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Q: read_csv giving error for movielens 20M dataset I am using pandas for the first time and wanted to do some data analysis for Movielens dataset. After running my code for 1M dataset, I wanted to experiment with Movielens 20M
I am only reading one file i.e ratings.csv
However, I faced multiple problems with 20M dataset, and after spending much time I realized that this is because the dtypes of columns being read are not as expected.
The following code(where path is path of ratings.csv file)
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np

df = pd.read_csv('../data/ml-20m/ratings.csv',sep=',',names=
['userId','movieId','rating','timestamp'],engine='python', dtype=
{'userId':np.int32, 'movieId':np.int32, 'rating':np.float64,
'timestamp':np.int64}, skipinitialspace=True, error_bad_lines=False)

is giving me the following error :-

Traceback (most recent call last):   File
  "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 1663, in _cast_types
      values = astype_nansafe(values, cast_type, copy=True)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/core/dtypes/cast.py",
  line 709, in astype_nansafe
      return lib.astype_intsafe(arr.ravel(), dtype).reshape(arr.shape)   File "pandas/_libs/lib.pyx", line 456, in
  pandas._libs.lib.astype_intsafe   File "pandas/_libs/src/util.pxd",
  line 142, in util.set_value_at_unsafe ValueError: invalid literal for
  int() with base 10: 'movieId'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):   File "test.py", line 4, in

      df = pd.read_csv('../data/ml-20m/ratings.csv',sep=',',names= ['userId','movieId','rating','timestamp'],engine='python', dtype=
  {'userId':np.int32, 'movieId':np.int32, 'rating':np.float64,
  'timestamp':np.int64}, skipinitialspace=True, error_bad_lines=False)
  File
  "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 678, in parser_f
      return _read(filepath_or_buffer, kwds)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 446, in _read
      data = parser.read(nrows)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 1036, in read
      ret = self._engine.read(nrows)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 2272, in read
      data = self._convert_data(data)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 2338, in _convert_data
      clean_conv, clean_dtypes)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 1574, in _convert_to_ndarrays
      cvals = self._cast_types(cvals, cast_type, c)   File "/home/sahildeep/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas/io/parsers.py",
  line 1666, in _cast_types
      "type %s" % (column, cast_type)) ValueError: Unable to convert column movieId to type

Basically I want to skip all those lines whose datatype doesn't conform to dictionary
    {'userId':np.int32, 'movieId':np.int32, 'rating':np.float64,
    'timestamp':np.int64}
If I don't give the dtype argument to read_csv, then all four columns turn out to be of type "object" which is not what I want.
I searched on google and found noone facing this problem. Can you help me?
I am using python3

A: Problem is you define columns names, but csv have header, so first row of DataFrame is same like columns names, so all rows are converted to strings:
df = pd.read_csv('ratings.csv',
                 names= ['userId','movieId','rating','timestamp'])
print (df.head())
    userId   movieId  rating  timestamp
0  user_id  movie_id  rating  timestamp
1        1      1193       5  978300760
2        1       661       3  978302109
3        1       914       3  978301968
4        1      3408       4  978300275

Solution is use parameter skiprows=1 or header=0 for rename columns names by names parameter:
df = pd.read_csv('ratings.csv',
                 dtype= {'userId':np.int32,
                         'movieId':np.int32,
                         'rating':np.float64,
                         'timestamp':np.int64},
                 header=0, #skiprows=1
                 names= ['userId','movieId','rating','timestamp'])
print (df.head())

   userId  movieId  rating  timestamp
0       1     1193     5.0  978300760
1       1      661     3.0  978302109
2       1      914     3.0  978301968
3       1     3408     4.0  978300275
4       1     2355     5.0  978824291

If dont want rename column names:
df = pd.read_csv('ratings.csv',
                 dtype= {'userId':np.int32,
                         'movieId':np.int32,
                         'rating':np.float64,
                         'timestamp':np.int64})

print (df.head())

   user_id  movie_id  rating  timestamp
0        1      1193     5.0  978300760
1        1       661     3.0  978302109
2        1       914     3.0  978301968
3        1      3408     4.0  978300275
4        1      2355     5.0  978824291

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2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 First Drive: Sinners And Saints
2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 First Drive: Sinners And Saints product 2019-02-21 14:00:00 https://www.motor1.com/reviews/306309/2019-jaguar-xe-sv-project-8-first-drive/ Jaguar XE First Drives
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By: Greg Fink
The world needs more cars like the XE SV Project 8.
Forgive me, for I am a sinner. Rather than tackle the twisting tarmac of Palm Beach International Raceway or circle the banked turns of Homestead-Miami Speedway at triple-digit speeds, I putter the 2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 about in stop-and-go traffic and thread it around the daily congestion that plagues the freeways crisscrossing Miami-Dade County.
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I justify my actions by driving the Project 8 through Brickell and South Beach; wealthy areas of Miami where AMGs, Ferraris, McLarens, and Porsches dot the roads like pimples on a teenager's face. In South Florida, racing is rarely life, but there sure is a hell of a lot of waiting around. Any Project 8 that finds its way here is more likely to compete for an open parking space than a checkered flag.
The Project 8 seems willing to tolerate this fate, and the hand-assembled super sedan feels impressively robust along the pockmarked pavement that makes up A1A. There are surprisingly few squeaks and rattles from the Project 8, and the model-specific suspension changes do little to negatively impact the car's ride quality – at least in Comfort mode. Opt for Track mode, which noticeably firms up the dampers and steering, quickens throttle response, and adjusts the limits of the stability control system, and the ride is as bone-jarring as the car's limited suspension travel and low-profile rubber suggest.
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Riding on Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires wrapped around staggered 20-inch forged alloy wheels measuring 9.5 inches wide up front and 11 inches wide out back, the Project 8 offers formidable grip and benefits from predictable chassis dynamics. Every roundabout and highway onramp leaves me feeling like Jaguar Formula E driver Nelson Piquet Jr. attacking the twisting turns of Mexico's Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Additional confidence comes courtesy of the Project 8's quick and tactile tiller that seems hardwired to the front wheels. Floor the accelerator pedal, and the steering gets lighter as weight transfers to the rear of the car. Squeeze the brake pedal to put the binders on the massive 15.7-inch front and 15.6-inch rear carbon-ceramic discs, and the steering rack adds appropriate heft as more weight moves toward the front axle.
With 592-horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque on tap courtesy of a massive supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine, the all-wheel-drive Project 8 packs a wallop at wide-open throttle. Jaguar claims the car hits 60 miles per hour in 3.3 seconds and reaches a top speed of 200 miles per hour, besting the 503-hp Mercedes-AMG C63 S sedan by 0.5 second and 20 MPH, respectively.
Helping maintain control of all those horses is an eight-speed automatic transmission that allows the Jag's blown bent-eight to change personalities on a whim. At low revs, the engine sports the gentle nature of a housecat. Pin the accelerator pedal to the floorboard, though, and the powertrain packs the rage of a feral alley cat fighting for a mate. Gear shifts are rapid-fire quick, while the exhaust note from the quad pipes is appropriately sinister. A set of chunky steering-wheel-mounted paddles, as well as a joystick-like shift lever, afford manual control of the gearbox.
Although the flat, gridded roads of South Florida fail to capitalize on the Project 8's handling prowess, the area's dynamic deficiencies prove a strength when it comes time to test the sedan's straight-line acceleration. Jetting to a given speed limit is an unadulterated rush while slaloming past slower moving traffic is as thrilling as riding the roller coasters at Busch Gardens.
It's equally as terrifying, too. In spite of its dynamic poise and composure, the Project 8's carbon fiber bumpers, hood, and front fenders, as well as its massive front splitter and rear wing that protrude noticeably from the body (like the car's ride height and camber, the front splitter and rear wing are manually adjustable), make driving the sedan through heavy traffic an anxiety-ridden affair. Get in a small fender bender in a Project 8, and you're surely left with one expensive repair bill.
Get in a small fender bender in a Project 8, and you're surely left with one expensive repair bill.
The Project 8's body panels are almost entirely bespoke, and the special XE shares only its front door skins and roof with its run-of-the-mill stablemate. While the Project 8 simply looks like a racier XE from afar, closer inspection reveals the immense detail Jaguar put into the car's body panels: the fenders flare out 0.6 and 2.2 inches wider at the front and rear relative to the regular XE, the front-end features chic egg-crate-like air vents punched directly into the bodywork, and the rear includes an intricate diffuser and subtle vents that emphasize the meaty rear fenders.
If only Jaguar poured the same attention to detail into the cabin of the Project 8, which largely mirrors that of the standard XE. Still, features such as a two-person rear bench seat, a pair of thin and cosseting magnesium-framed leather front seats with Project 8 embossed in the headrests, and a special plaque at the top of the dashboard provide occupants with small clues that the Project 8 is no ordinary XE. Meanwhile, creature comforts such as a touchscreen infotainment system, a digital gauge cluster, and a dual-zone automatic climate control system ensure the high-horsepower sports sedan offers modern luxuries for the drive to the local Cars and Coffee.
That said, the Project 8 is not the sort of car one purchases for daily driving duties. With global production limited to a total of 300 units and a starting price of $187,500, or $112,900 more than the aforementioned Mercedes-AMG C63 S sedan, the Project 8 is an investment piece that is sure to appreciate with time. Although some Project 8s will surely see use on both public roads and at private track events, I predict many will languish in climate-controlled garages. What a sin.
2019 Jaguar XE SV Project 8
Engine Supercharged 5.0-Liter V8
Output 592 Horsepower / 516 Pound-Feet
Drive Type All-Wheel Drive
Speed 0-60 MPH 3.3 Seconds
Maximum speed 200 MPH
Fuel Economy 16 City / 22 Highway / 18 Combined
Weight 3,847 Pounds
Seating Capacity 4
Base Price $187,500
As-Tested Price $188,495


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X-amining X-Men (vol. 2) #28
"Devil in the House"
The X-Men deal with the presence of Sabretooth in their midst.
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Pencils: Andy Kubert
Inks: Matt Ryan
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Colorist: Joe Rosas
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Jubilee wakes up from a nightmare of being hunted by Sabretooth, prompting Jean Grey to call an emergency meeting between herself, Cyclops, Storm & Beast to discuss Professor Xavier's recent decision to bring Sabretooth into the mansion. Meanwhile, Xavier runs some tests on the Legacy Virus-infected Revanche, then learns that Sabretooth is resisting psychic treatments from Psylocke, demanding instead that Jean perform them. Rogue & Gambit bring Sabretooth his dinner, and Sabretooth taunts Rogue with mysterious references to Gambit's past. Later, Scott & Jean present their objections to Xavier, but he insists that Sabretooth will stay. Determined to confront him once and for all, Jean enters his cell, ostensibly to give him the psychic treatment he's demanding. But she refuses, telling him he needs to deal with what he's done and not run away from his issues, winning his respect. The next morning, a nervous Jubilee, needing to confront her own fears about Sabretooth, brings him his breakfast.
Firsts and Other Notables
This issue deals with the fallout to Xavier's decision in X-Men Unlimited #3 to bring Sabretooth into the mansion for psychic treatment, as the X-Men adjust to his presence and debate whether Xavier is doing the right thing, especially in light of his recent actions (like asking Storm to steal from the government in Uncanny #305 and wiping Magneto's mind in issue #25).
It also marks the debut of what will be Sabretooth's unofficial look during his stay in the mansion: brown pants and a black tank top. Add in his silver manacles and muzzle, and you've pretty much got the "Prisoner Sabretooth" action figure.
When Rogue & Gambit feed Sabretooth, he continues to taunt Gambit about their past together, telling Rogue to ask Gambit about Paris. Unlike previous "mysterious hints about Gambit's past" this one is presumably being made with the story it's teasing already in mind; Nicieza will reveal at least one of Gambit & Sabretooth's previous meeting in issue #33, and it's the one Sabretooth is referencing here.
Sabretooth also tells Rogue to ask Mystique about her long-lost brother, a reference to the revelation from Sabretooth's miniseries that he and Mystique are the parents of Graydon Creed, and a setup for X-Men Unlimited #4 (in which Rogue will learn about TWO long-lost brothers).
Psylocke attempts to give Sabretooth his psychic treatment (aka the "glow" he used to get from Birdie to calm his psychotic urges and help him think straight) but he refuses, saying she's not good enough. Here, it's presented merely as a pretext to get Jean into the room with Sabretooth (and win his begrudging respect), but it's interesting to think of that scene in the context of Sabretooth & Psylocke's history together (she held her own against him pre-ninja transformation and before she'd even officially joined the X-Men, in Uncanny #213), as well as their future (he will ultimately seriously injure her on his way out of the mansion, leading to the terrible Crimson Dawn nonsense that will eventually drag the character into irrelevance for a time).
Cyclops references what he and Jean recently went through with Cable, a reference to the events of Cable #6-8.
Sabretooth says that he is the flip side of a coin with Wolverine, an idea that will be somewhat causally explored during his stay at the mansion (at least initially), as the writers play around with the idea of Sabretooth as a Wolverine replacement.
The "senior" X-Men meet at Harry's Hideaway to discuss Sabretooth, with Nicieza joining Lobdell to sell the idea that Harry's was a place the X-Men had been going to for years despite it not appearing until New Mutants.
The debate held there is well-written, with both sides making some decent arguments (which basically boil down to "this isn't that different than taking in Wolverine or Rogue" vs. "yeah, but it's Sabretooth"). Also, Jean notes that she's using her telepathy to mask Beast's furry form, presumably to protect the notion that the X-Men hang out at Harry's rather than to protect Beast's identity.
Xavier, despite not budging on the whole Sabretooth thing, is still happy that his students are willing to call out "the old man".
While arguing with Xavier about keeping Sabretooth in the mansion, Cyclops & Jean point out that Xavier wasn't in the Morlock Tunnels for "Mutant Massacre", when Sabretooth & the Marauders mercilessly slaughtered one mutant after another. It's always appreciated when we're reminded that Xavier missed a good chunk of X-history, including some of their biggest losses.
Xavier provides a pseudo-science explanation for why the Legacy Virus causes blisters (in some people). Apparently, Beast has also created a balm to help with the pain they cause ("Blisters & Balm" is my new band name).
Austin's Analysis
As with #26, this is another example of an issue which would be incredibly jarring for anyone picking it up without reading other specific X-books. Most of Sabretooth's recent development, including the notion that he has theoretically-curable homicidal urges and his admittance to the X-Mansion for treatment, happened outside of any of the regular monthly X-books (if someone wasn't reading Wolverine, the Sabretooth limited series or X-Men Unlimited #3, the last time they saw the character in an X-book was issue #7; now he's suddenly living in the mansion). Nicieza does his best to spell out the circumstances of Sabretooth's presence in this issue, but I imagine it still had to be abrupt for certain readers.
That said, this issue does a decent job of exploring the impact on various characters of having Sabretooth living inside the school, even as a prisoner. Tying Jean's dismay at Sabretooth's presence to her feelings for Wolverine doesn't really work (it feels forced, but then again, I've never been that big a fan of the "Jean pines for Wolverine too" retcon), but the grudging respect she wins from Sabretooth by standing up to him is an effective moment. Jubilee's terror at living under the same roof as Sabretooth, as well as her efforts to overcome that fear, are well-depicted too, as is the senior X-Men's discussion of Xavier's decision and the confrontation between Cyclops, Jean and Xavier that results from that. Ill-advised and/or out-of-left field the decision to try to rehabilitate Sabretooth may be, this issue effectively shows the impact of that decision on at least a few of the X-Men.
Tomorrow, things get extreme in X-Force #30. Friday, Excalibur fights Siena Blaze in Excalibur #73. Next week, Gambit goes solo in his first limited series.
Posted by Austin Gorton at 12:00 PM
Labels: Comic Book reviews, comics, Nicieza/Kubert, X-aminations, X-Men, X-Men (vol. 2)
Matt February 27, 2018 at 11:02 AM
This is a good example of what a lot of Nicieza's issues felt like to me around this time: it's not exactly what you'd call a "quiet" issue, but there aren't any big battles either. There's a skirmish, some soap opera stuff, and you come away feeling like you've read a solid, but understated, story.
In fact, this sort of thing is actually how I remember most X-stories of this era from both Nicieza and Lobdell. Aside from the big yearly crossover events, the rest of the year generally felt quieter and more focused on stuff going on around the mansion, and any fights were usually borne less from supervillain battles than from interpersonal conflicts. I'm not sure if those recollections are 100% correct, but I look forward to finding out.
I noted that when Jean mentions Storm stealing documents for Xavier, she says it happened two weeks ago -- which means UNCANNY 306, X-MEN 25, WOLVERINE 75, EXCALIBUR 71, all of "Bloodties", X-MEN 27, and UNCANNY 307 -- not to mention X-MEN UNLIMITED 3 and whatever other stuff the characters have appeared in, like CABLE 6 - 8 -- all occurred within that span. I've said it before, but I'll note again that I love super-compressed timelines like this. It really makes you feel like these characters are jumping from one crisis to another with little time to catch their breath.
(Also notable is that during "Bloodties", we were told it had been a week since Wolverine left, so specifically, it's been one week since the events of "Bloodties", which itself was a week after the X-MEN 25/WOLVERINE 75 segment of "Fatal Attractions".)
I like that Cyclops appears to wear his costume under his civilian clothes at the mansion. Totally something he'd do. And speaking of clothes, do we think Gambit is an LSU alum, or does he just root for the school?
Notorious J.O.E. February 27, 2018 at 2:55 PM
I always thought the blisters were supposed to be an analogue to Karposi's Sarcoma that late stage AIDS victims suffered through during that time (before the shift in HIV medication that occurred just a few years later changed everything).
As I was a somewhat closeted high school student during that period who related to the X-Men because its whole being a mutant ran (to me) parallel to being gay, reading the Legacy Virus storyline was really intense.
I loved that it was Jean who was so dead set against Sabretooth being there. There was a moment where, during her arguing the point with Xavier, she actually forces herself to call him by his first name. I thought it was a nice character touch to show that she had reached a point where she saw Xavier as a colleague rather than an elder.
Interestingly, I had always read that issue as Jean (as the POV for the reader) *rejecting* the suggestion that Sabretooth was a flipped version And now substitute for an Adamantium-less Wolverine. That the comic was telling the reader via her words that they WERE acknowledging he could never take Logan's place.
I totally agree it was bad form to seemingly forget that Psylocke had defeated Sabretooth in her previous incarnation.
Lastly, showing Jubilee's terror with him being in the house was a nice reminder that, despite all her bravado and wisecracks, she was still a kid.
Jeff February 27, 2018 at 5:32 PM
This is one of my favorite "quiet" issues from the era. It's just a lot of interesting character work. It sets up some storylines that are resolved shortly, which is welcome. I really like Kubert's art. This is just an all around solid issue (I think Niceiza has a really good run coming up for the next 6 issues or so of this series)
Blam February 28, 2018 at 7:16 AM
A caption has Sean referring to Rogue as "well nigh near invulnerable", which struck me as more than almost just about practically repetitious.
Pg. 1's narration asks "What can firecrackers do against an atom bomb?" Although in the third person it seems to be sympathetic to Jubilee's perspective — her being the one with "Roman candles [and] pinwheels" that are "useless" against the "unrelenting engine of destruction" that is Sabretooth. When Jean confronts him later, however, she tells him "You're a firecracker, Creed — and I'm an atom bomb!" One presumes the callback is intentional but I don't know if we're supposed to surmise that Jean caught the stray thought when comforting Jubilee after she awoke or if it's just one of those serendipities presented for the reader's benefit, and/or the writer's own self-indulgence if you prefer, like the quoted lines from Aeschylus used independently by Hank and Magneto in X-Men #25 as pointed out by Teemu.
"This is about Logan, isn't it?" at the bottom of Pg. 15 of the story and "I understand it, too…" in the first panel of Pg. 16 both look relettered. Dunno what might've needed to be changed and why; of course, there could be an entirely mundane reason, although the subject feels controversial enough that it's of interest.
Teemu February 28, 2018 at 10:31 AM
The firecracker/atom-bomb sent me too pondering pretty much among same lines. The first instance being in Jubilee's dream, it feels like her viewpoint and not some omniknowing narrator. But that would suggest that Jean got it from her, either as a case of "your thoughts are loud like shouting, I can't block them out" or as an intentional invasion of privacy by Jean.
In the eXtra power scale, if Jubilee is firecracker, the atom-bomb would be -- Dark Phoenix. Probably unintentional, but I can't not read it like a ye auld Dark Phoenix tease now.
"What was it like" by Sabretooth to Jean about Logan would suggest that those two would have been intamit back in the day. Obviously, she has Maddie's memories now and there's no chance that Wolverine didn't poke Cyclops' estranged wife while both were laying down in middle of desert during the Outback era.
Yeah, I don't see Maddie and Wolverine hooking up. At all. CC did drop plenty of hints that he and Storm had a Friends With Benefits going on at the time, though.
I think Creed was just fcuking around with Jean. Besides, it isn't like Creed would 1) know that Jean had Maddie's memories or 2) that Maddie and Wolverine may have done The Sex.
Jean does have memories about Maddie doing The Sex with both Cyclops and Havok, though, for what it's worth. I wonder if that ever came up between Jean and Scott ("That's not how your brother does it").
Teemu March 1, 2018 at 3:52 AM
Wolverine is Friendly with everyone who's a grown-up self-standing woman. Storm, Mystique, Carol Danvers back in the day, Tyger Tiger... him, Cyclops' embittered wife, in middle of boring nowhere, it all equals to stuff happening, the very least in the pre-Inferno heat after her selling out to S'ym.
And Creed got them animal instincts to catch it all from Jean's demeanor and nostrils flaring and all whenever Logan gets mentioned.
There's also the circumstantial evidence of "Rachel's real dad" theory, explaining how she became the very best of the DoFP "hounds", and suggesting that Logan dream-chasing Rachel to top her murdering Selen was really due to time-line ascending paternal duties.
But then again, I'm also in the opinion that the corresponding Aeschylus quotes Blam mentioned have an in-universe explanation, and Beast quotes reluctant Hephaestus when sending the task-force to Avalon in semi-knowledge of his role of the unwilling partner in Xavier's (acknowledged or unacknowledged) scheme to make Logan an excuse which Xavier can then use to justify his Dealing with Magneto For Good, with telepathic telegramming by Xavier being the reason for Hephaestus-Beast and Kratos-Magneto both quoting bits fitting for themselves from the Aeschylus' play at crucial moments.
This is probably also the actual reason why Xavier originally chose to call his little soldiers "the Aesch-Men".
Professor Xavier is a jerk.
Except we never saw anything of the sort to indicate Wolverine and Maddie ever crossed that line. Ever.
Nice try, though.
I'm sorry man but this ship sails. Like she would do Scott's brother to spite him, but at the same time not touch Logan.
Yeah, it sails...if the ship is named the USS Fan Fiction Theories lol
Notorious J.O.E. March 1, 2018 at 5:52 PM
I agree that Wolverine would not have hooked up with Madelyn. TPTB made it clear they were emphasizing her relationship with Alex/Havok during that period.
In regards to Logan possibly being Rachel's father, I also feel there were hints, most notably in Part Four of Days of Future Present, when both Cyclops and the Invisible Woman were (temporarily) transformed to Hounds. Sue was able to locate Franklin although Scott wasn't able to do so with Rachel - to Ahab's astonishment. He even said (in that scene) that shouldn't be possible.
Also in the backup story in that same annual (that chronologically occurs before the main story's finale), Rachel and Franklin are drawn to Logan/Jubilee/Psylocke in Madripoor. I always thought it was interesting she would visit the man whom, when she last saw him, tried to fillet her. I felt like they were implying she was drawn to him the way she was to Jean in Part Two (the X-Factor annual) because of a blood tie.
I was always shocked there was never more interest from readers regarding all that.
Drew March 8, 2018 at 6:22 PM
As a kid, this is the issue that made me realize just how utterly useless anyone with physical powers would be against a telekinetic. I know, it can't be realistic because no one wants to see Professor X or Jean just putting everyone to sleep, or the Flash stopping every villain before they can blink, or Cyclops taking out everyone on the battlefield in 2 seconds just by looking at them. But if you grab Wolverine by, say, one of the bones in his spine, battle's over. I don't care how strong-willed or badass he is, he ain't breaking free from his own spinal cord. Likewise, Psylocke would certainly just grab Sabretooth's brain and compress it to the size of a marble, and he isn't healing from that.
So basically, I really liked this issue, but it's also why to this day I think the psis and energy blasters are just humoring Wolverine and X-23 and Warpath and all the rest. "Oh yeah, absolutely, we NEED you on the team, Logan. For sure. Now, I believe you had some money saved up that we can use for a new Blackbird...?"
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Yevgeny Primakov: "Kazakhstan Is Capable of Handling Everything"
By Ilyas Omarov in Op-Ed on 10 July 2015
At the end of June in Moscow, people bid final farewell to Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov, a prominent Russian politician of global significance and scholar with colossal credibility in the Russian community and international arena who died June 26.
Evgeny Primakov (right) and Ilyas Omarov.
"The peacemaking activity of Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov brought him true respect in many countries," noted Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his letter extending condolences on behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and his own behalf to all Primakov's relatives and friends.
Due to his work, Primakov was one of the more secret people of the former Soviet Union. He started as a journalist, then became director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, which prepared classified reports for the leadership of the country during the Soviet period. During the change of eras, he was sent by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to the Foreign Intelligence Service and later to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Afterwards, being the Prime Minister, Primakov had the task to save the country from the default of 1998 and he, an unprofessional economist, managed to do it.
Primakov can be easily called a developer and an active researcher of a new area of analytical work in international relations with direct translation into policy – situation analysis, which made it possible to forecast and preempt the emergence of various military, political and economic situations, including during conflict flare-ups in different regions of the planet.
Primakov left a great artistic heritage in the form of numerous monographs and memoires, each of which can be considered as a handbook, especially for international relations specialists. These books have been translated into 14 languages. They are a kind of crib notes for young diplomats, where one can find an answer on an issue in the modern international relations system after rereading them from time to time.
A couple of years ago during his visit to our embassy in Moscow, I approached Primakov with one of these books, indicatively titled "The Minefield of Politics," asking for an autograph. Having heard my name, Primakov with a warm, fatherly smile said, "My son-in-law has the same name," and signed the book wishing all the best.
We had a brief conversation, during which I asked, "What do you think about the implementation of the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy?" and my question was responded briefly, but at the same time exhaustively. Primakov described Kazakhstan as one of the fastest growing world economies which has all the conditions to be among leaders. "To this end," he said, "your country has all the conditions" and in particular Primakov named, "first, its political leader; second, intellectual capacity accumulated in Kazakhstan's society and finally, availability of mineral resources in Kazakhstan."
"I think Kazakhstan is capable of handling everything," summarised the maestro of world politics.
Despite the advanced years, Primakov was, as it is called, in a good creative and intellectual form. Just a couple of months ago, the shelves were hit by another of his books entitled "Meetings at the Crossroads," where besides recollections, Primakov published his poems written in different years.
One of them, as if reflecting Primakov's nature which we used to see, reads:
"…I am quashing in myself a slave, and working in three shifts,
However, I am the same in actions and in deeds."
In one of his latest interviews when he was asked "about the life spent," Primakov admitted, "Of course, I didn't go against the fate, but it guided me. As for the assessment of all; well, if all of this is nearing the end, I must say that I lived well."
The author is the editor-in-chief of the Diplomatic Herald magazine and president of the Association of Sports Journalists of Kazakhstan.


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Myōan Eisai and Conceptions of Zen Morality: The Role of Eisai's Chinese Sources in the Formation of Japanese Zen Precept Discourse
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The focus of this dissertation is Myōan Eisai, considered by scholarship as the founder of the Rinzai Zen lineage in Japan. This work aims to answer two interrelated questions: what is Eisai's Zen? and how does Eisai's Zen relate to other schools of Buddhism? Through an analysis of Eisai's texts composed following his return from his second trip to China in 1187, I illustrate the link between Eisai's understanding of Zen and the practice of morality in Buddhism; moreover this dissertation shows clearly that, for Eisai, Zen is
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The conclusions reached in this dissertation have doctrinal, historical and philosophical implications. Doctrinally and historically, this work brings into focus the origins of Zen in Japan and its relationship with other schools; we see how a comprehensive textual analysis of Eisai's Chinese sources highlights the key relationship between Zen and morality, and how this relationship relates to Buddhist practice. Philosophically, this work provides an example of a new methodological approach to comparative philosophical problems in Buddhism, and reveals potential areas of interest for a revival in comparative studies of Buddhist ethics.
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Hans Rosling's recent Factpod episode (below) highlighted the importance of Contact Tracing as a means of systematically diminishing and preventing the spread of disease to the zero-exposure level. Watch the 5 minute video to see how the simple yet brilliant concept of Contact Tracing works, and why it is needed to achieve zero-exposure.
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The form allows the patient to think sequentially through the previous week about where they went on each day in the morning and afternoon. Human memory is heavily influenced by spatial awareness (source: Burgess, Maguire, & O'Keefe 2002, The human hippocampus and spatial and episodic memory). So by thinking first about where the patient was during the infectious period, remembering interactions with other people becomes easier to do, yielding more complete contact trace information.
By having the patient record all the places they went during the infectious period, medical workers can map all points of exposure from that source, allowing those areas to be given information and resources to suppress the spread of the disease. By recording public places visited by the patient, medical workers also gain an indication of possible exposure to persons unknown to the patient who are not listed on the contact tracing form.
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Minervino Murge is een gemeente in de Italiaanse provincie Barletta-Andria-Trani (regio Apulië) en telt 8664 inwoners (31-05-2019). De oppervlakte bedraagt 255,3 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 39 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Minervino Murge telt ongeveer 4145 huishoudens. Het aantal inwoners daalde in de periode 1991-2001 met 7,0% volgens cijfers uit de tienjaarlijkse volkstellingen van ISTAT.

Geboren

 Gaetano Castrovilli (17 februari 1997), voetballer

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De gemeente ligt op ongeveer 445 meter boven zeeniveau.

Minervino Murge grenst aan de volgende gemeenten: Andria, Canosa di Puglia, Lavello (PZ), Montemilone (PZ), Spinazzola.

Gemeente in Barletta-Andria-Trani

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For decades female birders have been the silent majority. Now they're starting their own movements to transform a privileged culture.
On the surface, birding might seem like neutral ground—an activity that any curious, nature-loving person can enjoy, regardless of age or gender. Go on a hike with your local ornithological club and at least half the attendees will be women. Circle the marsh with your binoculars and you'll probably see a woman doing the same.
But female birders don't always feel comfortable in the field, even with the rising awareness around #MeToo. Many of us keep on despite frequent put-downs and hostility, enduring dismissive comments about our knowledge and in the worst cases, sexual harassment. I've had men touch my hips to correct my perfectly fine birding stance. A ranger at a national wildlife refuge winked and told me about his "big, loaded gun." My friends have been propositioned in parks and stalked by drivers along country roads. Not even a 16-year-old can bird in peace without commenters attacking her abilities and life list.
American Ornithological Society awards have gone to women in the past 10 years.
Like most matters of importance, women have been integral to birding from the get-go. Female ornithologists drew attention to avifauna in the late 1800s, and suffragists helped the movement take off in the early 1900s. Today, 42 percent of U.S. birders identify as women. Personally, female birders have run my world ever since I picked up a field guide in college. My ornithology professor was a woman. My boss at Audubon is a woman, as are most of my colleagues throughout the office. My birding circle is mainly members of the Feminist Bird Club.
And yet men have the loudest voices and the most power in the industry. The closer you get to the top of the birding, conservation, and academic ranks, the more the gender balance tips. At Audubon, for instance, the membership is 72 percent female, but the executive staff is 75 percent male—and the organization has never had a female president in its 114 years. This pattern persists industry wide. Men hold the highest positions at the American Birding Association, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the American Bird Conservancy. They dominate bookshelves, festivals, competitions, and gear and travel ads. They build their reputations and livelihoods around the practice and reap the greatest profits.
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For birding to be equal, we need more women in charge—and that's a change we're finally starting to see. Female leaders around the world are launching clubs and businesses that not only offer a safe space to bird, but also spread the wealth and agency to those who've long been discounted.
Judith Mirembe, Kimberly Kaufman, Molly Adams, and the founding members of The Phoebes are just a few examples of women trying to transform the community from its core. As most of them told us in interviews, the goal isn't to split the birding world by gender; it's 2019 and we've fought too hard against misogyny on all fronts to do that. The point is to gain parity, educate against prejudices, add new dimensions to the sport we love, and bring men along with us as we try to create a better, safer culture for everyone.
If men aren't down with that, we ask them to please step aside so that we, the women, can get to work. —Purbita Saha, Associate Editor
Graphics by Alex Tomlinson; research by Lexi Krupp, Jason Gregg, Jillian Mock
The Phoebes, a female-centric birding group formed by members of the Tropical Audubon Society. Photo: Jayme Gershen
Birding for Solidarity: The Phoebes
Eight women decided they had enough of the sport's competitiveness, so they created a community to lift their sisters up.
By Elizabeth Brico
If you're in the presence of a male Eastern Phoebe, he'll let you know. The small sooty-brown flycatcher cues his own arrival with a raspy, two-toned fee-bee that rings out from the woodlands. The female phoebe, meanwhile, keeps a low profile among the branches. Her nest, which she builds on her own, is an engineering marvel: a woven collage of mud, moss, grass, and fur.
But her subtle strength and fierce independence tend to go unappreciated—a feeling the Phoebes, a women's birding group in South Florida, know all too well and are trying to amend, one mindful excursion at a time.
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The founders of the Phoebes first met on a muggy October morning in 2017 during a fall-migration walk led by record-breaking birder Noah Strycker, the Tropical Audubon Society, and Leica Store Miami. The women hailed from a range of backgrounds—biology, education, culinary and visual arts—but they felt an instant connection through their shared love of nature and kindred perspectives. They spent much of the hike along the Biscayne Bay laughing, filling in the pauses between sightings with chatter and queries for Strycker, who responded deftly and supportively. By the end of the day, the women knew they'd experienced something different from the typical ID- and list-obsessed outing. They wanted to build on the collaborative spirit and decided to meet again.
Over dinner at wildlife photographer and writer Kirsten Hines' house in Miami a few nights later, the ladies vented about their frustrations with "serious" birding: the competitiveness, the tendency to dismiss common species, the contempt toward newbies, the mansplaining. They decided to embrace their own style of birding—one that moved at its own pace, dwelled more on the animals and their environments, and above all, accepted any woman with an interest in Aves, no matter her skill or knowledge.
But what to call this sisterhood? The women settled on the Phoebes, in part because the drab songbird is often overshadowed by Florida's tropical species. The name had feminist connotations as well: It paid homage to Phoebe Snetsinger, the driven, whip-smart birder who documented 8,300 avian species in her fifties and sixties, and Phoebe, a Titan from Greek mythology whose name signifies brightness.
"It was a powerful, feminine night," says Leticia de Mello Bueno, one of the founding eight, who is now a communications manager at Audubon. "I felt queenly. There was the sense that something significant was happening through us."
An Eastern Phoebe in Miami. The female and male look identical, but they can be distinguished by voice and behavior. Photo: Jayme Gershen
Fast forward a year and a half, and the Phoebes are on the ground doing exactly what they set out to accomplish. The club converges once a month at different locations in Miami-Dade County, including urban parks and beachside oases. Each walk draws an average of 20 participants, and the group's mailing list includes 70 or so members.
The field trips offer a built-in space for empathizing and networking. Members are encouraged to take breaks to ask questions, work out basic IDs, and revel in the details of any species, avian or not. (A WhatsApp group allows them to keep up the conversation and share personal milestones in between meetups.) The women keep a list of all birds they see or hear to help track population trends for eBird, but otherwise they don't tally species competitively.
It's an approach that might generally appeal to more women than men. Both genders go birding with roughly the same levels of interest but with drastically different styles, according to a peer-reviewed study published in 2015. The researcher surveyed 954 members of the American Birding Association, 65 percent of whom were male. They found that men focused more on listing and traveled farther to see rare birds; women, on the other hand, birded closer to home and reported higher personal enrichment.
Hines stresses that everyone can channel the Phoebes' mission and broaden their birding horizons, regardless of gender. "We are not anti-male," she says. "We wanted to create a community for women that was pro-environment, and we see birds as a gateway drug for that."
The Phoebes consider themselves serious birders who are interested in science and conservation, but they also make sure to keep their walks light and friendly. Here they explore Florida's Kendall Indian Hammocks Park. Photo: Jayme Gershen
This perspective drives the group's second calling: conservation. Miami, and Florida in general, is plagued by a slew of environmental issues, from pollution to invasive species to, of course, bird and habitat declines. The Phoebes have taken part in two Christmas Bird Counts, volunteered with the Cape Florida Banding Station, and hosted native-plant walks—activities that have piqued some younger recruits' interest in conservation careers. Even the monthly birding outings can be a form of stewardship. "Listing [on eBird] is really helpful in understanding the impact of climate change and which species are going one way or another," says Hines. The Phoebes help compile data on avian migration, breeding fluxes, and behaviors that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Which brings us back to the female bird that inspired Hines and her friends to transform their beloved pastime. History has it that it was the first species to be banded in North America; in 1804 John James Audubon tied silver threads onto five nestlings in Pennsylvania, then watched for them to return every spring.
The Phoebes also watch for the return of their namesake in Florida every winter. True to form, they celebrate each and every one they find.
Feminist Bird Club members Georgia Silvera-Seamans (left) and Loyan Beausoleil (right). Photo: Eva Deitch
Birding for Social Change: Feminist Bird Club
Molly Adams wanted everyone to be treated fairly, so her club builds justice into its mission.
By Lauren Evans
As a solo female birder in New York City, Molly Adams has felt unsafe on more than one occasion. So in the fall of 2016, she began the Feminist Bird Club to create a space where women, trans individuals, people of color, and other marginalized groups could experience birding in a protected environment. "It only takes one individual who exhibits sexist, racist, or homophobic behavior to ruin the entire experience," she says. What's more, she wanted to build a network that would advocate for a larger purpose—though she didn't know exactly what that would be.
Then Donald Trump was elected president.
"Immediately, I went into panic mode," Adams says. Like so many others in the aftermath of the election, she rallied to the aid of refugees, reproductive-health advocates, and others subjected to the attacks that followed Trump's campaign and policies. In a few months, the Feminist Bird Club raised $300 for Planned Parenthood's New York chapter by selling patches embroidered with Painted Buntings. The response convinced her that there was an appetite for social activism within the birding community.
Brooklynite Molly Adams has set off a movement across three countries. Photo: Eva Deitch
Three years later, Adams' vision is stronger than ever. What started as a series of late-morning and afternoon walks with friends has exploded into an advocacy powerhouse for birders, with chapters in five U.S. cities, Toronto, and Buenos Aires.
Thanks to articles in the New York Times and by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the 20 slots for walks in New York City now fill up almost as soon as they're posted. While participation is open to anyone, the goal is to elevate marginalized groups. It's not that other birding outfits like the Brooklyn Bird Club and New York City Audubon aren't inclusive, she stresses: The fact that inclusivity is built into the Feminist Bird Club's mission just makes it more appealing to novices.
Take Kasia Chmielinski, for example. The mixed-raced birder, who identifies as nonbinary, wanted to join a local group to hone their skills; but the meet-ups they attended were monopolized by men.
That wasn't the case during their first Feminist Bird Club meet-up in Washington Square Park last fall, which highlighted Georgia Silvera-Seamans, a black female ecologist. "It's important for me to be involved in organizations that are led by women and people of color, or at least have a strong showing of them," Chmielinski say. "I think it changes the nature of the conversation; it changes the nature of the group. It feels more inclusive."
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in a global sample of 323 had females that sang. Source: Nature study by the Female Bird Song Project
Adams welcomes cis white men to attend events, too. If it looks as though they're going to fill up too many slots, she just convinces them to sign up for another date. On the walks themselves, she encourages anyone stealing the good views or trying to school others to take a step back.
As the club's popularity has grown, so have the funds it has raised for various causes. Each year Adams conceptualizes an iron-on patch that features a different bird and sells for $10. For the first two years she covered the costs out of pocket in order to donate every cent of the proceeds. This year, a small grant from the Safina Center, a conservation nonprofit, has helped defray the expense. Still, Adams works tirelessly to get hundreds of them out to donors—a task she assumes on top of her day job as the advocacy and outreach manager for New York City Audubon.
Her efforts have paid off. In 2017 the Feminist Bird Club donated $1,000 each to the New York Abortion Access Fund and the Women's Initiative; in 2018, it donated $4,700 to Black Lives Matter. This year, the money will be split between Pueblo Sin Fronteras, a volunteer organization that helps migrants and refugees safely cross the border from Mexico, and Native Youth Sexual Health Network, a reproductive-resource group led by and for Indigenous youth.
When it comes to choosing where to donate, Adams says that she consults with the other Feminist Bird Club chapters. "Unfortunately, there isn't a shortage of groups of people that [the Trump] administration is attacking," she says.
On an October walk in New York City's Washington Square Park, the group recorded the site's first-ever Belted Kingfisher sighting, along with six Brown Creepers and four woodpecker species. Photo: Eva Deitch
Patches aren't the only means of fundraising for the club. During Global Big Day last year, the New York City chapter enlisted supporters to pledge money for each species spotted and brought in $460 for the Sex Workers Outreach Project. The count took place during peak spring migration, Adams recalls, and people were excited to see Scarlet Tanagers and Yellow Warblers for the first time that season. Toward the end of the walk, the group also spotted a female Cerulean Warbler.
"Folks were so enamored by the pale blue color of the female we found," Adams says. It was much subtler than the flashy male birds—a nuance that both beginner and expert birders could admire.
While Adams is proud of how quickly the club has grown, she wants to encourage members to make their own change. "I think it's really important for them to go back into the other birding communities and maybe bring some of the ideals of the Feminist Bird Club to them," she says. Now that they've found their voices as advocates, they can get other birders to wield their binoculars for justice.
Judith Mirembe (wearing a hat) and the Uganda Women Birders with botany and zoology students from Makerere University. Photo: Esther Ruth Mbabazi
Birding for Economic Empowerment: Uganda Women Birders
Judith Mirembe faced uphill odds as a bird guide, so she's training others to break into the career.
By Sophie Mbugua
Growing up in western Uganda, Judith Mirembe's parents told her stories of the African Pied Wagtail, or Kanyamunyu. If the little black and white bird appeared in their compound early in the morning, the family would know to expect guests. When she was four years old, they saw a wagtail three times in one week. "Coincidentally, we received visitors," Mirembe says. "That is how my love for the birds was born."
Birding became Mirembe's passion. She'd watch flocks rise from the trees in nearby forest patches and fly to the crops surrounding her home. But she didn't consider pursuing her favorite creatures professionally until she enrolled in a university in Kampala in 2012. Even as she was working toward a degree in environmental science, she worried about career prospects after graduation. Well-paying jobs are scarce in Uganda, and the market would be even tougher for her: The unemployment rate for women in their twenties and thirties is more than twice as high as that for men.
Mirembe approached Herbert Byaruhanga, the managing director of Bird Uganda Safaris and her brother-in-law. She began training part time with him to build her birding skills while juggling her schoolwork. She couldn't afford to buy high-quality binoculars during her apprenticeship and was grateful when a female tourist from Australia eventually gifted her a pair.
One of Mirembe's biggest challenges has been buying optics for her trainees. The Uganda Wildlife Authority recently donated 15 binoculars and field guides. Photo: Esther Ruth Mbabazi
Mirembe was armed with the skills and gear she needed, but the odds were still against her. For one thing, across Africa, birders generally, and bird guides especially, skew male; in Byaruhanga's 20 years in the business, he's encountered an estimated 120 male guides and only 30 female ones. What's more, clients or employers might hold her gender against her. "Birdwatching has become popular in Uganda, but the woman's place is still seen as belonging to the kitchen," Mirembe says.
With Byaruhanga's encouragement, she decided to form a group dedicated to empowering jobless female college graduates to break through the male ranks of the industry. She recruited 10 ladies and launched the Uganda Women Birders club in 2013. Over the years, dozens of employed members of the group have helped to teach fresh guides and connect them with tour companies across the country. The costs of training and gear are largely covered by scholarships and donations. In 2015 the club received $30,000 from the United Nations Development Programme. In addition, they've received funds from friends, international and local fairs, and the Uganda Wildlife Authority.


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