In the last post we quoted Zen masters dismissive of mindfulness. We explained that to get from EOP to Observer state one needs to strive for mindfulness, but to get from Observer state to Flow state (the Zone), one must be in natural mind sans intellectual overlays. The over-thinker is turned off. Language is not a prerequisite for anything. Wholeness is. Subject-object lens is off. There is no separation. Abstraction is somewhere offstage.

We are sharing these mental techniques as part of a noble bargain. If they work, you will naturally take on more and share as you wish. Many other similar experiential techniques and insights can be found in my book MIND MAGIC and will continue to be offered in this blog.

In the next post I will share some childhood experiences as useful to illustrate making mental transitions willfully.

Let’s lead into that story with an experiment in Zen. Most of us are familiar with one technique used in Zen, the koan, a verbal construct used to jog the psyche out of its EOP trance. Our theory as to how a koan works is this: something that makes no sense forces you to stop and NOT think in language, to back out of the EOP lens into original consciousness (or natural mind). Because language is not working it is instinctively dropped for the moment. Just as you instinctively stop trying to use a hand that has fallen asleep until it wakes up again.

This can be experienced. Remove yourself from all distraction. Concentrate on your breath and keep your eyes on whatever is in front of you. Then repeat to yourself the following: “I have no right to play God, even though I have every right to play God.” Obviously you will need to pre-memorize this or you won’t be able to keep looking straight forward. However, don’t spend any time thinking about the meaning of it — for the moment, you are concentrating on what you see and experience subtly when you first put your mind on this.

What you may see (and in future experiments of this sort will gain the knack for seeing) is that in one moment you were in a pretty normal state for you, and in the next moment your mind is naturally quiet and your senses are highly attuned. You are not easily distracted, you feel centered and aware, balanced and unafraid. Your attention is on everything around you and there is no obsessive stream of internal dialog. You are making no effort toward this whatsoever, you are not striving. It is doing itself naturally. When ideas pop into your mind you notice that they are unusually insightful and self-evidently important to your life.

You may at that point be transitioning in and out of Flow, with stability in Observer state. If negative emotion arises, take it as a signal of EOP resumption and see what comes naturally for you to stay above this weather. Direct attention to the causes of the negative emotion as if experiencing it for the first time. Mine and record insights into your (e)journal and tweet those of potential utility to all, if you’re into such things (journaling is provably useful, e or otherwise).

In next post, stripping my childhood bare. 🙂

A Daniel Goleman Must-Read

When I first met them a long time ago, Daniel Goleman, Richie Davidson and I formed a partnership called PRM and did brainwave research together in the media business. They have gone on to fame in their respective fields of psychology and neuroscience. I am belatedly catching up on their massive output over the years. This is a first installment, look for more in future posts.

Dan’s concise and powerful 2011 book The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insightsis packed with information conducive to Observer and Flow states. Drawing on the work of his long-term collaborator Richie Davidson among many others at the forefront of brain science, Dan does his reliable tour de force condensing the cutting edge view of the best and brightest ideas in psychology.

We are heartened that my published intuitions of the last decades are increasingly supported by real science. Emergency Oversimplification Procedure in my terminology does in fact exist as “chronic overwhelm” in today’s scientific parlance. The EOP interaction between the prefrontal cortex and limbic system, which I postulated in the theory of Holosentience (and was possibly obvious to others), turns out to be accurate.

What I felt from the inside and struggled to communicate in language, describing inner experience so that others could take similar control of themselves — what Dan calls self-management and self-mastery, one of the four key components of emotional intelligence — is now being described scientifically from the outside as well. Looking at both sides, inner/experiential/phenomenological and outer/scientific, contributes to self-mastery more than seeing only one side of the story — or neither side of the story, as in the case of the unenlightened, who by their actions are crying out for enlightenment but don’t know they are doing so.


Re: Associates in a ring

I assume $J$ is the set of integers and $J_6$ is the ring of integers modulo 6. (My first group theory text used $J$ to denote the integers.) In $J_6$, 2 divides 4 ($4=2\cdot2$) and 4 divides 2 ($2=4\cdot 5$). So 2 is an associate of 4. Just test all remaining non-zero elements of $J_6$.

Re: Associates in a ring

Originally Posted by johng

I assume $J$ is the set of integers and $J_6$ is the ring of integers modulo 6. (My first group theory text used $J$ to denote the integers.).

So was mine studying with M J Weiss, fifty years ago. BUT my point is: Why the h*ll should we have to guess(assume) anything?? Why not encourage posting complete problems with definitions? If the guess is incorrect the a lot of time is wasted.


TRAILER

SCREENSHOT GALLERY

NEWS AND EVENTS

The gaming industry has boomed over the last few years. And we are sure you must have heard about survival games such as PUBG and Fortnite which was developed with Edge. But those two games are only the tip of a massive iceberg that would require years to scale fully. We are a bunch of avid gamers who have been playing games since the dawn of computer and console gaming. Read this article further to understand the popular types of gaming and to know whether a genre applies to you.

1. MMO

Unless you have lived under a rock for a long time, you should have heard about the much fabled massive multiplayer online games. MMO games help you sit in the comfort of your home and play against players from across the globe. These games tend to be a great bonding experience for gamers as it involves a lot of team-work to reach an objective. There is a sudden surge in popularity of individualistic survival based games but this one category of gaming that has reinvented itself and continues to reinvent itself all the time.

2. Real-time

Real-time gaming is a broad category that is usually referred to as simulation. You as a player have the power to determine and make choices that will determine the outcome. If you fancy yourself playing as Wayne Rooney or take the reign over Manchester City as their manager, then the much popular FIFA could be what you’re looking for. Real-time is not just about sports games; the popular game SIMS is the best representation of a real-time simulation game. Simulation games are also a popular tool in the military as personnel are trained using game simulators to replicate real-world scenarios.

3. RPG

Role-playing games are always popular because it helps you be whoever you want in the virtual world of the game. Good RPG games have great storylines that let you explore the whole virtual world and also has a ton of side quests to keep you hooked. Second life is the best representation of RPG that has an endless open world for you to explore and enjoy.

As we said, it is impossible to restrict the genres of gaming into just one list, and we are going to stop here because each of the categories that we mentioned has games that are in most cases never standalone categories. FIFA, for example, is both a real-time game and sports game while second life is both RPG and MMO. And most fabled RPG games also have characteristics of puzzle and adventure.


MOSCOW, January 21. /ITAR-TASS/. An Ilyushin-76 airplane of the Russian emergencies ministry has landed at the Beirut airport. It has brought a batch of humanitarian cargo, a spokesman for the ministry told Itar-Tass on Tuesday.

“The plane has delivered two mobile electricity generators, tents, blankets, a number of sets of tableware, oil heaters. The total weight of the cargo is 33 tons,” the spokesman said.

Another batch of humanitarian cargo will be delivered to Lebanon on January 23.

In 2013, the Russian emergencies ministry delivered more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Syria and neighboring Lebanon and Jordan. Some 70 tons more were delivered to Palestinian refugees in Syria. Humanitarian cargoes included tents, electricity generators, tableware, collapsible furniture, blankets, food stuffs, baby foods. The ministry’s planes took about 900 Russians and citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) back to Russia.


Hardware implementation of fuzzy Petri net as a controller.
The paper presents a new approach to fuzzy Petri net (FPN) and its hardware implementation. The authors' motivation is as follows. Complex industrial processes can be often decomposed into many parallelly working subprocesses, which can, in turn, be modeled using Petri nets. If all the process variables (or events) are assumed to be two-valued signals, then it is possible to obtain a hardware or software control device, which works according to the algorithm described by conventional Petri net. However, the values of real signals are contained in some bounded interval and can be interpreted as events which are not only true or false, but rather true in some degree from the interval [0, 1]. Such a natural interpretation from multivalued logic (fuzzy logic) point of view, concerns sensor outputs, control signals, time expiration, etc. It leads to the idea of FPN as a controller, which one can rather simply obtain, and which would be able to process both analog, and binary signals. In the paper both graphical, and algebraic representations of the proposed FPN are given. The conditions under which transitions can be fired are described. The algebraic description of the net and a theorem which enables computation of new marking in the net, based on current marking, are formulated. Hardware implementation of the FPN, which uses fuzzy JK flip-flops and fuzzy gates, are proposed. An example illustrating usefulness of the proposed FPN for control algorithm description and its synthesis as a controller device for the concrete production process are presented.


#ifndef OSMIUM_STORAGE_BYID_VECTOR_HPP
#define OSMIUM_STORAGE_BYID_VECTOR_HPP

/*

Copyright 2012 Jochen Topf <jochen@topf.org> and others (see README).

This file is part of Osmium (https://github.com/joto/osmium).

Osmium is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License or (at your option) the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
version 3 of the Licenses, or (at your option) any later version.

Osmium is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License and the GNU
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the Licenses along with Osmium. If not, see
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

*/

#include <algorithm>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

#include <osmium/osm/types.hpp>
#include <osmium/storage/byid.hpp>

namespace Osmium {

    namespace Storage {

        namespace ById {

            /**
            * This class uses a vector of ID/Value pairs to store the
            * data. The vector must be filled ordered by ID (OSM files
            * are generally ordered that way, so thats usually not a
            * problem). Lookup uses a binary search.
            *
            * This has very low memory overhead for small OSM datasets.
            */
            template <typename TValue>
            class Vector : public Osmium::Storage::ById::Base<TValue> {

                struct item_t {
                    osm_object_id_t id;
                    TValue value;

                    item_t(osm_object_id_t i, TValue v = TValue()) :
                        id(i),
                        value(v) {
                    }

                    bool operator<(const item_t& other) const {
                        return this->id < other.id;
                    }

                    bool operator==(const item_t& other) const {
                        return this->id == other.id;
                    }

                    bool operator!=(const item_t& other) const {
                        return !(*this == other);
                    }
                };

                typedef std::vector<item_t> item_vector_t;
                typedef typename item_vector_t::const_iterator item_vector_it_t;

            public:

                Vector() :
                    Base<TValue>(),
                    m_items() {
                }

                void set(const uint64_t id, const TValue value) {
                    m_items.push_back(item_t(id, value));
                }

                const TValue operator[](const uint64_t id) const {
                    const item_t item(id);
                    const item_vector_it_t result = std::lower_bound(m_items.begin(), m_items.end(), item);
                    if (result == m_items.end() || *result != item) {
                        return TValue(); // nothing found
                    } else {
                        return result->value;
                    }
                }

                uint64_t size() const {
                    return m_items.size();
                }

                uint64_t used_memory() const {
                    return size() * sizeof(item_t);
                }

                void clear() {
                    item_vector_t().swap(m_items);
                }

            private:

                item_vector_t m_items;

            }; // class Vector

        } // namespace ById

    } // namespace Storage

} // namespace Osmium

#endif // OSMIUM_STORAGE_BYID_VECTOR_HPP


The goal of this R03 research proposal is to expand our understanding of the basic molecular mechanism(s) regulating expression of the mouse somatostatin receptor subtype 5 gene (sst5). The aim is to identify and clone cellular factors that interact with the sst5 promoter and characterize their functional importance in pituitary cells. Specific emphasis will be placed on the cellular factors important for sst5 promoter activity in TtT97 thyrotropes. These experiments will be a direct extension of the work previously funded by a K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award. The overall goal of this work is to gain a better understanding of the interaction between the hypothalamicpituitary-thyroid axis and the somatostatinergic system and their combined effect on pituitary thyrotrope regulation. Using the murine TtT-97 thyrotropic tumor model, we have previously demonstrated that treatment with thyroid hormone reduces tumor size in association with enhanced expression of the sst5 gene. Studies performed as part of the K08 Award have initially characterized these in vivo observations by investigating basal promoter activity of the sst5 gene and its regulation by thyroid hormone. The mouse sst5 gene has been cloned, its transcription start site localized and its structure identified as having 3 exons and 2 introns. Functional promoter activity has been assessed in transient transfection experiments in a variety of pituitary cell lines and primary TtT97 thryotrope cultures. Sequences important for basal promoter activity have been identified using a deletion and mutational strategy. The region between -67 and -47 appear to contain a nucleotide sequence that is critical for basal trancriptional regulation of the sst5 gene in pituitary cells. The functional importance of this region has been confirmed by DNase I protection analysis to identify DNA protein interactions. Sequence analysis of these critical sst5 promoter regions revealed nucleotide homology to potential binding sites for known transcription factors, including Ptx 1 and Egr-1. The role of these factors and others in regulation of the mouse sst5 promoter will be the subject of this R03 proposal. Not only will these data enhance our understanding of the basic molecular mechanisms of the somatostatinergic system and pituitary regulation, but have long range clinical applications regarding the pathogenesis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. The somatostatin analog, octreotide, has been used to treat a variety of neuroendocrine tumors and description of the molecular mechanisms of the somatostatinergic system will be of clinical application to these diseases. Further knowledge of somatostatin receptor function and regulation will potentially contribute to the development of more efficacious somatostatin analogs for the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. Additionally, understanding the molecular mechanism(s) underlying transcriptional regulation of these receptors may contribute to our ability to manipulate somatostatin receptor status in specific tumors and enhance clinical response to somatostatin analog therapy.


Q:

AND/IF/MIN - Function excel

I'm trying to find the min value of something from table based on three criterias.
I have tried the following without any succes:
=MIN(IF(AND(Table[Letter]="F";Table[Level]=A2;Table[Title]]=B2");Table[Amount];"-"))

There should be a value based on these three criterias but I'm getting nothing.
Table is a table found in another worksheet

A:

I understand that you want the "-" to show up in case no row matches the criteria, otherwise show the minimum matching amount. The best way to achieve this is by using the AGGREGATE function (Excel 2010+):
=IFERROR(AGGREGATE(15, 6, Table[Amount] / (Table[Letter]="F") /
   (Table[Level]=A2) / (Table[Title]=B2), 1), "-")

p.s.: change the commas , to semi-colons ; to adapt it to your locale.


**To the Editor:** A recent article by Chlebicki et al ([@R1]) described 4 patients hospitalized for dengue fever who were found to have retinal hemorrhages. These patients reported reduced visual acuity and metamorphopsia, i.e., distorted visual images attributable to intrinsic retinal disease involving the macula; macular hemorrhages and exudates were found on retinal examination. The authors concluded that the retinal hemorrhages were responsible for the patients\' visual symptoms.

This conclusion is misleading because retinal hemorrhages alone cause scotomas. Rather, the accumulation of subretinal fluid in the macula results in metamorphopsia and blurring of vision. In previous reports of patients in whom macular changes developed from dengue fever, some were found to have macular hemorrhages ([@R2]*--*[@R4]). In addition, clinical examination and investigation of these patients showed vasculopathologic changes in the macular region that affected the retinal and choroidal blood vessels ([@R5]), although the tissues of the periphery tended to be spared. A fluorescein angiograph of the retina showed knobby hyperfluorescence of the retinal arterioles with minimal leakage, as well as some spots of leakage at the level of the retinal pigment epithelium. An indocyanine green angiograph showed diffuse hyperfluorescence of the choroid. These pathologic changes in the macula were the most likely cause of the blurring of vision in such patients, which has been the case in our experience.

The article by Chlebicki et al. did not state whether these procedures had been performed on their patients to confirm or exclude retinal or choroidal vasculopathy in the macula. Therefore, these authors would have had difficulty concluding that retinal hemorrhages caused blurring of vision and metamorphopsia in patients with dengue maculopathy.

*Suggested citation for this article*: Su DHW, Chee SP. Maculopathy in dengue fever \[letter\]. Emerg Infect Dis \[serial on the Internet\]. 2006 Apr \[*date cited*\]. <http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1204.051476>


Q:

How to find any number that includes a certain digit - like 1323 includes the digit "2"

Looking to replace an index in an array of numbers if that index is a number with a certain digit (say "1").  For instance, 414 has a "1" in it, so replace with text like "oops, no "1's"
I have a program to take a number as user input , and create an array that includes all the numbers up to and including the input number. I have 'if else' rules for replacing the offending single digit numbers. Not sure how to target multiple digit numbers that include a given digit.
var one = [1]
var two = [2]
var three =[3]
var userInput = $("#userInput").val();
var arr = [];
for (i=0;i<=userInput;i++) {
  arr.push(i);
  if (three.includes(arr[i])){
    arr.splice(i,1,"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.")
  } else if (two.includes(arr[i])){
    arr.splice(i,1,"Boob!")
  } else if (one.includes(arr[i])){
    arr.splice(i,1,"Beep!")
  }
};

for numbers like 13, it should trigger the rule for numbers including 3, but instead it just displays 13 like there everything is fine.

A:

I'm learning JS and new to Stackoverflow, sorry if I'm wrong.
As you show on your comments, the first digit of userInput is important.
var userInput = 24;
var firstDigit = userInput.toString().substr(0,1);
var arr = [];
for (i = 0; i <= userInput; i++) {
  arr.push(i);
  if(firstDigit==='3') {
    if (arr[i].toString().includes('3')) {
      arr.splice(i,1,"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.");
    }
  }
  if(firstDigit==='2') {
    if (arr[i].toString().includes('2')){
      arr.splice(i,1,"Boob!");
    }
  }
  if(firstDigit==='1') {
    if (arr[i].toString().includes('1')){
      arr.splice(i,1,"Beep!")
    }
  }
};
console.log(arr);
//[0, 1, "Boob!", 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, "Boob!", 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, "Boob!", "Boob!", "Boob!", "Boob!", "Boob!"]

I really hope that this is what you are looking for. Good luck!
edit:
You could do this too!
var userInput = 24;
var firstDigit = userInput.toString().substr(0,1);
var arr = [];
for (i = 0; i <= userInput; i++) {
  arr.push(i);
};
newArr = arr.map(e => e.toString().includes(firstDigit) ? 'problem' : e);
console.log(newArr);
//[0, 1, "problem", 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, "problem", 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, "problem", "problem", "problem", "problem", "problem"]


In vitro apoptotic effects of methanol extracts of Dianthus chinensis and Acalypha australis L. targeting specificity protein 1 in human oral cancer cells.
The aims of this study were to evaluate the apoptotic activities and molecular mechanisms of methanol extracts of Dianthus chinensis (MEDC) and Acalypha australis L. (MEAL) in human oral cancer cells. The apoptotic effects and related molecular mechanisms of MEDC and MEAL on oral cancer cells were evaluated using MTS assay, DAPI staining, immunostaining, Western blotting, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Sp1 was overexpressed in oral tumor tissues compared with normal oral mucosa. Downregulation of Sp1 inhibited the growth of SCC-15 and YD-15 oral cancer cells. MEDC and MEAL inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis in both cell lines by decreasing the expression of Sp1. In addition, treatment of cells with MEDC and MEAL decreased Mcl-1 expression, which is a downstream target of Sp1. Our results indicate that MEDC and MEAL are bioactive natural products that can potentially induce apoptosis of tumor cells that overexpress the Sp1 protein.


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AT&T this week filed a "public interest" statement with US regulators describing the benefits of its proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV.

Better prices are in the offing, the company claims, saying, "There will be significant downward pressure on the prices of the new integrated bundles of AT&T broadband and DirecTV video." AT&T argues that its ability to offer cheap bundles will force cable companies to lower prices.

As a downside, there could be "upward pressure on the prices of standalone video or broadband offered by the merged firm," but AT&T claimed it "will be significantly outweighed by the downward pressure on the prices of bundles of AT&T broadband and DirecTV video that will now be available at improved quality and attractive prices."

AT&T also promises to offer a standalone 6Mbps broadband offering in its wireline territory for $34.95 a month in the three years following the transaction, with price increases limited by inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

By contrast, Comcast bluntly said prices wouldn't go down after it announced a deal to purchase Time Warner Cable. "We're certainly not promising that customer bills are going to go down or even increase less rapidly," Comcast Executive VP David Cohen said at the time.

But of course, the biggest benefits of the merger will go to AT&T itself. In particular, AT&T's new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission say that AT&T's U-verse video offering has been a failure and can't compete against Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Here is an executive summary, key talking points, a much longer filing, and attachments (the last two are not for the faint of heart).

"AT&T has world-class wireline and wireless broadband facilities, but its video service, which is available in only a minority of customer locations within AT&T’s 22-state incumbent local exchange carrier ('ILEC') region, is uneconomic and not fully competitive with cable providers," the company said.

AT&T only provides U-verse video where it has fiber-to-the-node or fiber-to-the-premises, the company said. "As a result of its relatively limited video footprint, AT&T is far smaller than Comcast and Time Warner Cable, its principal competitors," it said. "Lack of scale particularly hinders AT&T with respect to content acquisition, which is by far the largest variable cost of MVPD [multichannel video programming distributor] service. AT&T therefore faces challenges selling competitive broadband/video bundles even inside its U-verse video footprint."

Although AT&T lags behind Comcast in Internet and video subscribers, it has double Comcast's overall revenue. AT&T made $128.8 billion in revenue last year compared to Comcast's $64.7 billion. Left unsaid is that AT&T bears responsibility for making U-verse available only in "a minority of customer locations," by choosing to slow down and limit its fiber deployment, until AT&T announced a recent expansion.

AT&T harmed by lack of programming competition

The lower prices AT&T says it will be able to offer are largely because of improved negotiating power that will lower its per-subscriber cost of programming by at least 20 percent. AT&T said it is suffering from a lack of competition in the programming market, and it pointed out that some of the biggest content suppliers are affiliated with some of the biggest pay-TV providers. Comcast's ownership of NBCUniversal is probably one of the main affiliations AT&T is referring to here.

AT&T wrote:

Content is the most critical—and largest—variable cost for MVPDs. Per-subscriber content costs continue their long upward climb. In recent years, they have regularly outpaced inflation. With the most popular content increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few companies (including those affiliated with some of the largest MVPDs), those suppliers have the leverage to demand higher and higher fees with each passing year. Distributors must accede to these demands or risk losing customers, credibility, and competitive position. These rapidly increasing content costs have a disproportionate effect on providers with smaller subscriber bases, including AT&T. This transaction will create a combined entity with a much larger subscriber base than AT&T currently has and thus offer much more value to programmers. That, in turn, should result in lower content costs.

U-verse had 5.7 million subscribers at the end of Q1 2014 compared to Comcast's 22.6 million and Time Warner Cable's 11.4 million. DirecTV has 20.3 million video subscribers, but it also has limitations that will be solved by the merger, AT&T argued.

"DirecTV is a premier standalone multichannel video programming distributor with a national footprint, outstanding content, and a long tradition of innovation and expertise in video. DirecTV, however, has no broadband capabilities," AT&T wrote.

The merger will let the combined company sell "an integrated and efficient bundle of high-speed broadband and high-quality video from a single provider." AT&T has 16.4 million Internet customers.

In addition to wired Internet, AT&T offers LTE-based home broadband ("fixed wireless"). Although AT&T has a nationwide cellular network for mobile devices, the company's fixed wireless doesn't extend nationwide. In November 2012, AT&T promised "high-speed" wired or fixed wireless Internet to "99 percent of customer locations" in its 22-state wireline service area.

AT&T now promises that the DirecTV merger will result in fixed wireless broadband for "13 million largely rural customer locations... These locations will be spread across 48 states both in and out of AT&T's wireline region." Including these wireless locations, AT&T says it will eventually offer "high-speed fixed broadband" that covers 70 million customer locations. With DirecTV in tow, AT&T will be able to sell more bundles of Internet, VoIP service, and video.

AT&T has also claimed the merger will let it bring fiber-to-the-home to an additional 2 million customers, but it's still not clear exactly how many locations would get AT&T's fiber in the absence of the merger.

In making the case for the merger, AT&T pointed to a statement by Netflix Chief Financial Officer David Wells. The CFO said AT&T offering broadband in additional locations "would be a plus for Netflix, I think."

To further sweeten the pot, AT&T promised to adhere to the FCC's network neutrality rules from 2010 for three years, even though those rules were vacated by a court ruling.

The AT&T/DirecTV merger will face review by the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice. AT&T expects to complete the deal by May 2015.


Lady Elspat

Lady Elspat is Child ballad number 247.

Synopsis
Elspat agrees to meet with Sweet William, but her brother's page overhears them and tells her mother, who imprisons them. When the justice comes to town, the mother accuses him of breaking into her castle and robbing her. Elspat tells that he and she are in love, and her mother objects because William has no great lands. The justice frees William, tells them that William is his oldest sister's son, and gives them as much land as a horse of his can ride about in a day.

See also
The Bent Sae Brown

References

External links
Internet Sacred Text Archive: Lady Elspat
Bartleby: Lady Elspat

Category:Child Ballads


Q:

manifest merger issue come when android studio 3.2 updated on 3.1.4

i want to use latest android studio and i imported old version code
  and update android studio after updation i have faced following error
  after gradle android studio update

Manifest merger failed : Attribute application@appComponentFactory
 value=(android.support.v4.app.CoreComponentFactory) from
 [com.android.support:support-compat:28.0.0]
 AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-91   is also present at
 [androidx.core:core:1.0.0] AndroidManifest.xml:22:18-86
 value=(androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory).    Suggestion: add
 'tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"' to <application> element
 at AndroidManifest.xml:5:1-38:15 to override.

I added one tag that mentioned in above error added in manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.digiskillslms.app">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

but after that one another error occur kindly suggest me to resolve
  this error i am stuck from one day before

    org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugManifest'.
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:103)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:73)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.execute(OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.java:51)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:59)

My gradle file is

     compileSdkVersion 28
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "app.digiskills.com.digiskillsapp"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.2'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:15.0.1'
    implementation 'pub.devrel:easypermissions:0.3.0'
    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.1.0'
    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.2.0'
    implementation('com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.25.0') {
        exclude group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents'
    }
    implementation('com.google.apis:google-api-services-youtube:v3-rev205-1.25.0') {
        exclude group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents'
    }
    implementation files('libs/YouTubeAndroidPlayerApi.jar')

    implementation 'com.google.dagger:dagger:2.10'
//    implementation 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.10'
    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0'
    annotationProcessor 'com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:2.10'
    implementation "com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:6.1.0"

A:

finally i solved my issue by replacing this one

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.1'

    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'

    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0-alpha3'
    implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'
}


GSC Preroll

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There are several different phenotypes of the GSC strain including Thin Mint and Platinum Cookies, which exhibit some variation in appearance and effect. Typically, however, GSC expresses its beauty in twisting green calyxes wrapped in purple leaves and fiery orange hairs. Patients and consumers looking to cultivate this cannabis staple themselves should wait 9 to 10 weeks for their indoor plants to finish flowering.

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[Lesions of the central and peripheral nervous systems in rheumatoid arthritis].
Using morhological, neurohistological and histochemical methods the author studied different areas and anatomical structures of the central and peripheral somatic and vegetative nervous system in 4 patients who had died during different periods of rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 27, 48, 51, and 60. The studies demonstrated symptoms of disorganization of the connective tissue in the sheaths and walls of vessels (mainly in the microcirculatory bed), lymphoid histocyte infiltrates, rheumatoid nodules and nonspecific changes of neurocytes and conductors. The paper contains a description of the main form of lesions in rheumatoid, arthritis of the nervous system.


There are many applications and services that provide location information. Some applications display location information for a device (e.g. a location of a computing device) or a destination, as well as location information for a user. There are many situations in which a person may want to know where another person is currently located. For example, a parent may want to know where a family member is currently located, a worker may want to know where co-workers are located, and the like.


The Tom Savage era in San Francisco is over. (There was one?)

The former Texans quarterback is out, not long after he was in. The 49ers have waived Savage, trimming him from the roster to create a spot for defensive back Tyvis Powell.

The 49ers signed Savage on Tuesday, a day after a loss to the Packers in Green Bay on Monday Night Football.

Savage entered 2017 as the starter in Houston, but he was benched at halftime of the first game of the season. He returned to action after then-rookie Deshaun Watson suffered a torn ACL. Savage finished 2017 with seven starts, 223 pass attempts, 125 completions, 1,412 yards, five touchdowns, and six interceptions.

Savage signed with the Saints in March, but he was released when the roster trimmed to 53 in early September, given the arrival of Teddy Bridgewater via trade from the Jets.


"The girl he had a crush on moved away hajime haruno regretted never having told her, nor talked to her" "Not that it was going to make any difference, as he knew he never had the guts to confess anyway" "And all this self criticism made him regret even more" "THE TASTE OF TEA" "Sachiko!" "What?" "The tea's getting cold!" "Or it could be" "Like this" "Like this" "Yeah the hands" "Like this" "And" "That could work" "The hand and" "I like it" "Remember that pose, okay?" "I'll go get the camcorder" "Okay?" "Just a sec" "Go" "It's a bit different than before" "It was like this, and then you went" "You know, I'm thinking This pose?" "I think I'll go with this" "That?" "Isn't this better?" "Early July, I make my way into a field of blooming sunflowers," "Facing the golden sunlight as they set my heart on fire" "Are your eyes ablaze?" "Are your ears ablaze?" "Is your soul ablaze?" "It recalls the words of Buddha in the primordial Sutta Nipata scriptures" "For a long time, nothing burnt me I spoke to no one, answered to no one Being a daughter, a mother a wife and a human being kept me busy, made me forget" "The color of the burning sky, the smell of the warm earth Who is that calls?" "Why am I not running, now that I've been released in the field?" "Right, then Another poetry recital from the vice principal" "Now, Murakami, anything on behalf of the student council?" "Yes" "Um this is what we decided at our last meeting 1 Don't pick fights with Yamaguchi" "2 Don't throw stones at his house" "Sachiko haruno was wondering" "When on earth was that giant version of her going to disappear?" "And whenever she wondered, there was a story she always remembered, as she was doing now, a story told by her uncle" "You know that pond you often go to?" "That area used to be a forest" "Folks here called it the haunted forest" "And so well dunno, maybe kids these days don't believe in haunted forests but" "I guess" "You guess ?" "Anyway, er Oh, yeah" "So I was in 6th grade" "No, in 5th about 5th grade" "In the haunted forest?" "Right, where I took a shit outdoors for the very first time" "Shit outdoors?" "Yep" "For some reason there were lots of wild chickens out there maybe they flew the coop, dunno, but kinda having no money," "I used to go there to find eggs, y'know?" "And on that day of my first outdoor shit, I didn't go to the bathroom all day" "Even after school, I was wandering about, looking for a good spot" "I ended up going to the forest, but still couldn't decide where to do it" "It's surprising how much you struggle in spite of wanting to go for it, y'know?" "Anyway, I soon came across this egg" "It was half buried in the ground, like somebody had tried to hide it" "It was weird, but somehow gave me the impetus And I badly needed to go" "So, I did it, right then and there" "Because I'd kept it in for so long, it was quite a dump" "I felt great afterwards, till I noticed how dark it had gotten" "I suddenly felt scared and went home But on the way back, I started thinking" "What the hell was a huge egg like that doing there?" "And why did someone try to bury it?" "And on top of that, why did I have to shit on it?" "Normally I'd have brought it back home, a big egg like that" "And thinking like that made me feel really miserable" "But I let it pass for the day" "After that I kept going back to look for it, but it just disappeared" "It's not like I wasn't familiar with the forest, y'know?" "But I couldn't find it" "So I finally gave up looking" "And that's when this guy showed up" "What guy?" "A guy covered with tattoos, bleeding" "You mean, like a ghost or something?" "Yeah, maybe" "God" "He'd be watching me at every turn" "It was freaky He'd be there whenever I let my guard down" "Like when?" "Like when I'd be cleaning up at school" "Raking the school yard cleaning out the chicken coop" "You were cleaning 24/7!" "Shut up!" "He also appeared when I was studying, right here in this room!" "And when I visited the shrine" "Anyway, he'd show up, no He'd just be there, watching me" "But why was he covered in blood and tattoos?" "Beats me" "Wonder why Anyway he was all bloody, tattooed" "And had shit on his head" "Shit?" "!" "Yeah Shit blood and tattoos" "Wait, does that have anything to do with you shitting in the haunted forest?" "Dunno probably not" "Anyway, so this guy Hey, it's a pretty good story, right?" "Yeah weird but cool" "So he's watching me, till one day, he suddenly disappears" "Disappears?" "!" "I was working on the horizontal bar" "Practicing all day, while he stared on" "I'd sorta gotten used to him by then" "So I thought what the heck and kept practicing" "Then, when I finally got around the bar, he disappeared" "Just like that" "Sachiko often wondered if the best way to get rid of the big Sachiko was to do a backflip on the horizontal bar however, something held her back, kept her from practicing" "One of the key points being that the man watching her uncle was a total stranger covered in blood, whereas the person watching her, was herself" "Perhaps his case wasn't so useful in solving her problem, she'd conclude, every time she remembered his story" "Anyway, there actually was another episode even Ayano didn't know about" "Something which happened right about the time he managed his first backflip" "Boss!" "Hey" "What the hell" "Skull fracture?" "No See this and this?" "Guy's been shot" "It's a yakuza case?" "Yes" "Shit" "Is that like, for calligraphy?" "Are you kidding?" "'Course not!" "Hey, look at me Yes" "How do I look?" "Nice" "And this?" "What do you think?" "Awful Killed, buried and crapped on" "Didn't happen at the same time" "How do you know?" "You have to ask?" "He didn't die a skeleton did he?" "And what of the miraculously fresh shit?" "Decomposition first, then came the shit" "Oh" "Better check the shit out as well then" "Yes You do it" "Here" "Around that time, Ayano did a successful backflip in the schoolyard" "And the ghost of the dead yakuza who had been stalking Ayano, was finally set free from the stench and from this earth" "In light of how it returned a lost and angry soul of a yakuza to afterlife, one could say, Ayano's shi ahem, droppings did have certain merits" "Wouldn't you agree?" "I like you I like you a lot, hajime" "PS I'll be waiting at Romanchi after school today" "Romanchi" "I felt up Aizawa's breasts!" "No way!" "Which hand?" "Which hand?" "This hand?" "You perv!" "How did she react?" "She was wearing a bra And they were firm Firm!" "Wait wait wait You're pissing off Matsuken" "Apologize, man Apologize" "I'm sorry" "But how did she react?" "Like, y'know?" "You lucky bastard!" "Boing!" "Aw I'd kill for that!" "But who'd you pick as a wife?" "I'd go for Kazumi Furune from Class B" "No way!" "Kazumi?" "I like her, too" "Huh?" "Really?" "Get your own!" "I've liked her since first year" "Me too" "She gave me a gift on Valentine's Day" "How about you?" "Me?" "Linda" "In first year?" "You like 'em young?" "You watch your mouth!" "I DO like 'em young!" "Jailbaits?" "Uh oh Entering dangerous territory!" "Young works for me" "I'm all for it if it's Matsuken" "Aw what a loss man!" "Here he comes!" "Hurry up!" "Make sure he doesn't see you!" "Legs out!" "Head in!" "You've gotta seduce him!" "Hey Hajime!" "Not even listening" "Ah well" "It's all your fault" "Me?" "It's yours!" "You and your ugly legs!" "Ugly and gross" "Excuse me but I'm the one who had to shave my legs till I was raw" "Well, man I think it looks pretty sexy" "Not sexy, but like, nice and smooth!" "What's nice about 'em huh?" "Touch 'em" "Feels like sandpaper!" "What, you like him?" "Yeah he does!" "Not like that Not like that" "I just like smooth legs!" "End of story" "Anyway, we're way off topic" "We were talking about Hajime" "One month had passed since the girl moved" "And he was on the brink of female phobia" "There were two reasons for this," "Namely'The Soba Noodle Shop Incident' and'The Convenience Store Incident'" "'The Soba Noodle Shop Incident'" "Set B, please" "What's wrong?" "Huh?" "What?" "Nothing" "We don't have to, y'know?" "You're saying that now?" "We don't need to go" "Whatever" "What do you mean whatever?" "Huh?" "What?" "What?" "I'm not forcing you" "I'll go!" "Why?" "What do you mean?" "I don't want you to feel pressured" "I'm saying I'll go!" "It'll be over before it starts" "Hey" "Will you really love me more?" "I love you just the way you are" "So I don't need to go?" "Give it a rest, okay?" "Sorry" "You said you wanted it too" "I wanted to make you happy" "I did some research, read up on it" "They say it feels totally natural" "You mean when men squeeze them" "Don't talk like that!" "No I mean when women 'wear' them?" "All I care about is if you'll love me more and more and more!" "Don't make light of this" "But that's all that's been running through my head!" "Don't worry It won't feel strange" "It won't?" "!" "Of course it'll feel weird!" "It's fine, apparently" "But" "You've said you wanted big breasts too" "Big tits" "Don't you want 'em?" "Yeah" "Let's go It's time" "It'll be fine" "Should I call my mom?" "No, that's not necessary" "She might worry" "She'll be fine" "Maybe you could call her for me?" "No way!" "That'd be too weird" "Uh uh Too fucking weird" "Here you go" "'The Convenience Store Incident'" "Hey, what's up?" "My girl needed pantyhose" "Oh Hey, did she hit you again?" "Can you tell?" "You're black and blue" "No bone fractures" "That's what you say And your ribs?" "They've healed?" "Still hurts when I breathe" "But no sweat, eh?" "Tough guy" "I've gotten used to it" "Used to it?" "!" "Yeah" "Your girlfriend's scary" "Oh she's not" "What the" "What is it?" "Look at me, this way Look over here!" "It's nothing" "C'mon lemme see Your nose is crooked" "It is not" "No, seriously See, it's crooked" "It's not" "It's crooked!" "It's not" "It's fuckin' busted!" "Yeah, she got me good" "And what about her?" "I mean does she ever hurt her hands or what?" "Dunno she wears leather gloves" "Scary!" "Nah I'd better get going or she'll be pissed" "See ya" "Bye" "It's my birthday" "What to do?" "My birthday song" "What to do?" "My birthday" "Good morning" "Morning" "Good morning, boss" "Sit, boy" "You brought Aki?" "I told you not to" "No real dogs Pets aren't allowed in this building" "Hey, are you listening to me?" "No pets!" "None whatsoever!" "So don't bring them!" "Would you like some tea?" "Yes" "You're just like a triangle" "Why, oh, why?" "Why, oh, why?" "Why are you a triangle?" "Why, oh, why?" "Why, oh, why?" "Why are you a triangle?" "Because I am a triangle?" "Why are you a triangle?" "Why are you a triangle?" "To a good game" "I'll go first" "Here's your tea" "I have mine" "Really?" "Then I'll drink it" "That was some wind!" "Err Miss ?" "Suzuishi" "Oh, yes Suzuishi Well, why don't we start over again?" "Go ahead" "Uh I'm Aoi Suzuishi" "Miss Suzuishi?" "Yeah?" "'Yes' Nothing else you'd like to add, like where you're from?" "Sorry I'm Aoi Suzuishi I previously attended Yoyogi High" "'Aoi' as in'blue' in kanji?" "It's actually in katakana" "And your favorite color's blue" "Moron!" "You?" "No, you !" "Ah, you're beautiful" "Cut it out!" "Um where should I sit?" "Kakinuma, you can go home" "Phew!" "Really?" "Fetch a desk" "You could've just said so" "Wait till the desk comes" "In the meantime let's start" "We're having a popquiz today" "Not fair!" "Consider it last week's review" "You have 15 minutes" "And just like that, hajime was in love again" "So, it's a school holiday?" "Nope" "Uncle" "Yeah?" "What?" "What is it?" "What's wrong?" "This is stupid" "No Trespassing" "Shit" "Another one!" "Another one?" "Here goes" "Wow, this guy's amazing!" "Sonoda!" "Bro needs ya!" "Wait a minute" "What are you doing?" "Please?" "Where did you two go together?" "Hey, Aoi?" "Have you decided?" "Yep" "Which club?" "The'Go' club" "`Go'?" "Are you serious?" "Yep I like Go" "Really?" "Never played?" "No" "It's kinda fun" "Um, could you leave?" "We're trying to clean up here?" "Can't you see we're talking?" "And we're sweeping" "So?" "Leave?" "Alright" "You played Go at your former school?" "Yeah" "I'm not that good though" "Go!" "Hajime!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go Club!" "Yes!" "Go!" "Go Club!" "Go!" "Hey" "Uncle Ayano!" "You're full of energy" "Wanna play Go?" "Nah" "I'm exhausted!" "Where's mom?" "Shopping With Grandpa" "Man I'm so tired" "I rode my bike all the way from school" "Oh" "I can't breathe!" "The Go club!" "Who the hell are you?" "Stay back baby" "Don't worry" "Get your hands off my girl!" "Show me what you've got!" "Piece of cake I'm the Go Man!" "Go Man!" "Go Man!" "I'm gonna take the bike to the station" "Okay" "Hey, you're late" "Yeah" "School club?" "Nah, my bike" "What about it?" "I went home on my bike, but decided I'd need it tomorrow morning" "So I brought it back" "I see" "Excuse me, sorry" "Let me through Sorry" "So what do you think?" "Of what?" "Of this?" "Good vibe?" "What vibe?" "Well, I was wondering Oops" "Be careful" "Sorry C'mon look at me" "I am looking What is it?" "Don't I look weird?" "Out of place?" "But we had to wear them to carry them, right?" "I know that but" "We could've taken a cab" "Which is what I said" "Don't pull!" "But you'll hit it again" "I won't" "At least yours isn't as bulky, Rokutaro" "Don't call me that" "Huh?" "I'm not Rokutaro when I'm wearing this" "You're upset?" "If anyone, I'm the one who should be upset, period" "Period huh?" "Anyway, yeah, that is a dickwat outfit" "So I do look weird?" "Me and my costume?" "Yes" "Looks funny?" "Incredibly" "Incredibly?" "A disgrace to The Meteor Power Force" "'Meteor Power has reached ritical point!" "'" "'That is possible!" "Totally possible!" "'" "'What is your opinion?" "'" "Should we do it here?" "Let's do it!" "'And now!" "Deep within your eyes!" "'" "'Turn on the Meteor power!" "'" "'It's already on, sir!" "'" "'Kids these days '" "'Call it evolution '" "Your tears are the signal, the signal" "The twinkling signal, yes, the signal" "Bright sky filled with your soul's energy" "Starlight Connection!" "You want some shithead?" "Huh?" "Are you making fun of me?" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" "Please don't damage it!" "Yasuda!" "Let go of me!" "Home run!" "Been getting your hands on boss's money, Yasuda?" "Get in there!" "That really happened?" "All true" "Pretty scary stuff" "Right in front us too" "That's way too creepy!" "Gave me goose bumps!" "Don't exaggerate" "But it's scary, sis!" "How?" "Execution!" "Execution?" "!" "You're doing good" "Aggressive, aren't we, Hajime?" "Wanna play?" "Think you're smart enough?" "Hurry up" "Just a moment" "Not bad For an airhead" "Shut up, will you?" "We're serious" "Sorry" "Ok, I'm leaving" "Right" "Bye, then" "I'm leaving too" "Bye" "Mr Todoroki?" "I'm off tomorrow" "Oh, really?" "Please don't call my house like you did last time" "I told my husband that I'll be working here all night with you" "Oh" "You know what I mean?" "Yeah" "Don't call me at home tomorrow like last time" "Are you listening?" "Are you listening to me?" "Yes" "Bye then" "hello?" "Your wife's having an affair" "Who the hell is this?" "Moun tain, oh my moun" "Oh, hey" "I thought you left" "Go out with me!" "Wait!" "Wait ow!" "Stop it!" "Stop!" "Don't hurt me!" "Don't hurt me!" "Ow" "Stop it!" "Ow" "Why'd you do that for?" "!" "Bitch!" "Haruno" "Where's Little?" "He's um still in Brazil" "Oh" "Still working on his art?" "Yeah he's been back and forth" "Oh, really?" "Does he have a show?" "Like now?" "Yeah, over there Maybe, that is" "Right" "How have you been?" "Me?" "Okay I'm still a sound mixer" "Oh" "So how's business?" "You have to ask?" "Oh, guess that's the way it is" "Right" "I'll open that for you" "Jammed" "Happens sometimes" "Your hands" "Nah it's ok" "I'm just y'know, really glad" "Huh?" "I mean, you look well and I'm glad" "I and I'm glad about your marriage too" "I'm over you, really" "But since I never made it to your party or to our class reunions" "Thought you might've felt awkward But I guess you didn't" "I did worry" "Really worried" "I called so many times" "Really?" "Oh right" "But I'm glad too" "Huh?" "You look well too" "Me?" "Yeah, totally Good as can be, yeah" "Well um" "Congratulations on your marriage" "I really mean it, honest" "This is embarrassing" "Congratulations!" "Thanks" "Sorry, my hands were dirty" "Oops!" "What am I doing?" "Thanks" "I shouldn't keep you from work" "No no no" "So, good luck Which may not be the appropriate word here, but" "Want some tea?" "No, that's okay I've gotta" "You have to go?" "Yeah" "Nebuta dance!" "Sumo wrestler!" "Give them a break, Grandpa It's the weekend" "I love squid!" "I'm home!" "She's back" "Told you" "I'm relieved" "Squid" "Where's my squid?" "No squid, Grandpa" "She wasn't with Ayano?" "Dad!" "Hi" "I'm hungry" "Coming right up" "Where'd you go?" "Here" "Want natto beans?" "Can you pass it honey?" "Excuse me" "You're distracting me" "Why don't you ask him directly?" "Yeah?" "You think?" "Look, I really couldn't say" "Ask Ayano directly, okay?" "I'll have him call you when he gets in" "Where did Sachiko go this morning?" "Dunno" "No He'll do it if you ask properly Look, I'm busy now" "I'll get him to call you Want to talk to him?" "No" "So, he'll call you Yes Bye" "Grandpa!" "What did he want?" "He wants Ayano to make his CD" "His CD?" "He's a manga artist, not a musician" "Well" "He's singing?" "Yes He also wrote the song" "Why is he asking Ayano then?" "'Cause he's a pro?" "That's way too much trouble And not his style" "Well, they did fall out before Grandpa!" "See, you're choking!" "Damn" "Leave the tomatoes!" "Why don't you take a bath?" "Huh?" "Hello?" "It's me Stop hassling Ayano" "None of your business, brother" "But I'm serious too" "What's wrong with a manga artist making a CD?" "It's not for sale just a private thing" "A birthday gift for myself" "Yeah, yeah, yeah" "But that's between Ayano and me" "And it's been settled" "Financially With money" "It won't cause you any trouble" "Eh?" "I see Okay I'll call him directly" "Gimme a break and shut the fuck up!" "What?" "Are you stupid?" "Yeah, I'm listening" "Hey, don't transfer any money!" "'Cause I'm not gonna do it!" "Mixing your birthday song?" "Do it yourself, asshole!" "No, I'm telling you not to" "If you transfer it, I'll use it, but I ain't mixing shit for you" "Whatever, dickhead!" "I'm hanging up" "I swear to God I'm deleting this" "Um, I can play the keyboards" "Good enough for a demo" "Really?" "Yes Why don't we make the demo first, send it to Ayano, and then ask him if he'll do it?" "Really?" "And the chorus?" "I can sing too" "And dance?" "Dance?" "You're hot water I know" "That birthday song of his Wonder what it's like" "Sachiko?" "Your feelings, your heart The comfort you offer" "For you are hot water For you are hot water" "Hey, hurry up!" "Move it!" "Sorry!" "You filthy bastards!" "Don't get dirt on it" "We won't" "I'm starving" "Dumplings at Sudo's, bro?" "Sudo's?" "Closed already The old gal closes up early" "Oh" "I wouldn't mind Ran Ran's dumplings" "Ran Ran, now that's a plan We haven't eaten there in ages" "My treat Let's go" "Oh Yeah!" "Don't you dare leave stains!" "So this is the red elephant, discovered by Poliades the 13th" "Look carefully at its tail At the tip, where it's curled" "When an elephant's tail is curled, it suggests that in its next life" "Haruno, are you listening?" "Eyes over here, please" "In its next life, it'll become something with natural perm Okay?" "The curly tail will be passed on This'll be in the exam" "It's been raining since morning The baby fox was lazing about" "'Why don't I write a letter?" "' But he saw Rabbit and Raccoon yesterday" "'I know!" "I'll write to Mouse '" "'I haven't seen her for days '" "She hurt her leg and can't go outside" "So I'm lying there and suddenly" "Like this" "See the difference?" "He's amazing" "That's beautiful" "A true master" "Please eat eat" "Go ahead" "Thank you" "Nobuo?" "You know this is my last night" "Will you do that for me?" "Sure" "Great!" "That?" "That" "What's'that'?" "Inhale Together with me" "Exhale" "Inhale Exhale" "Now Look at this" "Stare at the light Stare" "Concentrate" "You're blinking more than usual" "And your eyelids are becoming heavier, but that's fine" "Becoming heavier And heavier" "And finally they become so heavy, they close, and stay that way" "You've now reached a very deep place" "It feels very good there" "A place that belongs to you alone, where nobody can bother you" "You can only hear the sound of my voice" "You'll be able to hear nothing else" "I will now remain silent for a while" "'The Jungle girl who shocked the nation!" "'" "'Discovered in the wild 13 years ago!" "'" "'Brace yourselves, 'cos she's back!" "'" "'As a comedian!" "'" "Enjoy" "You can turn it up now" "You sure?" "They can only recognize my normal voice" "Who is this?" "Jungle girl turned comedian" "hello, we're Tokyo Dombi Combi!" "Look at her, everyone!" "She used to live in the jungle!" "Unbelievable, right?" "I mean, she looks just like the girl next door" "I used to be like a saber toothed tiger!" "Wrong cue, partner" "Well, at least you can tell this is really a live show!" "So, um, as to why I decided to team up with her" "A saber toothed tiger!" "So, um" "'Please Wait a Moment '" "I totally experienced a new world" "A new world?" "Space rushing towards me like crazy, blinding my vision" "And I was mixing I might be the real deal!" "You already are" "The real Shit Nobuo!" "I feel embarrassed!" "Well mine had some cool moves" "Your tea" "It was like a 3 D burst of colors right from here!" "I know!" "It felt great!" "Then what happens?" "Then I become a part of it, and nothing matters anymore" "It's not about what happens next" "Why?" "Well, it's somehow liberating to assimilate with that world" "Probably because it belongs to my subconscious I think" "Why?" "It might be hard for you to understand, because it's my world" "Even I don't get it" "Just like so many other things in this world, yes?" "Do you know what I mean?" "Please give it back" "What?" "Isn't this it?" "Give it back!" "These please" "Hey, Uchi" "Check this out" "Look" "A book on Go" "This one too" "Bingo!" "Jackpot!" "Um what is it?" "You're in first year?" "Yes" "You like Go?" "Join our Go club I'm the president, and he's" "The vice president" "But I" "You're not a member of The Nihon Ki in?" "No" "Are you in cram school?" "No" "Any extra curricular activities?" "No" "Then join us Which class?" "Class 3" "Same as Aoi" "Yes!" "All set then See you after school" "But" "Be there!" "Hello" "Hey!" "Hello" "We met him in the library" "I like these poses, they're good" "You don't see stuff like this nowadays I like it a lot" "But something's not quite right yet" "No, really Like this one?" "It's good This is the way it should be" "Oh, yes" "But this one's awesome too" "But it has to be like this, you see" "Not this?" "This this then this" "This then this" "I wanted to make it a bit more masculine" "And Grandpa won't look at them?" "Not recently, no Even today, he went out to see my brother in law" "And he knew you were coming" "Ah but that sounds like him" "Does it?" "Your brother in law is Ikki Todoroki right?" "Yeah, the manga artist" "I'm a fan" "Last thing he'd want to hear He's a bit weird, just like Grandpa" "Really?" "Hey, you're in the frame" "Sorry" "Ready?" "Looks good" "Realistic" "Again" "Here?" "How's this?" "Nice!" "Good?" "Looks totally real" "Hey, what happened little girl?" "That area's off limits" "What's the matter?" "Mud man" "You beat me" "You're good" "Where did I go wrong?" "With this move?" "Thought so" "Another game?" "Sure" "I have to go home" "Bye!" "Take care" "I should've moved this Hajime?" "I'm alive!" "Here use this" "Thanks" "Thank you" "You can keep it" "Sorry Thank you" "Thank you" "Thank you" "I'm so sorry" "Don't mention it Mr Yasuda" "Thank you Thank you" "Then what happened?" "He ran off, crying" "He sure is something!" "Yeah" "If I couldn't eat for three days, I'd die of sheer hunger" "That's why you're impressed?" "What's wrong?" "Y'know, you're really something too" "I agree" "Right?" "Here" "I'm home" "He's back" "We have guests?" "What a dumb song" "Again?" "Nah take it out" "What was that?" "My stupid relative made it" "Sorry about it" "No problem" "It's got no vocals yet?" "No" "Damn" "Get me the schedule sheet" "Back to work?" "After a break" "Yeah?" "Ayano, why did you become a sound mixer?" "Well it's more like why shouldn't I, y'know?" "Good enough answer?" "Yeah" "Good" "Ayano, the Mixer" "And you?" "How's your wife?" "My wife?" "My wife's fine" "I haven't seen her recently" "Close the door man" "What's Chiba Gas?" "Chiba Gas?" "Oh that's Chiba Gas" "Chiba Gas as in Chiba Gas?" "It's, y'know" "Oh that one!" "One half ass job after another" "Book that period" "And you're assisting, Sabu" "Thank you" "Right, ready to give it a shot?" "A shot?" "A shot man!" "Roger!" "Roger, my ass!" "And the title?" "'Oh Mountain'" "What?" "3 Days Later" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Moun moun moun Mountain Mountain Mountain" "Mountain!" "Mountain!" "Mountain!" "Mo un tain" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "The mountain is alive The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "Oh, my mountain, Oh, my mountain The mountain is alive" "The mountain is alive, mountain is alive The mountain is alive" "The mountain is alive!" "Listen to it long enough and your brain will melt" "They're like perverted aliens from some unknown world" "Hey, wanna trust me with this track?" "It's platinum disc material" "You're nuts" "There's a white wall" "A white wall" "Observe it and give me more details" "It goes on, forever and ever" "It's tall and in front of me, on my sides, behind me, extending into infinity" "And you where are you in this white world of yours?" "I'm floating in the air" "Wearing this white bodysuit thingy something sort of fitted thin and translucent over my whole body" "with something cute and fluffy, like bunny ears on my head" "And I'm floating in the air" "That sounds nice" "Very, very nice" "Where's dad?" "At my brother's again?" "He's in his room, working" "Working?" "On what?" "We aren't to look" "And that stupid song?" "Is that finished?" "Ayano sent us a copy of the CD Complete with a bonus video" "Is it any good?" "Gave me a headache" "Did you watch it?" "I liked it" "I'll listen to it when I have time" "But given the choice" "Exactly" "I kinda liked it" "What about it?" "It's more cool than weird and it stays in your head" "It was sorta cool" "Seriously?" "What is it?" "What?" "Oh c'mon" "What is it?" "Grandpa?" "Hey, wait!" "We've gotta go" "Already?" "Yeah, it's starting" "A bit more?" "Tanaka's turned green" "Green!" "Just remember it!" "Sorry" "Rain check?" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" "Green?" "Green!" "Didn't he say purple?" "They left" "Maybe I should go too" "Haruno?" "Yes?" "A game?" "Five handicap?" "Sure" "To a good game To a good game" "Um" "I" "It was my dream to play Go with you like this" "Then let's play everyday" "I'd like that" "Thanks" "Hajime?" "Hajime!" "Dad!" "Good day?" "How long have you been there?" "Not telling" "Will you pay attention?" "It goes in here" "Not there" "Sorry" "And close this" "Hi everyone" "The director has arrived" "Sorry I'm late" "Ready?" "In a minute" "It's not working well" "Last of today's dailies!" "Running time?" "About two minutes" "Wow, that's long!" "Right then, everybody please take a seat And close all the curtains please" "All of them Tightly No lights please I want pitch black" "Everybody ready?" "Wrong seat, Yoshiko" "I'm fine here" "These are your drawings Go upfront!" "Please" "Must listen to the director" "This sequence is all yours?" "Yes" "It's Yoshiko's world full on!" "I want sound and effects!" "We'll improvise on the spot!" "Make it good, guys!" "I'm psyched!" "Ready?" "Yes" "Here we go!" "Lights off!" "I'm already liking this" "Scene 64:" "Tired" "Aw Aw That hurt!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" "Awesome timing!" "This is great!" "Oh and here he comes!" "Man he's wicked!" "Gattai King!" "Super Big!" "Super Big!" "Take this!" "Take this!" "God, they're SMALL!" "Tiny!" "And flat!" "And it's Marimari!" "That was fantastic!" "Lights on!" "Welcome back!" "Thank you" "What did you think?" "Absolutely wonderful!" "Your movements are tops!" "Thank you so much I'm relieved!" "It was a great opportunity you gave me" "And with advice from my master/Grandpa," "I was able to gradually get back in form" "And now I feel like I could have a family and also be an animator" "I did it!" "And it was a lot of fun!" "Drawing's where the joy is" "Yes that's what" "Anime's about!" "No doubt about it!" "Just a moment, please" "Hello?" "Doctor!" "Wait a sec Yes?" "I see an angel It's telling me I'm okay" "That's good" "It's a hair dryer" "Oh, um, well I'm going to take this call right now" "So you go ahead and have fun with your angel dryer friend, okay?" "Yes" "Hi, sorry What is it?" "Is that right?" "The director too?" "And another job offer?" "That's great news!" "What a comeback!" "Congratulations!" "Of course I'm happy for you I'm behind you, 100%%%" "Dad?" "Yeah, you're right We need to thank him as well" "A nice dinner out the three of us?" "I know I know I will ask him" "Okay then, see you later Bye" "On the count of three you'll come back to reality" "One two three" "How do you feel?" "Good, I guess" "Good, good Now let me put this back" "You know, my angel was a telephone" "Wow" "Condolences" "Boss, could you" "Thank you very much" "Everything has been taken care of" "If you have any further concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us" "Here is the key we borrowed" "Good bye" "Wow So this is what it looked like!" "Wow cool" "Smell's like him" "We look young" "Look" "Wow!" "So young" "Your granny" "Young!" "Mommy" "'Yoshiko'" "Hey, what is it?" "'Yoshiko'" "Is that you?" "They're all the same" "What is it?" "So that's what he was up to" "Hey" "You're walking!" "That's good" "Wow!" "That's really good" "Dad" "Huh?" "This is yours, dad" "'Nobuo'" "Nobuo" "Here goes" "You're running" "It's Hajime" "No it's not" "Must be" "I don't run like that" "Oops, fell down" "But keeps going" "Do you remember?" "No, it must be Hajime" "It's not me" "It must be when you were a kid" "Wait a sec Me?" "This?" "Hey, do mine 'hajime'" "Well I'll be it is me" "You're on a bike" "That one's Hajime's?" "Definitely Hajime" "Ooh, I'm wobbling!" "Can I see?" "And Sachiko's?" "'Sachiko'" "Sachiko" "Ready?" "That's hers?" "It's summer Sunflowers" "A horizontal bar and" "Look at her go!" "A backflip" "Yes!" "She does it!" "A backflip" "A perfect backflip" "Why d'you think I'm a kid here?" "Game's just begun" "There's nothing to see" "And I'm already lost" "Thanks" "I'm gonna go here" "Then I'll go here" "Ooh, that's good, but what about here?" "Hey, Sabu" "Yeah?" "Take a break" "Thanks" "Written, Directed  Edited by KATSUHITO ISHII"


Changes in the abscisic acid levels and related gene expression during fruit development and ripening in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.).
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a natural plant hormone playing an important role in many physiological processes including fruit ripening and is also recently found to be potential for biomedical applications. This study was aimed to measure ABA levels and its biosynthesis in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), which is one of the best sources of anthocyanins. Five ABA biosynthetic genes were isolated from bilberry and their expression profiles were studied in bilberry tissues, particularly during berry development. The level of ABA highly increased at the onset of bilberry fruit ripening, at the stage when expression of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes, chalcone synthase (VmCHS) and anthocyanidin synthase (VmANS), also increased. In fully ripe berries and leaves, ABA levels were lower but none was detected in bilberry stem or rhizome. The expression of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase (VmNCED1) and putative neoxanthin synthase (VmNSY) was high in berry tissues and their expression increased markedly at the onset of berry ripening along with the accumulation of ABA. In contrast, the expression of zeaxanthin epoxidase (VmZEP), short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (VmSDR/ABA2) and aldehyde oxidase (VmAO) were most highly associated with leaf tissues with no obvious relation to ABA content during berry development. The obtained results indicate that the ABA biosynthesis may play an important role in the regulation of ripening of non-climacteric bilberry fruits through transcriptional regulation of key ABA biosynthetic genes.


Q:

Primefaces datatable, sorting messes up submitted parameters

I have the following datatable:
<p:dataTable var="file" value="#{fileManagementController.storedFiles}"
                                 styleClass="right-aligned"  emptyMessage="No files found" id="fileTable" sortBy="#{fileManagementController.sortOrder}">
                        <p:column headerText="Scenario" sortBy="#{file.scenario}" id="scenario">
                            <h:outputText value="#{file.scenario}"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="File Type" sortBy="#{file.fileType}" id="type">
                            <h:outputText value="#{file.fileType}"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="Affiliated Month" sortBy="#{file.affiliatedMonth}" id="affiliatedMonth">
                            <h:outputText value="#{fileManagementController.convertAffiliationMonthForDisplayInTable(file.affiliatedMonth)}"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="Creation Date" sortBy="#{file.creationDate}" id="sreationDate">
                            <h:outputText value="#{fileManagementController.convertDateForDisplayInTable(file.creationDate)}"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="Last changed/Uploaded" sortBy="#{file.uploadDate}">
                            <h:outputText value="#{fileManagementController.convertTimestampForDisplayInTable(file.uploadDate)}"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="Size" sortBy="#{file.sizeInByte}">
                            <h:outputText value="#{fileManagementController.roundToOneDecimal(file.sizeInByte/1024)} kB"/>
                        </p:column>
                        <p:column headerText="Actions" styleClass="centered">
                            <p:commandButton icon="ui-icon-pencil" action="#{fileManagementController.editFileContent(file)}" alt="Edit" title="Edit"/>

                            <p:commandButton icon="ui-icon-closethick" action="#{fileManagementController.archiveFile(file.fullPath)}"
                                             update="manageFilesForm:fileTable, growl" alt="Delete" title="Delete"/>
                        </p:column>
                    </p:dataTable>

and the corresponding method in the controller:
public List<SortMeta> getSortOrder() {
    UIViewRoot view = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getViewRoot();
    DataTable table = (DataTable) view.findComponent(":manageFilesForm:fileTable");
    List<SortMeta> preSortOrder = new ArrayList();
    SortMeta sm1 = createSortMeta(table, 0, "scenario");
    SortMeta sm2 = createSortMeta(table, 1, "type");
    SortMeta sm3 = createSortMeta(table, 2, "affiliatedMonth");
    preSortOrder.add(sm1);
    preSortOrder.add(sm2);
    preSortOrder.add(sm3);
    LOG.debug("Created sortOrder for File Table; ordered by {} and {}", sm1.getSortField(), sm2.getSortField());
    return preSortOrder;
}

The sorting itself works, but when I vreate the sortorder, the button:
<p:commandButton icon="ui-icon-closethick" action="#{fileManagementController.archiveFile(file.fullPath)}"
                                             update="manageFilesForm:fileTable, growl" alt="Delete" title="Delete"/>

submits a wrong path, I can't see a pattern there, it just seems to randomly submit one. I had equals() overriden, but the same behaviour occurs when I override it with all attributes considers as well as when I do not override it at all. If I do not sort the table, it works as intended.  Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

A:

The Bean was RequestScoped. chenged it to ViewScoped, works. Thanks to @Geinmachi.


Q:

Run Coffeescript Interactive (REPL) with a script

In python, I can run a script and enter interactive mode in the context of that script. This lets me mess with global variables and what not to examine program state.
$ python -i hello.py

Can I do this with Coffeescript? I've tried the following:
$ coffee -i hello.coffee

doesn't load hello.coffee. It's equivalent to coffee -i
$ cat hello.coffee | coffee -i

runs the script line by line in REPL but ends REPL after the EOF.

A:

I've recently started a project to create an advanced interactive shell for Node and associated languages like CoffeeScript. One of the features is loading a file or string in the context of the interpreter at startup which takes into account the loaded language.
http://danielgtaylor.github.com/nesh/
Example:
# Load a string
nesh -c -e 'hello = (name) -> "Hello, #{name}"'

# Load a file
nesh -c -e hello.coffee

Then in the interpreter you can access the hello function. Also a good idea to create an alias in bash:
alias cs='nesh -c'


Role of ortho-substituents on rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of β-lactones by intramolecular C-H insertions of aryldiazoacetates.
A rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of β-lactones via intramolecular C-H insertion into the ester group of aryldiazoacetates has been developed. The β-lactones were synthesized in high yields and with high levels of diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Halo and trifluoromethyl substituents at the ortho position of the aryldiazoacetates enhance intramolecular C-H insertions over intermolecular reactions, allowing C-H insertion of even methyl C-H bonds.


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crisp pastry stuffed with spiced peas and potatoes and fried

3.25

Aloo Tikki

our best flavored potato cake served with special chutney

3.5

Bhajia

crispy light vegetable fritters

3.99

Paneer Pakora

homemade cheese fritters in chickpea batter and fried

2.99

Onion Bhajia

mildly spiced onion slices dipped in chickpea batter and fried

Soups And Salads

2.95

Ginger Cauliflower

a silken pureed soup with spicy ginger flavor

2.95

Coconut

sweet

2.95

Lentil

a traditional lentil soup, delicately spiced

2.95

Tomato

cream with fresh spices

4.95

Fresh Garden Salad

Chicken Entrees

All Dishes Below Are Served With A Side Of Basmati Rice, All Dishes Below Can Be Prepared Mild, Medium, Or Spicy.


David Davis says police would be able to approach central NHS database without a warrant as critics warn of catastrophic breach of trust

The database that will store all of England's health records has a series of "backdoors" that will allow police and government bodies to access people's medical data.

David Davis MP, a former shadow home secretary, told the Guardian he has established that police will be able to access the health records of patients when investigating serious crimes even if they had opted out of the new database, which will hold the entire population's medical data in a single repository for the first time from May.

In the past, Davis said, police would need to track down the GP who held a suspect's records and go to court for a disclosure order. Now, they would be able to simply approach the new arms-length NHS information centre, which will hold the records. "The idea that police will be able to request information from a central database without a warrant totally undermines a long-held belief in the confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship," he said.

The records will include mental health conditions, drugs prescribed, as well as smoking and drinking habits – and will be created from GP records and linked to hospital records. Ministers have defended the incoming system – which supporters say could bring huge benefits to care and research – saying it has mechanisms to de-identify records and a series of committees which will consider requests from thinktanks, businesses, universities and government bodies, as well as offering opt-outs for patients concerned about the use of their data.

But opting out of data sharing outside the NHS will not prevent records being sucked up and state agencies in some cases will be able to get access to them.

In the case of the police, officers will be able to request all of the medical data held for specific suspects with their correct identities, regardless of whether they had opted out.

With a national database in place, the request only has to be considered by officials at the information centre, who will not know the patient personally.

Davis, who established the existence of these "backdoors" in a parliamentary question answered by health services minister Dan Poulter, said he had "no problems with the data being used for licensed medical research, but when we have police accessing from a database that people have opted out from, and companies being able to buy this data, I think we need to have a debate about whether my property, which are my patient records, can be sold and used".

Advocates say that sharing data will make medical advances easier and ultimately save lives because it will allow researchers to investigate drug side-effects or the performance of hospital surgical units by tracking the impact on patients. But privacy experts warn there will be no way for the public to work out who has their medical records or to what use their data will be put.

The extracted information will contain a person's NHS number, date of birth, postcode, ethnicity and gender. Once live, organisations such as university research departments – but also insurers and drug companies – will be able to apply to the new Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to gain access to the database, called care.data.

Last year it emerged that the private health insurer Bupa was among four firms that had been cleared to access "sensitive" patient data.

If an application is approved then firms will have to pay to extract this information, which will be scrubbed of some personal identifiers but not enough to make the information completely anonymous – a process known as "pseudonymisation".

Speaking generally about the new system, Davis said that medical records were a person's "fingerprint".

"I have had my nose broken five times. Once you know that, I am probably in a group of 100 people in England. Then you figure out when I had my diptheria jab, usually done at birth, and bang you got me. Let me be clear: people can be identified from this data."

This week, the Information Commissioner's Office warned that information provided to patients on care.data was not clear enough about how to opt out of the programme.

Brian Jarman, who developed the statistical methodology used to pinpoint high death rates in the NHS and is director of the Dr Foster research unit at Imperial College London, said the system should be "opt in, not opt out". He said: "There is simply too much data and the risks that something leaks are too great. We need to slow this process down to ensure we have the right checks in place."

Phil Booth of medConfidential, which campaigns on medical privacy, told the Guardian: "This is precisely the danger when you create a giant database of highly sensitive information about people – all sorts of other people want to go rifling through it, including the government." There's always another good reason to go digging, but no one thinks of the catastrophic breach of trust this represents."

"The lack of independent oversight and transparency is what's most worrying. People trust their GP, but who's heard of the Health and Social Care Information Centre or the four people who sign off on access to all our medical records?"

A Department of Health spokesperson said: "There are strong legal safeguards in place to protect patients' confidentiality. If people do not want their data to be shared, they can speak to their GP and information will not leave the surgery. Any release of identifiable data without consent would only be in a very limited number of exceptional circumstances, where there is a clear basis in existing law – such as for the police to investigate a serious crime."

• This article was amended on 7 February 2013. The earlier version said incorrectly that Brian Jarman was the co-founder of Dr Foster and professor of health economics at Imperial College, and referred a database of "the entire nation's health records".


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