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Q: AWK-Find maximum value in a row & print with header I need to read a file, find the maximum value in each row, and print the ID of the row, the column the maximum value came from (sno#), and the value from the associated lc# column. If the maximum value occurs more than once, I need to include all matches. For example:
input.txt (tab-delimited)
Id  sno1  lc1  sno2  lc2    sno3  lc3  sno4 lc4
RM1  98   ss1   88   ms1    78    gs1   45  rs1
RM2  23   ss2   44   ms2    98    gs2   15  rs2
RM3  45   ss3   100  ms3    33    gs3   10  rs3
RM4  45   ss4   45   ms4    12    gs4   11  rs4

output.txt
RM1 ss1 sno1
RM2 gs2 sno3
RM3 ms3 sno2
RM4 ss4,ms4 sno1,sno2

A: input
$ cat input.txt
Id  sno1  lc1  sno2  lc2    sno3  lc3  sno4 lc4
RM1  98   ss1   88   ms1    78    gs1   45  rs1
RM2  23   ss2   44   ms2    98    gs2   15  rs2
RM3  45   ss3   100  ms3    33    gs3   10  rs3
RM4  45   ss4   45   ms4    12    gs4   11  rs4

awk script
$ cat row_max.awk
NR == 1 {
        for (i = 1; i <= NF; i++) headers[i] = $i;
        next
}

{
        # find maximum value
        max = $2
        for (i = 4; i <= NF; i += 2) if ($i > max) max = $i;
        # print row id
        printf "%s", $1
        # print all lc# column values (assuming the column
        # after the max value sno# column)
        sep = OFS
        for (i = 2; i <= NF; i += 2) {
                if ($i == max) {
                        printf "%s%s", sep, $(i + 1);
                        sep = ","
                }
        }
        # print all column headers of the max value columns
        sep = OFS
        for (i = 2; i <= NF; i += 2) {
                if ($i == max) {
                        printf "%s%s", sep, headers[i];
                        sep = ","
                }
        }
        printf "\n"
}

output
$ awk -f row_max.awk input.txt
RM1 ss1 sno1
RM2 gs2 sno3
RM3 ms3 sno2
RM4 ss4,ms4 sno1,sno2

A: awk 'BEGIN{ getline; for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) hdr[i]=$i; max=-1 }
   { for(i=2; i<=NF; i+=2)
        if($i==max) { lc=lc","$(i+1); sn=sn","hdr[i] }
        else if($i>max) { max=$i; lc=$(i+1); sn=hdr[i] }
     print $1" "lc" "sn; max=-1 }'

Here it is with comments
awk 'BEGIN{
       # read line 1 column-headers to an array
       getline; for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) hdr[i]=$i
       # set max to less than zero
       max=-1
     }
     { # processes lines 2 -> last
       # check each "sn.." field
       for(i=2; i<=NF; i+=2)
           if($i==max) { # this cannot occurr for 1st itteration per line
                # append "lc" field value and "sn" header
                #  to previous "lc" and "sn", using ","
                lc=lc","$(i+1); sn=sn","hdr[i]
            }
            else if($i>max) { # this must occurr on 1st itteration per line
                # save "lc" field value and "sn" header
                max=$i; lc=$(i+1); sn=hdr[i]
            }
       # print output for the current line
       print $1" "lc" "sn;
       # set max to less than zero; ready for next line
       # max=-1
     }

Output
RM1 ss1 sno1
RM2 gs2 sno3
RM3 ms3 sno2
RM4 ss4,ms4 sno1,sno2

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Q: Excel VBA SUM function the range is misaligned I am trying to do a simple summation between cell A1 and A5. I tried recording this process using the macro, however, this is what i got:
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=SUM(RC[-2]:R[4]C[-2])"

Naturally, i would think the range of the sum function would be:
R[1]C[1]:R[5]C[1]

as it represents cell A1 and A5. Is there any reason for this misalignment?
Thank you!
Miguel Valero

A: The [] means that the formula is relative to the cell of the formula, so if your activecell is C1, RC[-2] means same row, the column offset by -2, so it is A1, R[4]C[-2] is then A5, the absolute formula is R1C1:R5C1, if you use =SUM($A$1:$A$5) and record it should show =SUM(R1C1:R5C1)


My decision to have a career in music was made when I was 14. I had no idea what that meant, or what exactly I would do, but I knew it had to be music. At the time, the only choices I could think of were to be a music teacher or a performer. It wasn't until after earning bachelor's and master's degrees, that I discovered the behind-the-scenes part of the music business.
Do you have students, who like me, know they want to have a career in music? One way for them to have a clearer understanding of how the business works is for them to become familiar with different "'team members"' and what they do that help to guide and grow an artist's career.
A musician will often seek a manager without really knowing what a manager does. This can set the relationship up for disaster. Musicians need to know the difference between a manager and a booking agent; many professionals don't even know! In jazz and commercial music, the booking agent and manager are two different entities.
A booking agent is essentially an employment agency; their job is to book gigs, period.
Most people are surprised to find out it is NOT the manager's main job to directly book gigs. The manager wants to exploit what is going on in an artist's life, which gives substance to the team partners to do their jobs.
For example, I recently had a client, Steve Wilson, conduct a workshop at the JEN conference. I suggested he do the clinic, publicized it on his social media, created a postcard for the event as a takeaway with contact information, and made sure that faculty at schools knew he would be there.
Why? Because doing clinics at various schools around the world is an important part of his income stream. Plus JEN is a great venue to promote this part of his career. It is my job to capitalize on this type of event so he gets more work.
The manager also takes care of the day-to-day operations of the artist's work, booking airline tickets, signing contracts, obtaining visas, handling tour budgets, collecting fees, updating supporting musicians on tours, setting up recordings, keeping the calendar so the artist is not double-booked, confirming back line for each concert, hiring tour support personnel and so on. And, most importantly, communicating with each team member to maximize every opportunity for the artist to help grow their career. There are a tremendous number of details to look after for any artist!
In addition, managers simultaneously work in both the present and the future. We must always be planning the next steps and projects as we take care of details of current events.
A booking agent is the employment agency that books concerts.
A publicist makes the media aware of who an artist is and what they do. They usually specialize in print media, internet media, social media, or radio, while some may do a combination of these. They must have excellent writing skills to communicate what the manager and artist want promoted.
A website/social media manager manages all the content on your website and social media pages with the goal to increase your followers and keep your fans up to date on what you are doing. These should reflect what the publicist is promoting.
An accountant handles the artist's money, taxes, and financial affairs. A good accountant will also be a financial planner and help the artist develop a retirement plan and tax planning. It is the accountant's job to make sure the artist is in good financial standing.
A travel agent helps book airline tickets, budget tour travel, visas, car rentals, hotels, etc. Most importantly they help during a travel crisis.
A lawyer will deal with all legal matters, performance contracts (managers may sign these also), recording contracts, and mediate disputes. They may also function as a business manager.
Company endorsements are the result of a partnership between an artist and the makers of a product the artist uses, like Yamaha saxophones, Roland guitar pedals, Mark Bass amps, etc. The company may give the artist exposure in ads and, promotional events, support educational activities, and offer additional networking opportunities.
A record company may financially support the artists' recordings, and help produce, distribute, and promote the recordings. The recording industry is not at all what it used to be, so it's helpful to have a realistic approach to this relationship. Advice is to look for a partner who can help you achieve your goals.
A road manager takes care of the artist and their band while on tour. They work with each venue to make sure the stage is properly equipped and set for the show, gets the band from place to place, handle merchandise, and take care of all the artist's needs while they are on the road.
An audio engineer is responsible for advancing each concert, mixing the concert, making sure the band's technical needs met. They may also function as a road manager. When you advance a concert, you call the venue, usually the production manager, to go over all of the requirements for your show which you would have been stated in the contact and tech rider. Let them know your arrival time, set sound check, go over any hospitality needs, etc. Advancing gives both sides to communicate needs and boundaries, so everyone is prepared for the day of. Preparation always makes for a better experience!
If, like me, a student chooses to not pursue a career as a performer, they might consider any of the roles described above as a potential direction.
These basic job descriptions are good to know when a young artist is seeking help; they are also good to know if an artist is managing themselves. Not all artists need managers. Just being aware of what needs to be done empowers artists to look after these important areas of their career that need care and attention.
Not all musicians can afford a manager. Managers typically earn between 10% – 20% of the artist's income for their services, and often charge monthly retainers in addition to commissions. Similarly, a booking agent charges a 10% – 15% commission.
The classical music world operates a bit differently. Classical music management companies and agencies, like CAMI, IMG, Frank Solomon, Mel Kaplan, etc, provide both management and booking and typically charge a 20% commission for their services.
When seeking management or a booking agency, approach only people relevant to your genre of music, be professional, write with correct grammar, be respectful, and give a sense of your personality. Be you!
It is also vital to remember as you add to your network, you are developing relationships, one of the most valuable things you can do for yourself. Even if someone turns you down now, they may want to work with you later. Every relationship you have is an asset, and should be treated as such. I reconnected in business with someone I went to college with 30 years later! We had left good impressions with each other then, and now we have a fabulous working relationship. You just never know.
My advice about being yourself and building relationships is applicable whether students wish to be performers, want to pursue one of the other performance-related careers described above, or, frankly, get any other job.
Good relationships are your best asset!
Laura Hartmann founded LVanHart Artist Productions in 1997, a management and production company serving the jazz community. Currently representing Steve Wilson (a 20-year relationship), Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash Duo, Mike Stern and Diane Monroe, she has also worked with Terrell Stafford, Joe Locke, Bob Berg, James Williams, Michael Wolff, Ray Drummond and many others. Production credits include "A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Billy Taylor," featuring Ramsey Lewis, tributes for the Chamber Music America conference honoring Dr. Billy Taylor, Chick Corea, Marian McPartland and the America Brass Quintet. In 2013 she co-produced the celebration of the life of Mulgrew Miller with Steve Wilson at Dizzy's Coca Cola Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center. She has been involved in the producing of several CD's, most recently, Steve Wilson/Lewis Nash Duo, Duologue (MCG Jazz), Wilsonian's Grain Live in New York: The Vanguard Sessions (Random Act Records), and Diane Monroe/Tony Miceli Duo, Alone Together (Dreambox Media). An adjunct faculty member at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY, she has led workshops at colleges and universities and is also available for private consultations and workshops, which she talks about in this video.


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They talked it over that night, and the next morning they went back and scooped her up.
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The Jack Russell terrier mix was 11 weeks old when they adopted her. They took two dogs out, but she was the one that charmed them. She gets along with their cats, Peanut and Princess, that Keeves took in from the streets of New York.
They believe Addie feels like part of the family and at home enough to signal what's on her mind. When she wants to go out, she tugs on the leash hanging on a hook near the door, and if they walk by without petting her, she barks and gives them a "how dare you" look.
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Juvenile stroke is a stroke in a person aged under 45. A stroke is a condition in which there is insufficient blood flow to the brain. A stroke caused by an obstructed blood vessel is known as ischaemic stroke, whereas when the blood vessel ruptures it is known as a haemorrhage stroke.
What are the symptoms of a juvenile stroke?
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Do You Have Trouble Being Still?
Waiting. Late Gen X'ers and Millennials have never really had to do much of it. In fact, we cringe at the thought of it. Thanks to fast food retailers, express trains, HOV lanes, and supermarket "10 items or less" checkout stations (just to name a few), we've gradually lost any and all tolerance for waiting.
I'll be the first to confess that I have a low tolerance for waiting. (If you want proof, just ride to work with me one morning and see how well I handle traffic jams.) Recently, as I grumbled to myself about having to sit still for a few extra minutes, I had a revelation. I realized that I get easily frustrated when someone doesn't answer my call, text, or email promptly. I never want to wait in line at theme parks. I start to steam when that friend (whom I love) says they'll be there at 6:00 pm but doesn't show up until 6:10pm. I often don't even have the patience to wait on the elevator to move two floors (ridiculous, I know).
While processing all of these instances, I realized that I have a serious problem. Is it really such an inconvenience to my schedule to have to be patient for just a few tiny moments of my day? Of course, the answer is no. But there's a greater lesson to be found here: Waiting is a part of life. No matter how advanced technology may become or how many more choices we're offered in this life, we're always going to be required to wait on something or someone.
Whether it be in the work environment, relationships, or leisure, waiting is never comfortable or pleasant. But we could all testify to the fact that waiting has proven profitable at times. We must remember that the big thing God has waiting for us just beyond the horizon is only found through seasons of being still and patiently trusting a greater plan.
Scripture is full of great examples of how waiting proves valuable in the end. Psalm 46:10 provides probably the best advice ever for waiting: "Be still, and know that I am God." In other words, breathe in, breathe out, and simply trust the one who knows us best and what's best for us–our Creator.
Consider your own life. Do you have a low tolerance for waiting? Do you feel entitled to have everything "your way, right away"? Do you need to take time to be still, trusting in the Lord's perfect plan and timing over your own?
Do You Suffer From Commitaphobia?
com•mit•ment – (noun) the act of committing, pledging, or engaging oneself.
Do you struggle with this word? Does it scare you to death? Do you cringe at the very mention of it?
If so, hear this: You're not alone.
People fear commitment–especially those in their 20's and 30's. Commitment includes a binding contract. It requires keeping your word. It demands selflessness. And in a world where people grow up being told they can be and do whatever they desire, well…commitment doesn't always mesh well with that standard of living.
I was a victim of commitaphobia (fear of commitment) for several years. Growing up, I wanted to be a part of so many things–sports, arts, church, academics. I wanted to be everybody's friend. I feared missing out on, well, anything. And, essentially, I didn't. But in the midst of giving pieces of my time to almost anything and everything, I lacked genuine commitment. And guess what? I actually did miss out. I missed out the best parts of truly getting to know others. I missed out being a vital part of a team. And I never fully developed skills and talents that I could have if only I had stayed or played longer.
For any relationship, career, or hobby to experience vitality and joy, a genuine level of commitment is a must. Sure, you can make anything work for a period of time. But you'll never really learn to swim until you dive into the deep end. The deep end is mysterious, uncomfortable, and requires much endurance, but it makes you stronger and better.
When I committed to jobs, I found passion and fulfillment. When I committed to friendships and relationships, I found real community. When I committed to marriage, I found harbor and hope. And when I committed myself to God, l found purpose.
Commitment is not an end; it's a beginning. Commitment doesn't close doors of opportunity; it opens them. Commitment is not giving up; it's giving in.
To what or whom do you need to commit? What's holding you back?
Go ahead–commit. Don't let a fear of missing out keep you from truly missing out.
For me, 2012 was a year that brought a lot of change–change I wasn't quite prepared for. But in the midst of the many unexpected changes along the way, I've experienced some of my life's greatest blessings. And God has made me better–for Him and others.
I've always been the type of person who thrives on change. I like trying new things, new ways, at new times, and at new places. New experiences always make me appreciate old ones. New environments always give birth to a fresh creative spirit. New relationships always prove to better define past ones.
But as good as change can be, it's never comfortable. Change requires surrender, and surrender demands a shift in pride. All in all, these are small sacrifices when it comes to the fruits of change.
My 2012 was uncomfortable. I surrendered several comforts along the way. My pride was then shifted. And now in 2013, I'm able to look back and see the fruits.
If there's one thing I've learned from facing change, it's that you must also embrace it. It's in the moments when you open your heart and mind to the changes that lie ahead that you begin to see God do a work inside you that's beyond your realm of understanding. And the rewards are plentiful.
In 2012, I decided to embrace the changes before me. I surrendered my small realm of thinking and allowed God to do what only He can–make me better. I decided to trust His plan instead of the ones I had crafted on my own. And I discovered a life so much more abundant than I've ever known.
I survived several changes within my job and work structure. The fruit was found in embracing a new position in which I truly love and am able to creatively and passionately use my skills and talents for His glory. I allowed myself to invest in the pursuit of new relationships. The fruit was revealed when God opened my eyes to the most beautiful relationship in my life for the past twelve years–and in less than three months, I'm marrying my best friend. God has the most unique and beautiful way of orchestrating His plans. Let's not hold Him back!
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, we learn that "for everything, there's a season, and a time for every matter under heaven" (ESV). So often, we coast through seasons of life without acknowledging God's perfect plans. We attempt to craft our own plans–and we fail. So we try again. And again. And eventually, we finally open our eyes to God's perfect plan and begin to experience the abundance of His love. Don't postpone joy.
In work, relationships, or life experiences, how do you deal with change?
Are there situations of change that God may be asking you to face…and embrace?
No matter the change that lies ahead, remember to look for God in the midst of it. Allow Him to change your heart and transform your life. And then–a year later–bask in the fruits of His plan and provision. A change can do you good.


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Shabaab assaults Kenyan airfield used by U.S. forces
By Thomas Joscelyn | January 5, 2020 | [email protected] | @thomasjoscelyn
Shabaab, al-Qaeda's regional branch in Somalia and East Africa, assaulted the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya earlier today. The airbase is used by the U.S. military and its regional allies in the campaign against the jihadists.
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) quickly acknowledged that the raid had taken place, saying it had been "repelled" and accusing Shabaab of exaggerating its prowess on the battlefield. Shabaab does often exaggerate the number of casualties and other details.
Still, while AFRICOM says the "airfield is cleared," it was "still in the process of being fully secured" and the "security situation at Manda Bay is fluid." AFRICOM also conceded that the jihadists caused "damage to infrastructure and equipment" at the airfield.
Via its Shahada News Agency and various social media sites, Shabaab issued a claim of responsibility for the assault in both Arabic and English. The al-Qaeda arm claims that "seven aircraft and three military vehicles were destroyed in the attack."
Shabaab released a series of photos (seen below) accompanying its statement and some of those images do show aircraft set ablaze.
According to the Associated Press, an "internal Kenyan police report" indicates that "two fixed-wing aircraft, a U.S. Cessna and a Kenyan one, were destroyed along with two U.S. helicopters and multiple U.S. vehicles at the Manda Bay military airstrip."
Shabaab claims to "have taken full control of some parts of the base," adding that was "currently engaged in an intense close-quarters combat against the U.S. forces inside the naval base" hours after the pre-dawn raid was first launched. Both the Associated Press report and AFRICOM say the jihadists have been ejected, though it is possible they remain in the area. It is worth noting that Kenyan officials have downplayed the extent of Shabaab's violence in the past.
Shabaab has branded the assault on Manda Bay Airfield as part of its "Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Will Never Be Judaized" campaign. That campaign was initiated on the orders of al-Qaeda's overall leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri. And Shabaab has portrayed other terrorist operations, including a Jan. 2019 attack on a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of the same effort.
Shabaab's photos from the airfield show a black of tawhid (or monotheism) being displayed in front of a burning airplane. That image and others are part of its propaganda and media messaging effort. The photos are reproduced below.
Shabaab's propaganda photos from the attack on the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya
Tags: AFRICOM, Al Qaeda in East Africa, Jerusalem will never be Judaized campaign, Kenya, Manda Bay Airfield, Shabaab, Shabaab attacks in Kenya, Shabaab-al Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command


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Q: Uncaught TypeError Issue with the Lightning datepicker Introduced in Summer '18 Following the Summer '18 release, a component that referenced a lightning:input base component of type "date" is now generating an error message:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'removeAttribute' of null
  throws at
  https://xxx.lightning.force.com/components/lightning-datepicker.js:2:4706

The offending reference looks like this:
<lightning:input name="delivery-date" label="Expected Delivery Date" type="date" onblur="{!c.handleBlur}" value="{!v.order.Delivery_Date_Expected__c}" required="true"/>

Has anyone experienced this yet? Any guidance on where to even begin troubleshooting or finding a workaround?

A: Unfortunately it looks like lightning:input is experiencing issues with handling ISO-8601 formatted date values, so I applied a workaround that I used when I experienced similar issues with the lightning:formattedDateTime component.
Rather than passing the ISO-8601 formatted date to the value attribute of the lightning:input, I run it through the localization service in the JavaScript API to format the date as a simplified 'YYYY-MM-DD' string value.
Using the string value fixed two issues that appeared in Summer '18 - one was this uncaught TypeError, the other being the value being passed to the lightning:input was not displaying until the onBlur event for the input component was fired.
So if you're experiencing similar issues, here is the JavaScript to perform this conversion from ISO-8601 formatted date value to a YYYY-MM-DD string format:
let newDate = new Date();
newDate.setDate(newDate.getDate() + 2);

// Hack to get date to display in lightning:input

const newDateString = $A.localizationService.formatDate(newDate, "YYYY-MM-DD");


Attacking the proposed grand alliance of opposition parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday warned the country of the dangers in electing a "coalition of rivals" which will be a "certain recipe for disaster".He asked if the world's fastest growing economy and the largest democracy be ever governed by a coalition of rivals."The country has seen such governments and paid a heavy price in the past. It's a flawed formula which has been tried and failed with its adventurist approach and the level of understanding of issues which is extremely weak," he said in his keynote address at the ET Awards function here.He said he saw the reality of state parties in the country but the nucleus of the coalition should be a party with a large political base and not a miniscule political base.Jaitley also criticised the decision of the Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments to withdraw general consent to the CBI to conduct raids and investigations in their states. "Yesterday (Friday), somebody declared sovereignty saying they won't allow investigative agencies to enter. This is governance adventurism at its worst. Today it may be advantageous to you, but it is a combination that never works," he said.
He said the experience of the past proved that a strong leader with a majority could provide coherence in economic policy unlike in 2004-14 when, he suggested, the Prime Minister was not the absolute decision maker."This kind of adventurism with a combination of rivals is a certain recipe for disaster," Jaitley said.Referring to political analysts predicting elections, the minister said that the electorate had given them a majority beyond even what they had expected in 2014."We were not expecting to get an absolute majority last time. But the electorate belied our expectations.""People realise the need for a coherent political structure, coherent policy and a coherent combination with strong nucleus and not something which is uncertain, weak nucleus whose own longevity is in question," he said.Jaitley said India needed a high level of sustained growth for at least two decades if it had to pull millions of people out of poverty."As an aspirational society, government owes it to people to maintain growth rate and give them better quality of life. And one thing I know is that aspirational societies will not prefer suicide as a future course of action."Talking about the economy, he said taxes on oil must eventually come down but it could happen only when dependence on oil taxation comes down by raising the non-oil tax to GDP ratio.However, he expected people to be mature to accept the reality on account of world oil prices on which India does not have any control.


Honisch, B., Bijma, J., Russell, A.D., Spero, H.J., Palmer, M.R., Zeebe, R.E. and Eisenhauer, A. (2003) The influence of symbiont photosynthesis on the boron isotopic composition of foraminifera shells. Marine Micropaleontology, 49 (1-2), 87-96.


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Lammert & Company – watchmakers, auctioneers and an 1858 murder
February 9, 2017 Admin Articles, General, Hong Kong Companies, Manufacturing, People
HK Telegraph 17.8.1923
"Lammert the auctioneers have a long history in Hong Kong. Their first association in Hong Kong was with the watchmaking trade. The transition form the watch to the auction hammer occurred as follows.
One of the assistants in the watchmaking shop of Charles Weiss in 1852 was M Zobel. He is listed as a watchmaker from 1853 to 1855. In 1856 L Zobel, watchmaker, is mentioned (Friend of China 3 July 1856) and two years later Mr GL Zobel announced his intention of leaving Hong Kong. His business was carried on by Charles Henry Glatz (FC 1 Dec 1858)
Tragedy struck in 1858 when a youth employed in the shop as a watchmaker was murdered by a coolie who had been engaged by Mr Glatz's servant to take over his duties while he was absent. The murderer fled to Macao but was captured and returned to Hong Kong for trial (FC 27, 30 Jan 1858). The victim was a French lad named Francis Hypolie [Hypohe?], but he was also known as Francis Glatz. He was probably a foster son of Mr Glatz.
By 1861 Mr Glatz had left Hong Kong and was in Paris, and George Reinhold Lammert, his partner, was in charge of the Hong Kong store. At that time watchmaking is no longer mentioned and the firm of Glatz and Lammert was described as as auctioneers, storekeepers and commission agents.
HK Telegraph 7.1.1925
About the year 1863 the name was changed to Lammert, Atkinson and Co., Mr Glatz having retired and James Atkinson having joined. Atkinson left the firm about 1867. William Henry Moore and Otto Friedrich joined as partners in June 1870 (Daily Advertiser 2 Oct 1871). Mr Moore was with the company until 1877. He died in Brixton, England on 30 April 1897. Mr Friedrich severed his connection in 1874 or 1875.
George Reinhold Lammert married on 28 January 1862 at St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, Miss Jane Hilder. They had ten children. He died on 21 September 1897, aged sixty six.
For many years his auction house was at Pedder's Wharf (Daily Press 6 May 1892). Their next premise was on Duddell Street. From there they moved in 1935 to the Oriental Building on Connaught Road – the present site of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. After the liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 they moved into the Pedder Building. Only recently has the company again relocated (SCMP 7 April 1958).
After the death of George Reinhold Lammert, his eldest son George Philip took charge of the business. The business was eventually passed to GR's youngest son, Lionel. Lionel's son in law Ken A Watson became a partner in 1956 (SCMP 8 Apr 1956)."
The German Speaking Community in HK 1846-1918 RASHKB Vol 34, 1994
This article was first posted on 9th February 2017.
RASHKB says "Anyone with an interest in the history, art, literature and culture of China and Asia, with special reference to Hong Kong, will enjoy membership of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, which is generally regarded as the premier Society for the study of Hong Kong and South China. Dating back over 150 years, the Society is today a very active body, organizing varied visits, talks, seminars and more."
The Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch website
The German Speaking Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918 – Part One
The German Speaking Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918 – Part Two
Charles Weiss, Hong Kong chronometer and watchmaker, c1844-1856
Henry Vaucher, Hong Kong watchmaker, c1856-1857
Douglas Lapraik – watchmaker, shipowner and co-founder of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company
Levy Hermanos – Watch Emporium, Central – late 19th and early 20th centuries
The Stelux Group, founded HK 1963, manufacturer of watch components


A new study finds that many U.S. adults—roughly one in five—are deeply religious, know a lot about science, and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations of creation and evolution.
"This finding is particularly interesting because these people who view both science and religion favorably—people who hold what we call a post-secular perspective—have relatively high levels of education and income, and many social scientists assume that high levels of education and income, as well as positive views of science are incompatible with religiosity."
Among these post-seculars, more than 90 percent agree with contemporary scientific theories about geology, radioactivity, and planetary motion, but only 6 percent believe that the universe began with a huge explosion. Even fewer—3 percent of post-seculars—agree that humans evolved from earlier animals.
We see countless examples here all the time.people like Ren, verkle, jvk, Kevin, viko. Just off the top of my head. This is going to be a bloodbath. Lots of straw man arguments and denial and blind faith passing as science to them.
There is a 4th group- those who believe that God uses Science to manipulate the universe.
That is, the universe is 13.8 billion years old, the world was not created in only 6 days, and God uses evolution as a tool to create new species. Human bodies have evolved for tens of thousands of years but Adam was the first "Man" to have a soul (about 6000 years ago).
You may not agree with my worldview but it is, for me and many others, a workable mix of Science AND Religion that deals with both the physical and Spiritual parts of the Universe.
My only point here is that the authors are far too confining in dividing human worldviews into their preconceived three, and only three, catagories.
I gave you a "5" not because I share your views but to honor my father and sister. They shared your views and tried to live their Christian faith. They were non judgemental and generous to a fault. Both were very funny, my sister with a quick wit, my father had a an endless stream of jokes he told perfectly.
They were very different than the likes of @Ren.
Congrats jsdarkdestruction, you judged it perfectly.
Hmmmm, before 6000 years ago nobody had a soul? The arbitrary convolutions and permutations of the religious mind are truly astounding!
Overall it certainly rings true that many people seem to compartmentalise their brains or bend logic to fit belief when an internal conflict arises. What I fail to understand is why anyone has to have religious faith in anything. I am not sure its going to rain tomorrow. How could I be sure no one had a soul 6000 years ago? Because its written in a an ancient text from the middle east? There are fantastic oral and written creation stories from all over the planet. Has anyone here ever heard of cherry picking??!!
@Ren82, believe it or not us "humans" belong to the animal group called mammals. Btw. we share 98.7% of our DNA with the Bonobo (and the Bonobo 99.6% with the chimpansee). That's not theory, those are facts.
Have you ever read this book? "The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates", Moral behavior doesn't only belong to humans.
and support many practical uses of science and technology in everyday life, but reject scientific explanations of creation and evolution.
Well, NOMA doesn't work. What else is new?
Religion - it's really a disease of the mind.
Expansion. Not explosion. If they asked if people believe in "an explosion started stuff off" then they shouldn't be surprised when hey say "no".
..and many social scientists assume that high levels of education and income, as well as positive views of science are incompatible with religiosity. ... said Timothy L. O'Brien, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Evansville..
Because you're not an actual scientist, you're a freaking sociologist. There is more than a little cognitive bias here: "I think I am a "scientist" and I think that only uneducated simpletons believe in a mythical sky being, ipso facto science is incompatible with faith."
Again Mr. O'Brien, you're a scientist like Dr Dre is a physician and Capt Crunch is commissioned naval officer.
You see the "self organization of the universe" and scientists see the work of the weak nuclear, strong nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational forces. There is no need to introduce an unnecessary hand into the equation when these forces do all the work of ordering matter in chaos.
There are many places of true uncertainty and "theory" in science (e.g.: emergence of sentience, etc..) where one could espouse an alternative influence -as much is conjecture and outside of the record -there is no need to take the approach that "God does everything", science and observation be damned.
@Ren82. IMO it's a bold assumption (and speculation) that what is written in those holy books really is the word of "God".
I believe in science-facts, all that what is still unclear is stuff that just needs to be explored, that's the beauty of science, finding out how nature works. Keep exploring.
Science lets us build airplanes, religion makes us fly them into buildings.
Science asks questions that might never be answered, religion preaches answers that must never be questioned.
This doesn't surprise me. Scientific knowledge and religious belief work by different methods: science is rational, religion is emotional. When there's a conflict between the two, it's usually the emotional that wins out.
When there's a conflict between the two, it's usually the emotional that wins out.
I dunno. Try to be emotional about an asteroid heading your way by means of "god will save me"...and see how that turns out.
Reality doesn't really care about our emotional state towards it.
The general theory of evolution has never been observed and is therefore outside the realm of science. Changing a monkey into a human being would require new information and there is no naturalistic mechanism for that to happen. Evolution is a stupid religious myth. The actual scientific data strongly favor the creation science model.
Carbon-14 dating says the earth is very young. It decays within 100,000 years (half-life of 5740 years) so nothing is left. It cannot be used to date something as millions or billions of years old. They are finding it in deposits they previously though were very old. It is made in the atmosphere but has not yet reached an equilibrium concentration indicating the atmosphere is less than 10,000 years old. That means people, plants, and animals are less than 10,000 years old.
You can accept science like the Second Law of Thermodynamics that says all naturalistic processes tend toward disorder or you can believe in the religious myth of evolution which is the direct opposite. The First and Second laws taken together with our organized complex universe and life logically demand there was a date in the past of special creation.
The odds of evolution have been calculated and it is very very very ridiculously improbable (ten to the minus 40,000). The Big Bang is also a big joke. Check out cosmologystatement.org.
There are two different types of evolution, limited and general, corresponding to two different types of changes. These changes (limited) require no new outside information and generally lose information. These rely on the genetic variation within the kind designed in by God. Things like natural selection, adaptation, and speciation are generally accepted by creationists, consistent with the Bible, and scientifically observable.
The general theory of evolution loved and believed by atheists requires new information from the outside and there is no viable mechanism by which that could happen. It violates the second law of thermodynamics. Changes like dinosaurs into birds are speculative beliefs, violate the Bible, and have never been observed which puts them outside the realm of science.
I have degrees in both physics and nuclear engineering.
They don't use carbon 14 dating for anything past about 80,000 years old. There is more than one type of radiometric dating. Uranium-lead dating uses two separate decay processes to build date consensus. One of the isotopes has a half life of 700 million years and the other's is 4.5 billion years. No one is ever nor has ever tried to use c14 in the way you suggest. I'd love to see you cite sources other than the "they" who are finding this erroneous carbon.
A very tendentious and scientifically bad [universe as "explosion"] study, trying to make scientific illiteracy caused by religious superstition out as acceptance of differences in lifestyles ("are scientific literate", "post-seculars", "awareness of different lifestyles").
That scientific literacy, caused by participation in education and science, makes for less religiosity is not a "common assumption" but Pew statistics.
On the other hand there is nothing new in deeply religious but studied people holding to conflicting world views. There is also studies that show that intelligent people have more resources to maintain cognitive dissonance for a longer time. Those are the people that we would expect be among the few that do not take to participation in higher education and science.
... aaand already commenter #2 took the opportunity to discuss its idiosyncratic magic ideas instead of science.
I'm not going to respond to anti-science trolls much.
- We have many observations on how morality evolves in social animals, and that we have history showing that today's morality (democracy, human rights and freedoms) are secular achievements.
- Organism metabolism (and so growth, reproduction and evolution) are caused by the 2nd law of thermodynamics. It is energy sources like the Sun and the energy sink that is space that made life emerge and sustain it.
@cjn: "There are many places of true uncertainty and "theory" in science (e.g.: emergence of sentience, etc..) where one could espouse an alternative influence ..."
I can't agree with this. Yes, earlier one could in principle have a duality with both physics and magic. But in the last centuries it has been shown to be impossible. Thermodynamics of closed systems reject magic for starters, so do quantum physics and now cosmology for the entire universe.
How do you like the proposal of someone widely known public institutions for early familiarization (from 5 years old) of children with some sexual practices such as masturbation? To me sounds like Satanism. Hidden he idea is to form a mental attitude in adolescents, such that they are mainly interested in deliver to itself carnal pleasures. This is Intentional damage to the psyche of children, which is can be easily controlled. Тhis is the madness of the modern world.
Wrong. Children already understand masturbation, even at the toddler phase. The familiarization proposal is to make them intellectually aware of what that impulse is to better manage future interactions with others.
Your interpretation is evidence of your own fear/mistrust of lack of self control.
We have many observations on how morality evolves in social animals, and that we have history showing that today's morality (democracy, human rights and freedoms) are secular achievements.
Yes, earlier one could in principle have a duality with both physics and magic. But in the last centuries it has been shown to be impossible. Thermodynamics of closed systems reject magic for starters, so do quantum physics and now cosmology for the entire universe.
So, where do I stand? I believe in God and science. Is it possible that one God created the universe as we know it and explained it to us in a way we could understand? Teaching us the values needed to succeed and thrive? Created in God's image: To evolve into a another currently unimaginable species? So many people get angry if they disagree. Yes, there are many wars over religion but the devil inside us will always find a reason for war. I also believe there can't be good without evil.
notice that the unbelieving scientists are absolutely certain of their explanations and knowledge while the believing scientists says "this is what today's level of science says about this or that" the believing scientist recalls when all matter consisted of earth, air, fire, and water.
It is not the believing scientist or people who have a problem with alien life, because God can do whatever He wants. The atheist scientist and people have problems with aliens because that knowledge doesn't fit into their carefully constructed cage, even if their accepted theories say life must exist elsewhere, their beliefs prevent them from accepting the knowledge OR they go to the other extreme and associate superior knowledge with divinity or the right to accept superior knowledge as entitling those with the knowledge to supreme authority over the unenlightened peons.
My take on all of this? Believe whatever you want, cuz that's what you'll end up with.
Sorry I'm late to the party on this one. Nearly all the science idiots have commented. I'm happy to see "Bob one" and "Ren82"
I was finishing a blog post and adding another comment because the SICB presenters appear to still be as confused as ever about the difference between RNA-mediated events and what they think are evolutionary events. At least they understand that all crustaceans and insects are organisms of "like kind." It's only a matter of time till they realize that the morphological and behavioral phenotypes are nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled, which links Biblical Genesis to epigenesis and homeostasis across all species.
It's only a matter of time till they realize that the morphological and behavioral phenotypes are nutrient-dependent and pheromone-controlled, which links Biblical Genesis to epigenesis and homeostasis across all species.
Well okeedokee Skippy. I will put you down for a "don't view science favorable" and "reject science theories that don't have nutritious dependable aromas" in it.
Oh yeah, I almost forget. Does your blog got more gobbledygook than you use over and over here? Why you not put any new gobbledygook up here?
Oh yeah, I almost forget another thing. Are you ever going to tell me how the hydrogen atoms can smell the energies of the other hydrogens like you said they do?
It violates the second law of thermodynamics. Changes like dinosaurs into birds are speculative beliefs, violate the Bible, and have never been observed which puts them outside the realm of science.
Nothing violates the second law because the Earth is not a closed system. Did you get your physics degree from the back of a cereal box?
Bennie-Skippy says that lot too but it don't help his case.
He is also fond of saying different equations. Oh yeah, and thermodynamics a lot too, but usually when he says it he usually includes some stuffs that prove he don't know what the heck he is talking about. Sort of like the way you do too. Did you and Bennie-Skippy go to the same pretend science school?
If you are going to tell the BIG lie about all your schooling you sure came to the right place. Everybody here is real easy to fool on that one. Just ask Bennie-Skippy or JVK-Skippy or Really-Skippy, they been fooling the wool over peoples eyes for years around here.
P.S. for you Bob-Skippy. How you are again? I'm fine thanks.
About when I said this, maybe you don't know how I know so much about it.
I am the only idiot on the whole physorg place who is ignorant on most science things and did NOT go to the science schools and get five or four diplomas and such. So I can tell you true, it takes one to know one.
@ren Creation can be checked with logic, observation and scientific methods.
Fine ren I have a computer program that demonstrates evolution with scattered elements without a-priori assumptions. Where is your computer program to prove a magical being runs everything?
Creation can be checked with logic, observation and scientific methods.
What science supports a population bottleneck (down to two individuals) of all species during the flood?
How does one verify that the earth was created before the sun?
How does one verify the existence of day and night and evening and morning before the suns is created?
How does one verify that these had the same length as our current 24-hour day (as opposed to much longer periods of time)?
How does one verify that seed-bearing plants on earth were created before the sun?
How does one verify that all the stars were created on the same day?
In any case you're correct, from another thread, that worshipers of the golden calf -descendants of Nimrod, control most economic activity on Earth. What bothers me is that you can see that, and yet you are wasting time with a religion THEY created as a cage for your mind.
The thing jumped just as I was clicking it. You are the lucky it did not end up being a 1 by my mistake.
Only a freak would title a book about religion "Traditional, Modern, and Post-Secular Perspectives on Science and Religion in the United States."
Secular mean a person who is not religious. The freak should have used the term "sectarian" instead!
"That is, the universe is 13.8 billion years old." Correct, unless we live in a multiverse.
"The world was not created in only 6 days." Incorrect, have you heard of inflation?
"God uses evolution as a tool to create new species." Correct.
"Human bodies have evolved for tens of thousands of years." Incorrect, a lot longer than that!
"Adam was the first "Man" to have a soul (about 6000 years ago)." Incorrect, the multiverse does not evolve around you!
I can see why everybody is all screwed-up.
"Faced with difficulties in applying fundamental theories to the observed Universe, some researchers called for a change in how theoretical physics is done. They began to argue — explicitly — that if a theory is sufficiently elegant and explanatory, it need not be tested experimentally, breaking with centuries of philosophical tradition of defining scientific knowledge as empirical."
Others are trying to put a stop to this nonsense. They do not want cosmology to become the new evolutionary theory, which defies the logic of using experimental evidence of biologically- based cause and effect to develop a model that explains cause and effect.
"Compared to those levels of anti-science thinking, evolution is doing quite well. A new pair of surveys by the Pew Research Center in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) finds that evolution acceptance, at 65% of the public, is nearly twice that of acceptance of other well-established biology, such as genetic modification of food, where only 37% of people think it is safe, or pesticides, where only 28% think it is safe, despite the consensus of science and all regulatory bodies. The people that are against agricultural science (and vaccines and energy) are overwhelmingly Democrats."
Didn't you get the memo? They detailed biologically-based cause and effect without the pseudoscientific nonsense about mutations and assumptions about how mutations somehow led to biodiversity.
They detailed biologically-based cause and effect without the pseudoscientific nonsense about mutations and assumptions about how mutations somehow led to biodiversity.
Your words apply to youself, JVK, since you have YET AGAIN introduced that term to a thread.
And the article you cite highlights 377 individual ''exapted'' TEs previously shown to have evolved under strong purifying selection, and that TEs "played an important role" in the genesis of cis-regulatory elements that allowed the genes to be recruited.
TEs (transposable elements) jumping around are DNA nucleotide sequence changes, so the article SUPPORTS selection for DNA nucleotide sequence. And the term in biology for DNA sequence changes is the term that you just introduced into this thread, so your own citation refute you.
If that was true, they would have used the term "mutation" in the context of the evolution of the placenta. The term was defined in the early 1900's by de Vries, I've repeatedly told you that serious scientists do not use definitions and assumptions.
Wagner's group consists of serious scientists, not biologically uniformed science idiots who don't know the difference between a mutation, which perturbs protein folding, and an amino acid substitution, which stabilizes it.
"[W]hat Haldane, Fisher, Sewell Wright, Hardy, Weinberg et al. did was invent.... Evolution was defined as "changes in gene frequencies in natural populations." The accumulation of genetic mutations was touted to be enough to change one species to another.... Assumptions, made but not verified, were taught as fact."
Then you have been repeatedly wrong (but then you should be used to that!).
Serous scientist go to great lengths to use well-defined terms so that they can communicate more clearly and precisely with each other (and when they do use a term in a non-standard way, they usually define how they are using it to prevent confusion).
For example, this paper use TE, for Transposable Element, repeatedly, knowing that most readers would understand the term and that those who didn't would be able to look up the definition.
Is god the most complex being ever?
Even more so than the whole Universe and everything in it?
If so, then you get an hint of the way a human mind works - always complexifying (an evolutionary process, btw). We (or someone did) created him to be all that, so we had a convenient excuse for things we encounter that we don't understand.
What is the definition of those two terms that links the definition of "evolution" of the placenta in fish to the definition of "evolution" of the placenta in mammals via your definition of "mutation"?
@Ren82, thank you for answering on how to verify that the events recorded at the start of genesis are historical facts exactly as described in the bible.
the truth, wisdom and righteousness flows from every word of God recorded in Scripture and honest man who has a sense of harmony felt it intuitively.
This is a science site, and science is about finding objective and repeatable ways to verify hypotheses. Claiming that something is true because it seems harmonious to you is hardly verification.
For verifying the existence of day and night and evening and morning before the suns is created, you didn't really answer.
God did not literally tired of own works, but gave a personal example like everyone responsible parent of what people to do on this day. So God's days recorded in Genesis coincide in length with earthly days.
Since there were no people around before the sun and all we have is a reference to 'days', this would apply no matter what the lengths of the days were so it is not even 'scriptural evidence' that the days were the same length.
in the early days of creation there are no human witnesses. Since God gives the to the people the truth recorded in the scripture with which people can live in harmony and grace with all of God's creations in the universe, there is no need for sense of doubt?
Proclaiming "truth recorded in scripture" is not verification, and neither is saying "no need for doubt".
While these arguments may be harmonious with religion sites, this is a science site.
In the interest of harmony and grace I don't post science on religion sites, so please return the favor and don't post religion on science sites.
People are complex beings created by God in his image and likeness and that cause envy and hatred of lucifer. So he fought against God's plan for people here on Earth led by ego and hatred toward God's authority.
The thoughts and minds of people аре created by complex processes and interactions of the various parts of the human brain and has nothing to do with evolution. In this universe things are from the top to the bottom, and not vice versa as claimed by proponents of evolution. God created people, and people create more simple physical structures than themselves.
You didn't answer my direct questions.
and interactions of the various parts of the human brain and has nothing to do with evolution.
Those interactions have EVERYTHING to do with it. It's what we evolved to do.
In this universe things are from the top to the bottom, and not vice versa as claimed by proponents of evolution.
Not the way it looks under scrutiny. Are seeds more complex than the organism that grows from them? Things start out complex and then get simpler?
God created people, and people create more simple physical structures than themselves.
A paradigm that seems to be swiftly changing..
So religionists enjoy the trappings of technology, but not the reasoning that makes it.
What are you trying to tell creationists?
The bible is a simple math codex, written in parable/metaphor style.
What kind of biologically uniformed science idiot tries to tell others that the math codex evolved in the context of energy jumps defined as "mutations" more than 100 years ago?
Written language doesn't evolve when parts of letters or the letters themselves are randomly rearranged.
Are seeds more complex than the organism that grows from them?
Is the sun's biological energy required for the seeds to grow? If so, light-induced RNA-mediated amino acid substitutions link cell type differences in all plant species to all animal species via the biophysically constrained chemistry of protein folding and physiology of reproduction.
If not, perhaps hens and eggs simultaneously emerged as was recently claimed by Matti Pitkanen after he pirated everything I modeled in the context of RNA-mediated events.
Excerpt: " It seems that all these structures could have emerged simultaneously. What emerged was dark matter and its emergence involved the emergence of all the others. Hens and eggs emerged simultaneously."
Definitions do not link the evolution of the placenta in some fishes to the evolution of the placenta in mammals - any links that exist do so regardless of whether humans see them or describe. What definitions do is to LET PEOPLE COMMUNICATE more clearly.
Humans name classes of things, events, etc. so that they can communicate more quickly. Names can be descriptive, such as 'Transposable Element' for a short DNA section that transposes (moves) itself around the genome, but can also be shortened (transposon) or even abbreviated (TE).
For example the Lynch paper could be titled "Ancient short DNA sequences that transpose themselves from one location in the genome to another, often duplicating themselves in the process, transformed the Uterine ...", and then repeat the specification of that type of DNA segment >40 times within the paper. Fortunately the authors chose to use the name 'Transposable Element' and even to shorten that to TE.
And how does a reader know what the authors mean by 'TE', which is short enough to have many meanings? Because the first time TE is used in the article, the authors define it to mean 'Transposable Element" in the context of the article.
But how can the reader know what the authors mean by 'Transposable Element' since the authors do not define it? The convention is that when a term is define in an article then its standard definition is used, so one can look up the definition of 'Transposable Element' in the context of the fields of the article (genetics, evolution, molecular biology), and find what the authors mean by the term.
The system is far from perfect – there are typically many fairly similar definitions, so one still might not know exactly what the author means, and definitions evolve over time as more is learned about the class of things that they are describing. But if one's goal is to communicate, this is FAR better than people using a term to mean something OTHER than what scientists in that field mean, and then not defining what they mean when they use the term.
In this case this is probably superfluous because the term is well enough known in the field that almost all readers will already understand it, and the definition given falls well within the range of standard definitions, but defining it ENSURES that any reader then knows what the authors are referring to when they use the term TE in the paper. However if it had been a rarely used term, defining it would have been a nice courtesy, and if it had been used with a non-standard meaning then defining that it with that meaning would have been essential to clear commuication.
So in summary the definitions do not link the evolutions of the placenta in fish and in mammals. What the definitions do is to allow us to COMMUICATE about such links, concisely yet without losing much precision.
Hence we can discuss the evolution of the placenta in fish such as the platyfish and in almost all mammals as an example of parallel evolution, and can then discuss whether similar mechanisms underlie that parallel evolution. For the mammalian placenta one of us can say that this has been linked to Transposable Elements, and the other will know what he means by that. Similarly one of us can say that when the genome of the playfish X. maculatus was sequenced and annotated (Schartl et al. 2013), 4.8% of the transcribed genes found to be derived from TE sequences, but that the authors did not determine to what extent these particular genes involved in placental development, and the other will know what he means.
We could even discuss that the occurrence of the placenta in platyfish species has been found to be nutrient-dependent, and then discuss whether it is the evolution of the placenta, or the development of the placenta that is nutrient dependent, and if it is the evolution, whether the jumping of the transposons is nutrient dependent, or whether it is the selection for some transposon jumps is nutrient-dependent (or whether both are nutrient dependent).
But if we don't mean the same thing when we use the terms placenta, nutrient-dependent, evolution, development, transposon, and selection, we won't communicate clearly and we will probably just waste time in misunderstanding each other.
Do you now see why definitions are important to clear communication, and how they should be used?
No, but thanks for asking. I see that you are a biologically uninformed science idiot who will probably never be able to link cause and effect.
You should get that 'transference' syndrome checked up, JVK, for your comment applies far more to you than to me.
@JVK provided a great link but ruined the experience with his pseudo science babble.
Too bad most of his posts are long-winded and wrong instead of short and useful like that one.


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Praseodymium-144 of 144Pr is een onstabiele radioactieve isotoop van praseodymium, een lanthanide. De isotoop komt van nature niet op Aarde voor.

Praseodymium-144 ontstaat onder meer bij het radioactief verval van cerium-144.

Radioactief verval
Praseodymium-144 vervalt door β−-verval naar de langlevende radio-isotoop neodymium-144:

De halveringstijd bedraagt 17,3 minuten.

Radioactieve isotoop
Isotoop van praseodymium

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


NY Times: Right Wing, Left Wing? — dangerousmeta!
NY Times: Right Wing, Left Wing?
The success of the right wing in moving the goal posts in our political contests is so great that virtually the entire Republican Party agenda from the Nixon years is now the home turf of centrist Democrats.
Banging my keyboard in appreciation. This is exactly what folks younger than myself just don't get - they think they're Left, but I see them as good stalwart moderate Republicans. Something they've never seen in their lifetimes. Sanders, though he called himself 'socialist' (an unwise move, IMHO), approaches what the Democrats *used* to be.
The recent re-election of Pelosi is disappointing [maintaining the hegemony of the failed New Democrat philosophy]. I appreciate the concept of 'experience' in facing Trump, but Trump is so unskilled a politician, he might ultimately have been the best education Ryan [D] could get. I feel it was a missed opportunity, a sign the Dems are not learning from past mistakes.


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I had the pleasure of creating this wood burning for a couple who met while protesting. I'm rarely happy with what I create but as I finished this piece (my first commissioned wood burning!) I fell in love with it! I ALMOST kept it for myself^_^ I love commissions because they push me to create new things with new stories.
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Over the past 3 months, nearly every evening, I've been burning mini wood pieces for my solo show, Burn to Shine. I've created 100 pieces! It's what I set out to do, but in the middle (and to be honest at the end) I thought I wasn't going to make it. I committed to 100 because I thought it'd be a good goal. It's been physically hard and yet incredibly rewarding. I've explored and played with negative space, pattern, background, and character. This was my first attempt at creating such a large number of original wood pieces – I tried to keep each piece distinct and interesting. I won't say I'll never do it again, but I might give myself more time!
After that, I'll be taking a long hiatus from wood burning!
I am super excited to announce my solo show at Trickster in Berkeley in November. Burn to Shine: 100 mini wood burnings (all the pieces will also be available for purchase online, each piece will be $65). The opening reception will be November 1st. I am posting my progress on Instagram and Facebook. Between now and November I will create 80 more pieces! It's the largest number of wood burnings I've set out to create to date. It's incredibly fun to explore different animals, backgrounds, and patterns. I create many with mehndi patterns in mind, but I also love burning waves and using negative space to create a soft and subtle environments.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to share a bit about my materials and process!
1. Wood slices. I obtain these from either Etsy, Michaels arts & crafts or Amazon. I shop for wood that is light in color without any dark marks or knots. If there are marks, I try and incorporate them into the work. The wood type varies from walnut, basswood, to cherry and oak.
2. Colwood Cub electrical unit. This unit heats my pens, it has great temperature control and its portable with a long enough cord so I can burn in my studio or living room (it smells so good!). I usually keep the temperature between 7 and 8, but when I want to create a softer, lighter background or environment I will turn it down to 6. I have never gone past 9, I think I'd burn my fingers!
3. A finished piece for the show!
4. A mechanical pencil. I use this to draw the character on the wood before burning. I never draw in pattern or background, only the central figure. Background and pattern I create in the moment. It's my favorite part. It feels meditative and organic.
5. My two favorite fixed pens. I use both of these on each piece. One creates a thicker line I use for outlines of shape and the other I used for details like eyes, lips, and sometimes pattern.
6. Replaceable pen and replacement tips. I use these pens less often, but I do love the variety and texture I can get from them. There are two kinds of pens: fixed tips are just that, you cannot replace the tip only the whole pen. Replacement tips have one base and you can switch tips. I prefer fixed tips so I can switch mid burn and don't have to wait for the tip to cool to take it off the base. Since I switch pens at least twice in every burn fixed tip work best for me.
7. Sand paper. Essential! If the grain on a piece of wood isn't sanded down enough the pen will get stuck in the grooves and create a funky burn. Nearly every piece of wood can benefit from a quick sand to make sure the end result is pleasing.
I'm having a great big spring sale of small original work. This Saturday I will have 6 small watercolors, 3 framed watercolors, a few mini wood burnings, a bunch of post-its and two painted dolls available. Meanwhile, I have reduced the prices on all my large wood burnings already.
we will be driving up to seattle on thursday for one of my favorite conventions of the year – emerald city comicon. you can find team everyday love near the front (eee!) at booth 607.
i created a few original mini wood burnings especially for the show and of course, we'll have new prints!
i was recently commissioned to create two wood burnings for a new hospital in oakland. the last time i created commissioned wood burnings was in 2012 for paramount pictures. i was excited because i thought that many people would see the art – it was supposed to be used in a set on star trek into darkness. there are so many decisions, edits, creative calls that are made when constructing a film, i understood from the beginning it wasn't a sure thing. i eagerly awaited the film's release, sat in the theater and enjoyed the film, but whichever scene or set the art was procured for never appeared on screen.
and after all, art is meant to be seen.


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Der  ist ein Naturhafen im Stadtgebiet von  auf der Südinsel von Neuseeland.

Geographie
Der  befindet sich nördlich bis nordnordöstlich angrenzend an das Stadtzentrum von  und umfasst per Definition die Fläche, beginnend nördlich und südlich des Jachthafens bis an die nordnordöstlich Spitze des Naturhafens, der bei Ebbe teilweise trocken fällt. Der  wird durch eine 20 bis maximal 90 m breite und knapp 9 km lange Landzunge, die  genannt wird, von der  /  getrennt.

Der südwestliche andere Teil des Gewässers, der von der  /  aus über die Fahrrinne des Hafeneingangs, beginnend zwischen dem südwestlichen Ende der  und der gegenüberliegenden schmalen Insel nördlich von  erreichbar ist, ist dem  zuzuordnen.

2011 wurde für die Schifffahrt zum  die Fahrrinne auf eine Tiefe von 8,10 m ausgebaggert und besitzt eine Gesamtbreite von rund 290 m. Abgesehen von der Fahrrinne, dem Hafengebiet des  und drei kleinen Senken östlich der Insel , die Tiefen von bis zu 10,6 m aufweisen, ist das Gewässer des  mit Tiefen von 0,1 m bis 3,8 m sehr flach und größtenteils auch für kleinere Segelboote nicht zu befahren.

Geschichte
Die enge und versandete Hafeneinfahrt war in den frühen Jahren der Einwanderung nach Neuseeland ein großes Problem für die Schifffahrt. Nachdem 1842 das Einwandererschiff  in der Hafeneinfahrt auf Grund lief und Schiffbruch erlitt, war klar, das etwas für die Sicherheit der Schiffe getan werden musste. Zu jener Zeit lag die Hafeneinfahrt noch zwischen der Südspitze von  und , einem aus dem Wasser herausragenden Felsen. Im Jahr 1906 wurde mit "" eine neue Hafeneinfahrt durch die  angelegt und in den Jahren 1953 bis 1966 und 1983/84 fanden umfangreiche Ausbaggerungen und Auffüllungen für den Ausbau der Werften statt.

Auf der  nordwestlich des  wurde im Jahr 1862 der in England gefertigte Leuchtturm errichtet. Dieser wurde von  in  gebaut und die gusseiserne Konstruktion in Teilen per Schiff nach  gebracht. Bis in das Jahr 1915 wurde das Leuchtfeuer des Leuchtturms noch mit Öl befeuert und von zwei Leuchtturmwärter betreut, die mit ihren Familien in Holzhäuschen neben dem Leuchtturm wohnten.

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Naturhafen in Neuseeland
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10 popular places to visit in Argentina
Argentina as one of the major countries in the southern part of the American continent turned out to store a variety of stunning natural beauty. Some landscapes in Argentina became tourist attraction that always brings a lot of tourists. No wonder Argentina has become one of the tourist destinations in the America continent. For those of you who are planning to visit Argentina, below are 10 popular places to visit in Argentina:
1. Buenos Aires
One of the most unusual locations in Argentina is Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is a city that never really sleep and offering things that are countless to do and see such as learning and watching tango dance.
2. Bariloche
Bariloche region, along with Seven Lakes, is a mountainous region in western Argentina which has skiing, trekking, and mountain together with Shope, sweets, cafés and chocolate shops. Classic climate of this area is mixed well with exotic locations to deliver a truly memorable retreat.
3. Cordoba
Cordoba is the second largest city in Argentina. Cordoba contains a number of buildings were left over from Spanish colonialism, such as the church and part of the oldest universities in the country. This university has attracted people from all over the country for hundreds of years, and partly as a result of this, Cordoba is often regarded as one of the most culturally rich cities in the country as well. This objective is also full of things to do such as taking golf courses, or you can take a trip, horse biking and much more.
Church in Cordoba
4. Mendoza
For travelers who prefer a little snow during their adventures in Argentina, they will visit Mendoza. Although the access to the Andes mountain is a quite easy, Mendoza has activities such as horseback riding, hiking, and rafting as well as more cultural activities such as wine tasting (for abundant number of wineries in the area).
5. Andes Mountain
Speaking about Andes, these mountains are a major feature of South America and offer a lot of things for visitors to do. Whether it is skiing down one of the slopes, climbing Aconcagua (the highest mountain in the entire chain), or just flying over them to see, Andes remains accessible and attractive as part of any vacation.
6. Mount Fitz Roy
Fitz Roy is a very beautiful mountain with a typical mountain view covered by snow. The mountain is located near the village of El Chalten in Patagonia southern region, precisely on the border between Argentina and Chile. The mountain is very famous among trekkers or nature lovers.
Mount Fitz Roy
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7. Perito
Perito is an expanse of amazing glaciers attraction. It is located in Los Glaciares National Park in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina. Perito is one of three glaciers that grow in the region of Patagonia. Perito Moreno glacier stretches the width of 5 km and has a height of about 74 meters above the surface of the Argentina Lake. The depth chunks of ice that exist in this glacier reach 170 meters.
8. The Salinas Grandes
The salt desert Salinas Grandes is located in Córdoba and Santiago del Estero province in Sierra, Argentina. The Salinas Grandes covers an area of 3200 m² (8290 km²). This area is an important natural resource for sodium and potassium mining industry in Argentina. Visiting this area will certainly be a new experience for you because it can not be found in other countries.
The Salinas Grandes
9. Northwest Argentina: Salta & Jujuy
Salta province is known for salt plains and Calchaqui Valleys, with stunning red rock formations. Nearby there is Jujuy province which also offers some incredible views of natural, archaeological sites and cultural exploration.
Salta & Jujuy
10. El Chalten
Recognized as a superb hiking site, El Chalten is a paradise for nature lovers who want to explore the beautiful landscape of Patagonia. Located just three hours from El Calafate, visitors can take a bus from Calafate that is offering views along the way.
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Truck Alliance-Shenzhen Youboxun Technology Co., Ltd.
Currently China's largest road logistics Internet information platform, Truck Alliance has set up an online marketplace for long-haul deliveries. They are committed to supporting China's highway logistics infrastructure and providing financial services for small enterprises in the entire logistics industry. With more than 85% of China's truckers being self-employed, the logistics operation is scattered and inefficient. Through this integration of trucks, and by using the Intelligent PDA and POS application, they hope to streamline processes and boost efficiency in an industry where trucks spend hours standing empty and rely on chaotic service centres to obtain their next load.
1. Once an order is placed, the system transfers the customer's name, phone number, and delivery address to the driver's mobile intelligent terminal. At the designated address, drivers use the smart terminal to open the order, print, and scan the labels to verify that he has received the goods.
2. After reaching the distribution centers, drivers unload the goods and use the PDA to scan the barcode label to confirm its drop-off. This information is uploaded real time to the back-end system and is relayed to the customer.
3. Payment for service can be collected through the mobile smart payment terminal. Other available services include rejecting the return and confirmation of product installation and commissioning.
1. There is an intelligent dispatch of trucks as cargo sorting and loading are accurate and efficient.
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3. With the mobile smart payment terminal, it can scan the inspection goods receipt code, query the system receivables and complete the card payment, to achieve logistics, information and capital flow.