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MS&E310 Linear Optimization 2014-2015 Winter |
| About Optimization |
Linear Optimization is so large a subject that it cannot adequately be treated in the short amount time available in one quarter of an academic year. In this course, we shall restrict our attention mainly to some aspects of linear optimization, such as model formulation, duality theories, and algoritm complexities.
Linear Optimization often goes by the name Linear Programming (MP). The word "Programming" should not be confused with computer programming which in fact it antedates. As originally used, the term refers to the timing and magnitude of actions to be carried out so as to achieve a goal in the best possible way. Linear Programming is one of the central quantitative decision models in Management Science and Operations Research. Highlights of this year's topics are Economic pricing, compressed sensing, on-line linear programming, core of game, financial Decision and risk management, dynamic resource allocation, and their computations, which you would learn during the process of the course.
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| Course Requirements |
What background is needed for MS&E 310? This is an advanced master or doctoral-level Core course in the MS&E Department. No prior optimization background is required, although it should be extremely helpful have some. In this sense, it is not intended to be an elementary course. Students who have taken courses such as MS&E 211 will see some repetition of material. This is unavoidable, but MS&E 310 is intended to be more theoretical and advanced than MS&E 211.
Students in this course will be expected to possess a firm background in the following mathematical subjects: multivariate differential calculus; basic concepts of analysis; linear algebra and some matrix theory. Familiarity with computers and computer programming might also be useful. Above all, it is essential to have a tolerance for mathematical discourse plus an ability to follow - and sometimes devise one's own - mathematical proofs. These play a much larger role in the course than computer work.


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Der Spiegel ran mulitple covers regarding Trump by artist Edel Rodriguez. Here, I have animated each one.


p1 = figure(title="selection on mouseup", tools=TOOLS)
p1.circle(x, y, color="red", size=6)
select_tool = p1.select(dict(type=BoxSelectTool))
select_tool.select_every_mousemove = False
p2 = figure(title="selection on mousemove", tools=TOOLS)
p2.square(x, y, color="green", size=6)
output_file("scatter_selection.html", title="scatter_selection.py example")
show(gridplot([[p1, p2], [p3, p4]])) // open a browser


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You can drag the red dot to change the slope of the line, that is, influence $a$ and $b$. The vector pointing to the red dot represents the direction vector.
Change the value of $x$ by dragging the slider:
The equation of a line through the origin:
$$ax + by = c$$
A sample:
You can drag the red dot to change the slope of the line, that is, influence $a$ and $b$. The vector pointing to the red dot represents the direction vector. The length of this vector influences $c$.
Change the value of $x$ by dragging the slider:


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Available as CSS, and LESS files.
How it works?
It's extremely simple.
We create a single wrapper around our non-stylable form elements (Dropdown, Checkbox & Radio).
The magic! : We hide the real DOM element in such a way that it exists but remains invisible.
This allows any clicks or action on that element (in all 3 cases) to function naturally.
For Select/dropdown: Only javascript required is to "display" selected text.
For Checkbox/Radio: Only javascript required
is to add a "checked" class to the wrapper".
Whole CSS is completely customizable, and you can use it as part of your code instead of a library. It just shows a way how to style your Form Elements. Feel free to change class name, and everything else.
This minimal and still natural method allows all UI elements to work naturally, for getting or changing data. No specific
library calls for those.
(Textboxes, textareas, buttons - are always stylable, hence not added in this lib)
Want more? - If you want it as a library with more functionalities, feel free to create an issue on the github.


Chapter 4 IM Metadata Specification
4.1 Introduction
In the previous chapter, we learned about the IM PMP indicators and how they are stored or constructed in the IM Data Hub. That is essential knowledge for you to start monitoring IM PMP indicators from the source to how they are presented in the IM Data Hub.
In this chapter, we’ll dive deep and explore what lies beneath the IM Data Hub, the metadata. Metadata defines what, why, where, and how parts are set up in the IM Data Hub. They provide references to different objects in the IM Data Hub.
Already you are familiar with data sets, data elements, indicators: all these are essentially metadata themselves.
The IM Data Hub metadata are specified in either CSV, JSON or XML formats and are available at the metadata API endpoint:
https://imdatahub.org/api/metadata
Metadata has a name, uid, code that uniquely identifies the object in the IM Data Hub. It also has a sharing setting that defines the access group (have a look to the section ‘Access model’ for further info on this).
All IM Data Hub metadata can be accessed individually by specifying their names or ids on the API endpoint. For example, the metadata for a data element with the short name suspected malaria cases
is accessed at:
https://imdatahub.org/api/29/dataElements/eHWYhy8vO8q.json
In the following sections we discuss the IM Data Hub metadata in three main groups:
Organization Unit
that stores information about the location where IM indicator data is reported, analyzed, or presented,Metadata
that specifies what, why, and how IM Data Hub components are set up. They include; datasets, data elements, sections, data elements groups and group sets, organization unit groups and group sets, indicators, indicator groups, categories, category options, categories, category combinations, and category option combinations,CORE metadata
- any metadata that is shared publicly within the IM Data Hub for re-usability across the IM Data Hub.
4.2 Organization Units (OUs)
Organization Units specify the location or where the IM data elements are collected, analyzed, or presented.
There are two main types of OUs in the IM Data Hub:
- Test - a list of OUs for development and testing objects. This is where we have been doing our practices,
- World - a list of OUs for production or real use in the IM Data Hub.
The OUs in DHIS2 are structured in the form of a tree or through a hierarchy to allow entries, data processing, and drill downs/ups on the Analytics apps. They also define access levels in the IM Data Hub (have a look to the section ‘Access model’ for further info on this)).
The IM Data Hub OUs are grouped into OU groups and group sets for disaggregation of IM data elements and indicators. We discuss the groups in section 4.2.2
4.2.1 OU Trees
As we mentioned above, the IM Data Hub OUs are organized in a tree-like structure that provides different levels for reporting, data processing, and presentation of IM data. In this section, we describe the OU structure by country.
The structure is in the form hierarchy and begins with the country to subnational level 4.
| Country | Subnational level 1 | Subnational level 2 | Subnational level 3 | Subnational level 4 |
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| Cameroon | Region | District | Aire de santé | Facility |
| Cote d’Ivoire | Region | District | Facility | / |
| DRC | Province | Zone de santé | Aire de santé | Facility |
| Kenya | County | Sub-county | Ward | Facility |
| Ghana | Region | District | Sub-district | Facility |
| Mali | Region | District | Aire de santé | Facility |
| Niger | Province | District Sanitaire | Aire de santé | Facility |
| Sierra Leone | Province | District | Chiefdom | Facility |
| Zambia | Province | District | Facility | / |
The following is the Metadata endpoint for organization unit levels.
https://imdatahub.org/api/organisationUnitLevels.json
Next we’ll talk about the OU groups and group sets.
4.2.2 OU Groups, OU Group sets
The IM Data Hub OUs consist of the following OU groups and group sets by countries and the type or owenrship of facility:
| OU group set | OU groups |
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| CM - Facility Type (OU Group set) | CM CSI, CM Hopital, CM Unknown facility type, CM CMA |
| CM - Ownership Type (OU Group set) | CM Public |
| ML - Facility Type (OU Group set) | ML Hospital, ML CSCom, ML CSRef |
| ML - Ownership Type (OU Group set) | ML Public |
| NE - Facility type | NE CSI, NE Hopital |
| NE - Ownership type | NE Public |
4.3 Metadata
The IM Data Hub implements the following metadata types:
| Metadata | Description |
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| Data elements |
DescriptionData elements forms the basis of the IM Data Hub. They define what is recorded in the system.IM Data Hub data elements follows PSI DHIS2 standards for names and short names & the IM Indicator matrix for the form names.For instance: IM CR - DX Suspected malaria cases is a data element that records suspected malaria cases |
| Date element groups |
DescriptionData element groups provides a mechanism for classifying IM Data Hub data elements into a common theme. For instance: CD Supportive Supervision groups together all IM supportive supervision data elements. recorded in Congo |
| Data sets |
DescriptionData reporting in the IM Data Hub is organized through the use of the use of data sets.A data set is a collection of data elements grouped together for data collection. For instance: IM Case Reporting is a data set used to report case reporting data globally |
| Sections |
DescriptionSection are used to split the IM Data Hub data sets into small reportable chunks known as modules. They allow for a bit more flexibility when it comes to using the tabular forms in DHIS2 and are quick and simple to design. For instance: Diagnosis, Treatment, MIP and Reporting are section within the IM Case Reporting data set |
| Category combos |
DescriptionCategory combos are used to apply IM disaggregation onto the data elements and indicators.They allow multiple categories to be combined into a related set. For instance: IM PMP DX 1 - Percentage of confirmed malaria cases (NP) is disaggregated according to the following categories; CORE - Sex | CORE - Parasitological test | CORE - Age-group |
| Periods |
DescriptionIM Data Hub supports DHIS2 standard period types to report and analyze performance over time. For instance: 201901 to report on January of 2019 |
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DescriptionIndicators allows the computation of IM data. They consist of a numerator, a denominator and a data element
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DescriptionSimilar to data elements groups, indicator groups - groups together IM indicator to allow easy access from the analytical tools For instance: KE PMP is an indicator group with all PMP indicators for Kenya |
4.4 CORE Metadata
CORE Metadata are reserved objects in the data hub. They are shared publicly within the IM Data Hub for re-use in the IM Data Hub. There are two main types of CORE metadata.
- Category: a group of cat options for disaggregation/attributes,
- Category Combination: a combination of classes used to apply disaggregation onto data elements/indicators.
The following is a list of all IM Data Hub CORE metadata.
4.4.1 Category
| name | id | dataDimensionType | categoryOptions |
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| CORE - Age group | JhSWHy2jOSU | DISAGGREGATION | < 5 years, >= 5 years, Unknown age group |
| CORE - Age group (CU5) | Xefm8oW3pkF | DISAGGREGATION | 3-11 months, 12-59 months, Unknown age group |
| CORE - Malaria case | pDXpwgS0vPG | DISAGGREGATION | Presumed, Confirmed, Unknown malaria case |
| CORE - Parasitological test | lcitYzHH0qa | DISAGGREGATION | RDT, Microscopy, Unknown parasitological test |
| CORE - Sex | R192IcXWsCx | DISAGGREGATION | Male, Female, Unknown sex |
| CORE - Type of health facility | yYOva72MZyZ | DISAGGREGATION | Public, Private, Other type of HF, Unknown type of HF |
| CORE - Type of health facility (correct) | NNFAQZG9keS | DISAGGREGATION | Hospital, Health centre, Other type of HF, Unknown type of HF |
| CORE - Type of health worker | gwgoQPKhJdq | DISAGGREGATION | Supervisor, Clinical staff, Laboratory-based staff, Community-based staff, Other type of HW, Unknown type of HW |
4.4.2 Category Combination
| name | id | dataDimensionType | categories |
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| CD - Type of health facility | CORE - Type of health facility | trkkw7Sqneh | DISAGGREGATION | CD - Type of health facility, CORE - Type of health facility |
| CORE - Age-group | s6PIj7AEo4C | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Age group |
| CORE - Age-group (CU5) | XRB1m49tshW | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Age group CU5 |
| CORE - Malaria case | vuvcFOW0mGh | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Malaria case |
| CORE - Malaria case | Sex | Age-group | ritXllZj5kI | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Malaria case, CORE - Sex, CORE - Age group |
| CORE - Parasitological test | cCnujLPVBoQ | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Parasitological test |
| CORE - Parasitological test | Age-group | jyv6IyPKPo2 | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Parasitological test, CORE - Age group |
| CORE - Sex | d8pbG5hn8ez | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Sex |
| CORE - Sex | Age-group | NnVXBadHoq5 | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Sex, CORE - Age group |
| CORE - Sex | Age-group (CU5) | x2c5hEXrAtG | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Sex, CORE - Age group CU5 |
| CORE - Type of health facility | gfezS3MheUM | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Type of health facility |
| CORE - Type of health worker | Sex | tbPCZwFdG5Y | DISAGGREGATION | CORE - Type of health worker, CORE - Sex |
| GH - Type of health facility | CORE - Type of health facility | tCP9XXfJUz0 | DISAGGREGATION | GH - Type of health facility, CORE - Type of health facility |
| KE - Type of health facility | CORE - Type of health facility | bbcas85CNo2 | DISAGGREGATION | KE - Type of health facility, CORE - Type of health facility |


git clone https://github.com/JeremyLikness/NodeCamp
choco install nodejs.install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs nodejs-legacy npm
“A programming paradigm in which the flow of the program is determined by events such as user actions (mouse clicks, key presses) or messages from other programs.” – Wikipedia
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var contents = fs.readFileSync('package.json').toString();
console.log(contents);
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fs.readFile('package.json', function (err, buf) {
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Read More: http://spin.atomicobject.com/2012/03/14/nodejs-and-asynchronous-programming-with-promises/
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var fs = require("fs");
{
"name": "Node101",
"version": "0.1.0",
"description": "MVA Presentation Code",
"main": "1_hello_world.js",
"author": {
"name": "Rami Sayar",
"email": ""
}
}
Async is a utility module which provides straight-forward, powerful functions for working with asynchronous JavaScript
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Request is designed to be the simplest way possible to make http calls. It supports HTTPS, streaming and follows redirects by default
var request = require('request');
request('http://www.microsoft.com', function (error, response, body) {
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Snapchat’s New Time Machine Lens Allows Users to See Themselves Young and Old
The latest filter sensation.
by Isaac RouseSnap Inc. has officially launched its new Time Machine feature for Snapchat, which allows a Snapchat Filter to age and de-age faces through user’s camera phones. Like many other lenses on the app, users must move the slider from left to right to control the feature’s aging process. Moving left lets users de-age themselves, smoothing out the face and removing any hair. Meanwhile, moving the slider to the right adds years to your face, including receding gray hair and wrinkles.
The app utilizes AI machine learning to complete the process, and the interface is relatively easy to use despite all the visual processing. The feature can also be used on the rear camera to age or de-age the face of a friend or someone on TV. This is one of several lenses from Snapchat that has caught on in popularity, including their previous 3D selfie, baby, and gender swap feature.
Like the Snapchat app, the lens is also compatible with both iOS and Android devices.
In other tech news, TikTok may release its own streaming service.


Policemen driving against traffic crush two to death
by Deji LamboDeji Lambo and Kore Ogidan
Some policemen allegedly driving against the traffic, on Monday, crushed two motorcycle passengers to death on the Long Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The motorcyclist was also said to have sustained injuries during the crash involving a white Toyoyta Hilux pickup van with number plate GGE 960 DD and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate MEK 418 VH.
According to eyewitnesses, the policemen in the patrol vehicle took to their heels after the accident occurred around 10.50am, while emergency responders, who rushed to the scene, took the injured victim to hospital.
The remains of the deceased were said to have been deposited in the Lagos State Emergency Centre at the old tollgate area.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “When the accident happened, the policemen ran out of the vehicle and jumped off the bridge and ran away. No one could catch them.”
At the scene of the accident, other commercial motorcyclists, while mourning the death of the vicitms, threatened to burn the van.
During the rescue operation, a Federal Road Safety Corps official, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “We got the distress call and we came down to the scene, but before we got here, we realised that the people around had done the rescue.”
When contacted, the Sector Commander, FRSC, Ogun State, Clement Oladele, said one of the three victims involved in the accident died.
Oladele stated, “Three people were involved in the accident, one died and the two injured victims were rescued to the Lagos State Emergency Centre, Ojota. The corpse of the dead victim was deposited in the hospital’s mortuary.
“The suspected cause of the accident was route violation as the driver of the vehicle was speeding, while driving against the traffic. The vehicles involved were a white Toyota Hilux pickup van with number plate GGE 960 DD and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate MEK 418 VH.”
However, the spokesperson for the police in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said two passengers died, while the motorcyclist sustained injuries and was rushed to hospital, where he is responding to treatment.
He said the vehicle involved was registered and branded, adding that it had been impounded and the owner/driver would be traced and made to face justice.
Oyeyemi said driving against the traffic was a serious offence and security agents were not allowed to do so except in emergencies, and such vehicle would be a security vehicle or an ambulance, which must carry a sign that would alert people to the emergency.
He added that investigation into the accident was ongoing and gave an assurance that the driver would be identified, arrested and prosecuted, adding that the Commissioner of Police in the state had directed that everything possible must be done to apprehend those involved, whether they were policemen or ordinary citizens.
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SUPER MARIO BROTHERS A review by Steve Baumgarten<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Kiddie films are doomed to be dismissed by us professional film critics almost regardless of how good they actually are. And because it's so easy to categorize a kiddie film as something that couldn't possibly be worth seeing -- regardless of what the critics say -- a vicious circle is set up: because you don't see it, you don't recommend it to your friends, who themselves haven't seen and recommended it to you. So I expect that no one but eleven-year-old boys will wind up seeing this summer's first big-budget kiddie film, SUPER MARIO BROS.
As it happens, I'm entirely undiscriminating when it comes to films that might, in some way, prove entertaining. After all, I"m a horror buff, and I've learned to sit through dozens of lousy horror films on the off-chance that one of them might prove worth watching. This is the "panning-for-gold" theory of movie-going, a technique responsible for the success of an appalling number of truly awful films. How otherwise can we understand the success of the obviously lousy film SLIVER, if not because people assume it will be just like BASIC INSTINCT and so probably worth taking a chance on? When it comes to Hollywood films, far too many of us are willing to take our chances, critics be damned.
Yet whereas most people are willing to take a chance on a film that's similar to one they've seen before, they're resolutely unwilling to consider one that doesn't seem "suitable." We want the "right" kind of action, violence, sex, and story lines, so while we warmly embrace insanely violent and graphic films like TOTAL RECALL and soft-core exploitation films like BASIC INSTINCT, we'd never go see a really good horror film. And while CLIFFHANGER opened to a $20+ million box office its first weekend, SUPER MARIO BROS. managed only $8 million, much of which I suspect was tendered in nickels and dimes from smashed piggy banks and horded allowances.
But the eleven-year-olds have the right idea -- sometimes it's best to be a little undiscriminating and take a chance on a movie that might prove entertaining in a thoroughly unpredictable way. As SUPER MARIO BROS. does, consistently, with good humor, intelligence and wit. It is as well-made, thoughtful, and respectful of its audience's intelligence as CLIFFHANGER and SLIVER are mechanically assembled and insulting -- and yet it is, first and foremost, a film for eleven-year-olds.
Quite a trick, and one rarely seen in the world of live-action kiddie films. But it's not as unusual as you might think: after all, it's only recently that Disney has been making (and, more important, marketing) their cartoons for an adult audience. Before THE LITTLE MERMAID, only animation fanatics suggested a trip to the cinema to see SLEEPING BEAUTY or DUMBO; yet today no adult would bat an eye at such a suggestion, and truth be told, most of us over the age of eleven await the next Disney cartoon almost as eagerly as those who still get carded at lemonade stands.
That no one but the Nintendo-set was eagerly awaiting SUPER MARIO BROS. made it all the more amazing to find that a silly, sloppy, poorly made kiddie film was nowhere to be found. In its place is a well-directed and -edited film, featuring a top-drawer score by Alan Silvestri; the best production design since BATMAN; enough special effects to keep any eleven-year-old's (or even thirty-year-old's) attention; and a truly goofy story line that's backed up with enough Bullwinkle-style humor to keep everyone smiling.
The story has little to do with the film's video game namesake; although the instantly recognizable name reportedly cost the filmmakers $2 million, it's obvious that the license was picked up purely for marketing reasons. The "Super Mario" name is enough of a hook to attract attention and draw in the film's target audience, but beyond that it doesn't play an important role in the film. (In fact, Bob Hoskins -- who plays Mario Mario -- claims not to have known what Super Mario Bros. was before one of his children pointed to a squat, mustachioed animated character jumping around on his television screen and exclaimed "Dad! That's you!".)  And it's this that makes SUPER MARIO BROS. so successful and such a consistent joy to watch.
Let me run through a few of the things I liked a whole lot about this film. First and foremost, the storyline has a certain resonance for me. It starts with a short prologue and the tag line "Brooklyn -- 65 Million Years Ago"; in no time at all we've heard about the meteor that crashed to earth and caused it to split into two dimensions: one in which the dinosaurs became extinct and man eventually evolved to take their place as rulers of the world; and another where the dinosaurs themselves evolved into human-like form and run their own slightly off-kilter society. As a long-time resident of Brooklyn, I found this to be entirely plausible -- I personally don't understand why some critics found the storyline incomprehensible. It's all very well explained as the film goes along, and at the very least it's internally consistent -- once you buy the premise, everything makes sense. (Contrast this with a film like CLIFFHANGER, which has a premise only slightly more plausible, but doesn't make a whole lot of sense once things get going. At least once you've convinced yourself that there might in fact be a parallel dimension ruled by the descendants of dinosaurs -- and by Dennis Hopper in particular -- SUPER MARIO BROS. doesn't insult your intelligence. Even eleven-year-olds have their self-respect, though Sylvester Stallone may not.)
Hopper, who seems to be having an immense amount of fun in his role as King Koopa, the ruler of the alternate dimension, is bent on getting his claws on Princess Daisy and her magic amulet, which contains a piece of the meteor that originally caused the split. Once the meteor is made whole again, the dimensions will be rejoined and he'll be able to achieve his dream of total world domination. (And let me tell you: if he decides to start by running for New York City Council, he'll have no problem at all getting himself elected this year.) Standing between him and the culmination of his life-long dream is Bob Hoskins as Mario Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi Mario, two small-time Brooklyn plumbers who -- just by the purest of coincidences, mind you -- get to know Daisy and then do what they can to save her when she's taken captive by Koopa's exceedingly silly henchmen.
There's plenty more plot in this film, but what surprised me is how the film itself only rarely got bogged down in the mechanical aspects of moving the plot forward. From beginning to end, this film flows very smoothly from one entirely implausible situation to the next, and it's rare that the filmmakers content themselves with a generic chase scene, filmed over a backdrop of generic pop music. Often the backdrops themselves are more diverting than the action in the foreground: from the alternate Brooklyn, which is obviously a fond take-off of BLADE RUNNER's Los Angeles; to Koopa's reelection posters (Koopa on the environment: "Don't worry -- we'll get more."); to the police cars involved in many of the film's chase scenes -- all powered by an overhead electric grid. It took me a while to realize that the police cars were little more than glorified bumper cars, straight out of an amusement park, and as such represented for eleven-year-olds the coolest possible design for police cars you could have in an alternate dimension. Small touches like this either make or break a film; putting aside SUPER MARIO BROS.' always striking production design (by David Snyder), it's obvious that the police cars could have been designed as little more than the kind of souped-up police cars you'd expect to see in any city, regardless of dimension. That someone sat down and thought about what kind of police car would be absolutely *right* for this city impresses me no end.
The film deftly avoids any serious violence; likewise, there aren't any cloying or maudlin scenes to suffer through. Both Hopper and Hoskins revel in their roles, and each manages to make what might have been an ordinary villain or hero into a truly memorable character (I particularly liked Hopper's attention to detail -- look carefully at how he holds his hands as he walks around to see clearly the influence of his great-grandfather the Tyranosaurus Rex). I found it heartening to see the very large number of alarmingly goofy touches scattered throughout the production, from the exceedingly small-headed security guards (the aptly named "Goombas") who chase the Mario brothers but aren't too mean-spirited to get all silly and start dancing when they hear the love theme from DR. ZHIVAGO; to Hopper's evolution / de-evolution machine that can turn people into Einsteins or balls of slime at the flick of a lever; to the mistakenly kidnapped Brooklyn girls who, confined as they are in a sub-basement, sit around, smoke, do their nails, and in every way act in perfect, stereotypical Brooklyn girl fashion; to Koopa's henchmen, who trade lines like "You tried five times and failed five times -- what percentage is that?"; to the street food of choice, salamanders-on-a-stick.
As a physical production, SUPER MARIO BROS. benefits greatly from Alan Silvestri's outstanding score -- something missing from all too many "adult" films these days; excellent 6-track Dolby sound design; and some of the best special effects I've seen in a while, including the much-maligned "morphing" process, which here isn't nearly as annoying and trite as I expected it to be. There's also the matter of Yossi, Koopa's pet dinosaur, which is rendered through a combination of stop- motion model, puppet, and computer-enhanced special effect well enough to satisfy the dinosaur-lover in all of us.
I can only think of one other kiddie film that had significant appeal for adults: Mike Hodges' FLASH GORDON, which also featured a striking production design, a fine score (by Queen), and a good amount of tongue-in-cheek action. But FLASH GORDON, fun as it was, played every scene for maximum irony; the genius of SUPER MARIO BROS. is in its ability to play everything straight -- on the surface. But it only takes a moment or two to realize how much intelligence and wit are backing up such a straight-faced production. As Mario Mario says to his brother Luigi: "Sure there were dinosaurs in Brooklyn. There were even Dodgers in Brooklyn."
I fully intend to see this film again; my feeling is that for every three sly references and witty asides I caught, there was probably one I missed. If you think any film with a name like SUPER MARIO BROS. is beneath your adult sensibilities, all I can say is that while when it comes to Hollywood films, it's usually "something ventured, nothing gained", in this case it's just the opposite. Much to my surprise, I found this film to be one of the most enjoyable I've seen all year, and I especially recommend it as an "antidote" to the predictable, intelligence-insulting, mean-spirited and overly violent CLIFFHANGER. If you must see that film, see it first, then see SUPER MARIO BROS.; you'll find that you enjoyed CLIFFHANGER a lot less in retrospect, but at least you'll have seen one thoughtful and finely crafted film out of two.
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Isla is a symbolic execution engine for Sail. It executes instruction set architecture (ISA) specifications written in Sail, such as our ARMv8 model translated from ARM’s machine readable specification, or Sail RISC-V.
Isla-axiomatic then combines these specifications with axiomatic memory models written in a subset of the cat language used by the diy tool suite (and in particular the memory model simulation tool herd7), with an SMT solver like z3 (used by this web interface) or CVC4.
The test/model dropdown provides a list of the currently open tests and their memory models. When a new litmus test or memory model definition is opened it will appear in this dropdown menu.
The litmus file dropdown provides options for opening litmus files and creating new litmus files. It also provides access to a pre-existing library of tests.
The memory model dropdown allows choosing the memory model to be used.
The architecture dropdown allows switching between ARMv8 mode and RISC-V mode.
The run test button runs the current litmus test with the selected model, showing an execution graph in (12) if the test is allowed. If the test is forbidden (or allowed) this will be shown in (9).
Allows setting addition options. Currently instruction fetch reads can be ignored (although they should not be ignored when using the ESOP2020 ifetch model), and it allows filtering out irf edges from the initial state in the ESOP2020 ifetch tests, as they can clutter the graph.
Allows creating a link to a snapshot of the interface state.
The concurrency litmus test, which can be edited.
A log of test results and feedback.
This tab shows the assembled machine code for the litmus test.
The editable memory model specified in the cat language. See below for a description of this language.
A graph of the execution, generated by (5). Relations can be toggled on and off by via the relations dropdown. If there are multiple valid executions, they can be switched between using the arrows in the top right.
The default litmus file format is a TOML file with a specific format described below. The .litmus
files as used by herd7 are also supported.
It starts with two key value pairs for the name of the test and the (symbolic) address variables used. The symbolic
key must be present, although symbolic = []
can be used if there are no such addresses. Note that this web interface currently always allocates (at least) 4-byte aligned concrete addresses to these variables where the memory values pointed to by these addresses are always symbolic. Other key/value pairs at the top of the file header are optional. For example:
name = "MP"
symbolic = ["x", "y"]
Next comes a sequence of threads, e.g.
[thread.0]
init = { X3 = "y", X1 = "x" }
code = """
MOV W0,#1
STR W0,[X1]
MOV W2,#1
STR W2,[X3]
"""
These should be named [thread.0]
, [thread.1]
, [thread.2]
etc, in increasing order. They each contain two key/value pairs, init
and code
. The init
key describes the initial state of registers for that thread. The register can be any bitvector typed register specified in the underlying Sail model. In addtion some synonyms are allowed, so Xn
and Wn
can be used for the underlying Rn
registers on ARM. Values can be symbolic addresses like "x"
or "y"
, hexadecimal or decimal values e.g. X1 = "1"
or X5 = "0x14000001"
, or labels in the assembly source e.g. X2 = "g:"
. Note that all values should be passed as quoted strings.
The code section contains assembly code for each thread as a string. TOML’s multiline string notation with triple-quotes is used to split this over multiple lines.
Lastly the [final]
section contains information about the expected final state of each test.
[final]
assertion = "(and (= (register X0 1) 1) (= (register X2 1) 0))"
The only mandatory key here is assertion
. An expect
key can also be used with a hint about whether the underlying SMT problem should be sat
or unsat
, but this is not currently used by the web interface.
The assertion is specified in a SMTLIB-like S-expression format, where the special (register <name> <thread>)
form can be used to specify the final state of any register in the Sail model. The <thread>
corresponds to the number n
in the various [thread.n]
sections.
The form (last_write_to <address>)
can also be used to write assertions that talk about the last written value to an address, which is typically a symbolic address like "x"
or "y"
.
The cat language is described in detail here as part of the herd7 documentation.
cat has some features which are not easy (or even possible at all) to translate into SMT. Roughly-speaking, we support the fragment of cat that defines sets and relations over events. More formally the fragment of cat we support is defined by the grammar:
expr ::= 0
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| expr? | expr^-1
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binding ::= id = expr
closure_binding ::= id = expr^+
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id ::= [a-zA-Z_][0-9a-z_.-]*
def ::= let binding { and binding }
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| unshow id {, id }
| [ flag ] check expr [ as id ]
check ::= checkname | ~checkname
checkname ::= acyclic | irreflexive | empty


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ideal
is a Bioconductor package containing a Shiny application for analyzing RNA-Seq data in the context of differential expression. This enables an interactive and at the same time reproducible analysis, keeping the functionality accessible, and yet providing a comprehensive selection of graphs and tables to mine the dataset at hand.
ideal
is an R package which fully leverages the infrastructure of the Bioconductor project in order to deliver an interactive yet reproducible analysis for the detection of differentially expressed genes in RNA-Seq datasets. Graphs, tables, and interactive HTML reports can be readily exported and shared across collaborators. The dynamic user interface displays a broad level of content and information, subdivided by thematic tasks. All in all, it aims to enforce a proper analysis, by reaching out both life scientists and experienced bioinformaticians, and also fosters the communication between the two sides, offering robust statistical methods and high standard of accessible documentation.
It is structured in a similar way to the pcaExplorer
, also designed as an interactive companion tool for RNA-seq analysis focused rather on the exploratory data analysis e.g. using principal components analysis as a main tool.
The interactive/reactive design of the app, with a dynamically generated user interface makes it easy and immediate to apply the gold standard methods in a way that is information-rich and accessible also to the bench biologist, while also providing additional insight also for the experienced data analyst. Reproducibility is supported via state saving and automated report generation.
ideal
can be easily installed using BiocManager::install()
:
if (!requireNamespace("BiocManager", quietly=TRUE)) install.packages("BiocManager") BiocManager::install("ideal")
Note that this should be the preferred way to install the latest stable release version.
To also install the packages listed in the Suggests:
field, you can run
BiocManager::install("ideal", dependencies = TRUE)
to make sure to have for example the required demo dataset (airway
) when running the app - or if you want to follow through the vignette entirely.
Optionally, if you want to install the development version from GitHub, you can use:
BiocManager::install("federicomarini/ideal", dependencies = TRUE) # or alternatively... devtools::install_github("federicomarini/ideal", dependencies = TRUE)
Setting dependencies = TRUE
should ensure that all packages, including the ones in the Suggests:
field of the DESCRIPTION
, are installed - this can be essential if you want to reproduce the code in the vignette, for example.
If using devtools
or remotes
to install packages, you could run into the warning
# ... after launching the install_github command Error: (converted from warning) package ´IRanges´ was built under R version 3.6.2 Execution halted ERROR: lazy loading failed for package ´ideal´ *removing ´Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/3.6/Resources/library/ideal´ Error: Failed to install 'ideal' from GitHub: (converted from warning) installation of package ´....../ideal_1.11.2.tar.gz´ had non zero exit status
In this case, you can follow the instructions found at https://remotes.r-lib.org/index.html#environment-variables, which specifically suggest to set R_REMOTES_NO_ERRORS_FROM_WARNINGS
to true
. You can do so directly in R before installing the package by entering
Sys.setenv(R_REMOTES_NO_ERRORS_FROM_WARNINGS="true") # and then again devtools::install_github("federicomarini/ideal", dependencies = TRUE)
If you are a regular user, you should install the latest stable release version. This can be done at best by using BiocManager::install("ideal")
, as recommended in https://www.bioconductor.org/install/#troubleshoot-bioconductor-packages. Please follow the general instructions in https://www.bioconductor.org/install to make sure you are using the correct version, matched to the version of the R software in use.
If you are a software developer and want to have access to the latest features that are currently in the devel branch of Bioconductor (i.e. experimental functionality, and more), you can do so by calling first BiocManager::install(version = "devel")
as specified in https://bioconductor.org/developers/how-to/useDevel/, then followed by BiocManager::install("ideal")
. Keep in mind that according to the release cycle you might need to install the devel version of R itself.
If you just want to use the bleeding edge version, which is the one you can find on GitHub, you can install that by calling BiocManager::install("federicomarini/ideal")
(which is basically a wrapper around remotes::install("federicomarini/ideal")
). This approach might be recommended for experienced users - based on which Bioconductor version you might be using, you might encounter mismatches in the dependencies if you mix up versions from release and devel branches.
This command loads the ideal
package
library("ideal")
The main parameters for ideal
are
dds_obj
- a DESeqDataSet
object. If not provided, then a countmatrix
and a expdesign
need to be provided. If none of the above is provided, it is possible to upload the data during the execution of the Shiny Appres_obj
- a DESeqResults
object. If not provided, it can be computed during the execution of the applicationannotation_obj
- a data.frame
object, with row.names as gene identifiers (e.g. ENSEMBL ids) and a column, gene_name
, containing e.g. HGNC-based gene symbols. If not provided, it can be constructed during the execution via the org.eg.XX.db
packagescountmatrix
- a count matrix, with genes as rows and samples as columns. If not provided, it is possible to upload the data during the execution of the Shiny Appexpdesign
-a data.frame
containing the info on the experimental covariates of each sample. If not provided, it is possible to upload the data during the execution of the Shiny AppThe ideal
app can be launched in different modes:
ideal(dds_obj = dds, res_obj = res, annotation_obj = anno)
, where the objects are precomputed in the current session and provided as parametersideal(dds_obj = dds)
, as in the command above, but where the result object is assembled at runtimeideal(countmatrix = countmatrix, expdesign = expdesign)
, where instead of passing the defined DESeqDataSet
object, its components are given, namely the count matrix (e.g. generated after a run of featureCounts or HTSeq-count) and a data frame with the experimental covariates. The design formula can be constructed interactively at runtimeideal()
, where the count matrix and experimental design can simply be uploaded at runtime, where all the derived objects can be extracted and computed live. These files have to be formatted as tabular text files, and a function in the package tries to guess the separator, based on heuristics of occurrencies per line of commonly used charactersideal
To use ideal
without installing any additional software, you can access the public instance of the Shiny Server made available at the Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI) in Mainz.
This resource is accessible at this address:
A deployment-oriented version of the package is available at https://github.com/federicomarini/ideal_serveredition. This repository contains also detailed instruction to setup the running instance of a Shiny Server, where ideal
can be run without further installation for the end-users.
For additional details regarding the functions of ideal, please consult the documentation or write an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please use https://github.com/federicomarini/ideal/issues for reporting bugs, issues or for suggesting new features to be implemented.


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Today, we all tend to put too much energy into things that are superficial. So much of what we read, what we download, and what we share is only skin-deep. It's time for us to be honest with ourselves, to change our perspective, and to truly live in the moment.
Today, we all tend to put too much energy into things that are superficial. So much of what we read, what we download, and what we share is only skin-deep. It's time for us to be honest with ourselves, to change our perspective, and to truly live in the moment.
BELLOSOUND is spreading these positive messages with their Love Vs Likes music compilation and DJ tour. It's all about going back to what truly matters: family, friends, love, music and nature.
For the past couple of years, Daniel Buckman, Founder and President of BELLOSOUND, has been travel-ing across Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montréal, Québec, Halifax) and abroad (New York, Mi-ami, Aspen, St Tropez, Trinidad, St Martin) and making positive connections with all kinds of people, play-ing all styles of music, at all types of celebrations. Next stop is French Polynesia.
Daniel met his Tahitian girlfriend Heiarii when she was studying in Canada a few years ago. Since then, Daniel has visited Tahiti twice and fell in love with the beauty of Heiarii's islands and her peo-ple. Together they have organized two successful DJ tours: Pacific Disco 2013 and New Wave 2014.
Now Daniel and Heiarii are preparing their return to French Polynesia on the Love Vs Likes tour to spread the love and make positive connections through music and good nature.
“I am truly inspired by what I’ve experienced during my visits to French Polynesia and the people I’ve met there. As a DJ I love Tahitian people's appreciation for great music, dance and celebration and this tour is a way for us to celebrate their kindness and generosity. The music BELLOSOUND will be performing will be sensitive, soulful, powerful and energetic, always sophisticated. We plan on visiting some of our fa-vourite luxury hotels, resorts and restaurants in the islands. We have also included a charity fundraiser event as part of the tour, so I am grateful that we get the opportunity to give back to the communities and to the children" - Daniel Buckman


juniper-networks
Businessmodel of Juniper Networks
Customer Segments
Juniper has a niche market business model, with a specialized customer segment. The company targets its offerings at organizations that depend on high-performance networks to deliver mission-critical transactions, services, and applications. Its most common customers are service providers (wireless and wireline carriers, cable operators, and Internet content/application providers), governments agencies and organizations (federal, state, and local), financial services firms, energy/utility companies, and research/education institutions.
Value Proposition
Juniper offers three primary value propositions: innovation, convenience, and brand/status.
The company places a strong emphasis on innovation. It developed and marketed the first commercially-available purpose-built IP backbone router optimized for the unique high-performance needs of service providers. It also maintains OpenLabs, a set of centers for new innovations.
The company’s offerings create convenience through ease of use. Its Junos Platform features a single modular operating system (Junos OS) with common base of code and a single, consistent implementation for each control plane feature. It also offers one common modular software architecture that scales across all Junos-based platforms.
The company has established a powerful brand as a result of its success. It holds several leadership positions, including the following:
- Third-largest market share holder for routers and switches used by Internet Service Providers
- Fourth-largest market share holder for edge routers and second largest for core routers
- Second-largest market share holder for firewall products and data center security appliances Juniper’s clients include most major service providers and it serves over 30,000 enterprises, including several companies in the Global *Fortune *100. Lastly, it has won many honors, including “Resilient Supply Chain Technology Driver of the Year“ from Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council (2016) and the MEC Industry Award for the “Biggest Contribution to R&D“ for its SRAN solution (2015).
Channels
Juniper’s main channel is direct sales team, which operates worldwide. It also acquires customers through the use of channel partners - namely distributors, value-added resellers (VARS), and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company promotes its offering through its website, social media pages, and attendance of expos, summits, conferences.
Customer Relationships
Juniper’s customer relationship is primarily of a personal assistance nature. The company offers assistance to customers in the following ways:
Training Services – Include instructor-led virtual and in-person courses, as well as the Juniper Networks Certification Program, which consists of hands-on and written lab exams
Professional Services - Help assess, design, and implement network solutions; specific services are as follows:
- Core & Edge – Shortens time needed to bring opportunities to market and capabilities online
- Data Center – Evaluates, designs, implements, and migrates data center architectures to ones that decrease complexity and enhance scalability and performance
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Security – Identifies and handles areas of security exposure and risk Maintenance Services – Service and support tools for software and hardware products; specific services include the following:
- Juniper Care – Includes service automation tools and 24/7 mission-critical support
- Juniper Care Software Advantage – Provides software upgrades/updates and comprehensive technical support Advanced Services – A subscription-based program offering enhanced versions of Professional Services and Juniper Care; it is available in on-site and remote formats
Despite this orientation, there is also a self-service component. The company’s website includes a variety of self-help resources, including case studies, product documentation and downloads, and online courses. There is also a community element in the form of peer forums.
Key Activities
Juniper’s business model entails designing and developing software and hardware products. Its manufacturing is primarily carried out by contract manufacturers and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in the U.S., China, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Mexico. Its main manufacturers are Celestica Incorporated, Accton Technology Corporation, Flextronics International Ltd., and Alpha Networks Inc.
Key Partners
Juniper maintains the following partnership programs:
Strategic Alliances – The company combines its solutions with those of other tech firms to produce offerings of benefit to customers. Specific partners include AT&T, BT, IBM, Nokia, and Verizon.
Technology Alliances – The company works with other technology companies to design and develop innovations silicon, software, and systems in order to advance the networking space. Specific types of partners include Broadband Access, Data Center/Cloud/NFV, Optical Networking, Security, and Wireless firms. Specific individual partners include Gainspeed, Opscode, ADVA Optical, Cyphort, Firemon, Kapersky Lab, Lastline, Niksun, Aerohive, Aruba Networks, Ruckus Wireless, and VMware.
Authorized Federal Partners – The company combines its solutions with those of U.S. federal organizations to produce offerings of benefit to federal, state, and local governments. Specific partners include General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon.
Partners receive access to training programs, sales/marketing resources, and general support.
Key Resources
Juniper’s main resources are its engineers, who have significant experience in high-end computing, ASIC design, network system design, routing protocols, embedded operating systems, and software applications. It also depends on its training, consulting, and customer service staff to provide advice and support. An important physical resource is its collection of seven centers called OpenLabs. These venues invite clients and partners to come together and use Juniper resources to build innovative network-integrated software solutions. Lastly, the firm places a high priority on intellectual property, with 2,480 issued patents worldwide and many more pending as of December 2015.
Cost Structure
Juniper has a value-driven structure, aiming to provide a premium proposition through significant personal service and regular product improvements. Its biggest cost driver is cost of revenues, a variable expense. Other major drivers are in the areas of research/development and sales/marketing, both fixed costs.
Revenue Streams
Juniper has two revenue streams:
Products – Revenues generated from the sale of its networking products
Services – Revenues generated from the sale of services (training, consulting, etc.)


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Whilst upgrading our TeamCity server from 6.5 to 7.x, I encountered an error:
Unexpected error occurred inside Alarm task: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
After a bit of looking around and sifting through some very weird articles I was able to find some good information on this. Basically, the JVM starts by default with 512mb of memory and it was struggling to process our 300+ build configurations with this. In order to fix it I had to do the following:
Go to the Java tab and change the maximum memory pool entry to something other than 512mb
Restart the service and all should be well with the application start-up.


Members Only
This page is titled Members Only and even has the word private in the web address however the security mechanism here is quite weak. JavaScript code in your browser disabled the links to this page for unauthenticated users however anyone can plug this web address into their browser and this page will render. Try it.
Client side JavaScript could be used to prohibit rendering of this page to members only but this type of security mechanism could easily be tampered with and undone.
Authorization provided server side by Firebase Realtime Database Security Rulesopen_in_new secures the data on the next card.
Are you sure that your markup node is present in your Realtime Database? The secureData child key with markup value should be there too.
Also, are you signed in?
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