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God has made me a sensitive person. I am sensing and feeling all the time. Why? And despite such acute sensations and emotions, I seem to have a shortage of memory, a certain lack of sharpness. Precision, at least in the traditional sense, is not there.


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Ph. D "Electronics & Information Processing"
Th. Deliyannis, Emeritus Professor
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Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Embedded DSP Systems
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MSc "Electronics - Circuits and Systems"
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The Electronics Laboratory was founded in 1967, as one of the four basic Labs in the Department of Physics. Since then, the Electronics Laboratory evolves and develops continuously, being always a well organized research and educational center. This is mainly due to the strong collectivity between its staff members. The Electronics Laboratory (ELLAB) constitutes the main part of the Electronics and Computers Division in the Physics Department of the University of Patras.
Professor T. Deliyannis† (1936-2013) was the first director of the Electronics Laboratory. The second director of the Laboratory was Professor I. Haritantis, who retired in 2013 and the third director was Professor S. Fotopoulos, who retired in 2019. The scientific and technical staff in Electronics Laboratory consists of 8 persons, while almost thirty postgraduate students support the research and teaching activities. The activities of the Electronics Laboratory mainly focus on teaching and research. Courses are run both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. At postgraduate level the academic staff of the Electronics Lab runs two M.Sc. courses. The first is part of the main postgraduate program of the Physics department and focuses on "Electronics and Communications (Radioelectrology)" , while the second is held in cooperation with the Computer Engineering & Informatics, Biology and Medical departments and deals with "Electronics and Information Processing". Teaching electronics at undergraduate level in the Physics Department is mainly concerned with Basic, Digital and Analog Electronics as well as DSP. Furthermore, support is provided to Physics Department in technological topics such as Informatics, Programming and Digital Processing of Information.
A large number of scientific activities are in progress in cooperation with other Laboratories and Institutions worldwide. The main research activities carried out in the Electronics Laboratory focus on Analog Integrated Circuit Design, VLSI Design, Communication and Power Problems in Multi-sensors and Sensor Networks, Collaborative Signal Processing, Information Fusion, Machine Vision and Learning, FPGAs, ASICs, Smart Interfaces, Communication Modules and System-on-Chips (SoCs).
Today, the Electronics Laboratory invests into its students and their inexhaustible resources for innovation and excellence.
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Q: efficient sign function in python for case of periodic boundary conditions I have cython code I'm using to speed up a bottleneck in an otherwise pure python calculation. I have a pair of points in a periodic box of length Lbox (1d case is fine for this question). I need to compute the sign of y-x, and I need to flip this sign when the periodic boundary conditions are operative.
In the absence of PBCs, the following question provides the solution: Is there a standard sign function (signum, sgn) in C/C++?. That solution is what I use to compute the sgn function.
def sgn(x, y):
    """ If x > y, returns 1.
    If x < y, returns -1.
    If x == y, returns 0.
    """
    return (y < x) - (x < y)

The sgn_pbc function as written below returns the correct result, but is written inefficiently: the control flow within the sgn_pbc is the culprit for slowing down the PBC version. How can I write sgn_pbc in an analogous way to the sgn function, so that I avoid the clumsy control flow?
def sgn_pbc(x, y, Lbox):
    d = abs(x-y)
    if d <= Lbox/2.:
        return sgn(x, y)
    else:
        return -1*sgn(x, y)

A: First,
-1*sgn(x, y) == sgn(y, x)

then,
def sgn_pbc(x, y, Lbox):
    d = abs(x-y)
    if d <= Lbox/2.:
        return sgn(x, y)
    else:
        return sgn(y, x)

Also in Python, function calls are the most expensive operations. You can inline your sgn.
def sgn_pbc(x, y, Lbox):
    d = abs(x-y)
    if d <= Lbox/2.:
        return (y < x) - (x < y)
    else:
        return (x < y) - (y < x)

But then the if can be (mostly) rewritten as:
def sgn_pbc(x, y, Lbox):
    d = abs(x-y)
    w = sgn(Lbox/2., d)
    return  w * sgn(x, y)

And again, inlining the sgn,
def sgn_pbc(x, y, Lbox):
    d = abs(x-y)
    w = sgn(Lbox/2., d)
    return  w * (y < x) - (x < y)

I say mostly because the case where d == Lbox/2. this returns a wrong value.
Haven't timed it, though.

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Eshine Systems shipped us cheap low quality lights that failed at a high rate (tested). Common Problems Included: Power supply failure, lenses falling out, dented/scratched lights, LED failure, switch failure and LEDs remaining lit in the dark period! We get calls on a daily basis about eShine and the problems people have with lights they bought from Eshine.
Eshine Systems LED does not honor their warranty! They require that customers ship the lights back to them in China(expensive), pay to have them fixed and then pay for shipping again. NOTE: If they tell you they pay for these things it is only to sell you!
The Diamond Series have been Tested (real grow tests), Proven (see YouTube) and Approved (see our reviews) by growers worldwide and are backed by a 90 day guarantee and a warranty that costs you nothing.
The Diamond Series Lens! We tested over 40 different TIR lenses and hand selected the DS LED lens as the best choice. We are always testing new lenses and the DS lens remains the winner. Although the Eshine Lens looks the similar, it is not the same lens. In fact many companies simply put a TIR optic or a Collimated (dome shaped) lens over their LEDs and tell you it is a Diamond Series. Each lens operates completely different from others and the Diamond Series Lens is perfect for growing.
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I am captivated by wire. I love working with it to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. I have three collections - Paddles, Bubbles, and Scribbles - which celebrate wire in all its forms.
The earrings and necklaces in my Paddles Collection are created by hammering round wire until it flattens and forms a shape like that of a boat paddle. As I create each paddle, I turn the wire so you see the paddle shape when you look at the piece from the front and from the side. I drill a hole in each paddle, so it can hang from an ear wire or form part of a necklace.
For my Bubbles Collection, I form a loop in a piece of round wire leaving a long stem like a bubble wand. Sometimes I fill the bubble with colored resin. People say those bubbles look like balloons or lollipops. Other times I leave the bubble empty and hammer its edges so they catch the light. I create a small loop at the end of the "wand" so it can hang from an ear wire or be made into a necklace.
For my Scribbles Collection I scribble or doodle with wire creating fanciful patterns of loops and swirls. Sometimes the scribbles are formed in to centerpieces for necklaces using 10 to 30 feet of wire. Other times, I form them in to bracelets using over 40 feet of wire to do so. Scribbles Roses earrings and pendants are created by crimping round wire, spiraling it and then hammering it to create patterns that catch the light.
The thickness or gauge of the wire determines the look of the finished jewelry - delicate and lacy or heavy and substantial. The type of wire also contributes to the look. Sterling silver, copper and bronze wire are classic choices. However, using color-coated (enameled) copper wire can result in modern, fanciful or unconventional looks.
Pieces from all the collections are on my website and at the Prescott Art Market in the Prescott Gateway Mall.
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. I like the cool, crisp days. I enjoy building fires in my wood stove and watching the flickering flames in a darkened room. I love the rich fall colors of rust, ocher, orange, red and brown.
The change of season influences the materials I use to create my jewelry - darker colored stones and metals that have been oxidized to give them a deeper tone. This year, I'm fashioning a new collections of pieces made of hand-forged copper, brass, bronze and sterling in the shape of leaves.
Hand-forging the metals forms patterns and textures which reflect light. then by oxidizing (darkening) the metals and gently buffing them with very fine steel wool, I can produce leaves with an amazing variation in color. Placing sterling leaves among the copper, brass and bronze ones is like adding a touch of frost to a pile of fallen leaves.
I start a collection by first deciding on a shape in this case a leaf. Next, I cut wire into different lengths and bend it into a stylized leaf shape. Once all the leaves are formed, I forge the wire to add pattern and texture and to harden it so it retains its shape. Then each leaf is polished either by hand or by tumbling in a rotary tumbler. Finally, the leaves are ready to turn into jewelry.
I lay the leaves out on my work bench and shift them around until a design emerges. Often I have a vision of a piece, but just as frequently the components dictate the final design. Once the design is determined, I link the components together to create the piece - necklace, bracelet or earrings. The final steps are to oxidize the metal, burnish it with steel wool to bring out highlights and seal it with Renaissance wax to provide a barrier between metal and skin.
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This event honors couples of the Diocese of Providence who will be observing their 25th, 40th, 50th and over 50 Years wedding anniversaries in 2014.


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Q: RealityKit – Text mesh resource performance warning I have an object in RealityKit that I hover some text over. I make the text using the built in static function on MeshResource like this.
let textMesh = MeshResource.generateText("Some text", extrusionDepth: 0.01, font: MeshResource.Font.systemFont(ofSize: 0.05), containerFrame: .zero, alignment: .center, lineBreakMode: .byTruncatingTail)
let material = SimpleMaterial(color: .green, isMetallic: false)
let textEntity = ModelEntity(mesh: textMesh, materials: [material])

The text shows up but I get warnings from ARKit (RealityKit) about using a wrong font type and something about performance? These logs fill up my terminal because I actually update the text in the ARView regularly. This is how I update the text.
let textMesh = MeshResource.generateText("Some new text", extrusionDepth: 0.01, font: MeshResource.Font.systemFont(ofSize: 0.05), containerFrame: .zero, alignment: .center, lineBreakMode: .byTruncatingTail)
//textEntity variable gets stored in my app so I can keep track of it / them out side ARView
textEntity?.model?.mesh = textMesh

Here is the warning. I get hundreds of them but I'll only burden you with one.
CoreText performance note: Client called CTFontCreateWithName() using name "System Font Regular" and got font with PostScript name ".SFUI-Regular". For best performance, only use PostScript names when calling this API.

I would prefer to resolve this warning but if I can't and it's just something I have to live with until Apple iterates this framework can I at least silence it somehow?

A: Solution
You can try Helvetica font. But there's no 100% guarantee that it'll fix the issue in any Xcode version.
let textEntity = ModelEntity(mesh: .generateText("RealityKit",
                             font: .init(name: "Helvetica", size: 0.5)!))

But 99% of the time it worked.

About warnings
Console warnings come from RealityKit .cpp files. To silence them, go to Xcode menu Product –> Scheme –> Edit Scheme and add to environment dictionary OS_ACTIVITY_MODE key with its corresponding disable value.
OS_ACTIVITY_MODE = disable

At the moment, it's the most efficient way to disable RealityKit 2.0 warnings.
You can check this in ViewController with:
print(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["OS_ACTIVITY_MODE"])

// Result:  disable


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We want greater community engagement in determining research priorities and a stronger relationship between local NIHR organisations and those communities.
As a step towards this INVOLVE and the Research Design Service (RDS) have launched the pilot Reaching Out programme. The purpose of the programme is to encourage the development of new public involvement and engagement relationships, and new or more effective approaches to building relationships, within communities in the RDS localities. The emphasis is on parts of the community who are not usually, or consistently, involved in health, social care and public health research. In doing this work, the partnership hopes to enable public and patient involvement and engagement workers across NIHR and other settings to work together more to achieve common objectives.
Ultimately, the work must support new or improved research partnerships and broadened involvement in research.
We are delighted to announce that four projects have received funding.
Research Design Service North East (North East North Cumbria from October 2018) is working with the Creating Connections Network which includes the following partners: RDS NENC Consumer panel; PPI Special Interest Group from the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University; Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria (CRN NENC); NIHR Innovation Observatory, Newcastle University; VOICE, Newcastle University; FMS Engage, Newcastle University; The Newcastle upon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the North East Social Care and Health Advisors (NESCHA), and the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Community Trust. A launch event will identify special interest groups with whom they will then work to enable people to become involved in research in a way that is long term, acceptable and sustainable.
RDS East of England are working in partnership with Healthwatch Essex, Refugee Action – Colchester, and the Junior Wardens Project, Jaywick Sands Neighbourhood Team, Tendring District Council. The aim of their project is to build a new and sustainable health and social care research partnership in North East Essex with children and young people whose voices are seldom heard and create pathways for active and ongoing engagement, involvement and participation in health and wellbeing research. RDS East of England have produced their second quarterly update. Read more here. Read Tracey Johns' blog – Feeling grateful: the day after the 'Young Minds Inspiring Health & Wellbeing Research Event' here.
RDS Yorkshire and Humber are working with NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN), and the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC). They will be working with Gypsy and Traveller Communities within Yorkshire and Humber to empower communities and develop their capacity for ongoing community led work.
RDS South Central will be working with partners in the Wessex Public Involvement Network (which brings together partners from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) as well as community partners Board in the City (a gaming café) and Touch Network (a not for profit charity who run storytelling workshops) and Community Health and Wellbeing Hub (partnered with Healthwatch Southampton, this is a network of university staff and community representatives with an interest in Health and Wellbeing in Southampton). The intention of this project is to broaden diversity of patient and public involvement in research by building long term and sustainable relationships with underrepresented communities. You can read the blog about the project here.


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The 8 Best Samsung Smartwatches of 2021
When it comes to wearables, this company delivers
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Best Overall:
Samsung Galaxy Watch3 at Amazon
"The Watch3 is Samsung's latest, greatest, and most feature-packed smartwatch with a variety of sensors and health tracking features."
Runner-Up, Best Overall:
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 at Amazon
"The Galaxy Watch Active2 is the best fitness-oriented smartwatch on the market with its heart rate monitoring and health tracking features."
Best Budget:
Samsung Gear Sport at Best Buy
"With a focus on fitness, the Gear Sport still looks stylish enough for evening attire."
Best Battery:
Samsung Galaxy Fit2 at Samsung
"The Galaxy Fit2 promises to last an impressive three weeks on a single charge, sparing you from worries about topping up."
Best Fitness Watch:
Samsung Galaxy Fit at Best Buy
"An affordable, stylish fitness tracker that automatically monitors all of your activities."
Best Classic Look:
Samsung Men's Gear S3 Classic Smart Watch at Amazon
"Understated yet attractive, the Gear S3 Classic offers plenty of features at a reasonable price."
Best for Men:
Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm at Amazon
"Larger than most, the Galaxy Watch 46mm is ideally suited for a man's wrist."
Best Affordable Fitness Watch:
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active at Amazon
"The Galaxy Watch Active isn't the newest model, but you can find it on sale making it a good buy for a fitness smartwatch on a budget."
The best Samsung smartwatches are packed with features for fitness tracking and health tracking, and they look good while doing it. The company makes a number of smartwatches at a variety of price ranges. Some are geared toward style and features, like the Galaxy Watch3, while others like the Active2 are great for fitness tracking and outdoor activities. There are also a number of older options that are still on sale, like the Galaxy Fit and original Galaxy Watch. While they may not be the latest and greatest, they have plenty of features to like and can often be found for quite a steal.
If you want to take a broader look at smartwatches from other brands, browse our list of the best smartwatches. Otherwise, read on to see the best Samsung smartwatches to buy.
Best Overall: Samsung Galaxy Watch3
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Gorgeous AMOLED display
Useful rotating bezel
Packed with health and fitness tracking features
Somewhat pricey
The Galaxy Watch3 is Samsung's latest and greatest smartwatch. It comes packed with features in a stylish design that enhances features of the Galaxy Watch. You get a stylish circular 1.4-inch Super AMOLED display with crisp colors and high brightness. The design includes classic flourishes like a rotating metal bezel, stylish aluminum case with metal lugs, and a comfortable, swappable premium leather strap.
The display has a 360x360 resolution and a total density of 364 pixels per inch, giving you sharp text and images. Under the hood, you have an Exynos 9110 chipset and dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage to handle apps and music. The Watch3 is available in both Bluetooth and LTE models, giving you the option of connecting to your phone or using it as a standalone mobile device with GPS. Battery life is good enough to last for more than a day on a single charge, and it supports wireless charging with Qi wireless charging pads.
When it comes to features, you won't be lacking. The watch runs Tizen OS and supports advanced health monitoring, giving you the ability to measure SpO2 (blood oxygen), VO2 (oxygen consumption), heart rate, and fall detection. For women, it also supports menstrual cycle tracking. Aside from this, it'll do all the standard fitness tracker features, keeping an eye on your running, biking, swimming, workouts, and other activities. The watch itself has military-grade durability and is water-resistant, you can even use it while swimming.
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Runner-Up, Best Overall: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2
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Heart rate monitoring and fitness tracking
Attractive AMOLED display
No rotating bezel
The Watch Active2 is the fitness-oriented companion to Samsung's Watch3. Like its cousin, it has a circular display, a circular aluminum bezel, and a generally stylish look. However, it's missing some of the more classic touches of the Watch3 like the rotating bezel, the metal lugs, and the leather strap. Instead, you get an aluminum or stainless steel shell, buttons and the touchscreen for navigation, and a silicone strap. The display is also a bit smaller, with a 1.4-inch or 1.2-inch Super AMOLED screen, though the resolution is still 360x360, which is ample for crisp text and images.
Under the hood, you have an Exynos 9110 dual-core processor, 1.5GB RAM (for LTE) or 768MB RAM (for Bluetooth), and 4GB of internal storage for apps and music. When it comes to fitness tracking, you won't find anything missing. It supports run tracking, heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, stress level monitoring, and built-in pace coaching. Battery life is great, with the ability to last five days on a single charge and support for wireless charging through a Qi-charging pad or compatible Galaxy phone with wireless power share. Last, but not least, it's durable and water-resistant, letting you wear it no matter where you are.
The 9 Best Fitness Trackers of 2021
"It's a great Samsung Galaxy Phone companion and has the look and feel of a slightly beefy, though quite elegant analog watch." — Lance Ulanoff, Product Tester
Best Budget: Samsung Gear Sport
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Affordable price point
Fewer features than more expensive smartwatches
If you're looking for a Samsung smartwatch on a tight budget, then the Galaxy Gear Sport is an attractive option. Though it lacks some of the features of its more expensive counterparts, this is still a very capable and well-rounded device. It's particularly suited for fitness with heart rate tracking, calorie counting, personal coaching functionality, and GPS. It's also built to withstand a lot of abuse and is water-resistant up to 50 meters deep.
The 1.2-inch Super-AMOLED screen is bright and vibrant and features an excellent rotating bezel that is a convenient way to control the watch's various functions. You also get access to Samsung Pay, and Samsung's connect system which allows you to control smart devices around your home. With a battery life of around two or three days depending on usage, the Galaxy Gear Sport is an impressive watch at an affordable price point.
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Best Battery: Samsung Galaxy Fit2
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Slim and lightweight design
Bigger display
Long-lasting battery life
No mobile payment options
No music streaming
The new Galaxy Fit2 is the successor to the first Galaxy Fit. The key differences come from a larger display and a slimmer, more lightweight design. Unlike the Active2, the Fit2 is primarily focused on fitness tracking features. That mean you get a body that's primarily silicone, an AMOLED display, and virtual screen buttons rather than physical buttons.
The Fit2 is capable of tracking up to five different kinds of workouts, can keep track of calories burned, heart rate, steps, distance, and do sleep tracking. The key selling point though, is the three-week battery life from a single charge which is longer than the vast majority of smartwatches on this list, let alone the market as a whole.
Best Fitness Watch: Samsung Galaxy Fit
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Accurate activity tracking
The screen isn't always responsive to swiping
Difficult to find a comfortable fit
No GPS
Samsung Galaxy Fit Review
For fitness enthusiasts, the Samsung Galaxy Fit is ideal. It's perfect for everyone from athletes to people just looking for an exercise assistant. This smartwatch tracks everything from your water and caffeine intake to your sleep patterns and is water and shock resistant so that you can use it in the pool or any other conditions, no matter how challenging it usually is to the durability of digital devices.
The gorgeous AMOLED display makes reading fitness information, incoming notifications, texts, calls, and the time easy. It also features phenomenal battery life - you'll only need to recharge the Samsung Galaxy Fit once per week.
"While the fit can be tight, it's generally undetectable for most of the day—including while sleeping." - Yoona Wagener, Product Tester
Best Classic Look: Samsung Men's Gear S3 Classic Smart Watch
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Attractive, classic watch design
Feature-rich
Great build quality
Mediocre battery life
The Samsung Gear S3 Classic is the perfect smartwatch for people who don't want a smartwatch that looks like a smartwatch. At a glance, this stylish device appears to be no more than an attractive timepiece, but inside you'll find the guts of a fully functional modern smartwatch. With rotating bezel controls, integrated speaker and microphone, an AMOLED touchscreen, and Samsung Pay, there's plenty of features hidden under the hood.
You also get the standard fitness features such as heart rate and GPS tracking but keep in mind that this watch is slightly long in the tooth with less battery life and slower components than you might find in other Samsung Smartwatches. However, the great looks of this device make up for its minor failings.
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Best for Men: Samsung Galaxy Watch 46mm
Premium look and feel
Great battery life
Large and beautiful AMOLED screen
Large and bulky
Uncomfortable for smaller wrists
The 46mm size of the larger version of the Samsung Galaxy Watch makes it ideal for men with large wrists. The watch face features an expansive 1.3-inch Super AMOLED display, and the quality of this display helps this smartwatch create a realistic-looking digital recreation of a classic watch face. It's sized well for big wrists, but can be uncomfortable for people with more petite appendages.
Those good looks come with heavy-duty protection. This watch can be used down to 50m underwater, and is rugged enough for rigorous outdoor use, with the screen being built from Corning Gorilla Glass DX+, so even fairly serious bumps, scrapes, and falls won't scratch it up. Its feature set is no slouch either, with an accelerometer, gyro sensor, GPS tracking, heart rate sensor, light sensor, and barometer working together to track a variety of metrics.
Furthermore, with four-day battery life, you won't have to recharge this watch more than a few times every week, and of course, you can make calls, receive texts and notifications using it. It also features Samsungs excellent rotating bezel controls, which greatly improves smartwatch useability.
"The rotating bezel is a very handy, speedy, and precise way of getting around the Galaxy Watch." - Andrew Hayward, Product Tester
Samsung Galaxy Watch Review
Best Affordable Fitness Watch: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
Easy to achieve a close fit
App is not really helpful
Watch face is very sensitive to waking
Device heats up when streaming music
Activity tracking seems off
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active Review
The Galaxy Watch Active is the older model of the current Galaxy Watch Active2. Despite not being the latest, it still holds up reasonably well in Samsung's lineup as both a smartwatch and fitness tracker. You can often find it on sale for significant price cuts during events like Prime Day and Black Friday. The design is lightweight and comes with a comfortable fit. You get a crisp 1.1-inch OLED display front and center, a dual-core Exynos 9110 processor, 4GB of storage, and 750MB of RAM.
The smartwatch runs on Samsung's proprietary Tizen OS, and comes with all the key features you expect from a smartwatch like heart rate tracking, blood pressure detection, sleep tracking, and automatic workout tracking. It can also log nutrition and do music playback. Samsung claims a 45 hour playback, a fact we confirmed in our testing.
"Compared to the Apple Watch, the Galaxy Watch Active is a worthy competitor and a bargain." — Yoona Wagener, Product Tester
The best Samsung smartwatch to get is the Galaxy Watch3 (view on Amazon). It comes with all the things that made previous models great, like the stylish design, rotating bezel, and tons of fitness and advanced health tracking features. If you prefer something more fitness-oriented, we like the Galaxy Active2 (view on Amazon). It has a heart rate monitor, a built-in pacing coach to help you run, and resistance to water and drops with its durable design.
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Andy Zahn has been writing for Lifewire since 2019 and is a passionate tech writer and enthusiast. He takes a deep interest in the latest cutting edge devices and is often to be found putting the latest gadgets through their paces.
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Andrew Hayward is a Chicago-based tech reviewer who's previously been published on TechRadar, Stuff, Polygon, and Macworld. He's covered a number of our top smartwatches and wearables, including the Samsung Galaxy Watch which he praised for its rotating bezel and easy navigation.
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Fitness Features: Most smartwatches offer step counters, heart rate monitors, and GPS tracking to support a range of different apps. Some, like the Samsung Galaxy Fit, even offer the ability to track water and caffeine consumption. They can track a wide variety of different metrics to help you achieve your fitness and wellness goals.
Connectivity: Most Samsung Smartwatches feature Wi-Fi connectivity. Also, look for Bluetooth, and some high-end devices even include cellular capability. Keep in mind that you'll need to pay for service if you plan to use your watch as a standalone 4G LTE device.
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15 Famous Musicians Barred From Stepping Foot In Certain Places Around The World
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Music is hailed to be a universal language; it brings together people from all across the world. It has a legion of fans that are not divided by country, color, race, class or creed. Now, music may not have any boundaries but the ones who sing or compose it definitely do. Singers and musicians are humans and at times when they toe the line, they find themselves facing dire circumstances which include being prohibited from ever entering certain countries.
Here is a list of some well-known musicians who had to face the music of their misconduct on foreign soil.
#1.Björk, China
The Icelandic singer is famous not only for her style of music but also for her unusual costumes and the themes featured in her music videos. She has a penchant for pushing limits as far as art is concerned but her self-proclaimed act of revolution landed herself in trouble. She landed in hot waters after shouting Tibet! Tibet! at the end of her concert in Shanghai that took place in 2008. The passionate outburst didn't go down well with the Chinese government that saw fit to ban Bjork from ever performing in their nation.
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#2.Beyonce, Malaysia
Queen Bee is the most sought after singer in the industry and her concerts see fan pouring over in droves but one country feels that the firebrand performer is perhaps a bit too much for their traditional taste and has banned her from ever performing on their soil. Malaysia has a prominent Muslim majority and for them, Beyonce's provocative attires and dance style is simply not acceptable. The All The Single Ladies singer was given guidelines that included being covered from head to toe and not showing any cleavage during her performance and not only her choice of costume but her dance style was regulated by the authorities. This was simply not acceptable to Beyonce and hence she was banned from ever performing in Malaysia.
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#3.Snoop Dogg, Norway, UK, Australia, Netherlands
The man who openly condones the use of marijuana which is a running theme in most of his rap songs cannot avoid trouble for long. Whatever Snoop Dogg does, he does it big and the story is same with being banned. The star has a growing list of places that he is banned from which includes Norway, UK, Australia, and Netherlands. He got banned from Norway for smuggling marijuana, he was banned from the UK for 4 years after his crew vandalized a duty-free shop after being denied access to the first class lounge. He was banned from Australia for a year due to his past criminal records and is forever banned from performing at the Parkpop Festival in Netherlands.
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#4. Lady Gaga, China
This one has a style so outrageous that it is no surprise that not everyone can handle her. The mother monster has always done things her way and left people in awe, shock, and wonder. This diva is a big hit among her fans but has certainly evoked the irate of a certain fraction of people which includes the Chinese and Indonesian government. The singer is banned from the former after a video of her meeting Dalai Lama surfaced online and the latter feels she is way too provocative for their traditional Muslim community.
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#5. Akon, Sri Lanka
The singer landed in hot soup with the Sri Lankan government after the release of the video for David Guetta's song Sexy Chick which has his vocals. The song featured a lot of scantily clad women dancing in front of the Buddha statue which was taken as a sign of major disrespect by the Buddhist community of Sri Lanka. In addition to that, the lyrics of the song were considered unsuitable for the public.
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#6. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, India
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The ties between India and neighboring country Pakistan have always been strained and frequent terror attacks and infiltration by terrorists from across the border resulted in the ban of Pakistani performing artists in India. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has performed in several shows that were held on Indian soil and has lent his voice to many famous and commercially successful Bollywood songs but he is now prohibited from performing in India ever again.
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#7.Madonna, Egypt
The Queen of pop has been the most popular and acclaimed singer and performer to have ever graced the stage. Her shows have a unique appeal and people look forward to her performance but the star has got herself banned from Egypt and is not allowed to perform there. The ban came in 2004 following her visit to Israel with whom Egypt has always shared a strained relationship.
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#8. Justin Bieber, Argentina
No, Argentina did not ban the young singer for his music but he instead got on the wrong side of the law by assaulting a photographer in Buenos Aires in 2013. This alleged crime earned him a warrant that would land him in jail if he ever turns up in Argentina again.
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#9. Miley Cyrus, China
China seems to really enjoy imposing bans on artists but at least, in this case, the ban was not for political reasons but personal. It's hard to keep a tab on the several outrageous things that have been done by Miley Cyrus, though many of her actions bordered on profanity and didn't go down well with a lot of people; but it was one picture that got her into trouble with Chinese government, the star had posed along with her friends in a picture where her actions could only be seen as demeaning to the Asian people.
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#10 The Beatles, Philippines
The most famous rock band had courted its fair share of controversies which includes rubbing the local of Philippines the wrong way. The band had unknowingly insulted the First Lady of the country and this had earned them a ban from ever performing in the Philippines.
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#11 Bob Dylan, China
The famous singer is also well known for his work as an activist and humanitarian. The Chinese government was concerned over the sort of influence he and his songs would have on the tense political atmosphere of the country. The ban was lifted in 2011.
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#12 Oasis, China
The group was denied the right to perform on stage in 2009 due to suggested links with the Free Tibet movement. One of the band members had previously performed for this cause along with U2 and Coldplay in 1997.
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#13 50 Cent, Canada
It's hard to imagine that a friendly and easy going nation like Canada would ever ban any artist but the unlikely thing happened when the nation felt that it was important to ban Curtis Jackson III aka rapper 50 Cent in 2005 owing to his many criminal records.
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#14 Rolling Stones, Cleveland
The band has a huge list of controversies that were a part and parcel of their career so the band getting banned from performing in a country should not come as a surprise. It was their performance in Cleveland in 1964 that resulted in a terrible incident after girls rushed on the stage. The government felt that such a trouble creating group will only stir problems in the future and not add anything to the community and hence barred them from ever performing.
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#15 Chris Brown, Great Britain
The country takes domestic abuse seriously and after the allegations against Chris Brown for assaulting Rhianna, the singer was barred from the country in 2011
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Philippines, The Beatles.
China, Miley Cyrus.
Argentina, Justin Bieber.
China, Lady Gaga.
India, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
Cleveland, Rolling Stones.
China, Bob Dylan.
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package com.outbrain.ob1k.server.endpoints;

import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
import com.outbrain.ob1k.HttpRequestMethodType;
import com.outbrain.ob1k.concurrent.ComposableFuture;
import com.outbrain.ob1k.concurrent.ComposableFutures;
import com.outbrain.ob1k.server.registry.ServiceRegistryView;
import com.outbrain.ob1k.server.registry.endpoints.ServerEndpointView;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.SortedMap;

/**
 * A service that exposes the path to endpoint mapping.
 *
 * @author Eran Harel
 */
public class EndpointMappingService implements IEndpointMappingService {
  private final ServiceRegistryView registry;

  public EndpointMappingService(final ServiceRegistryView registry) {
    this.registry = registry;
  }

  public ComposableFuture<SortedMap<String, Map<String, HttpRequestMethodType>>> handle() {
    final SortedMap<String, Map<HttpRequestMethodType, ServerEndpointView>> registeredEndpoints = registry.getRegisteredEndpoints();
    final Function<Map<HttpRequestMethodType, ServerEndpointView>, Map<String, HttpRequestMethodType>> endpointsMap = new Function<Map<HttpRequestMethodType, ServerEndpointView>, Map<String, HttpRequestMethodType>>() {
      @Override
      public Map<String, HttpRequestMethodType> apply(final Map<HttpRequestMethodType, ServerEndpointView> input) {
        final Map<String, HttpRequestMethodType> result = new HashMap<>();
        for (final ServerEndpointView endpoint : input.values()) {
          result.put(endpoint.getTargetAsString(), endpoint.getRequestMethodType());
        }
        return result;
      }
    };
    return ComposableFutures.fromValue(Maps.transformValues(registeredEndpoints, endpointsMap));
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}

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Is that too gloomy a conclusion? Maybe.
Younger Japanese have lived just as long with an economically powerful China as an impoverished one.
Catering to this crowd, Morning Musume, a Japanese version of the Spice Girls, added two new singers to its nine-woman line-up this year.
Both are Chinese. The move was no doubt geared toward attracting a Chinese audience, but the group's producer is equally keen on maintaining a Japanese fan base.
"I had older relatives who told me not to come to Japan because of what it did to China during the war,"
says Li Chun, 19, one of Morning Musume's Chinese additions.
"But I told them, music is universal. It doesn't matter where I sing: China or Japan or outer space."


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NBA trade rumors: Kyrie Irving for Ben Simmons? Why Nets-76ers deal would (and wouldn't) work
With less than a week to go before the start of the 2021-22 regular season, the NBA conversation is being dominated by two players who, well, may not actually play.
Ben Simmons unexpectedly arrived at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night, ending a holdout that had cost him nearly $1 million. The three-time All-Star passed his physical and had a brief meeting with 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and general manager Elton Brand, according to ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, but it's unclear whether he plans to continue to push for a trade or truly rejoin the team.
MORE: Will Irving play this season? Latest updates on Nets star
Meanwhile, in Brooklyn, the Nets finally made a firm decision on Kyrie Irving, announcing Tuesday that the All-NBA guard would not practice or play with the team until he is "eligible to be a full participant." Under the current New York City COVID-19 guidelines, unvaccinated Knicks and Nets players are not allowed to enter their home arenas for games. Irving is not compliant with the local protocols, leaving Brooklyn to wonder when (or if) his status will change.
So, there are two high-profile contenders in the Eastern Conference looking to stay on a championship track and prevent these situations from turning toxic. Why wouldn't the 76ers and Nets get on a call and swap stars? It's so simple! It works on the ESPN trade machine and everything!
OK, so it's slightly more complicated than just matching salaries. Let's break down the cases for and against this hypothetical blockbuster deal.
Why a Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons trade would work
Irving would immediately eliminate the spacing concerns that have plagued the Simmons-Joel Embiid partnership. Irving had the most efficient season of his career in 2020-21, shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 40.2 percent on 3-pointers and 92.2 percent on free throws. Imagine Irving attacking off the dribble with Embiid rolling to the basket, or Embiid posting up knowing that, if he gets doubled, he can kick out to Irving.
Plus, Irving would actually be available to play every game for the 76ers. There are no vaccine mandates in the city of Philadelphia nor the state of Pennsylvania, and visiting players are not subject to the same rules in New York City.
As for the Nets, they would be able to highlight all of Simmons' strengths and cover up his weaknesses. Brooklyn had the best offensive rating in the NBA last season in part because it shot nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc as a team. Simmons has already shown that he can thrive whenever there are multiple shooters around him.
What happens when the game gets tight and opposing teams want to foul Simmons as soon as he touches the ball? Just let the offense flow through James Harden and Kevin Durant.
More importantly, the Nets would have a member of the All-Defensive First Team capable of handling the toughest assignment each night and taking stress off Durant. Even amid a postseason meltdown against the Hawks, Simmons was still able to cause problems for Trae Young.
OK, glad we figured that out. Call the league office and make it official.
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Why a Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons trade wouldn't work
Whoa, not so fast there.
The Athletic's Sam Amick reported Tuesday that, while Simmons' camp hasn't "scratched Brooklyn off its list," the 76ers have no interest in Irving at the moment. Philadelphia is still hoping that either Damian Lillard or Bradley Beal will eventually hit the trade block. (A Lillard-Embiid pairing is the dream scenario.)
Additionally, the Sixers would have no guarantees that Irving would stick with the franchise long-term. Irving has two years and roughly $71 million left on his current contract, but he has a player option for the 2022-23 season. He could play out the 2021-22 campaign and then choose another team in free agency. There is also a "belief in some corners of the league" that Irving would seriously consider retirement if the Nets did decide to trade him, according to Marc Stein.
Despite the recent get-vaccinated-or-stay-home ultimatum, Brooklyn's front office hasn't given any indication that it wants to break up its "Big Three." Irving and Durant came together as a package deal in the summer of 2019. Though the ultimate decision would lie with owner Joseph Tsai and general manager Sean Marks, Durant may be strongly opposed to any Irving trade.
As fun as the idea of an Irving-Simmons trade sounds in theory, it just doesn't seem realistic — not right now, at least.
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Q: Set comparison operator dynamically using lambda expression To set a comparison operator in linq query dynamically, i do the following:
parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(SomeType));
var predicate = Expression.Lambda<Func<SomeType, bool>>(
    Combine(
        "=",
        Expression.Property(parameter, "ID"),
        Expression.Constant(150497)
    ), parameter);

BinaryExpression Combine(string op, Expression left, Expression right)
{
    switch (op)
    {
        case "=":
            return Expression.Equal(left, right);
        case "<":
            return Expression.LessThan(left, right);
        case ">":
            return Expression.GreaterThan(left, right);
    }
    return null;
}

That works. But I'd rather pass a lambda expression as parameter "left" instead. Is that possible? Something like:
var predicate = Expression.Lambda<Func<SomeType, bool>>(Combine(
    "=",
    c => c.ID,
    Expression.Constant(150497)
), parameter);

A: What about this? Unfortunately, I cannot test it now, so give me know if it doesn't work
private class TestCalss
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
}

private class SwapVisitor : ExpressionVisitor
{
    public readonly Expression _from;
    public readonly Expression _to;

    public SwapVisitor(Expression from, Expression to)
    {
        _from = from;
        _to = to;
    }

    public override Expression Visit(Expression node) => node == _from ? _to : base.Visit(node);
}

private BinaryExpression Combine<T, TResult>(string op, Expression<Func<T, TResult>> left, Expression right, ParameterExpression parameter)
{
    // Need to use parameter from outer lambda expression for equality two expressions
    var swap = new SwapVisitor(left.Parameters[0], parameter);
    var newLeft = swap.Visit(left) as Expression<Func<T, TResult>>;
    switch (op)
    {
        case "=":
            return Expression.Equal(newLeft.Body, right);
        case "<":
            return Expression.LessThan(newLeft.Body, right);
        case ">":
            return Expression.GreaterThan(newLeft.Body, right);
    }
    return null;
}

...
var parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TestCalss));
var predicate = Expression.Lambda<Func<TestCalss, bool>>(
    Combine<TestCalss, int>("=", c => c.Id, Expression.Constant(156), parameter),
    parameter);
var test = new TestCalss { Id = 156 };
var result = predicate.Compile()(test); // <- true

A: Basically you want to access a class' fields without using strings, and that is doable iff your fields are public.
Here you can see a good example of how that's done.

As for your specific usage of it, it'd be something along the lines of:
public class Test
{

    public static void someMethod()
    {
        var parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(SomeType));
        var predicate = Expression.Lambda<Func<SomeType, bool>>(Combine(
                            "=",
                            Expression.Parameter(typeof(int), GetMemberName((SomeType c) => c.ID)),
                            Expression.Constant(150497)
                        ), parameter);
    }

    public static BinaryExpression Combine(string op, Expression left, Expression right)
    {
        switch (op)
        {
            case "=":
                return Expression.Equal(left, right);
            case "<":
                return Expression.LessThan(left, right);
            case ">":
                return Expression.GreaterThan(left, right);
        }
        return null;
    }

    public static string GetMemberName<T, TValue>(Expression<Func<T, TValue>> memberAccess)
    {
        return ((MemberExpression)memberAccess.Body).Member.Name;
    }

}

public class SomeType
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    private string aString;
}

Disclaimer: Didn't test it, but logic is there.
As mentionned, you wouldn't be able to access SomeType.aString because it is private. Also I put typeof(int) but if you want even that to be dynamic you could have another method (i.e. GetMemberType) to get the field's type.


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Q: Which speaking roles on Game of Thrones are played by non-European actors? It is well known that most of the Game of Thrones cast is European. By European, I count people that have at least one nationality being inside Europe in the large meaning (so I don't restrict to EU). Also, I mean to find actors who have a distinctively speaking role in the show. I tried to find them all from Wikipedia, but I could only name three:

*

*Peter Dinklage (playing Tyrion Lannister)

*Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo)

*Pedro Pascal (Oberynn Martell)

I probably missed some, so who are all the actors in Game of Thrones who fulfil the following conditions?

*

*Must have no European nationality: for instance, if an actor is both English and American, he's considered European; Iceland is not part of the EU, but still part of Europe, so Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is also considered as European.

*Must have a distinctively speaking role. This question doesn't include actors who do not speak on screen unless the role is named, at least minor and meant to be silent; also people only shouting in unison shouldn't make the list.

A: Robin Arryn is played by a Brazilian actor (Lino Faccioli).

A: American

*

*Peter Dinklage: Tyrion Lannister

*Jason Momoa: Khal Drogo

*Rosabell Laurenti Sellers: Tyene Sand

Chilean

*

*Pedro Pascal: Oberyn Martell

Australian

*

*Keisha Castle-Hughes: Obara Sand

*Conan Stevens: Gregor Clegane

Iraqi

*

*Dar Salim: Qotho

Sudanese

*

*Alexander Siddig: Doran Martell

New Zealander

*

*Joseph Naufahu: Khal Moro

Brazilian

*

*Lino Facioli: Robin Arryn

Bermudian

*

*Lena Headey: Cersei Lannister

Nepalese

*

*Amrita Acharia: Irri

Israeli

*

*Ania Bukstein: Kinvara

A: Main Actors
Out of the main actors as listed here, Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) and Jason Momoa (Drogo) are both American. Peter Dinklage is of European descent, however I've disregarded the fact as that is mostly from European settlers. Jason Momoa is of Hawaiian and Native American descent, however his mother is also of German and Irish descent.
Some more actors
As noted above, Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell) is Chilean. Keisha Castle-Hughes (Obara Sand)1 is Australian. Dar Salim (Qotho) is also Iraqi (Bearing in mind he moved to Denmark as a refugee at age six). Alexander Siddig (Prince Doran Martell) was also born to a Sudanese father (albeit English mother) in Sudan. Joe Naufahu (Khal Moro)2 is from New Zealand, with Samoan, Tongan, Portuguese and German descent.
Note: These were most that I could find. I also found this image everyone in more than 5 episodes supposedly, don't know how authentic it is though.
1 Thanks to @DariM for pointing that one out!
2 Thanks to @Mooz for pointing that out!


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There are numerous types of Euthanasia. Energetic euthanasia includes directly triggering the dying of a client, even though passive euthanasia includes withdrawing existence supporting treatment or withholding surgical procedure or medication. There are http://www.onlinenumbutal.com/ where euthanasia is involuntary this sort of as in the case of a child who is also younger to ask for loss of life. Voluntary euthanasia is when a terminally ill client individually requests that he/she be killed.
The most controversial of all forms of Euthanasia is doctor assisted suicide, which raises several inquiries about healthcare ethics. Physician assisted suicide is when a physician supplies or withholds medication and/or treatment on the ask for of a client or his/her family members being aware of that the patient's loss of life will be the result of this determination. The argument is whether this qualifies as "caring" for the affected person, which is the primary obligation of a medical doctor.
The topic of euthanasia is extremely controversial and each scenario need to be deemed separately on the basis of moral, lawful, social and religious grounds.
On moral and legal grounds, it is argued that involuntary euthanasia cannot be distinguished from murder and as a result if it is legalized there would be no way to provide murderers to justice if they existing their act as one particular of involuntary euthanasia. In addition, medical professionals may eliminate very unwell patients with no their consent. Medical professionals could even begin to get patients' life in purchase to vacate clinic beds, or to conserve cash. On the other hand the moral argument in favor of euthanasia is that each and every person has the proper to choose what to do with their existence, which includes the decision of ending it, every time, and nevertheless they decide on. As for each this school of thought, lawful bodies should think about that the choice to die is also a human right. To choose to die is an individual option so there ought to be no objection if someone wishes to die, especially if no harm is currently being carried out to any other personal.
On a social amount, it is argued that just as human beings are authorized to choose to direct a dignified lifestyle, they must also be permitted to decide on dying, specifically below situations exactly where the specific feels that his daily life as a dependent invalid is not dignified. On the other hand, societal issues with regards to euthanasia are that for a person to give up his/her life is an absolute disrespect of the bounty of existence as properly as of all the family and social ties attached to the particular person. The effects of a person's death are not minimal to the individual by yourself. His/her buddies and family members will be dropping a vital connection as well. Even if the affected person is terminally sick or mattress ridden, perhaps even in a coma, the fact that he is alive could be a resource of hope and contentment for around and dear types.


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'We can provide a politics of hope, a politics for the people'
Labour needs to build on its electoral success and prepare for government
Sat 23 Sep 2017 16.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 1 Dec 2017 21.42 EST
Badges with the face of the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, outside the party conference in Brighton yesterday. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
What a difference six months makes. The political landscape is barely recognisable from the day Theresa May stood in Downing Street to announce a snap general election. The pundits expected a Tory landslide. The election would strengthen the government's hand in the Brexit negotiations and stabilise the country, they agreed. Labour faced oblivion.
Brexit battles face Jeremy Corbyn's 'mainstream' party in Brighton
The country thought otherwise. May's claim to be "strong and stable" went from mantra to millstone. The Tories were found wanting on all of the big issues facing our country. Her government was shown to be strong only against the weak, unwilling to stand up to the powerful and the elite.
The Tory manifesto was shredded almost overnight, as Conservative activists huddled in empty halls. Labour, meanwhile, relished the battle and seized the chance to campaign for our manifesto to end austerity and transform society.
We didn't succeed in winning a Labour majority and we need to do more to build trust and support. But we achieved the biggest increase in Labour's vote since 1945, and the Conservatives lost their majority. The election campaign demonstrated the thirst for real change across Britain.
We changed the debate and we have set the political agenda. The government has had to drop one damaging policy after another – from ditching free school meals to means-testing winter fuel payments for the elderly. The policies we campaigned for attracted support because they are what most people actually want.
We have changed the political centre of gravity. We are now the political mainstream and have the chance to transform our country. To do that we must use our new strength inside and outside parliament to challenge the Conservatives at every step – and prepare to form a government to change Britain when the next election is called.
The Tories are weak and divided. They have no mandate for what they are doing. Wherever we can, we will block their attempts to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy by making life worse for millions of people in the name of austerity.
We are in a moment of great change – in the economy, politics and across the world. Our challenge is to marshal these forces of change for the real wealth creators – that means all of us. And our mission must be to work with the people of Britain to transfer wealth, power and opportunity to the many from the few. For the first time in a long time, we can provide a politics of hope and a politics for the people.
We are now on a permanent campaign footing. Labour membership has almost tripled to 570,000 in the last two years. Contrast that with the Conservatives, who have few members and are backed by hedge funds and billionaires, not millions of working-class people.
Since losing their majority, the Conservatives have gone for power grab after power grab to stay in office, propping themselves up with a tawdry £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionist party.
The next Labour government will be different. To earn the trust of the people of our country, we must show that we mean it when we say we hand power back to the people. For the first time in years, we are handing our conference back to our members. Politics isn't some technical specialism for an elite. Politics is about us all coming together to decide our futures. Taking back power for the many should be fun and exhilarating. We aren't a lobbyists' playground. This will be a real conference whose decisions matter.
Labour is preparing for government and we are already deepening and extending the policies we set out in our election manifesto. It is Labour, not the Tories, who are prepared to tackle the long-term challenges facing our country, including automation, the threat to the environment, health costs and an ageing population.
The disarray at the heart of government is painful to see: from the public sector pay cap to tuition fees, Tory ministers are flip-flopping and incoherent. When we brought these issues to the Commons recently, the government was forced to concede it did not have a majority and refused to vote.
May is leading a weak government at a critical time for our country's future. Fifteen months after the EU referendum, the government is still floundering over what to do about Brexit. It was evident in Florence on Friday that the prime minister is still no clearer about what our long-term relationship with the EU will look like.
The only advance seems to be that she has listened to Labour and faced up to the reality that Britain needs a transition on the same basic terms to provide security for jobs and the economy, though May and her cabinet are spending more time negotiating with each other than with the EU.
The Tories have made abundantly clear they want to use Brexit to deregulate and cut taxes for the wealthy. Labour is making the case instead for a jobs-first Brexit that prioritises access to European markets, uses powers returned from Brussels to invest and upgrade Britain's economy, and protects and extends workers' and consumer rights and environmental standards.
We will not accept any Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-style deregulation and investor protection deals with the Trump administration, which is what this Tory government wants to use Brexit for. No wonder it is relying on a power grab through their EU withdrawal bill in an attempt to bypass democracy and steamroller through their race-to-the-bottom approach.
The commentators wrote us off in April. But the election and the months that followed have proved people do not have to accept the establishment's rules of the game, or what they're told is inevitable.
We do not have to accept that millions of people are in work but in poverty. We do not have to accept rising homelessness, food banks and zero-hour contracts. We do not have to accept rip-off energy prices or austerity without end. As I said when I was first elected leader two years ago, things can, and will, change.
We remain in opposition, for now. But we are a government in waiting. Politics has changed and Labour has driven that change.


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There's no foolproof way to know the future for Open Text (NAS: OTEX) or any other company. However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result.
A cloudy crystal ball
In this series, we use accounts receivable and days sales outstanding to judge a company's current health and future prospects. It's an important step in separating the pretenders from the market's best stocks. Alone, AR -- the amount of money owed the company -- and DSO -- the number of days' worth of sales owed to the company -- don't tell you much. However, by considering the trends in AR and DSO, you can sometimes get a window onto the future.
Sometimes, problems with AR or DSO simply indicate a change in the business (like an acquisition), or lax collections. However, AR that grows more quickly than revenue, or ballooning DSO, can, at times, suggest a desperate company that's trying to boost sales by giving its customers overly generous payment terms. Alternately, it can indicate that the company sprinted to book a load of sales at the end of the quarter, like used-car dealers on the 29th of the month. (Sometimes, companies do both.)
Why might an upstanding firm like Open Text do this? For the same reason any other company might: to make the numbers. Investors don't like revenue shortfalls, and employees don't like reporting them to their superiors.
Is Open Text sending any potential warning signs? Take a look at the chart below, which plots revenue growth against AR growth, and DSO:
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Data is current as of last fully reported fiscal quarter. FQ = fiscal quarter.
The standard way to calculate DSO uses average accounts receivable. I prefer to look at end-of-quarter receivables, but I've plotted both above.
Watching the trends
When that red line (AR growth) crosses above the green line (revenue growth), I know I need to consult the filings. Similarly, a spike in the blue bars indicates a trend worth worrying about. Open Text's latest average DSO stands at 45.7 days, and the end-of-quarter figure is 46.5 days. Differences in business models can generate variations in DSO, and business needs can require occasional fluctuations, but all things being equal, I like to see this figure stay steady. So, let's get back to our original question: Based on DSO and sales, does Open Text look like it might miss its numbers in the next quarter or two?
The numbers don't paint a clear picture. For the last fully reported fiscal quarter, Open Text's year-over-year revenue grew 15.5%, and its AR dropped 0.9%. That looks OK. End-of-quarter DSO decreased 15.1% from the prior-year quarter. It was up 6.0% versus the prior quarter. Still, I'm no fortuneteller, and these are just numbers. Investors putting their money on the line always need to dig into the filings for the root causes and draw their own conclusions.
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Profile: Rotherham United manager Alan Stubbs
Posted on September 30, 2016 by Matthew Bishop in Featured, Features | 0 Comments
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By Chris Dunlavy
ALAN Stubbs certainly knew how to defend. He could ping a ball 60 yards to feet, harangue men ten years his senior, quell world-class strikers.
His old Bolton boss, Bruce Rioch, even likened the 44-year-old Rotherham manager to Bobby Moore. But, if there's one thing Stubbs did best of all, it's complain.
"Alan was without doubt the biggest moaner in the world," recalls Mark Seagraves, who met Stubbs at Bolton as a 16-year-old and has remained a close friend ever since.
"If it was sunny, it was too sunny and if it was raining, it was too wet. He was the same in the dressing room. Nothing was ever right."
Mark Burchill, who played with Stubbs at Celtic, described him as 'crabbit', Scottish slang for dour and miserable.
"He was the most crabbit guy I ever played with," said the 36-year-old. "He hated losing and you'd never hear the end of it if he did.
"We used to go away with Celtic and play snooker or table tennis at the hotel and he would go completely mental if he didn't win. Every training session you'd get an ear-bashing."
Owen Coyle, another Burnden Park contemporary, recalls a man who "used to mump and moan about everything."
Yet, it was those grouches and gripes that would prove the making of the man from Kirkby on Merseyside.
Rejected by boyhood heroes Everton at 13, Stubbs found salvation at Bolton. At first, he and the other scousers would take the train to Burnden Park, hiding in toilets to avoid paying a fare.
Later, he and Jason McAteer would hitch a lift with Seagraves. Then 23, the defender listened to the litany of complaints and realised he was dealing with a future star.
"I used to make them pay petrol money and obviously Alan complained about that!" recalls Seagraves. "But what I quickly realised was that his griping was about standards, about a desire to improve and demanding the same from everybody else.
"I admired the fact he didn't just moan at the guys his own age. He was never shy of also having a go at the older guys if he felt we weren't giving our all. It was all for the benefit of the team."
Appointed captain by Rioch at just 22, those qualities would prove invaluable to a host of managers over the years.
To Rioch, whose side fought their way from League One to the Premier League via a Wembley Cup final.
"Although he was young, he was our captain and a true leader,' recalled centre-back partner Mixu Paatelainen. "He was a wonderful player, a really commanding centre-half and also a great guy."
To Wim Jansen and Martin O'Neill, who saw Stubbs justify his £3.5m move to Celtic in 1996 by ending Rangers' run of nine-straight titles and ushering in an era of Bhoys dominance. The centre-back would eventually win two SPL titles and two League Cups at Celtic Park.
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"Stubbsy was the leader in a dressing room of leaders at Celtic," said Burchill. "He took me under his wing and showed me what was needed to be a professional footballer and make it at the top level."
To David Moyes, who offered Stubbs an emotional return to Everton in 2001 and was rewarded with six years of stellar service, culminating in qualification for the Champions League.
"Alan has always had leadership qualities," said the former Manchester United boss. "We had some really good years together at Everton, and he had a fine partnership in defence with Davie Weir.
"Alan was fantastic for me, not just on the park but in the dressing-room as well."
In one crucial aspect, however, Stubbs was not crabbit. In May 1999, he was playing a round of golf with Seagraves when Celtic's club doctor Roddy McDonald called to say he'd failed a routine drug test. Further tests diagnosed testicular cancer.
The disease would blight his life for two years, an initial recovery shattered by news of a relapse which required serious doses of chemotherapy and surgery to remove a tumour from his spine.
For wife Mandy and kids Heather and Sam, it was hell. But, on this occasion, Stubbs clung to the belief that he'd recover.
McDonald recalls. "I was sitting with him and his wife when he received the diagnosis and it struck me straight away how positive he was. Knowing the guy, you could see that it wasn't a front. It was absolutely genuine." Stubbs said coming through it felt like 'being given another life'.
After his retirement in 2008, Stubbs turned those prodigious leadership skills to youth football, joining Everton's coaching team under Moyes and helping to develop the likes of Ross Barkley and Shane Duffy.
That was followed in 2014 by a second move north, this time to Hibernian, who had just been relegated from the top flight.
Though promotion was not secured, Stubbs was credited with trimming a bloated, under-performing squad and shaking off a reputation as big- game bottlers. His verbal sparring with Rangers rival Mark Warburton also kept headline writers busy.
Now the scouser has swapped the pressure of resurrecting a fallen giant for the more earthy struggles of keeping a minnow afloat in the Championship. Early days have been a struggle, but Burchill is convinced his friend will prevail.
"Alan will become one of the very top managers in the Premier League and it's because his physical capabilities are matched only by his mental strength," he said. "It's his destiny. He'll keep battling and moaning to get where he wants to go. And, after everything he has come through in life, he'll never throw in the towel."
*This profile was originally featured in The FLP on Sunday, September 25th.
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And almost as soon as it began, it was over.
Today was my last official day of maternity leave. I'm not in work tomorrow as Thursday is one of my days off but I am back to the day job on Friday. The past 10 months have gone so quickly but it feels like G has always been here. Already those early newborn days seem a distant memory.
We did have plans to go to the Trafford centre today, a potter around the shops, a bit of lunch but my baby boy has had a bit of a cold so we opted for a day at home instead. A day with him lay in my arms, dozing, his face snuggled into my chest. A day of me listening to his gentle breathing and watching his hand twitch in his sleep as it rests near my shoulder.
The kind of days that won't always be, where nothing has been done, I've just about managed to grab myself a coffee, but other than that that, nothing. Is it a day wasted? Should I be working my way through my to-do list? Perhaps I should, but they can wait. Because G won't always be this small, he won't always need me to comfort him when he's feeling under the weather, and I won't always have the opportunity to sit here with him.
Maternity leave is a bubble, you're not quite in the real world and it sometimes feels everyday life goes on with you barely even noticing. Befor G came along I dreamt of a second period of maternity, I felt robbed of the chance to have that slower pace of life again where life revolves around feeds and naps. I worried I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I had with O, that maybe I was remembering it with rose-tinted glasses.
I needn't have worried, I have loved it, almost every minute. I've loved not thinking about marking books, targets and spreadsheets. I've enjoyed the chaos that comes from becoming a family of four and being able to focus entirely on my family of boys.
Our wonderful boy has brought us so much happiness I can't even really put it into words. He has made me the mum, the woman, I always wanted to be. I no longer have to fear pregnancy announcements, knowing the hurt they would cause me and I will never miss having to smile and say congratulations whilst my heart broke and yearned for that second baby of my own.
I return to work on Friday a very different person from the one who left at the beginning of May and it marks another new start for us as a family. There are new routines to find and the weekends will become even more precious.
Tomorrow will be the most precious of days. My final one before I have to think about work again and it will be spent with my two little boys who make me so proud and always put a smile on my face. Maternity leave may be over but there are so many good times ahead. Bring it on!