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Towards Personal, Social and Political Autonomy : Revisiting Cornelius Castoriadis
On December 29, 2019 By Tony TaylorIn neoliberalism, Politics, Youth and Community Work, Youth Work1 Comment
I suspect only a handful of people know of my admiration for Cornelius Castoriadis, the remarkable Greek philosopher, psychoanalyst and political activist. Even some of my closest friends haven't been persuaded to spend time with my faltering attempts to acquaint them with his thinking. Yet, across the years, his simple, yet profound proposal continues to resonate.
I ask to be able to participate directly in all the social decisions that may affect my existence, or the general course of the world in which I live. I do not accept the fact that my lot is decided, day after day, by people whose projects are hostile to me or simply unknown to me, and for whom we, that is I and everyone else, are only numbers in a general plan or pawns on a chessboard, and that, ultimately, my life and death are in the hands of people whom I know to be, necessarily, blind.
Indeed back in 2010 I contributed an article,'What has Cornelius Castoriadis to say about Youth Work?' to Youth & Policy – see more below. In the ensuing years I have drawn on my understanding of Castoriadis, especially in a critique of neoliberalism's overwhelming behavioural modification project, its goal being to turn us in on ourselves, to privatise our existence. Yet, in truth, I have ducked using explicitly key motifs in his work, notably the idea of the 'imaginary' as a way of shedding light on what's going on in the world. Without doubt this reluctance stems from my long-lasting experience of an anti-intellectual and anti-theoretical tradition in youth work, little affected, it seems, by the shift in its full-time garb to being a graduate profession. I am on record as recognising this hostility to theory as not being at all simply bloody-mindedness. A significant amount of theory, as Castoriadis himself argues, is an effort to impose a template on reality, which often fails to convince. In this context it's no wonder that practitioners fall back on 'common-sense'.
However, as a New Year, hardly glowing with radical optimism dawns, I am motivated to have a fresh dialogue with youth workers [and perchance others] as to whether Castoriadis connects with our contemporary concerns. In seeking to do so I continue to be indebted to David Curtis, his tireless advocate, who maintains the Cornelius Castoriadis Agora International Website, which contains a recently updated version of his exploration of 'the rising tide of insignificancy', a dominant theme in the later writings of Castoriadis.
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I'm inspired too by the discovery that two Australian social work academics, Phillip Ablett and Christine Morley, have published recently a piece, 'Social work as revolutionary praxis? The contribution to critical practice of Cornelius Castoriadis's political philosophy'. At the moment it is to be found in the November edition of the journal, Critical and Radical Social Work. The abstract goes as follows:
Social work is a contested tradition, torn between the demands of social governance and autonomy. Today, this struggle is reflected in the division between the dominant, neoliberal agenda of service provision and the resistance offered by various critical perspectives employed by disparate groups of practitioners serving diverse communities. Critical social work challenges oppressive conditions and discourses, in addition to addressing their consequences in individuals' lives. However, very few recent critical theorists informing critical social work have advocated revolution. A challenging exception can be found in the work of Cornelius Castoriadis (1922‐97), whose explication of ontological underdetermination and creation evades the pitfalls of both structural determinism and post-structural relativism, enabling an understanding of society as the contested creation of collective imaginaries in action and a politics of radical transformation. On this basis, we argue that Castoriadis's radical-democratic revisioning of revolutionary praxis can help in reimagining critical social work's emancipatory potential.
Hopefully we might spark together an engagement across youth, community and social work about the import of Castoriadis.
In the meantime I'll begin my return to Castoriadis with two offerings. The first is this absorbing interview with the man himself from 1989.
The second is the stumbling effort I made back in 2010 to introduce Castoriadis to a wider audience. It appeared in Youth and Policy, 105, November 2010. Other thinkers featured in this series were Paolo Freire and John Holt.
I began:
For over 30 years Cornelius Castoriadis has done my head in! In the mid-70's, being a pamphlet junkie, I could not resist his 'History as Creation', written under the pseudonym of Paul Cardan. Inside a few pages my head was throbbing. At the time I was a recent Marxist convert, bowled over by the sweeping explanatory power of Karl's grand theory. To be honest, the last thing I desired was some little known dissident revolutionary sowing uncertainty just as I had discovered certitude. Here was Castoriadis casting doubt as to whether any social theory or political programme could hold the key to understanding humanity's past, present or future. I was torn from his dangerous embrace by the damning verdict of my Trotskyist group's leadership. He was condemned as being little better than a liberal, a revisionist undermining the historical mission of the working class. This scathing put-down touched the raw nerve of my own liberal wavering in the face of Leninist orthodoxy and discipline, so I internalized my misgivings. To my shame, for most of the next decade, Castoriadis was consigned to a cardboard box under the stairs. For my part I strove to be the dedicated Marxist youth worker, armed with the correct scientific analysis, committed to politicising work with young people.
However, my cry of 'get thee behind me, Castoriadis' did not spare me the questions posed by life to anyone arguing for the radical transformation of society:
To what extent do we have a real grasp of why people think and act in the ways they do? What do we mean by notions of individual and collective consciousness, by the very idea of personality?
And, given that 'personalities', amongst other things, are black, white, straight, gay, women and men, born into contending classes, how might they discover and act upon a common sense of purpose in all their interests?
How indeed might revolutionary social and political change come about? As Castoriadis puts it, "to what extent does the contemporary situation give birth in people the desire and capacity to create a free and just society?" [1988a:33]
As a would-be agent of change, inside and outside of work, I wrestled with these fundamental dilemmas. Neither Marxism nor Youth Work provided convincing answers. Both fell short of comprehending the whole picture. Of course Marxism's supposed commitment to class struggle as the motor of history seemed to resolve the matter. However, its singular failure to appreciate the individual in all her idiosyncrasy weakened its collective aspiration. As for Youth Work, its claim to be person-centred was built on the shakiest of foundations, an eclectic mix of generalisations drawn from a social psychology devoid of any sense of exploitation and oppression. Confronted with this divide I rushed from pillar to post, arguing in Marxist circles for the importance of individuality, ranting in the Youth Work milieu about the centrality of class conflict. Neither side was won over. It was the late 1980's before I began to renew my acquaintance with Castoriadis and his fix on this mess of contradictions.
I concluded:
Ironically, whatever its rhetoric, state-funded Youth Work seems to have embraced with few tears the prescriptive agenda espoused until its recent demise by New Labour. In tune with the times, reflecting the widespread fatalism felt by so many, youth workers seem to be shrugging their shoulders in resignation at their situation. And yet, the struggle is not over. We do not need to accept the prevailing heteronomous view that human beings are the objects of history; that somehow we are nothing but pawns in the hands of a destiny determined either by God, Nature or the Global Market. In the spirit and pursuit of autonomy we must reaffirm that human beings create history. In doing so, therefore we know that the task is to nurture our striving to be individually and collectively autonomous. This never-ending process of mutual education will take place wherever we decide to give it a go – in the family, in school, in the workplace, within the community. It will be at its most intense in the collective passion of political struggle. Without doubt Youth Work can be such an arena, but it will be tough. Practitioners such as me have wasted perhaps more promising circumstances, but we can learn from the past if we are self-critical together. What's certain is that isolated individuals will not reforge a creative and questioning youth work practice. For this task we need each other's energy, analysis, experience, warmth, wit and humanity.
In his earlier writings, for instance, 'On the Content of Socialism', Castoriadis [1988b: 90-193] attempted to map out in detail the character of a future society, but over the years his work became more abstract. Nonetheless, David Curtis, his indefatigable translator, is right to stress the presence in his writings of the evocation of a way of living together that is cooperative and improvisatory, like the best kind of jazz or the finest moments in Youth Work! It is "a kind of life that does not deny rationality, planning and organising, but does not confuse the plan with living nor does it live for the plan." [Foreword, 1988a: xviii] It is a kind of life that requires the passionate commitment of its participants. In his fondness for Greek sources Castoriadis quotes from the great chorus in 'Antigone', 'there are many amazing phenomena, but none as amazing as the human being'. His emphasis on the heights to which humanity can climb contrasts with the sullen or complacent routine passivity prevalent today, summed up in the absurd adage, 'nothing ever changes and nothing ever will'. As citizens and youth workers we must keep aflame a belief in the possibility of creating together a world that truly belongs to us all, the autonomous society of Castoriadis' and our imagination. Indeed, in the last year or so the embers of resistance have been poked into life by the emergence of the In Defence of Youth Work Campaign, which asserts in the name of democracy and emancipation, 'the essential significance of the youth worker, whose outlook, integrity and autonomy is at the heart of fashioning a serious, yet humorous, improvisatory yet rehearsed educational practice with young people' [IDYW: 2009 ]. I will leave the last word with Castoriadis himself.
"It is not what is, but what could be and should be, that has need of us." [ 1997:130]
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If anyone has time, energy and interest enough to pursue these offerings your critical thoughts would be deeply appreciated.
Forever Young? Youth Work Then and Now
On December 22, 2019 By Tony TaylorIn Children and Young People, neoliberalism, Politics, Youth and Community Work, Youth WorkLeave a comment
I'm pleased, even if the times seem dark, to have an article in this special edition of CONCEPT, the always challenging and diverse Scottish Community Education journal.
Entitled 'The Decline of the Local Authority Youth Service in England – Reflections of an actor in its demise' its conclusion written a few months ago is not too far off the mark.
Let me finish, though, on a fanciful if melodramatic note. Given the present political turmoil, it is possible that by the end of the year we will be governed by either an authoritarian, right-wing, populist administration or by a progressive alliance [Labour, SNP, Greens, Plaid Cymru] committed to a social-democratic programme of redistribution and renationalisation. In these contrasting scenarios, what price youth work, what price a Youth Service?
Mel Aitken and Mae Shaw, the editors explain:
This is a special issue of Concept which considers the changed and changing landscape of youth work in the UK. It includes contributions which take a backward look in order to locate present day developments, articles which reflect on contemporary themes, issues and practices, and interviews with current youth workers who are striving to manage the contradictions of politics and policy for young people, on the ground.
Youth Work: A 2020 Vision Editorial Introduction Ian Fyfe
'Open' Youth Work in 2019: A backward look Bernard Davies
Youth Work: Converging and diverging responses in Scotland Annette Coburn, Sinead Gormally
The decline of the Local Authority Youth Service in England: Reflections of an actor in its demise Tony Taylor
'That was another moment where people were like wow! These young people have really done something!' Christina McMellon
Relocating Place in the Life of Neo-Liberal Youth Alan Mackie
On the Ground Interviews with three youth workers Sabrina Tickle, Karen Anderson, Gemma Burn
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Forever Young? Youth Work Then and Now Mel Aitken, Mae Shaw
Dave Backwith counsels caution, whilst continuing to hope
On December 12, 2019 By Tony TaylorIn neoliberalism, PoliticsLeave a comment
I'm really pleased to post this response to my piece, 'Seizing the Moment' from a dear friend and comrade of thirty years, Dave Backwith, author of 'Social Work, Poverty And Social Exclusion'. I do so late on a Wednesday evening, full of dread about tomorrow, but hanging on to hope.
As Ken Loach's video says the UK general election on 12th December does indeed promise to be a Fork in the Road (https://twitter.com/kenloachsixteen/status/1204365910947061760) a game changer, one way or the other. It the Tories get a clear win we're likely to have the most right-wing, anti-working class and racist government in living memory. And given the polls and the bile the mainstream media are pumping out, uncertainty about the result and what to do to try to influence it, is hardly surprising
But Tony urges us to seize the moment and vote to oust the Tories. Well, I would if I could.
I share much of Tony's ambivalence towards Labour. But, like it or not Labour or, more likely, a Labour-led coalition are the only viable alternative to another Tory government – and we've had more than enough of them: ten long years!!!). That said, I've doubts about Tony's conclusion that "We have a fleeting opportunity to close the era of social selfishness and launch a renewed era of social solidarity".
One doubt is about the some of the limits of the 'our' much-trumpeted democracy and whether the election is likely to bring a government that can lead a shift from 'social selfishness to social solidarity'. Like Tony I was pleased to see Akala and co's letter and support the gist of it. But the fact is for a lot of people, whether they've registered and, if so, whether they vote, and who they vote for will make no difference at all to the overall result. Where I live the Tories had majorities of around 19-20,000 in both 2015 and 2017 – taking about 60% of the vote. In other words, if the 'left' parties formed an anti-Tory pact and they all backed the same candidate, the Tories would still win – comfortably. According to Wikipedia there were 172 safe Tory seats in 2010. Much of the south of England is so-called 'electoral deserts' where effectively the Tories face no contest. Of course, the electoral landscape is shifting and what were once taken for granted votes are no longer guaranteed. And, apparently, it is people on low incomes who are most likely to change their vote.
But as Clare Ainsley also argues (http://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2019/11/27/class-still-matters-in-elections-but-its-changing-nature-needs-to-be-understood/) these working class votes have to be won and what matters most to them are incomes, welfare reform, housing and the NHS. In a country with 14 million people living in poverty, rising homelessness and ever starker inequalities that's not surprising. Where these things come together is that for Labour to form a coalition government in which "which politicians listen acutely to the people and to each other" needs a social movement which addresses the issues which impact on people's lives, mobilizes them and thereby offers a convincing prospect of radical change. I think Tony is right to emphasize that, 'People-led change' goes beyond voting and is built on, "ongoing involvement in politics, in the grass-roots struggles to transform our collective existence".
Historically, it's not hard to show that the Labour Party has never been about people led change and even at its reforming best (the 1945 government) has made top-down changes for people rather than leading a movement, or movements, of the people. Today, however radical Labour's manifesto might be, there's little sign of them leading a popular movement against neo-liberalism. I think Tony's right to say that 'Corbynism' has rattled the establishment, hence the landslide of vitriol intended to discredit Corbyn. But that would flood of poison will be as nothing compared to what would be unleashed if he did become prime minister. To withstand such an onslaught the parliamentary Labour Party, and any coalition partners, would need to be rock solidly defiant and would need the popular, active support of poor, oppressed and exploited people. I don't think that's likely to happen but if it would be a start in making democracy real: by people struggling for control over their lives. That would definitely be a nail in the coffin of the selfish bullshit of neo-liberalism..
Corbyn and Anti-Semitism – Prof Gus John answers Archbishop Welby
On December 9, 2019 December 10, 2019 By Tony TaylorIn neoliberalism, Politics1 Comment
Back in 2015 Gus John took a breath at the age of 70, reflecting on fifty years of struggle. On the In Defence of Youth Work web site we observed, 'Prof. Gus John arrived in the UK in August 1964, aged 19, to study for the priesthood. But almost from the moment he arrived he became involved in what was to become his life's calling – education, youth work and the struggle for social justice and human rights for embattled communities as an activist and an academic.'
Thankfully Gus is still struggling and following his motto, 'Do Right! Fear No One!', he has resigned from his position on the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns in protest at Archbishop Welby's endorsement of the Chief Rabbi's condemnation of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party. I hope you will find time to engage with his coruscating rebuke to what might be called 'the establishment at prayer' and its damaging intervention into the most significant election for decades – see my 'From Social Selfishness to Social Solidarity'.
Corbyn and Anti-Semitism
Prof Gus John answers Archbishop Welby
Of Stained-Glass Houses and Stones
On 26 November 2019, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, backed the Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in his condemnation of Jeremy Corbyn's handling of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party, stating that Mirvis' criticism of Corbyn and the Labour Party should 'alert us to the deep sense of insecurity and fear felt by many British Jews'. In response, Professor Gus John, independent consultant and a lay member of the Archbishops' Council's Committee on Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns (CMEAC)*wrote:
So, the jury has returned its verdict.
Jeremy Corbyn has failed the fitness to practice test. His fitness to lead the nation has been tested in his handling of complaints of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party and he has failed that test. What is more, under his watch the Labour Party is suffering the 'shame' of being investigated by the government's anti-discrimination watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
This is all most intriguing. Let's take a moment to dissect it. Corbyn is considered unfit to lead a government because with him at the helm his party has failed to deal swiftly and decisively with the anti-Semitic conduct of a minute proportion of its members. This has cause hurt among the Jewish population and alienated Jewish supporters of Labour. So, Corbyn is presumed to be guilty of 'joint enterprise', because although he himself is a committed anti-racist and against anti-Jewish racism, by implication he has colluded with those who are not by failing to act decisively against them. As such, his is taken to be a failure of leadership in that he did not ensure that appropriate mechanisms existed within the Labour Party to deal with complaints of anti-Semitism in a timely fashion. But, the absence of such mechanisms and processes is an organisational and institutional issue. The matters being complained against and being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission are ones which are to do mainly with the conduct of individuals, whether they are rank and file members of the Labour Party or people holding official positions in the party.
Why this distinction? It seems to me that what is missing in this whole hysterical discourse which sounds increasingly like populism on speed, is that discrimination against any group or population in society who are rendered outsiders and not quite considered integral to the body politic typically manifests in at least four observable ways: structural, cultural, institutional and personal. In this case, the actions of individuals in the Labour Party and what those actions indicate about their attitudes to the Jewish community are considered to be indicative of an embedded culture of anti-Semitism within Labour, a culture presumably endorsed and sustained by Jeremy Corbyn, if only by his failure to deal with the people responsible for perpetuating it in a timely fashion.
So, the Chief Rabbi proclaims with all the authority that goes with his position that Jeremy Corbyn is not fit to lead a government of a country in which Jews that have been so let down by him have to continue not only to live but to be full citizens. The actions of people within the Labour Party whom he has failed to deal with have caused the entire Jewish community to have cause to look over their shoulders as they go about their daily business and the responsibility for that must be laid at Corbyn's feet. The sense I make of that is that combating racism and anti-Semitism will not be safe in Corbyn's hands, so on 12 December, people should think carefully about what they do in the ballot box and let their conscience lead them, because if he has failed to do his duty by the Jewish community and to get that right, he surely cannot be trusted to get anything else right. The media on the other hand reacts to the Chief Rabbi as if he were the Pope, speaking for all British Jews as the Pope would for all Roman Catholics. Secular Jews and those who do not hold with the views of Jews for Labour are considered not to matter.
It seems to me that the Chief Rabbi and those powerful figures like the Archbishop of Canterbury who have weighed in behind him are being more than a little sectarian and establishing a hierarchy of oppression if they seriously expect the entire nation to judge Corbyn and his capacity to run the country for the good of all its citizens on the basis of their assessment of his performance in dealing with anti-Semitism.
This is all happening at a time when, despite the government and the media focusing on Brexit as the only show in town, people's lives are being lost and their fundamental rights being trampled upon as a direct consequence of the government's hostile environment. At a time when citizens of the African and Asian diaspora have to be constantly 'looking over their shoulder' for fear of being ambushed by border force apparatchiks, or by right wing vigilantes who appoint themselves as defenders of our country and its borders. At a time when employers, landlords, schools/colleges/universities, doctors surgeries, A & E departments and other health providers are being appointed without their say so as immigration officers and extensions of the UK's border force under the Immigration Act 2016; when people who as young black men were harassed and criminalised by the police 40 years ago under the 'Sus' law are being told now that they are undocumented and they must leave the UK because they have a criminal record and have therefore forfeited their right to remain; when undocumented workers who having been denied benefits are having whatever earnings they derive from casual work confiscated as 'proceeds of crime'; children being excluded from school for not having the proper uniform because they are being fed from food banks and their parents/carers cannot afford to buy the clothes and shoes that would make them compliant with the school's uniform policy. One could go on.
I am not aware of the Chief Rabbi or/and the Archbishop of Canterbury alerting the nation to the quality of leadership that perpetrates and sustains such human rights violations. I have been an external examiner for colleges and universities for the last forty years. I have lived in the UK since 1964. I am to attend an examining board next week where a student will be defending her PhD thesis and I have been given strict instructions to make sure and bring my passport to prove I have the right to work, or else I won't be able to present my external examiner's report.
This is the state at structural level doing to sections of the population what the Chief Rabbi is accusing the leader of the Labour Party of being nonchalant about with respect to his party's treatment of Jews. If the number of deaths in custody that the African community has suffered for half a century without a single police officer being found guilty of murder or manslaughter had occurred within the Jewish community, by now the entire nation would have been brought to a standstill. Given our interlocking histories on the axis of race, ethnicity and class in post-colonial Britain, no one group in the society has a monopoly on oppression, or on hurt.
And what gives the Archbishop of Canterbury the right to endorse the Chief Rabbi's scaremongering about Corbyn and adopt such a lofty moral position in defence of the Jewish population? I have often had cause to wonder how it is that Justin Welby was made Archbishop of Canterbury, rather than John Sentamu. Sentamu consecrated Welby as Bishop of Durham in York Minster in October 2011. By November 2012, just one year after becoming a Bishop, it was announced that Justin Welby was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, though it was widely expected – in some circles at least – that Sentamu would get that post. Sentamu was a highly respected black senior cleric and had been a Bishop since 1996 and Archbishop of York since 2005, six years before he consecrated Welby a Bishop. It may well be that the appointments committee prayed and fasted and sought divine revelation before making their choice, so let me not gainsay the workings of the Holy Spirit! Be that as it may, if Anglicans in the UK from the African and Asian diaspora were to judge Justin Welby as the leader of the established church by the same criteria he appears to be employing in his assessment of Jeremy Corbyn, he too would fail the fitness to lead test. There are numerous reasons why Anglican clergy, laity and employees within the Anglican Church who are so-called black and ethnic minority don't call out the Archbishop of Canterbury on racism in the church and its leadership, in the same way that he sees fit to join the orchestrated condemnation of Jeremy Corbyn. Maybe, just maybe, he has now given them permission to do so. Those who occupy houses clad with stained glass should perhaps be a trifle more careful when they join others in throwing stones.
Professor Gus John – 26 November 2019
CMEAC RESIGNATION – PROF GUS JOHNDownload
In addition a copy of Prof Gus John's resignation letter
If you are unfamiliar with Gus John's history, you might find the following links revealing.
Reflections on the 1981 Moss Side 'Riots' : Gus John
Being Black & Dead While Excluded

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I like Facebook. I like AV. I like Facebook groups and I like selling selling AV! I like using FB to sell AV. But what I don't like is selling AV and seeing my clients discuss it on Facebook. So, I actually don't like Facebook anymore.
I love to use social media platforms to connect with fellow industry people, local businesses, and of course business opportunities if they arise. Let's be honest, that's what business is about: creating opportunities. One of the ways in which I've found opportunities is to join several communities located within these social media platforms.
I've joined many groups, some strictly industry-based, but also many that focus on specific market segments that my company works in. One of those channels is House of Worship. As a member of these community groups, I've found that you spend more time sharing knowledge and encouraging proper procedures than actually selling a service, although the latter does happen well enough.
A little while ago I was asked to consult with a friend of mine who's church facility was about to undergo a large seven figure renovation. Lots of remodelling and a bunch of new technical capabilities were being addressed. One of the first things that came to light during our project discovery meeting was the lack of both an IDP (Integrated Design Process) and an AV firm to handle the actual systems designs. This both disappointed me and excited me at the same time. After the initial discovery meeting, it was determined that my firm could take an advisory role in the project but that all the designs and specifications would be handled in-house by the facilities volunteers. As I'm sure you can imagine, this was disappointing but not unexpected as this is something we encounter often, and usually gain new business after the initial installation, providing needed upgrades and additions to the initial project to address issues within the original system design.
In our newfound advisor role, we made strong suggestions regarding aspects of the system design. Some of our suggestions were a stronger than others — there are times when there is clearly a right way and a wrong way set up a system and we can't sit idly by and watch an incorrect system design. But imagine my surprise when I would see my recommendation show up in one of these social media groups as a question!
This doesn't bother me so much as I find it a little distasteful (our client didn't seem to realize that I'm in the same groups), but it does provide a bigger challenge. Because now we have to convince both the lead tech volunteer, the ministries leadership, and every person who commented on that social media post.
This isn't something that we've really experienced on a large scale in our industry. More then ever before, we are now having to defend our decisions and even our suggestions to more then just the actual clients but also to anyone in a social media group that our clients might belong too, no matter what the qualifications are of the social media group member. Luckily for us, in this project we are only advisors; everything is billable time, so the more questions were asked, the more we bill, but that isn't always the case.
What I want you to take away from my experience in this project is to be aware of your projects as they exist online. If you know where your clients are getting their questions, you have the opportunity to get out in front of those questions and address their concerns before it costs you additional time and money. The online community is great, but anyone can be an expert online, and when it comes to the technically advanced systems that we as AV integrators deal with every day, sometimes you need to be wary of that online volunteer community base.
Thanks for reading and I'd love to hear from you in the comments about your experiences with online communities!


"I am part of the Emergency Response Planning Team and its our role to plan a strategic emergency response for Nepal and mobilise resources. This means we identify funding from donors worldwide and plan which sector (e.g, shelter, health) ADRA will respond to. Since the emergency response, we have identified funding for the initial response (0-3 months) and early recovery response (3-6 months). Although the disaster only affected 39 Districts out of 75 Districts, the earthquake has shaken up the entire country. People are fearful as the country experiences 2-3 aftershocks a day, some mild and some more severe. ADRA's Emergency Response Team have been resilient and I am proud to be apart of it! We have worked 16 hour days for up to 10 consecutive days and the team just keep on going. No experience or news report can fully prepare you for a disaster because every disaster is different and the people you help are different each time.
Food distribution is still a challenge and some of the Districts are inaccessible due to land slides. Looting is taking place against transportation trucks in the rural districts because people are desperate. ADRA has not experienced any security challenges yet, but many of our aid colleagues have faced challenges; and so we continue to remain on alert.
Nepal has a long road to recovery ahead. It's sad to know a lot of the investment put into developing the country has been wiped out in this disaster. Nevertheless, ADRA UK has had a good working relationship with ADRA Nepal for many years and although many communities will need to start from scratch the Nepalese are resilient! Everyday I wake up to work with the Nepalese people and I am just amazed by them! They are such kind hearted people, always smiling and I just don't get it. Some of the staff at ADRA Nepal have lost their homes but they come to work everyday to work for others. It's hard to put into words but the best I can say is 'there is just something special about the Nepalese".


Rachel Marks studied English at Exeter University before becoming a primary school teacher. After having her first son, she decided to focus mainly on being a mum, teaching one day a week and nurturing her creative side by starting a small photography business.
Despite always loving to write, it wasn't until she gained a place on the 2016 Curtis Brown Creative online novel writing course that she started to believe it could be anything more than just a much-loved hobby. Her inspiration for her first novel came from the challenges she faced with her eldest son, testing and fascinating in equal measure. When she discovered Pathological Demand Avoidance, a poorly understood Autism Spectrum Disorder, she could finally make sense of her son's behavior, and the idea for the first novel fell into place.


Union Oil Co. of Canada, Ltd./The British American Oil Co., Ltd.
Offices were located in Los Angeles, CA. Reporting mark added 7/1925. Cars were transferred to The British American Oil Co., Ltd. in 194x. Cars were drawn from parent Union Oil Co. of California fleet (UOCX reporting marks) and peaked at 70 cars in 1930. No longer listed 4/1949.
Data has been taken from the following ORERs (MM/YY): 7/1925-5/1929, 7/1929-8/1929, 10/1929-11/1929, 1/1930-4/1930, 7/1930-4/1942 & 10/1942-1/1949.


Parklands Sports Club Football Team composed of both junior and senior members of Parkland Sports Club. The team prides itself in having participated in organized Kenya Football Federation league and also enjoyed a good run in the then Moi Golden cup tournament currently referred as GOTV Shield Tournament. The team is vast in history which can be traced back in the past years with the number of trophies displayed in the Clubs trophy cabinet. Parklands Sports Club Football team has churned out good players notable among them former Kenyan International Llyod Wahome who currently turns out for Football Kenya Federation (fkf) champions Tusker fc, among others.
The team practices every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1730hrs to 1900hrs at Parklands Sports Club ground. The training program is flexible so as to accommodate both the employed/working team members and those who're coming from far distance to have time to sign off work and still catch up with the team for training.
Currently, the team is participating in Mentors Soccer League (MSL) which is a cooperate league and we're second in the table log (with two games in hand) having played four games and won all convincingly. The team gets invites from different tournament organizers within and outside Nairobi county.


Tickets are available on Eventbrite for both singers and audience.
All Saints Chorus will be welcoming in the Yule tide spirit and raising a few smiles in their annual Christmas Concert On Saturday 8 December 2018 at 6:30 pm, featuring the children of Nelson Primary School, East Ham. Many of your Christmas favourites as well as carols for choir and audience all wrapped up with the gorgeous playing by the percussion and brass members of the All Saints Orchestra.
Following on from their triumph singing Beethoven's Magnificent Ninth Symphony, this will be a more relaxed experience, allowing time to rejoice and reflect upon the coming of Christmas.
Tickets are available on Event Bright .
We are a friendly community choir. There are no auditions and no prior musical experience is required. Anyone who wants to sing is heartily welcome.
We meet on Tuesdays during term time from 8pm until 9.45pm at West Ham Parish Church, E15 3HU. Contact us on 07933 983652 for further information.


I am on a jalapeno kick lately… this sounds perfect to me!
This sounds GREAT! Adore Susan's blog. Great SRC choice!
Three cheese plus jalapenos?? Yes, please! These sound amazing!!
Such a wonderful appetizer! Great pick!
Love mac and cheese. I haven't ever made little bites. These are super cute. Happy Reveal day!!
My "kids" if you want to call them that (my youngest is 17) 🙂 love jalapeno poppers and mac n cheese, so this would be a treat for them.
Oh goodness. My favorite food groups. Cheese, cheese, and jalapeno. Making these!
These look great, perfect for a party! I had your lovely blog this month and really enjoyed going through the recipes. I had to adapt your recipe slightly as I had next to no equipment but it was delicious none the less. Can't wait to try your other recipes.
This recipe looks delicious! I love mac and cheese so i am looking forward to making this one specially since it has a kick of spicy in it.


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Where do drug names come from? According to Octavia Spencer's SNL character, the contacts in her cellphone
by Tracy Staton |
On SNL Saturday night, Octavia Spencer's character accuses Merck (and, apparently unknowingly, other drugmakers) of stealing drug names from her cellphone.
Drugmakers spend big money crafting the names of their new products. Specialists draw on the "personalities" of each letter of the alphabet—which is why we get so many Z's and X's—brainstorm dozens of candidates and run their ideas by the FDA for its all-important approval.
What comes out, in the end, are brand names that seem to describe extraterrestrial peoples, newly discovered tropical fruits, high-tech robotics tools, arcane mathematical models, new and perhaps ill-advised fusion cuisines ... you name it. Drug names are like Rorshach splotches, with perceptions that say as much about the beholder as the beheld.
Related: What's in a (drug) name? We asked the #FierceMadness champs
And they're prime candidates for spoofing. Just ask Saturday Night Live's writers, who regularly satirize pharma and its marketing. A March 4 sketch puts forth a unified theory of drug names, articulated by episode host and 2017 Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer, for Hidden Figures.
The setting: An arbitration hearing in a claim against Merck, for stealing the Spencer character's "intellectual property." How? The company "named dozens of drugs after members of my family," she claims.
Never mind that many of the drugs she then cites aren't Merck products; we're in SNL-land after all. But here's how the argument goes. "In December 2004, the company created Seasonique," Spencer's character says, holding up a card bearing the Teva contraceptive pill's logo. Name stolen! Years before that, in 1997, the character had a child, she says, calling that daughter into the room: "Please say hello to Seasonique Boniva Williams."
The Spencer character goes on to cite her own name—Lyrica, Pfizer's seizure and pain drug—and a series of others among cousins, neighbors, even a hairdresser. She introduces a colleague, Lunestra, who fell asleep on her keyboard at work, inspiring Merck to call a new insomnia drug by a similar name. And Boniva is, of course, the Roche osteoporosis med marketed by spokeswoman Sally Field.
"These people aren't coming up with new drug names," Spencer says. "They're just flipping through the contacts in my phone."
The kicker? Her dog's name is Humira, and winning $20 million in this fictional dispute with Merck means she can "finally put Tylenol through college."
Cue laughter, because drug names are—yes—funny. No funnier than those on many consumer products; consider Clorox, which might be a cough medicine in another lifetime, or Kaboom!, a bathroom cleaning product that could be a crude name for a GI med.
Want more drug-name commentary? Take a look at our 2015 drug-name bracket, the story beyond the choice of the bracket winner's name, and the reader comments that came with it. And if you have your own thoughts, please share with me on Twitter. We might just come back with another drug-name contest sometime soon.
drug launch drug names Merck & Co. Teva Pharmaceutical Lunesta Roche Humira Tylenol Seasonique
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Esta é uma lista de monarcas britânicos por longevidade, ordenada conforme a quantidade de anos que viveram ou ainda vivem. A lista compreende todos os soberanos desde a União das Coroas de Inglaterra, Escócia e Irlanda em 1603. Os dias da lista são calculados a partir da diferença entre as datas de nascimento e falecimento.

Isabel II, a 12ª monarca britânica (nascida a 21 de abril de 1926, coroada em 6 de fevereiro de 1952 e falecida em 8 de setembro de 2022), foi a mais longeva monarca britânica de toda a história, alcançando a idade de . O atual monarca britânico Carlos III, nascido em 1948, possui atualmente  de idade.

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A rainha Ana governou o Reino da Inglaterra, o Reino da Escócia e o Reino da Irlanda desde 8 de março de 1702, tornando-se monarca do Reino da Grã-Bretanha após a união política da Inglaterra e da Escócia em 1 de maio de 1707. Seu reinado total durou 12 anos e 146 dias. Ana e Jorge I eram primos em segundo grau, pois ambos eram bisnetos de Jaime I e VI.

Ver também
 Lista de monarcas britânicos
 Lista de monarcas britânicos por tempo de reinado
 Lista de monarcas franceses por longevidade

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A woman was taken to hospital after being trapped in a car that crashed into the outer wall of an apartment building in Banbury.
Crews from Banbury and Kidlington fire stations were called to the incident outside Spencer Court on Britannia Road at around 10.20pm on Thursday (November 15).
The female driver suffered a serious injury to her arm and other minor injuries in the collision but no one inside the property was hurt.
Firefighters released the casualty from the vehicle by cutting off the roof of the car before South Central Ambulance Service took her to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
Thames Valley Police is investigating the cause of the incident.


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A 77-year-old male with prostate cancer cT3aN0M0, Gleason 8 and PSA 52 µg/L referred to androgen deprivation and radiation therapy with a prescribed dose of 50 Gy to the pelvic lymph node regions and 76 Gy to the prostate.
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Legislative changes which came into effect on 18 December 2017 prescribe a new regime with respect to the supply of alcohol to minors.
It has always been the case that it is unlawful for a licensee of a licensed premises (e.g. a hotel or bottle shop etc) to supply alcohol to a minor.
The changes to the law now seek to prohibit the provision of alcohol to teenagers at halls, warehouses, industrial sheds and out buildings.
the supply of alcohol is consistent with the responsible supervision of the minor.
A "responsible adult" is defined to include a parent of the minor.
the quantity and type of alcohol supplied and the period over which it is supplied.
It is clear that the legislature has targeted big parties and events where large groups of teenagers are supplied with alcohol.
The new legislation also attempts to codify the limited circumstances where alcohol can be served to minors in private settings when there is adequate parental supervision present and prior parental consent to the consumption of alcohol has been obtained.
A link is provided below to a publication entitled "Parent Frequently Asked Questions" published by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.


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The Astrology of the Greatest Football Upsets
May 27, 2014 · by ccapricorn
The one fundamental question that has so far foxed us all is how to predict the results of football matches. Some Malaysian businessmen believe they have found a way but it's notoriously risky and unreliable.
Astrology has a method by way of the Contest chart. This involves casting a chart for kick off time, identifying which planet rules each team and judging their relative strengths.
It has to be said that this is not an exact science and certainly does not work for the main bulk of games.
It seems that the Universe is too busy sorting everyone else out to be worried about these, but just like all the rest of us, it is keen to sit down and watch a good old fashioned Cup Final. And when it does put its feet up in this way it loves nothing more than to create an upset.
Here's a few that it made earlier.
The 2004 European Championship Final pitted the hosts and favourites Portugal against the ultra defensive outsiders Greece. Normally most neutrals are on the side of the underdog but not in this case as they were universally vilified for their way of playing which basically involved refusing to give up. Greece's triumph was unexpected, considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments, where they failed to win a single match.
The chart has Capricorn rising, so Saturn represents the favourites, Portugal. The 7th house rules the underdog, so the Moon represents Greece
Saturn is in detriment in Cancer but also combust and in conjunction with the 7th house cusp ( opponents house ). Portugal are weak and in the power of Greece.
The Moon for Greece is not particularly strong in Aquarius and it was a sterile defensive performance.
The Moon's aspects show where the game is going to go. It is just past ( by one minute ) an inconjunct aspect to Saturn, so it's leaving Portugal. Its next aspect is a sextile to Pluto ( often an indicator of a shock ).
Possibly Mars in the 7th is another indicator of an upset.
Greece to win which they did 1 – 0.
This was not the first upset in a Euro Final as 1992 saw Denmark against Germany. Denmark hadn't even qualified for the competition. Originally, Yugoslavia qualified for the final stage, but due to the Yugoslav wars, the team was disqualified and their qualifying group's runner-up, Denmark, took their place.
Denmark's performance throughout the tournament made many people question whether intensive training was the best preparation as they all came in at the last minute to win having had a nice rest at home.
Mercury for Denmark is at the end of Cancer. Cancer, of course has a strong connection with the family, so Mercury being right at the end of this sign, shows that the Danish team was lazing about at home until the last minute.
Jupiter for Germany in its detriment in Virgo.
The Moon has left a trine aspect to Jupiter and is applying sextile to Mercury which would give it to Denmark. The Moon's next aspects are to Uranus, Neptune and Pluto so a shock is on the cards. Denmark won 2-0.
Surprisingly the World Cup hasn't had as many shocks in the final, but a smaller scale upset was where the favourites, Brazil lost to the host nation France in bizarre circumstances was in 1988.
The build-up was dominated by the fitness of Brazil's star striker, Ronaldo, who'd had a serious knee injury. He also suffered a convulsive fit on the eve of the match. After initially being left off the team sheet, it was announced just 72 minutes before kick-off that he was going to play. There were allegations of pressure being brought to play Ronaldo from his many sponsors, but the result for Brazil was that he was a pale imitation of his usual power and strength and this seemed to affect the team badly as they lost 3 – 0 to France.
The pre match confusion is reflected in the chart with Neptune bang on the Ascendant.
Saturn for Brazil was retrograde and closely conjunct Uranus suggesting that the favourites were going backwards and in for a shock.
The Moon for France was in dignity in Cancer.
The Moon's movements were first to oppose Neptune showing the chaotic build up and then to conjunct the 7th house cusp giving the game to France.
The only other World Cup Final that could be considered an upset was the 1950 Uruguay v Brazil. Although Uruguay were a good side, this was a shock to the Brazilians who felt it was their destiny to win as hosts in the Maracana.
This one is a bit tricky. Jupiter for Brazil is in dignity in Pisces ( if we count the old rulerships ). Jupiter is at home ( conjunct the 4th cusp ) but its next aspect is opposite Saturn.
Mercury for Uruguay is doing nothing.
The Moon is conjunct Pluto pointing to a shock.
Interestingly the Moon's first aspect is to Neptune just as it was in the 1988 chart. As this is in Leo it could well point to a Brazilian sense of their divine destiny to win. As it is a square aspect, it shows that this was illusory.
Venus is very closely conjunct the 7th house cusp and this was enough to give the game to Uruguay.
One tournament where there have been a few big shocks in the final is the English League Cup.
The 2011 League Cup Final between Arsenal and Birmingham was a case in point. Birmingham were fighting relegation at the time and did eventually go down that season. Arsenal were clear favourites.
Neither the Sun for Arsenal or Uranus for Birmingham are strong in Pisces.
The Moon has just left a sextile with the Sun and it continues to sextile Uranus. This is an example of a traditional astrological term " translation of light ". The Moon is translating the light of the Sun ( Arsenal ) to Uranus ( Birmingham ) a sure sign of a victory for the underdogs.
The Moon is also conjunct Pluto suggesting a shock.
The 1967 League Cup Final saw Third Division QPR play First Division West Brom. QPR were appearing in their first final, while WBA were the holders and obvious favourites.
Contest charts are interpreted much in the same way as Horaries and many people would say the same rules have to be applied. In a Horary when the Moon makes no aspects to any planets before leaving a sign this should be interpreted as meaning that nothing will come of the situation. We can't apply this to a football match of course because it will obviously be completed and someone has to win.
Astrologers are generally warned off trying to interpret charts with a Void of Course Moon but Capricorn Research is made of stern stuff and is undeterred.
Both the Sun for WBA and Uranus for QPR are weak but Uranus is conjunct Pluto suggesting a shock. The Moon is in a T Square and although its past Uranus it is applying to Saturn. Saturn is in the following sign at 0 degrees Aries but the T Square brings all the planets involved together, so we can take this as the Moon and Saturn's aspect being acceptable and also Saturn collects the Moon's energy and feeds it back to Uranus.
If we take traditional rulerships into account, QPR are ruled by Saturn, so a twin rulership would be Uranus and Saturn. The fact that they are both working in aspect together to take the Moon's transit gives the game to QPR.
A slight bending of the rules with hindsight here and if asked to predict it beforehand, Capricorn Research would definitely not be off down the bookies with this one.
1969 League Cup Final was between Arsenal and Swindon Town. Arsenal were a powerful force, this was the team that would do the double two years later. Swindon were in the Third Division.
However, with eight Arsenal players suffering from flu (which had led to their match the previous weekend being postponed) and the pitch deteriorating badly due both to heavy rain and also being host to the Horse of the Year show the previous week, circumstances did not favour Arsenal's short-ball game.
The Sun for Arsenal is weak towards the end of Pisces, a condition that fits nicely with their players being ill, and opposite Pluto threatening a shock. Uranus is also weak as its retrograde in Libra but it is closely conjunct Jupiter which has to be a good sign.
The Moon makes no aspect to either the Sun or Uranus but is conjunct the 7th house cusp indicating victory for the underdogs giving the game to Swindon.
The 1986 League Cup Final was between Oxford and QPR. Oxford were fighting relegation at the time and this was to be the only major honour in their history.
Mercury for QPR is doing nothing. Neptune for Oxford is retrograde.
Jupiter is conjunct the 7th cusp which should give it to Oxford.
The Moon makes no aspect to Mercury and has just past a trine to Neptune but the Moon, Jupiter and Neptune are part of an aspect pattern called an Easy Opposition. The Moon applies to oppose Jupiter which focuses effortlessly onto Neptune. As Jupiter and Neptune are co rulers of Pisces, the relationship is strengthened. All these factors together means Oxford win.
The FA Cup has produced some major shocks but perhaps the most notable one was the 1988 F A Cup Final between unfancied Wimbledon and perennial champions Liverpool.
Mercury for the League champions, Liverpool is dignified in Gemini. Neptune for Wimbledon is retrograde and conjunct Saturn but this just reflected their positions in life.
The Moon's next aspect is a trine to Neptune ( Wimbledon ) and then opposite Pluto for a shock so the chart gives it to Wimbledon.
In recent years the biggest shock has to be the 2013 FA Cup Final between lowly Wigan and the world's richest club Man City.
City sacked manager Roberto Mancini two days later while Wigan failed to avoid relegation from the Premier League, becoming the first team to win the Cup and succumb to relegation in the same season.
Venus for City is in Gemini. Mars for Wigan is in detriment and combust, so shows their condition as relegation candidates.
The Moon does not aspect either side but is moving away from Venus, so the Cup is drifting away from City.
One of the biggest shocks in the history of the final was in 1976 when Second Division Southampton beat Man United 1–0 . It was the first time Southampton had won a major trophy.
This is also a tricky one as Mercury for United is dignified in Gemini and Neptune for Southampton is retrograde at the bottom of the chart, but the state of the ruling planets just refers to the situation that the clubs are in at the time.
The Moon is moving away from Mercury and inconjunct Uranus suggesting a shock which is confirmed by its next aspect a trine to Pluto.
The Moon applying to oppose Neptune gives the game to the Saints.
The 1987 FA Cup Final was between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs were appearing in their third final in seven seasons, having won the trophy in 1981 and 1982 and were strong favourites, while unfancied Coventry were appearing in their first ever domestic cup final. Spurs were going for a record eighth victory and had never lost a final. In an exciting match, Coventry eventually triumphed 3–2 after extra time
In a similar arrangement to 1976, the favourites are ruled by Mercury in dignity in Gemini and the underdogs are ruled by Neptune retrograde at the bottom of the chart.
There is no question here of the outcome however as the Moon is exactly conjunct Neptune and then sextile Pluto for a shock.
The only real shock in any of these competitions that wasn't clearly indicated in the chart was the 1973 FA Cup Final between Leeds United, the previous season's winners and one of the dominant teams in English football at the time, and Sunderland, then playing in the Second Division.
In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the competition, Sunderland won to become the first Second Division side to lift the Cup since 1931. It remains Sunderland's only major trophy since World War II.
Mercury for Leeds is doing nothing and Neptune is insignificantly placed retrograde at the bottom of the chart, reflecting Sunderland's lowly status.
The Moon makes no aspect to Neptune but does make a sextile to Mercury.
The only thing that might point to this upset is the fact that Mercury is at 29 degrees Aries so is fast running out of power. The Moon does not make the sextile to Mercury until they are at 29.52 of their signs, so perhaps this means that the aspect does not count.
Capricorn Research will keep an eye on this type of situation in future.
Of course, Contest charts are not just limited to shock results. Last weekend's Champions league Final is a case in point. The favourites were Real Madrid, but many people were expecting a shock particularly as Athletico had won the Spanish League the previous weekend and had the upper hand in league matches against Real that season.
Both Jupiter for Real and Mercury for Athletico are strong in Cancer and Gemini respectively.
The Moon is conjunct Uranus and square Pluto suggesting a shock but the Moon is just past Uranus and applying to square Jupiter, which gives the game to Real.
That the Moon was only 30 seconds past Uranus showed that Real left until the 3rd minute of injury time to get the equaliser. That the winner was scored by Gareth Bale was entirely appropriate as Jupiter was at 19 degrees Cancer, conjunct Bale's Sun.
And Capricorn Research predicted that Bale would score the winner in extra time a full two weeks before the match.
The Contest chart does seem to be an accurate way of predicting the results of major finals, so if you're thinking of ways to get one step ahead of the bookies, why not draw one up and follow the above rules.
Better still, keep this blog on your list of favourites as Capricorn Research will share future results with the rest of the world.
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#define __MAPMAP_HEADER_DP_NODE_SOLVER_H_

#include <mapmap/header/defines.h>
#include <mapmap/header/vector_types.h>
#include <mapmap/header/optimizer_instances/dp_node.h>

NS_MAPMAP_BEGIN

template<typename COSTTYPE, uint_t SIMDWIDTH>
class DPNodeSolver
{
public:
    virtual ~DPNodeSolver() {};

    virtual void optimize_node() = 0;
    virtual luint_t scratch_bytes_needed() = 0;
};

template<typename COSTTYPE, uint_t SIMDWIDTH>
using DPNodeSolver_ptr = std::unique_ptr<DPNodeSolver<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH>>;

/* ************************************************************************** */

template<typename COSTTYPE, uint_t SIMDWIDTH, typename UNARY, typename PAIRWISE>
class GeneralDPNodeSolver :
    public DPNodeSolver<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH>
{
public:
    GeneralDPNodeSolver(
        DPNode<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * node);
    virtual ~GeneralDPNodeSolver();

    virtual void optimize_node();
    virtual luint_t scratch_bytes_needed();

protected:
    _v_t<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> get_independent_of_parent_costs(
        const _iv_st<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> l_i);

protected:
    DPNode<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_node;

    _s_t<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_icost_table;
};

/* ************************************************************************** */

template<typename COSTTYPE, uint_t SIMDWIDTH, typename UNARY, typename PAIRWISE>
class SubmodularDPNodeSolver :
    public GeneralDPNodeSolver<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH, UNARY, PAIRWISE>
{
public:
    SubmodularDPNodeSolver(
        DPNode<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * node,
        PairwiseCostsEnvelope_ptr<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH, UNARY, PAIRWISE>& env);
    virtual ~SubmodularDPNodeSolver();

    virtual void optimize_node();
    virtual luint_t scratch_bytes_needed();

protected:
    virtual void fill_icost_cache();
    void compute_mp();
    void label_union();

protected:
    PairwiseCostsEnvelope_ptr<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH, UNARY, PAIRWISE> m_env;

    _iv_st<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_label_union;
    _iv_st<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> m_label_union_size;

    _s_t<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_mprime;
    _iv_st<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_mprime_ix;
    _s_t<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * m_icost_cache;

    _s_t<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> m_min_fp_cost;
    _iv_st<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> m_min_fp;
};

/* ************************************************************************** */

template<typename COSTTYPE, uint_t SIMDWIDTH, typename UNARY, typename PAIRWISE>
class SupermodularDPNodeSolver :
    public SubmodularDPNodeSolver<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH, UNARY, PAIRWISE>
{
public:
    SupermodularDPNodeSolver(
        DPNode<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH> * node,
        PairwiseCostsEnvelope_ptr<COSTTYPE, SIMDWIDTH, UNARY, PAIRWISE>& env);
    virtual ~SupermodularDPNodeSolver();

    virtual void optimize_node();
    virtual luint_t scratch_bytes_needed();

protected:
    void fill_icost_cache();
};

NS_MAPMAP_END

/* include function implementations */
#include <mapmap/source/optimizer_instances/dp_node_solver.impl.h>

#endif /* __MAPMAP_HEADER_DP_NODE_SOLVER_H_ */

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Arts & Entertainment, Special Aug 03, 2017
The Things I Didn't Know
August is Summer Reading Month in Daily Nutmeg. Please enjoy this excerpt from Roxana Robinson's "The Secret Societies," published in New Haven Noir.
The Alison Ricks archive is at Yale, in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. It's a couple of hours from New York, and on the way up the Merritt Parkway I went over what I knew.
Alison Ricks had been born in 1924, in Cornwall, Connecticut. She'd gone to college but hadn't finished. She went to Italy after the war, worked in Naples for NATO, and began writing fiction. She moved back to New York, worked for another government organization, and kept on writing fiction. At some point she left New York for London, where she'd spent the last forty years of her life. What had she done? She'd stopped writing for the New Yorker around 1980. What had happened after that?
I figured this would take two years to write. My agent and Jake had worked out a pretty good contract, with an advance that would be big enough to live on if I didn't eat. The commute to New Haven wasn't bad, and I figured I could get my magazine to send me on a story to London, where I could do some more research. Jake had heard that Jeanetta had gotten a huge advance, but I put that out of my head. Mine would be first and best.
I got off the highway in New Haven, and almost at once I was in quiet, tree-lined academe. The buildings were neo-Gothic, made of gray stone with small mullioned windows, as though we were suddenly in fifteenth-century England. I found the Beinecke, then began looking for a parking lot. I drove around through the maddeningly one-way streets, farther and farther from the library, until I found a small private lot on Trumbull Street.
Walking back, I passed a one-story brownstone building, massive and closed, built like a tomb. It had a flat facade with three blank arches, a Latin motto inscribed over them. There were no windows, and the door was sealed shut. I thought it was one of the student secret societies; it felt like a reminder of all the things I didn't know.
The Beinecke is a pale stone tower set back from the street by an open courtyard, and as I walked across the flagstones I could hear my footsteps echo. I wondered what secrets I would find. I wondered if Jeanetta Wareham was already there.
Inside the building, it was like a church. The walls were made of translucent alabaster, and the light glowed through them, cool and elegant. People spoke in hushed tones and moved slowly.
I went down to register as a researcher. I'd done part of this online. The young woman at the desk was Asian, with black hair in a bowl cut. I gave her my name, and when I told her who I was working on, she glanced up at me.
"Alison Ricks?"
"That's right," I said.
She said nothing more, and I wondered if she had just checked in Jeanetta Wareham. I knew what Wareham looked like; I'd found a picture online. Short black hair and big teeth—too big—and small, close-set eyes, like a wolverine's. Now I glanced around for her, but the only other person I saw was a young man walking toward the staff office. The hall was silent.
They checked my ID and took my photograph and explained how it worked, and what the rules were. Where the material is brought to you, how long you can use it, what the restrictions are. You can't bring pens or markers into the reading room, or, really, anything at all but your laptop. There are lockers, where you leave everything but your computer. These libraries don't take chances: someone must once have slipped some priceless letters into a briefcase, because now everyone is monitored and there are security guards at the doors.
I put in my requests and went in to wait in the reading room. It was a beautiful space, just below ground level, with a long wall of plate glass that looks into a sunken stone courtyard, empty and serene. In the room were eight long wooden tables. No one else was there, but on one table, on the far side of the room, was an open laptop with papers beside it.
When my material arrived, I opened the heavy cardboard box and took out the first folder. I was entering into Alison Ricks's life.
Excerpted from "The Secret Societies" by Roxana Robinson, copyright 2017 Roxana Robinson, included in the anthology New Haven Noir edited by Amy Bloom. Used with permission of the author and Akashic Books.
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Q: MS SQL: How to get the latest date (billdate) before another date(paymentdate) for multiple users? sample tables as follows:
table 1
userid |  billdate
user1  |  2017-06-01
user1  |  2017-05-01
user1  |  2017-04-01
user2  |  2017-06-01
user2  |  2017-05-01

Table 2
userid |    paymentdate
user1  |   2017-06-01
user1  |   2017-06-02
user1  |   2017-05-02
user2  |   2017-06-30
user2  |   2017-05-30

Desired output
userid |  billdate     | paymentdate
user1  |  2017-05-01   | 2017-06-01
user1  |  2017-06-01   | 2017-06-02
user1  |  2017-05-01   | 2017-05-02
user2  |  2017-06-01   | 2017-06-30
user2  |  2017-05-01   | 2017-05-30

Thanks in advance
added one more scenario: what if multiple payments on same month. and for every paymentdate, the previous bill date should be in desired output

A: You seem to want to join the tables, but don't have a key.  row_number() can provide the key:
select t1.*, t2.paymentdate
from (select t1.*,
             row_number() over (partition by userid order by billdate) as seqnum
      from t1
     ) t1 join
     (select t2.*,
             row_number() over (partition by userid order by paymentdate) as seqnum
      from t2
     ) t2
    on t1.userid = t2.userid and t1.seqnum = t2.seqnum;

A: If you want to only return the records for where there is a Bill and a Payment record, then we first need to make some assumptions - namely that there will not be two Payment records between any two Bill payments, or that there will be two Bill payments on the same day.
Assuming all that, you can use cross apply to get the most recent Payment record for each Bill record, not returning anything where there is no Payment record available:
declare @Bills table(userid nvarchar(10),billdate date);
insert into @Bills values ('user1','2017-06-01'),('user1','2017-05-01'),('user1','2017-04-01'),('user2','2017-06-01'),('user2','2017-05-01');

declare @Payments table(userid nvarchar(10),paymentdate date);
insert into @Payments values ('user1','2017-06-01'),('user1','2017-06-02'),('user1','2017-05-02'),('user2','2017-06-30'),('user2','2017-05-30');

select p.userid
        ,ba.billdate
        ,p.paymentdate
from @Payments p
    cross apply(select top 1 billdate
                from @Bills b
                where p.userid = b.userid
                    and b.billdate < p.paymentdate
                order by b.billdate desc
                ) ba
order by p.userid
        ,ba.billdate desc
        ,p.paymentdate desc;

Output:
+--------+------------+-------------+
| userid |  billdate  | paymentdate |
+--------+------------+-------------+
| user1  | 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-02  |
| user1  | 2017-05-01 | 2017-06-01  |
| user1  | 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-02  |
| user2  | 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-30  |
| user2  | 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-30  |
+--------+------------+-------------+

A: You need to get all rows from Table01 and then get only one row from Table02 sorted ascending. Table02 rows are joined by userid and date (billdate <= paymentdate). Outer apply with top (1) will do the trick.
drop table if exists dbo.Table01;
drop table if exists dbo.Table02;

create table dbo.Table01 (
    userid varchar(100)
    , billdate date
);

create table dbo.Table02 (
    userid varchar(100)
    , paymentdate date
);

insert into dbo.Table01 (userid, billdate)
values ('user1', '2017-06-01'), ('user1', '2017-05-01')
    , ('user2', '2017-06-01'), ('user2', '2017-05-01');

insert into dbo.Table02 (userid, paymentdate)
values ('user1', '2017-06-02'), ('user1', '2017-05-02')
    , ('user2', '2017-06-30'), ('user2', '2017-05-30');

select
*
from dbo.Table01 t1
    outer apply (
            select
                top (1)
                t2.paymentdate
            from dbo.Table02 t2
            where t1.userid = t2.userid
                and t1.billdate <= t2.paymentdate
            order by t2.paymentdate asc
    ) tt

A: There are two possible solutions:
First
Merge the tables into one. This will make it much clearer which dates belong to which bill and which user. So that the desired output is the table that you are working with. If a user has been billed but not paid yet. The paymentdate is NULL.
Second
Add a primary key to the table 1 and use it as foreign key in table 2 like so:
bill_id | userid |s  billdate
1       | user1  |s  2017-06-01
2       | user1  |s  2017-05-01
3       | user2  |s  2017-06-01
4       | user2  |s  2017-05-01
Table 2
bill_id | userid |s    paymentdate
1       | user1  |s   2017-06-02
2       | user1  |s   2017-05-02
3       | user2  |s   2017-06-30
4       | user2  |s   2017-05-30
Now you can easily get it with a join:
SELECT table1.*, table2.paymentdate
FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2
ON table1.bill_id = table2.bill_id;

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In 1908, Sir James McKenzie first described "low cardiac output syndrome". Clinically, this syndrome results in global hypoperfusion, whose treatment requires inotropic support by vasoactive medications, or mechanical intervention to support and improve cardiac work. In the early 1900s′ the mainstay of cardiac treatment was digitalis with the addition of a salt reduced diet. Accumulated fluids within pleural and peritoneal spaces were eliminated by mechanical means or by drainage. The use of diuretics was instituted during the 1920's. The treatment of congestive heart failure entered a second phase in the 1950's, when vasodilators were introduced into the physicians' therapeutic armamentarium. With the introduction of the inotropic agents in 1980s', a third great period in the therapy of heart failure had begun.
A lack of tachyphylaxis and tachycardia, and being independent of β-adrenergic receptors conditions, gives a clinical advantage to phosphodiesterase III inhibitors, when comparing them with the catecholamines.
Table 1. Adverse effects of catecholamines administration.
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Figure 1. Mechanisms of action of calcium sensitizers.
Positive inotropic effects of levosimendan are achieved by its binding to troponin C and calcium, thereby stabilizing the tropomyosin molecule and prolonging the duration of actin-myosin overlap without a change in the net concentration of intracellular calcium. The vasodilatory effect of levosimendan is reached through activation of ATP-dependent potassium channels. This leads to a decrease in both afterload and preload, increased coronary blood flow and a resultant anti-ischemic effect. Levosimendan is therefore categorized as an anti-ischemic inotropic agent. (3) Additionally, the incidence of arrhythmias is extremely low, there is no development of tolerance to its pharmacological effects, and the simultaneous administration of β-blockers and calcium channels blockers do not produce serious adverse effects.
Apart from having an acute effect, levosimendan achieves a prolonged hemodynamic effect due to its two metabolites OR-1855 and OR-1896. These two metabolites reach an optimal plasma concentration two days after being administered and they can be effective for 7-9 days after being administered via a 24 hour infusion of levosimendan.
In two large randomized studies, RUSSLAN and LIDO, it was documented that positive hemodynamic effects and a lower mortality was seen in patients who received levosimendan in comparison to patients who received dobutamine or placebo. (7,8) Also, there is much interest in levosimendan administration in patients with open-heart surgery, especially in those with off-pump procedure.
Somewhat later it was also proven that there was a prolonged favorable hemodynamic effect of levosimendan using two independent methods – thermodilution and transesophageal ultrasound. (12).
Figure 2. Preconditioning mechanisms – opening of KATP – channels in the sarcolemma and the mitochondria.
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Historically, the catecholamines inotropic agents were first line medications used in the treatment of cardiovascular compromise, but their benefits were often overshadowed by major complications, such as increased mortality. The introduction of many newer agents in newer classes, such as those which produce their effects do not change the intracellular calcium values represent safer, better choices for treatment. Furthermore, through the preconditioning mechanisms, levosimendan may have an effect on the process of perioperative protection of the myocardium.
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