1. Introduction Paul J. Beggs; 2. Impacts of climate change on aeroallergen production and atmospheric concentration Annette Menzel and Susanne C. Jochner; 3. Impacts of climate change on the distributions of allergenic species Linda J. Beaumont and Daisy E. Duursma; 4. Impacts of climate change on aeroallergen dispersion, transport, and deposition Mikhail Sofiev and Marje Prank; 5. Impacts of climate change on allergenicity Jeroen T. M. Buters; 6. Impacts of climate change on allergen seasonality Lewis H. Ziska; 7. Impacts of climate change on indoor allergens Ginger L. Chew and Shubhayu Saha; 8. Interactions among climate change, air pollutants, and aeroallergens Patrick L. Kinney, Kate R. Weinberger and Rachel L. Miller; 9. Impacts of climate change on allergic diseases Constance H. Katelaris; 10. Synthesis and conclusion Paul J. Beggs and Lewis H. Ziska.


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Q: How to draw a line at angle in QT? I have a co-ordinate and an angle. Now I want to draw a line from the co-ordinate upto certain length with the specified angle. How can i achieve this?? Can someone give any idea?

A: assuming your coordinate consists of x and y
double endx = cos(angle)*length;
double endy = sin(angle)*length;

Your line will go from (x,y) to (x+endx, y+endy).
Don't forget your angle needs to be in radians, so if you have it in degrees, such as 0 through 360, convert it like this, and use radians above:
double pi = acos(-1);
double radians = angle / 180.0 * pi;

A: Arthur's way of computing the angle is correct, but actually, QT provides built-in methods of drawing lines at specific angles, in particular the functions of the QLineF class in the QLineF header:
#include <QLineF>

void AngleDemo::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
{
  QPainter painter(this);

  painter.setPen(QPen(Qt::black,1));

  /* Create the line object: */
  QLineF angleline;

  /* Set the origin: */
  angleline.setP1(QPointF(80,80));

  /* Set the angle and length: */
  angleline.setAngle(45);
  angleline.setLength(50);

  /* Draw the line: */
  painter.drawLine(angleline);
}

From the online documentation of the setAngle() function:

Sets the angle of the line to the given angle (in degrees). This will change the position of the second point of the line such that the line has the given angle.
Positive values for the angles mean counter-clockwise while negative values mean the clockwise direction.
Zero degrees is at the 3 o'clock position.
This function was introduced in Qt 4.4.

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'Bat Boy!' comes to SUU
Published: February 04, 2014 | Category: Arts
In a hilarious musical comedy ripped right off the front pages of such "distinguished" publications as the Weekly World News and The National Enquirer!, Southern Utah University's Department of Theatre Arts & Dance presents Bat Boy: The Musical February 6-8 and 13-15 in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.
Set in rural West Virginia, this award-winning off-Broadway musical inspired by outrageous tabloid headlines centers on Bat Boy, a deformed humanoid creature, who is discovered living in a cave. For Bat Boy's safety, the local sheriff houses the creature with Dr. Parker, the local veterinarian, and his family. Aided by his wife, Meredith, and daughter, Shelley, the Parkers attempt to assimilate the Bat Boy, whom they have named Edgar, into his new surroundings. However, Edgar being "different" draws the town folk's fears -- a situation that leads to a series of challenges for the Bat Boy. Content warning: this musical contains adult themes and language.
"I first thought, 'What a completely ridiculous idea'," Brad Carroll, director of the upcoming SUU production, explained of what he thought he'd find in the original Bat Boy 15 years ago. But the wacky and yet heartfelt book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and vibrant music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, co-composer and lyricist for Legally Blonde The Musical, won him over.
"What I discovered was a play, admittedly wacky, but full of intelligent wit, and daring to tackle such topics as bullying, prejudice, religious hypocrisy, murder and revenge, all of which ultimately lead to a message of forgiveness, understanding and redemption. It reminds me of the old adage, 'We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are.' And this, in Bat Boy AND in life, begs the question: Who (or what) is the real beast?"
Carroll, who also serves as the show's vocal director, is pleased to be working again with choreographer Kirsten Sham who staged the dances for last year's CHICAGO The Musical. Joining them from SUU's Department of Music is Dr. Christian Bohnenstengel, who serves as music director for the show. The design team for the production includes set designs by Brian Jude Beacom, costume design by Wendy A. Sanders, lighting design by Daniel Schreckengost, sound design by Nicolas Berti Pinegar and properties design by Shae Nicholas. Blake Louthan is assistant director and Bradley Jay Gowers serves as the stage manager.
The cast is headed by Joshua Durfey (CHICAGO The Musical, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change) as the Bat Boy. The Parker family is portrayed by Brian Cota as Dr. Parker,Holly Barrick (Romeo and Juliet, Women of Lockerbie) as Meredith and Amanda Drayton (CHICAGO The Musical) as Shelley. Grayson Moulton (CHICAGO The Musical, King Lear) plays the well-meaning sheriff. Portraying a cross-section of colorful comic characters from the community, the ensemble features Tiffani Allen, Ian Allred, Tammi Colombo, Josh Hopkins, Sceri Ivers, Luke Johnson, Redge Palmer, Glen Reber, Tatem Trotter, Christopher Whiteside and Jane Wright.
Carroll has previously staged Utah Shakespeare Festival's highly successful Les Misérables, Anything Goes and SUU's acclaimed production of CHICAGO The Musical.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. for all performances. Tickets are now on sale: $10 General Admission, $8 SUU Faculty/Staff, $5 Youth and free for SUU students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by phone, (435) 586-7872, at the Centrum Arena box office, or online at suu.edu/pva. This production is also eligible as a CPVA Flex Pass event.
The 2013-2014 Theatre Arts & Dance Series includes the upcoming Journeys: Faculty Dance Concert and, in rotating repertory, the romantic musical The Fantasticks! and Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners An Ideal Husband. Tickets for these productions are also now on sale.

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DAC's 6000-series aluminum poles, which are heavier than Featherlite models, also keep the price down. Setup is simple, with an H-shaped hubbed pole that creates airy headroom and a soaring, 50-inch ceiling. Two 13-square-foot vestibules offer ample storage for boots, packs, or the family dog. One family of five used it for a weeklong float along Utah's Green River, as well as overnights in the Rockies, and had no problem with condensation. Credit plenty of mesh and a taut pitch that encourages airflow between canopy and fly.


Harvard Medical School is one of the leading centers for research in sleep and sleep disorders in the United States. Overall, at the Medical School and in the Harvard-affiliated hospitals, Harvard Medical School faculty receive $15 to $20 million per year in federally-funded (NIH) research support for projects related to sleep and sleep disorders.
Faculty conducting sleep research at Harvard Medical School began meeting together informally in the mid-1990's to bring a greater sense of community to this enterprise. Several Program Project and Training Grants were written and funded as a result of these efforts. We have also built a centerpiece seminar series, the Sleep Grand Rounds series, which has served as a focal point to bring our community together.


Roses must be protected against not only low winter temperatures, but also fluctuating temperatures and winter winds. To prevent winter injury, keep your roses healthy during the growing season. Roses that have been sprayed for disease control and have been properly nourished are more likely to escape winter injury than plants that have lost their leaves because of disease or nutrient deficiencies. Provide winter protection for the bad union of roses that have been grafted onto rootstocks.
Bush roses: Most rose bushes are not completely hardy in the North Central region and need to be protected from cold temperatures. Different types of insulators, such as soil, mulch, cones, etc., can provide necessary protection.
To protect roses using soil, mound soil around the base of canes after the first hard frost while you can still work the soil. Bring soil from another part of the garden for mounding because you may injure roots if you remove soil from around the rose plant or bed. Avoid using clay or heavy soils because they hold too much moisture.
Tie all the canes together to keep them from being wind- blown and loosening the soil around the base of the bush. Or, you may shorten canes to reduce wind whipping. However, do not cut the canes to the soil level because they may not be killed during winter. After tying canes together, mound soil 8 to 10 inches high around canes.
After the ground has frozen in late fall, around Thanksgiving in the northern parts of the North Central region, pile hay, straw, strawy manure, leaves or a similar material over the mounded canes. Hold the material in place by covering with some soil. These materials help to keep the soil temperature constant. It is important to apply straw or other materials only after the ground has frozen to prevent mice invasion.
You may also want to distribute some mouse bait around the bushes. For additional protection, place twiggy branches or evergreen boughs (from Christmas trees) over the top of the bushes. These branches help accumulate snow between the bushes, which may help reduce injury to the roots while still allowing for air circulation.
You can also make or buy your own rose protectors or cylinders. Cylinders 12 inches in diameter, styrofoam cones or similar coverings are satisfactory. Apply cylinders or cones after the plants are fully dormant after the plants are fully dormant - after two hard frosts have occurred, usually after Thanksgiving in the northern parts of the North Central region.
If you use an open-top cylinder, tie canes together, apply the cylinder, then fill with one of the following mulches: - dry vermiculite - corn cobs - leaves - straw - perlite or other material (not peat moss).
Cut the tops of the canes even with the top of the cylinder and cover with polyethylene film to keep the insulation material dry. Anchor the film to prevent wind damage. Check the plant occasionally in winter for mouse, wind or other damage. If you are using a closed-top cylinder, tie the canes together, apply one of the materials listed above, then cover with the cylinder and anchor it.
Follow manufacturer's directions when using commercial plant protectors. This usually includes mounding the soil and pruning the bush to fit the cone. Most need to be anchored by placing stones on the tops or soil around the base. If using a styrofoam cones, be sure to drill a few 1-inch holes near the top to prevent moisture buildup and mold.
Remove protective materials- straw, soil, cylinders, etc. - in spring as soon as danger of hard frost (several degrees below freezing) has passed, but before new growth appears. If new growth has already started the plant may need protection in case of frost, so replace the protective covering whenever frost is predicted.
Carefully remove the soil mounded around the bases of plants to avoid breaking off any shoots that may have started to grow. Never uncover the bushes in spring before the ground has thawed because the tops may start to grow before the roots can provide water.
Tree Roses: Protect tree roses by covering the plants with soil. Dig carefully under the roots on one side of the plant until the plant can be completely pulled over on the ground. Be very careful to prevent breaking all root connections with the soil. In spring after the soil thaws and danger of severe frost has passed, remove the soil cover and set the plants upright.
Shrub Roses: Most shrub roses do not need additional protection.
Climbing Roses: Climbing roses need protection in areas where the temperature regularly drops below zero. Lay the canes on the ground, anchor them with wire pins or notched stakes, and cover them with several inches of soil. In spring, remove the soil after danger of severe frost has passed.
Most rose cultivars can be propagated from cuttings taken after the first bloom or in the summer or fall. Newer rose cultivars are patented, so propagation of these cultivars is prohibited.
Take summer cuttings after blossoms have died. Make 6 to 8 inches cuttings from the stems. Use either stem tip or stem section cuttings. Remove all leaflets except one or two at the top, then plant the cuttings with half their length below the ground. Water thoroughly and cover with an inverted fruit jar or jug to provide high humidity during rooting and protection over the winter. Remove the fruit jar the following spring.
Take fall cuttings after the wood has matured or becomes woody. Cut stems into 8- or 10-inch lengths, remove all leaves, and plant the cuttings in a well-protected, sunny place with only the top bud above the ground. When freezing weather approaches, cover the cuttings with a mulch of organic matter several inches deep to keep the ground from alternate freezing and thawing.


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Justin Twine and the Marlins 2014 MLB draft class
So far, it's been Brian Anderson and a bunch of suspects. Twine is trying to change that with a recent hit barrage since his promotion to Double-A Jacksonville.
By Ely Sussman@RealEly Aug 5, 2018, 7:00am EDT
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Many fans have embraced #FishTankSZN. As the Marlins struggle on the field (46-66 entering Sunday), the consolation will be access the best amateur players in 2019.
Draft position is determined by the reverse standings. In recent years, the franchise has been stuck in the middle—pursuing a postseason berth without the organizational depth, and finishing near the middle of the pack where it's more difficult to address that lack of depth. This ought to be an ugly yet necessary change.
Marlins now own the 5th-worst record in MLB, for those who pay attention to such things
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) August 5, 2018
However, the 2014 draft is a reminder that sucking guarantees nothing. Coming off a 100-loss campaign, the Marlins held rights to the No. 2 overall pick and six of the top 107, plus the second pick in all subsequent rounds.
It looks like they may have squandered that opportunity.
Returning to the mound recently after yet another injury setback, first-rounder Tyler Kolek is a punchline. He heads down the stretch of his age-22 season with nearly as many career walks (92) as strikeouts (104). Zero members of the 2014 class are represented in MLB Pipeline's recently updated Marlins top 30 list. Only two have any major league service time: Dillon Peters and Brian Anderson, who saves this group from total embarrassment. Aside from Peters, there are no other candidates for a September call-up.
Marlins don't have much to show for their 2014 draft haul outside of NL Rookie of the Year hopeful Brian Anderson.
Which brings us back to Justin Twine. This is not one of my big prospect profiles, but Twine might be worth a deeper dive next month if this keeps up.
It's not clear what earned him a promotion to Double-A in the first place. Twine entered 2018 in somewhat of a utility role for High-A Jupiter, getting the lion's share of his playing time at third base in April and May while James Nelson recovered from knee surgery. He also dabbled at the middle infield spots and gained his first experience in left field.
Unfortunately, as has always been Twine's issue in the pros, he simply wasn't producing at the plate. He owned a .235/.276/.354 line through 70 games with Jupiter, closely resembling his .242/.278/.333 performance the year before. Overall, the Falls City, Texas native is among the most overly aggressive hitters in Marlins organization history (career 3.7 BB%). He fails to demonstrate the power to make it tolerable.
Twine was assigned to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on July 19. There was no big announcement; they just needed a warm body because Isan Diaz—club's No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline—got the call to Triple-A.
Then a funny thing happened: Twine started to rake. He's at .404/.444/.579, having reached base in all 15 games played. Outfielder Austin Dean was in that same territory through the first few weeks of the season before jumping up a level.
The peripherals don't really support the results. Twine's strikeout and walks rates are consistent with his (bad) career norms, and the .538 BABIP is completely unsustainable. But I'd like to take this moment to put his career in perspective.
Drafted out of high school, Twine is actually the same age as Joe Dunand (turning 23 this fall). The former second-rounders are playing regularly together at Double-A and Twine has been far more effective. Dunand still has hope of sticking at shortstop (Twine doesn't), but all of a sudden, we must consider the possibility that both might taste the big leagues someday.
It should be a fascinating next few months for Twine. With a strong August, why not test him further in the Arizona Fall League? And depending on how that goes, do the Marlins need to protect him? Finishing his fourth full professional campaign, Twine could be snatched by another team in the Rule 5 draft this December if not squeezed onto the 40-man roster.
These would be good problems to have. Previous management probably erred by selecting Twine in 2014 while fellow prep prospect Alex Verdugo was still on the board. But at this point, it's in everybody's best interest to salvage whatever they can from his career.


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Q: What does electrical noise that is mitigated by a human hand tell us about the noise itself? I'm sorry if this is too vague, I'm not thinking of a specific instance when this happened. There have been at least several times when I've been debugging the source of some unwanted electrical noise that is either mitigated or eliminated entirely when I put my hand close to the wire or trace that the noise is on, and I was suddenly curious about it again this morning.
I understand that me being close to the wire capacitively couples me with the wire, and I understand how this capacitance could introduce to some low-pass filter behavior into the circuit. I'm confused why only the noise (not the intended signal) is affected by my hand. Does it have to do with the relative drive strength of the signals?
What does electrical noise that is mitigated by a human hand tell us about the noise itself? Are there common fixes for noise that is mitigated by proximity to a hand/human?

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What does electrical noise that is mitigated by a human hand tell us
about the noise itself? Are there common fixes for noise that is
mitigated by proximity to a hand/human?

Chances are that the "mechanism" is capacitive coupling and, of course, the hand can act as quite a good "earth barrier" in these circumstances. But, like you said the hand (as a capacitor) can also slightly slow down a signal on a PCB trace to enough of an extent that the problem is fixed; not because of interference but because the signal edges were slightly slowed down.

I'm confused why only the noise (not the intended signal) is affected
by my hand.

Because the hand-to-ground capacitance is going to be in the region of several hundred pF whereas the noise-to-wanted-signal capacitance is only going to be a few pF. Using the hand as a barrier represents a big attenuation to the potential noise.
There is less chance of it being magnetic coupling because the human hand would not have anything like the effect you are seeing.
As for fixes, try using a bit of aluminium foil between likely noise source and victim signal to see if it helps when the aluminium is close to the victim or close to the possible perpetrator. If close to the possible perpetrator then it's likely interference. If close to the victim then there's more chance that adding a small capacitor to ground will slow the signal down enough that it doesn't cause a problem.
You have to be logical about this of course and also try some ferrite shielding to see if that has an effect.


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Peter Mason
By Elaine Knutt, Elaine Knutt1999-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
City opinion formers say he is a candidate for best chief executive in UK contracting, and the Square Mile has backed his Euro ambitions by tripling his firm's share price. So Amec's boss must be a happy man, mustn't he?
TWO WEEKS AGO, SOMETHING ALMOST unprecedented happened in the City. A construction company announced its results to the financial equivalent of rave reviews. Buy notes circulated; the talk was of promises delivered. But the man at the centre of it all, Amec chief executive Peter Mason, was not about to take a break from running a £3.4bn business to celebrate his success. "Oh no," he says. "I just had a gin and tonic on the train home to Cheshire."
Misplaced modesty indeed, but Mason's dislike of putting himself on display appears to go deep. Later, he talks about the City's reaction in even more dissociative terms. "Good results are only the start. I see the problems and issues, rather than the good things. I don't sound miserable, do I?" Actually, the way he tells it, he does.
But a quick grin or raised eyebrow – even a smile when some City flattery is repeated – suggest that he may not be telling the whole story. He is not really miserable or downbeat. He is just a practical contractor who has seen too many others fall to earth after flights of fancy. He is private and, well, Scottish. And guid, prudent, Presbyterian Scottish at that.
The City has long admired the single-minded focus that keeps Mason at his desk 11 hours a day and away from the distractions of the conference circuit. "He's a first-rate operator, and a leading candidate for best chief executive in UK contracting," says Mark Aedy, a managing director at investment bank Bankers Trust and a firm friend. "He gets a big tick in our book," adds another senior banker.
What they appreciate is the determination that is transforming Amec from another low-margin contractor into a "life-of-asset" designer, contractor and services provider. For Amec, the building business will become no more than the "sandwich filling" that occupies perhaps two years in a 10- or 20-year client relationship. The results are already showing: profit is up 50% to £71.4m, thanks in part to margins reaching 4% on service contracts.
In particular, the City admires Amec's resolve to join the European superleague. Mason's 1996 decision to buy a 42% stake in French electrical, rail and building contractor Spie – a move that pre-dated recent talk of cross-border contracting - is now considered something of a masterstroke. The deal originated in Mason's high regard for Spie when he worked with the company on the Channel Tunnel, and is now delivering a healthy profit of £14.4m on 2.5% margins.
And if, as expected, Amec exercises its option to buy Spie outright in 2001, the combined turnover of £4.3bn and a balance sheet of about £300m should leave Amec well placed to compete with Hochtief or Dragados to take stakes in, and profits from, the world's most valuable private finance initiative and infrastructure projects. "Between Amec and Spie, we should have a lot of the skills covered," Mason says.
Mason certainly seems more prepared to enter the European arena than other industry chief executives. "Over time, rightly or wrongly, I see Europe becoming more of a single entity," he says. "We are already seeing investors and fund managers looking across Europe for investments, and could see one European market for equities."
The City's response to all this was to lift the firm's share price to a high of 244p, continuing the re-rating of Amec's shares from 70p since Mason arrived from Balfour Beatty three years ago. But some believe that Amec's share price is still artificially low because of its association with other unpopular construction stocks. Now at about 225p, shares are trading at only 10 times their earnings per share, which some analysts believe is inconsistent with Amec's future prospects.
The positive reaction was partly down to Mason's City-friendly decision not to categorise turnover under construction, civil engineering and oil and gas, and instead to list it under capital projects, services and housing and investment. The recalculation produced a "high-quality" fee income of £859m for services, a figure seized on triumphantly by analysts as greater than outsourcing giant Serco's turnover.
However, the figures offer little encouragement to any contractor hoping to follow Amec. Two business areas with high barriers to entry – oil and gas services and rail maintenance – account for £380m and infrastructure services another £150m. The new holy grail of buildings-related facilities management accounts for only £60m, and seems low in view of Amec's re-branding.
Of course, as with the decisions to enter these restricted sectors, the seeds of Amec's current success were sown long before Mason was poached. He describes his contribution as "cleaning and moving along" the transition, and dismantling internal barriers. "When I came, everything was managed from firm silos," he says.
Over time, rightly or wrongly, I see Europe becoming more of a single entity
Others attribute his success to recognising that his expertise lies in strategy, and allowing board members such as chief operating officer David Robson and divisional MDs to handle day-to-day operations.
The Mason story
Ayrshire-born Mason, 52, studied civil engineering at Glasgow University. His career in senior management started in 1980 as managing director of Norwest Holst's Scottish business. From 1992-96, he was chief executive of Balfour Beatty, joining Amec just in time to beat off a raid by Kvaerner. Steve Kinsella of specialist contractor Dew Pitchmastic, a colleague from his days at both Balfour and Norwest Holst, says that he was "good at relating to everybody – the loyalty he commanded was exceptional".
Mason was also a City favourite long before Amec. In fact, his star was in the ascendant after he steered the management buyout of Norwest Holst in 1985, a deal that marked his transition from rank-and-file contractor to business strategist. Six years later, when Norwest Holst was bought by French giant SGE Groupe, his stake fetched more than £1m, and he is said to live in "some style" in his 16th-century house in Cheshire.
He takes his practical style home with him. His weekends are occupied with "project managing" home improvements and renovating classic cars. In fact, anything that does not involve a plan and outcome does not seem to be his strong point. Although Amec's head office is next door to London's Barbican Centre, he is unabashed to admit that he has never been there. He does not hanker after an alternative career, and the response to more subjective questions tends to be a variation on "I hadn't thought of it like that".
Mason is far more comfortable talking about the next milestones on the Amec success story. The path ahead has already been marked out, and includes the sale of 1700-unit, £200m-turnover Fairclough Homes to Texas-based Centex, and a decision on the future of loss-making German subsidiary Kittelberger, now reduced to caretaking three small contracts.
Fairclough was becoming an uneasy fit with the rest of Amec's businesses, given the contrast between its relatively short cycles and Amec's longer-term horizons. "There was a legitimate financial synergy – the rest of the business generates cash and housebuilding uses it – but no activity relationship between Fairclough and the rest of the business," Mason explains. Cash freed by the sale will be invested in PFI projects.
He also takes the opportunity to draw a line under last year's speculation that Amec was interested in Tarmac's contracting arm. Mason confirms that "we looked at a number of major UK businesses, but it wasn't for us. We have worked hard to exit traditional UK contracting". In fact, Mason seems satisfied that Amec – or the Amec/Spie combination – has reached an optimum size, but would consider "bolting on technical or design skills that would bring a competitive advantage".
Other developments include increasing the percentage of negotiated work above its current 60%, working with the Ministry of Defence to make prime contracting a success, courting more of the high-tech and pharmaceutical clients that made such a contribution to this year's results, and cashing in on the leading edge of corporate PFI.
Who's who in your family? I'm married to Beverly. I have two sons – Philip works for Sky Sports and Barry owns a pub and restaurant in Cheshire. And two stepchildren – William is studying for A levels, and Gemma has just graduated in history. What car do you drive? A Mercedes. Beverly has a Shogun. What do you do in your leisure time? I spend it with family and friends in Cheshire. I'm always happy to get home. I walk the dog or do work on the house –I don't like sitting around. I try to go to Murrayfield for the rugby a couple of times a year. What book are you reading? An old book, 1915-ish, about Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated expedition to Antarctica. It was a Christmas present. I'm usually reading something – usually junk. Did you look forward to this part of the interview? No.
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Every family that has cats has always, at least once, had that one cat who would hide under the bed, and only come out for one person. Slinky is that type of cat. She is also one of those cats that know they are aliens. When her owner is leaving home for college, and decides to bring Slinky to the apartment that she's renting. This will be a perfect opportunity to learn about this style of human living! That is, until a repairman comes while Slinky's owner is away at school, and accidentally leaves the door open. Slinky gets scared and bolts outside… and it's up to Kimba and the space cats to find and rescue her!
What I like about it- This was a good book. The book has a good deal of suspense and thrill. The writing is spot on for Dendler's audience. I liked that it kept you reading and wondering what was going to happen next. The characters were believable, perhaps because the book is roughly based on real-life events in the author's life (minus the alien cats… or not?). I think kids will like the books because they have probably noticed that cats act weird, and this book tells them why! 😉 I found that in this story, the plot was a lot simpler than her other books and although I enjoyed the writing and action, I felt it needed a little more "meat" to the plot. Kids will also probably like looking at the real photos in the book of the cats in the book. Overall – a nice addition to this series! I really like the series and cannot wait to read more from Ms. Dendler!
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Hey! I am NOT controlled by a dog! I am an independent free-thinker, capable of leading my own life! How dare you think such a- What is it, Clyde? You want to go out?
Excuse me, I've got to go take the dog out.
Clyde wants you to read to him. Then, you are to feed him and take him out. After that a bath, and then more reading–no, make that coloring. Then . . . not controlled by your dog, huh?! You can't fool another pet parent. We are all controlled by our four legged family members.
Stop speaking such untruths. Would you wait a minute before continuing this conversation? Clyde needs me to massage his feet.
Thank you for the new review, Erik!


Councillors surgery: Councillors will be holding their regular monthly surgery on Saturday 7th January at 10.30am at the Whitley cafe.
Youth centre consultation: plans to close Whitley Libraries current building and relocate to a new community hub at the community centre are discussed in the ward news section of this site. A consultation on the proposals starts on Wedenesdsy Janaury 4th. The link can be found here.
Full Council meeting: Church Ward Councillors will be present at January's Full Council meeting at the Civic centre on Bridge street on Tuesday 24th January at 6.30pm. The issue of GP funding in South Readng is due to come up.
South Reading action group-local residents are designed to meet with community leaders on Thursday 26th January at 7pm at the South Reading Youth and community centre.
Notice boards: Councillors will be bringing two notice boards back into use this month. The community information points by Beech Lane and Linden Road/Blagdon road will have useful information inputted.
South Reading calendar: The latest version of the popular South Reading calendar with lots of dates for local events will be delivered to every household in Reading. if you have any feedback on this please contact us.
St. Patrick's hall redevelopment exhibition: An exhibition by Reading Uni to consult with residents on planning proposals for changes to St.Patrick's hall will take place on Wednesday 11th January at 6.30pm at the Shamrock cafe. Plans can also be seen at the website: here.
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The Complete List of Winners from the 26th MTV Movie Awards
The 26th annual MTV Movie Awards was not its usual event this weekend as it was the first time it combined movie and television categories and removed gendered categories. Beauty and the Beast was the big winner of the night, taking home multiple statues and being the inspiration for the event's opening number.
"Get Out" Leads MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations as Networks Breaks Ground with Non-Gendered Categories
MTV is giving their annual entertainment award show two big changes this year. Plus, Jordan Peele's hit horror film Get Out leads the nominations with six nods.
Critics' Choice Awards 2016: Complete List of Winners
Last night, the 2016 Critics' Choice Awards handed out the top prizes to various categories in film and television, further heating up the awards race. Damien Chazelle's musical breakout La La Land took top honors for film, while Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley nabbed the highest awards in the television race.
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The Winners Of The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 68th Primtime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday in a swiftly-paced event that saw plenty of perennial favorites take home statues, including Game of Thrones and Veep, as well as some first-time wins for stars Kate McKinnon, Rami Malek, and Tatiana Maslany. See the full list of winners from television's biggest night.
The Complete List Of Winners from the 68th Creative Arts Emmys
This weekend, ahead of next week's 68th Emmy Awards, marked the annual Creative Arts Emmys. While you can watch the edited version on FXX on the 17th, we've already got your complete list of winners here!
The Complete List Of Winners From The 2016 TCA Awards
The Television Critics Association held their 32nd awards show this weekend, where The People V. OJ Simpson continued their awards success. They entered the event tied with Mr. Robot for the most nominations.
The Complete List Of The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
This year's nominations included the usual appearances from House Of Cards, Game Of Thrones, and Modern Family as well as attention for newcomers like Mr. Robot, The Night Manager, and Master Of None.
4 - INDUSTRY NEWS
John Oliver Gives A Helpful History Lesson On Hollywood Whitewashing
On the subject of diversity, John Oliver kept things simple on Last Week Tonight by saying what everyone already knows: Hollywood has been whitewashing since the dawn of celluloid.
2 - FILM NEWS
The Complete List Of 2016 PGA Awards Winners
Often considered the best predictor of which film will take home the Academy Award for Best Picture, the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards Ceremony took place Saturday, January 23, honoring this year's outstanding films and television programs.
The Complete List Of PGA Awards Nominees
The Producers Guild of America announced the nominees for its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, with a list that included notable awards-season contenders like The Big Short and Spotlight, as well as some underdogs like Ex Machina and Sicario.


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Belli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Adriano Belli (born 1977), Canadian football player
Agostina Belli (born 1947), Italian actress
Alex Belli (born 1990), Italian model, media personality and actor
Andrea Belli (1703-1772), Maltese architect and businessman
Carlos Germán Belli (born 1927) Peruvian poet of Italian parentage
César Belli (born 1975), Brazilian footballer
Daniel Belli (born 1963), Canadian sports shooter
Domenico Belli (died 1627), Italian composer
Edo Belli (1918-2003), American architect
Francesco Belli (born 1994), Italian footballer
Gabriella Belli (born 1952), Italian art historian
Gioconda Belli (born 1948), Nicaraguan poet and writer
Giovanni Battista Belli-Bernasconi (1770-1827),  Russian architect active in Saint Petersburg
Giovanni Battista de Belli (1630-1693), Italian Roman Catholic Bishop
Girolamo Belli (1552 – c. 1620), Italian composer
Giulio Belli (c. 1560 – 1621 or later), Italian composer
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli (1791 – 1863), Italian poet, famous for his sonnets in Romanesco dialect
Giuseppe Belli (singer) (d. 1760), sometimes referred to as Giovanni Belli, Italian castrato singer
Humberto Belli (born 1945), Nicaraguan politician and writer
John Belli (died 1809), United States Army Quartermaster General
Laura Belli (born 1947), Italian actress and singer
Marisa Belli (born 1933), Italian stage, television and film actress
Mary Lou Belli, American television director and writer
Melvin Belli (1907–1996), American lawyer, writer and actor
Mihri Belli (1916–2011), Turkish politician
Paolo Belli (born 1962), Italian singer and television presenter
Peter Belli (born 1943), Danish singer and actor
Pierangelo Belli (born 1944), Italian footballer
Pierino Belli (1502–1575), Italian soldier and jurist
Remo Belli (1927-2016),  American jazz drummer
Valerio Belli (c. 1468 – 1546), Italian medallist and engraver
Willam Belli (born 1982), American actor and drag queen
Wladimir Belli (born 1970), Italian cyclist

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The film be based on a gangster war, like Kabali, and will have Super Star Rajinikanth playing the titular role of Kaala Karikaalan.
Super Star Rajinikanth will begin shooting for his next with Pa Ranjith which will be another gangster based story. The film is being produced by Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush. After a mixed response for Kabali with Pa Ranjith, fans of the Super Star were a bit skeptical after news came out that the duo of Rajinikanth-Pa Ranjith is coming up with another film. But looking at the latest developments, thoughts about this film might be changing.
The makers of the film, Wunderbar Films, released the title posters of this film which is titled Kaala. The film will be based on a gangster war and will have Rajinikanth play the titular role. The duo of Pa Ranjith-Santosh Narayanan collaborates again after Kabali for Kaala. The excitement around this film is only going high after the title posters were released this morning.
Dhanush, the producer, in a recent interview, looked very confident about the film and had said that it will be a stupendous success. With such words coming from Dhanush, who has had great success streak in the recent past, fans of the Super Star have huge expectations on this film.
Earlier, there were rumours about this film that the story is based on Mumbai underworld gangster Haji Mastaan. After these reports emerged, Rajinikanth received threatening letters from the foster son of Haji Mastan, Sekhar.
The makers quashed all these reports and made it clear that the film will not be based on real life stories, and is an original story penned down by Pa Ranjith.


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Policy Toward Russia
The first thing Russia must understand is that the United States wants reform to succeed there. We want, in other words, a stable, democratic, economically successful, and secure Russia. This is one major reason why we insist that there be no Yalta II. Besides further destabilizing an already unstable area, Russian imperial assertiveness would be a terrible distraction from the enormous task of reconstruction that Russia must complete over the next several generations, if it is finally to achieve its long-sought place as a great power in the modern world. Indeed, one of the best things we could do right now would be to persuade Russian leaders that any possible future their country may have as a great power is entirely dependent on their forswearing, for the foreseeable future, the imperial assertiveness traditionally associated with great-power status in Europe. Russia is a basket case, and it will become even more of one if it does not devote its attention to economic reform and democratic consolidation. Moreover, failure to make progress on these fronts, particularly the economic one, will only heighten the possibility of a Vladimir Zhirinovsky coming to power: at which point Russia would again become an adversary whose containment would be a principal goal of U.S. policy.
Thus the United States ought to make clear to Russia—and with programs, not merely rhetoric— that it is prepared to stay the course in support of Russian economic and political reform, and that the payoff for reformist success will be the incorporation of Russia into a general European security system. But we ought to make it equally clear that our support for economic and political reform does not constitute even a tacit acceptance of any neo-imperialist tendencies within the current Russian reform coalition. The notion of an extensive Russian sphere of influence in central Europe is a holdover from Stalin and has no place in the future of a democratic, prosperous, and secure Russia.
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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' has started principal photography
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Anson Mount made the character of Captain Pike his own and we have high hopes for "Strange New Worlds."
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Principal photography has begun on the much-anticipated premiere season of "Strange New Worlds," according to Variety.
This latest spin-off series will follow the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Mr. Spock (Ethan Peck) and Number One (Rebecca Romijn) on the USS Enterprise and is set, in essence, as a prequel to "The Original Series" before James T. Kirk took command of the Constitution-class starship.
You may recall, that while the crew of the USS Discovery defeated the evil A.I. called Control, saved the sphere data and used the tortuous red signal time travel technology to jump 950 years into the future in the disappointing second season finale of "Discovery," the crew of the USS Enterprise all stayed behind in the 23rd Century. Well, they kind of had to.
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Fans had been campaigning for a Pike-focused spin-off ever since the second season of "Discovery" and Mount himself told Space.com, "I'm not going to grouse around and be aloof about it. I'd love to [play Pike again]. Then on May 15th, 2020, it was officially confirmed on social media by Mount, Peck, Romijn and executive producer Alex Kurtzman.
Peck recently posted a photograph on Instagram of … er, a shopping trolley half-buried in snow, geotagged in Toronto, indicating he was back in Ontario.
But what will be different about the production of "Strange New Worlds" is that it will benefit from the virtual, artificial reality video wall that was pioneered for the production of "The Mandalorian" by several VFX companies including ILM and Pixomondo. A source told Space.com that CBS has invested in two such set-ups, one for "Strange New Worlds" and the other to be used on Season 4 of "Discovery." This should allow for greater world building (and maybe better story writing) within the "Star Trek" universe without the need for, and restrictions offered by, on-location shooting. Let's face facts, Iceland can only double for so many alien planets.
A source told Space.com that those ill-fitting uniforms seen at the end of Season 3 have been altered for Season 4. (Image credit: Paramount+)
Speaking of bad story writing, the fourth season of "Discovery" has also started principal photography in Toronto and after more than half-a-year's delay, the cast of "Picard" has returned to production for the second season. The air dates haven't been officially confirmed, but rumors abound that we should expect to see at least two of these three shows in 2021.
Kalinda Vazquez has been appointed by Paramount Pictures to write a new "Star Trek" movie, with JJ Abrams' Bad Robot producing, Deadline reports. According to IMDb, Vazquez's writing credits on "Discovery" include "Terra Firma, Part 2" (S03, E10) and the "Short Trek" episode "Ask Not" however, she's also listed as a "consulting producer" for the last six or so episodes of the third season. Apparently, Vazquez is even named after a character played by Barbara Bouchet from "The Original Series" episode "By Any Other Name" (S02, E22). This news would confirm that Paramount is once again pushing forward with a big screen "Star Trek" feature after Noah Hawley's stalled attempt. However, the trio of "Trek" motion pictures produced by Bad Robot have been utterly awful, with each one progressively worse than its predecessor.
Kate Mulgrew has confirmed her return for Season 2 of "Prodigy" and the first season will air some time later this year. Somewhat disappointingly, the proposed "Section 31" spinoff show focusing on Phillipa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) is still "conversations," and will now only happen when one of the five current Star Trek projects — "Discovery," "Prodigy," "Lower Decks," "Picard" and "Strange New Worlds" — is finished, according to Alex Kurtzman and Paramount+ programming chief Julie McNamara.
The official crowdfunding push for the "Star Trek: Voyager" documentary project has finally launched and at the time of writing, has passed a staggering half a million dollars, light years past its original target.
Finally, CBS All Access has become Paramount+ as of 4 March and as such every incarnation of "Star Trek" is now available there. New app updates are out for Android and iOS, but your existing logins should carry over if you were already a subscriber. Some users have reported difficulties on Roku, but if you update the app (Home>settings>system>system update) it should work.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to Toronto as the capital city of Canada. Toronto is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario, but the nation's capital is in Ottawa.
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Basel III, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Regulatory Reporting: EU
The European Commission (EC) adopted the standards addressing supervisory reporting of risk concentrations and intra-group transactions, benchmarking of internal approaches, and authorization of credit institutions. Also published was a corrigendum to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), along with the two draft notices on interpretation and implementation of certain legal provisions of the Taxonomy Regulation.
The key highlights of the aforementioned and other updates are as follows:
The Implementing Regulation 2022/2454 sets out the implementing technical standards for the application of the Financial Conglomerates Directive (FICOD or 2002/87/EC) with regard to supervisory reporting of risk concentrations and intra-group transactions. The Annexes to the regulation contain templates and instructions for reporting on intra-group transactions and risk concentration. The regulation will come into effect from January 08, 2023. It shall apply from December 31, 2023.
Regulation on internal approach benchmarking amends the implementing technical standards laid down in the Implementing Regulation 2016/2070 regarding benchmark portfolios, reporting templates, and reporting instructions to be applied for reporting of the results of the calculations of risk-weighted exposure amounts or own funds requirements of internal models by institutions, for their exposures or positions that are included in those benchmark portfolios. The Implementing Regulation 2016/2070 specifies the reporting requirements for institutions to enable the European Banking Authority (EBA) and competent authorities to monitor the range of risk-weighted exposure amounts or own funds requirements for exposures or transactions in the benchmark portfolio resulting from the internal approaches of those institutions and to assess those approaches as required by CRD IV. Annexes I, II, IV, V, and VI of the Regulation 2016/2070 are being replaced by the text in Annexes I, II, III, IV, and V of this regulation, respectively. The regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The Delegated Regulations 2022/2579 and 2022/2580 supplement the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD or 2013/36/EU) with regard to the regulatory technical standards specifying the information to be provided in the application for the authorization as a credit institution and specifying the obstacles that may prevent the effective exercise of supervisory functions of competent authorities. In addition, the Implementing Regulation 2022/2581 sets out the implementing technical standards for the application of CRD with regard to provision of information in applications for authorization of a credit institution. The date of effect for these regulations will be January 18, 2023.
The recently published corrigendum to SFDR (Regulation 2022/1288) supplements Regulation 2019/2088 with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the details of the content and presentation of the information in relation to the principle of "do no significant harm," specifying the content, methodologies, and presentation of information in relation to sustainability indicators and adverse sustainability impacts, and the content and presentation of the information in relation to the promotion of environmental or social characteristics and sustainable investment objectives in pre-contractual documents, on websites and in periodic reports. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall apply from January 01, 2023.
The two draft commission notices on Taxonomy Regulation set out additional guidance to companies on what and how to report about environmental performance under the EU Taxonomy. The documents address frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the interpretation and implementation of the EU Taxonomy. The draft notices will help the companies in preparing their first mandatory reporting exercise, which will be used by financial market participants in disclosures concerning the sustainability aspects of financial products. About 4,000 large companies will be reporting as of January 01, 2023 according to the EU Taxonomy framework, which establishes a common language for "sustainable economic activities" for financial market participants and investors. Among other aspects, the draft notices provide clarifications about the technical screening criteria for taxonomy-aligned economic activities set out in the Climate Delegated Act and the reporting of taxonomy-eligible and taxonomy-aligned economic activities and assets in accordance with the Disclosures Delegated Act under Article 8 of EU Taxonomy Regulation. The draft notices will be applicable and effective against third parties following the official adoption, once all languages are available.
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When you are hosting an outside event that calls for you to rent a portable toilet, you'll need to invest some time in learning about the vendor you rent from to make sure that you've the wide range of selection you require. Not every portable toilet is the same and any good host wants to make sure their attendees are well provided for, which includes their restroom requirements. Below you will find a few of the most important considerations to think about when you're deciding on a porta potty choice for your event.
Choices to consider when deciding on a portable toilet solution include the amount of attendees, the projected length of the occasion, whether refreshments will be provided and whether the atmosphere of the gathering will be causal or upscale. By far the most important considerations that go into deciding on your portable toilets will be the amount of attendees you're having, the type of occasion and how long will people be staying .
The basics of a porta potty include a plastic outdoor enclosure, seat and hand washing supplies. The truth is there are a lot of high class portable toilet options that could be taken advantage of, not just those you would find at construction areas. More upscale porta potties can be found at special events or at big weddings. You should ask the rental company about their response times in case of a issue or breakdown, as the last thing anyone wants is for their party to be interupted because of their portable toilet.
For anyone who is looking for a basic portable toilet and the cost is your most important concern, then single-stall facilities kind of like those usually used at construction sites and carnival grounds are probably the most beneficial choice. On the other hand, there are other nicer bathroom trailers that give you a full room for guests to use. Even the most basic of portable toilet options will have the most often used sanitation options such as toilet paper, handwash and paper towels. If you have a smaller event and just want to have the most standard of porta pottys, you can also opt for an external hand washing area. Some of the more expensive portable toilets actually come with inside running water, soap dispensers and even air fresheners if you desire a better experience.
Where you put your porta potties is very important, whether you're hosting a wedding or a jobsite, if they are too far away it could really bog things down. You should make sure that your porta potties are placed on dry, level ground and should be centrally located so that people have easy access to them, but not too close that they disrupt your event. Fortunately, you can customize your portable toilets to fit your occasion and requirements by adding more options. Even the best event can be ruined by low quality bathroom facilities, which is why you need to consider the quality of your portable toilet rental.
There are a range of additional options to consider when considering which type of portable toilets to go with. The main factors are the type of event, number of guests and length of time you'll need the rentals for. You will want to remember that your event is going to need some setup regardless of the type of gathering you're hosting, so it's important to ask your vendor how long they will need to set up the portable toilets and that way you can make sure they'll be ready in time for your guests. Handicap access is also something you want to make sure not to overlook, and it's often a good idea to have an accessible stall at larger events.
Besides the actual portable toilet units, you'll also want to ensure you have a steady portion of paper towels and toilet paper handy in case they run out. These supplies will include things like hand sanitizer, toilet paper and more paper products when guests are washing their hands. You may need to ensure that there are toilet paper supplies nearby at all times, because the last thing you need at your special occasion is for someone to come up and remind you they need more supplies in the rental toilets.
When it comes to the price of your portable toilet rental there are a few factors that will effect it. Your portable toilets will be more higher priced if you choose nicer amenities such as lights, running water or sinks. The length of time you'll be renting your porta potties for will also have a high impact on your total cost, although if you're only using them for one day you don't have to worry about those charges. In order to cut down on transportation charges you want to look for and utilize the portable toilet service who is nearest to your event, this way they may decrease the overall rental fees for you. Sometimes companies will give you a discount if you've rented from them multiple times in the past as well. Since you now know some of the selections available and facts surrounding renting portable toilets you'll be more educated to find the best rental service with the lowest prices and host an awesome special occasion.


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In 2002 she released her solo album, Simply Deep, which included the hit songs "Dilemma" and "Stole." In 2011, she became a judge on The X Factor. She sang in Destiny's Child with Beyonce Knowles.
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import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import jadx.NotYetImplemented;
import jadx.core.dex.nodes.ClassNode;
import jadx.tests.api.IntegrationTest;

import static jadx.tests.api.utils.JadxMatchers.containsOne;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.sameInstance;

public class TestAnonymousClass5 extends IntegrationTest {

	public static class TestCls {
		private final Map<String, TestCls> map = new HashMap<>();
		private int a;

		public Iterable<TestCls> test(String name) {
			final TestCls cls = map.get(name);
			if (cls == null) {
				return null;
			}
			final int listSize = cls.size();
			final Iterator<TestCls> iterator = new Iterator<TestCls>() {
				int counter = 0;

				@Override
				public TestCls next() {
					cls.a++;
					counter++;
					return cls;
				}

				@Override
				public boolean hasNext() {
					return counter < listSize;
				}

				@Override
				public void remove() {
					throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
				}
			};
			return new Iterable<TestCls>() {
				@Override
				public Iterator<TestCls> iterator() {
					return iterator;
				}
			};
		}

		private int size() {
			return 7;
		}

		public void check() {
			TestCls v = new TestCls();
			v.a = 3;
			map.put("a", v);
			Iterable<TestCls> it = test("a");
			TestCls next = it.iterator().next();
			assertThat(next, sameInstance(v));
			assertThat(next.a, is(4));
		}
	}

	@Test
	@NotYetImplemented
	public void test() {
		ClassNode cls = getClassNode(TestCls.class);
		String code = cls.getCode().toString();

		assertThat(code, containsOne("map.get(name);"));
		assertThat(code, not(containsString("access$008")));

		assertThat(code, not(containsString("synthetic")));
	}
}

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"Superfood" is really just a marketing term to convince you that a food is packed with nutrients that will boost your health and performance.
So what are you really looking for in a superfood? On top of high vitamin and mineral content, true superfoods are rich in antioxidants.
Antioxidants are powerful compounds that protect your cells from premature aging by fighting oxidation and inflammation. The more you have in your diet, the better.
Read on for a list of the top antioxidant-rich superfoods to keep you fit, resilient, and young.
Acai berries, salmon, avocados, and kale are just a few of the hundreds of foods that skyrocketed their way to nutrition stardom as "superfoods." It may seem like every new fruit or vegetable that hits your Instagram feed claims superfood status, but what does it actually mean to be super?
"Superfood" is really just a marketing term to convince you that a food is packed with nutrients that will boost your health and performance. The term gets bandied about more than it should, with everything from creamers to energy bars claiming the title.
So what are you really looking for in a superfood? On top of high vitamin and mineral content, true superfoods are rich in antioxidants — powerful compounds that protect your cells from premature aging by fighting oxidation and inflammation. The more you have in your diet, the better.
Let's take the mask off of superfoods, and look at the antioxidants that give these foods their star powers. Below, your guide to superfood antioxidants, what they do, and where to find them.
Antioxidants — what makes them so great?
Antioxidants defend your body by fighting off molecules that cause oxidation. Oxidative stress, or too much oxidation in your body, results from an imbalance between antioxidants (the good guys) and free radicals. Free radicals are molecules that are missing electrons, and will do just about anything to steal one back. Your body produces some naturally, and some are caused by damage from UV exposure, poor diet, smoking, chemicals or some pharmaceuticals.
Oxidation occurs when these free radicals react aggressively with other molecules to steal their electrons. This oxidation can alter your DNA, damage important fats in your cell membranes, or scramble proteins. Chronic oxidative stress leads to damaged cells, inflammation, and chronic diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
Antioxidants are molecules that donate extra electrons to satisfy the attacking free radicals, without becoming free radicals themselves. This means that antioxidants can prevent oxidation and protect your DNA and tissues from damage and inflammation.
Like most good things, your body produces fewer antioxidants as you age, so understanding the best sources of antioxidants in your diet can help you stay stronger longer, and put off that aging thing as long as possible.
To maximize your antioxidant intake, load your plate with a bright rainbow of colorful of vegetables, fruits, and seafood. Read on for the top 7 most antioxidant-rich superfoods.
To index every superfood here would leave you with a hefty shopping list, but fortunately, the National Institute on Aging developed a ranking system. The ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) scale measures the antioxidant capacity of different foods. Foods with high ORAC scores boast potent antioxidants in lab tests, and include leafy greens, colorful fruits and veggies, nuts, seeds, and certain spices, herbs, and teas.
Antioxidant-rich superfoods usually contain several antioxidant compounds, with one or two making up the brunt of their composition. Here, the top superfoods to keep you fit, resilient, and young.
While your cells produce some themselves, today's polluted, high-stress world can quickly sap your glutathione stores. It's a good idea to take a supplement, or give your body the raw building blocks to build its own, from n-acetyl-l-cysteine, glutamine, alpha-lipoic acid, or grass-fed whey.
CoQ10 is another potent antioxidant produced in your body, and used to protect all cell membranes. Its antioxidant abilities make it necessary for cell communication, mitochondrial function, and ATP formation. Low CoQ10 levels are associated with a range of chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative, muscular and cardiac diseases, as well as diabetes and cancer. CoQ10 also helps re-fuel other antioxidants, keeping you young and resilient. As you age, your body has a tougher time converting CoQ10 into its active form, ubiquinone, so consider adding supplements or ubiquinone-rich foods like organ meats and fatty fish.
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Late in posting this news, but last week Cabot announced a price increase for carbon black in North America.
Effective for all shipments made on or after July 15, 2016, or as customer contracts allow, Cabot Corporation will increase invoice prices by $50/metric tons ($0.0227/lb.) or 5 percent, whichever is greater, on all carbon black products sold by its Reinforcement Materials segment in North America.
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Q: Twitter like following in Rails I'm following along with this tutorial to create Twitter like following in my app, however, my following isn't reciprocal, in fact, the other side doesn't follow a user at all.  My two main models are User and Stock.  A user should be able to 'follow' a stock, but a stock does not ever follow a user.

models/user.rb

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  has_many :stock_relationships
  has_many :stocks, through: :stock_relationships, source: :user

  devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
         :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable,
         :omniauthable, :omniauth_providers => [:facebook, :twitter, :linkedin, :google_oauth2]

   # stock following/unfollowing
   def follow_stock(stock)
     stock_relationships.create(stock_id: stock.id)
   end

   def unfollow_stock(stock)
     stock_relationships.find_by(stock_id: stock.id).destroy
   end

   def following_stock?(stock)
     stock_relationships.include?(stock.id)
   end

end

Since my Stock model doesn't really belong to anyone I don't have anything in that model yet:

models/stock.rb

class Stock < ActiveRecord::Base

end

To keep track of the users that are following stocks, I've created another model called StockRelationships:

models/stock_relationship.rb

class StockRelationship < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :user
end

I'm starting off in console by assigning a user:
user = User.find(1)

I'm having trouble because this doesn't seem to be working when using the following_stock? method.
I can create a stock_relationship:
pry(main)> user.follow_stock(stock)
   (0.2ms)  BEGIN
  SQL (2.2ms)  INSERT INTO "stock_relationships" ("stock_id", "user_id", "created_at", "updated_at") VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) RETURNING "id"  [["stock_id", 2], ["user_id", 1], ["created_at", "2016-07-12 01:01:00.552580"], ["updated_at", "2016-07-12 01:01:00.552580"]]
   (2.5ms)  COMMIT
=> #<StockRelationship:0x007ff0b960ba60
 id: 3,
 user_id: 1,
 stock_id: 2,
 created_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:01:00 UTC +00:00,
 updated_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:01:00 UTC +00:00>

and I can unfollow a stock:
[10] pry(main)> user.unfollow_stock(stock)
  StockRelationship Load (0.4ms)  SELECT  "stock_relationships".* FROM "stock_relationships" WHERE "stock_relationships"."user_id" = $1 AND "stock_relationships"."stock_id" = $2 LIMIT 1  [["user_id", 1], ["stock_id", 2]]
   (0.1ms)  BEGIN
  SQL (0.3ms)  DELETE FROM "stock_relationships" WHERE "stock_relationships"."id" = $1  [["id", 3]]
   (1.5ms)  COMMIT
=> #<StockRelationship:0x007ff0b9d36a60
 id: 3,
 user_id: 1,
 stock_id: 2,
 created_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:01:00 UTC +00:00,
 updated_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:01:00 UTC +00:00>

However, I'm running into problems when I'm checking to see if a user is actually following a stock:
[13] pry(main)> user.following_stock?(stock)
=> false

Which should be returning true since the user is in fact following the stock:
[15] pry(main)> StockRelationship.all
  StockRelationship Load (0.4ms)  SELECT "stock_relationships".* FROM "stock_relationships"
=> [#<StockRelationship:0x007ff0bfa00408
  id: 2,
  user_id: 1,
  stock_id: 1,
  created_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:32:55 UTC +00:00,
  updated_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:32:55 UTC +00:00>,
 #<StockRelationship:0x007ff0bfa002c8
  id: 4,
  user_id: 1,
  stock_id: 2,
  created_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:04:06 UTC +00:00,
  updated_at: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 01:04:06 UTC +00:00>]

Am I implementing include? incorrectly?  Have I messed up something in my models?
Thanks in advance!

A: I am not at a computer in which i can test at this very moment, however looking at your code, I get a sneaky suspicion the cause may be the source declaration in your has_many through relation.
In your User model you have source: :user which i believe is making the relation look for the user_id and not the stock_id when searching from the User side of the relation.
You may want to change it to source: :stock, or in your case as the model name and relation are the same, it might be okay for you to leave out the source decleration completely.

A: Your error is a datatype comparison problem. Try this:
   def following_stock?(stock)
     # either use this
     stock_relationships.where(stock_id: stock.id).present?
     # OR
     stock_relationships.pluck(:stock_id).include?(stock.id)
   end


As the resident computer geek in my family, I find myself explaining a lot of abstract concepts to people who might not have the background knowledge to fully understand them. I've had many people ask how I fixed a problem or what a hashtag is, and the most common response to my answers is "err, nevermind, forget I asked." Despite this, one of the most common trends I get asked about – and perhaps one of the least understood – is cloud computing.
If you've heard of cloud computing, you've probably heard some variation of "The Cloud." You may have even heard a catchy phrase such as "put it on The Cloud". To me, this is little more than a misleading marketing buzzword. The cloud (note: not capitalized!) is a metaphor for the Internet in general, as it denotes a large ambiguous blend of individual components linked together. Placing something "on the cloud" means little more than storing something to the Internet, an act that can apply to something as simple as sending an email. What most people mean when they reference "The Cloud" is the concept of cloud computing.
Many people define it in many different ways, but the general idea is this: cloud computing is a shift in resources from your device (laptop, computer, phone, etc.) to another device located somewhere on the Internet. Normally your device is responsible for storing and processing all of the information that you use on a regular basis; documents, pictures, music, programs, etc. With cloud computing, service providers offer to take that burden off of your device by hosting it themselves, making it available to you over the Internet. This allows you to use those same documents, pictures, music, and programs while placing less demand on your device. The most common benefit, however, is that it removes the responsibility of maintaining that data while allowing you to use the same content across multiple devices simultaneously. For instance, you can edit a document stored in a cloud service on your laptop and pick up right where you left off on your tablet, without having to copy the document or maintain two separate versions.
The concept has existed since the mainframe era of the 1950s – 1990s, albeit in a different form. With mainframes we had terminals (which had no real processing power of their own) connected over a network to a monolithic device which handled all of the workload. The introduction of the personal computer moved us away from these "thin client" terminals to "fat clients" which were capable of much of the storage and processing responsibilities previously delegated to the mainframe. During this transition mainframes were in many ways replaced by servers, which provided much of the same functionality without having to do nearly as much work. While the terminals bulked up, the mainframes slimmed down. This new relationship between the personal computer (the client) and the server is known as the client/server model: the server provides information to the client which the client then processes and presents to the user. With cloud computing, we're beginning to see a return to the mainframe model where files, programs, music, movies, even video games are being streamed to devices that do little more than connect to the Internet.
For the average user, cloud computing is an exciting paradigm. Cloud computing shifts the burden of managing a device from the end user to the service provider, making computer administration more accessible for those who don't have the time or expertise to do it themselves. While it's important to have a basic understanding of how a computer works, not everyone needs to know how to make rotating incremental backups, re-install their operating system, or recover files from a dead hard drive. Despite what they say about motorcycle maintenance, sometimes it just makes sense to let a mechanic do it.
Chances are if you have a smartphone or a modern computer, you're already taking advantage of cloud technologies. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are pushing the cloud by automatically storing your data and device preferences on their servers. These companies are making it possible to share not only files, but entire user accounts seamlessly across multiple Internet-connected devices. In Apple's case, you can even restore a broken computer.
What am I worried about protecting? If the integrity of your data is important to you, you might want to back up your files using a service like DropBox or CrashPlan. These companies build their trust on protecting your data, performing frequent backups and integrity checks to ensure your files are always available. Most of these services even provide versioning, which allows you to revert a file back to a previous state in case it becomes corrupt.
Who do I trust? While you can mix and match cloud services, it may be best to stick with a single service provider. Companies that provide multiple cloud services typically have stronger integration between those services, making the overall experience more seamless. For instance, since Google owns the Android operating system it can integrate its apps and services directly into Android. Likewise, Apple ensures that its cloud services are integrated seamlessly with iOS.
What am I willing to share? Privacy is a critical topic in an always-connected world. Companies that specialize in selling data are eager to learn as much about you as possible, and these are often the same companies that provide cloud services. How much you value your privacy will determine how much of your data you place in the cloud. The key, as always, is to find a solution that supports your everyday activities without causing additional headaches.
As we become a more digitally integrated society, the cloud will play a more prominent role in our everyday lives. Taking advantage of it can greatly enhance your productivity while removing some of the more unnecessary stresses in your life. I recommend taking some time to research different cloud technologies and how they might work for you.


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UPDATED with video: Saturday Night Live returned this weekend after its winter hiatus, just in time to take on President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
For SNL's version of the historic Capitol Hill proceedings, Cecily Strong played GOP Sen. Susan Collins alongside Beck Bennett's spot-on portrayal of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
The sketch kicked off with Strong complaining about the case brought by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
"I was upset that Adam Schiff said Republicans are afraid of standing up to the president," said Strong. She went on to insist, "If Trump tried to intimidate Susan Collins, I'd walk right up to him and say…" before her voice trailed off and she buried her head in her chest.
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Bennett called the trial a "sham and a ho-ax."
"Republicans are simply requesting a fair trial — no witnesses, no evidence," Bennett said to laughter. "That way we can acquit President Trump and focus on the real criminals in this country, teenagers who try marijuana."
Strong admitted the evidence against Trump was "pretty damning," so Bennett called in Trump's controversial attorney, Alan Dershowitz, played by SNL alum Jon Lovitz.
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Lovitz's Dershowitz crowed about his equally controversial former clients, Jeffrey Epstein and O.J. Simpson.
"Could you not mention your previous clients in connection with the president? It's not a great look," Strong advised him.
Moments later, Lovitz started having chest pains and was transported to hell, where Satan aka Kate McKinnon welcomed him with open arms and a song. As Lovitz took in the surroundings, McKinnon told him he wasn't condemned to hell just yet.
"You're not going to hell, you're not even dying. I'm going to send you back upstairs in a minute," McKinnon explained. "I'm a huge fan."
Suddenly, Lovitz spotted his old friend and late client Epstein, played by Marriage Story and Star Wars actor Adam Driver, this weekend's host. Lovitz wanted to know what he was doing in hell.
"Just hanging," Driver responded to groans, in an apparent reference to Epstein reportedly hanging himself.
"I gotta say, I love what you've been doing for the president. All we get down here is Fox News and it's been a joy to see you work," Driver said before dropping a bombshell. "I was murdered!"
There were several other familiar faces in hell, including Flo from the Progressive commercials, who was there after making a "deal with the devil," and Mr. Peanut for "taking children out" with peanut allergies.
As mentioned earlier, Oscar nominee Driver is this week's host, and Halsey is musical guest.
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'Turkey determined to continue to fight against terror'
TOPICS:manset
Turkey's parliament speaker reiterated Ankara's relentless struggle against terrorism on Saturday.
"Turkey is determined to continue its fight against terrorists and their supporters by making no compromises on its attitude that embraces the whole of Turkish citizens," said Mustafa Sentop on Saturday at a news conference ahead of his departure to Iraq.
Sentop visited Iraq on Saturday to attend "the Baghdad summit of parliaments of neighboring countries", along with a delegation to meet their counterparts from Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, Jordan and Syria.
He expressed his deep sorrow over the martyrdom of four Turkish soldiers and injuring of six others on Friday during operations against terrorists.
He offered his condolences to the families of the martyrs and to the Turkish nation, and wished the injured soldiers a quick recovery.
On Friday, at least four Turkish soldiers were martyred during operations against terrorists in the Turkey-Iraq border area.
According to a statement by the Defense Ministry the terrorists came under heavy fire from Turkish air operations and fire support.
The statement did not specify the name of the terrorist organization, but the Turkish military frequently conducts operations against the PKK terrorist group in the area.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU — has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
On the Baghdad summit, Sentop said: "The developments in Iraq have direct effects not only on Iraq itself but also on the countries of the region."
"Turkey expects Iraq to regain its sovereignty and create a national consensus under the Iraqi identity as soon as possible," the speaker said, adding Turkey will continue its support for Iraq's unity and territorial integrity.
The summit will be headed by Speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives Mohammed al-Halbusi.
Sentop will also address the parliament speakers and lawmakers at the summit.
Security in Iraq, the fight against terrorism, regional cooperation, as well as the development of economic and political relations are expected to be discussed at the summit.
Following a luncheon hosted by al-Halbusi, the summit will close with a final declaration.
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Blagoëvgrad (Bulgaars: област Благоевград, oblast Blagoevgrad of Благоевградска област, Blagoevgradska oblast) is een oblast in het zuidwesten van Bulgarije. De hoofdstad is de gelijknamige stad en de oblast heeft 305.123 inwoners (2018).

Geografie
De oblast is qua oppervlakte een van de grootste oblasten van Bulgarije. In het westen grenst Blagoëvgrad aan Noord-Macedonië en in het zuiden aan de Griekse departementen Serres en Drama. Verder grenst het aan de Bulgaarse oblasten Kjoestendil in het noorden, Sofia in het noordoosten, Pazardzjik in het oosten en Smoljan in het zuidoosten.

De oblast Blagoëvgrad wordt vooral gekenmerkt door de rivier de Strymon (Bulgaars: Struma/Струма) die van noord naar zuid door het gehele westen van de oblast loopt. In het noorden aan de Strymon ligt de hoofdstad Blagoëvgrad en door de vallei loopt de internationale spoor- en wegverbinding (E79) van Sofia naar Thessaloniki.

In het hart van de oblast ligt het Piringebergte, waarvan de hoogste top 2914 meter bedraagt. In het uiterste noordoosten ontspringt de rivier de Mesta in het Rilagebergte. De Mesta loopt verder aan de andere kant van de Pirin en stroomt net zoals de Strymon van noord naar zuid Grieks Macedonië binnen. Aan de andere kant van de Mesta, in het zuidoosten, ligt het Rodopegebergte.

Geschiedenis
Het gebied behoort sinds 1913 tot Bulgarije: tijdens de Eerste Balkanoorlog van 1912/13 werd het met de rest van de regio Macedonië op het Ottomaanse Rijk veroverd, maar tijdens de Tweede Balkanoorlog moest Bulgarije het grootste deel van het veroverde gebied prijsgeven, namelijk "Vardar-Macedonië" aan Servië (dit gebied is nu Noord-Macedonië), en "Egeïsch Macedonië" aan Griekenland. Dit werd bepaald in het Verdrag van Boekarest van 10 augustus 1913. Het gebied dat Bulgaars werd, raakte als Pirin-Macedonië bekend.

Economie
De oblast heeft tabaksteelt en wijnbouw (bekendste centrum: Melnik).

Bevolking
Op 31 december 2018 telt de oblast Blagoëvgrad 305.123 inwoners, waarvan 183.143 in steden en 121.980  op het platteland. De oblast Blagoëvgrad is de zesde oblast van Bulgarije qua bevolkingsaantal.

Net als in de rest van Bulgarije daalt ook de bevolking van oblast Blagoëvgrad. In 2016 werden er 2853 kinderen geboren, waarvan 1826 in steden en 1027 op het platteland. Het geboortecijfer bedraagt 9,1‰ (9,8‰ in steden en 8,1‰ op het platteland). Een vrouw krijgt gemiddeld 1,46 kinderen. Er stierven in dat zelfde jaar 3937 mensen, waarvan 2135 in steden en 1802 op het platteland. Het sterftecijfer is 12,6‰ (11,5‰ in steden en 14,3‰ op het platteland). De natuurlijke bevolkingsgroei is negatief en bedraagt −3,5‰ (−2,4‰ in steden en −6,2‰ op het platteland).

Urbanisatie
De oblast Blagoëvgrad bestaat uit 274 nederzettingen: 13 steden en 261 dorpen.

Op 31 december 2018 bedraagt de urbanisatiegraad zo'n 60%.

Etniciteit
In de volkstelling van 2011 verklaarden de meeste inwoners etnisch Bulgaars te zijn, namelijk zo'n 88,5%. De grootste minderheid vormen de Bulgaarse Turken met 6,0%, gevolgd door de Roma met 3,4% van de totale bevolking. In de volkstelling van 2011 gaven veel Pomaken (Slavische moslims) in oblast Blagoëvgrad aan etnisch  Turks te zijn vanwege de islamitische identiteit.

Religie
Het merendeel van de inwoners gaf aan te behoren tot de Bulgaars-Orthodoxe Kerk, namelijk zo'n 78%. De gemeenten Kresna en Stroemjani hebben relatief gezien het hoogste aandeel christenen: 97% en 95% respectievelijk.

Verder gaf zo'n 16% aan moslim te zijn. In de oblast Blagoëvgrad (tevens ook in oblast Smoljan en in het zuiden van oblast Pazardzjik) vormen etnische Bulgaren de meerderheid van de moslims (zie: Pomaken), in tegenstelling tot de rest van Bulgarije waar de meerderheid van de moslims tot de  Turkse minderheid behoren. De gemeenten met een moslimmeerderheid zijn: Satovtsja (86%), Jakoroeda (77%), Belitsa (75%) en Garmen (73%). De gemeenten Chadzjidimovo (35%) en Gotse Deltsjev (32%) hebben een significante moslimminderheid.

Leeftijdsstructuur
De oblast Blagoëvgrad heeft een iets jongere bevolking vergeleken met de rest van Bulgarije. Op 31 december 2018 is ongeveer 19,3% van de inwoners 65 jaar of ouder: dat is zo'n 2 procentpunten onder het Bulgaarse gemiddelde. Desalniettemin ontgroent en vergrijst de bevolking van oblast Blagoëvgrad in een rap tempo.

De islamitische Bulgaren in de oblast Blagoëvgrad zijn jonger dan de Bulgaren die orthodox zijn. Ongeveer de één op de vijf jeugdigen is islamitisch, terwijl zo'n één op de acht ouderen islamitisch is. Daarentegen zijn er relatief gezien minder christenen in de jongere leeftijdscategorieën en meer in de oudere leeftijdsgroepen.

Gemeenten

Macedonië (regio)