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UCLA's Google Glass Augmented Reality Mystery Theater
This past weekend I was invited to the youtube space in LA to be a part of a test, an experiment, a role playing game, a google glass test run. A lot of nerdy stuff, how could I resist.
Not a lot of details were given, I only knew this was something created by a team at UCLA, it involved google glass and role playing. My guess was it would be something along the lines of a Dinner Theater style who done it.
upon arriving at the space we were greeted and given some very brief character sheets. We were told once we had Glass on we were those characters and also we could pretty much make up/fill in the gaps of anything we felt was in line with our character.
For the most part the only pertinent details I had were; my name was Benjamin Strand, I was a Documentary filmmaker. That's about it. it in no way told me any specific goals, my history or how hung over i was from the previous night hanging with the PGZ cast playing Kaosball followed by Ascension.
In the youtube lobby the giant screen was broken up to one main central video switching between cameras and several single screens streaming the signals from the individual glass units. This in itself was pretty cool, as I was the first to figure it out I quickly cohered a PA to snap a shot for me (Thanks Susan!)
This is me getting my google glass unit and officially becoming Strand. I believe my unit is the 4 screen down on the sides.
We go through a debriefing, meet each other (as out characters). We get a totem, in my case a 35 mm camera covered in dust so clearly not intended to be a functional prop though I'd like to point out when the shit drops I did snap some 'photos' on it.
Soon screens flicker and 'something' is a foot. A military man rushes in, there's some debate with the lab's rep and we're ushered off to meet Grace Plains, who we find lying dead on her lab floor. I snap some shots, nobody challenges me.
We soon meet Rev7 – the seemingly sentient computer life form.
If you care to you can watch what unfolded below. The video isn't great at times and admittidly I was pretty out of it most of the time. (PGZ, booze, games, buff said). Throughout the game were sent prompts that suit our individual personas… I'm told who might make good investors in future films, etc.
I officially come on screen around 17 minutes in, so you might want to just scrub to that (or a little past it) for the actual story to start.
All in all this is definitely an interesting story telling device. As a writer I'm more interested in being on the creation side of it and some what less on the playing side. But maybe I'd feel more comfortable with it in the future. I was very much still getting used to both receiving the prompts and trying to find a natural break in the conversation to insert "my" observations.
I do in a way wish there was something that made the stakes more real, made the game more accessible to an individual player on his/her own terms, and maybe even gave us a game tie in for wearing the glass aside from just that's how the game is played.
Something of interest that you don't see here is the software UCLA created to send out the scripted (and improvised) prompts which was pretty cool. I would actually really like to sit down with that and see how a content creator like myself could use it.
This is a very cool advancement in story telling and potentially takes us one step closer to the Holodeck (sans holograms). You would of course need actual AI to run and create the infinite scenarios possible in something like that, but it's going to be created through steps like this.
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Dr. Mohammed Lezrek, M.D, Professor of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University Mohamed V, Rabat Morocco. Certified Moroccan board of Urology 1999. Fellowship-Post-Residency in the Department of urology and Transplantation Edouard Herriot hospital, Lyon, France May 2001- May 2002. AFSA diploma of urology, at the university Claude Bernard Lyon, France May 2001-December 2001.
Co-chairman of the department of urology in the military Hospital Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco, since 1996, and then Chairman from March 2009 to March 2011. Voluntary work Promoting endourology and minimally invasive surgery in Morocco coaching young urologist in Morocco since February 2011 to present. Charmain of the Symposium of Affordable New technologies in Urology (SANTU) since 2017.
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Joel Myron, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Consolidated Rail Corporation, Defendant-appellee, 752 F.2d 50 (2d Cir. 1985)Annotate this Case
Joel Myron, Jersey City, N.J. (Hall, Clifton & Schwartz, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.
Robert W. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Dennis J. Morikawa, Cary Alan Metz, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for defendant-appellee.
Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and MANSFIELD and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
Joel Myron appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, John E. Sprizzo, J., granting a motion for summary judgment by defendant-appellee Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail). Conrail had discharged Myron for disloyalty. In accordance with the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153 First (i), Myron petitioned the National Railroad Adjustment Board, Third Division (the Board), which sustained the discharge. On appeal from the judgment of the district court, Myron contends that the Board's decision violated the Railway Labor Act, and that Conrail violated his First and Fifth Amendment rights by discharging him.1
We affirm the judgment of the district court.
Briefly stated, the undisputed facts are as follows. Prior to April 1, 1976, Myron was an employee in the track department of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. On that date, he became an employee of Conrail when, pursuant to the Regional Rail Reorganization Act, 45 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., Conrail acquired Lehigh Valley's operations. While working for Lehigh Valley, Myron attended law school and received his law degree. In January 1977, he was admitted to the New Jersey bar. While with Conrail, Myron served as "Local Chairman" of Lodge 705, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (the Union), which represented him and his fellow employees for the purposes of collective bargaining.
In the fall of 1978, Myron represented Robert J. Jacques in the state courts of New Jersey in a civil action growing out of Conrail's discharge of Jacques. In November 1978, Myron entered into a "limited partnership" agreement with Lonny Hirsch. The law firm of Hirsch & Myron represented several Conrail employees in Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., actions against Conrail, although Myron claims to have played no role in those actions.
In December 1978, pursuant to the applicable collective bargaining agreement, Conrail charged Myron with various acts of disloyalty. In particular, it charged that both his representation of Jacques and his partnership with Hirsch violated company rules providing that " [a]ny act of hostility or willful disregard of the company's interest will not be condoned." Such a rule apparently was permissible under the collective bargaining agreement. After an investigatory hearing in early 1979, Myron was discharged for disloyalty. The discharge was sustained through each stage of the grievance procedure mandated by the collective bargaining agreement.
Myron then petitioned the Board, seeking reinstatement with full back pay. The Board sustained the discharge on both grounds advanced by Conrail, and Myron sought review in the district court. In an oral opinion after argument, Judge Sprizzo granted Conrail's motion for summary judgment, declining to overturn the Board's decision. This appeal followed.
At the outset, we note that our scope of review is extremely limited. See Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Sheehan, 439 U.S. 89, 99 S. Ct. 399, 58 L. Ed. 2d 354 (1978); Skidmore v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 619 F.2d 157 (2d Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 854, 101 S. Ct. 148, 66 L. Ed. 2d 488 (1980). The Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153 First (q), while providing for judicial review of Board decisions, states that
[o]n such review, the findings and order of the division shall be conclusive on the parties, except that the order of the division may be set aside, in whole or in part, or remanded to the division, for failure of the division to comply with the requirements of this chapter, for failure of the order to conform, or confine itself, to matters within the scope of the division's jurisdiction, or for fraud or corruption by a member of the division making the order.
Appellant acknowledges this narrow standard of review, but nonetheless claims that he is entitled to relief. In essence, he argues as follows: the Union has a right under the Railway Labor Act to organize itself without interference from the carrier (in this case Conrail), see 45 U.S.C. § 152 Fourth, as well as a right under the Constitution to "employ counsel to represent its members," see United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan, 401 U.S. 576, 581, 91 S. Ct. 1076, 1080, 28 L. Ed. 2d 339 (1971); Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex rel. Virginia State Bar, 377 U.S. 1, 5-8, 84 S. Ct. 1113, 1116-1118, 12 L. Ed. 2d 89 (1964); by barring the Union from employing counsel of its choosing, Myron's discharge interfered with the Union's right to organize as it sees fit; therefore, the Board's decision upholding the discharge was not in compliance with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act.
Myron's argument fails on at least two grounds. First, the rights that he describes are the rights to organize and bargain collectively with the employer, which arise under the Railway Labor Act, and the rights of unions and their members to obtain legal advice and to hire their own attorneys. The cases Myron cites do not suggest that either a union or its membership has any right to be represented by a particular attorney (who is currently working for the same employer). Furthermore, Conrail's discharge of appellant does not preclude him from continuing to represent the Union or its members in legal matters.
Second, the Board found that Myron was not acting under the Railway Labor Act as a union representative on behalf of a fellow employee in the suit against Conrail. We have no basis for overturning that finding of fact. In representing Jacques in the state courts, Myron simply acted as an attorney. In that capacity, as Judge Sprizzo pointed out, Myron assumed "the professional obligations [of] a lawyer," and his status was "dependent upon a whole set of rules and obligations and standards which are totally unrelated to and indeed have no relationship to [Myron's] status as a union representative." The Board noted that as a private attorney for Jacques, Myron was not "clothed with ... the immunities" that might otherwise be his as a union representative. In short, there is no evidence that Conrail interfered with the Union's right to organize as it sees fit; the Board's decision conformed with the provisions of the Railway Labor Act.
Myron also makes the related argument that in discussing the claims raised by Myron on behalf of Jacques in the state courts, the Board went beyond the scope of its jurisdiction by ruling that the Railway Labor Act "does not deal with" tort claims. The Board, however, held that the Railway Labor Act did not protect Myron because he was not acting in his capacity as a union representative at that time. The Board justifiably noted that the papers filed for Jacques in the New Jersey courts stated that the cause of action was "separate and apart from the Union." Myron's reliance on tort theories in taking the appeal was seen principally as further evidence supporting the Board's finding that he was acting as a private attorney. In any event, the Board surely did not exceed its jurisdiction in holding that Myron was not protected by the Railway Labor Act when he acted as attorney for Jacques in the state court lawsuit.
Before leaving this subject, we note that Myron was discharged not only for his representation of Jacques but also because of his affiliation with a law firm, Hirsch & Myron, that represented several of Myron's fellow employees with FELA claims against Conrail. On appeal, Myron has largely ignored this second ground for dismissal. Before the Board (and the district court), however, Myron claimed that he was a "limited partner" of Hirsch and did not share in fees received from prosecution of FELA claims against Conrail. The Board nonetheless upheld Conrail's decision, apparently finding that Myron held himself out as a general partner by not indicating his limited status on his letterhead and by allowing the firm's letters to Conrail to state that the FELA claims were being handled by "our firm."
We understand that this conduct might be viewed as "disloyalty"--it could attract Conrail employees with potential FELA claims to come to Myron's office rather than do nothing, under the assumption that he would have a special interest in their claims. Nevertheless, we take this opportunity to express our concern over the Board's apparent failure to consider the policies underlying the FELA in passing on Myron's discharge. In particular, the Board should consider in this type of case whether the federal policy underlying the FELA favoring tort suits against covered employers prohibits discharge based on the sole ground that the discharged employee assisted a fellow employee in prosecuting an FELA claim. We recognize that several courts have held that the FELA creates no private right of action for employees alleging that they were discharged in retaliation for bringing FELA claims against their employer. See Lanfried v. Terminal Railroad Ass'n, 721 F.2d 254 (8th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 104 S. Ct. 1712, 80 L. Ed. 2d 185 (1984); Jackson v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 717 F.2d 1045 (7th Cir. 1983), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 104 S. Ct. 1000, 79 L. Ed. 2d 233 (1984); Bay v. Western Pacific Railroad Co., 595 F.2d 514 (9th Cir. 1979). Without expressing a view as to the correctness of those decisions, we believe that they do not bar the Board from finding retaliatory discharge contrary to the policies underlying the FELA. And if discharge for bringing a suit is impermissible, discharge for assisting with the suit might be impermissible as well. Cf. 45 U.S.C. § 60 (making it a crime to discipline employee for voluntarily furnishing information in connection with an FELA case).
Myron makes the separate claim that Conrail violated his First and Fifth Amendment rights by discharging him for representing various people with interests adverse to Conrail. To sustain these claims, Myron must show that Conrail's actions were effectively the actions of the federal government, since the First and Fifth Amendments restrain "federal action," not action taken by a private employer. Public Utilities Comm'n v. Pollak, 343 U.S. 451, 461, 72 S. Ct. 813, 820, 96 L. Ed. 1068 (1952). In examining allegations of "federal action" we have employed the same standards applicable in "state action" cases. See, e.g., Holodnak v. Avco Corp., 514 F.2d 285 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 892, 96 S. Ct. 188, 46 L. Ed. 2d 123 (1975); see also, Geneva Towers Tenants Organization v. Federated Mortgage Investors, 504 F.2d 483, 487 (9th Cir. 1974).
To fairly attribute to the federal government Conrail's decision to discharge Myron, we must find either that "there is a sufficiently close nexus between the [government] and the challenged action of the regulated entity so that the action of the latter may be fairly treated as that of the [government] itself," Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co., 419 U.S. 345, 351, 95 S. Ct. 449, 453, 42 L. Ed. 2d 477 (1974) (citing Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis, 407 U.S. 163, 176, 92 S. Ct. 1965, 1973, 32 L. Ed. 2d 627 (1972)), or that even if the particular act is not directly attributable to the government, the government "so far insinuated itself into a position of interdependence with [Conrail] that it was a joint participant in the enterprise," Jackson, supra, 419 U.S. at 357-58, 95 S. Ct. at 456-57 (citing Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, 365 U.S. 715, 725, 81 S. Ct. 856, 861, 6 L. Ed. 2d 45 (1961)). Here, there is no allegation that the decision to discharge Myron was "compelled or even influenced by any [federal] regulation." See Rendell-Baker v. Kohn, 457 U.S. 830, 841, 102 S. Ct. 2764, 2772, 73 L. Ed. 2d 418 (1982). As in Wenzer v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 464 F. Supp. 643 (E.D. Pa.), aff'd mem., 612 F.2d 576 (3d Cir. 1979), Myron has "not alleged that the federal government was involved, in any manner whatsoever, in the internal management processes of Conrail." Id. at 649.
Our focus, therefore, must be on Myron's claim that the federal government has so "insinuated itself into a position of interdependence" with Conrail that it must be considered a joint participant in Conrail's operations. See Burton, supra, 365 U.S. at 725, 81 S. Ct. at 861. In stating his case, Myron relies on the following factual assertions, which we assume to be true in reviewing the entry of summary judgment on behalf of Conrail: Conrail's creation was mandated by act of Congress, see Regional Rail Reorganization Act, 45 U.S.C. § 741 et seq.; Conrail relies heavily on federal funds; the federal government not only regulates Conrail extensively but also monitors its financial performance through the United States Railway Association, see id. Sec. 711 et seq.; the federal government, again through the United States Railway Association, owns 85% of Conrail's preferred stock; six of the thirteen members of Conrail's board of directors represent the federal government, see id. Sec. 741(d) (1) (A); and finally, in 1981 Congress passed an act directing the sale of Conrail's properties and operations, irrespective of the wishes of Conrail management, see 45 U.S.C. § 761 et seq.
Myron concedes that substantial federal funding, even when coupled with extensive regulation, is not enough to make the action of an essentially private enterprise "federal action." See, e.g., Blum v. Yaretsky, 457 U.S. 991, 1010-11, 102 S. Ct. 2777, 2788-89, 73 L. Ed. 2d 534 (1982). We are persuaded that despite considerable federal involvement, Conrail is basically a private enterprise. Shortly after Conrail was created, the Supreme Court considered whether forced conveyances of rail properties to Conrail in exchange for Conrail stock amounted to an exercise of the power of eminent domain. See Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases, 419 U.S. 102, 95 S. Ct. 335, 42 L. Ed. 2d 320 (1974). The Court concluded it was not, in part because Conrail is not a governmental enterprise:
First, it is contended that despite the express provision of Sec. 301(b) that Conrail "shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government," 45 U.S.C. § 741(b) (1970 ed., Supp. III), federal participation through federally appointed members of the board of directors constitutes Conrail a federal instrumentality. From that premise the contention proceeds that the conveyance is an exercise of eminent domain. But Conrail is not a federal instrumentality by reason of the federal representation on its board of directors. That representation was provided to protect the United States' important interest in assuring payment of the obligations guaranteed by the United States. Full voting control of Conrail will shift to the shareholders if federal obligations fall below 50% of Conrail's indebtedness. The responsibilities of the federal directors are not different from those of the other directors--to operate Conrail at a profit for the benefit of its shareholders. Thus, Conrail will be basically a private, not a governmental, enterprise.
Id. at 152, 95 S. Ct. at 363 (footnote omitted).
In Wenzer, supra, on facts similar to ours, the district court held that Conrail's action in adjusting the plaintiff's employment status did not constitute federal action. 464 F. Supp. at 647-49. Judge Sprizzo, below, found the reasoning in Wenzer persuasive, as do we. Conrail is a for-profit corporation established under the laws of Pennsylvania. 45 U.S.C. § 741(b). Moreover,
[t]he financing of Conrail is in the form of "loans" and "investments" in Conrail debentures and Series A Preferred Stock. See 45 U.S.C. §§ 721(a), 726(a), (b). Interest is required on debt at the prevailing market rate or at the current yield rate of United States Railway Association Obligations, Id., at Sec. 721(c), and it is the stated policy of Congress that it intends to be repaid. Id., at Sec. 721(f).
Wenzer, supra, 464 F. Supp. at 648. In addition, as the Supreme Court noted in Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases, supra, 419 U.S. at 152, 95 S. Ct. at 363, the federal representatives on the board of directors owe a fiduciary duty, under state law, to the corporation and shareholders. See also Wenzer, supra, 464 F. Supp. at 649. Myron claims that Wenzer is distinguishable because after that case was decided Congress, in effect, put Conrail up for sale. But Congress' power to direct that Conrail be sold does not affect Conrail's essentially nongovernmental nature.
Myron contends that his case is controlled by Holodnak v. Avco Corp., 514 F.2d 285 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 892, 96 S. Ct. 188, 46 L. Ed. 2d 123 (1975). In Holodnak, a defense contractor discharged an employee for publishing an article critical of both his employer and his union. The federal government owned the land on which the employer's defense contracting facility was located (for which the employer paid no rent), as well as the buildings and most of the machinery and equipment used in the manufacturing process. Moreover, "a substantial government 'task force' maintained at the plant undertook to assure contract compliance, to guarantee control of product quality, and to audit the accounting activities of the ... facility." Id. at 289. Consequently, this Court found that the government had " 'so far insinuated itself into a position of interdependence with [Avco] that it must be recognized as a joint participant.' " Id. (quoting Burton, supra, 365 U.S. at 725, 81 S. Ct. at 862). Holodnak, though not unlike the case before us, is distinguishable. There, the government not only owned outright most of the means of production but also, with its significant in-plant presence, apparently exercised meaningful control over Avco's operations; it could fairly be considered a joint participant in the enterprise. Here, despite federal funding, regulation, stock ownership and representation on the board of directors, there is nothing resembling federal supervision of day-to-day activities. In sum, we conclude that despite an obviously close relationship, the federal government has not "so far insinuated itself into a position of interdependence" with Conrail that the latter's personnel decisions can be considered federal action.2
The judgment of the district court is affirmed.
MESKILL, Circuit Judge, concurring:
I concur in the result reached and in all of Chief Judge Feinberg's reasoning with the exception of the last two paragraphs of section II, which I believe to be a dispensable combination of dicta and advisory opinion.
Myron also asserts that Conrail violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights. As appellee correctly points out, Myron alleges only "federal" action in this case. The Fourteenth Amendment is therefore inapplicable
Because we find that Conrail's action in discharging Myron was not federal action, we need not address the merits of Myron's constitutional claims


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I'm doing my valves for the first time and getting all the measurements needed to order new shims. In doing this I found the exhaust valve opener clearance to be low (around .001"). I installed a new shim and re-measured, but I noticed that as the valve itself is rotated by taking off the opening shim and rotating the valve stem, the readings change. The opener clearance varied between .005" and .008" as the valve was rotated, but the closer clearance remained the same. What gives? Is the valve and or/seat out of round so I will need to remove the heads and lap it in?


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Motacilla maderaspatensis
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WES Case Studies
WES+ Schierstein Bridge, Germany
Client: Max Bögl Group
Project Value: €250 million
Project Type: Infrastructure
Location: Hesse, Germany
Max Bögl Group, Germany's largest privately owned construction rm, most famous for the construction and refurbishment of Bayer Leverkusen's BayArena and Frankfurt's FIFA World Cup hosting Commerzbank-Arena, is showing continued dedication to safety by specifying WES+, Europe's only EN 54 compliant wireless fire alarm system, in the construction of the New Schierstein Bridge.
This €250 million project includes construction of an entirely new four-lane bridge spanning the Rhine – connecting the major conurbations of Mainz and Wiesbaden. The original bridge was closed due to safety concerns in February 2015. Completion is expected in 2019.
In specifying the use of the Ramtech Electronic's WES+ on the New Schierstein Bridge, Max Bögl is the latest in a long line of UK and European construction companies discovering the ease of use and EN 54 compliance benefits of a WES+ wireless fire safety system. By choosing WES+, which is specifically engineered for construction sites, Max Bögl has demonstrated that it places the safety of employees, those living and working close to its sites, and its client's interests above all else.
WES+ at Schierstein Bridge
The construction of the bridge lies next to the Mainz Sand Dunes, a 12,000-year-old protected area of special botanical interest, home to myriad rare species of flora and fauna, which requires protection. With such densely vegetated, dry environment, fire could spread quickly through the fragile dunes without the warning of the WES+ re alarms. Max Bögl has specified the use of 30 WES+ Fire Point units with audible and strobe features allowing workers to be alerted even in noisy environments. WES+ is also available with heat, smoke and dust resistant detector heads to provide 24/7 coverage, even when workers are not present on site, with project managers alerted automatically via SMS.
On a project with the sheer magnitude of the Schierstein Bridge, a WES+ Link was incorporated into the system to provide complete coverage over the 1km site. With a 3-year battery life (tested under normal operating conditions) the WES+ units will not require any maintenance until the bridge project is completed in 2019. And, because it is a wireless system there is no need for specialist trades on site for regular rewiring work, saving time and cost for Max Bögl Group.
Ion Theuerkauf, project Manager at Max Bögl Group said: "The WES+ fire alarm system has given us peace of mind during the construction phases, allowing us to protect workers and nearby buildings from the danger of fire. Because it is a wireless system we found it very easy to install and EN 54 compliance means that we have a system in place that provides Max Bögl Group with the highest levels of fire safety in Europe."
"WES+ continues to make significant inroads into the European market as more construction companies realise that fire safety is critical on site," said Paul Henson, Sales and Marketing Director at Ramtech Electronics. "By investing in WES+ and taking an uncompromising approach to fire safety, Max Bögl Group has set the benchmark for construction companies in Germany and firmly established itself as a leader in this area."
EN 54 is a mandatory European standard that species requirements and laboratory testing for every component of a fire detection and fire alarm system. EN 54 clearly states that fire detection and alarm systems are for use in 'buildings or other construction works' (EN 54 Part 1, Section 2.1).
The WES+ system uses Category 1 receivers (ETSI 300-220-1) throughout, ensuring maximum signal reliability across the entire Schierstein Bridge project. The wireless system is fully scalable for any size of construction or demolition project and once a development is complete, it can simply be transferred to the next site for re-use. Simplified on-site setup means that it is possible to activate, add or clone units with just a few button presses.


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Created 12-13-2017 01:30 PM
I have a nifi output in the following format:
{ "sentiment" : "NEUTRAL", "clientid" : "1", "taxonomies" : "[51,41]", "type" : "twitter", "socialtags" : "[\"research\",\"Pembrolizumab\",\"immunotherapy\",\"lungcancer\",\"clinicaltrial\"]", "url" : "https://twitter.com/ValleyHospital/status/905770926368804866", "timestamp" : "1504787591913" }
I need to remove the double quotes around the values for socialtags & taxonomies, the final output is expected as follows:
{ "sentiment": "NEUTRAL", "clientid": 1, "taxonomies": [51,41], "type": "twitter", "socialtags": ["research", "Pembrolizumab", "immunotherapy", "lungcancer", "clinicaltrial"], "url": "https: //twitter.com/ValleyHospital/status/905770926368804866", "timestamp": 1504787591913 }
The values of socialtags and taxonomies are integer and string arrays and hence can have any number of values including no values, in case of no values it will return just [ ] as the value, how can I remove these double quotes.
Created 12-14-2017 10:38 AM
Thanks, but it did not work out for me.
I used the ReplaceText with Search Value "[ and Replacement Value of [
Then another ReplaceText with SearchValue ]" and Replacement Value ] and it worked perfect.


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Senior Partner
Jay Spamer has been successfully litigating civil lawsuits in Arizona for over 21 years. Licensed to practice law in both New Jersey and Arizona, his extensive experience covers multiple areas of civil tort litigation with an emphasis on personal injury and wrongful death, automobile and premises liability and defense, rental car liability and litigation, contract disputes and litigation, product liability, insurance coverage and conservatorships. He has been lead attorney in hundreds of jury and bench trials, mediations and arbitrations. He has also presided over numerous arbitrations and mediations.
Mr. Spamer has been recognized for achieving one of the most significant Arizona defense verdicts of the year in a multi-party, multi-million-dollar wrongful death litigation by The State Bar of Arizona and Arizona Attorney Magazine. He has successfully argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco as well as the Arizona Court of Appeals in catastrophic automobile personal injury and wrongful death actions.
Mr. Spamer began his legal career as an extern for U.S. District Court Judge Roger G. Strand. After simultaneously passing both the Arizona and New Jersey bar exams, he chose Scottsdale, Arizona as his permanent home.
Born in New York City and raised in New Rochelle, NY, Mr. Spamer first came to Arizona to work as a Manager for the Phoenician Resort. Other pre-law managerial experience includes The Plaza Hotel, NY, NY; The Montauk Yacht Club, Long Island, NY; The Empire Hotel, NY, NY, Harvey's Hotel & Resort Casino, Lake Tahoe, NV; The Yankee Pedlar Inn, Holyoke, MA and The Lake Placid Hilton, Lake Placid, NY.
His interests outside the field of law revolve around his family and includes a passion for photography, tennis and the culinary arts. He also officiates marriages in Arizona.
State Bar of Arizona
Arizona Association of Defense Counsel
New Jersey State Bar Association
Maricopa County Bar Association
New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
J.D., Rutgers University
B.S., Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Admin., University of Massachusetts, Amherst


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Did you miss Warcraft, the big-budget fantasy flick, when it came to your neighborhood cinema this summer? If so, you're probably…an American.
U.S. critics trashed Warcraft even before it hit theaters ("Pricey and preposterous," sniffed Variety). Online reviewers pelted it with Rotten Tomatoes. Despite a budget of $160 million, Warcraft grossed $47 million in North America and disappeared almost as soon as it opened.
But don't cry for Warcraft's producers, Legendary Pictures. In China, Warcraft raked in $220.8 million, the third-highest gross of any movie released in mainland cinemas this year.
And now, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Warcraft has tapped the China market for even more money. The Journal says Beijing-based online video network PPTV has agreed to pay $24 million for "post-theatrical" rights to the movie — double the value of any previous online video deal for a single movie in China.
Hollywood hopes similar deals will follow. US studios have discovered success in China can give a huge boost to a film's global box office. (Lest you doubt that, check out the chart below, which lists eight major Hollywood productions that grossed more in China than they did in North America.) But ticket sales at Chinese theaters, after booming last year, have slumped over the last three months. So American studios are scrambling to discover new revenue streams beyond the box office. Many think video-on-demand could be the China market's next big thing. Continue reading "In China, Hollywood tries to think outside the box office"


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The Association's recent adoption of the new Constitution has resulted in some important changes to how our leadership is elected. The new Board of Trustees will be elected this spring. Nominating petitions can be found below. The Secretary and Treasurer for the 2020-2021 bar year will be elected from the floor of the House of Delegates at the 2020 Annual Meeting. Any member interested in serving in either of these capacities should contact Karen K. Hutchins at 501-801-5663. Going forward, the election of the President-Elect Designee and Secretary will be included in the spring election cycle starting with the 2021-2022 cycle.
One of the two ABA Delegate positions is open for election for a two-year term. The Delegate from this Association to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association shall be nominated by petition signed by at least 75 Association members with at least 25 voting members from each of the three state bar districts. The nominating petitions must be filed with the Secretary at the Arkansas Bar Association, 2224 Cottondale Lane, Little Rock, AR 72202, no later than March 31, 2020. Contact Karen K. Hutchins at 501-801-5663 for more information or to receive a nominating petition. Nominating petitions for the Young Lawyers Section's leadership can be found below. Available positions include that of the Chair - Elect, Secretary/Treasurer, and 3 District Representatives.
Board of Trustees
The Association's membership voted to approve the governance restructure proposal, part of which merges the existing Board of Governors and House of Delegates into a single governing body made up of 60 trustees. The body will consist of fifteen (15) Trustee Districts, with four (4) Trustees elected from each Trustee District. Each of the initial positions are available for election. Article IV of the newly adopted Constitution outlines the responsibilities of the Trustees.
Trustees' terms shall be staggered and at least one (1) Trustee shall be elected from each Trustee District each year. Members elected to the Board shall serve for a term of three (3) years and shall assume office at the end of the Association's Annual Meeting held following their election. The term will end at the conclusion of the Association's Annual Meeting three (3) years later. A member of the Association who serves six (6) years as a member of the Board of Trustees shall be given the status of Tenured Trustee. Tenured Trustees will be ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees with the right to participate in all proceedings but without the right to vote.
The new Constitution's Article III outlines the procedure for electing the Association's Officers. The President, President-Elect, President-Elect Designee and Secretary shall be elected by the membership of the Association and the Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Trustees. The President shall appoint the Parliamentarian subject to ratification by the Board of Trustees.
Any member interested in serving in either of these capacities should contact Karen K. Hutchins at 501-801-5663.
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IKEA, a world leader in home furnishings is launching a line of accessories for gamers. Even though this is a completely different territory for the company, it makes sense as IKEA always brings home and life accessories that intend to make peoples' day-to-day life smoother. Called Uppkoppla(Swedish for 'Online'), the gaming accessories, which include a wrist-support, a mouse bungee (for wire-management), and a series of textured key-caps for better grip and more intuitive gaming, is meant to provide custom-made fit for gamers, including those with mobility issues.
The company has partnered with UNYQ, manufacturers of prosthetic and orthotic devices and Area Academy, an e-sports company that runs programs and educational courses for the same to create a line of accessories for gamers.
UNYQ specializes in 3D scanning technology and this can be used by IKEA to design custom-made 3D-printed products with personal fits. At IKEA's annual product conference, the company unveiled the first prototypes and an app to measure biometrics.
"Gamers spend a large portion of their time online, sitting for hours on end, which can lead to the massive physical strain on the body," said UNYQ's spokesperson.
The idea is that tailor-made gaming accessories, designed to fit every body size perfectly, will be more ergonomic and aim toreduce strain. The three firms working on the same hope that they can apply their knowledge to create more accessible products for gamers with physical deformities in the future.
The Uppkoppla line will come in the market in 2020.