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After the Center for Youth Wellness hosted its first conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in 2014, a group of participants from various sectors continued to work together on policies to prevent and mitigate the effects of childhood adversity and toxic stress. They formed the California Campaign to Counter Childhood Adversity, 4CA, after they developed a statewide policy agenda, the Action Plan to Address Childhood Adversity in California. The 4CA Action Plan was presented at the ACEs Policy Convening in San Diego, and it guides the Campaign's advocacy efforts for three years, through 2018.
Sectors represented in 4CA include child welfare, early childhood, education, health, and youth justice. The Campaign is guided by the Steering Committee and campaign membership, with support from the Center for Youth Wellness and Children Now. Contact us at 4CAkids@centerforyouthwellness.org.
Campaign members implement the 4CA Action Plan with the Steering Committee's approval and support form the Backbone Team.
4CA members are people who amplify and extend the Campaign's work throughout California. They share with 4CA the local, regional, and state-level efforts related to preventing and addressing childhood adversity, and they introduce initiatives and stakeholders to 4CA.
Elisa Nicholas, The Children's Clinic, "Serving Children and Their Families"
Several staff members from the Center for Youth Wellness and Children Now form the 4CA Backbone Team, which supports the campaign membership and the Steering Committee. It hosts members webinars, facilitates Steering Committee meetings, and coordinates communication across 4CA groups.


So as an escape from the mundane (and a vent for stress), I started studying Go (a.k.a., Weiqi in Mandarin, Baduk in Korean). It's the oldest board game we know of that is still played today, with boards and pieces dating from 2,000 years ago.
We call it Go because that's what the Japanese call it, and they introduced it to the west.
If you are after a challenging, infinite game that has no luck to it, this is your game. It FAR easier to learn than chess — almost as easy as checkers — but the strategy is much deeper.
Only this last year did a computer finally manage to beat a top human player in Go. (They started beating Chess Grandmasters in the 70's). According to one article, there are more legal board positions in the game then there are atoms in the universe. This has made Go the holy grail of AI research, because if you can make an AI that can learn to master Go, it can — by definition — master anything easier than Go.


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Classes for Japanese studies do not just focus on the language. You will also learn about Japanese culture, life and history. Articles in Japanese allow you to think in the language instead of making mental translations. You also learn about its history and people in the process. Internet based learning now incorporates streaming and recorded video. Instead of just reading a pronunciation guide, you will be able to hear the words spoken.
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Homegoing: A Non-Negotiable, Absolute Must-Read
Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing is the runaway word-of-mouth hit of 2016. Everyone at BEA in May was talking about it. Then people read it — and absolutely raved (three months after its publication, it has a 4.42 rating on Goodreads). And Gyasi even got a 5-minute segment on The Daily Show during which Trevor Noah called it "the most fantastic novel I've read in a long time."
Does it live up to the hype?
It lives up to the hype.
It's the story of two half-sisters and their descendants, beginning in late-18th century (what is now) Ghana. One sister's family stays in Africa, the other immigrates to the U.S. The novel reads like interconnected short stories, each about one new generation of the families, and covers more than 300 years. It's a novel about slavery and colonialism, family loyalty and suffering, and ultimately, ends with a note of hope.
I don't know what else to say about this book, except to remind you that if it's true that reading brings empathy, than this is an absolutely essential, non-negotiable must-read novel. The ending is something I'll not forget for a long time.
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Here I Am: Expansive, Exhausting
Here I Am, Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel in 11 years — the most anticipated novel of the year for many book nerds, me included — is a massive tome that sort of meanders through a bunch of big, important questions. What does it mean to be a Jewish man in this crazy world? How can any marriage survive the pressures of modern culture? And just what is Israel?
Yeah, that last one throws you for a loop when Foer branches out and goes all geo-political. Again, this not a narrowly focused novel. It isn't a novel that'll be confused with anything like a focused, taut Phillip Roth novel.
The real story is about an upper class Jewish family living in Washington, DC. The parents Jacob and Julia, early 40s and married for about 15 years, are having marital issues. The cause of these problems so far is nothing major — just, as relationships do, suffering from the pain of a thousand small cuts. But it's soon clear all these un-discussed minor issues only need one major one to catalyze into a full-blown marriage blow-out. When Julia finds a phone Jacob had been using to sext with a co-worker, well, we have our major issue. And there's a major fight, where one tells the other "You are my enemy." Will they work out their problems and stay together for the sake or their family? Or will they dissolve their bond?
Yeah, these aren't exactly cheerful characters, and this is not a cheerful book. Nor is it an especially gripping one. You've heard the clichè "compulsively readable"? This is not that book. There are moments of wit, levity, and stretches that really do pull you in. But on the whole, it's a really exhausting read, not the least because it's 600 pages (and you know I'm person who actually enjoys long novels!).
One reason why this it's exhausting is the way Foer has his characters talk to each other — dialogue is a huge tent pole for the ideas of this novel. It's how we see how these characters — Jacob and Julia, most notably, but also their three children, Sam (13), Max (10), and Benjy (6), all of whom are precocious and witty almost to the point that they're not believable — relate to each other, their neuroses and pretentiousness (indeed, much of this novel could be described as neurotic and pretentious), and their complaints against one another. Indeed, there isn't too much self-reflection depicted here. Foer includes long strings of this rapid-fire dialogue with characters constantly asking for minor clarifications or making jokes or repeating the question the other person asked becomes an
And then there's an earthquake in Israel. And the marriage collapses further. And Jacob's grandfather dies. And we spend the last two-thirds of the novel with these strands of story mixed in with the Big Profound Questions Foer wants us to consider (or that he's considering, which he needed this novel as the vehicle, or something). Also, there's an incontinent dog.
I give this three out of five stars — I'm not sure I'd recommend it to anyone but the biggest Foer fans. There were definitely parts of this novel — about pages 150-250, and parts of the last 100 pages — that are utterly brilliant, and as fun to read as anything I've read this year. But the rest just really wilted and withered.
Dark Matter: Whoa, Dude, Trippy Thriller
Blake Crouch's trippy thriller, Dark Matter, has the feel of a late-night, stoned-to-the-gills dorm room conversation. But it's also a read that zooms at along at breathless, breakneck pace, partially owning to the fact that it has the feel of a thinly veiled movie script (short, sparse sentences, lots of chase scenes, exposition in dialogue, cliffhanger chapters, etc.). This can be annoying or exciting, depending on your personal reading preferences. In this case, I enjoyed it — the movie script aspect of the writing doesn't detract from the story itself, which is an inventive take on the fiction about science genre (which is different, barely, than science fiction, I think).
But before we get into "Dude, but what if there are infinite universes and therefore infinite burritos?"-type questions, and more thoughtful discussions about superposition (you know, Schröinger's cat) and theories of what dark matter might be, we meet our protagonist: A normal guy named Jason Dressen, who is an average upper middle-class Chicagoan. Jason is a physics professor at small-time Chicago college, happily married to a beautiful woman named Daniela, and the proud parent of a teenager named Charlie. Jason had given up his promising career as a research physicist in his late 20s to marry and have a child — a decision for which he's often questioned by his colleagues, but about which he has no regrets.
One night, Jason goes to have a drink with one of these former colleagues, who incidentally, has just won a major scientific prize Jason may have won if he'd stayed the research course. On the way home, Jason is kidnapped at gunpoint, shepherded to an abandoned power plant on Chicago's south side, and made to take a mysterious drug. He wakes up in a lab, not remembering much. But he's safe, and all the people around him — obviously scientists of some sort — are hailing him as some sort of scientific hero.
What the heck just happened? Naturally, he doesn't understand, and his first instinct is to run away as fast as he can. But then he's shown the research he abandoned 15 years prior — only now, that research has been followed through to completion, resulting in a device that allows humans to travel to multiple universes, which he has apparently just done!
Of course, this has all kinds of terrifying and fascinating and morally complex consequences. But at that point, the main consequences for Jason are terror and sadness that he seems to be now in a different world from his beloved wife and son. From there, the plot unfolds quickly across multiple version of Chicago (indeed, multiple universes), as tries to find his way back to them
You could read this in one sitting if you wanted to. It's a great thriller to wrap up your summer or take on a plane. Highly enjoyed it.

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Camelot is now the Northern Hemisphere's top-ranked second-season sire
James Willoughby | July 05, 2018 |
Proud father: Aidan O'Brien with son Donnacha on Latrobe after their victory in the Irish Derby for brother Joseph. Photo: Healy Racing/focusonracing.com
Latrobe's victory in the G1 Irish Derby on Saturday saw significant gains for his connections in the TRC Global Rankings, with sire Camelot (+10, up to world #53 from #99) the biggest climber of the week in any category.
Trainer Joseph O'Brien (+8, up to #118 from #167), jockey Donnacha O'Brien (+5, #47 from #53) and owner Lloyd Williams Et Al (+5, #16 from #17) were not far behind after the colt's narrow victory over father Aidan O'Brien's pair of Rostropovich and favourite Saxon Warrior.
Donnacha is the youngest rider in the world's top 100 jockeys, while Joseph is the only individual who is in both the trainers' and jockeys' standings (he is ranked 174 in the riders' category, even though he hasn't ridden for nearly three years).
Joseph is a former world #1 jockey. Could he be heading for the same slot in the trainers' category one day (that position is currently occupied by his father, of course)? Latrobe was the third G1 victory of Joseph's newer career, following Rekindling's win in the 2017 G1 Melbourne Cup and that of Intricately in the 2016 G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.
Camelot's gain was the biggest of Latrobe's connections partly because it wasn't his only one of the week. The Coolmore stallion was also responsible for Wait Forever, winner of the G3 Premio del Giubileo at San Siro in Italy. He has reached #53 after just 39 runners - only one stallion ranked above him has a smaller sample size.
He is also now the highest-ranked second-season sire in the Northern Hemisphere, overtaking the Japanese pair of Orfevre (#84) and Lord Kanaloa (#99), both sires of classic winners this season.
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A two-year-old boy has been removed from his parents' care after health workers raised serious concerns about the level of cigarette smoke and drug paraphernalia in the family home.
One health visitor told a family court judge that she had not come across such a "smoky house" in her 10-year career.
The boy, who suffers with his breathing and uses an inhaler, was once found by a health worker asleep on a sofa next to his father surrounded by a "visible cloud of smoke".
The level of cigarette smoke was one of a number of concerns that emerged in a family court ruling published on Monday.
Judge Louise Pemberton decided that the boy, who has not been named, should be placed for adoption after a hearing in Hull about the child's welfare.
Health professionals told the judge that the home was "dirty, smelly and unhygienic" and had led the boy to suffer diarrhoea and sickness for four weeks.
Loose electrical wires were strung dangerously around the living room – including directly over the child's toy box – and drug paraphernalia had been spotted in the home on two occasions.
There were other concerns relating to domestic violence, lack of supervision and failure to provide adequate food for the child, the judge said.
The health workers also raised concerns about the father, who tested positive for cocaine use last October and is receiving therapy for mental health issues.
But the most graphic testimony came from health visitor Julie Allen, who told the judge that the family's living room was "so smoke entrenched that I had difficulty breathing".
The boy's parents fought the case, disputing what many of the professionals had said about the cleanliness of their home. The boy's mother insisted initially that they did not smoke in the house, but later conceded that there were occasions when the property was smoky.
Giving evidence, she said the house was "sometimes cluttered but never dangerous" and was sometimes in need of tidying.
However, Pemberton said she was afraid that the little boy had suffered harm. She said his parents' care of him had fallen well below "good enough".
"I am afraid that all of these matters lead me to an unavoidable and difficult conclusion that the risks to [the boy] in being placed with his parents are far too high," said the judge.
"The parents have given me no confidence in their written or oral evidence that they have sufficient understanding and awareness in relation to the professionals' concerns to ensure that such concerns would not arise again in the future.


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Big news in fight against Common Core: InBloom-peddling Jefferson County CO superintendent resigns tonight; school board severs ties with inBloom
By Michelle Malkin • November 7, 2013 09:27 PM
As longtime veterans of the Common Core wars know, the battle isn't merely about how Fed Ed's so-called "standards" are susceptible to left-wing propagandizing.
The bigger fight has been against the Big Government/Big Business machine infiltrating school districts through testing, textbook, and technology trojan horses. On this front, conservative, liberal, and independent parents alike have all united against the Common Core juggernaut and its invasive push into student data/family privacy. And now, there's big news out of Jefferson County, Colorado tonight, where a leading edu-tech promoter has resigned from her post as superintendent and the school board has voted to sever ties with leading, Common Core-associated tech boondoggle, inBloom.
JeffCo parents told me tonight that JeffCo superintendent Cindy Stevenson surprised the school board with her resignation. She had served in the district for 12 years and will leave June 30. I've also learned that the school board voted to sever ties with inBloom. The significance of this abandonment can't be underscored enough. JeffCo was Ground Zero for the Common Core/inBloom crowd. The Gates Foundation poured millions into the district for buy-in. Stevenson was a poster child.
I've previously mentioned the movement in Jefferson County, Colorado against inBloom, where Gates Foundation-supported superintendent Cynthia Stevenson garnered New York Times headlines for her embrace of Common Core-compliant data tracking system inBloom.
The Blaze spotlighted parent activists Sunny Flynn and Rachael Stickland's fight last month.
News of the inBloom pilot program had been stirring in the community for months before Flynn's first school board meeting. Rachael Stickland, who has children in third and sixth grade, said she first heard of the district's relationship with inBloom in January. After reading up on it, she became concerned. Eventually, Stickland was able to schedule a meeting with the district's superintendent, Cynthia Stevenson.
"My first question before we even sat in our chairs was 'has the board approved this?'" Stickland told TheBlaze. Stevenson said no, noting it was a staff-level decision, according to Stickland. "It was a red flag that [the school board was] not more in the loop," Stickland said. "Boards are elected bodies for a reason."
InBloom is a nonprofit that began as "Shared Learning Collaborative" with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Gates Foundation provided support to the tune of $100 million.
According to inBloom's website, it's a software program that collects information and helps teachers identify students who might need extra attention, even directing educators toward learning materials for students' specific needs.
…Disciplinary information was at one point to be collected and stored as well. The decision to omit it — and allow parents to opt children out — came only in August after Stickland had been making other parents aware of the program and the concerns surrounding its privacy for months.
…Common Core and inBloom are not the only initiatives people like Flynn and Stickland are concerned about. Flynn pointed to recommended readings on inBloom's website as an example of what she fears are to come.
Data Backpacks: Portable Records & Learner Profiles, a paper by Digital Learning Now with support from Foundation for Excellence in Education, which Flynn pointed out receives funding from the Gates Foundation, details technology, like keystroke-logging devices.
Even collecting information from student's out of school activities, like mentorship or tutoring, DNL's Data Backpack piece stated is "neither Utopian nor Orwellian" as it could "further bolster the Learner Profile's ability to present a holistic picture of the student across every stage in a lifetime of learning."
My previous coverage of inBloom is here. As I wrote in March:
Along with two dozen other tech firms, CompassLearning sees even greater financial opportunities to mine Common Core student tracking systems. The centralized database is a strange-bedfellows alliance between the liberal Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (which largely underwrote and promoted the Common Core curricular scheme) and a division of conservative Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (which built the database infrastructure).
Another nonprofit startup, "inBloom, Inc.," has evolved out of that partnership to operate the database. The Gates Foundation and other partners provided $100 million in seed money. Reuters reports that inBloom, Inc. will "likely start to charge fees in 2015" to states and school districts participating in the system. "So far, seven states — Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina and Massachusetts — have committed to enter data from select school districts. Louisiana and New York will be entering nearly all student records statewide."
Grass-roots revolts in every one of those states have been led by parents and educators of all ideological stripes. The principles that unite them: local control, parental sovereignty, privacy protections, and fundamental skepticism about the actual educational benefits of massive tech expenditures in the name of "reform."
Message: Elections have consequences. Stevenson saw the writing on the wall. Last week, three new school board members (who will now hold a majority) were elected in Jefferson County. All three oppose inBloom.
Julie Williams, John Newkirk, and Ken Witt won decisively over their opponents on election day. The slate which dubbed themselves, "W-N-W", will now have majority control of the Jefferson County School Board.
The platforms presented by these candidates pushed for more school choice for parents. That could mean more charter schools or option schools.
The district is considering using a data sharing program through a non-profit called InBloom to allow teachers instant access to information on students. Privacy and security are primary concerns and all three new school board members are opposed to this program.
Common Core is a sleeper ballot box issue that will shake both sides of the aisle for months and years to come. The Davids are exercising their freedoms of speech and association to beat back the deep-pocketed Goliaths at their schoolhouse doors.
Parents across the country: This battle can be won.
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Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) extends major outreach to Métis Community as it opens newly renovated chapel in Hinton
Date Posted: September 5, 2021
Métis Community gratefully receives 700 packages of humanitarian donations and $2,000 cheque from Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) as the Church opens a newly renovated worship building in Hinton, Alberta.
ALBERTA, CANADA - International religious organization Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) opened its newly renovated worship building in Canada, in the town of Hinton, Alberta, through a special worship service on Friday, August 27.
The gathering was officiated by INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, via live video streaming from Manila, Philippines, and was attended by other Church members in various remote sites in North America and Asia.
Prior to the dedication of the worship building in Hinton, INC volunteers from Edmonton drove six hours to Manning, Alberta, to conduct an 'Aid to Humanity' event where a total of 700 combined relief packages and boxes of non-perishable items were delivered for the welfare of the indigenous Métis community and the residents of Manning. Leading the event was INC minister of the gospel Brother Voltaire Tamisin, who oversees the Church's congregations throughout the Edmonton region.
Mayor of Manning Greg Rycroft, Métis Community Representative Doug Trembley, and Manning Food Bank Representative Kim Sheehan were among those who graced the INC-sponsored event, where health and safety measures were observed.
"It makes a difference. Actually the food bank has shortage of food most times, so this [aid] will help immensely," noted Mayor Rycroft.
Métis Community Representative Doug Tremblay was also handed a cheque donation for two-thousand dollars from the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation (the philanthropic arm of the INC) to further benefit the Métis community.
"This brings the community together. This is wonderful. What you have done is fantastic," Tremblay said.
He also noted the great number of people who turned up for the event.
In 2010, the Iglesia Ni Cristo purchased the 180-seater building located at 236 Hardisty Ave., Hinton, Alberta, from its former owners—the Anglican Church—for approximately $237,000 Canadian dollars.
Due to the INC's growing membership in Hinton, the said property underwent renovations in 2019. Despite delays caused by the pandemic, the project was completed in August 2021. The cost of renovation amounted to more than $253,000, including upgrades and other work to further beautify the worship building.
The renovation work included a new facade and brand-new steeples in accordance with the architectural design of other INC worship buildings around the globe. Other upgrades included a revamped ceiling with chandeliers, a remodeled podium, a brand-new organ for the choir loft, new A/V systems and air-conditioning systems.
INC head deacon in Hinton, Ranilo Gabatino, said that even before the renovations started, they have set devotional prayers for the remodeling, renovation and dedication of the chapel.
As of August 28, 2021, the INC has built and renovated 152 houses of worship since the beginning of the pandemic, as INC members worldwide continue their devotion to worship God. They also remain committed in humanitarian efforts, especially in this time of global crises and uncertainty, by partnering up with local governments and charities in extending assistance to the less fortunate in the areas of livelihood, health and hygiene, and most notably in the field of spirituality, through the sharing of Bible-based doctrines and teachings in different parts of the globe.
The Iglesia Ni Cristo was registered in the Philippines on July 27, 1914 by its first Executive Minister, Brother Felix Y. Manalo. Since then, the Church has spread to 158 countries and territories around the world, with its members coming from 147 ethnic backgrounds. The rapid growth of the Church is spearheaded by the dynamic leadership of the current Executive Minister of the Church, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. — Courtesy of INC Public Information Office


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Q: Получить параметр из уведомления в нужную Activity Доброго времени суток!
Отправляю уведомление firebase через php с параметрами:
    $notification = [
                'title' =>'Заголвок',
                'body' => 'Сообщение',
                'icon' =>'ic',
                'sound' => 'mySound',
                'click_action' => 'ACTIVITY_LTK'
            ];
 // тут данные, которые необходимо передать в Activity
            $extraNotificationData = [
            "message" => $notification,
            "method" =>'calling',
            "url" =>'site.com'
            ];

Манифест
    <activity
        android:name=".LtkActivity"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"
        android:screenOrientation="sensor"
        android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="ACTIVITY_LTK" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

При клике на уведомление, открывается нужное мне Activity, но как я могу получить отправленные параметры method и url?

A: Помог следующий код:
JSONObject payload = data.getJSONObject("payload");
int destination = payload.getInt("click_action");

Intent resultIntent;
resultIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
resultIntent.putExtra("url", url);

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So, i've recently come to realize that collation is a huge deal on postgres, and that many comments refer to OSX / locale support as "broken", which hasn't enlightened me. for the purposes of this question, i'm ignoring the table/column default aspects of collation, and specifying it explicitly.
so, here's where i'm freaking out. "C" order would always say (for both machines) that ',' is less than '-', which my brain would agree with.
So, I'm feeling a lot like this collation concept is more broken on my ubuntu server than my osx server. but i don't have a "proper" collation to create my "en_US.UTF-8" collation from ala "create collation", so i'm lost as to how to create parity, or which answer (true/false) i should be using as the correct reference. (besides personally siding with ascii order for what are, after all, ascii characters).
so, in a nutshell, which is the proper answer for en_US.UTF-8 ?
Here, the primary weight of COMMA is greater than the primary weight of HYPHEN-MINUS, therefore HYPHEN-MINUS sorts before COMMA.
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RE: Why does El Nino peak during winter?
Great question! There certainly is a seasonality to El Nino which involves the atmospheric/ocean circulation leading to a peak in winter. This is an active area of research so I am afraid I cannot give you a more exact answer.
RE: RE: Why does El Nino peak during winter?
Thank you for responding. May I suggest an entire post giving the scientific explanation for why El Ninos typically peak at the end of the year. If this is an active area of research, then tell us what the current thinking is. This is after all the ENSO blog. If the models predict a peaking of Nino3.4 in the late fall, early winter and past historical data shows this to be true, then what information is going into the models?
I was a bit hesitant at first to ask this question here because I'm not sure if it applies to ENSO, but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere else so here goes.. I've read a lot about the "period of uncertainty" (my paraphrase) in the northern hemisphere spring and how you have to get past that period to have the best possible chance of seeing a clear ENSO picture for the following fall/winter. When it comes to long range forecasting in general, is there also a period of uncertainty in the northern hemisphere autumn as well? Or is it only spring?
Thanks for this nice site, but I do have a bone to pick with you - when presenting potential effects of a "Strong" El Nino, 65-66 does not qualify as one, as for example, it ranks as having only the 7th lowest SOI value and the 9th warmest Nino 3.4 value (based on ERSSTv4 data) of all events since 1950. I rank this as a moderate event. My point is that if you are going to describe the potential effects of a strong El Nino, you need to limit that discussion to only those events, otherwise it is misleading - a lot of this is going around these days. The recent strong events were: 82-83 and 97-98 and perhaps 72-73, 91-92, and 57-58, depending on your method of classification. And as you know, only two of those were in the super category - 82-83 and 97-98 - these two deserve a special place for themselves and they both produced very similar effects across the Pacific. Comparing 82-83 to 65-66 is just not a good fit.
It remains to be seen just how strong this event will get this year. It is trying to be strong and the model predictions of Nino 3.4 definitely show a very strong event, but we shall see.
Thanks for your comment. At the Climate Prediction Center, we use the Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) as the determination for the strength of the event.
We do not have a super category.
We recognize that others may determine the strengths of El Nino events differently.
hello fellow readers - all those of you asking "what is going to be the effect of XYZ climate phenomenon in ABC location on PQR date" should slow down and reread the WHOLE post and ALL the comments.
Because the short answer to your questions is "no one can know for certain." There are changes in the likelihood of certain events but as the authors point out (repeatedly and patiently) nearly opposite effects could occur as a result of ENSO because of the myriad interactions with other phenomena."
Interestingly the forecast models don't currently show a strong precipitation signal for Northern California.
Can you point me in the direction of any way to explain what's happening on Mexicos south pacific coast? We're dyin' here. Temps reaching 100, 80% humidity, and no rain! Where are our nightly thunderstorms? Forecasts will call for 80% chance of rain! then it evaporates.
What happened to our hurricane season? It started early and then stalled. The few that are forming seem to be forming west of us, leaving us in the (dry) lurch. Is this related to the El Niño pattern? Cause there'll be no Diwali here, either, if we don't get our rain.. Thanks for all the cool stuff you do!
Hello, if we doubled the number of Pacific Ocean marine weather monitoring buoys, would it improve our forecasting accuracy noticeably?
Does the 11 year solar cycle have much effect on El Ninos ?
My parents are on a cliff in Dana Point, Ca and I am in Northern Ca I need to know how we will be affected when this hits and how long is it going to rain for? Sorry I don't understand all the mumbo jumbo technical science terms so if someone could explain in English that would be helpful.
I am planning a very expensive Galapagos cruise Easter week. I will be taking two children ages 10 and 12. How will El Nino impact the environment? What can we expect regarding weather, wildlife viewing, etc? Should I postpone this trip for a year or more? I want this to be a positive experience for my children.
How Well El Nino in 2015 Effect Western Wisconsin and how well this effect us getting hit, what well the weather be like. well many be likely not able to survive this?
What can we expect in the 2015-2016 winter season in Northern Arizona high country where elevations are in the 5000' to 7500" foot range.
My mom and I are planning a trip to the Yucatan for February 2016 and she's worried it's going to rain a lot or they'd get hurricanes. What will the weather be like in that region during El Niño?
The first thing to say about this blog is how well it is written. No Mysto-crypto-tech jargon, so common in many disciplines. A huge thank you to authors. You actually want first and foremost to communicate - not hide and nuance things, and impress readers with your knowledge . This is deeply appreciated.
Will El Nino affect Baja Californnia as it would effect So Cal ??????
What is the projected effect on the west coast of Mexico, Mexico City and the Yucatan in February-March 2016?
What normally happens to Caribbean tradewinds when el nino is strong?


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Lewis Nelson, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, calls this advisory – the surgeon general's first in over a decade – an important step in reducing death following an opioid overdose, but notes it does not reduce overdoses themselves.
Nelson and Erin Zerbo, an assistant professor in the medical school's psychiatry department, discuss what the public should know about this drug and its use.
Why is it important for more Americans to carry naloxone?
Nelson: While not risk free, naloxone is easy to use and very effective if administered rapidly after an overdose. The need for rapid administration is why it has to be widely available and ready for use. This is the reason we advocate for family members, friends, first responders, police, teachers and others with the potential to find a patient with an overdose to have immediate access to the drug and know how to use it. Naloxone cannot be administered by the person who overdoses; it has to be given by a bystander.
Nelson: Naloxone is most commonly administered by non-medical personnel through a nasal spray, which is non-invasive and easy to administer. People who carry naloxone should be able to recognize signs of overdose and know when to use the drug. In addition, people have to be educated about the importance of seeking medical care after administration.
Zerbo: To become educated on the signs of an overdose, people can watch a short video or read a pamphlet from a health organization such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If naloxone is mistakenly used on someone who is not overdosing on an opioid, however, it will not cause any harm.
Where can the public buy naloxone?
Zerbo: Naloxone is not a controlled substance and is already available to be purchased at any pharmacy in New Jersey and other states without a prescription. However, it can be expensive – the brand version Narcan Nasal Spray costs around $130 and the auto-injector Evzio can be up to $4,500. Most insurance will cover a version of naloxone if the person has a prescription, so that would be the cheapest way to get it.
Who should have naloxone on hand?
Zerbo: Opioid addiction rates are soaring and at this point, nearly everyone has a family member, friend or friend of a friend who has an opioid use disorder. It makes sense to get this drug into more hands in the community. It can take many minutes for an ambulance to arrive, and it only takes several minutes for a lack of oxygen to cause brain damage. If naloxone is on hand, it can be given immediately and prevent this outcome.
Is there any concern about the surgeon general's advisory?
Zerbo: There's always the argument that people will use opioids more recklessly if naloxone is available, but that has not been shown to occur. Cities that introduce take-home naloxone kits usually see a decrease in overdose deaths. It's considered a solid public health intervention that saves lives. Given that naloxone is inactive if the person did not take any opioids, it is a low-risk intervention, which makes sense for it to be widely and readily available.
Nelson: There are some unknowns about the overall risks and the benefits of naloxone, but most agree that there is the net benefit. Additional study is needed to define these, but for now the drug should be widely and easily available.


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Love Hangover
May 10, 2010 / Alan
On the morning this season's fixtures were announced, I was on a train from London to Cardiff. Rolling through Bristol, a northern voice in front of me laughed into his mobile: 'Great, Spurs on the last day of the season – they never have anything to play for." It was only later that I worked out that he was a Burnley fan. As it turns out, he was right, but not quite in the way he expected.
On the surface, all the hallmarks of classic Spurs. Two up then falling apart to vastly inferior opposition. But you know what, I couldn't care less. Easy for me to say, I wasn't there, didn't lay out hard earned cash and get caught up in some of the travel problems that befell our returning bravehearts. And I'm usually the first to state emphatically that whatever the circumstances, professional standards, pride in the shirt or the need to earn their inflated salaries should be enough to ensure maximum effort. So understand that I'm breaking a habit of a lifetime here. At the end of the season, we have done enough.
I'm still suffering from my love hangover, and as a woman who knows about these things once said, if there's a cure for this, I don't want it. The thought of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in the draw for the Champions League is simply mind-blowing. It's not something that I dared to hope for, even as the season reached its later stages. I've not really talked too much about it in TOMM, as frankly I was doing the old 'game at a time routine', partly because that's the right way to go about it, for fans and the team, partly to obscure the terrifying, exhilarating prospect that it might actually be possible. It's only in the last two weeks that I have allowed myself to look at the numbers, at the status of other teams, hence the '7 points from 3 games' mantra to which I adhered with such religious zeal that when the moment finally came, it passed me by (see my last piece).
So this past few days, I've been all Brady Bunch hallo clouds hallo sky what a wonderful world. It feels so good, I don't want it to stop. That's the beauty of a successful end to the season, there's nothing to get in the way until mid-August. Not that I know much about successful ends to seasons, not lately anyway. I have a good memory, though.
On the boards and in the blogs, there's some dissatisfaction with yesterday, and I respect that. There's talk of rebuilding the squad, who we should go for, and that's important. But later. Not now. Enjoy it. Enjoy the moment with every fibre of your being. Relish every ounce of joy, relive every game, as many moments as you can recall, who you were with, where you were, the nine goals or the Dawson block, Danny from thirty and Gareth from three, or Benny falling over for no reason. All part of this rich season. Trust me: I've been around for a while now and these moments don't come around too often. The new term will be here soon enough, so don't wish away the time.
Another reason to be cheerful is the plaudits that belatedly we are receiving in the press. I'll review the season in the blog over the next week or so, but Harry has won the Barclay's Premiership Manager of the Year (although surely Roy Hodgson will win an award), our players are being praised and suddenly everything is good about Spurs. Our attacking style, our finances, we are the club others want to be.
Of particular satisfaction for me is the attention rightfully due to a good few of our players who for different reasons have not always been in the limelight. The effort and application shown by Michael Dawson is nothing short of heroic. It's all very well praising his form, absolutely and he should be considered for England, but we know the determination and dedication behind it. Only we truly appreciate his bloody-minded focus on seizing his chance, coming back after injury to a background of mild doubt about his long-term future at the top. Only we can really see how the passion burns inside. One of ours.
Tom Huddlestone, clumsy and awkward on the move with the grace of a panther on the ball. Forgetful and wayward, at other times he passes like no other in the league. He too has come of age. Simply, the team plays better when he's there. So many games, so much frustration, now he's taken his chance, not a sudden opportunity like Dawson's but one of consistency. He's a starter now and that brings the best from him. One of ours.
And finally, the mighty Ledley King. They all want to praise him now but not so long ago, he was a forgotten man, written off by so many, a crock condemned with sympathy, but not here. Can't train, can't run, but he wants to be there so he's changed his style to the most economical of strides, gliding over the surface. The knees may be gone but the mind is a diamond, sparkling and clear. He just knows what to do, and when. Only we have felt his pain, his agony as he troops off dispiritedly, so often, then back he comes in a week, month maybe, but back he comes. Only we know how good he is, a true Tottenham great. One of my all-time Spurs favourites. One of ours.
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Some very good bloggers including yourself and the people you link to.
But I find aome aspects of the online Spurs crowd a little confusing.
For example apparently those of us happy at a great season are in a minority compared to angst ridden superfans distraught at witnessing a Spurs defeat on Sunday via their pc.
I prefer to think that 99% like myself and the ones I know and yourself from your post just walking about on the clouds in a daze with a perma grin fixed to your chops.
Last word goes to The Telegraph:
"A great season for Spurs, and one well overdue. Beating Arsenal is one thing, reaching an FA Cup semi-final another, but to dislodge Liverpool and qualify for the Champions League is a magnificent achievement."
Good to hear that a few others are feeling cool about it all too. Thought I might be in the minority.
cheers, Alan
Couldn't agree more. In fact it's depressing reading the negative stuff online. Like all long-suffering fans (am thinking back to Villa and Ardiles when I last felt such joy) it sure feels great. We'll get through that qualification CL fixture and then I'm sure can surprise some people in the CL. I don't see many teams with talent like Lennon and Bale bombing down the wings. We can really get amongst it. And I agree – we can do it largely with the squad we've got.
If a first-choice midfield is Lennon-Huddlestone-Modric-Bale, that's fine……but if it was Palacios or Sandro or Kranjcar (or Bentley dare I say it because I'm a bigger fan than most) coming in then we're in decent shape. A lot of the teams we'll play in CL don't have better.
If a first-choice combination of King and Dawson is a given at the moment, I'm happy with Woodgate, Bassong or Kabout coming in. These last two are underestimated and will only get better; they can play their part…..
Just be cool yids, we've a decent side…..
Dazspur
Be cool indeed. But I must confess to being very warm and fuzzy this past week and may well in last into August and beyond. Sure the loss was a tad disappointing but I prefer to look at the positive side of the way we tore them apart in the first half. Perhaps the Le Arse result filtered through and we eased off…no big deal. But I did not see ManU ease off…so next year ruthless will be my key word.
Can't wait to see how the squad builds for next year and Arry and DL has my total vote of confidence whatever direction they take, because stuffed if I know what I would do as an armchair critic unless I could clone a young Pele!
Thanks for the blog this season, Al. I have to admit that I couldn't care less about the result either. A tired, emotionally-drained squad who knew that whatever effort they put in in the second half would not matter. Half the team turned towards the World Cup at that point. Doesn't make it right but that is what happened.
It all feels great. The sun is shining, we are in contention again, a World Cup to look forward to….. loving it.
Cheers digs. Re the blog, you're more than welcome and thanks for looking in so often. But what do I do now the season's over?
MrSpang
Agreed. I just found myself chuckling as the goals rained in during the second half. They knew we had no chance for third, and just turned off. My only concern is that a truly top top side wouldn't ever do that. No mercy.
But then I'd be happy with us being a consistent top-4 side; what would be the point in supporting a team that you expected to win every match and every competition?
What point indeed…
You're right about showing no mercy. They can learn that next season.
JimmyG2
Lovin the heat of the sun but there are still those pesky clouds floating across from time to time.
Ignore them and you will get drenched in a sudden downpour.
You can do both, enjoy the season and be aggravated by our failure to close it out in style.
I just hope it is not a sign of the return of our failings in the past which we seemed to have put behind us.Started their holidays 45 mins. too early and it is still bugging me.


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import { AbstractDistanceCalculator } from './distanceCalculator';
import { Y } from '../constants/bt709';

/**
 * Manhattan distance (NeuQuant modification) - w/o sRGB coefficients
 */
export abstract class AbstractManhattan extends AbstractDistanceCalculator {
  declare protected _kR: number;
  declare  protected _kG: number;
  declare protected _kB: number;
  declare protected _kA: number;

  calculateRaw(
    r1: number,
    g1: number,
    b1: number,
    a1: number,
    r2: number,
    g2: number,
    b2: number,
    a2: number,
  ) {
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}

export class Manhattan extends AbstractManhattan {
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  }
}

/**
 * Manhattan distance (Nommyde modification)
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 */
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}

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 * Manhattan distance (sRGB coefficients)
 */
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    this._kA = 1;
  }
}

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