Image intensity manipulation class.
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| template<class D > |
| D | Minimum (const Image< D > &img, const Image< D > &msk) |
| | Returns the minimum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero. More...
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| template<class D > |
| D | Maximum (const Image< D > &img, const Image< D > &msk) |
| | Returns the maximum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero. More...
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| template<class D > |
| void | Complement (Image< D > &img) |
| | Inverts the intensity of each pixel of image img using its maximum value, i.e., data[ x ] = Maximum( img ) - data[ x ]. More...
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| template<class D > |
| void | Complement (Image< D > &img, const Image< D > &msk) |
| | The same as Complement( img ), but restricted to the pixels of msk image which intensities are not zero. More...
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| template<class D > |
| Vector< bool > | LocalMinima (const Image< D > &image, const Adjacency &adjacency) |
| | Returns an image with local minima pixel indexes of image image within adjacency relation adjacency. More...
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| template<class D > |
| Vector< bool > | LocalMaxima (const Image< D > &image, const Adjacency &adjacency) |
| | Returns an image with local maxima pixel indexes of image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'. More...
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| Vector< bool > | LocalMinima (const Image< D > &image, const Image< D2 > &mask, const Adjacency &adjacency) |
| | Returns an image with local minima pixel indexes of image image within adjacency relation adjacency. More...
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| template<class D , class D2 > |
| Vector< bool > | LocalMaxima (const Image< D > &image, const Image< D2 > &mask, const Adjacency &adjacency) |
| | Returns an image with local maxima pixel indexes of image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'. More...
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Image intensity manipulation class.
template<class D >
| void Bial::Intensity::Complement |
( |
Image< D > & |
img | ) |
|
Inverts the intensity of each pixel of image img using its maximum value, i.e., data[ x ] = Maximum( img ) - data[ x ].
- Date
- 2013/Aug/27
- Parameters
-
- Returns
- none.
- Warning
- none.
template<class D >
| void Bial::Intensity::Complement |
( |
Image< D > & |
img, |
|
|
const Image< D > & |
msk |
|
) |
| |
The same as Complement( img ), but restricted to the pixels of msk image which intensities are not zero.
- Date
- 2013/Aug/27
- Parameters
-
| img | An image. |
| msk | An image. |
- Returns
- none.
- Warning
- none.
Returns an image with local maxima pixel indexes of image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'.
- Date
- 2012/Sep/24
- Parameters
-
| image | Input image. |
| adjacency | An adjacency relation. |
- Returns
- Image with local maxima pixel indexes in image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'.
- Warning
- none.
template<class D , class D2 >
Returns an image with local maxima pixel indexes of image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'.
- Date
- 2012/Sep/24
- Parameters
-
| image | Input image. |
| mask | Image mask with domain restriction. |
| adjacency | An adjacency relation. |
- Returns
- Image with local maxima pixel indexes in image 'image' within adjacency relation 'adjacency'.
- Warning
- none.
Returns an image with local minima pixel indexes of image image within adjacency relation adjacency.
- Date
- 2012/Sep/24
- Parameters
-
| image | Input image. |
| adjacency | An adjacency relation. |
- Returns
- Image with local minima pixel indexes in image image within adjacency relation adjacency.
- Warning
- none.
template<class D , class D2 >
Returns an image with local minima pixel indexes of image image within adjacency relation adjacency.
- Date
- 2012/Sep/24
- Parameters
-
| image | Input image. |
| mask | Image mask with domain restriction. |
| adjacency | An adjacency relation. |
- Returns
- Image with local minima pixel indexes in image image within adjacency relation adjacency.
- Warning
- none.
Returns the maximum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero.
- Date
- 2013/Aug/27
- Parameters
-
| img | An image. |
| msk | An image. |
- Returns
- Maximum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero.
- Warning
- none.
Returns the minimum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero.
- Date
- 2013/Aug/27
- Parameters
-
| img | An image. |
| msk | An image. |
- Returns
- Minimum intensity in img restricted to msk pixels which intensities are different form zero.
- Warning
- none.


[gecode-users] FlatZinc parser
Morten Boysen
boysen at itu.dk
Wed Nov 5 22:24:33 CET 2008
Hi
As part of my thesis work, I have to build a configurator on top of
Gecode (A configurator simply finds the valid domains of all variables
in a CSP and allows assignment to variables). Since I need to read and
parse FlatZinc models, I have looked at the FlatZinc interface to Gecode
to see if there is any code I can reuse.
I found the FlatZincGecode class, which looks like it suits my needs
perfectly: I can access the different variable and do valid domain
computations on them. However, I have run into some problems with the
source, as I am struggling to find out how the following problems can
solved. Is there already functionality for it, or do I have to modify
the source:
1) How do I as simple as possible create a FlatZincGecode instance from
a FlatZinc file? No propagation should occur or anything. The variables
should just simply be added to the FlatZincGecode instance along with
the constraints. This FlatZincGecode instance will then work as the
initial model.
2) Is there a way to get the original name of a variable in the
FlatZincGecode instance and vice versa (I took a look at the Registry
class and it looked like it might have something to do with it, but I am
not sure).
3) What is the easiest way to read the entire domain of an integer
variable (not just the currently valid values, but also all the invalid
ones). This includes cases where the domain is not a range?
4) Is there a way to read only the values of variables that has support,
and the values that have no support?
Kind regards,
Morten Boysen
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University of Regina Cougars swimmers excel at Canada West championships
The University of Regina Cougars won seven medals at the Canada West swimming championships on the weekend.
by Regina Leader-PostThe University of Regina Cougars set a team record by winning seven individual medals at the Canada West swimming championships, which concluded Sunday in Lethbridge.
That is the highest total since the program’s inception 22 years ago.
Etienne Paquin-Foisy won a gold medal in the men’s 200-metre butterfly and added a bronze medal in the 100m butterfly. The third-year Cougars swimmer has now won six conference medals.
Brian Palaschuk added a silver medal (men’s 200m individual medley) and finished third in the 400m individual medley and 200m freestyle.
Bree Crookshanks won bronze medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke (with a time of one minute 9.28 seconds) and 200m breaststroke (2:28.56). She set U of R and provincial time standards in both events.
Paquin-Foisy, Palaschuk and Crookshanks will compete in the U Sports championships, Feb. 20-22 in Victoria.
• • •
Taylor Kreutzer had four points to help the Extreme Hockey Regina Capitals defeat the West Central Rage 8-2 in Prairie Junior Hockey League action Sunday in Kerrobert.
Kreutzer and Matt Kesslering each had two goals for the Capitals, who got singles from Fraiser Belanger, Cale Tuer-Treble, Dawsen Parker and Kyle Colwell.
Avery Cholin and Ethan Osterhold replied for West Central, which was outshot 51-21.
The Capitals lead the Bill Johnston Division with a 16-1-0-0 record.
Also on Sunday, Alex Hicks scored in overtime to give the Assiniboia Southern Rebels a 5-4 victory over the host Prince Albert Titans.
Riley Skarbon had a goal and two assists for Assiniboia.
• • •
Megan Hayhurst had two goals and three assists for the Regina Rebels in their 10-2 Saskatchewan Female Midget AAA Hockey League victory over the host Weyburn Richardson Pioneer Gold Wings on Sunday.
Tavia Terry and Neena Brick also scored two goals for the Rebels, who got singles from Kaylee Dyer, Alexis Petford, Molly Flynn and Allee Gerrard. Emma DeCorby added three assists.
Sydney Keddle and Lauren Demmans replied for Weyburn, which was outshot 47-25.


| Instructor | Nathan Bean |
| Office | 2216 Engineering Hall |
| Office Hours | 1:00pm-2:30pm Wednesday |
|<EMAIL_ADDRESS>| |
| Classroom | 1116 Engineering Hall |
This course explores the standards, technologies, and strategies used in modern web application development. The ultimate goal is to develop the foundational theoretical and practical knowledge that will allow you to work with an endless variety of web stacks and frameworks, rather than focusing on a single technology or approach.
We have a lot of ground to cover, so we will be moving very quickly through the material. It is vital that you both keep up, and ask questions when you don't understand. Make good use of office hours.
You should have completed CIS 501 with a C or better, and have the equivalent experience of CMST 135 with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. If you do not, I strongly recommend you take a (free) crash course on HTML & CSS through [https://codecademy.com](https://codecademy.com) or wait until you have taken CMST 135 before joining this course.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
The following is a general layout, and is subject to change:
In recognition of the importance of hands-on learning, this course utilizes a blended lecture/lab format, where theoretical understanding is immediately put to use programming software drawing upon that theoretical understanding. Effective learning following this strategy _depends_ upon active participation; accordingly it is necessary to both attend class and participate in in-class activities to succeed.
Further, we will be embracing problem-based cooperative learning approaches at the midpoint of the semester where we will shift to small group work, developing an original and useful web application drawing upon the knowledge you have gained throughout the semester. To help promote accountability, peer reviews from this phase will account for the equivalent of a letter grade.
| Category | Weight |
|---|---|
| Class Participation | 20% |
| Assignments | 30% |
| Open House Presentation | 10% |
| Peer Evaluations | 10% |
| Final Project | 30% |
While there is not an assigned textbook for this course, there are a number of extremely helpful resources you will want to use.
We will be using the Github Classroom to for obtaining starter code and submitting assignments. The classroom can be reached here: [https://classroom.github.com/classrooms/25181973-k-state-spring-17-cis-526-class](https://classroom.github.com/classrooms/25181973-k-state-spring-17-cis-526-class).
If you have not yet, I strongly encourage you to sign up with Github as a student: [https://education.github.com/](https://education.github.com/).
K-State libraries has obtained a Safari Books Online library containing over 6k current titles. You can access this collection using your eid and password here: [http://proquestcombo.safaribooksonline.com.er.lib.k-state.edu](http://proquestcombo.safaribooksonline.com.er.lib.k-state.edu)
The following are some helpful websites for web development
__W3C Standards__ [https://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_Page](https://www.w3.org/standards)
__W3C Web Education Community Group Wiki__ [https://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_Page](https://www.w3.org/community/webed/wiki/Main_Page)
__Mozilla Developer Guide__ [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide)
Node.js (for webserver development) [https://nodejs.org/en](https://nodejs.org/en) Node is a fast server-side JavaScript engine based on Google's V8 JavaScript interpreter. We will be writing our webserver using Node.
Atom (Integraged Development Environment) [https://atom.io](https://atom.io) Atom is an IDE that uses HTML5 and JavaScript as its underlying technologies, which akes it a natrual fit for web development. You will also want the atom-html-preview package [https://atom.io/packages/atom-html-preview](https://atom.io/packages/atom-html-preview).
Google Chrome (Web Browser) https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/ Google chrome is a fast, cross-platform web browser with a robust set of developer tools. See [https://developer.chrome.com/devtools](https://developer.chrome.com/devtools) for details. While you will always want to verify your web app using all browsers, we will be grading your work based on its performance in Chrome.
Each unexcused absence will reduce the student's class participation grade by 10%.
Late work (with the exception of emergencies) will not be accepted.
The details in this document are not set in stone - there may need to be changes made during the semester. If this occurs, the changes will be posted to K-State Online, my personal website, and emailed to all students.
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A component vital to the Honor & Integrity System is the inclusion of the [Honor Pledge](https://www.k-state.edu/honor/honorsystem/pledge.html) which applies to all assignments, examinations, or other course work undertaken by students. The Honor Pledge is implied, _whether or not_ it is stated: __"On my honor, as a student, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work."__
The default in this class is that ALL work will be accomplished individually, UNLESS my permission is given in advance of an assignment/quiz/exam/take-home exam/final. If you are in doubt, please ask
A [grade of XF](https://www.k-state.edu/honor/faculty/xfagree.html) can result from a breach of academic honesty. The F indicates failure in the course; the X indicates the reason is an Honor Pledge violation.
For more information, visit the Honor & Integrity System home web page at: [http://www.k-state.edu/honor/](https://www.k-state.edu/honor/)
Students with disabilities who need classroom accommodations, access to technology, or information about emergency building/campus evacuation processes should contact the Student Access Center and/or their instructor. Services are available to students with a wide range of disabilities including, but not limited to, physical disabilities, medical conditions, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, depression, and anxiety. If you are a student enrolled in campus/online courses through the Manhattan or Olathe campuses, contact the Student Access Center at [accesscenter@k-state.edu](mailto:accesscenter@k-state.edu),<PHONE_NUMBER>.
All student activities in the University, including this course, are governed by the (Student Judicial Conduct Code)[http://www.k-state.edu/sga/judicial/] as outlined in the Student Governing Association (By Laws)[http://www.k-state.edu/sga/old_files/sgadocs/ByLaws.pdf], Article V, Section 3, number 2. Students who engage in behavior that disrupts the learning environment may be asked to leave the class.
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How to grow a community
Without the suitcase full of money
two
problems
What is
healthy
community?
Do you need this community?
Yes
No
Types of communities
and their lifecycles
Around technology
Technology communities
Types of communities
and their lifecycles
Around technology
Around role
Role communities
Types of communities
and their lifecycles
Around technology
Around role
Just... communities
...Communities
I.
Education
Build good knowledge base
Build friendly environment
II.
Knowledge sharing
Sharing activities
Meetup
Conference
Workshop
Sharing
boring
activities
Meetup
Conference
Workshop
III.
Entertainment
Be creative
IV.
Networking
How meetups helped me find my dream job
Build friendly environment
V.
Heroes
Create role models
How much money does it take
to run a community
Venue -
$$$$
Food -
$$$
Swag -
$$
Speakers -
$$$$$
VI.
You
What community can do for
me
?
Thank you
bunopus
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With this package, you will be able to execute API calls to the ‘Matba Rofex’ trading platform.
The main functionalites include:accessing account data and current holdings, retrieving investment quotes, placing and canceling orders, and getting reference data for instruments.
You can find the complete documentation under https://apihub.primary.com.ar/
# To install the package you just need to use the command:
install.packages("rRofex")
# Then load it with
library(rRofex)
You can use the development version to try new features or bug fixes directly from GitHub.
# 1. In R install the package `devtools`.
install.packages("devtools")
# 2. Once `devtools` is installed, install `rRofex`
library(devtools)
devtools::install_github("matbarofex/rRofex")
# 3. Then load it with
library(rRofex)
At the present we provide two libraries for ingesting data from Matba Rofex:
These are the currently available actions within the library:
There are currently three standard protocols that are being used to connecting to the market::
There are different environment on which one can connect to.
For paper trading exists reMarkets. If you go there, you will be able to get free credentials to start trading with a demo account.
If you already have a live trading account with a broker, you should ask them what kind of order management system (OMS) do they use. If they have the suite of Primary, then you will have to ask them for the user, password and base_url.
# Using `trading_login()` you will be able to connect.
# You will need to use this object in each request made. You can have multiple connections simultaneously.
conn <- trading_login(
username = XXX,
password = XXX,
base_url ='https://api.remarkets.primary.com.ar'
)
# The connection is valid only for the day, you can get your log in information with `login_date_time()`
login_date_time(conn)
There are many types of request that you can make in order to get reference data. The basic one is to ask for a detailed list of every listed instrument.
# You can get a complete Reference Data list with details
trading_instruments(
connection = conn,
request = "securities",
sec_detailed = T
)
# If you are interested only in the front month of each contract of features, you can try
trading_instruments_fronts(connection = conn)
# If you only want equities
trading_instruments(
connection = conn,
request = "by_type",
sec_type = "E"
)
You can access real time market data and historical market data. There is a version with Websocket being developed.
# Real Time Prices using the REST protocol
trading_md(
connection = conn,
symbol = "DODic20"
)
# Historical Trades
trading_mdh(
connection = conn,
symbol = "DOJul20",
date_from = "2020-02-06",
date_to = "2020-03-06"
)
With the method trading_new_order()
you will be able to trade on the market. The basic order type is as follows:
trading_new_order(
connection = conn,
account = "XXX",
symbol = "DOEne21",
side = "Buy",
quantity = 10,
price = 92.14
)
If you want to know the status of your arder, you will need ths method:
trading_orders(
connection = conn,
account = "XXX"
)
With trading_account()
and trading_account_report()
you will be able to obtain information about your current position in terms of instruments and in terms of cash and settlement dates.
# With trading account you can get the information about your basket
trading_account(
connection = conn,
account = "XXX"
)
# With trading account report you can have your cash, margins, etc.
trading_account_report(
connection = conn,
account = "XXX"
)
Instead of requesting information using REST protocol, you could get it through Websocket. This means, that you can listen to an object and be notified every time that a change has been made.
The methods available in Websocket protool are:
trading_ws_md()
trading_ws_orders()
trading_ws_close()
Development of this software was driven by Primary as part of an Open Source initiative of Matba Rofex.


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Drought evaders are plants that live only where there is a lot of water. Springs, rivers and streams are examples of places where there is water in the desert. In Arches National Park, drought evader plants might grow near the Colorado River or in Courthouse Wash. Drought evader plants include cottonwood trees, willows, ferns and even poison ivy! All of these plants require a reliable source of water.
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prtRvVq Vector quantization random variable
RV = prtRvVq creates a prtRvVq object with empty means and
probabilities. The means and probabilties must be set either
directly, or by calling the MLE method.
Vector quanitization uses k-means to discretize the data space
using nCategories means. The means are the discrete points in space and
have probabilies representing their prominence in the data. The
pdf is calculated by mapping to the nearest entry of the means and
giving the data point the corresponding entry in probabilities.
RV = prtRvVq(PROPERTY1, VALUE1,...) creates a prtRvVq object RV
with properties as specified by PROPERTY/VALUE pairs.
A prtRvVq object inherits all properties from the prtRv class. In
addition, it has the following properties:
nCategories - The number of categories
means - The means of each catergory that are used to
approximate the density
probabilities - The probabilities of each category
A prtRvVq object inherits all methods from the prtRv class. The MLE
method can be used to estimate the distribution parameters from
data.
Example:
dataSet = prtDataGenUnimodal; % Load a dataset consisting of
% 2 features
dataSet = retainFeatures(dataSet,1); % Retain only the first feature
RV = prtRvVq; % Create a prtRvVq object
RV = RV.mle(dataSet); % Compute the VQ parameters
% form the data
RV.plotPdf % Plot the pdf
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cdf |
Output the cdf of the random variable evaluated at the points specified |
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crossValidate |
Cross validate prtAction using prtDataSet and cross validation keys. |
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draw |
Draw random samples from the distribution described by the prtRv object |
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get |
get the object properties |
|
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kfolds |
Perform K-folds cross validation of prtAction |
|
|
logPdf |
Output the log pdf of the random variable evaluated at the points specified |
|
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mle |
Compute the maximum likelihood estimate |
|
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optimize |
Optimize action parameter by exhaustive function maximization. |
|
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pdf |
Output the pdf of the random variable evaluated at the points specified |
|
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plotCdf |
Plot the cdf of the prtRv |
|
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plotPdf |
Plot the pdf of the prtRv |
|
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run |
Run a prtAction object on a prtDataSet object. |
|
|
set |
set the object properties |
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train |
Train a prtAction object using training a prtDataSet object. |
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vq |
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import altair_recipes as ar
from altair_recipes.common import viz_reg_test
from altair_recipes.display_pweave import show_test
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from vega_datasets import data
Heatmap
@viz_reg_test
def test_heatmap():
# Compute x^2 + y^2 across a 2D grid
x, y = np.meshgrid(range(-5, 6), range(-5, 6))
z = x ** 2 + y ** 2
# Convert this grid to columnar data expected by Altair
data = pd.DataFrame({"x": x.ravel(), "y": y.ravel(), "z": z.ravel()})
return ar.heatmap(data, x="x", y="y", color="z")
show_test(test_heatmap)
/Users/antonio/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/altair-recipes-
WhUvyqF4-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-
packages/ipykernel/kernelbase.py:684: RuntimeWarning: coroutine
'InProcessKernel._abort_queues' was never awaited
self._abort_queues()
RuntimeWarning: Enable tracemalloc to get the object allocation
traceback
Count Heatmap
@viz_reg_test
def test_count_heatmap():
source = data.movies.url
return ar.heatmap(
source, x="IMDB_Rating", y="Rotten_Tomatoes_Rating", color="", aggregate="count"
)
show_test(test_count_heatmap)


TwilioCarrier
public class TwilioCarrier
The carrier of a certain phone number
Seealso
TwilioLookupResponse-
The mobile country code of the carrier (for mobile numbers only).
Declaration
Swift
public var mobileCountryCode: String!
-
The mobile network code of the carrier (for mobile numbers only).
Declaration
Swift
public var mobileNetworkCode: String!
-
The name of the carrier. Please bear in mind that carriers rebrand themselves constantly and that the names used for carriers will likely change over time.
Declaration
Swift
public var name: String!
-
The phone number type. See
TwilioCarrierType
for more information.Declaration
Swift
public var type: TwilioCarrierType!
-
The error code, if any, associated with your request.
Declaration
Swift
public var errorCode: TwilioErrorCode?


Tasker: weather report
Instead of using a weather app, I made a Tasker task that will give me a notification with a short weather description twice a day. In the morning the weather of the current day, and in the evening with the weather for the next day.
Here is how I created the task for the current day. I used the Wunderground api, I signed up for an api key so I can get that data.
- Create a new task called
Weather Today
. - Add an action
Net -> HTTP Get
. - Set Server:Port to
api.wunderground.com
. - Set Path to
api/API_KEY/conditions/forecast/q/Belgium/ANTWERP.json
. replace theAPI_KEY
with the key you created with Wunderground. ReplaceBelgium
with the country you live in, andANTWERP
with your current city. - Go back to confirm.
In orde to test if this works correctly, you can create an Alert -> Flash
and set %HTTPD
as text. Press Play. If there is output, you know the call is correct.
- Add a new action
Code -> JavaScriptlet
and add this codevar weather = JSON.parse(global('HTTPD')).forecast.txt_forecast.forecastday[0].fcttext_metric;
. - Add a new action
Code -> JavaScriptlet
and add this codevar title = JSON.parse(global('HTTPD')).forecast.txt_forecast.forecastday[0].title;
. - Add a new action
Code -> JavaScriptlet
and add this codevar icon = JSON.parse(global('HTTPD')).forecast.txt_forecast.forecastday[0].icon_url;
. - Add a new action
Code -> JavaScriptlet
and add this codevar city =JSON.parse(global('HTTPD')).current_observation.display_location.city;
. - I used AutoNotification to create the actual notification. When the app is installed, create a new action
Plugin -> AutoNotification
. - Under Texts, as Title and Title Expanded, set
%title
. - Under Texts, as Text and Text Expanded, set
%weather
. - Under Texts, as SubText, set
%city
. - Under Icons and Images, set
%icon
. - Press back to confirm.
Now the task is complete, we need to create a profile that will trigger the task when we want.
- Go to tab
PROFILES
and create a new profileTime
and set the time you would like the notification. - Choose task
Weather Today
. - Press back to confirm.
Here is an example notification:


Calculator
Male
Female
Age:
Height:
Weight:
FACTOR OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Levels: 1 = none | 2 = low | 3 = high | 4 = very high
Resete
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Result
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Before Change
def choose_action(self, curr_state, phase=RunPhase.TRAIN):
// convert to batch so we can run it through the network
observation = np.expand_dims(np.array(curr_state["observation"]), 0)
if self.tp.agent.use_measurements:
measurements = np.expand_dims(np.array(curr_state["measurements"]), 0)
prediction = self.main_network.online_network.predict([observation, measurements])
else:
After Change
def choose_action(self, curr_state, phase=RunPhase.TRAIN):
// convert to batch so we can run it through the network
prediction = self.main_network.online_network.predict(self.tf_input_state(curr_state))
// get action values and extract the best action from it
action_values = self.extract_action_values(prediction)


Fire extinguished at Shams 1 solar field in Abu Dhabi, no injuries: Statement
by ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - A fire has been extinguished on Saturday at Shams 1 solar field in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, with no injures reported, the company said.
The Abu Dhabi Civil Defence and fire crews remain on site, the company said in a statement.


public class StateObservation
extends java.lang.Object
| Constructor and Description |
|---|
StateObservation(ForwardModel a_model)
Constructor for StateObservation.
|
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
void |
advance(Types.ACTIONS action)
Advances the state using the action passed as the move of the agent.
|
StateObservation |
copy()
Returns an exact copy of the state observation object.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Types.ACTIONS> |
getAvailableActions()
Returns the actions that are available in this game for
the avatar.
|
Vector2d |
getAvatarOrientation()
Returns the orientation of the avatar.
|
Vector2d |
getAvatarPosition()
Returns the position of the avatar.
|
java.util.HashMap<java.lang.Integer,java.lang.Integer> |
getAvatarResources()
Returns the resources in the avatar's possession.
|
double |
getAvatarSpeed()
Returns the speed of the avatar.
|
int |
getBlockSize()
Indicates how many pixels form a block in the game.
|
java.util.TreeSet<Event> |
getEventsHistory()
This method retrieves a list of events that happened so far in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getFromAvatarSpritesPositions()
Returns a list of observations of sprites created by the avatar (usually, by applying the
action Types.ACTIONS.ACTION_USE).
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getFromAvatarSpritesPositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of sprites created by the avatar (usually, by applying the
action Types.ACTIONS.ACTION_USE).
|
double |
getGameScore()
Gets the score of the game at this observation.
|
int |
getGameTick()
Returns the game tick of this particular observation.
|
Types.WINNER |
getGameWinner()
Indicates if there is a game winner in the current observation.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getImmovablePositions()
Returns a list of observations of immovable sprites in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getImmovablePositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of immovable sprites in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getMovablePositions()
Returns a list of observations of sprites that move, but are NOT NPCs in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getMovablePositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of movable (not NPCs) sprites in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getNPCPositions()
Returns a list of observations of NPC in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getNPCPositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of NPC in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[][] |
getObservationGrid()
Returns a grid with all observations in the level, accessible by the x,y coordinates
of the grid.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getPortalsPositions()
Returns a list of observations of portals in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getPortalsPositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of portals in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getResourcesPositions()
Returns a list of observations of resources in the game.
|
java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] |
getResourcesPositions(Vector2d reference)
Returns a list of observations of resources in the game.
|
java.awt.Dimension |
getWorldDimension()
Returns the world dimensions, in pixels.
|
boolean |
isGameOver()
Indicates if the game is over or if it hasn't finished yet.
|
public StateObservation(ForwardModel a_model)
a_model
- forward model of the game.public StateObservation copy()
public void advance(Types.ACTIONS action)
action
- agent action to execute in the next cycle.public java.util.ArrayList<Types.ACTIONS> getAvailableActions()
public double getGameScore()
public int getGameTick()
public Types.WINNER getGameWinner()
public boolean isGameOver()
public java.awt.Dimension getWorldDimension()
public int getBlockSize()
public Vector2d getAvatarPosition()
public double getAvatarSpeed()
public Vector2d getAvatarOrientation()
public java.util.HashMap<java.lang.Integer,java.lang.Integer> getAvatarResources()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[][] getObservationGrid()
public java.util.TreeSet<Event> getEventsHistory()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getNPCPositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getNPCPositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getImmovablePositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getImmovablePositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getMovablePositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getMovablePositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getResourcesPositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getResourcesPositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getPortalsPositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getPortalsPositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getFromAvatarSpritesPositions()
public java.util.ArrayList<Observation>[] getFromAvatarSpritesPositions(Vector2d reference)
reference
- Reference position to use when sorting this array,
by ascending distance to this point.


const _ = require('lodash')
const Renderer = require('./backend/utils/renderer')
const BaseDecorator = require('./backend/utils/base-decorator')
const BaseResource = require('./backend/adapters/base-resource')
const BaseDatabase = require('./backend/adapters/base-database')
const BaseRecord = require('./backend/adapters/base-record')
const BaseProperty = require('./backend/adapters/base-property')
const ValidationError = require('./backend/utils/validation-error')
const ResourcesFactory = require('./backend/utils/resources-factory')
const Router = require('./backend/router')
const pkg = require('../package.json')
/**
* @typedef {Object} AdminBroOptions
*
* @description AdminBro takes list of options of the entire framework. All off them
* have default values, but you can tailor them to your needs easily
*
* @property {String} [rootPath='/admin'] under which path AdminBro will be available
* @property {String} [logoutPath='/admin/logout'] url to logout action
* @property {String} [loginPath='/admin/login'] url to login page
* @property {BaseDatabase[]} [databases=[]] array of all databases
* @property {BaseResource[] | Object[]} [resources=[]] array of all resources. Resources can be
* give as in a regular way or nested within
* an object along with its decorator
* @property {BaseResource} [resources[].resource] class which extends {@link BaseResource}
* @property {BaseDecorator} [resources[].decorator] class which extends {@link BaseDecorator}
* @property {Object} [branding] branding settings
* @property {String} [branding.logo] logo shown in AdminBro in top left corner
* @property {String} [branding.companyName] company name
* @property {Boolean} [branding.softwareBrothers] if software brothers logos should be shown
* in the sidebar footer
*
* @example
* const AdminBro = require('admin-bro')
*
* const ArticleDecorator = require('./article-decorator')
* const ArticleModel = require('./article')
*
* const connection = await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URL)
*
* const adminBro = new AdminBro({
* rootPath: '/xyz-admin',
* logoutPath: '/xyz-admin/exit',
* loginPath: '/xyz-admin/sign-in',
* databases: [connection]
* resources: [{ resource: ArticleModel, decorator: ArticleDecorator}]
* branding: {
* companyName: 'XYZ c.o.'
* }
* })
*/
const defaults = {
rootPath: '/admin',
logoutPath: '/admin/logout',
loginPath: '/admin/login',
databases: [],
resources: [],
branding: {
logo: 'https://softwarebrothers.co/assets/images/software-brothers-logo-compact.svg',
companyName: 'Company Name',
softwareBrothers: true,
},
}
/**
* Main class for Admin extension. It takes {@link AdminBroOptions} as an
* parameter and creates admin instance.
*
* Its main responsibility is to fetch all resources and/or databases given by
* user. Than its instance is a currier - injected in all other classes.
*
*/
class AdminBro {
/**
* @param {AdminBroOptions} options
*/
constructor(options = {}) {
/**
* @type {BaseResource[]}
* @description List of all resources available for the AdminBro
*/
this.resources = []
/**
* @type {AdminBroOptions}
* @description Options gave by the user
*/
this.options = _.merge(defaults, options)
const { databases, resources } = this.options
const resourcesFactory = new ResourcesFactory(AdminBro.registeredAdapters)
this.resources = resourcesFactory.buildResources({ databases, resources })
}
/**
* Registers various database adapters written for admin-bro
*
* @param {Object} options
* @param {BaseDatabase} options.Database subclass of BaseDatabase
* @param {BaseResource} options.Resource subclass of BaseResource
*/
static registerAdapter({ Database, Resource }) {
if (!Database || !Resource) {
throw new Error('Adapter has to have both Database and Resource')
}
if (Database.prototype instanceof BaseDatabase && Resource.prototype instanceof BaseResource) {
AdminBro.registeredAdapters.push({ Database, Resource })
} else {
throw new Error('Adapter elements has to be subclassess of AdminBro.BaseResource nad AdminBro.BaseDatabase')
}
}
/**
* Renders an entire login page with email and password fields
* using {@link Renderer}.
*
* @param {Object} options
* @param {String} options.action login form action url - it could be
* '/admin/login'
* @param {String} [options.errorMessage] optional error message. When given
* renderer will print this message in
* the form
* @return {String} HTML of the rendered page
*/
static async renderLogin({ action, errorMessage }) {
return new Renderer('pages/login', { action, errorMessage }).render()
}
/**
* Returns resource base on its ID
* @param {String} resourceId id of a resource defined under {@link BaseResource#id}
* @return {BaseResource} found resource
*/
findResource(resourceId) {
return this.resources.find(m => m.id() === resourceId)
}
}
/**
* Base class for all resource decorators
* @type {BaseDecorator}
*/
AdminBro.BaseDecorator = BaseDecorator
/**
* List of all supported routes along with controllers
* @type {Router}
*/
AdminBro.Router = Router
/**
* BaseResource
* @type {BaseResource}
*/
AdminBro.BaseResource = BaseResource
/**
* BaseDatabase
* @type {BaseDatabase}
*/
AdminBro.BaseDatabase = BaseDatabase
/**
* BaseRecord
* @type {BaseRecord}
*/
AdminBro.BaseRecord = BaseRecord
/**
* BaseProperty
* @type {BaseProperty}
*/
AdminBro.BaseProperty = BaseProperty
/**
* ValidationError
* @type {ValidationError}
*/
AdminBro.ValidationError = ValidationError
AdminBro.registeredAdapters = []
AdminBro.VERSION = pkg.version
module.exports = AdminBro


--- layout: post title: "Configuring Azure Web Jobs" description: "It's easy to configure Azure Web Jobs written in .NET." date: 2014-05-16 17:58 UTC tags: [Azure] image: "/content/binary/azure-web-sites-app-settings-ui.png" image_alt: "Online configuration for an Azure Web Site" --- {% include JB/setup %}
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Azure Web Jobs is a nice feature for Azure Web Sites, because it enables you to bundle a background worker, scheduled batch job, etc. together with your Web Site. It turns out that this feature works pretty well, but it's not particularly well-documented, so I wanted to share a few nice features I've discovered while using them.
You can write a Web Job as a simple Command Line executable, but if you can supply command-line arguments to it, I have yet to discover how to do that. A good alternative is an app.config file with configuration settings, but it can be a hassle to deal with various configuration settings across different deployment environments. There's a simple solution to that.
If you use CloudConfigurationManager.GetSetting, configuration settings are read using various fallback mechanisms. The CloudConfigurationManager class is poorly documented, and I couldn't find documentation for the current version, but one documentation page about a deprecated version sums it up well enough:
"The GetSetting method reads the configuration setting value from the appropriate configuration store. If the application is running as a .NET Web application, the GetSetting method will return the setting value from the Web.config or app.config file. If the application is running in Windows Azure Cloud Service or in a Windows Azure Website, the GetSetting will return the setting value from the ServiceConfiguration.cscfg."That is probably still true, but I've found that it actually does more than that. As far as I can tell, it attempts to read configuration settings in this prioritized order:
(It's possible that, under the hood, this UI actually maintains an auto-generated .cscfg file, in which case the first two bullet points above turn out to be one and the same.)
This is a really nice feature, because it means that you can push your deployments directly from your source control system (I use Git), and leave your configuration files empty in source control:
<appSettings> <add key="timeout" value="0:01:00" /> <add key="estimatedDuration" value="0:00:02" /> <add key="toleranceFactor" value="2" /> <add key="idleTime" value="0:00:05" /> <add key="storageMode" value="files" /> <add key="storageConnectionString" value="" /> <add key="raygunKey" value="" /> </appSettings>
Instead of having to figure out how to manage or merge those super-secret keys in the build system, you can simply shortcut the whole issue by not involving those keys in your build system; they're only stored in Azure - where you can't avoid having them anyway, because your system needs them in order to work.
It's easy to use CloudConfigurationManager: instead of getting your configuration values with ConfigurationManager.AppSettings, you use CloudConfigurationManager.GetSetting:
let clientId = CloudConfigurationManager.GetSetting "clientId"
The CloudConfigurationManager class isn't part of the .NET Base Class Library, but you can easily add it from NuGet; it's called Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ConfigurationManager. The Azure SDK isn't required - it's just a stand-alone library with no dependencies, so I happily add it to my Composition Root when I know I'm going to deploy to an Azure Web Site.
Although I haven't found any documentation to that effect yet, a .NET console application running as an Azure Web Job will pick up configuration settings in the way described above. On other words, it shares configuration values with the web site that it's part of. That's darn useful.
Comments
Howard, thank you for writing. You should always keep your secrets out of source control. In some projects, I've used web.config transforms for that purpose. Leave your checked-in
.config
files empty, and have local (not checked-in).config
files on development machines, production servers, and so on.As far as I know, on most other platforms, people simply use environment variables instead of configuration files. To me, that sounds like a simple solution to the problem.


Tata Power net dips nearly 11 pc to Rs 350 cr in Q2
by Press Trust of IndiaTata Power on Friday reported around 11 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 350.81 crore in second quarter of the current financial year.
Its consolidated net profit was Rs 393.36 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, the company said in a BSE filing.
The company's total income in the September 2019 quarter rose to Rs 7,904.03 crore, compared with Rs 7,458.01 crore a year ago.
In April-September 2019, consolidated net profit also dropped to Rs 581.61 as against Rs 2,128.48 crore in the year-ago period.
Total income of the company rose to Rs 15,778.67 crore in first half of the current financial year as compared with Rs 14,862.98 crore a year ago.
(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


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Rand let Sulin hold his coat for him to put on for the simple reason that he would have had to rip it out of her hands physically to do otherwise. As usual, she tried to shove the garment onto him with no regard to details such as where his arms happened to be. The result was a small dance in the middle of his bedchamber.  Sammael, oh, yes, but Demandred first. First of all I rid myself of him, then Sammael. Oh, yes. If the man had had hands, he would have been rubbing them in glee. Rand ignored him.
“Be respectful,” Sulin muttered under her breath. “You did not show respect to those Aes Sedai in Caemlyn, and you saw what came of it. The Wise Ones . . . I have heard the Wise Ones say things . . . you must be respectful. My Lord Dragon,” she added, as an afterthought.
At last he managed to wrench the coat on the rest of the way. “Has Min come yet?”
“Do you see her? My Lord Dragon.” Picking imaginary lint from the red silk, Sulin began doing up his buttons. It was faster to put his hands down and let her. “Min will come when she comes, if she comes. Sorilea will be done with her in the tents when she is done.” Suddenly she peered up at him sharply. “What do you want with her? You hardly want your bottom pinched while the Aes Sedai are here.” There was no hidden smile this afternoon. “My Lord Dragon.”
It was very hard not to scowl. Everything was going so well, and now this. Sorilea knew he wanted Min today more than for any previous audience; a chance for her to view Coiren and two more of Elaida’s emissaries was not to be missed. Sorilea had promised to have her back. He moved away again, but Sulin followed, working at the buttons. “Sulin, I want you to go to Sorilea’s tent. Find Min and bring her here. No questions, Sulin. Just do it.”
She managed to smile and grind her teeth at the same time, a remarkable sight. “As my Lord Dragon commands.” A smooth curtsy spread red-and-white skirts wide and lowered her face halfway to the floor.
“How long?” he asked as she turned to go. There was no need to say until what; her hesitation showed that she understood.
At last she spoke, calmly and firmly, not grumbling at all. “Until my shame equals theirs.” She looked him straight in the eye for a moment, the Sulin of old, if with longer hair, but just as quickly the mask returned. “If my Lord Dragon will excuse me, I must run if I am to obey his command.” Which she did, lifting her skirts to her knees and darting out of the room.
In truth, he felt good. Except about Min, of course. Sorilea had promised. Min had promised. Once he fended off Coiren’s inevitable questions as to whether he had decided to return to Tar Valon with her, he was going to sit Min down and . . . he was not sure what. But Alanna was another day closer. A short time of listening to Coiren, and he would go work the sword for an hour.
Demandred, Lews Therin snarled. He wanted Ilyena! As usual, the thought of Ilyena sent him off into distant weeping and moaning. Ilyena! Oh, Light, Ilyena!
Rand took the Dragon Scepter into the anteroom. Wondering who Coiren would bring, he sat in the tall chair on the dais to keep from pacing. Not over the Aes Sedai. Over Min. She knew he needed her. She knew that.
At last one of the doors opened just enough to admit a woman, but it was Chiad, not Min. “The Aes Sedai are here, Car’a’carn.” She said the title stiffly, still not sure about a wetlander as the chief of chiefs, and for that matter, still not certain how to see him as the son of a Maiden.
Rand nodded, shifting himself upright and standing the Dragon Scepter erect on his knee. “Send them in.” He was going to speak sharply to Min about this. Giving all her time to the Wise Ones.
Coiren glided in like a plump self-important swan, followed by Galina and another raven-haired, hard-eyed woman with an Aes Sedai face. They were all in shades of gray today, chosen he suspected because it would not show the dust. To his surprise, once more serving women with light dustcloaks hanging down their backs came behind the Aes Sedai, a full dozen laboring under the weight of two brass-bound chests, neither small. Some of the young women glanced at him, but most had their heads down, in concentration on their burdens or maybe in fear.
Rand’s lip very nearly curled before he could stop it. They really did think they could buy him.
“A pity your Green sister is not here today,” Galina said.
 All three Aes Sedai were staring at him intently. How could they possibly know about Alanna?
There was no time for wondering, though; almost at the same instant, his skin began to tingle.
Fury leaped inside him, and in Lews Therin too. Rand seized saidin nearly out of Lews Therin’s teeth. White-hot rage roiled along the boundaries of the Void, and contempt, as he glared at Coiren and Galina and whoever the third was. Coiren’s soft round jaw was set with determination; the other two actually smiled, eagerly and not at all pleasantly. They were as much fools as Merana and that lot.
The shield sliding between him and the True Source was like the closing of a sluice gate; the flow of saidin vanished, leaving only the filthy residue of the taint. Beside that, the air seeming to turn solid around him from his ankles to his head was as nothing. That shield made his eyes bulge; it was impossible. No three women could block him from the Source once he had taken hold of saidin, not unless they were as strong as Semirhage or Mesaana or . . . he reached for the Source, battered at that invisible stone wall, harder, harder. Lews Therin was snarling like a beast, battering, clawing frantically. One of them had to be able to reach saidin; one of them had to be able to break a buffer held by only three.
The block had only been in place moments when one of the serving women stepped up beside Galina, and Rand felt the blood drain from his face. Four sets of eyes in four ageless faces examined him.
“It is a great pity that it came to this.” In those calm, rolling tones, Coiren might better have been addressing a gathering than one man. “I very much wanted you to come to Tar Valon on your own, but it became obvious you only intended to put us off. I suppose that you have had some contact from those poor fools who fled after the Sanche woman was stilled. Did you really believe they could offer you anything? As against the White Tower?” She actually sounded disappointed in him.
His eyes were the only part of him that could move; they slid toward the serving women, busy around one of the chests. It stood open, and they were lifting out a shallow tray. Some of those faces looked young, but the others . . . they were all Aes Sedai, he was sure, the five young women only new enough that they had not yet assumed the agelessness, five to look at him and lull his suspicions while the others hid their faces. Fifteen Aes Sedai. Thirteen to link and weave a shield no man could break, and two to bind him. Thirteen to . . . Lews Therin fled screaming.
Galina plucked the Dragon Scepter from Rand’s hand, shaking her head over it. “I am in charge now, Coiren.” She never even looked at him; he might as well have been part of the chair. “It was agreed, if it came to this, the Red Ajah would take charge.” Handing the Dragon Scepter to the other black-haired woman in gray, she said, “Put this somewhere, Katerine. It might make an amusing souvenir for the Amyrlin.”
Red Ajah. Sweat oozed down Rand’s face. If only the Maidens outside would walk in now, Wise Ones, Sulin, anybody who could scream a warning, rouse the palace. Thirteen Aes Sedai, and Red Ajah in charge. Had he been able to open his mouth, he would have howled.
Bain looked up in surprise when the doors opened—Rand al’Thor had received the Aes Sedai a very little while ago—and automatically averted her eyes when she saw the serving women bringing out the chests. One of the black-haired Aes Sedai planted herself in front of her, and Bain hurriedly straightened from her crouch by the door. She hardly knew what to make of the tale the other Maidens had told her in Caemlyn, the things only chiefs and Wise Ones had known once, but this woman’s dark eyes seemed to know all about how the Aiel had failed so long ago. Those eyes held Bain’s till she was only vaguely aware of the other night-haired Aes Sedai confronting Chiad, and the pompous one leading the women away down the corridor with the chests. Bain wondered whether the Aes Sedai facing her meant to kill her for the Aiel’s failure. Surely they would have begun killing before now if they intended to—surely they knew—but this woman’s dark eyes glittered with a hardness that surely presaged death. Bain was not afraid to die; she only hoped she would have time to veil first.
“It seems young Master al’Thor is accustomed to coming and going from Cairhien when he chooses,” the Aes Sedai told her in a voice like stone. “We are not accustomed to anyone walking away from us rudely. If he returns to the palace in the next few days, we will return also. If not . . . our patience is not infinite.” She glided away, she and the other, after the women with the chests.
Bain exchanged quick looks with Chiad, and they hurried into Rand al’Thor’s chambers.
“What do you mean, he’s gone?” Perrin demanded. Loial’s ears twitched toward him, but the Ogier kept his eyes on the stones board as firmly as Faile did. She smelled . . . Perrin could make out nothing in the jumble of scents from her; that jumble made him want to bite his hands.
Nandera only shrugged. “He does this sometimes.” She appeared calm enough, with her arms folded and her face impassive, but she smelled irritated, a scent like tiny burrs. “He slips away without even one Maiden to guard his back, sometimes for as long as half a day. He thinks we do not know. I thought you might know where he has gone.” Something in her voice made Perrin think that if she found out, she intended to follow.
“No,” he sighed. “I have no idea.”
“Pay attention to the game, Loial,” Faile murmured. “Surely you didn’t mean to put a stone there.”
Perrin sighed again. Today he had decided to stay every moment at Faile’s side. She would have to speak to him sooner or later, and besides, Berelain would surely leave him alone if he was with his wife. Well, at least Berelain had indeed left him alone, but as soon as Faile realized he was not going hunting again, she had collared Loial before he could run off to the Library, and they had been playing endless games of stones ever since. In silence, for all practical purposes. Perrin wished he were wherever Rand was.
Lying on his back on the bed, Rand stared up at the thick basement rafters, not really seeing them. The bed was not large, but it had two feather mattresses and goose-down pillows and good linen sheets. There was a sturdy chair, and a small table, plain yet well made. His muscles still ached from being transported here inside one of the chests. The Power had doubled him up easily, with his head between his knees; simple cords had sufficed to make a package of him.
Metal grating on metal made him turn his head. Galina had used a large iron key to unlock a flap in the iron cage that surrounded bed and table and chair. A graying woman with a wrinkled face thrust her arms inside the cage long enough to set a cloth-covered tray on the table, then all but leaped back.
“I intend to deliver you to the Tower in reasonable health,” Galina said coldly as she relocked the flap. “Eat, or you will be fed.”
Rand turned his eyes back to the rafters. Six Aes Sedai sat in chairs around the cage, sustaining the shield on him. He maintained the Void, in case they should slip, but he did not lunge at the barrier. When they first pushed him stumbling into the cage, he had; some of them had laughed, those who took any notice. Now he reached gingerly instead toward the fury of saidin, a storm of fire and ice still just out of sight beyond the corner of his eye. He reached, and felt at the invisible wall cutting him off from the Source, slid along it as though trying to find an edge. What he found was a place where the wall seemed to become six points; they stopped him as effectively, but they were six, not one, and definitely points.
How long had he been here?  He had been here long enough to be hungry, but the Void made sensation distant, and even the smell of hot stew and warm bread coming from the covered tray sparked no interest. Rising seemed too much effort. So far, twelve Aes Sedai had taken turns around the cage, and not one a face he had seen before they appeared in the basement. How many were there in the house? That might be important later. Where was the house? He had no notion how far he had been carried in that chest, most of the way jolted about in a wagon or cart. Why had he forgotten Moiraine’s advice? Trust no Aes Sedai, not an inch, not a hair. Six Aes Sedai channeling enough of saidar to hold that shield should be felt outside by any woman who could channel. All he needed was Amys or Bair or some other to pass by in the street and wonder. They had to be thinking now that he had vanished when Coiren left the palace. If there was a street outside. All he needed . . .
He felt at the shield again, softly, so they would not feel. Six points. Six soft points, somehow. That had to mean something. He wished Lews Therin would speak again, but the only sound in his head was his own thoughts sliding along the Void. Six points.
Hurrying along the dusk-covered street by the great stone house where the Aes Sedai were, Sorilea could barely sense them still channeling inside. She could only just sense it because she could only just channel at all, but that was not why she ignored it. They had been channeling day and night in there since their arrival; none of the Wise Ones wasted thought on why any longer. Sorilea certainly had more important matters to think of now. Back at the treekiller’s palace, the Maidens were beginning to grow itchy over Rand al’Thor, muttering that the Car’a’carn would have some explaining to do when he returned this time. Sorilea had lived a great deal longer than any of those Maidens, longer than any other Wise One, weak in the Power or not, and she was uneasy. Like most men, Rand al’Thor went when he wished, where he wished—men were like cats in that—but this time, at the same time he was flitting off, Min had vanished somewhere between the tents and the palace. Sorilea did not like coincidences, no matter how many surrounded the Car’a’carn. Wrapping her shawl against a sudden feel of chill in her bones, she hurried on toward the tents.


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Culture: Tyrrany of Tech Clutter
Apr 13th, 2014
With the proliferation of web apps, web development, and breadth and choice of subscription services; I think in tech the consumer faces a serious problem of tyranny of clutter.
Personally, I have a lot of problems already having multiple addresses, phone numbers, and bank accounts in real life. In the bold new world of cloud commerce, I now have to manage all my online membership/identities, whether they be subscriptions in the cloud, two-factor authentication IDs on top of my already existing IDs, my multiple paypal/bitcoin wallets IDs, etc... given that there are so many providers competing with each other with their own services, the personal clutter that accumulates over time is endless. As more choice of services becomes available, the more unmanageable the consumer life becomes (i.e. how many more Spotify and Netflix services can we really have?).
The key issue to solve here is confusion with user id/wallet/subscription management. Consolidating and simplifying multiple log ins and payments at a more fundamental level, without having to share your Facebook profile and friend lists would be a nice first step. Going down that path, imagine a world where subscription/billing APIs are eventually standardized to the point where subscription statuses of all my cloud services I have can be seen in one view and subscribed/cancelled with one-click/touch. How efficient and wonderful would that be!
To do this today, the only option is to just use one company's services all the time, which defeats the purpose of freedom of consumer choice.
If this idea would be to be implemented in any way in future, it would probably have to be forced onto companies to adhere to as a minimum requirement to do business (good luck with that); or it would continue to have to be done on a limited basis, as no for-profit company would have any real incentive to build support forit. In a capitalist economy, who in their right mind would spend gobs of cash to allow for interoperability with other services (=lose competitive edge) and make it easier for a consumer to quit their service (=lose revenue opportunity). The odds are against me, but I will still dare to dream...


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layout: post
title: Interesting reads from the week 4/19 - 4/25
date: '2014-04-25T14:24:00.003-04:00'
author: Allison McMillan
tags:
- Design
- testing
- things I've read
modified_time: '2014-04-25T14:24:50.473-04:00'
blogger_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054545261088815023.post-2559033209883229628
blogger_orig_url: http://allisonsherenmcmillan.blogspot.com/2014/04/interesting-reads-from-week-419-425.html
---
Just three short interesting reads for this week... I imagine/hope there will be more next week with some good blog posts coming out of Railsconf so enjoy these and look forward to some more next week.
Design for good and interesting thoughts
Interesting read on TDD
In response to this initial post


Bounty Hunter Kintaijin:
Didn't you leave yet?
Didn't I already tell you that I would trust your skill when you hunt down Stakatos such as Spiked Stakato series, Cannibalistic Stakato series in Stakato Nest and bring back 500 Dirty Beads as an avidence?
The mission shouldn't be too tough. The problem is that the hunting will be overwhelming for yourself alone. Make sure to go with your fellows.


4.8x leverage on BTC without borrowing, a #YellowHat from Beijing just spun up a decentralized BitMex contender https://t.co/G25qr9Pfzc on mainnet with a pretty gnarly UIUX hack over a scalar market base. PERP coming soon. Welcome comments @tomhschmidt @0xlildex @joeykrug ...
Vertcoin, a crypto project that sets out to keep mining power decentralized, has suffered its second 51-percent attack in a year.
when dPoW
sφldat02-Dec-19 04:28 PM
free marketing
digi [cryptaliapool.it]02-Dec-19 06:41 PM
#cryptobridge is closing, if you want your #coin listed in a new #free and no #kyc #market get in touch with http://deurox.eu team
#crypto #bitcoin #altcoin #freemarket #nokyc #ethereum #equihash #mining #cryptotrading #cryptomining #listing #peace #freedom
Audo02-Dec-19 06:48 PM
Nice marketing, maybe we should spam like that about AtomicDEX too
phm8702-Dec-19 06:49 PM
A dozen of coins will have no exchange at all after the CB closing
I don't know anybody personnally in these communities sorry. But I guess that having a look at their discord and bitcointalk (or old trading volume) can give you an idea if it is worth it or not
Audo02-Dec-19 06:52 PM
yep, we will try to get the word out there. Thanks for the list.
PTYX02-Dec-19 06:53 PM
I've already started reaching out to the projects listed in crypto Bridge.
We got most of the direct emails to the projects. Waiting for responses and hopefully we land a few integrations.
$VTC under 51% attack...
https://t.co/EOVyWFiyE0
@Vertcoin @coindesk
The solution for this problem could be #dPoW (delayed proof of work).
Secure about the #Bitcoin #Hashrate...
https://t.co/tapspSfJrq
jefflite02-Dec-19 10:20 PM
Is there any way to gauge BTC volume on Komodo on a daily basis?
Trying to determine liquidity
jefflite02-Dec-19 11:27 PM
also, how is my android app connecting to BTC blockchain? Electrum remote node server?
SHossain03-Dec-19 12:47 AM
AtomicDEX mobile uses electrum servers
Privatoshi03-Dec-19 03:32 AM
@grewalsatinder Lol I saw u liked my vtc 51%
Let me ask you a question.
Why does VTC think like this,
The benefit isn't worth the cost of becoming centralized to KMD's approvals and BTC's chain. There hasn't been a desire to wed VTC to the security of other chains, and to stay a free-standing crypto. Doing so would remove the need for VTC to exist at all.
(edited)
jl777c03-Dec-19 04:07 AM
lack of technical understanding
this is like saying there is no need for a website if they have 2FA
securing something via any means possible doesnt mean what you are securing has no point, unless its point is adding security for other blockchains.
also it is not centralized as they are decentralized checkpoints
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looking for help with an OSPF/MultiWAN/OpenVPN-roaming setup with non surviving connections on failover of the underlying uplinks. if anybody happens to be skilled on this front, please let me know
Coins by Market Cap - Crypto Screener - Weiss Crypto Ratings
Komodo gets a c- rating not bad compared to the others on the list
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alperC03-Dec-19 09:54 AM
imo, these ratings are so biased even if they say the opposite. For example, Cosmos - they rated their Technology with 'Excellent' and Komodos Technology 'Fair', for what reason? On what basis was this decision taken? They also include market data in their rating, and no project can influence the market performance.(edited)
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PHBA206103-Dec-19 11:07 AM
they're probably not aware of Komodo's CC yet.
May be it's worth reaching out to them and tell them about Komodo's CC(edited)
alperC03-Dec-19 12:02 PM
already on it @PHBA2061
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PHBA206103-Dec-19 12:04 PM
great !
Regnar03-Dec-19 12:05 PM
I think the demystifying dPoW article was a fantastic and needed addition.... too bad critics don't actually read it
coinmonks || CoinCodeCap03-Dec-19 12:18 PM
anyone building a cool new project on top of Komodo?
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Ping me if you are building something cool on top of komodo


LocusZoom.js is able to fetch data directly from tabix files. This is very helpful if you want to render a plot from your own data, without transforming the files into an intermediate format (like creating JSON files or loading the data into an API first). This is particularly important for very large datasets, because it allows interactive region-based queries, without having to transfer the entire dataset to the user's web browser first. Only the index file is loaded, plus the data needed for a particular region of interest.
LocusZoom provides an extension to help parse tabix data files for several common data formats. Additional parsers and index types may be supported in the future. Working directly with tabix files is a way to get started with LocusZoom fast as it does not require building or maintaining a server backend. It is helpful for sharing small numbers of datasets or in groups that don't want to maintain their own infrastructure. Typically, larger data sharing portals will not use this approach; as the number of datasets grow, they will want to run their own web server to support features like searching, complex queries, and harmonizing many datasets into a single standard format. Tools like PheWeb are a popular way to handle this sort of use case.
A key feature of LocusZoom is that each track is independent. This means it is very straightforward to define layouts in which some tracks come from a tabix file (like a BED track), while others are fetched from a remote web server that handles standard well-known datasets (like genes or 1000G LD).
In this demo, tabix loaders (and built-in file format parsers) are used for association, LD, and BED track data. Genes and recombination rate are fetched from the UM PortalDev API. View the source code of this page for details.
Below are some tips on formatting your data files. If you are using a static file storage provider like Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage, note that you may need to configure some additional request headers before Tabix will work properly.
There is no single standard for GWAS summary statistics. As such, the LocusZoom.js parser exposes many sets of options for how to read the data. The general instructions from my.locuszoom.org are a useful starting point, since the same basic parsing logic is shared across multiple tools.
BED files are a standard format with 3-12 columns of data. The default LocusZoom panel layout for a BED track will use chromosome, position, line name, and (optionally) color to draw the plot. Score will be shown as a tooltip field (if present); it may have a different meaning and scale depending on the contents of your BED file. As with any LocusZoom track, custom layouts can be created to render data in different ways, or to use more or fewer columns based on the data of interest.
The following command is helpful for preparing BED files for use in the browser:
$ sort -k1,1 -k2,2n input.bed | bgzip > input-sorted.bed.gz && tabix -p bed input-sorted.bed.gz
Some BED files will have one or more header rows; in this case, modify the tabix command with: --skip-lines N
(where N is the number of headers).
Linkage Disequilibrium is an important tool for interpreting LocusZoom.js plots. In order to support viewing any region, most LocusZoom.js usages take advantage of the Michigan LD server to calculate region-based LD relative to a particular reference variant, based on the well-known 1000G reference panel.
We recognize that the 1000G reference panel (and its sub-populations) is not suited to all cases, especially for studies with ancestry-specific results or large numbers of rare variants not represented in a public panel. For many groups, setting up a private LD Server instance is not an option. As a fallback, we support parsing a file format derived from PLINK 1.9 `--ld-snp` calculations. Instructions for preparing these files are provided below. Due to the potential for very large output files, we only support pre-calculated LD relative to one (or a few) LD reference variants; this means that this feature requires some advance knowledge of interesting regions in order to be useful. If the user views any region that is not near a pre-provided reference variant, they will see grey dots indicating the absence of LD information. We have intentionally restricted the demo so that this limitation is clear.
bcftools annotate -Oz --set-id '%CHROM\:%POS\_%REF\/%ALT' original_vcf.gz > vcfname_epacts_id_format.gz
zcat < vcfname_epacts_id_format.gz | cut -f3 | sort | uniq -d
bcftools norm -Oz --rm-dup all vcfname_epacts_id_format.gz > vcfname_epacts_id_format_rmdups.gz
plink-1.9 --r2 --vcf vcfname_epacts_id_format.gz --ld-window 499999 --ld-window-kb 500 --ld-window-r2 0.0 --ld-snp-list mysnplist.txt
16:53842908_G/A
16:53797908_C/G
16:53809247_G/A
cat plink.ld | tail -n+2 | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//g' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//g' | tr -s ' ' '\t' | sort -k4,4 -k5,5n | bgzip > plink.ld.tab.gz && tabix -s4 -b5 -e5 plink.ld.tab.gz
CHR_A BP_A SNP_A CHR_B BP_B SNP_B R2 22 37470224 22:37470224_T/C 22 37370297 22:37370297_T/C 0.000178517Note: pre-calculated LD files can easily become very large. We recommend only outputting LD relative to a few target reference variants at a time.


Before Change
if torch.isnan(L if out is None else out).any():
raise RuntimeError("singular")
except RuntimeError as e:
if "singular" in e.args[0]:
raise RuntimeError("Adding jitter of {} to the diagonal did not make A p.d.".format(jitter))
else:
raise e
warnings.warn("A not p.d., added jitter of {} to the diagonal".format(jitter), RuntimeWarning)
return L
After Change
raise RuntimeError("singular")
return L
except RuntimeError:
continue
warnings.warn("A not p.d., added jitter of {} to the diagonal".format(jitter), RuntimeWarning)
raise e


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Magic, Consumer Advocacy
and Law
by Christine Corcos
The Penn and Teller Showtime series Bullshit! will be
back on the air in April of 2004, spreading the duo's own brand
of iconoclasm and debunkery once again. If you don't know them,
or haven't seen one of their performances, I can describe them
as serious, but not solemn, practitioners of the magical arts,
who cheerfully lead their audiences down the garden path and
then let them in on some of the secrets of the tricks they perform.
They know that people like to be thrilled, liked to be fooled,
and like to be mystified; that's the basis of their highly popular
and long-running Las
Vegas show . The Penn and Teller gimmick is that Penn Jillette,
tall, sturdily built and quite imposing, does all the talking.
The smaller, more fragile looking Teller (and he does have only
one name) says absolutely nothing, but his rubber face expresses
a range of emotions as Penn uses him for all sorts of bizarre
experiments.
So
far, so good. But Penn and Teller have a couple of other missions,
and one of them is the education of the American public through
a Showtime series forthrightly named Bullshit. If you
are easily offended, do not watch this series. You will not think
it is amusing, or educational, or well-balanced (and you won't
think Penn and Teller are well-balanced, either). Don't visit
their website . Penn
and Teller require all the protections of the First Amendment
for their writing (bibliography appended below), for their performances,
and for their show.
Bullshit! is dedicated to the proposition that
we can all be taken in, at some time or other, by charlatans,
fakes, frauds, cheaters, scammers, and bamboozlers. Further,
it tries to investigate at what point we should, individually
or as a society, put an end to such goings-on and how we should
do so. Libertarians Penn and Teller are the last to suggest that
the government should limit our freedom to lose our shirts buying
into perpetual motion machines, magnet therapy, feng shui apartment
re-dos, and telephone calls to Miss Cleo. Their point instead
is that if we engage in some critical thinking about the claims
we hear, we'll be less likely to lose our shirts (maybe we'll
just lose the sleeves). For example, the premiere episode of
the 2003 season dealt with "Talking to the Dead", demonstrating
once again that even folks who truly believe that they are psychic
are probably deluding themselves. Episode 2 featured a look at
"Alternative Medicine", by which Penn and Teller mean
chiropractic as well as reflexology and magnet therapy. Whether
or not this stuff works, or relies on the placebo effect, or
on the mind-body connection to make you feel better (assuming
you do feel better), Penn and Teller suggest, you should at least
realize that the science behind many of these approaches may
not be rock-solid and some of the claims may be exaggerated.
The word on the street is that videos of the first season will
be available in early spring, 2004.
One of the cleverest episodes
was "Feng Shui/Bottled water", in which Penn and Teller
show the variability of outcomes of Feng Shui science, depending
on the practitioner. Three different Feng Shui designers came
up with wildly different room decoration schemes for the same
individual and each claimed to be applying some sort of scientific
principle. One highly recommended red for the living room to
be redecorated because it was good "chi", another was
violently against it because it would invoke bad vibrations.
The duo even got one designer on tape saying under his breath
after his own rearrangement of the furniture that "It still
looks like shit." The bottled water segment demonstrated
that not only is bottled water almost guaranteed to taste the
same as tap water, sometimes it is tap water. Why, ask Penn and
Teller, pay a dollar or more for a plastic container of H20 that
you already pay for through your taxes? And why are there numerous
EPA employees charged with monitoring ground water and no EPA
employees charged with monitoring bottled water? Because the
FDA is in charge of the quality of bottled water. But there's
only about one FDA employee in charge of monitoring bottled water.
For the whole US. The confusion is consistent and amusing, but
it poses some important questions about the nature and extent
of government regulation of products offered to the consumer.
Penn and Teller, who clearly know that the issue is complicated,
drop the issue at that point, and that point is where I see a
problem.
The problem that I have with
Penn and Teller's show is that the objections they raise to designer
water, séances, and a prohibition against second-hand
smoke may lead some of their converts to demand the intervention
of the law to deal with the problems. Many of the philosophical
issues they raise are issues that viewers will ask legislators
to deal with as well. To the extent that a legal solution is
advisable, Penn and Teller's presentations are too short to explore
the pros and cons. They are highly intelligent individuals and
clearly understand that answers to questions of fraud and/or
self-delusion are not easy, but their enthusiastic devotees may
not, and non-devotees who might otherwise be convinced that problems
exist may be put off by the simplistic arguments. To the extent
that the Penn-and-Teller positions are presented by attractive
and articulate folks on the one hand and the anti-Penn-and-Teller
positions by befuddled, money-hungry or deranged individuals
on the other, the game also seems rigged. But then, Penn and
Teller are magicians.
Disappointingly, some of the
better arguments consist of logic hidden under four letter words,
as if profanity were necessary in order to get the viewer's attention.
People who watch Penn and Teller's Bullshit are of two
types: the converted and the willing to be converted. Of these
two groups, the latter is likely to be put off by the profanity.
Of those in the former group, only a few are likely to enjoy
lewdness; the others either listen past it, or like me, tire
of it very quickly.
Perhaps I am expecting too
much of a half-hour show. The hosts can't present all the philosophical,
sociological and legal problems attendant on the regulation of
products that fall neatly in neither the food, nor drug, or supplement
category, for example. That is a regulatory mess that even lawyers
don't always understand. The best they can hope to do is to attract
attention to one of the most virulent intellectual plagues of
our time: the lack of critical thinking that permeates modern
U. S. society. What I would like to see is evolution: the evolution
of one or two of these presentations into a serious two hour
program on the reasons behind the First Amendment protections
of shows like Crossing Over With John Edward, for example.
While Penn and Teller effectively point out that fraudulent mediums
flourish on the nation's airwaves and that the legal system seems
incapable of dealing with them, they don't have the time to explain
the difficulties in regulating this kind of speech in a nation
with a First Amendment, nor can they fully explore the extent
to which victims of frauds and misinformation they discuss are
responsible for their own victimization. Penn and Teller could
deepen and sharpen the debate by extending it by inviting along
some thoughtful commentators and by giving them more airtime
than such folks currently get on talk shows and pseudo-investigative
programs. The issues Penn and Teller raise are important; with
magical assistance even lawyers and scientists could make them
fascinating as well.
I'll go on watching the show;
Penn and Teller's fresh approach to pseudoscience, fraud and
the general ridiculousness of the human condition entertains
me mightily, although the four letter words wear me out. Besides,
I'm partial to Teller. Bibliography:
David L. Faigman, Legal
Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law (NY: W.
H. Freeman, 1999).
Robert Park, Voodoo Science: The Road From Foolishness to
Fraud (NY: Oxford University Press, 2000).
Penn and Teller, Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (NY: Villard
Books, 1989).
Penn and Teller, How to Play in Traffic (NY: Boulevard
Books, 1997).
Penn and Teller, How to Play With Your Food (NY: Villard
Books, 1992).
Quackwatch website
Posted December 18, 2003
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Objective: The General Championship has become more competitive over the years; however, it is observed that the technical output from the General championship is not that significant. In the recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of student intake in IIT Kharagpur so in order to provide them with an opportunity to enhance and exhibit their technical skills; I propose to introduce a series of workshops specially conducted for the first year students. These workshops will be conducted in assistance of the various societies in the campus. Hence we would be able to encourage the first year students to go ahead and participate in the technology general championships as well. Through this proposal, I aim to increase the participation in technology general championship and provide the students of the first year an opportunity to enhance and exhibit their technical skills. This would also help to increase the postgraduate participation as it would expose them to the pattern of the events conducted in the General Championship.
Timeline
Tentative Date August 1st to August 20th,2016
Timings
General Days : 6pm to 8pm & 9pm to 11pm
Weekend Days : 2pm to 4pm & 6pm to 8pm
1st Day Product Design Workshop
2nd Day Data Analytics 1st Workshop
3rd Day Case Study Workshop
4th Day Data Analytics 2nd Workshop
5th Day App Development 1st Workshop
6th Day Quiz Workshop
7th Day App Development 2nd Workshop
8th Day Data Analytics 3rd Workshop
Overall Benefits
1. Certification of Participation (COP) by Technology Students’ Gymkhana to all students who completed the workshop successfully.
2. Through the implementation of the following proposal the students of the first year get an opportunity to enhance and exhibit their technical skills and hence we can expect an increase in the participation in the events of the Technology General championship
3. Also this proposal will ensure that the quality of participation in the General Championship will improve over the years.
4. It will also help the different societies under the gymkhana to tap potential among the first year students.
Objective:The organisational forms have undergone a constant process of evolution which has enabled them to meet part of the growing demand for social, community care and collective services. The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition for social good. The annual, yearlong competition crowdsources ideas from MBA and college students after challenging them to solve a pressing social issue around topics such as food security, water access, energy, and education. Through its structured approach to defining the challenge and local, regional and global competition rounds, the Hult Prize actively seeks to create a new kind of social business. I propose to conduct a similar event “Model Village” to enhance the growth of local communities around IIT Kharagpur. Hence, its purpose is to add value to the community by solving problems that exist and promote startup culture in campus. This event is exclusively for IIT Kharagpur students.
The Kharagpur Indian network
Alumni cell
Empresario
Eureka ,Conquest (Social track)
Other international Social Competitions
(I change KGP)
Social impacts
Technology driven decisions for social causes
Upliftment of the community
Incubation and other benefits/prizes
Recognition by institute and promotion of national and global promotion
Objective : During December, participants are contacted by team Kshitij for participation and submission in events. This happens through calling in the whole database. If there exists a mechanism which will decide and tell us the potential participants, we can get the desired participation in a more productive way. Algorithmic training helps one identify the target data set and reduce the complex and tedious taking into account all the possible edge cases. This gives one a quick solution which can be modified upon. I propose to identify potential participants and improve productivity and quality of the event participation through user rating mechanism with the help of algorithm design by Jon Kleinberg.
There are mainly two features required to achieve the above said objective.
User rating mechanism. (with help from Algorithm design by Jon Kleinberg)
Push Notification and response tracking mechanism.
Increasing functionality and popularity of My Ktj
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During December, participants would be contacted by team Kshitij for participation and submission in events. This would mostly happen through calling in the whole database. If there exists a mechanism which will decide and tell us the potential participants, we can get the desired participation in a more productive way.


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Here is a function of division by 2:
Fixpoint div2 (n:nat):nat:= match n with 0 => 0 | 1 => 0 | S (S p) => S (div2 p) end.
Define a function rem2 similar to div2, but to compute the remainder of division by 2, use the specific induction principle associated to these function to prove the following statement:
forall n:nat, 2 * div2 n + rem2 n = nHere are two definitions of the fibonacci function. Using a specific induction principle for the first fibonacci function, prove that the two functions return consistent values.
Fixpoint fib (n:nat) : nat := match n with 0 => 1 | 1 => 1 | S ((S p) as q) => fib p + fib q end. Fixpoint fib2 (n:nat) : nat*nat := match n with 0 => (1, 1) | S p => let (v1, v2) := fib2 p in (v2, v1 + v2) end.Solution
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#37607 BUG: nunique not ignoring both None and np.nan
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Why Bristol has been named one of the 'most pleasant' places to live in Britain
The research covered everything from how many parks there are to how many charity volunteers
by Tristan CorkWe’ve been called the coolest, the trendiest, the most creative, the happiest and most friendly, and now Bristol has been given another accolade - it’s been named one of the ‘most pleasant’ places to live in Britain.
The tag has been awarded by storage firm Safestore, who undertook what appears to be a fairly comprehensive assessment of data covering everything from how charitable people are to how much green space there is per person.
And in comparing Britain’s major cities, Bristol does not come out too shoddily at all, thank you very much.
Safestore broke it all down into four different areas of life - wellbeing, charity, young people and care, and analysed data in all four different areas.
And in all four, Bristol consistently performed well, finishing in the top four cities for almost everything, way ahead of the likes of Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester and London.
Interestingly, places like Edinburgh and Cardiff matched Bristol on being seen as ‘pleasant’.
Charity
Bristol is among the top cities in the country for the number of charity shops, events and jobs in the charity sector - a sign of a generous city which looks after those less fortunate or raises money for good causes.
In all, it finishes fourth, but misses out on third probably only because Edinburgh has a disproportionately larger number of registered charities - because it’s Scotland’s capital.
Young people
Safestore added together the amount of parks, the number of good schools and the student satisfaction to put Bristol right up there again, compared with other cities.
We’ve got the most parks per km2 - bar Cardiff - and the highest level of student satisfaction - bar Leeds - but compared to the rest of the country, our schools are not great. For every 100,000 of population, Bristol has only 0.41 Ofsted outstanding-rated schools, compared with 9.66 in Newcastle, and 4.61 in Manchester.
Care and well being
And when it comes to well being, Bristol doesn’t do too badly either - although isn’t exactly great.
It has a health 6.56 different volunteering opportunities per 10,000 people, compared with two or three in Birmingham and Glasgow, while only London and Manchester has fewer hospices per 100,000 people.
For the latest news in and around Bristol, check back on Bristol Live's homepage.


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| dc:creator | Ryan Chute |
| dc:description | This Matrix defines parameters for requesting disseminations of JPEG2000 images |
| dc:identifier | info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:jpeg2000 |
| dcterms:created | 2008-08-07 |
| dcterms:modified |
A representation of a Key/Encoded-Value pair is generated by concatenating the contents of the first four columns of a row that begins with an ampersand in the Matrix below. The ordering of KEV pairs is not important. Rows which have '#' in the first column are comments and should not be included in the representation.
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| <id> | Character string for an Identifier (Z39.88-2004, Part 1, Section 7) |
| <fmt-id> | Character string for a Format Identifier (Z39.88-2004, Part 1, Sections 12 and 13) |
| <m-key> | Character string for a Metadata Key (Z39.88-2004, Part 2, Section 7.1) |
| <url> | Character string for a URL |
| <date> | Character string representing a date to the complete date level of the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601, of the form: [ YYYY-MM-DD | YYYY-MM | YYYY ] |
| <time> | Character string representing a date and time to the seconds level of the W3CDTF profile of ISO 8601, of the form: [ YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD | YYYY-MM-DD ] |
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| & | rotate | = | <data> | 0 | 1 | Integer. Rotates decompressed image by 90/180/270 degrees clockwise. Default: 0 |
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[Gecode] Testing arithmetic rounding
Christian Schulte
schulte at imit.kth.se
Tue Aug 23 20:32:06 CEST 2005
As far as I understand, all modern hardware rounds towards zero. If my
memory serves me right it is event standard for C99 but not yet for C++.
Anybody knows more here...
Guido, if you feel its too messy I could remove it, we do not need it badly.
Christian
-----Original Message-----
From: gecode-bounces at ps.uni-sb.de [mailto:gecode-bounces at ps.uni-sb.de] On
Behalf Of Guido Tack
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:43 AM
To: gecode at ps.uni-sb.de
Subject: [Gecode] Testing arithmetic rounding
Hi.
I've just removed the rounding test from configure.ac and the Makefiles. I
have replaced it with a check in int/view.icc:
#if (-17 / 7) == -2
#define GECODE_INT_RND_TWDS_ZERO 1
#else
#define GECODE_INT_RND_TWDS_ZERO 0
#endif
This assumes that the preprocessor rounds the same way as the compiler, and
I
actually have no idea if it always does. This is however the same test we've
been using in configure.ac so far.
Does anyone know a platform where rounding is not defined towards zero? I'd
just like to test if the preprocessor rounds the same way there.
Cheers,
Guido
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Programming Systems Lab, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~tack
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