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Q: Intermediate theorem on a function of more dimensions I have the following question in my textbook:
Let $M>0$ and $\phi :  \mathbb{R}^p \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be differentiable with the property that $$||\nabla \phi(x)|| \leq M$$
Proof that $\forall x,y \in \mathbb{R}^p$ the following holds:
$$ | \phi(x) -\phi(y)| \leq M ||x-y|| $$
Hint: look at the function $g:t \mapsto \phi(x + t(y-x))$
I am able to proof this for a function $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ with the use of the intermediate theorem but I don't see how I can apply it to $\phi$. How can I use this theorem to proof this.

A: Take $x,y \in \mathbb{R}^p$.
As suggested by the hint provided, $g$ is a function defined from $[0,1]$ to $\mathbb{R}$ and $g(0)=\phi(x)$ and $g(1)=\phi(y)$. So you can apply the intermediate value theorem to $g$.
The only think that you have to do to get the result, is to compute $g^\prime$ which you can do using the chain rule.


Sometimes, life can throw you unexpected curveballs. Take for example, an accident at home involving you or a loved one. It can happen when you least expect it, but once it happens, there are decisions that you will have to make in regards to your care. If you need to be hospitalized, your recovery needs increase dramatically and you will be faced with an overwhelming amount of medical decisions.
One of those decisions may be where to go for your rehabilitation needs. A discharge planner is going to provide you with a list of rehabilitation centers that they recommend. The issue with these "recommendations" is that it may seem they are your only option and many patients fear that other rehab centers may not be covered by their medical insurance. This could not be further from the truth! Choosing a rehabilitation center for your own personal needs is essential in ensuring a complete, comfortable and successful recovery. Your choice is also a patient right given under the federal Medicare guidelines.
The Location– is the location of the facility convenient for you and your family?
Cleanliness & comfort– Is the environment clean, comfortable and welcoming?
Your CHOICE only has to be based off of your personal desire, not the list a discharge planner hands to you. Remember your right to choose next time you are faced with a medical decision and make sure you always do what is the best fit for YOU.
At Copley at Stoughton we are contacted daily by pro-active future guests seeking information for planned elective surgery and also by family members faced with an acute situation and the need to make some immediate plans. Our goal is to reduce as much anxiety as we possibly can for our guests and families. Please feel free to contact Steven Tyer or Chris Simonson if you have any questions regarding the services Copley can assist you with.


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Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance (CEIAG) at Ormskirk School
We have a whole school approach to careers with all staff supporting the delivery of CEIAG. In addition, we have a designated CEIAG team who lead, co-ordinate and monitor the quality and delivery of our careers programme:
Careers Leader – Ms L Haigh
SLT Careers Link – Mrs K Smith
Career North, a local company, provide our students with high quality careers advice and guidance, our Careers Advisers, Jane Pearson and Fiona Unwin, are available to provide independent careers advice and guidance in the Careers Room by the dining room. They will discuss post-16/18 options and offer students a wide range of impartial information and guidance as well as assist them with their applications. Students can book an appointment with Jane or Fiona through their Progress Tutor.
Students have access to a wide variety of careers based literature in the Careers Room and LRC. Prospectuses from all of the local colleges and training providers are available to students online or to take away, alongside an array of vocational information detailing routes through apprenticeships and traineeships. We also have a range of prospectuses from universities across the country. In addition students have access to computers before school, at break time, lunchtime and after school to research career pathways, compose CVs and fill out application forms online.
Ormskirk School is committed to providing the highest quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance for all students in Years 7-11/13. We will continue to encourage and support our students to access personal development programmes and post-16/18 summer programmes such as the National Citizen Scheme.
We will seek to ensure that the provision we provide is bespoke to each students' individual need whether that be age, ability or educational, and that it is underpinned by equality and opportunity.
We aim to successfully embed the Gatsby Good Careers Guidance Benchmarks in our school:
To provide and embed a stable Careers Programme.
To provide good quality information about jobs and careers paths in line with current labour market information.
To address the needs of each student and offer a bespoke careers programme which embeds equality and diversity.
To link curriculum learning to careers, with particular emphasis on STEM subjects.
To provide each student with multiple opportunities, throughout their school life, to encounter employers and learn about work, employment and skills valued in the workplace.
To offer each student experiences of workplaces to help their exploration of careers opportunities and expand their networks.
To provide students with meaningful encounters with representatives from Further and Higher Education establishments and understand the full range of learning opportunities available to them.
To offer personal guidance and impartial advice, usually in the form of a one-to-one interview, with a careers adviser.
There will be a wide range of careers opportunities, events, assemblies, drop ins etc. for all students throughout the academic year and we will keep parents updated with these.
If parents feel they could support with our Careers Programme in any way such as involvement in:
Careers Fairs
Careers Breakfasts
Occupationally specific Careers Assemblies
Careers Workshops/Insights
Mock/practice interviews
Off-site visits to workplaces and Careers Fairs
Please contact Ms Haigh or Mrs Smith.
Provider Access
Provider Access Policy
Employer Links
Ormskirk School recognises the great value that employer contact has, in developing young people's aspirations and motivation. Please see these links for supporting research:
https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/employerengagementineducation
https://www.educationandemployers.org/research/its-who-you-meet-why-employer-contacts-at-school-make-a-difference-to-the-employment-prospects-of-young-adults
We already have contacts with various local employers, which we utilise to deliver a wide range of Career events. We are keen to build on our past successes and would like to expand our Employer Network, to provide a broader range of opportunities for our students,
Events we would like employers to be involved with include:
If you are interested in joining our Employer Network or supporting our careers programme in some way, however small, we would be very happy to hear from you.
Ms Haigh (Careers Leader)
Mrs Smith (Deputy Head)

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TeenHelp Lifestyle Food and Recipes How do you make your tea?
1. What tea do you drink?
I drink peppermint with nothing in it.
And I drink Chai lattes at coffee shops.
However they make it.. I don't watch lol.
I love any kind of tea though.
Good old, yorkshire tea with milk & 1 sugar & a biscuit or red bush tea without anything or green tea. Iced tea is also good.
I love pretty well all teas.
Um, whatever teabags my mum gets from the shop. I don't drink an awful lot of tea, so it doesn't bother me too much.
I have tea with quite a bit of milk, and two sugars.
1. I drink milky tea.
2. I have 1 sugar, 3 spoons of honey and 2 spoons of syrup. Nom.
I drink "black" tea, usually something like 'English Breakfast' or 'Teatime'. I use teabags. And a teapot. I think tea made in a mug tastes yucky.
I will only use brown sugar in my tea. I hate using white sugar, it doesn't taste right.
I drink a variety of teas. I don't add anything to them unless it is English Breakfast or maybe Darjeeling in which case I might add cream and/or sugar.
I just like to boil some water and get a bag of green tea and let it dissolve.
English breakfast tea.. bit of milk and with no sugar. mmmmm.
Iced sun tea! Put the tea bags in a jug, leave it in the sun in the morning for a few hours. Add lots of sugar, sometimes lemon. And lots of ice.
English Breakfast <3 With no sugar (I'm sweet enough ) and the tiniest amount of milk. I like my tea strong!
1. The lipton stuff, berry tea, or vanilla tea are the kinds I always have. Vanilla is the best by far.
2. Milk and sugar no matter what. And it has to be three teaspoons of sugar- no more, no less.
Barry's tea. <3 I like it with milk, but not too much, and NO sugar.
Twinings Earl Grey Tea. Tiny bit of milk. No sugar.
I sometimes drink it black depending on my mood.
Nambarrie teabags generally, quite milky, no sugar (but occassionally I have one sugar) and definitely some biscuits to dunk in. Jammie Dodgers or chocolate digestives please.
I'm predicting an alarming amount of UK responses due to stereotypes I've been exposed to.
I don't mind what brand of tea it is, as long as it's regular tea (yes, how boring ).
I take mine with one sugar and a little milk.
I drink normal tea hot, with milk. I can drink it without milk, but I do prefer it with milk.
Black tea (orange pekoe preferred) with lots of milk and brown sugar. More than most people think should be put in tea.
My favourites are green tea or blueberry tea with about two to three teaspoons of milk.
PG tips!!! Can't beat them! I just pour on boiling water, add a dash of milk and leave to brew. Sugar in my tea? No thanks But I won't say no to a biscuit!
Umm I use home brand teabags...lol!
just a tea bag and an equal sweetener, I don't have milk or normal sugar!
I am a stereotypical Englishman because I love tea, nothing beats it. I usually just have whatever teabags that we happen to have, milk and the number of sweetners depends on how big the mug is. Two for a big mug, one for a small mug. I can drink tea without sweetner but it tastes so much better with it.


It's mid winter here in the Kootenays and when our rivers are frozen it makes for the perfect time to mark that major item off your bucket list!!
The White Nile was one major tick that I got to put against my bucket list recently. It is one of the world's best whitewater rafting/kayaking rivers and is located in the African city of Jinja, Uganda. It stems from one of the African Great Lakes, Lake Victoria and by no doubt this is a river that every adventure junky should check out before it disappears!
Unfortunately the future may see the rafting section of this river lost to the world. This is due to the fact that there are currently 5 dams in the works, 4 of which are currently proposed and the 5th already complete. The first dam was finished in 2011 and drowned out 4 massive rapids including the amazing Silverback section of the White Nile. Not only is The White Nile an experience that every thrill seeker needs to check out, it also employs a huge amount of local Ugandans and helps their economy by bringing in tourists from all over the world. If the following 4 dams are not stopped this will end tourism in the area and flood local villages! There are currently still 8 world class rapids on this river however the current proposal is threatening to wash out the bottom 4, including the kayaking Mecca the 'Nile Special'.
Why should people travel from all over the world to visit this amazing section of White Water? On a recent trip to Uganda, my wife Terra and I were lucky enough to raft with Nalubale Rafting. This company was full of qualified professionals and made our first Nile experience amazing… so much so that we went a second day! Our amazing and exhilarating experience on the Nile started our African adventure off right.
The trips were amazing from the get go! To reach the start destination of your rafting adventure you travel through the Ugandan countryside, seeing how the locals live and farm. Upon arrival the guides will get you out on the water and begin safety training. This river is full of huge Class 5 high volume rapids which create some of the most breathtakingly spectacular rapid sections that I have encountered in my 15 years as a whitewater rafting guide. The first rapid you face is a Class 5 waterfall named Overtime! This rapid is a 'hold on and hope for the best' kind of rapid with a huge horizon line as you approach it and an amazingly fun decent down. It was a great way to start our Ugandan adventure and helped us wake up from our 34hr flight. This is a drop and pool river so you have a huge section of white water followed by flat beautiful paddle sections filled with wildlife before the next rapids.
The next rapids were Retrospect (Class 4) and Bubugo (Class 3). Three rapids down and still no flips!! Then you arrive at Itanda Falls, one of the most awe inspiring sections of river I have ever had the pleasure of visiting! The first part of Itanda is a Class 6 section which is impossible to raft so you portage this massive section of water and enter the bottom set of rapids. The size of the waves throughout Itanda are amazing, some reaching 40 feet high. Our guide, Ashiraff, gave us the option of doing the sneak line to avoid the "best" rapids but Terra and I had not traveled halfway around the world to do the sneak line. We pushed off and paddled as hard as we could to enter The Bad Place (Class 5)… and just as its name would suggest there was no way our raft was making it through. It spun us side ways and in an instant we had one of the biggest flips I have ever been a part of! After being underwater for a bit I popped up 20 meters down stream and enjoyed floating down through the massive haystacks of water. Suddenly realizing that I had not seen Terra yet I started to spin around in the water to see where she had ended up. As I spun Terra popped out of the water 20 meters behind me with eyes the size of dinner plates… I knew that she had gone deep and experienced a true rafting swim. It was this same moment I realized that I was in trouble as this was our honeymoon and Terra had never experienced a flip in rafting let alone a flip on one of the biggest rapids in the world.
As we all swam back to the raft, realizing that everyone was ok, we laughed at what just happened and knew this African experience was going to be amazing! We all got back in the boat and paddled a short distance down river to an amazing lunch spot high up on the side of the river bank. Lunch was amazing and it was great to get hydrated and out of the hot African sun for a moment.
Once we were fed and hydrated we continued on down river. We started this leg with Vengeance (Class 4), Hair of the Dog (Class 5), Kula Shaker (Class 5) and finishing the amazing day by hitting the epic kayak surf wave The Nile Special (Class 5). The Nile Special ended our White Nile rafting experience the only way fitting of such an epic day… with another huge flip! We all then just floated down the Nile until the take out point a few kilometres down stream. After the trip the Nalubale Staff gave everyone some refreshing bevies, including some delicious Nile Special Beer which was a great way to end the day.
Our experience with Nalubale Rafting and their amazing staff both on and off the river was world class This includes, Artha, their office manager who went above and beyond!
From my first day as a rookie raft guide my goal was to one day experience the White Nile and its amazing whitewater rapids, and I can honestly say that it far exceeded my wildest expectations. I was only able to raft the bottom 8 rapids due to the previously mentioned first dam that has flooded the first 4 rapids of the Nile. Without pressure on the Ugandan government (the best being through international travellers visiting and spending money to go rafting and stay in Jinja) the bottom 8 rapids may be lost and with it the livelihoods of countless Ugandans.
So go visit the White Nile and experience one of the best White Water Rafting Rivers in the world before it's too late!
We hope we can go back soon!!


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Q: with Rally api v2.0, i am unable to access list of workspaces when i query subscription object here is the code i am using to query for 'subscription' and then return a reference of the workspace i want to access:
public static String query_for_workspace(String ws, RallyRestApi r) throws IOException{

    String Wspace_ref=null;
    //Read Subscription
    QueryRequest subscriptionRequest = new QueryRequest("Subscriptions");
    subscriptionRequest.setFetch(new Fetch("Name", "Workspaces"));

    QueryResponse subscriptionQueryResponse = r.query(subscriptionRequest);
    String subName = subscriptionQueryResponse.getResults().get(0).getAsJsonObject().get("Name").toString();
    System.out.println("Read Subscription: " + subName);

    // Grab Workspaces Collection
    JsonArray myWorkspaces = subscriptionQueryResponse.getResults().get(0).getAsJsonObject().get("Workspaces").getAsJsonArray();

    // iterates through all workspaces and fetch 'ref' (string attribute) of the useful workspace
    for (int i=0; i<myWorkspaces.size(); i++) {
        JsonObject workspaceObject = myWorkspaces.get(i).getAsJsonObject();
        String workspaceRef = workspaceObject.get("_ref").getAsString();
        GetRequest workspaceRequest = new GetRequest(workspaceRef);
        workspaceRequest.setFetch(new Fetch("Name"));
        GetResponse workspaceResponse = r.get(workspaceRequest);
        JsonObject workspaceObj = workspaceResponse.getObject();
        String workspaceName = workspaceObj.get("Name").getAsString();
        if(workspaceName.equals(ws)){
            System.out.printf("Workspace found ==> %s\n", workspaceName);
            Wspace_ref=workspaceRef;
        }
    }
    return Wspace_ref;
}

The error comes from this line:
JsonArray myWorkspaces=subscriptionQueryResponse.getResults().get(0).getAsJsonObject().get("Workspaces").getAsJsonArray();

This code is working with 1.x API. How do I access the list of workspaces in 2.x?
Thank you!

A: In Rally api v2.0 the ability to return child collections in the same response was removed for performance reasons. In v2.0 fetching a collection will return an object with the count and the url from which to get the collection data.
In the older versions of WS API certain fetch lists created a lot recursive calls, and all the collections included in the fetch make the call quite expensive. In WS API v2.0 this will not happen, since a separate call will have to be made in order to get objects of the collections.
So, I believe, in this situation if you update your code to:
public static String query_for_workspace(String ws, RallyRestApi r) throws IOException{

    String Wspace_ref=null;
    //Read Subscription
    QueryRequest subscriptionRequest = new QueryRequest("Subscriptions");

    QueryResponse subscriptionQueryResponse = r.query(subscriptionRequest);
    String subName = subscriptionQueryResponse.getResults().get(0).getAsJsonObject().get("Name").toString();
    System.out.println("Read Subscription: " + subName);

    //Grab Workspaces Collection
    QueryRequest workspaceRequest = new QueryRequest(subscriptionQueryResponse.getResults().get(0).getAsJsonObject().getAsJsonObject("Workspaces"));
    workspaceRequest.setFetch(new Fetch("Name", "_ref"));

    JsonArray myWorkspaces = r.query(workspaceRequest).getResults();

    //Iterate through the Workspaces to find the correct one
    String workspaceName = "";

    for (int i=0; i<myWorkspaces.size(); i++){
        workspaceName = myWorkspaces.get(i).getAsJsonObject().get("Name").getAsString();
        if(workspaceName.equals(ws)){
            System.out.printf("Workspace found ==> %s\n", workspaceName);
            Wspace_ref = myWorkspaces.get(i).getAsJsonObject().get("_ref").getAsString();
        }
    }
    return Wspace_ref;
}

That should provide the Ref you need.

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Dobenecker ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Catharina Margarethe Dobenecker (1649–1683), Dichterin des Barock
 Otto Dobenecker (1859–1938), deutscher Pädagoge und Diplomatiker

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Home Social buzz Ganesha Chaturthi: Zoom Wishes You Luck, Prosperity, and Safe Travels!
Ganesha Chaturthi: Zoom Wishes You Luck, Prosperity, and Safe Travels!
This coming Monday is Ganesha Chaturthi. For those of you who don't know, Ganesha Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrated on the birthday of Lord Ganesha, the son of Shiva and Parvati. It is the day that Shiva declared his son Ganesha superior to all the other gods, with the exceptions of Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva, and Parvati. The devotees of Ganesh believe that throughout the 10 day festival Ganesh bestows his presence on Earth.
Ganesh is widely worshiped as the god of wisdom, prosperity, and good fortune. Many Hindus also pray to Ganesha at the beginning of any new venture, or at the start of travel. So some of our members (and some of our investors) probably offered a quick prayer to him beforehand!
In honor of the holiday, here is the description of 3 famous Ganesha temples in Bangalore. These are all local, so you could get a self-drive car to visit one of these in an afternoon or evening. But if you are feeling extra adventurous, you could take a Zoom car on Monday to visit all three. Are you up for the challenge?
Easily the biggest Ganesha temple in Bangalore, Dodda Ganesha temple, which literally means "Big Ganesh" boasts an 18ft tall, 16ft wide statue of Ganesha. It was constructed by Kempegowda I, the founder of Bangalore. One day while walking he found a boulder with the shape of Ganesha engraved on it. He then ordered his sculptors to convert the shape into a massive single stone idol of Lord Ganesha. Although it was built hundreds of years ago, many people still believe that the idol is growing! Additionally, the large stone idol also receives various eye- catching decorations throughout the year. My personal favorite is known as the "butter coating" (Benne Alankara). Over 100kgs of butter (benne) are needed to cover the massive statue from head to toe!
This one is slightly outside of the city, on the Bangalore-Mysore Highway. It is one of the more recently built Ganesha Temples. This temple has a large gold Ganesha statue on top, and is five faced so that Ganesha can be seen from any direction. The temple also has an entrance in all four directions. On the inside there is another large stone statue of Ganesha, carved entirely out of black stone.
This 600 year old temple on Kasturba road is specifically interesting for those who have bought a new car or bike. People from all over Bangalore flock to receive the blessings of Lord Ganesha after purchasing a new car or vehicle. A few Zoom cars have even gotten a pooja there!
It is not uncommon to see a long line of brand new cars and bikes, all waiting to receive the blessings of Vahana (vehicle) Ganesha. However, back in 1960s, instead of vehicles, there were elephants, horses, bullocks that were brought to seek blessings of Lord Ganesha.
No matter how you celebrate, have a fantastic Ganesha Chaturthi! Next time you self drive with Zoom, travel safely and maybe offer up a prayer to Lord Ganesha!
I had got a notification of copoun code of 20% off from zoomcar , but as soon as i opened d app, d copoun code vanished, would it b possible to get the code again.?


Want another quick & tasty variation on roasted broccoli with crispy salty pig bits?
I preheated both the oven and toaster oven to 400F and arranged the florets on a large, foil-lined baking tray. I drizzled on the fat, seasoned with salt and pepper, and tossed the broccoli to combine.
I placed the tray in the oven and roasted the broccoli for 30-35 minutes (tossing the broccoli and turning the baking sheet halfway through the cooking time).
…and put five slices in a single layer on a foil-lined tray.
I put the tray of prosciutto in the toaster oven for about 7-10 minutes. I flipped the slices halfway through the cooking time and removed them to a cooling rack when they were thisclose to being burned.
When the prosciutto cooled, the slices became crispy and crunchy. I cut them into bite-size pieces with kitchen shears.
When the broccoli was finished roasting, I drizzled on aged balsamic vinegar and sprinkled on the crispy prosciutto.


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Daniela Kruszyńska z domu Kraśnicka (ur. 12 czerwca 1926 w Warszawie, zm. 13 lipca 2016 w Bielawie) – polska włókienniczka, poseł na Sejm PRL VI kadencji.

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Córka Karola. Uzyskała wykształcenie podstawowe. W Zakładach Przemysłu Bawełnianego w Bielawie była zatrudniona jako przewlekaczka osnów. W 1944 uczestniczyła w powstaniu warszawskim i została aresztowana i uwięziona w obozie w Pruszkowie, a następnie więziona była w obozach w Auschwitz, Ravensbrück i Buchenwald. Wyszła za mąż za Stefana, z którym w marcu 1946 zamieszkała w Bielawie. Zatrudniona została na tkalni w Bielawskich Zakładach Przemysłu Bawełnianego im. II Armii WP "Bielbaw". Uznawana za pionierkę odbudowy bielawskiego przemysłu bawełnianego. Działała w związkach zawodowych i zasiadała w radzie zakładowej, a także pracowała w związkowej komisji socjalno-bytowej w bielawskim przedsiębiorstwie. W 1972 uzyskała mandat posła na Sejm PRL w okręgu Ząbkowice Śląskie. Zasiadała w Komisji Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych.

W 1996 z mężem Stefanem odznaczona Medalem za Długoletnie Pożycie Małżeńskie.

Pochowana na cmentarzu parafialnym w Bielawie.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Nota biograficzna i wywiad na stronie Bibliotheca Bielaviana
 Profil na stronie Biblioteki Sejmowej

Kobiety – powstańcy warszawscy
Ludzie urodzeni w Warszawie
Ludzie związani z Bielawą
Odznaczeni Medalem za Długoletnie Pożycie Małżeńskie
Polscy włókiennicy
Polscy związkowcy
Posłowie z okręgu Ząbkowice Śląskie (PRL)
Urodzeni w 1926
Więźniowie Dulagu 121 Pruszków
Więźniowie KL Auschwitz
Więźniowie KL Buchenwald
Więźniowie KL Ravensbrück
Zmarli w 2016


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The safety of your family, including your children and pets, is of primary concern. We will provide specific written details on exactly what treatment methods we plan to use and any relevant safety instructions such as avoiding a particular open area until the applied product dries. In most cases, we do not place materials on surfaces that are accessible to pets or small children. If you have chemical sensitivities or allergies, do not hesitate to speak up. All of our employees have access to MSDS (material safety data sheets) for every product we use, and are happy to discuss your concerns.
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With its striking crown of yellow and piercing stare, this newly discovered moth could only have been named after one man.
The new species has been christened 'Neopalpa donaldtrumpi' in honour of America's 45th president Donald Trump.
The moth is described for the first time by evolutionary biologist Dr Vazrick Nazari in the latest edition of the journal Zookeys, after being discovered hidden in the collections if the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California.
Both Trump and the moth share a similar habitat, stretching across the states of California, USA although it can also be found in Mexico.
Dr Nazari said the new insect, which is a type of twirler moth, bore an uncanny resemblance to Mr Trump because of the yellowish-white scales on its head. The scientists said the tuft reminded him of the incoming president's hairstyle.
It is hoped that naming the new moth after Mr Trump will highlight the critical need for further conservation in fragile areas such as the habitat of the new species which is under serious threat from urbanisation.
"The discovery of this distinct micro-moth in the densely populated and otherwise zoologically well-studied southern California underscores the importance of conservation of the fragile habitats that still contain undescribed and threatened species, and highlights the paucity of interest in species-level taxonomy of smaller faunal elements in North America," says discoverer Dr Nazari.
Mr Trump's flying namesake was announced only a month following after a species of basslet was named after predecessor President Barack Obama. To date, nine creatures after been named after Mr Obama.
The fish is only known from coral reefs in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, NorthwesternHawaii, a nature reserve which the 44th President of the United States of America expanded to become the largest protected marine area in the world.


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Prolific television writer James Schmerer, whose credits included "The High Chapparal," "MacGyver" and "CHiPs," died on Oct. 4 at his home in Eugene, Ore., following a stroke. He was 81.
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Actor Michael J. Pollard (House of 1000 Corpses, Scrooged, Tango & Cash) passed away. He got an Academy Award nomination for Bonnie and Clyde, and even got to play Mxytptlk on the Superboy live-action series from the 80s.
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K-pop singer and former Kara band member Goo Hara has been found dead at her home, according to the Gangnam Police Department.
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Diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010, the author and critic had movingly written about his terminal illness during the final years of his life.
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His feud with Siskel & Ebert over Star Wars is legendary to me. He really took a beating from that one.
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Theatre director, writer and actor Jonathan Miller died this morning aged 85, his family said.
Miller, who shot to fame as part of the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett, had a lengthy career that took in medicine, broadcasting, books and the theatre.
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Q: scala macros error: not found: value I am trying to port this answer from this question to scala-2.10.
This is what I tried:
Macros.scala
package myProject.macros

import scala.reflect.macros.Context
import scala.language.experimental.macros

class LoggerImpl(val c: Context) {
  import c.universe._

  def getClassSymbol(s: Symbol): Symbol = if (s.isClass) s else getClassSymbol(s.owner)

  def logImpl(msg: Expr[String]): Unit = {
    val cl = getClassSymbol(c.enclosingClass.symbol).toString
    // Do something with cl
    // For this case cl should be "SomeObject"
  }
}

object Logger {
  def warning(msg: String): Unit = macro LoggerImpl.logImpl
}

XYZ.scala
package myProject.XYZ

import myProject.macros.Logger

object SomeObject {

  def doSomething(...) = {
    // Some operations
    Logger.warning("sss")
  }
}

But when I try to build I get these errors:
[scalac-2.10] /../Macros.scala:20: error: not found: value LoggerImpl
[scalac-2.10]   def warning(msg: String): Unit = macro LoggerImpl.logImpl
[scalac-2.10]                                            ^
[scalac-2.10] /../XYZ.scala:18: error: not found: value LoggerImpl
[scalac-2.10]   def warning(msg: String): Unit = macro LoggerImpl.logImpl
[scalac-2.10]                                            ^
[scalac-2.10] two errors found

I looked at this example, Isn't there a way to get macros working if they are in different packages?

A: You could try this:
object LoggerImpl {

  def logImpl(c: Context)(msg: c.Expr[String]): c.Expr[Unit] = {
    import c.universe._

    def getClassSymbol(s: Symbol): Symbol = if (s.isClass) s else getClassSymbol(s.owner)

    val cl = getClassSymbol(c.enclosingClass.symbol).toString
    // Do something with cl
    // For this case cl should be "SomeObject"
  }
}

Unfortunately I do not have scala 2.10 at hand, but I suppose the above should work for you, because your code does not compile for scala 2.11 either and the implementations for 10 and 11 do not seem to be to much different
Please note that you need to return c.Expr[Unit] for it to do anything, and you also need to compile it in a separate module - the last is the requirement for scala macros


KOH Kong provincial authorities have warned a group of vendors they face legal repercussions if they refuse to close their beachfront stores after leases, issued by the province's department of commerce, expired two months ago.
Koh Kong provincial hall administration director Ouch Touch issued a statement yesterday ordering 12 vendors along the beach in Bak Klorng commune to close or move their stores before Monday.
Cambodia reportedly became a member of the World's Most Beautiful Beach Club on May 25 of this year at a general assembly of the club in Senegal. The club has 10-member countries, representing 32 beaches.
Sat La, a 46-year-old vendor along the beach, said she has rented space in the area for 16 years and now has no where else to go.
"We don't know where to live and sell goods to make a living. I am just waiting for the authorities to bulldoze the shops," said Sat La.


A beach that should not to be missed when visiting the island of Kythera. With crystal clear turquoise waters and greyish pebbles, the beach of Kaladi is one of the most beautiful ones. It is located in the eastern part of the island, close to Paleópolis. A dirt road and 120 steps will take you down to it. Don't expect to find a beach bar so be well-prepared for the event of hunger or thirst..
Clear waters and sand with small pebbles, in combination with a spectacular view overlooking Chytra. Visitors will find a canteen in which beach parties are being organized day and night. The small creek is located in the southwestern part of the island. There are two ways to reach the beach of Melidoni; one is by car, through the dirt road that connects with Drymona and the other is with the boat "Glass Bottom" which sails off in Kapsali.
As if it came out of a fairy tale featuring pirates and heroes, the beach seems to be made in heaven. White sand and shallow waters make it ideal for children of all ages. Visitors will find many tavernas with fresh fish and traditional Greek dishes. The shipwreck "Navagio"; a popular tourist attraction, is not far from here either.
With pebbles and fine turquoise waters, this popular beach lies a few kilometers away from Kálamos. It is well organised, with canteens and a spacious car park.


When you take a vacation in Hua Hin there are many historic sights in Hua Hin that you can visit. You will be amazed at the history of this sleepy little town. You can take a tour at some of the historic sights in Hua Hin. You can also go by yourself if that is what you prefer to do.
Historic sights in Hua Hin are all over the place. You can visit the Hua Hin Railway Station. This is definitely one of the historic sights in Hua Hin that you have to see. It is the oldest railway station in Thailand. You will be awe struck by the beauty of the railway station and all of the scenery surrounding it.
Another one of the amazing historic sights in Hua Hin that is a must see is the different temples. There are a couple of different temples in Hua Hin. You will definitely learn a lot of the history of Hua Hin by visiting the different temples such as, The Wat Ampharam that is located in the center of town. The temples definitely have a lot of history that centers around Hua Hin so this is one of the historic sights in Hua Hin that you don't want to miss.
You will also want to visit the Floating Market & Rose Garden when you are looking for the historic sights in Hua Hin. You will be able to see how the local people do their trading and how they live. You will also be able to find many different treasures and historic sights in Hua Hin that will amaze you.
Don't forget to go to some of the surrounding waterfalls if you want to see historic sights in Hua Hin. You can see some of the waterfalls that have thousand year old jungles surrounding them. You don't want to miss the natural historic sights in Hua Hin. Be sure to bring your camera when you visit the historic sights in Hua Hin because you will want to remember every sight you visited when your vacation is over. There are so many historic sights in Hua Hin that you can spend your vacation just exploring and not be able to see them all unless you are on a long vacation.


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The Great Hall of the castle had been hung with the standards of Gondor, Rohan and Ithilien, in honour of the illustrious guests, and three large tables had been laid out beneath them.
The King and Queen of Gondor and the King and Queen of Rohan were seated in state at the high table, and the other dignitaries—Faramir, Legolas and Eowyn, Gimli, the hobbits Merry and Pippin, Elladan and Elrohir and the host himself—were placed according to precedence, but once the formal part of the evening was over, the guests simply moved their seats and mingled, like the good friends they were.
Imrahil had spared no expense on food and, in addition to roast meats, potages of beans and vegetables, salads of sweet herbs, and various breads, there were many delicacies that Eowyn had never seen before. She and Legolas tried some small parcels of crisp pastry filled with highly spiced vegetables—which made them laugh when their mouths tingled—and a yellow-green pear-shaped fruit with fragrant, deep pink flesh, and—their joint favourite—some small pieces of sweet, rose-flavoured jelly covered in powdered sugar. "The people of Near Harad call it 'Delight'," said Imrahil.
Between the courses, there were musicians, jugglers and, finally, a troupe of dancers from Far Harad whose leader played a strangely shaped pipe whilst the rest, who were all women, gyrated to the erotic music, removing their clothing, piece by piece, and tossing it to the male guests. One of the dancers invited Legolas to untie a small scarf from around her breasts, but Legolas extricated himself gracefully, shaking his head with a charming smile and suggesting that the twins were far better qualified to help than he.
After that, the evening degenerated. The hobbits were soon dancing on the tables singing raucous drinking songs from the Shire. Merry invited Eowyn to join him and, together, they spun along the tables, jumping over bowls of fruit and flowers, while Legolas and Haldir clapped enthusiastically. Gimli, Eomer and Faramir took turns draining tankards of ale and stacking them in neat piles, whilst Aragorn laughed, and Arwen smiled, and Lothiriel watched them all, dismayed.
Then Elladan asked Legolas to sing, and the whole company fell silent to listen. Legolas chose a hauntingly beautiful song, in the common tongue:
Black is the colour of my true love's hair,
Her face is something wondrous-fair,
The clearest eyes and the dearest hands:
I love the ground whereon she stands.
I love my love and well she knows,
I love the ground whereon she goes.
And still I hope the time will come
When she and I will be as one...
The melody ended on an unexpected note, high and sad and full of longing. And, though he smiled, Legolas' close friends were in no doubt as to the song's meaning for an immortal whose true love was mortal.
At half past eleven, Herzog the apothecary opened the back door of his shop.
"You are lucky the boy found me," said his visitor, "for I have been busy of late, and my work has taken me far afield."
"Come in, quickly," replied Herzog, glancing up and down the alleyway. "Did anyone see you coming here?"
"No, you need not concern yourself on that score—my livelihood depends on moving about unseen."
Satisfied, the apothecary locked the door and turned up the lamp. "Take a seat, Wolfram," he said, and sat down opposite.
At first glance, his visitor was unremarkable—of medium height and medium build, with dark eyes and a ready smile—no different from a thousand other men in Dol Amroth. But anyone who took the trouble to look more closely, as Herzog was doing now, would see something disturbing; he would see that Wolfram's smile was not a smile at all, and hid a heart that was not so much evil as empty.
He is the perfect man for this job, Herzog thought. "I need you to remove someone from the castle and bring them here," he said.
"I take it that this would be against the person's will?"
"Indeed."
"Who is it? The new grandchild? One of the Queens? That pretty thing that rode in with the elves this morning?"
"No. I require a male elf—any one of males that rode in with 'that pretty thing' will be adequate."
"A male elf? Are you mad? They are stronger than men, and faster—"
"Are you saying that you cannot do the job?"
"No," said Wolfram, guardedly, "but I am saying that it will cost you."
"You will be well paid for your services. Four hundred gold pieces if he is alive, two hundred if he is dead."
"Four hundred? For the risks I would be taking?" Wolfram protested.
"My client has already agreed a price," Herzog lied. "My hands are tied."
Wolfram rose and walked to the window. The blind was down but he gazed at it as though he were looking outside. "I will need a means of... quieting the elf."
"Naturally." Herzog indicated a small bottle sitting before him. "Three drops of this, on a cloth held to his nose and mouth, will put an elf to sleep. Do not use more than three drops." He handed the bottle to Wolfram.
"When do you want him?"
Herzog was still awaiting a reply from his buyer, but decided to take a chance. "As soon as possible."
"Tonight, then."
Wolfram slipped silently down the back streets of Dol Amroth, heading for Dinham Gate, just south of the castle. He knew that the gate would be locked at this hour, but the gatekeeper owed him a few favours, so it would not be difficult to get out of the city.
Once outside, keeping well out of sight, he would work his way along the castle wall to its north west corner. There, he would enter the castle drains. It would be unpleasant at first—Part of the job, he thought—and he would have to be careful not to get too soiled or he would draw attention to himself later but, once he was safely in the drainage system, he could climb up a disused privy shaft to the very top of the castle and, from there, go wherever he wanted. It was not the first time he had broken into the castle at night using that particular route.
And it will not be the last, he thought.
His main problem would be finding a lone elf in a situation that would give him the advantage he needed. Wolfram was an artist at his work but that did not mean he was complacent. He knew that an elf would be stronger, faster, have better eyesight, and better hearing, and might even—he had heard—have some sort of sixth sense, so he would have to be cunning.
And absolutely ruthless.
By one o'clock the guests were starting to go to bed—Lothiriel first; then Dínendal, who was not used to heavy drinking and needed some help from Faramir and his secretary; then Aragorn, who had decided he was far to old to watch drinking contests, and Arwen; and then Eomer, who had decided he should not leave his wife alone much longer.
Next came Legolas, Eowyn, Gimli, and the hobbits, who were all lodged on the same staircase.
And, finally, came Haldir and the twins—Elrohir and Elladan—the last, surprisingly, very much the worse for drink.
Wolfram had positioned himself on a first floor balcony, which gave him a clear view of the entire castle courtyard with no danger of being seen.
The climb up the privy shaft had taken rather longer than he had expected, and he was relieved to see that the banquet was only just ending. A group of five revellers was walking across the courtyard—a dwarf, two strange-looking children, the woman he had spotted that morning, and one of the male elves.
Wolfram watched intently, willing the group to separate and give him easier access to the elf, but all five crossed the courtyard together and entered the north western corner of the castle...
I will have to follow, and try to get closer to him, he thought, but then an alternative presented itself.
Three more elves walked out of the hall, stood talking in the courtyard for a moment, then split up, one crossing to the north west, the other two heading south west.
Wolfram hesitated.
The single elf was the obvious target, but he was powerfully built and looked unusually heavy for an elf and, moreover, he was heading in the same direction as the party of five that Wolfram had watched earlier. The pair of elves looked lighter, and were heading towards a quieter part of the castle...
He would follow the pair—he might get lucky.
He slipped over the edge of the balcony and, keeping well in the shade, climbed down to the ground. Then he drew himself up straight, like a soldier, and marched across the courtyard as if he owned the castle.
Elladan was having trouble with the spiral staircase. I should not have had those spirits, he thought. Mannish liquor is poison.
"You go on," he said, sitting down heavily on one of the steps. "I will rest here a moment and join you shortly."
Elrohir shook his head. "I shall help you."
"No, brother. You are unsteady yourself. We would both break our necks—and how embarrassing would it be to be found dead at the bottom of a staircase? All I need is a moment's rest."
"Very well," said Elrohir. "But if you are not up in five minutes I will come back for you, and carry you."
Wolfram climbed up the spiral staircase, trying to be silent without looking stealthy, and almost fell over a sleeping elf.
The gods help those that help themselves, he thought.
But I had better make sure.
He took Herzog's vial and a piece of cloth from his pocket, carefully tipped exactly three drops of the pungent liquid onto the cloth—For I want the full four hundred gold pieces for a live one—and held it over the elf's nose and mouth.
To Wolfram's surprise, the elf awoke and began to struggle, but Wolfram held him down with a knee on the chest, and he soon passed out again. Then the man shoved the cloth in his pocket and lifted the elf onto his shoulder. I shall not be able to take him out the way I came in, he thought, for his victim was tall, and surprisingly heavy. I shall have to carry him to the gatehouse, in plain view, and think of a story that will get us out of the gate.
After that, it would be a relatively simple matter to carry him to Herzog's shop.
Since elves do not normally experience illness of any kind, Elrohir was surprised to wake with his head aching, and even more surprised to find himself lying on the floor with his back against the door of his apartment.
I must have fallen asleep here, he thought; then he remembered his conversation with Elladan. If I spent the night against the door, he reasoned, he cannot have come back. He must have fallen asleep on the stairs.
Elrohir got up with some difficulty, opened the door and climbed carefully down the staircase to where he had last seen his brother.
But his brother was not there.
Legolas and Eowyn had risen early, bathed and dressed, and were heading, with Haldir and Dínendal, towards the hall for breakfast when Elrohir came across the courtyard towards them.
"Have you seen Elladan?" he asked Haldir, anxiously.
"Not since I parted from you both last night," replied the March Warden. "Why?"
Elrohir described how he had left Elladan on the stairs and had woken up to find him missing.
"He has probably fallen asleep in a privy somewhere, Elrohir," said Legolas, "but—in case he has hurt himself—Haldir, go and inform the Captain of the Palace Guard, and ask him to request Prince Imrahil's permission to send a couple of guards to search for him—and take Master Dínendal with you; he may be needed."
The two elves hurried towards the guardhouse.
"Now," Legolas continued, "Eowyn and I will take you back to your apartment, Elrohir—you need to rest—no, I am sure the guards will soon find Elladan," he added, when Elrohir began to protest. And he ducked under Elrohir's arm and, supporting him across the shoulders, helped him walk back across the courtyard and up the staircase to his apartment.
Eowyn followed behind, staying well back as the two elves staggered up the spiralling stairs. Arwen's brothers are so—so worldly, she thought, not at all like Legolas or the other elves of Eryn Carantaur. She had just decided that she preferred elves otherworldly and was about to run upstairs and help her own elf, who was having trouble supporting Elrohir whilst opening the apartment door, when she spotted something lying on one of the steps.
It was only a small piece of cloth, and ordinarily she would have ignored it, but it seemed strangely out of place in a castle that was otherwise kept extremely clean and tidy. And, as she bent to examine it more closely, she noticed it was smeared with a red, oily substance.
She carefully picked up the cloth, and sniffed the red oil.
Ugh! What a disgusting smell, she thought.
And, although she had no idea what it was, she had a sudden feeling that it might somehow be connected to Elladan's disappearance and that Legolas should see it. So, holding the cloth at arm's length, she hurried up the stairs to show it to him.
When she reached the apartment Legolas had already set Elrohir down and was fetching him a glass of water.
"This will teach me not to drink men's liquor," said Elrohir, holding his head. "This must be how it feels to die."
"Elrohir," Legolas chided, "do not say things like that! Here..." He handed him the glass of water. Then he spotted Eowyn standing in the doorway. "What is it, melmenya?"
"I am not sure," Eowyn replied. "I found this on the stairs near where Elladan must have been sitting. It has a red substance on it that smells—well, strange." And she handed him the cloth.
Legolas raised it to his nose and sniffed it, then—to Eowyn's horror—he swayed, and fell forward into her arms.
Oh gods, oh gods, oh gods, thought Eowyn. "Elrohir! Elrohir—" but she already knew that the other elf was in no state to fetch help.
Legolas was unconscious, but his breathing was quite normal—in fact, had he been mortal, she would have assumed he was asleep—and she took comfort from that, but she knew that she needed to find Master Dínendal.
She looked around the room, trying frantically to form a plan. Elrohir had rolled off his chair and was crawling towards her on all fours. Eowyn made a decision. "Here, support his head," she said, allowing Elrohir to take Legolas in his arms. "Keep him on his side, in case he should vomit. I will be as quick as I can. I am so sorry, my love," she whispered to Legolas.
The moment she was sure that Elrohir had Legolas safely supported, she sprang to her feet and was about to run downstairs when she thought of the window.
Please, gods, let there be someone in the castle ward—she looked out—yes, yes! Aragorn!
Aragorn and Arwen, and a large retinue, were crossing the courtyard, heading for the hall. Eowyn threw open the window and, ignoring protocol, cried out: "Aragorn, Aragorn! Something has happened to Legolas! Please help him! Please! We are in Elrohir's apartment! And—and somebody please fetch the healer, Master Dínendal. He is in the guardhouse!"
Legolas awoke to find himself in Elrohir's bed, with Eowyn on one side and Master Dínendal on the other, and Haldir, Elrohir, Aragorn and Gimli all standing around him looking anxious.
"Valar," he said. "What has happened here?"
"What has happened here, you crazy elf?" cried Gimli. "What has happened here is that you have just frightened ten years off our lives!"
"I am so sorry, my love," said Eowyn, with a sob in her voice, "but the oil had no effect on me, so I did not know it would harm you."
"Yes, the cloth," said Legolas. "I remember now. I smelled it." He squeezed Eowyn's hand gently. "Please do not cry, meleth nín," he whispered. "I am fine."
Everyone carefully ignored the fact that Haldir had also placed a comforting hand on the lady's shoulder.
"It was hardly your fault, my lady," said Dínendal. "It is a substance known as elfsbane, which has no effect on men but makes elves sleep. Fortunately, most of the active ingredients had evaporated, so Lord Legolas was only slightly affected—"
"Slightly affected?" cried Gimli. "You call that slight? The elf was dead to the world!"
"Indeed, Master Gimli," replied Dínendal, "deeply asleep. But, at the right concentration, elfsbane will paralyse its victim and keep him asleep for as much as twenty-four hours. And at higher doses it can be fatal."
"Elladan!" cried Elrohir.
"It looks very much," said Aragorn, squeezing his brother's shoulder, "as if someone drugged Elladan and took him away last night. Let us pray they got the dose right," he added gravely. "I will ask Imrahil to extend the search to the entire city and I will join it—Gimli, Haldir, are you with me? Thank you. We will also ask Eomer and Faramir. No, Legolas, you need to rest—and you too, Elrohir.
"Let us pray that we find Elladan in time."
Both Aragorn and Dínendal had insisted that Legolas rest for several hours and—much to Legolas' embarrassment—had had him carried back to his own apartment and put to bed.
"He needs healing sleep," said Dínendal to Eowyn. "That is the best way to work the remainder of the poison out of his body."
Eowyn closed the curtains and, having washed her hands several times to ensure that all traces of the oil had gone from them, lay down beside him. "I am so sorry, my love," she whispered, taking him in her arms.
But Legolas was already asleep.
With Imrahil's palace guard and his visitors' guards of honour, including the three elves from Eryn Carantaur, there were more than fifty men available to search for Elladan.
Ten men were already working their way through the castle. Aragorn and Imrahil quickly divided the city into four, placed Gimli, Eomer, Faramir and Haldir in charge of the fourths, and assigned each of them ten men. Their orders were to search every building and to question every occupant. They were also to pay particular attention to empty properties.
Anything they uncovered was to be communicated back to Imrahil, at the castle, who would co-ordinate the operation by relaying information to Aragorn and the search leaders.
Eowyn had drifted off to sleep, so she did not hear the intruder open and close the door, quietly cross the room, and set something down on the dressing table. It was not until the intruder pulled back the curtains, flooding the bedchamber with bright sunlight, that both Legolas and Eowyn awoke with a cry of alarm, and Legolas leaped out of bed, pinning their assailant to the wall.
"Who are you?" he cried. "What are you doing in here?"
Eowyn looked at his prisoner. She was small and slender, wearing a pale yellow dress, and Legolas was holding her by the throat. "Legolas!" she cried, "Legolas, look at her!"
The elf hesitated for another moment, his senses still clouded with healing sleep, then he understood and released the girl.
But he remained suspicious: "Who are you," he asked again, "and what are you doing in our bedchamber?"
"I am sorry, my lord, my lady," said the girl, rubbing her neck. "I thought the apartment would be empty with all that is going on. My name is Senta, my lady. Prince Imrahil asked me to act as your maid—"
She was interrupted by a warbling sound from the direction of the dressing table.
"What are you doing with a bird in a cage?" Legolas demanded.
"You bought him yesterday, did you not?" said Eowyn. "From that strange man. I saw you, when we arrived."
The girl was surprised. "Yes, my lady, I did. I was going to set him free, my lord."
Some of his usual gentleness returned to Legolas' manner. "That is an admirable intention, child," he said. "Let me see him." He picked up the cage and looked closely at the little bird. "But I am afraid I must ask you to reconsider."
"Why, my lord?"
"Because this poor little bird does not belong in Belfalas," he said. "If I am not mistaken, he comes from Far Harad. If you release him, the native birds will attack him, for his bright yellow plumage makes him a target. And even if he is lucky, and they do not kill him, he may still starve to death."
"Oh, my lord!"
"His only hope for a tolerable life is for you to take care of him."
"But I am not allowed... Will you let me to keep him here, my lord?"
"Of course we will, Senta," said Eowyn.
"Thank you, my lady," said Senta, curtseying. Then she remembered her duties. "Do you require any assistance, my lady?"
Eowyn sighed. Why does Imrahil—why do all men—assume that I am incapable of tying my own laces? "Later, Senta," she said. "Return at six."
Senta nodded and, after saying goodbye to the little bird, left the bedchamber.
Legolas, still holding the cage, whistled softly, and the bird whistled back.
"What does he say?" asked Eowyn.
"He says that his name is Sweep—it means 'Golden'—and that he loves Senta very much. Your mistress will be back at six, Sweep."
Tears filled Eowyn's eyes as she watched her beloved elf set the bird back on the dressing table.
"What is it, melmenya?" Legolas asked anxiously, taking her in his arms.
"I love you," she whispered.
"And that makes you cry?"
"I thought I had lost you..."
"Oh, Eowyn!" He kissed her tenderly.
"You should be resting," said Eowyn softly. "I am so sorry, Legolas."
"There is nothing to be sorry about, melmenya. If you had not found the cloth we would not have known what had happened to Elladan, and we would still be assuming he had fallen asleep somewhere. I am fine, truly," he said, stroking her hair. "And tonight," he murmured, placing several light kisses on her face and neck, "I will be very happy to prove it to you..."
Eowyn managed a small smile.
"But in the meantime, meleth nín," he added, gently, "I think we should go and see if there is any news of Elladan."
Elladan was lying, still unconscious, on a makeshift bed in the back room of Herzog's shop. Herzog was pacing up and down, trying to think, whilst Wolfram dogged his every step—back and forth, back and forth.
"How will the buyer know that he is only half-elven?" Wolfram asked.
"It will be obvious, you imbecile! His se—he is inadequate for the purpose. Incomplete. Defective. It must be a full-blooded male elf. You must take him back and bring me another."
"What? No—I did as I was told. I brought you an elf. You owe me my money." Wolfram stepped in front of Herzog and stared at him, menacingly, and—although he was almost a foot taller than his accomplice—Herzog felt a brief chill of fear.
It was time to bargain.
"I will pay you five hundred gold pieces," he said, "half in advance, if you bring me a full-blooded male elf—one of the six you saw enter the city with that woman you admired so much. They were all full-blooded. And you can have her too, if you want."
Wolfram hesitated. Five hundred gold pieces. And maybe he could go back later for the woman.
"Will the—the stuff work on her?"
"No; but I will give you something else for her—once you have delivered the elf."
That decided it. "Agreed. But it will take time. The whole city is looking for him," he jerked his thumb at Elladan, "and the castle guards will be extra vigilant. I will take him back tonight and dump him outside the walls. Then I will return to the castle in a couple of days—after the ceremony, when everyone has relaxed—to take another."
Herzog considered Wolfram's plan. He had still not heard back from his buyer and could afford to wait two or three days. "Very well" he said, "I will give you the advance payment once you have disposed of him."
Previous chapter: Beauty and the beast
The elves' arrival causes a stir. What is the 'commodity' Herzog offers to his client?
Next chapter: The reject
Why has the first victim been rejected? And who will be the next victim?
Extra scene: Sweep's Story
From Far Harad to Dol Amroth.


Recent high-profile cyber-attacks have highlighted the importance of online security. But are technological solutions at the mercy of human error?
Businesses are coming under frequent and increasingly brazen attacks from computer hackers looking to steal sensitive data about customers and disrupt their operations. But many organisations are failing to take adequate steps to repel these onslaughts and often seem clueless about what to do when they happen.
This summer's scandal, when hackers attacked the Ashley Madison adultery website – posting confidential details online about 33 million accounts – should serve as a wake-up call to businesses, especially those dealing with personal data. They need to protect their customers' data from cyber-attack – or see their reputations shredded.
The attack on French TV network TV5Monde in April was even more worrying. The hackers managed to keep the TV channels off air for several hours and posted a message on the organisation's website claiming to be from Jihadists associated with Isis. Threats were made against the families of French security personnel. Reports later suggested that French authorities suspected the hand of a hacking group with links to the Russian government.
But wherever the threats come from – and there are plenty of diverse groups and individuals looking to mount such attacks – many organisations seem powerless to stop the intruders and protect their data.
To discuss how businesses and other organisations can boost their cybersecurity, The Guardian, in association with Fujitsu and Symantec, brought together senior online security experts, academics and compliance managers for a roundtable discussion entitled: "Data protection: a critical part of good corporate citizenship?" Participants examined strategies for protecting IT networks from attack and discussed the steps organisations must take to ensure they safeguard their customers' data better.
Part of the problem is that anti-hacking technology such as antivirus software and firewalls have become so sophisticated that hackers have decided to concentrate their efforts on "social engineering" attacks. These involve tricking members of staff into giving away usernames, passwords and other details that can be used to log in to networks.
Another risk is that staff may leave laptops, mobiles and documents containing sensitive information in public places, or fall for telephone scammers looking to extract private information.
The panel agreed that educating staff to be more aware of these threats is vital, and that with people increasingly working from different locations – at home, in cafes, on the train or plane – the risks are increasing.
Rather than blaming staff for these failings, should companies be be implementing basic cyber-hygiene in their systems? Or is there not much they can do to protect themselves?
"Determined hackers can get in anywhere," said David Smith, deputy commissioner and director of data protection for the Information Commissioner's Office, "but in lots of the cases that come to us, if basic measures had been in place, hackers wouldn't have got in the way they got in." Fines are levied where companies have failed to take adequate protection, he added.
Auriol Stevens, director, Restoration Partners, Lockheed Martin Virtual Technology Cluster, said the onus was on businesses to find clear ways of explaining the dangers of hacking.
"You need to tell people about the threats in simple terms. People didn't understand war theory (in WW2) but they understood 'Careless talk costs lives,'" she said.
But Mariarosaria Taddeo, researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute at University of Oxford, warned against oversimplifying the issues. She said organisations need to focus on explaining the dangers better.
One of the big debates is whether organisations should allow staff to use their own smartphones, tablets and laptops for work - so-called "Bring your own device". This increases risk, because these devices can be more easily accessed by hackers.
Where companies provide devices to staff, workers tend to store their work in cloud services, then transfer it over to their own devices, which makes the data vulnerable. One way around this is what is known as "choose your own device" where staff are given a budget and allowed to buy a device of their choice.
An underlying problem for many organisations is a lack of understanding about the importance of data and security. Until the boards and senior managers grasp that data is a hugely valuable asset for their business, they will always demote cybersecurity in their list of priorities.
Jane Wainwright, director of cybersecurity & data protection at PwC, said it is not the responsibility of either the IT department or the security department to explain the value of data – it is a job for senior management.
Some believe that it is inevitable hackers will find their way into corporate networks, so these should be segmented and structured so the intruders cannot move around and access data with ease.
A significant issue with the TV5Monde attack in April was that the hack seemed to have started at a relatively low level, with a phishing email that three members of staff replied to, allowing the hackers to infiltrate the system with Trojan Horse malware, which tricks users into installing a malicious computer program. The hackers were then able to pass through the firewalls and access not just staff computers and Twitter and Facebook accounts, but also the servers that controlled TV production. This raises questions over the effectiveness of firewalls that separate different areas of operation. Companies need effective "air gaps" where their IT systems are not connected, so hacks cannot spread.
Shirin Shah, manager of governance, risk, control and compliance at EDF Energy, said the business operates separate systems for different parts of the business.
Hack attacks will continue. But the future of digital services will depend on organisations getting better at protecting their customers' data and finding ways to keep the hackers at bay.


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You've doubtless seen those little LEDs that can be fastened to a bicycle's spokes, that create a ring of light when the wheel is spinning. While they do make the bike much more visible at night, they're one more thing that needs batteries. Arara wheel lights, however, are powered by frame-mounted magnets.


The migration of honeybees into Saskatchewan coincides with the coming of the first settlers from eastern Canada and the United States. The first records of honeybees in the province date back to 1900. By 1922, there were about 85 beekeepers who produced 24,000 pounds of honey. Most of these beekeepers were located in the southern and eastern parts of the province. Interest in producing honey was aroused at this time by a growing demand as well as by increasing prices for honey, due in part, by shortages and high prices of sugar which occurred during and immediately after World War 1.
The Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association was organized in 1923 with John Hubbard of Grenfell as the first president and Thomas Mack of Lumsden as the first vice-president. Hubbard held the first organized beekeeper meeting in 1920 at his apiary in Grenfell, assisted by Robert Hamilton of Aylsham. Organized research and extension work in beekeeping had its beginning at the University of Saskatchewan in 1923 under the direction of Dr. C.F. Patterson, head of the Horticulture Department.
The first pamphlets on beekeeping in Saskatchewan were "Possibilities of Beekeeping in Saskatchewan" by J. Hubbard, published by the King's Printer, Regina, in 1922 and "Beekeeping, A New Industry for Saskatchewan" by C.F. Patterson, published by the Univ. of Sask. In 1924. The first bulletin "Beekeeping in Saskatchewan" by R.M. Pugh was published in 1929. The first short course was a five-day course held at the University of Saskatchewan in February, 1926, while the first regular course in beekeeping offered at the University of Saskatchewan was given during the academic year 1926-27, and is still offered each year.
The Apiaries Act which now governs the beekeeping industry in the province was enacted in 1924. The first office to look after beekeeping was set up in the Field Crops Branch with Mr A.I. Smith, a Regina beekeeper, in charge of the work. The first Provincial Apiarist, Mr. R.M. Pugh, took office in 1927 and continued in that capacity until 1948.
World War ll caused a further expansion of beekeeping because of sugar rationing. By 1947 there were over 10,000 registered beekeepers in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Honey Producers Co-operative Association was organized in 1939 with its first packing plant at Yorkton. For a time, the Apiary Branch of the Department of Agriculture and the offices of the Beekeepers Association and Honey Producers Co-operative were located at Fort Qu'Appelle.At this time, the Association was credited as having the largest membership of any beekeeping organization in the world. The president, from 1940 to 1951 was Mr. P.C. Colquohoun, beekeeper, rancher and farmer from Maple Creek.
The Beekeepers Association and the Honey Producers Co-operative became separate entities in the 1950s and the Co-operative amalgamated with the Manitoba Honey Producers Co-operative in the 1970s.
The SBA has been a Non-Profit Organization since 1962.
The Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association continues as an organization dedicated to the continued support and success of the industry in the province and functions to educate the membership and represent the industry at the provincial and national government levels.


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Q: Trouble with XmlReader I have never used XML much and need some help reading a complex file.
I am trying to get to the number that is nested in:
outputTree\command\heading\pivotTable\dimension\category\dimension\category\dimension\group\category\call:Text(number)
I just have no idea how to do it.
if anyone could show me some basics of this it would be helpful all the examples I see are very basic and don't have this many levels so I am having issues understanding how to get to this level.
thank you.

A: As in this answer, you can select the XML Node directly using an advanced XPath filter
such as:
var document = new XmlDocument();
document.Load("<fileName>");
XmlNode node = document.SelectSingleNode("outputTree/command/heading[@text='uid = 1015984.00']/pivotTable[@text='Coefficients']/dimension[@text='Model']");

etc.
see this for a list of examples:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms256086(v=vs.110).aspx

A: You can use an XPath query. Based on the structure of your document, this should snag you the precise value you are looking for:
var xml = XDocument.Load(@"c:\path\to\file.xml");
var nsManager = new XmlNamespaceManager(new NameTable());

nsManager.AddNamespace(
    "oms",
    "http://www.ibm.com/software/analytics/spss/xml/oms");

var cell = xml.XPathSelectElement(
    "oms:outputTree/oms:command[@text='Regression']/" +
    "oms:heading[@text='uid = 1015984.00']/" +
    "oms:pivotTable[@text='Coefficients']/" +
    "oms:dimension/oms:category/oms:dimension/oms:category/" +
    "oms:dimension/oms:group/oms:category/oms:cell",
    nsManager);

var number = (decimal)cell.Attribute("number");

Console.WriteLine(number);

Tweak as necessary.  You will need these imports:
using System.Xml.Linq;
using System.Xml.XPath;

A: I think I am going to end up doing this and add some if statements in to catch the data I am looking for:
XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader("c:/temp/descriptives_table.xml");
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                switch (reader.NodeType)
                {
                    case XmlNodeType.Element: // The node is an element.
                        Console.Write("<" + reader.Name);

                        while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute()) // Read the attributes.
                            Console.Write(" " + reader.Name + "='" + reader.Value + "'");
                        Console.WriteLine(">");
                        break;
                    case XmlNodeType.Text: //Display the text in each element.
                        Console.WriteLine(reader.Value);
                        break;
                    case XmlNodeType.EndElement: //Display the end of the element.
                        Console.Write("</" + reader.Name);
                        Console.WriteLine(">");
                        break;
                }
            }

Thank you all for your help! and leading me to this path!


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Operating on a specific optical wavelength in the ITU-DWDM grid, the unit suits single mode optical fiber networks with or without dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
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The HEMT series of transmitters provide a cost efficient, transport solution for medium to long distances.
The design employs a 19" rack of 4RU height, with 17 slots (0~16) for high-density application modules and integrated front and rear fiber-access panel for easy fiber management. Slot 0 is used for a System Management Module (ASMM). Slots 1~16 can be used for any of the application modules. This provides capability for a maximum of 32 standard forward-path laser transmitters, or for 64 QAM laser transmitters, or for 64 return-path receivers.
DKT's Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) is ideally suitable for CATV applications with high output power and low noise figure.


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Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay!: Civics Resources for Texas Students & Teachers
Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson
491 U.S. 397 (1989)
"Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable." — Justice William Brennan
Legal Issue
In August 1984, the Republican National Convention was held in Dallas, Texas. On August 22, a group of about 100 demonstrators marched through the streets of Dallas to dramatize the consequences of nuclear war and protest certain policies of President Ronald Reagan's administration. Gregory Lee Johnson was a leader and organizer of the group. When the group reached Dallas City Hall, an American flag was handed to Johnson who soaked it in kerosene and set it on fire. Several individuals who witnessed the burning indicated that they were offended by the action. However, no violence occurred, and no one was physically injured or threatened. Shortly after the event, police arrived and arrested Johnson. He was charged with desecration of a venerated object in violation of the Texas Penal Code.
Johnson was convicted in a Texas District Court, sentenced to one year in jail, and assessed a $2,000 fine. A Texas Court of Appeals upheld his conviction. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, however, reversed the judgment of the lower court and thus overturned Johnson's conviction. That court reasoned that the Texas statute was not written narrowly enough to encompass only those flag burnings that were likely to result in a serious disturbance of the peace. The court also found that the flag's special status was not endangered by Johnson's conduct. The State of Texas then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Court considered the following question:
Is the burning of the American flag as a political protest freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment?
By a 5-4 vote the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in overturning Johnson's conviction. A rare coalition comprised the majority: Justices William Brennan, Harry Blackmun, Anthony Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, and Antonin Scalia. Speaking for the majority, Justice Brennan wrote: "We do not consecrate the flag by punishing its desecration, for in doing so we dilute the freedom that this cherished emblem represents." He went on to indicate that the majority believed that Johnson was being prosecuted for voicing his disapproval of U.S. policies and that this type of expression may not be prohibited simply because society does not agree with the idea. The majority felt that the flag's place would be strengthened instead of weakened by the Court's decision. Brennan wrote, "The way to preserve the flag's special role is not to punish those who feel differently about these matters. It is to persuade them that they are wrong." He indicated that the government generally has more freedom in restricting expressive conduct than in restricting the written or spoken word but that First Amendment protection doesn't end at the written or spoken word. He wrote: "Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."
In a concurring opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: "The hard fact is that sometimes we must make decisions we do not like. We make them because they are right, right in the sense that the law and the Constitution, as we see them, compel the result."He agreed that the flag holds a place of honor but asserted that the Constitution does not set this symbol aside in a special category.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist dissented and wrote a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justices Byron White and Sandra Day O'Connor. He wrote:"For more than 200 years, the American flag has occupied a unique position as the symbol of our Nation, a uniqueness that justifies a governmental prohibition against flag burning in a way respondent Johnson did here."Rehnquist further stated that Johnson could have made any verbal denunciation of the flag that he wished and could even have burned it privately without breaking the law.
Justice John Paul Stevens also dissented and read his dissenting opinion from the bench. He wrote: "… sanctioning the public desecration of the flag will tarnish its value — both for those who cherish the ideas for which it waves and for those who desire to don the robes of martyrdom by burning it. … A country's flag is a symbol of more than 'nationhood and national unity.' "
The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Texas v. Johnson
Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
StreetLaw.org — Texas v. Johnson (1989)
U.S. Courts — Texas v. Johnson podcast
The Oyez Project — Oral Argument, Texas v. Johnson
Bill of Rights Institute — Free Lesson Plans
Constitutional Rights Foundation — Free Lessons Index
George Bush Presidential Law Library and Museum — Texas v. Johnson
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Texas State Bar
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Eyewear and lenses
An eyewear first approach to smart glasses
North spoke to OT about Focals at Vision Expo East in March
16 May 2019 by Andrew McClean
Focals are "everyday smart glasses," according to chief marketing officer of eyewear technology brand North, Adam Ketcheson.
Speaking to OT at Vision Expo East in New York (21–24 March), Mr Ketcheson explained that the company is taking an "eyewear first approach to the smart glasses market."
"We make glasses that look and feel good while solving those basic challenges that glasses are supposed to solve then enhancing them with smart features," he said.
Focals took four years to develop before being launched in October 2018. The finished product started shipping a month before the company exhibited at Vision Expo East.
The smart glasses can include a single vision prescription lens between +2 and -4, and are meant to be an augmented version of everyday spectacles, the company explained.
Speaking about the features of Focals, Mr Ketcheson told OT: "Focals gives you the ability to message, navigate new places with turn by turn directions and get calendar updates."
"The people around you have no idea that you've just got a notification or even replied to it while staying focused on what you were doing," he added.
The smart glasses have a projector that shoots a small ray of light onto a hologram on the lens, which bounces the light back onto your eye and "paints the image onto your retina."
Pairing with a smartphone, the smart glasses are controlled by a ring-like device worn on the user's finger that works like a joystick, enabling the user to scroll through various functions such as booking an Uber or sending a message.
As well as partnering with Uber, North has received investment from Amazon who has developed specific sound and display features for Focals using its Alexa technology.
Focals is the first generation of the smart glasses and the company is in the process of working out what apps and experiences work best on a pair of spectacles compared to a smartphone or laptop.
Mr Ketcheson explained: "We want to make sure that everyone has the best experience from a display and usability standpoint. In order to make that happen, we invite people to our showrooms and take a 3D scan of their face to build a custom product for them."
These showrooms are currently based in North America with sites in New York and Toronto, as well as a mobile showroom that is moving around the West Coast. Focals is not currently being distributed in the UK, but it is a market that the company wants to explore.
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With only a few learned skills, the character controllers used in this demo are relatively simple, as are the mechanics of the simulation. When the simulation is played, each character transitions between the three argumentative gestures at random, creating the appearance of a lively debate. When the characters experience external force from a user, the environment, or another character, they fall and then promptly get up. The primary goal is to continue arguing.
"The short term plan," Deep Motion's Chief Scientist Libin Liu tells me, "is to let the characters learn argument and idling actions from those unstructured motion sequences, so that they can perform them freely based on scripts, user commands, or mimic user actions based on sparse input (like 3 point tracking)."
"Idling and speech performances are important to making a virtual character real and alive," as he tells me. "They are very common in the real world but hard to model and control in the virtual world. Those motions are usually spontaneous, patternless, and non-repetitive. Traditional approaches usually rely on structured input. It often takes time to prepare the motions and design the transitions, and the resulting motion can be repetitive and strongly patterned. We are very interested in learning those motion from unstructured motion sequences and utilize physical simulation to achieve natural and realistic performance."
More about this on DeepMotion's site.
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