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The medical drama got off to a pretty poor start last September, attracting a 2.3 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 8.25 million total viewers. Unfortunately, viewership fell even lower from there.
Despite the ratings, NBC ordered a full season of episodes, likely because the network needed the original programming. Though NBC's Primetime Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said she liked the show creatively, she noted that the show's ratings had to improve for it to survive.
The ratings didn't improve. The most recent episode attracted only a 1.1 rating in the demo and 4.01 million viewers.
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This drug may infrequently cause serious (rarely fatal) bleeding from the stomach or intestines. This side effect can occur without warning at any time during treatment with diclofenac. The elderly are at increased risk for serious stomach/intestinal bleeding.
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Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to aspirin or other NSAIDs (e.g., ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib); or to dimethyl sulfoxide, or to propylene glycol; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain other inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver disease, stomach/intestinal problems (e.g., bleeding ulcers, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease), bleeding or clotting problems, asthma (including a history of worsening breathing with runny/stuffy nose after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs), growths in the nose (nasal polyps), poorly controlled diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, swelling (edema, fluid retention), certain blood/immune disorders (e.g., porphyria, lupus).
Kidney problems can sometimes occur with the use of NSAID medications, including diclofenac. Problems are more likely to occur if you are dehydrated, have heart failure or kidney disease, are an older adult, or if you take certain medications (see also Drug Interactions section). Drink plenty of fluids as directed by your doctor to prevent dehydration and tell your doctor right away if you have any unusual change in the amount of urine.
This medication may make you dizzy or drowsy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do any activity that requires alertness until you are sure you can perform such activities safely.
This medication may cause stomach bleeding. Daily use of alcohol and tobacco, especially when combined with this medication, may increase your risk for stomach bleeding. Limit alcohol and quit smoking. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
This medication may make you more sensitive to the sun. Avoid prolonged sun exposure, tanning booths and sunlamps. Use a sunscreen and wear protective clothing when outdoors.
Older adults may be more sensitive to the side effects of this drug, especially stomach/intestinal bleeding, kidney problems and worsening heart problems.
Before using this medication, women of childbearing age should talk with their doctor(s) about the benefits and risks (such as miscarriage). Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you plan to become pregnant. During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed. It is not recommended for use during the first and last trimesters of pregnancy due to possible harm to the unborn baby and interference with normal labor/delivery.
Based on information from related drugs, this medication may pass into breast milk. Though there have been no reports of harm to nursing infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.
Some products that may interact with this drug include: aliskiren, ACE inhibitors (such as captopril, lisinopril), angiotensin II receptor blockers (such as losartan, valsartan), cidofovir, corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), lithium, methotrexate, "water pills" (diuretics such as furosemide).
This medication may increase the risk of bleeding when used with other drugs that also may cause bleeding. Examples include anti-platelet drugs such as clopidogrel, "blood thinners" such as dabigatran/enoxaparin/warfarin, among others.
Check all prescription and nonprescription medicine labels carefully since many medications contain pain relievers/fever reducers (aspirin, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, ketorolac, or naproxen). These drugs are similar to diclofenac and may increase your risk of side effects if taken together. However, if your doctor has directed you to take low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke (usually at dosages of 81-325 milligrams a day), you should continue taking the aspirin unless your doctor instructs you otherwise. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details.
This product may interfere with certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.
If overdose is suspected, contact a poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call their local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. Canada residents can call a provincial poison control center.
This medication may be harmful if swallowed. If accidentally swallowed, you may experience symptoms such as: slowed or shallow breathing, fainting, severe stomach pain, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, seizures.
Do not share this medication with others.
Laboratory and/or medical tests (such as complete blood count, liver and kidney function tests) should be performed periodically to check for side effects. Consult your doctor for more details. Keep all doctor appointments and lab visits so your therapy can be monitored closely.
Non-drug treatment for arthritis that is approved by your doctor (e.g., weight loss if needed, strengthening and conditioning exercises) may help improve your flexibility (range of motion) and joint function. Consult your doctor for specific instructions.
If you miss a dose, use it as soon as you remember. If it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
Store at room temperature away from light and moisture. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
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I've had this monitor for quite some time now, and it's been great. For the past few months, though, it hasn't been doing so well. Whenever I would leave my computer alone for an hour or so, it and the monitor would go into sleep mode. When I came back, sometimes the monitor would not turn back on. The computer would be back up and running, but the monitor would still be sleeping. This happened a little over 15 times last month. At that point, I was using an eMachines ET1331G-05w. I recently got a new computer- an HP Pavillion p7-1240- and this problem happens every time (well, it's happened all three times). I have to turn the computer off with the power button, and then turn it back on, which for some reason starts the monitor.
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Widespread rain is on the way another good soaker looks likely to drench most of North Texas on Sunday night. However, that rain will be out of the region by Monday evening, leaving New Years Eve dry.
Saturday will be a sunny to mostly sunny day with high temperatures in the middle 40s. Clouds will steadily increase Sunday, with most locations staying dry.
High temperatures will climb to near 50 degrees. By tomorrow night, rain will develop across most of the area. A widespread, cold rain will bring high temperatures in the mid 40s. This will occur throughout the day Monday before slowly ending late in the afternoon, moving west to east.
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Heyneke Meyer says the acquisition of Daniel Adongo will have long-term benefits for the Bulls.
The Bulls announced on Monday that the 22-year-old Kenyan, who was previously with the Sharks, had signed with the Pretoria franchise until the end of 2013.
The 1.97m, 112kg loose-forward played in the 2011 Super Rugby pre-season tournament as well as for the Sharks XV in the Vodacom Cup, and Meyer hopes he will continue to grow at the Bulls.
'Dan offers a lot to any team with his size and pace and I am looking forward to see him develop and progress at the Bulls in the next couple of years,' the Bulls' director of rugby said,
Adongo said he was thrilled to have this opportunity.
'I want to thank the Sharks for the chance they have given me to play rugby and all they have taught me about the game through the Sharks Academy, and also the senior Sharks training squad,' Adongo said.
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"Three days," Mohamed promises us as we hand over our money. "You know, it's the dry season and the trip take longer this time of year," he adds apologetically. "But you will be in Timbuktu in three days, inchallah." God willing.
As it turns out, God has no desire for us to be in Timbuktu any time soon and the captain has no nephews. Our friend Mohamed mysteriously disappears as we watch our wooden cargo boat being loaded with thousands of kilos of cement and millet grain, the men plunging shoulder-deep into the water with bags on their heads.
"Don't look down the sides," my fellow traveler says. We are four: two Canadians, a Moroccan and me, the Australian. "Whatever you do, you do not wanna see what is underneath us," Matt warns.
Which naturally makes us rush to peel back the sides of our makeshift cement-bag bed and peer into the damp darkness of the hull beneath. The wall of the boat is literally moving, it is squirming with cockroaches. The floor is filling up with water and a small boy is employed constantly to bail it out with a single bucket.
"Sorry!," he cries and the rail I am holding onto disappears under cargo strapped to the roof.
Stuck for Hours
We are stuck for hours, just a few kilometers from our starting point. The men stand in the waist-deep water and strain uselessly against the side of the boat, trying to dislodge it with poles or with their bare hands. It doesn't budge.
Finally someone has the bright idea of enlisting the aid of another boat and for hours they unload the cement bags until we are bobbing on the water again and can be pushed free. The level of our bed drops down further into the hull and closer to the cockroaches.
As soon as the pinasse is floating, the men re-load every single bag of cement. Our bed rises to the top of the hull. The boat scrapes along the river floor and is grounded again. Day two begins with several hours of pushing the boat from where it hasn't moved since the night before. Unload the bags, bed drops.
Day three and a boy is dispatched on a bicycle to ride to the nearest village and fetch us a new battery. "Don't worry, we will be in Timbuktu tomorrow inchallah," the captain says but I have my doubts because he is still walking around in the water and his hands haven't moved from his head and by 4 pm we haven't shifted an inch.
The boy is taunting the man, who is twice his size, and with each comment the man rushes at him to slap him around the face. The women shriek and grasp their babies tighter and the other men hold him down, kicking.
We hit the ground. The new arrivals hail down a passing fishing boat and leave. "Ce bateau est foutu," they say. "Timbuktu tomorrow, inchallah," the captain insists.
Day six. Wake up. Breakfast. Break. Nap. Tea. Break. Nap. Post-nap break. Pre-tea break. Post-pre-tea-break nap. Tea. Lunch. Post-lunch break which turns into a nap. Tea. The battery gives out a second time. A herd of camels lazily crosses from one side of the river to the other.
"Any chance we will be in Timbuktu soon?" I ask. "We are in a bit of a hurry." The Malians look at each other and laugh.
Midnight and we are rudely jostled from sleep. "Get up, get up! You need to get off the boat!"
"Is it Timbuktu?" We ask hopefully.
We are bundled into another boat identical to ours except it is chock-a-block from aft to stern with passengers crammed on top of each other. "I don't think we will fit..."
And this time it really is God's will.
In Timbuktu.
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Jason VanOver did some research on starting an L.L.C. for the club.
It is possible but we will incur cost.
It will only cost about $50.00. We will be subject to filling taxes every year. We will owe taxes every year. We will more than likely have to pay someone to file our taxes for us. I am estimating taxes, fees, and services will be about $500-$1000 per year.
That being said. I am currently leaning against an L.L.C. right now. I feel that this should be a long term goal of the club. Our budget and spending is less than $3000.00 per year. Why incur more expenses.? The checking account is currently under my social security number. When a new treasurer takes over (it will happen someday) they can just do what I did. Open a new checking account under their social.
If our budget reaches upwards of $10,000 per year we should become an L.L.C. I believe that one day we may be that big but until then my vote is we shouldn't change our current structure.
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Las Vegas, 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 5, 2011 – TomTom, the world's leading provider of location and navigation solutions, today announced the launch of the next generation of the TomTom GO LIVE. The connected GO 2505 M LIVE comes fully-loaded with powerful LIVE services, including the award-winning TomTom HD Traffic™*. Now, for the first time in the US, drivers will have access to TomTom HD Traffic, the most accurate, comprehensive and frequent traffic information available.
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In 2009, TomTom reported €1.5 billion in revenues and a €340 million net cash flow from operating activities. More information about TomTom can be found on www.TomTom.com.
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Times were different when Walt Bellamy was playing in the NBA.
Players weren't making millions of dollars, the 3-point line had yet been established and racial tension was much higher than it is today.
Bellamy, who grew up on Jones Street in New Bern, off of now the street named after the NBA Hall of Famer, is sometimes forgotten as one of the most dominating centers of his time.
He battled on the basketball court with other greats – Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. In the league at the time were Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Jerry Lucas, Willis Reed, Bob Cousy, Bill Bradley, Walt Frazier and Nate Thurmond.
Still, the 6-foot-11 center stands as one of only seven players in NBA history to score more than 20,000 points and pull down 14,000 rebounds.
Bellamy played 14 seasons with the Chicago Packers, Baltimore Bullets, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Jazz.
His accomplishments include – first pick in the 1961 NBA Draft, NBA Rookie of the Year, four-time all-star, 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist and NBA Hall of Famer.
Bellamy's accolades speak for itself. The way it started is the best story.
He was noticed on the playground by former J.T. Barber head basketball coach Simon Coates who taught Bellamy the fundamentals of the game.
Bellamy, like a lot of the kids back then, didn't grow up in a wealthy family.
He picked up the sport of basketball and played it, along with football, at West Street High and J.T. Barber.
In 1956, Bellamy played on the line for the state championship football team as a senior. His basketball teams never won a state title, but made it deep in the playoffs.
Bellamy was an All-American at Indiana, then selected by the Chicago Packers in the 1961 NBA Draft.
Bellamy's best friend and high school teammate, Ed Bell, remained close with him until the end.
They were groomsmen in each other's wedding. Bell attended Bellamy's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Springfield, Mass. in 1993 and went to several of his games.
"When Walt got married, I was a member of the bridal party," Bell said. "I was a groomsman. In 1973, when I got married, Walt was my best man.
"Over the years, Walt and I had interchanges. When he was with the Baltimore Bullets, I would go to Maryland to see him play and stay at the house."
Bellamy is the greatest athlete from New Bern, and Craven County. While I'm not old enough to have seen him play, I respect what he made of himself despite challenging times.
"He was really trying to make something out of himself," said Johnnie Sampson, a Craven County commissioner. "He wasn't a guy who was running the streets and doing things like other boys.
"He was trying to do the best he could and he really worked hard at basketball to try to make it. He did what the coaches asked him to do and he followed their advice."
After his retirement from the NBA, Bellamy was active with the NAACP, the Urban League and the YMCA.
He returned to New Bern occasionally where he attended church at the Clinton Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church and visited his aunt Alberta Jones.
"That legacy is that he is one of the greatest athletes to come out of New Bern," Bell said. "The city built a road across from Jones Street where he was living."
Bell stated that the two greatest athletes from New Bern were Bell and former NFL football player Bobby Mann – the first black football player to sign with the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.
Bellamy passed away Nov. 2 at the age of 74. He had his funeral on Saturday in Smyrna, Ga. He had plans of returning to New Bern this weekend where he was going to celebrate his former J.T. Barber teammate, Reuben Best, getting inducted into the New Bern/J.T. Barber Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Formal Guide
A closure in Groovy is an anonymous chunk of code that may take arguments, return a value, and reference and use variables declared in its surrounding scope. In many ways it resembles anonymous inner classes in Java, and closures are often used in Groovy in the same way that Java developers use anonymous inner classes. However, Groovy closures are much more powerful than anonymous inner classes, and far more convenient to specify and use.
In functional language parlance, such an anonymous code block might be referred to as an anonymous lambda expression in general or lambda expression with unbound variables or a closed lambda expression if it didn't contain references to unbound variables (like
threshold in the earlier example). Groovy makes no such distinction.
Strictly speaking, a closure can't be defined. You can define a block of code that refers to local variables or fields/properties, but it becomes a closure only when you "bind" (give it a meaning) this block of code to variables. The closure is a semantic concept, like an instance, which you cannot define, just create. Strictly spoken a closure is only a closure if all free variables are bound. Unless this happens it is only partially closed, hence not really a closure. Since Groovy doesn't provide a way to define a closed lambda function and a block of code might not be a closed lambda function at all (because it has free variables), we refer to both as closure - even as syntactic concept. We are talking about it as syntactic concept, because the code of defining and creating an instance is one, there is no difference. We very well know that this terminology is more or less wrong, but it simplifies many things when talking about code in a language that doesn't "know" the difference.
Syntax for Defining a Closure
A closure definition follows this syntax:
Where [closureArguments->] is an optional comma-delimited list of arguments, and statements are 0 or more Groovy statements. The arguments look similar to a method's parameter list, and these arguments may be typed or untyped. When a parameter list is specified, the -> character is required and serves to seperate the arguments from the closure body. The statements portion consists of 0, 1, or many Groovy statements.
Some examples of valid closure definitions:
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Closure semantics
Closures appear to be a convenient mechanism for defining something like an inner classs, but the semantics are in fact more powerful and subtle than what an inner class offers. In particular, the properties of closures can be summarized in this manner:
- They have one implicit method (which is never specified in a closure definition) called doCall()
- A closure may be invoked via the call() method, or with a special syntax of an unnamed () invocation. Either invocation will be translated by Groovy into a call to the Closure's doCall() method.
- Closures may have 1...N arguments, which may be statically typed or untyped. The first parameter is available via an implicit untyped argument named it if no explicit arguments are named. If the caller does not specify any arguments, the first parameter (and, by extension, it) will be null.
- The developer does not have to use it for the first parameter. If they wish to use a different name, they may specify it in the parameter list.
- Closures always return a value. This may occur via either an explicit return statement, or as the value of the last statement in the closure body (e.g. an explicit return statement is optional).
- A closure may reference any variables defined within its enclosing lexical scope. Any such variable is said to be bound to the closure
- Any variables bound to a closure are available to the closure even when the closure is returned outside of the enclosing scope.
- Closures are first class objects in Groovy, and are always derived from the class Closure. Code which uses closures may reference them via untyped variables or variables typed as Closure.
- The body of a closure is not executed until it is explicitly invoked e.g. a closure is not invoked at its definition time
- A closure may be curried so that one a copy the closure is made with one or more of its parameters fixed to a constant value
These properties are explained further in the following sections.
Closures are anonymous
Closures in Groovy are always represented as anonymous blocks. Unlike a Java or Groovy class, you cannot have a named closure. You may however reference closures using untyped variables or variables of type Closure, and pass such references as method arguments and arguments to other closures.
Implicit method
Closures are considered to have one implicitly defined method, which corresponds to the closure's arguments and body. You cannot override or redefine this method. This method is always invoked by the call() method on the closure, or via the special unnamed () syntax. The implicit method name is doCall().
Closure Arguments
A closure always has at least one argument, which will be available within the body of the closure via the implicit parameter it if no explicit parameters are defined. The developer never has to declare the it variable - like the this parameter within objects, it is implicitly available.
If a closure is invoked with zero arguments, then it will be null.
Explicit closure arguments may be specified by the developer as defined in the syntax section. These arguments are a list of 1 or more argument names which are comma seperated. The parameter list is terminated with a -> character. Each of these arguments may be specified "naked" e.g. without a type, or with an explicit static type. If an explicit parameter list is specified, then the it variable is not available.
For arguments that have a declared type, this type will be checked at runtime. If a closure invocation has 1 or more arguments which do not match the declared argument type(s), then an exception will be thrown at runtime. Note that this argument type checking always occurs at runtime; there is no static type checking involved, so the compiler will not warn you about mis-matched types.
Groovy has special support for excess arguments. A closure may be declared with its last argument of type Object[]. If the developer does this, any excess arguments at invocation time are placed in this array. This can be used as a form of support for variable numbers of arguments. For example:
Both invocations of c are valid. Since the closure defines two arguments (format and args) and the last argument is of type Object[], the first parameter in any call to c will be bound to the format argument and the remaining parameters will be bound to the args argument. In the first call of c the closure will receive the parameter args with 2 elements ("two", "three") while the format parameter will contain the string "one". In the second call the closure will receive the parameter args with no elements and the format parameter will contain the string "1".
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Closure Return Value
Closures always have a return value. The value may be specified via one or more explicit return statement in the closure body, or as the value of the last executed statement if returnis not explicitly specified. If the last executed statement has no value (for example, if the last statement is a call to a void method), then null is returned.
There is currently no mechanism for statically declaring the return type of a closure.
References to External Variables
Closures may reference variables external to their own definition. This includes local variables, method parameters, and object instance members. However, a closure may only reference those variables that the compiler can lexically deduce from the physical location of the closure definition within the source file.
Some examples might serve to clarify this. The following example is valid and shows a closure using a method's local variables and a method parameter:
The above code will print out:
Looking at the definition of class A, the closure inside of publicMethodhas access to all variables that publicMethod may legally access. This is true whether the variables are local variables, parameters, instance members, or method invocations.
When a closure references variables in this way, they are bound to the closure. At the same time, the variables are still available normally to the enclosing scope, so the closure may read/change any such values, and code from the outer scope may read/change the same variables.
If such a closure is returned from its enclosing scope, the variables bound with the closure also live on. This binding occurs when the closure is instantiated. If an object method or instance member is used within a closure, then a reference to that object is stored within the closure. If a local variable or parameter is referenced, then the compiler re-writes the local variable or parameter reference so that the local variable or parameter is taken off the stack and stored in an heap based object.
It's important to keep in mind that these references only are ever allowed according to the lexical structure available to the compiler (in this case, the A class). This process does not occur dynamically by looking at the call stack. So the following will not work:
The above code is similar to the first example, except that we now have a class B which dynamically instantiates an object of type Aand then calls A.publicMethod(). However, in this code the closure within publicMethod() is trying to reference a member from B, and this is not allowed since the compiler cannot statically determine that this is available. Some older languages allowed this sort of reference to work, by dynamically examining the call stack at runtime, but this is disallowed in Groovy.
Groovy supports the special owner variable which can be used when a closure argument is hiding an object member variable. For example:
In the above code the println (name) call is referencing the parameter name. If the closure needs to access the name instance variable of class HiddenMember, it can use the owner variable to indicate this:
The Closure Type
All closures defined in Groovy are derived from the type Closure. Each unique closure definition with a Groovy program creates a new unique class which extends Closure. If you wish the specify the type of a closure in a parameter, local variable, or object member instance, then you should use the Closure type.
The exact type of a closure is not defined unless you are explicitly subclasses the Closure class. Using this example:
The exact type of the closure referenced by c is not defined, we know only that it is a subclass of Closure.
Closure creation and invocation
Closures are created implicitly when their surrounding scope encounters them. For example, in the following code two closures are created:
In the above example, closureVar holds a reference to a different closure object than closureVar2. Closures are always implicitly created in this manner - you cannot new a closure programmatically.
Closures may be invoked using one of two mechanisms. The explict mechanism is to use the call() method:
You may also use the implict nameless invocation approach:
If you are looking at the Closure javadoc, you may notice that the call method within the Closure class is defined as:
Despite this method signature, you do not have to manually write code to turn parameters into the Object[] array. Instead, invocations use the normal method argument syntax, and Groovy converts such calls to use an object array:
Both calls above are legal Groovy. However, if you are dealing with a Closure from Java code you will need to create the Object[] array yourself
Fixing Closure Arguments to Constant Values Via Currying
You can fix the values for one or more arguments to a closure instance using the curry() method from the Closuretype. In fact, this action is often referred to as currying in functional programming circles, and the result is generally referred to as a Curried Closure. Curried closures are very useful for creating generic closure definitions, and then creating several curried versions of the original with differing parameters bound to them.
When the curry() method is called on a closure instance with one or more arguments, a copy of the closure is first made. The incoming arguments are then bound permanently to the new closure instance so that the parameters 1..N to the curry() call are bound to the 1..N parameters of the closure. The new curried closure is then returned the caller.
Callers to the new instance will have their invocation parameters bound to the new closure in the N+1 parameter position of the original closure.
A simple example of this would be:
The above code defines a closure c, and then calls c.curry("foo"). This returns a curried closure with the arg1 value permanently bound to the value "foo". On the invocation d("bar"), the "bar" parameter comes into the closure in the arg2 argument. The resulting output would be foo bar.
See also: Functional Programming with Groovy
Special Case: Passing Closures to Methods
Groovy has a special case for defining closures as method arguments to make the closure syntax easier to read. Specifically, if the last argument of a method is of type Closure, you may invoke the method with an explicit closure block outside of the parenthesis. For example, if a class has a method:
Then you may invoke each() with a closure definition outside of the parenthesis:
The more traditional syntax is also available, and also note that in Groovy you can elide parenthesis in many situations, so these two variations are also legal:
The same rule applies even if the method has other arguments. The only restriction is that the Closure argument must be last:
This syntax is only allowed when explicitly defining a closure within the method call. You cannot do this with a variable of type closure, as this example shows:
When you are not defining a closure inline to a method call, you cannot use this syntax and must use the more verbose syntax:
Comparing Closures to Anonymous Inner Classes
Groovy includes closures because they allow the developer to write more concise and more easily understood code. Where Java developers may use single-method interfaces (Runnable, the Command pattern) combined with anonymous inner classes, Groovy allows you to accomplish the same sort of tasks in a less verbose manner. In addition, closures have fewer constraints than anonymous inner classes and include extra functionality.
Most closures are relatively short, isolated, and anonymous snippets of code that accomplish one specific job. Their syntax is streamlined to make closure definitions very short and easy to read without additional clutter. For example, in Java code you might see code like this for an imaginary GUI system:
The same code in Groovy would look like this:
The Groovy code accomplishes the same task but is much clearer and without extra syntactical clutter. This is the first
rule of Groovy closures - closures are trivially easy to write. In addition, closures may reference any variables in its outer
defining scope without the restrictions of anonymous inner classes - in particular, such variables do not need to be final.
Closures also carry their state around with them, even when they reference local variables and parameters. Closures may also take advantage of Groovy's optional dynamic typing so that you don't have to statically declare all of your closure arguments or return types (in fact, a Groovy closure can take varying numbers of parameters from invocation to invocation).
What Groovy closures lack compared to an approach using Command-like interfaces is the level of static typing involved. A Java interface rigidly enforces what type of objects can be used and the method(s) that may be called in it. In Groovy, all closures type equally as Closure and type checking of arguments (if specified in the closure definition) is deferred until Runtime.
Closures as map keys and values
It's possible to put closures in a map, both as keys and values.
Closures as keys
You can use a closure as a key. However, when putting it into the map you must "escape" it (as you would any other identifier you don't want treated as a string) by enclosing it in parens, like so:
When accessing the value of the closure in the map you must use get(f) or m[f] as m.f will treat f as a string.
Closures as values
You can use a closure as a value and call that closure as if it were a method on the map, similarly to Expandos.
Extending groovy with the use directive
You can provide your own specialized methods supporting closures by implementing a Java class containing such methods. These methods must be static and contain at least two parameters. The first parameter to the method must be the type on which the method should operate, and the last parameter must be a Closure type.
Consider the example below, which is a variant of the eachFile method which simply ignores files, and just prints the directories within the dir object on which the method operates.
Take note of the use() directive. This will tell groovy where the eachDir method is implemented. Below is the Java code required to support the eachDir method on the File object, as shown.
To support additional parameters, these should be placed between the first and last.


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November 8, 2013
MISENHEIMER, NC - On Senior Night, the Pfeiffer women's volleyball team (8-21, 5-12 CC) suffered a tough loss to Converse (7-23, 6-11) by a final score of 3-1. The loss is damaging to the Falcons Conference Tournament hopes, as now they face a must win tomorrow against Limestone to qualify as the No. 8 seed.
Prior to the match, a ceremony recognizing the hard work and dedication of seniors Jill Maykut, Anna Vizvary and Milana Mervosh took place.
Brianna Jones finished with a match-high 15 kills but Pfeiffer's offensive attack featured 33 errors and a .122 team hitting percentage. Converse had eight less kills on the match, but only committed 12 attack errors and hit .297 as a team.
Kelly Lancellot and Kelsey Blauser finished with nine and eight kills respectively for Pfeiffer. Emily Wall handed out 19 assists and tacked on two service aces. Lauren Carman lead the team with nine digs and also had 19 assists on the evening.
The Valkyries were led by 12 kills from Katie Butler and 11 from Ashley Biggs. Converse won by scores of 25-19, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-17. The win secures the No. 7 seed in the Conference Tournament for Converse.
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SWANSBORO — Swansboro is headed to the N.C. Junior American Legion championships for a second straight year.
In an errorless performance that included a double play on a double steal and a suicide squeeze along with a 10-strikeout effort by Jake Barton, Post 78 came away with a 6-1 victory over Topsail Post 167 Thursday night in the opening round of the district playoffs.
"It's nice that I got to pitch … since it's my last year playing junior legion (and) I had a chance to really decide if we were going to the state tournament," Barton said. "It's just nice to be able to go two years in a row, just to say that we're to that point for Swansboro where we're one of the dominant teams that are really a contender every year for the state championship."
Top-seeded Post 78 (13-2) will face No. 2 seed Morehead City A today at 5:30 p.m., weather permitting, at Swansboro High for the district title and a top seeding in the state championships next week in Kernersville.
Morehead City beat Dixon 10-3 Thursday to advance.
Regardless of who wins, Swansboro and Morehead City are both assured spots in the state championships.
"Of course I'm proud of the boys. They played really hard," coach Scott Mastranunzio said. "They didn't give up. They just kept fighting and fighting and fighting. I think it was the third inning they gave us six outs and capitalized on it, and that's kind of what we do. We kind of live by it."
Topsail (3-7) beat Morehead City B 11-1 in six innings to advance to face Swansboro, which had a first-round bye. And Topsail grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI-single with two outs by Kyle Geddens.
But that was all Topsail could get off Barton (3-0), who like Swansboro as a team turned in an opportunistic performance. While the right-hander struck out 10, he also walked five and hit two batters but allowed only three hits.
"The strikeouts, obviously were nice," Barton said. "But I gave too many free passes, but we had a couple nice (defensive plays) … and that really helped me out. Just giving free passes always hurt, but I think we limited it the best that we could."
Topsail did threaten in the fifth, but with runners at the corners Barton struck out Austin Baird swinging and then got Aaron Beach looking on a 2-2 curve.
"He was just finding outs," Mastranunzio said. "He just continued to plug. I just kept going with him and going with him, and his pitch count got up a little bit and that's why I (lifted him)."
Swansboro banged out 10 hits, although four never left the infield — and four of its six runs were unearned. The only extra-base hit for Swansboro was Dillon Herbert's triple into the right field corner that scored Casey Perry and Jordan Behan in the sixth to stretch the lead to 5-1.
Herbert later scored on a suicide squeeze by Shekey for the final run of the game.
Swansboro erased the 1-0 deficit in the second. Andrew Fellows reached on a one-out infield single, stole second and went to third on an error before scoring on Barton's single up the middle with two outs — after an error on a pop foul that would have ended the inning.
Post 78 then took the lead one inning later.
With one out, David Shekey singled, went to second on an error and scored on Fellows' single up the middle. Fellows later scored on another error to make it 3-1.
One of the defensive highlights for Swansboro came in the third. With runners at the corners, Topsail tried a double steal. Fellows, playing catcher, threw through to Behan at shortstop and he immediately threw back to Fellows, who tagged out Tyler Ording at the plate.
Then Fellows, seeing Baird had strayed too far off second after stealing the base, fired the ball back to Behan, who got the tag on Baird for an unusual double play.
"I've never seen that. It was nice to see, though," Mastranunzio said. "The boys play fundamental baseball. They don't make many mistakes, and they just continue to plug away."
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This is an Open Letter to NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell and Denise Debartolo York and John York, the Principal Owners of the San Francisco 49er's.
Dear Mr. Goodell and Mr. & Mrs. York,
I have been a lifelong NFL football fan, and consider myself extremely blessed to have grown up outside of Pittsburgh during the great Steelers teams of the 70s. The emotional connection and commitment I have to the NFL and to all things Steelers is still very high–seeing the old Coca-Cola commercial featuring Mean Joe Green or hearing old radio takes from Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope still bring tears to my eyes.
I now live outside of San Francisco and am the father of two young boys, 8 and 10. I am passing on my passion for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and am developing two of your younger fans of the 49ers and the NFL more broadly. Its fun for us, and its great to see the strong team and winning tradition of the 9ers returning.
As a lifelong NFL fan and as a father of two, I'm writing to you today to express my extreme disappointment at terrible behavior and language of fans attending your games. I am disappointed that as the NFL Commissioner and as the Owners of my local NFL franchise that fan behavior is not something that is a higher priority to you.
Here has been my experience attending 49ers games with my children. I've been to 3 with them, most recently this past Sunday, which was representative of the others…
My kids and I enjoy tail gating before the game. It's always festive and a lot of fun. We arrive early, we setup a charcoal grill, we cook, eat and throw a football around. This is the highlight of our experience.
We then head into the stadium, find our seats and sit down to watch the game. We are there early, and the stands aren't yet full. As kickoff approaches, the seats around, in front, and behind us all start to fill. Today, we have a large group of guys sitting behind us, clearly all buddies, having a couple beers while they watch the game.
Once the game starts is when the trouble starts. F-bombs galore from the guys behind. Every. Single. Play. "Run the Fucking Ball." "Sack the m-fucking quarterback." "Hit that fucker." Every down.
With a bunch of guys drinking as much as they are and as feisty as they are, you really aren't in a great space to ask them to watch their language.
I get it. I get the tailgating and the drinking are a part of the fan experience. I get that this is modern day gladiator stuff that drives more belligerent fans than you'd have at an MLB game. But really, does it need to be so profane and so belligerent that families shouldn't take their kids? It shouldn't be this way.
Here are some basic ideas that I think the NFL Commissioner and the SF 49ers could take that wouldn't cost much that would improve dramatically the viewer experience.
A public service video announcement from your stars, past and present. When I go to a movie theater, the theater always shows a 30 second trailer reminding movie goers to turn off their mobile phones and not text during the movie. The NFL should follow that lead. For the 49ers, get Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and Vernon Davis on the video screen with a recording that says, "Hi Fans, Enjoy the game and have fun! But please remember that there are other fans here. Some are much younger and some are much older. Have a blast, but please keep you conduct appropriate for all ages."
Have ushers walk up and down aisles before the kickoff saying hello to fans, and in particular the kids. The ushers aren't huge authority figures, but they are human beings. I think if they walked up their section when traffic was light they could start saying hello to people. Say hi to kids. Remind the beer drinkers to watch their language around the kids.
As needed, provide a warning and kick people out. I believe strongly that the NFL viewing experience should be age appropriate for anyone. It currently isn't. Ushers or others should be empowered to warn fans if their behavior is too out of line. And if behavior isn't curbed, fans should be booted out.
Unless and until the NFL and the SF 49ers take fan behavior more seriously, the Jamison boys will be watching our football from home.


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City attorney says private security can't augment police services
Cash-strapped Canyon Lake is looking for ways to save money on public safety services, although contracting with a private security firm to replace or supplement police patrols may not be an option, according to City Attorney Elizabeth Martyn.
Public safety costs comprised about two-thirds of the city's $3.2 million budget in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
With Interim City Manager Richard Rowe projecting Canyon Lake's reserve fund will run dry within the next four years without a new source of income or a significant reduction in expenditures, officials are beginning to explore ways to save on police and fire costs. The ideas have ranged from revisiting a public safety tax to renegotiating contracts to trimming services already deemed by many residents to be at a bare minimum.
However, as a general law city, contracting police services with a private security firm -- a suggestion by a Property Owners Association board member who caught the council's attention -- is not an option for Canyon Lake because "there is no express constitutional, statutory or implied authority for a general law city to contract with private parties to provide 'regular' law enforcement services … carried out by city police officers," Martyn wrote in a letter to Rowe.
"That includes the case where off-duty police officers are the private security guards," Martyn added in a letter that cites attorney general opinions.
The City Council will discuss private security options for police services at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 31512 Railroad Canyon Road.
Canyon Lake now contracts with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for one officer on duty at all times during each 24-hour period, at a cost of about $1.2 million per year.
That contract, Councilwoman Nancy Horton said, includes the services of county dispatchers as well as the ability to utilize back-up officers for larger incidents and helicopters for pursuing suspects, among a number of other services.
"All of those things are things that sworn police officers have to do," said Horton, who is also a member of the city's Public Safety Committee. "In my opinion, there is no place for a private security firm unless the city wanted to hire a private security firm to patrol the town center."
Canyon Lake's property owners association already spends more than $1.5 million, according to POA board member Sean McDonald, on an observe-and-report security force within the gates that is separate from the city's contract with the Sheriff's Department.
The POA is negotiating a contract with a new company that will allow patrolling officers the ability to detain suspects until authorities can arrive, something McDonald believes the city should be able to expand upon for its police services.
Whether or not state law will allow such contracts in Canyon Lake, McDonald said the answers to Canyon Lake's financial woes aren't revisiting a public safety tax or simply accepting the contracts submitted by the Sheriff's Department and the Californian Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
"I look at what the city is doing now as a planned bankruptcy," McDonald said. "It's like, 'We know we're going to run out of money in 2016-17 and we're getting in line to do it as soon as possible.'


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KINSTON — When owner Audrey Jones started Jones Grill in July, she had no idea what waited for her in the bushes.
"I happened to look behind the restaurant and saw a wild, pregnant cat," she said. "Next thing you know, she has babies and we've got cats all over the place."
Jones says there are up to seven or eight feral cats that come together in the shrubbery around the building on U.S. 70. Jones and staff workers will occasionally leave plates of food for the felines, but the interaction has turned into a bigger issue.
"They're getting friendlier and getting closer to the highway," Jones said. "I don't want them to get run over."
Don's Barber and Style Shop — which sits next to Jones Grill — has dealt with some of the stray cats. One of the barbers, Ritchie Riley, said he's seen three or four around the shop.
"You never know what could happen and you definitely can't have trash around," Riley said. "They will get in there easily."
The barbershop's owner, Donald Creech, says someone needs to pick them up.
"They probably need to get rid of them," Creech said. "They can get around peoples' cars and I'm scared one could get in someone's motor."
Lenoir County SPCA board member Susan Picard said the shelter has problems taking in some of the cats. Although some feral felines can be friendly, quite a few are the opposite way.
"We can't keep them with all of the adoptables if they become unsociable and aggressive," Picard said. "If they're a risk to the workers, we can't allow them to come in."
Picard also said it can be difficult to tell whether the cat is acting wild because of its nature or because of someone trapping it.
"I have nine cats and if they were trapped, they could behave aggressively," Picard said. "It's a hard decision trying to determine between feral and fearful."
Denise Hilton, the campaign manager of Alley Cat Rescue, a national organization that helps to protect and save cats, sent a message to The Free Press on Monday. It stated, "We do have a (capture and release) program. Each cat is fixed, vaccinated, dewormed, de-fleaed, ear tipped, and micro-chipped. The cost to the caretaker is $50 for males and $60 for female cats. We do not re-trap and update rabies shots.
"On occasion, if a cat becomes ill, we will update the vaccines while the cat is at the veterinarian's office. I believe the number of cats we have fixed or saved is over 20,000."
Jones is hoping to find people with humane solutions in ridding the cats from the area.
"I just don't want to see them put down," Jones said.
Junious Smith III is a staff writer for the Kinston Free Press.


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