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package org.apache.camel.example.billboard;

import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import org.apache.camel.AggregationStrategy;
import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Message;
import org.apache.camel.builder.RouteBuilder;
import org.apache.camel.component.mock.MockEndpoint;
import org.apache.camel.model.dataformat.BindyType;
import org.apache.camel.test.junit4.CamelTestSupport;

import org.junit.Test;

public class BillboardAggrTest extends CamelTestSupport {

    private static final String BASEPATH = System.getProperty("user.dir") + "/src/test/resources/data";

    @Override
    protected CamelContext createCamelContext() throws Exception {
        CamelContext ctx = super.createCamelContext();
        ctx.disableJMX();
        return ctx;
    }

    @Override
    protected int getShutdownTimeout() {
        return 300;
    }

    @Test
    public void test() throws Exception {
        MockEndpoint mock = context.getEndpoint("mock:result", MockEndpoint.class);
        mock.expectedMessageCount(1);
        mock.assertIsSatisfied();

        Map<String, Integer> top20 = ((MyAggregationStrategy)
            mock.getReceivedExchanges().get(0).getIn().getHeader("myAggregation")).getTop20Artists();
        top20.forEach((k, v) -> log.info("{}, {}", k, v));
        assertEquals(20, top20.size());
        assertEquals(35, (int) top20.get("madonna"));
        assertEquals(26, (int) top20.get("elton john"));
        assertEquals(17, (int) top20.get("the beatles"));
    }

    @Override
    protected RouteBuilder createRouteBuilder() throws Exception {
        return new RouteBuilder() {
            @Override
            public void configure() throws Exception {
                //@formatter:off
                from("file:" + BASEPATH + "?noop=true&idempotent=true")
                    .split(body().tokenize("\n")).streaming().parallelProcessing()
                        // skip first line with headers
                        .choice().when(simple("${exchangeProperty.CamelSplitIndex} > 0"))
                            .doTry()
                                .unmarshal().bindy(BindyType.Csv, SongRecord.class)
                                .to("seda:aggregate")
                            .doCatch(Exception.class)
                                // malformed record trace
                                .setBody(simple("${exchangeProperty.CamelSplitIndex}:${body}"))
                                .transform(body().append("\n"))
                                .to("file:" + BASEPATH + "?fileName=waste.log&fileExist=append")
                            .end();

                from("seda:aggregate?concurrentConsumers=10")
                    .bean(MyAggregationStrategy.class, "setArtistHeader")
                    .aggregate(new MyAggregationStrategy()).header("artist")
                        .completionPredicate(header("CamelSplitComplete").isEqualTo(true))
                    .to("mock:result");
                //@formatter:on
            }
        };
    }

    public static class MyAggregationStrategy implements AggregationStrategy {
        private static Map<String, Integer> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Integer>();

        @Override
        public Exchange aggregate(Exchange oldExchange, Exchange newExchange) {
            Message newIn = newExchange.getIn();
            String artist = (String) newIn.getHeader("artist");
            if (map.containsKey(artist)) {
                map.put(artist, map.get(artist) + 1);
            } else {
                map.put(artist, 1);
            }
            newIn.setHeader("myAggregation", this);
            return newExchange;
        }

        public void setArtistHeader(Exchange exchange, SongRecord song) {
            exchange.getOut().setHeader("artist", song.getArtist());
        }

        public Map<String, Integer> getTop20Artists() {
            return map.entrySet()
                .stream()
                .sorted(Map.Entry.<String, Integer>comparingByValue().reversed())
                .limit(20)
                .collect(Collectors.toMap(Map.Entry::getKey,
                    Map.Entry::getValue, (e1, e2) -> e1, LinkedHashMap::new));
        }
    }

}


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Home » News & Features » West End Features » Everything you need to know about Matilda the Musical in London
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Everything you need to know about Matilda the Musical in London
Wednesday, 20 January, 2021, 14:54
Sophie Thomas
Matilda the Musical is one of Britain's biggest musicals of the 21st century. Adapted from the Roald Dahl novel, audiences have taken Matilda Wormwood's David and Goliath inspired story into their hearts. The Royal Shakespeare Company musical has now been seen worldwide, but there's nowhere that brings Crunchem Hall to life quite like the West End.
With a book by Dennis Kelly and original music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, Matilda captures the essence of an innocent schoolkid with the wit and cleverness to match. Having ran at the Cambridge Theatre for almost a decade, it's one of London's longest-running musicals still in the capital.
Here's our complete guide to the West End production of Matilda, with Matilda the Musical tickets available on LondonTheatre.co.uk.
What is Matilda the Musical about?
At the start of the show, audiences meet Matilda Wormwood. She's a young schoolkid with a thirst for knowledge; everything she sees, hears and reads about is an opportunity to learn. Sadly, her desire to better her mind isn't met by her vacuous parents, who rarely talk to her. Attending Crunchem Hall, she finally meets someone who she looks up to — her teacher Miss Honey. The school isn't filled with Miss Honey's though. Miss Trunchbull rules the roost and you can't miss her. Trying to save the day, Matilda and Miss Honey overthrow the system, creating a brand new world for them.
Matilda the Musical (Photo by Manuel Harlan)
When did Matilda the Musical premiere?
The world premiere of Matilda the Musical was held at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. At first, Matilda played for a limited engagement, with performances from 9 Nov. 2010 - 30 Jan. 2011, however its first three months made such an impression, a West End transfer was quickly announced.
The West End premiere of Matilda the Musical was on 25 Oct. 2011 at the Cambridge Theatre, where Matilda continues to run today. After a month of previews, the official opening night came on 24 Nov. 2011, and the show is in its tenth year of London performances.
The Broadway production of Matilda the Musical came nearly two years after the first performances. Performances began at the Shubert Theatre on 4 Mar. 2013, with an opening night on 11 Apr. 2013. After 1,555 performances, the production closed on New Year's Day in 2017. Productions of Matilda the Musical have also premiered in Australia, Korea, South Africa, the Philippines and China.
Who wrote Matilda the Musical?
The Matilda the Musical story is adapted from Roald Dahl's children novel of the same name. Numerous Roald Dahl publications have been told on stage, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which was staged at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Dennis Kelly adapted Matilda for the stage, making his West End playwriting debut for the production. More recently, he's written plays for the Royal Court Theatre, including The Ritual Slaughter of Gorge Mastromas and Girls & Boys.
Who wrote the songs in Matilda the Musical?
Music and lyrics in Matilda the Musical is by Tim Minchin, an Australian comic and musician. As part of his comedy act, he'll often include musical elements. But, Matilda marked a sharp turn to West End theatre. Since Matilda, Minchin has played Judas in a national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, as well as writing the music and lyrics for the Olivier Award-winning musical Groundhog Day.
Cast of Matilda the Musical (Photo by Manuel Harlan)
Who is in the cast of Matilda the Musical?
The role of Matilda will be shared by Imogen Cole, Alyssa D'Souza, Alex Munden and Zoe Simon. Elliot Harper returns to Matilda to play Miss Trunchbull, with Carly Thoms taking over the role of Miss Honey. Sebastien Torkia will play Mr Wormwood, with Annette McLaughlin as Mrs Wormwood, Landi Oshinowo as Mrs Phelps, Matt Krzan as Rudolpho and Connor Lewis as Michael Wormwood. The adult cast is completed by Liberty Buckland, Georgia Carling, Roger Dipper, Katrina Dix, Kate Kenrick, Ben Kerr, Tom Mather, Bryan Mottram, Kane Oliver Parry, Ryan Pidgen, James Revell, Gemma Scholes and Dawn Williams.
The children's cast is completed by Hari Aggarwal, Thommy Bailey Vine, Kieron Bell, Tom Bonomini, Kaspar Cahill-Ritter, Sienna Clarke, Drew Edwards, Robyn Elwell, Rory Finnegan, Rosie Gell-Marquez, Beth Gilmour, Louie Gray, Gracie Hodson-Prior, Darcy Kelly, Ben Lee, Keanna-Skye O'Quinn, Nicholas Parris, Bella Perdoni, Chancé Quaye, Scarlett Jayne Rackham, Bren Reilly, Niamh Ritchie, Jacob Savva, Jayden Seder and Alex Stockton.
What theatre in London is Matilda the Musical playing at?
Matilda the Musical is currently at the Cambridge Theatre, where it has continuously played since its London opening. Typically a musical playhouse, previous shows at the Cambridge Theatre include Chicago, Jerry Springer - The Opera and Fame.
What is the running time of Matilda the Musical?
The Matilda the Musical running time is 2 hours and 40 minutes, including a 15 minute interval.
What are the songs in Matilda the Musical?
Matilda the Musical features an original soundtrack by Tim Minchin, drawing on Roald Dahl's work. Stand-out songs include "Naughty" sung by Matilda, as well as the full company on stage in "When I Grow Up" and "Revolting Children." Here's a full list of songs in Matilda the Musical.
"Miracle" – Children, Teacher/Party Entertainer, Doctor, Mrs. Wormwood, Mr. Wormwood, Matilda, Company
"Naughty" – Matilda
"School Song" – Ensemble
"Pathetic" – Miss Honey
"The Hammer" – Miss Trunchbull, Miss Honey, Children
"Loud" – Mrs. Wormwood, Rudolpho, Ensemble
"This Little Girl" – Miss Honey
"Bruce" – Company
"Telly" – Mr. Wormwood, Michael
"When I Grow Up" – Children, Miss Honey, Matilda, Company
"Story 4: I'm Here" – Matilda, Escapologist
"The Smell of Rebellion" – Miss Trunchbull, Children
"Quiet" – Matilda
"My House" – Miss Honey, Escapologist
"Revolting Children" – Children, Ensemble
"When I Grow Up" (reprise) – Company
"Naughty" (reprise II) - Company
What are the reviews of Matilda the Musical?
Matilda the Musical received unanimous approval all around, with critics praising the musical's ingenuity. In Lyn Gardner's review for The Guardian: "If anything, it is actually richer than Dahl's novel. It captures all the original's delicious nastiness… but it also celebrates the solace of books and the transforming powers of the imagination." In fact, The Telegraph's Charles Spencer said: "It is the best new British musical since Billy Elliot."
What awards has Matilda the Musical won?
Matilda the Musical broke Olivier Awards history when nominations were announced. The production was nominated in all ten categories it was eligible for, with the Broadway production also impressing award voters. Here's all the major awards that Matilda has won.
Olivier Awards
Best New Musical
Best Actor in a Musical - Bertie Carvel
Best Actress in a Musical - Cleo Demetriou, Kerry Ingram, Eleanor Worthington Cox, Sophia Kiely
Best Director - Matthew Warchus
Best Theatre Choreographer - Peter Darling
Best Set Design - Rob Howell
Best Sound Design - Simon Baker
Best Book of a Musical - Dennis Kelly
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Gabriel Ebert
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Rob Howell
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Hugh Vanstone
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre - Sophia Gennusa, Oona Lawrence, Bailey Ryan, Milly Shapiro
Is there a movie adaptation of Matilda the Musical?
As well as the 1996 Matilda film starring Danny DeVito and Mara Wilson, a new Matilda film adaptation is in the works. Unlike the first film, the new movie is directly based on the musical.
11-year-old Dubliner Alisha Weir will play the title schoolgirl, joined by Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull and Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey. More information on the new Matilda the Musical film can be found here.
What are some fun facts about Matilda the Musical?
Matilda the Musical is one of the most successful British musicals to have transferred to Broadway.
Each performance uses a lot of confetti. Annually, approximately 12 million pieces are flown into the faces of West End audiences.
Shakespeare once wrote "Though she be but little, she is fierce…" and that's definitely true for Matilda Wormwood. Standing at 4 feet 4 inches, Matilda is the smallest leading lady in the West End.
How do I get tickets for Matilda the Musical in London?
Matilda the Musical performances are currently scheduled at the Cambridge Theatre from 16 September.
Matilda the Musical tickets are available now.
Photo credit: Matilda the Musical (Photo by Manuel Harlan)

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TickTalk was banned after racking up 43 million downloads in Pakistan
Photographer: Lam Yick / Bloomberg
Pakistan regulators The country's most popular video app has been moved to prevent ticks, citing the parent company's inability to report unethical and obscene content to police during service.
TikTalk, which is owned by a Chinese technology company Bite Dance Limited has a significant customer base in Pakistan. The app has been installed almost 43 million times in the country, including 14.7 million this year alone, according to research firm CensorTower. It is the 12th largest market for Pakistan TickTalk. The U.S. saw more than 200 million downloads, according to Censor Tower.
A spokesman for Tik Tak said the company was in regular consultation with Pakistani authorities and would remove content that violated its policies in all markets in which it operates. Of the company Transparency report It shows that between January and June it removed nearly 6.5 million videos in Pakistan, the third of any country behind India and the US. The same report shows that the government of Pakistan made four requests to TikTok about the content, citing 40 user accounts. Only two of those accounts were deleted or restricted.
Pakistan, one of China's closest allies, has joined the wave of countries moving against the video app. In the summer, India bans TicTac as part of a wider purge of Chinese applications. Indonesia, Egypt and Bangladesh have also taken steps to limit ticks.
President Donald Trump has been urging U.S. owners to ban TickTalk if ByteDance does not arrive with an arrangement to spin the app by early November. Oracle Corporation and Walmart Inc. Agreed to buy a minority stake in the proposed TickTalk spinoff, and although Trump approved the deal in concept, many details are still being worked out.
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A spokesperson for Tik Tak said the company hopes to bring the app back online in Pakistan. "TickTalk is a comprehensive platform built on the foundation of creative expression, and we hope to reach a decision that will help us serve the nation's most powerful and creative online community," she said in a statement.
Tic Tac Toe ban in Pakistan may touch one of the app's top markets
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The Telecommunications Authority of Pakistan said in a statement that it had issued instructions for a stalemate, but said it was ready to overturn the ban if Tiktok complied with its orders. "Tiktok has been informed that the Authority is open to engagement and will review its decision subject to a satisfactory mechanism for tic tac to moderate illegal content." The agency said.
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Sting - yes, THE Sting - is going to be in a game!
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Sting's going to be in a video game! Sadly he's not performing Desert Rose, but still, he's going to be a wolf, and that's just awesome!
I'd admit, I knew nothing of Good Shepherds' Where The Water Tastes Like Wine until the press release announcing Sting's involvement hit my inbox, but as a fan of the 16-time Grammy Award winning artist, I checked out the trailer, and now I'm quite sold on the game. Where The Water Tastes Like Wine is a historical and folkloric game about America, taking players through a century of American history, allowing them to meet and interact with a wide range of people along the way.
The trailer doesn't show any gameplay, but it does show off the incredible art of Kellan Jett, with 2D visuals for the characters and environments contrasted against a 3D overworld map of America itself.
After seeing the trailer I did a bit more research on the game, including its publisher, Good Shepherd, and developer, Dim Bulb Games. What I found there was exciting too; Dim Bulb was the co-founder of Fullbright and the programmer responsible for Gone Home... so the heritage to do something truly masterful is there.
And the American aesthetic is one well worth exploring. From Grapes of Wrath to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Catcher in the Rye to Huckleberry Finn, Gone With The Wind to Lolita, American literature and storytelling is just filled with the most amazing sense of land, space and people, and any game that promises to be in the tradition of the great American novel is one worth giving a chance to, at the least.
The voice cast beyond Sting is also incredibly talented, including: Dave Fennoy (The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series), Cissy Jones (Firewatch), Kimberly Brooks (Mass Effect) and more.
The game currently only has a PC release, and will come out at some point early this year. Hopefully a console version follows soon after.


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Q: Java - Comparing returned Date(0) from null value from database What I will be doing is to get all records from my selected collection that has null something_date. In checking in mongo, it is "something_date" : null. But when retrieving those null something_date the returned is an Epoch date. I'm still figuring out how to check for that value instead of just doing:
    List<StudentDto> studentList = studentDao.select(new Properties(), true);
    for(StudentDto student : studentList){
        if(student.getSomethingDate() == null)  //getSomethingDate() returns Date
            System.out.println("SOMETHING DATE IS NULL");
        else
            System.out.println("SOMETHING DATE IS " + student.getSomethingDate);
    }

But this won't work since I've just found out that the null something_date from the DB will have a value in when retrieved in Java, the epoch 0 date.
Does anyone have an idea on this matter?
Your help is greatly appreaciated
EDIT:
What i mean is that the returned date is this: 'Thu Jan 01 07:59:59 CST 1970' if the something_date from db is null

A: How about
 if(student.getSomethingDate() == null || student.getSomethingDate().getTime () == 0)

EDIT:
 if(student.getSomethingDate() == null || student.getSomethingDate().getTime () == -1)

instead of ..getTime() == 0 is should be ..getTime() == -1 if i want to check for null dates in db that were replaced with Thu Jan 01 07:59:59 CST 1970 (or Wed, 31 Dec 1969 23:59:59 GMT)

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Here she is with Elizabeth and Imogen in the foyer riding on the swan They have a little table where they sell duck food and it comes in little paper bags which split if you look at them aggressively…so this time we purchased a little bucket for Oona to carry her seed in. Very cute froggy bucket!
The kids love the freedom of Martin Mere, they can roam about to their hearts' content and there's no boundaries really. The stepping stones were a little bit far apart for Oona's little legs and the water is deep enough there to go over the tops of her wellies!
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And she loved the little play house too. Which was nice because it was something I could do with her. I got in there with her and we were peeping through the windows at everyone!


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The blog 'Winners of Life' has posted a number of interesting screenshots allegedly from the latest build of Windows 7, the successor to Windows Vista.
Misinformation over an early release date and a fear of failing to live up to expectations has caused Microsoft to remain adamantly silent on development of the new system. Nevertheless, some details have come to light, including an increasing focus on touch screen input.
The leaking of the screenshots is in line with the rumoured May 2008 code drop for Milestone 2 of the operating system, and the first example of significant changes to the user interface compared to Windows Vista. The screenshots have prompted some pundits to draw parallels to Apple's Mac OS X.
It is unlikely that all changes seen in this series of screenshots will remain in the final version, although it is possible that the use of a touch-screen input will be a major focus for the operating system upon. Windows 7 is currently scheduled for a 2010 release.
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While in college, I waited tables at a local P.F. Chang's where my preference for Chinese food may have escalated into a full-blown addiction. I ate a TON of Chinese food. The only reason I did not graduate college weighing 400 pounds is because I also spent every shift RUNNING around the entire restaurant since my tables were always packed with patrons and there was consistently a line out the door. Apparently, a lot of people really love Americanized-Asian food too.
Truly, I love Chinese food. Others may crave chocolate cake or peanut butter cookies, but I dream of crunchy crab wontons, tangy sesame chicken and mountains upon mountains of pork fried rice. Mmmmmm...potsickers.
Oh yes, freezer meal cooking.
When I saw this recipe from Rainy Day Gal pop up on Pinterest, I knew I had to give it a try.
Um, wow. This Beef and Broccoli dish is, dare I say, even more delicious than the restaurant version.
AND I've adapted it for the freezer! It's a little more work on the front end, but walking in the door after a long day and having this on your table in 15 minutes makes it TOTALLY worth it!
First, the most important step in this recipe is selecting the right cut of meat and slicing it correctly.
Skirt steak, sliced against the grain.
Skirt steak is long, flat and prized for it's flavor.
Slicing against the grain ensures the beef will practically melt in your mouth.
Slice the beef into strips, then cut those strips into bite-sized pieces.
Then, marinate the beef. Mix 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tbsp water, 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a ziptop bag. Add the beef and toss to coat.
The sauce is next! In a separate baggie, mix 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce (NOT regular or the dish will be too salty), 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp sherry (can be omitted, but it rounds out the flavors nicely), and 4 cloves minced garlic.
Ok. I really was planning on photographing the process of cooking this freezer meal. However, after one child was "accidentally" kicked in the head and the other child "accidentally" locked himself in the bathroom to escape the wrath of Mommy, it was all I could do to throw the whole mess in a hot pan and be done with it. Luckily, this dish is perfectly suited for crazy evenings.
To see photos, click over to Rainy Day Gal's version of this recipe.
Jack declared, "This is the juiciest chicken I ever ate!"
Sweet, tender beef and crisp, garlicky broccoli. You won't believe that this came out of your kitchen.
Here's how it comes together.
First, marinate the meat in a gallon-sized ziptop bag. Toss to coat.
Next, mix the sauce in a separate baggie.
Make sure you have a package of frozen broccoli on hand!
Add baggie of beef, baggie of sauce and package of broccoli to a gallon-sized ziptop bag. Label and freeze.
When ready to cook, thaw the beef and the sauce, but leave the broccoli in the freezer until time to cook.
In a large wok or saute pan, heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the marinated meat and half of the sauce mixture and saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until no more pink is visible on the outside of the beef. Stir in the frozen broccoli and remaining sauce. Saute until the broccoli is cooked through (about 2-3 minutes) minutes. (If your broccoli is packaged in a self-steam bag, you can also heat it in the microwave, then add it to the dish). Serve over hot rice!
**If you liked the Beef and Broccoli, try Asian Flank Steak!
just wanted to let you know that i found this recipe on pinterest and i have make it several times for my family! delish! it is a big hit. thanks for sharing!
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Education >>
Microeconomics Exam 1
Additional Education Flashcards
A collection of specific economic units treated as if they were one. For example, all prices of individual goods and services are combined into a price level, or all units of output are aggregated into gross domestic product.
A line that shows the different combinations of two products a consumer can purchase with a specific money income, given the products' prices.
Capital or Capital Goods
Human-made resources (buildings, machinery, and equipment) used to produce goods and services; goods that do not directly satisfy human wants; also called capital goods.
Products and services that satisfy human wants directly.
An outward shift in the production possibilities curve that results from an increase in resource supplies or quality or an improvement in technology.An increase of real output (gross domestic product) or real output per capita.
Economic Perspective
A viewpoint that envisions individuals and institutions making rational decisions by comparing the marginal benefits and marginal costs associated with their actions.
Economic Principle
A widely accepted generalization about the economic behavior of individuals or institutions.
Economic Resources
The land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurial ability that are used in the production of goods and services; productive agents; factors of production.
The social science concerned with how individuals, institutions, and society make optimal (best) choices under conditions of scarcity.
Economizing Problem
The choices necessitated because society's economic wants for goods and services are unlimited but the resources available to satisfy these wants are limited (scarce).
The human resource that combines the other resources to produce a product, makes non-routine decisions, innovates, and bears risks.
Economic resources: land, capital, labor, and entrepreneurial ability.
Spending for the production and accumulation of capital and additions to inventories.
People's physical and mental talents and efforts that are used to help produce goods and services.
Natural resources ("free gifts of nature") used to produce goods and services.
Law of Increasing Opportunity Costs
The principle that as the production of a good increases, the opportunity cost of producing and additional unit rises.
The part of economics concerned with the economy as a whole; with such major aggregates as the household, business, and government sectors; and with measures of total economy.
Marginal Analysis
The comparison of marginal ("extra" or "additional") benefits and marginal costs, usually for decisions making.
The part of economics concerned with decision making by individual units such as a household, a firm, or and industry and with individual markets, specific goods and services, and product and resources prices.
Normative Economics
The part of economic involving value judgments about what the economy should be like; focused on which economic goals and policies should be implemented; policy economics.
The amount of other products that must be forgone or sacrificed to produce a unit of a product.
Other-things-equal assumption
The assumption that factors other that those being considered are held constant; ceteris paribus assumption.
Positive Economics
The analysis of facts or data to establish scientific generalizations about economic behavior.
A curve showing the different combinations of two goods or services that can be produced in a full-employment, full-production economy where the available supplies of resources and technology are fixed.
The procedure for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the observation of facts and the formulation and testing of hypotheses to obtain theories, principles, and laws.
The want-satisfying power of a good or service; the satisfaction or pleasure a consumer obtains from the consumption of a good or service (or from the consumption of a collection of goods and services.)
Allocative Efficiency
The apportionment of resources among firms and industries to obtain the production of the products most wanted by society (consumers); the output of each product at which its marginal cost and price or marginal benefit are equal.
Change in Demand
A change in the quantity demanded of a good or service at every price; a shift of the demand curve to the left or right.
Change in Quantity Demanded
A change in the amount of a product that consumers are willing and able to purchase because of a change in the product's price.
Change in Quantity Supplied
A change in the amount of a product that produces offer for sale because of a change in the product's price.
Change in Supply
A change in the quantity supplied of a good or service at every price; a shift of the supply curve to the left or right.
Complementary Good
Products and services that are used together. When the price of one falls, the demand for the other increases (and conversely).
A schedule showing the amounts of a good or service that buyers (or a buyer) wish to purchase at various prices during some time period.
A curve illustration demand.
Demand Schedule
See demand.
Factors other than price that determine the quantities demanded for a good or service.
Factors other than price that determine the quantities supplied of a good or service.
THe principle that as successive increments of a variale resource are added to a fixed resource, the marginal product of the variable resource will eventually decrease.
Equilibrium Price
The price in a competitive market at which the quantity demanded and the attainable supplied are equal, there is neither a shortage nor a surplus, and there is no tendency for price to rise or fall.
Equilibrium Quantity
The quantity demanded and supplied at the equilibrium price in a competitive market.The profit-maximizing output of a firm.
Income Effect
A change in the quantity demanded of a product that results from the change in real income (purchasing power) caused by a change in the product's price.
A good or service whose consumption declines as income rises (and conversely), price remaining constant.
Law of Demand
The principle that, other things equal, and increase in a product's price will reduce the quantity of it demanded, and conversely.
The principle that, other things equal, an increase in the price of a product will increase the quantity of it supplied, and conversely unit rises.
A good or service whose consumption increases when income increases and falls when income decreases, price remaining constant.
Price Ceiling
A legally established maximum price for a good or service.
A legally determined minimum price above the equilibrium price.
Productive Efficiency
The production of a good in the least costly way; occurs when production takes place at the output at which average total cost is a minimum and marginal product per dollar's worth of input is the same for all inputs.
The amount by which the quantity demanded of a product exceeds the quantity supplied at a particular (below-equilibrium) price.
Substitute Goods
Products or services that can be used in place of each other. When the price of one falls, the demand for the other product falls; conversely, when the price of one product rises, the demand for the other product rises.
Substitution Effect
A change in the quantity demanded of a consumer food that results from a change in its relative expensiveness caused by a change in the product's price.The effect of a change in the price of a resource on the quantity of the resource employed by a firm, assuming no change in its output.
A schedule showing the amounts of a good or service that sellers (or a seller) will offer at various prices during some period.
A curve illustrating supply.
Supply Schedule
See Supply.
The amount by which the quantity supplied of a product exceeds the quantity demanded at a specific (above equilibrium) price.
A financial device through which a borrower (a firm or government) is obligated to pay the principal and interest on a loan at a specific date in the future.
A legal entity ("person") chartered by a state or the Federal government that is distinct and separate from the individuals who own it.
A consume good with an expected life (use) of 3 or more years.
An organization that employs resources to produce a good or service for profit and owns and operates one or more plants.
The inability of potential providers of an economically desirable good or service to obtain payment from those who benefit, because of non-excludability.
Functional distribution of income
The manner in which national income is divided among the functions performed to earn it (or the kinds of resource provided to earn it); the division of national income into wages and salaries, proprietors' income, corporate profits, interest, and rent.
Government purchases
Expenditures by government for goods and services that government consumes in providing public goods and for public (or social) capital that ahs a long lifetime; the expenditures of all governments in the economy for those final goods and services.
A group of (one or more) firms that produce identical or similar products.
Restriction of the maximum loss to a predetermined amount for the owners (stockholders) of a corporation. The maximum loss is the amount they paid for their shares of stock.
Market Intervention
Government also alters distribution of income by acting to modify the prices that are or would be established by market forces. Providing farmers with above-market prices for their output and requiring that firms pay minimum wages are illustrations of government interventions designed to raise the income of specific groups.
A market structure in which the number of sellers is so small the each seller is able to influence the total supply and the price of the good or service.
A cost or benefit from production or consumption, accruing without compensation to someone other than the buyers and sellers of the product.
Negative externalities
A cost imposed without compensation on third parties by the production of consumption of sellers of buyers.Correcting Negative Externalities.Legislation. The idea of forcing potential offenders, under the threat of legal action, to bear all the costs associated with producing the illegal product. Specific Taxes
Positive externalities
A benefit obtained without compensation by third parties from the production or consumption of sellers or buyers.Correcting Positive Externalities
A consumer good with an expected life (use) of less than 3 years.
An unincorporated firm owned and operated by two or more persons.
Personal distribution of income
The manner in which the economy's personal or disposable income is divided among different income classes or different households or families.
A physical establishment – a factory, farm, mine, store, or warehouse – that performs one or more functions in fabricating, producing, and distributing goods and services.
A conflict of interest that occurs when agents (workers or managers) pursue their own objectives to the detriment of the principals' (stockholders') goals.
A good or service that is characterized by non-rivalry and non-excludability; a good or service with these characterized provided by government.
Quasi-public goods
A good or service to which excludability could apply but that has such a large positive externality that government sponsors its production to prevent an under-allocation of resources.
An (intangible) act or use for which a consumer, firm, or government is willing to pay.
An unincorporated firm owned and operated by one person.
An ownership share in a corporation.
It is when the government taxes the personal income of the rich and the poor, making the gap of income between the rich and poor smaller.
Sale taxes
A tax levied on the cost (at retail) of a broad group of products.
A tax on the value of property (capital, and, stocks and bonds, and other assets) owned b firms and households.
A tax levied on the taxable income of individuals, households, and unincorporated firms.
A tax levied on employers of labor equal to a percentage of all or part of the wages and salaries paid by them and on employees equal to a percentage of all or part of the wages and salaries received by them.
A tax levied on the net income (accounting profit) of corporations.
Excise Tax
A tax levied on the production of a specific product or on the quantity of the product purchased.
Average tax rate.
Marginal tax rate
The tax rate paid on each additional dollar of income.
Transfer payments
A payment of money (or goods and services) by a government to a household or firm for which the payer re-buying no goods or service directly in return. They provide relief to the destitute, the dependent the disabled, and older citizens; unemployment compensation payments provide aid to the unemployed.
An increase in the value of the dollar relative to the currency of another nation, so a dollar buys a larger amount of the foreign currency and thus of foreign goods.
A lower relative opportunity cost than that of another producer or country.
A decrease in the value of the dollar relative to another currency, so a dollar buys a smaller amount of the foreign currency and therefore of foreign goods.
The latest, uncompleted (as of All 2006) sequence of trade negotiations by members of the World Trade Organization; named after Doha, Qatar, where the set of negotiations began.
The common currency unit used by 12 European nations (as of 2006) in the Euro zone, which consists of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
An association of 25 European nations that has eliminated tariffs and quotas among them, established common tariffs for imported goods from outside the member nations, eliminated barriers to the free movement of capital, and created other common economic policies.
The rate of exchange of one nation's currency for another nation's currency.
Export Subsidies
Government payments to domestic producers to enable them to reduce the price of a good or service to foreign buyers.
A market in which the money (currency) of one nation can be used to purchase (can be exchanged for) the money of another nation; currency market.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
The international agreement reached in 1947 in which 23 nations agreed to give equal and nondiscriminatory treatment to another, to reduce tariff rates by multinational negotiations, and to eliminate import quotas. It now includes most nations and has become the World Trade Organization.
Import Quotas
A limit imposed by a nation on the quantity (or total value) of a good that may be imported during some period of time.
Most-Favored-Nation Clauses
An agreement by the United States to allow some other nation's exports into the United States at the lowest tariff level levied by the United States, then or at any later time.
Firms that own productions facilities in two or more countries and produce and sell their products globally.
Nontariff Barriers
All barriers other than protective tariffs that nations erect to impede international trade, including import quotas, licensing requirements, unreasonable product quality standards, and unnecessary bureaucratic detail in customs procedures, and so on.
A 1993 agreement establishing, over a 15-year period, a free-trade zone composed of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Protective Tariffs
A tariff designed to shield domestic procedures of a good or service from the competition of foreign procedures.
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act
A 1934 Federal law that authorized the president to negotiate up to 50% lower tariffs with foreign nations that agreed to reduce tariffs on U.S. goods. (Such agreements incorporated the most-favored-nation clause.)
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Legislation passed n 1930 that established very high tariffs Its objective was to reduce imports and stimulate the domestic economy, but it resulted only in retaliatory tariffs by other nations.
The rate at which units of one product can be exchanged for units of another product; the price of a good or service; the amount of one good or service that must be given up to obtain 1 unit of another good or service.
Trade Bloc
A group of nations that lower or abolish trade barriers among members. Examples include the European Union and the nations of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
An organization of 149 nations (as of fall 2006) that oversees the provisions of the current world trade agreement, resolves trade disputes stemming from it, and holds forums for further rounds of trade negotiations.
The difference between the maximum price a consumer is (or consumers are) willing to pay for an additional unit of a product and its market price; the triangular area below the demand curve and above the market price.
Cross Elasticity of Demand
The ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of one good to the percentage change in the price of some other good. A positive coefficient indicates the two products are substitute goods; a negative coefficient indicates they are complementary goods.
Efficiency Losses (or deadweight losses)
Reductions in combined consumer and producer surplus caused by an under-allocation or over-allocation of resources to the production of a good or service.
Elastic Demand
Product or resource demand whose price elasticity is greater than 1. This means the resulting change in quantity demanded is greater than the percentage change in price.
Income Elasticity of Demand
The ratio of the percentage change in the quantity demanded of a good to a percentage change in consumer income; measures the responsiveness of consumer purchases to income changes.
Inelastic Demand
Product or resource demand for which the elasticity coefficient for price is less than 1. This means the resulting percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price.
In microeconomics, a period of time long enough to enable producers of a product to change the quantities of all the resources they employ; period in which all resources and costs are variable and no resources or costs are fixed. In macroeconomics, a period sufficiently long for nominal wages and other input prices to change in response to a change in the nation's price level.
Market Period
A period in which producers of a product are unable to change the quantity produced in response to a change in its price and in which there is a perfectly inelastic supply.
Midpoint Formula
A method for calculating price elasticity of demand or price elasticity of supply that averages the two prices and two quantities as the reference points for computing percentages.
Perfectly Elastic Demand
Product or resource demand in which quantity demanded can be of any amount at a particular product price; graphs as a horizontal demand curve.
Perfectly Inelastic Demand
Product resource demand in which price can be of any amount at a particular quantity of the product or resource demanded; quantity demanded does not respond to a change in price; graphs as a vertical demand curve.
Price Elasticity of Demand
The ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of a product or resource to the percentage change in this price; a measure of the responsiveness of buyers to a change in the price of a product or resource.
Price Elasticity of Supply
The ratio of the percentage change in quantity demanded of a product or resource to the percentage change in its price; a measure of the responsiveness of producers to a change in the price of a product or resource.
The difference between the actual price a producer receives (or producers receive) and the minimum acceptable price; the triangular area above the supply curve and below the market price.
In microeconomics, a period of time in which producers are able to change the quantities of some but not all the resources they employ; a period in which some resources (usually plant) are fixed and some are variable. In macroeconomics, a period in which nominal wages and other input prices do not change in response to change in the price level.
Total Revenue (TR)
The total number of dollars received by a firm (or firms) from the sale of a product; equal to the total expenditures for the product by the firm (or firms); equal to the quantities sold (demanded) multiplied by the price at which it is sold.
Total-Revenue Test
Test to determine elasticity of demand between any two prices: Demand is elastic if total revenue moves in the opposite direction from price; it is inelastic when it moves in the same direction as price; and it is of unitary elasticity when it does change when price changes.
Unit Elasticity
Demand or supply for which the elasticity coefficient is equal to 1; means that the percentage change in the quantity demanded or supplied is equal to the percentage change in price.
Budget Constraint
The limit that the size of a consumer's income (and the prices that must be paid for goods and services) imposes on the ability of that consumer to obtain goods and services.
Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility
The principle that as a consumer increases the consumption of a good or service, the marginal utility obtained from each additional unit of a good or service decreases.
The extra utility a consumer obtains from the consumption of 1 additional unit of a good or services; equal to the change in total utility divided by the change in the quantity consumed.
Human behavior based on comparison of marginal costs and marginal benefits; behavior designed to maximize total utility.
A change in the quantity demanded of a consumer good that results form a change in its relative expensiveness caused by a change in the product's price.The effect of a change in the price of a resource on the quantity of the resource employed by a firm, assuming no change in its output.
Total Utility
The total amount of satisfaction derived from the consumption of a single product or a combination of products.
The want-satisfying power of a good or service; the satisfaction or pleasure a consumer obtains from the consumption of a good or service (or from the consumption of a collection of goods and services).
Utility-Maximizing Rule
The principle that to obtain the greatest utility, the consumer should allocate money income so that the last dollar spent on each good or service yields the same marginal utility.


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Grimm – Trial By Fire Review
By: Donna Rodriguez | TV Reviews | February 16, 2015
This week's Grimm had equally impressive elements. Someone from Nick's past returns, a Phoenix is heating things up, and Juliette put Adalind in her place. Really, the most interesting out of the bunch was Adalind getting dragged through that house by Juliette. This new Phoenix (Excandesco) is new even to the known Wesen. This mysterious Wesen brought up plenty of curiosity, but none were as important as the battle that was going to take place at the end of the show. Yet, Damien Barso's trail of fire led to an old friend, Peter Orson, which brought conflict with Monroe. But their ancient feud has been brought to a peaceful agreement. Again, nothing else outweighed Juliette and Adalind's face off. A common but necessary factor in each Grimm episode is the introduction and conclusion of a character. If a certain Wesen gets lucky to appear once again on the show, then we will get more information on them. While it might be understandable to avoid pouring useless facts about a new Wesen, there comes an interesting character that might need a little more. A Wesen unknown to other Wesen is an interesting character. It is a disappointment that the show doesn't have enough time to explore more about the Excandesco. Damien Barso, played by Teen Wolf's Gideon Emery, had been setting fires since he was a kid. As an adult, he offers his services to anyone who needs something to burn. The only information about this character is his childhood and adulthood. The Phoenix Wesen has been around since A.D. 64 and the only information Nick's books could say is, nothing can kill it. Putting the puzzles together and guessing, Barso could be the same Wesen encountered in Rome during A.D. 64. Common knowledge of the mythology of this bird is it's reborn from its ashes. If my guess work is accurate, then there aren't many Exandescos in the Wesen world—maybe none at all— and it make sense why Orson, a Baurschwein, didn't know what he was. Something so rare as this Wesen, it is sad it was unpredictably killed at the end. It seems the Wesenrein has taught Monroe—or should I say Rosalee— a thing or two about ancient hatred. Monroe had to experience hate in order to let go of the hate between Blutbad and Baurschwein. Of course, they met in the middle about their dispute, but it still showed the growth of Monroe and Rosalee. Orson also got a chance to redeem himself. Whether we see him or not, it is obvious he won't be spending his whole life in jail and might get an early leave. While Orson redeemed himself, there is betrayal about to meet Renard. As much as I wish to say it, it isn't a surprise. No one can be trusted when it comes to this special child. Everyone seems to want to get their hands on her and would most likely pay whatever it takes. Renard's private detective, Sam Damerov, is also working for Viktor. Throwing out a theory here, he could be a doubling back to Renard. The race has begun and who will get to the child first can be left up to anyone's guess. With the teaser of next week's episode revealing Adalind is pregnant again, will there be a sibling feud. Which one of the two will be more special and powerful, Renard's or Nick's baby? Of course, that is the next's episode problem. This week was the anticipated battle between the Hexenbiests: Adalind and Juliette. If only Adalind's non-Hexienbiest face was shown once finding out what Juliette has become. Her scared face still made up for it. Her smug face, whiny attitude, and deceitful actions has made her a character no one likes. Juliette putting her in her place was long needed. Adalind was blind sided which heightened the enjoyability of their battle. Juliette got to unleash more of her powers, which was something I expected during her struggle with last week's Manticore. The one thing that can be appreciated about their fight is that it wasn't a chick fight. Plenty of wall smashing and flying objects went on to turn it into a real Hexenbiest fight. For something long time coming, it is too bad it was left for the end of the episode. But now we have something to look forward to for next month's follow up episode. Now that Nick knows, how will he handle what his love has become? Final Thoughts - Renard is being betrayed. - Adalind got her butt kicked, dragged and smashed. - Juliette finally revealed her secret to Nick. - Barso might be the last of its kind.
Donna Rodriguez


Since you have found harmony in love, it would be important to also be in harmony with the environment, right on the most important day of your life. Especially if the wedding is going to take place on the beach, an atmosphere already by itself where nature occupies the leading stage.
1. Send out invitations made with recycled material: if you are one of those who care more about the content of the message than the way to transmit it, consider sending invitations by digital means. But if it is really important for you and your partner to deliver them in hand, you can use recycled paper and allow your creativity to serve the planet.
2. Choose an ecological menu: for the party, choose a menu made up of organic ingredients, which have not been contaminated by chemicals or pesticides, and preferably seasonal. Also, make sure that everything is purchased in the local market. Not only will you help nature by avoiding the emission of gases when transporting the food, but you will support the local producers.
3. Decorate with recycled material: decoration is one of the elements of the wedding that allows you more to innovate and help the environment. Take advantage of fabric scraps, glass jars, stones, organic wax candles and any other item you can think of to decorate creatively. In addition, it will be very convenient in economic terms.
4. Select seasonal or potted flowers: as mentioned in the menu section, ensure that the flowers that decorate the reception come from local markets and are seasonal. You can even go a little further and choose flowers that are planted in a pot, and then spread them among the guests so that each of them can see nature blooming at home with a little care and love.
5. Choose ecological memories: in harmony with the previous point, the memories that you will distribute in the wedding can also be lasting. Consider, for example, giving a small cactus in a glass. You can also offer edible souvenirs, such as organic chocolates or fruits; Or that are usable, such as soaps or organic candles. Also consider supporting local artisans and buying some of their products.
6. Gifts on your wedding day: if you want to share the love with the planet on that special day, ask your guests that instead of buying presents, donate the money to a cause associated with the environment. It is a very beautiful way of expanding the positive vibe of one who has already found love with generosity.
Remember that at Hotel Punta Leona we offer everything you need so that on this important day do not miss the smallest detail. We are accustomed to working in complete harmony with the environment and to make, from each event, an unforgettable memory.


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Q: How to call api on recyclerview item click event in MVVM structure? I am creating Adapter (for Recyclerview) using MVVM structure in Android, where I have created ViewModel class for each item of recyclerview.
now I want to call an API on Onclick() method of recyclerview in android.
I cannot call API in recyclerview's itemViewModel so i have to call the api using Activity view Model.
what is the best way to do this?
i am following this example on git:
https://github.com/MindorksOpenSource/android-mvvm-architecture/tree/master/app/src/main/java/com/mindorks/framework/mvvm


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Analysis: The Spaniards are coming! Prisa, Unidad Editorial, Telefonica, BBVA etc…
Last weeks announcement that Spain's Prisa's digital unit (Prisa Digital) is strengthening its team for the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets with new additions to its Miami team reflect the strong bet Spanish media companies, particularly in the digital realm, are placing on expanding in the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. The rationale is simple: content and context for audiences in Spain can be exported relatively easily to audiences in Latin America.
Earlier this year Prisa's CEO Juan Luis Cebrian noted that Prisa is going to leverage its global brandLiberty invested in debt-ridden Prisa: is the Spanish company's growth potential in the Latin world.
in the U.S. Hispanic market and Latin America. In fact, the main reason why U.S. private equity group
Prisa has substantial radio assets in Latin America and in the U.S. (Prisa Radio), Santillana, a major text book publisher is a very strong player all over Latin America and Prisa's flagship newspaper Spain's El Pais has editions in Argentina and Mexico and recently partnered with Miami's El Nuevo Herald for a Florida Edition. However, the main growth driver seems to lie in the digital realm. Its digital media assets originally catered to audiences in Spain. But almost without wanting it, millions of Latin Americans and U.S. Hispanics have found themselves visiting sites such as Elpais.com and as.com. Now Prisa knows that it is time to dedicate efforts to monetize that traffic as well as to launch and acquire new digital media ventures across the Americas.
In a few weeks, Prisa will introduce a discount shopping site called planeo.es whose offering will be included in all of the group's media assets including El Pais , sports newspaper As and radio chain Cadena Ser.
Prisa is not the only Spanish company that is betting on a LatinAmerican and U.S. Hispanic expansion. Unidad Editorial, publisher of El Mundo newspaper and of sports daily Marca, launched an Americas digital edition in Miami last year. There is no media on a regional level that meets the needs of the Latin American public, there is in TV, but not in the digital space", Manuel Aguilera, El Mundo America's director told Portada. "Elmundo.es is a digital property with a high credibility in many countries. Often Latin American citizen view the media of their own country with distrust because national media properties can have economic interests within their countries and this influences their reporting, Aguilera added. "Reporting and content from a neutral media property from Spain can be much more trustworthy".
Sport, a crucial passion point
Spaniards, Latin Americans and U.S. Hispanics have a huge passion for sports. As importantly, soccer is their main sport. This also lends itself very well for sports content. Antonio Fernandez Galiano, CEO of Unidad Editorial noted at last years Portada Latam Advertising and Media Summit that he sees many opportunities for launching Latin American digital and print editions of his Marca sports newspaper.
Spain's Telcos and Banks
Spain's largest company, Telefonica, has its main expansion area in Latin America: 60% of its customers, accounting for more than 43% of Telefonica sales, live in Latin America. Telefonica recently acquired Vivo. The acquisition made Telefonica the undisputed leader of the Brazilian mobile market, which has 150 million cellular users (fifth-most in the world). Telefonica's Global Marketing Director Belen will be the keynote speaker at our upcoming 2011 Latam Advertising and Media Summit in Miami, June 1-2, Amatriain will provide an in-depth look at how Telefonica creates, plans and implements Latin American marketing campaigns both from a global and local perspective.
Large Spanish corporations have for a long time made their Latin American expansion a priority. The trend is getting even stronger now due to the Latin American economic boom (in strong contrast with the protracted. slump of the economy in Spain).Other companies such as financial giants Grupo Santander and BBVA derive a substantial part of their revenues, sometimes more than 50% from Latin America and, to a lesser extent, from the U.S..
Lucas Watson Moves to P&G Latin America Marketing Unit
Investigación: México lidera la penetración y uso de videos en línea en LatAm


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EWAN MCGREGOR TOO
In this second installment of our exclusive conversation with Ewan McGregor, the Scottish thespian talks to Celtic Life International about bagpipes, moving to LA and what it means to him to be Scottish.
With a demanding schedule to cope with, McGregor, 41, took a well-earned four-month break after shooting Oscar-nominated South Asian tsunami drama The Impossible, which the father found emotionally draining.
Recreating the experiences of the Belon family, who miraculously survived when the disaster hit the Thai beach resort of Khao Lak on Boxing Day 2004, McGregor admits it's his encounters with survivors since the movie's release in January which he finds most effecting.
"There's a woman I met in London who is a friend of a friend of mine who sat with me for three hours. She told me her whole story which was very similar to my character's in the film, really. And she lost her husband, sadly, and they have three children.
"During the tsunami, her husband was separated from her and her two kids, much the same as I am separated from Naomi (Watts) in this film. So there were some kind of parallels between her story and the character I was playing in this, except that her story ended in a terrible way, which was incredibly difficult for me to hear. It stays with you."
After wrapping domestic saga August: Osage County with Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep, McGregor will move on to Our Kind of Traitor, a bare-knuckle thriller opposite Ralph Fiennes, before shooting starts on a movie in Australia with new director Julius Avery.
"He is a brilliant young director who wrote and directed a film called Jerrycan, which is fantastic, and won the short film festival in Cannes and an array of other awards. I am making a film with him called Son of a Gun. He wrote it and is going to direct it too. It's his first feature, and it's going to shoot in parts of Australia for nine weeks later this year. I like to help foster new talent if I can; it's important to me."
McGregor recently played the role of the Scot in Jack the Giant Killer, a Hollywood revisiting of fabled fairytale Jack and the Beanstalk. With a rumoured budget of £250million, it's his largest scale movie since the Star Wars prequels. It's a clear turnaround from his initial reservations on big budget movies.
"I still don't like big, meaningless blockbusters. I don't think I have been in any particularly. The Star Wars films are the most blockbuster type of thing I have been in, but they are also unique in the sense that they are Star Wars.
"And The Island was another big blockbuster film, but it was a Michael Bay film. And again it had something in its heart. It was a story about something, and the idea of cloning. I still like it.
"Jack and the Giant Killer, I didn't do it because it was a blockbuster; I did it because I thought it was a good script. But I also have lived and learned. I am 41 now, and I have changed my attitude about some things since I was 22."
Like what?
"I think I'm a lot more relaxed. We Scots are renowned for a fiery passion that sometimes emerges before our brains are engaged. I love that, but I think these days I can be calm in what I'm doing. Scotland makes hard people, and I was probably too thirsty to climb the tree at times when I was younger."
With so much accomplished already, what's next for the Perthshire native?
"I'd just like to carry on. If it's a dream about my career, it would be carrying on doing different kinds of films. I'd like to direct something. At one point, I could have pursued a book that I really liked and thought I wanted to direct it, but then I got the fear and didn't do it. And funnily enough I got sent it sometime later to act in. And I've got lots of silly, crazy dreams, involving old vehicles and long distances."
There are rumours that McGregor, who was recently nominated for Best Actor at the Golden Globes for his performance in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, was fulfilling a lifelong dream by learning the bagpipes.
"Where'd you hear that," he laughed heartedly. "Well, again, it's the Scottish roots. I played in the McGregor Family Band as a boy and I've always been keen to learn so I thought, why not now?
"I'm hoping I can whip them out for dinner parties and get-togethers down the line… really get the party going. I want it to be my fun party piece."
Is he having lessons?
"I've had a few and I think I'm coming along nicely, although my family isn't quite so sure. I think they might stash them away from me. The pipes will mysteriously disappear!"
So we're back to talking about McGregor as an ambassador for Scotland…
"I think Scottish culture is pretty unique, and most people the world over understand and respect that. We don't need the fanfare or the extravagant marketing campaigns. We're a nation that has always stood out from the crowd and that makes us really special in the eyes of the world, of that much I'm certain."


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The Courthouse, Upper Fort Garry, Convention of Monday, November 22, 1869.
A Petition written apparently by Schultz signed principally by a number of Strangers and others in the settlement and headed by Jas. Stewart has just been brought me by Dr. Bown with a request I should sign it. I have refused to sign this document because those engaged in getting it up have been to a very great extent the cause of all our present troubles. The course they have adopted in their relations with the Canadian Government and its officials is well known to all here — and their connection with the latter has not been fruitful of good to the country.
The Petition has been written by one who has broken our laws headed by one who has broken our laws and handed me by one who has broken our laws. I could not consent to mix myself with such people and have on these grounds refused to sign it.
Reports have of late been industriously circulated reflecting both on my private & public character as Postmaster. It has been said I have assisted to raise the French Half Breeds to resist Mr. McDougall and assisted by providing provisions & otherwise to maintain the prevailing excitement among them.
The truth of these slanderous rumours I totally deny.
I coincide with the party of action so far as they endeavor to obtain their & our rights. That I ever advised or encouraged them in any way to take up arms or to perform any illegal act is false & the man who utters such statements is false too.
With regard to my character as Postmaster the statements made against me are groundless and any man who professes to have proof to the contrary should now come forward and produce it. I can solemnly swear that no letters have been tampered with, so far as my Post office is concerned & altho' the Mail Bags were detained a couple of times for an hour or two no man's letters were tampered with.
My earnest wish is that the Canadian Government should be established as early as possible, only let us have our elective and other acknowledged rights. I have tried for this from the first and will continue to do so.
My own desire is that the French portion of the settlement should now speak out their minds on what they deem justly due them in the new order of Government. This once obtained by the Settlement generally and found to be what every free people has a right to expect. My belief is that those who have as it were fought our battles (although perhaps in a different way than we would have done) will have the thanks hereafter of the people in the settlement & their posterity and that their wishes will be the wishes of the rest of the settlement and that all will combine in demanding our rights — the unassailable rights of a free people worthy of having a through & complete voice in the management of of their own affairs.
Mr. Ross raises the question of the gains which would flow from our entry into the confederation, gains which would be considerable for us and important for the accomplishment of the design of confederation. The union of this vast country to Canada is necessary to the dearest interests of British North America. The Queen approves the Canadian Confederation as it has been constituted. We are, as it were, the key stone of the arch of that grand undertaking [italics: W.L. Morton as source].
Mr. Riel replies that all that Mr. Ross has just said is accurate and has our full agreement. But if this country is beyond question of high importance for the completion of the Canadian confederation, why not put it at once on such a footing that the settlers here may go on living prosperously in this country and that outsiders coming here to live may find institutions all ready to make them happy by bestowing on them those liberties which all America likes to see its children enjoy without distinction. There [above] is the substance of two long speeches which Ross and Riel make.
Mr. [Donald] Gunn rises, complains of the loss of time that we incur in not coming to an understanding. He asks the French to lay down their arms, in order that the two sections of the colony may speak on an even footing. He urges vigorously that Mr. McDougall be allowed to come in in order that we may lay our complaints before him and receive satisfaction.
Mr. Riel replies that by laying down our arms, we open our doors altogether too wide to those whom we ought not allow to invade us; and that McDougall shall not enter "either in the capacity of a private individual or as Governor.
 Alexander Begg, Red River Journal, 178.


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Odyssey in a Teacup by Paula Houseman
Encounters with a pair of supersized Y-fronts; a humourless schoolmarm with an unfortunate name and monstrous yellow incisors; and a tut-tutting, big-breasted, modern-day gorgon are the norm for Ruth Roth. She's used to crazy. Her mum squawks like a harpy and her dad has a dodgy moral compass. Add in daily face-offs with a relentlessly bitchy mirror, and Ruth's home life feels like a Greek tragicomedy.
She hankers for the ordinary. But blah is not a good fit for someone who doesn't fit in. And isn't meant to.
Ruth's vanilla existence is an issue for her besties—her hot-looking, obsessive-compulsive cousin and soul mate (who needs to do everything twice-twice), and her two closest girlfriends. With their encouragement and a good homoeopathic dose of ancient mythology, Ruth embarks on an odyssey to retrieve her spirit. She's confronted with her biggest challenge ever, though, when one of these friends sends her spiralling back into a dark place.
The decision she must make can either bring her out or launch the mother of all wars in her world.
Paula Houseman has given us a veritable cornucopia of characters who are fascinating, utterly adorable, terrible and yet compelling, but like Greek mythology and the people who inhabit those tales, we are driven ever onward through Ruth's take on her family, friends, and life. And just like the tales of ancient Greece with which Houseman has underpinned her novel, we meet the heroes, the harpies, those who think they're gods, and those who have to blunder through the havoc these creatures wreak in the lives of those around them. Its great!
She writes with vigour and humour, giving the reader no time to excuse themselves from the reading room. Her highly comic and satirical look at Ruth's (and Ralph's) navigation through the minefield of their respective families and assorted relatives, is nothing short of brilliant.
Starting with her single-syllable name, Ruth Roth is terrific. The cruel and demoralising treatment she suffers at the hands of her family is appalling, and yet this cheeky, sassy teenager manages to emerge in adulthood relatively intact. The middle name saga is hilarious, but it is also highly revealing on several levels. Ruth's father shines a spotlight on the culture in which she's growing up, specifically when she asks why her brother has middle names but she doesn't. He tells her:
"The extra initials will look good printed in his cheque book."
But what about her cheque book?
"Girls don't need one." And there it was. Four bloody words that set the precedent for my standing in the family, and beyond.
I seethed with indignation! Her mother wasn't any better. Her refrain of why can't you be like everyone else? just irritated the hell out of me; I travelled that road. The hallmark of a great writer is their ability to make their characters, the situations they find themselves in, and the feelings they experience, entirely relatable for the reader. For me Ruth's life experience aroused so many memories and so many conflicting emotions, but the author writes with such wit and empathy that you cannot help laughing and crying at the same time. You never wallow.
Ralph is utterly adorable and vexing at the same time. His clothes, his treatment at the hands of his father and brothers, his gawky looks do not make for an attractive child, and yet his mind is fabulous. Clever, inquiring, and unashamedly adroit at using his intelligence against his tormentors, he's that awkward kid you just want to hug and take home. Duck – that's all I'm saying. He and Ruth, along with friends Maxi and Vette, talk about at length about subjects like school, religion, and family, but of course their minds are dominated by thoughts of boys, girls, kissing, and sex. Ralph joins these discussions, he's very much one of the pack.
Odyssey in a Teacup is a love song to those who can't be like everyone else. It sings of their difference – to their parents, to their siblings, and to their wider family, and positively resonates with their inability to conform to the lives and behaviours their parents want to thrust upon them. You will laugh until you cry; you will cry woefully and with sympathy, but in the end you will love the voyage wherever it takes you, and the company you keep on it.
This is another title that is firmly on my Books of the Year list, and is the first of three books. (The remaining two will be reviewed in the fullness of time.)
While you wait…do yourself a favour. Read it!
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Paula Houseman was once a graphic designer. But when the temptation to include 'the finger' as part of a logo for a forward-moving women's company proved too much, she knew it was time to give away design. Instead, she took up writing.
She found she was a natural with the double entendres (God knows she'd been in enough trouble as a child for dirty wordplay).
As a published writer of earthy chick lit and romantic comedy, Paula gets to bend, twist, stretch and juice up universal experiences to shape reality the way she wants it, even if it is only in books. But at the same time, she can make it more real, so that her readers feel part of the sisterhood. Or brotherhood (realness has nothing to do with gender).
Through her books, Paula also wants to help the reader escape into life and love's comic relief. And who doesn't need to sometimes?
Her style is a tad Monty Pythonesque because she adores satire. It helps defuse all those gaffes and thoughts that no one is too proud of.
Paula lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband. No other creatures. The kids have flown the nest and the dogs are long gone.
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Talazoparib Is Active in gBRcA1/2 Mutation-Positive Early HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
Researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of talazoparib in the neoadjuvant setting in a phase 2, nonrandomized, single-arm, open-label study.
In patients with germline BRCA1/2 (gBRcA1/2) mutation-positive early human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer, neoadjuvant talazoparib demonstrated activity and pathologic complete response (pCR) rates comparable to those observed with combination anthracycline and taxane-based chemotherapy regimens, according to study results presented by Jennifer Keating Litton, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, during the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Dr Litton stated that talazoparib, a poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor is approved as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with gBRCA1/2-mutated HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and is generally well tolerated.
The germline BRCA1/2 mutations, she noted, that are found in the tumors of 9% to 15% of patients with triple-negative breast cancer, rely on PARP for DNA repair. Dr Litton and colleagues evaluated the efficacy and safety of talazoparib in the neoadjuvant setting in a phase 2, nonrandomized, single-arm, open-label study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03499353). The primary endpoint of the trial was pCR as assessed by Independent Central Review (ICR) after 24 weeks of completed talazoparib monotherapy (1 mg/day [0.75 mg for moderate renal impairment]) followed by surgery. pCR by investigator assessment (INV) and residual cancer burden (RCB) by ICR (with 0=pCR, I=minimal, II=moderate, III=extensive) were secondary endpoints. The evaluable population (48 patients) included those who received at least 80% of the talazoparib dose prescribed at treatment start and underwent breast surgery and pCR assessment, plus those who progressed before pCR could be assessed. The intention-to-treat (ITT) population (61 patients) included all patients who received at least 1 dose of talazoparib.
The mean patient age was 44.6 years. All patients had triple-negative breast cancer, Dr Litton explained, and adenocarcinoma was present in 60 patients and 1 patient had squamous cell histology. Twenty patients had stage I disease, 27 patients had stage II, and 14 patients had stage III. Mean duration of treatment was 23.3 weeks (initiated a mean of 4.5 weeks after disease onset). The mean overall relative dose intensity was 84.5% in the ITT population (9 patients received less than 80% of the prescribed dose), with 10 patients (16.4%) discontinuing treatment due to progressive disease, 1 patient experienced treatment disruption due to COVID-19 restrictions, and 2 disrupted treatment for other reasons.
For the evaluable population, Dr Litton reported, the pCR rate by ICR was 45.8% (95% CI, 32.0-60.6) and by INV was also 45.8% (95% CI, 32.0-60.6). The RCB 0 rate by ICR was 45.8%, the RCB I rate was 0%, the RCB II rate was 31.3% and the RCB III rate was 0%. The corresponding pCR rates in the ITT population were 49.2% (95% CI, 36.7-61.6) by ICR, and 47.5% (95% CI, 35.0-60.1) by INV. The ITT RCB rates were 30% for RCB 0, 1.6% for RBC I, 27.9% for RCB II, and 0% for RCB III.
Among treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs), which were reported in 98.4% of patients overall, fatigue was most common (77.0%; grade 1, 55.7%; grade 2, 19.7%; grade 3, 1.6%), with nausea (63.9%; grade 1, 50.8%; grade 2, 13.1%; grade 3, 1.6%), and alopecia (57.4%; grade 1, 54.1%; grade 2/3 11.5%; grade 3, 1.6%) following. Grade 3 anemia was the most common serious TRAE (grade 3, 39.3%). Only 3 patients (4.9%), however, discontinued treatment because of adverse events (grade 3 anemia, 2 patients; grade 3 vertigo, 1 patient).
Dr Litton concluded, "Talazoparib monotherapy was active in the neoadjuvant setting, with pCR rates comparable to those observed with combination anthracycline and taxane-based chemotherapy regimens. Treatment-emergent adverse events were consistent with the established safety profile."
Disclosure: This research was supported by Pfizer Inc. Some study authors declared affiliations with biotech, pharmaceutical, and/or device companies. Please see the original reference for a full list of disclosures.
Litton JK, Beck JT, Jones JM, et al. Neoadjuvant talazoparib in patients with germline BRCA1/2 (gBRCA1/2) mutation-positive, early HER2-negative breast cancer (BC): Results of a phase 2 study. J Clin Oncol. 2021;39:(suppl 15; abstr 505). doi:10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.505
This article originally appeared on Cancer Therapy Advisor
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Rottweilers are the most predisposed dog breed to suffer from canine osteoarthritis according to new research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK.
Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs, and this study is the largest ever conducted into the condition in dogs under veterinary care – covering 455,557 dogs.
Rottweilers are the breed most prone to canine osteoarthritis, with the Old English Sheepdog and Dogue de Bordeaux also being very prone to the condition. The Border Collie, Bull Mastiff, German Pointer, German Shepherd Dog, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Scottish Collie and Springer Spaniel were also predisposed.
The large population of Labrador Retrievers in the UK makes them the most commonly treated breed for canine osteoarthritis in the UK.
2.5 percent of dogs involved in the study had osteoarthritis (which would equate to a total of around 200,000 dogs in the UK).
Dogs that were above average weight for their breed were nearly 2.3 times more likely to be diagnosed with the condition.
Males dogs were 1.2 times more likely to have osteoarthritis than female dogs.
For treatments: Weight loss was recommended in 25.5 percent of cases, exercise restriction was advised in 18.8 percent of cases and in 4.8 percent of cases the dogs underwent surgery following the condition.
Osteoarthritis poses considerable challenges to the welfare of dogs. The condition is progressive and leads to impaired joint function as well as pain, and particularly affects ageing dogs.
On average, dogs receive their first diagnosis by the age of 10.5 years. Of the dogs who are diagnosed with osteoarthritis, 75 percent of cases are recommended to remain on medication as a form of pain relief. It is hoped that this research will improve diagnosis times, which will enable dogs suffering from osteoarthritis to be treated faster.
VetCompass is a new technology made by the RVC, which analyses the veterinary records of 10 million animals from 1,000 veterinary practices in the UK and is now the world's largest research database of anonymised clinical records. The RVC uses this technology to analyse the disorders and to improve the welfare of companion animals.
More about the Rottweiler breed.