SLIVER A film review by James Berardinelli Copyright 1993 James Berardinelli
Rating: 3.9 out of 10 (D-, * out of ****)
Date Released: 5/21/93 Running Length: 1:46 Rated: R (Sex, nudity, violence, language)
Starring: Sharon Stone, William Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Martin Landau, Polly Walker Director: Phillip Noyce Producer: Robert Evans Screenplay: Joe Eszterhas based on the novel by Ira Levin Music: Howard Shore Released by Paramount Pictures
On the rebound from a lifeless seven-year marriage and trying to get her personal life back on track, Carly Norris (Sharon Stone) decides for a change in venue and opts to move into an upscale Manhattan high-rise. There she meets a trio of unusual neighbors. There's Vida (Polly Walker), the girl across the hall, who likes cocaine and knows a few too many secrets. Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger) is a successful author who uses every ounce of his charm to snare a date with Carly. Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin) seems normal at first, but it doesn't take Carly long to figure out that he's hiding something. Despite the oddities of some of the building's other tenants, Carly comfortably settles into her new home while someone watches her on a bank of video screens that show every room in every apartment of the Sliver building.
As many studies indicate, voyeurism is one of America's secret pastimes. It doesn't have to be peeping through a bedroom window or watching a couple making love through a telescope. The seductive power of voyeurism is the knowledge that you're watching something real--not acted or scripted--and the players in the drama have no idea they're under scrutiny. It's addictive, and those hooked on it can become more involved in living the lives of others than their own.
Ira Levin's novel SLIVER explores the dangerous obsession that can come about as a result of continuous voyeurism. While the book is not a psychological or artistic milestone, it makes for compulsive page-turning. The story is entertaining and focused (until the end), and the characters seem real. In the decisions made to turn the novel into a movie, all of that was lost.
In the movie, voyeurism is a plot device in a script that goes nowhere and whose effete and implausible resolution leaves 50% of the audience's questions unanswered. If we really cared about the movie or its poorly developed characters, this might be a blow, but SLIVER is so badly put together that its abrupt conclusion is likely to provoke little response.
Personally, I don't have a problem with a movie changing the story of the book from which it has been adapted, as long as the changes are sensible and effective. SLIVER, which rips apart the foundation of Ira Levin's novel (going so far as to change the identity of the killer), is a butcher's job--a hodgepodge of stuff from the book and Joe Eszterhas' pen. The strengths of the original story are muted and the weaknesses magnified. The ending is nowhere to be found, and what appears in the movie is so disjointed and contradictory that it leaves the viewer feeling cold and cheated.
Because of writer Eszterhas and actress Stone, comparisons with BASIC INSTINCT are unavoidable. Actually, any similarities are superficial. There's a lot of nudity (but no icepicks) and a few deaths but, aside from Eszterhas' often-embarrassing dialogue, the two films aren't that close.
As if it isn't bad enough that the script needs a major re-write, this lackluster production suffers from other problems. None of the three major players are in top form. Sharon Stone, who was effective as the femme fatale of BASIC INSTINCT, shows a lack of aptitude in playing the woman-in-distress. Her emotional range in SLIVER is limited and she fails to generate much sympathy. William Baldwin's portrayal is too bland for a character with the depth of passion and emotion that Zeke is supposed to have. Tom Berenger puts a great deal of energy into what is essentially a thankless role (his character isn't in the book), but little that we see or learn about Jack Landsford makes much sense. The gem in the rough of SLIVER is Polly Walker (the spoiled heiress of ENCHANTED APRIL, who Phillip Noyce also directed in PATRIOT GAMES), although she's on-screen for too few scenes.
Production-wise, SLIVER has the look and feel of something from MTV. The incidental music is intrusive and the quick-cuts are distracting. With the movie's focus on video, it's odd that the visuals are so pedestrian. There is also a sense of heavy editing. At least one scene referred to explicitly has been cut out.
With thrillers, it's difficult to say who will like what. Certainly, those who are looking for a good whodunnit won't find it in SLIVER. Equally displeased with this film will be the moviegoer looking for a fast-paced film. Even those who loved BASIC INSTINCT may be disappointed--SLIVER has little of the tension and relentless energy that marked Verhoeven's 1992 movie. All-in-all, there's little here to please anyone, and those who loved Levin's book are bound to leave the theater disgusted.
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vignettes/rnorm_multi.Rmd
rnorm_multi.Rmd
The rnorm_multi()
function makes multiple normally distributed vectors with specified parameters and relationships.
For example, the following creates a sample that has 100 observations of 3 variables, drawn from a population where A has a mean of 0 and SD of 1, while B and C have means of 20 and SDs of 5. A correlates with B and C with r = 0.5, and B and C correlate with r = 0.25.
dat <- rnorm_multi(n = 100,
mu = c(0, 20, 20),
sd = c(1, 5, 5),
r = c(0.5, 0.5, 0.25),
varnames = c("A", "B", "C"),
empirical = FALSE)
| n | var | A | B | C | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | A | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.51 | -0.04 | 1.04 |
| 100 | B | 0.49 | 1.00 | 0.19 | 19.95 | 4.91 |
| 100 | C | 0.51 | 0.19 | 1.00 | 19.64 | 4.61 |
You can specify the correlations in one of four ways:
If you want all the pairs to have the same correlation, just specify a single number.
bvn <- rnorm_multi(100, 5, 0, 1, .3, varnames = letters[1:5])
| n | var | a | b | c | d | e | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | a | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 1.03 |
| 100 | b | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.13 | 1.06 |
| 100 | c | 0.29 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.07 | 0.99 |
| 100 | d | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 1.06 |
| 100 | e | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 1.03 |
If you already have a correlation matrix, such as the output of cor()
, you can specify the simulated data with that.
cmat <- cor(iris[,1:4])
bvn <- rnorm_multi(100, 4, 0, 1, cmat,
varnames = colnames(cmat))
| n | var | Sepal.Length | Sepal.Width | Petal.Length | Petal.Width | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Sepal.Length | 1.00 | -0.24 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 0.98 |
| 100 | Sepal.Width | -0.24 | 1.00 | -0.58 | -0.52 | 0.07 | 1.08 |
| 100 | Petal.Length | 0.87 | -0.58 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.04 | 1.03 |
| 100 | Petal.Width | 0.82 | -0.52 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 1.04 |
You can specify your correlation matrix by hand as a vars*vars length vector, which will include the correlations of 1 down the diagonal.
cmat <- c(1, .3, .5,
.3, 1, 0,
.5, 0, 1)
bvn <- rnorm_multi(100, 3, 0, 1, cmat,
varnames = c("first", "second", "third"))
| n | var | first | second | third | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | first | 1.00 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 0.05 | 1.02 |
| 100 | second | 0.31 | 1.00 | 0.01 | -0.14 | 0.86 |
| 100 | third | 0.48 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.12 |
You can specify your correlation matrix by hand as a vars*(vars-1)/2 length vector, skipping the diagonal and lower left duplicate values.
rho1_2 <- .3
rho1_3 <- .5
rho1_4 <- .5
rho2_3 <- .2
rho2_4 <- 0
rho3_4 <- -.3
cmat <- c(rho1_2, rho1_3, rho1_4, rho2_3, rho2_4, rho3_4)
bvn <- rnorm_multi(100, 4, 0, 1, cmat,
varnames = letters[1:4])
| n | var | a | b | c | d | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | a | 1.00 | 0.29 | 0.61 | 0.41 | -0.10 | 1.06 |
| 100 | b | 0.29 | 1.00 | 0.23 | -0.03 | 0.09 | 1.14 |
| 100 | c | 0.61 | 0.23 | 1.00 | -0.28 | 0.08 | 1.17 |
| 100 | d | 0.41 | -0.03 | -0.28 | 1.00 | -0.12 | 0.97 |
If you want your samples to have the exact correlations, means, and SDs you entered, set empirical
to TRUE.
bvn <- rnorm_multi(100, 5, 0, 1, .3,
varnames = letters[1:5],
empirical = T)
| n | var | a | b | c | d | e | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | a | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | b | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | c | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | d | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 | e | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Us rnorm_pre()
to create a vector with a specified correlation to one or more pre-existing variables. The following code creates a new column called B
with a mean of 10, SD of 2 and a correlation of r = 0.5 to the A
column.
dat <- rnorm_multi(varnames = "A") %>%
mutate(B = rnorm_pre(A, mu = 10, sd = 2, r = 0.5))
| n | var | A | B | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | A | 1.00 | 0.37 | -0.03 | 1.10 |
| 100 | B | 0.37 | 1.00 | 10.02 | 2.28 |
Set empirical = TRUE
to return a vector with the exact specified parameters.
dat$C <- rnorm_pre(dat$A, mu = 10, sd = 2, r = 0.5, empirical = TRUE)
| n | var | A | B | C | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | A | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.50 | -0.03 | 1.10 |
| 100 | B | 0.37 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 10.02 | 2.28 |
| 100 | C | 0.50 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 2.00 |
You can also specify correlations to more than one vector by setting the first argument to a data frame containing only the continuous columns and r to the correlation with each column.
| n | var | A | B | C | D | mean | sd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | A | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.1 | -0.03 | 1.10 |
| 100 | B | 0.37 | 1.00 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 10.02 | 2.28 |
| 100 | C | 0.50 | 0.15 | 1.00 | 0.3 | 10.00 | 2.00 |
| 100 | D | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Not all correlation patterns are possible, so you’ll get an error message if the correlations you ask for are impossible.
dat$E <- rnorm_pre(dat, r = .9)
#> Warning in rnorm_pre(dat, r = 0.9): Correlations are impossible.


[Original story here: Who the hell is Gasoil Inc]

I might have a solution for the questions around that company. Of course only those that set up the company can know for sure, but I now have two different people telling me something very similar and I believe it. First of all this is really a company set up in agreement with the underwriters of the IPO to allow the founders to sell a little bit of shares. Obviously the banks want the company to sell stock, because that puts money in the hands of the company, but sometimes the founders or key staff want to get a little bit of cash for buying a Ferrari too, which is where this kind of stuff comes from. This kind of stuff seems to be very common around IPOs and is just how it is.

A bit more information came to me via Serge Faguet (he commented on this blog) who did some research on Venture Capital and IPOs at Cornell and also asked a Professor who teaches IPOs at the business school. Based on his information, or guess however you want to put it, Gasoil Inc is a 10b5-1 plan set up to sell stock by insiders every month on a predetermined schedule. That way there is no insider problem as the insiders are not selling themselves. So we will likely see more sales of Gasoil Inc shares in the future on some standard day. Maybe every 6 months, maybe every year. We will see. They don’t seem to be selling too much via the setup, but it’s still a bit weird, … but fully legal and ok with all the key people. :)


The purpose of this example is to test the performance of lots of rows in the datagrid. Notice that these are not all the same height. Each template row can have it's own height.
records {{records|number}} counter:{{counter}}
SCROLL TO:
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--- title: Strava API and AWS layout: post tags: - strava - api - aws - lambda ---
As part of the my resolutions post from earlier this year I wanted to build a page to view my progress on achieving my resolutions. The blog post counter and book counter were easy to setup but also somewhat manual to change. For the mile counter I wanted something that would be automatic and always up to date. This seemed like it would be relatively straightforward because Strava has a well documented API and I could just call it from the site. Unfortunately because I’m hosting this site on github I can’t exactly put my API key in a local file on the site because all of the files are public on Github. Now this is really a problem I have made for myself by not just hosting the site elsewhere, but it made for an excuse to learn AWS Lambdas, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
Before I get to any of the AWS intricacies the first step is to pull data from the API and calculate my miles this year. On Strava you can create an API Application, set the permissions to access your account, and get your API key.
Once you have the key you can start sending requests to the API to get your data. My preferred language is Python and I found a module called stravalib
which made it nice and easy to query the API. Using the get_activites
method I was able to specify all of the activities after the first of the year and get them returned in a list. This is done with the code below.
While this accomplishes the goal of how many miles were run so far this year it doesn’t really tell me where I stand month to month or whether I’m on pace or not. To do this I just calculated where I am compared to where I should be percentage wise throughout the year as well as binned the runs into months to see how each month compares.
{% highlight python %} import datetime # where I stand compared to pace rate = (500 / 365) today = datetime.datetime.today().timetuple().tm_yday pace = rate * today position = total_miles - pace # miles by month monthly = {} month_names = dict(enumerate(calendar.month_name)) for m in range(1, datetime.datetime.today().month + 1): monthly[month_names[m]] = 0 for d, miles in runs.items(): if d.month == m: monthly[month_names[m]] += miles {% endhighlight %}For now these are all the statistics I am going to look at, but as the year goes on maybe looking at stats for half the year would be interesting.
Now that we have this nice Python script to pull the data we hit our first problem. Github pages are static and can’t call scripts to run. The arguably better solution1 is to run my own site on Linode or Heroku, giving me the opportunity to write and run whatever I want. For now though I’m still on Github pages and needed an alternative.
What I decided to do was create a AWS (Amazon Web Services) Lambda function that would pull this data down for me. The first 1 million Lambda calls a month are free so I think that I won’t be paying for anything anytime soon. I also had an interest in trying to create a Lambda function because that’s what they use for custom Echo skills.
The process of setting a Lambda function up was very straightforward. They have templates for creating python ones directly from their web interface which is great for testing it out. While this is nice, I quickly figured out that this wasn’t ideal for me since I wanted to use third-party libraries.
Therefore here are the steps that I took to create the Lambda function.
This is definitely the short version of the setup and there might be some issues along the way, but there are many guides in the AWS documentation that can help. The two things that caught me up are the fact that you need a handler function in a specific format in your Python script that AWS can call. Not complicated but a nuance. The bigger issue I faced was the idea of AWS roles. For the scale of my applications it seems overly complicated, but for an organization using AWS I understand why it is there. I had to create a role that can execute AWS Lambda functions.
After all of this work we can finally test it! You can again do this online through the web interface and see what your code outputs.
The next issue is that you can’t just call a Lambda function outside of using the web client or an authorized command line executable. That means it won’t work on my website. To do this I needed to use another AWS service, the API Gateway. This one actually does cost money, but at the scale that I probably won’t spend more than 10 cents a month, and that’s if I were to suddenly get a lot more traffic.
By creating the API Gateway and attaching it to the Lambda you can visit a url and that will invoke the Lambda function, returning the result of the call. Again the API Gateway service has many features that I didn’t end up using and merely just set it up to call the Lambda function I created when the root url was visited.
This did mean modifying my Lambda function to return valid JSON so that it could be served up as the result of the API call. The final return statement of my function looked like below, where output
is a dictionary of the stats that I calculated. The headers part is a little bit of a preview to how I was able to get it on the site.
Although this required a little bit of iteration it was still pretty straightforward to link up the two services.
Finally, the last step to getting the stats to display on my site. This seemed like it should be the easiest thing to do. Although I am no expert at javascript it seemed straightforward enough to call the API, parse the response, and display it as part of the Goal Tracker page I set up. Turns out it wasn’t that easy because of Cross-Origin Resource Sharing or CORS. This is where my knowledge of how javascript and other web technologies falls a little flat. The article I linked explained this very well though and it comes down to a security issue which makes a lot of sense. Now for me I was able to fix this by adding those headers that were shown above in my Lambda function. This made it so that I could call the API without it failing on me, although that was definitely not obvious when it first started throwing errors.
To get the stats to display I simply used JQuery and XMLHttpRequest()
as shown below.
In it’s current state it works, but it is still a little hacked together. The website javascript calls an AWS API Gateway, which calls an AWS Lambda, which then roundtrips back to the website. Therefore it is predictably slow and introduces a lot more complexity than is really necessary. Even doing something such as caching could help relieve the issue, but caching and static sites don’t really go hand in hand. Maybe at this point that’s the big clue to switch to self hosting, but that is probably for another post.
Now that I have proved that I can get my data from Strava, I think the next step is to make that data look good. Right now it’s just simply putting some of those raw numbers up and doesn’t give the viewer anything to really look at. I’ve been looking into things such as D3js and might try to use this data to create some charts.
Finally, you might also notice that the gym days section on that page is a little bare. I actually tried to do this process with the Fitbit API before Strava and found it much worse to work with. To get the gym days and not resort to a manual tracker I will need to figure that out though, so that is probably the most important next step.


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Half-Past Seven Stories
by Robert Gordon Anderson
Half-Past Seven Stories, a continuation of the Seven O’Clock Stories, follows the adventures of Marmaduke and the Toyman.
Source: Anderson, R.G. (1922). Half-Past Seven Stories. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
- Story 1: "The Little Lost Fox"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story specifically focuses on the children saving a little fox named Reddy from the redcoats.
- Story 2: "The Big Bobsled"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the Toyman that is a friend to the three children has a mysterious secret in his workshop that keep the boys guessing and therefore, entertained.
- Story 3: "The Jolly Roger"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story the rain keeps the children indoors until they turn the thought of a flood into an imaginative game in which they are pirates on a ship.
- Story 4: "The Blue Croaker, the Bright Agate, and the Little Gray Mig"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The Toyman brings the three children marbles to play with and the story explains the many seasons of the fictional Boyland.
- Story 5: "The Old Woman Who Lived on the Canal"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story focuses on the three boys as they play on the river and the canal. They see a very interesting boat and watch its activities.
- Story 6: "Two O' Cat"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke is at first left out of the baseball game and is very upset by it. However, he practices and he impresses the other boys when they let him join in.
- Story 7: "The Fairy Lamp"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
- Story 8: "The Animals' Birthday Party"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. On Marmaduke’s birthday he holds a birthday party for the various barnyard animals and persuades them with their favorite types of food. However, the animals misbehave and Marmaduke has to figure out what to do.
- Story 9: "Dr. Philemon Pipp, the Patent Medicine Man"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The three children went to a market and watched a peddler/street performer sell his wares with magic tricks to awe the customers. The Toyman tells them to beware of such scams.
- Story 10: "When Jehosophat Forgot His Piece"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. For Commencement all the children have to memorize pieces of poetry. Jehosophat works very hard to try to memorize his, but his nerves get the best of him due to the teasing of his friends and he suddenly forgets it.
- Story 11: "Ole Man Pumpkin"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The story focuses on the three children celebrating the Halloween traditions, including the carving of a pumpkin, bobbing for apples, and other festivities.
- Story 12: "The Norway Spruce"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. This story describes the excitement of the children in their anticipation for Christmas and the gathering of their special tree.
- Story 13: "When the Door Opened"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. A story that continues to describe the traditions of Christmas. The three children receive a special visit from Santa, who distributes their Christmas presents.
- Story 14: "The Hole that Ran to China"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story Marmaduke and the Toyman dig a hole to China with their magical friends.
- Story 15: "The Peppermint Pagoda"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. In this story Marmaduke and his friends travel to China through the hole they dug.
- Story 16: "He That Took the City"
- A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. The Toyman is in bad humor and Marmaduke is able to cheer him up his friendship.
- Year Published: 1922
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
-
Readability:
- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 5.5
- Word Count: 51,911
- Genre: Adventure
- Keywords: achievment, adventure, friendship, holiday, imagination, life lessons, magic, make-believe, problem-solving, secrecy, sharing, tradition, travel, trickery


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Elections Canada recount in B.C. riding terminated at NDP candidate’s request
Port Moody-Coquitlam New Democrat Bonita Zarrillo trailed winner Conservative Nelly Shin by 333 votes
by The Canadian PressElections Canada says a judicial recount of the Oct. 21 federal election results has ended in a B.C. riding after the New Democrat challenger called it off.
Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stephane Perrault says a request for withdrawal was received from the candidate who initially asked for the recount.
Port Moody-Coquitlam New Democrat Bonita Zarrillo originally trailed winner Conservative Nelly Shin by 333 votes but sought the recount after the election night tally was officially certified.
It showed Zarrillo had gained 180 votes, putting her just 153 votes behind Shin, while more than 500 ballots had been declared spoiled.
A B.C. Supreme Court justice began the recount Wednesday but Elections Canada says the process was terminated Thursday at Zarrillo’s request.
READ MORE: Recounts ordered in B.C., Quebec ridings after narrow federal election results
The federal election gives the Conservatives 17 of British Columbia’s 42 seats, while the Liberals and New Democrats each hold 11, the Green party has two and former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould sits as Parliament’s lone Independent member.
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FPGA implementation using RFNoC¶
The current GNURadio-FFTS only uses the Kintex 7 FPGA of the Ettus x310 as a standard DDC. The Kintex 7 however have a great potential and it would be extremely beneficial to perform e.g. the FFT on the FPGA instead of the host-computer. Some of the benefits include lowering the CPU stress and data rates.
RFNoC¶
RFNoC (RF Network on Chip) is a relatively new concept in GNURadio which allows for, in relation to raw VHDL/Verilog, an easy FPGA implementation of several functions. Such as:
FFT computations up to 2048 channels
Vector IIR averaging filters, extremely useful for FFT outputs
Keep one in N function, combined with the IIR filter allows for decimation of the stream and thus data rates
GNURadio-FFTS RFNoC modification¶
Code have been develop to implement a RFNoC version of the GNURadio-FFTS described here and the flowgraph in figure x gives a overview of how the GNURadio-flowgraph in the end would look like.
Right now there are mainly two points that hinders a update of the system with this new implementation:
- Number of FFT-channels, where max for RFNoC is in practice only 2048 with a theoretical max of 4096 (Xilinx coregen based). At OSO we require atleast 8192 channels to achieve the desired resolution.
- RFNoC requires ethernet equipment which is not in our possession right now.
The ethernet equipment is obviously not the biggest problem since we can aquire that but the FFT is trickier. There is basically two things that needs be updated in order for a 8k channel FFT to be implemented in RFNoC. One: the Xilinx coregen based FPGA FFT implementation needs to be updated to 8k channels. And secondly the GNURadio developers needs to add support for fragmentation of vectors in RFNoC which is why only 2048 channel FFT is possible in RFNoC right now. I have however spoken to several of them and an update is expected and it is on their todolist. It should also be noted that RFNoC is yet in it’s alpha stage of development rendering instability as possible problem as well. I expect that within one year a 8k FFT in RFNoC is implemented and thus the GNURadio-FFTS can be implemented on the FPGA of the Ettus X310 instead of the host computer. This is useful for the COO3 where high bandwidths are desired, for the HRC replacement system the benefits


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The ShaderGenerator is a device that effectively replaces the classic fixed function pipeline with a 'next-gen' fixed function pipeline. More...
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| __init__ (const GraphicsStateGuardianBase gsg) | |
| Create a ShaderGenerator. More... | |
| __init__ (const ShaderGenerator) | |
| clearGeneratedShaders () | |
| Removes all previously generated shaders, requiring all shaders to be regenerated. More... | |
| rehashGeneratedShaders () | |
| Rehashes all the states with generated shaders, removing the ones that are no longer fresh. More... | |
| const ShaderAttrib | synthesizeShader (const RenderState rs, const GeomVertexAnimationSpec anim) |
| This is the routine that implements the next-gen fixed function pipeline by synthesizing a shader. More... | |
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| TypeHandle | getType () |
| int | getTypeIndex () |
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| bool | isExactType (TypeHandle handle) |
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| bool | isOfType (TypeHandle handle) |
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| int | getRefCount () |
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| ref () | |
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| bool | testRefCountIntegrity () |
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| bool | testRefCountNonzero () |
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| bool | unref () |
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The ShaderGenerator is a device that effectively replaces the classic fixed function pipeline with a 'next-gen' fixed function pipeline.
The next-gen fixed function pipeline supports features like normal mapping, gloss mapping, cartoon lighting, and so forth. It works by automatically generating a shader from a given RenderState.
Currently, there is one ShaderGenerator object per GraphicsStateGuardian. It is our intent that in time, people will write classes that derive from ShaderGenerator but which yield slightly different results.
The ShaderGenerator owes its existence to the 'Bamboo Team' at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center. This is a group of students who, as a semester project, decided that next-gen graphics should be accessible to everyone, even if they don't know shader programming. The group consisted of:
Aaron Lo, Programmer Heegun Lee, Programmer Erin Fernandez, Artist/Tester Joe Grubb, Artist/Tester Ivan Ortega, Technical Artist/Tester
Thanks to them!
| __init__ | ( | const GraphicsStateGuardianBase | gsg | ) |
Create a ShaderGenerator.
This has no state, except possibly to cache certain results. The parameter that must be passed is the GSG to which the shader generator belongs.
| __init__ | ( | const | ShaderGenerator | ) |
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Removes all previously generated shaders, requiring all shaders to be regenerated.
Does not clear cache of compiled shaders.
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Rehashes all the states with generated shaders, removing the ones that are no longer fresh.
Call this if certain state has changed in such a way as to require a rerun of the shader generator. This should be rare because in most cases, the shader generator will automatically regenerate shaders as necessary.
| const ShaderAttrib synthesizeShader | ( | const RenderState | rs, |
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This is the routine that implements the next-gen fixed function pipeline by synthesizing a shader.
It also takes care of setting up any buffers needed to produce the requested effects.
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Research Neuroplasticity:
Discuss how understanding the principles of neuroplasticity benefits people
I guess it's like flipping the old saying “you can’t teach an old new tricks”, because with enough practice and repetition you can.
Neuroplasticity says that given enough practice (real or not) you can rewire the neurons in your brain to get better and more responsive to the new activity you are trying to learn.
You need to think of the neurons in your brain as a series of roads, making connections, the more connections that are made the more use those roads get - turning into highways.
This benefits people by helping someone understand that they can learn something new, given time and practice; there are also other benefits such as it can aid in recovery from strokes, and traumatic brain injuries, more effective learning, and other benefits.
Discuss how might engage with the principles of neuroplasticity for your own benefit:
Practice, practice, practice I guess - gotta keep making new connections, literally in my brain and also with the concepts I am being taught throughout the camp and the rest of my career/life.
What are some of the ways to increase your Neuroplasticity:
- Practice obviously - but this can also be sitting back and thinking about actually doing the tasks, working through the steps.
- Journaling, writing down what you did that day or what you learnt - reflecting.
- Meditation - taking time to relax your body and mind.
Link to a resource that you found particularly useful or engaging:
One resource I found helpful is this
Positive Psychology page, this site provides a lot of information for how engage neuroplasticity, and provides links to a lot videos and articles regarding neuroplasticity.
Research Growth Mindset:
Discuss what it is and why it is relevant:
If it comes down to it I guess it is the belief that you can - that you can learn, that even you fail you can do better.
Versus the fix mindset which if the belief that everything like intelligence, artistry, imagination is determined and fixed.
In this exploration, did anything surprise you? Change for you?
I’m not sure if it is a surprise but I can definitely identify times in my life growing up where I had a fixed mindset.
What has changed is that I will try approach with a growth mindset - I have always believed you learn more by failing.
How will you integrate growth mindset into your learning journey?
Take advice and criticism and evaluate how I can approach a problem I am having differently.
Link to a resource that you found particularly useful or engaging.
I found this illustrated video helped to clarify growth mindset a lot more, and was quite engaging/interesting to watch:
Blend with your learning plan and strategies:
Reflect and discuss how these understandings may shape or influence your learning plan and strategy.
I will integrate neuroplasticity and a growth mindset practicing what I have learnt and reflecting on this more.
It will also be good to add in some time to relax and meditate.


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This was a very stupid move on my part on trying not to let my parents know that I did drugs. I had a bit of an addiction to where if I wasn't messed up I needed something to mess me up. So I was out of pot, no money for Robotussin, so I went to my moms purse. Shes bi-polar (manic depressive) t, and she had some good stuff in there. I figured the more i took the better i would feel...WRONG!
So I dug out four .5 mg klonopins, and one 100mg Darvocet. My friends came by, I popped em, and headed out... This is how it all happened;
T+15: Feeling good.
T+30: Oh boy, I forgot I took the Darvocet!

T+40-60: Went home passed out in bedroom.
Ok that wasn't fun at all...Being that I woke up 14 hours later! My parents were kickin and yellin at me, and almost took me to detox. When I woke up they asked me why I had fallen asleep at 5, through the next morning (when I dont fall asleep until the wee hours of the morning, so I told them what any pothead would say...'I didnt feel good'. And a couple days later the school drug tested me and i got suspended for two weeks from that Darvocet.
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Events in Bengaluru on December 10
by Staff ReporterReligion
Jnathakam Shasthram: Discourse by K.G. Subraya Sharma, Paramaaartha Vichaara Sangha Trust, Adhyaatma Mandira, V.V. Puram, 7.45 a.m.
Saptha Saagaraaha: Discourse by K.G. Subraya Sharma, Vedanta Satsanga Kendra, Vedaanta Nilaya, Saakamma Gardens, Basavanagudi, 9 a.m.
Chandogyaupanishath: Discourse by Shivarama Agnihotri, Adyatma Prakasha Karyalaya, No. 68, 6th Maian Road, APK Road, 2nd Block, Thyagarajanagar, 9 a.m.
51st Hanumajjayanthi celebration: Sree Rajarajeshwari homa and Sri Lalithasahasranama homa, 9 a..m.; Lalitha sahasranama kumkumarchane Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises, 9th Block, Jayanagar, 6.30 p.m.
Culture
Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anjaneya Swamy Temple: Bharatanatya by Sowmya and party, Temple premises, 9th Block, Jayanagar, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Vivekananda Kalakendra: Ranga sambrama, patya rangotsava by I PU students, 11 a.m., by II PU students, Government Pre University College for girls, 13th Cross, Malleswaram, 1.30 p.m.
Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka: Exhibition of art works by H.H. Myaadar, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Kumarakrupa Road, 10.30 a.m.
General
Silk Mark Organisation of India: Silk Mark Expo 2019, Commissioner for Sericultural Development and Director of Sericulture, Government of Karnataka, Rohini Sindhuri inaugurates, Rajit Ranjan Okhandiar, Member Secretary, Central Silk Board presides over, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Kumarakrupa Road, 4 p.m.


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Address Capture |
Address Verification |
Key Search |
Intuitive Search |
Rapid Addressing: Standard, Single Line |
| Typical user and environment |
Customer on a website. Also useful for casual users on an intranet (self-service application). |
Customer on a website. Often useful in countries where users prefer to verify a complete address. |
Trained operator on an intranet or browser-based application.
Secondary search method using Key data to retrieve addresses. |
Customer on a website. Also useful for casual users on an intranet (self-service application). |
Trained operator on an intranet or browser-based application. Entry of other people's addresses. |
| How it fits into existing address entry process |
Requires additional pages to guide the user through the capture process. |
Sits behind existing address entry form. Interaction with user only required when the address cannot be verified as correct. |
Requires additional pages to guide the user through the capture process. |
Requires additional fields for the user to search and choose a result. |
Typically integrated as a pop-up window that appears on top of the main application (activated via a key or link). |
| Entry of address information to be searched upon |
Separate page prompts user for key elements of the address. If the postal code is not known then alterative prompts are shown. |
Entered into existing address entry form. |
The user enters a Key value instead of address elements to search on |
A single input field is required - after each keystroke, suggestions are displayed. |
Typedown mode prompts for key elements in reverse order. Single Line mode allows free-form entry of one or more address elements. Key Search mode allows searching on a Key value. |
| Data selection |
Separate page prompts user to pick from a list of configured datamaps. Can be omitted if only a single datamap is supported. |
Provided by the underlying address entry form. If not defined then a default datamap can be assumed. |
User can select from a list of defined datamaps or can be omitted if only a single
datamap is supported. |
User selects from a list of defined datamaps at the same time as entering the initial search. |
| Use of picklists to display multiple matches |
A simple picklist of all deliverable addresses, each displaying every element of the address. |
As for the capture scenario. If minimal user interaction is required then this stage can be dropped. |
When keys match multiple addresses a picklist will
be displayed |
A simple picklist of all deliverable addresses, each displaying every relevant element of the address. |
The user drills-down through a series of picklists, each time narrowing down the search.
Only relevant elements of the address are displayed at each level. |
| Ability to enter text to refine picklists |
The user simply clicks on the required address. |
The user is prompted for extra address information according to the content of the picklist. |
| Display of percentage match scores |
Scores are not shown, in order to simplify interaction with the user. |
No scores required as Key value either a full match or
no
match. |
Scores are not shown, in order to simplify interaction with the user. |
Single Line mode displays these at the first picklist level. These are not seen if an automatic step-in occurs. |
| Postal code recode and bordering locality warning messages |
Warnings are not shown, in order to simplify interaction with the user. |
Not Applicable |
Warnings are not shown, in order to simplify interaction with the user. |
This is to flag to the user that key elements of the search address have been altered. |
| Display of picklist history |
Multiple levels of picklist are not supported. |
All selected picklist items (including automatic step-ins) are displayed at the top of the picklist. |
| Use of informational prompts (in picklist) |
Informationals are not shown, in order to simplify interaction with the user. |
Used to manage long picklists. Also used to accept unrecognised premise or sub-premise information. |
| Maximum number of displayed matches |
Picklist displays a maximum of 250 matches (SLMaxMatches setting). |
1st picklist level in Single Line mode displays a maximum of 250 matches (SLMaxMatches setting).
All other picklists display an informational prompt when there are more than 50 matches (UPIThreshold setting). |
| Automatic step-in to a single exact match (100%) |
A picklist is not displayed if a single exact match occurs. |
This is not applicable as picklists are only shown if the address cannot be verified. |
A picklist is not displayed if a single exact match occurs. |
The address must always be selected from the picklist |
This can apply to multiple picklists, stepping all the way through to the final address. |
| Warning to step-back to view close matches (after an automatic step-in) |
This is to simplify the interaction with the user. |
Automatic step-ins do not occur. |
This is to simplify the interaction with the user. |
Automatic step-ins do not occur. |
This is more important given the entry of other people's addresses and the likely omission of key address information. |
| Entry of unrecognised premise or sub-premise information |
The user selects a suitable address and performs any modifications on the address confirmation page. |
All entered information is retained unless otherwise overridden by the user. |
Not Applicable. |
All entered information is retained unless otherwise overridden by the user. |
Entering this information as picklist refinement text results in the informational prompt "Address not recognised (click to override)". |
| Address confirmation page |
This can be dropped, if passing the address through to an alternative page which allows address modification. |
Interaction with the user is not required for addresses that are verified as correct. |
This can be dropped, if passing the address through to an alternative page which allows address modification. |
Not applicable |
This can normally be dropped, as the underlying application will receive the formatted address. Note that some warning messages will be lost. |
| Use of advanced search functionality |
Wildcard characters (* and ?) are supported but not generally used. |
The verification engine is designed to take a complete address. |
Wildcards are not supported |
Separators are not required - the engine automatically tokenises the search. Wildcards are not supported. |
Wildcard characters (* and ?) and tags (@) are supported in Single Line mode. |
| Re-configurable prompt sets |
Please contact QAS Support if you require alternative prompt sets to those supplied as standard. |
The format of the input address can be configured or constrained as required. See the user guide for more details. |
This is not applicable given that input is via a single-line prompt. |
| Support for names data |
Only supported under the intranet scenarios. |
Names are returned via an additional picklist (on selecting a premise or sub-premise). |
Not Available |
Names are returned via an additional picklist (on selecting a premise or sub-premise). |
| Support for business data |
Only supported under the intranet scenarios. |
The additional business information is merged in with the postal data. |
Not Available |
The additional business information is merged in with the postal data. |
| Support for DataPlus sets |
Configured and returned as part of the formatted address. |
| Use of partner sourced data |
Use either the built in prompt sets or over-ride them. Consult your manual for instructions. |
Interaction with user only required when the address cannot be verified as correct. |
Not Available |
Using fielded prompt sets, Single Line searches can be performed. |


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FirewalkingThere's a certain mystical cachet to walking across hot coals or burning embers, but the actual process is no more spiritual than healing a bacterial infection with penicillin.From early Christian sects to Buddhism, from Hinduism to animistic aboriginal religions]], holy men and women of every philosophical bent have exploited the extraordinary theatrical spectacle of fire-walking. The basic idea goes like this: You set a big bonfire over about eight to 12 feet, and when the fire has burned down to smoldering coals, you walk across the coals. If you're doing it right, you emerge on the other side unscathed. Virtually every religion has dabbled in firewalking at one point or another, some more deeply than others. The geographic dispersion of firewalking suggests it must have been one of humanity's earliest rituals. The tradition is most visible in India, Africa and North America, but it can be found in China, Japan, Europe, Australia, South America and beyond. While most prominent in shamanic religions, firewalking has been used to prove a point about faith in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism and Sufi Islam. Even Christianity has a history with the practice -- Saint Peter Igneus was celebrated for performing a relatively mundane act of firewalking. Despite these widely diverse religious schemes, the firewalking ritual is pretty consistent from one culture to the next. It's most commonly used for one or more of the following purposes:
That said, there is nothing particularly miraculous about walking on hot coals. Though there are scattered examples of cultures which treat the feet with oils or drugs, it's possible to walk on hot coals without the benefit of either. The trick is to keep a brisk, even pace. Hot coals are not good conductors of heat, and the soles of your feet have relatively thick skin. If you keep an even pace, you'll probably be all right. That doesn't mean this is a risk-free venture. If you walk too slow, the heat will penetrate and you'll get burned. If you panic and start running, the impact of your feet hitting the coals will allow the heat to penetrate and you'll get burned. Whatever you do, don't stop walking. There are other potential complications as well. For instance, a coal can crumble under your foot and stick to your skin. Your pants or skirt can catch fire. And, of course, if you trip and fall, your faith will probably not protect you from hideous and disfiguring injuries. For all these reasons, in addition to basic common sense, it's probably best not to undertake a firewalk without professional training. Luckily, you don't have to live among aboriginal shamans to learn the technique. Western civilization rediscovered firewalking during the late 1970s. There are plenty of people who are eager to take credit for this development. The most vocal self-promoter in this respect is Tolly Burkan, a New Age self-empowerment guru who has proclaimed himself "the founding father of firewalking" and openly sneers at everyone else who teaches firewalking, even those who learned it from him. "Tolly literally created a new paradigm, and later instructors merely had to follow in his footsteps," his Web site proclaims, notwithstanding thousands of years of history and his ex-wife's claim that they were both taught the technique by literally following in someone else's footsteps. As you can infer from the above, firewalking won't solve all of your lingering personality issues. But it's not an experience lightly dismissed either. The reason firewalking is so effective in religious ritual -- or, more recently, as sideshow entertainment or corporate leadership training -- has to do with a deeply ingrained fear of fire common to virtually all of the Earth's creatures. Taming fire is arguably humankind's greatest accomplishment. Certainly, it represents a triumph of intellect and spirit over the deeply ingrained animal instinct to fear flames. Like smoking, firewalking is a celebration of man's mastery of fire. Even the skeptics admit that the emotional impact of firewalking is overwhelming. The adrenaline rush of a firewalk can be very empowering and transformative, and the entire process represents a reasonably healthy confrontation with fear -- like skydiving or eating blowfish. Such intense experiences can be channeled to produce specific mental or spiritual results, especially if the walker is conditioned in advance to associate the process with any given religious context or other expectations, which is why firewalking is so effective as an initiation ritual. Firewalking can also be fairly effective in its role as judge, jury and executioner. The phrase "trial by fire" derives from the practice of making an accused person firewalk in order to prove their innocence or guilt. The theory here is that the innocent will pass through the fire unharmed, while the guilty will be burned. In cultures where firewalking hasn't been demystified by science-minded killjoys, there's a reasonable chance this approach would play to the cultural expectations of the walker, causing guilty parties to panic, step wrongly and suffer the consequences. Granted, this form of criminal justice isn't infallible, but then what system is?
Imperviousness to FireThe concept of "trial by fire" isn't strictly limited to firewalking however. Firewalking isn't the same as imperviousness to fire or heat.The Inquisition employed several "trial by fire" techniques to identify heretics or witches. Considerably less forgiving than firewalking, these methods included searing suspected witches with hot irons or burning them at the stake. Virtually no one passed these examinations. According to folklore, salamanders are impervious to flames, and they were sometimes used to create talismans against fire. In reality, some species of salamander burrow into logs. When the logs are tossed onto a fire, the salamanders quite naturally flee. The sight of salamanders crawling out of a campfire led to the legend. There are other scattered reports of immunity to fire as a miraculous event in various religious contexts, such as in Voudoun, where individuals who have been possessed by the gods become temporarily invulnerable. There are numerous anecdotal reports of voodoo ritual participants displaying imperviousness to fire. While impressive, these accounts are not especially verifiable. Even in anecdotal reports, immunity to fire usually comes off as a dangerously unreliable phenomenon. On the one hand, you have the Old Testament story in which God rescues Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fire simply to make a point about idol worship. On the other hand, you have 19-year-old Joan of Arc, whom God callously abandons to an excruciating death at the stake, only to preserve her heart and "entrails" from the flames. As moral victories go, this seems pretty feeble. The historical record strongly suggests you stand a better chance of surviving an inferno armed with a chemical fire extinguisher than with a rosary. "He" might move in mysterious ways, but chemistry is reassuringly predictable.
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When is the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup semi-final draw?
Rangers Colts became the final side to reach the last four after defeating Wrexham at Ibrox.
by Liam Bryce, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/liam-bryce/We're edging closer to discovering which team will be the first ever to hold the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup Champions moniker.
The Challenge Cup , as it was originally named, has been around for years but it's the first iteration of its new confectionary-based branding.
Partick Thistle , Raith Rovers, Inverness and Rangers Colts are the final four sides battling it out for silverware after the weekend's fixtures.
The Ibrox youngsters have been the surprise package in this year's tournament, with around 5000 fans turning out to watch Graeme Murty 's side defeat Wrexham on Saturday.
But they'll have to overcome another two vastly experienced sides to lift the trophy.
Here's all you need to know about the last four draw.
When is the draw?
The draw for the semi-finals of the Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Cup will be made this Wednesday, November 20, at 12 noon.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on the SPFL YouTube channel, which you can access here.
When will the games be played?
Semi-final ties are scheduled for the weekend of February 15/16, with the final due to be played on March 28/29.


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Writes the data frame to file in the Stata binary
format. Does not write array variables unless they can be
drop
-ed to a vector.
Frozen: will not support Stata formats after 10 (also used by Stata 11).
write.dta(dataframe, file, version = 7L, convert.dates = TRUE, tz = "GMT", convert.factors = c("labels", "string", "numeric", "codes"))
dataframe |
a data frame. |
file |
character string giving filename. |
version |
integer: Stata version: 6, 7, 8 and 10 are supported, and 9 is mapped to 8, 11 to 10. |
convert.dates |
logical: convert |
tz |
timezone for date conversion. |
convert.factors |
how to handle factors. |
The major difference between supported file formats in Stata versions
is that version 7.0 and later allow 32-character variable names (5 and
6 were restricted to 8-character names). The abbreviate
function is used to trim variable names to the permitted length. A
warning is given if this is needed and it is an error for the
abbreviated names not to be unique. Each version of Stata is claimed
to be able to read all earlier formats.
The columns in the data frame become variables in the Stata data set. Missing values are handled correctly.
There are four options for handling factors. The default is to use
Stata ‘value labels’ for the factor levels. With
convert.factors = "string"
, the factor levels are written as
strings (the name of the value label is taken from the
"val.labels"
attribute if it exists or the variable name
otherwise). With convert.factors = "numeric"
the numeric values
of the levels are written, or NA
if they cannot be coerced to
numeric. Finally, convert.factors = "codes"
writes the
underlying integer codes of the factors. This last used to be the
only available method and is provided largely for backwards
compatibility.
If the "label.table"
attribute contains value labels with
names not already attached to a variable (not the variable name or
name from "val.labels"
) then these will be written out as well.
If the "datalabel"
attribute contains a string, it is written out
as the dataset label otherwise the dataset label is "Written by R."
.
If the "expansion.table"
attribute exists expansion fields are
written. This attribute should contain a list where each element is
string vector of length three. The first vector element contains the
name of a variable or "_dta" (meaning the dataset). The second element
contains the characeristic name. The third contains the associated data.
If the "val.labels"
attribute contains a string vector with a
string label for each variable then this is written as the variable
labels. Otherwise the variable names are repeated as variable labels.
If the "var.labels"
attribute contains a string vector with a
string label for each variable then this is written as the variable
labels. Otherwise the variable names are repeated as variable labels.
For Stata 8 or later use the default version = 7
– the only
advantage of Stata 8 format over 7 is that it can represent multiple
different missing value types, and R doesn't have them. Stata 10/11
allows longer format lists, but R does not make use of them.
Note that the Stata formats are documented to use ASCII strings – R does not enforce this, but use of non-ASCII character strings will not be portable as the encoding is not recorded. Up to 244 bytes are allowed in character data, and longer strings will be truncated with a warning.
Stata uses some large numerical values to represent missing
values. This function does not currently check, and hence integers
greater than<PHONE_NUMBER>
and doubles greater than
8.988e+307
may be misinterpreted by Stata.
NULL
Unless disabled by argument convert.dates = FALSE
, R date and
date-time objects (POSIXt
classes) are converted into the Stata
date format, the number of days since 1960-01-01. (For date-time
objects this may lose information.) Stata can be told that these are
dates by
format xdate %td;
It is possible to pass objects of class POSIXct
to Stata to be
treated as one of its versions of date-times. Stata uses the number
of milliseconds since 1960-01-01, either excluding (format
%tc
) or counting (format %tC
) leap seconds. So
either an object of class POSICct
can be passed to Stata with
convert.dates = FALSE
and converted in Stata, or
315619200
should be added and then multiplied by 1000
before passing to write.dta
and assigning format %tc
.
Stata's comments on the first route are at
http://www.stata.com/manuals13/ddatetime.pdf, but at the time of
writing were wrong: R uses POSIX conventions and hence does not count
leap seconds.
Thomas Lumley and R-core members: support for value labels by Brian Quistorff.
Stata 6.0 Users Manual, Stata 7.0 Programming manual, Stata online help (version 8 and later, also http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?dta_114 and http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?dta_113) describe the file formats.
read.dta
,
attributes
,
DateTimeClasses
,
abbreviate
write.dta(swiss, swissfile <- tempfile()) read.dta(swissfile)


// A simple redux store/actions/reducer implementation.
// A true app would be more complex and separated into different files.
import { createStore } from 'redux';
// The actions are the "names" of the changes that can happen to the store
export const actions = {
ARCHIVE_TASK: 'ARCHIVE_TASK',
PIN_TASK: 'PIN_TASK',
};
// The action creators are how you bundle actions with the data required to execute them
export const archiveTask = id => ({ type: actions.ARCHIVE_TASK, id });
export const pinTask = id => ({ type: actions.PIN_TASK, id });
// All our reducers simply change the state of a single task.
function taskStateReducer(taskState) {
return (state, action) => {
return {
...state,
tasks: state.tasks.map(
task => (task.id === action.id ? { ...task, state: taskState } : task)
),
};
};
}
// The reducer describes how the contents of the store change for each action
export const reducer = (state, action) => {
switch (action.type) {
case actions.ARCHIVE_TASK:
return taskStateReducer('TASK_ARCHIVED')(state, action);
case actions.PIN_TASK:
return taskStateReducer('TASK_PINNED')(state, action);
default:
return state;
}
};
// The initial state of our store when the app loads.
// Usually you would fetch this from a server
const defaultTasks = [
{ id: '1', title: 'Something', state: 'TASK_INBOX' },
{ id: '2', title: 'Something more', state: 'TASK_INBOX' },
{ id: '3', title: 'Something else', state: 'TASK_INBOX' },
{ id: '4', title: 'Something again', state: 'TASK_INBOX' },
];
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These routines simply append a new keyword to the header and do not
check to see if a keyword with the same name already exists. In
general it is preferable to use the fits_update_key routine to ensure
that the same keyword is not written more than once to the header. See
Appendix B for the definition of the parameters used in these
routines.
- 1
- Write (append) a new keyword of the appropriate data type into the CHU.
A null pointer may be entered for the comment parameter, which
will cause the comment field of the keyword to be left blank. The
flt, dbl, cmp, and dblcmp versions of this routine have the added
feature that if the 'decimals' parameter is negative, then the 'G'
display format rather then the 'E' format will be used when
constructing the keyword value, taking the absolute value of
'decimals' for the precision. This will suppress trailing zeros,
and will use a fixed format rather than an exponential format,
depending on the magnitude of the value.
int fits_write_key_str / ffpkys
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, char *value, char *comment,
> int *status)
int fits_write_key_[log, lng] / ffpky[lj]
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, DTYPE numval, char *comment,
> int *status)
int fits_write_key_[flt, dbl, fixflg, fixdbl] / ffpky[edfg]
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, DTYPE numval, int decimals,
char *comment, > int *status)
int fits_write_key_[cmp, dblcmp, fixcmp, fixdblcmp] / ffpk[yc,ym,fc,fm]
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, DTYPE *numval, int decimals,
char *comment, > int *status)
- 2
- Write (append) a string valued keyword into the CHU which may be longer
than 68 characters in length. This uses the Long String Keyword
convention that is described in the`Local FITS Conventions' section
in Chapter 4. Since this uses a non-standard FITS convention to
encode the long keyword string, programs which use this routine
should also call the fits_write_key_longwarn routine to add some
COMMENT keywords to warn users of the FITS file that this
convention is being used. The fits_write_key_longwarn routine
also writes a keyword called LONGSTRN to record the version of the
longstring convention that has been used, in case a new convention
is adopted at some point in the future. If the LONGSTRN keyword
is already present in the header, then fits_write_key_longwarn
will
simply return without doing anything.
int fits_write_key_longstr / ffpkls
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, char *longstr, char *comment,
> int *status)
int fits_write_key_longwarn / ffplsw
(fitsfile *fptr, > int *status)
- 3
- Write (append) a numbered sequence of keywords into the CHU. The
starting index number (nstart) must be greater than 0. One may
append the same comment to every keyword (and eliminate the need
to have an array of identical comment strings, one for each keyword) by
including the ampersand character as the last non-blank character in the
(first) COMMENTS string parameter. This same string
will then be used for the comment field in all the keywords.
One may also enter a null pointer for the comment parameter to
leave the comment field of the keyword blank.
int fits_write_keys_str / ffpkns
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyroot, int nstart, int nkeys,
char **value, char **comment, > int *status)
int fits_write_keys_[log, lng] / ffpkn[lj]
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyroot, int nstart, int nkeys,
DTYPE *numval, char **comment, int *status)
int fits_write_keys_[flt, dbl, fixflg, fixdbl] / ffpkne[edfg]
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyroot, int nstart, int nkey,
DTYPE *numval, int decimals, char **comment, > int *status)
- 4
- Copy an indexed keyword from one HDU to another, modifying
the index number of the keyword name in the process. For example,
this routine could read the TLMIN3 keyword from the input HDU
(by giving keyroot = `TLMIN' and innum = 3) and write it to the
output HDU with the keyword name TLMIN4 (by setting outnum = 4).
If the input keyword does not exist, then this routine simply
returns without indicating an error.
int fits_copy_key / ffcpky
(fitsfile *infptr, fitsfile *outfptr, int innum, int outnum,
char *keyroot, > int *status)
- 5
- Write (append) a `triple precision' keyword into the CHU in F28.16 format.
The floating point keyword value is constructed by concatenating the
input integer value with the input double precision fraction value
(which must have a value between 0.0 and 1.0). The ffgkyt routine should
be used to read this keyword value, because the other keyword reading
routines will not preserve the full precision of the value.
int fits_write_key_triple / ffpkyt
(fitsfile *fptr, char *keyname, long intval, double frac,
char *comment, > int *status)
- 6
- Write keywords to the CHDU that are defined in an ASCII template file.
The format of the template file is described under the fits_parse_template
routine.
int fits_write_key_template / ffpktp
(fitsfile *fptr, const char *filename, > int *status)
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Given a job or an array of jobs Will cause the process to sleep until all specified jobs have completed sleep_interval specifies polling period
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 133 133: def wait_for_jobs(jobs, sleep_interval = 0.5) 134: jobs = [jobs] if jobs.is_a?(Job) 135: 136: ids = jobs.collect(&:id) 137: Job.uncached do 138: until Job.completed.find_all_by_id(ids).count == jobs.size 139: sleep(sleep_interval) 140: end 141: end 142: 143: true 144: end
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 196 196: def call_path(path, *args) 197: require 'active_support' 198: 199: raise ArgumentError, "Invalid path (must have #)" unless path.match(/.#./) 200: controller, action = path.split('#') 201: 202: controller_object = begin 203: Kernel.const_get("#{controller.classify}Jobs").new 204: rescue NameError 205: begin 206: Kernel.const_get("#{controller.classify}") 207: rescue NameError 208: raise ArgumentError, "Invalid controller: #{controller}" 209: end 210: end 211: 212: raise ArgumentError, "Invalid path action: #{action}" unless controller_object.respond_to?(action) 213: 214: controller_object.send(action, *args) 215: end
Has the job been assigned to an employee?
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 98 98: def assigned? 99: # If the #assigned? method is being called for but the job hasn't been completed, reload 100: # to check to see if it has been assigned 101: self.reload if !completed? && employee_pid.nil? 102: 103: employee_pid && employee_host 104: end
Mark the job as cancelled so that the boss won’t run the job and so that the employee running the job gets stopped (if it’s been dispatched)
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 83 83: def cancel 84: mark_as_cancelled 85: end
Has the job been cancelled?
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 88 88: def cancelled? 89: !!cancelled_at 90: end
Is the job complete?
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 77 77: def completed? 78: !!completed_at 79: end
Method used by the boss to dispatch an employee
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 15 15: def dispatch(boss) 16: mark_as_started 17: boss.logger.info "Dispatching Job ##{self.id}" 18: 19: pid = fork do 20: ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reconnect! 21: $0 = "[job_boss employee] job ##{self.id} #{self.path}(#{self.args.join(', ')})" 22: Process.setpriority(Process::PRIO_PROCESS, 0, 19) 23: 24: begin 25: mark_employee 26: 27: value = self.class.call_path(self.path, *self.args) 28: 29: self.update_attribute(:result, value) 30: rescue Exception => exception 31: mark_exception(exception) 32: boss.logger.error "Error running job ##{self.id}!" 33: ensure 34: until mark_as_completed 35: sleep(1) 36: end 37: 38: Boss.logger.info "Job ##{self.id} completed, exiting..." 39: Kernel.exit 40: end 41: end 42: Process.detach(pid) 43: ActiveRecord::Base.connection.reconnect! 44: end
If the job raised an exception, this method will return the instance of that exception with the message and backtrace
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 117 117: def error 118: # If the error is being called for but the job hasn't been completed, reload 119: # to check to see if there was a error 120: self.reload if !completed? && error_message.nil? 121: 122: if error_class && error_message && error_backtrace 123: error = Kernel.const_get(error_class).new(error_message) 124: error.set_backtrace(error_backtrace) 125: error 126: end 127: end
Clear out the job and put it back onto the queue for processing
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 63 63: def mark_for_redo 64: self.reload 65: self.started_at = nil 66: self.result = nil 67: self.completed_at = nil 68: self.status = nil 69: self.error_message = nil 70: self.error_backtrace = nil 71: self.employee_host = nil 72: self.employee_pid = nil 73: self.save 74: end
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 52 52: def result 53: # If the result is being called for but the job hasn't been completed, reload 54: # to check to see if there was a result 55: self.reload if !completed? && read_attribute(:result).nil? 56: 57: value = read_attribute(:result) 58: 59: value.is_a?(Array) ? value.first : value 60: end
Store result as first and only value of an array so that the value always gets serialized Was having issues with the boolean value of false getting stored as the string “f“
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 48 48: def result=(value) 49: write_attribute(:result, [value]) 50: end
Did the job succeed?
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 93 93: def succeeded? 94: completed_at && (status == 'success') 95: end
How long did the job take?
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 107 107: def time_taken 108: # If the #time_taken method is being called for but the job doesn't seem to have started/completed 109: # reload to see if it has 110: self.reload if started_at.nil? || completed_at.nil? 111: 112: completed_at - started_at if completed_at && started_at 113: end
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 175 175: def mark_as_cancelled 176: update_attributes(:cancelled_at => Time.now) 177: end
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 189 189: def mark_as_completed 190: self.status ||= 'success' 191: self.completed_at = Time.now 192: self.save 193: end
# File lib/job_boss/job.rb, line 171 171: def mark_as_started 172: update_attributes(:started_at => Time.now) 173: end
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On one level, "The Story of Us" plays like one of those shallow "dramedies" that turn up regularly on the Lifetime network. Most of the pain it exposes is surface level, the conflicts often feel manufactured and the comic elements writers Alan Zweibel and Jessie Nelson have shoehorned into their script generally operate at cross-purposes with the overall theme of the film.
Yet somehow the movie comes close to hitting its mark nonetheless. That's largely due to the combined star power of Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis, and also to some genuinely evocative patches in Zweibel and Nelson's screenplay. Every time "Story" wanders perilously close to the border of soap opera, the authors steer it back on course.
Although the subject matter -- an upper-middle-class couple drifting straight for the rocks -- inspires memories of such searing break-up dramas as Diane Keaton and Albert Finney's "Shoot the Moon" or the classic "Two For the Road" with Finney and Audrey Hepburn, the glossy execution of "Story" recalls last Christmas' "Stepmom," another attempt to address a difficult subject in a crowdpleasing manner. "Stepmom" was a bit more effective than this film because it focused mostly on the young woman (Julia Roberts) trying to find her place in her husband's family and the ex-wife (Susan Sarandon) struggling to hold on to a world she was no longer intimately a part of.
"Story" is more scattershot, and while we may root for Kate (Pfeiffer) and Ben (Willis) Jordan to overcome their differences and rekindle that old flame, we'd be cheering more enthusiastically if the movie had let us get a better sense of their history together. What it presents instead are flashes of events major and minor, from the time Ben and Kate tried to get it on on the kitchen counter to the death of their son's goldfish.
The rest of the movie shifts a bit uneasily between some nasty marital arguments and several quirky discussions between Kate and Ben and their friends, played by comedians such as Paul Reiser, Rita Wilson (who gets to do a reprise of her weeping fit from "Sleepless in Seattle"), Julie Hagerty and Reiner himself. A lot of this talk is undeniably amusing ("the Ten Commandments were probably a lot easier to stick to when you dropped dead at 35," Reiser's character moans), but it also serves to severely dilutes whatever impact the main story might have. The jokey segments tend to stop the picture cold, often just as it's building some momentum.
The gimmick of having characters speak directly to the audience is currently being done to death both in movies and on TV, but it works surprisingly well here, as Ben and Kate's confessions turn out to be among the film's strongest bits. At one point, Kate compares her relationship with her husband to the children's book "Harold and the Purple Crayon," explaining that Harold was always determined to create his own perfect environment. "When one person is always drawing the world the way they want it to be, the other person has to draw the world the way it is," she sighes, "which is probably why they never wrote a book about Harold's wife."
There's also a certain poignancy in Ben and Kate's careful conversations about whether or not their kids are "O.K.," as well as in the borderline ridiculous excuses they make for calling each other during a period of separation.
The movie's ultimate trump card, however, is a breathless, delirious monologue Kate delivers near the end. It's a moment that might have been insufferable in the hands of a less skilled actress, but Pfeiffer makes the words ring with hurt, humor and pure emotion. "The Story of Us" has more than its share of aggravating bits and empty scenes, but the finale manages to tip the scales in its favor. James Sanford
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