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"DoDoDo Dosanko Marche 179", the restaurant specializes food from 179 cities & towns in Hokkaido
"DoDoDo Dosanko Marche 179" was born as a restaurant that aims people to be aware about seasonal food, production areas, and producers through enjoying the food from Hokkaido. Those of you who are visiting Hokkaido, you'll be able to enjoy "now" in Hokkaido here.
The restaurant delivers deliciousness from 179 cities and towns in Hokkaido"DoDoDo Dosanko Marche 179" opened at 10th December 2015. Their speciality is, as the restaurant name indicates, using ingredients from 179 cities and towns in Hokkaido for the dishes. Though not always 179 cities and towns are provided, every ingredients have seasonal specialities, so the name also indicates to enjoy different seasonal ingredients throughout the year. Adding to that, not only the ingredients but also 179 cities and towns themselves are promoted as well. You will be able to grasp Hokkaido through the "deliciousness".
Production areas and producers are printed together in the menu. If you are familiar with cities and towns in Hokkaido, the name of them may catch your eyes.
You can drink "The Perfect Classic"!There are Hokkaido drinks in this Hokkaido specialized restaurant. The beer in their menu is Hokkaido limited draft beer "Sapporo Classic", but it is not the normal Sapporo Classic. Here they have "The Perfect Classic". Perfect Classic has a strict regulation to clear "3Cs"; CREAMY, CLEAR, COLD. "The Perfect Classic" is not in every restaurant, it is available only in restaurants that are specially approved by Sapporobeer.
Sapporo Classic matches well with any dishes. How about trying this beer with the popular menu "Overflowed Maki-Sushi".
Another Hokkaido drink is "Yubari Melon Cocktail" and "Haskap Cocktail". It's not normal melon, "Yubari Melon".
"Yubari Melon Cocktail" has strong flavor and scent of juicy, sweet Yubari melon. This drink contains alcohol but it is so delicious that I had to be careful not to drink too much. Hakap cocktail has sourness of the fruits haskap. Tastes kind of like sparkling wines.
Parfait for dessertsEven though if your stomach is full of delicious food used ingredients from Hokkaido, you still crave for desserts. "DoDoDo Dosanko Marche 179" recommends "Seasonal Parfait". The seasonal gelato in the parfait is freshly made in the restaurant.
When I covered, seasonal parfait contained gelato of purple carrots, brussels sprouts, potatoes, and beets. They are all vegetables!
Those of you who wonder what to eat when visiting Sapporo for business or sightseeing, try this restaurant. You can taste "now" of Hokkaido.


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Pileups involving large numbers of vehicles are not common, but are most likely to happen on major freeways where traffic is moving quickly and there are several lanes open to drivers. Often, a rear-end collision or a sudden lane departure on the part of one driver is responsible for starting a chain reaction that can involve many other drivers who are unable to slow down or stop in time to avoid a collision. Vehicle pileups often result in multiple injuries, but it may be difficult to tell exactly who is responsible.
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The problem with a pileup accident is that more than one driver may have responsibility in the crash. For example, the driver that initially swerved into another car was obviously negligent, but the driver following behind who then slams into both cars may also bear responsibility. Rear-ending another car is a sign that the driver did not have control over the vehicle and almost always results in the rear driver being charged with the crash. In a multi-vehicle accident, it is technically possible for every driver involved to be charged with fault if none of them were able to stop in time to avoid a collision. This means that if you have been injured in a multi-vehicle accident, it is very important for you to have sound legal advice about your claim.
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Community pharmacy
Community pharmacies to lose out in new £2.8bn funding deal
The settlement includes £2bn, which will be delivered in fees and allowances, with the remaining £800m to be delivered through agreed drug purchase margins.
Source: Eye Ubiquitous / Rex Features
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) and NHS England have finally agreed a new funding contract for community pharmacy in England for 2014–2015.
The new £2.8bn deal includes £2bn in fees and allowances and £800m to be delivered through agreed drug purchase margins. The £800m figure represents £300m more than the existing agreement for purchase margins.
Although the overall settlement of £2.8bn is more than the £2.5bn settlement for 2012–2013, changes to the drug purchase margins mean that pharmacy contractors are set to lose income of £870 on average.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) says it is "disappointed" at the settlement for community pharmacists reached with NHS England, which was announced on 22 September 2014.
"Contractors will be disappointed that there will be a fall in income," says Ash Soni, president of the RPS. "We would have expected funding to stay flat and not experience a reduction, so it's disappointing."
"I think the PSNC probably fought as hard as they could, which is why I think it took so long to reach a settlement," he says. "It's probably been the best that they could do, but it's not good."
Community pharmacists will be unhappy with the settlement agreed between the PSNC and the Department of Health, according to the chief executive of Pharmacy Voice Rob Darracott.
"We have got to do a bit extra for pretty much the same [amount of money] but these are the times that we are living in," he says. "It would have been nice to have had a signal that they were going to make good on lots of the claims and promises about what pharmacy can contribute."
PSNC's chief executive Sue Sharpe admitted the negotiations had been "extremely lengthy and complex", adding that the deal was a "fair settlement" recognising the financial squeeze across the NHS.
"For over a year we have been warning contractors to expect a tough settlement, one that represented more work for the same level of funding," she says. "In common with the rest of the NHS, pharmacies have been required to find savings, and this settlement reflects that policy." Contractor members of the PSNC were unanimous in agreeing it, Sharpe added.
An adjustment to the price of category M medicines — which comprises more than 500 generic drugs — will see an increase of £10m per month from October 2014, equal to a rise in average item value of around 12p. But in November 2014, the community pharmacists' practice payment, which is dependent on the volume of items dispensed, will be cut by 17p per item.
The impact of these changes mean that a community pharmacist will be £870 worse off on average in the second half of the 2014–2015 financial year compared with the first half of the year, the PSNC calculated.
The £2bn includes continued funding for the New Medicines Service (NMS) that brings it under core contract funding alongside Medicine Use Reviews (MURs).
The percentage of MURs that have to be categorised within the three named clinical target groups is rising from 50% to 70%. Pharmacists will also be expected to target a new patient group — people with cardiovascular disease or who are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Other changes to the contract mean that, for the first time, pharmacists will be expected to include the name of their pharmacy in future patient safety incident reports made to the National Reporting and Learning Service.
Community pharmacists will also be obliged to advise patients with stable long-term conditions about the benefits of using a repeat dispensing service.
The PSNC has also agreed that pharmacies will take part in a national two-week audit of emergency supplies of medicines made by community pharmacists as part of an ongoing review by NHS England.
The settlement is for one year only and in the coming months the PSNC hopes to develop the framework for 2015–2016. The PSNC says it is very keen to reach a settlement for 2015–2016 before April 2015.
- This story was updated on 23 September 2014 to include comments from Pharmacy Voice.
Citation: The Pharmaceutical Journal DOI: 10.1211/PJ.2014.20066577
Readers' comments (4)
I totally echo the sentiments of Ash Soni, however "I think the PSNC probably fought as hard as they could, which is why I think it took so long to reach a settlement," he says. "It's probably been the best that they could do, but it's not good." - I think it's probably true to say that the PSNC fought as hard as they usually do...
Perversely the funding settlement actually drives contractors further towards item numbers rather than service provision... by making them do more dispensing to be in with the remotest possibility of attaining the same revenues.
Let's get the emergency supply audit out of the way ASAP and demonstrate the vital role that locally accessible community pharmacy plays to patient's lives and health. It must be swiftly followed by a national NHS emergency supply service to demonstrate PSNC and NHS England's commitment to a future of service based community pharmacy.
Utterly frustrating and totally disappointing. In some ways the money is the least of it. It's the total lack of vision and the complete failure to tap into the long-acknowledged "unexploited potential" of community pharmacy that is so hard to accept. At a time when the NHS is cash strapped and there's a desperate shortage of GPs there is a ready and willing pharmacy workforce. Surely its a no brainer ?
Totally agree with Graham
I wonder what on earth they have actually been negotiating about for two years?
A missed opportunity to move towards a true service led contract and this settlement just makes prescription factories more inevitable.
As for next years contract negotiations...... Oh there's a general election!
The last "re-disorganisation" lleft the NHS in disarray. In some areas the GPs are in melt-down. For example one local practice has collapsed for lack of GPs; another 2-partner practice has enough work for 3 GPs but cannot recruit a third partner or even find locums. 2 GPs are doing the work of 3. They are working 16h days. Sooner or later they'll make a serious error due to being overtired or end up ill themselves. The Royal College says we need 16,000 more GPs but the NHS doesn't have the money to train or pay them. Even if there was the money there isn't the time……..
Meanwhile, pharmacists are in relative over-supply. Some cannot find work - some end up working as Technicians or even Counter-Assistants. Unlike "my" generation, these freshly-minted pharmacists have all the clinical and interpersonal skills to carry out enhanced and advanced services. They could quickly be trained up as prescribers and run clinics and common-ailment schemes in GP surgeries or pharmacies. They could be Healthy Living Pharmacists too and make a huge contribution to the Public's Health. All that would be needed would be a modest additional investment by the NHS and we could have more than one pharmacist per pharmacy.
Pharmacy could answer so many of the NHS's problems. It seems like a no-brainer so what's stopping it?
Come on RPS lets have a strong campaign on this issue. If we all pull together we could transform our fortunes in the run-up to the next general election. If every grass-roots pharmacist and all the National bodies worked together we could mount a fantastic campaign.
Patients and the public love pharmacy. They trust us the most. If patients demanded more from pharmacy the politicians would have no choice.
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Dr Crystal El Safadi is a Senior Research Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Southampton.
With an interest in GIS and other technologies, I am a fierce advocate for modern practices that unite digital and archaeological research. I currently work on the Arcadia funded MarEA (Maritime Endangered Archaeology) project. MarEA aims to rapidly and comprehensively document and assess, through remote sensing, threats to the maritime and coastal archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa. In tandem, I undertake research, involving computational modelling, on the topic of prehistoric maritime mobility within north-western Europe and the Mediterranean.
Prior to this, I have worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, contributing to teaching on the Master's programme in Maritime Archaeology. I have also worked as an Archaeologist, GIS Specialist, Research Technician and a Geophysical Specialists. These employments have not only afforded me the experience of working within a number of countries, namely Lebanon, Cyprus, Spain, Bulgaria, France, Oman and the U.K. but also, to work across disciplines and specialisations i.e. terrestrial, maritime and desktop-based research. As a Research Technician (2016-2017), I worked on a project entitled Writing Honor: The Levant and the History of Archaeological Ideas about Seascapes.
Qualifications include an MSc in Archaeological Computing-Spatial Technologies (2012-2013), an MA in Maritime Archaeology (2013-2014) and a PhD in Archaeology (2014-2018). My doctoral thesis focused on maritime activities during the Early Bronze Age within the Levant. It identified the complexity of analysing the past through the lens of a modern geographical understanding and offered an alternate mapping concept, to which we may engage playfully with the past.
Ultimately, this concept of 'playful engagement' is that which drives the research I undertake. I am drawn to powerful concepts that can contribute to the shaping and reshaping of the world; I am interested in questions that may challenge conventional narratives and I am eager to support others to do the same.


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STC and Cisco to build three data centres in Saudi
New data centres will help meet growing demand from customers
STC and Cisco have announced plans to build three data centres in the Kingdom, to meet growing market requirements.
The data centres, which will be built in Riyadh and Daman, will use Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), which will enable rapid deployment for customers across the board as well as ensure higher availability in a secure environment.
Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is a data centre and cloud solution which offer full visibility and integrated management of both physical and virtual networked IT resources, all built around the needs of applications. It is a holistic architecture with centralized automation and policy-driven application profiles. It delivers improved operational efficiency, greater productivity, accuracy, and easier scaling as well as improved security for customers. It will help to break down silos and unify all the component parts of its IT infrastructure - networking, storage, compute, network services, applications, security- thereby managing them as a single, dynamic, entity without compromise.
Cisco ACI data centre switching innovations will allow STC's network to rapidly respond to its application development teams, while delivering up to 75% total cost of ownership savings compared to merchant silicon-based switches and software-only network virtualisation solutions.
Eng. Abdulaziz A. Alsugair, chairman and managing director, STC commented: "As a leading provider of ICT services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, STC's goal is to maintain its leadership position by continuously innovating to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. This pioneering data centre project will ensure that we continue to deliver state-of-the-art network infrastructure to support the tremendous growth and demand from our customers in Saudi Arabia for fixed and mobile broadband bandwidth. The new data centre solutions will allow STC's IT infrastructure to meet business demands for new applications as well as accelerate application deployment cycles to drive faster business processes and improve our customer offering."
Eng Mohammed Alabbadi, general manager, Cisco Saudi Arabia added: "We are honoured that STC has chosen to continue to work with Cisco. Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure will help STC to deliver new products and services, manage risk and security threats, empower employees, and drive productivity into their organisation. As billions of new valuable connections form to create an Internet of Everything (IoE) that most of us will experience through applications, the focus on rapid and consistent application deployment today has become even greater. Through this groundbreaking data centre project, STC is demonstrating that it understands the vital importance building a technology infrastructure that will address its customers' growing and ever changing demands today."


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Now that we are approaching the finish line on the film, with our sound mix, visual effects and color grade nearly complete, our BTS Producer Aza (who also plays the character of "Lewis" in the film) has been getting caught up and cutting more videos for you. This one covers three days of filming last year that took us to the over-90%-in-the-can milestone (little did we know then it would take another entire year to finish that last 10%!) But if you've been following these posts you know we made it and the film is nearly complete! So enjoy this little flashback that recaps our adventures on the road to where we are today… and also get a glimpse of how we pulled off what is arguably one of the coolest shots in the film:


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Guam's Amy Atkinson set a new national record in the women's 800m at the London Olympics.
The 23 year-old finished fifth in her heat in 2.18.53.
Marshall Islands runner Haley Nemra posted a season best of 2.14.90 in her heat.
Still on the track and Fijian javelin thrower Leslie Copeland threw a season best of 80.19m, but it wasn't enough to qualify for the final.
The 24 year old began with a throw of 77m before reaching his goal of over 80m with his second attempt, however he ended with a disappointing 72.52m.
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After bonding with veterans at the local clinic I volunteered in since middle school, I was inspired to visit the Veterans Hall. The Hall became my weekend sanctuary as veterans would warm-heartedly greet me and tell stories of their life-or-death situations during the Korean War.
I joined the veterans to a commemoration event for all of Korea one day. Compelled to have my questions about health and supplies during the war answered, I approached a veteran I had never met before. He wore so many flashy badges and medals that it was impossible not to notice and talk to him.
I learned that the veteran I had approached, Hee Mo Park, was the President of the Korean War Veterans Association. After the interview, I was so shocked by his answers; when asked how he was able to go through each day, Veteran Hee Mo Park told me his motivation was the exact thought that he could die the very morning he woke up to.
I was so shaken by his responses that I had to sit down to collect myself. I realized I had been living so blithely and unaware of what had really happened, less than 70 years ago, on the grounds I stood on. After the interview, I was determined to spread awareness of the horrors of war to youths my generation and help more realize the costs of peace.
I interviewed over 20 veterans all over South Korea and wrote a book of over 100 pages about the several veterans I met.
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Rajesh Khanna still in hospital but stable
The 69-year-old actor, who was not keeping since quite sometime, was admitted to Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on June 23 following exhaustion and weakness, his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia had said.
"He is still in hospital. He is fine and stable. He is in a special room on 11th floor of the hospital," hospital sources told PTI.
The day Khanna was admitted, Dimple had said that the veteran actor would be discharged in a day or two but now its been 12 days since he is recuperating at the hospital. On being prodded, sources said, "No idea.."
Earlier, in April, Khanna was admitted to Lilavati hospital for three-four days after he complained of uneasiness and exhaustion. Recently, Khanna appeared in his first television ad for Havell`s fan, which was directed by R Balki.


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Last week I hosted our bi-weekly "meatless dinner club" party, and wound up preparing an entirely vegan menu. I eat vegetarian quite often, but some of these girls seemed a little more serious than I had initially thought about cutting out ALL animal products, so I set out to please the masses. Besides, I love me a challenge! I always wondered, "what the heck do vegans eat?" I suspect that vegetarians and vegans often eat a lot of starches since healthier options aren't always available to them at restaurants (although I think this trend is changing). Since healthy cooking is important to me, I wanted something that would appease everyone's dietary restrictions, but still be light and healthy.
I opted to make a veggie burger and a couple of seasonal salads. I did have a few gluten free guests, and I tried to make gluten free buns, but they were kind of a fail. That recipe I'll keep testing until I get it right! I also made my own "ketchup" and mustard! I recently got the book Food in Jars by Marisa McClellan where I learned to make both, as well as a million other things in jars (you should see my jar filled kitchen right now), and am thinking I'll do a whole jar week sometime soon, so I'll save those recipes for then. In the meantime, please enjoy my menu!
Vegan, Gluten Free Veggie Burgers
- 4 cups cooked quinoa **I prepared mine with vegetable stock instead of water
- 1 can drained, rinsed black beans
- 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 2 T ground flax seeds
- 1 flax seed "egg"
- 4 scallions or green onion, minced
- 1/4 cup gluten free flour
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil
Prepare a large baking sheet with a layer of parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine quinoa, beans, tomatoes, jalapeno, and ground flax in a medium-large bowl. Fold the flax "egg" into the mixture and combine thoroughly. Stir in the minced green onion. Sprinkle with half of your flour and fold in. Fold in cilantro, salt and pepper. See if you can create a patty with the mixture. If it is too wet, add in the second half of your flour, a little at a time, until its the right consistency.
On medium-high, heat enough oil in well-seasoned cast iron pan to cover the bottom of the pan. Carefully add enough patties, one at a time, to cover the bottom of the pan and not have them touching each other. You may have to do multiple batches. Fry until each patty has a golden-brown crust on the bottom, 2-3 minutes per side, then carefully turn over. Cook second side until golden brown.
Carefully move patties to your baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve with your favorite burger fixin's!
***Note: I put grilled corn in a few patties (there was a corn allergy so I didn't put it in all of them) and the ones sans corn held together better, so I omitted the corn from this final recipe***
Watermelon Salad with Jalapeno and Lime recipe from Vegetarian Times
- 3 Tbs. lime juice
- 2 Tbs. olive or avocado oil
- ⅛ tsp. lime zest
- 2 cups seedless watermelon, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- ¼ cup basil or Thai basil, cut into thin strips
- ½ tsp. sea salt
Mix together remaining ingredients. Pour lime juice mixture over watermelon, and gently toss to combine. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- 1 cup uncooked bulgur
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup frozen shelled edamame (green soybeans)
- 1 pound yellow and red cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Combine bulgur and 1 cup boiling water in a large bowl. Cover and let stand 1 hour or until bulgur is tender.
- Cook edamame in boiling water 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain. Add edamame, tomatoes, and remaining ingredients to bulgur; toss well. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
I'm happy to report that all the herbs, tomatoes, and jalapenos used in these recipes were grown here at my house! I'm also happy to report that one girl said that this was the best veggie burger she has ever eaten and she's been a vegetarian for 16 years! Yeah! Overall, I think it was a success. I love to try new things, and although I probably won't be switching to an all vegan diet, I'm now aware that vegans DO have more options than just lettuce and french fries!


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The American Political Science Association (APSA) has given Sanford School of Public Policy Assistant Professor Nick Carnes two awards for his book, White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in Economic Policy Making.
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People who care about American democracy have recently been paying a lot of attention to new research by Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, which shows that for decades wealthy Americans and business interests have consistently gotten their way in public policy – even when their views conflict with what the vast majority of Americans want.
Several Sanford faculty members have received recognition for their work this spring.
Within the university, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences recognizes instructors for high quality of teaching in undergraduate courses. For the fall 2013 semester, five Sanford faculty were among the top 5 percent of all undergraduate instructors in the categories of "quality of course" or "intellectual stimulation." They are Catherine Admay, Elizabeth Ananat, Evan Charney, Kip Frey and David Schanzer.


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Unraveling astrocyte heterogeneity in the mouse brain using single cell transcriptome profilingAstrocytes are the major cell type in mammalian brain. They perform many functions at both synapses and the blood brain barrier. Importantly, all major neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and cancer, show astrocyte involvement.Astrocytes have traditionally been studied as a homogeneous set of cells. However, recent reports suggest they are actually a highly heterogeneous cell population, showing variation in morphology, physiology and function. This raises the question of whether astrocytes are specialized to perform specific functions in defined regions of the CNS – and the implications for CNS disease.We study astrocyte heterogeneity using transcriptomics. Applying single cell methods, we found that astrocytes are more heterogeneous than previously thought (with 8 subtypes in the adult mouse hippocampus).We now wish to appoint a highly motivated student, who will work at the interface of both labs. The student will split their time 50:50 between the Holt group (wet lab experiments) and Saeys group (single cell bioinformatics and systems biology methodologies), with the overall goal of elucidating how astrocyte subtypes develop and are maintained in the adult mouse CNS, as well as the functional consequences.We will study astrocyte development by isolating single cells at closely related time points. Using single cell sequencing, the developmental relationship between cells will be established using trajectory inference methods. Emphasis will be on the identification of transcription factor networks driving subtype development.Based on the bioinformatics, experiments manipulating transcription factor levels will be performed to force subtype interconversions. This will be followed by analysis of local tissue architecture (e.g. immunostainings and confocal microscopy for neuron number and density) and assays of CNS (subtype) function (electrophysiology and Ca2+ imaging).
Keywordsastrocyte, transcriptomics, transcription factors, development, function
SupervisorsYvan Saeys, VIB Inflammation Research Center, UGent, GentMatthew Holt, VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, KU Leuven, Leuven


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A fly fisher is lucky to have a mentor that can pass along the secrets of noticing, the way of casting and landing your line on the water for the good drift without effort, the spots where trout wait. I had flyfished for twenty years before Dick Laws put me in contact with my first steelhead on the fly, and I would not miss a chance to fish with him anywhere. He lives in Montana now and his favorite water is the Taylor Fork of the Gallatin.
The first time I came through Montana, passing time at the Corral Bar I met a man with a bandage on his head who showed me the newspaper clipping about a grizzly attack up on the Taylor Fork. We had seen a Grizzly in the corner of Yellowstone Park less than a mile from where we fish. With an acute awareness of smells and sounds in the breeze, five of us fished up the lower three miles. There were native Cutthroat trout and a few rainbows, and it was tricky to sneak up on them.
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Genuinely satisfying, heart-shaking novels combine an absolute narrative authority with an apparently effortless style. You question nothing, savor every phrase and nuance, live willingly within their pages from the first word to the last. They can also be slippery things: impossible to wrap up or pin down. Just read it, you urge the uninitiated, already envying them the experience to come.
Nancy Reisman's second novel, "Trompe L'Oeil," is one such book. It opens with a family holiday in Rome. Emerging from the cool shadows of a church into the dusty brightness, an American art historian and aspiring artist named Nora Murphy and her two young daughters spot her husband and son across the street. They wave. Four-year-old Molly, letting go of her sister's hand, runs out to meet them and is hit by a truck. She dies instantly.
The immediate and horrific aftermath of the accident — the hospital, the morgue, the coffin, the unbearable plane journey home minus one child — is explicitly and agonizingly described. But it's the next 30-odd years the novel sets out to explore, with devastating candor and clarity.
Choosing to leave Boston and settle full time at their windswept holiday home on the coast of Massachusetts, the Murphys console themselves with the births of two more babies. Sara, "the quietest Murphy," is nothing like Molly, but she grows up to be ever more conscious of her status as the replacement child. Delia, on the other hand, seems to echo her dead sister in myriad small, uneasy ways.
Meanwhile the older siblings, Theo and Katy, still struggling with the shock of their loss, watch their parents' marriage strain and finally shatter under the weight of largely unspoken grief. As time passes, as each member of the family grows up, grows older and emerges into the wider world, Reisman articulates with great emotional subtlety the way a tragedy reverberates through the years.
If all this seems like a straightforward family saga, think again. A trompe l'oeil is an artist's trick: a painting in two dimensions that conjures three. And so, perhaps more than anything else, Reisman's novel is a meditation on how we struggle to deal with the various facets of our splintered selves. Can individual moments reveal the whole story? Can we ever trust the picture before us?
"Had she herself painted him?" Nora wonders after her husband has announced that he's leaving her, as if it might perhaps be safer to think of him living only in her imagination. Similarly, she can't help wondering about the other Nora, who "might exist . .. if the children were safe; if Molly still existed, if Theo and Katy had lost nothing." As for Katy, she retains a lingering sense that her brother and father are "always together . . . always on the far side of the road (in Rome, yes, and also elsewhere)."
This is no ghost story, but people, places, even moments, seem to haunt and stalk one another through its pages. Rome itself, especially that tragic holiday street, occupies its own continuing role in the story, making it seem as if that long-ago death might not be as irrevocable as we think, but something fluid, maybe even reversible.
There's a bright elasticity to Reisman's prose that only adds to this sense of possibility. Simple observations make striking impressions: Katy in her grief is "both defended and careless with herself." Urged to start socializing again, Nora finds she can "imagine herself on a small olive-shaped boat crossing the pool of a martini glass, but not at a cocktail party itself."
Throughout, we flit with astonishing speed from person to person, with Reisman diving into her characters' lives at ever more oblique and seemingly random angles. Major events — marriages, births, divorces — are barely described, passed over in favor of tiny details: "a conch shell on a bare wood table"; a memory of a small child "dragging a pink blanket"; the "elegant and frank" bare feet of a girl we won't see again. There's real beauty in the way the narrative slinks and pounces, makes its (apparently haphazard) choices. You doubt nothing; not a single moment feels forced. Even the brief, beguilingly sensuous descriptions of paintings and sculptures — by Caravaggio, Canova, Bernini, Vuillard and others — that punctuate the chapters ultimately achieve a mysterious cumulative power that justifies their presence. Far from distancing Reisman's readers, they seem to draw us more deeply into the novel. In fact, in Reisman's skillful hands, this begins to feel like the only possible way to tell a story — a mark of real authorial mastery.
I hesitate to compare Reisman to Virginia Woolf: There are so many differences, and this writer's work has a flavor and a clarity all its own. But again and again I was reminded of the sheer headiness of my first encounters with "To the Lighthouse" and "The Waves" — the sense of newness and possibility, of light and color, of almost reckless narrative daring. Rendered here, you feel, in startling and almost painterly form is life itself: the life we all live and love and recognize, with its tragedy and transience, its terrible unanswerable questions about time and possibility, love, loss and grief. This novel doesn't just "trompe" the "oeil," it reinvents it.


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Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited (LSE) was Pakistan's second largest stock exchange after the Karachi Stock Exchange. It is located in Lahore, Pakistan. It was formally inducted into the national Pakistan Stock Exchange on the 11th of January 2016, along with the Karachi Stock Exchange and the Islamabad Stock Exchange.
The Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited came into existence in October 1970, under the Securities and Exchange Ordinance of 1969 by the Government of Pakistan in response to the needs of the provincial metropolis of the province of Punjab. It initially had 83 members and was housed in a rented building in the crowded Bank Square area of Lahore. The number of listed companies has increased to 519 since its inception. With 37 sectors of the economy and 519 listed companies with total capital of Rs. 555.67 billion having market capitalization of around Rs. 2.51 trillion . The LSE has 152 members of which 81 are corporate, and 54 are individual members. The LSE was the first stock exchange in Pakistan to use the internet and currently 50% of its transactions are via the internet.
The Lahore Stock Exchange has opened branches in the industrial cities of Faisalabad and Sialkot for trading. The Sialkot branch is referred to as the "Sialkot Trading Floor".
With effect from January 11, 2016 the Lahore Stock Exchange was integrated with the Karachi Stock Exchange Limited under the Stock Exchanges (Corporatisation, Demutualization and Integration) Act, 2012 to form the Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited.
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The fields covered are grouped into three categories: the microfoundations of macroeconomics, where Malinvaud evaluates the theory of resource allocation and Hildenbrand examines the empirical content of economic thories; markets and and organizations, where both Gabszewicz and D'Aspremont et al. look at imperfect competition and general equilibrium, Scotchmer and Thiess consider spatial economics, Ponssard the future of managerial economics, while Van Damme looks at the next stage of game theory; and econometrics, where Gourieroux reviews econometric modelling in general, Maravall looks at time series, Lubrand and Bauwens examine Bayesian analysis, and Blundell looks at the rapidly expanding area of microeconometrics. Excerpt Economists are notoriously bad at predicting, and therefore one might suspect that they would not do a very good job of forecasting how their own discipline will evolve as it passes the next millenium. Nevertheless, this was the task set for the authors of this book, who met on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the greqe (which has now become the greqam, Groupe de recherche en economie quantitative et econometrie d'Aix-Marseille). Whether the forecasts turn out to be accurate or not, the vision of the contributors sheds interesting light on the different areas covered. Furthermore, their different attitudes concerning the direction that economics will take reveal that, at least within the economics profession, there is no obvious convergence of expectations. Despite this, there are several common threads that can be picked out in the various chapters, and while the introductions to the three parts of the book give a clear picture of the contents of each section and how the various components fit together within each part, the purpose of this brief introduction is to try identify those points on which there is some common accord.Perhaps the first of these common themes is the shift that many authors detect from the construction of rigorous and self-contained theoretical models towards models that are more descriptive and possibly, in consequence, more realistic. Van Damme and Ponsard, in rather different ways, both take this point of view. For the former, the road of endowing agents with super-rationality and concentrating on equilibrium refinements is not the one to take. Rather, he suggests that empirical relevance will occupy a greater place in the future. This should lead one away from the current frustrating situation in which 'anything can happen' in game-theoretical models into one in which outcomes are more specific. the position that Ponsard adopts is that the firm cannot be taken as the almost vacuous entity of standard theory: rather, one should consider the way in which the firm is organized and the resultant role of strategic analysis. Rationality in its strongest form is sacrificed in order to obtain more testable propositons.At its peak, the period of 'high theory' in economics was preoccupied with internal consistency rather than with empirical relevance, as Malinvaud clearly explains. Indeed, as he says, a standard part of the intellectual game became the proving of the possibility of counterintuitive results without the need to worry about their empirical relevance. That this has changed is amply illustrated in the various chapters of this book. 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The Bravo superfan has wife Rebecca Romijn to thank for showing him the ways to be an incredible host and get in some QT with some pedigree pups.
Jerry O'Connell has found perhaps the best way ever to spend New Year's Day. You see he's been recruited to be the guest host at this year's AKC National Championship Dog Show Presented by Royal Canin. The show will air on the same day you might be trying to nurse your hangover, so catching him hanging with cute, pedigree pups just might be the best cure for your post-party blues.
"I'm like sideline reporter," he recently shared with Unleashed. "I do the behind-the-scenes stuff. So it's sort of fun. I see a lot of primping. I see a lot of cleaning, a lot of cleaning up of drool, a lot of teasing of hair. Let me just say, these dogs that you will be watching on Animal Planet New Year's Day in the AKC National Championship Dog Show Presented by Royal Canin are way cleaner and more coiffed than I am interviewing them. And when I came home and I took my suit off my dogs -- I have four dogs -- went crazy smelling my suit."
Jerry will be one of the many dog lovers hosting the show, along with sportscasters Jason Knapp and Sam Ryan as well as AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo.
But, Jerry looked a little closer to home for some advice on how to host big show backstage -- none other than his wife and former House of Style host/model, Rebecca Romjin. (Check out more of them above!) "You know what's really fun is we have all of my wife's House of Style. A few years ago I did watch them and this was before I did any hosting stuff and it did sort of inspire me a little bit," he said. "Yes, my wife does help me with all that stuff -- but mostly [with] what I should be wearing."
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Nurses spent Thursday picketing hospitals protesting pay and conditions.
Despite discontent, nursing remains a profession which attracts hundreds annually, Ian Crabtree, head of Otago Polytechnic's Nursing School, said.
"I think the ratio is three to four applicants for each student we take," Mr Crabtree said.
"We don't have any problems filling our places and we usually have a wait list."
Despite not sugar-coating what nursing involves when talking to prospective students, few were put off.
"We tell them it's not a Monday to Friday position; it's working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year; and it requires a strong academic commitment ... but I think it's a very rewarding career — I've been qualified for 35 years and if I had my time over again I'd do exactly the same," he said.
"Nurses are in a privileged position — they get to care for people at the most vulnerable times of their lives and have an impact on their health and wellbeing."
How do you become a nurse?
Each year, about 350 people apply for the three-year bachelor of nursing course at Otago Polytechnic — 125 are accepted.
Nursing courses are offered by 18 providers, including the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill.
Entry requirements at Otago Polytechnic include NCEA credits in biology or chemistry and English, and adequate literacy and numeracy skills.
Would-be nurses must also have a level 2 comprehensive first aid certificate, and two referees.
Those are important steps Mr Crabtree says — not everyone has what it takes to be a nurse, and it may not be the job people imagine.
"They need to understand what nurses do."
The bachelor of nursing course builds the foundation for a nursing career — aspiring nurses take classes in practice and theory, bioscience, pharmacology, psychology, pathophysiology and Maori health.
Half their time is spent in the classroom — 50% involves clinical practice.
Student workload is 40 hours a week, as well as assessments and assignments.
This comes at a cost: Otago Polytechnic's indicative fees for domestic students are $7539 (first year), $7536 (second year) and $7826 (third year).
Graduate registered nurses are in demand though: 99% would have jobs within three months, Mr Crabtree said. Otago also offers an 18-month diploma of enrolled nursing — a level of nursing where graduates practise under a registered nurse, and which is often a stepping stone for those wanting to become registered nurses later.
Around 80% of those graduates would be working within weeks of finishing the course, he said.
What are nurses paid?
However the collective contract talks covering district health board nurses, midwives and other health-care staff are settled, pay will increase.
While these may not be the final figures, the DHB's latest offer is that a graduate would begin on basic $49,449 — excluding weekend and night rates and any allowances — rising incrementally to a base salary of $54,034 in 2019.
Nurses working on weekends are paid at time and a-half of their normal rates.
Those on shifts from 10pm are paid at time and a-quarter.
By comparison, the median wage in New Zealand is $49,868, and a primary teacher's base starting pay ranges from $36,692 to $59,621 depending on qualification.
A new police officer, including shifts and allowances, is paid about $62,791.
Registered nurses and midwives have a five-step pay-grade system — the new offer would introduce two additional steps, with "step 7" — a $77,386 salary — beginning in 2020.
Enrolled nurses earn less — a step 1 enrolled nurse would be paid $44,505 under the latest pay deal, but the proposal includes a new "step 4" in 2019, with a nurse at that level earning $57,047 a year.
The offer also covers health-care assistants and hospital aides, who perform many ward duties; their step 1 would begin at $36,955 in 2019 and they too would have an extra pay step in 2019 — "step 5" employees would earn $48,003.
Community mental health nurses, district nurses, public health nurses and community midwives have their own pay scale, from $49,449 at step 1 to $73,706 at step 8.
Designated senior nurses and midwives earn between $72,2980 and $114,967, depending on grading.
Is New Zealand losing nurses?
Anecdotally, plenty of nurses head overseas — one story circulating during the nurses' strike told of an entire ward in a Melbourne hospital staffed by New Zealand nurses.
The Nursing Council — which handles registration of the country's nurses — has been tracking workforce patterns since 2006.
Its most recent research, the Nursing Cohort Report 2016, found 52% of the 1323 New Zealand trained nurses who entered the profession in 2005-06 still practised here 10 years later.
Some were not in paid work, some had left nursing, some had taken up other health work and some had gone overseas — 18 of the 862 who met practice requirements.
Of the 2012-13 cohort of 1639 New Zealand-qualified nurses, 87% were still in the profession in 2016 — 28 of them overseas.
A significant number of nurses are from overseas — in 2012-13 1257 newly registered nurses in New Zealand qualified overseas.
Regardless of where nurses hail from, concerns about retaining them have been raised for years — a 2014 report by nurses' organisations highlighted workforce development as an issue, and questioned whether the supply of overseas nurses could be relied on.
As the Otago Polytechnic experience shows, there is no shortage of people wanting to nurse — but as this week show, how to keep them happy remains to be addressed.


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DaVinci(). There is one DST per stream, and it contains all the candidates of all the lines composing that stream. By convention, the candidates are placed in a partition
'/Event/ where
is the name of your stream (was
Strip in RecoStripping-03). It is possible to configure
StrippingConf to run only one stream. It is also possible to use a sub-set of lines for each particular stream. This is achieved through the
ActiveStreams and
ActiveLines fields of
StrippingConf respectively.
from Configurables import SelDSTWriter, DaVinci from StrippingConf.Configuration import StrippingConf # import some official Stripping Selections from StrippingSelections import StreamBmuon, StreamHadron, StreamJpsi, StreamDstar sc = StrippingConf(Streams = [StreamBmuon.stream, StreamHadron.stream, StreamJpsi.stream, StreamDstar.stream] ) dstWriter = SelDSTWriter("StripMC09DSTWriter", SelectionSequences = sc.activeStreams(), OutputFileSuffix = 'Test' ) dv = DaVinci() dv.DataType = "2010" dv.UserAlgorithms = [ dstWriter.sequence() ]This example will only run the
'JpsiInclusive' line of the
'Jpsi' stream. The result will be
Test.Jpsi.dst. For more details, see the relevant Stripping Framework section
# Create a filter for events that passed the DY2MuMu2 stripping line from Configurables import LoKi__HDRFilter as StripFilter filter = StripFilter( 'StripPassFilter', Code="HLT_PASS('StrippingDY2MuMu2Decision')", Location="/Event/Strip/Phys/DecReports" )This filter can be places at the beginning of your analysis GaudiSequencer, or passed to
DaVinci().EventPreFilters, if you want to completely skip events that did not pass the stripping line. This can save a large amount of time if your line has a small retention compared to the global retention rate of the stream. In any case, for robust analysis you have to use this filter, whether it is placed in front of your sequence or in the
# put the filter in front of your analysis algorithm or sequence # myAlg can be a simple algorithm or a GaudiSequencer containing all the algorithms that your analysis needs myAlg = ... mySeq = GaudiSequencer('MyAnalysisSequencer', Members = [filter, myAlg]) DaVinci().UserAlgorithms += [mySeq]a similar effect can be achieved using the selection toolkit, in the case where myAlg is a
mySelSeq = SelectionSequence('MySelSeq', EventPreSelector = [filter], TopSelection = Selection('MySel', Algorithm = myAlg, RequiredSelections = [...]) DaVinci().UserAlgorithms += [mySelSeq.sequence()]For maximum processing efficiency, add the filter to
# job will only run over events passing the line. DaVinci().EventPreFilters += [filter]Note in the example above we only care about one line. If we care about more lines, of want more sophisticated filtering, we can use the handy module PhysConf.Filters by Vanya:
from PhysConf.Filters import LoKi_Filters fltrs = LoKi_Filters ( # OR of two HLT decisions HLT_Code = " HLT_PASS_RE ('Hlt1MBMicro.*Decision') | HLT_PASS_RE ('Hlt1.*Hadron.*Decision') " , ## OR of two stripping lines STRIP_Code = " HLT_PASS ( 'StrippingDs2piPhiLineDecision' ) | HLT_PASS_RE ('StrippingStripD2K(KP|PP)_A_LoosePID_(Sig|Bkg).*Decision') " , ## select one or 2 vertices VOID_Code = " CONTAINS ('/Event/Rec/Vertex/Primary') < 3" ) from Configurables import DaVinci DaVinci ( DataType = '2010' , EventPreFilters = fltrs.filters ('Filters'), ...)
'JpsiInclusive' line of the the
'Jpsi' stream. For this, we use elements from the Particle Selection Framework to build SelectionSequence.
# get classes to build the SelectionSequence from PhysSelPython.Wrappers import AutomaticData, Selection, SelectionSequence # Get the J/Psi candidates from the DST. # Treat particles already on the DST as data-on-demand, but give the full path. JpsiSel = AutomaticData(Location = "/Event/Dimuon/Phys/StrippingJpsiInclusiveCombine") # Filter the J/Psi. Replace 'ALL' by some cuts. from Configurables import FilterDesktop _jpsiFilter = FilterDesktop('jpsiFilter', Code = 'ALL') # make a Selection JpsiFilterSel = Selection(name = 'JpsiFilterSel', Algorithm = _jpsiFilter, RequiredSelections = [JpsiSel] ) # build the SelectionSequence JpsiSeq = SelectionSequence('SeqJpsi', TopSelection = JpsiFilterSel) # Configure DaVinci dv=DaVinci() dv.HistogramFile = "DVHistos_Strip.root" dv.EvtMax=-1 dv.DataType="MC09" dv.UserAlgorithms = [JpsiSeq.sequence()] # pass the GaudiSequencer to DaVinci() dv.InputType='DST' dv.Input = ["DATAFILE='PFN:/castor/cern.ch/user/j/jpalac/StripDST/MC09/DaVinci_v24r3p1/Sel.Jpsi.dst' TYP='POOL_ROOTTREE' OPT='READ'" ]We can add some histograms, as shown in DaVinci Tutorial 4:
from Configurables import LoKi__Hybrid__PlotTool as PlotTool _jpsiFilter.HistoProduce = True _jpsiFilter.addTool( PlotTool("InputPlots") ) _jpsiFilter.InputPlots.Histos = { "P/1000" : ('momentum',0,150) , "PT/1000" : ('pt_%1%',0,5,750) , "M" : ('mass in MeV_%1%_%2%_%3%',2.8*Uni ts.GeV,3.2*Units.GeV) } _jpsiFilter.addTool( PlotTool("OutputPlots") ) _jpsiFilter.OutputPlots.Histos = { "P/1000" : ('momentum',0,150) , "PT/1000" : ('pt_%1%',0,5,750) , "M" : ('mass in MeV_%1%_%2%_%3%',2.8*Un its.GeV,3.2*Units.GeV) }The selection part of the example could've been put in a python module to make a selection, as explained in the Particle Selection framework and DaVinci Tutorial 4 pages. This example will be available as
DaVinci/options/DaVinci-ReadStripDST.py from DaVinci v24r4 onwards.
from Gaudi.Configuration import * from Configurables import DaVinci, DecayTreeTuple, TupleToolTrigger importOptions('$HLTCONFROOT/options/HltInit.py') from Configurables import HltDecReportsDecoder, HltSelReportsDecoder, HltVertexReportsDecoder DataOnDemandSvc().AlgMap["Hlt/DecReports"] = HltDecReportsDecoder(OutputLevel = 4) DataOnDemandSvc().AlgMap["Hlt/SelReports"] = HltSelReportsDecoder(OutputLevel = 4) DataOnDemandSvc().AlgMap["Hlt/VertexReports"] = HltVertexReportsDecoder( OutputLevel = 4) tuple = DecayTreeTuple('MyTuple') tuple.InputLocations = [ "/Event/Semileptonic/Phys/Bd2DstarMu" ] tuple.ToolList += [ "TupleToolGeometry" , "TupleToolKinematic" , "TupleToolPrimaries" , "TupleToolEventInfo" , "TupleToolTrackInfo" , "TupleToolPid" , "TupleToolTrigger" ,"LoKi::Hybrid::TupleTool/LoKiTool" ] tuple.Decay = "[B~0 -> (^D*(2010)+ -> (^D0 -> ^K- ^pi+) ^pi+) ^mu-]cc" tuple.Branches = { "muon" : "[B~0]cc -> [(D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> K- pi+) pi+) ^mu-]cc" ,"Dstar" : "[B~0]cc -> [(^D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> K- pi+) pi+) mu-]cc" ,"slpi" : "[B~0]cc -> [(D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> K- pi+) ^pi+) mu-]cc" ,"D0" : "[B~0]cc -> [(D*(2010)+ -> (^D0 -> K- pi+) pi+) mu-]cc" ,"pion" : "[B~0]cc -> [(D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> K- ^pi+) pi+) mu-]cc" ,"kaon" : "[B~0]cc -> [(D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> ^K- pi+) pi+) mu-]cc" ,"Bd" : "[B~0]cc : [B~0 -> (D*(2010)+ -> (D0 -> K- pi+) pi+) mu-]cc" } tuple.addTool(TupleToolTrigger) tuple.TupleToolTrigger.VerboseL0 = True tuple.TupleToolTrigger.VerboseHlt1 = True tuple.TupleToolTrigger.VerboseHlt2 = True tuple.TupleToolTrigger.UseAutomaticTriggerList = True # DaVinci settings # from Configurables import DaVinci DaVinci().EvtMax = -1 DaVinci().PrintFreq = 100 DaVinci().DataType = "MC09" DaVinci().UserAlgorithms = [ tuple ] DaVinci().TupleFile = "StripTuple.root" DaVinci().InputType='DST' DaVinci().Input = [ .... ]
StrippingConf to get the locations for a given configuration. In standard python (UE, updated for Stripping12),
from StrippingSettings.Stripping12 import streams _streams = streams() for stream in _streams: print stream.name(), "\t", stream.outputLocations() for line in stream.lines : print line.name(), "\t", line.outputLocation()If we follow the convention that candidates are written to
'/Event/ then we can see how to get the location for each line's candidates.
"/Event/, where the TES location is obtained as above. One can obtain the locations for a given stream (or all streams) with some simple lines of python. Here, we make a dictionary mapping the names of the stripping line of the Leptonic stream to the DST locations of the candidates. Make sure you do that with the version of DaVinci used in the stripping.
/ "
streamname = 'Leptonic' from StrippingSettings.Stripping12 import streams _streams = streams() _streamnames=[s.name() for s in _streams] # we will build a line name to location map locations = {} for line in _streams[_streamnames.index(streamname)].lines: locations[line.name()] = '/Event/' + streamname + '/' + line.outputLocation()Then we can find the location if we know the line's name:
myLine = 'StrippingMicroDSTDiMuonIncLine' print myLine, 'DST location:', locations[myLine]or just look at everything in there:
for lineName, location in locations.iteritems() : print 'Line:', lineName, 'DST location:', location
from Configurables import LoKi__HDRFilter as StripFilter MySequencer = GaudiSequencer('Sequence') MySequencer.Members += [ StripFilter( 'StripPassFilter', Code="HLT_PASS('StrippingBd2KstGammaDecision')", Location="/Event/Strip/Phys/DecReports" ) ]Note the location, that is different from the default HLT location. This
StripFilter would restrict the sequence only to events that have passed the K*Gamma selection.
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A contract to equip the British Army's light tanks with enhanced night-vision technology was signed yesterday by Defence Minister Adam Ingram, safeguarding 250 jobs, including dozens in North Wales.
Nearly 700 front-line Warrior infantry carriers and Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles will be fitted with the Battlegroup Thermal Imaging (BGTI) system.
The #230m order was won by Glasgow-based Thales Optronics, which also makes periscopes for the Royal Navy's submarines.
The system will double the distance tank crews will be able to see at night, while improving the clarity and accuracy of the images.
The contract secures 30 jobs in North Wales, 100 jobs in Govan, Scotland, 25 in Taunton and 20 at BAE Systems in Plymouth and Basildon. The other jobs safeguarded are at a range of subcontractors across the UK.
An advanced thermal-imaging system has been in use in the British Army's main Challenger battle tank and some Scimitars since the early 1990s.
BGTI will replace the limited light-intensification image systems fitted in the Warrior and Scimitar vehicles, allowing crews to see through smoke and camouflage up to 2 kilometres.
Senior defence officials say the technology will greatly improve the effectiveness of the Army's rapid-reaction forces in peacekeeping areas such as Bosnia and Kosovo.
The contract was signed yesterday by Mr Ingram as he toured the Govan plant, which employs 500 staff.
He said, 'This equipment will make a very significant difference to the way the British Army fights in the battlefield in future.'
The announcement comes a month after workers at the Govan shipyard, which is also heavily reliant on MoD orders, learned they were to bear the brunt of 1,000 job losses there and at Scotstoun.
BAE Systems Marine said the cuts were necessary after the two yards failed to secure enough orders to fill a gap in its order books.
Thales Optronics chairman Tom O'Neill said, 'Adoption of the BGTI system by the UK armed forces is an important step for the British Army and will greatly enhance the export potential of this system.'
The first Warrior and Scimitar vehicles equipped with BGTI will enter service in 2003.


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WALES stalwart Andrew Melville last night spelled out why he has taken the gamble of turning down a new cut-price contract offered to him by Fulham.
Melville says he wants to remain in the Premiership because he feels that is the best way to secure his spot in Mark Hughes' side as they bid for a place in Euro 2004.
But Melville's principles tell him he shouldn't take the pay cut Fulham are offering.
It means the 34-year-old centre back could be available on a free transfer this summer, something which might alert Cardiff City and other Nationwide League clubs.
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Melville explained that the one-year deal Fulham had offered him meant a `substantial' reduction in his basic salary.
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On Saturday 16 March, 1pm outside Guildhall, Market Square, there will be a demonstration in opposition to the Government's planned 'bedroom tax', due to come into effect on April 1st. This selectively-applied benefit cut will in particular affect disabled people, foster parents, single parents and families with a recently bereaved member, and may force people to move to less appropriate and more expensive housing. For more information, see the links below.
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On Election Day last year, I devoted my column to this country's real voter fraud — not the vanishingly small number of people who try to vote illegally but the large number of American citizens who are kept from exercising their most basic democratic right.
The problem is serious in Alabama, the site of today's special Senate election between the Republican Roy Moore and the Democrat Doug Jones. Thousands of Alabama residents are prohibited from voting or face unfair obstacles — and a disproportionate number of them are black.
Few elections are close enough for voting obstacles to be decisive, but the Alabama Senate race may be one of them. (Polls continue to differ widely, largely because it's so unusual — featuring one candidate, Moore, who's a proud bigot, an alleged molester and the nominee of the state's dominant political party.)
Before the results of the Alabama race are known, I encourage you to think about voting barriers in the state. Regardless of the outcome, the obstacles to democracy in Alabama are an injustice.
After a Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act, Alabama passed a strict voter identification law, notes Slate's Jamelle Bouie. The law at one point led to the closing of the offices that issue driver's licenses in every county where more than 75 percent of registered voters were black. Driver's licenses are, of course, the main form of voter identification.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that 2013 opinion, and Tom Perriello, the Democratic activist, wrote yesterday on Twitter: "I imagine Justice Roberts is appalled by Roy Moore, but he may well have cast the most important vote to get him elected. The new AL voter suppression laws are a direct result of his decision to gut the VRA and perhaps pave Moore's path to the Senate."
An academic study suggests that the laws implemented since the Supreme Court decision have already reduced voter turnout in racially diverse parts of Alabama, Scott Douglas, the executive director of Greater Birmingham Ministries, explains in a Times op-ed.
Alabama also denies the vote to many people previously convicted of felonies (although the state has at least made progress on this issue).
In The Atlantic, Vann R. Newkirk II puts the voting obstacles into historical perspective. "Voting has always been burdensome for black people in Alabama," he writes.
Newkirk adds: "Early voting, which has been a key factor for other states in increasing black turnout, is not permitted in Alabama. The state also doesn't have no-fault absentee voting, preregistration for teens, or same-day registration. In all, it's harder to vote in Alabama than just about anywhere else, a dynamic that should tend toward cooling the turnout of people who've only been allowed to vote in the state for 50 years."
Terrorism. The unsuccessful attack in New York yesterday is further evidence that American counterterrorism efforts are working, Josh Barro of Business Insider writes:
"Our government has disrupted and infiltrated terror networks that would seek to plan attacks in the United States. Would-be terrorists have been left to work alone or, occasionally, with close relatives they can trust not to be FBI informants."
The G.O.P. tax plan. Axios had the most succinct summary of the day's events: "The Treasury finally released its analysis of the tax plan today. It's one page long and acknowledges that the plan will not pay for itself."
Jeanne Sahadi of CNN Money explained: "Treasury issues spare 1-page memo claiming — w/o showing real analysis — that GOP tax plan can pay for itself. Experts call it a 'faux' effort & not one 'that could withstand peer review.' "
And Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post thinks that Senator Susan Collins, the Maine Republican, is fooling herself if she believes her proposed fixes to the tax plan will really undo the damage it would cause health care.
My column yesterday focused on the way Collins is supporting a policy that will ultimately lead to Medicare cuts; Rubin emphasizes a different problem: the way the tax plan will hurt health insurance markets in the short term.
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