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The New Yorker on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Photograph by James Nachtwey for The New Yorker.
Earlier this month, The New Yorker published an article about the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its founder, Paul Watson. The article, Neptune's Navy, describes the origins of Sea Shepherd, its mission, and its controversial tactics. Furthermore, it profiles Watson who is regarded as hero by some, and dismissed as a radical vigilante by others. Regardless of whether you agree with Watson's tactics which often ramming his vessels into whaling ships, the article provides an interesting and sobering look into the threats that face some of the earth's most precious marine environments and species.
Earlier this month, The New Yorker published an article about the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and its founder, Paul Watson. The article, Neptune's Navy, describes the origins of Sea Shepherd, its
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Today was my first busking session in Bath. I've busked many times in Honfleur - but in my home town it's a different thing - this was a big day!
I arrived at 10 for the daily meeting outside the Abbey. It's really important: Bath's buskers organise what goes on in the City, ensuring that noise from music never interrupts the Abbey's business, and that the performers themselves don't engage in unseemly competition for spots. I was introduced to Dave, the co-ordinator - who offered each of us a stick to pull from his hand with a hidden number on it. Imagine me - standing next to the legendary Bath busker Jerri Hart - waiting to see what number I would pull, and clueless what it would mean. I pulled number 1. This meant I had first choice of which spot - any spot - even the prestigious Pump Room. So, without thinking strategically at all, I put my name down for the first spot at the Pump Room, and then the Abbey square next to it. I was oblivious to the fact that the crowds don't pick up until lunchtime.
I put my concertina case, marked with my name 'Professor Thom' down in the middle of the space and started playing. Queues started forming to get into the Pump Room. This is exciting. Coins came in, and when I finished a good tune with a flourish, applause was heard.
Dave took over from me after the allotted 45 minutes, and I moved round the corner for my second spot. Only really talented people play here ... and here was me, with just my concertina, only just learned the tunes - and I'm up with them. Great day!
I have spent the day painting in the studio. What better place to be, when it's been wet and windy, with even a flurry of snow in Bath.
Its partner - No. 105 is in Cadmium Red.
I have learned that if my paintings stand out at a distance, they are more likely to appeal.
As far as my output goes, this might be more of the same - but it's what I do, and I'm very pleased with the result!
Now, nearly 40 years later, they meet in Bath to support Simon at the opening of his art show at the Adam Gallery. Although they became architects, they are now practising artists, and they are all firmly agreed about one thing in particular: that the Kingston course was the best possible education in architecture - because it is in an art school, where architectural education should always be.
... and, as we all know, an architectural education is for enjoying; not for enduring - and these boys knew how to enjoy themselves.
Well, here is my pyramid of concertinas. I've just taken delivery of the new Marcus Traveller (at the top), and I thought I'd take the shot before starting to thin the collection down - my friends are beginning to mock me!
Here you can see me playing the Jeffries at a recent Morris outing at Great Elm. Picture by Anne Eamer.
I'll offer the 20B and 30B Lachenals on Ebay as soon as I get round to it. I have a sale price in mind for both of them. Contact me at thomgorst@hotmail.com if you're interested.
I have just completed my two biggest canvasses. They will hopefully be included in Art 16 - London's Global Art Fair from 20 - 22 May at Olympia, where the Anise Gallery will be exhibiting.
They are both 4' x 2'6" (sorry about the outdated imperial measurements, but that's how the canvas came) and are called Red Line and Blue Line.
I love these final stages of making a painting: putting my stamp and signature on the back, and using my zinc stencils to title it along the bottom edge, and finally the varnishing. I use two coats of acrylic gloss varnish, which brings the painting to life, and - in my mind - emphasises the fact that this is an art work on canvas, rather than a piece of distressed industrial metal. Varnishing has traditionally been a public event ('vernissage') at which the public would be admitted to the studio to watch the artist at work.
... and then, in a quick operation (alarmingly quick when compared with the many hours I spent building up the background colour), I pulled a palette knife loaded with contrasting colour across this line, so it caught the high points.
I hate to sound over-ambitious, but wouldn't some work like this, maybe 4m wide by 2m high, look great on a blank wall in a gallery? That would need a new studio.
On 29th February, I visited Birmingham for the first time since I left my job there 12 years ago as Head of the School of Architecture. That was a dreadful job, in what I thought at the time was a dreadful place, and I believed that this opportunity to accompany the Bristol school of architecture's second year students would allow me to get a feel for how things have been going.
Down-at-heel cities, wherever they are, love 'iconic' architecture by so-called 'starchitects' to make them feel good, so I thought a visit to the new library, followed by a walk to the refurbished New Street Station would help me to reappraise my opinions of the place.
Quite the opposite - it reinforced them.
We started with that new library. Escalators and whizzy travelators; soaring views upwards; a fully glazed lift that didn't work - and a facade that is more about catching the eye for a moment or two, rather than engaged contemplation: this is what I remember of it.
We arrived armed with architectural plans - and these revealed the simplicity of the concept. It's a box with a straightforward grid of concrete columns, in the centre of which is a void made of circles in the floor slabs, each set in a slightly different position, to give, I suppose, a sense of 'drama' or 'interest'. Further up the building, a circle of steel columns supports an array of book racks on a number of levels. I agree, it gives a sense of gravitas: this is a real library, rather like Labrouste's Bibliotheque Nationale of the 1860s - but why all those cantilevers and clumsy clashes of circular and orthogonal geometry?
... the other is the high-level roof terrace, which commands a fine view over the City - which excludes the building we are currently on.
Nearby we saw John Madin's Brutalist Library of 1973 being pecked away by the demolition team.
That the new library is an architectural improvement on the one of 40 years ago is not an easy argument to make - not when you actually start to think about it.
We set off by foot across the city to New Street Station. We went down to Gas Street Basin, with some of its pitifully worn early PostModern stuff, and entered the Mail Box - the conversion of the old sorting office into a commercial and retail centre. It's easy enough to get in - you'd almost think it was public. But as soon as the students started taking photos, the uniformed 'Security Services' were down on us:. "You need to have permission to take pictures" we were told. Messages were sent to 'Control' - We had forgotten that Birmingham is the Privatised Space Capital of Britain.
And so, beneath the underpass, to New Street Station. We were alerted to something being very architecturally wrong when we saw the vulgar, cheap, and utterly sub-Gherian (if that is possible) reflective tin cladding on the outside of what has been ludicrously renamed 'Grand Central' (presumably, I imagine, after the 1871 Grand Central Terminal of New York - are they being serious?).
We made our way in to find the grand central space, in which a hole has been carved out of the old roof to let some much needed natural light in.
We saw some very sub-Calatravan arches, fashionably leaning against each other, trying hard to look like they were concrete, but actually covered in some sort of white fabric. This was value engineering carried to new lows.
This guff is really out there for people to read and believe.
The transparent pneumatic roof, which is really what keeps the rain out, was what interested us, but its workings were hidden behind the sinuous white nonsense. The lack of attention to detail was breathtaking: stay-wires pierced the fabric seemingly at random; columns when knocked proved to be made of board.
We left 'Grand Central' in serious need of lunch and a drink. We were trying to find a small, independent caff, but there were none to be found. Corporate Private-Space Grand-Central Birmingham doesn't seem to accommodate such things.
We thankfully found our coach to return to Bristol.
Thank goodness I left Birmingham when I did.


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Essay250 The Constitution Should be Revised so Japan Can Have an Independent Army
The things I write in these essays are rapidly coming true
On May 11, the front page of the Sankei Shimbun newspaper ran an article entitled, "Japan, the United States, and Europe are excited and vigilant as exchange rates reach 101 yen to the dollar: high stock price level of 14,600 yen."
In my essay in the previous month's issue, I wrote, "The Nikkei Stock Average was 16,435 yen on August 27, 2007, the date that marks the demise of the first Abe Cabinet, and the exchange rate was 114 yen to the dollar. Considering this, […] even more positive changes are hoped for." That exact situation is currently in progress.
In my essay of last month, I also touched on the provocative actions by North Korea. I wrote that Kim Jong-un's brinkmanship is to establish his own structure and prevent a military coup d'etat undertaken with guidance from China, which is trying to turn its back on Kim Jong-un (who is obsessed with nuclear weapons) and support a pro-China government. I also said he would lower his fists when the U.S.-South Korean military exercises ended on April 30. From the beginning of May, North Korea has clearly toned down its rhetoric.
To Japan, it would be undesirable for North Korea to become even more of a puppet nation of China, or for North and South Korea to become united – this would lead to the birth of a Korean federation in possession of nuclear weapons. Kim Jong-un's current policy is in order to turn his back on both of these things. North Korea is persona non grata to Japan, but I hope that Japan will use factors such as intimidation from North Korea as an opportunity to reform the constitution, cultivate its military strength, and prepare itself against the true risks from the Korean peninsula. To that end as well, I hope Kim Jong-un will keep at it until Japan has been transformed into a decent country.
In last month's issue I mentioned the incident in which Kim Jong Il (Kim Jong-un's father) – who would not give up on nuclear development – was almost assassinated in a train explosion using 800 tons of high explosives at Ryongchon Station in 2004. This was the handiwork of Chinese Central Military Commission Chairman Jiang Zemin. Kim Jong-un is attempting to become independent from China for this reason. He is also being pressured by China to give up his nuclear weapons; he switched out many personnel because he is afraid of a coup d'etat guided by China and wants to protect himself against this danger.
The May 11 issue of the Sankei Shimbun contained an article entitled, "A female police officer in North Korea is treated as a hero: growing speculation of terrorism directed at Kim Jong-un." It read:
In the past, in North Korea there were frequent traffic accidents involving important persons. Each time, theories were circulated saying that the cause was terrorism, such as assassination plans made to look like traffic accidents.
Absolutely no details were mentioned regarding the recent incident in which a female police officer is being treated as a hero. All that's being said is that she "safeguarded the security of the headquarters of the revolution [Kim Jong-un] in an unexpected circumstance."
I think this North Korean female police officer protected Kim Jong-un by reporting a plan to assassinate him. Apparently, he is constantly in danger of being assassinated.
Looking at various circumstances, I feel like the things I write in this essay are coming true.
"Assassins"should be sent to take down the National Diet members who oppose revising Article 96 of the constitution
The title of my essay from last month was, "Prime Minister Abe Should Embark on a Double Election With a Focus on Constitutional Reform." The demarcation bill based on the concept of "increase by zero, decrease by five" was passed in the House of Representatives on April 23 – where it could be re-approved with the agreement of two thirds of the House of Representatives, even though it was voted down in the House of Councillors – before the House of Councillors election. I felt this indicated a strong intention for a double election.
If a double election were to take place, some people say that 50 parliamentary seats would be in danger if the alliance with the New Komeito Party (NKP) were dissolved. However, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) should make a resolute separation from the NKP, which is definitely not in favor of constitutional reform, and should aim to maintain two thirds of the parliamentary seats by itself in both houses. Just like Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization election, each candidate should be asked whether he or she is for or against constitutional reform; "assassins" should be sent to take out the candidates who dissent.
If the LDP embarked on an election with this resolve, it would not be impossible to secure two thirds of the seats by itself in the House of Representatives. Including National Diet members that are in favor of constitutional change, two thirds could be ensured. Because half of the House of Councillors members will be re-elected, even with an overwhelming victory it would be fairly difficult to acquire two thirds of the total seats. Still, if a major trend were born, the number of re-elected Diet members who support constitutional change would increase, and the possibility is high that members in favor of constitutional change would occupy two thirds of the seats in the House of Councillors.
Last month I wrote, "The most formidable enemy that will oppose a double election is the forces in the LDP that want to protect the current constitution." An article was published in the Sankei Shimbun on May 11 that said:
Reconstruction comes before constitutional reform. On May 10, Shinjiro Koizumi, the director of the Youth Division, indicated his thinking that priority should be placed for the immediate future on speeding up reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, rather than the constitutional reform that is the LDP's point of issue for this summer's House of Councillors election. Koizumi said, "Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may wish to make [constitutional reform] into a point of issue, and the LDP touts constitutional amendment as part of its party platform. I do understand that." He further commented, "I don't think this has an effect on the people in the areas struck by the disaster. Before constitutional reform, they are concerned with their immediate livelihoods."
Prime Minister Abe must have the strong will to send assassins against people like Koizumi as well – a young, popular member of the faction that supports protecting the constitution – if they are against constitutional amendment.
Even if two thirds of the seats in both houses can be occupied by Diet members in favor of reforming the constitution via a double election, I think the problem will be the national referendum that takes place afterwards. The mass media complains that industry is being impoverished by the so-called "Abekuro" economic policies, and agitates the situation regarding topics such as growing income divides, the anti-nuclear power movement, and the anti-constitutional change movement.
A major national movement should be created, saying that this battle is for the destiny of Japan – a country that is worthy of pride. A majority should be acquired via the national referendum, and Japan should become a truly independent nation. I don't think there will ever be another opportunity to reform the constitution besides the present time, when the economy is continually improving and the approval rating is constantly growing. Even if a double election is held three years from now, I believe it will be impossible to gain two thirds of the seats in both houses.
The prime minister is allowed to tell lies about dissolution. I think he is acting as if he is giving his undivided attention to the House of Councillors election, and will carry out dissolution suddenly. But I was a bit concerned, so I directly telephoned Prime Minister Abe the other day and strongly advised him that this is the time to embark on a double election.
Many people are victims of anxiety stirred up without any scientific proof
We must look at the damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake in a more composed way. According to the Reconstruction Agency, not one person has died due to radioactivity from the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which occurred after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Yet the number of "earthquake-related deaths" in 10 prefectures has reached 2,688, including people who have committed suicide or died due to various causes while living in evacuation shelters after the accident. Among these, 1,383 people in Fukushima have died – 51% of the total. Many of these passed away when they were suddenly and forcibly made to move in order to evacuate away from radioactivity resulting from the nuclear power plant accident.
Even in regions with a yearly radiation exposure of 100 millisieverts or more, the dose would be reduced to 10 millisieverts or less just by staying inside and outside their homes for around one month. There is no risk of health damage in that case. Even people receiving medical care for serious illnesses, such as those on intravenous drips at hospitals, were suddenly forced to move even though there was no danger of tsunamis and no need for them to evacuate. A series of people died inside the buses as they were being moved to evacuation shelters for this reason. The responsibility for stirring up anxiety in this way – and even causing people to die – based on no scientific proof is quite weighty.
There is scientific data that indicates there is no confirmed, distinct increase in the death rate from cancer for amounts of annual radiation exposure totaling 100 millisieverts or less. Despite this, the Democratic Party of Japan's absurd policy of decontaminating areas with an annual dose of one millisievert or greater is costing several trillion yen in tax money.
Because of strong opposition, 52 of Japan's 54 nuclear power plants cannot be operated due to periodic inspections and other reasons. But even when power generation is shut down, there is still atomic fuel inside the atomic reactors, and cooling must be continued for the decay heat. Many people don't realize that the situation is a horrendous one in which costs are increased for that portion.
We are also missing the point of view of considering many things related to nuclear power in a way that is based on scientific foundations and calculations of probability. For example, a nuclear power plant that was being operated normally will be decommissioned just because it is located above an active fault that caused an earthquake more than 100,000 years ago. Speaking figuratively, if people could think in this way it would likely have been possible to narrow down the range for evacuations, and the number of people who died earthquake-related deaths could have been substantially diminished as well.
Disaster prevention condominiums should be constructed in coastal areas where tsunamis might occur
Many of the people who die in earthquakes live in wooden houses. The residents of condominiums made from reinforced concrete may be injured if their furniture falls over, but there are no cases in which they are crushed to death by buildings, burned to death, or killed by tsunamis.
Rather than spending several trillion yen for tsunami counter-measures by building high breakwaters that block views of the sea, we should subsidize around half of the costs for creating reinforced concrete condominiums that are the same size as the breakwaters or higher. In this way, people could save themselves by evacuating to the roof. I propose that disaster prevention condominiums should be constructed at 200-meter intervals in coastal areas. In places with no high ground, the residents of the condominiums and people living in nearby detached homes could run and climb the stairs to save themselves, either when they saw an actual tsunami or heard the sound of the approaching waves. It would likely be more convenient for fishermen to build and live in detached houses in the vicinity of disaster prevention condominiums along the shore, rather than on high ground inland. Directly after the earthquake I wrote that six-story condominiums can be built in 10 months, but I have never heard of a similar plan being implemented.
I hope Prime Minister Abe will make a decisive judgment about the restart of operations at nuclear power plants. At the same time, the Japanese government has skillfully and unexpectedly opened a big path towards the export of nuclear technologies through means such as concluding an atomic energy arrangement with Saudi Arabia and obtaining a nuclear power plant construction order from Turkey.
The latest nuclear power plants are pressurized water reactors with nuclear reactor core cooling devices for emergency use, as well as improved boiling-water reactors that drive pumps during times of emergency using turbines through the steam produced by decay heat in the nuclear reactor core. Compared to the boiling-water reactors in Fukushima, they are exceedingly safe. Today, since right after the earthquake Japan has become averse to nuclear power generation; people are afraid of accidents with the same astronomically low probability as being hit on the head by a meteor. We must have the courage to restart our nuclear power plants, and should rapidly export them as well.
The U.S. will not enter into a direct battle with China over the Senkaku Islands
Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the U.S. in early May and spoke ceaselessly of the relationships between the U.S., Korea, and China. But it is not a sensible plan for Korea to ignore Japan. In "Latitude and Longitude" (a column in the Sankei Shimbun) on May 11, there was an article entitled, "The Obama administration vacillates on the Senkaku issue." It read:
No one in the Obama administration has declared any specific pledges, such as, "If the Senkaku Islands were subjected to an armed attack, the U.S. Armed Forces would defend them." Things remain ambiguous in a way that inspires unease on the Japanese side.
The cause for anxiety on this point is the April statement by Michael McDevitt, an expert on Chinese marine strategy.
At a public hearing for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a consultative body for the U.S. Congress, McDevitt said, "The U.S. should avoid entering into direct combat with the People's Liberation Army regarding these unpopulated islands."
I was extremely disappointed in the Obama administration, which does not understand the importance of the Senkaku Islands and calls them things such as "unpopulated islands." The line connecting the Japanese islands, Okinawa, and the Senkaku Islands stops China from advancing into the Pacific Ocean. With a recognition such as this by the U.S. – and in conformance with the trend of China's expansion and the American withdrawal – a line might be drawn between Hawaii and Japan, dividing the Pacific Ocean to be ruled by China and the U.S. Japan suffers many disadvantages when the U.S. has a Democratic government.
Japan should possess weapons for retribution and attacks, and aim to be a country that is not invaded
The Abe administration should open up the path to constitutional reform by seizing the fantastic opportunity of a double election, in which two thirds of the seats might be obtained. In this way, it should take the first step towards making Japan into a normal country that can protect itself. There will be no elections for the next three years if the LDP is victorious in the July double election. During this time the economy should be reorganized and the GDP should be increased. If this were accomplished it would be possible to increase the national defense budget, which is limited to 1% of the GDP.
Up until now Japan has been evaluated as a country that does not carry out invasions, but we must also strengthen our position as a country that is not invaded. To that end as well, the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan – which was concluded together with the constitution and hinders Japan from becoming a truly independent nation – should be altered after the revision of Article 9 of the constitution into a treaty like the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
In order to have an independent army, Japan needs to launch its own GPS satellites and work to make its computer systems independent as well. In the past we have spent vast amounts of money to outfit ourselves with weapons that are completely devoted to defense, such as missile defense systems and Aegis ships made in the U.S. But if we continue in that way, nothing could be done if a large number of missiles were launched at the same time. We should stop purchasing all weapons for self-defense and should use that money to develop offensive weapons. We should first develop and deploy ballistic and cruise missiles that can be used for retribution and offensive purposes, and could deal devastating damage only to specific areas like Beijing and Pyongyang. I suspect this alone would greatly dampen China's aggressive urges.
Furthermore, Japan should also be endowed with strong conventional weapons like the Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, which is known as the "Mother of All Bombs." It will also be important for Japan to utilize its advanced science and technologies to develop highly efficient anti-missile weapons like laser guns for ballistic missile interception. In addition, Japan should aim to become a latent nuclear state in which – although parts are available to build nuclear weapons right away – nothing is officially disclosed about the possession of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are political weapons that will never be used; deterrence is accomplished merely when people think you might have them. Possessing offensive weapons would increase Japan's deterrence ability, and the degree of safety would definitely grow.
Japan should begin using its technological strength to develop combat aircraft (which the U.S. does not approve of), change the Three Principle on Arms Exports, and furnish weapons to friendly nations. In this way, Japan should work for collective security guarantees with friendly countries located nearby, including Taiwan.
Prime Minister Abe's first foreign travel destinations were Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. He also visited Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey during Golden Week. This shows that his foreign travels are surrounding China in a way to encircle it tightly.
In the future, Russia will be an important partner for Japan. The population in Siberia is decreasing, while the population in Chinese territory near the border is growing. Therefore, Russia is feeling threatened by population pressure. The shale revolution is taking place in the U.S., the map of world resources is being redrawn, and Russia wants Japan to import natural gas from Sakhalin. But President Vladimir Putin is a cool-headed politician, so we must take sufficient care. Regarding the issue of the Northern Territories as well, we should not sweep the problem away by saying "it's a tie" and dividing the area equally. We should stick to our principles and ask for all four islands to be returned. When it seems likely that this will be accomplished, Japan should make arrangements to import resources and for development aid.
Relationships utilizing Japan's strengths are being constructed in various countries other than Russia, such as a nuclear power plant in Turkey, an airport built by Mitsubishi Corporation in Mongolia, and a freight railway construction order from India received by Sojitz. As part of this trend, Japan should become a strong country that can protect itself, with an independent army, based on the foundation of its friendship with the U.S. Japan should also aim to be a nation that is the target of expectations and trust from around the world ? sweeping away baseless censure from World War II – as the core of the balance of power in East Asia.
11:59 p.m., May 24, 2013 (Friday)

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Goodbye Lunatap. Hello Nomod!
We're excited to announce that we're rebranding from Lunatap to Nomod
We decided to pick an ambitious new name (a play on nomad) to reflect our new direction. Whilst we're deeply focused on building an incredibly good face to face payments experience, with thoughtful features, bringing on new ways to get paid, and continuing to expand into new markets, our longer term ambition is build a better banking experience for your business.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves! Our pricing of 0.7% on every charge will remain the same, our codebase has improved and are our features are better thought out, with lots more including support for Teams on the way. Lunatap will continue to be available for the foreseeable future so that your workflow is not be disrupted. If for example, you use Stripe Terminal, please continue to use Lunatap, whilst we build support for Terminal.
Lunatap will no longer be in active development, and instead all of our efforts will be focused on turning Nomod into a ridiculously great payments experience (and perhaps the best thing since sliced bread, but we'll let you be the judge of that!), and eventually into an exciting financial services offering.
We really really appreciate your support thus far (all 4000 of you and counting!), and hope that you'll continue to join us on the journey!
Onwards,
The Recently Rebranded Folks at Nomod


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Umbria, Italy. Hill towns, villages, localities and sights of Umbria, Italy
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The region of Umbria in central Italy, to the east of Tuscany, is home to some of the most interesting and beautiful towns in Italy and parts of it are within reach of Greve in Chianti during a long one day trip by car. Here we list just a few of the places of interest in Umbria. (For towns of Tuscany, click here.)
Deruta is a major centre for the production of painted ceramics in Italy and this is the main reason to visit this attractive town in the Province of Perugia. Nevertheless, there are a fine gothic church and an art museum housing a fresco by Perugino. The majolica museum is excellent and there are of course a considerable number of ceramics shops. Note that some of the larger outlets are outside and below the town. Don't come here expecting bargains: deruta-ware is hand-painted, high quality and produced in many small factories and homes. Deruta majolica is not a mass-produced product.
Worth a visit. More about Deruta ceramics.
Orvieto is situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff, one of the most dramatic townscapes in Europe, rising above the vertical cliffs that are extended by defensive walls of the same stone. The facade of the Duomo of Orvieto, a masterpiece of Italian gothic art, is equally spectacular, consisting of bands of black and white stone decorated with bronze dragons, gold mosaics and marble bas-reliefs by Lorenzo Maitani. Other sights are the deep spiral Well of St. Patrick (Pozzo di San Patrizio) and other caves and tunnels, some dating from Etruscan times.
Worth an extended visit. More Orvieto tourist information.
Perugia is the capital of Umbria and a major centre of Italian art and architecture. The Cathedral of S. Lorenzo stands on the Piazza IV Novembre which is also the location of the splendid Fontana Maggiore. Another side of the piazza is formed by Palazzo dei Priori (the Town Hall, encompassing the Collegio del Cambio, Collegio della Mercanzia, and Galleria Nazionale). The Collegio del Cambio has frescoes by Pietro Perugino, while the Collegio della Mercanzia has a fine later 14 C wooden interior. Other major sights are the Church of San Pietro and the Tempio di San Michele Arcangelo, a round church built on the foundations of a Roman temple.
Worth an extended visit. More about the art city of Perugia, Italy.
Lake Trasimeno, known historically as "the lake of Perugia", is the largest lake in peninsular Italy, being slightly smaller than Lake Como. The lake has three islands, one inhabited, and several attractive villages on its circumference. Passignano, Monte del Lago and Castiglione del Lago have all remained virtually intact through the centuries. The shores of Lake Trasimeno are for the most part dense with reeds that are the home to a wide range of bird-life. A drive around the lake makes an excellent one day excursion.
Worth a visit. More about Lake Trasimeno, Umbria, Italy.
Todi was important to both Etruscans and Romans and is the location of several interesting Gothic and renaissance buildings, including the 11 C cathedral and 13 C palazzi. Its triple walls are still easily discerned. The innermost is Etruscan, the middle wall is Roman, and the outside wall dates from the 6 C or 7 C. Todi's most striking church is the domed Renaissance Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione beautifully located just outside the city walls.
Worth a visit. More about Todi, Italy.
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Mercedes Benz A-Class Spied With No Exhaust
As all the manufacturers are planning to go all electric in the coming years. Mercedes Benz isn't far behind. Therefore a test mule of Mercedes Benz A-Class was spotted testing. The strangest thing about the test module was that it had no exhaust pipe anywhere. This straight out means that this A-Class could be featuring an Electric powertrain.
The pictures of the car resemble the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback. We could have doubted the spy shots to be of the AMG version but the no exhaust pipe tell another story. Furthermore, as the new A-Class is already launched there was no need to camouflage. But as seen in the pictures Mercedes might be onto something different. The person who put the video of the car on YouTube said the car was "quite silent".
So Mercedes might electrify the A-Class to a fully electric vehicle. The test mule can also be for the EQA which Mercedes displayed in the Frankfurt Motor Show. It was all wheel drive with two electric motors. It would add up to the line of EQ. The lineup has a crossover EQC, and the flagship EQS.
As we know, Mercedes has plans to launch 10 fully electric cars by 2025. These are still very early test mules and will take time to come into production. Mercedes is making a flagship EQS sedan, and C-class is going electric too.
We can expect a lot more spy shots and concept reveal of electric cars from Mercedes in upcoming years. Seems like slowly more & more manufacturers are focusing on electric cars. As a result, we can expect electric cars to get cheaper and mass produced.
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Silver Thunder Alpacas welcomes you.
Howdy. First of all, THANKS for visiting our website.
We're Chuck and Nancy LaBresh and we're raising wonderful huacaya alpacas in the top corner of North Eastern Tennessee. We think that this area, called "Upper East Tennessee" by the old-timers, is one of the hidden gems among all the nice places to live in the good old USA.
We like it so much we left sunny Southern California to come here. Sold our house, packed all our stuff into shipping containers, loaded the cats and whatever we could fit into two cars and a tiny trailer, and headed off across the country. Our alpacas followed separately via transporter. For more details on how and why we made this drastic jump, click on Our Story.
We love our Alpacas and we think you will too. Just come by for a Ranch Visit and we'll introduce you so you can decide for yourself. You'll find that alpacas are people-friendly and easy to care for. They're great on small acreage, and alpacas are an attractive investment, too. Come and see.
Pictured above is our ranch as it was just starting to take shape in early 2005. We spent several months buying land, building a house, preparing barns and pastures for the alpacas, meeting folks, and just learning about life here in Tennessee. To see pictures of the continuing progress, click on Ranch Photos.
Jumping ahead four years to the present, we've now completed the house and continue to work on the barns, shelters and pastures. Here are current photos of the finished house, barns and of course, the alpacas, as of Spring, 2008.
Across the top of this page (and every page on this site) are links that will give you lots of information about Alpacas. There's much to learn about these beautiful and inquisitive animals. Have fun looking around. The Alpaca Financials page has great information on the investment value of alpacas. Coming soon in the third link will be detailed info on the evaluation of and uses for Alpaca Fiber. For handy and useful information on the care and feeding of alpacas, see the Alpaca Feeding link. The Alpaca Fun link will have goofy stuff about alpacas (as soon as I get it finished - ha, ha - by June, 08, really.) The last item on the list, Alpaca Friends, will give you links to other alpaca-related sites that are out there on the internet. Clicking on these will open them in a new window. Again, have fun looking! There's lots to learn about alpacas, and you'll have a blast doing it.
Homegrown Tennessee Alpacas are waiting to meet you.
Come to Silver Thunder Alpacas and see them up close.
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Dr. Rajiv Dhand
Dr. Rajiv Dhand serves as Professor and Wahid T. Hanna, MD Endowed Chair of the Department of Medicine, and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville, TN. He has been President of the American Association of Chest Physicians of Indian Origin and President of the International Society of Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM).
Dr. Dhand graduated from the Government Medical College in Amritsar, India with a Distinction in Physiology followed by internal medicine and pulmonary medicine training at the prestigious Postgraduate Institute (PGI) in Chandigarh, India> He was the first Diplomate of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in Respiratory Medicine in India. He did a post-doctoral fellowship at the Virginia Mason Research Institute and University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He completed clinical pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship training at the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago. Dr. Dhand is board-certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and is recognized as a Top Pulmonary Physician in Knoxville, TN.
Dr. Dhand was a member of the American College of Chest Physicians Task Force for Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines on Aerosolization of Medication that was published in CHEST and an Invited Member of the European Respiratory Society/International Society for Aerosols in Medicine Joint Task Force on New Inhalation Therapies that was published in the European Respiratory Journal. He led the team that established the scientific basis for the use of metered-dose inhalers in mechanically-ventilated patients. He was the International Physician Investigator Coordinator for a multicenter asthma study conducted by AstraZeneca, Inc. In recognition of his research, he was awarded the Shree Krishnaji Govind and Mrs. Premalabai Bhate Memorial Lectureship in Asthma and Bronchitis by the Association of Physicians of India. His research experience includes studies in experimental, translational and clinical research.
Dr. Dhand is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Royal Society of Medicine, American Association of Respiratory Care, and International Society of Aerosols in Medicine. He is Editor-in-Chief of the ISAM Textbook of Aerosol Medicine and has published 13 book chapters and over 160 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Dhand has had multiple editorial appointments including CHEST, Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery, Respiratory Care, and International Journal of COPD. He is the Respiratory Section editor for Advances in Therapy and US Editor-in-Chief of Pulmonary Therapy Journal. He lectures extensively at local, state, national and international forums all over the world and has given over 170 national and international lectures and visiting professorships. He remains actively engaged in teaching and training medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Dhand continues to enjoy and thrive in his various roles of teacher, practitioner, researcher, and administrator striving for scientific innovation and institutional progress.


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Ляховка — название населённых пунктов:

Белоруссия
 Ляховка — деревня в Городокском районе Витебской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Дубровенском районе Витебской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Щучинском районе Гродненской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Борисовском районе Минской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Любанском районе Минской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Шкловском районе Могилёвской области.
 Ляховка — исторический район в Минске.

Россия
 Ляховка — посёлок в Мглинском районе Брянской области.
 Ляховка — деревня в Турковском районе Саратовской области.
 Ляховка — село в Барышском районе Ульяновской области.
 Ляховка — село в Майнском районе Ульяновской области.

Крым
 спорная между Россией и Украиной территория, де-факто в составе России.
 Ляховка — упразднённое село в Ленинском районе.

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Morris GOP relic tries to hold on
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Peter V. Mancuso has been a fixture in Morris County politics since he started out protesting the state's plans to extend Route 24 to Route 287 in the 1970's. Now one of the last surviving members of the John Dorsey/Tony...
Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81
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State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...
Biden raises almost $250k in New Jersey
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Former Vice President Joseph Biden raised $246,488 from New Jersey donors since he announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 25, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Favorite son Cory Booker had a home...
Brandon McKoy to lead New Jersey Policy Perspective
New Jersey Policy Perspective, one of the state's top public policy think tanks, has named Brandon McKoy as their new president. "No other candidate matched his policy knowledge and deep passion for creating a stronger and more-inclusive economy," said Marcia...
In Morris, sometimes you lose before you win
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The possibility of an Aura Dunn vs. Lisa Bhimani campaign for State Assembly in the 25th district this year means a match-up of two candidates who lost their first campaigns for public office. That's the way politics works in Morris...
John Dorsey, former Senate majority leader, dead at 80
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John H. Dorsey, a former majority leader of the New Jersey State Senate and a powerful Republican legislator for eighteen years, passed away on Sunday. He was 80. Dorsey served in the State Assembly from 1976 to 1978, and in...
MacInnes will give up think tank presidency
August 8, 2018 10:38 am
Former State Sen. Gordon MacInnes announced today that he will leave his post as president of New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) later this year and transition into a new job as a Distinguished Senior Fellow. MacInnes has quadrupled the revenues...


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Metabolomics arrives at "The liver Meeting" comes from Biosfer Teslab
From 12 to 15 November took place the "The liver Meeting" organised by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). The mission of the association is to advance and disseminate the science and practice of hepatology, and to promote liver health. This year, Biosfer Teslab, together with OWL Metabolomics, University of Medicine… Read More »Metabolomics arrives at "The liver Meeting" comes from Biosfer Teslab
Barça Innovation Hub: Metabolomics at the forefront of elite sport
The Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB) was created four years ago by the FC Barcelona to develop technological advances applied to sport and improve performance at the highest level. This large Barça Laboratory aims to exploit the synergy between sport and technology in order to reach the levels of demand required by the club. To work at… Read More »Barça Innovation Hub: Metabolomics at the forefront of elite sport
Liposcale for early and reliable diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients
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One of the key features of malignant tumour cells is that their energy metabolism is altered. However, in recent years, alterations in lipid metabolism have been described in some types of cancer. A study led by the team of Dr. Josep Gumà and Dr. Sandra Guaita from the Pere Virgili Health Research Institute (IISPV) and… Read More »Liposcale for early and reliable diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients
Liposcale in Circulation
Frequent consumption of nuts, an important component of plant-based diets, is associated with a 15% reduction in total cardiovascular disease (CVD) and a 23% reduction in CVD mortality. Although small studies have shown that supplementing the diet with nuts has a considerable effect on reducing dietary cholesterol in the short term, there is little information… Read More »Liposcale in Circulation
Improvement in the prediction of atheromatous cardiovascular disease using the Liposcale test
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high burden of atheromatous cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) that is not fully explained by traditional lipid parameters. A study published in the clinical Kidney journal, conducted in patients with chronic kidney disease, reveals that information on lipoprotein composition and subclass particle number using the Liposcale test could improve… Read More »Improvement in the prediction of atheromatous cardiovascular disease using the Liposcale test
Biosfer Co-Leads a project to implement the first in vitro prognostic test for covid-19.
The Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR) has awarded the grant for the funding of research projects PANDÈMIES 2020 to the MiL@b research group of the IISPV, the URV and the spin-off Biosfer Teslab, SL. The call granted has been "Replegar-se per crèixer: l'impacte de les pandèmies en un món sense… Read More »Biosfer Co-Leads a project to implement the first in vitro prognostic test for covid-19.
Biosfer Teslab participates in a video of covid-19 research
Last week, in Biosfer Teslab, we participated in the video made as part of the URVGoals project, which shows different research being carried out at the URV with a common goal: to fight against the pandemic. The video shows eight research projects from all fields showing that the fight against covid-19 is totally transversal. In… Read More »Biosfer Teslab participates in a video of covid-19 research
Biosfer Teslab Collaborates in Cancer Studies
Metabolomics can help in the study of different cancers by analysing whether a particular type of tumour is characterised by the development of certain metabolites. To this aim, Biosfer Teslab collaborates directly with Josep Gumà, director of the Oncology Institute of Southern Catalonia, and together with the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the URV… Read More »Biosfer Teslab Collaborates in Cancer Studies
Early molecular signature of Parkinson and dementia years before the diseases appear
NMR metabolomics could identify altered lipoprotein and protein glycosylation profiles in REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), the prodromal stage of Lewy-type synucleinopathies (LTS) -including Parkinson and dementia. NMR showed predictive power distinguishing future clinical outcome, being a useful tool for identifying short-term high-risk patients for conversion to parkinsonism or dementia. Here you can see the… Read More »Early molecular signature of Parkinson and dementia years before the diseases appear
The use of Liposcale® Test in Premature Cardiovascular disease
6 April 2021 6 April 2021
Last week, a new paper, which evaluates the use of the Liposcale® test as a predictor of premature cardiovascular disease (PRESARV-SEA Study), was published. Beyond levels of LDL-C, results reported in the article support the relevance of LDL cholesterol composition and size on premature cardiovascular disease progression and its potential as a new biomarker for… Read More »The use of Liposcale® Test in Premature Cardiovascular disease
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Queens Co-op Celebrates Smoke-Free Ban — December 22, 2016
By Van Tieu Monday, December 19, 2016 at 05:05 PM EST Time Warner Cable News NY1 The North Shore Towers is banning cigarette smoke in its nearly 1900 units …
HUD Secretary Castro Announces Public Housing to be Smoke-Free — December 1, 2016
HUD No. 16-184 Brian Sullivan (202) 708-0685 FOR RELEASE Wednesday November 30, 2016 New rule protects health and safety of residents, saves PHAs millions …
Early childhood household smoke exposure predicts later delinquency and dropout risk at age 12 — November 29, 2016
Public Release: 21-Nov-2016 University of Montreal Results of a new study led by Professor Linda Pagani of the University of Montreal's School of Psycho-Education show that the more children are …
New Study Tests Effectiveness of Public Housing Smoking Ban — August 30, 2016
Aug 25, 2016 | Ryan Black. HCP Live A new study in the CDC's Preventing Chronic Disease journal lends credence to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) proposal …
Smoke-free public housing reduces secondhand smoke by 46 percent — July 25, 2016
By Gino Terrell | gterrell@pioneerpress.com July 21, 2016 at 5:06 pm TwinCities.com PIONEER PRESS Public housing officials implementing smoke-free policies motivates residents to quit or smoke less, according to a …
Study: Second-Hand Smoke Drifts into Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing — July 20, 2016
The study looked at tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure for people living in apartment or condos. By NBC 7 Staff, July 13, 2016 People living in apartments or condos …
Saratoga Springs Housing Authority Going Smoke-Free — April 28, 2016
By Matt Hunter Updated Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 07:25 PM CDT Time Warner Cable News SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. , After picking up his first cigarette at …
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority bans smoking in all buildings — March 21, 2016
By Susan Schulman March 17, 2016 The Buffalo News Beginning July 1, smoking will be banned in all Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority buildings, including individual apartments. The ban was …
Manhattan Co-op Ordered to Pay $120,000 to a Woman Affected by Secondhand Smoke — March 7, 2016
By Samuel Lieberman , NYMAG.COM March 4, 2016 Someone's smoking in the apartment next door. You don't smoke and don't like it, but you can smell it. Who's in charge? …
BMHA proposes ban on smoking in all residential facilities and offices — January 22, 2016
By Avery Schneider ÔÇó WBFO, January 22, 2016 The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority is taking the initiative on recommendations by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to go …


The listener is normally unable to report significant details concerning the unattended information.
Only the most recent unattended material is available, while still preserved in the echoic memory.
These results suggest parallel acquisition of all available information, followed by serial processing to determine meaning for one attended message.
Words presented to the unattended ear can produce priming and physiological effects.
Participants trying to 'shadow' one ear will follow the message to the other ear.
These results imply that processing takes place in parallel, to the extent that meaning is extracted even from unattended material.


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Selling my home in rural Brattleboro area.
Cedarhaven was originally	built as a log cabin in the 1950s, but has been expanded and modernized 3 times since then. Now it forms a unique rural environment located near Brattleboro. It combines a log cabin feel, with most modern conveniences.
The house is currently furnished in antiques. Sale of antiques garden tools etc. is negotiable.


Three contractors produced rifles for the State of Texas during 1862 and 1863. One of these patterns has a sporting back-action lock, Enfield barrel bands, an overall length of 47.375", heavy 32" long barrel of .58-caliber. Total deliveries by all contractors amounted to 1,464 rifles. Quality of these arms was decidedly inferior and often complained about.


The B cell coreceptor CD22 plays an important role in regulating signal transduction via the B cell Ag receptor. Studies have shown that surface expression of CD22 can be modulated in response to binding of ligand (i.e., mAb). Thus, it is possible that alterations in the level of CD22 expression following binding of natural ligand(s) may affect its ability to modulate the Ag receptor signaling threshold at specific points during B cell development and differentiation. Therefore, it is important to delineate the physiologic mechanism by which CD22 expression is controlled. In the current study, yeast two-hybrid analysis was used to demonstrate that CD22 interacts with AP50, the medium chain subunit of the AP-2 complex, via tyrosine-based internalization motifs in its cytoplasmic domain. This interaction was further characterized using yeast two-hybrid analysis revealing that Tyr 843 and surrounding amino acids in the cytoplasmic tail of CD22 comprise the primary binding site for AP50. Subsequent studies using transfectant Jurkat cell lines expressing wild-type or mutant forms of CD22 demonstrated that either Tyr 843 or Tyr 863 is sufficient for mAb-mediated internalization of CD22 and that these motifs are involved in its interaction with the AP-2 complex, as determined by coprecipitation of α-adaptin. Finally, experiments were performed demonstrating that treatment of B cells with either intact anti-Ig Ab or F(ab′) 2 blocks ligand-mediated internalization of CD22. In conclusion, these studies demonstrate that internalization of CD22 is dependent on its association with the AP-2 complex via tyrosine-based internalization motifs.


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Millwall fans raise record-breaking figure for Poppy Appeal
Incredible total generated ahead of Remembrance Day game
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Millwall fans raised an astonishing £5,165.20 for The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal ahead of the club's Remembrance Day game against Burton Albion.
The total is a record-breaking figure for such a collection at The Den. It was generated through both bucket collections and the sale of badges and poppies by the Blue Bus.
Millwall's annual Remembrance Day game saw soldiers invited to The Den as special guests for the day and they, as pictured above, volunteered in the overall fundraising effort.
A small group of Millwall fans were also hugely influential in helping to arrange all that went on pre-match - as well as work on the day - and their efforts are greatly appreciated by everyone at the club.
The Lions would like to place on record its sincere thanks and gratitude to everyone who helped to fundraise and donate.
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What do you discuss –ideas, events or people??
"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, and small minds discuss people." I have always loved this quote and I found that it is attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:Eleanor_Roosevelt_portrait_1933.jpg Not to pick Eleanor's quote apart, but this quote has me thinking and of course, I need to share my thoughts with you!
2. Average minds discuss events. I am conflicted on this one….there are the events that are of no consequence that people talk about over the water cooler. "Wow, it sure is a hot one out there today!" "Yeah, I am glad I don't work out in this heat." Talking about the weather is not that exciting and I can see why Eleanor called this an average-minded topic. However, there are events that so worth discussing….like Jesus dying on the cross for our sins for all of mankind. To me, minds that discuss this event are truly great!
3. Small minds discuss people. Whenever, I have heard this quote….I have agreed with this part because when I think about minds discussing people it is usually gossip and in my mind, these people DO have small minds. But when I think about some great people in history – like Abraham Lincoln, Billy Graham and even, Jesus, himself….minds who talk about great people are truly great as well!
So where do we end up with this quote? Great minds discuss great ideas, great events and great people….yep, that's it! I can agree with all of those…but then the 'greatness of the idea, event or person' is in the mind of the beholder. My son, Kyle, says that I picked Eleanor's brain…nah, just questioned the validity of each part of the quote.
Ahh, I will leave the quote the way it is…way to go Eleanor!


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Q: Can't get future builder to display my JSON data I am attempting to pull JSON data and display some information in a future builder and listview. The future builder is populating with data but once it gets to the step where listview checks length it fails.
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I am using a public endpoint here is my code:
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import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:fresh_project/screens/homepage.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(const MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  const MyApp({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      title: 'Flutter Demo',
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      theme: ThemeData(
        primarySwatch: Colors.blue,
      ),
      home: const Homepage(),
    );
  }
}

Homepage (where data is loaded)
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:fresh_project/models/user.dart';
import 'package:fresh_project/network/users_repo.dart';

class Homepage extends StatefulWidget {
  const Homepage({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  @override
  State<Homepage> createState() => _HomepageState();
}

class _HomepageState extends State<Homepage> {
  late Future<List<User>?>? listOfUsers;
  final UsersRepo _userRepo = UsersRepo();

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    listOfUsers = _userRepo.fetchUsers();
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return FutureBuilder<List<User>?>(
      future: listOfUsers,
      builder: (context, snapshot) {
        if (snapshot.hasData) {
          ListView.builder(
            itemCount: snapshot.data!.length,
            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
              return Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 1, horizontal: 4),
                child: Text(
                  snapshot.data![index].title!,
                ),
              );
            },
          );
        } else if (snapshot.hasError) {
          print('Failed to load users');
        }
        return const Center(
          child: SizedBox(
            width: 200,
            height: 200,
            child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
          ),
        );
      },
    );
  }
}

Repo:
import 'dart:convert';

import 'package:fresh_project/constants/api_constants.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'package:fresh_project/models/user.dart';

class UsersRepo{
  Future<List<User>?> fetchUsers() async {
    try{
      final response = await http.get(Uri.parse(ApiConstants.url + ApiConstants.endpoint));
      if(response.statusCode == 200){
        return returnUsers(response.body);
      }
    } catch(e){
      // ignore: avoid_print
      print(e.toString());
    }
  }
}

List<User> returnUsers(String json){
  List<User> tempList = [];
  var decodedJson = jsonDecode(json);
  for(var instance in decodedJson){
    tempList.add(User.fromJson(instance));
  }
  return tempList;
}

Model:
class User {
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  final String? title;
  final String? body;

  User(this.userId, this.id, this.title, this.body);

  factory User.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
    return User(
      json['userId'],
      json['id'],
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    );
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}

A: Check for the connection state of the snapshot, and return the progress indicator while the request is running.
Try to reorganize the FutureBuilder like this:
  @override
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    return FutureBuilder<List<User>?>(
      future: listOfUsers,
      builder: (context, snapshot) {
        if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
          return const Center(
            child: SizedBox(
              width: 200,
              height: 200,
              child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
            ),
          );
        }
        if (snapshot.hasData) {
          return ListView.builder(
            itemCount: snapshot.data!.length,
            itemBuilder: (context, index) {
              return Padding(
                padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 1, horizontal: 4),
                child: Text(
                  snapshot.data![index].title!,
                ),
              );
            },
          );
        } else {
          return const Center(child: Text('Error'));
        }
      },
    );
  }

You can also check for snapshot.hasError if you need.


The former Flames and Be Forward Wanderers defender Allan Kamanga will now deputise Bob Mpinganjira as the team's assistant coach, Malawi24 has learnt.
Initially, Kamanga was supposed to be the Wanderers vice team manager but he has been given the post following a stakeholder's decision not to name Albert Mpinganjira as Bob's assistant.
Kamanga(right) has been appointed assistant coach.
According to reports, Albert Mpinganjira will remain head coach for Wanderers Reserve side.
It has also been reported that Kamanga was considered for the post due to his vast experience with the club and the national team.
Earlier this season, the then head coach Yasin Osman replaced the late Jack Chamangwana as the team's Technical Director, with Bob taking over his position as the head coach.
Ever since taking over, Mpinganjira has won four of his seven games in charge of the club.
The Nomads are third in the TNM Super League with 21 points from 11 games and their next assignments are two crucial away fixtures in the Northern Region against Moyale Barracks and Mzuni FC respectively.


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Keller Williams Bringing Eclectic Solo Show to Octave
Monday, April 23, 2018, 1:15pm
Keller Williams is known for a lot of things. He has his funk/soul group More Than A Little. He has recorded multiple bluegrass albums with husband/wife duo Jenny and Larry Keel as Keller and the Keels. The first time I saw him many years a ago he was leading an electric jamband supergroup called WMDs and he currently has a similar 4-piece group called Kwatro. He's recorded collaborations with String Cheese Incident and The Travelin' McCourys, and the last time he was in the area was for his Shut The Folk Up collaboration with folk legend Leo Kottke. All that being said, he's best known for his one-man show that he's bringing to the Octave on April 24.
Keller may be a jack of many trades, but he's also a master guitarist. His trademark rhythmic picking is the focal point of his solo sets that revolve around include quirky lyrics, looping multiple instruments, beatboxing, improvisation, and more. Keller often throws in a Grateful Dead or Phish cover (I recall a wonderful stand-up bass-only cover of Phish's "Contact" at a prior show) but his eclectic songs and impressive musicianship make him a draw for more than just jamband fans. Tickets are moving fast, so don't wait until Thursday to decide to join us!


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Super quick delivery. Extra hot vindaloo was especially delicious.
Unfortunately for us we were not aware that it would take 90 minutes to get a popular Indian dish from Newport to Mona Vale on a Tuesday night ? Had we known we would not have ordered.
The meal was fine. The 'chips' we ordered were in fact a huge bag of hot chips which I wasn't expecting seeing this is an Indian restaurant but because we had to get to the minimum $40 spend for delivery and there were no drinks to select on the menu we assumed 'chip' may have been mini papadums or similar .... want expecting cold hot chips.
I guess waiting until 9pm to eat one popular dish with rice after 1 and a half hours has let them down sadly.
Food average . Service unfriendly !
Terrible. Suffering from food poinsoning from this place. Avoid at all costs.
Food came at 6:30 instead of 7pm - food was tasteless. Very disappointed in the end.
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Super quick delivery. The butter chicken and garlic naans were incredible! Spice level chosen was also perfect!
Overall very good, would definitely order again.
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Found this gem about 6mths ago. The food is delicious and piping hot when delivered. We don't buy Indian from anywhere else!
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Indian pace trio have a challenge at hand, Prasad says
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Former star pacer calls Shami, Bumrah and Kumar a 'complete package'
Published: May 21, 2019 20:10 Gautam Bhattacharyya, Sports Editor
Venkatesh Prasad. Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News
Dubai: The Indian pace trio of Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the ICC World Cup will have their task cut out as it may not be easy for them on increasingly batsman-friendly pitches in England, according to Venkatesh Prasad, former Indian bowling coach and a key member of the 1999 World Cup squad — the last time the showpiece was played in England.
Looking ahead at India's chances, Prasad struck a pragmatic note when he said the team should not depend only Virat Kohli for the runs. "Our batsmen should try to get 300-plus runs against all the opposition as the job will not be easy for the bowlers with two new balls — which reduces the possibility of reverse swing."
Speaking to Gulf News over phone from India, Prasad, however, pinned a lot of hopes on the trio — calling them a "complete package" that the rival teams should be wary of.
"It's not for nothing that the trio is being hailed as a brilliant line-up. They have the speed, movement and perfect presentation of the seam — so essential in gaining movement off the wicket," said Prasad, who hunted in pairs with Javagal Srinath in all formats from mid-Nineties to the early part of this millennium.
Prasad said the three bowlers have enough experience to make the best use of conditions and felt that Kumar — who is a bowler in Prasad's mould who relies more on movement — is canny enough to make up for his lack of pace. "See, both Shami and Bumrah have the pace but Bhuvi is an extremely clever bowler, who relies on variety," Prasad observed.
The '99 World Cup was not particularly a memorable one for Mohammad Azharuddin's men as they failed to cross the Super Eight stage, but 'Venky' had his dream match against Pakistan with dream figures of 9.3-2-27-5, with his victims reading like a Who's Who of the Pakistan batting line-up: Saeed Anwar, Salim Malek, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mo'en Khan and Wasim Akram. When reminded of his Player of the Match performance, Prasad said: "Yes, it was certainly a memorable match for me as it was not easy to defend a total of 227 against such a batting line-up."
Prasad is also concerned about the fitness levels of the Indian squad and any potential breakdown — as they have come out of a demanding tournament like the Indian Premier League (IPL) under such hot and humid conditions. "Yes injuries and fatigue factor may play a role in our campaign as we have played in a wrong format in the IPL for such a long time. Management of injuries will be very crucial," he felt.
Despite having peddled his wares alongside a generation of greats like Akram, Waqar Younis, Glenn McGrath or Shane Warne, Prasad does not buy the fact that the quality of bowlers have deteriorated in recent times. "It is the approach of the batsmen which has changed, who are coming up with more innovative shots which was unthinkable in the past," he added.
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MVS Intellectual Property Attorney, Member, and Chair of the Trademark Department, Christine Lebron-Dykeman, was named the Keynote Speaker for the Invent Iowa Competition on April 15, 2019. The Invent Iowa Competition is hosted by the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center in Iowa City, Iowa and brings together students from across the State to showcase their inventions. Winners of the state competition will go on to the National Convention, hosted by the STEMIE Coalition on May 30th in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Survey: Burnett is ahead in council race
PINE CONE STAFF REPORT
THE CAMPAIGN leading up to the April 13 election for mayor and city council is in the home stretch, and a poll conducted by The Pine Cone among subscribers to the newspaper's pdf edition shows that the race for city council is close.
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, more than 500 people had responded to the survey, with overall results showing challenger Jason Burnett leading in the council race with 191 votes. Four-term incumbent Paula Hazdovac was next with 182 votes, followed by incumbent Gerard Rose with 163 votes. There were 146 responses for "I'm not sure."
In the mayoral race, Sue McCloud was comfortably ahead, with 268 votes, while challenger Adam Moniz had 116, and Not Sure got 93.
Among those who said they would be voting in the election, the results were as follows: Burnett, 79 votes; Rose, 69 votes; Hazdovac, 68 votes; and Not Sure, 22. For mayor, McCloud was picked by 88 likely voters, while Moniz was picked by 52 and Not Sure by 15.
The poll remains open until noon on April 1.


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Panel on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China Zoombombed
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A panel discussing the Uyghur people—a Muslim-Turkish ethnic population living mainly in the Xinjiang region of western China—was disrupted by Zoom users who wrote "FAKE NEWS" and "Bullshit" on a presenter's slides and played China's national anthem, according to students who attended. Attendees and presenters alike were displeased with the results of the panel, according to interviews with The Brandeis Hoot.
The panel, held on Friday, Nov. 13, focused on Uyghur Muslims living in Xinjiang, China. The conflict between Uyghur Muslims and the Chinese government stems from religious differences going back several years, according to a BBC article. After a 2014 attack, tensions escalated and the Chinese government launched an anti-terrorism campaign, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council, that targeted Uyghurs through detention sites. The Chinese government has acknowledged the existence of "re-education centers" for Uyghurs, after previously denying that centers existed.
Before the event, several students came forward with concerns about the panel, according to Leon Grinis '22. Grinis was awarded with a peace award this fall from the Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies Program (PAX) "to host an online panel of leading experts and scholars on the plight of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China," according to a joint statement from Grinis and other panel co-sponsors. The Chinese Student and Scholars Association (CSSA) club posted in the group's WeChat page with concerns about how the panel might negatively influence the Chinese community at Brandeis.
The panel was Zoombombed multiple times with unknown attendees writing on slides and playing the anthem, according to both student attendees and Grinis. The Hoot was unable to confirm who was disrupting the Zoom panel, and one student attendee, Tianqi Zhao '22, told The Hoot that most participants had their video turned off, making them only identifiable by their screen name.
After the panel, both the organizers and Brandeis students expressed frustration with its content. Zhao, and other students, criticized the panel for not providing enough academic information or a diversity of viewpoints. Panelists discussed the Zoombombing on Twitter. The panel was not recorded, and no members of The Hoot attended, but The Hoot contacted panel organizers and attendees.
The panel itself featured five scholars from different universities and a lawyer, according to a description of the event on the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life website that has since been taken down. It was co-sponsored by the Ethics Center and the Peace, Conflict, and Coexistence Studies department. Professor Elanah Uretsky (EAS/IGS) moderated the panel.
"The hope for this panel was to educate the Brandeis community about the situation in Xinjiang from an objective and non-politicized perspective," wrote Grinis, Professor Gordie Fellman (PAX/SOC/WGS), Interim Director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life Melissa Stimell (LGLS) and Academic Administrator Lauren Jordahl (PAX) in a joint statement to The Hoot.
"In this way, we can build tolerance, understanding, and stronger relationships in the community. It is our hope that we can create a space within the University for safe objective discussion of this and other topics that are often fraught with intense emotions and misunderstandings," the statement read.
Two panelists, James Milward of Georgetown University and Rayhan Asat from Hughes Hubbard Lawyer, commented on the Zoombombing on Twitter. Milward called the Zoombombing a "coordinated disruption," linking the CSSA WeChat post. Zhao mentioned that several users replied to the panelists on Twitter with anti-China comments.
Asat wrote on Twitter, "A #Chinese student hijacked my screen & [sic] kept writing all over to prevent me keep [sic] continuing. It was a tough moment. I still maintained my professionalism and called for civility and respect for academic freedom." In subsequent tweets, Asat described the event as traumatizing.
Stimell sent an email out to students who raised concerns over the panel on Nov. 18, said Zhao.
"While some of the questions during the Q&A expressed genuine curiosity and sought to extend the conversation, others were made in an especially hostile manner that was offensive and disrespectful of the speakers and the intent of this event," part of Stimell's email read.
Students raised concerns in a feedback form organized by Student Union Undergraduate Diversity and Inclusion Officer Panny Tao '21. About seven students, with some writing anonymously, provided feedback on the panel. Many stated that panelists muted participants when speaking during the question and answer portion, with different students describing that decision as "unprofessional" or "justified."
Zhao, who also authored a Medium post on the panel and attended the first hour, said the panelists did not provide enough academic information. "I do know that there are a lot of stereotypes going on around academia and among others, so I really [wanted] to get something insightful and interesting from the panel," Zhao told The Hoot in an interview.
But he said he felt the panel was not a "scholarly presentation of diverse viewpoints" because "if you ignore another part of the story, even if you graduated from Harvard or from Yale, you are not scholarly."
As a person born in Xinjiang, Zhao believed that he has more insight into the issue than other students. "I was back in Xinjiang one summer ago, everything was pretty peaceful," he explained. "The economy started to grow, and everyone started to work. There hasn't been a terrorist act for three years."
He advised the panelists to go to Xinjiang and make first-hand observations now. "If the government is killing thousands of people, it can never be hidden. There is no physical genecide going on. If there is a cultural genocide, it is something tricky to debate about," he said.
This panel was about a more controversial topic than typical events sponsored by the Ethics center or PAX, which often host events about social justice, art and peaceful learning.
This panel, however, tackled a long and complicated relationship between the Uyghur Muslims and the Chinese government. In the early 20th century, Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang declared independence from China, but the region was reclaimed by China in 1949, according to a BBC article. Xinjiang is designated as an autonomous region within China, but Xinjiang has little autonomy from the Chinese government, according to the article.
Over the years, Uyghur activists have argued that the Chinese government was infringing on their religious practices through governmental policies, according to the article. China is designated as an atheist state, the government only labels five religions as legitimate, including: Buddhism, Catholicism, Dauis, Islam and Protestantism, according to a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Despite being recognized by the government, people of varying faiths experience violations of their religious freedom, including the closure of their places of worship, according to that same report. Chinese governmental authorities have stated that they do not accept Uyghurs and other Muslims to prevent activities that "disrupt public order, impair the health of citizens or interfere with the educational system of the State," according to the report.
Tensions escalated in 2014 when the Kunming Attack occurred, an event which left 29 dead and more than 100 others wounded according to a BBC article. The Chinese government labeled the attack as a "terrorist attack" committed by Uyghur Muslims from the Northwest Xinjiang province, according to the same article. The Chinese government then launched a one year campaign against terrorism, according to a document from the United Nations Human Rights Council. The campaign targeted Uyghurs escalating tensions between the two groups.
"The terms 'terrorist' and 'terrorism' have also been over-extended to those who merely wish to peacefully practice their rightful freedom of speech or religion," according to the document. "In this way, the Chinese authorities have been trying to legitimize their own actions taken against Uyghur activists and demonstrators."
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), an Australian organization aiming to inform the public on various issues according to their webpage, launched The Xinjiang Data Project. This project has compiled information which identifies 380 potential detention sites being used in the Xinjiang Uyghur region, according to the document. The project highlights the "re‑education" camps, detention centers and prisons which have been newly built or expanded since 2017 in the area, according to the document.
There are 350 facilities reported by The Xinjiang Data Project's findings, as of 2020, with a 37 percent growth rate from 2017 to 2019. According to the document, through the use of the latest satellite imagery of the region, there are still at least 14 facilities under construction in 2020.
The Xinjiang region is experiencing social stability and unity across different populations, according to Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, as reported by the BBC, in response to the claims being made regarding the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Western authorities are attempting to interfer with China's anti-terrorism efforts and are "slandering and smearing" China, the ambassador said.
The ambassador also noted that the region has not experienced a "terrorist attack" in the past three years in Xinjiang, according to the BBC article.


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Study: Immediate rewards improve motivation
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Your employees' motivation — or perhaps that of your customers — can be increased by offering immediate rewards, rather than delaying them, according to research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology titled "It's About Time: Earlier Rewards Increase Intrinsic Motivation".
Kaitlin Woolley, assistant professor of marketing at Cornell University, found that giving people an immediate bonus for working on a task, rather than waiting until the end of it, increased their interest and enjoyment. Moreover, people who got an earlier bonus were more motivated to pursue the activity even after the reward was removed.
"The idea that immediate rewards could increase intrinsic motivation sounds counterintuitive, as people often think about rewards as undermining interest in a task," Woolley said in a statement. "But for activities like work, where people are already getting paid, immediate rewards can actually increase intrinsic motivation, compared with delayed or no rewards."
In one of Woolley's five studies, the researchers found that the timing of a reward may matter more for intrinsic motivation than the size of the reward.
In another study, an immediate bonus for completing a task led to an almost 20 percent increase in the percent of people sticking with the task after the reward was removed compared with a delayed reward.
The work suggests that a series of smaller, more frequent bonuses could motivate employees more than a larger end-of-the-year bonus. The finding could also help marketers trying to persuade customers to make more purchases.
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Small businesses need an equally liberalised system as bigger companies get to flourish, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
However, he said it is not an India specific development, this is being done across the world and there are areas where corrective actions need to be taken.
"We have to recognise that when issues of social legitimacy arise, it is very important for the corporate sector also to ask questions that what it is that is undermining the social legitimacy of the system," he added.
"I think one of the issues one has to raise is if indeed the country perceives that corruption is a big problem, which indeed is...Yet the public atmosphere is one that it is purely the governance failure," Ahluwalia further said.
Talking about areas where corrective actions are needed, he said role of the government should be clear and should be more in the areas of social and infrastructure development.
Moreover, government has the responsibility to ensure overall environment of macro stability as rapid growth cannot happen without it, he said.
Ahluwalia also said the economic reforms process has introduced much greater competition in a very large number of areas which didn't existed before.
Also, in terms of allocating resources, "Government clearly said that in future, all allocation should be done through auction basis."
He said there are concerns that market can be manipulated, but those who feel that markets are not fair should use the instrumentalities of institutions such as Competition Commission (CCI).
"Institutions like the Competition Commission...Taken some very tough actions to discipline the larger players by imposing very heavy penalty. Those who feel markets are not fair should use these instrumentalities."
Further, he said there are issues of poor internal corporate governance and most of the corporations still remain family controlled.


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Today on The Neil Haley Show, The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Top 13 Artists of NBC's The Voice.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning The Voice returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the blockbuster vocal competition show's new season.
Rock icon and pop culture phenomenon Gwen Stefani reclaims her red chair alongside superstar coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton as they return for Season 17. Carson Daly returns as host.
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config.GitHubOAuthenticator.oauth_callback_url = 'https://206.12.96.12/hub/oauth_callback'
config.GitHubOAuthenticator.client_id = 'a4b7e7154c6f9d8497fc'
config.GitHubOAuthenticator.client_secret = '83784c5306df793900143b8d44aef24a379041ce'

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config.Authenticator.admin_users = ["fherwig", "syang", "lsiemens"]
config.Authenticator.whitelist = config.Authenticator.admin_users

# Spawn users in dockers
config.JupyterHub.spawner_class = 'dockerspawner.DockerSpawner'
config.DockerSpawner.container_image = "lsiemens/singleuser"
config.DockerSpawner.extra_start_kwargs = {"network_mode":"host"} #create with --net=host

# the docker instances need to access the HUB, to the default loopback port doesn't workd:
from IPython.utils.localinterfaces import public_ips
config.JupyterHub.hub_ip = public_ips()[-1]

# ussing ssl so set to 443
config.JupyterHub.port = 443
config.JupyterHub.ssl_cert = '/etc/jupyterhub/SSL/ssl.crt'
config.JupyterHub.ssl_key = '/etc/jupyterhub/SSL/ssl.key'

# make cookie secret and auth token
cookie = subprocess.Popen(["openssl", "rand", "2049"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
token = subprocess.Popen(["openssl", "rand", "-hex", "129"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
config.JupyterHub.cookie_secret = cookie.communicate()[0][:-1]
config.JupyterHub.proxy_auth_token = token.communicate()[0][:-1]

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