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Turn websites into well structured JSON using templates
A simple template-based web scraping library for node.js
Web scraping is a process which can leave even the most hardy developer with an unshakable feeling of disgust. Graze tries to make web scraping as undisgusting as possible, by letting you construct a template that just takes a URL in, and gives a well structured Javascript object out.
It's easiest to understand how it all works by looking at an example (in Coffeescript, if you don't mind).
graze = require 'graze' template = grazetemplate '#searchResult tr': results: 'td:eq(1)': '.detName a': title: grazetext link: grazeattr'href' '[alt="Magnet link"]': magnet_link: grazeparentattr'href' '.detDesc': description: grazetext : $eltextmatch/Size\s*,/?1 'td:eq(2)': seeders: grazetext # Simple usage templatescrape'http://thepiratebay.se/search/something%20illegal/'then consolelog data # Advanced usage templatescrape uri: 'https://securewebsite.com/user/transactions' auth: username: 'admin' password: 'itsasecret'then consolelog datacatch # Handle error ###Output on success: { "results": [ { "title": "Chairlift - Something", "link": "http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/9360343/Chairlift_-_Something", "magnet_link": "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1e4dc0a30c6c413c947bd7df11bc8bd764c3babd", "description": "Uploaded 12-17 17:53, Size 39.79 MiB, ULed by Anonymous", "size": "39.79 MiB", "seeders": 1, }, { ... } ]}###
A template is just a Javascript object, structured hierarchically in a way similar to the HTML you're trying to scrape. The keys and values of the objects that make up this template have special meanings. There are two kinds of values that keys can take on:
- A CSS Selector: This changes the scope of the template that follows. At first the entire web page is within scope, but when a CSS selector is encountered as a key, the template contained has only the elements which match this CSS selector in its scope. The value under a CSS selector in a template is simply another template.
- A name: This specifies a key that will be used in the output object to store information. The value under a name in a template can be one of the following things, each which determine its output value:
- An array: This creates an iterator which will apply a template to all elements within scope. The actual array passed in here is only of length 1, and contains the template which will be used on each element. The final result will be an array containing the information scraped from each iterated element.
- A graze extractor: This defines how to extract information from the HTML. They might look familiar if you've used jQuery. Pretend that the
grazemodule is a jQuery object containing the elements in scope. Whatever chain of methods you call here will be repeated on the web page's in-scope elements, and the final result will appear in the output object under the above name.
- A function: A function which takes in a jQuery object, and returns the desired information. Use a function if a graze extractor doesn't quite cut it. If you need to get fancy, you can have the function take in two arguments, like
($el, $), which gives you direct access to jQuery's
Scraping a website is as simple as calling the
template.scrape function above. It takes the same first argument as the
request function in the popular library request. It returns a q promise object, which helps to stop pyramids of death and makes error handling far more sane.
Pro tips
Nesting templates
You might find yourself in a situation where you'd like to group properties together within a parent object, to give something like:
"properties": "size": "1.2GB" "upload_date": "11/11/2011"
This can be achieved using the special
graze.nest(template) function, which takes in a template and returns a custom function. This function takes in the current page scope and processes it using the given template, returning that as its extracted value. So to achieve the above, you might create a template like:
grazetemplate ... 'properties': grazenest '.detDesc': : $eltextmatch/Size\s*,/?1 : $eltextmatch/Uploaded ,/?1 ...
Accessing the response object
Custom functions are called with the request's
response object as their context, so you can access things like the URL of the page being scraped as
Processing HTML directly
If you'd rather not have
graze handle your web-page retrieval, you can manually run a template on an HTML string by calling
template.process(html, context), where
context is the context you wish your custom functions to run within.
Javascript example
For those of you who prefer decaf:
var graze = require'graze'; var template = grazetemplate '#searchResult tr': results: 'td:eq(1)': '.detName a': title: grazetext link: grazeattr'href' '[alt="Magnet link"]': magnet_link: grazeparentattr'href' '.detDesc': description: grazetext match = $eltextmatch/Size\s*,/; return match && match1 'td:eq(2)': seeders: grazetext ; templatescrape uri: 'https://securewebsite.com/user/transactions' auth: username: 'admin' password: 'itsasecret' then console.logdatafail console.errordata.error dataresponse databody;


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As leader of the NDP, Ed Broadbent was a democratic socialist who loved to smoke cigars and drive fast cars. Broadbent led his party through contentious constitutional debates and weathered a western revolt before capturing the party's biggest seat count ever in 1988. After 14 years and four elections he resigned the leadership and became a human rights advocate, and in 2004 he made a political comeback to sit in Parliament once more.
• Percy Broadbent worked as a grocery wholesaler, but by 1950 he lost his job due to alcoholism. A family friend stepped in to give him a job as a clerk at General Motors, Oshawa's main employer.
• Alcoholism also affected Percy's relationship with Ed, who looked to his boy scout leader as a role model instead.
• Ed Broadbent had a much closer relationship with his mother, who was a devoted parent.
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• An easygoing kid, tall and skinny with a gap-toothed grin, Broadbent was also popular among his peers. He was elected president of the student council in Grade 11 and was class valedictorian in Grade 13.
• Broadbent earned money for university by working after school in a men's clothing store and with a paper route. His success at signing up new subscriptions earned him several trips to Buffalo, N.Y.
• As part of the Rotary Club's Adventure in Citizenship project, Broadbent was awarded a trip to Ottawa. There he met and posed for a photograph with Oshawa MP Mike Starr (seen in this clip), who Broadbent would later defeat in his first run for Parliament.
• In 1955 Broadbent set off for post-secondary studies at Trinity College at the University of Toronto. He studied philosophy, excelling in all his classes and winning the admiration of his professors.
• Broadbent gained an education off campus as well, taking in theatre, exploring jazz clubs and seeing opera singer Maria Callas perform at Maple Leaf Gardens - "one of the great moments of my life," he would later remember.
• Broadbent funded his tuition in part through the University Reserve Training Plan. In return for attending military training sessions, he was guaranteed annual summer jobs in the air force.
• Broadbent lived in a campus co-op and was its president by his third year. In return for cheap lodgings, co-op members worked four hours a week to run the residences.
• It was through lively discussions at the co-op, says Broadbent, that his personal philosophy shifted towards socialism.
• After completing his bachelor's degree in 1959 and his master's degree in 1961, Broadbent spent a year at the London School of Economics in 1962-63. He completed his PhD in 1966; his thesis was about the 19th century political philosopher John Stuart Mill.
• Broadbent married Yvonne Yamaoka, a Japanese-Canadian town planner, in 1961. The marriage ended six years later.
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• Broadbent began teaching political science at Toronto's York University in 1965. (Source: Ed Broadbent: The Pursuit of Power, Judy Steed, 1988)
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I created a function to search a custom number of empty lines (with or without spaces) and to replace them with a new (custom) number of empty lines.
fun! s:AddRemoveNumbEmptyLines()
if !exists("emptylinesbefore")
let emptylinesbefore = "How many empty lines do you search? \n (p.e. 2,3 4, ,3)"
let b = inputdialog(emptylinesbefore)
if !exists("emptylinesafter")
let emptylinesafter = "How many empty lines must it be?"
let c = inputdialog(emptylinesafter)
let m = repeat('\r', c)
exe 's/\(^\s*$\n\)\{'.b.'}/'.m.'/gc'
Let say b = 2, (2 and more) AND m = 3
If vim finds 4 empty lines it does a substitution to 3 empty lines.
(thats ok).
But when I refuse the substitution request (I use the "c" (confirm) flag) it finds at the same place 3 empty lines and asks again if it has to be replaced with 3 empty lines. When I refuse again, it finds at the same place, 2 empty lines and asks again if I want to do a substitution.
How can I avoid these multiple substitution requests (at the same place)?
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re-rooting large aloe?
I have an aloe growing inside a good size pot. I like the size of the aloe in proportion to the size of the pot and I don't want it to get any bigger. I am thinking of cutting off some of the bottom leaves and the roots then put it in the same pot. My questions are:
1. Will it re-root?
2. How long will it take to re-root in cold weather?
3. Do I need to let it dry (for how long) before re-potting?
4. Once re-potted, how often should I water?
Thank you for your advise.
What kind of Aloe do you have and how big is the pot? Is it root bound? That may make a difference in advice you get from our experts on the forum (I am NOT an expert!) And of course, a picture will always help.
I have trimmed back roots on an Aloe, but if I understand you correctly, you want to remove all the roots and start again? That I have never done, so obviously cannot advise you.
On trimming the roots - sometimes it was my choice and sometimes I had no choice because they were severely rootbound. Either way, I let the roots callus over for several days to a week before replanting the Aloe in a gritty mix. I waited another week before watering. It all worked out for me, but as I said I am not an expert.
My aloe had developed a long stalk after the lower leaves dried up through the years. I cut off the top and potted it up about 1 1/2 months, ago. It took about 2 weeks for the roots to develop.
You would probably need to keep it somewhere warm. Temps were in the 60's when I did this.
I let the top callus for a few days before I potted it up.
Thank you for all your advise.. Photo was taken in Spring of 2012.
The pot is about 14" diameter. I want to do exactly what Camellia1 did. Although the lower leaves have not died off, some of them are damaged from frost. It's also gotten too big for me to take inside for the winter. This is why I am thinking of cutting it down now.
Is it a bad idea to do it now when it's so cold?
I am unclear why you want to remove some roots. Can't you just remove the lower leaves and leave the plant where it is? Aloe veras don't get a whole lot bigger than than... they just start to sucker (you can remove those as they come out). Unless there is simply no soil left in the pot (all roots) I don't see any reason not to just leave it in the pot, or set it back in the pot as is. It will be OK for years to come (until there is very little soil left). Then it would be best to remove some of the root ball and put in some new soil. You can always put it in a deeper pot if you don't want the pot diameter to change. I have had large aloes in the same size pot for years and years... to the point where there simply is little soil left.. as long as you water them frequently and give some diluted liquid fertilizer periodically, it does not seem to hurt the plant much, if any, to stay in that situation.
That's a nice plant! I hope my small aloe vera does as well. lzrddr has some good suggestions for you.
Is the plant too large and heavy for you to move? I saw some nice redwood plant dollies at HD that may help your predicament. They had nice sized wheels to move easily.
If it won't fit into your home, I suggest building an addition. (Priorities, right? LOL)
The plant has been in the pot for 4 or 5 years. I cannot tell if it's root bound but the soil level has gone down below the half way point. Besides, it off centered (but being off centered does make it easy to take out the pups) and it was knocked down recently and now it's also crooked. The main reason, still, is because it's too heavy to move. But, i'm 50% convinced not to re-root it this winter. Thanks for all your suggestions.
What sort of mix is it potted in?
My experience with aloes is minimal -- so take this for what it's worth -- but it seems to me that there are possibilities to deal with the weight issue. When and if you re-pot it, you could put it in a mix which is mostly perlite; that would be much lighter, and of course would drain well.
You could also consider using a lighter-weight pot (perhaps drill a few holes in the bottom of a plastic cachepot -- though they're not cheap, and plastic becomes brittle with UV exposure).


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Today, seven astronauts left Earth in one last attempt to save the Hubble Space Telescope. At nineteen years old, Hubble is aging and in need of major repairs. It's also dying a slow death -- at some point around 2015, Hubble's electrical system will fail for good, and then we'll finally have to let go. Today the New York Times has an article about the mission, and the various contingency plans that have been laid in case of (another) space shuttle disaster. The article explains the poignant reality of... READ ON
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Real-Time Scheduling (3) Computer Science & Engineering Department Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287 Dr. Yann-Hang Lee firstname.lastname@example.com (480) 727-7507 set 9_ 1 Scheduling Aperiodic/Sporadic Tasks Assumptions: Preemptive, priority-driven algorithms Jobs independent of one another with arbitrary interrelease times Periodic Jobs parameters and priority driven algorithm given on their own, periodic jobs meet all deadlines Aperiodic Jobs parameters not necessarily known on release Sporadic Parameters known on release variable execution time arbitrary deadline set 9_ 2 Scheduling Architecture Aperiodic, Sporadic scheduling algorithms: all periodic tasks meet their deadlines Sporadic jobs: on arrival, undergo acceptance test. Must not affect periodic jobs and already accepted sporadic jobs. Aperiodic jobs: Optimize response time (average) without affecting periodic and accepted sporadic jobs Periodic Jobs Aperiodic Jobs Dispatcher Processor Accept dispatch highest Acceptance Sporadic Jobs priority job Test Priority Queues Reject set 9_ 3 Approaches: Aperiodic Background: scheduled when processor is idle Interrupt-driven: scheduled on arrival Slack-Stealing: postpone execution of periodic tasks only when it is safe to do so Well-suited for clock-driven environments. What about priority-driven environments? (quite complicated) Periodic server: defined by (ps, es). Budget replenished at ps intervals. If scheduled and queue empty then budget set to 0. Bandwidth-preserving server: Improves on the periodic server by preserving budget (bandwidth) when aperiodic queue is empty: Deferrable servers Sporadic Server Constant utilization and Total bandwidth servers set 9_ 4 Background Scheduling and Polling Background Aperiodic tasks are executed when there is no periodic task to execute. Simple, but no guarantee on aperiodic schedulability nor response time Interrupt-driven the arrival of an aperiodic task triggers an interrupt. CPU runs the task as an ISR Polling with a polling period ps and a reserved execution time es schedule polling server as a periodic task examine the aperiodic tasks queue if not empty, run aperiodic tasks for at most es if empty, the server suspends itself during its current period and gets invoked again at its next period. The computation time allowance for the server is replenished at the start of its period set 9_ 5 Example of a Polling Server T1 T2 Ta T3 To prove it works the polling server is periodic and has a WCET of es When the polling server is eligible and there is no aperiodic task the budget is lost Combine with a background server set 9_ 6 Aperiodic Servers A service thread waiting for the external trigger(s) fixed execution budget replenishment interval (period) Can be compared to periodic tasks if it is ready, run according to priority scheduling scheme Priority adjusted to meet requirements Issues: How to reserve the bandwidth when no aperiodic task exists how to replenish the budget. Example: Polling server no bandwidth preserving fixed replenishment time set 9_ 7 Deferrable Server A periodic server task is created. When the server is invoked with no outstanding aperiodic tasks, the server does not execute but defers its assigned time slot. When an aperiodic task arrives, the server is invoked to execute aperiodic tasks and maintains its priority. Unlike the priority exchange policy, the server's time is preserved at its initial priority. The computation time allowance for the server is replenished at the start of its period. Provides better response time for aperiodic tasks than Polling server set 9_ 8 Deferrable Server (DS) Periodic task (ps, es) model with rules: budget consumed only when executing budget replenished at kps, budget = es at kps T1 T2 Ta budget T3 set 9_ 9 Deferrable Server Aperiodic requests arrive at a queue. The head of queue request checks if there is budget available. If there is a budget left, the aperiodic request runs until either the request is served or the budget is exhausted and therefore the aperiodic request is suspended until there is new budget available else the aperiodic request is suspended and it waits until there is new budget available When the budget >> requests workload, requests seldom suspend. It has interrupt like service if the deferrable server is running at a high priority. When the budget << requests workload, it behaves just like polling. set 9_ 10 Example: Deferrable Server with RM set 9_ 11 Schedulability - Fixed Priority Time demand analysis:DS has highest priority Critical instant at t0: Low-priority tasks suffer from a "back-to- back" hit by the deferable server. DS budget is es at t0 server remains backlogged after t0. DS replenished at t0 + es Ta ... ... Ti t0 t0 + es t0 + es + ps t0 + es + 2pst0 + pi t es i 1 t wi ( t ) ei es es ek ps k 1 pk set 9_ 12 Schedulability - Dynamic Priority Independent periodic tasks and one deferrable server, a task Ti is schedulable according to EDF if: n ek p es min(D , p ) k 1 us (1 s Di ) 1 k k Prove by calculating processor time required for the deferrable server time bound for periodic tasks is ek(t – t-1)/pk t-t-1 = Di, relative deadline for task Ti t ( t 1 es ) t ( t 1 es ) w DS ( t t 1 ) es es es es ps ps us t t 1 es ps set 9_ 13 Priority Exchange Server A periodic server task is created. When the server invoked, the server runs if there are any outstanding aperiodic tasks. If no aperiodic task exists, the high priority server exchanges its priority with a lower priority periodic task for a duration of e's, where e's is the remaining computation time of the server. In this way, the priority of the server decreases, but its computation time is maintained. The computation time allowance for the server is replenished at the start of its period. As a consequence, the aperiodic tasks get low preference for execution and worse response time compared to Deferrable Server. better schedulability bound for periodic task set compared to Deferrable Server set 9_ 14 Sporadic Servers The deferrable server has this one additional preemption and reduces the schedulability of periodic tasks. Vary the points at which the computation time of the server is replenished, rather than merely at the start of each period. allows to enhance the average response time for aperiodic tasks without degrading the utilization bound for periodic tasks any spare capacity (i.e., not being used by periodic tasks) is available for an aperiodic task on its arrival Sporadic server (ps, es) does not demand more processor time than a periodic task with the same parameters 5 Execution budget 5 5 100 200 300 5 5 100 ms 100 ms (SS period) set 9_ 15 Definitions T = set of n independent, preemptable periodic tasks. TH = subset of T with higher priorities than the sporadic server tr = latest replenishment time. tf = first instant after tr that the server begins to execute te = latest effective replenishment time when the current server period begins BEGIN = at any time t, instant of earliest busy interval of tasks in TH END = end of the latest busy interval if ends before time t, otherwise infinity. set 9_ 16 Simple Sporadic Servers - Fixed Priority Replenishment time: Effective = te, actual = tr Consumption rule at time t>tr: when either C1: server is executing C2: server has executed since tr and END < t (i.e. this is not a busy interval) C1 is to consume the server budget when it is executing C2 implies the server budget should be consumed as all high priority jobs are done and the server period has started. Or, the server budget is consumed as if there is a sporadic job during the current server period. set 9_ 17 Simple Sporadic Servers - Fixed Priority Replenishment rule at time t R1: Initially when system begins execution and when replenished, budget = es and tr = t (current time). R2: at time t = tf, (the serve begins to execute…) if END = tf then te = max(tr, BEGIN). If END < tf then te = tf. next replenishment time tnext = te + ps R3: Replenish at tnext except when: (a) If tnext < tf, then replenish when exhausted (b) Else if T becomes idle before tnext, and becomes busy at tb, budget replenished at tnext = min(te + ps, tb) set 9_ 18 Example T={(3,0.5),(4,1.0),(19,4.5)}, TS=(5,1.5) set 9_ 19 Correctness of Simple SS The Simple SS behaves exactly as a periodic ("real-world" sporadic) task except when R3b is applied (i.e., idle T). Rule R3b takes advantage of the schedulability test for a fixed-priority periodic task set T. We know that if the system T transitions from an idle state to a busy interval, all jobs will make their deadlines – even if they are all released at the same instant (at the start of the new busy interval). The replenishment at this instant would not affect schedulability. set 9_ 20 SpSL Sporadic Server A Sporadic Server with priority s is said to be active when it is executing or another task with priority ts is executing. Hence, the server remains active even when it is preempted by a higher priority task. If the server is not active, it is said to be idle Replenishment Time (RT): it is set as soon as "SS becomes active and the server capacity Cs>0". Let TA be such a time. The value of RT is set equal to TA plus the server period (RT= TA+ ps). Replenishment Amount (RA): The RA to be done at time RT is computed when "SS becomes idle or the server capacity Cs has been exhausted". Let Ti be such a time. The value of RA is set equal to the capacity consumed within the interval [TA, Ti]. set 9_ 21 Example of SpSL Sporadic Server set 9_ 22 Providing GPS Like service emulates sporadic task (ps, es) Scheduling aperiodic tasks in deadline driven systems Emulate Generalized Processor Sharing (GPS) Algorithm provides server an infinitesimally small time slice of length proportional to server size. Timing isolation set 9_ 23 Constant Utilization Servers Defined by size and instantaneous utilization ũs, d is always defined emulates sporadic task with constant ũs scheduled with periodic tasks on EDF basis Consumption rules: consume when executing Replenishment rules: initially es = 0, d = 0 aperiodic job (e) arrives at t to empty queue, if t < d, do nothin else, d = t + e/ ũs, es = e At deadline (d) of server if backlogged, set d = d + e/ ũs, es = e if idle, do nothing set 9_ 24 Total Bandwidth Servers Improve responsiveness of constant utilization server by using background time Consumption rules: consume only when executing. Replenishment rules: Initially, es = 0, d = 0 when aperiodic (e at time t) arrives to empty queue set d = max(d, t) + e/us and es = e. Remove aperiodic job when done and server backlogged: d = e/us and es = e server idle: do nothing. set 9_ 25 Weighted Fair Queuing Servers Goal is to provide fair access to processor total bandwidth server is not fair (starvation) same worst case response time as total bandwidth server non-preemptive version used for network packet scheduling set 9_ 26 Slack Stealing Algorithms aperiodic jobs scheduled using available slack requires slack computation at each scheduling decision point using precomputed or dynamically calculated values assumes release time jitters are negligible offers better performance than bandwidth preserving approaches when assumptions are valid set 9_ 27
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Numbers behind each plant are approximately how many I have of each kind. I was going to plant these myself but am downsizing my garden, so if there's anyone here who wants them, they're yours. I'd rather just give them to one person so I don't have to mess around sending out a bunch of boxes to various people. I'm really lacking on time. You can have these for the postage and I have to have it ahead of time. I'll mail them in a large flat rate box, which will cost $14.95 to send. My husband said to just dump them because it is really time consuming to pack them all up for someone, but I just can't dump perfectly good plants. The plants aren't huge (a few inches tall), but I'm confident that they will do fine once transplanted if you make sure to keep them watered.
I hang out on the GW butterfly forum and these plants are geared towards butterflies. Porterweed and Plumbago are nectar plants. Rue is the host plant (the caterpillars use it for food) for Black Swallowtails and Giant Swallowtails. False nettle is the host plant for Eastern Comma, Question Mark and Red Admiral. Amorpha fruticosa is the host plant for the Silver-spotted Skipper. Lespedeza capitata is the host plant for Northern Cloudywing, Southern Cloudywing, and Silver-spotted Skipper. Passiflora incarnata is a host plant for Gulf Fritillaries and Variegated Fritillaries (and Julias if you happen to live in southern Florida). There could be other types of butterflies that use the plants I have listed, but those are the ones that I know of.
I would like these plants go to someone who is into butterflies or who is wanting to get into the "hobby" (for lack of another word right now...I hate to call living creatures a hobby...but I'm not sure what to call it...maybe a mission?). Anyway, I'm trying to help butterflies as much as I can but can only do so much, so I am hoping that some other butterfly loving person will be glad for the plants. If you're the type of person who plants things and kills caterpillars for eating your pretty plants, then these aren't the plants for you, as I'm trying to increase the butterfly population, not decrease it. So, if anyone is willing to take all of these plants for the cost of postage, I will mail them out after I receive the money from you. I am not a rip-off artist. I've shared seeds and plants with people many times and if you type my name in (caterwallin) in the search box, you can read the reviews from people to whom I've sent things, so you can see that I'm on the up-and-up and won't take your money and run. :)
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Popular 2-days course on research management skills for PhD-students: - Time management; - Negotiating; - Yearly reviews ('jaargesprekken'); and - Project management.
Full course attendance is necessary. There is place for 12 participants.
Due to a change in financial regulation this course is no longer free for MolMed-participants. Participation can for example by paid by your 'persoonlijk budget'. However, it is still a very good course that is highly recommended by previous participants and will save you stress and frustration in your PhD-career.
For more information and registration: www.molmed.nl
Courses organised by Boerhaave CME
On the 'Boerhaave CME (Continuing Medical Education)' website several courses for PhD students and other employees of the LUMC are announced:
- Introduction Genetic Epidemiology: (once a year)
This intensive three day course will provide an introduction in genetic epidemiology. A large part of the day will be devoted to paper and computer exercises. Participants will gain practical experience by analyzing various data sets using SPSS or STATA.
- Design, Management & Analysis of Clinical trials: (once a year)
In this course, issues regarding the design, implementation and analysis
of clinical trials will be considered. Topics include randomization and
blinding, sample size calculations, flexible designs (interim analyses
and stopping rules), cross-over trials, data monitoring and safety
committees, data management and of course the statistical analyses based
on the design chosen. We will also cover some aspects of reporting the
design and outcome of clinical trials in scientific journals as well as
Good Research Practice in general.
- Advanced Genetic Association Analysis: (once a year)
This up to date course in genetic association analysis includes now
highly relevant topics such as the analysis of imputed genotypes in GWAS,
genetic pathway analysis using GWAS data and the statistical analysis of
rare variants detected by next generation sequencing. Participants have
to bring their own laptop for practicals.
- Regression Analysis: (once a year)
This course considers both theoretical backgrounds and practical aspects
of modeling data with regression models. The focus is on linear and
logistic regression models, although other models, like Poisson models
or non linear regression models for continuous data will also be
discussed. All statistical methods are practiced, using SPSS.
- Using R in Data Analysis: (once a year)
R is an environment for statistical computing and graphics. Its
flexibility, allied to the fact that it is open-source and free, have
made it an ideal repository for implementations of statistical analysis
methods, both classic and new. However, it has a steep learning curve,
due partly to its using a command-line type of user interface, rather
than the usual pull-down menus of most commonly used statistical
packages such as SPSS. This 3-day course aims at helping researchers
climb this curve, enabling them to perform basic data analysis and
graphic displays at the end of the course, as well as giving a platform
from which they can deepen their R knowledge later on if necessary.
- Dealing with Conflicting Demands: (once a year)
The life of a scientist presents many conflicting demands in any phase
of the scientific career, but certainly in the last phase of a PhD
study. The course 'Dealing with Conflicting Demands' builds on Dilemma
Theory created in the 1980s by Prof. Charles Hampden-Turner (Cambridge,
UK). Over the last decade the methodology has been further developed
into a practical skill, used by staff of large and small corporations,
including private and public research institutions. The skill to
reconcile conflicting demands has proven key to being successful in a
complex and competitive environment, such as your current and future
working life as a scientist or any other professional environment.
- Repeated measurements: (once a year)
The course covers statistical methods to be used in the situation where one or more outcome variables are repeatedly measured in time on the same experimental unit.
- Basic methods and reasoning in biostatistics: (once a year)
The AIO courses in Biostatistics consist of two series: "A:basic" and "B:advanced".
Participants in part B should have followed part A or have acquired the
skills trained in part A in another way. Part B as of 2009 consists of a
series of separate courses, each dedicated to a specific subject.
General information:
Download the booklet with the teaching programme for PhD students, version 2014-2015
For new PhD students: Download the forms for Coaching Group and Teaching Plan
|Download MGC bulletin 51 (September 2014), MGC bulletin 50 (April 2014), 49 (September 2013)
Website of Leiden University on teaching for PhD students: English or Dutch. [Courses on Research management; Career counseling; Academic writing; Writing grants, proposals and beyond; Faster reading and Memory-improvement; Creative thinking; Academic presentation / Presentation of academic work; Orientation in policymaking; Orientation on Management]
The MGC Institutes
Het MGC secretariaat is gevestigd op
de afdeling Humane Genetica, LUMC, Leiden.
Directie secretaris: Dr. M.J.M. Nivard 071-5269605
e-mail: email@example.com
De MGC instituten:
Erasmus MC - Rotterdam
Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam
hoofd: Prof.Dr. D. Huylebroeck (lid MGC bestuur)
Humane Genetica
Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum
Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden
hoofd: Prof.Dr. S.M. van der Maarel (lid MGC bestuur)
|Instituut Genetica
Erasmus MC - Rotterdam
Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam
hoofd: Prof.Dr. J.H.J. Hoeijmakers (lid MGC bestuur)
Humane Genetica
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Postbus 9600, 2300 RC Leiden
Prof.Dr. L.H.F. Mullenders (voorzitter MGC bestuur)
(Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research) - Toxicology group
Universiteit Leiden
P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden
hoofd: Prof.Dr. B. van de Water (lid MGC bestuur)
Instituut Klinische
Erasmus MC - Rotterdam
Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam
hoofd: Prof.Dr. R.M.W. Hofstra (secretaris MGC bestuur)
instituten/groepen binnen het MGC
Moleculaire Celbiologie (Prof. Dr. H.J. Tanke & Prof. Dr. A.K. Raap, Prof. Dr. J. Noordermeer & Dr. L. Fradkin, Prof. Dr. R. Hoeben, Prof. Dr. J.A. Maassen, Prof. Dr. P. ten Dijke)
Neurologie, groep neurogenetica, LUMC (Prof. Dr. R.A.C. Roos, Prof. Dr.
J.J.G.M. Verschuuren, Prof. Dr. M.D.
Huid- en geslachtsziekten, groep erfelijke melanomen, LUMC (Prof. R.
Willemze, Prof. Dr. W. Bergman, Dr. F. de Gruijl, Dr. N.A. Gruis)
Pathologie: moleculaire tumorpathologie, LUMC (Prof. Dr. P.C.W.
Hogendoorn, Prof. J.V.M.G. Bovee, Prof. Dr. J. Morreau, Prof. Dr. P.
Medische Statistiek, LUMC (Prof. Dr. T. Stijnen, Prof. Dr. P.E.
Anatomie en Embryologie, LUMC (Prof. Dr.
C.L. Mummery)
Erasmus Optical Imaging Centre (OIC), Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. A. B. Houtsmuller)
Kinderheelkunde, Ontwikkelingsbiologie groep, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. D. Tibboel)
Epidemiologie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. C.M. van Duijn)
Afd. Voortplanting en Ontwikkeling, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. J.A. Grootegoed)
Forensische Moleculaire Biologie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. M. Kayser)
Bioinformatica, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. P. van der Spek)
Biochemie, Erasmus MC (Prof. Dr. P. Verrijzer)
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Regis NicollRegis Nicoll is a Centurion of The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He spent 30 years as a nuclear specialist, and is now a freelance writer who writes on current issues from a Christian perspective. His work regularly appears on BreakPoint online and SALVO magazine among other places. Regis also teaches and speaks on a variety of worldview topics, covering everything from Sharing the Gospel in a Postmodern Generation to String Theory. He currently serves as lay pastor of Hamilton Anglican Fellowship (www.hamiltonaf.org) in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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ver the years one issue has tested my Christian faith more than any other. More than the mystery of divine silence or the existence of evil and suffering, the question that has haunted me throughout my Christian life is: "Why is there not a more positive, observable difference between Christians and their non-believing neighbors?"
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Chapter OneOne evening, it was toward the end of October, Harry Arno said to the woman he'd been seeing on and off the past few years, "I've made a decision. I'm going to tell you something I've never told anyone before in my life."Joyce said, "You mean something you did when you were in the war?"It stopped him. "How'd you know that?""When you were in Italy and you shot the deserter?"Harry didn't say anything, staring at her. "You already told me about it.""Come on. VVhen?""We were having drinks at the Cardozo, outside, not long after we started seeing each other again. You said it the same way you did just now, like you're going to tell me a secret. That's why I knew. Only I don't think you said anything about making a decision."Now he was confused."I wasn't drinking then, was I?""You quit before that." Joyce paused and said, "Wait a minute. You know what? That was the second time you told me about shooting the guy. At Pisa, right? You showed me the picture of you holding up the Leaning Tower.""It wasn't at Pisa," Harry said. "Not where I shot the guy.""No, but around there.""You're sure I told you about it twice?""The first, time, it was when I was working at the club and we went out a few times. You were still drinking then.""That was what, six or seven years ago.""I hate to say it, Harry, but it's more like ten. I know I was almost thirty when I quit dancing."Harry said, "Jesus Christ," figuring that would be about right, if Joyce was around forty now. Getting up there. He remembered her white skin in the spotlight, dark hair and pure white skin the only topless dancer he ever knew who wore glasses while she performed; not contacts, real glasses with round black rims. For her ageJoyce still looked pretty good. Time went by so fast. Harry had turned sixty-six two weeks ago. He was the same age as Paul Newman."You ever hear me tell anyone else?"Joyce said, "I don't think so." And said right away, "If you want to tell it again, fine. It's a wonderful story."He said, "No, that's okay."They were in Harry's apartment at the Della Robbia on Ocean Drive listening to Frank Sinatra, Frank and Nelson Riddle driving "I've Got You Under My Skin," Harry speaking quietly, Joyce looking distracted. Harry all set to tell her about the time in Italy forty-seven years ago and then ask — this was the decision he'd finally made — if she would like to go there with him the end of January. Right after the Super Bowl.But now he wasn't sure he wanted to take her.For as long as he'd known Joyce Patton — Joy, when she was dancing topless — he had always wondered if he shouldn't be doing better.Harry Arno was grossing six to seven thousand a week running a sports book out of three locations in South Miami Beach. 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"The man knows how to grab you—and Pronto is one of the best grabbers in years."
Fans of U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens of the hit TV series Justified are in for a major treat. The unstoppable manhunter with the very itchy trigger finger stars in Pronto, a crime fiction gem from the one and only Elmore Leonard, "the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever" (New York Times Book Review). The Grand Master justifies the overwhelming acclaim he has received over the course of his remarkable career with an electrifying thriller that sends the indomitable Raylan racing to Italy on the trail of a fugitive bookie whos hiding from the vengeful Miami mob. The legendary Leonard, whom the Seattle Times lauds as the "King Daddy of crime writers," proves that all comparisons to American noir icons John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, and James M. Cain are well deserved with this tale of very dirty doings and extremely dangerous men coming together in the birthplace of Puccini, Garibaldi, and La Cosa Nostra.
The feds want bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss, "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto, and put the word out that Harry's skimming profits. Planning to retire to Italy anyway, Harry figures it's a good time to get lost. But U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's tricky but not careful, so he's determined to find the fugitive's Italian hideaway before a cold-blooded Sicilian does. (June)
The feds want Miami bookmaker Harry Arno to squeal on his wiseguy boss. So they're putting word out on the street that Arno's skimming profits from "Jimmy Cap" Capotorto—which he is, but everybody does it. He was planning to retire to Italy someday anyway, so Harry figures now's a good time to get lost. U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens knows Harry's tricky—the bookie ditched him once in an airport while in the marshal's custody—but not careful. So Raylan's determined to find the fugitive's Italian hideaway before a cold-blooded Sicilian "Zip" does and whacks Arno for fun. After all, it's a "pride thing"...and it might even put Raylan in good stead with Harry's sexy ex-stripper girlfriend Joyce.
About the Author
Elmore Leonard has written more than forty-four books during his highly successful career, many of which have been made into movies. He has been named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. Leonard lives with his wife, Christine, in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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