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Modi Slams Mamata: She is Playing Vote Bank Politics
Taking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee head on, BJP\'s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today accused her of playing votebank politics and said no real \'parivartan\' (change) has taken place in the state during TMC rule.
Published: 10th April 2014 01:31 PM | Last Updated: 10th April 2014 02:00 PM | A+A A-
Taking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee head on, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today accused her of playing votebank politics and said no real 'parivartan' (change) has taken place in the state during TMC rule.
"When the government changed in Bengal, I thought there would be development. But nothing has happened. They are only indulging in votebank politics," Modi told an election rally here.
"Unless she criticises Modi, her food does not get digested," Modi said in a sharp attack attack on Banerjee, who has been hitting out at him in most of her public rallies, terming him communal and also blaming him for the Gujarat riots.
Modi's address was in contrast to his earlier speech in Kolkata in February when he had gone soft on Banerjee and had even asked the people to have "Didi in Bengal and BJP in Delhi".
"It's been two years since the new government took charge, but have you seen any parivartan? People have been cheated. If you have a strong and progressive-minded government in Delhi, every small thing will fall in place," he said.
"You have seen fake parivartan, now it's time to see the real parivartan," Modi said.
"Mukyamantriji, aap jitne kichar uchaloge, utna jyada kamal khilega (Madam Chief Minister, the more you indulge in mudslinging, the more will the lotus bloom)," Modi said.
Modi also criticised the party on the issue of multicrore Saradha chitfund scam, and said "they must be punished.
"Those who have indulged in loot in such a short span of time, what will they do if they get more time and opportunity? " he asked in an indirect reference to allegations of involvement of some Trinamool Congress leaders in the scam.
Modi asked the people not to let the Congress open its account in Bengal this time and give BJP a chance to transform the state with "real development".
"You have given 60 years to Congress (at the Centre).
Give us 60 months and we will provide real development for Bengal," he said.
Turning to the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency from where the lone BJP candidate Jaswant Singh had won in 2009 with the support of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, he said, "There must be policy for the development of that area and this can come through tea and tourism which have to be taken in earnest."
S S Ahluwalia is contesting as the BJP candidate from Darjeeling seat this time with the support of GJM.
GJM supremo Bimal Gurung was present at the meeting alongwith BJP candidates from Darjeeling, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri, for whom the GJM has expressed support.
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Bank Windhoek awarded the best dealerships and sales people in the motor vehicle industry at its annual Selekt Sales awards ceremony recently in Windhoek.
The awards recognised dealerships and sales people in the automotive industry for their commitment during the previous financial year. The Novel Motor Company dealership scooped the top award in the New Vehicles Category followed by Pupkewitz Toyota and Indongo Toyota.
Pupkewitz Toyota and its sister company Pupkewitz Auto were awarded joint winners in the Used Vehicles Franchise category while Novel Motor Company and Associated Motor Holdings, won the second and third prizes respectively.
Spes Bona Motors and Avis Zeda Car Sales jointly won the Used Vehicles Category (non-franchise) while Dub Motors and Autoworld Trade Centre walked away with the second and third spots.
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MainAll NewsMiddle EastNasrallah's Deputy Injured or Killed in Syria?
Nasrallah's Deputy Injured or Killed in Syria?
The second-in-command to Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been injured in an attack on a convoy by Syrian opposition forces.
Chana Ya'ar, 27/02/13 16:05
Damage in Harasta area of Damascus this week
The second-in-command to Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been injured -- and may have been killed -- in an attack on a convoy by Syrian opposition forces.
Naim Qassem, deputy to Nasrallah, was wounded Tuesday in the blast along with several high-ranking Syrian officers, according to the Lebanon-based al-Mustaqbal newspaper.
The paper, affiliated with the anti-Hizbullah movement, quoted sources linked to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) as saying the explosion struck the convoy as it was traveling along the outskirts of Damascus.
According to the report, the convoy was coming from Lebanon following a meeting with senior Syrian officials.
No one in the convoy survived the blast, the rebels claimed, adding they had laid mines along the Damascus-Beirut Highway on the Syrian-Lebanese border.
The report has not been confirmed by any other source.
Earlier in the week, Lebanese sources said Hizbullah secretary-general Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has been flown to Tehran where he is allegedly receiving treatment for cancer. The Hizbullah chief was reportedly diagnosed with the illness a few days earlier, and admitted to a private hospital in Beirut prior to being flown to Iran, according to numerous reports in Lebanon and Turkey.
Hizbullah officials have denied the reports, and said Nasrallah would appear on television to address his followers sometime on Wednesday. He was last seen delivering an address via video hookup from his hideout about ten days ago.
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Q: When defining ordered pairs, are there any important distinctions between $\{\{a\},\{a,b\}\}$ and $\{a,\{b\}\}$? The formal Kuratowski definition of ordered pair is that $\langle a,b\rangle = \{\{a\},\{a,b\}\}$.
While I think I understand the above definition well I wanted to check if below definition also works just fine (and hence is "equivalent" to Kuratowski definition)
$$\langle a,b\rangle  = \{a,\{b\}\}.$$
I think that both the definitions are just fine, but maybe I'm missing a subtle point. Also is there any reason to prefer Kuratowski's definition over the later one?

A: Unfortunately, with the new definition, both $\langle\{0\},1\rangle$ and $\langle\{1\},0\rangle$ equal $\{\{0\},\{1\}\}$.  Thus this definition is not suitable for ordered pairs.

A: With Kuratowski's definition, $\langle a,b\rangle=\langle c,d\rangle$ if and only if $a=c$ and $b=d$, as we'd hope. However, in the proposed approach $\langle a,b\rangle=\{a,\{b\}\}$, observe that $\langle \{1\},2\rangle = \langle \{2\},1\rangle$, so we don't have uniqueness.

A: The ordered pair $(a,b)$ is defined in such a way that it satisfies the following:
$(a,b)=(c,d)\Longleftrightarrow a=c$ and $b=d$.
So once your definition of $(a,b)$ satisfies above, it is absolutely fine. But your definition does not satisfy above, so it is not valid. Otherwise you can have any of the following as your definition:
$(a,b)=\{a,\{a,b\}\}$ or, $\{\{b\},\{a,b\}\}$ or, $\{b,\{a,b\}\}$

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Thoughts: Depeche Mode's Spirit
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Yes, it's here, it's finally here. Depeche Mode's 14th album is now officially out in the wild. My favourite band is back with a new record… I need to talk about it, I have to talk about it, because I've listened to it for more than thirty times so far, and with each time I listen to the album, it grows on me even more. A lot of people claim that the last three albums sounded a lot similar to each other, which makes sense because all of them were produced by Ben Hillier. So what did the band do? One thing, THEY MADE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ALBUM! It's different in its sound, in its production, in its writing, in its atmospherics, and in its approach. This is by far the best Depeche Mode album since 1996's Ultra. It's an album that's so focused thematically, with completely new sounds and subtleties. It's just mind blowing how they manage to innovate and make such refreshing sounds after 36 years of making music. Both Martin and Dave's songs sound properly genuine and great, and I can only imagine how amazing they'll sound when performed live. If you're a fan of Depeche Mode's slow songs, fast songs, classic sounds, or even the bluesy stuff, this album will not leave you disappointed, because it has all of those and more!
Depeche Mode 2017 – Photo by Anton Corbijn
1 – Going Backwards
There's no other way to put it, this is one of the best Depeche Mode album openers ever, it easily fumbles "Welcome To My World" "In Chains" and "A Pain That I'm Used To". It's on par with "Barrel Of A Gun" and "I Feel You". This is not a sparse track at all, it's got a lot going on for it. It's a heavy one both musically and lyrically, and it manages to sustain its dirty vibes throughout without compromising with forced hooks, and that makes it really steady. "We are not there yet/ We have not evolved/ We have no respect/ We have lost control" Sings Gahan on the beginning of the song, immediately cementing what the vibes and themes of the album are going for, and it doesn't stop there at all, instead it goes on even further with the band's most straightforward and literal lyrics ever (And it's something that's present throughout all the songs). The chorus is just classic Depeche with so many sounds and a huge kick "We can track in all the satellites/ Seeing all in plain sight/ Watch men die in real time/ Cause we have nothing inside/ We feel nothing inside" Sings Gahan in the chorus with a brooding vocal sound that reverberates your mind, complimented with Martin's emotional cries that just makes it perfect. James Ford's amazing production helped the record immensely, giving each song such a strong soundscape that haven't been heard since "Ultra". it sounds so crisp and atmospheric! I can already see fans freaking out with the final part of this song playing live. Going Backwards is a stellar song, and a great way to set the tone for the album.
2 – Where's The Revolution
After listening to the entire album, it made a lot of sense why this was used as the lead single because it's literally the most obvious choice of the bunch. It's a politically charged song that is so relevant to what's been happening with the world lately. "You've been Kept down/ You've been pushed 'round/ You've been lied to/ You've been fed truths" Sings Gahan in the beginning of the song with some subtle synths playing in the background, and this brings back again to how literal the lyrics are on this album. It's still just as doomy as Going Backwards, but this one has got a lot more kick to it. "Where's the revolution?/ Come on, people you're letting me down!" Both Martin and Dave sing on the chorus, with an explosion of synths and bass synths. Probably the most interesting thing about this song is how it actually fits really well with all the other tracks on the album, despite it being released first as a single, which kind of draws this image of its own standalone sound and feel, but that's not the case, and it's a great track, maybe not as effective as Going Backwards, but still a really great song that has the band showing a side they've never explicitly showed before either in musically or thematically.
3 – The Worst Crime
Let's take things slow, waaaaaay slow because this is what The Worst Crime is all about. It's a song reminiscent of a ballad, with Dave Gahan's beautiful crooning "There's lynching in the square/ You will have to Join us" followed by a much more ominous ambience, synths, and plucked guitar string sounds. It oozes with melancholy, and regret, talking about how society sometimes justifies the crimes that they do. "Oh we had so much time/ How could we commit the worst crime." Sings Gahan on the striking chorus, as there are synth clicks between each line that feels like a proper transitional technique. "So step up to the gallows/ and accept your sentence/ for being so shallow/ you must pay your penance" Sings Gahan on the final verse, leading to the final chorus that has a much more strong drum kicks that feel like a grand build up, and ends the song right there. It's very clear that the album so far has a very specific and focused mood, and it's one of darkness and melancholy, which is nothing new for Depeche Mode. It's a lamenting song for our modern day world and acts as a call out of things that will come. This is one of my favourite tracks on the album, and it's one of the band's best slow songs.
4 – Scum
This is the weird one because come on, there just has to be a weird one! It starts with some pretty cryptic synths (One of the snippets showcased in their press conference) and then you just hear an angry Gahan "Hey Scum! Hey Scum! What have you ever done for anyone?" and an even angrier line at the chorus "Pull the trigger!". It's as aggressive as a Depeche Mode song could ever get, and it actually reminded me a lot of SOFAD's "Rush" in the sense that it's intense vocals feel more processed, and also because of it's synth fest nature. One might think that it's lyrical scarcity in the chorus is troubling, but it's actually one of the parts that the songs shine in musically, and it work well with the vocals, making such a well-structured chorus in a song that already sounds and feels unique and unlike anything else on the album. Scum is one stellar track, and I can already see it becoming a fan favourite.
5 – You Move
A song written by both Martin and Dave? That's a first! It's got to be perfect, right?! Well, not for me at least, but that doesn't mean it's not a good song, like I said, this album's a no skipper, it's just not on par or as great as the other tracks on the album. It starts with a groovy synth, followed by subtle sexy sounds and Gahan's dirty vocals singing "I like the way you move/ I like the way you move for me tonight" on the chorus. It's super sleazy one, filled tinkling synths and with experimental sounds, despite it being one of the few tracks that's not all doom and gloom. It's pure pop, but not necessarily a superb one at that. It's got some really catchy parts like the chorus, and the parts after the choruses sound so damn good! If I had to put it shortly, imagine "It's No Good" but with a dirtier tone, it's definitely the nightclub song of the album.
6 – Cover Me
Dave Gahan gets a lot of hate for his written songs, and this song is a statement to all of the haters because Dave Gahan outdid himself with this one! It's a heartwarming ballad that's totally different in tone but manages to sustain the same soundscape of the album. The bass plays like a heartbeat, cementing the intimate side of the song. The synths are warm and fuzzy, and Gahan's vocals are very relaxed and intimate. "We up here with the northern lights/ Beyond these broken bars/ I pictured us in another life/ where we're all superstars" Sings Gahan on the second chorus, which just showcases how much of a beautiful song this is. It's a total departure from the gloom filled vibes of the album, which I think is a much-needed one. As you feel like you've got a grasp of the song, comes the biggest twist. The song suddenly transforms into this captivating steady sea of synths, engraving themselves in your head! And it builds up and keeps on building up for almost two minutes, and it just explodes of all kinds of sounds near the end, marking the most chilling moment in the album. It was pure love for me, and a huge plus for Dave's writing. Definitely one of my favourites.
7 – Eternal
Here comes the song with Martin singing, and surprisingly it's the shortest track on the album (02:25) which after listening to it a few times, makes a lot of sense. It's a love song that feels like it's written for his children as he starts with "Oh Little One" in this dark twisted world and continues "I will be there for you always/ and when the black cloud rises/ and the radiation pours/ I will look you in the eye and kiss you". The music feels like it's a church organ playing, and while lyrically it's kind of hopeful, musically it's incredibly dark and gloomy, as the ominous synths would sometimes go way high, and it just has this strong presence. It's powerful, it's post-apocalyptic, and it's sung by very genuine vocals from Martin, marking this song as a unique hidden gem.
8 – Poison Heart
Another Dave written song, and also another song from the press conference snippet. Striking guitar play alongside the drums, both clicking at the same time. It sounds like an anthem, and kind of reminded me of some of the songs from Dave Gahan and The Soul Savers work, but add to it a lot of melancholic synths, and a powerful chorus that's memorable, and you've got yourself Poison Heart. The chorus just shines as it feels like a gang all shouting together "Wooooaaahhhhh!" and it just works all together with the music, and being able to differentiate both Dave and Martin's vocals in the chorus gave me a sense of satisfaction for some reason, maybe because it just sounds like a gang shouting. Dave also shows some wonderful writing in this one, both lyrically and musically, and I think this is one of the songs that's going to sound huge live!
9 – So Much Love
This is the one, yep, trust me this is one. It's my favourite track on the album without a doubt because it just screams "DEPECHE MODE!" in every single aspect. It's the song that will get you moving, it's the one that you'll sing along with, and it's the one that will get stuck in your mind forever! The explicit drum sounds with the repetitive main synth at the beginning very clearly set the tone for a pure pop song, but one that's superb, and has a huge nostalgic feeling to it as it sounds very 80's like. "I can't lie/ I can't fake/ I can't act my handshake/ This disclosure I must obey/ There's so much loooooove in me!" Sings Gahan with Martin on the "So much loooooove in me" part, bringing that amazing dynamic between the two that we know and love, and after it immediately, you get hit by some of the most beautiful guitar sounds that feel very reminiscent of the one in "Enjoy The Silence" and oh my goodness it's just so satisfying to hear! It's also one of the songs that depart from the gloomy vibes and aims for more fun vibes. Its expression of love instead of anger and hate is also a very lovable aspect of the song, it's as if it's a break from all the darkness but also delivering something that's completely unique about it. It's persistent, it's energetic, it's intense, it's exciting, and it's filled with so much looooove! This is a track that everyone's gonna be playing at night drives, and it's going to be great. Seeing this being played live is going to be an exceptional experience. So Much Love is hands down my favourite track on the album.
10 – Poorman
After all the excitement of So Much Love, Poorman takes all down for a bit. It's probably the lowest moment in the album. It felt like it's the unnecessary song in the album, as it feels bluesy. "Hey, there's no news/ Poorman's still got the blues/ He's walking around in worn out shoes/ With nothing to lose/" Gahan sings as the song definitely indicates a return to the dark and bleak vibes that's present throughout the entire album. Though it's got some really nice parts, and the chorus is one of them. I feel like this could've been a much better track, but it is what it is.
11 – No More (This Is The Last Time)
Dark electronics and a strong bass synth, this is what this song is filled with, and I don't say this in a bad way, not at all, it actually makes it one of the album's best songs. It reminded me a lot of Alan's cinematic approach and feels a lot like a song from the SOFAD era, mixed with very striking 80's synths (The part after the second chorus). Now in terms of message and theme, this one tends to lean more on the personal side as Dave sings "This is the last time I say goodbye/ The last time, then we won't have to lie/ The last time, call it what you want/ You don't mean a thing to me no more" with Martin singing the backing vocals, bringing back the same amazing dynamic in So Much Love. This all builds up to a wonderful crescendo that makes this song worthwhile!
12 – Fail
A final track in a Depeche Mode album sung by Martin instead of Dave? That's definitely a first, but that's not the only first this song has for the band. It's the first Depeche Mode song that is so bluntly depressing and totally hopeless, and it's also the first Depeche Mode song that has profanity as Martin sings "People, do we call this trying?/ We're hopeless, forget the denying/ Our souls are corrupt/ Our minds are messed up/ Our consciences bankrupt/ Oh, we're fucked". All of this darkness is cemented by an even darker and slow synth in the beginning and a very stale bass that just screams "Depression". Even though it's one of the best Martin tracks, it's a difficult one to listen to, as it has no hope whatsoever. Please don't listen to this track if you suffer from depression or mental problems, it's a hard song. After the first part of the song, glittering synths kick in and they feel like the sound of stars or something (Or at least that's how it felt to me) and it keeps on going until it leaves you all alone with "Oh, we failed" and ends with that as a reminder of what's happening around us as a society. With this dark ending, we reach the final moments of Spirit. A brilliant yet very dark song.
Spirit is a superb album, one of the best the band ever had in years. It starts strong, and it also ends strong (and very dark) with only two missteps in the middle that still make for very enjoyable listens. Being an album that is so relevant to what's happening around us as a society also makes it even stronger, because it's a message that people need to hear and be aware of. It also has one of the band's best lyrics in years, despite them being blunt and straightforward, which I think is necessary for an album tackling such heavy subjects and themes. When I first listened to the album, I never felt once like I wanted to skip a song (And trust me, I did that before with their previous 4 albums) which felt like a statement for me, that no matter what generation it is, and no matter how old the band are, they still have got the ability to innovate and bring something that is both relevant and strong. Also, it showed me how working together with different producers can yield fruitful results, and just as they always do that, they teamed up with James Ford, who gave the album a spectacular production quality that the previous 3 albums lacked because of their minimal nature. If you're new to the band, or if you're an old fan, or if you're just someone who enjoys music, listen to Spirit, because it's an experience you don't want to miss.
Now we just gotta wait for the upcoming tour!
Global Spirit Tour – Photo by Anton Corbijn
Till next time…
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The Democratic pundit says she wants to have respectful conversations about issues. But this is Fox News.
On Wednesday The New Yorker published an interview with Donna Brazile in which the longtime Democratic strategist, manager of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign and interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (twice) defended her recent decision to become a contributor on Fox News.
As one might expect from an interview conducted by Isaac Chotiner–There should be no scarier words to public figures these days than "I'm Isaac Chotiner from The New Yorker and I would like to interview you"–the results make Brazile sound as if she has never watched Fox News before.
Any longtime watcher of popular Fox shows such as The Five, Tucker Carlson Tonight, or The Ingraham Angle knows that this is not in any way how Fox works. Especially not with the occasional liberal guest or co-host. Just ask Juan Williams.
Chotiner then quotes a piece she penned for Fox's website explaining her decision and asked if she believed Fox could help bridge the country's divisions by being a medium for respectful communication, or if the network exacerbates the problem. Brazile says that Fox is not the only institution at fault for the degradation of public discourse. What she does not recognize is that this comment is the sort of both-sides rhetoric that has allowed Fox to flourish even as it descended into an impermeable conservative bubble. Brazile's presence on the network gives cover to Fox by validating this view as it deepens its position as a propaganda arm of the GOP and the Trump White House.
More than a few people who have studied the issue of Fox's effect on public discourse would disagree with her, too.
Given her defenses, it is instructive to watch Brazile's first appearance on Sean Hannity's show earlier this week. For 12 minutes, she and Hannity talk over and past each other. Hannity asks questions and then interrupts after a few seconds, badgering her for short answers to complex questions, mischaracterizes proposed Democratic policies ("It says in the Green New Deal that everything's going to be free!"), and generally does the complete opposite of everything Brazile told The New Yorker she hoped to do on Fox.
But of course, she is there to answer these questions, which are framed in such a way as to confirm the pre-existing biases of the conservative audience, in no more than 30 seconds before Sean Hannity interrupts her. Fox News isn't interested in letting Donna Brazile debate important issues. It is interested in having a liberal speed bag for all the hosts to work in order to punch up the ratings.
Brazile must know that deep down. She can be assured it is not going to get any better than this.
Watch the interview up top, via Fox News.


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Q: How to solve in Ionic app "Your APK's version code needs to be higher than 20000" Can anybody please help me out with this one? Google's response, when I uploaded the app, was:
"Apache Cordova:
The vulnerabilities were fixed in Apache Cordova v.4.1.1 or higher.
You can find information about how to upgrade in this Google Help Center article.
APK Version(s): 20000"
I don't know if this is of any help, but the app runs on:

*

*The app is build in Ionic/html style

*Cordova CLI version: 6.4.0

*Android version 6.0.0

*Node Version: v4.4.2

*Ionic CLI Version: 2.1.0

So if anyone has any idea what should I change, please let me know.
Thanks in advance!

A: I've gotten this error when attempting to change the version number of my application in the config file. You need to make sure you change the <widget> version number instead of the <xml> version number.
This is wrong:
<?xml version="1.2.1" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<widget id="com.url.name" version="1.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
    <name>My App Name</name>

But this is correct:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<widget id="com.url.name" version="1.2.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
    <name>My App Name</name>

Hope it helps!


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Q: Continue pasting data in successive worksheets when the current workhseet's row limit exceeds 1,048,576 The macro I wrote copies some data from several .dat files to a specific worksheet. It works fine as long as the number of records don't exceed the maximum 1,048,576 rows in my worksheet(excel 2016). How to modify the code to continue pasting data from the source file to the successive worksheets when the max row of 1,048,576 is exceeded?
I first tried to paste data from each source file in individual worksheets in my workbook. But that would create so many sheets in the workbook which I don't want. I want my data to be in minimum number of worksheets as possible.
Sub KLT()

Dim StartTime As Double
Dim MinutesElapsed As String
Dim wbA As Workbook, wbB As Workbook
Dim button_click As VbMsgBoxResult
Dim myPath As String, myFile As String
Dim myExtension As String
Dim FldrPicker As FileDialog
Dim count As Integer
Dim LIST As Integer
Dim xWs As Worksheet
Dim sh As Worksheet
Dim xcount As Integer

'Optimize Macro Speed
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  Application.EnableEvents = False
  Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
  Application.DisplayAlerts = False

On Error Resume Next
'Remember time when macro starts
  StartTime = Timer
'Deleting the "Start" sheet from previous macro run
For Each xWs In Application.Worksheets
        If xWs.Name = "Start" Then
            xWs.Delete
        End If
Next

'Adding a new Sheet called "Start"
Worksheets.Add(After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.count)).Name = "Start"
Set wbA = ThisWorkbook
Set sh = wbA.Sheets("Start")

'Retrieve Target Folder Path From User
  Set FldrPicker = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)

    With FldrPicker
      .Title = "Select A Target Folder"
      .AllowMultiSelect = False

        If .Show <> -1 Then GoTo NextCode
        myPath = .SelectedItems(1) & "\"
    End With
 'In Case of Cancel
NextCode:
  myPath = myPath
  If myPath = "" Then GoTo ResetSettings

'Target File Extension (must include wildcard "*")
  myExtension = "*.DAT*" 'my data is in .dat files

'Target Path with Ending Extention
  myFile = Dir(myPath & myExtension) 'Storing the actual raw file name

'Loop through each Excel file in folder
Execute:
Do While myFile <> ""
                'Set variable equal to opened workbook
                Set wbB = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=myPath & myFile)

                'The source file range might be a continuation of a previous file, so ensuring the correct range is identified always
                If wbB.ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Value = "Continuation of previous file." Then Range("A1").EntireRow.Delete

                'Filtering data set and choosing data below headers
                With wbB.ActiveSheet
                    .AutoFilterMode = False
                    With Range("A1", Range("A" & Rows.count).End(xlUp)) 'I am only interested in the data below the header
                        .AutoFilter 1, "*Cycle*"
                        On Error Resume Next
                        .Offset(1).SpecialCells(12).EntireRow.Delete
                        .AutoFilter 1, "*Profile*"
                        On Error Resume Next
                        .Offset(1).SpecialCells(12).EntireRow.Delete
                    End With
                    .AutoFilterMode = False
                End With

                'Choosing the desired range to be copied
                Set Rng = Union _
                (Range("A2", Range("A2").End(xlDown)), _
                 Range("D2", Range("D2").End(xlDown)), _
                 Range("E2", Range("E2").End(xlDown)), _
                 Range("AX2", Range("AX2").End(xlDown)))

                'Rng.Select

                '''Copying relevant information from the source file & pasting in the Start worksheet'''
                lr = sh.Range("A" & Rows.count).End(xlUp).Row + 1
                    Rng.Copy sh.Range("A" & lr)

                'Keeping the count of how many files have been worked on
                If InStr(1, ActiveSheet.Name, "LifeCyc") > 0 Then xcount = xcount + 1
                'Debug.Print xcount
                ''''''''***********''''''''

                'Close Workbook
                wbB.Close 'SaveChanges:=True

                'Ensure Workbook has closed before moving on to next line of code
                DoEvents

                'Get next file name
                myFile = Dir

Loop

'Creating the headers in my report sheet
With sh
.Range("A1").Value = "Date"
.Range("B1").Value = "CumSec"
.Range("C1").Value = "LifeCycleNo"
.Range("D1").Value = "dT"
End With

'Formatting the headers
With sh.Range("A1:D1")
.Interior.Color = rgbBlue
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Borders.Color = rgbBlack
.HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
.Font.Bold = True
.Font.Color = rgbWhite
End With

'Formatting the actual dataset
With sh.Range("A2:D2", Range("A2:D2").End(xlDown))
.LineStyle = xlContinuous
.Borders.Color = rgbBlack
End With

Columns("A:D").AutoFit

'Determine how long the code took to run
MinutesElapsed = Format((Timer - StartTime) / 86400, "hh:mm:ss")

'Displaying a message on the screen after completion of the task
MsgBox "This code ran successfully in " & MinutesElapsed & " minutes " & "Total Raw Files Processed: " & CStr(xcount), vbInformation

'Reset Macro Optimization Settings
ResetSettings:
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    Application.AutomationSecurity = lSecurity

End Sub

Expected outcome is to continue pasting data in successive sheets whenever the current worksheet's row number exceeds the max limit

A: I am not convinced that it is a good idea to let Excel handle such an amount of data, and I am not sure how you want to deal with more than one sheet having data...

*

*Remove On Error Resume Next. It will hide all errors and you will never recognize that your code had a problem.

*Set your wbA-variable at the beginning and work with that, not with then Application.Worksheets object.

*Introduce a sheet-counter variable.

*Before copying the Range, check if you have enough space left, else create the next sheet.

*Do the formatting for all sheets.

Code could look like this (untested, may contain syntax errors)
const SHEETNAME = "Start"

Set wbA = ThisWorkbook
For Each xWs In wbA.Worksheets
    If xWs.Name like SHEETNAME & "*" Then
        xWs.Delete
    End If
Next xWs

dim sheetCount as Long
sheetCount = 1
set sh = wbA.Worksheets.Add(After:=wbA.Worksheets(wbA.Worksheets.count))
sh.Name = SHEETNAME & sheetCount
(...)

    lr = sh.Range("A" & Rows.count).End(xlUp).row + 1
    If lr + rng.rows.count > sh.Rows.count then
        ' Not enough space left, add new sheet.
        sheetCount = sheetCount + 1
        set sh = wbA.Worksheets.Add(After:=sh)
        sh.Name = SHEETNAME & sheetCount
        lr = 1
    End if
    rng.Copy sh.Range("A" & lr)
(...)

' Format all data sheets.
For Each xWs In wbA.Worksheets
    with xWs
        If .Name like SHEETNAME & "*" Then
            .Range("A1").Value = "Date"
            (...)
            ' Create a table
            lr = .Range("A" & Rows.count).End(xlUp).row
            .ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, .Range("$A$1:$D$" & lr), , xlYes).Name = "Table_" & .Name

        End If
    End With
Next xWs


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VSP Vision Care welcomes reports of eye tests for older drivers
By Jonathan Musk / 6 months ago / Latest News, Today in Fleet / No Comments
VSP Vision Care has welcomed reports that the Department for Transport (DfT) is considering eye tests for drivers over the age of 70, as part of plans to improve road safety.
Jeremy Chadwick, managing director, EMEA at VSP Vision Care
As part of its recently published road safety plan, the DfT has said that a research programme will be launched with the Driver Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) to assess the risk posed by poor driver eyesight. This will consider the case for a new vision test to identify drivers who pose a collision risk.
The DfT is reported to be considering repeat assessments every three years thereafter, following figures showing that for the first time more than two thirds of people aged over 70 still hold a full driving licence.
With many employees expecting to extend the length of their working years, Jeremy Chadwick, managing director, EMEA at VSP Vision Care – the world's largest not-for-profit vision services company with nearly 90 million members worldwide – said that it's more important than ever for employers to consider providing their employees with regular eye screening and full eye examinations where appropriate, with access to glasses if needed for driving.
The government's figures revealed that 67% of people in the oldest age bracket, 70-plus, had a driving licence in 2018, up from 64% a year earlier, and last year alone more than 4,600 drivers over the age of 70 had their licences revoked due to failing eyesight.
At present, driving licences automotically expire when a driver reaches the age of 70 and must be renewed every three years thereafter. Drivers must declare the standard of their eyesight and reveal any other medical conditions. However, there are currently no compulsory assessments.
Approximately 2,900 casualties occur in the UK every year due to drivers having poor vision, at an estimated cost of £33 million, according to safety charity Brake, while the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) calculates that around 13 million motorists are not wearing the glasses or contact lenses needed to correct their vision while behind the wheel.
It is an offence not to wear corrective lenses if they are needed and, if caught without them, drivers could face a fine of up to a £1,000 plus three penalty points and/or discretionary disqualification. Drivers who do not meet the standards of vision for driving and are involved in an accident invalidate their insurance, and could face imprisonment for up to 14 years if they cause death by dangerous driving and five years for death by careless driving.
However, poor vision is believed to be hugely under-reported in government crash causation data due to the difficulty in determining if eyesight was to blame.
Chadwick said: "We would welcome mandatory eye testing for drivers who attain the age of 70 because eyesight can deteriorate without us noticing.
"We recommend having a professional eye test ideally every year or straight away if a problem arises. This should check vision over distance, as well as other visual defects, including problems seeing things in the central or peripheral vision.
"VSP offers comprehensive solutions for driving vision through our portfolio of WellVision Programmes. We also offer an online eye-screening solution, eScreen, that can be utilised at the employee's own workstation to assess DSE compliance," he added.
A full public consultation will be held before any change is made, the DfT said.
DfTdriver safetyvision
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Mantashe: Reselling of self-generated electricity will be regulated
Updated Feb. 3, 2020, 12:46 p.m. | By Lulutho Mkosi
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe has warned that the reselling of surplus, self-generated electricity will not be a "free-for-all".
Twitter: Gwede Mantashe
The government is currently in the process of gazetting a revised Electricity Regulation Act that will allow self-generation of electricity.
Mantashe addressed the media at the annual mining indaba in Cape Town on Monday on the potentials of self-generated electricity amid the country's ongoing electricity woes.
READ: Mantashe: 'Diesel turbines putting pressure on Eskom'
At the same time the minister warned that largescale self-generation will be regulated by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa).
"There are many people who are just urging that we should allow a free for all in the economy and it cannot be done.
He adds that reselling of electricity will also require a license, including compliance with all regulatory conditions.
"Whether we need to register or licence, it is determinant on size, the bigger you want self-generation you'll have to be licensed but more important if you are likely to sell your surplus to somebody else then you must have license because the system must know who you are."


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Radkin Honzák (* 30. března 1939 Praha) je český psychiatr, publicista a vysokoškolský pedagog. Specializuje se na psychoterapii a je zastáncem psychosomatického (biopsychosociálního) přístupu.

Život
Narodil se v roce 1939 v rodině lékárníka. Roku 1962 promoval na Fakultě všeobecného lékařství Univerzity Karlovy. Nejprve působil jako sekundární lékař v psychiatrické léčebně v Kosmonosech, v roce 1966 začal pracovat v Ústavu pro výzkum výživy (mj. výzkum spánku a stresu).

Působí jako ambulantní lékař v centrech IKEM (pacienti s nezvratným selháním ledvin, transplantační program) a REMEDIS, jako sekundární lékař v Psychiatrické nemocnici v Bohnicích a jako asistent na Ústavu všeobecného lékařství 1. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy. Pedagogicky působí také na Fakultě sociálních věd UK.

Pravidelně se na svém blogu vyjadřuje k současnému dění a jako autor je podepsán pod několika populárně-naučnými knihami o psychologii. V roce 2014 vyšla kniha rozhovorů Renaty Červenkové s Radkinem Honzákem s názvem Všichni žijem v blázinci: současnost očima psychiatra.

Od ledna 2020 uvádí v České televizi vlastní pořad Kabinet Dr. Honzáka.

Dílo (výběr)
 Psychické změny a poruchy při interních chorobách. Avicenum, Praha 1985.
 Jak se dobře cítit mezi lidmi (s Vladimírou Novotnou). SPN, Praha 1987.
 I v nemoci si buď přítelem. Avicenum, Praha 1989.
 Bolest z psychosomatického pohledu. Maxdorf, Praha 1993.
 Krize v životě, život v krizi (s Vladimírou Novotnou). Road, Praha 1994.
 Strach, tréma, úzkost a jak je zvládat. Maxdorf, Praha 1995.
 Komunikační pasti v medicíně: praktický manuál komunikace lékaře s pacientem. Galén, Praha 1997.
 Deprese: depresívní nemocný v nepsychiatrické ordinaci. Galén, Praha 1999.
 Komunikace v lékárně (s Lenkou Práznovcovou). Panax, Praha 2000.
 Úzkostný pacient. Galén, Praha 2005.
 Základy psychologie (kolektiv autorů). Galén, Karolinum, Praha 2006.
 (s Vladimírou Novotnou). Grada, Praha 2006.
 Babičku potrkal jelen, aneb, Co tomu říkáte, doktore? Galén, Praha 2012.
 Jak úspěšně zvládnout poskytování péče nezletilému: zásady komunikace a práva pro praktické dětské lékaře  (se Zuzanou Candigliotou). Liga lidských práv, Brno 2012.
 Jak přežít léčení: veselé čtení o bolestech. Jan Vašut, Praha 2013.
 Jak žít a vyhnout se syndromu vyhoření. Vyšehrad, Praha 2013.
 Svépomocná příručka sestry: psychothriller. Galén, Praha 2015.
 Psychosomatická prvouka. Vyšehrad, Praha 2017.
 Dědeček potrkal jelena. Galén, Praha 2017.
 Všichni žijem' v blázinci : současnost očima psychiatra (s Renatou Červenkovou). Vyšehrad, Praha 2018.
 Jak žít a vyhnout se syndromu vyhoření. Vyšehrad, Praha 2018.
 Chcete se stát psychiatrem?! / své vzpomínky, úvahy a jiná vyprávění čte Radkin Honzák. Galén, Praha 2018.
 Čas psychopatů (s Františkem Honzákem). Galén, Praha 2018.
 Ať žijou mikrouti. Zeď, Praha 2018.
 Úplňk : (básně, hříčky, říkadla). Galén, Praha 2019.
 Haiku: Cesta ze stresu (s Denisou Vostrou). Universum, Praha 2022

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 Radkin Honzák – osobní stránky
 Blog Radkina Honzáka na Aktuálně.cz
 Radkin Honzák na Psychologie.cz

Rozhovory
 Radkin Honzák v pořadu Hyde Park ČT24 (Česká televize, 19. 2. 2012)
 Radkin Honzák v pořadu Krásný ztráty (Česká televize, 9. 11. 2013)
 Honzák: Lidi jsou blbí a já žasnu, od koho mi chodí hoaxy, jsme jako ovce, propagandu nám vede Zeman DVTV (25. 2. 2016)
 Naše společnost je blízko explozi. Přichází čas "hraničářů" rozhovor (28. 7. 2016, Lidovky.cz)
 Radkin Honzák: "Svět neví, co roupama dělat" rozhovor (13. 1. 2017, Neovlivní.cz)
 Honzák: Psychopati v politice milují riziko, sex a hlavně moc. Zvolíme si je znovu? DVTV apel (13. 6. 2017)
 Radkin Honzák hostem pořadu Hovory, Český rozhlas Plus, 29. 11. 2018
 Radkin Honzák hostem pořadu Host Lucie Výborné, Český rozhlas Radiožurnál, 17. duben 2019

Čeští psychiatři
Psychiatři 20. století
Psychiatři 21. století
Popularizátoři vědy
Absolventi 1. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy
Vyučující na 1. lékařské fakultě Univerzity Karlovy
Vyučující na Fakultě sociálních věd Univerzity Karlovy
Narození v roce 1939
Narození 30. března
Narození v Praze
Muži
Žijící lidé

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South Korea's March Iran Oil Intake Soars
South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil surged 81% in March from the same month of the previous year following the removal of sanctions targeting Tehran's nuclear program, customs data showed on Friday.
Seoul bought 1,032,938 tons of Iranian crude oil last month, or 244,240 barrels per day, compared with 570,338 tons imported a year ago, the data showed.
In the first three months of the year, the world's fifth-largest crude importer bought 2,956,497 tons, or 699,068 bpd, of crude from the Middle Eastern country, versus 1,401,138 tons in the same period in 2015, Reuters reported.
Iran, which wants to regain market share after the lifting of sanctions in January, told the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries it raised output last month by a minor 15,000 bpd to 3.40 million bpd.
The world's biggest oil producers will meet in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday to discuss a proposed output freeze at January's levels.
Overall, South Korean imported 11.52 million tons of crude last month, or 2.72 million bpd. The total was 4% higher than the 11.12 million tons imported in March of 2015, the customs data showed.
Final data for last month's crude oil imports will be released by state-run Korea National Oil Corp later this month.
South Korea plans to boost imports of Iranian oil, especially condensate, this year to meet its growing demand. The country's crude oil import data usually include condensate, without giving a breakdown.
Iran Named S. Korea's No. 2 Oil Supplier in Q1
S. Korea's Iran Crude Imports Top 9 mbpd
South Korea's May Iran Oil Imports Jump 130% YoY
South Korea: No Crude Imports From Iran in September
Seoul's Iran Oil Imports Triple
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Q: Is Django REST Framework's HyperlinkedRelatedField unable to reference url patterns with multiple kwargs? I have a REST api url endpoint that represents a Song within an Album:
/api/album/(?P<album_id>)/song/(?P<id>)/

and I want to refer to it from another resource, e.g. Chart that contains Top-1000 songs ever. Here's an implementation of ChartSerializer:
class ChartSerializer(HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
    songs = HyperlinkedRelatedField(
        queryset=Song.objects.all(),
        view_name='api:song-detail',
        lookup_field='id'
    )

    class Meta:
        model = Chart
        fields = ('songs', )

Clearly, I can pass id as lookup_field, but it seems to me that I won't be able to pass album_id by any means. I'm looking into HyperlinkedModelSerializer.get_url() method:
def get_url(self, obj, view_name, request, format):
    """
    Given an object, return the URL that hyperlinks to the object.
    May raise a `NoReverseMatch` if the `view_name` and `lookup_field`
    attributes are not configured to correctly match the URL conf.
    """
    # Unsaved objects will not yet have a valid URL.
    if hasattr(obj, 'pk') and obj.pk in (None, ''):
        return None

    lookup_value = getattr(obj, self.lookup_field)
    kwargs = {self.lookup_url_kwarg: lookup_value}
    return self.reverse(view_name, kwargs=kwargs, request=request, format=format)

As you can see, it constructs kwargs for reverse url lookup from scratch and doesn't allow to pass additional parameters to it. Am I right that this is not supported?
UPDATE:
Found a reference to this problem in the issue list of DRF: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/issues/3204

A: So, the answer is YES. There is even a paragraph about this issue in the DRF documentation:
http://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/relations/#custom-hyperlinked-fields


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The American Journal of Education, Volume 3
edited by Henry Barnard
X. MENTAL SCIENCE AS A BRANCH OF EDUCATION.*
BY REV. JOSEPH HAVEN, A, M.,
PROFESSOR IN AMHERST COLLEGE.
I DEEM it a privilege to address to-day a convocation of Teachers and of the friends of education, convened from all portions of the country in this our noble old Bay State ;-a State distinguished from the first for its regard for religion, for liberty, and for education. May the time never come when its attachment to any one of these great principles shall be less.
The vocation of the teacher is one which, viewed in all its relations, is hardly second to any other in honor, and importance. Much is entrusted to him, much required of him. To meet these demands, he must be a man of large and liberal culture, knowing the things which he is to teach, and knowing much besides. Every year enlarges the sphere and carries farther and farther out the boundary line of his dominion, brings new sciences into his field of labor, and elerates the standard of his necessary qualifications. He must teach more things, and he must teach them better. Time was when a few simple elements constituted the amount of his stock in trade. To mention arithmetic, geography, reading, writing and spelling, was to give a complete catalogue of the branches taught in our schools. It is not so now. It will never be so again. In these matters our country never moves backward. The people have discovered that there are many things which it is useful for man on the earth to know, and that they have the right to know them ;-the child of the poor man as well as of the rich ; in the free school as well as in the academy, and the college; and they mean that he shall know them. At the doors of our public schools, of every higher grade, stand knocking already, an array of sciences that would have astonished the savans of the last generation. Natural Philosophy, History, Physiology, Botany, Chemistry, Astronomy, Physical Geography, and I know not how many other sciences,-ail clamoring for admission ; and for one I predict they will get in. The people will know these things, and will insist that their own children shall know them, nor is there any reason why they should not know them.
The teacher must keep up with this demand. The tide of public opinion, of public intelligence and information, in a great and free
* An Address delivered before the American Institute of Instruction at its Annual Meeting in Springfield.
nation like our own never sets backward. It moves on and on, and schools and committees, and teachers advance with it, or are swept before it.
With this demand for a higher education, a larger and more liberal culture, on the part of those who are to conduct the education of the
young, the teachers of the present day are, to a great extent earnestly and cordially complying. It would be difficult to find, in any country, a body of men devoted to education, possessing a larger share of general information, a higher mental culture and training, men of larger views, and higher aims, than the teachers of the public schools of New England, and especially of Massachusetts. I say this without reserve or qualification; I say it with pleasure and pride; I say it after a careful observation of the school systems of our own and of other countries.
Among the various branches of useful science, all demanding the attention of the well informed, and well educated man, of the present day, there is one whose claims to general attention have I fear been somewhat overlooked in our country. Allow me then the privilege of directing your attention on this occasion to the importance of the science of the human mind, as a distinct branch of knowledge, entitled to a high place in the course of study which every true scholar and every well informed man marks out for himself, and especially worthy the attention of those who are to guide the education of others.
I am aware that in presenting such a subject, I may seem to some, to have forgotten the character and objects of the present association. What has the science of the human mind to do with schools and school-teaching, they may ask. This question I will endeavor to answer before I sit down. Unless, however, I do very much mistake the character of my audience, I see before me to-day men who are determined to omit no effort to attain that discipline of all the mental powers,
that range of thought, that wide and large culture, that shall best qualify them for their noble work. To such men my theme is appropriate, and to such I address myself.
Many causes it must be confessed, have hitherto contributed to the comparative neglect of mental science in our own country.
The nature of the science is such that its benefits are not immediately apparent. Men, the dullest, and most uneducated, can see some use in Chemistry, or Botany. They teach how to analyze soils, and how to raise better crops. Natural Philosophy may be of service to the mechanic. Physiology well understood, may tend to lengthen life, and shorten the physician's bill. But what can possibly come of
mental science, they do not so readily perceive. It has no patent, obvious, practical results to show. Its region of thought lies removed somewhat from the actual observation of men. It has no splendid cabinets or museums to throw open to the gaze of the astonished multitude. It can not point you to its magnificent collections, embracing specimens of all the known varieties of thought and feeling; nor can it illustrate by curious instruments, in brass, and wood, and glass, and iron, and by nice experiments unfold the secret working of the laws of association, or memory, or imagination-all the wonderful alchemy of thought, and of our curious inner life. Its simple pages present not even one poor diagram to catch the
of the curious.
And then it has no great discoveries to make and to announce, no brilliant rewards to bestow on its votaries. Any man of moderate patience and skill, and a glass of medium power, stands a reasonable chance of discovering a half dozen new asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, the first clear night, and then goes his name ad astra, and then comes, by return mail, a diploma from the royal society, and a gold snuff-box from the crown of Russia, or the crown prince of Şeringapatam. Not so in mental science—not even in the present disturbed state of affairs, not in the wildest and most excited political gathering, could one hope to discover several new passions in exercise, or a brace of new intellect* ual faculties in full play. Or even if you were so fortunate as that, it may be doubted whether the world would even take the trouble to inquire your name, or the Czar think it incumbent on him to provide you
with snuff-boxes. But more than all, and as I suppose, the chief obstacle to the more general cultivation of mental science, is to be found in the exclusively practical and active tendencies of the age. We are by nature a stirring, busy, enterprising people, given more to action than to thought. An age of action is seldom also an age of reflection. External life demands the energies of a new people, and a new state. The elements are to be subdued, cities to be built, mountains to be leveled, graded, tunnelled, roads constructed, and a thousand other useful and practical works to be wrought, before the period comes of golden affluence, and leisure, and genial task, and refined culture, which can at once appreciate and reward the higher efforts of scientific investigation. That age will come; but it is not yet. Meanwhile he who devotes himself to a pursuit so little accordant with the more directly practical tendencies of the age, must be content to pursue his way with little encouragement from without, little reward save that of his own highest culture, and the sweet delight of his own conscious advance in that true wisdom, and those
loftier attainments, which like divine truth come not with observation of men.
The causes at which we have now glanced may account in part for the comparative neglect of the science of the mind in our own country. What then are the reasons, if any there may be, why the science of which we speak should be regarded as at least of equal importance with others, in a course of liberal study.
The importance of this branch of education will be apparent, if we consider its relative position with regard to other sciences. As we go forth into the great field of truth, and among the works of God, and begin to explore and observe the things that lie around us, we find indeed nothing unworthy our regard, but not all things equally wortlıy. The ground on which we tread, and the solid rock, demand and repay our careful investigation; but when we pass from these to the contemplation of vegetable life, when we turn our ere from the soil to the little flower that grows and blooms upon it, we are conscious of advance, of reaching a higher stage of art, a higher department of creation. Passing on still to the forms of animal existence, we are conscious still of the ascending series. The shell minutely beautifully wrought, that lies by the shore of the deep-sounding sea, and listens ever to its roar, the insect rejoicing in the sun-beam, the thonsand forms of life that flutter in the air, and creep the earth, and leap up in the waters, and bound in all the consciousness of freedom, and strength, and vigorous life along the mountains and over the plains, these afford us a higher field of study than mere inanimate existence, however curious and delicate may be its organization. When from these we pass on to observe and study man himself, the lord of this entire creation, when we make his nature, his physical structure, his habits, his languages, his cities, his laws, his arts, his wonderful creations, the oljects of our careful study, how much higher have we ascended in the scale of being and in the sphere of our explorations.
But when, turning from all these, we make the mind of man himself our study, we find ourselves at once in a region from which we overlook the whole wide field of previous investigation, and toward which all these other sciences conduct, as different paths along the mountain side, starting from different points, and running in different directions, but all converging toward, and coming out at last upon a common terminus at the summit. That summit and common terminus of sciences is the science of mind. As the mineral, the vegetable, the insect, the animal, in their varied and wonderful organizations, are all and necessarily inferior to man, so is the science of them, however important and useful, of necessity inferior to the science of man himself; and as the human body, wonderful in its structure, curious in its mechanism and its laws, is nevertheless inferior in dignity and worth to the spirit that dwells within, and is the true lord of this fair castle and domain, so is the science of the body, its mechanism, chemistry, anatomy, laws, inferior to the science of the mind, the divinity within.
Many of the sciences which are justly regarded as among the most noble are themselves the creations of the mind. In some sense all science may be so regarded. The materials furnished by nature are put together and framed into a science by the intelligent mind. In some cases, however, the
materials seem to be the creations of the mind-instruments which it devises to aid it in its progress, and with which it works upon still higher creations, as a mighty army, in its resistless march, builds the roads, bridges the streams, levels the mountains, to make itself a way. Of this sort seems to me the science of number and quantity; when duly appreciated, in all its extent, and range, and precision and power, truly one of the most remarkable products of human ingenuity and skill—for such unquestionably it is—a pure creation of the mind. Observe now this man of number and of quantity; how starting with a few self-evident and simple truths, manufacturing out of his own brain and fancy, such simple instruments to aid him, as a point, a line, and a circle, not one of which is ever to be found in the actual, real world, not one of which has any existence save in his own imagination, he goes on to combine and construct with these until he builds up a tower whose top reaches the skies, and from that lofty and impregnable tower, his castle, his fortress, which nothing can shake, from which nothing can drive him, this man, this presumptuous builder, calmly measures off the courses of the stars, and calls their names, and spans their dimensions, and weighs their bulk, and measures their speed, and announces their coming, yet afar off, and with his magic tube follows them in their distant flight through the wilderness of space. Is anything I ask more strange, more admirable than this? Yes, I reply, there is one thing more wonderful even than this, and that is the mind that devised, constructed, and executed this science, and now works with it as its mighty and magic instrument; and he that would observe the most curious and wonderful thing of all, must leave the figures, and the diagrams, the lines and circles, the tubes, and the tables, with which this man works, and study the man himself, the workman.
So also are the creations of art, beautiful, wonderful, as seen in the canvass which warms, and glows, and moves into life and passion as
No. 8.-(VOL. III, No. 1.1--9.


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Outlined below is information regarding Turning Point USA's (TPUSA-SCU) request to become a Registered Student Organization (RSO) at Santa Clara University.
February 2: The Associated Student Government (ASG) Student Senate voted 16-10 to deny recognition to TPUSA-SCU as an RSO at Santa Clara University.
February 7: The leaders of TPUSA-SCU appealed the decision to the Student Court.
February 27: TPUSA-SCU submitted a challenge to the Vice Provost for Student Life requesting that the University Administration review the decision to deny recognition.
*The court stated that it did not find that the Student Senate violated ASG bylaws in conducting its deliberations and vote; however, the court did not weigh in on the merits of the TPUSA-SCU application for RSO recognition, as the court believed that such judgment was reserved for the Student Senate.
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In the challenge submitted to the Vice Provost for Student Life, TPUSA-SCU identified five key reasons for disputing the decision to deny recognition as an RSO.
In my role as Vice Provost for Student Life, I reviewed the concerns raised by TPUSA-SCU and found merit in their challenge. Following a comprehensive review of available information, with the interest of upholding SCU's education mission and values, I have decided to recognize Turning Point USA as a Registered Student Organization for the remainder of the 2016-17 academic year. Like all RSOs, TPUSA-SCU will need to follow the appropriate procedures for RSO renewal in all subsequent years.
The University, through ASG, recognizes a wide variety of student organizations, some that have similarities, but none that are directly duplicative. While similarities may exist across RSOs, it is my opinion that the core purpose of TPUSA-SCU, as expressed in its constitution, is not duplicative of an existing RSO.
Some students expressed concerns over the actions and activities of the national Turning Point USA organization and campus chapters affiliated with Turning Point USA. However, consistent with our treatment of other RSOs that have affiliated with a national organization, we will not hold TPUSA-SCU responsible for all actions and activities of the national office or other TPUSA chapters. Rather, the SCU chapter will be held accountable for living up to its stated constitution and following the rules and regulations of the University, the ASG, and RSOs.
Some students expressed concerns that TPUSA-SCU, if approved as an RSO, might pursue activities (e.g., tabling, activism events, bringing in guest speakers, etc.) that are inconsistent with SCU's Jesuit values. Every RSO must operate under SCU's existing event policies that address issues of time, place and manner when inviting speakers to campus. If any RSO engages in activities that are not explicitly approved by the Center for Student Involvement and do not conform with the University's event policies, the organization could be subject to loss of its recognition as an RSO.
Santa Clara University does not endorse the Professor Watchlist, a project of the national TPUSA organization, nor does the University have any control over the existence of the Watchlist.
The members of TPUSA-SCU are entitled to express openly their views and opinions consistent with the organization's stated mission "to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government." The decision to grant RSO recognition to TPUSA-SCU cannot be based on whether one agrees or disagrees with the political perspective of the students who are making the petition.


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