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Last week, I drank my first cup of Rust. I learned concepts that are foreign in the languages I know: ownership, borrowing and lifetimes. This week I want to drink the second cup and see where it leads me.
Self-referencing types
It's time to implement another exercise from the initial exam:
Given a collection of
, return the sub-collection of those who have a sidekick.
We need to change the model to add a sidekick
attribute of type Super
The implementation seems easy enough.
pub struct Super<'a> {
pub super_name: &'a str,
pub real_name: &'a str,
pub power: u16,
pub sidekick: Option<Super<'a>>,
Unfortunately, the above code doesn't compile:
error[E0072]: recursive type `Super` has infinite size
--> src/model.rs:2:1
2 | pub struct Super<'a> {
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ recursive type has infinite size
6 | pub sidekick: Option<Super<'a>>,
| ----------------- recursive without indirection
help: insert some indirection (e.g., a `Box`, `Rc`, or `&`) to make `Super` representable
6 | pub sidekick: Box<Option<Super<'a>>>,
It seems that in Rust, a type cannot reference itself. Let's follow the compiler's suggestion. An "easy" fix is to use a reference instead of a type.
pub struct Super<'a> {
pub super_name: &'a str,
pub real_name: &'a str,
pub power: u16,
pub sidekick: &'a Option<Super<'a>>,
While the type compiles, the tests don't:
error[E0515]: cannot return value referencing temporary value
--> src/tests/samples.rs:5:5
5 | / Super {
6 | | super_name: "Batman",
7 | | real_name: "Bruce Wayne",
8 | | power: 50,
9 | | sidekick: &Some(robin()),
| | ------------- temporary value created here
10 | | }
| |_____^ returns a value referencing data owned by the current function
Back to square one. The compiler also hinted at using Box
All values in Rust are stack allocated by default. Values can be boxed (allocated on the heap) by creating a
. A box is a smart pointer to a heap allocated value of typeT
. When a box goes out of scope, its destructor is called, the inner object is destroyed, and the memory on the heap is freed.
Here's the new code that uses Box
pub struct Super<'a> {
pub super_name: &'a str,
pub real_name: &'a str,
pub power: u16,
pub sidekick: Box<Option<Super<'a>>>,
With it, everything compiles, including the test samples!
pub(in crate::tests) fn batman<'a>() -> Super<'a> {
Super {
super_name: "Batman",
real_name: "Bruce Wayne",
power: 50,
sidekick: Box::from(Some(robin())), <1>
- To "box" a variable, use the
Finally, the solution is straightforward:
pub mod j {
use crate::model::Super;
pub fn find_supers_with_sidekicks<'a>(supers: &'a Vec<Super<'a>>) -> Vec<&Super<'a>> {
.iter() <1>
.filter(|&s| s.sidekick.is_some()) <2>
.collect() <3>
- Iterate over the vector's items
- Keep only those who have a sidekick
- Collect the remaining items
Testing the solution doesn't bring new insights into the language.
Traits, traits, traits everywhere!
The subsequent exercise reads like this:
Group the sidekicks of
in two groups:
- One contains the sidekicks of heroes,
with theAlignment.GOOD
; the other those of villains, withAlignment.EVIL
- The
contains two keys,Alignment.GOOD
- The values are respectively the set of heroes' sidekicks and the set of villains'
- No
values are accepted in the values set- The absence of a sidekick for a
shouldn't throw an exception at runtime
seems like a good candidate for an enum
type. Fortunately, Rust does indeed offer enums. We need to update the model accordingly:
It translates into the following:
pub struct Super<'a> {
pub super_name: &'a str,
pub real_name: &'a str,
pub power: u16,
pub sidekick: Box<Option<Super<'a>>>,
pub alignment: Alignment,
pub enum Alignment {
Good, Neutral, Evil
The logic itself is a fold. The good news is that Iter
provides a fold
function. Let's start with the following code:
pub fn group_sidekicks_by_alignment<'a>(supers: &'a Vec<Super<'a>>) -> HashMap<Alignment, Vec<&'a Super<'a>>> {
let mut map = HashMap::new(); <1>
map.insert(Good, Vec::new()); <2>
map.insert(Evil, Vec::new()); <2>
.filter(|&s| s.sidekick.is_some()) <3>
.fold(map, |mut map, s| { <4>
let value = map.entry(s.alignment).or_default(); <5>
value.push(&s.sidekick.unwrap()); <6>
map <7>
- Create the result hash map
- Set the keys and default values
- Filter out
with no sidekick - Fold!
- Get the vector corresponding to the sidekick's alignment
- Add the sidekick to the previous vector
- Don't forget to return the map
As expected, it fails:
error[E0277]: the trait bound `model::Alignment: Eq` is not satisfied
--> src/solutions.rs:29:17
29 | map.insert(Good, Vec::new());
| ^^^^^^ the trait `Eq` is not implemented for `model::Alignment`
The keys of a HashMap
need to be compared.
From the documentation:
It is required that the keys implement the
traits, although this can frequently be achieved by using#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
. If you implement these yourself, it is important that the following property holds:k1 == k2 -> hash(k1) == hash(k2)
In other words, if two keys are equal, their hashes must be equal.
While that makes sense, I'd expect enums to implement the Eq
and Hash
traits by default. That's not the case. Let's add them explicitly.
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
pub enum Alignment {
Good, Evil,
The next compile error is the following:
error[E0507]: cannot move out of `s.alignment` which is behind a shared reference
--> src/solutions.rs:35:39
35 | let value = map.entry(s.alignment).or_default();
| ^^^^^^^^^^^ move occurs because `s.alignment` has type `model::Alignment`, which does not implement the `Copy` trait
It's easy enough to add the Copy
trait to Alignment
. In all honesty, I don't understand why Rust considers it a move. You also need to implement Clone
is a supertrait ofCopy
, so everything which isCopy
must also implementClone
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Copy, Clone)]
pub enum Alignment {
Good, Evil,
Moving types around
The next error is:
error[E0507]: cannot move out of `*s.sidekick` which is behind a shared reference
--> src/solutions.rs:36:29
36 | value.push(&s.sidekick.unwrap());
| ^^^^^^^^^^
| |
| move occurs because `*s.sidekick` has type `Option<Super<'_>>`, which does not implement the `Copy` trait
| help: consider borrowing the `Option`'s content: `s.sidekick.as_ref()`
This error is a bit harder to solve directly. Let's consider the types involved:
Variable | Type |
s |
&Super |
sidekick |
Box<Option<Super>> |
value |
Vec<&Super> |
Considering the above, we need to:
- Get the
- Get the
attribute wrapped in anOption
, which itself is wrapped in aBox
. Reminder: the previous step filtered out anySuper
who doesn't have a sidekick. - Put a reference to the sidekick in the
Here's a (the?) solution:
Let's decompose into steps to understand better what happens:
Step | Expression | Type |
1 | s.sidekick |
Box<Option<Super>> |
2 | *s.sidekick |
Option<Super> |
3 | (*s.sidekick).as_ref() |
Option<&Super> |
4 | (*s.sidekick).as_ref().unwrap() |
&Super |
Nitpick: create a Map in a functional way
At this point, everything compiles (and runs). Yet, I dislike the way I create the HashMap
. It involves mutability:
let mut map = HashMap::new();
map.insert(Good, Vec::new());
map.insert(Evil, Vec::new());
I favor a more functional immutable way. Here it is:
let map = [Good, Evil]
.map(|alignment| (alignment, Vec::new()))
There's probably a way to "zip" both the Alignment
map and the Super
vector, but I've to admit that I find zipping less readable.
This week, I drank the second cup of Rust, and I survived. This step felt less foreign than the week before: it's a good sign. Stay tuned for other posts on my Rust learning journey!
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Have you tried just being good at it?
Hi everyone,
None of the longer pieces I wanted to put together for this week really came together, so here's a short thought in progress.
I have long standing objections to the idea of "talent". I think there's probably a certain amount of natural ability, but most talent is actually just being interested in the subject (cf. Nerding). You're into something, so you think about it and do it a lot, so you get good at it. Back in Overthinking Overthinking I talked about how thinking about something more than seems reasonable is often key to becoming great at it. Being extremely interested in something naturally drives you in this direction, and that creates talent.
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—Eugene Gendlin
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"¿Me recuperaré en seis meses o en un par de años? ¿Es seguro para un hombre de mi edad, con diversos problems de salud, estar dormido pendante un largo periodo?", told me McMahon, transmitiéndome algunas de sus preocupaciones en una phone call.
Older people who are considering major surgery are often unsure whether or not to proceed. In many cases, surgery can save the patient's life or improve their quality of life. But advancing age puts people at increased risk for adverse outcomes, such as difficulty with activities of daily living, prolonged hospital stays, mobility issues and loss of independence.
In November, I wrote about a new study that shed light on some of the risks older adults face when undergoing invasive procedures. But readers wanted to know more. How do you determine if the potential benefits of major surgery outweigh the risks? And what questions should older people ask themselves to try to find out? I asked several experts for recommendations. Here are some of their suggestions.
What is the purpose of this surgery?
Ask your surgeon, "How will this surgery make things better for me?" says Margaret "Gretchen" Schwarze, MD, associate professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin. Will removing a fast-growing tumor prolong your life? Will it improve your quality of life by making it easier for you to walk? Will it prevent you from becoming disabled, like with a hip replacement?
If your surgeon tells you, "We need to remove this tumor or remove this obstruction," ask yourself what impact this will have on your daily life. Just because an abnormality, such as a hernia, is detected doesn't mean it needs to be treated, especially if you don't have bothersome symptoms and the procedure involves complications, say Dr. Robert Becher and the Dr. Thomas Gill of Yale University. , authors of this recent article on major surgery in the elderly.
If all goes well, what can I expect?
Schwarze, a vascular surgeon, often treats patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, a bulge in a major blood vessel that can be fatal if ruptured.
Here's how he describes a "best case" surgical scenario for this condition: "The operation will take approximately four to five hours. Once complete, the elderly person will be in the intensive care unit with a breathing tube for one to two hours.. days. After that he will be in the hospital for about a week. After that he will probably have to go to rehab to get his strength back, but I think he will be able to go home in three or four weeks, and it will probably take two or three months for him to feel good again, like before the operation.
Among other things, people might ask their surgeon, according to a patient brochure Schwarze's team created: What will my daily life be like right after surgery? Three months later? One year later? Will I need help and for how long? Will I have tubes or drains placed?
If things are not going well, what can I expect?
According to Schwarze, the "worst case scenario" could be this: "You have surgery, you go to the intensive care unit (ICU) and you have serious complications. You have a heart attack. Three weeks after the operation, you're still in intensive care with a breathing tube, you've lost most of your strength and have no chance of getting home. Or the operation didn't work, and you're still going through it all .
"People often think they're going to die on the operating table if things go wrong," says Dr. Emily Finlayson, director of the UCSF Senior Surgery Center in San Francisco. "But we're very good at saving people, and we can keep people alive for a long time. The reality is there can be a lot of pain and suffering and interventions like feeding tubes and ventilators if things are not going our way."
Given my health, age and functional status, what is the most likely outcome?
After the surgeon has explained different scenarios to you, ask him: "Do you think I really need surgery?" and "Which outcomes do you think are most likely for me?" advises Finlayson. Research suggests that frail older people with cognitive impairment or other serious conditions, such as heart disease, have worse experiences with major surgeries. Also, people in their 80s and 90s are at a higher risk of things going wrong.
"It's important to have family or friends in the room for those conversations with high-risk patients," Finlayson said. Many seniors have some degree of cognitive difficulty and may need help making complex decisions.
What are the alternatives ?
Make sure your doctor explains the nonsurgical options to you, Finlayson says. Older men with prostate cancer, for example, might consider "watchful waiting" — ongoing monitoring of their symptoms — rather than risk invasive surgery. Women in their 80s who develop small breast cancer may choose to leave it alone if removing it poses a risk, taking into consideration other health factors.
Due to McMahon's age and underlying medical issues (a 2021 knee replacement that didn't heal, arthritis, high blood pressure), his neurosurgeon suggested he explore other options. other interventions, including more injections and physiotherapy, before surgery. "He said to me, 'I'm making money from the surgery, but it's a last resort,'" McMahon said.
What can I do to prepare?
"Preparing for surgery is really vital for older people. If patients do some of the things doctors recommend – quitting smoking, losing weight, walking more, eating better – they can reduce the risk of complications and the number days of hospitalization," says Dr. Sandhya Lagoo-Deenadayalan, co-director of the Perioperative Health Optimization for Older Adults (POSH) program at Duke University Medical Center.
When elderly patients are referred to POSH, they receive a comprehensive assessment of their medications, nutritional status, mobility, pre-existing conditions, ability to perform activities of daily living, and home support. Patients leave with a list of recommended actions, usually starting several weeks before surgery.
If your hospital doesn't have such a program, ask your doctor, "How can I prepare my body and mind?" before undergoing surgery, Finlayson says. Also ask, "How can I prepare my home in advance to anticipate what I will need during recovery?"
How will the recovery be?
There are three levels to consider: What will hospital recovery involve? Will they transfer you to a rehabilitation center? And how will the recovery be at home?
Ask how long you could stay in the hospital. Will you have pain or sequelae of anesthesia? Preservation of cognition is a concern and you may want to ask your anesthesiologist what you can do to maintain cognitive function after the operation. If you are going to a rehabilitation center, you will want to know what type of therapy you will need and whether you can expect to return to your original level of functioning.
During the covid-19 pandemic, "many older people have chosen to return home rather than go to rehab, and it's really important to make sure they have the right support," says Dr Rachelle Bernacki, director of transformation at Postoperative Care and Services in Brigham and the Center for Geriatric Surgery at Boston Women's Hospital.
For some older people, the loss of independence after the operation may be permanent. Be sure to ask what your options are if this happens.
Author Judith Graham is part of KHN (Kaiser Health News), which is an American national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism on health issues. Along with policy analysis and polling, KHN is one of the three main operational programs of the KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is a non-profit organization that provides information on health issues to the nation.


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The Centre for Qualitative Research is running a workshop on Causal Mapping as Causal QDA: A Practical Introduction.
During this workshop you will get:
- an insight into the fundamental theories of causal mapping
- a hands-on practical introduction to causal coding
Workshop overview
In causal QDA (qualitative data analysis), the analyst codes causal claims in text data natively as links between causal factors, rather than first coding themes or tags and then creating links between them afterwards.
When the main purpose of your qualitative analysis is to learn 'what causally influences what', or at least, 'what people think causally influences what', causal mapping helps to simplify the process.
Causal mapping offers:
- a faster and more direct way of coding
- a more directive template for coding than through traditional QDA
- direct representation of findings as graphical causal maps
- a toolbox full of ways to formulate and analyse questions like 'How much evidence is there that driver D influenced outcome O?'
Workshop leaders
Steve Powell has been working with Fiona Remnant and Professor James Copestake from Bath Social and Development Research Ltd since 2019 to bring causal mapping to life.
Steve Powell
Steve has led and contributed to research and evaluation projects in many countries around the world over the last 25 years. He has worked on a wide range of topics, from psychosocial programming after the 2004 tsunami and community resilience in East Africa, to counting stray dogs in Sarajevo. Steve has expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation approaches. He gained his PhD in psychology by researching post-traumatic stress after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fiona Remnant
Fiona is a communications and research professional, with a special interest in the practical application of academic research in the international development sector. She has worked in communications in the private and NGO sectors, in both regional and international roles, including four years in Sri Lanka at the Centre for Poverty Analysis.
James Copestake
James Copestake is a Professor of International Development at the University of Bath. His interests span agrarian change, rural development, development finance and evaluation, poverty and wellbeing, and the political economy of international development, and the interactions between these diverse topics.


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If the New York Daily News is correct, today's urban male apparently isn't just looking for smart, sexy and a sense of humor - but he's also seeking a woman with a great lasagna recipe:
Lasagna...brought luck for Diane DiMeo, a fact that still surprises her husband. "I thought, 'What does a Korean-Iranian girl know about cooking Italian?'" says Joe DiMeo, a Brooklyn native who grew up on his Neapolitan grandmother's classic food. Diane's vegetarian lasagna - with roasted tomatoes, spinach, pine nuts and raisins - was not like Nonna's.
"I loved the quirkiness of it," says Joe. "She showed me that there was something else out there. She got me through my stomach." He'd known her for only a week. Two weeks after that, he gave her the key to his apartment. And three weeks later, they wed. Now they now run the restaurant Soju in Brooklyn Heights. "In the past three years I've eaten like a king," says Joe, who reports that Diane makes her lasagna once a month.
Other examples of culinary rapture leading to wedlock, include a Manhattan exercise physiologist's fowl play and a beauty magazine editor's tartish behavior.
Who says that the way into a man's heart isn't through his stomach?


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The composite RSM US Financial Conditions Index opened Tuesday at 0.2 standard deviations below zero. Although not significantly different from normal levels of risk, the overall trend shows a loss of confidence and increased volatility, as would be expected at a moment of geopolitical uncertainty.
A decline in the equity markets over the past 25 years has coincided with a deceleration of financial conditions. Over the past six weeks, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ have been giving up their gains, with the increase in volatility to above-average levels signaling greater risk for investors.
The spreads between commercial money market interest rates and risk-free instruments remain below average, but are still increasing. If spreads were to continue to widen, we would expect central banks to step in and flood the markets with liquidity as they have done in the recent past.
The U.S. bond market is benefiting from safe-haven demand for Treasury bonds—the yield on 10-year Treasury securities has dropped by 27 basis points since Feb. 15—causing spreads for higher-risk corporate bonds to widen. The flattening of the Treasury yield curve is signaling greater risk of an economic slowdown and perhaps a more prudent monetary policy.


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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Curé-Paquin Primary School
November 3, 2021
By CCE
"This is really a project that speaks to sustainable development and what we expect buildings should be in the future." – Jury
Category: Buildings
Engineering A Better Canada Award and Award of Excellence Winner: gbi
Completed in 2020, Curé-Paquin is the first project in Quebec—and the first school in Canada—to earn the Canada Green Building Council's (CaGBC's) Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Certification. Montreal-based gbi designed its mechanical and electrical systems to ensure both energy savings and comfort.
Energy-saving features
Curé-Paquin was built in Saint-Eustache, Que., to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold standards. As such, it incorporates features to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact, including:
- A geothermal system for heating and air conditioning.
- An electric heat accumulator.
- Radiant flooring.
- Advanced building controls.
- An integrated LED lighting system controlled by proximity and natural light sensors.
- Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels on the gymnasium's roof.
Engineers at gbi worked closely with Montreal-based Leclerc Architectes to design the building envelope to minimize its energy consumption. No fossil fuels are used; all of the school's energy needs are met by electricity.
The site's 36 geothermal wells, each 300 feet deep, are coupled with an 80-kW energy storage accumulator. The wells meet all of the school's heating requirements, while the accumulator manages peak electricity consumption.
A very high-efficiency energy recovery system recaptures heat from exhaust air and uses it to preheat incoming fresh air. And the PV solar panels, with a capacity of 27 kW, meet 10% of the school's energy needs.
In addition to being highly efficient, a ZCB produces its own energy and/or uses carbon-free, renewable energy sources. For Curé-Paquin, the annual reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is estimated at 2,800 t of CO2, which would otherwise take 1,600 trees to absorb. The roof-mounted solar panels produce 38,400 kWh per year, equivalent to the annual energy requirements of two single-family homes.
A complex goal
When CaGBC issued a call for proposals for ZCB pilot projects, gbi seized the opportunity to work with the Centre de services scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI). The Curé-Paquin school was chosen as one of 16 Canadian projects that participated in the pilot program.
Earning CaGBC's ZCB certification was rather complex, because it was still under development and thus relatively unfamiliar to most of the Canadian industry. A certified project must meet all of the requirements of the thermal energy demand intensity (TEDI) program, for example, but this performance indicator was little-known in the Quebec market.
Close collaboration was needed between gbi and Leclerc to promote passive heating. After devising about 10 energy models, they arrived at a balance between architectural and engineering requirements and achieved an energy consumption rate of 34 kWh/m2.
As part of the effort toward a zero-carbon goal, gbi's engineers performed a life cycle analysis, calculating the amount of CO2 emitted by the manufacturing, transformation and installation of construction materials. The team spent some 100 hours in research and development (R&D) to develop the calculations required to perform this analysis.
By specifying durable heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which should last between 30 and 50 years, gbi increased the life cycle compared to traditional systems that last around 20 years. Calculations show these same systems will substantially reduce the school's energy costs by an average of $45,000 per year.
Other environmental benefits
The engineers also opted for refrigerants with a low impact on the ozone layer and low GHG emissions, mercury-free lighting systems and low-flow toilets that reduce water consumption by 42%.
During construction, more than 85% of waste materials were recycled and all atmospheric contaminants were removed before the school's opening, to ensure high indoor air quality (IAQ) for students and school staff.
Two charging stations were installed for electrical vehicles (EVs), along with bicycle stands to encourage students and staff to use active transportation.
Goals achieved and surpassed
In the end, Curé-Paquin met CSSMI's budget and functional requirements. It also surpassed CaGBC's ZCB requirements to obtain LEED Gold certification.
The school will consume 60% less energy than a building designed according to the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB). It is certainly the most energy-efficient building for CSSMI, which represents more than 100 schools.
Curé-Paquin Primary School, Saint-Eustache, Que.
Award-winning firm (prime consultant): gbi, Montreal (Maxime Boisclair, P.Eng.; Pascale Lépine, P.Eng.; Guillaume Gigoux-Théorêt, P.Eng.; Minh Nguyen, P.Eng.; Jean-Michel St-Georges, P.Eng.; Mathieu Laflamme, P.Eng.; Antoine Fortier, P.Eng.; Geneviève Belleau, Tech.; Denis Lachance, Tech.; Sébastien Gravel, Tech.).
Owner: CSSMI.
Other key players: Leclerc Architectes, Construction SOCAM (general contractor), Sega Qc Electrique (electrical), Puits Bernier (geothermal), Regulvar (automatic controls), MC Ventilation (ventilation), Gicleurs FF (fire protection), STR Mécanique (plumbing), Akonovia (enhanced commissioning).


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Two high-level inter-agency maritime security exercises were carried out recently to make sure Singapore continues to be ready for potential terrorist attacks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
In part due to Covid-19 curbs that prevent large groups from gathering, the agencies coordinated some activities using videoconferencing tools.
The first, Exercise Highcrest, was held from Oct 26 to 30, with simulated attacks on Singapore's key coastal installations.
Personnel from the Republic of Singapore Navy, the police, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Customs and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore worked together to neutralise the threats.
They rehearsed managing the aftermath of such attacks, which included managing maritime traffic, said the Ministry of Defence in a press statement yesterday.
The second, Exercise Apex, started on Monday and will end today.
Deployed forces from the Maritime Security Task Force, Special Operations Task Force, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group personnel, Independence-class littoral mission vessel RSS Unity, multiple Super Puma helicopters and a Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle were tasked to recapture a merchant vessel hijacked by terrorists.
Maritime Security Task Force Commander Yong Wei Hsiung said: "We must ensure our national maritime security system is robust and ready at all times to deal with any threats quickly and decisively. Through the tight-knit collaboration, I am assured that we can continue to keep our country safe against maritime security threats, even amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic."
The pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works of Singapore's defence operations. In addition to the suspension of individual physical proficiency tests (IPPT) and in-camp training (ICT) for operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) earlier in the year, joint exercises with foreign militaries have also had to be cancelled or altered.
A joint maritime exercise in September between the Singapore and Australian navies was conducted with no physical interaction between personnel from the two countries, while the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in May said it had suspended all large-scale overseas exercises because of the pandemic.
Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said the delivery of submarines and helicopters that the SAF has purchased will be delayed.
More than 6,000 servicemen and women have been mobilised for the national fight against Covid-19, including for the running of foreign worker dormitories and contact tracing operations.


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"But now in Christ Jesus you, who sometimes were far off, are made nigh by the Blood of Christ—for He is our peace, Who has made both one and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us."
Ephesians 2:13-14
How wonderful is His Ministry of Redemption and Reconciliation.
"Brought near and broken down."
Those are the two main emphases in today's Manna concerning Christ's work in a believer's life. Prior to His "quickening us from our trespasses and sins" (v.1), we were "walking dead men who thought and acted like the world, following the counsel of the prince of the power of the air and fulfilling the lusts/desires of the flesh as rebellious, carnal, children of wrath" (vv.1-3).
But, thankfully, the Lord didn't leave us in that condition.
Instead, "God, Who is rich in Mercy and great Love, quickened (Grk. 'suzoopoieo'—'to reanimate, revitalize, make alive, give life to, etc.') us together with Christ and also raised us up together with Him, making us to sit together with Him in Heavenly places" (vv.5-6). Hallelujah!!
Prior to that, we were always "on the outside looking in."
A person "without Christ" knows "about" God, but doesn't know God. They know how they "ought" to live, but are powerless to live that way. Like a stranger passing through town, they know God's somewhere around, but haven't a clue as to how to find Him.
That's why we must be "made nigh by the Blood of Christ." Only His Blood can make us "acceptable" (Eph. 1:6) as He removes our "filthy rags of self-righteousness" (Is. 64:6) and clothes us in the pure white "Robe of His Righteousness."
Think of it, Pilgrim:
Prior to Christ's coming into your heart, you were like an orphaned, abandoned street urchin, pilfering through trash cans looking for food or standing on the street corner with outstretched hand, begging money from passersby.
But, one day a Gentle Stranger passed by. . .stopped. . .looked into your eyes. . .and said, "Why don't you come live with Me?" At first, you were taken aback by His overtures and suspicious of His motives; yet, He lovingly persisted and finally won your confidence and you went with Him.
And, as you were "brought nigh" to that beautiful Mansion and met all who lived there, your fears vanished and your eyes filled with tears. No longer were you a "nobody"—an "alien" and "stranger, having no hope" (v.12). A thousand times no! Instead, you were the adopted child of the wealthiest One Who ever lived and He said "Whatever is Mine is yours."
Does that sound too good to be true, Pilgrim? Such is always the nature of Grace. May we spend today in perpetual praise and thanksgiving as we realize how Christ has "brought us nigh" and "broken down" everything that separates us from the Father and each other.
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Effects of Climate Change in Bangladesh is NOW!
The record-breaking low temperature the region was experiencing when I started to write the article. Bangladesh experienced its lowest temperature ever. The northern part of the country recorded on average 2.6°C and the southern part of the country is 10°-12°C. Not only that, last decade, Bangladesh has experienced an extreme change in climates such as…Read More
Climate Change is happening NOW: The Consequences and Initiatives taken Regarding Climate Change in Bangladesh
In some places, the impact of climate change is already observable. In others, scientists predict the occurrence of climate change based on intricate mathematical and computer models. But in Bangladesh, it is already happening NOW, at a scale that involves unmatched natural and human tragedy. The long history of natural calamities of Bangladesh that used to…Read More
Environment and Gender: What has changed since 1995?
Following the claims of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Earth is the fundamental resource on which people rely for their prosperity and one´s well-being. Although often ignored and downplayed, in many cases gender norms affect the impact of people on the environment, the effect of environmental degradation on people, and finally, access…Read More
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Food is among the basic need according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in 2015 launched the Global Challenge on Food Security and Agriculture. The forum attended by 1400 leaders in over 500 organizations in 19 countries. This is in support of The Sustainable Development Goals call for Ending…Read More
Loss and Damage in the Context of Bangladesh: Inadequacy of Adaptation due to Increasing Climate Risk & A Range of Approaches to Address Loss and Damage
'Loss and Damage' has become a fundamental issue for Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and gained recognition as the third pillar of international climate policy, after mitigation and adaptation. 'Loss and damage' refers to negative phenomena of climate unpredictability and climate change that people have not been able to…Read More
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Media literacy is a section of Propastop that offers readers a chance to test their attention and inference skills. We organize such exercises a few times a year, with the aim of developing the ability to critically analyze media images.
This year's Midsummer Day image game focuses on the localization of the time of images. Can you tell what time the photos below were taken?
Share your answers, and especially the solutions on Propastop's Facebook page or send them to the e-mail address [email protected] no later than Thursday, June 25, 2020.
All those who will send their answers and solutions by the right date, will be included in a draw for the book "Using Social Media as a Weapons System".
We will publish the correct answers and the solutions on our blog on Friday, June 26.


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2018 New York Laws
EPT - Estates, Powers and Trusts
Article 3 - Substantive Law of Wills
Part 2 - Execution of Wills
3-2.1 - Execution and Attestation of Wills; Formal Requirements
§ 3-2.1 Execution and attestation of wills; formal requirements(a) Except for nuncupative and holographic wills authorized by 3-2.2, every will must be in writing, and executed and attested in the following manner:
(1) It shall be signed at the end thereof by the testator or, in the name of the testator, by another person in his presence and by his direction, subject to the following:
(A) The presence of any matter following the testator's signature, appearing on the will at the time of its execution, shall not invalidate such matter preceding the signature as appeared on the will at the time of its execution, except that such matter preceding the signature shall not be given effect, in the discretion of the surrogate, if it is so incomplete as not to be readily comprehensible without the aid of matter which follows the signature, or if to give effect to such matter preceding the signature would subvert the testator's general plan for the disposition and administration of his estate.
(B) No effect shall be given to any matter, other than the attestation clause, which follows the signature of the testator, or to any matter preceding such signature which was added subsequently to the execution of the will.
(C) Any person who signs the testator's name to the will, as provided in subparagraph (1), shall sign his own name and affix his residence address to the will but shall not be counted as one of the necessary attesting witnesses to the will. A will lacking the signature of the person signing the testator's name shall not be given effect; pro- vided, however, the failure of the person signing the testator's name to affix his address shall not affect the validity of the will.
(2) The signature of the testator shall be affixed to the will in the presence of each of the attesting witnesses, or shall be acknowledged by the testator to each of them to have been affixed by him or by his direction. The testator may either sign in the presence of, or acknowledge his signature to each attesting witness separately.
(3) The testator shall, at some time during the ceremony or ceremonies of execution and attestation, declare to each of the attesting witnesses that the instrument to which his signature has been affixed is his will.
(4) There shall be at least two attesting witnesses, who shall, within one thirty day period, both attest the testator's signature, as affixed or acknowledged in their presence, and at the request of the testator, sign their names and affix their residence addresses at the end of the will. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the thirty day requirement of the preceding sentence has been fulfilled. The failure of a witness to affix his address shall not affect the validity of the will.
(b) The procedure for the execution and attestation of wills need not be followed in the precise order set forth in paragraph (a) so long as all the requisite formalities are observed during a period of time in which, satisfactorily to the surrogate, the ceremony or ceremonies of execution and attestation continue.


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Senior Software Developer | contract, remote, long-term
Task details
- Back-end Development
- Desktop Software Development
- Front-end Development
- Software Dev, Data & Web - Other
Our client is a well-established, growing and international active product company within the digital entertainment domain (gaming, e-sports, etc.)
To advance the Tech Team, we are looking for a skilled Senior Software Developer to join the high-performance group.
Working fully remote from anywhere in Europe as a Freelancer / Contract, long-term (1+ years).
The Role
You will be joining a dynamic, exciting Agile team, working as a key part of a globally distributed development unit.
As a Senior Software Developer:
• You will be developing and maintaining different test automation frameworks.
• You will provide training and support to other development teams on how to use the frameworks.
• You will provide guidelines and define standard practices for writing test automation scripts.
Your Profile
• You have proven work experience in a software engineering environment working with software development, quality assurance and test automation teams.
• You have worked in an Agile Environment and perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You have gathered testing requirements from other development teams.
• 5+ years of experience in software development
• 5+ years of experience in TypeScript/JavaScript
• Experience with Cypress,io.
• Experience with Rest API Testing.
• Experience with Git.
• Experience with Agile Methodology.
• The ability to learn new technologies quickly.
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FIRST-HALF GOALS by former Finn Harps players Micheál Doherty and Niall Bonner fired Orchard FC to the top of the Old Orchard Saturday League.
Orchard FC 2 Drumbar Celtic 0
For bottom-of-the-table Drumbar Celtic, the season has become an ordeal and a struggle all at once and they find themselves mired without a point and eight points of a gap to nearest side Mulroy Celtic.
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At this level, players of their refinement are in a different world and there was a clear gulf between the teams.
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Defender Daniel Bennett headed over for the visitors and fired another effort into McLaughlin's hands from distance.
There was never any doubt about the destination of the points here, although Conor McBrearty, a second-half sub, did come close to extending the advantage, but a fine prodded effort crashed off the crossbar.
Orchard FC: Thomas McLaughlin; John Doran, Rory O'Gorman, Gerard Roulstone, Bernard McMenamin; Sean Sweeney (Redmond Doherty 73), Charlie Creavy (Paddy McLaughlin '62), Joe McCarron, Vinny McLaughlin (Conor McBrearty '50); Micheál Doherty, Niall Bonner.
Drumbar Celtic: Daniel Gallagher; David Charles, Daniel Bennett, Kevin Martin, Shane Browne; Enda Brogan (Alex McNelis '73) Aidan Cassidy (Keelan Keaney '62), Conrad Clarke, David Giblin; Rahman Balogun, Ciaran Nixon.
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By Jackie Galli | Mid-City Messenger | June 14, 2022
Bianka Lebeouf was putting up fliers this weekend with her children for a neighborhood public safety meeting when she heard gunshots.
One of the shots she heard resulted in a man's death.
Those gunshots were just one of several incidents Lebeouf experienced this past weekend; her truck was broken into, she said, and two men in ski masks were causing concerns for the neighborhood.
Lebouf has lived in her home along St. Bernard Avenue for eight years. "I love my house, I love my neighbors," she said. "I hate my neighborhood."
Incidents like the ones Lebeouf experienced are what pushed Morgan Clevenger of the Fairgrounds Triangle Neighborhood Association to call for a public safety meeting.
More than 25 Fairgrounds Triangle residents came to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church on Monday (June 14) to discuss the recent crime wave with District D Councilman Eugene Green and five police officers including First District Commander Capt. Terry St. Germain and Third District Lt. Ernest Luster.
Clevenger said there are several hotspots for crime in her area, including St. Bernard Avenue and North Broad Street, and Onzaga Street and Paul Morphy Street near the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots entrance.
"There are some neighbors that didn't come tonight, mostly our seniors in their 70s and 80s and 90s," Clevenger said during the meeting. "Many of them told me, 'We want to come but we're scared.' They're scared to go home from the meeting."
At the meeting, many neighbors spoke of their experiences with crime. And they were looking for solutions to the growing issue of crime and violence in their area, and the city as a whole.
One attendee, Eric St. Pierre, who lives in the 1600 block of Paul Morphy Street, had been a recent victim of an attempted armed car theft by three juveniles.
He was in his car when they came up to him with guns, and tried to get him to roll his windows down. He declined and pulled off. They shot at him while he drove away.
"You guys can see the bullet holes in the car if you want," St. Pierre said.
Addressing that incident, St. Germain said that the assailants had arrived in a stolen car Uptown, and after that car became disabled they attempted to carjack other people, including St. Pierre.
Two of those juveniles are in police custody, St. Germain said. One was unarmed, and the other had a weapon that hadn't been discharged. So the teenager who shot at St. Pierre is still on the street.
Tandra Smith, another neighbor at the meeting who also lives in the 1600 block of Paul Morphy, said the gunshots woke her up. "I didn't know if they were something I heard in my dream," she said.
It took a long time before she learned the shots were from her neighbor's attempted armed robbery. "The community should know," she said.
Clevenger said that when you have been a witness or a victim of a crime, not knowing makes the fear even worse. Residents need more follow-up from the police, she said.
The Third District's Luster said one problem is a systemic issue of recidivism. People are arrested and then let go the next day, he said.
"You can't keep guys off the streets if they aren't prosecuted," he said.
Green quoted a statistic from the Metropolitan Crime Commission's Orleans Prosecution Bulletin, that from Jan. 1 until June 2 of this year, there were 776 violent felony arrests in the city with 626 of those cases accepted. Green said in 2021, officers made over 3,500 arrests, but many didn't get charged and were let out.
"It's unfair, because they think that's how the system works," Green said.
Green said the City Council will be voting on a 2% pay raise for police. They recognize police need help, he said. He hopes to stop hearing about how we don't have enough police.
"Criminals especially don't need to hear police are short staffed," he said.
In terms of what the neighbors can do to help to prevent crime, Luster stressed how important it is to be situationally aware and minimize your risk for crimes of opportunity.
"You have to have a bullet-proof mind," he said. "Be very cognizant of your surroundings."
St. Germain said a major problem is people leaving their cars running — and leaving guns inside. Criminals aren't hot-wiring cars anymore, he said, and they aren't stealing radios. They are looking for weapons.
Clevenger promotes a three-pronged approach to help reduce gun violence in the city. The city needs to invest in education for gun owners, she said. At the same time, there should be a massive public relations and education campaign around legal gun ownership and a city-wide gun-buyback program.
"We have to bring everybody in with the community," she said. That means, she said, bringing the police, the City Council, the district attorney's office and others together to find ways to reduce the crime rate.
Jackie Galli is a journalism student at Loyola University and a reporting intern at NOLA Messenger. She can be reached a firstname.lastname@example.com.