AGW has probably come from another direction, and has now saturated.
Remember, warming of the deep southern ocean starts 2000 years before any atmospheric CO2 rise: the mechanism is the same as governs the present Arctic 60-70 year oscillation.
I would say that the contradictory nature of the two press releases from the IPCC show for certain just how settled the science really is (NOT).
To summarize, sometimes human influences dominate and sometimes natural influences dominate. But that doesn't undermine AGW theory or in any way discredit the climate model "scenarios" presented by the IPCC.
I hope this means 'game over' for the CAGW scheme. It is amazing how the truth and light can change ones view.
I did not read the actual report as 8 mb file was more than I wanted on dial-up at this time. But I can imagine the shrill screaming to come from the 'Believers' at Durban. A collapse of their religion and the end of the free money and exotic vacations as well as the loss of credibility, maybe safety netting should be placed on the balconys at Durban should they swallow any more green kool-aid. Well …. maybe free green gowns and bus rides to a cliff overlooking the ocean where they can prove their faith would be a better idea.
In other words: There is a consensus, the science can't be questioned, but don't ask for a testable hypothesis. The Great OZ has spoken.
I have great respect fro Dr David Whitehouse. He used to be the only objective science correspondent at the BBC. Their science coverage has become abysmal since he left. I shared a platform with David a couple of years ago. He really knows his stuff. It is obvious why the BBC only interviews warmists nowadays. If they came up against David they would be made to look the fools they are.
Oldjim, to me it seems as though that is a sensational headline compared to the actual content of the article.
On the possible change to hurricane patterns, it said: "Average tropical cyclone maximum wind speed is likely to increase, although increases may not occur in all ocean basins.
Much of the rest of the article has little to do with the actual Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation, and instead focuses on other papers and previous IPCC ARs.
What happened at the IPCC? Someone finally throw all the Greenpeace and Fiends of the Earth, WWF and other eco-terrorists out?
The UN is a political organization and will remain a political organization. They lost their credibility among those in the science community at large so now they are forced to repair it before resuming Maurice Strong's agenda.
This is the IPCC, right? On the face of it, this sounds like climate alarmism now hasn't a foot to stand on. The only reason for Kyoto and government policies was to do with alarmism. Without alarmism, there IS no reason for any carbon policies.
Did we win, then? Did the CRU scientists embedded in the IPCC see the light? Once they removed all the WWF pamphlet-isms, did they not have enough left to underpin the "Humans are evil" position?
The press release propogates the IPCC's error of confusing "projections" with "predictions." Predictions are falsifiable by reference to evidence while projections are not falsifiable. The climate models make projections NOT predictions.
Look carefully at SPM.3 on page 20 of the pdf.
They have colored everything under the shifted curve, rather than just the area between the two curves that actually shows differences.
It may be hotter but it may be colder. There again it may not change. We may not see the effects of AGW for 30 years when everyone will have forgotten what we said. We will see more heat waves and more heavy rainfall but there again we might not. The truth is we haven't got a clue after all this research but we are getting suspicious that the planet is going to cool down making us look like a bunch of idiots, so we have covered all bases. We will be right whatever happens.
I see nothing in the IPCC Summary that is cause for alarm. I think they made some very good points about "low regret" preparations for climate change and weather, which is only common sense.
However, an alarmist (BBC) could pick and choose and amplify and arrive at a very different conclusion, which is apparently what they did.
The version we can see now is preliminary, and will likely (high probability, robust evidence) be re-written and take on a completely different flavor. Save a copy of the reports for comparison with the final versions.
$79B spent on climate change study. Conclusion: It might get hotter/colder/drier/wetter. We don't have any idea. Brilliant. Obviously, we did not spend enough yet.
The world can expect more extreme weather events in the decades ahead, with an increase in heatwaves, droughts and floods, according to a report released on Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…Although the IPCC emphasises the uncertainties of climate predictions – particularly when it comes to regional changes – it expresses confidence that overall the world will experience more disruption through extreme weather as levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases rise.
I still say it was a better scam than the pet rock… not by much mind you save for the profiteering but to Gary Dahl's defence on that issue, he hadn't foreseen that using a "By Scientific Consensus" and a tearful "Think of your children's children's children!" would increase sales a hundredfold and more.
This strikes me as game-changing news, and worthy of being stickied. Or, what am I missing?
After reading the summary, I certainly am more or less uncertain about which way the wind is blowing. Or is it?
Amazing, I just read it and picked up the same highlights as you did. I hadn't checked here before writing on my blog. The one above, is what I think as most noteworthy. The IPCC finally agrees with what many skeptics have been saying all along. Given the recent awards to Hansen and Mann, isn't some sort of cash prize or medal due to Dr. Ryan Maue?
Here is Seth Borenstein's take on everything.
If you talk to enough people, you'll eventually find someone who says what you want.
They do not mention that they have no clue what will be happening 90 years from now. Natural variability includes climate warming and cooling in cycles and, being overdue for an ice age, it is more likely that we will be in a cooler state than now. This is recognizing the fact that each event from the Holocene Optimum, the Minoan Warm Period (WP), Roman WP, Medieval WP, and recent WP have successively been colder peaks—it's a downward trend no one wants to note, but we should.
Unfortunately, this is true if we are entering a cooling period. Cooling will cause catastrophic weather. Warming is a pleasant walk in the park.
The science is settled. CO2 is not the big bugaboo.
Then you are just asking them to come back like a bad rash. Let 'em go, be done with it.
Meanwhile, over at Bishop Hill you have an intersting interview by BBC Newsnight with Myles Allen of Oxford University, he of "we can predict the future brigade", ex-UNEP bod, privately educated, muddle-class, (why do all the eco-nutters come from such well-healed backgrounds) against a somewhat changed Mike Hulme, of University of East Anglia (yes that one subjected to three whitewash reports all purporting to review the science of climate change & each passing the back by saying it was not in their remit)!
Kimosabee IPCC speak with forked tongue!
If this is true then it makes me wonder how many of these people are aware of the problems in the temperature record prior to the sat data.
They obviously are predicting that the PDO will dominate the climate.
Seems like a desperate ploy to keep the gravy train going for a few more decades.
Like Phillip Bratby I want to put on record my respect for Dr David Whitehouse whose writing has always been informed, thoughtful and scientific in outlook. He was the best science correspondent the BBC ever had and since I believe he is still reasonably young always wanted to know why he left the BBC (or perhaps the BBC left him.) I would also praise the gentlemanly and restrained way he conducts his work.
It seems with this IPCC report he hasn't "cherry picked" a few quotes out of context as someone said, rather he has, again, zoomed in on the very heart of the matter and the central logical flaw in their argument. Isn't this what journalists should do.
Read for example the dreadful piece by Damian Carrington in the Guardian.
Where does Mr Carrington even mention the key fact from the IPCC report, that it will be 20 or 30 years before any human signal is seen above natural variability. This is partisan, incompetent journalism.
It is a shame some in the press deride thee GWPF as being against climate science. In fact, they are one of the few sources that actually deals with the science, unlike the BBC and the Guardian.
It's the other way around, the weather and ultimately the climate will have an EXTREME influence on the activities of Mankind. Mother Nature bats last, but my notion of that at-bat has nothing to do with warmth.
No but they now know that every assertion they make will be dissected with a fine tooth comb by the skeptical blogosphere. Which means false and unsupported assertions will be proven to be false and make it easy to undermine the report. So now they have to retreat to the global warming will kill us all if we don't act today, but we won't be able to find proof for a few more decades. It lets them claim that the nonexistence of warming is not evidence that warming isn't happening. So it is worse than they thought, but natural variation is making it look like warming is not occurring so believe their models not the thermometers.
I don't know if the following observation should be made on this site or an economic site. I originally wondered why so many governments were so eager to implement a taxes so severe and all-encompassing that it would result in reducing consumption and standards of living.
Now we have governments being forced to implement higher taxes and austerity programs to pay for the irresponsible spending programs of those governments. Same consequences, different reason. Could the political class have foreseen the coming debt crisis and tried to solve it through fear of climate change? That would have left them in power (hey, it's not MY fault, it's YOURS for driving your cars) despite higher taxes and austerity programs. If that was so, it failed, and those politicians are being booted out.
I hesitate to believe that any politician was intelligent enough to see the coming economic crisis a decade ago and try to shift the blame to climate change, but the coincidence that higher taxes and austerity plans are possible solutions to both manmade climate change (if it existed) and irresponsible government spending is suspicious.
When the temperatures go up, that's manmade, but when they don't go up, or go down, that's natural variation. Beautiful.
I don't get it. After years of screaming that it's our fault that CO2 is causing the earth to warm, now despite the abject failure of Kyoto to control CO2 emissions and the exponential increase of those same emissions, which will continue for quite some time yet, suddenly they tell us, "Nevermind!" for the forseeable future!
I thought our deadline was 5 or 12 years max before we reached the point of no return! Algore was yelling this in my face and everyone else's!
These people have no conscience or soul! It was all for the money and control. Nothing more.
They'll be back. Mark my words.
If true, I have a question: Exactly what good then are the 'climate models'?
Seems to me we are witnessing the machinations of an organization whose raison d'etre has been whisked out from beneath them in the manner of a tablecloth whisked out from a banquet setting: nary a stem-ware toppled nor napkin unfurled, but suddenly not quite so glamorous, yet the maitre d' insists that nothing has changed….!
This is amazing: The Skeptics have WON: Its the Nature! The human "footprint of the Yeti", (AGW) cannot be detected for the next 30 years, so the Yeti is about to die…..he is not around on the climate scene anymore …….
I looked for "GLOBAL WARMING" , as my book ist called "The end of global warming", but this new SREX detects neither Global Warming by CO2 nor the End of it…..no more of it…..
this envisaged goal of climate protection…..maybe we should emit more CO2?
is purely natural and has nothing to do with man&woman made AGW….
They are good as analytic tools. Solving a computer model generates a simulation which can be inspected for clues about the consequences of the modeler's fundamental assumptions, the assumptions about climate that are at the heart of the model. But this is analysis.
The great error was in using computer models as substitutes for sets of physical hypotheses. Unlike physical hypotheses, computer models have no predictive power.
Let me anticipate the question: What if your physical hypotheses are embedded in the computer model? The answer is that the models serve as analytic tools to aid in discovery of assumptions in the physical theory that have not been recognized. The model is always and only an analytic tool.
So does this mean that the danger point for CO2 accumulation is above 600 ppm. Will 350.org become 600.org?
First, this report doesn't back down from the claim that the world will continue to warm. This report is only from a subcommittee dealing with weather, not climate.
Second, this is nevertheless a positive "black swan" (unexpected good news). It will put a damper on the alarmists who are "clutching their pearls" about Irritable Climate Syndrome (erratic weather).
Following the total annihilation of the IPCC's credibility by Donna Laframboise in her recent "The Delinquent Teenager who was … etc, etc", why is anyone even bothering to report, consider or comment upon anything put out by this ludicrous organisation?
As she clearly demonstrates, "The IPCC was established by politicians, its experts are selected by politicians, and its conclusions are negotiated by politicians. A predetermined political agenda has been part of the landscape for the past 20 years".
So, we can no longer judge the warmists visa vi what actually occurs. How convenient for them. They can just go on making things up to support their idiotic ideas and simply tell us that all the bad stuff that is going to happen is somewhere in the future. This, while they destroy the economies of the "free" world. The goal, of course, being the end of what was at one time the free world. Australia is still bothering me, can't say anything bad about a government policy–carbon tax. I guess the old saw about people getting the government they deserve is true. We have Obama and they have whoever is running that show.No real democracies have lasted very long since the Romans, and their intermittant more intelligent dictators probably kept them going for longer than the republic could have sustained using any democratic principles.
the warmists will keep their AGW approach but shift the goal posts into the future after we have died and only the next generation is able to verify it……Great, they dont have to take anything back….they stay how they are…..no need to self-criticism…..
I see the IPCC hasn't got around to hiring a statistician.
As reported here a few days ago, we know this is due to aerosols.
So CO2 has raised global tempertures for the last 30 odd years?…now its influence has waned and will continue to do so for the next 20-30 years despite the year on year rise in global emissions!
how is this scienitifically possible?if its there in the atmosphere and if its such a powerful green house gas surely it should continue to do its continued warming,is it not stretching the laws of physics…. too far.
and if 390ppm+ will not have an affect on the climate then how can they say that the last 30-40 years of warming were caused by CO2..game over??
To a large extent, widespread failure to understand this, is the root of the problem.
And, this is where the projection, prediction confusion comes in. The modellers know that the outputs of their models aren't valid scientific predictions. That would require the models to be wholly based on well articulated physical hypotheses, which none of them are.
So they call the model outputs, projections. Which means they have no scientific validity. Irrespective of whether these projections are correct or not.
I'm having a running fight with Peter Fimrite who wrote that all of the SF Bay areas marshlands will be drowned by rising seas! This is his comment about the '500 year FUD' about rising seas.
They did it in 1995 to "discern" mans influence, they'll do it again.
I think Theodore@10:18 has neatly summed things up.
So after they wrap up this report, the IPCC can promptly disband, and no sooner than 20 years later the UN can decide if they want to reform it if there is enough of a detectable and troubling anthropogenic climate signal to warrant an update. Provided there still is a UN. Sounds good to me!
The IPCC now realises that nothing dramatic will happen in the next couple of decades, so they are deliberately kicking 'warming' into the long grass. That way, they can still keep up the scare stories going, and the funding coming in, but just point towards the far future in three or four decades from now.
It has always been about money and control. We just have to watch for the next scam.
This report is a feeble attempt by the IPCC bureacracy to salvage its tattered reputation. Better to retreat and live to fight (i.e. propagandize) another day then to see the entire organization wiped away by a tsunami of mounting criticism.
By the way, I note that the report continues to assume that mankind's piddly CO2 emissions have the extraordinary capacity to change the earth's climate. It's an hypothesis that's never been proven, despite the indefatigable attempts of the most creative computer modelers and crystal ball gazers on the planet.
Anyone who thinks this is the end of the game just hasn't understood the script. No…really!
The Dudley Do Right s have simply pulled the well tried postponement manouver. Can't prove 'em wrong because they've put it off so far into the future that no-one can check.
The BBC reported this with great flourish and glee but did not mention the uncertainties to the extent that the IPCC state. The BBC version is 66% uncertainty whereas the IPCC version is lower.
hmm, whys the ENSO meter gone down? does it need a kick again? surely we didnt cop a sudden reversion in a matter of days..
so the money they planned to be going 3rd world for the Excuse of AGW, will now still be demanded, but maybe the banksters cut for all the carbon derivatives trading, will now be gained by processing of assistance fees? and the sale at profit of all the companies their loans and compliances sent broke?
Ever since the first report in 1995 when the scientists said that man had no discernible influence on climate was later altered by Ben Santer to read the opposite, intelligence has taught us to ignore what the IPCC prognosticates. It is not easy to see why so many people have been fooled for so long. It is simple to describe it as wishful thinking but that may do them an injustice.
In other words, they don't even know whether climate extremes will get larger or smaller. I would suggest the Telegraph headline is an exaggeration.
The Telegraph report also says: "It is also difficult to attribute an increase in tropical cyclones to climate change because of the complexities of the global weather system". It is difficult for a very simple reason: the overall intensity of tropical cyclones has been falling for the last few decades and currently we are experiencing very low levels. Again the Telegraph mentions sea level rise. Of course, sea levels have been rising since the last ice age and there was no acceleration in the last century. For several years there has been no net sea level rise and in 2010 sea levels actually fell around 6 mm. Finally, actual data shows that deaths from extreme weather events is at a historical low.
After 150 years of global warming mankind has prospered. I suggest that people, including Telegraph reporters, should ignore the doom-mongers such as Al Gore and look at the actual data. History shows that the doom-mongers are always wrong. Having said that, I believe that climate change does pose a great threat to the wellbeing of mankind. The real danger is that, because of the climate change delusion, governments around the world may squander trillions of dollars in a doomed attempt to solve a problem that almost certainly does not exist.
Our carbonaceous companeros have decided to go on vacation during the cold half of the 60 year climate cycle. Vindication for Scafetta.
There's a saying regarding advertising: "The large print giveth, the small print taketh away." The same can be said of this IPCC report.
If you are a parrot or a cheerleader, you just mindlessly mouth the headlines. If you are actually a journalist or an analyst, you have to read the fine print and think about the implications.
Climate extremes, exposure, and vulnerability are influenced by a wide range of factors, including anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, and socioeconomic development.
Climate change may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings, or to persistent anthropogenic changes in the composition of the atmosphere or in land use.
The uncertainties in the historical tropical cyclone records, the incomplete understanding of the physical mechanisms linking tropical cyclone metrics to climate change, and the degree of tropical cyclone variability provide only low confidence for the attribution of any detectable changes in tropical cyclone activity to anthropogenic influences. Attribution of single extreme events to anthropogenic climate change is challenging.
Projected changes in climate extremes under different emissions scenarios generally do not strongly diverge in the coming two to three decades, but these signals are relatively small compared to natural climate variability over this time frame. Even the sign of projected changes in some climate extremes over this time frame is uncertain. For projected changes by the end of the 21st century, either model uncertainty or uncertainties associated with emissions scenarios used becomes dominant, depending on the extreme.
Many headlines are being attached to this report. For example, of these two which is the more accurate (spins less, is less biased)?
2)	Natural Variability to Dominate Weather Events over Coming 20-30 Years.
Inquiring minds need to know, and dare not trust others to do the work.
The news media seems to believe it is their job to push the extreme AGW paradigm by selectively reporting weather events.
In the past when the sun changed from a very active set of magnetic cycles to a Maunder minimum the planet cooled, It will be interesting to see how the issue of extreme events plays out if there a series of extremely cold winters.
Frigid temperatures are not uncommon in Alaska this time of year, but the brutal cold currently gripping Fairbanks has reached a historical status. Never before since record-keeping began in 1904 has Fairbanks endured such a streak so early in the winter season. The previous record was only two consecutive days in 1989.
I tend not to believe anything comming from the IPCC. So, is this a trick?
Are they just playing dead?
SREX confirms my view on the last 10-years global temperatures, and forecasts 20-30 years more of real decline?
You remember that thing we discussed some time ago?
You said that the oceans only gives up 20% of its solar heating which would explain matters with the CO2.
I did some checking and testing on this. It did not work out as you predicted.
if you pick a red area you will mean temperatures rising.
So, seeing that the overall chart shows more red (the earth is blooming) it explains the extra warming noted of the past decades. It is more vegetation that traps more heat.
The report is claptrap. Mother Nature determines what the climate in the future will be based on a criteria that only Mother Nature knows. There is an astounding arrogance in people that think they can predict the future based on the past, using data "arranged" to prove what they want it to prove. Let's keep in mind that by the time their predictions are supposed to occur (at the end of the 21st century), the most accurate prediction is that most of those who write this tripe will be dead, and blame becomes useless.
If the IPCC-funded models report that their projections are too uncertain to be relied on for a century or so, it will mark the first time they've been accurate.


HANCOCK - Only 10 short miles of lonely country road and a bridge that crosses the Potomac River separates one of the area's most bitter high school football rivalries.
For 36 years, countless players and coaches have pointed toward this game for borderline bragging rights.
The rivalry has included: brawls between not only players but parents, hot words between coaches, less than flattering field decorations, police escorts for the visiting team and a "cooling off."
Berkeley Springs and Hancock, one of the area's most followed "backyard brawls," will write yet another chapter in their storied rivalry which started in 1957.
"It was a natural rivalry what with the close proximity of the schools," Hancock's first football coach Paul Imphong said. "As I remember, we stayed with them pretty well in that first game."
That first game, a bitter battle in the rain, set the tone for what was to follow in later years.
"Hancock played very well in that game," said former Berkeley Springs head coach Bill Clatterbuck, who coached the Indians form 1980-1990 and played linbacker in that first game. "That rivalry did strange things to those teams. We were sometimes much better than them, but they made every game a struggle."
Berkeley Springs athletic director Wayne Sherrard was part of the rivalry's lore.
Sherrard, a bruising fullback, was the hero of the classic 1987 game, kicking a 31-yard field goal in overtime in the Indians' 15-12 win. Sherrard recalls that even though the players knew each other, the contact and emotions ran high.
"You knew you were going to get stung. I mean hit like you hadn't been hit all year," Sherrard said. "You left everything on that field."
Senior Jason Wahl plays linebacker for this year's Indians and he sees things a little differently.
"This game is huge for us," Wahl said. "I get along with those (Hancock) guys, but on the field on Friday night, my teammates and I need to take care of business."
Wahl was careful not to make any "bulletin board" comments but said the Indians will "give a little extra."
Hancock senior Sam Hess, who rushed for 245 yards against the Indians last year, agrees with Wahl. Hess, who has helped defeat Berkeley Springs twice in the last three years, says that respect and tradition are a huge factor in the game.
"We know how important this game is - not only to our team, but to our families and community," Hess said. "But I respect their team. I want both teams to step up and play."
Former Hancock head coach Jeff Bailey still gets butterflies thinking about the rivalry.
Bailey coached the Panthers from 1977-1991, and he remembered not only the players, but the community gauging the success of the team on that one game.
"It was a dogfight," Bailey said. "Even though we lost several heartbreakers during my tenure, the intensity level was always sky high."
And, what about this Friday?
"I'm sure that same intensity will be evident on the field," Bailey said.


Montage of Andhra Pradesh Clockwise from top left: Vijayawada city view, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam Port view, Godavari Arch Bridge (Rajahmundry), Tirumala temple (Tirupati), Dolphin's Nose mountain and the Bay of Bengal at Visakhapatnam.
Clockwise from top left: Vijayawada city view, Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam Port view, Godavari Arch Bridge (Rajahmundry), Tirumala temple (Tirupati), Dolphin's Nose mountain and the Bay of Bengal at Visakhapatnam.
pronunciation (help·info)) is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of 160,205 km2 (61,855 sq mi). As per 2011 census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. On 2 June 2014, the north-western portion of the state was bifurcated to form a new state of Telangana. In accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Hyderabad will remain the de jure capital of both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states for a period of time not exceeding 10 years. The new river-front proposed capital in Guntur district is Amaravati, which is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.
The state has a coastline of 974 km (605 mi), the second longest among all the states of India after Gujarat. It is bordered by Telangana in the north-west, Chhattisgarh in the north, Odisha in the north-east, Karnataka in the west, Tamil Nadu in the south and the water body of Bay of Bengal in the east. A small enclave of 30 km2 (12 sq mi) of Yanam, a district of Puducherry, lies south of Kakinada in the Godavari delta to the northeast of the state.
The Andhras trace their history to the vedic age. Andhra was mentioned in the Sanskrit epics such as Aitareya Brahmana (800 BCE). According to Aitareya Brahmana of the Rig veda, Andhras left north India and settled in south India.
The Early Satavahanas ruled Andhra. The puranas refer to Satavahanas as Andhra Bhrityas. The Puranas list 30 Andhra rulers. Many are known from their coins and inscriptions as well. Satavahanas made Amaravathi as their capital.
Early Satakarni issue, Maharashtra – Vidarbha type.
Andhra Ikshvakus (Telugu ఇక్ష్వాకులు, Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु ) were one of the earliest recorded ruling dynasties of the Guntur-Krishna regions of Andhra Pradesh. They ruled the eastern Andhra country along the Krishna river during the later half of the second century CE. Puranas called Andhra Ikshvakus Shri Parvatiya Andhras. Their capital was Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda). It is a strong common belief among some historians that Andhra Ikshvakus were related to the mythological Ikshvakus, while some believe Andhra Ikshvakus seem to be a local tribe who adopted the title.
Most of the Pallava Prakrit and Sanskrit charters from the southern Andhra country intimately connects them with the history of southern Andhra. The influence of the Pallavas was still felt by Andhra till it was swept by the Western Chalukyan invasion led by Pulakesin II in the first quarter of the seventh century AD. The Pallavas were not a recognised political power before the 2nd century AD. Pallavas were originally executive officers under the Satavahana kings.
The Reddy Kingdom (1325–1448 CE) was established in present-day coastal Andhra Pradesh by Prolaya Vema Reddi in the early fourteenth century. The region that was ruled by this dynasty spanned present day coastal andhra from Visakhapatnam in the north to Kanchipuram in the south. Prolaya Vema Reddi was part of the confederation of states that started a movement against the invading Turkic Muslim armies of the Delhi Sultanate in 1323 CE and succeeded in repulsing them from Warangal. Today Reddys is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The Vijayanagara Empire was an empire originated South India, in the Deccan Plateau region in the early fourteenth century. It was established in 1336 by Harihara Raya I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty. The empire rose to prominence as a culmination of attempts by the southern powers to ward off Islamic invasions by the end of the thirteenth century. It lasted until 1646 although its power declined after a major military defeat in 1565 to the Deccan sultanates. The empire is named after its capital city of Vijayanagara, whose ruins surround present day Hampi, now a World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India.
The empire's legacy includes many monuments spread over South India, the best known of which is the group at Hampi. The Vijayanagara empire's time is considered as the golden era of South India in many aspects by historian be it prosperity, welfare, wealth, military might and nurturing of arts. The previous temple building traditions in South India came together in the Vijayanagara Architecture style. The mingling of all faiths and vernaculars inspired architectural innovation of Hindu temple construction, first in the Deccan and later in the Dravidian idioms using the local granite. Efficient administration and vigorous overseas trade brought new technologies such as water management systems for irrigation. The empire's patronage enabled fine arts and literature to reach new heights in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit, while Carnatic music evolved into its current form. The Vijayanagara Empire created an epoch in South Indian history that transcended regionalism by promoting Hinduism as a unifying factor.
In early 19th century, Northern Circars was ceded and it became part of the British East India company held Madras Presidency. Eventually this region emerged as the Coastal Andhra region. Later the Nizam rulers of Hyderabad ceded five territories to the British which eventually emerged as Rayalaseema region. The Nizams retained control of the interior provinces as the princely state of Hyderabad, acknowledging British rule in return for local autonomy. However, Komaram Bheem, a tribal leader, started his fight against the erstwhile Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad State. Meanwhile, the French occupied Yanam, in the Godavari delta, and (save for periods of British control) would hold it until 1954.In 1947 Vizianagaram was the largest Hindu Princely state in Andhra Pradesh.
On the basis of a gentlemen's agreement of 1 November 1956, the States Reorganisation Act formed Andhra Pradesh by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the already existing Hyderabad State. Hyderabad was made the capital of the new state. The Marathi-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged with Bombay State and the Kannada-speaking areas were merged with Mysore State.
Geographically, Andhra Pradesh has varied topography ranging from the hills of Eastern Ghats and Nallamala Hills to the shores of Bay of Bengal that supports varied ecosystems, rich diversity of flora and fauna. There are two main rivers namely, Krishna and Godavari, that flow through the state. The state has two regions Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. The plains to the east of Eastern Ghats form the Eastern coastal plains. The coastal plains are for the most part of delta regions formed by the Godavari, Krishna, and Penna rivers. The Eastern Ghats are discontinuous and individual sections have local names. The Eastern Ghats are a major dividing line in the state's geography. The Kadapa Basin formed by two arching branches of the Eastern Ghats is a mineral-rich area. The Ghats become more pronounced towards the south and extreme north of the coast. Most of the coastal plains are put to intense agricultural use. The Rayalaseema region has semi-arid conditions. Lambasingi (or Lammasingi), a village in the Chintapalli Mandal of Visakhapatnam district is situated at 1000 meters above the sea level. It is the only place in South India which has snowfall and is also nicknamed as Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh. Throughout the year the temperature here ranges from 0 °C to 10 °C.
Eastern Ghats region is home to dense tropical forests, while the vegetation becomes sparse as the Ghats give way to the Deccan Plateau, where shrub vegetation is more common. These Ghats have rich biological diversity with a wide variety of plants, birds and lesser forms of animal life. The vegetation found in the state is largely of dry deciduous types with a mixture of teak, Terminalia, Dalbergia, Pterocarpus, Anogeissus, etc. The state possesses some rare and endemic plants like Cycas beddomei, Pterocarpus santalinus, Terminalia pallida, Syzygium alternifolium, Shorea talura, Shorea tumburgia, Psilotum nudum, etc.
As of 2011 Census of India, the state had a population of 49,386,799 with a population density of 308 /km2 (800 /sq mi). The total population constitute, 70.4% of rural population with 34,776,389 inhabitants and 29.6% of urban population with 14,610,410 inhabitants. Children in the age group of 0–6 years are 5,222,384, constituting 10.6% of the total population, among them 2,686,453 are boys and 2,535,931 are girls. Visakhapatnam district has the largest urban population of 47.5% and Srikakulam district with 83.8%, has the largest rural population, among others districts in the state. The overall population of the state comprises 17.1% of Scheduled Caste and 5.3% of Scheduled Tribe population.
According to the 2011 census, the Andhra Pradesh state's population (before the state's bifurcation, hence includes religious affiliation from neighbouring Telengana too) (This does not reflect the current religious affiliation in Andhra Pradesh formed as of 2nd of July 2014, exclusive data for Andhra Pradesh is unavailable even by dec 2015) was around 88.5% Hindu with a Muslim minority of 9.6% along with smaller numbers of Christians, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists.
Andhra Pradesh is home to Shankaracharya of Pushpagiri Peetham. Other Hindu saints include Sadasiva Brahmendra, Bhaktha Kannappa, Yogi Vemana, Yogi Sri Potuluri Virabrahmendra Swami, who was born in the Vishwabrahmin (goldsmith) caste.
The region played a central role in the development of Mahayana-buddhism, along with the Magadha-erea in northeastern India. A.K. Warder holds that "the Mahāyāna originated in the south of India and almost certainly in the Andhra country." According to Xing, "Several scholars have suggested that the Prajnaparamita probably developed among the Mahasamghikas in Southern India probably in the Andhra country, on the Krishna River." The Prajñāpāramitā Sutras belong to the earliest Mahayana Sutras.
The state is divided into two regions viz., Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema. It has a total of 13 districts, with nine in Coastal Andhra and four in Rayalaseema. These 13 districts are further divided into 49 revenue divisions and they are in turn divided into 664 mandals. Chittoor district has the most number of mandals with 66 and Srikakulam district has the least with 37. There are as many as 7 revenue divisions in East Godavari district and only 2 in Vizianagaram district.
The districts in the state are Anantapur, Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur, Kadapa, Krishna, Kurnool, Prakasam, Nellore, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and West Godavari. There are a total of 31 cities which include, 16 municipal corporations and 14 municipalities. There are two million plus cities namely, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
The village of Durgi is known for stone craft, producing carvings of idols in soft stone that must be exhibited in the shade because they are prone to weathering. Kalamkari is an ancient textile art form dating back to the Indus Valley Civilisation and"Srikalahasti" is famous for this art. Andhra Pradesh is famous for doll making. Dolls are made from wood, mud, dry grass, and lightweight metal alloys. Tirupati is famous for redwood carvings. Kondapalli is famous for wood toys with rich colors. The village of Etikoppaka, located in Visakhapatnam district, produces lacquered toys.
Nannayya, Tikkana, and Yerrapragada form the trinity who translated the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata into Telugu language.
Harikathaa Kalakshepam (or Harikatha) involves the narration of a story, intermingled with various songs relating to the story. Harikatha was originated in Andhra. Harikatha Kalakshepam is most prevalent in Andhra Pradesh even now along with Burra katha. Haridasus going round villages singing devotional songs is an age-old tradition during Dhanurmaasam preceding Sankranti festival.
Burra katha is a oral storytelling technique in the Katha tradition, performed in villages of coastal Andhra Pradesh region. The troupe consists of one main performer and two co-performers. It is a narrative entertainment that consists of prayers, solo drama, dance, songs, poems and jokes. The topic will be either a Hindu mythological story or a contemporary social issue.
Cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is famous for the rich seasoning and lots of variety. Rice is the staple food and is used in a wide variety of dishes. Typical meal includes rice, pappu (dal), vegetable curry, relishes, pickles, chutneys and curd.
Pickles and chutneys (sauces) are made from chilli, ginger, coconut and other vegetables like tomato, brinjals, gongura are served with meals. Aavakaaya is probably the best known of the pickles. Roselle leaves (gongura), termed as Andhra bhakshyam (or food of Andhra). Rayalaseema region too had its own variety which includes jonna (jowar), ragi roti with ragi sangati, usually served with spinach.
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The industrial sector of the state include some of the key sectors like Pharma, Automobile, Textiles etc. Sricity located in Nellore district is an integrated business city which is home to many renowned firms like PepsiCo, Isuzu Motors, Cadbury India, Kellogg's, Colgate-Palmolive, Kobelco etc. The PepsiCo firm has its largest plant in India at Sri City.
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The state is a pioneer nationwide in hydro electricity generation. APGENCO is the power generating organization of the state. The state has become power surplus with excess power generation being exported to other states. Natural gas, one of the cheapest source in power generation is in abundance.
Thermal (natural gas and coal based) and renewable power plants totaling to 21,000 MW were installed in the state by the year 2015. Thermal power plants with total capacity of 9,155 MW are situated in the state which includes Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (2000 MW) of NTPC, Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station (1050 MW), Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station (1600 MW), Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant (1760 MW), etc. Hydel power plants are having a capacity of 1798 MW.
Andhra Pradesh has a railway network of 5,046 km (3,135 mi) and have played a significant role in boosting the economy of the state alongside developing the industrial and the tourism sectors. One of the highest broad gauge tracks in the world is in Eastern Ghats route that runs from Visakhapatnam to Anantagiri. Most of Andhra Pradesh falls under with Guntur, Vijayawada , Guntakal (South Central Railway zone and Waltair (East Coast Railway zone) divisions. This serves the north coastal districts.
Andhra Pradesh has one of the country's largest port at Visakhapatnam in terms of (cargo handling). The other famous ports are Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore), Gangavaram Port and Kakinada Port. Gangavaram Port is a deep seaport which can accommodate ocean liners up to 200,000–250,000 DWT. There are 14 notified non-major ports at Bheemunipatnam, S.Yanam, Machilipatnam, Nizampatnam, Vadarevu etc.
The seacoast of the state extends along the Bay of Bengal from Srikakulam to Nellore district. The coastline has many beaches, namely Ramakrishna, Rushikonda, Bheemili, Suryalanka, Krishnapatnam, Vodarevu beach, Uppada beaches etc. The state tourism board APTDC promotes tourism in the state.
Borra Caves in the Ananthagiri Hills of the Eastern Ghats, near Visakhapatnam are famous for million-year-old stalactite and stalagmite formations. Belum Caves in Kurnool district are the second largest natural caves of 3.229 km (2.006 mi) in length on the Indian subcontinent.
Araku Valley is the famous hill station in Visakhapatnam district with thick forests, coffee plantations and waterfalls. Horsley Hills is a summer hill resort in the Chittoor district, situated at an elevation of 1,265 metres (4,150 ft), has natural flora and fauna. Papi Hills in East Godavari district is famous for its scenic beauty of the location in the river Godavari with. Arma Konda peak located in Visakhapatnam district is the highest peak in Eastern Ghats.
The state has rich forests, diverse flora & fauna that provides ample scope for promoting ecotourism. The state has many Sanctuaries, National Parks, Zoological Parks such as Coringa, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park etc. Atapaka Bird Sanctuary, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary and Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary attracts many migratory birds.
Apart from these, the state is home to many pilgrim destinations. It has many temples and shrines, mosques, and churches. Some famous temples, mosques, Buddhist shrines and churches of religious importance which are often visited by many tourists include Tirumala Temple, Simhachalam Temple in Visakhapatnam District, Annavaram temple in East Godavari District, Dwaraka Tirumala in West Godavari District, Srisailam temple, Kanaka Durga Temple of Vijayawada, Kotappakonda in Narasaraopet, Amaravathi, Srikalahasti temple, Shahi jamia masjid in Adoni, Gunadala Church in Vijayawada, Buddhist centres at Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda etc., and many more as well.
In the early 1990s, the Telugu film industry had largely shifted from Chennai to Hyderabad. The Telugu film culture (or, "Tollywood") is the second-largest film industry in India next to Bollywood Film Industry. Prolific film producer from the state, D. Ramanaidu holds a Guinness Record for the most number of films produced by a person.
In the years 2005, 2006 and 2008 the Telugu film industry, has produced the largest number of films in India exceeding the number of films produced in Bollywood. The industry holds the Guinness World Record for the largest film production facility in the world.
Andhra Pradesh has an overall literacy rate of 91.01% (2014). According to the report of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (2011–12) and Statistical Abstract (2012–13), 3,745,340 children out of 3,805,791 (98.4%), were enrolled in Primary schools with a teacher/student ratio of 29.3%. 2,101,928 children out of 21,56,577 (97.5%), were enrolled in Upper Primary schools with a teacher/student ratio of 24.6%. Apart from thousands of schools ranging from the pre-primary to the senior secondary ones, the state is home to a number of institutes, which impart higher education.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has sanctioned the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Visakhapatnam and Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) at Tirupathi, both started functioning from the academic year 2015-16 The All India Institute of Medical Sciences is sanctioned by Government of India at Mangalagiri .The Government of Andhra Pradesh has established Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) in 2008 to cater to the educational needs of the gifted rural youth of Andhra Pradesh. The higher education includes many colleges, universities and research institutes providing professional education in the fields of arts, humanities, science, engineering, law, medicine, business, and veterinary sciences, with undergraduate and post graduation. K L University, GITAM, Vignan University are the Deemed Universities.
Other universities include, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management and Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati.
Government of India through Ministry of Human Resource Development, also announced National Institute of Technology, which is to be constructed in the West Godavari District of State of Andhra Pradesh and an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIIT,IISER in the Chittoor District.
The Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, is the governing body which looks after the infrastructure development in cricket, field hockey, association football, Olympic weightlifting, chess, water sports, tennis, badminton, table tennis, cycling, etc. Sports like kho kho, kabaddi and volleyball are played mostly in Andhra Pradesh.
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How a small Alexandria plumbing and heating contractor landed a Super Bowl ad with Mike Tyson
Michael and Son Services' featured boxing star Mike Tyson and his son Amir in its Super Bowl commercial. (ESB Advertising)
By Aaron Gregg
Mike Tyson's son Amir sits in the corner of a boxing ring with what appears to be blood outlining his face, a trainer shouting words of encouragement.
Amir wants to give up.
"I can't do it," he tells his trainer.
But the eighth round starts anyway, and Amir's opponent has him against the ropes. "The Vanilla Gorilla," as the announcers refer to his white, shorts-clad opponent, starts showboating and waving his fist in the air as he preps for a knockout.
But then Mike Tyson himself steps into the ring, face-tattoo gleaming at the camera, wearing a repairman's uniform and knocks the Vanilla Gorilla out cold.
The 30-second television ad, appearing just before halftime in this year's Super Bowl in a few East Coast states, is part of a multi-year campaign by Washington area plumbing and heating company Michael and Son Services to generate media attention without paying for a national ad. Ads that run regionally can be significantly cheaper than the national ones.
"Even though we do these local ads we do it with the concept that we're trying to get press and buzz outside of these areas," said Michael and Son president Basim Mansour.
Mansour declined to disclose how much he paid for the spot, saying only it cost more than $100,000.
"I'm not a stupid businessman, I didn't [grow up] with money and I don't like to waste money," said Mansour. "It's far less than what people are going to think it costs."
Springfield, Va.-based ESB Advertising shot the ad at the Sphinx Club, in the basement of a colorful, temple-like building on K Street Northwest. Extras were recruited off the street as business closed on a Thursday evening. {Disclosure: This reporter was one of the extras.] Mansour even negotiated language in the contract requiring Mike Tyson to post about the ad on his personal social media account.
This isn't Michael and Son's first shot at the Super Bowl. Last year the company bought a 30-second ad featuring an Obama impersonator taking series of five-second swipes at Tom Brady's deflate-gate scandal. It aired on the eve of the Patriots' Super Bowl win.
Mansour had been after Tyson for a while. Last year he told the Post's Emily Heil that he had originally planned to re-enact a scene from "The Hangover" for a 2015 Super Bowl commercial, but the deal fell through because a contract forbade Tyson from re-enacting the scene.
This year Mansour tried again. First, he reached out to Tyson's agents. That didn't work out so well; the company got an offer it couldn't afford by a long-shot, Mansour says.
Then, Mansour found out he was only a few degrees of separation from Tyson, who used to live in Potomac, Md. A good friend of Mansour's is Fouad Qreitem, owner of local pizza chain Paisano's.
"Me and Fouad, we roll together," Mansour said. "We see each other all the time and it just came up in discussion."
Fouad through a mutual friend said he knows Damon Bingham, the god-son of Muhammed Ali who knew Tyson in his boxing days. As an advisor to Tyson, Bingham has been instrumental in re-shaping the once-infamous star's image, playing a producer role in "Tyson," about the former champ's life.
Fouad helped broker the deal, but at first the two parties still weren't seeing eye to eye on pricing. It took more than a year to iron out the details, and it wasn't until a day before filming that a contract was finally signed.
"I was basically vouching for both sides," Fouad said. "They were obviously worried when somebody unknown came to them…Mike Tyson's dealt with some pretty shady people in his lifetime, and they're very concerned who they deal with."
Mansour says it also helped that Tyson's ex-wife, with whom Tyson lived in Potomac, was a customer of Michael and Son in the company's early days. Mike Tyson's son Amir is a local too – he currently attends a Washington area university
Tyson's agents cut Michael and Son a good deal, Mansour says, and they spent less than a week preparing the shot. They didn't even have a location locked down until the same day Tyson flew into town on a Wednesday evening, and they filmed the whole thing in under five hours.
As for the quirks and celebrity spots? Next year Mansour says he wants to aim even higher. He isn't saying anything specific yet, but Arnold Schwarzenegger's name comes up in a list of people he'd like to work with.
He'll have to really dig through his Rolodex for that one.
"You are seven degrees away from everybody in this world," said Mansour. "You just have to know how to work those connections."

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text:
"""PyTables, hierarchical datasets in Python.

:URL: http://www.pytables.org/

PyTables is a package for managing hierarchical datasets and designed
to efficiently cope with extremely large amounts of data.

"""

import os

# On Windows, pre-load the HDF5 DLLs into the process via Ctypes
# to improve diagnostics and avoid issues when loading DLLs during runtime.
if os.name == 'nt':
    import ctypes

    def _load_library(dllname, loadfunction, dllpaths=('', )):
        """Load a DLL via ctypes load function. Return None on failure.

        By default, try to load the DLL from the current package
        directory first, then from the Windows DLL search path.

        """
        try:
            dllpaths = (os.path.abspath(
                os.path.dirname(__file__)), ) + dllpaths
        except NameError:
            pass  # PyPy and frozen distributions have no __file__ attribute
        for path in dllpaths:
            if path:
                # Temporarily add the path to the PATH environment variable
                # so Windows can find additional DLL dependencies.
                try:
                    oldenv = os.environ['PATH']
                    os.environ['PATH'] = path + ';' + oldenv
                except KeyError:
                    oldenv = None
            try:
                return loadfunction(os.path.join(path, dllname))
            except WindowsError:
                pass
            finally:
                if path and oldenv is not None:
                    os.environ['PATH'] = oldenv
        return None

    # In order to improve diagnosis of a common Windows dependency
    # issue, we explicitly test that we can load the HDF5 dll before
    # loading tables.utilsextensions.
    if not _load_library('hdf5dll.dll', ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary):
        raise ImportError(
            'Could not load "hdf5dll.dll", please ensure'
            ' that it can be found in the system path')

    # Some PyTables binary distributions place the dependency DLLs in the
    # tables package directory.
    # The lzo2 and libbz2 DLLs are loaded dynamically at runtime but can't be
    # found because the package directory is not in the Windows DLL search
    # path.
    # This pre-loads lzo2 and libbz2 DLLs from the tables package directory.
    if not _load_library('lzo2.dll', ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary):
        pass

    if not _load_library('libbz2.dll', ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary):
        pass

# Necessary imports to get versions stored on the cython extension
from tables.utilsextension import (
    get_pytables_version, get_hdf5_version, blosc_compressor_list,
    blosc_compcode_to_compname_ as blosc_compcode_to_compname,
    blosc_get_complib_info_ as blosc_get_complib_info)

__version__ = get_pytables_version()
"""The PyTables version number."""

hdf5_version = get_hdf5_version()
"""The underlying HDF5 library version number.

.. versionadded:: 3.0

"""

hdf5Version = hdf5_version
"""The underlying HDF5 library version number.

.. deprecated:: 3.0

    hdf5Version is pending deprecation, use :data:`hdf5_version`
    instead.

"""

from tables.utilsextension import (is_hdf5_file, is_pytables_file,
    which_lib_version, set_blosc_max_threads, silence_hdf5_messages)

from tables.misc.enum import Enum
from tables.atom import *
from tables.flavor import restrict_flavors
from tables.description import *
from tables.filters import Filters

# Import the user classes from the proper modules
from tables.exceptions import *
from tables.file import File, open_file, copy_file
from tables.node import Node
from tables.group import Group
from tables.leaf import Leaf
from tables.table import Table, Cols, Column
from tables.array import Array
from tables.carray import CArray
from tables.earray import EArray
from tables.vlarray import VLArray
from tables.unimplemented import UnImplemented, Unknown
from tables.expression import Expr
from tables.tests import print_versions, test

# List here only the objects we want to be publicly available
__all__ = [
    # Exceptions and warnings:
    'HDF5ExtError',
    'ClosedNodeError', 'ClosedFileError', 'FileModeError',
    'NaturalNameWarning', 'NodeError', 'NoSuchNodeError',
    'UndoRedoError', 'UndoRedoWarning',
    'PerformanceWarning',
    'FlavorError', 'FlavorWarning',
    'FiltersWarning', 'DataTypeWarning',
    # Functions:
    'is_hdf5_file', 'is_pytables_file', 'which_lib_version',
    'copy_file', 'open_file', 'print_versions', 'test',
    'split_type', 'restrict_flavors', 'set_blosc_max_threads',
    'silence_hdf5_messages',
    # Helper classes:
    'IsDescription', 'Description', 'Filters', 'Cols', 'Column',
    # Types:
    'Enum',
    # Atom types:
    'Atom', 'StringAtom', 'BoolAtom',
    'IntAtom', 'UIntAtom', 'Int8Atom', 'UInt8Atom', 'Int16Atom', 'UInt16Atom',
    'Int32Atom', 'UInt32Atom', 'Int64Atom', 'UInt64Atom',
    'FloatAtom', 'Float32Atom', 'Float64Atom',
    'ComplexAtom', 'Complex32Atom', 'Complex64Atom', 'Complex128Atom',
    'TimeAtom', 'Time32Atom', 'Time64Atom',
    'EnumAtom',
    'PseudoAtom', 'ObjectAtom', 'VLStringAtom', 'VLUnicodeAtom',
    # Column types:
    'Col', 'StringCol', 'BoolCol',
    'IntCol', 'UIntCol', 'Int8Col', 'UInt8Col', 'Int16Col', 'UInt16Col',
    'Int32Col', 'UInt32Col', 'Int64Col', 'UInt64Col',
    'FloatCol', 'Float32Col', 'Float64Col',
    'ComplexCol', 'Complex32Col', 'Complex64Col', 'Complex128Col',
    'TimeCol', 'Time32Col', 'Time64Col',
    'EnumCol',
    # Node classes:
    'Node', 'Group', 'Leaf', 'Table', 'Array', 'CArray', 'EArray', 'VLArray',
    'UnImplemented', 'Unknown',
    # The File class:
    'File',
    # Expr class
    'Expr',
]

if 'Float16Atom' in locals():
    # float16 is new in numpy 1.6.0
    __all__.extend(('Float16Atom', 'Float16Col'))

from tables.utilsextension import _broken_hdf5_long_double
if not _broken_hdf5_long_double():
    if 'Float96Atom' in locals():
        __all__.extend(('Float96Atom', 'Float96Col'))
        __all__.extend(('Complex192Atom', 'Complex192Col'))    # XXX check

    if 'Float128Atom' in locals():
        __all__.extend(('Float128Atom', 'Float128Col'))
        __all__.extend(('Complex256Atom', 'Complex256Col'))    # XXX check

else:

    from tables import atom as _atom
    from tables import description as _description
    try:
        del _atom.Float96Atom, _atom.Complex192Col
        del _description.Float96Col, _description.Complex192Col
        _atom.all_types.discard('complex192')
        _atom.ComplexAtom._isizes.remove(24)
    except AttributeError:
        try:
            del _atom.Float128Atom, _atom.Complex256Atom
            del _description.Float128Col, _description.Complex256Col
            _atom.all_types.discard('complex256')
            _atom.ComplexAtom._isizes.remove(32)
        except AttributeError:
            pass
    del _atom, _description
del _broken_hdf5_long_double

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It was the Merdeka weekend when we visited Morganfields. It was the second day of their opening in Queensbay Mall. Known for their Sticky Bones, Hickory Wood-Smoked Ribs. A truly authentic, old fashioned prime pork rib slow-cooked and smoke in coal and hickory wood to a tender mouthwatering perfection, then basted with the gluey sweet and tangy hickory flavored bbq sauce with a hint of cider. Also, in their menu is their Garlic BBQ Spare Ribs and Smoked Black Pepper Spare Ribs flavor to choose. And if you don't fancy ribs, their have a list of seafood and poultry in their menu.
To celebrate our long weekend, we ordered the ribs and foot long sausage in their menu.


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Q: nifi getFile not picking file regex not working i am using following as path filter => .*\/(?i)(logs|testing_do_not_delete)\/.*
i just want to read files from above mentioned 2 folders.
Nifi is not reading any files. not from any folder. I have 4 folders
logs
log123
testing_do_not_delete
testing_do_not_delete_bkp

when i remove path filter, processor reads file from all 4 folders.

A: You need to match the whole string and make sure that if there is a word you search for it is between either the start/end of string or slashes.
You may use
(?i)^(?:.*/)?(?:logs|testing_do_not_delete)(?:/.*)?$

See the regex demo.
Details

*

*(?i) - case insensitive mode on

*^ - start of string

*(?:.*/)? - an optional sequence ((?:...)?) of any 0+ chars other than line break chars, as many as possible (.*),  followed with a / char

*(?:logs|testing_do_not_delete) - a non-capturing group matching either logs or testing_do_not_delete

*(?:/.*)? - an optional sequence of any 0+ chars other than line break chars, as many as possible, followed with a / char

*$ - end of string.

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"Sängerin der Komischen Oper" was the first piece that I composed for viola solo for Nils Mönkemeyer. Paul Klee's painting served as an inspiration. The piece is full of musical humour, also reflected in the titles of the seven miniatures. It is a description of my musical perception of the painting: on the one hand its serene atmosphere and on the other hand its artistic perfection and absurdity that fascinates me about Paul Klee's work.


text:
Q: Starting jquery fadeToggle hidden I want to use fadeToggle to fade in and out some images automatically. It's working, but all the images start 'faded in', and I would like them to start invisible, so that they appear one by one. Thanks in advance!
    $(function () {
function run_animation($element, delay, duration) {
    $element.delay(delay).fadeToggle(duration, function () {
        run_animation($element, delay, duration);
    });
}
run_animation($('.pointer1'), 2000, 1000);
run_animation($('.pointer2'), 2500, 1000);
run_animation($('.pointer3'), 3000, 1000);
run_animation($('.pointer4'), 3500, 1000);
run_animation($('.pointer5'), 4000, 1000);

A: Did you try by hiding images using CSS? Try display:none and if required you can call animation after show().


text:
Blugold football takes down Wisconsin Lutheran in first home game
Eau Claire players hope to keep momentum going in coming weeks
Story by Seth Abrahamson, Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2017Leave a Comment
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Blugold football earned its first win of the season against the Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors at Carson Park this past Saturday, finishing the game with a score of 34-20.
The UW-Eau Claire Blugold football team opened up their home season against the Wisconsin Lutheran College Warriors this past Saturday, emerging victorious in a final score of 34-20 and improving their overall record to 1-1.
JT DenHartog, the junior quarterback, led the way for the Blugold offense, scoring four times — three times on the ground, and once through the air. The Blugolds rushed for 213 yards, where DenHartog dominated with 91 yards.
Brian Kulaga, the junior tailback, added 76 yards and scored once. DenHartog also passed for 248 yards and a score.
Tyler Paulson, a sophomore, played a big game, catching six passes for 131 yards and a touchdown.
The offensive play was improved compared to the season opener against St. Thomas (Minnesota). The Blugolds were able to constantly put pressure on the Warriors defense, seeing as Eau Claire's offense was able to score in every quarter of the game. While DenHartog was the star of the offense, the team improved their performance from last week.
"The biggest difference offensively — we were more consistent," DenHartog said. "We showed flashes against St. Thomas, but we never really pulled it all together, but in this game we showed more consistency and were able to put it all together."
Center Jake Coenen, a senior, and the rest of the offensive line were a pivotal reason the offense was able to do so.
"We came out more ready to play this week," Coenen said. "We were able to fix some of our mistakes that we made against St. Thomas."
Head Coach Dan Larson said he knows the importance of starting early and playing clean football through all three phases: Offensive, defensive and special teams.
"It was a great step in the right direction, specifically our offense on third down," Larson said. "We were able to be better overall with our special teams, which was really good."
As for DenHartog's four touchdown efforts, with three of them coming on the ground, he said he couldn't have been more proud of the offensive line.
"This was a team effort," DenHartog said. "I know in the stat sheet it says I scored three touchdowns, but if you look at all those touchdowns there was 11 guys on the field, ten others besides me that did a great job and allowed me to score."
The Blugolds have an early-season bye week coming up before going to Oregon to play George Fox University for the first time in school history.
"The bye week will be great to clean up on the little things, we made a lot of little mistakes, a lot of little technique things that we need to get better at," DenHartog said. "That's what this bye week is nice for, we can look at our last two games and see what we did well, as well as the things we didn't do well, and fix them from there."
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"The revolution that recently took place is a clear example for it. People are finally opening their eyes, changing their mentality, getting new experience and implementing it in their own companies, communities, organizations and families and this is what I call an evolution of the nation" – Anders is sure.


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There is a total order on FeatureScript values. Given any pair of values, either one is less than the other or they are equal.
Any two values can be tested for equality with == and inequality with !=. By definition, inequality is the opposite of equality.
Two values are equal if they have the same underlying type, same type tag (if any), and satisfy the obvious equality relationship for the standard type.
Equal numbers are equal, and positive and negative zero are also equal.
Maps are equal if all the key-value pairs are equal.
Arrays are equal if they are the same length and corresponding values are equal.
Boxes are equal to themselves and not equal to other boxes that happen to hold the same value.
Numbers may be compared with the < operator. Operator < may also be overloaded for use with values with type tags.
Values also have an internal order. This order is visible when values are used as map keys; iteration over a map proceeds in key order. This order does not otherwise affect execution. Overloading operator < does not change this order.
The internal order on values looks first at type tag, then at basic type, then at value for two values with the same type.
Type tags sort in the order they are declared, and after all predefined types. Declaration order is a global property based on when a module is first seen in the graph of imports. A module can not force a particular declaration order by reordering its own imports. So type tag order is deterministic, but not necessarily predictable except for two type tags defined in the same module.
the value 0 comes before true as Anything but true as Anything comes before 0 as Anything.
If two objects of the same type are not equal, order is defined by these rules.
Numbers follow the obvious order, except -0 and 0 are the same.
Strings sort by Unicode character values, not in any language-related collating sequence.
Arrays sort first by size, and then based on the first unequal element.
Maps sort as if they were arrays of [key,value] arrays sorted by key.
Boxes sort by order of creation.
Builtins sort by order of creation.
Functions sort first by an arbitrary order on all expression function declarations, and then by bound values compared in an arbitrary but deterministic order.


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