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Since last month's Hampden Reservoir post, I have taken more delight in my commute as I pass by Roosevelt Park, going to and returning from work via the Falls Road exit of the JFX; I can almost see the half moon shape of the reservoir on my left as I climb the hill approaching 36th Street. The commute home every day also served as a reminder that I needed to finish the story of the waterworks. The Hampden Reservoir was actually one of of a chain of three bodies of water, beginning with Lake Roland, and ending at the Mount Royal reservoir, where fresh water entered the city. As I began this installment of the waterworks series, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that this second forgotten reservoir in the system is also an integral part of my daily routine. My commute literally bisects its old location.
After an ordinance was passed by the City Council in 1857 to provide additional water to Baltimore City, there were two options for sources: (1) to increase the amount of water taken from the Jones Falls by damming further upstream, or (2) to introduce water from the Gunpowder Falls. The engineering costs of bringing water from the Gunpowder were estimated to cost over $2.1 million, compared to around $1.3 million for construction of new works on the Jones Falls.* The Gunpowder was estimated to produce 65 million gallons of water during the dry season, while the latter was believed to provide around 20 million gallons per day. The Council chose the cheaper option.
Construction of the new waterworks from the Jones Falls began in 1858, eight miles north of the city, at a narrow point near the North Central Railroad Station. What was formerly called Swann Lake was dammed up to become what we now know as Lake Roland. A massive conduit was concurrently built connecting it to the Hampden Reservoir. Shortly thereafter a conduit was also excavated going south to the Mount Royal Reservoir just north of the city boundary. The waterworks were completed and fully operational by 1862.
The site of the Mount Royal Reservoir lay just west of the Northern Central Railroad tracks on the former site of the Mount Royal Mill property (previously the tract had been owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton who sold it to Solomon Birckhead in 1801). The most notable feature of the reservoir was a large central fountain (see image below), similar to the one in present day Druid Lake, ornamenting the center of the reservoir with a stream of water bubbling high into the air. By 1863 just over half of the city's 38,881 buildings received water that was delivered from the Mount Royal Reservoir.
Even before the waterworks was fully operational it was discovered that this new source was once again insufficient for the growing population of the city. On top of the population boom during these decades, the Civil War resulted in a large number of Federal troops being stationed in, passing through, or being cared for in Baltimore hospitals. In addition to increasing the demand, sick soldiers carried typhoid, dysentery, and other diseases which were spread as a result of poor sanitation and sewage from cesspools leaching into city springs and neighborhood wells. During hot and dry periods of the summer the system would run short of supply. The Water Department's response to the shortage was to cut down on demand by raising the price of water. The increase in cost resulted in contractors not connecting their working class tenements to the city mains, which forced tenants to rely on the same backyard pumps that had been poisoning them in the first place. As usual, the city's low lying poor were hit hardest. Sewage from cesspools leached into neighborhood wells and polluted the springs of the city, increasing the demand for clean water from the mains.
Less than a year after the completion of the waterworks, the City Council passed an ordinance authorizing a $300,000 loan to purchase the land nearby at Lake Chapman to begin building what was to become Druid Lake. Even Druid Lake did not alleviate the supply problem when it was completed in 1865. It took severe droughts from 1869 through 1872 to finally get the city to seriously consider the Gunpowder as a permanent water source. The original price difference of $2.1 to $1.3 million payed a direct cost in human life and well-being.
In 1910 the Mount Royal Reservoir was abandoned by the City Water Department and transferred to the Parks Department. In 1924 the City Park Board demolished the reservoir and removed 50,000 cubic feet of earth, turning the site into park land. At various times proposals to turn the site into a stadium, a swimming pool, and an art museum were discussed, but due to overwhelming dissent the project never got underway. The site remained park land until 1959, when it was bisected by the northbound entrance to the new JFX highway off of North Avenue. Today you can still see the monumental entrance posts to Druid Park via Mount Royal Terrace that stand at the base of the reservoir's original location as you drive past on North Avenue. The keen observer can glimpse the remains of the reservoir's embankments as they pass by on the light rail. (Eben Dennis)
To be continued…next post – Conduit: Druid Park Lake, the Gunpowder, and Baltimore Waterworks 1860s- 1880s.
*This does not include the cost of purchasing real estate, water rights, or distribution of water mains inside the city.
** This system was upgraded to a steam pump system around the time of the annexation in 1886.
McCauley, Louis. Maryland Historical Prints. Baltimore, Md: Schneidereith and Sons, 1975.
Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Baltimore City and County. Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1971.
Passano File, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
O'Neill, Francis. Index of Obituaries and Marriages in the Baltimore Sun, vol. 1, 1866-1870. Westminster, MD, 1996.
Mount Royal Reservoir and Its Surroundings From the Air. Baltimore Municipal Journal. Feb, 10, 1922.
Howard, William Travis. Public Health Administration and the Natural History of Disease in Baltimore, 1797-1920. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution, 1924.
Bromley Atlas of Baltimore City and Vicinity, 1907.
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Cavs, Irving staggering to finish
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving doesn't want the Cavaliers' final game of this disheartening season to look anything like the team's previous two.
Showing little fight, the Cavs were beaten over the weekend by Milwaukee and Boston — two of the NBA's worst teams. They're hoping to rebound and end another non-playoff season on a positive note Wednesday night at home against Brooklyn. Irving said the team's recent performances were "disappointing ... and our fans don't deserve it."
Irving said the team hasn't been able to shake off not making the postseason again, but that can't be used as an excuse.
The All-Star guard acknowledged it's been a challenging season for the Cavs, who were unable to dig their way back from a dreadful first half under coach Mike Brown. Still, Irving feels like the Cavs are headed in the right direction.

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Marinated & Baked Pork Chops
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- In a bowl, thoroughly blend soy sauce, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and ketchup.
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- In a bowl, thoroughly blend soy sauce, vegetable oil, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, and ketchup.
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- Place in freezer.
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17:35:08 Bike Temporaries, registers, whatever they are. LLVM's SSA variables.
17:35:19 Bike LLVM might put them in the stack later so "register" Isn't a good term.
17:35:29 karlosz right, you could always spill
17:35:59 drmeister llvm calls them registers? Doesn't it? Let's settle on "llvm-registers"
17:37:43 drmeister Right now we don't use them between translate-xxx-instruction, we only use them within translate-xxx-instruction
17:38:01 drmeister This will set them freeeeeee!
17:39:44 drmeister I say we do it. There are all kinds of good reasons.
17:40:17 drmeister Doesn't have to be right away - but I think I see the shape of it - it looks good.
17:40:32 Bike Not right now.
17:42:20 drmeister I'm supposed to be the cranky conservative one and you are supposed to be the adventurous young spirit that takes us to new heights.
17:43:00 Bike Right now I'm an adventurous young spirit that's been staring at merge conflicts for two days
17:43:15 drmeister Yes, that will grind anyone down (sigh)
17:43:19 Bike but yeah, i don't mind ssa in principle
17:43:33 drmeister There is life after git.
17:43:45 Bike i think beach wants most transformations to run before closure conversion anyway, so we just do 1) do a bunch of shit 2) closure conversion 3) ssa 4) translate
17:44:13 drmeister You forgot "profit".
17:44:31 Bike that's your department, mr company starter
17:44:46 drmeister Right right
17:53:34 karlosz im hitting a variable unbound error at compile time for something like (let ((x 1)) (symbol-macrolet ((f x)) f))
17:53:47 karlosz is there a place in the environment to specify variable values?
17:54:00 karlosz like on the cleavir end
17:55:37 Bike cleavir is just the compiler, so it doesn't care about variable values
17:55:51 Bike i mean, that should compile, obviously
17:56:33 Bike what error are you getting exactly, and when? during conversion to AST?
17:57:00 karlosz no this is during macroexpansion
17:57:07 karlosz iim using the cleavir->host thing
17:57:19 karlosz but i cant figure out how X would get converted to a hostthing in the environment
17:58:41 Bike Oh. It's a lexical-variable environment.
18:01:16 karlosz err what. inserting a bunch of print statements made it work
18:05:39 karlosz oh, it only works if i recompile the function. but there shoulldnt be any ordering problems with just defuns and defmethods...
18:17:02 drmeister Bike: Did your fork of sicl go away?
18:17:29 Bike I updated it
18:17:38 Bike which messes with the history since it's rebased
18:17:44 drmeister Ah
18:17:58 drmeister So - what is the commit I'm looking for to keep dev working?
18:18:12 drmeister To insulate the mps people for our merge
18:18:15 Bike Uh... dunno actually
18:18:22 Bike try the clasp-changes-master branch?
18:28:37 drmeister That doesn't work - there are problems with lisp files
18:29:40 Bike Okay.
18:29:47 Bike I'll set something up then.
18:30:28 Bike You said you were in an 'mps' branch? I'll make a clasp-changes-mps branch for you to use.
18:30:49 drmeister https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/xV7eEMUu/
18:31:07 drmeister I don't know what the problem is: Could not find waf node for lisp file None - did you run './waf update_dependencies'?
18:32:41 Bike I just pushed the branch for you. Use the a080c75 commit it was at before.
18:32:56 drmeister It's something to do with: src/lisp/kernel/contrib/sicl/Code/Cleavir/Abstract-syntax-tree/simple-float-related-asts
18:37:48 drmeister Thank you - that worked, in that it doesn't fail immediately - building...
18:37:56 karlosz drmeister: cleavir compiles *all* of itself in about 1 minute 30 seconds
18:38:10 karlosz this is in comparison with clisp which compiles cleavir in 5 seconds
18:38:18 Bike oh, you got it working?
18:38:21 karlosz yup
18:38:29 Bike nice work
18:38:38 karlosz thanks
18:40:48 karlosz i did have to #-cleavir out a check-special-form-syntax method on 'function in SICL itself though, since there's no system argument to specialize on
18:41:00 karlosz and clisp has that 2 arg function thing
18:41:08 karlosz but that will all change anyway with csts i guess
18:46:26 drmeister It looks like the parallel build with MPS on Linux is WORKING!
19:01:32 Bike and dev is pushed
20:22:53 drmeister On David Lovemore's macOS machine cfg.env['DEST_OS'] is []
20:23:10 drmeister He's running High Sierra with Xcode 9.4 - is anyone else running that?
20:23:20 drmeister I'm not yet
20:23:28 drmeister Does it break waf's ability to detect the OS?
20:33:32 drmeister I spent all morning simplifying the build system so that on macOS it wouldn't require a wscript.config file.
20:33:43 drmeister It didn't survive even one person trying to install.
20:34:05 drmeister Why? I have no freaking idea - for some reason waf on David's machine doesn't recognize what OS it is on.
20:34:46 drmeister He is running High Sierra with the latest Xcode that became available today. TODAY!
20:35:12 drmeister If that breaks wafs ability to detect the OS then I have definitive proof that god exists and that he hates me.
20:36:42 drmeister The rest of you can sort your philosophical conundrums out yourselves - I know my place in the Universe.
20:40:04 Bike i think letting him deal with a config file probably would have been less error prone than messing with the build system again
20:40:19 Bike i was going to ask something but i guess you're probably busy with this
20:40:38 drmeister In retrospect - you are a genius.
20:40:57 drmeister Ask away - maybe I can regain a shred of dignity.
20:41:29 Bike ah, well, the code in workbench-cleavir doesn't seem to work, is all.
20:41:39 Bike i get an error about adding "link-type nil" or something.
20:41:44 drmeister David says that waf detects what OS it is on by checking the compiler - probably something about Xcode 9.3 or 9.4 broke that.
20:41:58 Bike ...unrelatedly, my netbook is running low on battery, so if i drop off that's the score.
20:42:48 drmeister I think the link-type has something to do with creating functions and the linkage - can you provide more context?
20:42:52 drmeister Or should I come to the lab.
20:43:21 Bike I'm just trying to run the second form in workbench-cleavir.lisp
20:43:30 Bike the error is "Add support for llvm-link input-type NIL"
20:43:45 Bike it uses the cmp:llvm-link function
20:44:03 Bike which is what's signaling the problem.
20:46:17 drmeister Ok then I don't know what I'm talking about - linking - right - linking.
20:46:48 drmeister You said you pushed dev?
20:46:57 drmeister I'll pull and build it and then try it.
20:47:35 drmeister Your branch is behind 'origin/dev' by 300 commits, and can be fast-forwarded.
20:47:37 drmeister GULP
20:48:14 drmeister Building now
20:48:16 Bike this is from bclasp to be clear. i mean, cclasp builds and all.
20:56:58 drmeister I pulled the latest dev and started building it - it is building in serial mode - have you tried parallel mode?
20:57:28 Bike No.
21:00:51 drmeister Hmm, parallel mode might have been lost - checking clasp-builder.lsp
21:04:39 Bike it's still gotthe code...
21:04:50 drmeister Yeah - I see that.
21:05:00 drmeister For some reason it's dropping down to serial mode
21:05:33 Bike maybe *use-parallel-build* is nil?
21:05:52 drmeister I see: core::*number-of-jobs* --> 1
21:06:18 drmeister and core::*use-parallel-build* --> nil
21:06:27 drmeister That could do it.
21:06:54 Bike my battery's about to die, so i think i'm going to take off
21:07:10 Bike i'm hitting a weird build problem when using CSTs and i wanted to use bclasp+cleavir to poke at it
21:07:51 balrog drmeister: I'm running high sierra with xcode 9.4
21:08:07 balrog do you need me to test something?
21:08:46 drmeister balrog: Excellent - give me a few min - I'm going to make a few changes then ask if you could build the new 'dev'
21:08:58 balrog also: ask the person who is having issues what `xcode-select --print-path` produces
21:09:04 balrog alright
21:09:14 drmeister What can that tell us?
21:09:35 balrog if the xcode path is invalid, then nothing will work properly
21:09:45 balrog that's an issue I've ran into when dealing with different xcode versions
21:09:59 drmeister Mine says: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer which is good - because I am a developer
21:10:26 balrog (see, the macOS clang/clang++/ld/ar/ etc commands really go to this program called `xcrun`, which then checks the xcode-select path and then runs the appropriate tools in that prefix)
21:12:04 drmeister balrog: David gets: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
21:12:13 balrog I can switch to that and see what happens
21:12:20 balrog that means he's using the Xcode command line tools
21:12:29 balrog *not* Xcode 9.4
21:12:40 balrog both should work
21:12:40 drmeister I thought they were the same.
21:12:51 balrog nope :|
21:12:56 balrog the command line tools are much lighter weight
21:13:05 drmeister Ah
21:13:08 balrog they don't include all the IDE stuff that comes with Xcode
21:13:25 drmeister But clang is clang is clang - isn't it?
21:13:34 balrog yes, it is. or should be
21:14:33 balrog drmeister: how do I display DEST_OS?
21:15:08 balrog ah, I can probably just print in the wscript
21:15:54 balrog well, it's correct for me
21:16:13 balrog drmeister: also does his `clang` work?
21:16:46 balrog and one other thing: is his `python` the system shipped python 2.7, or something else?
21:17:07 balrog (for a time, homebrew symlinked `python` to python3, which led to all sorts of problems.)
21:18:53 balrog DEST_OS being blank seems bizarre
21:20:33 balrog drmeister: I'm convinced something isn't quite right with his machine. :/
21:21:57 drmeister Ha! You tell a developer that.
21:23:15 drmeister He's one of the nicest guys I've met - he's still going to think I'm an idiot if I don't know what exactly is wrong. :-)
21:23:29 balrog I need more information to know exactly what's wrong
21:23:47 balrog considering what kinds of wacky local configs I've seen developers have on their computers.... :D
21:23:51 balrog (and that includes myself)
21:23:58 drmeister I know - you and I don't have much data to go on.
21:24:48 drmeister I added a DEST_OS option to wscript.config so he can proceed.
21:24:59 balrog yeah. but that's a hack and doesn't fix the underlying cause. :/
21:25:19 drmeister If there is a problem that a wscript.config option can't fix - I don't want to experience it.
21:25:44 drmeister We are about to roll over into a huge new update - I'll sort it out after that.
21:25:49 balrog fair...
21:25:53 balrog yeah, all this merging
21:27:06 balrog drmeister: the way waf obtains the platform is: s = sys.platform
21:27:19 balrog that's why I asked if there's something up with his python installation
21:27:35 drmeister Checking...
21:27:54 balrog heck, even have him open a python shell and run import sys; print(sys.platform)
21:28:11 balrog I've seen some broken Python versions/installations... /sigh
21:29:16 drmeister I asked him to replicate....
21:29:18 drmeister https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/fCIpJ3Nc/
21:30:06 balrog sys.platform is not so apython 3.6.0.
21:30:08 balrog argh
21:30:14 balrog python 3.6.0 **
21:30:33 balrog (wait, where is that from? 3.6.0. is a .0 release.......)
21:30:58 balrog continuum analytics makes it sound like there's anaconda or something in the path... I shouldn't be surprised there :)
21:31:48 balrog I should test with python3
21:32:07 balrog yeah, DEST_OS is correct there too
21:33:27 drmeister waf also looks at the compiler to determine DEST_OS - it's not trivial code.
21:33:38 balrog yeah, it works for me after activating anaconda, so I wonder if his anaconda is very much out of date.
21:36:28 balrog yeah, I'm looking at that waflib code
21:44:10 drmeister I have parallel building working - I had to add USE_PARALLEL_BUILD = True to wscript.config
21:52:00 balrog yeah -- hasn't that been necessary for a while?
22:06:38 drmeister I think so - but I had convinced myself that the default was USE_PARALLEL_BUILD = True but it isn't - the default is False
22:07:22 drmeister I should add a simple block of code that sets defaults when the values aren't specified. Right now it's a hodge-podge of testing for []
22:08:28 drmeister 44 of 422 building the new 'dev'
22:08:35 drmeister In parallel.
22:08:38 balrog drmeister: should I attempt a build?
22:09:08 drmeister What level of intestinal fortitude do you have?
22:09:44 drmeister Hang on - I'll push my tweaks to the new dev.
22:10:14 drmeister Uh wait - how about I let it finish. Maybe bike will be back by then and I can ask him if we are ready to start pushing to 'dev'
22:19:43 balrog drmeister: hmm okay
22:19:51 balrog I'll try to get this 32-core machine to a state where I can build on it
22:21:57 kpoeck I will wait for white smoke befire i pull dev again
22:22:07 drmeister Good idea
22:23:00 drmeister It's looking good though - linking cclasp now.
22:24:47 kpoeck @balrog, now that i have llvm from brew, is anything from xcode installation still used?
22:24:57 balrog kpoeck: yeah, it's used to compile the thing
22:25:03 balrog while you link against llvm from brew
22:25:20 drmeister the "thing"?
22:25:27 balrog drmeister: the whole software package
22:25:33 balrog (or rather the C++ parts)
22:25:38 balrog it's still the default compiler
22:25:47 balrog ...or is it?
22:25:59 balrog well, at the very least, you need system headers
22:25:59 drmeister It's not the compiler - we use clang-5.0
22:26:08 balrog aha, okay
22:26:09 drmeister and clang++-5.0
22:26:16 drmeister Right system headers
22:26:19 balrog without xcode (or the CLI tools), you won't have /usr/include
22:26:44 drmeister Anyway, macOS without Xcode is like something without something.
22:27:13 balrog drmeister: could you compile with clang from xcode, but link against LLVM 5.0.1?
22:27:33 drmeister ACTION has always seen macOS as a delivery vehicle for Xcode. Like coffee is a delivery vehicle for caffeine.
22:28:00 drmeister ACTION is not sure what normal people use their computers for - and is vaguely suspicious of them.
22:28:23 drmeister ACTION because it's probably something unsavory.
22:29:17 drmeister balrog: I have no idea if that will work. macOS Xcode has never worked with clasp and I gave up trying a few years ago.
22:29:44 drmeister Since we use so much of the llvm API we are pretty much pinned to specific llvm releases.
22:30:06 balrog drmeister: you'd still need LLVM from Homebrew or somewhere. Xcode no longer ships a version of the LLVM libs that one can link to.
22:30:37 drmeister There you go.
22:30:58 balrog however, you probably can still use the system compiler to compile the interpreter
22:31:05 drmeister Apple wants us to write clasp in Swift.
22:31:09 balrog ha.
22:32:10 drmeister The new 'dev' built fine.
22:33:17 kpoeck I am sure my swift will be a lot better than my c++
22:33:37 balrog how about Rust? :P
22:33:40 drmeister I threw caution to the wind and pushed my tweaks to the wscript file.
22:33:43 drmeister (WHITE SMOKE)
22:33:58 drmeister Go ahead and pull the 'dev' branch and try building it.
22:34:31 kpoeck I think i rather go kotlin than go rust
22:34:54 kpoeck But let me try the white snow part
22:38:46 kpoeck 132 files changed (and 6 with conflicts to my local changes)
22:38:52 balrog well, the ubuntu VM boots up
22:55:28 balrog ugh, and I'm fighting with VMs now
23:06:20 kpoeck_ drmeister: how did you solve the "assert waf_node != None, "Could not find waf node for lisp file %s - did you run './waf update_dependencies'?" % file_name" probelm
23:06:33 kpoeck_ NameError: global name 'file_name' is not defined
23:12:05 kpoeck_ There is obviously an error in tools-for-build/wscript_utils.py
23:12:45 kpoeck_ Line 239 should read
23:12:47 kpoeck_ assert waf_node != None, "Could not find waf node for lisp file %s - did you run './waf update_dependencies'?" % path
23:13:24 kpoeck_ with this correction I seem to be missing src/lisp/kernel/contrib/alexandria/package
23:13:45 kpoeck_ Where is that being pulled?
23:14:11 drmeister kpoeck_: You might need to delete your copy of sicl and let ./waf configure get you a new one
23:14:25 kpoeck_ ok
23:14:27 drmeister cd clasp/src/lisp/kernel/contrib
23:14:31 drmeister rm -rf sicl
23:15:11 drmeister I didn't quite do that because I thrashed around for a bit and then Bike set us up with a new commit to draw from.
23:15:28 kpoeck_ and than update_dependencies?
23:15:43 drmeister ./waf configure updates the dependencies.
23:16:10 kpoeck_ I knew that, should have thought before asking :-)
23:16:19 drmeister But I'm not sure what happens when you have a separate branch for 6 months and then merge it and then try to build with inconsistent repos within your repo
23:16:45 kpoeck_ but could you fix the error in tools-for-build/wscript_utils.py?
23:16:50 kpoeck_ or i do a pr
23:17:57 kpoeck_ nope does not work
23:18:22 kpoeck_ why would a new sicl place alexandria in src/lisp/kernel/contrib/alexandria/
23:18:29 balrog drmeister: we'll probably need -lffi when building against distro-packaged libllvm on Ubuntu and Arch as well.
23:21:36 drmeister balrog: Ok, I can do that.
23:21:44 balrog drmeister: don't do that yet
23:21:45 kpoeck_ Eclector is also missing
23:21:51 balrog I'd personally prefer a way to detect whether or not we need it
23:22:08 Bike huh. before i pushed i wiped my contrib directory and it pulled everything okay
23:22:10 balrog I can work on that, if waf makes it easy to attempt compile of a test program
23:22:18 kpoeck_ is there specific version of eclector needed?
23:22:22 drmeister It is an upstream problem right? We should get snooty like the rust folks. I don't want to be out snootied.
23:22:43 balrog drmeister: yes, it is an upstream problem.
23:22:54 balrog or should we fix it and contribute it upstream? :p
23:23:02 kpoeck_ @Bike, so I should clean my src/lisp/kernel/contrib/?
23:23:12 Bike worth a shot, i guess
23:25:07 kpoeck_ tried and failed :-)
23:25:19 kpoeck_ neither pulls alexandria nor eclector
23:26:23 kpoeck_ where would I get eclector from?
23:27:13 kpoeck_ https://github.com/robert-strandh/Eclector.git?
23:29:04 kpoeck_ Well that at least starts the build
23:29:26 drmeister kpoeck_: It should install everything it needs
23:29:35 drmeister Hang on - why is it getting eclector?
23:29:37 drmeister WTH
23:29:59 kpoeck_ AssertionError: Could not find waf node for lisp file src/lisp/kernel/contrib/Eclector/code/readtable/packages - did you run './waf update_dependencies'?
23:30:15 drmeister kpoeck_: I don't know what you are working with - but it's messed up.
23:30:22 kpoeck_ but I don't know where this came from
23:30:41 drmeister You shouldn't need eclector - we don't pull that.
23:30:54 drmeister Ok - things are out of whack because this is a huge update.
23:30:59 Bike dev needs eclector
23:31:00 drmeister Can you clone a fresh clasp
23:31:10 balrog drmeister: why do we need all these Clang libs?
23:31:30 Bike i mentioned to you that it would build eclector and alexandria and stuff even with generate-ast
23:31:35 drmeister Bike: Why don't we clone eclector then in the wscript file?
23:31:48 drmeister I built 'dev' without it?
23:31:53 Bike if we don't that's news to me
23:31:58 drmeister Oh wait - I did it in my cst branch
23:32:22 drmeister kpoeck_: Give me a few minutes to sort out what is going on and what we are missing.
23:32:25 Bike ah, you deleted the pulls just now
23:32:26 Bike https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/commit/bd04d3ec093826ea8e38ef69dde94234614137c4
23:32:46 Bike https://github.com/clasp-developers/clasp/commit/bd04d3ec093826ea8e38ef69dde94234614137c4#diff-dc6134e3d3c869a052520d86f46371dcL156 here specifically
23:32:58 drmeister Oh shit - sorry - my bad
23:33:11 kpoeck_ Its compiling, I think we just miss to pull alexandria and eclector in update_dependencies
23:33:52 kpoeck_ I just don't know whether you require specific versions of both libraries
23:34:09 Bike shouldn't
23:34:14 Bike beyond like, reasonably new
23:34:46 drmeister I did a quick ediff on the dev wscript file and the changes I made today and wiped out the code to pull those two repos - fixing...
23:35:11 kpoeck_ ok, i let it continue building than
23:36:36 drmeister https://www.irccloud.com/pastebin/pRGmxuxk/
23:36:37 drmeister I'll set it back to that
23:37:28 drmeister Today has been such an emotional rollercoaster
23:37:55 drmeister Swinging between panic that I broke peoples builds and elation that we got the merge working and stuff is working in the lab.
23:39:24 drmeister I would have caught this problem if I hadn't pulled the merge into my cst-dev directory, which had a recent enough Eclector and alexandria in it already.
23:39:50 drmeister Refer to my comment earlier about there being a god and (s)he hating me.
23:40:03 kpoeck_ All will be fine! I was aware of my risk when I pulled dev :-)
23:41:05 karlosz i was wondering why nětočka něznanova was showing up in my inbox...
23:42:48 drmeister I know - I'm tucking into some fresh kiwi fruit - confirmation that I don't live in the worst of all worlds.
23:43:49 drmeister I pushed a fix to dev
23:43:51 kpoeck_ There are people in the company that I work for, that still have to use cobol on a mainframe :-)
23:45:13 drmeister I found this amusing today: http://arrgh.tim-smith.us/
23:45:26 drmeister aRrgh: a newcomer's (angry) guide to R
23:48:52 karlosz drmeister: do you have timings for clasp self compiling cleavir? i wanted to compare my self host time with clasps but it up all my ram again
23:48:56 karlosz *ate up
23:53:00 kpoeck_ I made a pr for the error in wscript_utils.py
0:24:25 balrog drmeister: looks like Ubuntu doesn't package the Clang libs in a way that clasp's wscript expects
0:25:20 balrog ahhh, you use clang for manipulating C++ code
0:25:22 balrog that makes sense
0:26:14 balrog drmeister: may I ask why clasp insists on linking the static LLVM/Clang libs?
0:26:54 drmeister Because on supercomputers I need static linking - so I started from there and never changed it.
0:26:59 balrog ahhhhhhh....
0:27:12 drmeister dynamic linking is the devils linking
0:27:19 balrog lol
0:27:31 balrog static linking is heavily discouraged on macOS
0:27:44 balrog rather, application developers are expected to bundle libs
0:27:54 balrog drmeister: would it be worth looking at the complexity of writing CMakeLists?
0:28:11 balrog this is a long and arduous wscript here :|
0:29:15 Bike not requiring static linking sounds like a good idea to me, at least
0:29:29 drmeister We can switch to dynamic linking - but waf seems to want one or the other. Take a look at the wscript where it searches for the boehm library. It tries first to find a static version and then it drops down to the dynamic version.
0:29:46 Bike isn't that because of the wscript
0:30:33 drmeister balrog: I don't want to touch another build system until we have loads of developers and there is a really, really, really good reason.
0:30:37 balrog fair.
0:30:51 drmeister When you pick a build system you pick the one you want to complain about.
0:31:01 balrog yeah, I get that
0:31:48 balrog this would not be the only project I've had to deal with that uses a fairly uncommon build system. :|
0:32:03 balrog (and temperamental as well)
0:33:07 drmeister It's python - I understand python. I don't understand cmake or autotools and I despise boost::build and perforce jam.
0:33:28 balrog I understand Make and learned CMake
0:33:41 balrog I can follow autotools, but I don't think anyone truly understands it
0:34:29 balrog the other build system I'm citing above is a fork of Premake and interestingly enough, uses Lua
0:35:28 balrog but sure, I'll begrudgingly try to figure out waf :)
0:37:21 drmeister It's Python and you have function calls to build a dependency graph. We don't use waf the way it was intended - or we barely do.
0:37:59 drmeister I know a guy who left his job partly because he hated the build system that they decided to switch to.
0:38:14 balrog I'm not surprised (but I'm curious what they switched to)
0:38:26 drmeister I started with boost::build - I spent years with that thing.
0:38:35 balrog I know multiple people who wrote their own build systems because either they hated everything that existed or everything that existed was unsuitable for the application.
0:39:02 drmeister Two? Three? years ago I switched to waf with no idea how it would go because I was so frustrated with boost::build.
0:39:15 drmeister I switched to waf because of one thing - it's Python and I understand Python.
0:39:17 balrog I can't say I've heard a good thing about boost::build ever.
0:39:38 balrog I've used scons before (also python) and my opinion on it is that it's clean and workable bu tit doesn't scale.
0:39:39 balrog but it*
0:39:40 drmeister I've never heard a good thing about any build system.
0:40:02 drmeister All I ever hear is programmers vowing that they are going to develop their own build system.
0:40:11 drmeister As soon as they are done with their own programmers editor.
0:40:38 drmeister Ha! Where they should really be focusing their efforts is to develop their own compiler.
0:41:21 drmeister 'cause that's how you get chicks
0:42:16 balrog haha funny you should say that. one of them is developing FPGA tools, another is developing cross platform compatibility environments to run legacy Apple/Mac software on modern platforms, as well as Unix-like environment on legacy platforms
0:42:37 balrog both situations creating issues for modern / widely accepted build systems
0:45:21 balrog it's the usual yak-shaving routine
0:45:54 balrog just like the effort to improve workflows for computational chemistry led to building a Common Lisp compiler
0:48:58 balrog my experience with scons? it couldn't handle macOS "fat binaries", it couldn't handle cross compiling
0:49:07 balrog the latter of those is something a lot of build systems have problems with
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Philly's Dazzling Jewelry Designers
Though Philadelphia may be known for many things -- but particularly cheese steaks and sports -- you may not consider the City of Brotherly Love a hub for independent jewelry designers.
Besides the bling-bling found on Jeweler's Row, where do you go to find custom-designed jewelry to adorn your fabulous self or to impress that stylish someone on your list in gift-giving season? If you think you have to search outside of Philly, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Look no further than your backyard. Some of the world's brightest and innovative jewelry designers are found right here.
This fall, during two tours of the city's best professional artists and designers showing at POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tour) and DesignPhiladelphia, I stumbled upon the work of Kate Cusack at Snyderman-Works Gallery.
I was immediately mesmerized by Cusack's line of Zipper Jewelry. Necklaces, brooches and bracelets made exclusively from zippers are something unexpected, yet the freelance costume designer and jewelry maker says she's "inspired by the repetition of ordinary things" and "loves the transformation of the ordinary."
Using ordinary objects, Cusack creates elegant jewelry that transcends trends. The Brooklynite's pieces are wearable art without being odd; they are simply spectacular.
Shop the Zipper Jewelry collection at Snyderman-Works Gallery, at 303 Cherry St., during the 2012 Holiday Gift Exhibit on view Dec. 1-31.
Self-taught jewelry designer, Lithuanian native turned Philly resident Zivile Pupinyte has been creating exotic wearable art in Philadelphia since 2002, just three years after she moved to the states.
In 2005, she worked as a jeweler with Paul Morelli, where she gained professional experience. Her first line, Zivile Art, fused with lava rocks and semiprecious gems, was shown in elaborate presentations in gallery receptions throughout the city.
In November, Zivile launched a line, Screwed Forever, which is a modern approach to fine metals that transcends gender, time and homogenization.
"This collection of customizable accessories explores the ties that bind humanity. Human emotions of love, passion, compassion, devotion and loyalty are playfully represented in a ring/pendant design held together with an industrial screw," said Zivile.
The brilliantly original concept is jewelry "by the slice." Unisex jewelry is created with silver or gold bands, matte or highly polished, which become rings or are strung on chain to make necklaces.
These minimalist, sculptural delights are sure to have mass appeal. Available at Screwed Forever E-Shop.
Printmaker, painter and jewelry designer Wendy Wolf studied printmaking locally, at Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, earning her MFA; and at the School of Art & Design at Alfred University in Alfred, NY, where she completed her BFA. Ms. Wolf has been exhibiting since 1995 and has been a visiting lecturer at universities from Scottsdale, Ariz., to Venice, Italy.
To call her a seasoned veteran is an understatement. Her colorful paintings have evolved to wood-framed jewelry. Imagine the joy of wearing a miniature version of your favorite painting around your neck in a kamagong wood frame.
Wolf has also framed semiprecious stones such as onyx, coral, jade and turquoise for her collection, Inline Designs. Just in time for holiday shopping, shop Inline Designs at Holiday Open Studios @ 915 Spring Garden Dec. 8-9, 12-6 p.m. Wolf is available for private necklace parties.
This holiday season and beyond, seek out our city's abundance of skilled and creative local artisans.
Learn more about Kate Cusack at www.katecusack.com.
Shop Screwed Forever at www.screwedforever.com
See more of Wendy Wolf's work at www.thewendywolf.com


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More ESA astronauts to fly to the ISS: First assignment for Roberto Vittori
PR 30-2001. ESA's Director General Antonio Rodotà and the Director General of the Russian Aviation and Space Agency (Rosaviakosmos) Yuri Koptev recently signed an agreement for European astronauts to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on Russian Soyuz launchers in the period 2001 to 2006.
ESA astronauts will perform the duties of flight engineer in both "taxi flights" and "increment flights". "Taxi flights" are short-duration flights (7-8 days) to the International Space Station with the purpose of exchanging the Soyuz capsule, which is permanently docked to the Station to be used as a rescue vehicle. "Increment flights" are crew exchange flights which may require the astronauts to stay on board the Station for up to 3-4 months.
The agreement (technically know as a "Framework agreement") sets the general principles, terms and conditions of the ESA-Rosaviakosmos co-operation while the type of flight, the experimental programme content and the cost of each specific flight will be negotiated accordingly on a case-by-case basis. The total package price will include the cost for the training, planning and preparation of the missions, the on board stay, the up-load and download of flight equipment needed for the specific experimental programme. The number of flight opportunities is currently not specified, but it will be in the order of one mission per year.
This agreement represents an important step in the development of operational expertise for the European Astronaut Corps before commencing intensive utilisation of the International Space Station for scientific research, Earth observation, technology development, material science and human physiology experiments, with the launch of ESA's Columbus laboratory in 2004. "The agreement supports the Russian effort in the space arena with the involvement of European professional astronauts and it shows a further sign of the increasingly strong co-operation between ESA and Rosaviakosmos," said ESA's Director General Antonio Rodotà.
The Italian Space Agency ASI has already taken the first option for a flight by an ESA astronaut. Roberto Vittori, an Italian national and a member of the ESA's Astronaut Corps since 1998, will receive his first assignment as flight engineer on the first available Soyuz taxi flight after October 2001.
For further information, please contact
ESA Media Relations
Franco Bonacina
Tel. ++ 33 1 5369 7155
Fax. ++ 33 1 5369 7690
ASI Press Office
Francesco Rea
Tel. ++39 06 8567 235
Fax. ++39 06 8416 265


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According to a report on Siliconera, next year's Call of Duty game will take place in the same universe as Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare titles.
The site's source, related to the game's voice acting, is the same one who accurately leaked a ton of Sleeping Dogs info over a year before that game's release, so this is at least worth thinking about.
The report says the game will star "a battle hardened veteran in his mid-thirties with a nihilistic point of view" (I know, I know), features a flashback starring Soap MacTavish, and contains such riveting lines of dialogue as:
We've got KVA on the move! They're going to strongpoint the main gate, ETA two mikes! We're providing support for our heavy rollers! Ready up and let's move!
Goliath, this is Sentinel Zero One! We have enemy armor at the gate, hundred meters north of our position! Requesting close-air grid mark three-one-six!
None of which means a whole lot, though if it really is set in the Modern Warfare universe that would be a very disappointing lack of imagination (and bravery) on Activision's part.
We've contacted Activision for comment, and will update if we hear back.
Call Of Duty 2013 Details Leaked, Continues Modern Warfare Arc [Siliconera]


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UPDF, AMISOM in Somalia
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
The African Union Mission in Somalia's capabilities to provide security in Somalia were recently strengthened when U.S. military members of U.S. Africa Command and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa delivered nearly 20 vehicles and two storage containers to the Uganda People's Defence Force here, Sept. 25.
A seemingly contrasting fusion of traits - strength and benevolence - appears to run through the veins of UPDF PSYOP military members.
Five U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 404th Civil Affairs (CA) Company, 407th CA Battalion, attached to the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), are currently forward deployed to Camp Singo, Uganda, to advise and assist in the training of the first tactical Civil Affairs Company within the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).
The Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa's 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB) Functional Specialty Group (FXSP) veterinarians spayed, dewormed and immunized the cats of Caritas Djibouti here, Aug 30.
The Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) is preparing Ugandan Battle Group 22 (UGABAG 22) for a spring 2017 deployment in support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), with a 12-week training course at Camp Singo, Uganda.


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Based on the novel of the writer Shivmurti, the film highlights social injustice evils between the upper caste and the lower caste. Political tension ensues when Rajpatiya, a young lower caste woman of the village is tortured and molested by a high-caste Brahmin boy Chandar. However, in the absence of witnesses, Chandar gets bail from the court. Will Rajpatiya fight for justice?
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IRVING, Texas (AP) The Dallas Cowboys might be without wide receiver Dez Bryant for their playoff push.
Bryant injured his left index finger in an emotional 20-19 victory over Cincinnati on Sunday, one day after practice squad linebacker Jerry Brown was killed in a car accident that landed defensive tackle Josh Brent in jail on intoxication manslaughter charges.
Dallas coach Jason Garrett said Monday that Bryant was still being evaluated. The Cowboys play Pittsburgh at home Sunday in a battle of 7-6 teams trying to keep playoff hopes alive.
Bryant re-entered the game after sustaining the injury and caught a touchdown pass that pulled the Cowboys to 19-17 in the fourth quarter. Dallas won on a field goal by Dan Bailey on the final play.


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Susan Jacoby wrote the article below, published at http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/susan_jacoby/2008/10/the_worst_angels_of_our_nature.html: (Definately worth a read…..)
"The Worst Angels Of Our Nature: Rage And Racism On The Campaign Trail
Like everyone else, I am worried about the economy and the financial panic I sense around me. But I am absolutely terrified–I tremble for my country–by the rage that has been expressed at Republican campaign rallies during the past two weeks. It is a rage that partakes of the worst forces in American history–xenophobia, racism, anti-intellectualism, religious fanaticism, envy, and utter contempt for truth and reason. Lest anyone suggest that this is a bipartisan phenomenon, I should point out that no one at Obama rallies is calling out for anyone to kill the other candidate. Worst of all is the behavior of Sarah Palin, a candidate for the second highest office in the land who stood on a platform, heard the cries of "treason" and "kill him" after her anti-Obama rant, and said absolutely nothing. She went on with her vile speech as if nothing had happened.
John McCain has belatedly realized that his campaign has unleashed forces that it cannot control; perhaps he came to that realization when he was booed at his own rallies for contradicting supporters who called Obama an "Arab" and a "traitor." Pundits on the left and right (and Barack Obama himself) always preface their acknowledgments of McCain's effort to calm the waters with an obligatory "to his credit." Talk about unearned credit. McCain picked the rabble-rousing Palin as his running mate, and he picked her because she appealed to the far-right Republican base. Her speeches, with their accusation that Obama was "pallin' around with terrorists," followed by attempts to link Sixties' radicals with the 9//11 bombers, leading logically to audience's conclusion that Obama himself may be a terrorist, were certainly cleared by the Rovian McCain campaign strategists. That McCain is now recognizing that he may be inheriting the wind says nothing creditable about him. The least we can expect from respectable candidates is that they decry calls for murder and accusations of treason. You don't deserve a gold star for doing that.
I am afraid, as others are afraid and reluctant to say so, that some unhinged Joe or Jane Six-Pack will pick up a gun and act on the passions aroused at these rallies. How can anyone who came of age in the sixties–whose youth was punctuated by the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Robert F. Kennedy, not be afraid? The ignorant and bellicose governor of Alaska badly needs a history lesson. Most of us demon liberals weren't pallin' around with terrorists during the sixties; what we were doing, too many times in our young lives, was mourning the loss of leaders who did try to speak to the better angels of the American nature.
The trouble begins with the notion that there is some special wisdom in the virtuous, uneducated Joe Six-Packs of this nation. I met my very own Joe-Six Pack (that's what he called himself) a few weeks ago, and if he exemplifies the purported wisdom of ordinary Americans, we are in trouble that cannot be measured by any decline in the stock market. I wound up at the same table with Joe, the owner of a Polish delicatessen, in a packed bar as we waited in the Milwaukee airport for a delayed flight to New York. After volunteering the information that he was flying to New York for his niece's wedding in Brooklyn, Joe said he wasn't looking forward to the event because his niece was marrying a native New Yorker and they were "moving into some kind of hippie loft under some bridge."
Then Joe started talking about the economy. He didn't blame Wall Street nearly as much as he blamed ordinary Americans who, pursuing the dream of becoming homeowners, had obtained subprime mortgages with no down payment. "These people knew they couldn't afford to pay back those loans," he said, "and they didn't give a damn because they hadn't had to put down any of their own money. So they're losing nothing when they get kicked out. No money down, and they've been getting free rent for as long as they've lived in the house."
How, I asked, did Joe figure that people had been getting "free rent," since most of them had been making mortgage payments–at increasing interest rates–for years. Wasn't it possible that many of the homeowners facing foreclosure had simply not understood what it would mean for their monthly payments if the rate on the mortgages went up by, say, 5 percent? Wasn't it possible that they thought they could make their payments when they signed the mortgages but subsequently lost their jobs? Or that someone in the family got sick and piled up medical bills that lend to bankruptcy?
"Don't you believe it," said Joe, whose face literally turned purple with rage. "So maybe they made payments for a while, but they were a lot lower than rent payments would be. That's always the excuse with these people, that they've been unlucky, that they're poor little victims."
"These people." I wanted to ask who "they" were and what separated them from "us," but I didn't have to. He exploded again. "You have a whole group of people who don't really want to earn what they have. These bad home loans, they're like special treatment for blacks who want to get into the best universities. You want it, you don't have to work for it, the government will give it to you." As soon as I boarded the plane, I took notes detailing everything about this conversation.
I hope that this Joe Six-Pack was just one Joe Six-Pack, and that there are many other blue-collar Americans who do not share such views, reeking of class and racial resentment and absent any awareness of the ways in which unexpected blows of fate can derail the honest efforts and hopes of hard-working people. We will, I suppose find out on Nov. 4. The fate of our nation rests on the hope that a majority of Americans are not as uneducated and angry as my Joe Six-Pack. I do know that a real leader ought to challenge such ignorance, wherever it exists, instead of praising is as an example of down-home American values. Any politician who provides fuel for the worst sort of American fire, or remains silent in the face of bigotry and threats of violence, is a disgrace to this country.
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CRS – Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress. Valerie Bailey Grasso, Specialist in Defense Acquisition. September 17, 2013
"Some Members of Congress have expressed concern over U.S. acquisition of rare earth materials composed of rare earth elements used in various components of defense weapon systems. Rare earth elements consist of 17 elements on the periodic table, including 15 elements beginning with atomic number 57 (lanthanum) and extending through number 71 (lutetium), as well as two other elements having similar properties (yttrium and scandium). These are referred to as "rare" because although relatively abundant in total quantity, they appear in low concentrations in the earth's crust and extraction and processing is both difficult and costly. In 2010, a series of events and press reports highlighted what some referred to as the rare earth "crisis…Some policymakers were concerned that China had cut its rare earth exports and appeared to be restricting the world's access to rare earths, with a nearly total U.S. dependence on China for rare earth elements, including oxides, phosphors, metals, alloys, and magnets. Additionally, some policymakers had expressed growing concern that the United States had lost its domestic capacity to produce strategic and critical materials, and its implications for U.S. national security."


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Contingency Management for Smoking Abstinence With Adolescent Smokers (CM)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01056588
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 26, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 22, 2019
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The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of this type of smoking cessation program by comparing a treatment group with a control group.
A secondary objective of this research is to explore relations between impulsive behavior and smoking-cessation success among treatment-seeking teens participating in a quit-smoking program.
Hypothesis 1. A greater proportion of the participants in the treatment condition will be verified as abstinent from smoking during the course of treatment than participants of the control condition.
Hypothesis 2. It is hypothesized that teens who do not successfully stop smoking (or who drop out of the treatment program) will be more impulsive (from measures taken just prior to treatment) than those who do successfully stop or significantly reduce rate of smoking.
|Condition or disease
|Cigarette Smoking
|Behavioral: CO-Contingent Behavioral: Control condition
|Not Applicable
In response to the need for treatments appropriate for adolescent smokers, this research (utilizing a two-group randomized-control design, n = 63 per group) will evaluate the effectiveness and efficacy of a new and innovative Internet-based contingency-management (CM) program for smoking abstinence with adolescent smokers. This program lasts for 42 days and involves a 21 day abstinence phase. For the treatment condition, participants are reinforced for breath samples that verify abstinence from smoking three times per day; however, for the control condition, participants are reinforced for timely breath samples regardless of abstinence status.
Because this CM program is Internet based it can be completed from home, which stands to be more viable as a treatment option for adolescent smokers than other treatments requiring frequent trips to a clinical facility. From preliminary work with adult and adolescent smokers, it is expected this treatment program will be highly effective in creating favorable changes in adolescent smoking behavior. This research will also involve eight monthly post-treatment follow-up sessions to determine long-term consistencies or changes in smoking behavior.
A secondary goal of this research is to explore pre-treatment assessments of different dimensions of impulsive behavior as predictors of treatment outcome. These behavioral assessments will provide highly detailed information about the specific behavioral styles of adolescent smokers who are unable to effectively change their smoking behavior during treatment. This information should provide new points of emphasis for treatment-program modifications to improve these programs to be more effective for adolescents most challenged in their efforts to quit or reduce smoking.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|126 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Predictors of Smoking Outcomes During Treatment Programs
|Actual Study Start Date :
|February 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|January 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|January 2015
Placebo Comparator: Control Condition
In this condition, participants will receive reinforcement for timely breath samples with no contingency for a specific breath CO level.
Behavioral: Control condition
In this condition, participants will receive monetary reinforcement for timely breath samples with no contingency for a specific breath CO level
Active Comparator: CO-Contingent
In this condition, participants will receive reinforcements contingent on submitting breath samples at CO levels indicating reductions or abstinence from smoking.
Behavioral: CO-Contingent
In this 42 day condition, participants will receive monetary reinforcements contingent on submitting breath samples at CO levels indicating reductions or abstinence from smoking (4ppm).
- The primary outcome for this research will be smoking treatment outcomes (reductions or abstinence) compared across the treatment- and control-condition arms. [ Time Frame: approximately 9.5 months ]
- The secondary outcome for this research will involve the use of pre-treatment assessments of impulsive behavior as predictors of treatment response at the end of the treatment for both conditions and also during followup. [ Time Frame: approximately 9.5 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|13 Years to 19 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages of 13-19
- Have a breath CO level of at least 10ppm
- Smoke at least 2 cigarettes per day
- Live in Columbus, OH area
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adolescents must be English-speaking
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01056588
|United States, Ohio
|Nationwide Children's Hospital
|Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
|Principal Investigator:
|Brady Reynolds, PhD
|Nationwide Children's Hopsital
|Responsible Party:
|Brady Reynolds, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky
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|First Posted:
|January 26, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 22, 2019
|Last Verified:
|July 2019
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The BreakFree is Belkin's fix for crazy rockers who can't get through a set without ripping up their amp or guitar's cord jack by flailing around too much. One part of the $20 two-piece kit fits in the axe's cord jack, while the other goes to the cord itself, and you can rock safe knowing that if you make any wild moves the plugs—which don't degrade sound quality—will snap apart without ruining your gear, a la Apple's MagSafe MacBook cable. Super extreme rockers can get another pack to use for the amp as well, but if you're that wacky on stage, you should probably just go wireless. Out in September, press release after the jump.
Belkin BreakFree Protects Your Amps
¶ Easy-to-Use BreakFree Connectors Complement Your Existing Cables with a Magnetic Breakaway Connector
COMPTON, Calif. —(Business Wire)— Jul. 10, 2008 Belkin International, Inc., announces new BreakFree Connectors, which detach under extreme tension, protecting your amplifier or guitar from unexpected damage. BreakFree will provide noise-free dynamic sound without any degradation in audio quality.
Belkin's BreakFree Connectors are designed to eliminate the popping that occurs when cables are accidentally unplugged from a live amplifier. Additionally, for musicians with multiple guitars, the product makes guitar swapping seamless without the hassle of shutting down or putting your amplifier on standby.
— September 2008 in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia
BreakFree (F8Z294) - US: $19.99
— Supports 1/4" TRS plug
— Strong magnet with quick detachment
— Consistent audio quality
— Reduces cable clutter
BreakFree Tips (F8Z293-2) - US: $9.99
— Use with BreakFree Connector
— Two in a pack
— Supports 1/4" TRS plug


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Buying Mutual Fund? What Charges you pay after 1 August after SEBI orders
What has changed after SEBI's instructions?
Let's say you wanted to invest 10,000 in a Mutual Fund of your choice and it had an entry load of 2.25%. That would mean that an amount of 225 would be deducted from your 10,000 and 9775 only would be your actual investment.
However, after the recent change introduced by SEBI, your entire 10,000 will be invested in the Mutual Fund.
Does this mean I dont have to pay any charges for investing through my broker or agent or Mutual Fund Distributor?
No. That is not the case. Many people are getting the impression that they may not be required to pay anything after the SEBI's directive. However, what this order means is that if you write a cheque for 10,000, then all your 10000 will be going to your investment in Mutual Funds. You will still HAVE TO PAY Brokerage and distribution cost, but that might vary depending upon your broker.
This charge will be reflected and charged seperately to you.
The order for SEBI is not to eliminate the charges, but to involve transperancy in the investment process. Please bear in mind that you will still have to pay the charges for making the investments in mutual funds, though this will be charged seperately by your broker.
Is there an example for this?
Yes. Say ICICI Direct has come out with its variable brokerage plan after the order from SEBI. As per the plan, if you have a total cumulative holding in Mutual Funds with ICICI Direct at 8 Lakh or more, then you dont need to pay anything either for SIP investments or lumpsum investments.
However, if your Mutual Fund holdings are less than 8 Lakhs, than you will have to pay per transaction:
For SIP investments - Rs. 30 per transaction
For Lumpsum Investment - Rs. 100 per transaction
Will this new scheme really help?
It actually depends upon you and your broker and his charges.
If your broker charges high amount, then you may be a looser on that. But if you can find a good broker who charges low rates, then you can save a lot of money. So you will have some choice. However, you will now have to face and evaluate various conditions set forth by the broker. For eg. For Zero charges, ICICIDirect requires a minimum of 8 Lakh Rs. investment. That is a big amount for any investor.
It is good because now you will know what charges you are paying for investing in Mutual Funds. It will give respite to investors in Mutual Funds who were not keeping a close eye on the Mutual Fund Charges, which can build up to a significant amount in the name of distribution charges, marketing charges, fund management charges, entry load, etc. Now, the cheque that you write for the Mutual Fund Investment will ensure that all your money value written on the check actually goes into your investment
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3 Comments: Post your Comments
- Raghavendra Prasad Jakka said...(on 28 August 2009 at 06:50 )
Thank you for throwing light on the SEBI directive on abolishing the Entry load.
I have a question here. Earlier to this directive, there was an another directive whcih tells "If you directly invest with a Mutual Fund, say SBI Mutual Fund, by going to the Mutual fund Office, there will not be any entry load" Now my Question is, Will this directive is still Valid after the August 1st, 2009,
- Shobhit said...(on 30 August 2009 at 20:55 )
That directive is still valid.
This new one is for investors who go through a broker.
- Unknown said...(on 9 June 2010 at 06:39 )
thanks for good article. I want to receive your articles on e-mail.
i request you to please add me in your mailing list -
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Several scholarships have been set up in honor of the victim's of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Ana Marquez-Greene Music Scholarship Fund
Western Connecticut State University has set up a scholarship in honor of Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, 6-and-a-half.
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"Ana's love for singing was evident before she was even able to talk. In a musical family, her gift for melody, pitch and rhythm stood out remarkably. And she never walked anywhere – her mode of transportation was dance. She danced from room to room and place to place. She danced to all the music she heard, whether in the air or in her head. Ana loved her God, loved to read the Bible and loved to sing and dance as acts of worship," the Marquez-Greene family said in a statement.
Sandy Hook School Memorial Fund at the University of Connecticut
UConn has created a memorial scholarship fund to help the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School who survived Friday's tragedy. The Sandy Hook School Memorial Fund at the University of Connecticut will provide financial aid for any students who currently go to the school, as well as siblings of those killed and dependents of teachers and the other adults who lost their lives protecting those students. The scholarships will be available to those who are accepted to UConn when the time comes for them to apply.
Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Victoria Leigh Soto went to Eastern Connecticut State University and the university has created the Victoria Leigh Soto Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund to support Eastern students studying to be teachers who have unmet financial need.
The parents of children who survived the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown are the friends and neighbors of families going through immense grief and they have set up a fund to help remove some of the burden.
The Emilie Parker Memorial Fund has been set up at America First Credit Union in Utah, the Parkers' native state. The funds will go to support Emilie's parents in taking time off work to be with family, any medical expenses, and in flying to Utah to arrange and plan a funeral. For the other Sandy Hook Elementary families affected, the funds will go to help them in any way they want.


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Additional Secretary (retired), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India B. Raman writes in Sri Lanka Guardian about TIMES NOW Editor Arnab Goswami's theatrics while anchoring the prime times news at 9 on the Times Of India's news channel:
I understand Arnab Goswami of the Times Now news channel is an increasingly viewed news anchor of India today.I am not surprised.Ever since he started his 9 PM daily news programme, people no longer have to go to night clubs and bars for their evening excitement.
They get it in ample measure by watching his daily debates on the important news of the day.It may not be appropriate to call them debates.What he serves the viewers is a veritable Devil's Dance— with no histrionics barred.The more hysterical you are, the more valued you are by Arnab.It is immaterial whether you know the subject, whether you have insights and whether you analyse lucidly.What is important is your ability to add to the colour and excitement of his Devil's Dance.Things like Netiquette, politeness, courtesy, patience to let others speak, decorum, gravitas are not important.It is not a debate, it is an exciting performance.You can do anything so long as you attract viewers.You can scream.You can shout.You can pull your hair and that of others.You can try to monopolise the show by not letting others speak.Not much is intelligible because everybody speaks and shouts at the same time.As in some Greek shows where the author also joins the play as an active participant, Arnab is not just an anchor.He also joins others in their histrionics.There is never a dull moment in Arnab's Devil's Dance.Even if there is no exciting news, Arnab manages to produce excitement out of what is available.And when exciting news is available, Arnab keeps his viewers enthralled.For the last three days, Indian TV news channels, which were going through the summer silly season, have found something exciting to show and talk about following the arrest of Abu Jundal, a co-conspirator of the 26/11 terrorist strikes in Mumbai, by the Saudi authorities and his transfer to Indian custody.You can depend on Arnab to make the best out of the excitement.His Devil's Dance, full of anti-Pakistan histrionics, has acquired a new excitement, a new rhythm and new drum-beats.Many retired spooks are happily joining the Devil's Dance every day.You can save money on going to bars and night clubs and instead watch Arnab's show at 9 PM every night.Nothing like it seen on Indian TV before.
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First of all I know this is a strange one.
We have a server room which is small and a few servers in there. We have an AIR CON in there but we also have a ventilation duct which is a follows:
9 Meter Length x 600mm x 200mm
I would like to know which fan would be best for ducting. I have been told that a centrifugal blower would be good but I am not sure.
Please note this is a DIY job the idea is just to get rid of the hot air from the servers to outs side.