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MURDER IN THE FIRST A film review by Scott Renshaw Copyright 1995 Scott Renshaw
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Christian Slater, Gary Oldman. Screenplay: Dan Gordon. Director: Marc Rocco.
Honestly, if I never see another courtroom scene in a movie, it will be too soon. As soon as I see a witness stand, a couple of guys in suits, and twelve good persons and true, I know I'm in for nothing less than a good old-fashioned lecture. It's Jello drama: ready instantly, but usually without much texture. MURDER IN THE FIRST has an inherently interesting story at its core, but its makers don't know what to do with it except dress it up in cliches and impress us with cinematographic gymnastics. It's not a bad film; it's just lazy, a classic example of a writer and director failing to make the most of an idea's potential.
MURDER IN THE FIRST is loosely based on the true story of Henri Young (Kevin Bacon) a petty criminal sentenced to the Federal prison at Alcatraz in the 1930s for stealing $5 from a post office. After a failed escape attempt, Henri is placed in solitary confinement for over three years, routinely beaten and tortured by the prison's associate warden Milton Glenn (Gary Oldman). When he is finally released from solitary, Henri attacks and kills the inmate who blew the whistle on the escape attempt. His case is assigned to rookie public defender James Stamphill (Christian Slater) because everyone believes that it's an open and shut case that no one could screw up. But Stamphill decides that Henri does have a defense: that the brutality Henri suffered in Alcatraz turned him into a killer that he wasn't when he entered.
MURDER IN THE FIRST opens with a risky but effective sequence which shows Henri's treatment while in the "dungeon." The sequence goes on for several minutes, but it is necessary considering how much Henri's state of mind comes into play. In fact, director Marc Rocco doesn't really go far enough. The torture sequences are too romanticized, filmed in slow-motion and backlit like an S&M version of FLASHDANCE, when it would have been more appropriate to play the scenes straight so that Henri's plight seemed more real. It is a lack of restraint typical of Rocco's direction, which looks like he put cinematographer Fred Murphy in a gyroscope and just set him spinning. You get the impression that Rocco thinks this story is basically about crane shots and funky angles.
What it should have been about, first and foremost, is the relationship between Henri and Stamphill, but again Rocco and screenwriter Dan Gordon don't take advantage of opportunities. As the film goes on, we learn about several things the two men have in common, particularly that both lost their parents at a young age, but these similarities aren't exploited. Instead, Rocco just indulges his camera, doing so to distraction during the first meeting between Henri and Stamphill where the camear swings around Henri's cell so noticeably that the actors get lost in the scene. It's too much a case of the tail wagging the dog, such that by the end of MURDER IN THE FIRST I didn't feel the friendship between these two men which should have created its greatest emotional impact.
That said, the scenes between Bacon and Slater are the best thing about MURDER IN THE FIRST. Though Bacon's performance is occasionally indulgent, coming off like Renfield with a Midwestern twang, he is mostly extremely affecting. It is by far the meatiest role he has had, and he is effective at maintaining the shred of humanity behind Henri's glassy stare. Slater stays right with him in the less showy role, very much the young go-getter in his early scenes who only gradually comes to know the person at the heart of his case. One scene in particular, in which Slater compares the punishment he received for stealing five dollars to Henri's, is a great piece of work because Rocco lets the inherent power of the moment work. But then, inevitably, he must return to the courtroom, and there things become trite and overblown again. Gary Oldman turns in another foaming-at-the-mouth performance as the sadistic (gee, there's a surprise) warden, while R. Lee Ermey as the judge is so similar to his role as the drill sergeant in FULL METAL JACKET I thought he was going to call Slater "Private Pyle." MURDER IN THE FIRST, which should have been most about a connection between two very different men, instead becomes a shouting match, and by trying to make his film Important with a capital "I," Marc Rocco instead makes it Mediocre with a capital "M."
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by ReutersJeremy Corbyn has said he would 'right the wrongs of history' by granting sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The UK government is defying a UN deadline to hand the archipelago to Mauritius. Protests are expected outside the UK high commission in the Mauritian capital, Port Louis


Simple Intro To Regular Expressions (Regex)
Simple Intro To Regular Expressions (Regex)
Regular expressions (regex or regexp) are extremely useful in extracting information from any text by searching for one or more matches of a specific search pattern (i.e. a specific sequence of ASCII or Unicode characters).
regex example here
regex example breakdown here
Just a string
matches exactly
pat
exactly “pat”
The Star Operator *
Zero or more of what’s right before it
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Zero or more of what’s right before it
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The goal of this project was to create a city layout that responds to audio output from the device. The scene consists of the following:
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- Texutring sky, buildings
- Reflections
- Diffuse and specular lighting
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- Mapping audio changes to building height and illumination color
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- Positioning buildings on a level plane so that they scale from the bottom
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Reading Metrics to Evaluate Marketing
A short while backed I talked about tactically measuring metrics for your site/company. Recently I talked a bit about methods of marketing. A large key to getting the most out of your time and money is to properly report against the intersection of these two items. First I’m going to make the assumption you’ve read those posts, if you haven’t go back and do that. Next this is heavily on the assumption that you’re using Google Analytics as your primary tool for measuring metrics and have setup goals appropriately.
Within measuring you’re metrics you’ll have abandonment at each level. You may have some visitors that never register, and many that register but never purchase anything. It’s wonderful if you’re able to immediately have full insight of the best means of marketing to drive revenue, however realistically it occurs in a more phased approach. The first step is to drive visitors and almost immediate second is to convert those users as registered.
Acquisition –> Activation
This at a high level makes sense, as does at a high level knowing you should be targeting users in your target market. However, even slightly drilling into this you realize that all traffic is not equal. It’s often known that CPC and CPA advertising does not convert well for users, though can drive traffic. This may not always be the case. For Registry Stop to make this analysis easier we’ve created a custom report in google.
To create your own custom report simply click Manage Custom Reports under the Custom Reports area then “Create new custom report”. The custom report ability in google gives you much more ability to drill into the data that you already have at a higher level. To track effectiveness of converting visitors to registered users and which sources are effective at this you’d create something that looks like:
Here while very simple we’re able to see some very key information quickly. Here’s an example of how it would appear over a few day period:
As you progress in your stage of bootstrapping or growing your startup you’ll want to grow custom reports that allow you to report against as many metrics as possible. The first and last part of my day is spent pouring over these reports. Having this data readily available allows us to drive our business based on data. Perhaps the hardest part of all of this is admitting when the data is counter to what we expect and following its advice.


Some methods are defined by method clauses, between the
class/1
directive and the end of the class's definition. Others
are generated automatically. There are three kinds of messages in
SICStus Objects, distinguished by the message operator they occur
with:
SICStus Objects automatically generates some get and put methods.  For the most part, however, you are free to use any message operators and any message names that seem appropriate.
A method clause has one of these message operators as the principal
functor of its head. Its first argument, written to the left of the
message operator, is a variable. By convention, we use the variable
Self
. Its second argument, written to the right of the message
operator, is a term whose functor is the name of the message and whose
arguments are its arguments.
For example, in the class whose definition begins as follows, a
0-argument send message named increment
is defined. No parentheses are
needed in the clause head, because the precedence of the `<-' message
operator is lower than that of the `:-' operator.
:- class counter = [public count:integer = 0]. Self <- increment :- Self >> count (X0), X1 is X0 + 1, Self << count (X1).
Its definition uses the automatically generated get and put methods
for the public slot count
.
It may look as though this technique is directly adding clauses to the
>>/2
, <</2
and <-/2
predicates, but the method clauses are
transformed by term expansion, at compile time. However, the method
clauses have the effect of extending the definitions of those
predicates.
Methods are defined by Prolog clauses, so it is possible for them to fail, like Prolog predicates, and it is possible for them to be nondeterminate, producing multiple answers, upon backtracking. The rest of this section describes different kinds of methods.
Get and put methods are generated automatically for each of a class's public slots. These are 1-argument messages, named after the slots.
In the point class whose definition begins with
:- class point = [public x:float=0, public y:float=0].
the get and put methods are automatically generated for the x
and
y
slots. If the class defines a create/0
method, the command
| ?- create(point, PointObj), PointObj >> x(OldX), PointObj >> y(OldY), PointObj << x(3.14159), PointObj << y(2.71828).
creates a point object and binds both OldX
and OldY
to
0.0E+00, its initial slot values. Then, it changes the values of the
x
and y
slots to 3.14159 and 2.71828, respectively. The
variable PointObj
is bound to the point object.
It is possible, and sometimes quite useful, to create get and put
methods for slots that do not exist. For example, it is possible to
add a polar coordinate interface to the point class by defining
get and put methods for r
and theta
, even though there are no
r
and theta
slots. The get methods might be defined as
follows:
Self >> r(R) :- Self >> x(X), Self >> y(Y), R2 is X*X + Y*Y, sqrt(R2, R). Self >> theta(T) :- Self >> x(X), Self >> y(Y), A is Y/X, atan(A, T).
This assumes that library(math)
, which defines the sqrt/2
and
atan/2
predicates, has been loaded. The put methods are left as an
exercise.
In the rational number class whose definition begins with
:- class rational = [public num:integer, public denom:integer].
get and put methods are automatically generated for the num
and denom
slots. It might be reasonable to add a get method for float
, which
would provide a floating point approximation to the rational in
response to that get message. This is left as an exercise.
It is also possible to define get and put methods that take more than one argument. For example, it would be useful to have a put method for the point class that sets both slots of a point object. Such a method could be defined by
Self << point(X,Y) :- Self << x(X), Self << y(Y).
Similarly, a 2-argument get method for the rational number class might be defined as
Self >> (N/D) :- Self >> num(N), Self >> denom(D).
Note that the name of the put message is (/)/2
, and that the
parentheses are needed because of the relative
precedences of the `>>' and `/'
operators.
Put messages are used to store values in slots. Get messages, however,
may be used either to fetch a value from a slot or to test whether a
particular value is in a slot. For instance, the following command
tests whether the do_something/2
predicate sets the point
object's x
and y
slots to 3.14159 and 2.71828, respectively.
| ?- create(point, PointObj), do_something(PointObj), PointObj >> x(3.14159), PointObj >> y(2.71828).
The fetch_slot/2
predicate can similarly be used to test the value
of a slot.
The effects of a put message (indeed, of any message) are not undone upon backtracking. For example, the following command fails:
| ?- create(point, PointObj), PointObj << x(3.14159), PointObj << y(2.71828), fail.
But, it leaves behind a point object with x
and y
slots
containing the values 3.14159 and 2.71828, respectively. In this,
storing a value in an object's slot resembles storing a term in the
Prolog database with assert/1
.
Some care is required when storing Prolog terms containing unbound variables in term slots. For example, given the class definition that begins with
:- class prolog_term = [public p_term:term]. Self <- create.
the following command would succeed:
| ?- create(prolog_term, TermObj), TermObj << p_term(foo(X,Y)), X = a, Y = b, TermObj >> p_term(foo(c,d)).
The reason is that the free variables in foo(X,Y)
are renamed when the
term is stored in the prolog_term
object's p_term
slot. This is
similar to what happens when such a term is asserted to the Prolog
database:
| ?- retractall(foo(_,_)), assert(foo(X,Y)), X = a, Y = b, foo(c,d).
However, this goal would fail, because c
and d
cannot be unified:
| ?- create(prolog_term, TermObj), TermObj << p_term(foo(X,X)), TermObj >> p_term(foo(c,d)).
Get and put methods are not automatically generated for private and protected
slots. Those slots are accessed by the fetch_slot/2
and
store_slot/2
predicates, which may only appear in the body of a
method clause and which always operate on the object to which the
message is sent. It is not possible to access the slots of another
object with these predicates.
You may declare a slot to be private or protected in order to limit access to it. However, it is still possible, and frequently useful, to define get and put methods for such a slot.
For example, if numerator and denominator slots of the rational number class were private rather than public, it would be possible to define put methods to ensure that the denominator is never 0 and that the numerator and denominator are relatively prime. The get methods merely fetch slot values, but they need to be defined explicitly, since the slots are private. The new definition of the rational number class might start as follows:
:- class rational = [num:integer=0, denom:integer=1]. Self >> num(N) :- fetch_slot(num, N). Self >> denom(D) :- fetch_slot(denom, D). Self >> (N/D) :- Self >> num(N), Self >> denom(D).
One of the put methods for the class might be
Self << num(NO) :- fetch_slot(denom, DO) reduce(NO, DO, N, D), store_slot(num, N), store_slot(denom, D).
where the reduce/4
predicate would be defined to divide NO
and
DO
by their greatest common divisor, producing N
and D
,
respectively.
The definition of reduce/4
and the remaining put methods is left
as an exercise. The put methods should fail for any message that
attempts to set the denominator to 0.
Messages that do something more than fetch or store slot values are usually defined as send messages. While the choice of message operators is (usually) up to the programmer, choosing them carefully enhances the readability of a program.
For example, print methods might be defined for the point and rational number classes, respectively, as
Self <- print(Stream) :- Self >> x(X), Self >> y(Y), format(Stream, "(~w,~w)", [X, Y]).
and
Self <- print(Stream) :- fetch_slot(num, N), fetch_slot(denom, D), format(Stream, "~w/~w", [N, D]).
These methods are used to access slot values. But, the fact that the values are printed to an output stream makes it more reasonable to define them as send messages than get messages.
Frequently send methods modify slot values. For example, the point class might have methods that flip points around the x and y axes, respectively:
Self <- flip_x :- Self >> y(Y0), Y1 is -1 * Y0, Self << y(Y1). Self <- flip_y :- Self >> x(X0), X1 is -1 * X0, Self << x(X1).
And, the rational number class might have a method that swaps the numerator and denominator of a rational number object. It fails if the numerator is 0.
Self <- invert :- fetch_slot(num, N) N =\= 0, fetch_slot(denom, D) store_slot(num, D), store_slot(denom, N).
These methods modify slot values, but they do not simply store values that are given in the message. Hence, it is more reasonable to use the send operator.
It is possible for a method to produce more than one answer. For example, the class whose definition begins with
:- class interval = [public lower:integer, public upper:integer].
might define a send method
Self <- in_interval(X) :- Self >> lower(L), Self >> upper(U), between(L, U, X).
which uses the between/3
predicate from library(between)
. The
in_interval
message will bind X
to each integer, one at a time,
between the lower and upper slots, inclusive. It fails if asked for
too many answers.
The rest of this section describes particular kinds of send messages.
Objects are created with the create/2
predicate. When you define a
class, you must specify all the ways that instances of the class can
be created. The simplest creation method is defined as
Self <- create.
If this method were defined for Class, the command
| ?- create(Class, Object
).
would create an instance of Class and bind the variable Object
to that
instance. All slots would receive their (possibly default) initial
values.
More generally, if the definition for Class contains a create method
Self <- create(Arguments) :- Body.
the command
| ?- create(Class(Arguments), Object).
will create an instance of Class and execute the Body of the create method, using the specified Arguments. The variable Object is bound to the new instance.
If a simple class definition has no create methods, it is impossible create instances of the class. While the absence of create methods may be a programmer error, that is not always the case. Abstract classes, which are classes that cannot have instances, are often quite useful in defining a class hierarchy.
Create methods can be used to initialize slots in situations when specifying initial slot values will not suffice. (Remember that initial values must be specified as constants at compile time). The simplest case uses the arguments of the create message as initial slot values. For example, the definition of the point class might contain the following create method.
Self <- create(X,Y) :- Self << x(X), Self << y(Y).
If used as follows
| ?- create(point(3.14159, 2.71828), PointObj), PointObj >> x(X), PointObj >> y(Y).
it would give X
and Y
the values of 3.14159 and 2.71828, respectively.
In some cases, the create method might compute the initial values. The
following (partial) class definition uses the date/1
predicate from
library(date)
to initialize its year, month and day slots.
:- class date_stamp = [year:integer, month:integer, day:integer]. Self <- create :- date(date(Year, Month, Day)), store_slot(year, Year), store_slot(month, Month), store_slot(day, Day).
All three slots are private, so it will be necessary to define get
methods in order to retrieve the time information. If no put methods
are defined, however, the date cannot be modified after
the date_stamp
object is created (unless some other method for
this class invokes store_slot/2
itself).
Create methods can do more than initialize slot values. Consider the
named_point
class, whose definition begins as follows:
:- class named_point = [public name:atom, public x:float=1, public y:float=0]. Self <- create(Name, X, Y) :- Self << name(Name), Self << x(X), Self << y(Y), assert(name_point(Name, Self)).
Not only does the create/3
message initialize the slots of a new
named_point
object, but it also adds a name_point/2
fact to
the Prolog database, allowing each new object to be found by its
name. (This create method does not require the named_point
object
to have a unique name. Defining a uniq_named_point
class is left
as an exercise.)
An object is destroyed with the destroy/1
command. Unlike
create/2
, destroy/1
does not require that you define a destroy
method for a class. However, destroy/1
will send a destroy message
(with no arguments) to an object before it is destroyed, if a
destroy
method is
defined for the object's class.
If a named_point
object is ever destroyed, the address of the
object stored in this name point/2
fact is no longer valid. Hence,
there should be a corresponding destroy method that retracts it.
Self <- destroy :- Self >> name(Name), retract(name_point(Name, Self)).
Similar create and destroy methods can be defined for objects that allocate their own separate memory or that announce their existence to foreign code.
Instance methods allow each object in a class to have its own method for handling a specified message. For example, in a push-button class it would be convenient for each instance (each push-button) to have its own method for responding to being pressed.
The declaration
:- instance_method Name/Arity, ....
inside a class definition states that the message Name/Arity supports instance methods. If the class definition defines a method for this message, it will be treated as a default method for the message.
The define_method/3
predicate installs a method for an object of
the class, and the undefine_method/3
predicate removes that
method.
Suppose that the date_stamp
class, defined earlier, declared an
instance method to print the year of a date_stamp
instance.
:- instance_method print_year/1. Self <- print_year(Stream) :- Self >> year(Y0), Y1 is YO + 1970, format(Stream, "~d", [Y1]).
The arithmetic is necessary because UNIX dates are based on January 1, 1970.
If a particular date_stamp
object's date were to be printed in
Roman numerals, it could be given a different print_year
method, using
the define_method/3
predicate.
| ?- create(date_stamp, DateObj), define_method(DateObj, print_year(Stream), print_roman_year(Stream, DateObj)).
If this date_stamp
object is created in 1994, a
print_year
message sent to it would print the current year as
MCMXCIV
Defining the predicate print_roman_year/2
is left as an exercise. It
must be able to access the year
slot of a date_stamp
object. Because
it is not defined by a method clause within the class definition,
print_roman_year/2
cannot use the get_slot/2
predicate.
None of instance_method/1
, define_method/3
,
undefine_method/3
specify a message operator. Instance methods can
only be defined for send messages.


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Hello world! I’m starting off 2018 by finally getting a data science blog up and running!
Since this is a “Hello World” post, let’s create a map of the world in R. I’m watching The West Wing while writing this, so let’s see if we can create the map from this classic episode.
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We’ll start by creating a basic map of the countries of the world using ggplot2
. This guide provided a nice primer to the steps required. We’ll use the map_data()
function to produce a data frame suitable to feed in to ggplot()
.
library(tidyverse)
world_data <- map_data("world")
world_data %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group)) +
geom_polygon(fill = "white", color = "gray") -> base_map
base_map
In the West Wing episode, the Cartogrophers for Social Equality advocate for use of the Peter’s projection. We use coord_map()
to apply specific map projections available to the mapproject()
function. Unfortunately Peter’s doesn’t appear in this list. A Google search revealed that this projection is more commonly referred to as the Gall-Peters projection. I got excited when I saw mapproject()
has "gall"
as one of the available projection. However, this didn’t look right..
base_map +
coord_map("gall", lat0 = 15)
After diving in to a deeper read of the Wikipedia article and reading the mapproject()
documentation more carefully revealed that the "gall"
refers to one of Gall’s other projections. The mapproject()
documention indicates that "gall"
is a stereographic projection, but Gall-Peters is a cylindric equal-area projection with the standard paralles at 45°. Therefore, we’ll use the "cylequalarea"
projection and set lat0 = 45
base_map +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45)
This is looking better, however we seem to have some rendering issues causing lines through Russia and Canada. More Googling brought me to this blog post indicating that it’s a long standing ggplot2 issue. Reading the issue comments indicates that setting an xlim
in the coord_map()
is a quick and dirty fix.
base_map +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180))
That worked pretty well.
The map in West Wing episode is color coded in a very unique way. It’s sort of by continent, but the USA, Canada, Mexico, China, and India are carved out for some reason. The map_data()
function provides country names as the region
variable. We should be able to translate the country names to contients and then customize from there.
While searching for a data set that might provide these translations, I ran across the countrycode package. This package has a function to convert country names and codings.
library(countrycode)
world_data %>%
mutate(custom_group = countrycode(region, "country.name", "continent")) -> world_data_group
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray") +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180))
This looks like we’ll have to do too much manual dividing to get our custom groupings. The map in West Wing appears to separate out Southeast Asia and I don’t want to have to lookup every country in that group. The "region"
coding schemes in countrycode()
groups by the World Bank Development Indicators and ends up as a better starting point.
world_data %>%
mutate(custom_group = countrycode(region, "country.name", "region")) -> world_data_group
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray") +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180))
This is more divided than we need, but we can use some grepl()
magic to combine the African and Southeast regions the way we want them. We’ll also pass along the country name for those that are singled out in our West Wing map.
world_data_group <- world_data %>%
mutate(custom_group = countrycode(region, "country.name", "region")) %>%
mutate(custom_group = case_when(region == "USA" ~ region,
region == "Mexico" ~ region,
region == "Russia" ~ "Asia",
region == "Canada" ~ region,
region == "Saudi Arabia" ~ region,
region == "China" ~ "SE_Asia",
region == "India" ~ region,
custom_group == "Australia and New Zealand" ~ "Austraila",
custom_group %in% c("Caribbean",
"Central America") ~ "South America",
custom_group %in% c("Southern Asia",
"Central Asia",
"Western Asia") ~ "Asia",
grepl("Asia", custom_group) | custom_group == "Melanesia" ~ "SE_Asia",
grepl("Africa", custom_group) | custom_group == "Micronesia" ~ "Africa",
grepl("Europe", custom_group) ~ "Europe",
TRUE ~ custom_group))
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray") +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180))
Now let’s add the labels similar to those in our episode’s map. We’ll need to find the middle of each group to be able to place our labels nicely. I’m sure there are more accurate geospatial methods, but for this purpose I’ll just take the mean of all the longitude and latitude points.
world_labels <- world_data_group %>%
group_by(custom_group) %>%
summarise(long = mean(long), lat = mean(lat), group = group[1])
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray", alpha = .5) +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180)) +
geom_text(data = world_labels, aes(label = custom_group)) +
guides(fill = FALSE)
This is pretty good, but we’ve got more data labels than we need. The episode map also labels Asia in the middle of Russia and labels China instead of Southeast Asia. We’ll add a custom_label
variable to make these adjustments. We’ll also do some manual adjustments to better position the USA and Canada labels.
world_labels <- world_data_group %>%
mutate(custom_label = case_when(region == "Russia" ~ "Asia",
region == "China" ~ "China",
custom_group %in% c("SE_Asia", "Asia", "Saudi Arabia", "Polynesia",
"Northern America") ~ "",
TRUE ~ custom_group)) %>%
filter(custom_label != "") %>%
group_by(custom_label) %>%
summarise(long = mean(long), lat = mean(lat), group = group[1], custom_group = custom_group[1]) %>%
mutate(long = ifelse(custom_label == "USA", long + 20, long),
lat = ifelse(custom_label == "USA", lat - 10, lat)) %>%
mutate(long = ifelse(custom_label == "Canada", long - 20, long),
lat = ifelse(custom_label == "Canada", lat - 10, lat))
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(long, lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray", alpha = .5) +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180)) +
geom_text(data = world_labels, aes(label = custom_label)) +
guides(fill = FALSE)
Finally, let’s turn the world upside down!
world_data_group %>%
ggplot(aes(-long, -lat, group = group, fill = custom_group)) +
geom_polygon(color = "gray", alpha = .5) +
coord_map("cylequalarea", lat0 = 45, xlim = c(-180, 180)) +
geom_text(data = world_labels, aes(label = custom_label)) +
guides(fill = FALSE) +
labs(title = "Reverse Pole Peters Projection Map",
x = NULL,
y = NULL) +
theme_bw()
While trying to build this map I learned how to create a basic map using ggplot2
and how to work around rendering issues by setting the xlim
parameter. I discovered the countrycode
package, which should come in handy in the future. And, I had to learn more than I thought I would need to about map projections.
Questions, critiques, and feedback are welcome in the comments section below. My thanks in advance to anyone that takes the time to leave one.


In Ruby we create an anonymous chunk of code call Proc.new
. We call this using the .call
method.
Proc:
Think of proc as a “saved” block: just like you can give a bit of code a name and turn it into a method, you can name a block and turn it into a proc.
Lambdas appear to be the same, but lambdas are pickier about arguments. Can’t pass an extra arg to a lambda (it will blow up), while the proc will just throw away the extras.
Lambda return statement just exited execution of the statement itself. The proc ended execution of containing method.
There is an extra short form for lambdas called stabby lambdas.
As a rule, stick with lambdas until you find a specific reason not to.
Convenient to write methods that accepts a single proc as arugments. Callers can pass in whatever code they want to be executed once of each name. This method that is so common that has a single argument that is expected to be a proc is got it’s own name – a block. Every ruby method can implicity receive a proc arg with the yield keyword.
Blocks:
A method with a singe proc as as arguments.
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You know how everything in Ruby is an object, well, as it turns out that’s not quite true. Ruby blocks are not objects! So, blocks are not objects, but you can turn them into objects without too much trouble. We do this by wrapping our block in an instance of the Proc class…
Procs and lambdas are basically blocks that have been assigned to variables.
Procs
- Advantages of procs over blocks:
- Procs are full-fledged objects, so they have all the powers and abilities of objects. (Blocks do not.)
- Unlike blocks, procs can be called over and over without rewriting them. This prevents you from having to retype the contents of your block every time you need to execute a particular bit of code.
(Treehouse notes)
- Need to pass a block in as a parameter when creating a block (even if it is an empty block)
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- you call a proc with the method .call -> my_proc.call
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It is standard to pass along a code block to the each method
block_given? –> method to check whether a block was given to a method or not
A proc is a nameless or anonymous block of code that can be represented as an object, can be passed around and called at will
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You can only pass a single block to a method at one time, but you can pass multiple procs around because they are regular object like arrays or strings.
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If you have a code block, you can call it with yield, you can use the ampersand argument to convert it into a proc,
**if you use Proc.new without giving it a code block to assign to that Proc, Proc.new will look to see if the current scope has been passed a code block and then it will use that –> it will do it all implicitly, you don’t need to specify anything here. If it can’t find a block (e.g. if you commented the block below) it raises an error. Proc.new wants a block passed directly or it implicitly picks it up from the current scope/environment.
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–>In this case the several proc is being run and if it returns true it runs the puts –> this abstracts everything away
Symbol to proc
- Instructions:
- Create a method, greeter, that takes no arguments and yields to a block.
- Create a proc, phrase, that puts “Hello there!”. Pass this to greeter instead of a block. (Don’t forget to pass &phrase instead of just phrase!)
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Can also use this to cast or convert types
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Lambdas
Treehouse notes:
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Can’t assign variables to keywords
Lambdas are much more sensitive than Procs to parameters. Much like methods, they need to receive the exact number of arguments as defined. Procs will just grab nil if nothing has been passed in.
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Closures
In ruby a closure is like an anonymous code block, but that maintains references to local variables and were being used at the time of the definition of that code.
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Returns: - The lambda returns the last line of the method just like a regular method - A proc returns only what is executed INSIDE the proc.
SOME MORE READING:
- Know your closures
- Skorks- best explanation out there
- Learn to program- chapter 10
- Also
- Pragmatic Programmer Dave’s explanation


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Hello! My name is Salvador and I am an aspiring Mobile App Developer. To further hone my app developing skills, I am currently attending Laredo College to earn a degree in Mobile-Apps Media and Web Development. Throughout my time attending school, I have learned to understand the syntax behind a couple of programming languages like Swift, C++, Java and others. There are even a few small project applications I have developed.
At heart, I feel I am a creator. My interest in art got me into designing graphics. Anything from sketching on paper with lead or ink, to clicking vectors onto the screen of my computer, or a bit of both by scanning my sketches and refining them digitally. Whatever the medium happens to be, it is always rewarding being able to visually see an idea come to fruition. ( it also comes in handy when making sites or apps! )
And, for obvious reasons, my passion for graphic design also swayed me towards web design! Which, as a matter of fact, helped me with designing this very website portfolio here. ( very nifty if I do say so myself. ) While tedious at times, web design is very exciting to me!
Here are some of the projects I have worked on so far:
Music: www.bensound.com
These are some personal and school projects I designed.
This is a project website I had to design for school.


Form Constant Canvas Experiment
Diamonds
Waves
Isometric
Colorful
Download as image
Inspired by
this
blogpost.


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title=A Quick Guide to Posting To (A Few) Blogs with Java date=2008-12-17 type=post tags=blog status=published ~~~~~~ First, How to Post to Any API that supports the (admittedly) outdated MetaWeblog API.
How to Publish A Blog Entry For Roller 4.0 Software I found very little in the way of a solid API in Java on top of this XMLRPC API. However, I did find quite a bit using just good old Apache XMLRPC 3.0. Here's how that solution looks:
/**
* @param serverUrl if youve unpacked a stock Roller 4.0 url, it's
likely going to be http://www.YOURHOST.com/roller-services/xmlrpc
* @param user the user you have configured on Roller itself
* @param the password for the user name
* @param blogId the id of the blog. When you log into the Admin
screen most pages will mention it.
* @param title the title of the post
* @param content the content of the post (can be in HTML)
*/
public String createPost( String serverUrl, String user, String
pass, String blogID, String title, String content) throws IOException
{
String ret = null;
try {
XmlRpcClientConfigImpl config = new XmlRpcClientConfigImpl();
config.setServerURL(new URL(serverUrl));
XmlRpcClient client = new XmlRpcClient();
client.setConfig(config);
Map m = new HashMap();
m.put("title", title);
m.put("description", content);
m.put("dateCreated", new Date());
m.put("category", "Java");
Object[] params = new Object[]{blogID, user, pass, m, true};
ret = (String) client.execute("metaWeblog.newPost", params);
} catch (Throwable th) {
System.out.println( "blam!") ;
}
return ret; // a unique ID generated by Roller
}
How to do the same thing with Blogger Usign Google's GData.
GoogleService service = new GoogleService("blogger", "");
service.setUserCredentials(user, pass);
Entry myEntry = new Entry();
myEntry.setTitle(new PlainTextConstruct(title));
myEntry.setContent(new PlainTextConstruct(content));
Person author = new
Person(StringUtils.defaultString(authorName), null, null);
if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(authorName)) myEntry.getAuthors().add(author);
URL postUrl = new URL("http://www.blogger.com/feeds/" + blogID
+ "/posts/default");
return service.insert(postUrl, myEntry);
The Google Data stuff was using the Java Google Data APIs. The XMLRPC library is quite formidable. I'd not recommend using Apache XMLRPC 3.1.1 from Maven, as it didn't seem to be a valid artifact.


| Interface | Description |
|---|---|
| Parser<T extends Command> |
Represents a Parser that is able to parse user input into a
Command of type T .
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| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| AddCommandParser |
Parses input arguments and creates a new AddCommand object
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| AddCommandParserTest | |
| AddressBookParser |
Parses user input.
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| AddressBookParserTest | |
| ArgumentMultimap |
Stores mapping of prefixes to their respective arguments.
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| ArgumentTokenizer |
Tokenizes arguments string of the form:
preamble <prefix>value
<prefix>value ... e.g. |
| ArgumentTokenizerTest | |
| CliSyntax |
Contains Command Line Interface (CLI) syntax definitions common to multiple
commands
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| CommandParserTestUtil |
Contains helper methods for testing command parsers.
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| DeleteCommandParser |
Parses input arguments and creates a new DeleteCommand object
|
| DeleteCommandParserTest |
As we are only doing white-box testing, our test cases do not cover path
variations
outside of the DeleteCommand code.
|
| EditCommandParser |
Parses input arguments and creates a new EditCommand object
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| EditCommandParserTest | |
| FindCommandParser |
Parses input arguments and creates a new FindCommand object
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| FindCommandParserTest | |
| ParserUtil |
Contains utility methods used for parsing strings in the various *Parser
classes.
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| ParserUtilTest | |
| Prefix |
A prefix that marks the beginning of an argument in an arguments string.
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| SelectCommandParser |
Parses input arguments and creates a new SelectCommand object
|
| SelectCommandParserTest |
Test scope: similar to
DeleteCommandParserTest . |


I have started programming with my best friend in primary school. Back in 1991, we were coding music and simple games in BASIC for Commodore 64. After the college, I have started working as a journalist, with the strong interest in web development. Crafting websites since 2003. I remember the first shock when CSS was introduced.
Nowadays, I am specialized in JavaScript technologies (Angular, Node.js, TypeScript, React...). I am founder of Belgrade School of Code and Web design & development agency Napretech. For a years, I am working both as a freelancer and within the credible companies.


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My primary goal is to make life easier and worthwhile for software developers. I see myself in the academic field mentoring young computer programmers and researching on ways to make programming easier to learn. Software development is solving a problem, and with this view, I focus on why things are done with the aim of improving processes and standards.I love learning about software development and I firmly believe that programming is the key to harnessing the immense capabilities of a computer. I develop applications during my free time. I look forward to solving complex problem with a software.
Developing Cloud Native solutions with AWS
June 2020I came back as an Enterprise Architect at TeamApt, to design and build AptPay, a payment infrastructure for banks; and Kuwego Loans and Savings, a micro loans and savings platform.
February 2019I worked with developers around the world to maintaine Jive Community software, a social network for corporate environments.
July 2018I collaborated with young and vibrant developers at the peak of the fintech industry to develop fintech solutions.
Feb 2017I developed mobile and web applications for clients.
July 2015I served my country as a lecturer's assistant in Akwa Ibom State University administring tests, giving tutorials and helping out as often as needed. As a corper, we conducted computer appreciation classes for students in our community.
Sept. 2014Here, I engaged in drive tests and developed algorithms for conducting drive tests on Airtel Networks.
March. 2014At Feb. 2014, I graduated from University of Lagos, with a first class in Electrical/Electronics Engineering. And this is where my software adventure began!
Feb. 2014My first software development job. As a student trainee, I did alot of learning as an intern and developed web applications on the Java EE platform.
Feb. 2013Java
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Spring
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Angular
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Python
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Matlab
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Cloud Native
Painter.
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GA GTM Introduction (less code)
GA and GTM for dev - the bottom 2 slides combined (has been amended a bit)
Google Analytics - a bit deeper than the intro, but still high level
Google Tag Manager - possible the same info as the first in this list


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If your browser doesn't support Web Notifications, or you deny permission to show them, you will only see regular in-browser notices. You can check here.
I'm the context for the paginate demo. I'm here since the Paginate module works best with a certain kind of setup:
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border-radius: 0;
}
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I believe life learing is a way of life and is who I am. I have taken my chance at riches by submerging myself in the Forex industry as an investor, and I found that riches lie within and not in materials. Although there has always been a high sence of responsability associated with my jobs, the possibiblity for constant learnning and objectives within those jobs has always been missing.
Through the support of my best friend I realized that I was thristy and needed to evolve and better myself, I decided to go back to school and re-educated myself. I constantly feel that a day doesn´t have enough hours for all that I want to learn and do. I have become extremly driven to learn and apply that knowledge because it is empowering.
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The cartography curriculum at UW-Madison dates to 1937 and was expanded rapidly after Arthur Robinson joined the UW Geography faculty following the end of World War II. Today, the cartography curriculum sits within a campus-wide array of courses covering geospatial data, GIS, remote sensing, and spatial statistics. Five of these courses are fully or partially dedicated to cartography instruction.
In a recent refresh of the curriculum, we realigned the courses based on two distinctions defining contemporary cartography. The first axis captures the traditional distinction between mapmaking and map use while the second axis captures an emerging distinction between representation and interaction that is increasingly fundamental to cartography and related fields. The refreshed curriculum captures topics ranging from the basics of reference and thematic map design to interactive, web, and mobile map design and visual ethics and critique.
Interested in maps, geography, or design? We’d love to have you in our cartography classes! Each course balances concept with skills, promoting design thinking with industry-standard technology. Take a look at the topics and technologies covered in each class, and pay particular attention to the beautiful array of final projects from prior offerings:


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Max Akbar posted a pretty cool article explaining the ins and outs of Commerce Server Pipelines. Excellent introduction to the topic, as it covers what they are, how they are executed, and how to configure one.


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Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997) Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Brian McCardie, Christine Firkins, Colleen Camp, Lois Chiles, Jeremy Hotz, Bo Scvenson, Glenn Plummer, Tim Conway. Directed by Jan De Bont. 121 minutes.
Rated PG-13, 1 star (out of five stars).
Review by Ed Johnson-Ott NUVO Newsweekly www.nuvo-online.com/film/ Archive reviews at http://us.imdb.com/M/reviews_by?Edward+Johnson-ott
There have been a few sequels that were as good as, or better than, the originals. "Godfather 2", "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", "Aliens", and the even numbered "Star Trek" films come to mind. "Speed 2: Cruise Control" doesn't. Listening to the audience as they left an advance screening of the film, the most frequent comment heard was "that was cute. " Be honest, are you really interested in a big action-packed summer thrill-ride film that can be summed up as "cute?"
While it's doubtful that the original "Speed" will ever go down as a cinematic landmark, the film was both a fine showcase for Sandra Bullock's charm and an efficient little thriller. A big part of "Speed's" success came from the simplicity of the storyline. If the bus drops below 50 mph, it will blow up, so we have to keep going 50, but we're running out of road. A simple conceit that confined the action to a set space and focused on the people involved in the situation. During the quiet moments of the ride, we were able to enjoy the chemistry between Bullock and Keanu Reeves.
"Speed 2" lacks both the chemistry and efficiency of the original. Desperate to establish action-movie momentum quickly, director Jan De Bont ("Speed", "Twister") keeps the cameras jiggling from the second the film begins. Even during the subdued moments, the camera whooshes around as if the Tasmanian Devil was filming the story. The movie starts with a comic scene of Bullock taking a driving lesson from instructor Tim Conway. She jerks the vehicle through traffic as if she was in a high-speed chase, while Conway whimpers and cringes. The bit works on a primitive sit-com level, but undermines Bullock's character, making her look like some half-witted loon.
She soon hooks up with her new boyfriend, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team member, who invites her to take a cruise with him. The two leave L.A. for a relaxing Caribbean cruise on the Seabourn Legend. As the handsome young couple gets acclimated to the ship, you wait to see the sparks ignite between them, but it doesn't happen. Jason Patric, who played the older brother in "The Lost Boys", is a fine actor renown for his intensity. It's in full flower here, as he searches with deadly earnestness for the right moment to propose marriage to Bullock. The moment doesn't come, as Bullock, determined to take things slow, plays her scenes in an odd, distracted fashion. During their romantic interludes, she looks as if something really interesting is happened just on the other side of the camera. There is absolutely no chemistry between the pair.
 He fakes a series of fires to force evacuation of the ship, then standard-issue action movie mayhem ensues. Dafoe is another of "Speed 2's" problems. Films like this work best with a memorable villain and Dafoe is eminently forgettable. He tries; giggling, twitching, and wrenching his eyes into a Charles Manson psychotic gleam, but overall the effect is silly, not menacing. "Speed 2" should have borrowed a villain from the "Con Air" prison transport plane – they had enough bad guys to float a loaner.
As the shipboard action erupts, so do several annoying movie clichés. First off, the entire crew of the ship has no idea what to do in an emergency. Thank God they had two plucky tourists to take command of the situation! Second, the curse of the talking villain strikes as Dafoe skips at least a half dozen opportunities to shoot our heroes, choosing instead to talk to them at great length, explaining his motivations and evil intentions, while giving them time to regroup. Finally, the helpless victim syndrome hits as Bullock is taken hostage by Dafoe and doesn't escape. Oh sure, she howls, threatens and swings at him periodically, but she stays by his side, skipping painfully obvious chances to get away.
"Speed 2" isn't all bad. A number of the action scenes are effective, and the film's nods to other movies and TV shows, particularly "The Love Boat" and "The Poseidon Adventure" are amusing ("Twister" fans should watch the skies for a brief bovine appearance during an explosion. ) That's about all the fun there is, though. The producers of "Speed 2" should savor their opening weekend receipts, because as soon as word of mouth (and this Friday's release of "Batman And Robin") gets around, this seaboard mish-mash of missed opportunities should sink like a stone.
Copyright 1997, Ed Johnson-Ott
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Seaport Consultants Canada Inc.
Mailing Address:
604-1508 Mariner WalkVANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6J 4X9
Location Address:
604-1508 Mariner WalkVANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6J 4X9
Tel.:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Company Profile
Seaport Consultants specializes in project planning and
management, including feasibility studies, port master planning,
and privatization analysis. We provide operations management
consulting to port operators and conduct wide-ranging logistics
studies evaluating transportation alternatives.
Full profile
Full profile
Contact information
Company description
Product / Service / Licensing
planning, feasibility studies, trade forecasts, and concept
design for maritime and other transport projects. Seaport may
serve as sole or prime contractor, or may subcontract to
engineering, construction management, and international
financial analysis firms. Port project planning experience is
found throughout the Seaport Group. Port traffic forecasts and
financial analysis, design and construction management are
particular specialties of Seaport Consultants Canada, Inc.
and marine terminal managers in past careers - often with high-
level executive expertise. Their skills enable us to bring
pragmatic knowledge to facility planning, provide a solid view
of marine transport operations in a wide variety of development
projects, and give our clients the benefit of their long
experience in contract and facility negotiations.
serve a port - road, rail, sea-air, and pipeline - and conducts
investigations for clients interested in complete transport
solutions. We often analyze various transport systems in the
course of our port traffic forecasts, strategic plans, and
operations analyses. This gives Seaport the ability to consider
the entire picture when helping our clients.
Market profile
Alliances:
- Technology
Strategic alliances:
Associations with other consultancies (Canadian and foreign) forinternational projects. We also form ventures to pursue
international port operating concessions and BOT projects in
the port sector.
Industry sector market interests:
- Service Industry
- Transportation
Geographic markets:
Export experience:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Barbados
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- China
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Portugal
- Saint Lucia
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
Actively pursuing:
- Panama
Sector information
International capital projects:
Corporate Expertise:-----------------------
Port privatization.
Proj: Bojonegara container port feasibility study.
Country: Indonesia
Contribution:
Container traffic through the Port of Tanjung Priok
(adjacent to Jakarta) grew at some 20 to 25 percent a year
for the last decade. The Government of Indonesia,
Indonesia Port Corporation II (which operates Tanjung
Priok) and private Indonesian investors decided to develop
a new, private container port in the Bojonegara area west
of Jakarta. These parties in turn engaged a consortium of
Australian companies to investigate the feasibility of
building the container port under a build-operate-transfer
contract. The Australian consortium retained Seaport
Consultants Canada Inc. and PT Dwipantara Transconsult (an
Indonesian consultancy) to assist with the feasibility
study. Seaports role included:
A container traffic forecast. The study involved gathering
port traffic and national economic data, reviewing the
port hinterland, a forecast of total and container traffic
for western Java, and an evaluation of the Bojonegara
terminal's competitiveness with Tanjung Priok.
Development of a ministerial position paper on the
rationale for port development at Bojonegara.
A review of Indonesian and regional port tariffs, and
development of a tariff schedule for the new port.
A review of world, regional and local container shipping
to choose the design ship for the port.
The project forecast that container traffic will continue
to grow at high rates, although at growth rates below
those of the recent past. Notwithstanding that Tanjung
Priok received about half of its container throughput as
feeders from Singapore and much of the residual traffic
was in second-generation vessels in the intra-Asian
trades, the study concluded that the new port should be
for post-Panamax ships. Traffic development in Indonesia
had reached the point where major shipping lines may add
western Java ports to the major Asia/Europe and Asia/west
coast USA trades and feed traffic to them from other
Indonesian ports.
Proj: Concession for Dar es Salaam Container Terminal
Country: Tanzania, Un. Rep
Contribution:
Assistance and advice for bid for container terminal
concession. Seaport brought together ICTSI, a major
international container terminal operating company, and a
Tanzanian firm, Vertex Financial Services, to bid for the
container terminal operating concession in the Port of Dar
es Salaam, an important port on the east coast of Africa.
Seaport also assisted ICTSI and its local partner in their
bid for the concession. The work involved gathering cost
and operational data, preparing national and regional port
traffic forecasts, evaluating the concession's financial
performance, developing tender documents for the
concession under internationally-competitive bidding, and
advising on the ultimate bid price. In October 1999, the
partnership was successful in its bid for the concession.
Canadian International Port Services Inc., a sister
company of Seaport Consultants Canada Inc., provided
executive and operational expertise to the partnership
during the mobilization and initial hand-over period of
the terminal from governmental to private operations.
Proj: Initial Public Offering of Pacific Ports Company
Country: China, P. Rep.
Contribution:
Traffic forecast for the Port of Nanjing. Fairyoung had
entered a joint venture to operate the Nanjing Huining
terminal at Xinshengwei, the foreign trade area of the
Port of Nanjing. Seaport's work involved data gathering in
Nanjing and compilation of statistics on economy of
Jiangsu Province. Seaport met with the Jiangsu Province
Ministry of Communications, State Planning Commission and
Commission of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, China
Chamber of International Commerce, Nanjing Commission of
Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, and two Nanjing-area
Economic Technical Development Zones (industrial estates).
We evaluated the economics of container transshipment via
Shanghai and Hong Kong, intermodal transport of high-value
cargoes between Nanjing and Shanghai, and container
transport on the Yangtze River. We reviewed the
implications for Port of Nanjing container traffic of
Shanghai container port developments and introduction of
linehaul vessel calls, creation of the Shanghai
International Trade Centre, transshipment cargo
restrictions imposed by the Chinese national government,
and opening of the Nanjing - Shanghai expressway.
Proj: Port of Bourgas
Country: Bulgaria
Contribution:
Port of Bourgas expansion project and port concessions.
Seaport provided port management expertise to assess the
impact of a new bulk terminal on the future operations of
the port. Seaport also evaluated options for the transfer
of cargo handling activities from the Port of Bourgas
Authority, a public corporation, to the private sector as
operating concessions. Seaports work included:
Evaluating the ability of the Port of Bourgas (the
model port for privatization in Bulgaria) to achieve a
competitive environment with private sector participation.
Evaluating the port privatization policies of the
Government of Bulgaria and providing assistance to the
Government to assess the options for private sector
participation in ports.
Advising the Government of Bulgaria on regulatory
changes to facilitate private sector participation and to
implement a uniform strategy for the privatization of port
activities at all Bulgarian ports.
Identifying areas of improvement within the Port
of Bourgas necessary as a prelude to privatization and
recommending the scope of activities for private sector
involvement in line with the governments privatization
policies.
Evaluating the options for breaking up the port
into port concession packages and recommending the port
concession packages to be privatized.
Developing a privatization strategy and a roadmap
of the process to be followed by the Government of
Bulgaria to transform port activities into port
concessions to be operated by the private sector.
Proj: Privatization of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD).
Country: Brazil
Contribution:
Seaport joined the Merrill Lynch - N M Rothschild et. al.
consortium study of privatizing CVRD, the Brazilian state
mining and industrial holding company. The consortiums
client was the National Economic and Social Development
Bank of Brazil (BNDES).
Seaport was responsible for reviews of the ports of
Tubarão and Ponta da Madeira, and Navegação Vale do Rio
Doce S/A (Docenave), CVRDs bulk shipping company. The work
involved evaluating the management and operations of the
ports, and modeling the ports financial performances over
the next 15 years as part of the valuation exercise. The
study also involved detailed financial evaluation and
modeling of Docenave.
As measures of the scale of the project, CVRD was worth
some US$10 billion in total and the share offering is
US$3.4 billion. The ports of Tubarão and Ponta da Madeira
handled between them over 100 million tonnes a year of
cargo (Tubarão is the worlds largest bulk loading port).
Docenave, then the tenth largest bulk shipping company in
the world in terms of beneficially-owned dead-weight
tonnage, transported over 30 million tonnes a year of bulk
and semi-bulk cargoes.
Proj: Surabaya Port Development
Country: Indonesia
Contribution:
Traffic forecast for major port as part of a feasibility
study of offshore land development. Seaport compiled and
reconciled international, regional, Indonesian and local
port traffic statistics, gathered national and provincial
economic data, and interviewed shipping lines, agents,
industrial estate developers and manufacturing companies.
Seaport developed an overall forecast model for the port
and prepared forecasts by cargo handling mode with a
particular focus on containers.
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Contacts
Contact information
Description
Company description
Products, services and licensing
Product / Service / Licensing
planning, feasibility studies, trade forecasts, and concept
design for maritime and other transport projects. Seaport may
serve as sole or prime contractor, or may subcontract to
engineering, construction management, and international
financial analysis firms. Port project planning experience is
found throughout the Seaport Group. Port traffic forecasts and
financial analysis, design and construction management are
particular specialties of Seaport Consultants Canada, Inc.
and marine terminal managers in past careers - often with high-
level executive expertise. Their skills enable us to bring
pragmatic knowledge to facility planning, provide a solid view
of marine transport operations in a wide variety of development
projects, and give our clients the benefit of their long
experience in contract and facility negotiations.
serve a port - road, rail, sea-air, and pipeline - and conducts
investigations for clients interested in complete transport
solutions. We often analyze various transport systems in the
course of our port traffic forecasts, strategic plans, and
operations analyses. This gives Seaport the ability to consider
the entire picture when helping our clients.
Market
Market profile
Alliances:
- Technology
Strategic alliances:
Associations with other consultancies (Canadian and foreign) forinternational projects. We also form ventures to pursue
international port operating concessions and BOT projects in
the port sector.
Industry sector market interests:
- Service Industry
- Transportation
Geographic markets:
Export experience:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Barbados
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- China
- Hong Kong
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Portugal
- Saint Lucia
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
Actively pursuing:
- Panama
Sector
Sector information
International capital projects:
Corporate Expertise:-----------------------
Port privatization.
Proj: Bojonegara container port feasibility study.
Country: Indonesia
Contribution:
Container traffic through the Port of Tanjung Priok
(adjacent to Jakarta) grew at some 20 to 25 percent a year
for the last decade. The Government of Indonesia,
Indonesia Port Corporation II (which operates Tanjung
Priok) and private Indonesian investors decided to develop
a new, private container port in the Bojonegara area west
of Jakarta. These parties in turn engaged a consortium of
Australian companies to investigate the feasibility of
building the container port under a build-operate-transfer
contract. The Australian consortium retained Seaport
Consultants Canada Inc. and PT Dwipantara Transconsult (an
Indonesian consultancy) to assist with the feasibility
study. Seaports role included:
A container traffic forecast. The study involved gathering
port traffic and national economic data, reviewing the
port hinterland, a forecast of total and container traffic
for western Java, and an evaluation of the Bojonegara
terminal's competitiveness with Tanjung Priok.
Development of a ministerial position paper on the
rationale for port development at Bojonegara.
A review of Indonesian and regional port tariffs, and
development of a tariff schedule for the new port.
A review of world, regional and local container shipping
to choose the design ship for the port.
The project forecast that container traffic will continue
to grow at high rates, although at growth rates below
those of the recent past. Notwithstanding that Tanjung
Priok received about half of its container throughput as
feeders from Singapore and much of the residual traffic
was in second-generation vessels in the intra-Asian
trades, the study concluded that the new port should be
for post-Panamax ships. Traffic development in Indonesia
had reached the point where major shipping lines may add
western Java ports to the major Asia/Europe and Asia/west
coast USA trades and feed traffic to them from other
Indonesian ports.
Proj: Concession for Dar es Salaam Container Terminal
Country: Tanzania, Un. Rep
Contribution:
Assistance and advice for bid for container terminal
concession. Seaport brought together ICTSI, a major
international container terminal operating company, and a
Tanzanian firm, Vertex Financial Services, to bid for the
container terminal operating concession in the Port of Dar
es Salaam, an important port on the east coast of Africa.
Seaport also assisted ICTSI and its local partner in their
bid for the concession. The work involved gathering cost
and operational data, preparing national and regional port
traffic forecasts, evaluating the concession's financial
performance, developing tender documents for the
concession under internationally-competitive bidding, and
advising on the ultimate bid price. In October 1999, the
partnership was successful in its bid for the concession.
Canadian International Port Services Inc., a sister
company of Seaport Consultants Canada Inc., provided
executive and operational expertise to the partnership
during the mobilization and initial hand-over period of
the terminal from governmental to private operations.
Proj: Initial Public Offering of Pacific Ports Company
Country: China, P. Rep.
Contribution:
Traffic forecast for the Port of Nanjing. Fairyoung had
entered a joint venture to operate the Nanjing Huining
terminal at Xinshengwei, the foreign trade area of the
Port of Nanjing. Seaport's work involved data gathering in
Nanjing and compilation of statistics on economy of
Jiangsu Province. Seaport met with the Jiangsu Province
Ministry of Communications, State Planning Commission and
Commission of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, China
Chamber of International Commerce, Nanjing Commission of
Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, and two Nanjing-area
Economic Technical Development Zones (industrial estates).
We evaluated the economics of container transshipment via
Shanghai and Hong Kong, intermodal transport of high-value
cargoes between Nanjing and Shanghai, and container
transport on the Yangtze River. We reviewed the
implications for Port of Nanjing container traffic of
Shanghai container port developments and introduction of
linehaul vessel calls, creation of the Shanghai
International Trade Centre, transshipment cargo
restrictions imposed by the Chinese national government,
and opening of the Nanjing - Shanghai expressway.
Proj: Port of Bourgas
Country: Bulgaria
Contribution:
Port of Bourgas expansion project and port concessions.
Seaport provided port management expertise to assess the
impact of a new bulk terminal on the future operations of
the port. Seaport also evaluated options for the transfer
of cargo handling activities from the Port of Bourgas
Authority, a public corporation, to the private sector as
operating concessions. Seaports work included:
Evaluating the ability of the Port of Bourgas (the
model port for privatization in Bulgaria) to achieve a
competitive environment with private sector participation.
Evaluating the port privatization policies of the
Government of Bulgaria and providing assistance to the
Government to assess the options for private sector
participation in ports.
Advising the Government of Bulgaria on regulatory
changes to facilitate private sector participation and to
implement a uniform strategy for the privatization of port
activities at all Bulgarian ports.
Identifying areas of improvement within the Port
of Bourgas necessary as a prelude to privatization and
recommending the scope of activities for private sector
involvement in line with the governments privatization
policies.
Evaluating the options for breaking up the port
into port concession packages and recommending the port
concession packages to be privatized.
Developing a privatization strategy and a roadmap
of the process to be followed by the Government of
Bulgaria to transform port activities into port
concessions to be operated by the private sector.
Proj: Privatization of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD).
Country: Brazil
Contribution:
Seaport joined the Merrill Lynch - N M Rothschild et. al.
consortium study of privatizing CVRD, the Brazilian state
mining and industrial holding company. The consortiums
client was the National Economic and Social Development
Bank of Brazil (BNDES).
Seaport was responsible for reviews of the ports of
Tubarão and Ponta da Madeira, and Navegação Vale do Rio
Doce S/A (Docenave), CVRDs bulk shipping company. The work
involved evaluating the management and operations of the
ports, and modeling the ports financial performances over
the next 15 years as part of the valuation exercise. The
study also involved detailed financial evaluation and
modeling of Docenave.
As measures of the scale of the project, CVRD was worth
some US$10 billion in total and the share offering is
US$3.4 billion. The ports of Tubarão and Ponta da Madeira
handled between them over 100 million tonnes a year of
cargo (Tubarão is the worlds largest bulk loading port).
Docenave, then the tenth largest bulk shipping company in
the world in terms of beneficially-owned dead-weight
tonnage, transported over 30 million tonnes a year of bulk
and semi-bulk cargoes.
Proj: Surabaya Port Development
Country: Indonesia
Contribution:
Traffic forecast for major port as part of a feasibility
study of offshore land development. Seaport compiled and
reconciled international, regional, Indonesian and local
port traffic statistics, gathered national and provincial
economic data, and interviewed shipping lines, agents,
industrial estate developers and manufacturing companies.
Seaport developed an overall forecast model for the port
and prepared forecasts by cargo handling mode with a
particular focus on containers.


PSYC 5322: Psychometrics
Contact info
- Professor: Thomas J. Faulkenberry, Ph.D
- Office: Math 319
- Office hours: MF 8-11 am; MWF 1-3pm (or by appointment)
- Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>- Website: http://tomfaulkenberry.github.io
- Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>
Course description
This course will provide students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of psychological measurement (psychometrics). It is roughly divided into three parts. In Part 1, we introduce the basic theoretical concepts underlying classical psychometrics, including psychological scaling, covariance/correlation, and dimensionality. In Part 2, we take a hands-on approach and learn how to estimate reliability and validity. Finally, in Part 3, we cover some advanced topics in more psychometrics, including confirmatory factor analysis, generalizability theory, and item response theory. All students are expected to have some background in applied statistics (PSYC 5300 or equivalent).
Course materials
- Textbook: There are a lot of very good textbooks in psychometrics and measurement theory. However, I do not lecture directly from any specific textbook. I do recommend the following as a good reference to follow this semester, as it does a good job of bridging the theory of psychometrics with hands-on, practical examples.
- Psychometrics (3rd edition) by Furr (Amazon link)
- Calculator: you will need a basic scientific calculator to perform various calculations on homework and exams. I use a TI-84 (mine is over 20 years old and still works!), but any calculator with square roots and logarithms will suffice.
- JASP statistical software: some of the exercises we do this semester will be done on the computer. One software package that we can do a lot with is JASP, which is freely downloadable from www.jasp-stats.com. JASP should be installed on all campus computers, but if you have a personal computer/laptop, go ahead and install it there…it is free, so why not?
- R / RStudio: for more advanced computational models (i.e., confirmatory factor analysis, Rasch models, etc.) we will need to use R (and RStudio). Both are free and work together; first, download and install R from www.r-project.org, then download and install RStudio from www.rstudio.com.
Student learning outcomes
- Understand the basic concepts of psychological scaling, covariance, and test dimensionality
- Apply classical test theory to various methods of estimating reliability
- Understand the differences among content validity, criterion-related validity, and construct validity.
- Know the basics of test construction, including item analysis and scoring.
Requirements and grading
- Exam 1 (100 pts)
- Exam 2 (100 pts)
- Exam 3 (100 pts)
- Final exam (100 pts)
- Homework exercises (100 pts)
- Total = 500 points
Grades will be assigned based on the percentage of points you accumulate out of these 500 points. I will use the standard grading scale of A=90%, B=80%, etc.
Exams
There will be 4 exams throughout the semester, occurring approximately once every four weeks. They will cover material from lectures and homework exercises. Exams will be completed in class.
Exam dates:
- Exam 1 (Tuesday, February 11)
- Exam 2 (Tuesday, March 24)
- Exam 3 (Tuesday, April 21)
- Final exam (Tuesday, May 5)
Note: after March 23, all activities shifted to online. All assessment will be done with "take-home" homework exercises. There will be no in-class exams for the remaining of the semester.
Homework exercises
In order to practice the concepts you learn this semester, you will complete a short homework assignment every week. A brief set of homework exercises will be provided to you each week. You may work collaboratively on the homework exercises, but any work submitted must reflect your own understanding of the material (in other words, don't just copy someone else's work to submit). Completed exercises should be handwritten neatly on clean paper. Each homework assignment will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday of the week after it is assigned.
Course Communication
Email is the primary means of official communication for this course. If you have questions about the course, always feel free to send me an email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>I only ask that you adhere to two guidelines:
- please include the course number (PSYC 5322) in the subject line. For example, one good way to do this is: Subject: [PSYC 5322] Question about Exam 2
- please use proper email etiquette.  You might be surprised how many times I get an email from a nondescript email address with no indication from WHOM the email was sent!
Also, I will send periodic class announcements via email. Thus, it is imperative that you check your Tarleton email address regularly so that you don't miss any of these messages.
University Policy on "F" Grades
Beginning in Fall 2015, Tarleton will begin differentiating between a failed grade in a class because a student never attended (F0 grade), stopped attending at some point in the semester (FX grade), or because the student did not pass the course (F) but attended the entire semester. These grades will be noted on the official transcript. Stopping or never attending class can result in the student having to return aid monies received. For more information see the Tarleton Financial Aid website.
Academic Honesty
Tarleton State University expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Students guilty of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action. Cheating, plagiarism (submitting another person’s materials or ideas as one’s own), or doing work for another person who will receive academic credit are all disallowed. This includes the use of unauthorized books, notebooks, or other sources in order to secure of give help during an examination, the unauthorized copying of examinations, assignments, reports, or term papers, or the presentation of unacknowledged material as if it were the student’s own work. Disciplinary action may be taken beyond the academic discipline administered by the faculty member who teaches the course in which the cheating took place.
In particular, any exam taken online must be completed without the aid of any unauthorized resource (including using any search engine, Google, etc.). Authorized resources are limited only to the official textbook and any lecture notes from the course. Any other authorized resources will be provided to you before the exam. The minimum sanction for violation of this policy is a grade of 0 on the affected exam.
Each student’s honesty and integrity are taken for granted. However, if I find evidence of academic misconduct I will pursue the matter to the fullest extent permitted by the university. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT OR DISHONESTY WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF F FOR THE COURSE. Students are strongly advised to avoid even the appearance of academic misconduct.
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Students are expected to interact with professors and peers in a respectful manner that enhances the learning environment. Professors may require a student who deviates from this expectation to leave the face-to-face (or virtual) classroom learning environment for that particular class session (and potentially subsequent class sessions) for a specific amount of time. In addition, the professor might consider the university disciplinary process (for Academic Affairs/Student Life) for egregious or continued disruptive behavior.
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Tarleton holds high expectations for students to assume responsibility for their own individual learning. Students are also expected to achieve academic excellence by:
- honoring Tarleton’s core values, upholding high standards of habit and behavior.
- maintaining excellence through class attendance and punctuality, preparing for active participation in all learning experiences.
- putting forth their best individual effort.
- continually improving as independent learners.
- engaging in extracurricular opportunities that encourage personal and academic growth.
- reflecting critically upon feedback and applying these lessons to meet future challenges.
Students with Disabilities Policy
It is the policy of Tarleton State University to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (www.ada.gov) and other applicable laws. If you are a student with a disability seeking accommodations for this course, please contact the Center for Access and Academic Testing, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The office is located in Math 201. More information can be found at www.tarleton.edu/caat or in the University Catalog.
Note: any changes to this syllabus will be communicated to you by the instructor!
Semester Schedule
| Unit | Dates | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14 | (no class – I will be at Joint Mathematics Meetings) | |
| Part 1 - Basic concepts in psychological measurement | ||
| 1 | Jan 21 | Psychological scaling |
| 2 | Jan 28 | Individual differences and covariance/correlation |
| 3 | Feb 4 | Dimensionality and factor analysis |
| Feb 11 | Exam 1 | |
| Part 2 – Estimating reliability and validity | ||
| 4 | Feb 18 | Classical test theory |
| 5 | Feb 25 | Estimating reliability |
| 6 | Mar 3 | Estimating criterion-related validity |
| Mar 10 | (no class – Spring Break) | |
| Mar 17 | (no class – extended break due to COVID-19) | |
| 7 | Mar 24 | Estimating construct validity |
| Part 3 – Advanced psychometric theory | ||
| 8 | Mar 31 | Exploratory factor analysis in JASP |
| 9 | Apr 7 | Item analysis |
| 10 | Apr 14 | Item response theory |
| 11 | Apr 28 | Confirmatory factor analysis |
Note: beginning March 23, all activities are shifted to online. See Canvas page for more details.


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Data Structures |
| struct | opj_tgt_node |
| | Tag node. More...
|
| struct | opj_tgt_tree |
| | Tag tree. More...
|
Typedefs |
| typedef opj_tgt_node | opj_tgt_node_t |
| | Tag node.
|
| typedef opj_tgt_tree | opj_tgt_tree_t |
| | Tag tree.
|
Functions |
| opj_tgt_tree_t * | opj_tgt_create (OPJ_UINT32 numleafsh, OPJ_UINT32 numleafsv) |
| | Create a tag-tree.
|
| opj_tgt_tree_t * | opj_tgt_init (opj_tgt_tree_t *p_tree, OPJ_UINT32 p_num_leafs_h, OPJ_UINT32 p_num_leafs_v) |
| | Reinitialises a tag-tree from an exixting one.
|
| void | opj_tgt_destroy (opj_tgt_tree_t *p_tree) |
| | Destroy a tag-tree, liberating memory.
|
| void | opj_tgt_reset (opj_tgt_tree_t *p_tree) |
| | Reset a tag-tree (set all leaves to 0).
|
| void | opj_tgt_setvalue (opj_tgt_tree_t *tree, OPJ_UINT32 leafno, OPJ_INT32 value) |
| | Set the value of a leaf of a tag-tree.
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| void | opj_tgt_encode (opj_bio_t *bio, opj_tgt_tree_t *tree, OPJ_UINT32 leafno, OPJ_INT32 threshold) |
| | Encode the value of a leaf of the tag-tree up to a given threshold.
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| OPJ_UINT32 | opj_tgt_decode (opj_bio_t *bio, opj_tgt_tree_t *tree, OPJ_UINT32 leafno, OPJ_INT32 threshold) |
| | Decode the value of a leaf of the tag-tree up to a given threshold.
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Research commissioned in response to the Bercow review of services for children/young people with speech, language and communication needs.
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Foobar Challenge
In 2015, users of the Google search engine stumbled upon a secret surprise called the Foobar Challenge. It was like a hidden gem, a cleverly disguised coding challenge that gradually escalated in difficulty. Whenever someone searched for certain programming-related topics, they were greeted with a search results page containing an intriguing invitation to take part in the challenge. The challenge itself was divided into six levels, each demanding the user to crack a programming puzzle or solve an algorithmic problem. Those who managed to conquer all six levels were rewarded with a warm congratulatory message and an opportunity to share their contact details with Google. Although the specific intricacies and specifics of the challenge are not openly disclosed, its purpose was clear: to assess and evaluate participant's programming abilities and knack for problem-solving.


--- layout: post status: publish published: true title: Panoramic Photo of Hohokam from the PA Announcer's Box author: display_name: Corey Fineran login: Corey email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>url: '' author_login: Corey author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>wordpress_id: 4542 wordpress_url: http://ivyenvy.com/?p=4542 date: '2011-03-24 12:31:42 +0000' date_gmt: '2011-03-24 17:31:42 +0000' categories: - Spring Training tags: - Spring Training - Hohokam Stadium - Panoramic Photo - Panormaic Photo of Hohokam comments: - id: 2934 author: Ryan author_email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>author_url: '' date: '2011-03-24 12:51:10 +0000' date_gmt: '2011-03-24 17:51:10 +0000' content: "Nice touch with the Santo tribute. \r\n\r\nMeehan" ---
Here is a panoramic photo I took from the PA Announcer's box at Hohokam Stadium. I took this with my iPod, so the quality isn't perfect. Click on the image to see the larger version.


I’m a senior front-end software engineer at Exadel living in Ukraine. I'm experienced in designing and implementing large-scale enterprise web applications ranging from financial services industry to healthcare providers.
I'm able to incorporate user needs into performant, secure and user-friendly solutions. I have extensive knowledge of core web technologies: JavaScript, HTML, CSS. I write well-crafted, high-quality, self-documented and maintainable code. I'm firmly convinced that there are no insurmountable obstacles for those who strive to succeed in mastering the skills.
Some facts:
- M.Sc. in Computer Science - graduated from Donetsk National Technical University
- IELTS academic module, overall score 7.0
- Ready for business trips and relocation
Interests:
- I'm keen on sports. Especially thrilled about extreme ones - I will never miss the opportunity to paraglide 1900 meters above the sea or to ski in the mountains :) I also enjoy riding a bike, playing tennis and volleyball.
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