Investigating Potential Human Risk and Potential Preventive Measures of Exposure to Baylisascaris procyonis in Texas
EPA Grant Number: U916239Title: Investigating Potential Human Risk and Potential Preventive Measures of Exposure to Baylisascaris procyonis in Texas
Investigators: Kresta, Amy E.
Institution: Texas A & M University - Kingsville
EPA Project Officer: Jones, Brandon
Project Period: January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
Project Amount: $88,140
RFA: Minority Academic Institutions (MAI) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study (2003) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration , Academic Fellowships , Fellowship - Environmental Science
Objective:
Baylisascaris procyonis is a parasitic roundworm found in the small intestine of raccoons. This nematode is a zoonotic parasite (can be transmitted from wildlife to humans). Humans can become infected with B. procyonis by ingesting eggs. Female worms can produce more than 1,000,000 eggs/day, which are shed in the feces of infected raccoons. Eggs of B. procyonis are resilient and can survive for years in the environment; thus, increasing the likelihood of transmission to humans. Ingestion may result from contact with contaminated vegetation, soil, water, or raccoon feces. Larvae of B. procyonis in humans can cause liver disease, blindness, seizures, paralysis, and death. The objectives of this research project are to: (1) determine the prevalence of adult B. procyonis in raccoons from Texas; (2) develop a simulation model to examine parasite and raccoon population dynamics to predict the regions within Texas that are most at risk of zoonotic transmission of B. procyonis; (3) investigate techniques that wildlife services personnel and trappers can use to treat their traps to destroy any infective eggs to avoid human exposure; and (4) increase awareness and knowledge of B. procyonis in Texas among not only wildlife researchers and wildlife services personnel, but also among physicians and the general public.
Wildlife researchers and trappers need information about risks dealing with infected raccoons and about how to prevent traps from being contaminated by eggs for prolonged periods of time. The general public needs to be aware of the risks of coming into contact with raccoons and raccoon feces so that these situations may be avoided to reduce potential human exposure to B. procyonis. Physicians need to be aware that B. procyonis is present in Texas, and should be recognized as an important cause of larval migrans in humans. Disseminating information gained from this research project will be of highest priority once the research is complete.
Approach:
Raccoons will be obtained from selected sites throughout Texas. Relationships among infected raccoons, soil type, vegetative community, precipitation, temperature, and proximity to roads and human population densities will be analyzed. A simulation model also will be developed to analyze which areas of Texas are most at risk for human exposures to B. procyonis by incorporating information about raccoon population dynamics, parasite population dynamics, environmental conditions that prolong egg viability, and proximity of B. procyonis to human population densities. Treatment techniques designed to destroy B. procyonis eggs will be compared. In the laboratory, larvated eggs harvested from adult B. procyonis will be exposed to various cleaning and disinfecting solutions to investigate which treatments are most effective at destroying the eggs. Solutions must be environmentally safe, easily accessible, and safe to use on galvanized steel traps. We expect the results of this research project to indicate which areas of Texas currently have raccoons infected with B. procyonis, which areas of Texas have a higher potential to harbor B. procyonis eggs for long periods of time, and which areas of Texas are at higher risk of human exposure to B. procyonis based on habitat characteristics and proximity of B. procyonis to urban/suburban areas. Results also will identify techniques that wildlife services personnel, wildlife rehabilitators, animal trappers, and wildlife researchers can use to prevent exposure to B. procyonis eggs.


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Mathling.getMutation()
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MathlingSaver.saveMathling(Mathling m,
java.lang.String name)
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Align all points of all glyphs in the font to a grid with size (sizeX,sizeY).
Automatically set contour directions for all glyphs in the font.
Automatically set contour order and direction for all glyphs in the font, in one go.
Same as full_name(), but family and style names are separated by a hyphen instead of space.
Build the full name of the font from family and style names.
Names are separated by a space. If the style is Regular, use only the family name.
Return current glyph selection in the font as glyph names or RGlyph objects.
Return a dictionary containing the left and right spacing groups in the font.
Mark all composed glyphs in the font.
Move all glyphs in the font by the given (x,y) distance.
Parse a gstring and a groups dict into a list of glyph names.
Print the selected glyphs to the output window.
Rename a glyph in a given font.
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ModelElement
ModelElement is the absolute base class of every model element in NMF. In NMeta, this is reflected by the ModelElement metaclass instantiating the metaclass Class. Thus, every instance of a Class is a ModelElement. Consequently, the class ModelElement (located in the namespace NMF.Models) serves as the base class for every generated code for any metamodel.
ModelElement provides some addressing features like an absolute Uri and a relative Uri. Thus, it is possible to refer to any model element explicitly. If a model element is contained in a persistent model (i.e. a model saved somewhere e.g. on the hard disk), the model element is addressable through a Uri. For more details on the model element addressing, please check out the Addressing model elements wiki page.
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Boulder Smash
Earth Spirit smashes the target enemy or ally, sending them in the direction he is facing. If Earth Spirit targets an area, he will smash the nearest Stone Remnant in a 200 radius. The travelling unit or Remnant damages all enemy units it hits. If an enemy is hit by a Stone Remnant, they are also stunned. Stone Remnants travel further than other units.
| Mana Cost: | 100 |
| Cooldown: | 22/18/14/10 |
| ABILITY: | Unit Target, Point Target |
| AFFECTS: | Heroes |
| DAMAGE TYPE: | Magical |
| PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY: | No |
| REMNANT SMASH RADIUS: | 200 |
| DAMAGE: | 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 |
| STUN DURATION: | 0.75 / 1.25 / 1.75 / 2.25 |
| TRAVEL SPEED: | 1200 |
| DISTANCE: | 500 / 600 / 700 / 800 |
| DISTANCE (REMNANT): | 2000 |
It is with the power of a mountain that Earth Spirit strikes his enemies.
Rolling Boulder
Earth Spirit gathers himself into a boulder and, after a 0.6s delay, rolls toward the target location, damaging enemy units. He will stop if he collides with a hero or is stunned. If he rolls over a Stone Remnant, he will travel further and faster, and enemies hit by the boulder will have their movement speed slowed.
| Mana Cost: | 50 |
| Cooldown: | 16/12/8/4 |
| ABILITY: | Point Target |
| DAMAGE TYPE: | Magical |
| PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY: | No |
| SPEED: | 800 |
| SPEED (REMNANT): | 1600 |
| DISTANCE: | 800 |
| DISTANCE (REMNANT): | 1600 |
| DAMAGE: | 100 |
| MOVEMENT SLOW: | 80% |
| SLOW DURATION: | 2 |
Calling upon his connection to the land, the Earth Spirit draws loose stone to him, which forms a protective ball that he can use to roll short distances.
Geomagnetic Grip
Earth Spirit pulls the target Stone Remnant or allied unit to his location. Enemies struck by the gripped target will be silenced, and take damage if the gripped target is a Stone Remnant.
| Mana Cost: | 100 |
| Cooldown: | 13 |
| ABILITY: | Unit Target, Point Target |
| AFFECTS: | Allied Units |
| DAMAGE TYPE: | Magical |
| PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY: | No |
| SILENCE DURATION: | 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 |
| HERO PULL SPEED: | 600 |
| REMNANT DAMAGE: | 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 |
| REMNANT PULL SPEED: | 1000 |
Like calls to like. Even the minerals found in the blood and bones of living beings are not immune to the call of the Earth Spirit.
Stone Remnant
Call a Stone Remnant to the target location. Stones Remnants have no vision and are invulnerable, and can be used with Earth Spirit's abilities. Calling a Stone Remnant consumes a charge, which recharge over time.
| Cooldown: | 0 |
| ABILITY: | Point Target |
| MAX CHARGES: | 6 |
| CHARGE RESTORE TIME: | 30 |
| DURATION: | 120 |
Earth Spirit calls forth a remnant of his stone army, long buried with him in the dark embrace of the Earth.
Enchant Remnant
Earth Spirit temporarily enchants a hero, granting them the properties of a Stone Remnant. After 3 seconds the remnant shatters, releasing the hero and damaging nearby enemies.
| Mana Cost: | 150 |
| Cooldown: | 45 |
| ABILITY: | Unit Target |
| DAMAGE TYPE: | Magical |
| PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY: | No |
| REMNANT DURATION: | 3 |
| SHATTER DAMAGE: | 300 |
| SHATTER RADIUS: | 300 |
Kaolin uses the elemental power of the Earth to temporarily petrify living beings, so that they might be conscripted into his stone funerary army.
Magnetize
Magnetizes units in a small nearby area, causing them to take damage for a short duration. Magnetized heroes cause nearby Stone Remnants to explode, destroying the remnant and refreshing Magnetize's duration on all nearby enemies. This process can repeat multiple times. If an enemy hero is affected by silence or slows as a result of Geomagnetic Grip or Rolling Boulder, all magnetized heroes share the effects. Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
| Mana Cost: | 100.000000 |
| Cooldown: | 80 |
| ABILITY: | No Target |
| DAMAGE TYPE: | Magical |
| PIERCES SPELL IMMUNITY: | No |
| RADIUS: | 300 |
| DAMAGE PER SECOND: | 50 / 75 / 100 |
| MAGNETIZE DURATION: | 6 |
| REMNANT REFRESH RADIUS: | 400 |
| REMNANT EXPLOSION RADIUS: | 600 |
At the Earth Spirit's call, the minerals in the blood and bones of his enemies rebel against the bodies they find themselves in.


This large area of protected water makes a wonderful sailing area. Bounded on the west by the Presqu’ile de Quiberon, with the islands on Belle Ile, Houat and Hoedic stretching away to the SE. To the north, on the mainland, is the sailing centre of La Trinité and the entrance to the Golfe de Morbihan and the wonderful medieval towns of Auray and Vannes.
Position 47° 29'23"N, 03° 06'W (Port Haliguen marina)
There are marinas at Port Haliguen on the eastern shore of the Presqu’ile de Quiberon, at La Trinité on the northern shore of the bay and at La Crouesty (see separate Noonsite entry) close to the entrance to the Morbian.
In the Morbian there are numerous anchorages and, in various places, mooring buoys available. Once through the lock at Vannes, there is a completely protected marina in the heart of the town.
Last updated December 2012.


A GOOD MAN IN AFRICA A film review by Eric Mankin Copyright 1994 Eric Mankin
Director Bruce Beresford's earnest straightforwardness served well enough in dramas like DRIVING MISS DAISY or even MR. JOHNSON but rapidly sinks this attempt at an Evelyn Waugh/Kingsley Amis comedy of manners. To be fair, it's not likely anyone else could have done better with William Boyd's script (from his novel of the same name), which rounds up the usual British comedy suspects, and runs them through numbingly familiar colonial games of sex and social climbing.
Set in a fictional West African country, the story offers Colin Friels as a Lucky Jim-like British foreign service climber named Morgan Leafy, stuck under the thumb of supertwit High Commissioner Fanshawe (John Lithgow honking an pseud-Sloane accent). Leafy has to balance the logistics of an impending visit from a member of the royal family and sub-rosa bribery of local politicians with the demands of his African girlfriend Hazel (Jackie Mofokeng) and sexual targets of opportunity including Fanshawe's wife (Diana Rigg) and daughter (Sarah-Jane Fenton), and the wife (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) of a local nationalist leader (Louis Gossett Jr.).
The Africa outside the embassy walls is presented solely as a source of exotic plot complications to put Leafy into a comic lather--sketchy, anachronistic, visually lackluster, and, with locals rolling their eyes fearfully at the name of the thunder god Shango, borderline racist stereotype. It's no better inside the embassy, with Dame Rigg given a line like "I want our loins to mingle." Friels is good, in his Michael-J.-Fox frantic way and Sean Connery is perfect as the "good man" of the title, an incorruptible doctor with a gift for wry understatement, but neither rescue the proceedings from the level of not very inspired silliness.
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Chan Tee Seng
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Tan Cheng Han
Chairman
At NTUC First Campus (NFC), we believe that children’s well-being and development are at the core of everything we do. To achieve the best outcomes for them, we are committed to building strong ties with parents and supporting our staff in meeting their aspirations. For these reasons, we have chosen “Nurturing Relationships” as our annual report theme for 2018.
The recent years have seen improvements in the overall quality and capabilities of pre-school operators in Singapore. The Government has delivered on its promises to uplift the sector and bring quality childcare places to families. NFC is proud to be its strong partner in delivering these objectives.
NFC crossed the enrolment landmark of 20,000 children in 2018, up from 18,000 just a year prior. This strong growth was achieved through the expansion of our network of neighbourhood centres as well as the introduction of new pre-school formats, such as the Early Years Centre (EYC).
Our first My First Skool (MFS) EYC at Punggol Drive, which caters to children between the ages of two months to four years, started operations in May 2018. The centre is able to cater to 1,000 children, and will significantly ease the pressing demand for reliable pre-school education in the Northeast.
In the next two years, NFC will continue to respond swiftly to the growing population of young families who need childcare services. MFS is setting up three more large childcare centres in the Punggol, Sengkang and Pasir Ris areas. Each will be able to take in 600 to 900 children from two months through to six years old.
The Little Skool House (LSH) has opened four new centres in the past year and now operates 20 pre-schools. These include three new workplace centres in Temasek Polytechnic, The Ministry of Education and OCBC at Tampines.
Since afterschool by NTUC First Campus was set up in 2016, its student care enrolment has grown sharply from just over 100 children in one school to 1,000 in eight primary schools today. Its deliberate and thoughtful programme, catered to children from seven to 12 years old, is well-received by parents and this has in part led to afterschool extending its partnership with MOE schools to offer KCare services to MOE Kindergartens for children aged five and six.
As a social enterprise, NFC is unwavering in our role to help Singaporeans manage their cost of living and promote social mobility. We have continually made investments in our Child Support Services (CSS), ensuring that low-income families have the support they need to break out of the poverty cycle.
NFC’s Child Support Model (CSM) sits on a solid foundation of a high quality and accessible pre-school network offered through MFS. Through the model, we provide financial, social and developmental support to children from needy backgrounds. In the last 10 years, NFC has served over 15,000 beneficiaries.
To better meet the diverse needs of these vulnerable families, we are in talks with partners ranging from hospitals, government agencies and commercial companies to widen the range of services and solutions.
By 2019, NFC would have completed the transformation of its curriculum in MFS. The Relationships-Based Curriculum (RBC) launched in 2015 has been instrumental in helping children from birth to three-years-old feel at ease with themselves and grow. To ensure NFC stays ahead of the curve, we will undertake a three-year research on RBC involving 100 children to assess its effects on their well-being, engagement, and cognitive development.
In September, NFC and the Singapore University of Social Services (SUSS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding granting selected NFC educators credit recognition when pursuing SUSS part-time early childhood care and education degree programmes.
We are also pleased to have successfully concluded negotiations with the Education Service Union (ESU) on the Collective Agreement, meaning that staff can look forward to better benefits. A strong partnership between a social enterprise and its union is highly beneficial for both employees and the organisation and we look forward to working together to reach 100 per cent union participation rate in NFC.
From 2019, SEED Institute’s role in the training of new pre-school teachers has been absorbed under the larger umbrella of the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC). SEED Institute has been transformed to be the training arm of NFC and will offer its expertise to the local community and internationally.
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We would like to congratulate Mr Ng Chee Yuen on his appointment as our Deputy Chairman and welcome the appointment of two new directors – Ms Ng Lai Leng, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President, Changi Airport Group; and Mr Wong Toon King, Managing Director, FarSight Capital Pte Ltd. With their leadership and diverse experience, they will bring valuable contributions to the Group.
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Match Play. Red leads 5-2 to 9. How should Red play 11?
pips Red=124 White=141
(CorrectAnswer= 0/0, ErrorScore= 0)
Given this as a quiz problem nearly everybody gets it right by playing 22/21, 9/7, 8/7, preventing White from escaping with a six. This will lead to a quick collapse of White’s home board.
Over the board it is too easy to play 5/3, 4/3 and then look for a fourth ace. How did you do?
Over the board it is too easy to play 5/3, 4/3 and then look for a fourth ace. How did you do?
1. Cubeful 2-ply 22/21 9/7 8/7 Eq.: +0.637 0.772 0.266 0.016 - 0.228 0.046 0.001 2. Cubeful 2-ply 22/21 5/3 4/3 Eq.: +0.542 (-0.096) 0.745 0.264 0.016 - 0.255 0.054 0.001 3. Cubeful 2-ply 9/7 8/7 5/4 Eq.: +0.440 (-0.198) 0.718 0.262 0.018 - 0.282 0.067 0.002 4. Cubeful 0-ply 9/8 5/3 4/3 Eq.: +0.485 (-0.153) 0.726 0.260 0.018 - 0.274 0.058 0.001 5. Cubeful 0-ply 9/7 8/7 4/3 Eq.: +0.479 (-0.158) 0.737 0.263 0.017 - 0.263 0.075 0.002


Package org.drip.spline.grid
Class AggregatedSpan
java.lang.Object
org.drip.spline.grid.AggregatedSpan
- All Implemented Interfaces:
Span
public class AggregatedSpan extends java.lang.Object implements Span
AggregatedSpan implements the Span interface. Here response from an array of spans whose responses
are aggregated by their weights.
- Module = Computational Core Module
- Library = Spline Builder Library
- Project = Basis Splines and Linear Compounders across a Broad Family of Spline Basis Functions
- Package = Aggregated/Overlapping Stretch/Span Grids
- Author:
- Lakshmi Krishnamurthy
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description AggregatedSpan(java.util.List<Span> lsSpan, java.util.List<java.lang.Double> lsWeight)
AggregatedSpan Constructor -
Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description boolean
addStretch(MultiSegmentSequence mss)
Add a Stretch to the Spandouble
calcResponseValue(double dblPredictorOrdinate)
Compute the Response from the containing Stretchesdouble
calcResponseValueDerivative(double dblPredictorOrdinate, int iOrder)
Compute the Response Value Derivative from the containing Stretchesjava.lang.String
displayString()
Display the Span Edge CoordinatesMultiSegmentSequence
getContainingStretch(double dblPredictorOrdinate)
Retrieve the first Stretch that contains the Predictor OrdinateMultiSegmentSequence
getStretch(java.lang.String strName)
Retrieve the Stretch by Nameboolean
in(double dblPredictorOrdinate)
Check if the Predictor Ordinate is in the Stretch Rangeboolean
isMergeState(double dblPredictorOrdinate, LatentStateLabel lsl)
Indicate if the specified Label is part of the Merge State at the specified Predictor OrdinateWengertJacobian
jackDResponseDManifestMeasure(java.lang.String strManifestMeasure, double dblPredictorOrdinate, int iOrder)
Calculate the Response Derivative to the Manifest Measure at the specified Ordinatedouble
left()
Retrieve the Left Span Edgedouble
right()
Retrieve the Right Span EdgeMethods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
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Constructor Details
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AggregatedSpan
public AggregatedSpan(java.util.List<Span> lsSpan, java.util.List<java.lang.Double> lsWeight) throws java.lang.ExceptionAggregatedSpan Constructor- Parameters:
lsSpan
- List of SpanslsWeight
- List of Weights- Throws:
java.lang.Exception
- Thrown if the Inputs are Invalid
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Method Details
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addStretch
Description copied from interface:Span
Add a Stretch to the Span- Specified by:
addStretch
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
mss
- Stretch to be added- Returns:
- TRUE - Stretch added successfully
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getContainingStretch
Description copied from interface:Span
Retrieve the first Stretch that contains the Predictor Ordinate- Specified by:
getContainingStretch
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
dblPredictorOrdinate
- The Predictor Ordinate- Returns:
- The containing Stretch
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getStretch
Description copied from interface:Span
Retrieve the Stretch by Name- Specified by:
getStretch
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
strName
- The Stretch Name- Returns:
- The Stretch
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left
public double left() throws java.lang.ExceptionDescription copied from interface:Span
Retrieve the Left Span Edge -
right
public double right() throws java.lang.ExceptionDescription copied from interface:Span
Retrieve the Right Span Edge -
calcResponseValue
public double calcResponseValue(double dblPredictorOrdinate) throws java.lang.ExceptionDescription copied from interface:Span
Compute the Response from the containing Stretches- Specified by:
calcResponseValue
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
dblPredictorOrdinate
- The Predictor Ordinate- Returns:
- The Response
- Throws:
java.lang.Exception
- Thrown if the Inputs are invalid
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calcResponseValueDerivative
public double calcResponseValueDerivative(double dblPredictorOrdinate, int iOrder) throws java.lang.ExceptionDescription copied from interface:Span
Compute the Response Value Derivative from the containing Stretches- Specified by:
calcResponseValueDerivative
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
dblPredictorOrdinate
- The Predictor OrdinateiOrder
- Order of the Derivative to be calculated- Returns:
- The Response Value Derivative
- Throws:
java.lang.Exception
- Thrown if the Inputs are invalid
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isMergeState
Description copied from interface:Span
Indicate if the specified Label is part of the Merge State at the specified Predictor Ordinate- Specified by:
isMergeState
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
dblPredictorOrdinate
- The Predictor Ordinatelsl
- Merge State Label- Returns:
- TRUE - The specified Label is part of the Merge State at the specified Predictor Ordinate
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jackDResponseDManifestMeasure
public WengertJacobian jackDResponseDManifestMeasure(java.lang.String strManifestMeasure, double dblPredictorOrdinate, int iOrder)Description copied from interface:Span
Calculate the Response Derivative to the Manifest Measure at the specified Ordinate- Specified by:
jackDResponseDManifestMeasure
in interfaceSpan
- Parameters:
strManifestMeasure
- Manifest Measure whose Sensitivity is soughtdblPredictorOrdinate
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Ethan Frome
by Edith Wharton
Chapter 6
Additional Information
- Year Published: 1912
- Language: English
- Country of Origin: United States of America
- Source: Wharton, E. (1912). Ethan Frome. New York: Scribner's.
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- Flesch–Kincaid Level: 8.7
- Word Count: 1,792
- Genre: Tragedy
- Keywords: loss, love
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The next morning at breakfast Jotham Powell was between them, and Ethan tried to hide his joy under an air of exaggerated indifference, lounging back in his chair to throw scraps to the cat, growling at the weather, and not so much as offering to help Mattie when she rose to clear away the dishes. He did not know why he was so irrationally happy, for nothing was changed in his life or hers. He had not even touched the tip of her fingers or looked her full in the eyes. But their evening together had given him a vision of what life at her side might be, and he was glad now that he had done nothing to trouble the sweetness of the picture. He had a fancy that she knew what had restrained him…
There was a last load of lumber to be hauled to the village, and Jotham Powell- who did not work regularly for Ethan in winter- had “come round” to help with the job. But a wet snow, melting to sleet, had fallen in the night and turned the roads to glass. There was more wet in the air and it seemed likely to both men that the weather would “milden” toward afternoon and make the going safer. Ethan therefore proposed to his assistant that they should load the sledge at the wood-lot, as they had done on the previous morning, and put off the “teaming” to Starkfield till later in the day. This plan had the advantage of enabling him to send Jotham to the Flats after dinner to meet Zenobia, while he himself took the lumber down to the village.
He told Jotham to go out and harness up the greys, and for a moment he and Mattie had the kitchen to themselves. She had plunged the breakfast dishes into a tin dish-pan and was bending above it with her slim arms bared to the elbow, the steam from the hot water beading her forehead and tightening her rough hair into little brown rings like the tendrils on the traveller’s joy.
Ethan stood looking at her, his heart in his throat. He wanted to say: “We shall never be alone again like this.” Instead, he reached down his tobacco-pouch from a shelf of the dresser, put it into his pocket and said: “I guess I can make out to be home for dinner.”
She answered “All right, Ethan,” and he heard her singing over the dishes as he went.
As soon as the sledge was loaded he meant to send Jotham back to the farm and hurry on foot into the village to buy the glue for the pickle-dish. With ordinary luck he should have had time to carry out this plan; but everything went wrong from the start. On the way over to the wood-lot one of the greys slipped on a glare of ice and cut his knee; and when they got him up again Jotham had to go back to the barn for a strip of rag to bind the cut. Then, when the loading finally began, a sleety rain was coming down once more, and the tree trunks were so slippery that it took twice as long as usual to lift them and get them in place on the sledge. It was what Jotham called a sour morning for work, and the horses, shivering and stamping under their wet blankets, seemed to like it as little as the men. It was long past the dinner-hour when the job was done, and Ethan had to give up going to the village because he wanted to lead the injured horse home and wash the cut himself.
He thought that by starting out again with the lumber as soon as he had finished his dinner he might get back to the farm with the glue before Jotham and the old sorrel had had time to fetch Zenobia from the Flats; but he knew the chance was a slight one. It turned on the state of the roads and on the possible lateness of the Bettsbridge train. He remembered afterward, with a grim flash of self-derision, what importance he had attached to the weighing of these probabilities…
As soon as dinner was over he set out again for the wood-lot, not daring to linger till Jotham Powell left. The hired man was still drying his wet feet at the stove, and Ethan could only give Mattie a quick look as he said beneath his breath: “I’ll be back early.”
He fancied that she nodded her comprehension; and with that scant solace he had to trudge off through the rain.
He had driven his load half-way to the village when Jotham Powell overtook him, urging the reluctant sorrel toward the Flats. “I’ll have to hurry up to do it,” Ethan mused, as the sleigh dropped down ahead of him over the dip of the school-house hill. He worked like ten at the unloading, and when it was over hastened on to Michael Eady’s for the glue. Eady and his assistant were both “down street,” and young Denis, who seldom deigned to take their place, was lounging by the stove with a knot of the golden youth of Starkfield. They hailed Ethan with ironic compliment and offers of conviviality; but no one knew where to find the glue. Ethan, consumed with the longing for a last moment alone with Mattie, hung about impatiently while Denis made an ineffectual search in the obscurer corners of the store.
“Looks as if we were all sold out. But if you’ll wait around till the old man comes along maybe he can put his hand on it.”
“I’m obliged to you, but I’ll try if I can get it down at Mrs. Homan’s,” Ethan answered, burning to be gone.
Denis’s commercial instinct compelled him to aver on oath that what Eady’s store could not produce would never be found at the widow Homan’s; but Ethan, heedless of this boast, had already climbed to the sledge and was driving on to the rival establishment. Here, after considerable search, and sympathetic questions as to what he wanted it for, and whether ordinary flour paste wouldn’t do as well if she couldn’t find it, the widow Homan finally hunted down her solitary bottle of glue to its hiding-place in a medley of cough-lozenges and corset-laces.
“I hope Zeena ain’t broken anything she sets store by,” she called after him as he turned the greys toward home.
The fitful bursts of sleet had changed into a steady rain and the horses had heavy work even without a load behind them. Once or twice, hearing sleigh-bells, Ethan turned his head, fancying that Zeena and Jotham might overtake him; but the old sorrel was not in sight, and he set his face against the rain and urged on his ponderous pair.
The barn was empty when the horses turned into it and, after giving them the most perfunctory ministrations they had ever received from him, he strode up to the house and pushed open the kitchen door.
Mattie was there alone, as he had pictured her. She was bending over a pan on the stove; but at the sound of his step she turned with a start and sprang to him.
“See, here, Matt, I’ve got some stuff to mend the dish with! Let me get at it quick,” he cried, waving the bottle in one hand while he put her lightly aside; but she did not seem to hear him.
“Oh, Ethan- Zeena’s come,” she said in a whisper, clutching his sleeve.
They stood and stared at each other, pale as culprits.
“But the sorrel’s not in the barn!” Ethan stammered.
“Jotham Powell brought some goods over from the Flats for his wife, and he drove right on home with them,” she explained.
He gazed blankly about the kitchen, which looked cold and squalid in the rainy winter twilight.
“How is she?” he asked, dropping his voice to Mattie’s whisper.
She looked away from him uncertainly. “I don’t know. She went right up to her room.”
“She didn’t say anything?”
“No.”
Ethan let out his doubts in a low whistle and thrust the bottle back into his pocket. “Don’t fret; I’ll come down and mend it in the night,” he said. He pulled on his wet coat again and went back to the barn to feed the greys.
While he was there Jotham Powell drove up with the sleigh, and when the horses had been attended to Ethan said to him: “You might as well come back up for a bite.” He was not sorry to assure himself of Jotham’s neutralising presence at the supper table, for Zeena was always “nervous” after a journey. But the hired man, though seldom loth to accept a meal not included in his wages, opened his stiff jaws to answer slowly: “I’m obliged to you, but I guess I’ll go along back.”
Ethan looked at him in surprise.  Looks as if there’d be something hot for supper.”
Jotham’s facial muscles were unmoved by this appeal and, his vocabulary being limited, he merely repeated: “I guess I’ll go along back.”
To Ethan there was something vaguely ominous in this stolid rejection of free food and warmth, and he wondered what had happened on the drive to nerve Jotham to such stoicism. Perhaps Zeena had failed to see the new doctor or had not liked his counsels: Ethan knew that in such cases the first person she met was likely to be held responsible for her grievance.
When he re-entered the kitchen the lamp lit up the same scene of shining comfort as on the previous evening. The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
She and Ethan looked at each other in silence; then she said, as she had said the night before: “I guess it’s about time for supper.”


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Eve must read and update a database structure using an internal data model. A model is a map between Eve a relational data model and an object oriented model. This is called ORM = Object Relational Model. An ORM model is connecting to one or multiple databases using vendor specific database library.
The model library must be imported using these statements:
# using Oracle library
import
$EVE_lib.db.core:(*);
Oracle: $EVE_lib.db.oracle;
One application can connect to multiple databases simultaneously. A specific kind of application called pipeline can pull data from multiple sources to update one target database.
pattern:
** create a database session
class Session(String user,password,name) <: Oracle.Database:
new _credentials: String;
create
let self = Oracle.Database(location);
** prepare credentials
let self._credentials := user + '/' + password + '@'+ dbname;
** connect to database
let self.connect(self._credentials);
return;
** create database connection
global
set db := Session(user:'test',password:'password',name:'demo');
process
...
return;
Note: Usually a database has a security protocol based on user-name and password. These credentials can not be encoded in the Eve scripts, they need to be received as input parameters by the driver. Once a connection is established it can be used to manipulate data, using Eve statements.
For each database kind we will create a library module. These modules will provide similar functionality for different databases. This basic functionality is created to make available a "Database Connector" in Eve scripts. We need this functions:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| connect() | Connect the database |
| disconnect() | Disconnect from database |
| query() | Direct SQL execution |
| execute() | Execute a stored procedure |
| commit() | Save all pending modifications |
| rollback() | Rollback all pending modifications |
Eve should provide drivers for main-stream databases:
One database provide a complex framework to organize data in tables and documents. An application can read database structure and map it to internal memory model. Then we can perform operations on this model: {search, append, update, delete}.
A database table has records. Eve strategy is to define one memory table as a collection of objects for each database table. The memory table is mapped to database table. Mapping is one to one. Field names are case sensitive.
Internal memory tables are mixed collections of objects having same name as database tables. We can read a database table record by record on demand. A memory table can load one or multiple records in memory.
class Table(String name) <: Object;
Records are object instances representing in memory table structure. A record has a status property that can be used in conditionals. One record is the current record. Several records are cached in memory for a table. A record id identified by a numeric id.
class Record(Integer id) <: Object;
Table structure is represented by Records structure. This can be flat or hierarchic. A Tableis a collection of records. Tables can be related to each other. A record can contain a table of records. This is called aggregate object.
Note:
Data model can work with sessions. A session can be anonymous or can have a name. A session can involve one or more databases. After a set of modifications is done you can commit changes. If transaction fail all the modifications are reset. You can customize the actions in case of error. After session you can create a report.
Operations
Any of the following operations can be included in a session:
Eve can add new data records into one table using append().
routine update_tables():
** create empty records
new record1 := table_name.append();
new record2 := table_name.append();
update record1:
let field_name := value;
...
update record2:
let field_name := value;
...
commit;
recover
case $error.code == error1 then
...
case $error.code == error2 then
...
else
rollback;
return;
Eve can do single or multiple row updates in one transaction using update.
** use search fields and values
process
new record1 := table_name.find(field:value1, ...);
new record2 := table_name.find(field:value2, ...);
update record1:
let field_name := value;
...
update record2:
let field_name := value;
...
commit;
recover
case error1 then
...
case error2 then
...
else
rollback;
return;
Note A process or routine will start a new isolated transaction. In case of error, you can issue a rollback. The issue can be in the database, if you issue a rollback the database changes are not commited but the record remain modified in memory. You must refresh the record if you want the see the old values.
This statement will remove one or more records from a table.
Syntax
** Find one or more records and delete them
process
** local variables
new deleted1 := table_name1.delete(field:value,...);
new deleted2 := table_name2.delete(field:value,...);
commit;
recover
case $error == code then:
** handle exceptions
rollback;
print ("failed")
else:
rollback;
finalize
** check status
expect deleted1 > 0;
expect deleted2 >= 0;
** print status
print (deleded1, "records deleted")
print (deleded2, "records deleted")
return;
For bulk operations there are 2 methods. Using Eve cycle or using direct SQL.
** using a loop to create a single session
routine name:
** delete current record using: loop
cycle: for record in table_name loop
record.delete() if field_name == value;
repeat;
commit;
recover
rollback;
return;
Remove all records from a table in bulk is very fast but there are technical problems. Triggers are deactivated for these kind of operations.
process
scrub db1.table1;
scrub db2.table1;
commit;
recover
** revert session
rollback;
return;
Sometimes we need to bypass the ORM and execute native SQL:
# execute query string and return a list of records
new query_result := db.query(query_template ? source)
Some databases have support for stored procedures. It will be a challenge to engage these procedures from EVE. Since not all databases have stored procedures, these are extra features that we can implement in Eve but not necessary for our purpose.
driver main:
** prepare an object (not updatable)
class Result = {
field_name1:Type ,
field_name2:Type ,
...
} <: Record;
global
new buffer: ()Result; -- collection
process
** execute stored procedure and collect
let buffer <+ db.procedure_name(arguments);
...
return;
For debugging the SQL, Eve will enable introspection.
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title: Marvel HAYASHI-Rice curry Style
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Wonderfuuuuul !
I've never eaten such a like this.
at Tokyo Kanda "KEMURI"


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Oracabessa is a small town on the north coast of Jamaica, 10 miles east of Ocho Rios. It is a useful port of refuge.
The late Ian Fleming's house is here and several scenes from the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No were filmed at James Bond Beach.
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One of the pieces I read at An Evening Of Lugubrious Music & Lopsided Prose last week was Get Carter. It seemed to be greeted with particular enthusiasm by the audience, so much so that I have received a number of letters on the subject, extracts from which I reproduce below:
Dear Frank, Thank you so much for your performance last Friday. After a terribly busy week it was the perfect opportunity to relax, and indeed as soon as you started speaking I promptly fell into a deep and refreshing snooze. My ears pricked up, and I woke, however, when you mentioned the dog in Get Carter. I was utterly enchanted by this pooch, and I wonder if perhaps you have a tiny black-and-white illustration of it?
All Hail, Mr Key! Last Friday I had tickets to two events, one being your “gig” with Outa_Spaceman and the other a concert by that titan of something-or-other, Tinie Tempah. As it happened, my ticket for Mr Tempah was engulfed by a fireball, leaving me with little choice but to trudge down to Bermondsey Square to see you. Gosh, am I glad I did! Though virtually everything in your performance went in one ear and out the other—I speak, of course, of my own ears—I marvelled at the portrait of the dog in Get Carter. I wonder if perhaps you have a tiny black-and-white illustration of it?
Ahoy Key! Last week I found myself trapped under a bookshelf in Woolfson & Tay and was quite unable to extricate myself by 7.00 PM when your performance began. I thus had to listen to the whole thing, which was a not unmixed blessing. Full marks, however, for the bit about the dog near the end of the first half. Though your words were vivid enough for me to see the dog clear in my mind's eye, I wonder if perhaps you have a tiny black-and-white illustration of it?
Dear Frank, Just print a picture of the damned dog and have done with it.